Chapter 9 Xu Huang and Xu Gongming
Gao wolf.
The loess city wall, which was originally only one zhang high, is now built with various wood, stone and mud, and it has been raised again. Although it looks nondescript, it is still much stronger in defense.
There were three or four old bed crossbows scattered at the head of the city, two of which had been destroyed. Piles of masonry and purlins were piled up, and there were iron pots scorching over fires at intervals of five or six feet, and there was an unbearable stench in them, which was golden water.
The city wall was stained with blood, and many soldiers were lying weakly against the female wall, their weapons scattered on the side, and their eyes were blank. Some were seriously injured and were whimpering.
Groups of patrolling soldiers walked back and forth on the city walls, and from time to time their eyes drifted to the city, looking at the endless camp not far away, revealing a trace of despair.
Xu Huang was dressed in simple iron armor, with a leather helmet on his head, his tall and strong body stood upright, and he stood on the city gate tower with a snowy axe. His eyebrows were furrowed, his short beard like a steel needle under his jaw was pulled by the corners of his mouth from time to time, and he sighed slightly in his heart when he looked at the enemy camp not far away.
He knew very well that the Gao wolf would never be able to hold it!
At most, the enemy will attack twice, and the wolf will be broken!
Xu Huang felt aggrieved, this was completely bullying. The enemy's individual strength far exceeds that of his own army, and the well-armored ones are not good.
If it weren't for the enemy's unwillingness to lose too much, the Gao wolf would have been broken a long time ago!
Historically, in siege warfare, the ratio of casualties between the attacker and the defender should be that the attacker loses more and the defender loses less. But the army in front of him told him that it was not a theorem!
It's the exact other way around!
Looking at the dying morale of the soldiers on the city wall, that kind of despair, Xu Huang couldn't help but twitch in his heart.
"Someone!"
Xu Huang shouted.
"Does General Yang Feng have any instructions?"
The soldier next to him shook his head and said, "No." ”
Xu Huang's face was even more worried.
The day before yesterday, Lifu was attacked, and Xu Huang sent people to Lishi and Lin counties respectively to summon Han Xian, Li Le, and Yang Feng, asking for instructions and support. But so far, there has been no news.
Don't they know that once the wolf is broken, it is difficult to protect the stone?
With a punch against the wall, Xu Huang exhaled fiercely.
"Duwei Xu, what should I do now?" A lieutenant next to him asked.
"Wait a minute," Xu Huang said in a calm tone: "Gao Wolf is a strategic place, and the three generals will not let it go!" Although he knew it was a lie, Xu Huang had to say so.
The sun gradually rose, and by noon on the day, Xu Huang hastily ate some food and kept an eye on the enemy camp from the city tower. Suddenly, Xu Huang stood up.
He stretched out his hand to stop the sound of the soldiers next to him, and as soon as he listened intently, his complexion immediately changed!
As a powerful martial artist, his keen senses made him clearly feel the slight vibration from the ground, and heard the faint sound of the wind.
Cavalry!
It must be cavalry!
Xu Huang shouted loudly and said, "Order all troops and horses to be on strict alert!" ”
Standing at the head of the city, his gaze skipped over the enemy camp and landed farther away.
The vibration from his feet became more and more violent, as if the entire Gao Wolf Town was about to jump up. However, behind the enemy camp, there was no movement!
If the cavalry of the brigade is galloping, it will inevitably kick up bursts of smoke and dust, which can be seen from afar.
Didn't you come from the north?!
Xu Huang was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly shouted: "The four city walls must be strictly guarded, and none of them can be relaxed!" Report the situation immediately! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a cavalry soldier on the street in the city throwing his whip desperately and rushing over: "Captain! Captain! A large number of cavalry approached from the south! ”
"South?!"
Xu Huang took three steps and made two feet, walked to the head of the city, and shouted: "Are you sure it's a cavalry from the south?!" ”
"Sure!"
