Chapter 381: Back to the Light
The news of the plague was circulating in the Xuzhou army, and the ordinary soldiers of Yuan Shujun didn't know about it before that, let alone the ordinary people?
Yesterday, when Ji Ling spread the news, Shouchun City fell into a panic. No one wants to get the plague, a terrible disease with no cure. After several siege battles, there were more than 50,000 people in the city who were baptized by fire. When the news spread in Shouchun City, the people of Shouchun made a unanimous decision - not to let the Xuzhou army capture the city!
Originally, when these strong men went home every day, their families always persuaded them to be careful and not to rush to the front, because there was no future for following Yuan Shu anyway. But now, when the strong men went home, they saw the panic of their families, and their families repeatedly confirmed the news, and after learning the truth of the matter, they no longer spoke, but just looked helplessly at their son, father, and husband.
This kind of panicked eyes broke the hearts of these strong men, they were afraid of death, but they were even more afraid that their families would die with them! Looking at what Liu Bei has done in the past, it is an indisputable fact that he has never had a record of slaughtering the city, and the people under his rule are relatively prosperous. Therefore, although the strong men were forced to help Yuan Shu defend the city, it is debatable how much effort they put into it. And now, they're doing their best!
There is a saying among the people, the soft are afraid of the hard, the hard are afraid of the horizontal, the horizontal are afraid of the stunned, the leng is afraid of not dying, when tens of thousands of people do not want to die, what a terrible situation is this?
After Yuan Shu broke off, the people and troops defending the city immediately went crazy! They overcame the fear in their hearts, picked up their swords and guns with trembling hands, and greeted the Xuzhou sergeants. Their hearts are shaking, their hands are shaking, even the sound of their howls is shaking!
They are not well trained and cannot give full play to the true power of many instruments, and the fork rod is in the hands of a few people, and they still can't push away the high ladder of the Xuzhou army, and they throw the rolling wood and stones down in a swarm, regardless of whether there is anyone below. The crash was not used in a place, or because the crowd could not work together to break the iron hook that the ladder had attached to the battlements. The wolf's teeth slapped down mechanically, and then mechanically lifted up with a winch, which didn't hurt many people at all.
From this, the Xuzhou army found that they had fought a strange siege battle. Climbing the city wall became no longer out of reach, and many soldiers successfully climbed the city wall, but they were greeted by ......
A civilian's blood poured pupils, and when he saw two Xuzhou soldiers coming down from the cloud ladder, he was about to put on a posture, ready to meet the attacking Yuan Shu soldiers, he howled hysterically, and his legs exerted force, and rushed towards the two soldiers. When a soldier saw this, he immediately stabbed the man in the waist and abdomen, and then drew his steel knife back, ready to meet the next enemy.
However, something happened that frightened him! With blood in his mouth and a strange smile on his face, the man hugged the two Xuzhou sergeants, fought with his legs, and pushed them backwards. One of the soldiers was defenseless and was immediately pushed by him to the edge of the wall, and the soldier screamed, and together with the man, the two fell from the wall......
Several Xuzhou soldiers had already climbed the city wall, occupied a beachhead, and killed several nearby enemy soldiers. A man suddenly appeared, dancing wildly with the steel knife in his hand, screaming in his mouth, like crazy!
A folk man struggled to pour spoonfuls of fire oil under the city and poured them on the Xuzhou soldiers on the siege ladder, but the Xuzhou soldiers all wore shields to block most of the fire oil, and the soldiers on the ladder still approached unhurriedly. On the side of the people, several Yuan Shu soldiers were shot by the archers of the Xuzhou Army under the city one after another because they were too far forward when they poured oil, and their exposed chests and heads were shot one after another. Of the two nearby battlements, he was the only one left! He couldn't help but be anxious, and his eyes wandered for a while, and he saw a wooden barrel beside him, which the soldiers used to carry the oil and kerose.
With a twist on his mind, he hurriedly scooped the boiling oil into the barrel and filled it to the brim. At this time, the two soldiers who came to support were killed again, and when the people saw it, they hurriedly lifted the barrel, roared, and rushed up the ladder! His body suddenly rose up, and he was immediately noticed by several Xuzhou army archers, and before he could take a few steps, he had already been hit by two arrows. However, this person seemed to not know the pain, and rushed to the Xuzhou sergeant on the ladder with fire oil!
His body was unstable on the steps of the ladder, but he still flew down and threw himself into the pile of Xuzhou soldiers before he fell, and at the same time, the barrel of fire oil was also spilled! The four Xuzhou sergeants were splashed on their heads, and the man was also collapsed by the fire oil splashed on the shield, and the five people shouted miserably, and fell under the city wall at the same time!
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Such scenes can be seen everywhere. The soldiers of Yuan Shujun were mainly responsible for destroying the siege equipment, knocking down the high ladder, destroying the iron hook of the siege ladder, and killing the Xuzhou soldiers who ascended the city. And those people, in addition to the weapons in the hands of the crazy martial arts, forced the Xuzhou army to dodge left and right, and many of them died with them.
