Two hundred and ninety-eight temptations
After Shang Cai took it down, Liu Zhang's forces in Runan were almost completely cleared. Since then, Liu Zhang has to completely withdraw from Yuzhou, of course, in terms of the overall power, Liu Zhang has not lost much, but in fact, this makes Liu Zhang, who has never suffered a loss, a little uncomfortable. Especially if this kind of gang alliance is stabbed again, it is even more uncomfortable.
In the early morning of the fifth day, Cao Ang immediately urged the soldiers to go into battle. After breakfast, they went straight to battle, and the soldiers were obviously numb to the battle a few days ago. One by one, they rushed forward with their shields on their shoulders, but unfortunately there was no shortage of stones and wood in the city. In particular, there is no shortage of stones, as long as the cement is slightly mixed with water, more than half a day to a day of solidification is enough to become a good stone. In the past few days, as long as the people are mobilized slightly, there will be enough stones in the city. Of course, these stones can also be recycled, as long as they are crushed, they are good paving materials.
"The soldiers who oversaw the battle obeyed the order, and today all the siege soldiers retreated and there was no mercy. After the death of the besieging soldiers, the overseers immediately went up. Saying that, Cao Ang stood in front of the army with a long sword, and he had the meaning of not withdrawing the army without breaking the city.
Guo Jia couldn't stop nodding at all, Cao Ang deserved to be Cao Cao's eldest son, although he was born to a concubine, but after all, he was passed on to Mrs. Ding. This qi ability is quite good, and it can be seen that he has a little bit of Cao Cao's feelings, and he will definitely not be weaker than the lord in time.
This can be regarded as the whole army pressing, and a large number of soldiers flocked to the city in order to break the city in a short time. At this time, Wen Ping, who was hiding in the distance, hid in the grass and kept watching with a telescope. The Cao army is attacking the city so frantically, which has already suppressed all the troops, and there are not many people in the big camp.
More than 40,000 people gathered on the two city walls, and 60,000 people pressed the formation behind. I don't know when it's time to send my troops yet, and I have to wait until they're in a dilemma. Han Song told Wen Ping that as long as the enemy army rushed to the city wall and formed a protracted battle, they could be dispatched.
After observing with a telescope for a long time, Wen Ping asked his soldiers to withdraw. I don't think it's going to work today. He'd been waiting for days three miles away, but he couldn't strike now. This did not allow him to annihilate the main force of the Cao army, and he had to take advantage of their happiness and get carried away before he had the opportunity to attack. I only hope that Han Song and Lord Han in the city can hold on, and Han Song, who is still in poor health when he is old, hopes that this battle can make meritorious contributions.
By noon, Cao Jun was still attacking the city, and Wen Ping had noticed that Cao Jun had rushed up several times, but this was not the agreed opportunity, and he did not light the bonfire on the tower of the city. Wen Ping suppressed the throbbing in his heart, and there was only one opportunity that he must not miss. Cao Cao attacked the lord like this, this must not let them run away.
After a day's onslaught, the soldiers rushed to the city walls four or five times. But he only killed a lot of people, but he didn't seize the city tower, and was even quickly driven down by the other party. In the afternoon, Cao Jun finally made a gold. On this day's siege, more than 10,000 soldiers here will die, but it also gives Cao Ang and others hope.
"Sir will break the city tomorrow, and the soldiers have already rushed up the city several times in the afternoon." Cao Ang is going to encourage him tomorrow, anyway, this time the siege has already seen that the defense in the city is no longer good.
Guo Jia looked at the sparse soldiers on the other side's city tower, nodded and said: "The city can be broken tomorrow, this time our army has suffered heavy casualties, but if we get Yuzhou, it will not be a loss." "It is true that Cao Cao lost more than 20,000 troops in the south this time, and 20,000 and nearly 30,000 here in Runan. The 150,000 army is almost half dead, counting those who still have to stay in the south, which is enough to make Cao Cao unable to move troops this year.
But if you get Yuzhou, it's different, there is still a lot of population here, and it's okay if you can catch people as strong men. Secondly, Cao Cao's territory has more than doubled compared to before, so he Cao Cao has indeed earned. However, this is in the case of getting Yuzhou, of course, it is really possible to get it at present.
Cao Ang also nodded and said, "Yes, presumably the matter of Lujiang has also ended at this time, and I will be very happy when my father comes." This is also the first time Cao Ang has led the troops, and he is accompanied by Dian Wei and Guo Jia, which is enough to show that Cao Cao attaches great importance to it.
"The lord will probably arrive in these few days, if the prince takes Shang Cai Sheng and captures the general in the city, the lord will be happy." At this point, Guo Jia can be sure that Cao Ang had such an outstanding performance in the first time he led the troops, and he will inevitably receive Cao Cao's careful training in the future.
Cao Ang nodded and said: "Tomorrow will definitely break the city, General Dian Wei will wait for me to supervise the battle tomorrow, once the soldiers occupy the city wall for a period of time, we are ready to charge with all our strength, and we must take Shangcai tomorrow." For Dian Wei on the side, Cao Ang believed that as long as he went up to the city wall, that section would definitely be taken, and the city would be broken at that time.
