The dense rain of arrows covered the sky, the archers behind the female wall were suppressed, the tower of the city gate was full of arrow feathers, and Cao Bao, the general of the Xuzhou department, had already consumed more than 300,000 arrows under the Xia City, and attacked for half a month without defeating. Cao Bao lost 7,000 troops and was unable to break through the city.

During this period, Xia Cheng recruited 4,000 light infantry and 4,000 crossbowmen to make up for the losses and strengthen the city's defenses.

Xu Sheng, the commander of Xia City, personally sat on the city wall, using double-bowed bed crossbows and various defensive equipment to inflict a large number of casualties on Cao Bao's army.

Cao Bao gradually lost patience.

Xia Cheng was just a small city, and he joined forces with the lord of Peng Cheng with 80,000 troops, and attacked for half a month, and Xia Cheng remained motionless.

Several lords of Peng Chengguo had already learned that Chu Tian was famous in Tiger Prison Pass at this moment, and came to urge Cao Bao to continue to attack Xia City.

"Langya Xiang Chuzi plotted to defeat Lu Bu, and the new military general Zhao Yun, if he comes back, we will definitely be defeated."

"He already has the idea of returning to the division, General Cao Bao, a month, we need to capture Xia City within a month."

The lords of Pengcheng urged Cao Bao to attack the city.

Cao Bao is also a historical general, and he has a bonus when commanding soldiers and horses, so the lord of Pengcheng Kingdom, who lacks historical generals, will worship Cao Bao as the commander.

Cao Bao's ability is not strong enough to easily capture Xia City.

The only way to break the city as quickly as possible is to use human lives to pile it up and storm it at all costs.

"Of our 80,000 troops, 7,000 have died in the siege of the city, do we need 30,000 or 40,000 dead to capture a small city?"

Cao Bao thought of the amazing loss ratio.

According to such a proportion of siege losses, the entire Langya country will be defeated, and 200,000 troops will be killed.

"Xia Cheng is the lord's mansion of Langya Kingdom, and Chu Zi will definitely send his most powerful subordinates to guard Xia City. If we capture Xia City, the other cities will fall to the wind, so we don't have to worry about killing thirty or forty thousand people. Recruit again when you die. The death of this group of soldiers can also relieve the pressure on food. ”

Out of fear of Chu Tian, the lord of Peng Chengguo thought that even if half of his soldiers and horses were killed or wounded, it would be worth it.

"Pay half the price......"

Cao Bao thought that he was wiped out by Dolgon in Jiqiu County and 40,000 Xuzhou soldiers, Tao Qian managed to replenish his troops, and now in order to occupy Langya State, it is acceptable to lose 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers.

"The lord of Taishan County has arrived with 30,000 soldiers and horses!"

"Lord Assassin Shi dispatched Zhen Rong to lead 20,000 elite soldiers to support!"

When Cao Bao was distressed about the loss of troops, Tao Qian in the rear sent reinforcements again, and at the same time, the lord of Taishan County arrived in Xia City.

The number of troops besieging Xia Cheng has increased from 73,000 to 123,000!

30,000 people besieged Langya City, and 40,000 people dragged Xueyue, Zang Ba, and Sun Guan in Jiuzhen, Hedong.

After having enough troops, Cao Bao once again stormed Xia City!

"Miss Xia, as well as the two generals Zang Ba and Sun Guan, Cao Bao is back!"

The defenders of Xia City immediately went to the city wall to support, and the enemies six or seven times larger than the defenders came up from all directions!

During this time, Cao Bao was already ready to crash cars, chariots, and a large number of ladders, ready to take Xia City in one fell swoop.

Xu Sheng put on his armor and said to Xia Liang, Li Kui and other civil officials: "The matter of fighting is handed over to the subordinates, this is the duty of the subordinates." ”

Xia Cheng has never experienced such a huge war, and the shouts of killing shook the heavens and the earth!

The coalition forces were afraid that Chu Tian would lead the main force of Langya to return, so they kept attacking Xia City day and night, making the people in the city panic.

"Although the materials we prepared to defend the city caused a lot of casualties to Cao Bao, as Cao Bao continued to storm Xia City, the materials for defending the city became less and less...... Cao Bao intensified his siege efforts, and the consumption of materials to defend the city will only increase. As for the food for the defense of the city, it is not a problem. ”

Li Kui looked through the account books and found that the materials for defending the city were insufficient.

Almost all of the inventory in the arsenal of Xia Cheng was taken out and used.

"I have ordered all towns to recruit Qingzhou troops from the Qingzhou Yellow Turban refugees in advance, and we have to hold out for a while longer, the number of Qingzhou troops is not enough...... "Summer Liang has a back hand, "pay attention to guarding against all the strangers in the city." The strongest castles are often breached from within, and I don't want to see a rebellion in the city that leads to the fall of Summer City. ”

Cao Bao personally led the coalition army to attack Xia Cheng for three days, killing two or three thousand people every day, but he didn't care, continued to attack, and never stopped until Xia Cheng was captured!

