Chapter Ninety-Four: The Meat Grinder (Final) Eight Thousand Words Chapter Asking for a Monthly Pass
By noon, Zhang Mancheng led the main force of the Yellow Turban Army to arrive at the city of Wanxian County. \. QΒ5、C0М\\
Standing on the city tower, I looked at the past at a glance, and saw that the dense camp had become a large area, which was dozens of miles.
I often hear people talk about how hundreds of thousands of troops are, but when he really saw it with his own eyes, Dong Yan still couldn't help but gasp. It was also the first time he had seen a huge number of enemies, and his swarthy face became even more gloomy.
Only the heartless Shamoko was excited, and he was talking about how to kill.
Dian Wei, Dong Li, and Xu Huang didn't speak, looking at the army under the city, thinking about countermeasures.
At this time, Huang Shao also climbed to the top of the city. Looking at the Yellow Turban army under the city, he felt a little complicated in his heart.
If it weren't for Dong Li, maybe he would be one of the members of this army now, maybe the marquis would be just around the corner. But thinking about it again, Huang Shao couldn't help laughing. What if he was still in the Yellow Turban Army? People like him who have no foundation will not be taken seriously at all. If you're lucky, be a petty official; If you're unlucky, you might be killed at some point.
It's better to stay by Dong Li's side, at least feel comfortable.
"This battle is not easy to fight!"
It's clear to everyone. But seeing that everyone was a little depressed, Dong Li knew that it would not work like this. If the opponent is like before, he can still go out and make a charge to boost his morale. But now, the Yellow Turban Army has obviously taken precautions, and it is obviously impossible to press down to the city in formation, and it is obviously impossible to catch the other party off guard again.
With a roll of his eyes, he took care of it.
"Brother Gongming, you once fought the Hu people in Gaoping County, how are their combat strength?"
Xu Huang didn't react for a moment, thought for a while and said, "Xianbei people are fierce. It is no worse than the border army. ”
"What about the comparison between the Xianbei people and these soldiers in the city?"
Xu Huang understood this time, raised his voice and laughed: "Is the young man joking?" These people are also worthy of being called soldiers? The guy who didn't even have armor and weapons, and ran out with a burning stick, was simply a rabble. ”
Xun Yu was very satisfied with Xu Huang's reaction, and said secretly: He is worthy of being a good general of the five sons in the future, and he is really powerful.
Seeing that the soldiers at the head of the city were listening attentively, Dong Li said loudly: "I heard that the soldiers and horses of Wanxian County have a good reputation for being brave and crowning. A rabble, no matter how large the number is, is still a rabble. We are a dignified Han official army. If even a rabble is afraid, it is safer to go home now and hide under the woman's skirt. ”
Raise your voice again, "Say, are you afraid?" ”
"Don't be afraid!"
They are all bloody men, how can they show their cowardice at this time?
A tsunami-like cry sounded above the city, and Dong Li beckoned Shamoke to come over: "Third brother." Kill that boss! ”
The movement in the city made the yellow turban thieves under the city very puzzled.
Since the incident, those officers and soldiers have fled when they see them, why are the defenders of Wanxian County afraid at all?
A few officers rode out on horseback, and put their hands on pergolas to look at the city. Shamoko had already bent his bow and arrows, swishing and performing a series of arrows, killing the leaders at the front of the group on the spot. Unconsciously, the Yellow Turbans took a step back. And just this small step. But the officials and soldiers at the head of the city couldn't help but cheer loudly.
"Third son, good archery!"
Xu Huang couldn't help but admire. He is also good at shooting, but he is not as good as Shamoko's archery.
I had seen Xu Huang tear apart in the enemy army before, and Shamoke still had a good impression of this person. Laugh out loud at the moment.
These people were arrogant in the city, which made the Yellow Turban leaders in the city angry.
It's just that they haven't received the order to attack yet, so these people have to temporarily stabilize their positions and wait patiently.
Outside the other city gate, Zhang Mancheng was talking to Qin. Its content is nothing more than to make Qin surrender, otherwise he will definitely die.