The tragedy of this battle is far beyond the imagination of everyone in Xuzhou!
Three hundred steps away, on the lookout car as high as ten zhang, the colonel transmitted the news to Liu Bei of the Chinese army, Liu Bei's heart, with the soldiers on the city wall, was driven down, and then climbed the city wall, and was driven down again, and one floated and one sank, one floated and one sank!
Guan Yu and Koji Yi, who were commanding the battle in front, saw their soldiers suffering heavy casualties, and their hearts were dripping blood! They really couldn't imagine that Yuan Shu had reached this level, how could he have such a strong counterattack ability?
The 8,000 soldiers who attacked suffered heavy losses, and after Guan Yu and Koji Yi discussed, they decided to send reinforcements again!
So, Lu Yi sent an elite battalion composed purely of Danyang soldiers, and Guan Yu sent an ordinary battalion, but he sent his own hundred personal guards, and the leader of the personal guards was Pei Yuanshao!
Guan Yu looked at Pei Yuanshao expressionlessly, and said, "Yuanshou, if you can't beat the city, you won't come back!" ”
Pei Yuanshao's face was hideous, he stretched out his tongue and licked his lips, a bloodthirsty aura was revealed, he smiled, hugged his fists and said: "General Guan, don't worry, if you don't capture the city, the Pei Yuanshao you see will be a dead man!" ”
With that, he jumped off his horse, drew his sword, shouted, and rushed forward with more than two thousand men.
Guan Yu likes Pei Yuanshao very much! Since Pei Yuanshao defected to Liu Bei with Zhou Cang, he has been by Guan Yu's side and worships him to the extreme. Although this person's martial arts are not very good, with his loyalty and bravery, he still won Guan Yu's love and was promoted to the leader of Guan Yu's five hundred school swordsmen.
Guan Yu looked at Pei Yuanshao who was far away, the corners of his mouth twitched, and for some reason, an ominous premonition arose!
Guan Ping and Zhou Cang beside him glanced at each other, and Zhou Cang asked, "General Guan, why don't you let the last general go?" The martial arts of the last general are better than Yuanshou, and he may be able to make some gains! ”
Guan Yu shook his head silently and did not speak.
The addition of 4,000 new forces did have a certain impact on the battle situation. When Pei Yuanshao took Guan Yu's hundred school swordsmen and frantically pounced on the city wall, Yuan Shujun on the city wall immediately felt a lot of pressure!
Danyang's strong pawns are strong in themselves, and after their weapons are updated, their combat power is even stronger. Their skillful killing skills and dexterous means of avoiding damage made Yuan Shu's soldiers and people scramble. In a short time, a force of nearly 100 soldiers climbed the city wall.
At this time, in this case, it is not something that ordinary people can deal with. Many people still want to use the method of ending up together, but how can the Xuzhou army, which has stabilized its position, give them a chance?
When the 100 school swordsmen led by Pei Yuanshao climbed the city wall, the battle was even more one-sided!
Countless minfu and Yuan Shu soldiers rushed to the death, but in the end, they just fell three steps in front of the school swordsmen to increase their military merits.
Pei Yuanshao looked at the direction and shouted: "Go north!" "To the north, more than a hundred steps away, is the city gate tower, and below the city gate is the city gate, and opening the city gate is the beginning of the end of a siege battle!
After dozens of steps of advancing like a bamboo, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed!
The sword in Pei Yuanshao's hand is a sword of a hundred refinements, the sword is as sharp as clay, and it has killed many enemy soldiers in a row. At this time, he was covered in blood, and his head and face were also covered with blood, gurgling down with sweat, like a blood gourd, looking extremely hideous.
Suddenly, a voice rang out: "Brothers, hold on! Don't let the Xuzhou army occupy the city, otherwise the plague will rage, and the fathers and elders of our city will definitely die! ”
Pei Yuanshao only felt a light and shadow in front of him, the light and shadow were extremely fast, and Pei Yuanshao was surrounded by enemy soldiers or his own soldiers in front of and behind him, and there was nowhere to avoid it, so he had to meet it.
"Dangchang" There was a loud sound, Pei Yuanshao only felt that his arm was numb, and the sword he held high was pressed down nearly a foot before stopping, and he couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart! This is a master!
When I looked closely, I saw an eight-foot man in front of him, holding a stout three-pointed two-edged knife, looking at himself with fierce eyes!
It was a strange feeling, as if being stared at by a tiger!
Pei Yuanshao was not only not afraid, but he was angry with endless fighting intent in his heart! He steadied his footsteps, stretched out his tongue and licked the blood and sweat on his face, the salty taste shocked his spirit, he smiled hideously, screamed, and swung his sword to pounce!
Ji Ling kept a straight face, raised his three-pointed two-edged knife, and slashed at him!
