Chapter 356: Attacking the city from all sides

The low sound of war drums, the cold sword and spear flashed, and the bloody smell mixed in the air, all of which made people feel palpitations and uneasy on this already warm morning.

"Public platform, can you still defend Xuzhou City?" Tao Qian looked at Cao's army under the city and asked the chief Chen Gong worriedly.

Chen Gong, whose courtesy name was Gongtai, was from Dongwuyang, Dongjun. He was upright and resourceful. When he was young, he often had a relationship with famous scholars in the country. However, in the troubled times, how could he be alone? Chen Gong was also using his own wisdom to choose a lord who could serve. After the end of the Dong Zhuo rebellion, all the princes of the world emerged. Chen Gong searched and found Xuzhou and became the chief historian of the governor of Xuzhou Tao Qian.

It’s not that Chen Gong didn’t want to recommend himself to Huangfu Jian and hugged Huangfu Jian’s thickest foot, which was called the thickest in the world. It’s not that Chen Gong didn’t want to join the more powerful Cao army camp. However, Chen Gong was arrogant and would rather be the head of a chicken than the queen of the cow. Whether Huangfu Jian or Cao Cao, there were already a lot of famous scholars under the tent, and Chen Gong was unwilling to surrender to others, so he resolutely chose Tao Qian, the weakest and most gentle man, and Tao Lao’s good man.

"Don't worry, lord! Although Xuzhou is not in offensive enough, it is more than defensive. It is not easy for Cao's army to break Xuzhou City." Chen Gong looked at Tao Qian with a worried look on his face, sighed inwardly, and comforted calmly.

"There is a public office in Guwen, and the martial arts master is a master of Chen Yuanlong, and the military Sima Cao Bao, why am I afraid of Cao's thieves!" Tao Qian seemed to have a little more confidence after hearing Chen Gong's words. He wanted to say something bold and motivated tone, but he still had a little weakness in his tone and his confidence was quite insufficient.

Silence! Chen Gong did not take on Tao Qian's topic. Both of them knew very well that the reason why Xuzhou was beaten by Cao's army was not able to fight back and forth, and was defeated again and again was not that it was not that the army was not good, the army was not good, and the food was not abundant, but that it lacked a general who could charge forward and a first-class general.

The ones in charge of Xuzhou are now responsible for defending the city, Bo Chen Deng and the army Sima Cao Bao.

The master Chen Deng, Chen Yuanlong, is a native of Xia Pi. He is smart and cool. He is well-written and has a good history. He is more of a scholar. His martial arts are just a career for him. Although Chen Deng can also fight swords immediately and fight to kill enemies, he is far from being a first-class general. Although Cao Bao was the Sima of the Xuzhou Army and was added to the Xuzhou Army, his skills were only mediocre, and he was just a reasonable person in Xuzhou City. Compared with the generals of the Cao army under the city, it is indeed not enough to see.

In cold weapons wars, generals go to battle to kill the enemy, charge into battle, and there is even a saying that one general is incompetent to exhaust the three armies. The counselors provide advice, stabilize the rear, and allocate food, grass and equipment. Only when the two complement each other can they go without any disadvantages and win battles.

Tao Qian's tent was not very good at helping the world, Chen Gong and Chen Deng were all world-class advisers, and they were enough to compete with Cao's advisers. However, there was no general with ten thousand enemies, leading the powerful Xuzhou infantry to give full play to the advantages of the Danyang infantry and exerting the prestige of the Xuzhou army. Therefore, the Xuzhou army had more defensive momentum but insufficient offensive. Under the powerful offensive of Cao's army, it was inevitable that the Xuzhou army, which had broken one wing lost the city and lost its territory. It was inevitable that the defense would not last long, and it would be only a matter of time before the Xuzhou city was destroyed.

Tao Qian and Chen Gong are both sensible people, but they just kept them in their hearts and didn't say them out.

"Hey!" The two of them sighed almost at the same time. They had to wait until they could repel Cao Jun.

Both of them knew deeply that Cao's army would not retreat for a day, and Xuzhou would not see tomorrow for a day.

"Ho, ho, ho..." At this moment, Cao's army was already shouting and rushing towards Xuzhou City.

Cats, well railings, cloud ladders, and a group of the most advanced siege equipment of this era were pushed to the city.

War is the driving force for the development of science and technology, and this is true. The Zhenxi Army took the lead in using catapults at about this time last year. In less than a year, catapults have become the main weapon for siege on all battlefields.

Although the Cao army did not have the oil bombs like Zhenxi Army, the casting cart was simple in structure and was easy to be imitated. However, the Cao army threw all the stones. The stones weighing 20 or 30 kilograms were hitting the city from three or four hundred steps, and the power and destructive power caused was also extremely scary.

After a long illness, he became a doctor! Whether it was Cao's army or the defenders in Xuzhou City, one attacked for more than half a year and the other defended for more than half a year, he had found an effective method. The attack was storm, and the defense was storm. For a moment, arrows were like flying wands, rocks penetrated the sky, and then soldiers fell down screaming and screaming.

The soldiers fell down one by one, and in a blink of an eye, there were a layer of tall corpses piled up under the city of Xuzhou.

In such a chaotic battlefield, in this so-called chaotic world, as long as life is trapped in it, it is worthless like grass. In a while, the moat water in the city of Xuzhou, which was filled by Cao's army, turned dark red, and the smell of blood in the air became more and more intense, which was disgusting.

