Zhang Fei finally figured out the origin of this secret passage, and he also calculated it, and it actually has a history of hundreds of years.

At this moment, he remembered what Guan Yu had told him, and began to worry about whether this ancient secret passage could still be passed.

The stone steps are not too long, that is, twenty or thirty steps, down to the bottom, there are a dozen black, about three parallel passages, high and long, it can also make Zhang Fei straighten up and walk, if you jump up, you will hit the top wall.

Zhang Fei asked people to carry torches to explore the way in front, and walked more than a mile all the way, and sure enough, as Zhang Fei thought, the passage collapsed for a while, blocking the way.

Zhang Fei temporarily asked people to dig along the old traces of the passage, but they dug nearly 100 steps, but they still couldn't dig through. There was no way, Zhang Fei had no choice but to retreat. Of course, let the people who came with you this time continue to dig and see how long it will take to dig through.

Leaving the secret passage, Zhang Fei returned to his residence, and fell asleep as soon as he fell, he was also too tired, and after fighting for a day, his internal strength was also consumed a lot.

No, in the second half of the night, the city wall of Xiaopei suddenly issued an emergency alarm, shouts, gongs, and suddenly sounded.

Then, there were bursts of shouts and killings, mixed with terrible screams.

Zhang Fei jumped up from the bed and hurriedly called for his soldiers to come in and ask what was going on.

Seeing Zhang Fei wake up, the soldiers hurriedly reported: "Third general, Cao Jun intended to take advantage of the night to sneak attack our city, but was discovered by our sergeants. ”

"Sneak attack?" Zhang Fei listened attentively, and his face changed: "It's not good." Listening to the sound of this formation, it doesn't seem to be as simple as a sneak attack on our city, it is estimated that Cao's army is going to attack the city at night. Quickly, gather your horses, and immediately go to support the defenders on the city walls. ”

Zhang Fei's drowsiness disappeared in an instant, he lifted the Zhangba snake spear, hurriedly left the residence, and galloped to the city wall where the sound of killing came.

Well. As Zhang Fei said, Cao's army did not steal the city, but directly attacked the city.

Yu Ban and Li Dian. Yesterday evening, they had just finished the siege battle, and they were helplessly preparing to rest their troops, and they could not attack for a long time. It's getting dark. We can only wait for tomorrow to attack the city. In their hearts, they were a little unwilling, because they couldn't capture Xiaopei, and their lord would arrive tomorrow with an army of 200,000. They attacked Xiaopeicheng for a whole day with their troops and generals, but they couldn't take it down, and if Cao Cao came, I am afraid that he would also be guilty.

If they can capture Xiaopeicheng, it may be a meritorious achievement. To be commended is for sure. However, Cao Cao had an order earlier. just let them confront Xiao Peicheng and contain Liu Beijun, who held Xiao Peicheng, and did not let them forcibly attack the city regardless of casualties. Capture Xiao Peilai, then it's easy to say anything, now it can't be attacked, casualties of more than 10,000 people and horses, if you add the military horses of Qin Yilu, who was just defeated, 120,000 military horses, and lose 20,000 people at once, Cao Cao is not annoyed with them, it is strange.

At this moment, they were all a little annoyed, and felt that they shouldn't listen to Qin Yilu's agitation. If this Xiaopei City is really so easy to capture, then Cao Cao has already waved his army to kill Xiaopei City earlier, then it is completely possible to capture Xiaopei City first and then return to Xudu to deal with the rebellion. But why, Cao Cao had 200,000 troops here at that time, and he didn't capture Xiaopei first?

Now, the only thing they can do is hope that Cao Cao's military horses will not come too quickly, so that they will have at least one day to attack the city, if Cao Cao's army does not arrive, they will be desperate, or they can make up for it.

Of course, pushing Qin Yilu out of Lu to be a scapegoat Yu Ban and Li Dian also thought about it in their hearts, but when they think about it, what kind of thing is Qin Yilu? In his capacity, he is not yet qualified to be this scapegoat. If they hadn't been in such a hurry to make meritorious contributions, no one would have been able to mobilize their 100,000 troops and horses.

Fortunately, as soon as they collected their troops and retreated, Qin Yilu sent a letter telling them that the night attack might be able to capture Xiaopeicheng.

Yu Ban and Li Dian thought about it, and felt that what Qin Yilu said was not unreasonable. Today's siege battle is not unfierce, they have also seen with their own eyes, Zhang Fei appears in the east and west of the city from time to time, running back and forth, after a day of fighting, Zhang Fei will be tired even if he fights with iron.

