Chapter 539: Siege (1)
The thousands of Lu Bu's army,
Now it has been compressed under the city gates,
can only rely on the mound of sand for defense,
Cavalry without the advantage of charge,
In the face of infantry,
can't exert much combat power,
But these Lu Bu troops are extremely brave,
Although in danger,
But no one retreated,
Hold the weapon in your hand and fight desperately,
Whether the other party is Liu Beijun's foot soldier,
Or those cavalrymen who defected,
They use all the means of attack at their disposal,
To slay the enemy on the other side,
They don't think about their own safety and protection at all.
Liu Bei stood at the head of the city and watched this scene,
The soldiers of Lu Bujun can say,
has fallen into the realm of mortality,
But the combat power that they burst out at the moment,
It's staggering,
And, in such a situation,
can still have such strong tenacity,
It's just horrible,
I heard how others exaggerated Lu Bu's troops,
Liu Bei really didn't feel much,
Even if he was under Lu Bu,
I have suffered defeat several times,
But he only thinks that it is a huge gap caused by stratagem and force.
There are too many distractions,
At this moment, I saw the ordinary soldiers of Lu Bujun,
In the midst of despair,
is also able to exert such amazing combat power,
This made Liu Bei's eyes appear with a strong and dignified color.
The battle under the Anqiu gate is finally over,
Chen Zhi led the soldiers to quickly clean up the battlefield,
Then they retreated into the city,
The guards who had been ordered to go down and arrest Yu Ban,
At this moment, he stood behind Liu Bei with a look of shame,
Tell him what has just happened,
"Lord, after Yu Ban killed the general who defected, he resisted desperately, and there was no chance to get close at all, and then ......"
Liu Bei waved his hand,
didn't let him continue,
For this case,
was originally expected by him,
Said lightly:
"Cut off the forbidden head and hang it at the head of the city, and then you clean it up as soon as possible to prevent Cao Ang's kid and dog from jumping off the wall in a hurry!"
"Whoa!"
The guards had just turned away,
Chen Zhi, who was excited, walked up,
Bowed to Liu Bei with a fist,
Liu Bei turned around and had a smile on his face,
patted Chen Zhi on the shoulder and said:
"Uncle Zhi, good job, tell me the whole process!"
Just when Chen Zhi told Liu Bei what happened all night,
Cao Ang and the others also arrived at the previous garrison camp,
While the crowd was speeding up and preparing to pass,
Suddenly there was a fire everywhere,
The trajectory of the fire is strange,
Like a fire dragon that suddenly appeared on the ground,
And quite a few cavalrymen were inexplicably tripped,
Cao Ang hurriedly ordered the troops to stop advancing,
and slowly retreated a hundred paces,
stared at the past,
In the midst of the fire,
More than a dozen mysterious people wrapped tightly up and down,
appeared in the middle of the fire,
The cold gaze looked straight at Cao Ang and the others.
When Cao Ang saw these people appear,
The heart keeps sinking downward,
Although he did not know the true identities of these people,
But I know that
They are a mysterious unit belonging to Liu Bei's side,
Coming and going like the wind is very weird,
and skilled in assassination,
His own father, Cao Cao,
It is to die at the hands of these mysterious people,
Seeing these people suddenly appear,
The anger in Cao Ang's heart is beyond measure,
Xiahoudun, Xu Chu and others were even more red-eyed,
I can't wait to rush over directly,
But Cao Ang stretched out his hand to stop them,
The other party can appear here,
Obviously, tonight's events have nothing to do with them,
I was too careless before,
Ignoring the existence of these people,
However, according to the dark group's informant,
Most of these people should have left here,
It is said that there are other important actions,
However, since the other party has appeared,
Cao Ang can't guarantee it,
Isn't there any other danger ahead,
took a deep look at Anqiu City in the distance,
In the night,
It's like an ancient beast that chooses people to devour,
It looks very eerie and scary,
Cao Ang looked at the black-clothed people in front of him again for a while,
In the end, he led the army back to the camp.
"Major General! General Yu Ban is still ......"
Xiahoudun said in a little anxious.
Cao Ang sighed heavily,
"General Yuanrang, it's been nearly half an hour since we arrived here, I'm afraid it's ...... Fear...... Alas, let's go back to the camp first, and then we will make plans. Dong Ye and the others are also about to arrive, and they will definitely make Liu Bei's blood debt repaid at that time! β
The final result of the ban,
Although Cao Ang did not say it,
But all of you,
But they already have the same tacit understanding,
I'm afraid that Yu Ban is more auspicious at the moment,
After all, he was alone in the enemy's stronghold.
