Chapter 44: Victory
Li Tao left, but Sun Ce did not stop attacking Wucheng.
Because he didn't want to lose too much, Sun Ce's strategy was still gradual and constantly depleted.
For the defenders in the city, this was extremely uncomfortable, in order to alleviate the pressure caused by the loss, Yan Baihu forcibly requisitioned the people to climb the city wall to defend the city, and for a time the city became full of resentment.
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"Lord, if this continues, it will be difficult for us to take Wucheng, we must attack with all our strength, even if we suffer heavy losses, it is imperative!"
Looking at the current situation, Han Dang couldn't help but say that Han Dang had already seen the people on the city, and he knew that Yan Baihu was already forcing the people to climb the city wall.
"In that case, let's take this Wucheng in one go!"
Sun Ce said with a heavy face, he also knew that continuing to consume would be detrimental to his side, so it was better to attack with all his might.
"The last general will arrange this!"
Han Dang was overjoyed and hurriedly went down to make arrangements.
Looking at the Wucheng city wall in the distance, Sun Ce's eyes showed a cold light.
"Soldiers, kill!"
In order to be able to take Wucheng as soon as possible, Han Dang and Xue Rengui came to the forefront to command the battle, and Xue Rengui continued to use the sky-shaking bow to shoot the enemy on the city wall, one arrow and one person, without missing a shot.
So far in the battle, the arrows on both sides have been almost consumed, so now it is more of a hand-to-hand combat.
The Wucheng defenders were condescending, the Danyang army was endless, not afraid of life and death, and the tragic battle between the two sides reached a peak.
Outside the city, Xue Rengui's bow and arrow threat became bigger and bigger, and the soldiers who were shot by him gradually changed from a few to dozens or hundreds, so they were also targeted by the defenders.
Whether it was a shield guard, a change of position, or a temporary retreat, Xue Rengui did not give up his sneak attack on the defenders.
The tragic fighting brought heavy casualties, and you must know that there were not only soldiers but also people who were forced up by Yan Baihu to defend the city.
"Poof!"
Finally, a Danyang soldier rushed to the head of the city, only to see him penetrate the chest of the opponent above his head with a spear, and then he struggled to pick the corpse off the city wall, and then turned over and jumped onto the city.
"Kill!"
Rushing to the city, he immediately swept around with his spear.
Several of the soldiers defending the city could not react, and they were swept by the spears, and their skin was instantly peeled.
"Kill him!"
The roar of the defenders rang out from the walls, and several spears came straight at him.
An ordinary soldier is naturally incapable of counting one enemy after a fierce battle.
Several spears pierced his body without hesitation, but he did something extremely tragic before he died.
He stepped forward, making the spears that had penetrated his body deeper, and at the same time more difficult to pull out.
He died in battle, but he helped the robe behind him to rush up, one by two, three or four, countless Danyang soldiers poured onto the city wall, of course, this is not just this place, there are not only Wucheng defenders and people on the wall of Wucheng City.
"Come in!"
The city gate was opened, and it was the defenders and civilians who took the initiative to open it, and blood could still be seen on their bodies, obviously they were Yan Baihu's "rebels".
When the city was broken, countless Danyang soldiers entered Wucheng, and the formation and morale of the Wucheng defenders collapsed in an instant.
The massacre, the escape, the surrender, kept happening, and the whole Wucheng fell into a panic.
"Inform not to rape and plunder innocent people, and deal with them by military law!"
When the city was broken, Sun Ce immediately issued an order to his generals.
Although this order caught these generals a little off guard, they all immediately ordered it to go on, this is an order that Sun Jian would not give before, and it is an order that most commanders will not give.
Because in their eyes, every city that is captured is their spoils of war, and they can do whatever they want.
But Sun Ce couldn't do it, he who had the feelings of later generations couldn't tolerate this kind of wanton behavior. And he understands the importance of the people's hearts to her, he is not a royal clan, he is not a legacy of the previous dynasty, he dominates the world, and he has no name. Therefore, he can only gradually gain the support and trust of the people in this process, so that he can successfully win the world.