They felt that under the current situation, they could believe in Qin Yilu again and prepare to attack the city again at night.

However, Yu Ban and Li Dian had just decided to meet with Qin Yilu to attack the city again at night, but they heard an urgent report from the sergeant that Qin Yilu had been killed by Zhang Fei.

Both of them were taken aback, they really didn't expect that Zhang Fei, who had been fighting for a day, would dare to go out of the city to attack.

Qin Yilu's death made the two generals feel a little heavy in their hearts, well, as soon as Qin Yilu died, they didn't even have a scapegoat.

The two generals combined, and they felt that even if Qin Yilu was killed by Zhang Fei, it didn't seem to affect their plan for the night attack, so it was a big deal to send another general to go around to the other side of Xiaopei City at night. No, taking advantage of the night, they can completely bluff and form a sign that Xiaopei City has been besieged around Xiao Pei City. In this way, from one direction, the main force will attack the city, so that it may not be impossible to capture Xiaopeicheng.

Yu Ban and Li Dian, who had made up their minds, began to arrange after dark.

After arranging it, he waited until the second half of the night before he suddenly started.

Of course, they naturally wanted to steal the city at first, and tried to secretly capture one of the gates of Xiaopei City, so that his army could directly enter Xiaopei City from the city gate.

But it's a pity that the sergeants of Xiaopeicheng are very vigilant, and the Cao soldiers sent by Yu Ban and Li Dian were discovered by the city defenders just after they sneaked close to the walls of Xiaopeicheng.

In this way, Cao's army immediately turned from stealing the city to storming the city.

The night has negative aspects for both sides. However, for the besieging side, it is somewhat beneficial to them.

For example, the defenders at the head of the city can no longer aim and then throw debris at the Cao soldiers, and the bows and arrows on the head of the city are difficult to aim at the Cao soldiers who are climbing the siege in the dark night.

In this way, the military horses of Yu Ban and Li Dian who attacked the city were able to attack the city head in the first wave of attacks.

Fortunately, Zhang Fei was finally able to kill in time. Together with the sergeants defending the city, the forbidden horses were repulsed.

Yu Ban and Li Dian, they attacked the city in two ways.

This time. really tired Zhang Fei again, Zhang Fei kept coming back from several directions that were attacked by the Cao army, and repelled wave after wave of Cao army's attacks.

This kind of battle is not much different from the battle during the day, because it is not clear about the reality of Cao Bing outside the city, so that Zhang Fei seems to have more times to support various sections of the city wall than during the day, and it really makes Zhang Fei feel a little tired. Battles at night. It made Zhang Fei feel more tired.

Zhang Fei felt that if this continued, it would be a matter of time before Xiaopeicheng was lost. He thought. Do you want to lead Xiao Pei's soldiers to leave as soon as possible, especially, he went to investigate the secret road that leads directly to the outside of the city, but this road is not passable. If the sergeants left behind can't dig through. Then he will really be surrounded by Cao Cao's military horses in Xiaopei City.

After thinking about it, Zhang Fei felt that it was better to evacuate Xiaopeicheng immediately.

However, now in the darkness outside the city, there seemed to be Cao Jun's shouts of killing all around, so that Zhang Fei did not dare to abandon the city overnight for a while.

Zhang Fei also knew in his heart that Cao Jun, who stayed in front of Xiaopei City, was before Cao Cao came. Just 100,000 horses, these 100,000 horses. It seems unlikely that you want to besiege Xiao Peicheng. Therefore, Zhang Fei felt that Cao Bing, who shouted to kill outside the city, might not be able to really besiege Xiaopeicheng to death.

Under the circumstance that he didn't know the troop layout of the Cao army in the Dao Dao and the reality of the Dao Dao, Zhang Fei decided to wait for the dawn to see clearly the surroundings of Xiaopei City, where the Cao army was the weakest in the army, and when it was dawn, he would begin to break through and leave Xiaopei City.

However, the Cao army attacked the city urgently, and it was still necessary to repel the Cao army attacking the city first, and then Zhang Fei sent all the reserve troops and horses to defend the city.

In the fierce battle in the middle of the night, both sides lost a lot of soldiers and horses, and in the end, the sky was bright, and Yu Ban and Li Dian still failed to capture Xiaopeicheng.