The result of the negotiation was obvious, and Qin refused at once.
Just after noon, I heard the rumbling drums from the Yellow Turban Army's joint camp. At first it was just one ringing, but it was like it was contagious, and soon drums were beating in the camps. Knock knock knock...... The rousing sound of war drums makes the blood boil. The leader of the Yellow Turban Army raised his sword and gun and shouted at the head of Wanxian County: "Attack, attack." Conquer Wanxian! ”
A group of yellow turban thieves carried the ladder and pounced on the city.
Like a swarm of locusts, they swarmed and shouted the slogan of bloody Wanxian.
Kaoru's face sank like water and raised his hand. Xu Huang roared bitterly: "Archer, step forward ......"
There was only a distance of about ten steps, and Dong Li suddenly waved his hand down.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Airplanes-!
The bowstrings rang out in unison, making the sound of locusts crossing the border. There were about two thousand archers at the head of the city, and they were distributed throughout the city in three rows. A row of sharp arrows whistled through the air, and another row of archers staggered in front of the battlements.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Xu Huang roared again, and another row of arrows flew out.
The Yellow Turban Thief, who rushed to the front, was shot with a strong bow. Due to the close distance, the force of the arrow knocked their bodies flying. As soon as they fell to the ground, the soldiers behind them didn't have time to step on their feet, so they stepped on it one after another. The screams echoed over the battlefield, but it did not affect the Yellow Turban Thieves behind them, who were still swarming towards the city without fear of death.
The archers barely stopped, and the arrows rained down.
Life became extremely fragile at this moment, and corpses fell under the city. The moat was gradually filled, and the ladder was erected on the ramparts. Dong Yan was still calm and abnormal, and said softly: "Ignition!" ”
Already at the foot of the city walls, countless dry firewood were piled up.
Almost every household in Wan County collected firewood, and withered grass was piled up on it.
Countless torches were thrown from the city and fell on the pyre. The dry firewood burned as soon as it was snorted, and the Yellow Turban Thief, who had already climbed the ladder, realized that there were still such things piled up under the city wall. Together with the ladder, it was swallowed into the sea of fire at once. The organic spirit man didn't care that he had already crawled halfway, and he jumped down and rolled on the ground, which extinguished the flames on his body.
The wall of fire strangely formed a barrier outside the city wall of Wanxian County.
The moat was filled in, and it became extremely difficult to extinguish the fire. Again. When dry wood is burned, how can it be extinguished so easily.
At the moment when the flames rose into the air, all the archers brushed together, lowered their bows, and drew their broadswords.
The flames crackled and screams were incessant. There was also a cloud ladder that collapsed and fell into the sea of fire with a rumbling sound.
The battlefield suddenly became quiet, perhaps the Yellow Turbans were too smooth at first, and after the fierce resistance, all the leaders were a little overwhelmed. You look at me. I look at you, the drums of war rumbling behind me, but I don't know what to do in the face of the wall of fire.
******
The fire gradually went out after more than an hour.
The walls were charred black.
"Charge, attack me!"
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There was a terrible roar from the Yellow Turban Army again, and thousands even held firewood knives in their hands. The hoe-wielding Yellow Turban soldiers launched an assault on Wanxian. At the head of the city, arrows rained down, and some people approaching the city wall had just set up a ladder when they were blurred by the flesh and blood smashed by stones. Once, twice, three times...... By the time the leader of the Yellow Turbans remembered the archers who had suppressed the city with their bows and arrows, the sky was already dark. After half a day of hard fighting, the Yellow Turban Army lost thousands of men.
On the top of the city. Kaoru's expression was solemn.
It can be seen that the Yellow Turban Army, which commanded today's battle, has little experience.
But this does not mean that there are no capable people in the Yellow Turban Army, what will be the result of tomorrow's battle?
Kaoru was worried, but she couldn't show her worry on her face. The pressure on this heart is huge, you can imagine.
Nothing happened overnight.
After dawn, the Yellow Turban Army launched another attack on Wanxian.
