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The water flows from the north of Xincai City and joins Rushui not far from the east of the city. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info//Update fast//The terrain of Xincai, Liu Xiu has long been aware of it, he ordered the 15,000 cavalry to be divided into two parts, respectively on the north bank of the river and the south bank of Rushui, to prevent the rout in the city from flowing and the reinforcements in the direction of peace, and then surround the city of Xincai, in view of the special terrain of Xincai, he only surrounded the east and west.

The camp was set up, Liu Xiu held the last pre-war meeting to arrange the siege candidates, and without saying a few words, Guan Yu stood up, no other requirements, I want to go first.

Everyone noticed his diction, which was the first to come, not the first battle. Hua Xiong, who was sitting next to him, laughed first and pulled his sleeve: "Brother Yun, don't be in such a hurry." ”

Guan Yu looked around and felt that he seemed to be in a hurry. However, he did not sit down, but bowed his hand to the generals present, and said in a consultative tone: "Everyone, you have all followed the generals for many years, no matter how many, you have always fought many battles. However, the heavy armor soldiers I led are in vain to call the most brave soldiers under the command of the general, but they have been taking care of the family and nursing home in Luoyang, this good knife will rust if you don't use it, please raise your noble hands, and let me sharpen my knife in this small new Cai City. ”

The generals laughed, and Duan Xuan shouted, "Everyone, let me say something fair." ”

"What justice do you have to say?" Hua Xiong scolded with a smile.

"Look at what you said, I really want to say something fair for Yun Chang today." Duan Xuan said solemnly: "I knew Yun Chang when I followed the general in Northern Xinjiang, and I won't tell you that the heavy armor soldiers are indeed brave. Yun Chang, you have also seen his skills, and I am convinced. For the safety of the king, he has been in Luoyang, and there are many fewer opportunities to fight, so it is normal to be a little anxious. Let's just give him this chance, okay? ”

The generals looked at Guan Yu. Looking at Duan Xuan again, Guan Yu also looked at them pleadingly, and Duan Xuan squeezed his eyes at them. Hua Xiong was the first to come to his senses, stood up, clapped his hands and said, "Okay." Since that's the case, I don't have an opinion, let Yun Chang fight for the first time. ”

Lu Yi and the others will also come to their senses, and they will not fight with Guan Yu in a gossipy manner. Guan Yu was in a good mood. As soon as he sat down, Hua Xiong patted him on the shoulder again: "I said Yun Chang, we are interesting enough, right?" ”

Guan Yu smiled and nodded again and again: "Thank you, thank you." ”

"It should be, it should be." Hua Xiong said seriously: "However, this wolf has more meat and less meat, and everyone scores a little." New Caicheng has made you fight for the first time. You can't fight for the rest. ”

"Other ......" Before Guan Yu could speak, Lu Yi rushed over: "Yes, you can't eat alone, otherwise you will be angry." You say don't you? ”

The men forced their laughter. echoed in unison: "It makes sense, it makes sense, it's not righteous to eat alone." ”

Guan Yu suddenly realized, jumped up suddenly, pointed at the generals and scolded: "You ...... You ......" he slapped his head and exclaimed, "Alas. I, Guan Yu, have not been in battle for a long time, and I was in a hurry, and I was in a hurry, and I actually fell for you erectors. ”

The generals burst into laughter.

"Hehe, Uncle Guan has been fooled." Liu He sat behind Liu Xiu, covered his mouth and said with a secret smile: "Daddy, the generals under your command are all militants, how can they still rush to fight." ”

"The real militants aren't here yet." Liu Xiu was speechless, "If that person comes, I'm afraid even your Uncle Guan will have to give three points." ”

"You mean the bell thief?"

"You know the bell thief too?"

"Well, I listened to what Daoist Luo said."

In the midst of the noise, Guan Yu got the right to the first battle, and the next morning, after breakfast, the army went out of the camp to line up. More than a hundred ballistae were pushed under the cover of the spearmen to the bottom of the city, and behind the thick planks, the shirtless archers shook the huge wheels, tightened the bowstrings, and the planks full of arrows were snapped into the slots. Behind them, the siege soldiers lined up in a neat line, staring at the walls with enthusiastic gaze as if they were looking at a beloved gift.

Among the countless siege engines, there were a few inconspicuous-looking vehicles standing quietly. These cars looked no different from other siege vehicles, with a triangular wooden roof covered with raw cowhide, and under the wooden roof was a shelf with a pipe about the thickness of an arm, but this pipe was not long, and it was not as thick as a battering ram, and it was so black that it was of no use.

Liu He was wearing a well-fitting armor and pressing a sword, standing behind Liu Xiu with both nervousness and excitement. Liu Xiugao sat on the command car, calmly looking at everything in front of him, the city wall of a mainland county like Xincai is one zhang to one zhang five feet high, and the military role is very limited, for him who has been fighting for many years, such a county is simply vulnerable. However, Yuan Kui attaches great importance to Xincaicheng, and he has arranged more than 5,000 people here, all of whom are elites who have fought for many years. This can be seen from the erection of wooden walls on the city wall, and the generals who defended the city were by no means ordinary county orders.

However, no matter how experienced he is, can he be more experienced than those fierce generals under him, not to mention that the engineering academy he has been running for many years has greatly improved his ability in offensive and defensive equipment after obtaining Huang Chengyan, a master who is proficient in Mozi mechanics.

"Girl, watch carefully, it will be bloodier later, you have to be mentally prepared."

"Hmm." Liu He nodded vigorously and clenched the hilt of the sword in his hand. Although she has been learning swordsmanship with Luo Yao and Wang Zhi, she has never killed anyone, and she has not even seen blood, and she was very nervous when she was pulled to the battlefield by Liu Xiu this time.

