Chapter Seventy-Three: One Blow, and Then Decline

"Do you think my strategy of besieging but not attacking is right or wrong?"

"Lord Lu doesn't want to boil Zhang Jiao to death."

"Zhang Jiao used witchcraft to damage Yang Shou, and he may not live for a few days, as long as he waits for another ten days, Zhang Jiao will die. As soon as Zhang Jiao died, Guangzong County could easily conquer it. But the imperial court changed generals...... Perhaps only Huangfu Song can capture Guangzong County. ”

Lu Zhi's reminder allowed Chu Tian to get an important piece of information - Zhang Jiao may not live long.

If it weren't for Lu Zhizhi's dismissal from the imperial court, Chu Tian would not have had the opportunity to meet the already aged Beizhong Lang general.

"In the future, I will have the opportunity to visit Mr. in Guanzhong or Zhuojun."

Chu Tian knew that Lu Zhi's prestige in the Eastern Han family was not low, and he intended to make friends.

"The future of Dahan should be handed over to you young people." Lu Zhi was slightly startled when he saw Hua Mulan and Zhou Yafu beside Chu Tian, "You have two good generals, if only you could command more soldiers and horses." ”

"So I want to borrow something from Lord Lu."

Lu Zhi briefly talked to Chu Tian, who had never met before, and was soon escorted away by the Han army team.

Chu Tian knew that with Lu Zhi's prestige, the imperial court would not dare to kill him easily, at most he would be demoted, so he didn't worry about Lu Zhi.

As for Lu Zhi saying that Zhou Yafu is a good general, Chu Tian is still a little inexplicably interesting in his heart.

Zhou Yafu is a general of the former dynasty, Lu Zhi's senior, and a general of the Han Dynasty, and his official position is much higher than Lu Zhi.

If Zhou Yafu were to command this battle, he would hardly fail.

However, Chutian had no official position in the Han court and could not overstep his authority.

Liu Bei Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also have no official position, and they have to borrow troops from Lu Zhi.

And Dong Zhuo is not so easy to speak.

After Dong Zhuo arrived, he changed Lu Zhi's conservative style, immediately counted the siege equipment, and prepared to launch a second assault on Guangzong County.

This time, Dong Zhuo used all his troops, even the forces of all the lords.

When there was no chance to gain military merits, most of the lords complained about Lu Zhi's conservative tactics, and when Dong Zhuo organized everyone to attack, the lords only dared to let their heroes lead troops to attack the city.

50,000 Han troops and 150,000 rebel troops were displayed, ladder cars, siege towers, crash cars, catapults, and nest cars moved together, and Dong Zhuo stood on the condescending nest car to command.

"Big brother, the Han army is attacking the city again! It is said that the Han army changed the brave Dong Zhuo as the main general! ”

Zhang Liang saw the main force of the Han army on the city wall once again in a siege formation, and immediately went down to the city to find Zhang Jiao.

Zhang Jiao's face was even paler than when Lu Zhi was attacking the city, like a blank piece of paper.

Zhang Jiao coughed violently: "Ahem, cough, cough...... The Han army replaced Dong Zhuo, maybe our last chance, losing this opportunity, may not be able to turn the tide. ”

"Big brother, what do you mean ......"

"Immediately send someone to inform the third brother, let him reorganize his troops and horses, and come from Quyang to support at the agreed time. Remember, this is our ...... Last Chance...... Ahem......"

The Han army's offensive is fierce, Dong Zhuo brings an attack bonus to the Han army, and he is also a battle-hardened general, and his own attributes are not low.

Under the command of Dong Zhuo, the Han army once attacked the city wall.

The Yellow Turbans resisted stubbornly, and both sides fought to the death near the city walls.

"Lord, please let me lead the troops to attack the city!"

Seeing that more than 100,000 soldiers and horses on both sides were thrown into the battlefield one after another, Hua Mulan took the initiative to ask for help.

"No way!"

Chu Tian's tone was stern, which made Mulan slightly stunned.

It was rare to see Chu Tian so stern.

"Now is not the best chance to break through Guangzong County, you are just sending you to death if you go up."

Chu Tian's face gradually softened.

