Arrows flew on Puyang City, and piles of gravel crossed the sky, smashing fiercely at the unlucky ghosts below, bringing up pieces of screams, **, leaving pools of blood, **.

The iron horse in the south of the city is thundering, rushing like a tide! There were heavy casualties on the city, but not to be outdone, he exchanged injuries for wounds! The ballista roared, the ballista roared, and the iron rider below was also knocked down in a large area! One by one, ownerless war horses trampled in panic on the battlefield. Eventually, its owner was found in a pile of dead bodies.

Yuan Shao in the west of the city did not give up after suffering a big loss of fire oil bombs, but ordered to regroup and kill towards Xicheng again. In the south of the city, facing the heavy infantry like Yuan Shujun Xiaoqiang, the locust-like Jingzhou crossbowmen, Sun Guan was under great pressure, and there was still a feather arrow hanging on his body, but he was still roaring and giving various orders, fortunately, the number of regular troops in the south of the city was the largest, and the third army was all here.

From the beginning of the warm sun, to the three poles of the sun, and then to the middle of the day, and then to the west.

After five hours of battle, both sides were exhausted. Two hours ago, the moat of Puyang had disappeared, and then the coalition army pushed the well fence and carried the ladder to the head of the city. The crossbow carts in the city roared, the crossbow machines sounded, and the coalition soldiers fell one by one, but they still couldn't stop the coalition forces in the slightest.

When the last reserve team boarded the city wall and slaughtered all the coalition soldiers who boarded the city wall, Gongsun Zhan on the east road finally couldn't bear the loss and issued an order to collect the troops, while Yuan Shao in the west of the city and Yuan Shu in the south of the city were relieved when they heard the news, but they also followed closely behind Ming Jin to withdraw his troops!

The coalition forces retreated like a tide, how could the defenders of Puyang, who were already red-eyed, miss the opportunity to beat the water dogs? The crossbow battalion soldiers burst out in the small universe, overdrawing their physical strength, and also loaded the crossbow arrows into the car, and then shot towards the ebbing coalition forces, bringing up a splash of blood.

Yes, more than 50,000 soldiers were killed in the coalition army! Gongsun Zan of the East Road lost 15,000 men and horses, but 5,000 of them were the elite iron cavalry of the headquarters! Yuan Shu's middle route army lost 20,000 horses, and its ace tiger army heavy infantry lost more than 2,000 horses, most of which were shot dead by ballistas, because the tiger army only participated in the advance and did not participate in the siege.

Yuan Shao's Eastern Route Army suffered the heaviest losses, reaching more than 27,000 people! Among them, the fire oil bomb combined with the fire crossbow battalion and the iron cavalry flying shot, this set of combined three-stage strikes killed Yuan Shao's 10,000 men and horses!

Zhuang Shaoyou, who defended the city, also suffered heavy casualties, with more than 8,000 soldiers killed, of which 2,000 were newly recruited. Sun Guan's Third Army, which guarded the south gate, suffered the greatest losses, with 3,000 dead soldiers! Huang Zhong's First Army also lost 3,000 men, and that was because the First Army had to defend two city gates.

The battle losses of the two sides were 1 to 7, and the defenders only had a slight advantage overall. Because the coalition army had to fill the moat in the first two hours, and the defenders were desperately blocking it, the coalition soldiers killed in this period exceeded 30,000. If the next siege is made, the casualties of the defenders will definitely surge, because without the cover of the moat, the next attack and defense will directly face hundreds of thousands of coalition troops.

After the war, Zhuang Shaoyou, accompanied by the generals, inspected all the military camps, and couldn't help but feel a little stunned when he saw the battalion full of wounded soldiers and piles of corpses waiting to be burned. If the oil bomb were used today, there would certainly not be so many casualties, and the coalition forces would definitely retreat in the face of difficulties and would not have fought for so long.

However, there were only 1,000 oil bombs in total, and 200 had already been used up in the west of the city, and 800 more.

Although the momentum of the fire oil bomb is amazing, but the two hundred fire oil bombs have only killed five or six thousand people, this is still a surprise situation, the next time the coalition will definitely be prepared, and the effect will definitely be reduced! Eight hundred oil bombs can kill up to 20,000 or 30,000 people, which is not at all a wound for a coalition army of nearly 500,000. Therefore, Zhuang Shaoyou couldn't help it, and he must use the oil bomb on the blade!

