Cao Bing's attack the next day changed his tactics, replacing the sword soldiers with shields and machetes and replacing them with crossbowmen.

The first attack wave of 400 people, all of them are Cao Bing's marksmen, everyone carries a barrel of arrows, holds a mulberry bow, stands at the entrance of the stone slope in advance, hears a cannon, the first team of crossbowmen bends their bows and arrows, their eyes are staring closely, the Jingzhou blockers on the stone walls on both sides of the stone slope, as long as they look at the Jingzhou soldiers showing their heads, dozens of arrows with feathers, like fountains emerging from the ground, shoot straight towards the outcropping Jingzhou soldiers, and then slowly advance, while bending the bow and arrows, oppressing the Jingzhou soldiers dare not show their heads.

The day's blocking battle was commanded by Zhou Cang.

Liu Cong and Xing Daorong were chatting at a high place while observing the situation on the battlefield.

Xing Daorong saw that this Cao soldier had changed his tactics, pressing the Jingzhou soldiers step by step, and at this time he gradually approached the bottom of the blocking wall, and dozens of Jingzhou soldiers on the two walls had already been hit by arrows.

Xing Daorong became anxious and shouted: "Zhou Cang, quickly order the soldiers to smash the cannon stones!" After the cannon stone went down, the flying dust burned Cao Bing's eyes, choking them out of breath, didn't it just suppress them? ”

Liu Cong comforted Daorong: "Don't be anxious, Zhou Cang has his own way." ”

Just as he was discussing like this, he saw Zhou Cang standing on the top of the stone wall, waving the sword in his hand, and shouting: "Drop the cannon stone!" Slam at the crossbowmen in front of you. ”

As a result, although the Jingzhou soldiers did not dare to show their heads, they all threw the cannon stones around them into the air.

For a while, this cannon stone was like a huge hailstone, and it fell densely from the air, most of which smashed on Cao Bing's head and shoulders, blooming and crushing on the spot, bursting out bursts of lime dust, and instantly filling Cao Bing's array with thick dust.

Cao Bing burst into tears and coughed, his tears were stained with lime powder and fascinated his eyes, this taste is really terrible, it is worse than choking on chili water, and if he doesn't get it, he will be blind and blind.

So Cao Bing's offensive was suppressed, most of them wiped their tears there, only a few small bows and arrows, and there was still any combat power there.

So the Jingzhou soldiers heard Zhou Cang's order, jumped on the stone wall and stood, raised the cannon stone and wood, and smashed it violently, and the four hundred Cao soldiers were in chaos, and they fled backwards with a shout.

However, the second group of crossbowmen came up again, and rows of arrows came up, and dozens of Jingzhou soldiers on the two walls fell.

There were only one hundred and ten Cao soldiers in this batch, and while slowly advancing, they bent their bows and arrows and stared at the Jingzhou soldiers on the two walls, and behind them were more than 300 sword soldiers.

Zhou Cang saw it and knew that Cao Bing had changed his attack tricks again, so he ordered his own soldiers to prepare to block the attack, and at the same time ordered the transport team to carry the cannon stones and sasswood.

However, the porter team came over and reported: "General, the cannon stone is gone!" ”

Zhou Cang's eyes widened when he heard this, and he asked, "Not at all?" ”

"There was some powder left, and I packed it into four baskets."

Zhou Cang said hatefully: "Bring them all over." ”

Zhou Cang ordered like this and thought to himself: "Oops, something is going to happen." The absence of cannon stones is troublesome. With only wood, stones, swords, guns, swords, and halberds, it is difficult to suppress the offensive of the troops. ”

Looking down and seeing that the road where Cao Bing was advancing had already been paved with a thick layer of lime dust, he knew that this was all smashed down by his own soldiers and horses, so he had a plan, and turned his face and ordered the reserves: "Prepare baskets and shovels, and listen to my orders when the time comes." ”

The reserve team promised to prepare to go, and Cao Bing attacked again. So Zhou Cang took the opportunity to order a fight.

Just when Cao Bing was gradually gaining momentum, Zhou Cang hurriedly ordered the reserve: "Use an iron shovel to throw the lime powder into the sky above Cao Bing's crossbowmen!" ”

Just these four baskets, the stone dust fascinated Cao Bing's eyes again, and he suddenly lost his combat effectiveness.

When Zhou Cang saw it, he shouted, jumped down from a high place, landed on the rocky slope road with both feet, picked up the machete and slashed at Cao Bing, who was rubbing his eyes.

At this time, hundreds of Jingzhou soldiers in the reserve team, with guns and horizontal swords, volleyed down in the air, and drove Cao Bing down the stone slope after a burst of indiscriminate slashing and killing.