Although I don't know why Yu Ban made such a reckless move,
But now that it's happened,
It's useless for them to speculate,
The most important thing right now,
is to wait quietly for the dawn,
And then he sent a great army to come,
Now Liu Beijun is completely ready,
The night no longer provides any help to Lu Bujun,
Or even on the contrary become,
A huge obstacle to the siege of LΓΌ Bu's army.
The night finally faded slowly,
The day regained the whole sky,
The flame of the 'black oil' is still burning,
All night, buried with sand,
doesn't reduce much of the fire,
Fortunately, in this season,
will not cause a large-scale fire,
Thick black smoke billowed up into the sky,
This is what appears after the 'black oil' is burned,
Those black ashes,
Drifting in the wind, endless,
Whether it is the camp of Lu Bujun,
Or the city of Anqiu in the west,
At the moment, it is shrouded in the tiny black ash,
Cao Ang sat on the throne,
Listening to the following three soldiers,
Each of the three soldiers had one of his ears cut off.
They were the soldiers who had been stationed in the garrison camp last night,
Basically, it has gone through the whole process,
After being cut off by Liu Bei,
deliberately put it back to humiliate Cao Ang,
After listening carefully to the three people's stories, let's be in Chinese
Cao Ang also probably understood what happened last night,
At the same time, I also understood,
Why did the Forbidden Society rush to Anqiu City in the place of death without hesitation.
When he heard that Yu Ban killed Song Dian,
Still fighting to the death in the cave of the city gate,
And his mouth cried out with a loud voice,
'I'm ashamed of Cao Gong! β
After listening to the three of them,
Cao Ang's face showed a sad look,
These veterans who once followed their father's battles,
Every one of them is his elder,
Every one of them is his heart,
Let's be honest,
'Black oil' was burned, catapults were destroyed,
He didn't feel pity at all,
Even that Song Dian led people to defect,
He Cao Ang will not frown for half a minute,
But he died in battle,
And it was in this situation that he died in battle,
made him feel too worthless,
He also hopes that in the future, he will be able to lead these people,
can conquer a broader world,
It's a pity, it's a pity......
Cao Ang's eyes showed a sense of depression,
He waved his hand,
Let the three soldiers withdraw,
Stretched out his hand and rubbed his somewhat swollen eyebrows,
Turning his head to look at the rest of the generals who were also very ugly,
I want to ask them about their plans,
Xiahoudun slapped the table angrily and shouted:
"Please give me a soldier! Today, I will definitely break through this Anqiu City and take off Liu Bei's dog head! β
Xu Chu's eyes widened when he heard this,
Aggressively said:
"Major General! And me, I want to be a pioneer! β
Xiahou Yuan looked at the two of them,
After glancing at the other generals in the tent,
found that everyone was eager to try,
Turned his head to look at Cao Ang's face,
Whispered:
"Major General, the last general also agrees to attack the city, but he can't let Xiahoudun and Xu Chu attack!"
"What!?"
"Miaocai, you!"
When they heard this,
immediately changed his expression and began to attack Xiahou Yuan,
Although Xiahou Yuan was a little embarrassed,
But he didn't flinch,
Cao Ang ignored Xiahoudun and Xu Chu, who were eyeing him,
Nodding slightly, he agreed:
"General Miaocai is right. I know your thoughts very well, and I am more eager than you to go to revenge, but now is not the best time, we have lost our greatest reliance, although there are no more crossbows and catapults in the city, but the other materials to defend the city, there is not necessarily much less. The two of you are eager for revenge, and it is inevitable that you will fall for the enemy's tricks, at this time, we should fight steadily and steadily, and strive not to give Liu Beijun a chance to turn the tables. β
Xiahoudun still has to open his mouth to justify,
Xiahou Yuan suddenly glanced at it coldly at this time,
Xiahoudun, who is not afraid of heaven and earth,
I am only afraid of my brother's eyes,
Suddenly lost his temper,
He tilted his head to the side and said no more.
Cao Ang raised his head and glanced at the chief general in the tent,
The rest of the generals are either more than brave and not calm,
or underqualified,
The prestige in the army is not high,
It is difficult to take on heavy responsibilities,
After thinking about it, the most suitable candidate was only Xiahou Yuan.
Cao Ang opened his mouth in a deep voice and ordered:
"Xiahou Yuan listens to orders!"