This time, it was clear that they had sent experienced generals, who first used archers to suppress the archers in the city, and at the same time shot brave soldiers and approached the city walls step by step. Ladders were erected, and the yellow turban thieves scrambled to climb up. From the top of the city, the oil was boiling hot, and the stones fell like raindrops.
It's obvious. The Yellow Turban Army was ruthless, and did not care about the lives of the soldiers, and launched a frenzied attack.
A group of Yellow Turbans were repulsed. Before the soldiers at the head of the city could catch their breath, the second group of Yellow Turban troops rushed over. In addition, the Yellow Turban Army's methodical attack caused great casualties to the officers and soldiers stationed in Wanxian, and the battle situation can be described as tragic.
At noon, the first batch of Yellow Turban troops rushed to the head of the West Gate of Wanxian County, but they were quickly killed.
The general guarding the West Gate was named Li Yan, who was only ten years old, but in the face of such a bloody killing scene, he was extremely calm. However, although the Yellow Turbans were driven down, the impact on the land was extremely huge. The encouraged Yellow Turban Army felt that the destruction of the city was imminent, and launched a frenzied attack again.
In the afternoon, the east and south gates were also attacked by the Yellow Turban Army.
The east gate is guarded by Huang Zhong, and the south gate is personally seated by Qin. The two commanded the soldiers to drive the Yellow Turban Army who rushed to the city down the city. For a time, the three gates were full of dangers, but the north gate, which was relatively weak in numbers, was always as stable as Mount Tai.
For a whole day, Wanxian County was like a bottomless black hole, devouring the lives of thousands of people in the Yellow Turban Army.
And Wanxian County itself also suffered heavy casualties, nearly 1,000 people were killed and thousands were injured. According to Dong Li's prior arrangement, Qin emptied the entire county government as a temporary ambulance site. Led by Ma Zhen, all the Langzhong in Wanxian County were requisitioned, and they were busy from morning to evening, and they didn't even have time to eat.
In this era, there has never been such a large group of people in any war.
It was also the emergence of this ambulance group that made many soldiers return to the battlefield after a simple bandage.
After dark, the Yellow Turbans, who had been attacking frantically all day, finally stopped attacking.
Under the city, there are dead bodies everywhere.
On the top of the city, blood flowed down the stone cracks and down the city wall, covering the entire Wanxian County in a bloody color.
Faced with this situation, Qin was also very worried.
Mrs. He contributed half of He's mansion as a temporary county office.
In the chamber, *** is clear.
Xun Li, Huang Zhong, Qin, Li Yan, Kuai Liang, and Pang Degong gathered in the hall, listening to the casualty reports of their subordinates, all of them looking worried.
"My lord, why are the three cities in a battle to the death today, and they have been repeatedly attacked by anti-thieves. On the contrary, the war at the North Gate is calm? ”
The young and vigorous Li Yan is a friend of Wen Ping, and they all learned martial arts under Huang Zhong.
He just saw that Dong Yan was not pleasing to the eye, and there was blood on his face, so he took the case. Pointing to Dong Li's nose and asked.
Kaoru frowned, "Brother Zhengfang, what do you mean by that?" ”
"What do you mean? You know it in your own heart. ”
"According to what Brother Zhengfang said, does it mean that the thief and the thief colluded together?"
Xun Li's speech was not ambiguous, and his tone was extremely cold, "Brother Zhengfang is not going to get rid of Xun Li's traitor first." ”
Fortunately, I didn't bring Dian Wei and Shamoke, if these two were there, they would definitely turn their faces on the spot.
Li Yan snorted coldly: "This is what you said yourself!" ”
"Square, shut up!"
Huang Zhong felt a little embarrassed. Li Yan, isn't it clear that he has nothing to do...... The city gate of other people's land has not been breached, but the city gate on their own side has been breached several times. It shows that people are skillful. He naturally knew what Li Yan was thinking, but at the moment of the great enemy, he was messing around for trivial things. Li Yan has a good reputation, but his mind is too narrow-minded.
Xun Yu ignored Li Yan's provocation and turned his head to look at Qin, "My lord, if you are suspicious." He was willing to surrender his military power.
