Here, Zhang Xiu secretly sent Ma Teng and others to lead 25,000 cavalry into Yanzhou to harass, while he and Hua Xiong and Ma led 40,000 Qiang Hu iron cavalry to confront Zhang Shao's 100,000 army, waiting for news from Ma Teng's side.

On the other side, Cao Cao personally led an army of 200,000 to take Xiangcheng.

Xiangcheng, in the county yazhong, in addition to the main general Xu Huang, there are also two people - Hu Zhen and Huangfu Li.

Hu Zhen has served as the general of Xiangcheng for many years, and at this time he said to Xu Huang with a solemn face: "Gongming, Cao Cao led an army of 200,000 menacing, although Xiangcheng has been operating for more than ten years, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist the elite of Cao's army. "But Hu Zhen is the oldest under Zhang Xiu, and although Xu Huang's official position is above him, he is still qualified to call Xu Huang's cousin.

Huang Fu Li heard this, and also sighed: "20,000 to 200,000, a tenfold difference, the general, "I'm afraid this battle will ......" After speaking, Huang Fu Li himself shook his head.

Xu Yang coughed, nodded solemnly, and said, "Cao's army is strong, our army can only defend it!" The last two words, Xu Huang bit out word by word. Huang Fu Li heard it and said: "Even if you defend it to the death, ten times the difference, I'm afraid you can't keep it very much."

Hu Yan heard it and said: "The morale of Cao's army is winning, if our army goes out of the city, we will break him for a while." ”

Xu Yan and Huangfu Li heard it, and shouted at the same time: "No! After finishing speaking, Xu Huang walked to the map and looked carefully, and the two of them saw it, and they didn't dare to speak for fear of harassing Xu Huang.

After a long time, Xu Huang sighed and said, "In this situation, our army can only defend to the death. After speaking, he pointed to Chenliu County on the map, and said: "Now the lord's army is attacking Chenliu, there are 150,000 elite Qingxu troops there, and the siege of Xiangcheng will definitely have to wait until the lord breaks through the Chenliu army and has a turnaround." Then he pointed to Nanyang County and continued: "And now in addition to Cao Cao's 200,000 army attacking Nanyang, Liu Bei's army has also been assembled in Xiangyang, and the army of the Zhengfang in Wancheng cannot move lightly at this time. ”

After a pause, Xu Huang turned his head to look at Hu Zhen and Huangfu Bing and said, "But our army is not without a chance to win. If you can support the lord to break Chen Liu's Cao army, or Xingba will solve the Jingzhou water army, and do not block the Han River and prevent the Jingzhou water army from entering Nanyang, then the reinforcements from the right side will be able to reach Xiangcheng. Moreover, General Gao Shun of Chang'an has also trained 50,000 new troops, plus the elite of the 20,000 Broken Front Battalion who are about to complete the training, I believe that as long as we can hold it for one or two months, our army will come to a turnaround. ”

When Huangfu Li heard this, his original sorrow was swept away, and he smiled and said, "Jingzhou Water Army? Since the death of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, no one in Jingzhou knows how to fight water warfare, and where will the current Jingzhou naval army be the opponent of General Gan. It seems that there is still hope for our army. ”

Hu Yan heard it, nodded and said, "Since this is the case, let's stick to it!" Gongming, I'll go and let people take out all the materials for defending the city now. Xu Min nodded and said, "That's it, it's hard work." Seeing this, Huangfu Li smiled and said, "General Wencai, I'll help you." ”

After Hu Zhen and Huangfu Li left, Xu Huang stared at the east and muttered, "Cao Mengde, let Ben General see what you are capable of!" ”

At the head of Xiangcheng City, Xu Huanghui's squinting eyes opened, and an inexplicable cold light swept by. Looking at the rows of Cao Jun below, who couldn't count how many people there were, Xu Huang muttered, "Cao Cao, is you finally here?" General Ben will accompany you to the end! Huo Ran replied, Xu Huang looked around. But seeing that the Nanyang athletes waiting at the head of the city were all in high spirits, and their eyes were full of murderous intent in their eyes. "Woo woo woo 111111" Knock knock knock 1111111 outside Xiangcheng City, the sound of drums and horns suddenly turned into a bright and high-pitched sound.

Cao Jun's main formation, under the canopy, Cao Cao looked at the head of Xiangcheng with half-squinted eyes, and suddenly, he pulled out the sword of Yitian at his waist, held it high above the top, and then waved it forward.

Zhu Ling, who was standing behind Cao Cao, pulled his bow and arrows, and suddenly shot an arrow into the sky!

"Woo one one snap!"

This ringing arrow was taking the signal to attack, but after seeing the loud sound of the arrow, Cao Jun's twenty catapults, which had already been calibrated in the right direction, suddenly attacked! "Huhu 111111" "Huhu 111111" Twenty boulders flew out at once, heading straight for the east wall of Xiangcheng!

