Chapter Twenty-Seven: Gao Shun Fights Zhang Liao (I)
Since he made a judgment, Xiahoudun did not drag his feet. Since Lu Bu entered Yanzhou, his self-confidence has risen to the extreme. In his eyes, some soldiers and horses in Puyang City had no ability to resist in the face of their own strong attack, and they could break the city in a few days, so they did not follow Chen Gong's advice and adopt the strategy of besieging the city, but stationed the army in the southern suburbs of Puyang City. LΓΌ Bu's move gave Xiahoudun an opportunity to take advantage of, and after doing his best to pay more than 1,000 casualties for an afternoon, that night Xiahoudun took advantage of LΓΌ Bu's camping and resting, and secretly left Puyang City from the north gate with the remaining nearly 2,000 soldiers and headed towards Dongjun.
In the early morning of the next day, when the spirited Lu Bujun was about to break the city in one fell swoop, he found that Puyang City had become an empty city, and except for the panicked and overwhelmed people, there was not a single soldier guarding the city.
Chen Gong, the military advisor of Lu Bu's army, understood Cao Jun's intention at the first time, and shouted that he was fooled while not forgetting to ask Lu Bu to give the order to immediately catch up, not to give Cao Jun a chance to merge. However, Lu Bu had been carried away by the successive victories and became carried away. He thought that no matter how many ants gathered, it was not to be afraid, but it was convenient for him to catch them all, and although his army was invincible in Yanzhou, it was a long journey after all, and he still felt a little tired. Puyang is a big city in Yanzhou, and since it can be occupied, it is better to let the brothers under him have a good rest.
In Lu Bu's eyes, Yanzhou at this time was already a duck to his mouth, and he couldn't fly. Rather than rushing to annihilate the opponent, it is better to let the brothers recuperate their spirits first.
For Lu Bu's mentality, Chen Gong paused again and again. But there was no way, even if he was the number one thinker in Lu Bu's army, he couldn't make the stubborn Lu Bu change his mind.
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In the eastern county, the atmosphere is also very serious.
Gao Shun's original 3,000 soldiers and horses, Xiahoudun's 2,000 soldiers and horses from Puyang, Mao Jue's hundreds of remnants who escaped from Chenliu, and some defeated troops who fled from other cities to Dongjun, the total number of available troops in Dongjun was about 7,000.
But the situation was still not optimistic, and LΓΌ Bu's army exceeded 30,000, more than four times that of his own.
Gao Shun's mood was very bad, he relied on his knowledge of the original history, and knew that Cao Cao would eventually kill back to Yanzhou and drive away Lu Bu, so he thought that staying in the Dongjun City was also a good thing to get mixed with military achievements. But when I realized the severity of the current situation, I really felt the unbearable pressure. He had thought more than once about what would happen to him if Dongjun City couldn't hold it, and every time he thought about the end, Gao Shun would be terrified.
However, there is no way back. Descending? It's impossible, in that case, his fate is destined to be much worse than Gao Shun in the original history. Gao Shun in history, although he could not escape the fate of being beheaded in the end, at least left a reputation of loyalty to future generations. If he first betrayed Cao, and then was beheaded by Cao Cao, he would really be despised by the world.
As for helping Lu Bu eliminate Cao Cao? Gao Shun thought to himself that he didn't have this ability. Gao Shun never dared to underestimate Cao Cao, and he firmly believed that even if Yanzhou was completely lost, Cao Cao would have the ability to defeat Lu Bu.
Let's fight, it is best to hold on until Cao Cao comes back to help, if the city of Dongjun is really broken, then I will never abide by the courtier's festival and die in the city. At that time, it will be good to smear the soles of your feet with oil.
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Lu Bu was riding on the red rabbit horse, and the whole person still looked so majestic and inviolable.
Behind Lu Bu, eight athletes lined up in a row, and their momentum was heroic. And the head of these eight strong generals is the first Zhang Liao of the five sons of Cao Wei in the future.
The Heavenly Halberd in Lu Bu's hand pointed to the gate of Dongjun City and gave the order to attack the city.
Behind him, the eight generals immediately led their men and horses and rushed towards the towering Dongjun city wall.
"Archer, prepare - shoot!" Gao Shun stood on the city wall and gave orders to the archers behind him.
