Chapter 420: The Deepest Shadow
Cao Cao retreated as an advance, this retreat is actually very dangerous, once it is not grasped in time, Zhang Xiang's army will rush to the city, not to mention that Zhang Xiang's army still has these siege weapons in the city. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In fact, in terms of the speed of ascending the city, Zhang Xiang's army is one point faster than Cao's army, but it is very limited in space.
Cao Cao was very confident in his command ability, he was confident that he could control the situation, but Zhang Xiang was also confident in his soldiers, the city was indeed full of flames, but there were no fires in some places.
But there was no Cao army to defend there, Zhang Xiang ordered his soldiers to attack there, although they were surrounded by flames and could not attack, but at least they occupied the terrain, and they could also use bows and arrows to fight back.
It didn't take long for Cao Cao to find out that something was wrong, these archers who climbed to the top of the city did pose a threat to their own soldiers, but the biggest threat was to occupy the terrain, and the attack on the city was actually an attack on the territory.
Whoever occupies the most territory, the more likely it is to occupy the city, Cao Cao can only send his own heavy infantry to attack the city, these heavy infantry can be fully armored to resist the flames, is the back hand of the city, generally used in the most dangerous moments.
Although it is not the most dangerous time, but it is the most troublesome time, Cao Cao cannot let Zhang Xiang succeed, most of the people sent by Zhang Xiang to the city are archers, and the heavy infantry is precisely the nemesis of these archers.
The moment Zhang Xiang saw the heavy infantry, he let the archers withdraw, the heavy infantry was slightly injured in the face of flames at most, but in the face of the archers, it was slaughter, since one move didn't work, then change to another move.
Siege is a patient job, any method can be tried, sometimes a siege battle, it is possible to fight for more than half a year, Zhang Xiang will not be in a hurry, let his soldiers sacrifice in vain.
And it can't cause damage to Cao Jun, the flames of the four doors have not stopped, Zhang Xiang ordered people to continue to sprinkle fire oil, and finally Zhang Xiang ordered people to launch the battering ram, this time the battering ram Zhang Xiang made some changes,
In the past, battering rams were all made of wood, but this time the battering ram was made of bronze, and although bronze was eliminated by iron, it had a slight advantage over iron, that is, it was heavier than iron.
The function of the battering ram is to break the city gate, so the weight is more important than the hardness, bronze is the earliest metal that appeared in ancient times, so the bronze requirements for manufacturing are not high.
It is much easier than the manufacture of iron, even if it is deformed, Zhang Xiang is not distressed, the city gate is generally the top priority of the city defense, so it is generally difficult to be breached, and there are generally iron tools inside.
What's more, it is the gate of a county magistrate, but the hard gate can't stand the burning of the fire, and the huge bronze collision angle is slamming against the city gate, and it can be heard from a long distance at that time.
Cao Cao, who was standing on top of the city, felt it very obviously, the creaking sound seemed to collapse at any time, and the sand and soil in the city gate were temporarily filled, and Cao Cao was afraid that it would be too late.
Cao Cao never drove himself to a dead end, and Cao Cao would never do such a thing as fighting against the water, so he did not order the soldiers to block the four gates in advance, which now seems to be indeed a drawback.
Cao Cao has the ability to make up for the loss of other places, only the city gate, Cao Cao has no way, as soon as the city gate is opened, the army of Xiang will drive straight in, and all obstacles will become futile.
Cao Cao suddenly regretted leaving a line, if the city gate was really knocked open, Cao Cao would leave without hesitation, it was not the first time Cao Cao had done this kind of thing, but this time Cao Cao really didn't want to do it.
To be against Zhang Xiang, you must not fall behind, once Zhang Xiang gains the upper hand, things will become unimaginable, since Zhang Xiang's conquest, whoever gives him the upper hand, has never suffered a loss.
It is a coincidence that it happened once, and it is not a coincidence that it happened twice or three times, Cao Cao can only guess now, guess which city gate was knocked open first, so as to send heavy troops to guard it, then there will be a little chance.
There are four city gates in Tobu City, so there is a quarter chance, Cao Cao had to gamble once, Cao Cao chose the west gate where he was stationed, maybe it was an illusion, Cao Cao saw the moment the city gate was opened in a trance.
Even if he guessed wrong, Cao Cao could rely on heavy troops to protect himself and get out, Cao Cao ordered to deploy heavy troops at the west gate, Zhang Xiang was still too greedy, he wanted to end this northern battle quickly.
The best way is to kill Cao Cao, so the west gate where Cao Cao is stationed is indeed taken care of by Zhang Xiang, and Cao Cao guessed correctly for human reasons and God's favor.
