"Boom! Boom!! ”

The drums rumbled, and the drums reverberated in Handan City. A hundred cowhide drums stood outside the city, and burly men in hardcover held drumsticks and beat the cowhide drums vigorously. Waves of drums came out, shaking people's eardrums, this scene was made by Lu Meng when he just arrived in Handan.

On the city tower, Xu Huang looked serious, pressed his sword with his hand, and was patrolling back and forth.

Xu Huang wants to defend Handan, and has made countless preparations.

Now what Xu Huang wants to do is to stabilize the morale of the army and let the soldiers fight hard to meet the enemy.

"General, the archers of the Shu army have come out."

Suddenly, a soldier shouted, and I saw rows of archers coming out of the Shu army outside the city. These archers all aimed at Handan City. The long knife in Lu Meng's hand slashed down and shouted, "Release the arrow!" The order was given, and the dense bows and arrows like rain came out of the string and flew towards Handan City like meteors catching the moon.

Xu Huang's pupils widened, and he shouted, "Hold up the shield, hold up the shield!" ”

Xu Huang held a shield in his left hand to block the bow and arrows that came from the shot, but he was still running on the city tower. He roared loudly, reminding the soldiers of the city to raise their shields against the incoming bows and arrows.

"Ding! Bite!! ”

A part of the bow and arrow was shot at the city wall, making a crisp and agitated sound.

"Duh! Duh! ”

Shoot the bow and arrow into the shield with a dull sound.

Standing on the city and looking out of the city, I took a cursory glance, and felt that the sky was dark, and it had been covered by bows and arrows that covered the sky, and there was a feeling that black clouds were pressing down on the city. When the bow and arrow landed on the castle tower, I looked closely and found that there was a laughing note tied to the bow and arrow, and all the bows and arrows were like this, there was no difference.

After a few rounds of bows, the archers stopped shooting.

Xu Huang looked up at the Shu army outside the city and found that Lu Meng had retreated with his soldiers. Seeing this scene, Xu Huang's heart was even heavier. Lü Meng led his troops to arrive and did not immediately attack the city, but shot into the city with a bow and arrow tied to a piece of paper, which was a plan to attack the heart. Although Xu Huang didn't read the content on the note, he could guess the content on it, which was nothing more than persuasion and intimidation.

"General, the Shu army has more than 100,000 troops to kill, can we hold Handan?"

"The Shu army will launch an attack in three days, and it is ready to attack the city."

……

Xu Huang listened to the words of the soldiers one by one and knew that these were Lu Meng's little tricks.

Soldiers who are wounded by bows and arrows are rare, and more often affect people's hearts. In particular, many bows and arrows were shot into the city, and the people also knew the news that the Shu army was going to attack the city, which made the hearts of the people in the city float and was easy to cause mutiny.

"General, what shall we do?"

A partial general came to Xu Huang's side, this person was lean, his eyes were bright, his expression was cold, and there was a faint killing intent on his body. This man's name is Zhu Wu, and he is a member of the Tiger and Leopard Riders. Xu Huang led troops to Handan to defend against the Shu army, and Cao Cao asked Zhu Wu and Xu Huang to accompany him, on the one hand, to protect Xu Huang's safety, and on the other hand, to assist Xu Huang in guarding Handan.

Xu Huang listened to Zhu Wu's words, and did not look flustered, and said calmly: "Lu Meng let the archers shoot indiscriminately, the morale of the army in the city is floating, and the people's hearts are unstable, so it is natural to appease the people and stabilize the morale of the army." ”

After Zhu Wu heard this, there was a look of worry in his eyes.

In fact, Xu Huang had already thought that he would encounter all kinds of things, and he was prepared in his heart, so he was not in a hurry. After all, the morale of the army and the people has been affected, and the sky has not yet fallen.

Next, Xu Huang began to shuttle among the soldiers, while stabilizing the people's hearts.

Three days passed in a flash.

The busyness of the past few days has made Xu Huang lose weight significantly, and his eyes are slightly dark. However, Xu Huang's eyes showed a determined look, and he was not afraid of the arrival of the Shu army.

Xu Huang and Zhu Wu stood on the city tower, staring at the Shu army outside the city.