After eating an unpalatable breakfast, Cao Ang and the others continued to attack the city. This time, quite a few soldiers had already begun to take the field, and in addition to a group of cavalry in the rear, a large number of foot soldiers were all on standby. Dian Wei on the side was wearing heavy armor, the copper sheet on it was wiped extremely brightly, and the double halberd in his hand was even more poised to go.
As soon as the siege began, the soldiers on Cao Ang's side began to charge with ladders for their lives. A series of improvised ladders kept moving towards the top of the city walls. There are about a dozen ladders on one of the city walls, and the soldiers on them seem to be very tired of coping, but the siege has begun for a small half a day, and the soldiers have rushed up several times, although they have all been killed, it seems that the defense in the city is insufficient.
"Sir, the defenses in the city are already insufficient, and at most we can occupy a wall at noon." Cao Ang is happy in his heart, as long as he occupies Shangcai, this is definitely a great achievement.
Guo Jia nodded and said: "It's been four or five days of continuous onslaught, and if we can't take our army, we also need to rest, but it seems that they can't do it first." "There are not many soldiers on the city wall anymore, and even the enemy generals are already killing the enemy with swords.
At this time, Wen Ping in the distance continued to observe secretly, and even if the situation on the city wall was far away, he could see it very clearly. This is already luring the enemy, and even if there are not as many soldiers in the city as there are in the place, it will not be so bad. Wen Ping believes that this kind of offensive is strong, and he is sure that he will stick to it for more than a month, and he will definitely not fail so soon.
In the morning, the enemy army was put on top of the city wall, and it is estimated that it will be today. Wen Ping went back and asked the cavalry gate to be ready, as long as the enemy army attacked the city with all his might, his side would immediately attack the local camp, and the target was directly aimed at the local general. For Cao Ang and Guo Jia in front of the army, and even Na Dian Wei, Wen Ping has been watching it for a long time. As long as he has the opportunity, he will directly kill the local generals.
It was noon, and there were more and more soldiers on the city walls. From the original occupation of only one soldier, to now there are more than a dozen soldiers fighting on the city wall, this scene of Cao Ang was very excited. The onslaught of the past few days finally returned to good results, and Dian Wei on the side couldn't help but shake the double halberd.
"Childe, let the soldiers all attack the city, and the city will definitely be broken today." Guo Jia watched the people on three or four ladders in a row rush up, today's opportunity is too rare.
Dian Wei on the side also said: "Childe, let's go up, the defense on the city wall is no longer good." "It's hard to come out once, and it's not as a bodyguard, Dian Wei has a lot more thoughts. In the past, he could only serve as a bodyguard by Cao Cao's side, but this time he can make contributions, which is what a man does.
Cao Ang held his sword and continued to stare at it. This time he can't make a mistake no matter what, and only success can make his father happy. Seeing another group of soldiers rushing up to fight, the saber in Cao Ang's hand finally waved. Massive bands of soldiers began to charge frantically under the sound of drums, and they were more like ending the nightmare siege than Cao Ang. Too many people have died in the siege of the city in the past few days, and this is definitely a situation where whoever is on it will die.
A group of soldiers rushed forward desperately, and the captains at all levels also began to charge, and Dian Wei led a team of elite soldiers carrying the strongest ladder and rushed towards the top of the city wall. His inner desire to make a contribution was very strong. As Dian Wei began to charge, Cao Ang's side was all charging except for his own soldiers, and from a distance, the rear formation of Cao Jun's army was already chaotic.
Wen Ping was still watching, and the general on the other side actually rushed forward, so it seemed that the formation was about to disperse. But now is definitely not the best opportunity, the bonfire on the castle tower is still not burning, but today is definitely the best opportunity. Wen Ping was waiting for the black-faced man to rush to the city wall, as long as he went up, then Wen Ping could lead the army to capture the military general who led the army.
In fact, at this time, in the direction of Shangcai to the west, Wu Yi also led a team of cavalry to ambush. With a telescope in his hand, he also saw the battlefield in the distance, and at this time the enemy was already charging with all his might. He, Wu Yi, was also waiting for an opportunity, and when most of the main forces of the Cao army rushed to the vicinity of the city wall, he could also prepare to charge at that time.
What he didn't expect was that the timing of his arrival was so good. Originally, he didn't know how to rescue him, but Cao Jun was dense and couldn't see the end at all, and the preliminary estimate was more than 100,000, which made him very distressed. But now it seems that the city is about to die, but he is reluctant to let the child trap the wolf, and he must use the broken city as a bait to have a chance to annihilate the enemy.
At this time, Guo Jia, Cao Cao and even Cao Ang thought that Liu Zhang was in Yuzhang, and they all thought that Liu Zhang would go to the rescue of Yuzhang with a large army. After all, their idea of attacking Runan was later, and even at the beginning they made the intention of attacking the south with all their might. Indeed, Liu Zhang can be said to have hit the plan, after all, he still let the troops go to Yuzhang first, and he went to Runan just to prevent accidents, not to be like a god.