Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Great Army Siege of the City
In the city, Cao's troops gathered under the command of Zhang Liao and pursued the Jiangdong soldiers who did not withdraw in time.
Outside the city, Gan Ning watched that only two-thirds of the people who had gone to entangle Lu Bu and Zhang Liao had returned, and his heart ached.
This group of people only obeyed Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's words, and other than that, no one could order them, not even Sun Quan.
Although their cultivation is uneven, each of them is a warrior who came out of the sea of corpses and blood.
Zhou Yu also found a secret method from some ancient classics to improve his killing intent at the cost of sacrificing his lifespan, and refined it day and night, and it took nearly five years to train successfully.
They were in a group of thirty-six people, with the formation designed by Zhou Yu, combined with their own killing intent and death will, they were able to suppress the realm of hostile martial artists.
And Zhou Yu's purpose in training this group of people is to deal with a martial artist like Lu Bu whose personal strength is against the sky.
Zhou Yu named this group of dead soldiers as Xie Fu.
Warriors are not easy to find, and there are even fewer people who can survive the cultivation of secret methods day and night, and the formation designed by Zhou Yu must be formed in groups of thirty-six people, and no one can achieve the effect of suppressing the realm of martial artists.
It can be said that if the army dies for one person, there will be one less person, and there is almost no possibility of replenishment.
Zhou Yu worked hard, but he only trained six groups of trouble-relieving troops.
If it weren't for the secret spy who heard that Lu Bu was transferred to Jingzhou by Cao Cao, Zhou Yu would still want to hide this special army for the future.
However, since Lu Bu appeared, although Zhou Yu was distressed, he still transferred the six groups of people to the three generals who guarded the three counties of Jingzhou to prevent Lu Bu from appearing.
Gan Ning was very unlucky to meet Lu Bu, in order to prevent himself from being defeated but finding nothing, he gritted his teeth and took out the two groups of people and acted in accordance with his plan.
Looking at a group of discarded annoyance relief troops, Gan Ning sighed, without the joy of planning success.
"I'm in trouble now, I'm afraid that I will be severely punished by the governor when I go back. Thinking of this, Gan Ning glared at Changsha City fiercely, and he decided to go to find the friendly troops who marched to the vicinity to converge, and then beat Changsha City down, otherwise he was afraid that he would not dare to go back to see the governor.
Gan Ning was worried about how he could explain to Zhou Yu, and Zhang Liao Lu Bu's face was not good-looking.
In addition to the fact that no one in Gao Shun's camp was reduced, nearly 4,000 foot soldiers in the city were killed and wounded, and even the cavalry were killed or wounded by 3 or 400 people because they sent troops to open the city gates.
Glancing at Zhang Liao, whose face was pale and covered in injuries, Lu Bu suppressed his anger and asked Zhang Liao to rest well and go to deal with military affairs by himself.
After helping Gao Shun deal with the enemy troops in the city, Zhang An returned to his room in the camp and began to check himself.
Although the injury is scary, the meridian organs have not been seriously damaged, which is not a big problem, and it only takes enough time to recover as before.
Zhang An was worried at the moment that he would have the desire to eat in the face of Gan Ning.
After checking back and forth several times to confirm that there was no abnormality in his body, Zhang An could only believe that there was a mental problem with him.
Thinking that he would have a similar phenomenon of madness, Zhang An couldn't help frowning.
I can't actually have a split personality, but I have two personalities, right?
Once hit hard, the inner personality will overwhelm the superficial personality, and he will show his bloodthirsty and tyrannical side?
Could it be the influence of stones?
Zhang An recalled the time of these madnesses and found that he didn't get stones when he first went berserk.
This discovery made Zhang An shudder, because it showed that the bloodthirsty and tyrannical side existed in Zhang An itself, but after coming to this node, for some reason, it would manifest itself on the outside.
How should I curb this almost anti-human personality?
Could it be that you will become an ogre like Hannibal?
No, it won't.
Because Hannibal is actually a calm and calm, high-IQ crime master with a unique personal charm, and his own dick with no connotation and cultivation will become an ogre who everyone will be punished if he dies.
This discovery made Zhang An a little frustrated.
Just when Zhang An was thinking nonsense, Lu Bu had already taken care of military affairs and was talking to Gao Shun about Zhang An.
"Gongzheng, I think Zhang An's performance tonight is a little weird. Lu Bu asked, "Do you know what happened today?"
"Zhang An may have touched the true self that Feng Xian said. Gao Shun said, "When I returned to the camp today, according to the soldiers, he had been in a state of distraction. ”
Lu Bu touched his chin, thinking of Zhang An's somewhat rude behavior at night, thoughtfully.
"If that's the case, I'm afraid it's not a good thing for Zhang An. ”
Gao Shun frowned, "What do you mean by this?"
Lu Bu sighed, "Think about it, how long has it been since Zhang An practiced martial arts? Whether he is really talented or has other adventures, his cultivation time is too short, and he is afraid that his own knowledge will not be able to successfully pass the torture of his true self." ”
"Then what should I do?" Gao Shun was in a hurry, in case Zhang An couldn't survive the process and became a waste, where would he find a suitable heir?
"We can't intervene, it's up to the individual. Lu Bu said helplessly, "It's best that Zhang An is just thinking about something else, rather than really getting in touch with his true self." ”
"Alas. ”
Ending with Gao Shun's sigh, the two ended the conversation.
The following day, Cao Jun recuperated in the city of Changsha and went to fill the tunnels dug by Gan Ning's army so that they would not be used again.