Many of the defenders of Summer City were newly recruited first-order recruits, so the number of defenders killed in the battle was thousands.

On the third day, just when Cao Bao and the others were anxious, Xu Sheng, the defender of Xia City, fought with the defenders who climbed to the city wall, and suffered several heavy losses!

Although Xu Sheng finally killed the enemy's first team, he was seriously injured and unable to command.

"The enemy will be seriously injured, this is an opportunity to break the city, set up torches, be sure to capture Xia City!"

Cao Bao ordered his soldiers to set up braziers under Xia Cheng, which were as bright as day, and attacked them overnight.

"General Xu Sheng is seriously injured, and there is no main general on the city wall!"

The news of Xu Sheng's serious injury reached the lord's mansion, and Xia Liang had to put on armor to go into battle. At present, there are only two people who have enough prestige to sit on the city wall and pacify the defenders, one is her, and the other is Li Kui.

With just one person, it is impossible to be on the city wall for twelve hours, so she must also go to the city wall to command in person, and fall asleep directly against the city wall when she is tired.

On the fourth day, Cao Bao still did not give up attacking Xia City, losing tens of thousands of people, which was still within the range of the coalition army with 120,000 men!

"Miss Xia, it's time for you to go back to your residence and rest."

Li Kui took over the city wall in the summer, and although he managed agriculture and punishment, he also had some experience in leading troops.

The summer is cold and smoky, but I think about guarding the summer city.

Instead of passively defending, she actively prepared forces outside the city in order to carry out a counteroffensive.

But she lacks a general.

Xu Sheng was originally the military general she planned to use for a counterattack, but Xu Sheng was seriously injured.

Ordinary generals are not up to this important task, because the number of Qingzhou troops is not large, and they must defeat the strong with the weak.

Xueyue, Zang Ba, and Sun Guan were dragged by Song Jiang's 40,000 people in the nine towns of Hedong, and they were too busy to take care of themselves.

Summer Liang was almost fainted because of his mental fatigue recently, and was supported by a passing woman.

Xia Liang saw clearly that there was a woman in front of her, with a Tang knife pinned to her waist, and thought it was a female player, so she said, "Thank you." ”

The woman with the sword asked, "You don't seem to have much strength, why are you wearing iron armor?" I see that you go up and down the city wall every day, is it possible that there is a shortage of military generals in Langya State, and it has reached such a point that you need a weak woman to command the defenders? ”

Xia Liang listened to her sonorous tone, most of which were female players who chose the direction of military generals: "Langya is full of talents, but when I went to crusade against Dong Zhuo, I let the villain take advantage of it." If I have a qualified general, I can expel them soon. ”

The woman said again: "Now that Langya Kingdom is besieged by the enemy's army, there are not many soldiers and horses, I am afraid that no matter how powerful the generals are, it will not help." ”

Xia Liang shook his head lightly: "But not necessarily." ”

The woman sent Xia Liang to the Lord's Mansion, and was a little surprised: "Why do you live in the Lord's Mansion?" ”

"It's convenient to dispatch soldiers and horses here."

Xia Liang saw the woman leaving, and she didn't care too much when she was thinking about how to break the game.

The next day, it was Xia Liang's turn to take over Li Kui to guard the city wall.

Cao Bao's offensive became more and more fierce, and the morale of the soldiers defending the city decreased. This is a dangerous sign. If there is no morale, it is difficult to defend.

The stray arrows fell on the city wall like locusts, and the archers of the wall were suppressed and could not rise to the top.

The advantages of a large amount of money and food were brought into play, Cao Bao could consume arrows regardless of the cost, and Tao Qian's influence covered the East China Sea Kingdom, Xiapi Kingdom, Pengcheng Kingdom, and Guangling County, coupled with years of accumulation, arrows were continuously transported.

One defender after another was shot, and the defenders had to brave the dense rain of arrows from the besieging side to block the opponent's ladder from approaching.

A small group of guards from the Lord's Mansion with iron shields protected the city in the summer, and several of them were shot by stray arrows.

On all sides were the siege troops besieging Xia Cheng, the drums shook the heavens and the earth, and Xia Liang saw the black cloud echelon, and felt a little desperate.

The offensive was too fierce, and if Cao Bao did whatever it takes, Xia Cheng would be difficult to defend after all.

A stray arrow shot into the shoulder of Xia Liang, and the guards of the Lord's Mansion hurriedly formed a shield wall!

The main general was hit by an arrow, which was another heavy blow to morale! The other party's arrow rain was too dense, and when Xu Sheng led the defenders to defend the city, he also suffered arrow wounds!

"The enemy's first team has come up!"

A large number of ladders hooked the city wall, and the soldiers approached the city wall under the cover of the chariot and climbed up, Cao Bao specially selected the elite from the veterans of the Xuzhou Army under his command to serve as the first team, intending to capture the city in one fell swoop!

"Miss Xia, you ......"

"Don't worry about me, go and help defend the city! The first team must not be allowed to gain a foothold on the city walls! ”

In the summer, I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder, and the arrow was clustered into my muscles.

