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After Xiahou Lan finished washing, Zhang Xiu also arrived. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Although it was the first time we met, as brothers in the same school, there was a sense of intimacy as soon as we met. It's just that Xia Houlan refused to surrender, but Zhang Xiu was quite slight. However, Xiahoulan said that as long as he didn't deal with Cao Ying, when he cleaned up Jiangdong, he would be counted as one, which would make Zhang Xiu balanced!

The four brothers talked happily and chatted until dawn. Talking about martial arts from life, Xiahou Lan suddenly found that Liu Zhang's understanding of martial arts was really above him, and he couldn't help but have some itchy hands. After getting together for a few days in a row, and discussing with Liu Zhang a few times, Xia Houlan was suddenly a little reluctant to leave! He really misses the time when he learned martial arts in the mountains!

Xia Houlan still left, for the sake of the family, for the sake of the concept in his heart, he couldn't stay. Liu Zhang didn't force it, after all, with the power of the Qin army, there was no more of him, and no less of him! Leaving Xia Houlan, Liu Zhang was just for a brotherhood, he didn't want to become a lonely man when the world was unified! People should be more enthusiastic and less ruthless and numb!

After a few days of rest, the Qin army recovered its combat strength, and even the injured Dian Wei was able to fight on the ground. In these few days, Xu Shu was not idle, he took Guan Yu to sweep Yanzhou, like Chenliu, Puyang and other big cities, all of which were easily taken. Cao Jun's Taishou and City Guard, when they heard that the Qin Army had arrived, they ran faster than rabbits! Of course, they listened to Cao Ying's orders, otherwise they would not dare to escape if they were a few dares! After sending Xiahoulan away, Liu Zhang directly waved his army to Runan and confronted Cao Ying under the city!

In Runan City, Cao Ying sat in the council hall of the city guard's mansion and discussed the military situation with everyone, but all the strategists of Cao Jun bowed their heads and were silent, which made him very anxious. In order to break the silence in the hall, Cao Ying asked in a deep voice; "Princes, the Qin army is approaching the city, how should our army defend Runan City?"

"King, it's better to transfer Zhongda back!" Seeing that everyone was silent, Lao Cheng Yu stood up tremblingly. Several defeats left him physically and mentally exhausted. Originally, he was not young, and when he went back and forth, the sixty-year-old man looked almost eighty!

"Zhongde, sit down and talk!" Seeing Cheng Yu's appearance, Cao Ying was also a little unbearable in his heart, for this strategist who has always supported him, Cao Ying really regarded him as a big brother!

Cheng Yu was indeed a little unsupportable, he sat back in his position and sighed slightly: "King, there are no outsiders here, I'll tell the truth below!" You have been letting Sima Yi lead the troops outside, just because you are worried about the infiltration of the family's power. Now, our army is about to be defeated by Liu Zhang, why not give up power to the family and fight Liu Zhang's life and death? At that time, if the king wins, the family's strength will also be consumed a lot, and naturally there will be a chance to turn things around. If the king is defeated, nothing needs to be said..."

"This..."Cao Ying hesitated for a moment and said: "Zhongde, what you said is reasonable, but Jiangxia is the intersection of the three states of Jingyuyang, if Liu Zhang wins Jiangxia, he can gather the army in Runan, wouldn't our army be more dangerous?" ”

"The king's words are wrong!" Xun You said with a smile: "If Liu Zhang wins Jiangxia, it is not only the king who is in danger, but also Sun Quan!" After crossing Jiangxia and attacking Xiakou, the Qin army will be able to enter Yangzhou directly, and Sun Quan will not sit idly by! Jiangdongjun has watched the excitement for so long, it's time to move! Otherwise, let's die with Jiangdong! ”

"Good!" Cao Ying patted the handsome case and said: "Immediately order Sima Yi to withdraw to Runan, and notify Jiangdong to take over Xiakou Port, otherwise our army will not have the strength to block the Qin army, and we will die together!" ”

"Subordinates understood!" Cheng Yu arched his hand, although it is a palliative solution but not a cure, but it is better than nothing, it is better than nothing!

"King, the siege equipment of the Qin army is too powerful, what should our army do?" Some problems will not appear without saying it, Xun You still said the most worried problem in his heart, and the faces of Cao Jun and the others all changed. The siege equipment of the Qin army gave them too much pressure!

"It's not that hard to solve!" Cheng Yudao; "When I was in Xuchang, I used to observe carefully. The equipment in Liu Zhang's army seems to be only 400 steps! If our army sets up catapults at the head of the city, we may be able to compete with them! ”

"Erect a catapult at the head of the city? According to Zhongde's meaning, Cao Ren is in charge! Cao Ying thought about it, even if he felt a little unreliable, he still decided to give it a try. Now, he has been driven to a desperate situation, even if he knows that it is useless, he has to give it a try, and he has the right to treat a dead horse as a live horse doctor!

Runan City began to make a big move, and huge catapults were erected on the top of the city. That kind of rough machinery is no more than two hundred and fifty paces at most, and even with the tall city walls, at four hundred paces, even if it can throw stone projectiles, the power is pitiful. However, when the Cao army threw stone bullets into the Qin army's siege equipment group, it still attracted the cheers of the Cao army.