"Don't be angry, there are some heavy casualties on the side today, so don't choose what to say, don't blame, don't blame!"
Qin hurriedly persuaded, and then said sharply: "Zhengfang, why don't you hurry up and apologize to the young man?" ”
Li Yan stood up angrily, arched his hand and said, "A certain word has been lost!" ”
Xun Yu sneered: "Brother Zhengfang's apology, I don't dare to accept it." Today's Brother Zhengfang gave it. He will be rewarded one day. ”
Wait! ”
Gotcha, two careful eyes, and it's right!
Qin and the others couldn't help but smile bitterly, but they didn't know how to persuade them.
Pang Degong was silent. Suddenly, he said: "But the situation on the side of the young man today does seem to be a little abnormal." ”
Xun Li's face changed, and he said in his heart: Didn't you old man make trouble for me?
Huang Zhong grasped the sword under his ribs and stared at Dong Li. And Qin and Kuai Liang looked at Pang Degong suspiciously, not understanding what he meant.
Pang Degong smiled and said: "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to say that the young man colluded with the thief. Rather, the thief may be using a scheme. Storming the three cities, the Dubei city is not fierce enough. If you change someone, you will definitely be a little suspicious of him. If you dispose of him, you will inevitably cause him to be dissatisfied. If you don't deal with it, you have to be suspicious. As Hansheng said, the great enemy is present. We're going to mess with ourselves...... And today's onslaught on the northern city, could it be that the Yellow Turban thieves deliberately created an illusion for us? ”
Qin Yi was stunned, "Please also ask Pang Gong to speak clearly." ”
Pang Degong said: "Today, the pressure in the north city is not enough, while the other three cities are struggling. If there is a change of commander, maybe the forces of the North Gate will be divided to support the other three cities. And Beicheng also slacked off because of the slack of war. When the time is ripe, and the northern city is suddenly stormed, Wanxian County may be broken in one fell swoop. Zhang Mancheng also has some means. ”
When Qin and the others heard this, they couldn't help but nod their heads.
"Pang Gong said this, there is indeed some possibility."
Li Yan also felt that he might have gone too far just now, but it was not good to apologize to Dong Yan directly. couldn't help but ask: "Pang Gong, is there a way to crack it?" ”
Pang Degong asked, "Young man, how many men do you still have?" ”
Xun Yu said: "Wuxi Man has not yet been dispatched, plus the soldiers sent by Old Lady He, there are still about 2,200 people now. In addition, there are 1,000 women and children under the command of Huang Shao, and a temporary simple urn city is now being built in the city. ”
In the Han Dynasty, the city was mainly built outside the city, not inside the city, to assist in defense.
Hearing Dong Yan say that he would build an urn city in the city, Qin and the others were stunned. On the contrary, Pang Degong and Li Yan's eyes lit up.
"Looks like you have an idea?"
Kaoru shook her head, "It's not my idea, it's Lao Huang's." It's just that the materials are insufficient at present, and since yesterday, people have been ordered to demolish the houses near Beicheng. Well, the people didn't react much, but on the contrary, they were very active in helping us...... Lord Qin, I suggest mobilizing the people of Wanxian County to assist in the defense. Anyway, if Wanxian County is breached, everyone will not have a good life. If we add the help of the people of Wan County, I guess it will allow us to last a little longer. ”
"That's a good idea...... Zirou, it's up to you to arrange it. ”
Qin hesitated for a moment, "Pang Gong, you haven't said a plan yet!" ”
Pang Degong smiled: "Needless to say, the people of the young man have already come up with the most appropriate way, why don't you explain it to him?" ”
Huang Zhong, Qin and Kuai Liang got up at the same time, "I also ask the young man to give me some guidance." ”
This time, Dong Li was a little embarrassed.
Scratching his head, he bowed down and said, "Please wait a moment......"
Turning around and walking out of the council chamber, he asked the soldiers to bring a model. It was placed on the table.
"This is a model that Huang Shao made improvised yesterday when he asked a carpenter in the city. This is the inner urn city, this is the city gate, and the old yellow land strategy is like this......"
