Outside Wancheng, Zhang Liao and his three thousand soldiers were lurking in the distance.

"General, today Cao Cao and Liu Beijun jointly attacked the city, but they did not take it." The herald, who had been monitoring the movement in the direction of Wancheng, came back to deliver the message.

"How's the damage?"

"I can't see it clearly, but it is estimated that our losses will exceed 1,000 men, and the enemy's losses should be about twice that of our army."

Zhang Liao nodded: "Okay, you go down." If the situation changes, come and report immediately. ”

"No!"

Zhang Liao did not enter the city with his army, but hid near Wancheng. Because he is not good at defending the city, and he also knows that Wancheng may not be able to defend it.

He lurked near Wancheng in order to catch the other party off guard when the city was broken, and to enter the city to rescue Wen Ping.

Although the current situation is okay and Wenpin can still be stabilized, Zhang Liao knows that he will not last long. According to this posture, if the other party continues to attack, I am afraid that Wancheng will be taken within ten days.

After all, defending on both sides will inevitably take care of one and lose the other, and the gap in strength is a little too big. Once nearly half of the soldiers defending the city are killed or wounded, it is estimated that the city will not be able to hold it.

"I don't know when the lord will send reinforcements, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to return to Jiangdong safely!" Zhang Liao muttered.

He wouldn't be naïve enough to think that he would be safe as long as he rescued Wen Ping from the city. Cao Cao's army has a lot of cavalry, and it will inevitably be pursued and killed. Nanyang is far away from Jiangdong, and there must be many twists and turns along the way.

That night, Zhang Liao sent his soldiers into the city to inform Wen Ping of his situation here. Wen Ping was overjoyed when he heard this, but it was not difficult to evacuate Wancheng, but once there was no city to defend, it would be difficult for the Yuan army in the field to protect itself. Especially people like Wen Ping who are good at holding on to the city and not good at field warfare.

Therefore, after thinking about it again and again, Wen Ping decided to defend the city first and consume the enemy's soldiers. After the city is broken, he will go out of the city with Zhang Liao.

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In the next few days, Zhang Fei and Xiahou launched a daily onslaught against Wancheng regardless of casualties. Even at night, they used the tactics of exhausting troops, beating drums non-stop, and sometimes feints.

Wen Ping was very aware of the other party's tricks, but the enemy army was several times with him, and he was helpless. If you don't take precautions, the other party may turn a feint attack into a strong attack and take Wancheng at night.

However, Wen Ping is indeed a good general, and in this case, he has held Wancheng for ten days and has not been breached.

But looking at the only 13,000 tired soldiers left under his command, Wen Ping knew that it would be meaningless to defend any longer, and the city would be broken in three days at most.

"Someone, inform General Zhang Liao that tonight is the time for our army to break through!"

At the same time, in Liu Bei's military camp outside the city, Liu Ye also said: "Two generals, now our army has besieged Wancheng for more than ten days, and the defenders in the city are almost unable to support it. It is expected that Wancheng will be breached within three days. When the time comes, General Zhang, you will lead 10,000 soldiers to quickly occupy Wancheng. General Guan, you and I led an army of 20,000 to hunt down and kill the remnants. ”

Their goal this time was not only to take Nanyang, but also to eliminate as many Yuan troops as possible.

"Strategist, should we send more spies to scatter around Wancheng? I was afraid that Wen Ping would run away at night. Guan Yu said cautiously.

"No, it's better if they run. The two generals are both fierce generals, and our army and Xiahou's army have a lot of iron cavalry, and they can't run. Compared with siege warfare, field warfare is our forte. Liu Ye said confidently.

"The military advisor is reasonable, so it's better to send a deputy general to take over Wancheng, and my old Zhang will also go to pursue with the second brother!" Zhang Fei shouted. Is he willing to defend that empty city, how happy is it to go after and kill the enemy? He had wanted to fight with Wen Ping for a long time, and he always remembered the shame of being cut down by Wen Ping on the city wall before.

"Three generals, hold back. Our army must occupy Nanyang so as not to be snatched away by Xiahou. The general is highly respected and is the best choice. Liu Ye, a child with a problem, was also heartbroken, and followed Mao to soothe.

"Haha, since the military advisor said so, I, Lao Zhang, will go to garrison Wancheng. Don't worry, with my old Zhang here, Xiahou's reckless man will definitely not be able to enter the gate of Wancheng. ”

Liu Ye also did this just in case, Xia Hou is also a short-tempered goods, thinking about the other party's actions before, you know that he has a lot of resentment in his heart. If he occupies Wancheng on a whim, then Liu Ye will have to cry.

Don't look at Liu Bei and Cao Cao's agreement to reach an alliance, and agreed that all the territory laid down belongs to Liu Bei, but the contradictions between them are still not small. Liu Ye dared to guarantee that the territory laid by Cao Cao's army was definitely three feet into the ground, and he would not leave any money and food for himself.

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It was night, the sky was extremely dark, and Fa Zheng deliberately invited a dark cloud to obscure the moon in the sky.

Due to the fact that Liu Bei and Cao Cao's army often carried out night attacks during this time, Fa Zheng would summon dark clouds to block the moonlight every night, making it difficult for the other party to stop an effective attack because of his night vision.

So tonight's dim night did not attract Liu Ye's attention. Or he doesn't care at all, in his opinion, Wenpin is already a turtle in an urn, and he can catch up even if he runs away.

The south gate of Wancheng has been opened at some point, and countless soldiers are lined up in a long snake shape and slowly walk out of the city, silently.

Wen Ping looked at the lame and broken arm soldier who was being supported behind him, and sighed in his heart.

He didn't know if he should take all the soldiers in the city, including the wounded, with him. As a general, reason told him it was not right to do so.

Leaving these wounded soldiers in the city would not only bluff, but also delay time. And bringing these wounded soldiers with them will not only slow down the speed of the march, but also greatly reduce the combat power of the army. The pros and cons are extremely obvious.

If it was in the past, Wenpin would not hesitate to abandon the wounded soldiers. However, under the influence of Yuan Shu's idea of treating soldiers well, he really couldn't bear to let these soldiers die in the city.

What will happen if a badly wounded soldier falls into the hands of the enemy? In this era when serious injuries equalize death, Wen Ping doesn't have to guess to know.

That is, in Yuan Shu, the wounded soldiers can still have a better ending, and in the eyes of other princes, the seriously injured soldiers can just throw two dollars and let them fend for themselves. And the wounded soldiers and prisoners, not to mention, were directly killed in pits, or reduced to slavery. Cao Cao also used these people to make dried meat as food.

"Don't make a sound, don't disturb the enemy!" Wen Ping shouted in a deep voice.

Because the sky was too dark, and the Wenpin army did not dare to raise the torches, they often heard the sound of soldiers falling to the ground and plopping.

But fortunately, this road was specially cleaned up by Fazheng before, and it was relatively smooth, and he stumbled out all the way.

However, the good times did not last long, and it was only an hour before the Wenpin army left the city, and the earth-shattering shouts sounded in the direction of Wancheng, and countless fires were ignited.

Wen Ping saw the fire from afar and knew that the news of the army's withdrawal from Wancheng must have been discovered by the other party. Immediately yelled: "Light the torches, let's get out!" ”