Looking at Sun Guan, the commander of the Third Legion, who was excited and bruised, Zhuang Shaoyou gently patted him on the shoulder and said, "When we defeat the coalition forces, you will understand that today's sacrifice is not meaningless!" ”

Sun Guan's expression was complicated, but he quickly lowered his head and said, "The subordinates don't dare!" ”

Zhuang Shaoyou smiled bitterly: "It's normal to have emotions, communicate more, many problems can be solved as long as you are willing to communicate, don't always hold it in your heart!" ”

Sun Guan's heart was slightly sour, his eyes were a little red, and he couldn't help but turn his head anymore, no longer speaking, and could only faintly hear some sobbing.

Today, Sun Guan was rejected because of his request to use fire oil bombs, which led to heavy losses among his subordinates, so Sun Guan was a little angry. In the last bloody battle of Puyang, the third division lost more than half, and Sun Guan was not so sad, because at that time Sun Guan thought that everything was worth it, but today he can't understand it.

But under Zhuang Shaoyou's relief, Sun Guan suddenly felt a lot more comfortable.

On the eighth day of the first month of March, news came from Qingzhou that the counties were lost, and the Guanhai army was defeated and retreated to Pingshou in Beihai.

It turned out that on the seventh night of the first month of March, Tao Qian adopted Chen Qi's strategy and sent an elite army of 5,000 people to climb the mountain at night, take a small road to the south of Dongwu City, and raid Dongwu at night. The defenders in the city were only 3,000 local garrisons, with low combat effectiveness, and they were negligent in their defense, and they were taken by Tao Qian's special forces.

The rout fled to the counties, causing great confusion in the hearts of the county troops, because the rear flank was threatened, and there was a danger of being surrounded at any time! The Xuzhou army took the opportunity to start attacking the city, and Guan Hai made a mistake in judgment and arranged the wrong defensive focus, resulting in the loss of the city. Defeated all the way, fled north, fortunately met Xun You's department who came from the same journey, and repelled the Xuzhou army and got out.

It was the Ministry of Governors who lost 5,000 men and horses!

After that, Xun You and Guan Hai led their troops to retreat to Beihai, Chengyang County fell, and the south gate of Qingzhou was opened, and the situation was critical!

After Tao Qian took the counties, there was no further movement, and he seemed indifferent to the land that Qingzhou had at his fingertips.

The military advisor Tian Feng believes that Tao Qian has won a battle, and his merits are enough, and there should be no big moves before the battle of Puyang is decided.

That is to say, if the coalition forces win the battle of Puyang, then Tao Qian will definitely attack without hesitation and take the opportunity to occupy Qingzhou, so that Tao Qian will become a great prince across Qingxu and Xuzhou, and have the foundation to win the world!

And if Zhuang Shaoyou wins, Tao Qian will definitely not be able to hold on to a large piece of Qingzhou land even if he gets it, it is better to be content with the status quo, and he can sell his personal favor to Zhuang Shaoyou to some extent, so as not to form a mortal enemy.

After understanding Tao Qian's calculations, Zhuang Shaoyou ordered Qingzhou and Taishan County to strengthen their vigilance, not to give Tao Qian's army a chance, and then concentrate on defending Puyang.

On the tenth day of the first month of March, the spring flowers bloomed, and the fields of the Central Plains, including Liaodong, also thawed. In addition to Puyang, western Yanzhou, southern Qingzhou and other war-torn places, Liaonan County, Juye County, Taishan County, and Luxi County have all started this year's spring ploughing. However, these things are all in the responsibility of Guo Yuan and Moshi of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and there is no need for Zhuang Shaoyou to worry about it, because the grain in the warehouse is almost moldy, even if not a single acre of land is planted this year, it can still feed the five million people under his rule!

In the case that the whole world is not full, it is indeed a miracle that Zhuang Shaoyou can do this, but this is enough to support his invincible position! Even if the entire army in Puyang City is wiped out and all the land of Qingzhou falls, the powerful naval division and the reserves of southern Liaoning alone are enough to support Zhuang Shaoyou's comeback!

It was noon, and the sun was thick.

At the pier in the north of Puyang City, several huge warships couldn't wait to approach the pier and smashed the ice on the shore that had not yet melted.

