Chapter 219: Pulling out the arrow
The words were divided into two ends, but it was said that Cao Cao and the others returned to the barracks, and Xi Zhicai asked, "Does the king really want to recruit Lu Bu?" ”
Cao Cao squinted, not knowing what he was thinking, and only after a moment did he say, "Lone does have this idea. ”
"Your Majesty, this ...... Lu Bu can't use this person. Xi Zhicai was in a hurry, Cao Cao's thoughts surprised him, and he hurriedly persuaded.
"Why?" Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai with interest and asked.
Xi Zhicai saw that Cao Cao seemed to really have plans to take Lu Bu into his account, and said eagerly: "Lu Bu has worshiped two fathers successively, and they all died in his hands. ”
Cao Cao smiled and said, "Zhicai, you said that Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, they have never really subdued this tiger. ”
"Why?" Xi Zhicai was puzzled, if he really hadn't been subdued, would Lu Bu recognize them as his father-in-law?
Cao Cao said: "Lu Bu is a fierce general, but in Ding Yuan, he is a master book, even Dong Zhuo only uses Lu Bu as a guard, it is strange that Lu Bu can really be obedient." ”
"But it is also true that he worshipped two of them as his father-in-law, but killed them."
Cao Cao said disdainfully: "Can the two of them compare with Gu Xiang? ”
He has not been in contact with Ding Yuan, but Dong Zhuo has lived under his nose for several years and is very familiar with Dong Zhuo's personality.
"Lone has the confidence to completely subdue this tiger." Cao Cao's spirit was bright, his eyes were shining, and he said very domineeringly.
Speaking of which, there is no shortage of generals in his army, what is lacking is this kind of fierce general, although Xu Chu and Xiahoudun are also considered to be fierce generals, but they are not top-notch, which is also a hard wound in his army.
Xi Zhicai looked at Cao Cao in front of him, seemed to be infected by his momentum, sighed, and said: "Since the king has this heart, the minister will definitely try his best to plan." ”
Then he thought about it for a while, and then asked, "King, how should Li Ru explain there?" ”
Cao Cao touched the beard under his chin and said: "Li Ru will pass the book to him, this battle will give him a chance, if he can kill Lu Bu, he has nothing to say, if he can't kill him, then he will surrender Lu Bu, he has nothing to say." ”
"Then what the king said just now is also to divide the relationship between Lu Bu and Liu Bei?" Xi Zhicai asked suddenly.
He was attracted by Cao Cao's words that he wanted to recruit Lu Bu before, and he didn't have time to think about the intention of Cao Cao's words, but now he relaxed, recalled Cao Cao's words, and suddenly realized.
"Hehe, Liu Bei and Lu Bu have always been at odds, and the two are wary of each other, which just separates the relationship between the two." Cao Cao said with a smile.
Xi Zhicai was silent, since Cao Cao had an idea in his heart, Xi Zhicai no longer dissuaded him, and the two discussed the military situation for a long time before they separated.
Less than an hour later, Xiahoudun, who was galloping all the way, finally arrived in Feng County.
This trip to Xiahoudun can be said to be riveting with all his strength, he wants to wash away the shame, the journey of an hour was saved by him more than a quarter of an hour.
After a simple rest and eating some dry food to replenish his strength, Xiahoudun couldn't wait to start attacking the city.
Although his mission this time is to feint, he must come up with thunderous means and put on an attitude of not breaking the city gate and vowing not to stop, so that he can lure Lu Bu out.
"Woo ......"
The majestic horn sounded under the city of Fengxian County, and Xiahou took the arrow stone himself, carried the ladder and the shield with the soldiers, and went to the city wall of Feng County.
Due to the sudden attack of Xiahoudun, the defenders on the city wall were caught off guard and almost took the city, but fortunately Cao Xuan arrived in time and barely held the city wall and protected Feng County, but this siege also brought a lot of pressure to Cao Xuan.
Outside the city, after a raid-like siege, Xiahoudun's troops had already set up camp and besieged the city on three sides, putting pressure on the defenders inside the city.
"General, break out." The deputy general next to Cao Xing looked at the Wei army camp stretching outside the city, and the Wei army was about 60,000 at least, so he couldn't help but say.