However, these seemed to no longer affect the emotions of the soldiers of the two armies. They were already numb and only knew to kill or be killed. The catapults on the city and under the city were buzzing each other, constantly shifting their positions, attracting each other's firepower, and solving the opponent's threatening targets. The archers were desperately laying arrows, and they also knew that there might be no chance to shoot arrows in the next moment. The sword and shield hands had already climbed the tall ladder and approached the city step by step.

Cao's first wave of attack did not last long. Under the effective command of Xuzhou chief Chen Deng, he threw down countless huge rocks and arrows at the top of the city, and finally slowly retreated.

However, Tao Qian, who was standing at the top of the city, had no joy on Chen Gong's face. They knew that this was just the beginning, and the more difficult and fierce offensive had not yet begun. Cao Cao always left three points of room for military use, and he didn't know how much force he would use today.

"General Cao, Cao's army seems a bit unusual today!" Chen Deng stood at the top of the city, stepping on deep blood, holding a sword in his hand. Although there was a sense of fatigue on his face, the eyes were still bright and clear. Chen Deng's divine eyes stared at Cao Jun who was retreating, his brows were frowning, and he said to Cao Bao, a soldier's Sima beside him with a little uneasy.

For more than half a year, Chen Deng has already known the way of attacking Cao's army. Today, which seems to be similar to usual, Chen Deng smelled something strange from it. Is Cao's army going to take a gamble or fight with a broken axe? Chen Deng didn't know, but he just felt a bad feeling in his heart, and it was very strong. Maybe he was too suspicious, Chen Deng said intimately, I hope this is the case!

"What did the chief clerk see?" Cao Bao's big knife was still dripping with blood. The murderous aura on his face had not dissipated. I don't know how many people he killed. The pair of leopard eyes were wide open. Listening to Chen Deng's words, Cao Bao couldn't help but frown and asked.

In more than half a year, Cao Bao had been conquered by the young man who was both civil and military, and he was convinced by Chen Deng's words. Although Cao Bao is now the Sima of the Xuzhou Army and the nominal general of the Xuzhou Army, in fact, Chen Deng is still in charge of Xuzhou Military, and Cao Bao is even more a general, but he, as a general, is indeed not doing very well.

"The orders are not to slack off in all cities!" Chen Deng looked at Cao Bao, but still did not express his suspicion.

The Cao army retreated without chaos, and the Cao army that had not moved was gathering a greater murderous intent, and the new force was about to begin again. The defenders on the city did not relax at all because of the Cao army's retreat. A large number of defending equipment were pushed to the city, and a temporary army of 20% of the young and strong in the city also joined the defending battle.

"Xiahou Dun, Yu Jin, Le Jin, Li Dian, you four lead an army to attack the city from all sides."

As soon as the Cao army retreated, Cao Cao issued the order for the second attack. However, this time he adopted a joint attack on all sides, which would not leave any vitality to the Xuzhou army.

"As for orders!" The four generals of Cao's army came forward in unison to receive the order.

"Remember, Yu Jin, Le Jin, and Li Dian attacked from three sides, concentrated all his troops, and attacked Gu fiercely." Cao Cao looked at Yu Jin, Le Jin, and Li Dian San said in a deep voice.

"Abide by the order!" All generals like to take on the main attack tasks, and these three people are no exception. However, they don't understand why the lord takes the three-faced main attack.

"Go!" Cao Cao waved his hand slightly and said to the three generals.

The three generals received the order and each led their troops to advance to Xuzhou City on three sides.

"Xiahou Dun, you hear it clearly. Your army is only responsible for restraining the guards and preventing them from reinforcement of the other three cities." Cao Cao said to Xiahou Dun who stayed at the end.

When Xiahou Dun heard this, he curled his mouth wide and was a little unhappy. It was his own brother, but the other three became the main attacker, but he became a feint. When did the dignified General Xiahou Dun become someone else's hand? Xiahou Dun couldn't stand this tone. He sat on the horse and bowed to Cao Cao, and wanted to argue.

"Go!" But Cao Cao didn't give Xiahou Dun a chance to speak at all, so he waved him back.

Xiahou Dun was helpless and could not violate the military orders. Although he and Cao Cao were his own brothers, he was no exception. Seeing Cao Cao's unhappy look, Xiahou Dun dared to resist the orders and led his troops to advance towards Xuzhou City.

"Dongdongdongdong..." General Cao Ren led Cao Cao's troops to beat the drums of his march.

The four generals led an army of 20,000 to Xuzhou City, vowing to defeat Fang Xiu. As the main attacker Yu Jin, Le Jin and Li Dian attacked the left, right and back three cities, while Xiahou Dun, who was a feint, was responsible for attacking the main gate. This arrangement of Cao Cao was not only beyond the expectations of the defenders on the top of the city, but even the generals of Cao Cao's headquarters couldn't understand it.

But who is Cao Cao, does he need an explanation?

Cao Cao sat in his specially made carriage, holding the Qinghong sword in his hand, looking coldly at the army rushing towards Xuzhou City, but he was praying in his heart that God would protect him, and he would break through Xuzhou City today! Only Cao Cao understood that this victory would lead him to the land of two states. If he returns in this battle without success, he would have to lead his troops back to his hometown in Yanzhou.

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