On the fifth day of the bloody battle, Li Boqian's head was broken and bleeding under Yongqiu City, and nearly half of his troops were killed and wounded, and finally he had no choice but to retreat to Xiangyi, accepted the fate of defeat, and sent his henchmen to the camp to ask Yuan Mulan for his guilt, and begged to replenish the soldiers.

However, the defeat in the Battle of Yongqiu announced the official bankruptcy of the strategy of going deep behind enemy lines with partial divisions, so there was only one way in front of Yuan Mulan:

Attack Kuragaki!

If Cangyuan is not captured, the main force of the Wei army will not be able to go south to join Li Boqian's troops with peace of mind, after all, the rear will be cut off by the Cangyuan army at any time, which is a taboo in the art of war.

What's more, there are still 100,000 stones of grain and grass in Cangyuan City, which can solve the urgent needs of the Wei army.

This bait, knowing that it is poisonous, has to be bitten!

After several days of preparation, Yuan Mulan led the army to Cangyuan, although she would not drive the people as frenzied as Qu Hong as the forerunner, but also coerced more than 100,000 local people to serve as servants, undertaking chores such as pulling fibers, carts, logging, opening mountains, and carrying burdens, saving a lot of manpower and horsepower.

Cangyuan Guard's General Liu Shusun is the third general of the Jingzhou Army in addition to Tangtai Douxing and Xue Xuanmo, and is deeply valued by Tan Xiaozu, so after his recommendation, Xu You handed over the responsibility of Cangyuan to Uncle Liu.

Knowing that the main force of the Wei army was besieging the city, Uncle Liu was not flustered, dispatched in the center, and was well organized, unlike Ling Cao's pretending, this one was really awesome!

A generation of pit kings will appear from today.

As the saying goes, there are more than 10,000 people, and the sky is penetrating, and tens of thousands of iron horsemen of the Wei army come from the north, with hundreds of miles of smoke and dust, and the noise shakes the ground, and the prestige is so great that it can be called a god and a ghost. What's even more terrifying is that the array is orderly during the march, the front and back lines are not chaotic, the flags are like dark clouds, the vigorous horses are like swimming dragons, and the black robes are full of solemnity and killing intent.

The thousand-man cavalry on the left and right wings suddenly divided into several strands, and suddenly merged in one place, controlling the horses like arms and fingers, detecting the movement of the surrounding miles at any time, eliminating any possibility of being sneak attacked.

Coming to the front of the city, suddenly hundreds of horsemen rushed out of the queue, galloped like lightning, rushed to the nearest place, stretched out the bow and arrows, poured down the city like rain, and then took advantage of the Chu army to react, and then rode around the city elsewhere, so repeatedly, shooting all over the four cities, and the arrogance was unobstructed.

The Chu army at the head of the city was all shocked, although there were shields and female walls to cover it, but there were also seven or eight people who fell to the ground with arrows, and their morale was greatly affected. Uncle Liu then deliberately placed wine in the city gate tower, and the two boys stroked the qin behind them, facing the enemy covered by dark clouds, they were indifferent, raised their glasses, and regarded the Wei army as nothing.

Seeing that the Lord was so calm, the short panic passed, but it also calmed down. Then the Wei army sent an envoy into the city to persuade him to surrender, and he opened conditions that were enough to make the stone man tempted, but he was cut off by Uncle Liu without saying a word, and his body hung at the head of the city, showing his determination to fight to the death and not retreat.

Salute first and then soldiers, since they have found out the attitude of Uncle Liu, the Wei army has also lost its illusions, seized the time, and began to prepare for the siege.

Fang just went around the city, which was not only a prestige, but also an investigation. Cangyuan has eight gates, aside from the four water gates, there are four main gates, the east gate river is vertical and horizontal, seven or eight water systems go around the city, it is not conducive to the development of the army, the south gate is divided by the two waters, the land is separated into the front and rear faults, although the other two gates also have the protection of the moat, but the plain is vast, conducive to attack, so the Wei army focused on the north gate and the west gate.

Uncle Liu calculated the enemy's arrangement, and arranged 1,000 people at the north gate and west gate early, 800 people at the south gate, 200 people at the east gate, and 2,000 people as a reserve.

But he also gathered more than 800 people from the ruffians and young men in the city, put on military uniforms, held knives and guns, and erected more flags at the east gate, making the appearance of a large number of people.

This is the caution of Uncle Liu, lest the Wei army really get dizzy and attack the east gate, so he uses the people to pretend to be troops and bluff.

Twenty beast-like wrestlers stood on the high platform, holding small tree-thick drum sticks shirtlessly, and shouted in unison with the heralds, and at the same time used all their strength to smash into the center of the war drum with a radius of nine feet.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The thunder resounded through the heavens and the earth, as if the hearts of the people were also beating with the sound of the drums, the Wei army felt the powerful impact of the churning blood, all of them were red, and the endless battle spirit filled their minds, and they seemed to have endless strength, and they couldn't wait to climb the city immediately and devour the Chu army alive.

The sound of the drum is the command!

Countless flying stones came from the rear of the Wei army, and the impermeable arrows followed the galloping horses, instantly covering the sky and the sun, and the firepower was so fierce that the Chu army could hardly raise its head, let alone counterattack and shoot back.

"No hurry! Wait! ”

Uncle Liu is very calm, the Wei army is good at shooting, and the cavalry comes and goes like lightning, if you shoot back at this time, most of them will not be able to shoot, and the arrows will be wasted and morale will be hurt.

Five watchtowers about eight zhang high stand tall, and two soldiers holding white and yellow flags on each stand condescendingly, observing the movements of the defenders, and using the flag language to send feedback that the Chu army has been suppressed.