He could see that the morale of the Yellow Turban Army in Guangzong County had not dropped much because of the existence of Zhang Jiao, and even if the Han army barely climbed the city wall, it would soon be driven down by the Yellow Turban Army.

Rockets fired a volley, two siege towers of the Han army were burned, and more than 100 Han soldiers were killed.

The Yellow Turbans' will to resist became more and more determined, and several ladder cars were burned.

The fierce battle between the two sides lasted for three days, and it was not defeated.

The Han army lost thousands, and tens of thousands of soldiers sent by various lords were killed.

The Yellow Turban Army is estimated to have lost tens of thousands, but Gwangjong City is still standing.

A silver-level hero in Xia Town, Zhang Ding, the deputy general of the infantry, was killed.

This is the first time that a hero has been killed in Summer Town.

If it weren't for Chutian's forbidding Zhou Yafu and Hua Mulan to fight, they might have been killed.

After three days of fierce fighting, they could not capture the county seat of Guangzong, and the morale of both the Han army and the armies of various lords dropped greatly.

Fortunately, Xia Zhen's two heroes, Hua Mulan and Zhou Yafu, have traits that can slow down the decline in morale, and Xia Zhen's morale is maintained at around 75.

The morale of the Han army and the lords of the Han army camp led by Dong Zhuo has dropped to below 70, or even below 60, to a dangerous level.

Zhou Yafu's face became more and more ugly day by day: "If you continue to attack, you may be defeated by the Yellow Turban Army." ”

Chu Tian tried to find Dong Zhuo, but Dong Zhuo did not summon a small lord.

There are hundreds or even thousands of lords in the main military camp of the Han army, and there are more than 100 lords of all sizes in each camp, and Dong Zhuo's current status is much higher than them.

In a depressing atmosphere, on the fourth day of Dong Zhuo's arrival, on the sixteenth day of the battlefield, Dong Zhuo once again ordered the Han army to attack.

The negative effect of the decline in morale has been very significant, the combat effectiveness of the Han army has dropped significantly, and this time even the city wall can not be approached, and it is repelled by the Yellow Turban Army with a rain of arrows.

The morale of the Han army is already below the dangerous value of 60!

It snowed again on the battlefield, the Han army flag was lowered, and the wails of the wounded soldiers were heard from time to time.

There were less than six hundred people left in Xia Town.

Dong Zhuo was the main general, he ordered a strong attack, and Chu Tian, who was subordinate to the Han army's camp, also had to obey the order.

He now understands better how correct Lu Zhi's tactics were.

The impact on morale is too great.

The art of war is full of momentum, then declines, and then exhaustion.

"The sky is dead, and the yellow sky should stand! The year is in Jiazi, and the world is lucky! ”

When the morale of the Han army was low, the gate of Guangzong County was opened, and the dense Yellow Turban Army came out of the city gate.

The Yellow Turbans have counterattacked!

"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand!"

On the flank of the Han army, the Yellow Turban hero Zhang Bao led the Yellow Turban cavalry to support!

Tens of thousands of Yellow Turban cavalry attacked the flank of the Han army!

The Han camp was caught in a flank, and morale dropped again!

"It's over this time......"

Chu Tian saw the collapse of the Han army's camp, and the Han army, which was obviously in the initiative, fell into passivity because of the successive siege failures.

The lords of the Han camp were desperate, and Dong Zhuo, who served as the general of Dongzhonglang, also found that he had collapsed the good situation, so he immediately mobilized 5,000 Xiliang cavalry.

The Xiliang light cavalry assembled, and Dong Zhuo personally commanded the Xiliang cavalry, trying to block the Yellow Turban Army.

As an official appointed by the imperial court, if he is defeated, he may fall to the ground, and the Kwantung heroes will not have to crusade against Dong Zhuo in the future.

The Yellow Turban Army all over the mountains attacked the Han camp, and the two sides fell into a scuffle.

"Lord, I want to give it a try!"

Zhou Yafu saw that the Han army was on the verge of defeat, and took the initiative to ask Chu Tian for help.

Chu Tian knew what Zhou Yafu's words meant.

Zhou Yafu, who has been observing the Eastern Han Army these days, wants to stand up and turn the tide.