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However, no matter how dense the lineup is, there will be gaps, just like no matter how strong a person is, there will still be weaknesses. Every now and then, an arrow would pass through the gap just right, hitting the sergeant behind the shield.

The sergeants who were hit by the arrows either gritted their teeth and continued to rush forward, or they fell to the ground and were trampled on by the sergeants behind them...

Maybe they weren't dead at first, but after a while, they couldn't open their eyes again.

With a scream, the besieging soldiers finally rushed to the moat. Fortunately, Linji is not a large city, at best it is only the seat of Le'an, not to mention the city wall, and the moat is only very narrow.

Perhaps in the beginning, this moat was used to defend against foreign enemies, but in the later period, this moat was used to draw water...

At the moment, this moat is also not playing its own role, they are supposed to defend against foreign enemies, and they don't even hold out for a while, and the soldiers who have been attacked have filled in with sand and gravel, filling in a path that can be trampled on from above...

Ladders were erected at the top of the walls, and the soldiers in charge of the siege held their shields and braved the rain of arrows to climb to the top of the walls. In the midst of the shouts, he either jumped on the city like a hero, or was smashed down by the defenders on the city wall with rolling logs and stones, or even worse, he was splashed with boiling oil, and he was not human...

As the pinnacle of the same era, the siege technology of the Han Dynasty during this period had reached a fairly high level. Where there is a spear, there is a shield, and the development of siege technology has also led to the defense technology.

Even if the Linji where Wang Xuan is based is not a strong city, it is also the seat of Le'an County. In all aspects, it is not comparable to other counties, and Wang Xuan himself is in charge, and the morale is different from other counties, at least there will not be a situation like other counties, and it will collapse as soon as it rushes...

If it weren't for the fact that the city wall of Linji was not particularly high, many sergeants would not have died if they fell from the ladder, but they were afraid that the casualties would be a few points higher.

Pressing the hilt of the sword, looking at the battlefield in the distance, Yan Shao's heart was calm.

At first, he was a little excited about this kind of scene, but now...

"Maybe I've seen a little too much..."After a little self-deprecation, Yan Shao shook his head.

"Lord, let me take the soldiers of the headquarters immediately..."Seeing that the city head was delayed, Guan Hai said a little anxiously.

"General Guan doesn't need to be in a hurry, the battle situation in Linji seems to be anxious, but Wang Xuan will not be able to hold on for a long time, and it is not yet time for General Guan to make a move..."Dong Zhao persuaded beside him.

can be regarded as defecting to Yan Shao for a period of time, how can he not know that Guan Hai is Yan Shao's confidant.

For this reckless but loyal general, Yan Shao has a lot of love. When he was in Beihai, Guan Hai's temperament didn't know how much trouble he caused, as long as it wasn't particularly excessive, he was almost taken care of. Of course, with Guan Hai's temperament, he can't do anything to bully men and women, and he has more conflicts with the local families in Beihai.

It is no wonder that the families of the late Han Dynasty, because of the continuous annexation of land, their strength was huge, and they married each other, and they had already become a deep-rooted circle of influence.

This kind of person is good to ordinary people, but he really doesn't look down on his own house slaves...

Guan Hai is also from a peasant family, and he will definitely get out when he encounters this kind of thing, coupled with his temperament. Bumps and bumps with the Beihai family can't be avoided, and I don't know how many things have happened over the years, and every time Yan Shao comes to clean up the mess.

Of course, for the sake of Yan Shao's face, the Beihai family didn't really embarrass Guan Hai―――――― or they didn't have the guts.

Although the end of the Han Dynasty was an era of expansion of the family's strength, it was also an era of lawlessness. In the past, the family could still rely on their relationship in the court and China to ignore the local officials, but now the Han Emperor himself is too busy to take care of himself, how can he still care about them.

All they can rely on is the strength in their hands, and those powerful families are okay, as long as there are no particularly strong princes in their states and counties, there will be no problems.

But if there is...

Think about Sun Ce, when Sun Ce was still alive, did those families in Jiangdong dare to make noise?

Even if these families do have a little strength in their hands, can their strength still be compared to the little overlord who sits in the six counties and eighty-one states of Jiangdong?