Above the city, Xu Huang saw it, his eyes changed, and he shouted: "Get down!" Get down, everybody! After saying that, he immediately lowered himself and hid behind the female wall. Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom

The boulder slammed down on the head of the city and the city wall of Xiangcheng, and the boulder thrown by the catapult was so powerful that for a while, Zhang Xiu Sergeant Nian at the head of Xiangcheng felt the roaring sound explode, and his ears hurt sharply. At the same time, the entire Xiangcheng City shook slightly under the power of the boulder!

"Boom Boom One One One"

The attack of the boulder came and went quickly, and after a series of fierce attacks, the catapult under the city had to stop, and Sergeant Cao quickly hit the earth and rocks for the catapult to prepare for the next round of attack.

Seeing this, Xu Min didn't care about counting the losses in the city, so he immediately stood up and shouted: "Quickly hang up the wet cowhide!" Come on! ”

When Sergeant Zhang Xiunian heard this, he suddenly woke up, and immediately splashed the cowhide from the city, and then lifted it up to the city head to hang it, but before a few pieces of wet cowhide were hung on the city head, Cao Jun's catapult moved another round of attack! "Huhuhuyione" above the city, Xu Huang saw it, his face changed, and he shouted: "Quick! Get down! ”

The wet cowhide that had just been hung had fallen off before it was secured, but no one had noticed it anymore, because the boulder had arrived!

"Boom, boom, boom

"Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom T

The violent sound of the boulder hitting the city couldn't help but come, but the shaking of Xiangcheng was not as strong as Fang Cai's, but the continuous sound made Zhang Xiujun's soldiers dare not raise their heads. "Boom 111111"

Another boulder smashed beside him, Xu Huang saw that the boulder thrown did not stop at all, so he felt that something was wrong, and he came out to look at the city, but saw that Cao Jun's catapult did not shoot all at once at this time, but the rack took turns. After the shooting, the soldiers of Cao immediately stepped forward to replenish the stone group, so that although the attack was not so fierce, it could be continued.

When Xu Yan saw it, his face changed, and he shouted: "Quick! Get up, hang up the wet cowhide! Don't be afraid of the enemy's stone bullets, there are not many of them now, and you will be fine after hanging the calf hide! ”

Xu Yang gave an order, and the defenders at the head of Xiangcheng City had no choice but to stand up one after another and work together to hang up the wet cowhide. "Boom 111111 Just as the defenders were colliding with the wet cowhide, a boulder fell from the sky and smashed accurately on the top of the city; smashed several soldiers who were hanging wet cowhides to death at once, but the wet cowhide fell straight down the city.

When Xu Huang saw it, he shouted: "Don't care! Hurry up and bring the other wet cowhides up and hang them up to the city! While scolding, he secretly blamed himself for his carelessness in his heart, but he didn't expect Cao Jun to attack directly without calling for battle. However, in other words, Xu Huang, an army of 200,000 will attack a small city defended by 20,000 people, and he will not call for a battle to give the enemy a chance.

After several hard work, the wet cowhide was finally hung up, although it was not to guard the head of Xiangcheng City tightly, but at least the soldiers did not have to be so worried.

Cao Cao stared at a piece of wet cowhide that was about to be hung up in Xiangcheng, a trace of appreciation flashed in the depths of his eyes, and he suddenly waved his hand, and the flag officer behind him immediately shook the flag, and Xiahoude, who commanded the catapult team, saw the flag shaking, and immediately shouted: "Stop!" Over there, Cao Cao shouted: "Drumming!" Ordered Zhu Ling and Yu Ban to lead the army to attack the city!

"Huhuhuhuyioneoneoneoneone"

The herald waved the pennant in his hand to represent the attack.

"Knock knock knock one by one, one by one, the drums of war became rapid for a while!

"Kill!!

"Rush!! Outside the city of Xiangcheng, there was a cry like a mountain collapse. The two infantry phalanxes had already been waiting for a long time, and the entire 100,000 elite infantry were like wild horses off the reins, swarming towards Xiangcheng.

The bright sunlight shone on Cao Jun's hideous and poignant face, this moment. ，\}s……

Almost as soon as the two infantry phalanxes began to charge, the rear of the Cao army sounded a neat and bright trumpet, accompanied by the rhythmic sound of the trumpet, dozens of towering towers began to slowly squirm forward. Cao Junzhong's army was in the main formation, and Cao Cao returned leisurely. When his gaze swept over the dozens of high platforms, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but float a hideous sneer.

Xu Yan stood as tall as a pine, staring at the Cao Jun who were swarming under the city, her raised right arm as immobile as a mountain. On the top of the city. The eyes of dozens of Sergeant Zhang Xiu, who were ready in front of the trebuchet, focused on Xu Huang's raised right arm. But when Xu Huang's right arm waved, they would not hesitate to pull down the wooden pole of the trebuchet and throw the boulder on the trebuchet fiercely, so that Cao Jun, who had just shot the boulder to bombard the city, could also taste the power of the trebuchet!

