Just when Qin and Chu were inseparable, Cao Cao also led the Tang army to attack Shaoliang City.

"Siege!"

With Cao Cao's order, Le Jin, who had just joined his command, carried a steel knife in his hand, put a shield on his head, and stepped on the ladder to attack the city.

Yingbu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others, who attacked the other three city walls, refused to show weakness, and all took the lead and led their soldiers to launch a fierce offensive towards Shaoliang City.

Arrows were fired from the city walls, and the battle soon became white-hot, with screams one after another.

"Where is the catapult?"

Cao Cao unsheathed his sword and shouted at Li Dian, "Li Mancheng, fire rate catapults to suppress the enemy's crossbow arrows on the east city wall and cover our army's siege." ”

"Whoa!"

Li Dian agreed, commanded thirty catapults with a height of two and a half zhang to approach the bank of the moat, lined up, and then prepared to launch the giant rolling stones.

The Liang Junju on the east city wall were all puzzled, and before they could figure out what weapons were pushed out of the Tang army's array, they saw the huge rocks above their heads roaring, like meteorites falling from the sky.

"Wow!"

The screams of the Liang army on the city wall came and went, and countless people were killed and injured by the boulders, and for a time the flesh and blood flew everywhere and the dust was filled.

Thirty catapults were thrown at the same time, but in just one meal, they threw nearly 1,000 pieces of rolling stones of different sizes, ranging from more than 300 catties to 100 catties at the light of 100 catties, killing at least 500 Liang soldiers.

This was the first time that the Liang army faced a powerful catapult, and the morale of the army almost collapsed, and many soldiers retreated one after another despite the constraints of the generals, and the eastern city wall almost formed a vacuum.

"Stop firing!"

Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Dian shouted loudly and ordered a pause in the throwing.

"Ascend to the city!"

Le Jin, who was frustrated in the first attack, seized the opportunity, strode on the ladder and climbed up, as agile as an ape, and climbed the city wall with three strokes and five divisions, and slashed down the three Liang soldiers who were forced to come up, covering the soldiers behind him to enter the city.

"Kill!"

Under the encouragement of Lejin, the morale of the Tang army was high, and hundreds of soldiers who had climbed first and died rushed up, quickly occupied the city wall, and killed the Liang army who were trying to regain their positions.

Just when Le attacked and occupied the east city wall, Li Dian led the stone slingering troops to move to the south city wall, and another fierce shot was made, and the Liang army on the suppressed city wall fled in all directions.

Zhang Liao seized the opportunity to climb bravely, led hundreds of Tang soldiers to quickly occupy the city wall, slashed the drawbridge with a knife, and opened the city gate to welcome the army into the city.

The east city gate and the south city gate were opened at the same time, the Tang army swarmed in, Liang Weihou committed suicide by hanging the beam in the palace, and the other Liang states surrendered, and the Liang state, which had existed for two hundred years, perished.

On the one hand, Cao Cao recruited and surrendered his pawns, and on the other hand, he set an example to calm the people, and at the same time sent scouts to spy on the movements of Qin and Jin.

A few days later, the scout reported: "Qiyu Cao Dudu, the Jin State in the north, with the support of Chong'er, ordered Xianzhen and Wei Chou to gather 150,000 troops in Quwo, with the slogan of avenging Liang Weihou, and prepare to attack south. ”

The scouts who went south to spy on Qin also sent information: "The prince of Qin, Yingdang, has gathered 50,000 soldiers and horses in Xianyang, intending to go north, please pay attention to Cao Dudu." ”

Li Dian suggested to Cao Cao: "General Mengde, the Liang State is under the attack of Qin and Jin, and it is not appropriate to hold on, and the general thinks that it is better to give up for the time being. ”

Cao Cao refused with great ambition: "Li Mancheng is in charge of the rest assured, he has his own plan to break the enemy." How can the land that the soldiers have taken by blood throw away? The city wall of Shaoliang is high and thick, if the Qin and Jin armies come to attack, they will inevitably pay a heavy price, and Cao will never give the results to others. ”

When Cao Cao just attacked the Liang State, he only had 30,000 soldiers and horses, and the only generals were Yingbu, Zhang Liao, and Ma Zhong.

After capturing Shaoliang City, Cao Cao incorporated prisoners and slaves into the army, so that the number of soldiers under his command rose to 50,000, and the generals also increased Gao Shun, Le Jin, and Li Dian.

Seeing that his soldiers were strong and strong, and there were more and more generals, Cao Cao was unwilling to give up the land he had laid down to Qin and Jin, and was determined to defend the city and break hands with Qin and Jin.

On the Jin side, with Li Ji as an internal response, Cao Cao believed that he should be able to cause huge trouble to Chong'er, as long as he could get rid of Chong'er, or force Chong'er to leave the Jin State, then the Jin State would be equivalent to cutting off an arm.

Moreover, Cao Cao felt that if he could attract the main force of the Jin army to the Liang State, he could order Lu Yi and Yan Liang to send troops from Chiyang and Jiangguan respectively to harass the Jin State, so that the first and last troops could not take care of it, and they could not concentrate on attacking Shaoliang.

