Chapter 155: The Real War
In the big village, Hua Wenxuan looked at the gunsmoke outside the gate tower of Runan City, and the passion in his heart had long been diluted by today's fiasco. Only then did Zhao Yun count the men and horses of the front team, and more than half of the siege equipment was damaged, and nearly 3,000 soldiers were lost.
For the first time, Hua Wenxuan had huge doubts about himself, how should the battle be fought? He recalled the previous battles he had participated in, and savored them carefully, whether it was Shouchun or Guandu, he Hua Wenxuan didn't seem to have commanded a large team of men and horses in the real sense, every time he was a pawn in the whole battle, he just had to do his part, and he had never participated in the battle.
Hua Wenxuan remembered that when he insisted on attacking the city yesterday, Xu Shu's expression of wanting to speak and stopping, a sense of guilt arose.
Hua Wenxuan was about to look for Xu Shu, but Xu Shu came out of the military tent, and when he saw Hua Wenxuan's depressed face, he stepped forward with a smile and said: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, not to mention Runan Chengjian, Li Dian is a famous general of the Cao family, if you want to win in a battle, you can't help but underestimate him!" ”
Hua Wenxuan smiled embarrassedly, touching the hair on his head that could gradually be tied into a tuft, "This kind of thing is war, you still have to listen to Brother Yuan and Brother Yuan Long, this kind of thing is really hard to come by!" ”
Xu Shu looked in the direction of Runan City, "Li Dian is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, and if he has no chance of winning by holding on to the city, he will definitely flee early." Today, I look at his countermeasures, it is actually the meaning of setting up a posture to do long-term stubbornness, today I let Jian Yong look around, the grain and grass around Runan City have been confiscated by Li Dian early, such a strong wall and clear wilderness, I am afraid that I am determined to trap us here! ”
Xu Shu raised his head and looked at the sky that was gradually darkening, and sneered, "If there is no idea of foreign aid, with less than 10,000 old and weak soldiers in his city, and an old man like Li Dian, he will not be so resolute!" There must have been a letter to report the news, and the reinforcements will arrive soon, so there is the resoluteness of today's stubbornness! ”
"Reinforcements?" Hua Wenxuan was stunned for a moment, even if he was a novice in the art of war, he knew the risk of being attacked from inside and outside for a long time.
Xu Shu nodded, "Counting the days, it has been many days since the Han Emperor arrived in Xudu, if Cao Pi knew the whereabouts of us and others, he would definitely order the states and counties to intercept along the way, and on the other hand, order the army to pursue along the way." Around Runan, the soldiers of Xudu guard against Hebei, may not move lightly, Xuzhou's self-defended place, and Yuanlong was countered by us, it should be no big problem, so if the chasing soldiers arrive, it must be the Zang Ba of the garrison and the city! ”
"Zang Ba?!" Hua Wenxuan was stunned, "Zang Ba is Langya, working in Qingzhou, why bother to come to Yuzhou?" ”
Xu Shu sneered and looked at Hua Wenxuan, "I am equal to Cao Zihuan, just like a hot potato, fast after the end, but I don't want to burn myself, Zang Ba happens to be the tentacle that Cao Pi does not pity, just like taking a book to make a toilet chip, how can there be a reason to change it every time, it must be to use one from the beginning!" Xu Shu looked at Hua Wenxuan with a smile, "Although this analogy is indecent, it is very appropriate, but unfortunately Zang Ba doesn't realize it, he is just stupid and loyal, if one day he is in addition to me, he will also be the object of the bird's bow!" ”
Hua Wenxuan nodded, "If that's the case, it's very risky for me to stay in Runan for a long time, what should I do?" ”
The smile on Xu Shu's face gradually dissipated, "Li Dian is really dangerous to sit in Runan, I have no way to avoid it, I can only break it, otherwise Li Dian will definitely attack my back road when I go west to Jingzhou, and there is no bypass to go around Jingzhou, it's really a headache!" ”
Hua Wenxuan looked in the direction of Runan City and sighed lightly, if this is the case, then he can only face the difficulties.
This night, Hua Wenxuan slept very shallowly, his mind was full of siege methods, what TV series and movies were staged so simply, all of them were Mengren, and it was really difficult to fight, just like soldiers using swords to tear down the city wall piece by piece, it was difficult and difficult.