At dusk, the last rebel force in the city was suppressed, which also meant that Wucheng had been completely taken.
"Lord, Yan Baihu is missing!"
Han Dang came in a hurry, his face extremely bad.
"As expected, people like Yan Baihu will inevitably leave a way back for themselves."
Yan Baihu was able to escape, it was indeed something that Sun Ce expected, Wucheng is Yan Baihu's lair, and after operating for so many years, he must have left some secret passages, plus Sun Ce did not trap Wucheng to death at the beginning, it is not surprising that Yan Baihu can escape.
Of course, it is impossible for Sun Ce not to lose, after all, if he kills Yan Baihu now, he will be able to get the first reward, a first-class fierce general, even if he gets a fierce general of his own level, it is extremely important.
"Yan Baihu must have fled north."
Sun Ce thought to himself, and guessed the whereabouts of Yan Baihu, Yan Baihu was originally used by Liu Miao to contain Sun Jian, and it was the most normal thing to flee to Liu Xuan.
"It seems that I still have to kill Liu Xuan within half a year!"
Sun Ce knew that if he wanted to get rid of Yan Baihu, he had to kill Liu Xuan.
"Ding Dong!" The current situation of the host is detected, and the task "Kill Liu Xuan" is issued.
Task reward 1: Destroy Liu Xuan and occupy his forces within half a year, and reward the host with a chance to summon a first-class famous general.
Reward 2: Destroy Liu Xuan and occupy his forces within one year, and reward the host with a chance to summon a quasi-first-class famous general.
"What you want, what you want!"
Sun Ce knew that it was imminent to destroy Liu Xuan, whether it was to avoid punishment or to get the chance to summon more than twice. Of course, the most important thing is to obtain Liu Xuan's territory and power.
Two days later,
"Lord, fortunately, I am not dishonored!"
Two days later, Li Tao came back with someone, Li Tao was worthy of being Li Tao, and the rich results of the battle surprised Sun Ce.
"Mao Gong has worked hard!"
Sun Ce's face was full of smiles, Li Tao ambushed the 15,000 soldiers and horses sent by Liu Tao with 3,000 soldiers and horses, not only retreated, but also left thousands of corpses on the other side, if he gave Li Tao a few more soldiers and horses, Sun Ce didn't dare to imagine how rich the results of the battle would be.
"The lord appreciates it, Li Tao should naturally do his best not to disappoint the lord!"
Li Tao lowered his head, but said loudly.
What Li Tao meant, Sun Ce understood, was nothing more than telling Han Dang, this was telling Han Dang, or more Danyang veterans, that the lord's vision was not wrong, and he Li Tao was better than others.
"General Li Tao is really a genius, Han Dang underestimated the general too much before, and I apologize to the general here."
Han Dang also understood people, knew what Li Tao meant, and apologized directly to Li Tao.
"General Han, where is this, Li Tao is a junior, not to mention that the general is also thinking about the lord and Danyang."
Li Tao naturally didn't count so much, and the two quickly released their previous suspicions.
"My lord, Xie Ke has never been so happy as this time, General Li Tao has convinced his subordinates."
Xie Yingdeng said excitedly, Hua Rong was also very excited, and his eyes also revealed his admiration for Li Tao, in this battle, Li Tao convinced Xie Ke, Hua Rong, and thousands of soldiers.
Sun Ce's heart was very happy, he knew that in the future, the harm caused by the talents he summoned would be reduced by putting them in various positions.
"Inflicting heavy losses on Liu Xuan's army and annihilating Yan Baihu's troops, my Danyang has succeeded in this battle, and our army will return to Danyang in the near future."
According to the task reward, he must think long-term about the plan to eliminate Liu Xuan, and the current situation cannot be done.
"No!"
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