Both of them are desperate San Lang's way, one move and one style are completely hard to touch, you move, I make a move, after more than a dozen encounters, Ji Ling's three-pointed two-edged knife "bang", and half of the knife head is broken!
When Ji Ling saw it, he immediately poured blood into his pupils, let out a strange scream, raised the three-pointed two-edged knife again, and slashed Huashan with one move, slashing at the top of Pei Yuanshao's head!
Pei Yuanshao greeted him fearlessly, only to hear the sound of "bang", the Hundred Refining Sword shattered into pieces, and the three-pointed two-edged knife was also completely broken. The two of them were stunned at the same time, then abandoned their swords, pounced together, and scuffled!
Although the steel used in the three-pointed two-edged sword is not as good as the Hundred Refining Sword, it is heavy, so after more than a dozen confrontations between the two of them, the two weapons broke at the same time.
Ji Ling's three-pointed and two-edged knife belongs to Qimen weapons, which is not easy to build, and he cherishes it very much on weekdays. Pei Yuanshao's Hundred Refining Sword was given to him by Guan Yu personally, and he regarded it as his life. Now, when the two of them saw the destruction of their beloved weapons, they suddenly rushed to their heads, what commanded the battle, what siege and defended the city, they all forgot, and only thought about killing each other and burying their weapons!
They were desperate, and of course the soldiers they brought were desperate. So, the soldiers of the two sides fought to the death on this small section of the city wall!
At this time, because Pei Yuanshao was blocked by Ji Ling, the Xuzhou army could not advance, and the soldiers who climbed the city wall were gradually suppressed by the continuous influx of Yuan Shu's soldiers, and the battlefield situation began to tilt towards Yuan Shu's side again!
Pei Yuanshao's martial arts are good, but it depends on who he compares with! Ji Ling, but a person who can fight with Guan Yu for twenty or thirty rounds, Pei Yuanshao can have a draw at the beginning with a bloody and courageous spirit, but after a long time, he will inevitably be restrained everywhere and slowly fall behind.
Finally, after the two scuffled for a while, Ji Ling rode on Pei Yuanshao. Ji Ling's eyes breathed fire, he stuck Pei Yuanshao with one hand, and punched him with the other, desperately hitting him in the face, and after five consecutive punches, Pei Yuanshao fainted......
At this time, Liu Bei got information from the colonel in the lookout car that the battle was still not improving, so he ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops!
The siege battle that lasted for a whole morning, the Xuzhou army suffered more than 5,000 casualties, 40 siege ladders, and only 17 came back, it can be said that the losses were heavy, Liu Bei's camp, the generals looked bitter, and they were all worried!
Liu Bei held his forehead and said, "Let's talk about it, what's going on?" Why are the people in the city so desperate? ”
Tian Fan, Xu Shu, Chen Gong, Chen Deng and others glanced at each other, but they couldn't find the reason.
At this moment, there was a commotion outside the big tent, Liu Bei was not happy in his heart, heard the voice, and angrily reprimanded: "Who is making noise outside the tent?" ”
A small colonel turned in, hugged his fists and said: "Lord Qi, a tun chief outside the door said that he had something to see, and the villain said that the lord was discussing the military situation, and he was reluctant to go, saying that he knew the reason for Yuan Shujun's fierce resistance!" ”
Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Xiao Xiaoxiao, and Liu Bei hurriedly said, "Let him come in!" ”
The little colonel clasped his fists and saluted, turned around and went out, and after a while, a tun chief wearing iron armor walked into the big tent.
Seeing this person, Guan Yu and Tian Fan were stunned for a moment, because they knew this person. This person was originally in Tian Fan's three hundred personal guards, and later in the battle between Xuzhou Group and Cao Cao for Yuzhou, because Tian Fan's three hundred personal guards showed strong combat power, Liu Bei made up his mind to help the generals train their personal soldiers according to Tian Fan's method. So, Tian Fan sent some of his outstanding soldiers to the generals respectively. And the person in front of him, named Zhou Yang, was the soldier sent by Tian Fan to Guan Yu. Due to his excellent performance, he has now been promoted to the rank of tun chief!
Liu Bei interrupted his salute and asked eagerly, "You said you know the reason why Yuan Shujun resisted the fierceness?" Say it! ”
Natun Chang clenched his fists and said, "Yes!" The lord of Qiqi, the villain Zhou Yang, is a tun chief in the hands of General Guan's school knife. During the siege of the city today, the villain attacked the city wall with General Pei Yuanshao and heard a word from one of the generals on the other side! ”
After a slight pause, he continued: "The general said, 'Don't let the Xuzhou army occupy the city, otherwise the plague will rage, and the fathers and elders of our whole city will definitely die!'" ’”
After that, he stopped speaking, and stood quietly in the tent.
When Tian Fan and the others heard this, their eyes lit up.
Chen Gong smiled and said, "It turns out that it is a return to the light!" "PS: One chapter in the evening, maybe a little later, sorry