Liya suddenly lowered her voice and said, "The two of them are covered in injuries!" ”

There is only a little hot water available for bathing, and if it is allocated to three people, there is not enough for any one person to wash. Liya was wounded, and she was a princess again. Sister Cleya was very sensible, and gave her hot water first, and helped her scrub her body, after all, she was injured, and it was not very convenient to move.

Hu people have an open temperament, even if they show some limbs in front of men, let alone in front of women. In the past few days, the three women have already become acquainted, and they have taken off their clothes, and there is nothing embarrassing about treating each other "sincerely". As a result, the scars on Sister Cleya's body made Liya "eye-opener".

To tell the truth, the two sisters are not bad-looking, and they usually can't see it in a long skirt, but when they take off their clothes, countless scars on their bodies appear. There were knife wounds, sword wounds, whip wounds, and even bite wounds, and they were wounds caused by the bite of wild beasts, which shocked Liya and still has palpitations.

Liu Xin smiled and said: "It's not a secret, the two of them are gladiators, regardless of their usual training, which duel is not a life-and-death contest, it is a miracle to be able to survive to this day, and a few scars are nothing." ”

There are a few women in this world who don't care about their bodies, especially beautiful women. Seeing that Liu Xin said it lightly, Liya felt a little resentful in her heart and pursed her mouth.

Liu Xin smiled and said, "But my words count, and I will also tell you a secret." According to reliable sources, this trip to Kangju is likely to encounter a black whirlwind! ”

"Black Whirlwind?" Liya didn't expect Liu Xin to mention this name at all, her eyes suddenly widened, and she screamed, "What did you say?" Black Whirlwind! ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "I just said that it is possible, but I can't be sure yet." However, if you want to see her, you need to get your body well quickly. ”

Seeing that her mind was broken by Liu Xindao, Liya blushed and ran back to her room with a smoke. The Cleya sisters, who were bathing in the room, obviously didn't expect Liya to go and return, thinking that an outsider had broken in, and couldn't help but exclaim in unison. Then, there was a burst of girls' slapping in the room. Although these three girls have rich experience, in Liu Xin's eyes, they are just three children.

Early the next morning, Liu Xin received another battle report from Chang'an.

Xu Huang had already dispatched the ironclad cavalry south, but the Yuan army dug many pits in the camp to hinder the movement of the ironclad cavalry. The ironclad cavalry failed to charge the battle, but lost more than 300 horsemen. Seeing this, Liu Xin also had to admit that Lu Yi definitely has the talent to lead the troops. However, Xu Huang had already mobilized a large army to surround them, and as long as they left the camp, Yuan's army would be a dead end. And if they lose their food and grass, it is only a matter of time before they are trapped here.

The offensive and defensive battle of Tiger Prison Pass continued, and with Wen Ping's command, the momentum of Cao's army was slightly curbed, and the casualties of the defenders were greatly reduced compared with the previous two days. What reassured Liu Xin even more was that Huang Zhong and Wei Yan led the 100,000 troops of the Fifth Army Corps to set out from Runan and captured Qian County within one day. If all goes well, in two days, they will arrive at the city of Puyang.

Although the spread of news in this era is closed, it is impossible to hide the eyes and ears of such a large-scale military operation. And Huang Zhong just wants to attack with great fanfare. Cao Cao must have known the news of the loss of Qian County. There will be two paths in front of him to choose from, one is to continue to attack the Tiger Prison Pass with all his strength and have a race against the Han army, and the other is to withdraw troops and return to Puyang.

Although Liu Xin didn't know what choice Cao Cao had made, he knew that Cao Cao was a man of great talent and strategy, and there were many capable people under him. With Cao Cao's character, he would definitely choose to continue attacking the Tiger Prison Pass. Because if you return to Puyang at this time, the strong attack on Hujiao Pass for three consecutive days is tantamount to abandoning the previous achievements, and it is very likely to repeat the mistakes of the Yuan army and fall into the conspiracy of the Han army to encircle and send reinforcements. This, even if Cao Cao didn't see it, Xun Yu, Xun Yu and others would remind him.

However, Liu Xin was out of reach of the battle situation there, and according to the calculation of time, it should have been clear at this time, either Huang Zhong conquered Puyang, or Cao Cao captured the Tiger Pass.

Things were indeed as Liu Xin expected, Cao Cao did not withdraw his troops to help, but chose to continue to storm the Tiger Pass, and attacked day and night. Nearly 100 knock-off trebuchets took turns throwing boulders at the close, and many of them fell apart because they had endured continuous work. The head of the Tiger Prison Pass has been smashed to pieces, but Wen Ping is still in command.

In addition to the first part of the Fourth Army Corps, there were many engineers guarding the Tiger Prison Pass. These engineers also carry out some military training in peacetime, but they are more adept at carrying out various engineering construction, and repairing damaged city walls is a complete piece of cake for them. The city wall on this side has just been smashed down by Cao Jun's boulders, and before Cao Jun can climb up, the engineers over there have been quickly repaired and repaired, and they are even stronger than the original. It was with these skilled engineers that the tiger prison was under the blow of Cao Jun's stone rain, and although it suffered heavy casualties, it still stood upright.

