Chapter 435: Siege Battle (2)
In just a few moments, the archers above the city lost hundreds of men.
These hundreds of people are all young soldiers.
They don't understand anything at all, and when they throw their bows and arrows, they are close to the city wall, so that the bows and arrows of the Cao army under the city head don't shoot you.
The deaths of hundreds of people are not without benefit.
At least soon those soldiers who don't want to die will know that they can't get close to the city wall when throwing arrows, and don't aim anyway, why do they want to get close to the city wall?
"Ladder, ladder!" There are already Cao army soldiers and horses under the city.
A series of ladders began to be erected outside Lujiang City.
"Push him away, push them away, you must not let them go up the wall!" Above the city, the officers of all ranks of the Huainan Army were shouting.
Many soldiers of the Huainan Army, close to the head of the city, pushed him down the ladder that was erected above the head of the city.
Every time the ladder is knocked down, it will naturally be accompanied by a miserable cry.
The Huainan army that was also close to the city could not escape the care of the archers of the Cao army under the city.
The two sides come and go, and life is not worth anything in this human meat grinder.
The rain of arrows above the city suddenly became smaller.
It's not that Cao Jun is showing mercy, but that Cao Jun's soldiers and horses have already gone to the city. This Cao Jun stopped shooting in order to prevent accidental injury to his own people.
"Haha, the 10,000 dollars are mine, it's mine!" The first Cao army soldier to climb the head of Lujiang City laughed.
Ten thousand dollars may not be anything for some scholars, but for an ordinary soldier, ten thousand dollars can buy more than ten acres of fertile land.
With these more than ten acres of fertile land, he can marry a daughter-in-law and live a good life.
It's a pity that this is just a thought after all.
Because he had just entered the city and had not had time to stand firm, suddenly a soldier of the Huainan Army stabbed his sword into his body.
"Me!" This Cao army soldier still had a smile on his face in the end, and it was a good fate to die happily in the troubled times.
If there is the first one, there will naturally be a second, and more and more Cao Jun's ladders above the city head are riding up.
Cao Cao under the city was very satisfied with the movements of his soldiers and horses.
"Manchester City is really my Han Xin!" Cao Cao touched his beard, it had only been a long time, and there had already been soldiers and horses rushing to the city, which showed that Li Dian's method of training soldiers was appropriate.
is also boasting about him Lao Cao himself, who found out Han Xin?
In Xiang Yu's camp, Han Xin didn't show his talent in the slightest, and only when he arrived at Liu Bang's camp did he really shine.
Isn't this praising him Lao Cao for his ability to know people.
Li Dian on the side was also modest: "It's all thanks to the appreciation of the lord." "It's modest on the lips, but it's still very proud on the surface.
Yu Ban on the other side is not as comfortable as Li Dian.
He was a little jealous, and even more jealous and complaining.
Originally, the first battle of the siege must have been his Yu Ban, although Li Dian and Yu Ban were both commanders and generals, but in Lao Cao's heart, Yu Ban was still a little higher than Li Dian.
It's a pity that he lent the main force to Xiahou Chun over there, and our old Xia comrade lost all the 5,000 elites in the first battle.
Therefore, he could only be used as a partial teacher on the side to give Li Dian a hand.
Yu Ban didn't dare to complain about Lao Cao, so he could only hate Xiahou Chun.
watched more and more Cao soldiers and horses rush to the city.
His subordinates also had a feeling of being beaten, Yuan Yao shook his head bitterly, it seemed that he still had to come by himself.
Yuan Yao was cheering himself up.
As the saying goes, the general of an army is the courage of an army.
Yuan Yao is the commander of the entire Huainan Army, so he naturally has to take the lead.
"All the soldiers obey the order, follow me to kill!" As he spoke, Yuan Yao took a war knife and a shield and slashed towards the city.
A knife chopped off a Cao army soldier who rushed to the city, and the shield in his hand was also crotched under the attack of another Cao army.
The rare Yuan Yao erupted.
"Why are you still stunned! Don't kill the enemy with the lord yet! Wu Anguo shouted, "Protect the lord, protect the city!" ”
"Protect the lord and protect the city!" Led by Yuan Yao's personal guard battalion, the soldiers of the Huainan Army behind were also infected by Yuan Yao.
