Chapter 128: Siege Failure

"Knock knock! ~~Kill! ”

The plan to lure the enemy failed, the only way was to attack, 200,000 Cao troops poured out, the soldiers were divided into four teams, Prime Minister Cao Cao held the 'Heavenly Sword' to personally supervise the formation, and launched a tidal attack on Xia Picheng!

For a time, the arrows on the battlefield were like rain, flesh and blood were flying, in front of the strong city defense, the soldiers of the Cao army fell in pieces, the dead bodies were soon stacked in thick layers, and the moat water was dyed blood red~~

The military law is ruthless, although there are many casualties, but in the sound of the 'rumbling' war drums, the generals all came to the front of the battle to command, and the officers and men of all departments advanced without retreating, knowing that Xiapi City was a flesh and blood mill, they still rushed forward one after another, piling up a road with their lives!

The art of war has clouds: 'go to the army to fight, then to fight, then to attack the army, and then attack the city', let the soldiers use their flesh and blood to touch the enemy's fortified city, it is undoubtedly the next choice, Cao Cao has always been familiar with the war strategy, and the strategists are also wise people, how can they not understand this simple truth, but they can't fight it!

The army was dispatched on February 2 until now, and it has lasted more than a month, and the 200,000 troops are fed by horses every day, and the consumption is extremely amazing, and most of the grain, grass, and equipment needed by the army have to be transported from Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and even distant Guanzhong.

Fortunately, Cao Ying's 'Tuntian' policy was a great success, accumulating some family funds, Xun Yu, Xun You and others worked day and night, and dispatched in the center, which barely maintained the situation, but no matter how strong the giant was, he couldn't stand the bleeding wounds, and every day the war dragged on, the consumption increased by one point, and in the long run, the huge Cao Ying Group was also unbearable!

Fortunately, the war in Xuzhou was basically smooth, the land of the five counties has been taken, and only the last Xiapi City remains, which is to fill it with human lives and pile up corpses, and it has to be broken, this is the determination of Cao Ying!

The soldiers were divided into four teams, surrounded by Xiapi, and the battle situation on all sides was very fierce, because the commanders were different, but they had their own characteristics!

The south of the city is the prime minister Cao Cao personally sitting, and the method of attack and killing is also 'Zhengqi unity', there is not only the fierce offensive like Mount Tai's overwhelming top, but also the continuous follow-up support, the soldiers and horses are lined up, like the tide of the sea, a wave is higher than a wave!

If it's just a wave attack, it's not terrible, you only need to build a strong dam to resist, the key is that in the waves set off by Cao Cao, the undercurrent is dense, every time in the frontal attack, mixed with unexpected surprises, always able to launch a surprise attack from an incredible place at an incredible time, making people unguardable!

Liu Bei is in charge of the east of the city, his characteristic is 'Zhongzheng and vigorous', commanding the troops and horses to follow the step-by-step, with clear hierarchies, just like a military textbook, the answers are standard, but it is inflexible, but he also has a way, the military defects are made up for by politics, a big banner with black characters on a white background stands in front of the battle, and there are four big characters on the book~'Liu Bei is here! ’

As soon as this banner came out, it was more effective than a thousand war drums, Liu Zhoumu's name of benevolence and righteousness, no one knows, the morale of the Xiapi defenders suddenly fell by three points, and some even secretly fled, all thanks to the strength of those officers who were not from the state, there was no big mess!

"I am the real Xuzhou pastor, I am the master of the five counties", Liu Bei's move is not only to hit the morale of the defenders, but also to show Cao Ying, he is not dead to Xuzhou!

It is Xiao Yi who commands the troops in the west of the city, and his command style is just like his own character, and it is also four words~'The sword goes sideways!' ’

Since the beginning of the war, he has not launched a full-scale attack, the brigade in front of the team, only shouting, not charging, the drums of war are earth-shattering, but none of the soldiers have crossed the moat, but they continue to send small groups of men and horses to launch sneak attacks from the corners of the city defense, take advantage of it, withdraw if there is no benefit, and never fight to the death!

Xiao Yi used a typical wolf pack tactic, attacking from all sides, wandering, constantly using howls to deter the prey, consuming the mental and physical strength of the prey, when to find a flaw, he will issue a fatal blow, if not, then he will continue to wait, like a wolf hibernating, the grass is not alarmed!

