The latest free chapters of the book can be found here. "Wen Chang" more than ten ships transporting nearly 20,000 Eastern Wu cavalry landed on Baima, and as soon as he landed, Zhao Yun saw Wei Yan standing at the gate of the barracks waiting for the army

"Zilong Meng gossip, let's gossip, go into the camp to rest for a while, and set off to help the governor immediately," Wei Yan couldn't hold back the anxiety in his heart, and hurriedly said to Zhao Yun and Ma Chao

"Wen Chang is so anxious, is there danger on the governor's side," Zhao Yun took the reins of the war horse Bailong from his own soldiers, hugged his fists and asked Wei Yandao

"That's true, Cao's general Xiahoudun has been building trebuchets day and night for days, just this morning, he has led the army to attack Yecheng, I didn't expect his speed to be faster than we expected, a day ago, after he and Zhang Jaw joined forces, the current force has reached 60,000, and the Yecheng defenders can go into battle less than 20,000, plus they have trebuchets to help, Zilong General Dudu, I'm afraid that he can only withstand a day or two at most, you won't be in Yecheng within two days, it's dangerous," Wei Yan told Zhao Yun and Ma Chao truthfully about the news he inquired about

"That being the case, we will go straight to the head of the army, that is, Wen Chang is in a hurry, this time they are all Xiliang elite cavalry, this place is only dozens of miles away from Yecheng, and the cavalry is coming in an instant," Ma Chao heard that Guan Zheng might be in danger, and immediately decided to go directly to help

"This is very good, this is very good, after this battle, I Wei Yan will set up the wine again and invite the two generals to drink," Wei Yan said with great joy when he saw that Zhao Yun and Ma Chao were about to send troops regardless of the fatigue of the saddle horse

Half an hour later, the building ship docked on the shore finished unloading the soldiers and horses, and turned back to Luoyang, leaving only 20,000 cavalry in a neat line, standing in the cold wind, waiting for the order to set off

"Zilong, you and I each lead 10,000 people to take Cao Jun's camp first, how long as their camp is defeated, Xiahoudun who heard the news will definitely retreat," Ma Chao said to Zhao Yun

"It's okay, you and I will each lead an army to kill him," Zhao Yun shook lightly, and the bright silver spear nodded and said good, and after the two generals discussed with each other, the 20,000 army rushed to the direction of Yecheng, which was dozens of miles away, facing the wind and snow

"The enemy army has come this time, and the three trebuchets are too much of a threat to us," Ling Tong, who was dodging the boulders on the top of the city, shouted panting

"In any case, we must hold out for at least two days, and after two days, our reinforcements will definitely come, and as soon as the reinforcements arrive, it will be time for us to counterattack," Guan Zheng shook off the dust and stone chips on his armor and said to Ling Tong

"Two days, if the reinforcements don't come after two days, uncle, you have to plan early," in a hurry, Ling Tong couldn't take care of much, and directly shouted Uncle Lai, whether the reinforcements would come, and when they came, no one was sure, because the variables were too great, it was good to come, if not, what should I do, Ling Tong thought in his heart

"At noon the day after tomorrow, if there is no sign of reinforcements, we will retreat and retreat to Luoyang along the way we came," Guan Zheng will not say anything like that, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, this time it can't be done, and next time, if you lose your life, there will be nothing

"Well, at noon the day after tomorrow, if the reinforcements don't come, I'll escort my uncle back to Luoyang after I break off, and we'll see the opportunity to come again." Ling Tong was afraid that Guan Zheng would become benevolent if he didn't succeed, and at this moment listening to him say this, the heart that mentioned his throat and eyes finally fell into his stomach in the blink of an eye, he followed Guan Zheng for almost ten years, and in ten years, the Ling family has also changed from a small military family to a well-off family with several shops, thousands of acres of fertile land, all of which are thanks to Guan Zheng, Ling Cao is a figure who knows how to repay his kindness, Ling Tong followed his father at this point, so he decided that the day after tomorrow, even if he risked his life, he would escort Guan Zheng back to Luoyang safely, of course, if the reinforcements arrived on time, it would be another story

"Okay, day after day, day after day, our task today is to block Cao Jun under the city and prevent them from breaking the city," Guan Zheng nodded, said yes, and stretched out his hand to pat this nephew, who was not a few years younger than himself, and said to him in a deep voice

"Woo Woo Bang Bang" The uncle and nephew were squatting behind the battlements, discussing, a few boulders roared and smashed on the wall of Yecheng, the soldiers at the head of the city only felt that their feet trembled a few times, and the city wall was also smashed out of a few pits by the huge stones, and the power of the trebuchet made everyone feel trembling in their hearts, the more primitive the weapon, the greater the visual impact and psychological deterrence on people in addition to killing and injuring, and this situation came to the east wind 31, and people did not have time to be afraid, and they were wiped out, but as long as this huge stone hit someone, it was a meat pie, and those hearts, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys, and so on would scatter and splash on the bodies and faces of others

Seeing that the soldiers at the head of the city were a little flustered, Guan Zheng immediately stood up and took the lead in standing in the position where he should stand, seeing that Guan Zheng was not afraid of the attack of the trebuchet, the hearts of those soldiers gradually calmed down, some archers were still standing in the back row, and those sword and shield soldiers and pikemen also returned to their posts, waiting for the upcoming attack of the Cao army

After smashing dozens of boulders, it is estimated that the defenders at the head of the city were almost frightened, and Xiahoudun ordered Zhang Jaw to lead his fresh army to launch the first attack after the combined army

Dozens of boulders brought hundreds of casualties to the defenders of Yecheng, and even a city wall was smashed to some cracks, and ordered people to clean up the corpses of the defenders on the city who were smashed to pieces and blurred flesh and blood, Guan Zheng reached out and took two quivers, leaned against his feet, and reached out to pull the bow, and tried the strength of the bowstring

"Attack", with the opening of the jaw and the long knife, 20,000 Cao soldiers poured into Yecheng all over the world, and the people of Yecheng were overwhelmed, and the 20,000 people were already at a glance with no end in sight, and the Cao soldiers in the eyes of the defenders were like a black tide at this moment, pressing towards themselves one after another

Some soldiers twisted their trembling thighs, and some soldiers put their palms on their pants and wiped the sweat from their palms, in the face of so many enemies, it was purely pretending to be b, the defenders are also people, they also know that they are afraid, but as soldiers, they can suppress the fear in their hearts and face these swarming enemies, this is the difference between soldiers and civilians