Yan Shao is not as beautiful as Xiaobawang now, but in the case that Jiao He is dead and Qingzhou has no owner, there is really no one in Beihai who can threaten him―――――― Yan Shao's foundation is certainly in Beihai, but almost all of his subordinates are people outside Beihai, except for one Wu Anguo and Guan Hai.

The most recent one is Tai Shici, or Dongjun, and the rest such as Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, etc., or Jingzhou, or Bashu, or Youzhou, really have nothing to do with Qingzhou.

This is also the key reason why the Beihai family is helpless against Yan Shao, Yan Shao is indeed from the Beihai family, but his own power has almost nothing to do with the local family in Beihai, which makes the family unable to exert their influence in the local area.

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Knowing in his heart that Guan Hai was Yan Shao's confidant, Dong Zhao certainly couldn't let Guan Hai take risks.

This kind of thing is extremely dangerous, and now it has just begun, how can you let Guan Hai go up and take risks, not to mention...

"The lord has a plan, and the general doesn't need to be anxious..."

"Brilliant idea?" Hearing this, Guan Hai was slightly stunned.

"You..." Looking at Guan Hai's appearance, Yan Shao also hated iron for not becoming steel. I've told you to read more military books, but you always don't listen..."

Hearing this, Guan Hai hurriedly shrunk his neck, but he didn't dare to take a stubble.

There's no way, let a reckless man like him go to study, even if it's a military book, it's torture. So when I read the military book on weekdays, I almost always do what I should do after a few glances.

Of course, there is also Yan Shao's responsibility in this, because Yan Shao himself actually has too high requirements for Guan Hai. At least I never thought of letting Guan Hai be a wise general or anything, after all, with Guan Hai's character, it is almost impossible to make him a wise general, so it is better to let him play more to his strengths and be a brave general on the battlefield.

Even asking Guan Hai to learn some art of war or something, it was also incidental when he asked other generals, in fact, Yan Shao himself didn't take it to heart.

Even so, Guan Hai still suffered a lot in the past, and every time he thought of the hardships he endured when learning the art of war, he couldn't wait to fight someone for a hundred or ten rounds or something. For him, he would rather fight on the battlefield than study.

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A stone about the size of a pumpkin broke through the air, and it happened to hit the position of Wang Xuan, who was supervising the battle at the head of the city. Seeing that Wang Xuan was about to be smashed by this stone, his flesh and blood were blurred and inhuman, and he saw that a military general who had been guarding him had already pushed him away, and then he took a few steps backwards.

With a 'bang', the stones smashed the city wall, and even smashed a huge pit into the city wall.

Needless to say, Wang Xuan was pushed and stumbled. The general who pushed him away was too eager to retreat, and he didn't adjust his stance and stumbled. However, looking at the deep pit that was smashed out by the stones, both of them showed cold sweat.

You can imagine what would happen if you were hit by such a stone.

At least Wang Xuan won't survive anyway.

Wang Xuan looked at the general with some gratitude, no matter what, this was his savior. But just as he was about to thank the general, another stone fell like a thunderbolt, intending to make his words.

The stones that hit the city wall were extremely dense, and almost all of them were made by the dozens of stone carts outside the city.

These stone carts were several at a time, and at least one stone, and threw the stones collected by the surrounding soldiers to the top of the city. Seriously, in fact, the utility of the stone cart is not as great as imagined, this tool seems to be very powerful, but the target is almost non-existent, and the frequency of firing is too low, it cannot dominate the entire battlefield at all.

If you really want to say that it's useful, it's nothing more than to boost morale, and the effect will be very good...

At least in the face of dozens or hundreds of rocks falling from the sky, not all armies can maintain high morale. When it comes to matters such as siege, it is best to use ladders, rushing cars and wells. Even the ability of the well to kill the enemy on the city wall is stronger than that of the stone cart―――――― dozens of archers are crowded on the well wall, and it is still very powerful to suppress the city wall or something, definitely stronger than a stone cart that has no accurate head.

If the stone cart wants to dominate the battlefield, I am afraid it will take some years to achieve.