"Let's get started." Liu Xiu waved his hand, Meng Da bowed down to receive the order, waved the colorful flag in his hand, and passed the order out.

The drums of war sounded, slow and heavy, like an overwhelmed old ox pulling a cart. The low sound of drums rumbled and rolled like thunder and rushed to the city. To the rhythm of the drums, there was a loud roar from the city, and then the ballista began to fire.

With a muffled "hum", the earth seemed to tremble, and a dense rain of arrows swooped down on the city like an ominous flock of crows. The walls of the city rang out to the sound of war drums, and shields were erected. One by one, the bows were raised, and the crossbows placed on the city walls began to roar, and huge arrows like spears whistled and shot at the positions below the city.

Liu Xiu's face was expressionless, he picked up the clairvoyance on the case, handed one to Liu He, and picked one up himself. Surveying the defense of the city. Now it's just the beginning, it's just a test of the reality of both sides, after discovering everyone's strength. The real game will begin.

Liu He held up his clairvoyance and saw that a soldier in the siege position was shot by a giant arrow shot from the city, and the giant arrow pierced his body. The spear-like arrow stabbed out from the back, almost stabbing him in the chest, blood splattered, and the warrior was taken a few steps back by the giant arrow, fell to the ground, and after a few strokes, he did not move. The comrade-in-arms next to him was indifferent, just glanced indifferently, and then returned his attention to the city wall.

Liu He's heart twitched violently, and she let go of her clairvoyance. Covered his eyes.

"Girl, look again." Liu Xiu seemed to see her actions, said indifferently, and continued to look at the movement in the city. He looked at it and said, "Although these are cruel, they are face-to-face fights. They are all above board, you come with an arrow, I go with an arrow, it looks bloody, but it is not despicable, and it is glorious. There are no regrets about the defeated. ”

Liu He stretched out her hand to cover her pounding heart, feeling a little dry, she said in a hoarse voice: "Daddy, I'm ...... I don't want to look at it, it's all blood. ”

"A true warrior must dare to face blood, and escaping is only a sign of cowardice. Running away will not stop the bleeding, but will make your own bleeding faster. Liu Xiu turned around and looked at the frightened Liu He with pity: "On the battlefield, the more afraid you are of death, the faster you will die, but you are not afraid of death, and you have a greater chance of survival." ”

"I ...... I don't want to kill. Liu He closed his eyes nervously. She regretted it. Although her father is a general who can fight well, she has never seen killing, she has always thought that fighting is interesting, otherwise how could Guan Yu talk about going to war every day. Her favorite thing was to hear that her father had come back with good news. This time Liu Xiu took her with her, she was very excited, firstly, it was rare to get along with her father day and night, and secondly, she could experience the battlefield and see those heroic battle scenes.

But she didn't expect that the war was so cruel, and it had just begun, and several people had died.

"It's right not to want to kill, but you also have to be able to protect yourself from being killed by others." Liu Xiu resolutely pulled down Liu He's hand, reached out to hold her face, and twisted her head towards the increasingly fierce battlefield. "Only by understanding the cruelty of death can we know the cherishing of life."

Liu He leaned on Liu Xiu's body tightly, her legs trembled, she could barely stand on her feet, she wanted to close her eyes, but she didn't dare, so she had to raise her clairvoyance again with her trembling hands.

The scene was even more bloody, and the number of people killed by the arrows was not a few, but dozens, hundreds.

Liu He looked at the city wall again, and she saw an even more cruel scene, the wooden walls were destroyed by the stones thrown by the stone thrower, and the rain of arrows fired by the ballista drilled into the gap in the defense, shooting the soldiers on the city wall to the ground.

The crossbow at the corner of the city no longer roared, and after the position of the crossbow was concentrated by the stone thrower, the huge crossbow frame had been broken, and several corpses were lying around, and even the corner tower was beaten to pieces, and there was no active figure at all.

It turns out that the war is like this. Liu He trembled, tears poured out of his eyes, slid down his delicate face, and accumulated into a bitter spring on his pointed chin, dripping on his chest that had just been a little bulging.

"Daddy, Uncle Guan has started to attack the city." Liu He's eyes were firmly fixed on Guan Yu, who started to run, and his heart rose to his throat, for fear that a huge arrow would suddenly fly out of the city and pierce Guan Yu's body. For as long as she can remember, Guan Yu has been her patron saint, and her feelings are as deep as the father-daughter relationship between her and Liu Xiu. In the past, she only knew that Guan Yu was brave and invincible, and felt that he was fearless on the battlefield, but after seeing the true face of war today, she realized that no one is truly safe on the battlefield, and Guan Yu is no exception.

"Hmm." Liu Xiu put his hands behind his back and scanned the entire battlefield: "Daddy can have today, that's how he spelled it out." ”

Liu He was shocked, suddenly turned his head, raised his head, and looked at Liu Xiu: "Daddy, the injuries on your body ...... That's how it came about? ”

"Those are small injuries, and the real ones are here." Liu Xiu pointed to his heart and smiled slightly.

Liu He held her breath, she remembered, Liu Xiu also had a lot of injuries on his body, there was one on his chest, not far from his heart, a scar in front and a scar in the back, she used to be very curious, but now she understands that it is a penetrating injury, my father can have today, it is not a lucky cause, he has faced life and death countless times, and he has today's power.

"Daddy, I see." Liu He gritted his teeth and sobbed, "I know what to do." ”

"I know you'll understand." Liu Xiu stretched out his hand and grabbed his daughter's shoulder: "Daddy doesn't want you to kill people, Daddy just wants to tell you that it's not easy for us to have today, and we can't be killed easily, no matter who he is." (To be continued.) )