Chapter 19: The Siege Begins

"Command all armies to prepare for an attack, and commanders at all levels will each lead an army to the front."

"No!"

Cao Cao gave another order to his subordinates.

"Yes!"

......

Soochow, South Gate.

At this time, Sun Quan was standing on a tall building, looking at the scene in the distance, his expression was a little solemn.

"Lord, these Cao Jun are really too powerful!"

On the side, a guard walked behind Sun Quan and reminded him softly.

Sun Quan nodded when he heard this.

Of course he knew the strength of the Cao army, but he couldn't help it, who made his army only 80,000, and he couldn't beat the Cao army at all?

"My lord, what are your plans?" The guard continued to ask.

"We don't have any plans, now we can just wait and see what happens, hoping to delay some time."

Sun Quan sighed and said.

"Yes."

"Lord, do we want to launch a general attack now?"

"Don't rush, wait a little longer, wait until it gets dark before launching a general attack!" Sun Quan shook his head and said.

"No!"

......

The night in Soochow is very quiet.

Under the cover of night, outside Jiangxia City, a large army was ready to go, and at a glance, the flags were densely packed, the war drums were rumbling, and the killing spirit was rising to the sky.

"Lord, the time has come, can we launch a general attack?"

The guard came to Sun Quan's side and asked in a low voice.

"No, wait a little longer."

Sun Quan waved his hand and motioned for the guards to wait.

He wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in Cao Cao's gourd.

It was late at night.

The soldiers of Dongwu rested in the camp, and Sun Quan stood on the tall building, looking down on the scene of the entire Dongwu, with a deep gaze.

Suddenly, he heard a commotion outside the camp tent, followed by a rush of footsteps, Sun Quan hurriedly shouted: "Come on, hurry up and check, what's going on?" ”

"Whoa!"

As soon as Sun Quan's words fell, a personal guard ran out.

It didn't take long for the guards to return to the camp tent and bow their hands to Sun Quan: "Lord Qiqi, it's Cao Jun here!" ”

"Cao Jun is here?"

When Sun Quan heard this, his face suddenly changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "Pass the order, prepare for war, and prepare for an attack!" ”

"Whoa!"

The guards took the order and left.

"Pass the order down and prepare for war!"

"No!"

......

Sun Quan led a large army under his command and began to assemble outside the city, ready to meet the enemy.

At this time, Cao Cao also led Xu Chu, Zhang Liao and other generals and began to camp on the periphery of Jiangxia City.

"Lord, do you think Sun Ce will lead the army to attack?"

Zhang Liao asked Cao Cao.

"Whether he attacks or not, I will not give up attacking him!" Cao Cao said lightly.

"The lord is wise, as long as we take Jiangdong County over, then Sun Quan can only be crushed by us!"

Zhang Liao said.

"Well, we can only really eliminate Sun Quan if we take Jiangdong County, and we can't give Sun Quan any respite!"

"Yes!"

"Alright, pass the order, all the soldiers, get ready!"

"No!"

Subsequently, Cao Cao ordered all his troops to prepare for an attack, and as time passed, gradually, Cao Cao's soldiers also felt a little unusual.

"Report!"

Suddenly, a member of the junior colonel Cao Jun ran over quickly.

"What's going on?" Cao Cao frowned and asked.

"Lord Qiqi, Sun Quan's main force is approaching our side, and it is estimated that it will take half a day at most."

"What?" Cao Cao was shocked.

"My lord, is Sun Quan going to launch a general attack?"

"Yes, he's about to launch a general attack!" Cao Cao nodded.

"We're not vegetarians, though!" Zhang Liao sneered.

"Huh!"

Cao Cao smiled and didn't say anything more.

......

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already three days.

On the night three days later, the Cao army under Jiangxia City was still lined up in a uniform formation, like a moving fortress, which made people fearful.

Inside the city, Zhou Yu had already set up several lookouts on the city wall to observe the situation outside the city.

"Pass the order, all the soldiers are ready, ready to attack." Zhou Yu said to the group of strategists behind him.

"Whoa!"

Immediately, the counsellors departed.

"Boom!"

Under the city, ladders were erected, and on this ladder were huge bows and crossbows.

"Grand Governor, it's almost time, it's time to attack!" A soldier ran to Zhou Yu's side and whispered.

"Hmm."

Zhou Yu nodded.

"Give me the command, shoot the arrow!"

"No!"

"Woooooo

The horn sounded, and immediately after, the soldiers under the city wall shouted one after another, shooting sharp arrows in the direction of the city wall.

This time, instead of arrows, Cao Jun shot rolling stones!

"Bang! Boom! Boom! ”

The rolling stones exploded in the air, forming small craters that smashed into the city walls, splashing clouds of dust.

"Whoosh!"

As soon as the Rolling Stone exploded, the defenders on the city wall sent out a rain of arrows and shot at the Rolling Stone.

"Boom!"

On the city wall, fireballs rose up one after another, instantly devouring the rolling stones and turning them into ashes.

"Whoosh!"

The rain of arrows fell, and the defenders on the walls took refuge.

For a time, the two armies fell into a stalemate.

"Hahaha, Zhou Yu, today is your death!"

At the head of the city, Cao Cao laughed.

"Cao thief, Hugh is rampant!"

Zhou Yu on the city wall also roared.

Then the two armies fought.

The confrontation between the two sides was extremely fierce, and after a round of arrow rain, countless arrows fell from the city wall and fell towards Cao's army.

"Poof, poof!"

Suddenly, the sergeants of the Cao army fell, and several Cao soldiers were shot directly through the chest, and the blood stained the armor red.

Outside the city, soldiers from both sides engaged in fierce fighting.

On the city wall, Zhou Yu and Cao Cao fought, and the soldiers on both sides suffered countless casualties.

"Boom!"

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a crack appeared on the top of the city, and then a boulder rolled down from the crack and smashed on top of Zhou Yu's head.

"Damn it!"

Zhou Yu scolded and hurriedly dodged, but his smashed head was still smoking, and blood flowed down his scalp.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

At this moment, the Cao army under the city suddenly let out one after another shouts, and the momentum was huge, as if thousands of troops and horses were roaring.

"Not good!"

Zhou Yu's expression changed suddenly, and he hurriedly shouted: "All soldiers, retreat!" Fall back! ”

"Retreat? Hum! ”

Cao Cao snorted coldly and shouted, "Kill me!" ”

Immediately afterwards, Cao Jun began to frantically launch rolling logs and catapults at the city wall.

"Puff puff!"

Rolling logs and catapults were smashed down, and a large number of Cao Jun's lives were immediately taken away.

"Boom! Bang! ”

Rolling wood and stones smashed on the city wall one after another, and countless large holes suddenly appeared on the city wall, and countless broken bricks and tiles fell down, like a blizzard.