An eight-foot-tall, dark-skinned man jumped off the dock first and shouted, "I'm back again!" ”

"Ouch! Who the fuck dares to beat Lao Tzu! I don't want to live ... Oh, lady, what do you instruct? ”

As soon as Mo 13 said arrogantly, he was whipped on his body, although it didn't hurt, but it was really embarrassing in front of so many people, so he was a little annoyed and angry, but the anger disappeared immediately before it came out. There are only a handful of people in the world who dare to beat Mo Thirteen, the Mo family giant Mo Shi counts as one, Zhuang Shaoyou counts as one, and the other is Mo Thirteen's double boss Hu Sanniang who works and lives!

Hu Sanniang raised her chin and said provocatively: "The old lady smoked you, what's the matter, do you have an opinion?" ”

Mo 13 hurriedly put on a flattering smile: "Good pumping, good pumping!" As the saying goes: beating is kissing and scolding is love! Not beating or scolding is a scourge! ”

Hu Sanniang snorted: "Count you!" ”

As he spoke, the escalator was erected, and a middle-aged general with extraordinary bearing disembarked from the boat, followed by two men, a military general in his early twenties on the left, and a scribe in his thirties on the right. These three people were none other than Bao Xin, Yu Ban and Chen Gong of the Fifth Legion.

Since Puyang was in wartime, there was no grand ceremony to enter the city, but the city gate was opened quickly, and Bao Xin quickly entered the city with his men and horses.

The news spread, and the morale of the defenders in the city was greatly boosted! Reinforcements have finally arrived! The people also rushed to tell each other excitedly, and Bao Xin and the others looked stunned.

I wondered: What is the matter with them?

But soon came to his senses, Chen Gong was the first to sigh: If those who win the hearts of the people are like this, why worry about big things! My lord, we're on the right track!

Bao Xin bowed his head thoughtfully when he heard this.

Zhuang Shaoyou personally greeted him, this was the first time the two sides met, and it was also the first meeting after Bao Xin surrendered. Bao Xin took Yu Ban and Chen Gong to immediately step forward to pay respects, but before he could completely bow down, Zhuang Shaoyou stepped forward, dragged Bao Xin with a little force, helped him up, and said with a pleasant face:

"This general has heard of Brother Bao's name for a long time, and when I see it today, it is better than the legend! Come, although alcohol is forbidden in the army, it is a great joy for Brother Bao to come, and you must drink it! Today, General Ben made an exception to have a few drinks with Brother Bao! Just don't get drunk and make a mistake! ”

Since last year, Bao Xin has been recruiting and organizing people at the junction of Qingdao and Yanzhou, and has been stationed in Yanzhou City after completing the establishment at the beginning of this year. After the sudden appearance of the coalition army, Bao Xin's men did not have time to shrink and stayed in Yanzhou.

Due to Gongsun Zhan's interception, Bao Xin's department was unable to reinforce Puyang, so he simply kept waiting for an opportunity, but the coalition army was getting bigger and bigger, and there were too many of them, if Bao Xin dared to sneak attack, there would definitely be no return!

So I can only wait patiently until the ice melts, at the mouth of the Yellow River in Le'an County, Qingzhou, there is Zhuang Shaoyou's naval port, and after Mo Yu's men and horses sailed to the Yangtze River basin to harass Jingzhou and Huainan, the person in charge of the naval division is Hu Sanniang and Mo Thirteen, two deputy commanders. In the past few days, the Yellow River has been thawing, Hu Sanniang and Mo 13 have been sending warships to investigate, and it is not until today that the freezing of the Dao is barely navigable, so the two of them led all the warships to rush to Puyan at full speed to reinforce each other.

The news that Puyang got reinforcements spread quickly, and the coalition forces naturally got the news quickly, and the princes from all walks of life were gloomy, and finally saw the hope of breaking through Puyang, and now there is such a new force, it is 20,000 elites! There is also the naval division in the north of the city, two inland river brigades with a total strength of 13,600, under the jurisdiction of eight squadrons, each squadron has a five-masted warship, four four-masted warships, a total of forty warships! It's much more than last year when it was the first bloody battle in Puyang! These ties with Hebei are going to be cut off!

Yuan Shao and other Hebei princes are under the most pressure, if they don't defeat Zhuang Shaoyou, they won't even be able to cross the river!

Therefore, under the vigorous promotion of the Hebei princes, the coalition army decided to attack the city again! Yuan Shu, the leader of the alliance, did not forget to show his exploits, and by the way, he ridiculed Yuan Shao's incompetence. Because in the last battle, only the Southern Route Army commanded by Yuan Shu had the best record.