Physician Li Lan hurriedly came, and her extensive military experience in the past two years made her a senior doctor.

The guards of the Lord's Mansion were asked to engage in a battle with Cao Bao's first team, and the two sides fought on the city walls.

"It is absolutely impossible to hold on like this, and the morale is already very low......"

Summer Ryo still keeps a cool head, she is trying her best, but she finds that there is no effective solution.

When morale is completely low, even if the whole city is recruited as a village warrior, it will not be able to resist the besieging side, and even a large-scale rebellion will appear in the city.

Cao Bao's first team reached the city wall, and dozens of soldiers had already occupied a small section of the city wall, and there was a steady stream of soldiers pouring up the city wall from behind.

The defenders used crossbow arrows to kill a group of soldiers who had ascended the ranks, but they were unable to stop the loss of the walls.

At the critical moment, the defenders of the city gate came to report the summer coolness: "There is a woman below who asks to go to the city to fight!" ”

"What can a woman do, to send her to death?" Xia Liang didn't expect it, but she suddenly realized that the woman who dared to take the initiative to come to defend the city at this time would not be an ordinary person, so she said, "Please come up." ”‘’

Soon a woman in military uniform landed in the city, carrying a bow and arrows behind her back and a Tang knife hanging from her waist.

When Xia Liang saw her, he saw the shadow of Mulan, and the other party might be a historical general.

The woman saw the injured summer cold, and there was a hint of brilliance in her eyes. As a literati, he took the initiative to go to the city to supervise the battle, and he was wounded, which was enough to make him admire. She also heard about Cao Shi in Xia City breaking more than 10,000 Taishan thieves with 3,000 recruits.

"Can you help me defend the city?"

Xia Liang tried to win over this historical general, only in this way could she defend Xia City for Chu Tian.

The woman in military uniform arched her hand: "Obey the order!" ”

"Ding! You have gained the allegiance of Li Xiuning, the princess of Pingyang, a historical military general. ”

Xia Liang was slightly stunned when she heard the rare notice from the system, it was supposed to be the lord who subdued her, but as a result, this Shi Shiwu would become her family-like existence. Freelancers can also gain the allegiance of heroes, but not between the monarch and the minister, but between the head of the house and the retainer. For example, in the Yue family's army, many of the generals were directly loyal to Yue Fei, and they were both prosperous and loss-oriented.

If a retainer is not satisfied with the lord, they can also turn their allegiance to the lord.

Princess Binh Duong......

Xia Liang knows that there are several princesses of Pingyang in history, and this Li Xiuning seems to be ...... Tang Taizong Li Shimin's sister!

When Li Yuan raised an army, Princess Pingyang raised troops in Guanzhong to respond to Gaozu, conquered the city, governed the army strictly, and won 70,000 soldiers, as well as an army composed of women, and the battalion was called the Women's Army!

When Li Shimin attacked Guanzhong, Princess Pingyang once led more than 10,000 elite soldiers to join him. After her death, Princess Pingyang was buried in accordance with the etiquette of the army!

This is the content recorded in the official history, and as for the name, it may be apocryphal, because ancient women rarely left their real names.

After the allegiance, Li Xiuning asked for orders: "Please grant the command of the city to the master!" ”

"Hmm."

With the allegiance of epic generals, Xia Liang can rest assured that he will hand over the command of the soldiers and horses on the city wall to her, and let her exert her own effects.

Li Xiuning led a group of defenders to kill one of the sections of the city wall that was about to be occupied by the first team, which was the most critical place!

A sharp arrow pierced through the armor of the Xuzhou soldiers, Li Xiuning held a longbow in his hand, and cleared the team with the archers!

As Li Xiuning went into battle, Xia Liang was surprised to find that the morale of the soldiers defending the city was rising rapidly.

She could see that the morale of the defenders had risen from 27 to 45, and the morale was still recovering fast!

This is the effect brought about by Li Xiuning's characteristics!

The defenders, who originally lacked confidence in defending the city, fought bravely one by one as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and they were brave!

"Everyone follow me to kill the enemy and make meritorious achievements!"

Li Xiuning pulled out the Tang knife, and the morale of the soldiers around him was greatly boosted, and they burst out with even more powerful combat power than before!

The first team sent by Cao Bao didn't expect that the defenders, whose morale was still weak before, suddenly attacked, and was suddenly killed by surprise, and all of them were killed or expelled from the city in less than half an hour!

The city walls are back in the hands of the defenders of the summer city!

The screaming defenders of Xia City seemed to be crazy, and even wanted to chase them outside the city along the siege ladder, but they were stopped by Li Xiuning.

The rise in the morale of the defenders affected the entire battle situation, and the defenders' shouts of killing covered the besieging side, and the newly recruited recruits were no longer afraid of battle and were indomitable! Xia Cheng blocked the largest offensive launched by Cao Bao!

"It's even more terrifying than the beliefs of the Yellow Turbans......"

Xia Liang witnessed the crazy defenders with his own eyes, and couldn't help but sigh that the Tang Li family was like a hanging, one was more ferocious than the other.