The Chinese army issued an order, and 5,000 foot soldiers rushed over with ladders and wooden mantle carts, advancing more than 30 steps in an instant. And the first wave of cavalry also shot empty quivers, turned around, the second wave of cavalry is speeding up, staggered, the short arrow rain stopped, Liu Shusun keenly grasped this gap, and then ordered, more than a thousand parts began to show their heads, with a strong crossbow and a strong bow to shoot back, but most of the foot soldiers hid behind the wooden curtain cart, and the killing and injury were unsatisfactory.

At the same time, dozens of carts came out in turn, with different front and back and different speeds, so as to avoid being hit by the city-head trebuchet after adjusting it with approximate parameters. This kind of car is framed with big wood, there are four wheels under it, the upper frame is like a roof, it is covered with raw cowhide, the car can accommodate ten people, and there is a cart hidden in it, which can effectively avoid arrows and stones, and is one of the sharp weapons for filling trenches and moats.

The small trebuchet of the Chu army fired three cannons, adjusted the parameters according to the feedback of the landing point, and then fired again, this time successfully hitting seven chariots, and the cars were destroyed and killed when they landed, and the Wei army killed more than 30 people and seriously injured more than 40.

Soon, the chariot overtook the ladder and the wooden curtain, and pushed to the edge of the moat under the cover of his own side, and the soldiers in the cart threw the dirt bags they were carrying into the river one after another, and in a moment, filled nearly half of it, and then dug the earth on the spot, and it seemed that it would not be long before the first line of defense of Cangyuan City could be buried.

The archers standing on the horse's face also fired at the angle of the rocket, but the raw cowhide on the roof of the cart was smeared with mud and lime, and the fire was immediately extinguished, and it was of no great use.

Suddenly, there were several loud roars, and the ground on the side of the moat collapsed in many places, revealing the Hessian tunnel, and dozens of chariots suddenly fell, the axles and wooden frames were shattered, and the bottom of the tunnel was covered with sharp bamboo, and then covered by crossbow arrows without dead ends, and almost no one could escape from the hundreds of soldiers hidden inside.

This is the pit dug by Uncle Liu in advance, which is supported by brittle wood, and it is not a problem to carry the weight of several people, but the chariot and more than ten soldiers are trying to transport the soil back and forth, and finally it can't be supported, the wood is broken and the soil is sinking, and the water of the moat, which has just been filled in most of the city, spreads and widens the river a little.

However, now is the dry season, the water of the moat is not deep, nor turbulent, although the Wei army is a little panicked, but after all, it is the elite of a hundred battles, the cloud ladder and the wooden mantle are temporarily moving, and the Chu army is shooting with bows and crossbows. Behind him, more than 30 Feijiang quickly rushed over, spread along the moat, and instantly built a pontoon bridge.

Feijiang is also called the trench bridge, five zhang wide, two zhang long, with pin shaft, turn, roller and other mechanical devices, it is easy to hook up the two sides of the strait. Each of the eight bodies is side by side, and the front can be used by a large army of 12 zhang wide. The Wei army dispatched more than 30 planes at a time to make five pontoon bridges, enough for thousands of people to cross the moat at the same time and send the ladder to the city wall.

The Chu army then reacted, throwing the jar full of sesame oil to the Feijiang River, and then the sharpshooter shot a rocket to ignite, but the Wei army had already prepared, and each pontoon bridge was guarded by one hundred and fifty people.

The ladders and curtains were also nearly half destroyed by the blows of the trebuchet and the three-bow bed crossbow, and only eleven ladders passed through the pontoon bridge, and three of them, which were about to successfully catch the city, were violently destroyed by the crash car that came out, and immediately fell to the side, unable to be used again.

After paying nearly 1,000 casualties, the Wei army finally survived the death distance of the besieging side, set up a cloud ladder, and then cooperated with the flying ladder, etc., and the black pressure of the sharp pawn climbed up with a sword and shield.

However, this distance was ten times more difficult and dangerous than before, and the boiling oil that had burned for an unknown amount of time, the large and small or sharp stones, the forked poles that were two feet long, and the arrows that were as many as locusts, all beckoned to the door of the head without any money.

The most powerful thing is the huge sassal wood filled with anti-whisker nails, which is hung high with a winch and iron chain, and when the handle is released, it immediately falls sharply, and it is especially shameless to smash it wherever there are many people, and then twist it again after smashing, and then come again.

Until the nails and wood were stained with sparse flesh and blood, and were broken into several pieces that could not be used, the besieging Wei army could get a breather, and there was the brave one, who took advantage of the situation to turn over and cross into the city, but was immediately hacked to death by the defenders with the determination of a hungry tiger.

The two sides fought fiercely from noon to evening, the Wei army obviously wanted to take advantage of the courage of the new cutting, and captured the fortified city in one go, and successively mobilized more than 20,000 troops, repeatedly charged, fell and re-ascended, and the sky was dark, but the city could not be broken.

When it got dark, Ming Jin had no choice but to withdraw his troops, and Yuan Mulan's Chinese army tent was lit all night, obviously discussing the battle plan for the next day.

This is the case with siege warfare, if the city is strong, there is no shortage of food, grass and water, and the defenders are united and not afraid of death, and the main general is resourceful, there is no other way but to fill it with human life.

Therefore, Zhang patrolled Suiyang, the rebels attacked for three years, Zhu Wenzheng defended Hongdu, and Chen Youliang's 600,000 army became the background, not to mention the famous Battle of Diaoyu City, where the Mongol Khan was killed.

Therefore, the art of war is cloudy, the upper army is strategic, the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the next is to attack the city!