Compared with the previous teams, the battle in the north is undoubtedly much more intense, and Xiahoudun, who commands the army, is a strong general, when fighting, he charges in front and retreats in the rear, and every time he takes the lead, he uses his own bravery to inspire his soldiers to fight bravely.

Therefore, this side fought the most fiercely, and the decisive charge was higher and higher, and in the same way, their casualties were also the heaviest in the whole army, and even many generals and captains who commanded the army were bloodstained on the battlefield!

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In such a grim situation, Lu Bu finally showed his last blood bravery, carrying Fang Tian's halberd, and personally participated in the battle formation, and also divided the men and horses into four teams, relying on the strong city defense of Xiapi, according to the danger to defend to the death!

Lu Bu personally led the men and horses to guard the south gate, against Cao Cao's army, the east gate was handled by the strategist Chen Gong, and the north gate was handed over to Wei Xu and Song Xian, although Lu Bu had doubts about them, but his generals were completely damaged, and they could only use the two, as for the last west gate, Diao Chan wore a pomegranate skirt inside and a mandarin duck armor outside, and went into battle in person!

On the battlefield, there are only enemies, no women, and Diao Chan is not an ordinary woman, she studied under the 'Sword Saint' Wang Yue, her martial arts are extremely strong, and idle men are not her opponents, and over the years, first with Dong Zhuo, and then with Lu Bu, I have seen countless battles of all sizes, and I am a smart and clever person, and I have a lot of experience in attacking and killing battles.

The battle situation was critical, Diao Chan did not avoid the arrows, stood at the head of the city, and personally beat the drums to cheer, and the generals and soldiers under his command suddenly felt a great boost in the army, and pressed the Cao army who rushed up again, and Xiao Yidu, who was supervising the battle under the city, was stunned for a while, and couldn't help but think of a famous saying~~ "A woman is a tiger!" ”

In this way, hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides took the city as a chess game, took their lives as a gamble, and fought endlessly, from early in the morning, until the sunset of the West Mountain, the corpses on the battlefield were like mountains, and the blood flowed like a river, and the victory or defeat was still not divided, and the Cao army was unable to capture the head of the upper and lower Pi cities, and Lu Bu's side also failed to completely kill the other party, and the battle situation was stalemate......

In the south of the city, under the banner of the apricot yellow Daxu, Cao Cao was holding a sword leaning on the sky, his eyes were blood-red, and the soldiers under his command rushed up in groups, and fell down one by one, this is all the hard work he has accumulated over the years, it feels like cutting his heart with a knife, even so, the offensive has not stopped for a moment, but has become more and more fierce!

"Prime Minister, you can't attack anymore, the soldiers are too dead and wounded, and if you attack again, you will be hurt to the root!" Guo Jia stepped forward to persuade him, the tragedy of the battle, the severity of the casualties, far exceeded their expectations, and if they continued to fight, even if they won in the end, it would be a tragic victory, and the gains outweighed the losses!

"The old man doesn't know, but it's ......", after listening to Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao couldn't help but hesitate, the war has developed to the present, and if he continues to fight, there will be too many casualties, and he will be unwilling to withdraw the troops, which is really a dilemma!

At this time, the Cao army in the north suddenly had a big chaos, and the attacking soldiers retreated like a tide, and they also let out panicked shouts, throwing away their armor and abandoning their armor, and they could not form an army~~

"Report to the Prime Minister, General Xiahoudun was hit by a stray arrow on the battlefield, fell off his horse, his life and death were unknown, and the army's heart ......was in turmoil," the soldiers hurried to the horse and reported the situation!

"What? What happened to Yuan Rang? Cao Cao was dizzy for a while, and almost fell off his horse, with so many casualties, even the generals in the army were seriously injured, and this battle could not be fought anymore, "Order, Ming Jin to withdraw the troops, let Xiao Lang break off the whole army, and withdraw!" ”

"No!"

In order to prevent the enemy from rushing out to chase and kill, Xiao Yi carried a phoenix winged gilt boring, personally led the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry to break off, and covered the army slowly retreated~~

"Whew...... Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng! ”

On the head of Xiapi City, a wolf howl sounded, and finally the Cao army was repulsed, as for the pursuit out of the city, they still have the strength there!