What's more, the stone cart has a fatal flaw, that is, this seemingly advanced weapon, the accuracy is too poor. It can only be used before the siege of the city, and if the soldiers and horses start to attack the city, this kind of ordnance can only be regarded as non-existent.

Because the accuracy of the stone cart is too poor, if you really do this, wouldn't it be equivalent to letting your own people be killed by your own people?

"No matter what, you must defend the city..."Seeing that the stone bullets of the stone cart were gradually few, Wang Xuan did not breathe a sigh of relief. He knew very well what it meant to stop throwing the stone cart but to do it.

This means that the main drama is coming...

Sure enough, I saw countless sergeants carrying siege props such as ladders rushing towards the city, and there were many sergeants holding shields along the way, protecting the sergeants carrying ladders and other props.

"Pass the order, before it gets dark, be sure to find five hundred young men to help defend the city..."

It stands to reason that the situation in Linji at this time is not bad, at least there is still a considerable amount of food in the official treasury, which can ensure that Wang Xuan can hold on for a long time. Moreover, the siege had just begun, and Wang Xuan's own casualties were not very large, and the comparison with Yan Shao was equivalent to one-thirtieth or one-fortieth of the level.

But looking at the troops under the city wall, Wang Xuan couldn't help but feel empty.

Not only is he weak-hearted, but the subordinate next to him is also weak-hearted. It is rare for him to have such a difference in troops. I also support Wang Xuan's decision, which is also the only chance...

Unfortunately, they didn't seem to think of something, at least they never looked at it from the perspective of the rest of the city...

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Looking at Guan Hai's appearance, Yan Shao shook his head.

Fortunately, he didn't plan to train Guan Hai into any kind of wise general, so he was not disappointed.

"I have already sent someone to contact Linji City..."Saying this, Yan Shao smiled slightly.

Cheng Yu next to him also stroked his beard and smiled. "The so-called people who know the times are Junjie, and there are only a few people who are willing to be buried with Wang Xuan, even among those families. Without waiting for the lord to send someone to contact him, someone in the city had already taken the initiative to contact the lord, and with the help of these people, it was really easy to break through Linji..."

Yan Shao smiled and nodded, agreeing with Cheng Yu's statement.

It turned out that when the first city of Le'an County was captured, someone had already begun to contact Yan Shao, betting that Yan Shao would be able to capture Linjicheng.

Facts have proved that Yan Shao does have this confidence, so the most important thing at the moment is nothing else. It's how to ensure that Yan Shao can capture Linji City, as long as he can capture Linji City, and then kill Wang Xuan, Yan Shao will be equivalent to the lord of Le'an.

And after commanding half of the six states in Qingzhou, it is conceivable how much Yan Shao's strength will swell, so that the other counties in Qingzhou seem to have nothing to continue to resist.

Of course, these are not the key, the real key is that while conquering the city, Yan Shao is also doing something to other families in Le'an. After this news spread to Le'an and even the whole territory of Qingzhou, I don't know how loud it attracted.

It's no wonder that other people are like this, but in the past, except for thieves such as yellow scarves, no one has ever said anything to the family. Even if you do it, it's the kind that kills everything. Yan Shao's behavior can even be regarded as a provocation to the family, but as I said before, the reason why the family can be independent of the entire Han Dynasty is purely because of two reasons, one is their own strength, and the other is that their real backer is actually the emperor.

It's a pity that now the former is getting farther and farther away from Beihai in terms of strength, almost to the point where it is impossible to resist. For the latter, that is, the emperor, and now that the emperor is dead, it means that their backers are gone...

In order to avoid future changes, the most important thing is to avoid that after the capture of Linji, Yan Shao will take them under the knife―――――― but they are also families, Yan Shao has done something to the families of other counties, how can he let them go?

So in order to avoid Yan Shao from doing something to them, the only way is to contact Yan Shao before Yan Shao makes a move...

As long as they can obtain strict tolerance, it means their safety, at least the safety of their property...

What's more...

Maybe there's some windfall?

And Yan Shao also welcomed their surrender very much, but the two sides hit it off, and Wang Xuan was the only one who was kept in the dark...

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