Seeing that Cao Jun had also set up a catapult, Liu Zhang didn't want to continue the bombardment, so he immediately asked Meng Da to return to the camp with the equipment. Meng Da, who was enjoying the fight, asked a little puzzled: "King, why don't you continue to attack?" ”

"What's the hurry?" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "There is news from Jingzhou that Sima Yi has withdrawn his troops from Jiangxia, and it seems that Cao Yi is preparing to fight a decisive battle with us in Runan!" If Gu had broken through Runan before Sima Yi arrived, wouldn't he still have to face Sima Yi? It's better to let Cao Ying and Sima Yi join forces together, and then use the equipment to teach them a lesson! ”

"I see!" Meng Da nodded, and after listening to Liu Zhang's explanation, he didn't want to waste the bullets!

Seeing that the Qin army had stopped attacking, the Cao army in Runan City thought that the catapult had worked, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and set up catapults on several other city walls. Looking at the arrangement of the Cao army, the Qin army under the city was secretly laughing, they didn't think that the rough guy on the head of the city could make the Qin army's siege equipment fearful!

Under Liu Zhang's deliberateness, the Qin army and the Cao army were at a stalemate in Runan City. Sima Yi was also on the way to Runan, but Sun Quan was a little anxious. Xiakou can be said to be the gateway to Yangzhou, if this place is captured by the Qin army, Jiangdong will face the attack of the Qin army at any time, and it is an infantry army and a cavalry army! Poor Jiangdong, only the naval army can take the stage, as for the infantry and cavalry, they are a little fragile in front of Cao Jundu, how can they stop the wolf-like Qin army? For the safety of Jiangdong, Sun Quan ordered Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to guard Xiakou, and let Lu Su be the military advisor of the army!

"Bo Yan, our old rival is here again!" Gan Ning stood beside Lu Xun with a smile on his face. When Xiakou Port was replaced, he wanted to take the opportunity to attack, but when he saw the enemy's banner, he couldn't help but be a little excited. It can be said that since he started in the Yangtze River, he has formed an indissoluble bond with Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, and now, he and Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai want each other's heads!

"Xingba, it looks like we should take Xiakou Port!" Looking at the flag of the Jiangdong Army, a trace of resentment flashed in Lu Xun's eyes. Sun Ce was already eating under Liu Zhang, he couldn't find Sun Ce for revenge, Sun Quan became his target! Seeing Jiangdongjun, it can be regarded as an enemy meeting, but he is very red-eyed!

"Okay!" Gan Ning said with a smile: "Let Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai taste the new weapons of our army!" I really can't imagine that the Ministry of Engineering is so powerful that even a catapult can be placed on a warship. It's a pity that we can't bring too many stone bullets, otherwise we must make the Jiangdong Army look good! ”

"Stone bullets are not simple?" Lu Xun said with a smile: "The lord said that as long as the weight is about the same, you can cast anything!" I've prepared the sacks, and when the shells are finished, we'll fill them with the sacks. Even if you can't smash the Jiangdong Army, you have to bury them alive! ”

"Bo Yan is really a good plan!" Gan Ning's eyes became bright, if it was at night, it would be a searchlight!

"Don't talk nonsense, pass the order, let the soldiers set up the thunderbolt car, let's get to Xiakou Port!" Lu Xunzhi waved his hand proudly, and there was a sense of relief in his heart that he had taken revenge!

The rumbling war drums sounded on the river, and the warships of the Qin army slowly approached the port of Xiakou. Lu Su knew that Lu Xun would definitely take advantage of the unstable foothold of the Jiangdong Army to lead his troops to attack, and he had already made Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai stand by and prepare to fight back against the invading enemy. However, the warship of the Qin army did not dock at the port, but stopped three or four hundred steps away, which made Lu Su a little surprised!

"What's that?" Pointing to the tall wooden frame on the Qin army's ship, a trace of horror flashed in Zhou Tai's eyes, he had already seen that it seemed to be a catapult, but he couldn't believe it, after all, in the Han Dynasty, there was no precedent for carrying catapults onto warships!

"Seems to be a catapult?" Lu Su was well-informed, and he affirmed Zhou Tai's guess, but Zhou Tai didn't want this guess to be true, otherwise the Jiangdong Army in Xiakou Port would be in trouble!

Jiang Qin was a little worried and asked, "Military Division, the equipment of the Qin army has always been sharp, if it is really a catapult, what should we do?" ”

"Don't panic yet, it may not be a catapult!" Lu Su didn't want to be in chaos for the first time, he thought for a while and said: "If it is really a catapult, our army will be in danger!" Two generals, once it is confirmed that the wooden frame on the Qin army's warship is a catapult, you will lead the army to attack, and don't let those exert their might! ”

"This..."Jiang Qin said with some distress: "Strategist, it's not that we are cowardly, but you look at the other party's flag!" Jinfan Ganning is right, we are really not sure that we can destroy the catapult of the Qin army! ”

"If you are not sure, you have to bite the bullet, if you lose Xiakou, Yangzhou is in danger, Jiangdong is in danger! In case Pang Tong's army cuts off the connection between our army and Cao's army from Xiakou, and when Cao's army is destroyed, do you think our army can still survive alone? Lu Su's face was full of anxiety, but Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai looked at each other!

"How good would it be if the eldest prince was still there?" In the face of danger, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai actually thought of Sun Ce, and at the same time, they also thought of Sun Ce's unfearlessness. Glancing at each other, Jiang Qin slammed his chest and said, "Strategist, don't worry, if it is really a catapult, we will fight for our lives and destroy it!" ”

"It's all up to the two generals..."Looking at Qin Jun, Lu Su's eyes were full of worry...

(To be continued)