Zhang Ren slowly opened the letter. []

"Huh......"

"General. What did Your Majesty say? ”

"Your Majesty let us not have to worry about Cao Jun in the west, and all our energy is focused on Cao Zhen in the east. It will inevitably make us block Cao Zhen for 15 days. Zhang Ren replied.

"On the fifteenth, with our 30,000 rattan armor soldiers, there should be no problem on the fifteenth."

Zhang Ren pondered for a moment, and then said: "If it were a normal state, there might be no problem on the fifteenth, but now, we are short of arrows. The arrows that are most needed to defend the city, and when the arrows run out, we can only engage with Cao's army.

"Hahaha, general, you're too worried, our rattan armor soldiers are invulnerable, and it's best to be in close combat."

"Shamoke, although the rattan armor soldiers are invulnerable, but they also have a fatal shortcoming, that is, they are afraid of fire, if the Cao army suppresses the siege with rockets, we will either retreat the rattan armor, or obediently let out of the city tower." Zhang Ren said with a frown.

"Hey...... This is also a problem. Naturally, the city wall can't be ceded to Cao Zhen, but if he really fights Cao Jun shirtless, the chances of victory are probably not great. ”

"Forget it, let's solve the current problem first, Shamoko, you immediately send someone to prepare more gravel. Our weapons to defend the city are too scarce. Hey, what is this? Zhang Ren suddenly appeared, and in the envelope, there was still a page of silk paper.

"What's drawn on this? It's so familiar! Shamoko leaned over and looked at the image drawn on the silk paper.

"Well, this is Xingyang City. General, you look here, a cross is drawn. Shamoko continued.

"This should be the location of the patio. Your Majesty will never send us this picture for no reason. Shamoko, come with me to see what's in the patio. ”

……

Next to the patio, a sturdy Han soldier was thrown up.

"What's in there?" Shamoko asked.

"General, it's full of arrows! He was tied with a rope and sank to the bottom of the well with a stone. ”

"Arrows! Come on, come on, catch it quickly! A hint of joy immediately appeared on Zhang Ren's face. Wudang Feijun came over the mountains and mountains, it is impossible to bring a lot of arrows, and now the arrows of Wudang Feijun are seriously insufficient, I didn't expect that there were arrows hidden in this patio, which just solved Zhang Ren's urgent need.

"General Zhang, why did you say that Your Majesty didn't write the matter of the arrows directly in the letter, but the picture to be drawn?" Shamoko asked.

"I think these arrows may have been left here when General Wang Ping left, and he sank into this well for fear of being discovered by Cao Jun. As for why he drew the picture instead of explaining it in the letter, he was probably afraid of being robbed by Cao Zhen's people. ”

As soon as Zhang Ren's voice fell, the little colonel next to him flew over: "General, Your Majesty has sent someone." ”

"Please come up."

A moment later, a sturdy man was brought over.

"General Zhang Ren, Your Majesty's letter." The sturdy man escaped from his arms, and a letter was handed to Zhang Ren.

Zhang Ren opened it and looked at it, with a smile on his face: "Look, it's the same as the letter just now." It seems that His Majesty is really afraid of losing the news, so he sent more people to deliver the letter. ”

……

Cao Jun camp.

"General, we caught a Han army spy and found a letter from him, which was given to Zhang Ren by Liu Chan." Chen Tai said, handing over the letter.

Cao Zhen slowly opened it and looked at it at a glance, and his face slowly became solemn.

"On the fifteenth, it seems that the Han army will arrive in the fifteenth. Then we must capture Xingyang within 15 days, otherwise as soon as the main force of the Han army arrives, we will be encircled. Speaking of this, Cao Zhen suddenly raised his head and asked, "Chen Tai, how long can the grain and grass in the army last?" ”

"There is a lot of food and grass in the army. There is no problem in supporting it for 20 days, and if you save a little, you can hold on to it on 25 days. ”

"Twenty days? Enough, it should be enough. Cao Zhen said, and suddenly there was a page of silk paper in the envelope.

"What is this?" Cao Zhen opened the silk paper and glanced at it: "This seems to be the defense map of that city." ”

"General, how did you draw a cross there?"

"Well, I don't understand, I think it should be the Liu family's conspiracy again! Maybe we'll know when we get to Xingyang, and we'll see the tricks when the time comes. ”

……

Xingyang City.

"How's it going, have you counted it, how many arrows are there?" Zhang Ren asked.

"General, the patio has been hollowed out, and there is a lot of space in it. In total, we got more than 70,000 arrows. ”

"More than 70,000, yes, I didn't expect it." Zhang Ren nodded slightly, with the addition of these 70,000 arrows, the difficulty of Zhang Ren defending the city will be reduced a lot.

"General......" Shamoke hurriedly walked in: "General, Tan Ma Lai, Cao Zhen is here!" ”

"It's coming, it's not slow, let's go, let's take a look!"

……

Under the city of Xingyang, the battle flag fluttered, and the Cao army had already lined up in formation.

In the city, the soldiers of the Wudang Flying Army were in full array, and the archers were already in place, staring at the Cao army below.