Even with the lord Yuan Yao, they dared to rush with them to kill, what scruples did they have.
"Kill, kill, kill!" Above the city, the soldiers of the Huainan Army burst out with unprecedented combat effectiveness.
The recruits slowly turned into veterans, and the veterans marched towards the elite.
Above the city, either one person or two or two Huainan soldiers drove Cao's soldiers and horses down from the city.
"Falling wood, rolling stones ready!" Liu Bi is also above the city, Liu Bi Since the last war, Yuan Yao has greatly changed Liu Bi's senses, from the beginning of his dislike to the current appreciation.
Although Liu Pi's ability is not strong, this person is a character who is not afraid of death, as long as you are sincere to him, he can be sincere to you.
"Ahhh Originally, Cao Jun was at a disadvantage on the besieging side, but now it is even more chaotic after falling on the falling wood and rolling stones.
If the whole log is smashed down, even if there is a shield, it will be smashed and vomit blood, and without a shield, the head will be smashed directly, or the internal organs will be spit out.
"We can't let any Cao army soldier gain a firm foothold on the city!" Yuan Yao knew that once Cao Jun opened up the situation above the city, then it would be him Yuan Yao who was unlucky.
After all, Yuan Yao's soldiers and horses are not as many as Lao Cao's, and now Yuan Yao's army can gain the upper hand, because of the city wall and the advantage of terrain, so Yuan Yao's soldiers and horses can suppress Lao Cao's soldiers and horses.
But if Lao Cao's soldiers and horses gain a firm foothold above the city, it will be difficult to dare them down.
The soldiers of the Huainan Army didn't want to be defeated and killed in the city, and those soldiers of the Cao Army didn't want to die.
"Kill, kill, kill!" The soldiers of both sides were for their respective lords and their own lives, and they began the most brutal fight.
"Mingjin retreats!" Lao Cao looked at the state of Yuan Yao's soldiers and horses above the city, and ordered the people under his hands.
"My lord, has my Chinese army not pressed yet?" Li Dian explained to Cao Cao on the side, he thought that Cao Cao was dissatisfied with the fact that his soldiers and horses had not opened up the situation until now.
"It's not the problem of the Chinese army!" Cao Cao shook his head and said, "How many ladders do you have in your hands?" ”
"Ladder?" Only then did Li Dian remember that the ladders in his hands had not yet been fully installed, and he was able to attack the city because other Cao army's soldiers and horses taught him the installed ladders to Li Dian's army.
"The moat hasn't been filled yet!" Cao Cao pointed to Lujiang City over there and said.
If the moat is not filled, then as long as you rush to the head of the city, you will inevitably lose money, and delay your speed.
If he continues to fight like this, he Cao Cao will only play into a tactic of adding fuel to the city, and send soldiers and horses to the city to kill Yuan Yao in waves.
Even if these soldiers and horses were able to reach the top of the city, they would not be able to stand firm, because the support behind them was too slow.
There is a more important reason, that is, the morale of Yuan Yaojun above the city is too strong.
As the saying goes, one blow and then three times and exhaustion.
Sending soldiers and horses to the city now will only add credit to Yuan Yaojun.
The time, place, and people are not in the hands of Cao Jun, so why didn't he withdraw his troops.
Seeing that Cao Jun was golden, Yuan Yao above the city was also relieved.
Yuan Yao didn't expect that this old Cao was so old and had such a big temper, and even Yuan Yao thought maliciously that this Cao Apu would have a big temper and be constipated.
"All ministries prepare military resources and report casualties!" Yuan Yao took off the helmet on his head and said to Liu Bi on the side.
"Yes!" Liu Bi nodded and left.
He Yuan Yao wanted to go back and wash his body well, all sweat and a strong smell of blood.
Waiting for Yuan Yao to wash up, Liu Bi's report over there was also sent to Yuan Yao's hands.
"More than 800 people died, more than 400 were seriously injured, and there were countless minor injuries in just one day?" Yuan Yao stared at the information in his hand.
The generals over there were all nodding.
That's almost 3,000 people, and the loss of combat power is 1,500 people.
If you are seriously injured, at this time, it is basically no different from death.
This is the first day, if he continues to fight, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Lujiang City will be enough to fight for a few days?
Yuan Yao discovered that he had underestimated Cao's combat effectiveness.