Chapter 149: The Wind Rises
In the end, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei withdrew to the city.
It's just that the two of them are covered with scars, all of which were scratched by zombies, and the injuries are not serious, but they have been poisoned by corpses.
As soon as they withdrew to the city, they both passed out.
Corpse poison is not an extremely deadly toxin, and it is not a day's work to remove corpse poison. Even if they were Condensing Gang Realm martial artists, their physical resistance was good, and their recovery ability was also very strong, they could not recover in a day or two.
Therefore, the next offensive and defensive battle in Xicheng County will definitely not have the share of Guan and Zhang.
Seeing the tragic situation of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Pang Tong was also a little apologetic in his heart.
But there was only a little bit of apology, and this little apology was thrown behind by Pang Tong in an instant.
Guan and Zhang are too contemptuous of people, it's better to let them suffer a little this time!
Compared with the tragic situation of Guan and Zhang, Zhang Xiu outside the city was extremely heartbroken.
Stealing chickens does not make rice, losing his wife and breaking his soldiers, which is Zhang Xiu's current state of mind.
Fighting generals alone, although it seems that their Hanzhong army has won, it is a small victory that belongs to the lord Zhang Lu, and it is useless in the overall situation. Perhaps, the defenders of Xicheng County will be a little demoralized, but that's all.
But he, Zhang Xiu, lost dozens of zombies!
Not to mention those zombies who lacked arms and legs, in the process of beating Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in the end, six zombies were cut off by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Those crippled zombies can always be repaired in the future; These six zombies are the real battle damage.
He Zhang Xiu's zombies have been damaged for so many years, but in the end, he failed to leave Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
It just hurt them.
For the martial artists of the Condensation Realm, that little injury and corpse poison were nothing.
"Lord, take the opportunity to attack the city!" Zhang Xiu suggested to Zhang Lu. Attacking Xicheng County is what it should be. At this time, Zhang Xiu lost several zombies, and his heart was full of anger, so he naturally hoped to kill into the city faster.
"Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are afraid that they have been poisoned by the corpse and fallen into a coma, right?"
Zhang Xiu was silently thinking in his heart.
Without Guan Yu and Zhang Fei sitting on the city wall, the obstacles to the Hanzhong army's siege of the city would be much smaller. Besides, after breaking the city, you can still harvest Guan and Zhang in a coma. At that time, the zombies he Zhang Xiu lost would be worth the money.
Zhang Lu pulled out his sword, pointed obliquely at Xicheng County, and shouted: "Siege!" ”
In an instant, the temporary war drums rumbled again.
Originally, there was no one-on-one fight, so Zhang Lu was ready to start attacking the city today.
Now, the heads-up battle will be won, and the morale of the Hanzhong army is high, so it is natural that they should take the opportunity to attack the city.
What's more, Zhang Lu also knew that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were only afraid that they had been poisoned by the corpse at this time. On the city wall of Xicheng County, without Guan and Zhang, the resistance of their Hanzhong army to attack the city will be much smaller.
Don't miss the opportunity, the time will not come again, Zhang Lu is not a fool!
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Countless people carried sand and soil on their backs, and poured into the moat of Xicheng County like a tide.
The first step in the siege is to fill the moat.
The moat in Xicheng County is the water of the Han River, the moat is very wide and deep, and if the moat is not filled, the officers and soldiers of the Hanzhong army will not be able to cross the moat to attack the city. At least a few passages had to be filled in before the soldiers could begin the actual siege.
The people carried the sand on their backs and dumped them in the moat, which was soon washed away.
However, tens of thousands of people act together, and the sand that can be washed away by the river is only a small number after all.
On the city wall, the soldiers of the Jingzhou army were ready to shoot those people to hinder the enemy's speed of filling the moat.
However, those crossbowmen had just made a move, but they were all stopped by Pang Tong.
It is true that the besieging side will drive the people to fill the moat with their backs, and the defender will also shoot the people who fill the moat with arrows to hinder the progress of the besieging side. This has been the practice throughout the ages, as well as when princes fight their armies.
However, Pang Tong knew, or rather, Pang Tong vaguely knew some of Zhuge Liang's meaning: Uncle Liu Huang became the master of Hanzhong, which was inevitable and a matter of time. Therefore, in the case of being able to kill a little less, it is better to kill as little as possible.
Now, the people who fill the moat under the city are all the people of the Hanzhong territory, and they will also be the people under the rule of Uncle Liu in the future. Once there are too many kills and injuries today, it will not only reduce the population of Hanzhong, but also be detrimental to Uncle Liu's future rule in Hanzhong.
Without the obstruction of the defenders of the city, the people filled the moat very quickly.
Soon, the moat in the west of Xicheng County was filled in entirely.
But at this time, it was also dark, and if you want to attack the city in close combat today, you will definitely not be able to.
As for stealing the city?
Not to mention Liu Bei on the city wall, will he give Zhang Lu the opportunity to steal the city, let me ask, under Zhang Lu, is there a martial artist in the Ning Gang Realm?
Not a Condensing Gang Realm martial artist, wanting to steal the city?
It's better to find a rock and hit it!
Tilting slightly, when night fell, the Hanzhong army was guarding the gold.
When those people filled in the moat, three miles outside Xicheng County, a large camp was also set up.
Zhang Lu moved the camp to the city of Xicheng County.
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On the city walls, the defenders breathed a sigh of relief. After Wen Shuo arranged the defense, he came to Pang Tong's side and suggested: "Military advisor, should we send troops out of the city and dig the moat at night?" ”
Wen Shuo's suggestion is still good.
The people of the Hanzhong Army had just filled in the moat, and the defenders of Xicheng County re-excavated it at night, which means that the Hanzhong Army's action of filling the moat was in vain. Of course, early tomorrow morning, the Hanzhong army will definitely continue to fill the moat. But at that time, as long as the time for the Hanzhong army to attack the city was delayed, wasn't it?
Pang Tong naturally thought of this, but he still vetoed Wen Shuo's proposal.
"General Wen doesn't have to work so hard." Pang Tong said with a smile.
Liu Bei was puzzled, and Wen Shuo was also puzzled, they all looked at Pang Tong, waiting for his explanation.
Pang Tong said with a smile: "The Hanzhong army failed to attack the city today, and it may not attack the city tomorrow." ”
Wen Shuo was surprised: "Hasn't the Hanzhong Army already filled in the moat?" They just need to wait until tomorrow morning, after it gets dark, and they can attack the city, right? Why did the military advisor say that the Hanzhong army would not attack the city? ”
This is also what Liu Bei wants to ask. But as a human master, there are times when you can't wait to ask.
Pang Tong stretched out his hand, feeling the slight coolness in his palm, and also felt the rhythm of his sleeves being swayed majestically, and smiled inexplicably: "Lord, General Wen, don't you feel the wind?" ”
Looking at Pang Tong's movements and listening to Pang Tong's answer, Liu Bei and Wen Shuo turned their heads to look at the banner on the city wall, and they were really waving in the wind!
It's just that now that the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and the autumn wind is coming, isn't it normal?
Besides, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with whether the Hanzhong army can attack the city or not, right?