Looking at the dense Han army on the city tower. Cao Zhen's heart couldn't help but hang.

"How did so many people get here? They were all killed under Xingyang City, and they were revealed, how did they do it. If it's 1,800 people, it's just 30,000! This Xingyang is not easy to ......"

Thinking about a few days ago, in the face of Xingyang, which was guarded by Wang Ping, Cao Zhen also had a similar feeling, and it has only been a few days, and Cao Zhen has the same feeling.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhen smiled self-deprecatingly.

"General, let's attack the city!"

"Well, although I still don't understand how the Han army came over, I think they must not have carried too many bows and arrows, and the reserves of arrows in Xingyang City are not very sufficient. Chen Tai, you first lead people to pretend to attack and consume Xingyang's arrows. ”

"Yes!" Chen Tai waved his hand, and several rows of soldiers wearing thick armor and holding huge shields looked like they were slowly walking towards Xingyang.

Zhang Ren glanced at him coldly: "Cao Zhen, you underestimate me Zhang Ren, and you want to use heavy armor to consume my arrows, and you can fight well." Command, don't shoot arrows yet. ”

The heavily armored warriors of the Cao army slowly came to the front of Xingyang City. But Zhang Ren in the city did not let go of an arrow, and let Cao Jun come directly to the city. However, these heavy armorers were wearing heavy armor, but they could not climb the city walls.

"It's a good Zhang Ren, I can't afford to let go of an arrow, I know that my heavy armor can't climb the city tower. But that's fine, it seems that Zhang Ren is indeed lacking in arrows, and the heavy armor has already gained a foothold under the city. Chen Tai, attack the city immediately! ”

"Sons, make a contribution at this time, rush!"

Cao's army rushed towards Xingyang City like a tide, and the soldiers carried long ladders. Constant shouting.

"Shoot the arrows!" Zhang Ren gave an order, and the arrows immediately flew out, and Cao Jun immediately fell a large piece.

However, the heavy armor of the Cao army had already gained a firm foothold on the city wall before, so the siege ladder was quickly successfully erected on the city wall.

"Up!" A few sturdy sergeants crawled like apes towards the city.

"Throw darts!" Zhang Ren immediately shouted.

"Whoosh......" The soldiers of the Wudang Flying Army immediately took out the poison mark and threw it towards the Cao army who was climbing the city.

The volume of the dart is much smaller than the bow and arrow, and the degree is much faster when it is thrown from the city, plus these Wudang flying troops are all from the barbarians, and the darts are stunt, and the bullets are empty, and in the blink of an eye, the Cao army who is climbing the city has been hit by the darts.

However, the soldiers who climbed the walls were brave men, and some flesh wounds could not stop them from advancing. Moreover, these soldiers who climbed the city also subconsciously returned to protect the vital position, so when the darts fell, most of them caused some non-fatal skin injuries.

"Poof...... a dart shot at a Cao Jun, who hurriedly swept it with his raised arm, and the dart was immediately swept aside, but his arm was lame and a bloody mark was cut by the dart.

"Humph!" Cao Bing snorted coldly, without frowning, and continued to climb up. For these soldiers who charge on the front line on weekdays, it is normal to break arms and legs, and this is nothing at all.

"Hey, why are you numb......" Cao Bing suddenly felt a feeling of paralysis in the wound, and then, this paralyzing feeling suddenly spread all over his body.

"What's going on, numb...... My whole body is numb! At this time, this Cao soldier had already climbed to a position close to the battlements, and a few steps up, he could directly climb the city tower, but it was this seemingly close distance, but this Cao soldier could not take a step forward.

His physical strength gradually passed away from Cao Bing, and he knew that if this was the case, he would fall down and fall from this height. It will definitely fall badly, break bones in the bounty, and even lose your life. What's more, now Cao Jun is surging forward below, if he falls down now and falls into the crowd, he may be trampled on his body as a corpse, and so many people will definitely die if they have stepped on it.

Subconsciously, this Cao soldier grabbed the ladder hard, and just leaned on the ladder to ensure that he would not fall. However, this also makes it impossible for the people behind to continue to climb up.

"Hey, what are you doing again? Hurry up and climb up! The people behind shouted, while Cao Jun above remained indifferent.

Things like this are also found in other places, and it's just a trivial thing to lose your whole body intuition because of paralysis, and many people faint or fall off ladders.

The soldiers of the Wudang Flying Army were all selected from among the barbarians, and they were accustomed to quenching their weapons, which were far more lethal than ordinary weapons. Although these barbarian poisons do not make people see blood and seal their throats, they can cause some greater damage, after ordinary weapons are hit, at most some skin wounds, and if they are hit by these quenched weapons, they will directly lose their combat effectiveness.

In the distance, Cao Zhen looked at the obstruction of the siege ahead, and frowned inexplicably, at this time Cao Zhen thought that the soldiers besieging the city were timid, so the siege would be blocked.

Cao Zhen shouted: "Hmph, these people dare to attack the city without their lives, come here, beat the drum and cheer!" Order, after the drum three links, if anyone dares to stagnate, cut and decide! ”