Chapter 647: Conquering Linzi City
He has been working for the Yuan family all his life, and now the Yuan family is about to perish, either he dies or escapes, so Guo Tu doesn't want to continue to live. Even though he is a villain who is good at fighting for power, he is also a dignified person, a dignified villain.
Looking at the soldiers of the Cao Army who were actively preparing for war under the city wall, Guo Tu couldn't help but show a heavy expression. Yuan Tan was already dead, and Linzi City would definitely not last long. After all, although his words can be deceived for a while, it is an indisputable fact that Yuan Tan can't come back.
Now, Zang Ba is finally well prepared, although he doesn't want to storm Linzi City, but now there is only this way, no matter what, Linzi City itself will always have to conquer.
The horn of the charge finally sounded, and the soldiers of the Cao army began to launch an offensive against Linzi City. However, to Zang Ba's relief, the soldiers of the Yuan army on Linzi City obviously did not have much combat effectiveness, and the soldiers of the Cao army attacked the city wall of Linzi City in a short time.
Guo Tu was very surprised that Cao Jun was able to attack the city wall of Linzi City so quickly. However, if you think about it, you can understand that the self-army and the Yuan army have been fighting for a long time, and a lot of manpower and material resources have been consumed.
The combat effectiveness of the Cao army was strong, which made the soldiers of the Yuan army change wave after wave. Most of the soldiers of the Yuan army guarding the city walls today are recruits who have never fought before, and with these recruits, how can they possibly pose a threat to Cao's army.
It is not that there are no Yuan soldiers in Linzi City who still have combat strength, but those are in Wang Xiu's hands. For these combat-effective Yuan army soldiers, how could Wang Xiu be handed over to Guo Tu for command.
However, since it was decided that Cao Jun could not easily conquer Linzi City, Wang Xiu naturally would not sit idly by. Just when the Yuan army was a little unable to hold on to the walls of Linzi City, Wang Xiu ordered people to support Guo Tu. With the help of reinforcements, Cao's first attack ended in failure.
For such a result, Zang Ba obviously can't accept it. Obviously, they had already attacked the city wall, and the soldiers of the Yuan army were also defeated by their own army, but in the end, it ended in failure.
What Zang Ba didn't expect was that even though Linzi City was already in danger, there were still many die-hard fans of the Yuan family who played for him. You must know that Yuan Tan is dead, and even the body is still not far from the city, God knows what these people want to do.
In Linzi City, Wang Xiu was obviously very satisfied with today's events. Opposite Wang Xiu, Xin Bi looked at Wang Xiu with a smile. At this time, he admired Wang Xiu quite a lot. I'm afraid Guo Tu doesn't know it now, he's just a villain who is being used.
For Guo Tu, Xin Bi didn't have a good impression. Looking at all the Wenchen generals under the command of the Yuan family, that person has not been calculated by Guo Tu. In order to fight for power, he persecuted many people's lives, which made it a pity for people to die, so he was very supportive of Wang Xiu's calculation of Guo Tu.
Sitting opposite Wang Xiu, Xin Bi felt full of emotion. I thought I was going to die this time, but I didn't expect it to be another village. Fortunately, Wang Xiu is not a die-hard under Yuan Tan, otherwise he really doesn't know what to do.
However, for Xin Bi, he is still very wary of Wang Xiu. Wang Xiu can calculate Guo Tu, then he has the possibility of calculating himself. If you accidentally deal with this person, I'm afraid that you will unknowingly fall into his calculations.
"When do you think I'll surrender?" Looking at Wang Xiu, Xin Bi asked in a deep voice. Such days are still very painful for Xinbi, in case Cao's army invades the city, then Wang Xiu's calculations will soon be in vain.
However, Wang Xiu was obviously much more relaxed than Xin Bi, he looked at Xin Bi who had a slightly anxious look, Wang Xiu said comfortingly: "You can rest assured, although this Linzi City seems to be easy to attack, but in my opinion, it can still support for a while." ”
"But don't forget, Xiahou Yuan's 20,000 troops are already approaching Linzi City, if you add Xiahou Yuan's 20,000 people, can Linzi City still withstand it." Simbi hurriedly reminded.
Speaking of this, Wang Xiu's expression changed. Simbi's words were what worried him the most. I have the confidence to defend Linzi City, which is what Zang Ba said. Zang Ba only had nearly 10,000 Cao troops under his command, especially after the battle with Yuan Tan, he was even more injured by nearly half. Today, he has no more than 5,000 warriors under his command.
Although there are not as many soldiers under his command as Zang Ba, there are also 2,000 soldiers who can fight. If it is used to defend the city, it is difficult to make a difference without several times the enemy army. Of course, this is not counting the new recruits, in total, he and Zang Ba's combat power is equal.
However, Xiahou Yuan's 20,000 Cao troops were all warriors under the command of Cao Jun, and their combat effectiveness was not comparable to those under his command. If these people suddenly appeared under the city, Wang Xiu would definitely abandon the city and surrender immediately.