The West Gate was indeed the first city gate to be breached, Cao Cao's eyes were so wide for the first time that he almost fell out, and the one-in-four chance actually made him guess correctly, Zhang Fei was the vanguard and led the troops into Dongwu.
As soon as Zhang Fei entered, he bumped into Xu Chu, and the last time he fought Zhang Xiang, he suffered Xu Chu's loss, and it was really red when the enemy met! Cao Cao's order to deploy was too sudden, so the army formation had not yet formed under the West Gate.
Those who lead the troops know that when the soldiers do not form a military formation, it is the weakest time, Zhang Fei is also a veteran of the battlefield, of course he knows this, Zhang Fei is the first person to enter Dongwu.
Therefore, Zhang Fei was also the first to see so many Cao soldiers at the city gate, and the armor of Cao Jun was the same as the armor in Zhang Xiang's army, but it was a little different in terms of standard, black was the most strict color.
The pressure with Zhang Fei is still very great, Zhang Fei must kill when the military formation is not formed, otherwise when the military formation is formed, it will be too late to attack the city, and the west gate will be broken.
The offensive of the other three gates is much weaker, Zhang Xiang cannot attack from all sides, and Zhang Xiang cannot accept the price of the onslaught, naturally there is a difference between priority and secondary, which is also the way of siege and reality.
It is to make the defenders of the city unclear, before the city gate is breached, the four gates are very similar, but when the west gate is broken, the other three gates will naturally become a feint, and the elite of the three gates will automatically move closer to the west gate.
Xu Chu is Cao Cao's close general, to put it bluntly, he is Cao Cao's bodyguard, Cao Cao's safety is his first priority, Cao Cao is above the city, so Xu Chu must not let Zhang Fei rush in.
Zhang Fei is a pioneer general, so he naturally has to lead by example, not to mention that Zhang Fei knows what the victory or defeat of this battle is related to, and no one knows better than Zhang Fei what Zhang Xiang has experienced to get to this day.
Zhang Fei has always been by Zhang Xiang's side, he knows very well the pressure that Zhang Xiang is going to bear, Zhang Xiang does not show anything in front of outsiders, but Zhang Fei sees Zhang Xiang's tired side.
His eyes were blank and his face was tired, he couldn't sleep all day long, he used cold water to cheer himself up every morning, others were not distressed, but Zhang Fei, who was the eldest brother, was very distressed, if Zhang Fei could bear it for Zhang Xiang.
Zhang Fei will do it without hesitation, but Zhang Fei knows that he can't, no one can replace Zhang Xiang's position, what Zhang Fei can do is to do a good job of what Zhang Xiang has explained, so that Zhang Xiang's road will go smoothly.
Cao Cao is the biggest obstacle in front of Zhang Xiang, Zhang Fei will open it at all costs, the West Gate City fell into anxiety, Zhang Fei shouted, "I Yan Zhao can have a man, with me will win." ”
Most of the generals under Zhang Xiang's command came from the land of Yan Zhao, Zhang Fei's words resonated with the generals, and the generals also knew what this battle meant, "I will win, kill." "Xu Chu's side is already a little overwhelmed.
Zhang Fei has completely fallen into the madness, only retained a dead consciousness, what he has to do now is to kill Xu Chu, Zhang Xiang's soldiers have attacked Dongwu one after another, Zhang Xiang knows that Zhang Fei's advance is not far away.
But the soldiers are still constantly going in, which only shows one point, the cruelty of the battlefield has exceeded Zhang Xiang's expectations, and people will continue to go in if people fall, these are Zhang Xiang's elite!
Zhang Xiang suddenly took off his armor, Zhang Xiang has also been on the battlefield for many years, and naturally has a lot of scars on his body, plus Zhang Xiang looks very white, so everyone sees it very obviously, but everyone doesn't understand why Zhang Xiang did this.
Zhang Xiang came to the front of a war drum and picked up the drumstick from the soldier's hand, the drummer is generally a powerful person, Zhang Xiang's martial arts have been abandoned, and these two drumsticks are still very heavy for Zhang Xiang.
Zhang Xiang began to beat the war drums frantically, and the roar continued to boost morale, Cao Cao saw Zhang Xiang's scene, and knew that Zhang Xiang was desperate, Cao Cao had never seen Zhang Xiang so crazy.
Not to mention Cao Cao, most of the generals in the army have not seen it, and the generals have also become crazy, and the shouts of killing are connected under the West Gate City, and they can't stop for a long time, and Xu Chu's side is also constantly retreating.
Cao Cao knew that it would not work to go on like this, Zhang Xiang dared to fight hard for him Cao Cao, Cao Cao felt that Zhang Xiang was the first opponent he faced, and Cao Cao also decided to make a desperate bet.