Lu Meng carried a nine-foot long knife, rode out of the horse, looked up at the city tower, and shouted loudly: "Xu Huang, Cao Cao has lost Youzhou, Jizhou is almost finished, and even Yuzhou, Yangzhou, and Xuzhou are already the territory of Shu. The destruction of the Wei State is imminent, and you can only drag more soldiers to die with you by holding Handan. Surrender, as long as you surrender, Your Majesty will reuse you, and even give you an official and a knight. ”

When Xu Huang heard this, he sneered twice, revealing a look of disdain.

He replied: "Lu Meng'er, I'm an eight-foot man, how can I do something against the Lord." If you want Handan, then rely on your own ability to capture the city, if you want Ben to open the city and surrender, it is absolutely impossible. ”

Dian Man rode out of the horse and shouted: "Xu Huang, if you are stubborn and unknown, Lao Tzu will slaughter Handan City." ”

Xu Huang's complexion changed suddenly, his eyes widened, and he shouted loudly: "Ignorant child, do you think the soldiers in the city are decorations? If you want to slaughter the people of Handan City, you have to ask me if Wei Junerlang agrees? If the Shu army wants to enter the city, then step on the corpse of the general first, otherwise the general will never let you take a step forward. ”

Wei Yan rode out and said, "General Lu, Xu Huang is stubborn, let's attack the city." ”

Chen Zhi shook his head and said, "Handan, as the former capital of the Zhao Kingdom, has a solid city and is surrounded by a moat. We only have 10,000 elites, and if we forcibly attack the city, I am afraid it will not be easy to take it. Moreover, we are only a vanguard army, and we do not have weapons such as catapults to prepare for the siege, so it is difficult to forcibly attack the city. ”

The corners of Lu Meng's mouth hooked up a sneer, and said, "There is gunpowder, which is enough to blow open the city gate." ”

At that moment, Lü Meng asked the soldiers of the Wolf Tooth Battalion to make a move, wanting to blow up the city gate with gunpowder.

This time, Lu Meng miscalculated.

The moat under the city of Handan prevented the soldiers of the Wolf Tooth Battalion from advancing, so that the gunpowder could not be piled up at the city gate on a large scale, but could only be ignited and thrown out. The gunpowder fell sporadically and exploded, even if the ground was blown into potholes, but the thick and solid gates of Handan City were unmoved and unaffected.

Xu Huang looked at Lu Meng's little trick and shouted: "Lu Meng, I have already calculated your trick and have taken enough precautions. You want to blow up the gates, impossible. ”

Lu Meng's face was gloomy, and he was even more unhappy.

Dianman said: "Boss, let's attack the city directly." ”

Lu Meng was ruthless in his heart and said: "Okay, attack the city directly, Lao Tzu can't kill it if he doesn't believe it." ”

Chen Zhi thought that it was not easy to attack the city, and wanted to persuade him, but seeing Lu Meng's firm expression and Dian Man's eager expression, he finally did not speak and acquiesced in the siege. Lu Meng ordered 10,000 elites to forcibly attack Handan City, and when Xu Huang saw such a situation, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Although the Shu army was elite, it was much worse to attack the city.

A series of ladders were erected on the city wall, and the Shu army began a large-scale siege of the city. Xu Huang had already prepared, even if Lu Meng, Dian Man and others took the lead, the effect was not obvious.

Lü Meng couldn't bear to be killed, so he had no choice but to order a retreat.

The attack on Handan ended in failure.

Lü Meng led his army back and returned to the camp.

Xu Huang stood on the city tower with a solemn expression. Although he was victorious, the Shu army did not suffer many casualties, and Lü Meng led only the vanguard of the Shu army, not a large army. Once Wang Can leads the army to kill, can he still hold it? Zhu Wu felt Xu Huang's mood, and he was also in a heavy mood.

The remnant sun is slanting westward, and the sun is shining down, revealing a late twilight color.

After Lü Meng returned to the camp with his soldiers, the generals of the army settled down. Lü Meng summoned Wei Yan, Chen Zhi and Dian Man, and the four of them discussed in the big tent. Lu Meng snorted angrily and said: "We led the army to the south, and the counties we encountered were all looking at the wind, and now Xu Huang is defending it, what should you do?" ”

Chen Zhi said: "It's better to stay temporarily and wait for His Majesty to lead the army to kill." ”

Lu Meng shook his head again and again, and said, "No, we have 10,000 elites, can't we even take a small Handan City?" Can't wait, you must take Handan. ”

Dian Man and Wei Yan both frowned, thinking about a way to take Handan.