Before Zang Ba arrived in Linzi City, he could still grasp the whereabouts of Xiahou Yuan's army. But now that Zang Ba is besieged outside the city, it has become very difficult to gather intelligence. Because, he has already lost a lot of spies, and if he dies at this rate, he will have no one to use in a few days.
Now, he can only guess where Xiahou Yuan's army has arrived. However, guessing is not accurate after all, if there is really any accident, then I will really regret it.
Sighing secretly, Wang Xiu immediately cleaned up his mood. He looked at Xin and then smiled: "Don't worry, I am free to calculate this matter, and it will not get in the way." Hearing Wang Xiu say this, and finding that Wang Xiu was also quite confident, Xin Bi was not good at what to say.
In the early morning of the next day, Cao Jun assembled early and stood by. In front of the three armies, Zang Ba sat on horseback. Looking at Linzi City not far away, Zang Ba made up his mind in his heart. Today, he personally put on the battle to attack the city wall, and if he couldn't take the city, he would rather die on the battlefield.
Hearing this news, the soldiers of the Cao army under Zang Ba naturally had high morale. And the lieutenant generals under his command were obviously very worried, but they obviously didn't want Zang Ba to take such a risk.
However, their advice obviously had no effect, because Zang Ba was already determined. Throughout the several battles with Yuan Tan, he was at a disadvantage. This made Zang Ba feel very sorry for Cao Cao and Zhao Fei's trust.
Cao Jun's reputation is a hundred victories, but when this comes to himself, it becomes a joke, dealing with Yuan Tan's 2,000 people, he has to pay twice the number of the enemy army, how can he be worthy of the name of Cao Jun's elite. Today, if you want to prove to the world, Cao Jun is definitely worthy of the name of elite.
"Lord Thorn Shi, this move is dangerous, I hope your Excellency will think it through!" The lieutenant general beside Zang Ba comforted.
Zang Ba shook his head, he had already made up his mind not to conquer Linzi City, and he swore not to give up.
"Charge the whole army!" Zang Ba waved his sword and roared, and then, Cao's army approached Linzi City.
Looking at the menacing Cao Jun, Guo Tu on the city wall obviously showed a different mood. Seeing that the Cao army was so aggressive, and then looking at these soldiers of the Yuan army who did not have much morale on the wall of Linzi City, the defeat of the Yuan clan was obviously not unreasonable.
Cao's army was strong, especially under the leadership of Zang Ba, and the morale of Cao's army was obviously much higher than that of Yuan's army. In a short time, the soldiers of the Cao army attacked the walls of Linzi City again.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Zang Ba led the Cao army soldiers to rush forward. Zang Ba knew that the defenders in Linzi City still had Yuan's army, and as long as Cao's army attacked Linzi City, they would flock from under the city.
The last time the siege failed, it was because these reinforcements were not well prepared. Today, he personally led the troops, and he would definitely not be beaten down by Yuan's army again.
Seeing that Zang Ba really attacked in person, the soldiers of Cao Jun were naturally greatly encouraged. Although the Yuan army under Wang Xiu supported the city walls, the Cao army was clearly superior.
The news that the city wall could no longer hold on reached Wang Xiu's ears, and he was obviously extremely surprised by the news. How is this possible, Zang Ba has only a few thousand soldiers under his command, how can he do it.
However, when Wang Xiu learned the news, it was obviously too late, and at this moment, Zang Ba led the soldiers of the Cao army to occupy the city wall of Linzi City. At this moment, there were no more Yuan soldiers on the city wall who could compete with Cao's army.
Not long ago, Guo Tu had died under Cao Jun's knife. Now that Guo Tudu was dead, the newly recruited Yuan troops abandoned their weapons and surrendered. With these people taking the lead, those elites under Wang Xiu's command obviously didn't have the courage to continue fighting.
People have a heart of conformity, and seeing that most of the soldiers of the Yuan army have surrendered one after another, how can they continue to fight. After all, your life is your own, and if you die, it will really disappear.
The gates of Linzi City have been opened, and Cao's army rushed into Linzi City. Hearing the news, Wang Xiu obviously knew that the current matter had reached the point of no return. I did everything I could, but I didn't expect Zang Ba's offensive to be so ferocious.
But fortunately, I still have a hand. He glanced at the guards beside him, and then said in a deep voice: "Come on, quickly behead Xin Bi, and then come to see me with his head!" ”
Now, Simbi has been controlled by Wang Xiu. The reason why he was spared that day was because he was afraid that something unexpected would happen. Xin Bi is an important adviser under Yuan Tan, and with his head, he can be regarded as a credit.
Wang Xiu's guards soon returned, and in his hand, he was obviously carrying a human head that was still dripping blood. That's right, that person is Simbi. Looking at his shocked eyes, it was obvious that he did not expect his life to end like this.
He was very wary of Wang Xiu, but compared to Wang Xiu, Xinbi was obviously much weaker. Moreover, he didn't expect that Wang Xiu would actually kill himself to curry favor with Cao Jun, after all, both of them had the intention of surrendering. But what if Xin Bi knew, even if he knew, Wang Xiu would obviously not let him go.
Xin Bi didn't know that he might be able to live a few more days, but if he knew, Wang Xiu would obviously not let him go.