"Set fire!" Zang Ba shouted.

The tents here and there were set on fire by the cavalry, but in a moment, the Xuzhou military camp was lit with sporadic fires.

Hua Xiong led the cavalry to arrive, saw Zang Ba from afar, and shouted: "Zang Ba Xiaoer, come to die!" ”

Zang Ba snorted coldly, and killed Hua Xiong fearlessly, and the cavalry beside him also charged towards the cavalry under Hua Xiong, as for the other cavalry, they continued to wreak havoc in the Xuzhou military camp, and only by letting the Xuzhou army fall into a greater panic can the Xuzhou army cause the greatest losses.

Hua Xiong and Zang Ba fought together, Hua Xiong's injuries had just healed, but he was much weaker in strength, and for a while Zang Ba was extraordinarily brave, and he fought with Hua Xiong on the same level.

The cavalry under the command of Zang Ba also broke out with strong combat effectiveness, and the cavalry under the command of Hua Xiong occupied an absolute advantage.

With the blockage of the cavalry led by Hua Xiong, the Xuzhou army won time to react, and with the mobilization of Chen Deng, a group of soldiers arrived and blocked the cavalry's charge.

Zang Ba abandoned Hua Xiong and led the cavalry to charge for a while, and then led the troops back.

The sky is getting brighter, the Xuzhou military camp is full of devastation, many soldiers' tents were set on fire into a pile of ashes, the soldiers' expressions can hardly hide the grace of fear, it can be seen that Zang Ba led the cavalry to charge last night, leaving an indelible shadow in their hearts.

Chen Deng's face was gloomy, and he executed the general in charge of the night patrol, and then the generals of the generals gathered together to discuss the attack on Xiapi.

After the defeat in this battle, Chen Deng could clearly feel the low morale of the army, and soon after coming to the outside of Xiapi City, he suffered such heavy losses, which made the soldiers of the Xuzhou Army think of the strong enemy cavalry.

"The night patrol generals have neglected their duties, so that the army has suffered heavy losses, the officer has ordered the night patrol generals to be executed, and the generals in charge of the night patrol should be more cautious in the future, and the baggage will be transported to Xiapi tomorrow, and then it will be the time to attack Xiapi, although the city is high and the pool is deep, our army has a thunderbolt car to help, and it is natural to break through Xiapi." Chen Dengdao.

The generals in the tent secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, the siege of the city is the biggest test for the soldiers in the army, and it is also the time when the damage is the most serious, if there is a lack of sufficient means, you can imagine what kind of scene the army will be.

Hua Xiong frowned slightly and said: "Lord Chen, now there are tens of thousands of troops under the command of Zang Ba in the city, after last night's battle, the morale of the defenders in the city is high, if Zang Ba leads the cavalry to raid when our army is attacking the city, who can stop it?" ”

"General Hua is brave, and he can guard against the cavalry in the city, there are thousands of cavalry in the Xuzhou army, all of which are under the command of the general, I don't know what General Hua wants?" Chen Dengdao.

Hua Xiong was overjoyed when he heard this, if he could collect the thousands of cavalry in the Xuzhou army for his own use, his strength would be able to recover quickly, and he would have the opportunity to compete with Chen Deng in Xuzhou. ”

Chen Deng nodded slightly, glanced around at everyone and said: "Zang Ba is a traitor, I have the support of Shanyang Hou behind me, why can't I break the enemy army." ”

Under Chen Deng's encouragement, the generals in the army were full of fighting spirit for this battle, and if they could capture Xiapi, it would be a great credit to the generals in the army.

Chen Deng squinted and glanced at Hua Xiong, sneered in his heart, it was his opinion to promise Xiapi to Hua Xiong, the most important thing is to take a fancy to Hua Xiong's combat effectiveness, although the strength of the Xuzhou army is not weak, but it is a lack of fierce generals, Hua Xiong is good at commanding cavalry battles, which is a great help to the Xuzhou army.

Zang Ba led his troops to victory, which greatly boosted the morale of the defenders, and they were not as afraid of the upcoming war as before.

A thunderbolt was erected on the city wall under the order of Zang Ba, the Xuzhou army had a thunderbolt to help, Zang Ba did not, this is also the capital of Zang Ba and Chen Deng in Xuzhou, not only the thunderbolt even the bed crossbow with a range of 300 steps, there are also a lot in the city.

Since Lü Bu ordered Zang Ba to take the opportunity to seize Xuzhou, he would definitely not be without support, and the thunderbolt and bed crossbow were quietly transported to Zang Ba's army as early as when the princes withdrew their troops from Huguan.

Lu Bu's trust moved Zang Ba, the existence of the thunderbolt and the bed crossbow played a vital role for the army at this time, and in the face of the siege of the Xuzhou army, it was able to do it with ease.

Chen Gong also has to admire Lu Bu's actions, Zang Ba has been in Xuzhou for many years, and rarely has dealings with Bingzhou, it can be said that Lu Bu is taking a certain risk to support Zang Ba like this, once Zang Ba betrays, it will have a lot of impact on Lu Bu, but after Zang Ba has a thunderbolt and a bed crossbow, if he wants not to reveal his identity, he needs to have a good explanation for the source of the thunderbolt and bed crossbow.

It turns out that Lu Bu's vision is very vicious, and Zang Ba is absolutely loyal to Lu Bu.

Two days later, after the thunderbolts were erected, they began to attack Xiapi, but what shocked Chen Deng was that the thunderbolt attacks from Xiapi City were even more powerful than his own thunderbolts, both in range and power.

At this time, Chen Deng had to re-examine Zang Ba's strength, if Zang Ba had a strong cavalry under his command, Chen Deng could still understand, but the thunderbolt and bed crossbow and other equipment were absolutely secret among the princes, if it were not for the princes to jointly attack Huguan, the other princes would not take out what they were best at, and Zang Ba was just a thief who occupied Langxie, Donghai and Xiapi.

Chen Deng immediately ordered someone to send the news back to Yanzhou, and he felt that Zang Ba's back was not as simple as it seemed, and it was Lu Bu who made Chen Deng suspect the most.

Looking at the princes, the only thing that can steadily suppress the other princes in terms of equipment is Bingzhou, and Lu Bu once passed through Langxie and had a relationship with Zang Ba, with Lu Bu's status at that time and the strong combat effectiveness of the Bingzhou army, it was not impossible to subdue Zang Ba.

There are such sharp weapons as the thunderbolt in the city, and Chen Deng has no choice but to let the thunderbolt aim at the moat, trying to fill the moat first, but relying on the boulder ejected by the thunderbolt to fill the moat, it is a very difficult thing at all.

The situation in Xuzhou is in a stalemate again because Zang Ba has such a sharp weapon as a thunderbolt car, and the Xuzhou army is difficult to break through Xiapi in a short period of time, but it is suppressed by the thunderbolt of the defenders, and if it is attacked, it will not play a big role, and it is also necessary to guard against the soldiers and horses under Zang Ba's command at all times.

(End of chapter)