This is also the first time Cao Cao has made a desperate bet, Cao Cao has been hiding a group of elite soldiers at the south gate, just so that he can break through when the war is unfavorable, Cao Cao no longer feels that he is leaving.
Cao Cao asked his own soldiers to send an order for this elite army to support Ximen, and when Cao Cao saw this elite soldier, he shouted, "Our reinforcements have arrived, and my Cao army boy will kill me." ”
Reinforcements are rescuers, the Cao army, which was supposed to be overwhelmed by Zhang Xiang's army, has regained its morale, Zhang Xiang's soldiers are also a little messy, and their morale has declined.
Cao Jun's reinforcements arrived, Zhang Xiang knew it was fake as soon as he heard it, Zhang Xiang's eyeliner was a lot, and even he didn't receive the news, which means that the main force of Cao's army has not yet arrived, and the soldiers below have been deceived, but Zhang Xiang can't explain it.
Delivering news on the battlefield is generally in the flag language, but the flag language can only deliver some simple orders, so what Zhang Xiang can do is to maintain the morale of the army, Zhang Xiang knows that the commander of the Cao army will be Xu Chu.
Therefore, Zhang Xiang ordered to cut off the fiefdom of Xu Chu, which is much more tempting than the golden official position, and the Han people's obsession with land has reached a sick place, even if it is a family to annex land.
What's more, it is an ordinary soldier, and the fief is generally owned by the marquis's people, although Zhang Xiang did not say that the marquis, but with the land, who cares about that reputation, let alone an ordinary soldier.
Even the generals in the army were moved, who didn't want a fief and who didn't want to say it themselves, Zhang Xiang's two arms were already sore, and the drumsticks were indeed a bit too heavy for him.
But Zhang Xiang did not stop, this time unless the battle was won or lost, otherwise Zhang Xiang would have to knock it down even if his arms were broken, Guo Jia saw very clearly from the side, the tiger's mouths on Zhang Xiang's hands had been cracked.
The wooden handles turned blood-colored, and in order to reduce Zhang Xiang's burden, Guo Jia had people set up war drums near Zhang Xiang, and beat them down with Zhang Xiang's drums, so that even if Zhang Xiang wanted to mix the water, it would be easy.
There is only so much that Guo Jia can do, he really can't help anything else, the war has come to this point, and any external force is useless, Cao Jun's side just got a little better, and he was suppressed by Zhang Xiang's order.
The fief even Cao Cao did not dare to give an order, this sentence is really a big rebellion, although the Han family exists in name, but there are many people who are loyal to the Han family today, Zhang Xiang's determination moved Cao Cao.
This time is really enjoyable, Cao Cao feels that the happiest thing in this life is today, even if he dies today, it is worth it, it is rare to meet a real opponent in life, Zhang Xiang is hard.
Then Cao Cao can only come soft, the more excited Cao Cao is, the calmer he is, he found a loophole in Zhang Xiang's order, all the soldiers rushed to Xu Chu, because Xu Chu was in front of him, so the impact on his own army was great.
But if Xu Chu left, the impact of Zhang Xiang's army was bound to weaken, and Cao's army had a chance to counterattack, Cao Cao ordered Xu Chu to flee north alone, Zhang Xiang's bait was too big.
The generals can still take care of the army, but the soldiers below can't do this, but follow Xu Chu to the north, so that the attack power is scattered, and since ancient times, the battle has been to attack one point.
Breaking the surface with points, there are two point results, that is, it is impossible to break the surface, Zhang Xiang never thought that the good situation would become bad or bad with his orders, but Zhang Xiang did not give up.
No matter how the situation changed, one thing remained the same, more and more soldiers in Zhang Xiang's army attacked Tobu, and the victorious Taiping would also favor Zhang Xiang's side over time.
Cao Cao hesitated for a long time in the city, and finally decided to use his own territory, this territory Cao Cao has been buried for a long time, I didn't expect it to be used at this time, Cao Cao thought that it would be a few months later?
Cao Cao: "Zhang Xiang, don't you care about your family?" Cao Cao said it three times in a row, and the battlefield became much quieter, so that Zhang Xiang heard this.
Zhang Xiang: "Cao Cao Cao Mengde, you are really poor in donkey skills, my family is in Chang'an, and you still want to threaten me with them." ”
Cao Cao: "Zhang Xiang, have you forgotten Han Xin?" Maybe you forgot, but let me tell you, from the beginning she was my Cao Cao's person, and she was the deepest shadow I planted beside you, I heard that she and your wife are like sisters, maybe you don't care about your wife, so what about Xiao Zhang Ming? You don't care, either. (To be continued.) )