On the second day, Hua Wenxuan divided his troops on both sides, attacking the city from the east, west and south gates, and evenly divided the siege equipment, so that Zhao Yun and Guan Yu each led 5,000 men and horses to attack the east and west gates, and Hua Wenxuan led 8,000 men and horses to attack the south gate.
Although Xu Shu felt that the strategy of dividing the troops was a bit frivolous, after all, the siege equipment was not enough, and he could have concentrated on the south gate to attack ten drums in a row, and after dispersion, there were only four drums in the east and west gates, and although there were six drums in the south gate, he had to face Li Dian's Chinese army. However, Hua Wenxuan firmly believed that this method could disperse Li Dian's forces and make him take care of one at the expense of the other.
The snare drum was opened, Hua Wenxuan put on the golden silk soft armor given by Emperor Han Xian, and came to the front of the battle.
The drum sound from the east and west gates gradually became shorter, Hua Wenxuan took the helmet, put it on his head, frowned and stared at Li Dian on the city gate, and gritted his teeth.
The snare drum stops! Hua Wenxuan whipped his finger and shouted: "Kill!" ”
The cloud echelon and the rushing car went hand in hand, Hua Wenxuan moved his butt uneasily, and the black-maned horse under his crotch snorted and stepped on the front hooves on the spot.
Seeing that the first echelon had arrived at the root of the city wall, Hua Wenxuan repeatedly urged the second echelon to move forward, and Xu Shu on the side looked at Hua Wenxuan in surprise and said softly: "Why are Brother Wenxuan so anxious? ”
Hua Wenxuan didn't look back, and replied: "Time is running out, I don't want Zang Ba's army to be behind, just like a fish in the throat!" If you can't take Runan today, it is estimated that Wen Xuanjue will not be able to sleep well at night! ”
Xu Shu was speechless and ordered the herald to go to the east and west gates for news.
On the city of Runan, Li Dian's defense is still leaky, he is a foot archer, the corporal is good at the longbow, the city head orders are neat, the arrow rain is like a shuttle, Hua Wenxuan's siege troops will lose one-fifth on the way to the city, and when they arrive at the city, the arrows from the city head and the arrows from the left and right sides are even more nowhere to hide. It was with the brigade that rushed up the ladder and came to the city, and had to meet the long soldiers who were stabbed from all directions, and even more, the ladder full of soldiers was pushed down from the city by the whole, and it fell from a height of dozens of zhang, and the end can be imagined.
Hua Wenxuan saw that there were only two drums left in the siege equipment, turned over and dismounted, picked up a leather shield and rushed up, Xu Shu and Chen Deng and others shouted repeatedly, but Hua Wenxuan turned a deaf ear, and ran towards a cloud ladder with a big shield.
Hua Wenxuan was dressed as a main general, standing forward, and his subordinates were all excited, and they rushed towards the city wall with no relentless follow.
The archers on the tower of the city gate naturally also discovered Hua Wenxuan's unique dress, and the arrows came over again and again, which attracted firepower for the accompanying soldiers. Hua Wenxuan held the leather shield, urged the electromagnet with his right hand, pulled several iron shields, blocked left and right, and ran all the way to the cloud ladder.
The clanging sound of the deflated iron tools made Hua Wenxuan can't help but speed up his pace more and more, even the arrows shot in the gap can't penetrate the golden silk soft armor on his body, and soon he rushed up the ladder and climbed to the head of the city, Hua Wenxuan suddenly shouted, threw out several iron shields on his right hand and smashed them at the Cao soldiers, took out the iron whip and jumped onto the city gate like a god, urging the power on his hand to sweep a piece, knocking away several Cao army soldiers, and killing an empty field.
It's finally up! Hua Wenxuan's heart was shocked, and he suddenly looked back, and was about to call for the follow-up soldiers to go to the city, but he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
I don't know when, the gate of Runan City opened, and a light cavalry from the city rushed out, covering and killing the front team that was covering Hua Wenxuan's siege, and the entire siege front was already stirred up by surprise, and the follow-up troops of the siege had to defend on the spot under the command of Xu Shu and others.
The gap created by Hua Wenxuan's hard work was not long before it was added by Cao Jun on the city gate.
Hua Wenxuan looked at the city gate, Li Dian was aiming at him with a bow, and in the sneer on Li Dian's face, Hua Wenxuan understood what he meant:
That's not how it works!