However, Xiaopeicheng's fortification materials have also been used up almost completely.

As soon as the morning dawned, the military horses led by Yu Ban and Li Dian would no longer be useful for their feints, and Zhang Fei could also concentrate his forces to resist their main attacking force.

Yu Ban and Li Dian were helpless, and Mingjin withdrew his troops.

Zhang Fei immediately gathered all the generals and revealed to the generals that Cao Cao would soon lead an army of 200,000 to kill, and that it was impossible for them to hold on with their existing strength, especially without the support of the people in the city, and he decided to break through the siege as soon as possible and evacuate Xiaopei.

But now, after a day and a night of fierce fighting, the soldiers are exhausted, and now leading the army to Xiaopeicheng, I am afraid that they will be pursued by the forbidden army. Their own sergeants, in exhausted conditions, were also not conducive to retreating.

What's more, Zhang Fei is now reluctant to withdraw his troops back to Xuzhou to meet Liu Bei, and he doesn't know where to retreat for a while. To go north, you have to pass through Cao Cao's powerful territory to enter the New Han Dynasty, which obviously will not work, and when the time comes, Cao's army in Yanzhou will not let them pass.

The only thing Zhang Fei could think of was to withdraw to the south and west, and enter the areas of Yuzhou and Yangzhou, where Cao's army was relatively weak. In that way, Zhang Fei could retreat to Wancheng, northwest of Yuzhou, and enter the range of power of the New Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhang Fei and the generals agreed to let the sergeant rest for half a day first, and then evacuate Xiaopei immediately in the afternoon or when it was dark.

However, Zhang Fei's abacus was not good enough.

Shortly after Zhang Fei and the generals agreed, they dispersed to rest.

Cao Cao actually led an army of 200,000 to kill.

The 200,000 army, coupled with Yu Ban's military horses, the three armies scattered at once, surrounding Xiaopeicheng.

300,000 troops, what is the concept?

Zhang Fei, who went to the city to watch, only felt that no matter where he looked, what caught his eyes was a black and oppressive military horse. In the face of Cao's army, which had an absolute advantage in troops, when he really wanted to forcibly attack the city, he launched an attack on Xiaopeicheng from all directions, Zhang Fei was worried that he might not be able to hold on for even an hour.

What's more, he also saw that under Xiaopei City, a group of Cao Cao's generals led the army to wait for them.

Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, etc., Zhang Fei knew that if these generals attacked the city together, Zhang Fei would definitely take care of one and lose the other, and it would be difficult to hold Xiaopei City.

Zhang Fei's black face is not very good-looking, and his expression is solemn.

And the generals under Zhang Fei are not just dignified at this moment, many generals are pale, facing Cao Cao's army. There are already people who are timid.

Needless to say, those soldiers, many of them, their legs were already a little shaking.

Well. Don't forget that most of Zhang Fei's military horses were actually those soldiers who were captured by Cao Cao in the past, and they were persuaded by Liu Bei to vote for Liu Bei. The soldiers who had been captured by Cao Cao once faced Cao Cao's army again, their hearts. Du Shao has produced a sense of fear that is difficult to suppress.

If it weren't for Zhang Fei's ability to hold the position, I am afraid that there would be no need for Cao Cao to order the siege of the city, and I am afraid that some troops would have to surrender to Cao Cao.

But. Cao Cao did not immediately attack the city, besieging but not attacking.

Well, Cao Cao was in the camp in the rear and listened to the reports of Yu Ban and Li Dian. heard the news that Qin Yilu had been killed by Zhang Fei. He couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad, and his mood was unusually complicated. At this moment, Cao Cao was actually a little distracted, and the scene opposite Qin Yilu's naked body flashed in his mind.

Well, I don't know if Lu Dao is the effect of love dew, every time Cao Cao thinks of the situation at that time, in addition to feeling humiliated and embarrassed, he actually feels a little excited. It's kind of pleasant.

Very strange feeling, of course. He didn't want anything like that to happen again, but now, when he heard that Qin Yilu was dead, he felt a little embarrassed in his heart, and he couldn't say how much nostalgia he couldn't say.

"My lord, the army has surrounded Xiao Peicheng, and I believe that not even a single fly can escape. Is it time to order a siege? "The commander of the army, I came to inform Cao Cao of the situation on the battlefield at this moment.

"Hmm...... Are we ready for the siege baggage we have brought? It can't be like General Yu and General Li to attack the city anymore, the casualties are too great. Cao Cao asked.