Each of their walls was defended by less than 10,000 men, and if the Wei army attacked continuously, they would not be able to resist it at all.
Cao Xing looked at the deputy general and said in a deep voice: "No, Feng County can't be lost, what the general gave us was a death order, even if we die, we will die in Feng County." ”
"Then how about we immediately Xiang General?"
"Nope." Cao Xuan looked at the Wei army below and rejected the request of the deputy general: "The Wei army did not hesitate to mobilize heavy troops to besiege Fengxian, it is likely that they want to lure the general out of the city, if they rashly ask the general for help, I am afraid that they will be ambushed by the enemy." ”
Cao Xing looked in the direction of Pei County and shouted loudly: "Pass my order, the whole army will defend Feng County, and it is forbidden to ask for help from Pei County until it is absolutely necessary." ”
"No." The deputy general saw that Cao Xing's attitude was resolute, so he could only smile bitterly and nodded.
In the camp outside the city, Xiahoudun, who was the chief general, sat upright in the tent, his tiger eyes were shining, and he looked at the generals below and asked, "How is it, can someone break through the siege in the city and ask for help?" ”
The general shook his head and said, "There is no movement in the city. ”
"It seems that they are planning to defend Feng County." Xiahoudun suddenly felt that things were tricky, and the strategy they formulated was based on Cao Xing's request for help from Lu Bu, but now Cao Xing's stubborn defense of Feng County was completely inconsistent with their plan.
"Since you don't ask for help, then fight until you ask for help." Xiahoudun's eyes gradually became fierce, and he muttered to himself in a low voice.
After resting for an hour, the physical strength of the soldiers had basically recovered, and Xiahoudun exhausted his troops and horses to attack Fengxian on all sides, and Xiahoudun was the first soldier, risking the arrows and stones, and wanted to lead his troops to climb first.
"Kill me!" Xiahoudun held a shield in one hand and a Pu knife in the other, and took the lead in climbing the ladder, shouting loudly.
"Kill, break through Feng County!"
Seeing that the main general was brave, the morale was high, and one by one they roared and launched a fierce attack on the city wall.
"Soldiers, hold on, as long as we hold on to today, our reinforcements will come soon." Cao Xing, who was commanding at the head of the city, saw the crazy Wei army and shouted, of course, the words of reinforcements and the like were said by him in order to gather morale.
"Kill, swear to kill Wei Dog!"
"Avenge your loved ones!"
A few years ago, when Cao Cao slaughtered Xuzhou, many family members of the soldiers at the head of the city were killed by the Wei army, and now they are fighting, and they are all red-eyed, pouring out the hatred in their hearts with the weapons in their hands.
The battle was extremely fierce, and in the battlefield, several or even dozens of people were killed every second, and there were corpses everywhere, and mottled blood stained the city's head.
The defenders were small, and in the face of the onslaught of the Wei army, the battle lasted less than an hour, and Xiahoudun had already climbed to the top of the city, and then cleared a clearing on the city wall.
"General, a section of the wall on the left has been lost."
Cao Xing, who was commanding the soldiers, suddenly heard the report of the soldiers, Cao Xing fixed his eyes and saw that it was Xiahoudun who led his troops to the top of the city, Cao Xing snorted coldly and picked up the bow and arrow hanging beside him, aimed at Xiahoudun who was fighting, and shot an arrow.
Xiahoudun, who ascended to the top of the city, had already discarded the shield in his hand in order to facilitate the fight, picked up a spear on the ground, and wantonly killed the soldiers of the Lu State.
Cao Xing's arrow came a little suddenly, and although Xiahoudun heard the sound, he still didn't have time to dodge, so he could only try to block this feather arrow.
Although Xiahoudun grabbed the shaft of the arrow, the tip of the arrow was pierced into the eye socket and shot into the left eyeball.
"Ah......h
"Parents and blood, don't abandon it!" Xiahoudun took a few steps back, resisted the attack of Lu Guo's soldiers from the soldiers in front of him, shouted, and directly opened his mouth to swallow the eyeballs hanging on the tip of the arrow.