"Kill!"

Countless Xiliang soldiers faced the killing god on the opposite side and surrounded them without fear. At the same time, the surrounding defenders were also armed with strong crossbows and aimed at each other, constantly strafing.

In the face of the frantic siege of the Xiliang soldiers, Guan Yu's face was slightly angry, and the big sword in his hand danced impermeable, slashing and killing the enemies who were close around him while blocking the crossbow arrows that kept shooting.

"Whoosh!"

A crossbow arrow grazed the surface of Guan Yu's knife, and shot into Guan Yu's right arm without abating. When the surrounding Xiliang soldiers saw this scene, their morale was greatly boosted. The killing gods in front of them were only mortal fetuses, and they would also be injured, and they attacked even more frantically.

"Damn!" Feeling the slight pain in his arm and the increasing number of enemy troops around him, Guan Yu secretly hated it in his heart. The broadsword has many advantages as a weapon in heads-up, but its bulkiness is also a huge disadvantage, especially when blocking crossbow attacks. Faced with the constant crossbow arrows, Guan Yu had to choose to temporarily avoid the edge.

There was a secret hatred in his heart, but Guan Yu also had to fight and retreat, retreated to the edge of the city wall, and after sweeping away the enemy troops surging up around him with a sword, Guan Yu retreated along the ladder.

Similarly, the other three of the four fierce generals who rushed up, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, and Zhang Fei, although they held out for a longer time due to the relatively light weapons, had to temporarily retreat in the face of the crossbow array of the Xiliang soldiers.

Xu Rong, who was sitting in the rear, was relieved when he saw this scene. Fortunately, the military division had been prepared, if there were no thousands of strong crossbows, it would really be difficult to deal with these generals who were thousands of enemies.

However, due to the concentration on dealing with the two brothers Guan Zhang and Xiahou, the defense of other parts of the city wall was inevitably slackened, and many of Cao Liu's soldiers had already been killed. Xu Rong kept fine-tuning the defenders according to the situation on the city wall, and at the same time kept an eye on the movements under the city wall.

As soon as these 40,000 fierce generals appeared on the ladder, they immediately pressed the surrounding crossbowmen and fired wildly before they climbed the city wall.

Under Xu Rong's careful deployment and micro-manipulation, although Cao Liu's soldiers continued to attack Tongguan without fear of death, the entire Tongguan was like a reef standing in the huge waves.

Liu Bei, who was standing in front of Tongguan City, saw that his two righteous brothers were restrained by the other party so easily, and the entire Tongguan was as stable as Mount Tai, without the slightest instability, and his eyes were full of shock.

"Xu Rong, this person is really terrifying!"

Guan Zhang's powerful Liu Bei knew very well that during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the two of them attacked the city and broke the formation, and they were invincible, how could they ever encounter this situation? However, thousands of soldiers, under Xu Rong's command and close cooperation, the two people who were suppressed could not move.

Cao Cao's face was no different, and he had experienced Xu Rong's horror.

"This person has a calm personality and a delicate mind, and can wield the soldiers under his command, but more than 20,000 defenders can indeed exert the power of 40,000 or 50,000. He is really a rare talent! ”

"Brother Meng De, with such a strong attack, I'm afraid that even if we take Tongguan, we won't be able to take a peek at Chang'an. Does Brother Meng De have any other preparations? ”

Cao Cao smiled slightly: "Xuande, don't worry, we'll see you in two days!" ”

"Oh?" Looking at Cao Cao's confident appearance, Liu Bei was shocked: "Then wait and see." ”

Cao Cao looked at the commanding figure on the tower of Tongguan City, and sighed in his heart. Xu Rong, I have worked hard for you, this time to see how you can escape from my hands again.

......

A day later, due to the frenzied attack of Cao Liu's army for three consecutive days, as well as the harassment from time to time at night, the defenders in Tongguan lost thousands, not to mention, everyone was exhausted. Even Xu Rong was a little haggard from days of intense command and hard work.

"General, General Li Wei has asked General Fan Chou to send 30,000 reinforcements to arrive, and they will arrive tomorrow!"

The herald passed on a piece of good news, and after Xu Rong heard it, his spirits were lifted.

"Good! In this way, Tongguan has no worries. ”

In the past few days, Cao Liu's army has brought too much pressure to Xu Rong. Guan Zhang and the Xiahou brothers had to contain a large amount of Xu Rong's troops and energy every time, although they had defended without danger in the past three days, Xu Rong already felt that he was mentally exhausted, and his command was not as easy as at the beginning. If it goes on like this for no more than ten days, Tongguan will not be able to support it. Fan Chou's reinforcements were completely in the snow at this time, which made Xu Rong's heart feel relieved.

"Tomorrow, we must be prepared, don't make any mistakes when the reinforcements arrive, and give Cao Liu a chance to take advantage of!" Xu Rong said solemnly.

"No!"

Xu Rong didn't know that at the same time that he learned the news, Cao Cao, who was not far from Tongguan, was also receiving a man in black.

"Gong Cao, tomorrow Fan Chou will lead 30,000 reinforcements to support Tongguan, and I hope you will prepare early." A slightly muffled voice came from the mouth of the man in front of him.

"I know. For your help this time, Cao remember, if you take Chang'an, Cao will repay it. Cao Cao said with a little excitement in his eyes.

"Cao Gong's words will be brought sometime, time is running out, Cao Gong, you should also act. So-and-so said goodbye. ”

"Hmm!"

After the man in black left, Xi Zhicai, who had been silent, said: "Lord, tomorrow is the day to break the enemy!" ”

Cao Cao nodded a little absentmindedly: "Well, you go and inform Yuan Rang and let him prepare for action." ”

"What are you thinking, my lord?"

Cao Cao smiled reluctantly with a complicated expression: "I didn't expect that there would be a day when I would be in the same stream with the family!" I don't know what these people are planning in secret, and I feel a little uneasy! ”

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "When did the lord become so timid? This is not the lord I know! Yuan Highway was able to suppress many families in the south. The lord is now spanning the land of three states, can't even these Guanzhong families who are struggling to survive be able to deal with it? ”

"Zhicai, do you say that it is good or bad for a certain alliance with the Guanzhong family? A certain has always used the cold door, determined to reverse the situation of the family and avoid repeating the mistakes of the Han, but now a certain is going to unite with the family, which is really ridiculous to say. Cao Cao laughed at himself.

"My lord, if you want to take it, you must give it first, if you want to dominate the world, you can't do it without the support of the family. Just like Yuan Highway, doesn't he also rely on the power of the Southern Family? Now the Hebei family supports Yuan Benchu, the southern family supports Yuan Highway, and the Central Plains family supports Liu Xuande. Since they took the initiative to come to the door, what reason did the lord have to refuse? Xi Zhicai said solemnly, although he understood Cao Cao's persistence and ideals, he knew even more that it is not enough to have ideals alone, if you don't dominate the world, all ambitions and ideals are in the air.

"The Guanzhong family, which wanted to compete with the Central Plains and Hebei families with their own strength, has now reached this step. And the southern family, which used to be just a clown jumping off the beam, has developed to the point where it is enough to compete with the north, which is really embarrassing! Cao Cao sighed.

Xi Zhicai smiled slightly: "The troubled times are a big reshuffle, and the fight is no longer just about heritage and strength, but about ability and courage." The Guanzhong family chose the wrong person and saw the wrong situation, and the decline was also deserved. Under the suppression and support of Yuan Highway, the southern family has developed vigorously. Today's Guanzhong family has almost no choice, and the lord can pick up such a big bargain. ”

"The hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen! They chose me Cao Mengde instead of Yuan Highway, what a certain luck! ”