"Lord Yu, everything is ready, as long as the Lord gives an order, our trebuchet will advance under the city and launch an attack on Xiaopei City."

"Trebuchet? Wait......" Cao Cao seemed to think of something, and said: "The trebuchet is very destructive to the city, if you can capture Xiaopei City without using a trebuchet, then don't use it." You stand down and wait a while before listening to your own commands. ”

"Yes......" Lord Bo retreated.

"By the way, General Yu, you said that you can almost capture Xiaopeicheng?" Cao Cao woke up to what Yu Ban and Li Dian had just said.

"Yes, it was Zhang Fei who was defending the city, Guan Yu suddenly rushed from Xuzhou to support, and raided General Qin Yilu's 20,000 military horses, and the reason why General Qin Yilu was later killed by Zhang Fei was also because Guan Yu defeated General Qin Yilu first."

"Guan Yu? He's also in Xiaopei City now? Cao Cao listened to Huo's standing up.

For Guan Yu, Cao Cao really remembered that such a general could not be used by him, and he felt very regretful. On the contrary, for Zhang Fei, Cao Cao's heart is more in awe, and there is not much thought about getting Zhang Fei's effect, of course, it is best to get it, but Cao Cao knows that with Zhang Fei's violent character, it is difficult to persuade him to take refuge in himself. If he had the chance, Cao Cao would have preferred to kill Zhang Fei.

However, Guan Yu is different, if Guan Yu is also in Xiaopeicheng, then Cao Cao feels that it is not too suitable for him to directly capture Xiaopeicheng. For a loyal person like Guan Yu, he can only be gentle, and he must not coerce each other. If everyone starts a direct war face to face now, then Cao Cao feels that he will lose the opportunity to get Guan Yu forever.

Guan Yu is not Zhang Liao, although it is also a matter of loyalty, but Cao Cao always has a feeling that Guan Yu is not like Zhang Liao, if he catches Guan Yu and then persuades him to surrender like Zhang Liao, Cao Cao feels that it is absolutely infeasible. For Guan Yu, Cao Cao felt that he could only keep showing kindness to Guan Yu, so that Guan Yu felt that he owed him, in that way, he and Guan Yu, even if they could not become friends, they would not become enemies, at least, Guan Yu would never kill him.

I have to say that when Cao Cao looks at people, sometimes he can see quite accurately.

Yu Ban and Li Dian glanced at each other and said, "Lord, yesterday evening, our people did see Guan Yu defeat Qin Yilu's military horses with their own eyes, and then entered Xiaopei City. If it weren't for the fact that we asked ourselves if we were not the enemies of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, we attacked last night, and we personally attacked the city from two directions, I am afraid that we would have been able to capture Xiaopei as soon as possible, and we would have waited for the arrival of the lord in Xiaopei City. ”

"Well, well, although the two generals failed to capture Xiaopeicheng, but, your fight, also played the reality of Xiaopeicheng, according to what you said, Xiaopeicheng's strength is problematic, and their garrison materials are also lacking, you fought for a day, and you didn't find that there are people in the city to help defend the city, that is to say, the people of Xiaopeicheng may be facing us." Cao Cao stood up and said to the two generals: "However, this time, after all, you have violated the order of the prime minister and lost 30,000 or 40,000 military horses, then it will not be a success, even if you don't lose it, let's go, let's go to Xiaopei City now and meet Guan Yu." ”

Yu Ban and Li Dian were relieved when they heard that Cao Cao did not condemn them, and hurriedly escorted Cao Cao to Xiaopei City.

Now, in front of the west gate of Xiaopei City, a general stepped forward and shouted to Zhang Fei.

"General Zhang Fei, don't come unharmed? Do you still recognize Zhang? ”

Zhang Fei looked down and recognized it as Zhang Liao.

Although Zhang Fei's heart was a little solemn, he was never afraid of anything.

Therefore, in front of Zhang Liao, he will naturally not weaken his momentum.

"Ha Luha, who am I, it turns out to be my brother." Zhang Fei held a spear, jumped on the wall, pointed a snake spear at Zhang Liao and said with a smile: "What, Zhang Wenyuan, you also want to challenge me?" You are not my opponent, my second brother Guan can defeat you, and we Zhang Fei can also defeat you, go and call Xu Huang and Xiahou brothers together, let's have a good fight today! (To be continued......)