Thousands of feather arrows were fired at the LΓΌ Bu army under the city wall with the sound of breaking through the sky, but the LΓΌ Bu army either raised a wooden shield in a low grade, or hid under the siege equipment, and only a few unlucky people were unfortunately shot in the chest, throat and other vital parts. In a volley, Cao's army only killed dozens of enemy soldiers, and the losses were negligible for LΓΌ Bu's army.
LΓΌ Bu's army soon slaughtered under the city walls of Dongjun, or climbed the city walls with cloud ladders, or carried logs to hit the city gates.
"Wood, falling rocks, boiling oil, all throw them down for me!" Gao Shun looked nervous, and kept shouting at the defending troops behind him. Fortunately, Gao Shun had long known that he would have to fight a difficult battle to defend the city, and all kinds of tools for defending the city were also well prepared.
Pieces of wood and falling rocks smashed into the soldiers of Lu Bu, who were constantly struggling towards the tower of Dongjun, bringing a piece of screaming. The screams were followed by a bloody, mutilated corpse.
As for the soldiers who were doused with boiling oil, the killing caused by the boiling oil was definitely worse than that of wood and stone. I saw a soldier of Lu Bujun who was drenched with boiling oil all over his body, and was immediately burned to the point that his body was completely burned, and he screamed and fell straight down from the ladder. After slamming his body on the ground, he was not dead for a while, and after convulsing and rolling on the ground for a while, he finally stopped making any sound, but there was a scorching smell from the corpse.
The mental damage that boiling oil brought to Lu Bujun was far better than physical damage. No one wants their death to be so miserable, and they have to suffer so much before they die. With fear in his heart, the speed of Lu Bu's army began to slow down.
"Archer, shoot me!" Gao Shun saw that the enemy's offensive was slightly frustrated, and continued to order the archers to release arrows. At this time, Lu Bujun climbed on the cloud ladder one after another, and it was difficult to defend against the bows and arrows that were fired, let alone dodge. Therefore, the damage caused by this round of salvo was significantly higher than before, causing more than 200 Sergeants LΓΌ Bu to suffer.
However, among the enemy troops, there was a general who climbed the ladder with one hand and brandished a large sword with the other. Although the arrow was fierce, it could not slow it down by half a minute.
In the end, Laijiang was only a few feet away from the Dongjun City Tower, only to see his left hand slamming the ladder, a harrier turned over, and when everyone came back to their senses, he was already standing firmly on the East County Tower.
The general is eight feet tall, with a face like purple jade, and a dignified appearance, which is Zhang Liao, the number one good general of Lu Bujun.
When the defenders saw that Zhang Liao had successfully landed in the city, they hurriedly rushed towards him. I saw the big knife in Zhang Liao's hand dancing, and the enemy soldiers close to him slashed and killed one after another, and the momentum was unstoppable.
Lu Bujun, who was climbing on the ladder, saw Zhang Liao's bravery, and his morale was greatly encouraged, and he even rushed to the top of the ladder.
Seeing this, Gao Shun knew that the general who had climbed the city tower must be killed as soon as possible, otherwise once the offensive of Lu Bu's army was driven, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Gao Shun hurried towards Zhang Liao in three steps and two steps, and Zhang Liao saw that an enemy general was striding towards him, so he immediately raised his sword to meet him.
The moment the big knife and the spear intersected, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao were in their hearts at the same time: "This opponent is not simple. β
Each side takes a step back and refines their moves. Then Zhang Liao took the lead in making a move, only to see the lightning and flint, and slashed straight at Gao Shun's neck with a powerful knife.
Gao Shun resisted with a horizontal spear, and after blocking Zhang Liao's knife, the tip of the spear immediately followed the opponent's knife shaft and quickly slid towards the opponent's chest.
Zhang Liao hurriedly retreated and straddled, but he was able to avoid this dangerous blow. Then Zhang Liao quickly moved his footsteps, went around Gao Shun's back, flipped the big knife, and slashed towards Gao Shun's back.
Gao Shun stabbed the air with a shot, and even though he felt the wind behind him, he didn't dare to be ambiguous at the moment, so he quickly turned around and raised his gun to meet Zhang Liao's offensive.
With a "bell", the knives and guns collided in the air again, and the two took a step back at the same time.