"Oops!" Xu Huang's face turned pale, and the worst thought surged in his heart - the stone is gone!
Xu Huang's heart sank completely.
First of all, he can be sure that the cavalry is definitely not his own reinforcements! Because the White Wave Thieves didn't have many cavalry in the first place, such a huge shock, there were definitely a lot of them, far more than the cavalry that the White Wave Thieves had.
Secondly, since it comes from the south, dozens of miles to the south is from the stone, what about the stone? Most likely it's fallen!
The current situation is clear at a glance, and when the stone is gone, Gao Wolf has become a lonely city, with no vitality! It is he Xu Huang who claims to be strong in martial arts, superb in commanding troops, and has no power to return to the sky!
In an instant, Xu Huang felt that half of the strength in his body had dissipated.
"Someone, immediately mobilize a thousand men and horses from the north wall to assist in the defense of the south wall!" Xu Huangli made a decision. Until the last minute, he will not give up!
At this moment, the earth-shattering war drums sounded in the camp in the distance, and then, I saw a team of well-armored elite soldiers, ants pouring out of the camp, like the tide of the sea, swarming towards the city!
"Be on guard! Archers, ballistae, get ready, and listen to me! ”
Xu Huang held the big axe, staring closely at the tide of enemy soldiers, and the hand holding the big axe turned white.
However, to Xu Huang's surprise, the enemy army did not directly send people to attack the city as before, but all stayed a stone's throw away and formed a formation.
The heavily armored spearmen lined up at the front, dressed in black fish-scale armor, were like a dark cloud, and the cold spear heads flashed in the sun, like a little starlight in the dark clouds. Behind them, light archers in bright yellow leather armor.
The layers are clear, and the eyes of those who look at it are a little spent.
Then he saw the army parting from it, and a light horse galloped out of it, and the reins stayed in front of the formation.
The white wolf's face was a little pale, he instigated to quickly get off the Qingjia war horse, took two steps forward, and shouted: "Listen, the general of the axe listens, the camp of Tongtian Mountain and the city of Lishi County have been breached, Han Xian is dead, Hu Cai and Li Le have surrendered, Lin County has long been besieged by our army, and Gao Wolf has become a lonely city." Make the axe, my white wolf admires your martial arts and military strategy, buried in the bandits, it is very unwise! Those who know the times are Junjie, and surrendering immediately is your only choice! ”
Xu Huang stood in the city tower, the corners of his mouth twitched, speechless. Although there have been speculations, hearing the news is still like a lightning strike.
"Captain, what should I do?!"
The middle and low-level officers next to Xu Huang were all panicked. looked at Xu Huang one by one, his face was anxious, his eyes were uncertain, and he wanted him to make up his mind.
Xu Huang's eyes swept over, and all the soldiers in the city looked at him.
Few of those eyes were resolute, and they were all survival-seeking eyes.
Xu Huang's face was gloomy and he let out a long sigh.
At this moment, there was a cavalry on the side of the city, and Xu Huang was about to speak, but when he saw it, his eyes were about to protrude!
What kind of cavalry is that?!
A tall and strong armored mount that far surpasses a war horse, a knight whose whole body armor does not even show his eyes, and a big spear that is not even two feet long! Cavalry like a demon god!
Suddenly, Xu Huang's heart was relieved.
"Open the gates."
Xu Huang waved his hand.
Li Zheng left the wolf cavalry, the green armor cavalry and the golden winged tiger cavalry in the south of the city, and led the Destroying Blade cavalry to the north of the city. As soon as he took the reins and was about to greet the white wolf standing in front of him, he heard the city gate ring, and when he looked up, the city gate was opened.
The white wolf instigated his mount, came to Li Zheng's side, hugged his fists and saluted, his face was a little ashamed: "The last general has disappointed the lord." ”
Li Zheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, I know you don't want to lose the soldiers and horses, my Liangzhou soldiers must not be damaged lightly, this is very good." But you also have to remember this lesson that you can't underestimate the enemy. ”
"The Admiral remembers!" The white wolf nodded fiercely.
