Chapter 768: Slapping Him in the Mouth
Duan Xuan died, due to excessive blood loss, coupled with the bumps on the way home and various reasons, Duan Xuan was not rescued in the end and died.
Liu Bei also left, except for the 10,000 soldiers who were struggling to defend in Chenliucheng, the more than 100,000 troops withdrew in a day and a night.
Chen Liucheng, since ten years ago, has been regarded by Liu Bei as a top priority as a front-line central base to resist Cao Cao. Until now, Chen Liucheng has always been Liu Bei's first important city to resist Cao De and Cao Cao.
Therefore, the defense facilities here can almost be said to be among the best in the entire Han Dynasty. Moreover, Liu Bei also left enough grain and grass to support the 10,000 soldiers in Chen Liucheng for a month.
The entire Yanzhou, anyway, was snatched by Liu Bei from Cao Cao's hands, as long as it didn't hurt Qingzhou and Xuzhou, Liu Bei's base, Liu Bei wouldn't be too distressed.
Therefore, Liu Bei needed a month to continue to create the second step of Cao De's difficulty.
After Zhao Yun and Cao Zhen attacked Liu Bei's grain and grass, they carefully found a place to hide to see if they had not yet taken the opportunity to act. And after a day of separation, Zhao Yun's sentry cavalry found Liu's army retreating eastward all over the mountains.
"General Zhao, Liu Bei has begun to withdraw his troops, this is a good opportunity!" Cao Zhen couldn't help but say to Zhao Yun excitedly.
Zhao Yun nodded and said, "The opportunity is good, but our number is too small." How many Liu Jun are outside, countless. As long as we're surrounded, there's no play! β
"General Zhao is not afraid?" Cao Zhen was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but say.
If it was ten years ago, as soon as Zhao Yun heard this, maybe he really ordered something to do. But now Zhao Yun smiled slightly, "Yes, I'm afraid!" General Cao, look at our brothers. In the past ten days, they have already won the feats that can be richly rewarded. And the general wanted them to die...... I was afraid, I was afraid. I'm afraid, my brother will never go back! β
Then, Zhao Yun looked at Liu Jun who was marching, "This is indeed an opportunity, if I have an army of 30,000, why should I be afraid of him!" I can't let my brothers die in vain! β
Zhao Yun's words were so righteous and awe-inspiring, and what he said was so sacred, which made Cao Zhen stunned for a while. This, is this the reason why the Hanzhong army won all battles?
When Zhao Yun and Cao Zhen looked at the retreating Liu army, Cao De's army also drove to Chen Liucheng.
"Haha...... the defenders in the city listen, your Uncle Liu Huang has already left. You are just Liu Bei who stayed behind the palace. Do you know what a queen is? It's to die! Zhang Fei carried the Zhangba snake spear, volunteered to run to the foot of Chen Liucheng, and shouted loudly at the defenders above.
But what Zhang Fei got was the other party's fool-like eyes.
"Grandpa Zhang is kind-hearted, but you are treated as donkey liver and lungs. Catapult, smash! Zhang Fei finally got angry, and with an order to blow his beard and stare at him, more than twenty catapults began to work.
Huge stones were moved into the catapult's scoop, and with a groan of pain from the winch, the long throwing arm had reached the limit of endurance.
"Put!"
As soon as the soldier who was twisting the handle of the winch let go, the winch spun rapidly. The stone flew into the sky with a swiping roar. And Zhang Fei's head also turned around with the flying stones, and then his eyes finally fell on Chen Liucheng.
βduang~β
"Boom!"
The huge stone hit the wall of Chen Liucheng! However, due to the first test firing, the target was misaligned and hit the lower part of the city wall.
Soon, the catapult was already adjusted. And then......
"Woo~!" "Boom!" "Whoa~!"
This time it was accurate, but Chen Liucheng's female wall was unlucky. The smashed pieces of the female wall flew all over the sky, but the most unlucky were the Liu soldiers hiding behind the female wall. Before he knew what was going on, he was pushed into the air by a huge force, and then flew out of the city wall screaming. Although the city wall of Chen Liucheng is not high, it is more than three zhang high, and it is now more than seven meters high. So, it's miserable, it's torn apart.
"You're welcome, replace Lao Tzu with a canister of oil!" As soon as Zhang Fei saw that the city was smashed by himself and hiding in Tibet, he immediately took out an even more vicious canister of fire oil.
After the lit canister was thrown at the head of the city, there was a "poof", and the fire ignited the city head along the splashing of fire oil. Countless Liu Jun's soldiers had their clothes stained with fire oil and sparks at the same time, and the living people were running around screaming and screaming. As everyone knows, as a result, the city is even more chaotic.
Liu Bei is gone, and when he left, he also told them, you hold on for a month, and after a month, I will lead the army back. It only takes a month. But it's been a bad month.
Zhang Fei's wild bombardment lasted for nearly two hours, and two hours later, the east gate of Chen Liucheng had become like ruins, and the defenders of Liu Jun, who were still laughing at Zhang Fei before, were running and fleeing at this moment.
"Attack!"
Zhang Fei roared, and three thousand Cao soldiers carried the ladder and pushed the crash car and siege vehicle to Chen Liucheng. And it turned out that Zhang Fei was too careful. After the previous two hours, the soldiers of Liu Jun did not have the slightest intention to continue fighting. In the process of Zhang Fei's attack, he encountered any resistance.
The heavy crash car was pushed into the gate hole of Chen Liucheng, and the broken city gate was knocked open in a few clicks, and the Cao soldiers immediately waved their weapons and rushed in with cheers, and at the same time, on the side of the city wall, the Cao soldiers also climbed the head of Chen Liucheng through the ladder and siege vehicles.
In less than two hours, the entire Chen Liucheng had become Cao De's bag, and the city that had blocked Cao Cao for ten years on the east bank of the Langdang Canal finally groaned and fell at Cao De's feet.
"Prime Minister! No civilians were found in the city, only the defenders of Liu's army. More than 3,000 people were killed and 6,000 surrendered. Zhang Fei heard that Cao De had arrived and immediately rode out excitedly on a war horse, and from a distance, Zhang Fei began to roar to report the victory.
"Good! Town! Cao De said a few words without joy or worry, and Cao De's carriage followed Zhang Fei into Chen Liucheng.
The traces of the recent battle have not yet been cleared, and the bodies that have been fallen, killed, and burned are everywhere, and the stones dumped by catapults can be seen everywhere within a few hundred paces of the inner city walls.
"Prime Minister, according to the captured General Liu Junshou, there is a letter from Zhuge Liang to the Prime Minister in the county order mansion in the city. I knew that the prime minister would enter the county order office today, so I didn't bring it to the prime minister. β
Cao De nodded, and couldn't help but say, "When did Yide know that it was time to save energy." Well, I'll see for myself! β
Soon, Cao De found Zhuge Liang's letter, only to see that it read, "Cao Gong personally opened!" β
After Cao De opened it, there were only a few sentences inside.
"The elite of Hanzhong really lives up to its reputation. Cao Gongwei's name, eternal earthquake Han. It's just that Cao Gong's life is taken from the bottom! β
Cao De looked at it and smiled. Drink, what a big breath!
Zhuge boy, although he served as Liu Bei's general staff officer of the three armies at a young age, if he wants to kill me Cao De, he doesn't just rely on talk.
Cao De handed the letter to Pei Yuanshao without hesitation, "Take it for me, when I catch Zhuge Liang, I will personally hit him in the mouth!" β