Chapter 233: Meat Grinder
Xu Youdao: My lord. We should still have time. Hopefully, it's still too late.
First, ask the lord to give an order immediately. Let General Yan Liang send troops to prepare sandbags. Behind the West Gate wall, a simple wall made of sandbags was built. Cao Jun's tents are mostly at the west gate, indicating that the tunnel entrance is set at the west gate. Let Yan Liang send more crossbowmen. Always ready to meet the enemy.
Second. Immediately block the streets behind the walls of the West Gate. and sent heavy troops to guard it.
Third, there are still people on the city wall to guard it, so that Cao Jun can't see our intentions to discover him.
Fourth, all the cavalry in the city was guarding behind the streets of Ximen, ready to quickly reinforce Ximen.
Fifth, all the soldiers will be assembled at once, and there will be no rest tonight. And told the people of the city not to walk around. so as not to injure yourself.
Lord, the transfer of troops must be fast, and the city wall may collapse at any time. We can only make amends. Hopefully, it's still too late.
Yuan Shao saw that Xu You's five points were reasonable and responsible. Immediately order someone to give the order. Do it one by one.
After all the arrangements were made, Xu You said to Guo Tu: Gongzhi, thanks to your sentence of digging a hole to bury treasures today, I suddenly remembered the word "digging a hole". Alas! Hopefully, it's still too late.
Guo Tu also looked embarrassed. He was originally planning to run on Xu You. Both were advisors. Guo Tu has always refused to accept Xu You. But judging from today's performance, Xu You is indeed stronger than him.
Just when Yuan Jun began to prepare nervously, Cao Jun's big tent was empty under the forbidden road: the main city wall. It is estimated that it is about forty steps, and all of them are supported by large wooden stakes and planks, and as long as the wooden stakes are removed, the city wall will definitely collapse. The subordinates felt that it was best to attack the city tomorrow morning. Because the water table is high and the soil is soft, it may not be possible for the wooden stakes to support it for too long. The walls could collapse at any moment. If we are not prepared when we are defeated, we will give the enemy time to repair.
Cao Cao said: No! Dig it up. How can you wait for it to collapse naturally? Tonight we will attack the city.
The order goes down, and dinner is added. After dinner, the city was sieged at 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
If!
After the ban went down, Xun Yu said: Why did the lord choose to attack the city at night? The situation is unknown at night, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of casualties!
Cao Cao said: Yuan Shao has been guarding the city for a long time, so he must be well prepared. If the enemy crossbowmen attacking the city can see clearly during the day, the threat to our army will be greater. Although the city wall is ruined, it is only an opening after all, and the ruins of the city wall will also block the way. It is impossible for our army to rush in all at once. So it's better to attack it at night. At night the enemy defenses were lax. In addition, the city wall is falling down, and it must be a mess. At this time, it is more advantageous for us to attack it.
And Cao Jiemeng didn't expect that it was his meal that caused tens of thousands of more people to die. If he attacked the city immediately, Yuan Shao was really unprepared. It's a pity that Xu Yu saw through the critical time and gave Yuan Shao nearly a morning to prepare.
After Yan Liang received the order, he immediately assembled a team to prepare sandbags. And Yuan Shao ordered all the horses not to rest. Wen Chou, Chun Yuqiong. The general also prepared early. Simon gathered more and more people.
As soon as it was dark, Chun Yuqiong complained to Wen Chou: Xu Ziyuan is full and has nothing to do, will Cao Cao attack the city this night? Besides, I haven't heard of the walls falling down. A certain person who is familiar with the art of war has heard of the siege of the city wall from the end.
I think he's full and has nothing to do.
Wen Chou also felt inexplicable. But Yuan Shao gave the order, and he didn't dare to resist. You can only listen to people whining.
At this moment, boom! There was a loud bang. The earth shakes and the mountains shake. The soldiers standing not far from the city wall could not stand steadily.
The West City is ruined.
Then, tom! Tong! Tong! Tong
Cao's siege drums began to roar.
Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong commanded Cao's army to start charging the fallen city wall. At the same time, the north gate and the south gate also began to feint. deliberately left the east gate to let Yuan Shao escape. It's called the circumference of three missing one. The aim is to leave a living door. so that the enemy will not defend to the death.
When Cao's army rushed through the ruins of the city wall. When I came to the city, it was a simple wall made of sandbags. Not high, though. But it's hard to climb up.
Kill! The two sides began to tear apart by the moonlight and some torches.
Yuan Shao's generals were shocked at first when they saw that the city wall had really fallen. Then he felt that he had the first opportunity against the enemy. They all slew at Simon like chickens.
Yuan Shao was also taken aback! Said to Xu You: If Ziyuan hadn't found out two mornings earlier, Pengcheng would have rested!
Xu Youdao: Hey! Although I found it, I didn't know if I could withstand it because I had too little time to prepare!
Yuan Shao laughed and said: Cao Apu, you are incompatible. It is still unknown who killed the deer. Kill the soldiers with me.
Cao Cao saw the soldiers rushing into the city, and said happily: It seems that it will not take two hours for Pengcheng to go down! Zhang Shimin's idea is really good! Hahahaha!
But as time went by, the casualties on both sides became larger and larger, and this Pengcheng became a meat grinder.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou are two fierce men with blood all over their bodies. Chun Yuqiong is also a cow. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that he is a wine bag and rice bag. In fact, he is the oldest in Yuan Shaojun. He is also a famous fierce general. As early as the time of Emperor Ling, he was one of the eight captains of the West Garden.
Cao Hong shouted, Miaocai. Why are there so many Yuan Jun, it seems that they have been prepared for a long time!
Xiahou Yuan said: I can't care so much, kill it.
Since it was night, Cao Cao didn't know the situation in the city ahead. I saw that I hadn't taken the city yet.
Dao: Zixiao, Wen Ze. Then you two will take 20,000 men and rush into the city for me. Be sure to take Pengcheng before dawn.
Promise!
Yuan Shao also had 70,000 soldiers and horses in the city. Due to the terrain constraints, both sides are actually fueling tactics. Dead batches are made up later. Both sides wrestled in blood. In addition, there are many accidental injuries every day and night.
In this way, the main generals on both sides only know that they are tearing apart, and no one knows how many casualties they have.
Finish through the west wall of Pengcheng to this area in the city. Completely filled with corpses.
But after all, there are more Cao soldiers. The soldiers were braver, too. Although the north gate was only a feint, Cao Jun found that there were few defenders at the north gate. Cao Jun's general Le Jin turned the feint attack into the main attack.
The sky slowly brightened, and Yuan Shao received that the north gate had been broken. It's also a big hurry, but he can't help it. All the soldiers in their hands were at the west gate.
Xu Youdao: Lord, retreat. Withdraw from the East Gate! The north gate is broken. Simon also fell. There is no point in defending Pengcheng any longer.
Yuan Shao is willing to admit defeat for so long. Because he lost to his former younger brother Cao Cao.
Yuan Shaodao: No. Order all cavalry to support the North Gate. Drive the enemy out of the way. I don't believe I'll lose to Cao Apu!
Promise!
With an order. The horsemen behind the West Gate began to charge the North Gate. For a while, Cao's army suffered heavy casualties. But the north gate was opened early. Cao Cao received the north gate and took it, but Yuan Shao's cavalry was slaughtering his infantry. Immediately ordered his ace to ride the tiger and leopard. It supports the north gate.
And in Simon, less than a third of the people are still alive. The ground is like a mass grave. It's all corpses. It was so miserable that he even walked on the corpse.
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