Huang Zhong's side was overwhelmed. The main force of the Cao army has been transferred to the Tiger Pass, and the rear counties are empty, and they are full of old and weak soldiers, which cannot stop the thunderous blow of the Han army. On the first day of his departure, he took Qiaojun, the second day he captured Dingtao, and conquered Juyang, Chengyang, Lihu, and Juancheng counties overnight, and surrounded Puyang City on the morning of the third day.

The reason why Cao Cao decided not to return to Puyang was not only because of Liu Xin's analysis, but also because he had other reasons. Staying in Puyang were his generals Ban and strategists Xun You and Chen Qun, all three of whom had their own strengths, but they were all good at strategy and especially good at guarding. And in the past few years, he has been working hard in Puyang, especially after his unsuccessful sneak attack on Xiangyang, referring to the model of Xiangyang, Puyang City has been rebuilt on a large scale, and the degree of solidity has long been incomparable to the past. Cao Cao believed that no matter how powerful the Han army was, it would not be able to capture Puyang City within ten days and a half months.

However, Cao Cao miscalculated. When he attacked Xiangyang, he was a light soldier and did not carry a sharp weapon to attack the city. Although the various units of the Fifth Army set out from different stations, they all carried a large number of siege equipment, and several troops even attacked the city all the way to the city of Puyang.

Although a wide and deep moat was dug outside Puyang City, the scale was much smaller than that of Xiangyang City, and even many houses were built by the moat. The moat can also be regarded as a scene in Puyang, and those who can build the house by the moat are all dignitaries under Cao Cao. Although they learned the news of the Han army's attack, these dignitaries and dignitaries had withdrawn their families into Puyang City, leaving only a few domestic slaves guarding the house, but the house could not be moved anyway.

Huang Zhong besieged Puyang City at the time of Chen. After the siege, he did not immediately order the siege of the city, but first made some preparations, set up positions along the perimeter of Puyang City, in case the defenders in the city broke through, and then ordered the destruction of all the houses by the moat.

These mansions were built by the scholars in the city with a lot of manpower and material resources, and they were extremely luxurious, and now under Huang Zhong's order, they have become piles of ruins in an instant. After destroying these houses, the soldiers did not take a second rest, and pushed the broken bricks, broken stones, and rotten wood, as well as all the furniture and belongings, into the moat, and the defenders at the head of the city were stunned.

This action alone filled half of the moat, but saved a lot of effort from the Han army. By noon, the moat had been cleared. At this time, the trebuchets of the Han army began to wield their might. To the surprise of the defenders, the trebuchet was not targeting the city walls, but the moat! Countless stones, large and small, fell from the sky and fell into the moat, and the river slowly rose, overflowing the riverbank, and pouring into the city. Fortunately, the moat is not connected to other rivers, and the river water capacity is always limited, so it is not afraid that the Han army will come to irrigate Puyang.

However, the stone rain of the Han army continued to rain for three hours, and it did not stop until dusk. And the first barrier outside Puyang City, the wide moat, was finally completely filled.

The imposing Han army did not immediately attack, but gathered its troops and returned to the camp and began to bury pots and cook. Looking down from the head of Puyang City, the Han army barracks that stretched for several miles outside the city were empty, and wisps of cooking smoke rose.

In Huang Zhong's view, Puyang was already in the bag of the Han army, and if he attacked one day later and attacked one day earlier, the result was the same. What's more, an important purpose of his operation this time was to encircle Wei to rescue Zhao and attract Cao Jun to come back to help, so as to relieve the danger of the Tiger Pass. Surging but not fighting can also achieve the goal, and can also reduce the casualties of the soldiers. Of course, there is another important reason, if you want to attack the city, you can't do without the way and cover of the trebuchet. Although the Han army's trebuchet was delicate, it was only a primitive machine, and after a few hours of use, some parts would inevitably wear out and need to be refurbished and replaced to maintain accuracy and aggression.

Seeing that the Han army had broken the moat in one day, Xun You, Yu Ban, and Chen Qun were all worried. Yu Ban advocated a breakthrough, first retreated to Liaocheng on the border, and then diverted to Jibei and other places. And Chen Qun advocated sticking, after all, he was responsible for collecting intelligence, and knew that the Han cavalry was very brave, and the Puyang defenders only had more than 300 war horses, and they had to escort a large number of family members, and it was more difficult to escape from the Han cavalry than to ascend to the sky.

Xun You thought for a while and said: "Looking at the camp set up by the Han army, there are 100,000 people, and I am afraid it will not be easy to break through. And the thunderbolt of the Han army is so powerful, it is difficult to last even if you blindly stick to it, you need to take the initiative to change! Xun thought that he could rob the camp at night! ”

Because the trebuchet will make a thunderous sound when it attacks, it is called a thunderbolt in Cao's army. Today at the head of the city, Xun You can see it clearly, the trebuchet of the Han army is far away, but the stones accurately fall into the moat, which shows that the shooting range is long, and the city wall of Puyang may not be able to support it for a few days. Moreover, this afternoon, the Han trebuchets barely stopped attacking. There are only two explanations for this, one is that the Han army has countless trebuchets, and the other is that the Han army's trebuchets are easy to operate, and the interval between attacks is very short. Either way, it is a huge threat to Puyang City, and Xun You's purpose in robbing the camp is to destroy the trebuchet of the Han army!