The brief silence was shattered on the evening of the first day after Gan Ning's night attack, and Lu Bu Zhang Liao looked at the scout who was kneeling on one knee and frowned deeply.
The scouts reported that the Jiangdong army, which numbered about 50,000 people, was rapidly marching towards Changsha City, and would arrive at the city in the early morning of the next day.
After Zhang Liao asked the scout to retreat, he said with a sad face, "Fengxian, the situation is not favorable to our army at this time, even if it is too late to retreat." ”
Because Lu Bu was successfully attacked by Gan Ning at night, he was on fire in his belly, and sneered when he heard this, "Wenyuan, why are you retreating? ”
Zhang Liao shook his head helplessly, trying to let Lu Bu see the reality clearly, "When we set off, our army had a total of 15,000 infantry cavalry, and after suffering a night attack, except for the trapped camp, there were still less than 7,000 infantry soldiers left, and only 2,700 wolf cavalry left. The enemy army has 50,000 men, and this battle is only extremely difficult. And Fengxian, don't forget the enemy who entangled you that night, but I am afraid that they are also among the enemy. ”
"So what?" Lu Bu said confidently, "Wen Yuan, you only need to be responsible for defending the city, but if an enemy general appears, he will be killed immediately." ”
Zhang Liao shook his head helplessly, gave up persuading Lu Bu, and set off for the military camp to begin preparations for defending the city.
However, it was good not to count the materials in the city, and the results after the inventory made Zhang Liao's worries a little deeper.
All the things that can be taken away in the city have been taken away by Gan Ning, and all the things that can not be taken away have been destroyed by Gan Ning's people.
Fortunately, Gan Ning was not so ruthless that he even poisoned the water source in the city, otherwise Zhang Liao would really have to flip the table.
In desperation, Zhang Liao had to urgently send people to build a batch of equipment to defend the city.
Even if you sharpen your knife at this time, it is better than really fighting with your life.
And Zhang An shrank in the room thinking about his own problems, Gao Shun was afraid that the bad news would disturb Zhang An's breakthrough, and he didn't send anyone to inform him, so Zhang An didn't know anything about the outside world.
Little by little, the night fell, and was dispelled by the sun.
"Enemy attack!" Cao Jun, who was standing at the head of the wall, looked at the majestic army that came out of the thin morning mist, and rang the alarm bell frantically.
As soon as the bell rang, the Cao army in the whole city immediately moved, and under the command of generals at all levels, they rushed to their posts with weapons.
"Looks like the enemy is coming prepared. Zhang Liao squinted at the Jiangdong army standing quietly five miles away from Changsha City, and his strong eyesight made him see the siege engines, ladders and other siege equipment pushed by the soldiers in the army at first glance.
"Even if the grain and grass carried by the soldiers are saved, they can only last for three days at most. Zhang Liao said to Lu Bu, "Last night, thirty wolves were sent to ask for help, and I don't know when the reinforcements will come." ”
"It doesn't matter. Lu Bu stared at the two generals standing at the front of the Jiangdong army, "As long as they attack the city, they will directly kill them and kill their generals, and the enemy army will naturally retreat without a fight." ”
Gan Ning and Zhou Tai rode horses and stood at the forefront of the army, also looking at Changsha City, which was waiting for battle.
"Xingba, how do you say they will defend the city?" Zhou Tai was a burly man with a solemn face and several scars on his face.
Gan Ning laughed, "With Lu Fengxian's temperament, I'm afraid that the only thought is to go out of the city and kill the two of us." ”
"That's right. Zhou Tai smiled, the scar on his face made his smile look very hideous, "When will the city be attacked?"
"It's now. Gan Ning took a deep breath and shouted, "The whole army listens to the order and prepares to attack the city!"
"Oh!" the tsunami-like shouts of the mountains sounded at the same time, which made Zhang Liao's heart worry add another point.
The enemy is in high morale and well prepared.
The side has just been defeated, and the preparations for defending the city are not complete, so I am afraid that I can only fight to the death and wait for reinforcements.
Zhang Liao didn't think about the withdrawal of the whole army, but Changsha City has already reached the Jiangdong sphere of influence, if Cao Jun's current situation leaves Changsha City, and then encounters the enemy army for field battles, it is better to refuse the city and defend it, and there is a few more chances of victory.
It seemed that knowing that Lu Bu and Zhang Liao would never surrender, Gan Ning even omitted the steps of sending people to the city to persuade him to surrender, and directly waved his hand, and the whole army pressed on and began to attack the city.
Moreover, Gan Ning's siege method was very rough, he didn't even divide his troops to capture the other city gates, but he recognized the north gate in front of him and pressed all the military forces up.
Gan Ning's meaning is also clear to Zhang Liao.
Cao's army either abandoned the city and fled, or fought to the death.
Changsha City, Ganning is bound to win.
The offensive and defensive battle between the two sides entered a white-hot battle at the beginning.
Because he knew that there were almost no garrisons in Changsha City, Gan Ning moved a large number of archers to the front row, and the Cao army, the head of the city suppressed by the rain of arrows, could only shrink under the shield and could not raise his head, and could not make a strong counterattack at all.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the foot soldiers of the Jiangdong Army quickly approached the city wall with siege engines, ladders and other ordnance.
Lu Bu stood expressionlessly in the rain of arrows, looking at Gan Ning and Zhou Tai, jumping down from the city wall.
He waved the halberd condensed by the gang qi, and a half-moon-shaped gang qi twenty or thirty meters long shot at the Jiangdong army escorting the siege equipment with his movements.
"Gan Xingba! Zhou Youping! Dare to fight with a certain one?!"