Xun Yu talked eloquently, Qin and the others listened carefully, and asked a word or two from time to time.
After Dong Yan finished speaking, including Pang Degong and Li Yan, they all said yes in unison. Pang Degong said with a smile: "If this plan is successful, it will definitely make the morale of the Yellow Turban Army plummet, very wonderful, very wonderful...... Son-in-law, I didn't expect Lao Huang to usually don't like to talk very much. There is such a ability at a critical moment. Hehe, it seems that the subordinates of the young man are really hidden dragons and crouching tigers. ”
Li Yan stared at Dong Yandi's gaze, and it became a little different!
******
Zhang Mancheng continued to storm the gates of the three cities in the east, west and south, and invested nearly 10,000 troops every day.
The tiny Wanxian County has become a huge meat grinder in the middle of the day, constantly devouring the lives of soldiers on both sides every day.
The defense of the northern city, Dong Li was handed over to Xu Huang and Shamoke.
After several days of fierce fighting. Xu Huang's talent has gradually been revealed, and he has revealed the true colors of a famous general sitting on one side.
From obscurity at first, to becoming a regular visitor to the council chamber.
In just ten days, Xu Huang has been recognized by everyone. Because of this, Xun Feng and Dian Wei moved from the north gate to the east gate to assist Qin in defense. There is no doubt that Qin is a good official, but in this great war, even if a weak scholar has 100,000 armor soldiers in his mind. But it doesn't make much difference.
The bravery of Xun Feng and Dian Wei has been recognized by everyone.
As soon as he arrived at the east gate, Qin simply threw the command to Dong Li, but he ran to assist Kuai Liang. Mobilize the situation in Wanxian County.
The sun is shining.
This was originally a good day to go to the green, but looking at Wanxian County, I couldn't see the slightest spring.
The entire city had become a blood-soaked city, and the viscous blood seeped into the walls, turning the blue-gray walls into a dark red. Everywhere there was flesh and blood sticking to it. The blood was still flowing, and the crazy Yellow Turban soldiers had become more and more fierce after more than twenty days of bloody fighting. It's no longer the undisciplined attack that started out, it's no longer a solo battle without cooperation.
Kaoru had already taken off his heavy armor and put on a light sleeve armor, and even the boots on his feet had been replaced by straw sandals.
Wielding a sword with both hands. With a roar, he cut in half one of the Yellow Turban generals who had rushed to the city.
Then he rushed up to the city wall, holding the end of the ladder he had just climbed with both hands, and pressed his arms hard. Let out a roar, "Get me down!" ”
The heavy ladder was suddenly toppled down, and the five or six soldiers on the ladder were blurred with flesh and blood.
His feet were soaked in blood, and Dong Yan seemed to have lost all his senses. He was numb, completely numb.
Mechanical killing, mechanical roaring......
In just over 20 days, the whole person has lost weight
Dian Wei's situation is not very good, the wound on his leg is not good in the first place, and now he is injured and injured. The Yellow Turban Army is like an inexhaustible ant, endlessly attacking Wanxian. Kaoru was on the verge of losing time, and she couldn't count how many enemies she had killed. He finally understood that in this kind of torn apart by thousands of troops, the power of an individual was so small.
I really don't know, how did Zhao Yun kill seven in and seven out in Changban Slope in the first place?
Bell Bell ......
In the distance, a gong sounded, and the Yellow Turban soldiers receded like a tide, leaving only dead bodies in the ground.
The wounded, who were not yet dead, wailed under the city. The sound of tearing and killing seemed to disappear all at once, adding an eerie aura to the battlefield.
The rescue team organized by Qin and others hurriedly climbed to the top of the city, threw the dead body of a yellow turban thief outside the city, and gathered the dead officers and soldiers on their own side, and carried those wounded soldiers down from the city, which seemed to be in a hurry.
Kaoru's legs went limp, and he sat down in the bloody water, leaning against the wall and gasping.
In the distance, Dian Wei limped over and sat beside Dong Li, with a sharp arrow stuck in his shoulder.