Hearing this, Xiahou Yuan immediately stood up,
Tidy up the armor,
Standing in the center of the horde,
Cao Ang picked up an arrow in his hand,
"With you leading 10,000 elite soldiers, start attacking the city immediately, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault!"
"The last will be ordered!"
Ten thousand shield-bearers marched in order,
In the sound of majestic snare drums,
Slowly walking towards Anqiu City,
Xiahou Yuan deliberately ordered the troops to hold down the position,
It is to give the defenders of Anqiu City,
Tremendous psychological pressure.
The mess of the garrison camp on the side has basically been cleared out,
Only the flames of heaven continue to burn,
The scorching heat wave has raised the temperature a lot,
Lu Bujun seemed to be unaware,
Heavy steps rhythmically pound on the ground,
A roar of attack towards Anqiu City.
Sima Fu stood at the head of the city,
Chen Zhi was half a position behind him,
In charge of the defense today is Sima Fu,
He narrowed his eyes slightly,
Hand on the pergola to block the harsh sun,
Seeing the slowly coming formation of Lu Bujun,
Sima Fu showed a hint of a smile,
Whispered:
"The Cao family knows how to use soldiers!"
Chen Zhi asked with some doubts:
"Strategist, what do you mean by that?"
Sima Fu didn't look back,
Fingers twirling the beard under the chin,
"You see, Lu Bujun's movement is slow, although the momentum is amazing, but the speed of advance is very slow, do you know why?"
Chen Zhi shook his head and said he didn't know,
Sima Fu seemed to be aware of the action behind him,
Then he explained:
"After last night's victory, do you know how we compare to each other?"
He didn't say the answer directly,
Rather, it adopts this way of examining the school.
Now in Liu Bei's army,
Talent withered, but this Chen Zhi is a rare talent,
Wise and faithful,
Liu Bei intends to focus on cultivating this person,
Sima Fu is naturally very clear,
Therefore, whenever there is an opportunity,
I'm going to take the school exam,
Then I will explain it to him.
Chen Zhi raised his eyes and looked at Lu Bujun opposite,
Said with some smugness:
"In last night's battle, Lu Bujun lost the trebuchet that he relied on the most, and also lost a general, and now it is the time when the army's morale is unstable and its vitality is greatly damaged. On the other hand, our army now has enough food and grass, morale is like a rainbow, and there are city walls as a support, although there are many damages, but it is enough to resist the enemy's siege. β
Sima Fu nodded with satisfaction,
And then added,
"You still missed one thing, the reinforcements of the Lu Bu army are about to arrive here."
Chen Zhi scratched his head,
There was a slight flush on the fair face,
Hurriedly spoke:
"It's Uncle Zhi's inconsiderate thinking, and the military advisor is teaching a lesson."
Sima Fu shook his head lightly and then asked:
"Now that the advantages of the enemy and us have changed, why should the enemy still insist on attacking the city under such a disadvantaged situation? Wouldn't it be better if we waited for reinforcements? β
Chen Zhi heard the words on the spot,
"The last general is also distressed by this matter, and it is really a little incomprehensible for the enemy to behave like this."
Sima Fu opened his mouth and said:
"Actually, it's not difficult to understand, you have already said the answer. On the one hand, because of the defeat, the loss of the most powerful siege weapon and panic, on the other hand, the loss of a general, they are extremely indignant from top to bottom, these two aspects have caused, now the Lu Bu army is fluctuating, although the attack will have heavy losses, but if you do not attack, you will lose the heart of the army......"
Speaking of this, Sima Fu paused,
Chen Zhi suddenly realized,
I immediately figured out the trick.
"Second, if Lu Bu's army gives up the attack, our army will be able to repair the city wall calmly, although that section of the city wall is seriously damaged, but if our army can go all out to repair it, one day is enough to repair a lot, then the other party's previous achievements will be in vain, even if the other party's reinforcements arrive, we still occupy part of the advantage."
"Oh, I see, thank you for your advice."
Chen Zhi said convincingly.
Sima Fu shook his head again,
Then he spoke again:
"Let's talk about the question at the beginning, why the enemy army was so slow to move after insisting on attacking the city."
Chen Zhi thought quietly for a long time,
Sima Fu didn't open his mouth to interrupt,
Patiently waiting for the other party's answer.
"The last general thought that this method had two uses: first, it could boost morale and put great pressure on our army; Second, it is also in this way that the enemy army can stall for time. β