The Cao soldiers who came to reinforce behind could not advance, but were disrupted by their own deserters.

So, the day's blocking battle ended like this, and Queweipo was still in the hands of Jingzhou soldiers.

After Cao Bing escaped, Zhou Cang promptly ordered his soldiers to work together to collect the lime powder on the stone slope, put it in a basket, and transport it to the top of the slope to be placed ready to be used again.

This day was the fourth day that Xiahou Yuan commanded Cao's soldiers to attack Queweipo.

After dark, Zhou Cang arranged the sentries, withdrew the men and horses to eat and rest, and prepared for tomorrow's battle.

After the meal, Liu Cong and Zhou Cang Xing Daorong discussed the military in the big tent, and Liu Cong asked: "Zhou Cang, don't you know about it?" Look at how many wounded soldiers we have. ”

Zhou Cang was about to answer, but Xing Daorong continued: "Before dinner, the last general will go to inspect everywhere, and our death toll is one hundred and twenty-two, eighty-four are seriously injured, and more than 200 are lightly injured. In the past four days, our army has suffered more than 300 casualties. ”

Liu Cong lowered his head and thought for a moment when he heard this, and said, "The number of Cao Bing's losses should be three times that of ours. In about a thousand. However, Cao's soldiers were numerous, and our army had only 2,000 men. Well, it seems that Xiahou Yuan is determined to conquer this Queweipo Pass. Let's talk about how much time our army can stop. ”

Zhou Cang replied in a rough voice: "As long as I Zhou Cang is here, Cao Bing will not want to cross the Queweipo Pass." ”

Liu Cong laughed, laughed for a while and asked in a low voice: "Zhou Cang, you are really the only one left, and you can also hold the pass?" ”

Zhou Cang rolled his eyes and thought for a while, and said, "Lord, this is just Zhou Cang's determination. It means that Zhou Cang and I resolutely defend the Quewei Slope. As long as there are soldiers, grain and grass, weapons, bows and arrows, artillery stones, and wood, and Cao soldiers have millions, how to cross the Quewei Slope? ”

"But at the moment we only have 2,000 men and horses, and we have already suffered more than 300 casualties. Although Cao's losses were greater than ours, they were numerous and could withstand attrition. If we don't reinforce our troops, our army won't be able to hold Quewei Slope in less than ten days. Hehe, what do you two think of my analysis? ”

Zhou Cang Xing Daorong looked at each other for a while, and Zhou Cang spoke: "We have enough grain and grass here to support half a year, if you give me timely reinforcements, I dare to guarantee that if you make a military order, you can ensure that Queweipo will never be conquered by Cao Bing." ”

"Yes. There is no need to make a military order. So be it. Make an assumption, in case Queweipo misses, the two of you estimate that from here to Xinye City, you can block Xiahou Yuan along the way for a few days. ”

Zhou Cang spoke first: "After we came here, we prepared for the worst. In case Queweipo misses, he will immediately block Cao Bing, and he will never let Cao Bing go unimpeded and reach Xinyecheng. ”

"Tell me the battle plan." Liu Cong commanded.

So, Zhou Cang explained to Liu Cong in detail how to block Cao Bing's plan in case Queweipo missed.

Liu Cong nodded slightly when he heard this, and praised: "Well, it's very good." This is a realistic battle plan. Alright, let's do it. ”

After Liu Cong finished speaking, he raised his head to look at Zhou Cangxing Daorong and said, "We have the ability to hold the Queweipo Pass, and we are guaranteed to defeat Xiahou Yuan." However, in order to temper our army's combat effectiveness and enhance our army's confidence in defeating Cao Bing in the future. I decided not to stick to this magpie tail slope for a long time. After putting Cao Bing in, there will be a few tug-of-war battles, so that our army can be tempered in actual combat. This is really a good way to train troops. That's it. ”

Liu Cong said this, thought for a while, and continued: "From tomorrow onwards, the two of you will continue to lead troops to block Cao Bing here. I set out with my own soldiers in the direction of Xinye to check the blocking arrangements you had made in advance.

We'll leave tomorrow morning and we'll be back halfway through the tour. I guess I'll be back for dinner before the night after tomorrow. ”

After Liu Cong finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Cangxing Daorong and asked with a smile: "How is it?" Two, there shouldn't be a problem tomorrow, right? ”

Zhou Cangxing Daorong got up at the same time and said: "Dare to protect the magpie tail slope without loss!" ”

"That's good. I'm sure you two can do it. Well, there's one more thing, and that's the sick and wounded. Tomorrow, we will send people to send the wounded and sick to Shinno City for treatment. Okay, that's it. Let's rest. ”061