There was a feeling of the rest of his life, Dong Li looked at Dian Wei, Dian Wei looked at Dong Li, and suddenly laughed.
"Big brother, hurt?"
Dian Wei stretched out his hand and pulled out the sharp arrow on his shoulder, and a stream of blood arrows spurted out and splashed on Dong Li's face.
"It's just a small injury, nothing to make a fuss about...... Brother, you're alright! ”
"Me?"
Kaoru smiled, "It's still alive." And one more breath. ”
Struggling to sit up, his eyes looking out from the battlement, smoke rising from the Yellow Turban Army camp.
"Big brother, how many days is it today?"
Dian Wei snapped his fingers and counted, "Twenty-eight days, it's been twenty-eight days!" ”
"Damn, the reinforcements don't even have any news? What's going on? If we continue like this, we won't be able to hold on. ”
"If you can't hold on, you have to hold on, Lao Tzu still wants to live, and I want to see my unborn son. Count the days. It's pretty much the same...... Hey, brother, brother, I already have two sons, what about you? Why don't you even have a daughter-in-law? ”
In Xun Lidi's mind, Dong Lu's smiling and pretty appearance appeared.
"When I go back this time, I'm going to get married!"
"By the way, last time Lao Huang said that Zhang Mancheng would attack. Why hasn't there been any movement until now? I heard the third child muttering yesterday that the battle situation in Beicheng was sometimes tense and sometimes relaxed, and I couldn't figure out what those thieves were doing. ”
Kaoru muttered to herself, "How do I know...... I just want to go home now and be with my grandmother. ”
"Hehe, I'm still a kid!"
Dian Wei said with a smile, standing up and preparing to inspect the situation in the city. It's also what he and Kaoru do every day. But looking at Xun Li like this today, Dian Wei knows that I'm afraid Xun Yan is not in the mood to go to the inspection again.
Just about to leave. Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound from the sky.
Kaoru nervously turned over and got up, and roared sharply: "Enemy attack? Is it an enemy attack? ”
In fact, it was not only Dong Li who had such a reaction, but all the soldiers in the city. It's pretty much the same thing.
The sound was similar to the sound of a war drum, and every time it was heard, it meant that the thieves were preparing to attack.
Dian Wei held the city wall in his hand and looked up at the sky.
"It's not an enemy attack, it's thunder!"
"Thunder?"
Kaoru looked up and saw that the sky had suddenly become a little dark, with dark clouds rolling and silver snakes weaving through the thick clouds.
It was also the first time that thunder had occurred since the beginning of spring.
Thunder would have been normal at such a time. But in Dong Li's opinion, it seems a little different.
Dian Wei muttered to himself, "It looks like it's raining heavily at night!" ”
"yes. It's going to rain! ”
At this time, a war horse rushed up the city wall from the horse road.
"The boy is not here, where is the boy?"
Kaoru shouted, "I'm here." What's the matter? ”
A pro-soldier jumped down from his war horse and knelt on one knee in the blood, "Lord Taishou has an order, please go to the meeting." ”
It seems that they are not the only ones who think so, Pang Degong and they are also aware of it!
Xun Yu nodded, "Tell Lord Qin, I'll go over right away!" ”
After speaking, he took Dian Wei's hand and said softly: "Big brother, you work hard here, I guess it's about to end." ”
"The end? What's coming to an end? ”
Dian Wei was a little inexplicable by Dong Li's words without beginning and end.
But Dong Li could no longer answer his questions, and he didn't even hear what he said, and hurriedly ran down the city wall.
Leaning on the city wall, I watched the dark clouds rolling in the sky.
Dian Wei had an idea, and seemed to understand what Dong Li meant.
It's over, is it really going to end?
"Where's the medics? Damn, I didn't see that Lao Tzu was injured, hurry up and come and bandage me...... The medics, where are they all dead! ”
A distinctive loud voice echoed over the city.
The medical soldier is the name that Dong Li specially gave to those who were responsible for treating and bandaging the people.
The soldiers at the head of the city immediately felt extremely relieved when they heard this voice. Quite a few people even laughed.
In mid-air, spring thunder exploded!
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