As for the Qin State in the south, it is now inseparable from the Chu State, and if the situation is slightly unfavorable, Yingdang will inevitably withdraw troops for reinforcements, and the offensive will collapse.

Seeing that Cao Cao was determined to defend the Liang State, Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Ma Zhong and others expressed their support: "We are willing to take General Mengde's horse as the head, defend Shaoliang to the death, and fight with Qin and Jin." ”

Cao Cao also ordered the granaries to be opened to distribute grain to the people, and followed Fang Li's strategy to distribute fields to the people, which quickly won the hearts of the people of the Liang State and made the people quickly accept the rule of the Tang State.

Of course, Cao Cao would not offend the elite class of Liang State, but only distributed the land of Liang State Office to the people, so that he would not offend the powerful landlords, and won the support of the poor people, so that the Tang army quickly gained a firm foothold in Liang State.

After receiving the information, Fang Li was very satisfied with Cao Cao's performance, and with a stroke of the pen, he ordered Lu Su and Dong Zhao to go to Liang State to assist Cao Cao in governing the place, and strive to gain a firm foothold in Liang State.

"Cao Mengde said it well, how can the land captured by the soldiers throw their heads and blood to be handed over?"

Fang Li glanced at the full hall of civil and military affairs on the Danfeng Palace, "Now that my Tang Dynasty soldiers are strong and strong, I am no longer afraid of any country." Now that Gongjin and Meng De are expanding their territory, the soldiers of our national capital cannot be idle, and it is time to try to control Luoyang. ”

Ma Chao, Cao Ren and other generals clasped their fists one after another: "The ministers are willing to be sent from the lord, as long as the lord gives an order, the ministers are willing to lead the troops to Luoyang City." ”

Fang Li smiled slightly: "No matter how mediocre King Zhou is, he is also the Son of Heaven, and my Tang Dynasty is a courtier, how can I commit a crime?" The widow has his own clever plan, he can control Luoyang without blood, and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes. Therefore, you soldiers do not need to be in a hurry, just wait for the dispatch of the widows. ”

The early dynasty dispersed, and Ma Chao, Cao Ren, Wang Ping, Zhu Rong and other generals returned to the camp to continue training soldiers and horses. The Ministry of Industry and Ordnance Casting Bureau was busy, the warships on the Yellow River shuttled back and forth, and the territory of the Tang Kingdom was thriving.

Lu Su has arrived in Wenxi for half a month, while raising 300,000 stone of grain, and recruited 3,000 soldiers from Hedong, Hanoi, Anyi and other places, after receiving the edict, he and Dong Zhao led the new army to escort the grain through the Luming Valley to the territory of Liang to assist Cao Cao in defense.

With the help of Lu Su and Dong Zhao, Cao Cao is like a tiger with wings, and he no longer has to worry about political affairs, he can concentrate on dispatching troops with all his strength, and he can't help but smile and thank Lu Su: "With Lu Zijing's help, Cao Cao is like an arm, why can't he repel the Jin army?" ”

At this time, it has entered the hot June, the red sun is scorching, and the heat is unbearable.

The Jin army, which suffered two defeats under the Tang army in a row, did not dare to march south easily, but made adequate preparations in Quwo, waiting for the weather to be slightly cooler before going south to attack the land that originally belonged to the Liang State.

There is a heavy ear in the middle of the dispatch, from all over the country to the continuous mobilization of grain to Quwo, from all over the purchase of horses, iron, so that Xianzhen, Bi Wan, Wei Chou and other generals are grateful, repeatedly to Chong'er thanks: "Thank you for the prince's assistance, the ministers and others in this southern expedition, vowing to step on the Liang Realm, behead Cao Cao to offer." ”

Heavy Ear patted Xian Zhen's shoulder and encouraged: "This Cao Cao destroyed the Liang State in just two months, and his military talent is not under Fang Li and Zhou Yu, and this southern expedition must not be taken lightly." If you have any requirements after the expedition, the direct management will send someone to me to put it forward, and I will definitely help you solve your worries. ”

"With the full support of the prince, we will not break the Tang Army and swear not to return to China!" Xianzhen, Bi Wan and others hugged their fists together to thank them.

Fang Li learned in Xingyang that Chong'er had personally deployed the battle of Felling Liang, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart: "You kid mud bodhisattva crossed the river, it's difficult to protect yourself, see how many days you can jump?" ”

The sailors built by Xu Sheng and Jiang Qin have reached the scale of 7,000 people, with more than 400 large and small warships. With the help of the Lost Warriors, the War Casting Bureau had produced 1,500 repeaters, enough to be used in the army.

Fang Li gave an order, and ordered Xu Sheng and Jiang Qin to lead the sailors to carry the first batch of crossbows up the river, through Luoyang, Puban and other places into the Ji State, and then from the Ji State into the Liang State to support Cao Cao, and the Jin army to have a head-to-head showdown.