Li Zheng bowed his head and said with concern: "How is the injury?" ”
The white wolf grinned and said, "Thank you for your concern, the last general will not be seriously injured." But the guy who made the axe was really powerful, and after only a few rounds of fighting, the last general couldn't hold it. ”
"There are people outside the world, and there are heavens outside the sky." Li Zheng smiled and comforted: "This world is so big, there are many capable people, and we must pay more attention in the future." ”
"Whoa!"
As he was talking, he saw a general with an axe leading a group of middle and low-ranking officers, leaving the city gate and coming to the front of the battle.
The axe-wielding general was less than thirty years old, more than eight feet tall, and his body was unusually strong, with knotted muscles on his bare arms. A Chinese face, square and strict, with thick eyebrows, bright eyes, and a two-inch steel needle and short beard under the chin. Although he was dressed in shabby armor, it could not hide the heroism of this person.
But he saw the general thrust the handle of the axe in his hand on the ground, waved his hand to stop the officers behind him, and strode in front of Li Zheng and the white wolf alone, with his head held high.
"Captain of the Baibo Army, Xu Huang and Xu Gongming, please surrender!"
Xu Huang showed a look of humiliation, knelt on one knee, clenched his fists and bowed his head, and shouted in a deep voice.
When Li Zheng heard this, his face turned strange.
The general in front of him turned out to be Xu Huang and Xu Gongming, the second of the five good generals of Cao Wei in the future!
Unexpectedly, before this person made his career, he turned out to be a white wave thief, and he insulted his talent!
Earlier, when he learned that the white wolf was defeated by a good general in a few rounds, and the army was blocked under the Gao Wolf City, Li Zheng guessed that it should be a general with a name and surname. But I didn't expect it to be Xu Huang!
Li Zheng turned over and got off the mount, stepped forward in two steps, and helped Xu Huang up, his heart was very happy, and he laughed and said: "I have Xu Huang, like a fish in water!" Come on, come on, please get up! ”
Xu Huang felt the huge power coming from Li Zheng's hand, and while he was secretly shocked in his heart, he also relaxed. As a general, one made him feel humiliated, and the other was afraid of being reused.
But listening to the tone of the person in front of him, he was extremely happy. At the moment, it is a lot easier.
Xu Huang stood up, faced Li Zheng, hugged his fists and said, "Dare to ask the general's name?!" ”
Li Zheng laughed and said, "If you don't change your name, you won't change your surname, this general Li Chongxiao!" ”
"Liangzhou Mu, General Zhengxi?!"
Xu Huang's face was shocked.
"It's General Ben!" Li Zheng said with a smile.
"Lord!" Xu Huang's face was delighted: "Just Xu, now I have the master, God has mercy!" Please accept my worship! ”
In other words, it is another worship.
Li Zheng happily helped him up, his face was very happy, and said: "Gongming can block the way of our army with weak troops, relying on small counties, and his ability is extraordinary!" ”
Xu Huang's face turned red, and he shook his head again and again: "If it is not the ability of the last general, the last general will be self-aware." It was this general who was unwilling to lose his troops, otherwise the Gao Wolf would have been broken long ago. Earlier, he also injured this general, and the last general is ashamed! ”
The white wolf laughed and said, "Now that he is a colleague, what is the past?!" ”
"General Xie is considerate!"
At that moment, Li Zheng appointed Xu Huang as a lieutenant, temporarily took over the authority of a first-class major general, and had full authority to deal with the capture of the White Wave Thieves and put it under the command of the White Wolf.
Xu Huang also made a request, hoping that the lord Li Zheng could forgive Lin County Yang Feng's order, and volunteered to persuade him to surrender.
Because Xu Huang fell in his early years, he was promoted by Yang Feng and wanted to repay his kindness.
When Li Zheng heard this, he appreciated it even more, and agreed to him without hesitation.