"Huhuhuhuyioneoneoneoneone"

On the head of Xiangcheng City, the trebuchet that had been placed for several years began to might, and this behemoth, which was much larger than the catapult under the city, began to roar with its own peculiarity! "Boom 1111111 Boom Boom 111111"

Several boulders smashed into Cao Jun's two neat military formations, and the boulders fell and smashed those Cao Jun who couldn't dodge into meat sauce, the boulders fell to the ground, and the round boulders began to roll forward, crushing the fragile lives" Yu Ban and Zhu Ling saw it, and waved at the same time, shouting loudly: "Disperse!" Scatter the attack! Kill!

Under the orders of Ban and Zhu Ling, the two neat phalanxes suddenly dispersed, and then flew towards the city wall of Xiangcheng, and the offensive and murderous aura of thousands of troops and horses converged, so that the defenders at the head of Xiangcheng City did not dare to underestimate at all.

The geographical advantage of Xiangcheng is far less good than that of the Tiger Prison Pass, Zhang Liao also used a trebuchet to block the attack of the Cao army that day, which can cause huge lethality, and it is precisely because of the gourd-shaped terrain in front of the Tiger Prison Pass that the front is wide and narrow in the back, so that the Cao soldiers are crowded together every year, so that the Cao army suffered heavy casualties.

However, the front of the Xiangcheng city wall was open, and Cao Jun faced the attack of the defenders' trebuchets, and only had to disperse, and the lethality caused by the trebuchets was greatly reduced.

Xu Min snorted coldly, but when his daylight swept over the behemoth that was slowly approaching Xiangcheng, his pupils still shrank unconsciously.

"Well!" After receiving the information sent by Zhang Liao before, Xu Huang had long known that Cao Jun had a well and would attack the city with a well, although he had been mentally prepared, but when Xu Huang actually saw these more than ten behemoths, he couldn't help but be surprised.

There is no doubt that the well is the most advantageous instrument for the siege of the city to attack the defending side, more than ten well guards, so that a large number of Cao troops can condescend to attack the city, and the advantage occupied by the defending side is pressed to the minimum.

Xu Huang estimated the distance, pointed with his right arm, and shouted: "All trebuchets, target enemy wells, shoot!" "Huhuhuhuyioneoneone"

Xu Yan gave an order, and all the trebuchets moved suddenly, and the boulder pierced the sky with a strong whistling sound, and smashed it fiercely in the direction of Cao Junjing's temple! "Boom 1111111 Boom Boom 111111"

However, the scene after the boulder bombardment made Xu Huang extremely disappointed, if Zhang Xiu was here, he would definitely shout: "The cannon beats flies!" More than a dozen boulders slammed into the well group, but none of them hit the target, and the lucky one only hit the Cao soldier who was guarding the well. It has to be said here that the trebuchet of the Tiger Prison Pass hit Cao Junjing twice in a row that day, which can be described as extremely lucky, and of course it is also due to the terrain before the Tiger Prison Pass.

"General, Cao Jun is about to be killed!"

Just when Xu Huang put the command target on Jing Yu's body, Huangfu Li, who had been paying attention to the situation below, reminded Xu Huang in a timely manner. At this time, the wet cowhide that had just been hung had been removed, Xu Huang snorted coldly, and at the same time raised his right arm high, and shouted: "Light crossbowman, archer prepare...... Shoot the arrows! "1 1 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

After Xu Huang's order, the light crossbow with one crossbow and three arrows and the captain 5 suddenly spit out a sharp bitter rain and poured it towards the scattered Cao soldiers! "Raise your shield! Raise your shield! Seeing this, Yu Ban and Zhu Ling, who were charging ahead, immediately shouted loudly. 1. Chirp Ding Chirp Ding ■■■■■■ "Puff Puff 1111111."

Although the leather shield was raised, under the attack of the dense rain of arrows, a large number of Cao Jun's body were still hit by arrows and fell. However, the scattered formation of the Cao army also greatly reduced the lethality of the arrow rain on the city's head, and the scattered formation made at least four of the ten sharp arrows pouring down wasted, "It can be imagined that the power of the arrow rain has weakened a lot.

Xu Min slammed his fist on the city wall, and scolded: "Damn! "The terrain of Xiangcheng is indeed not very similar to the defending side."

This is not to say that Xiangcheng was not built well, in fact, Xiangcheng originally belonged to Yanzhou, which was used to defend against the attack of Yanzhou by the Nanyang side, so the south and west sides of Xiangcheng were more suitable for defending the city, but the east side was not. Zhang Xiu had thought about choosing another place to build a city, but this place was located in Chong, and abandoning the city and then choosing a place to build a city was equivalent to abandoning it, so the city could not be abandoned. Although Hu Zhen has been operating for more than ten years, the terrain is not so easy to change, and Xu Huang is on this after fighting until now