Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 858
Chapter 856: Tragic Siege
When Hulao was closed, Li Shimin did not personally command the gate guard because of his injury, but he handed over the responsibility of guarding the gate to his good brother Yang Guang.

Yang Guang also knew that Li Shimin was paving the way for himself by letting him defend the city.

It is impossible for Li Shimin not to take responsibility for the loss of [-] cavalry in the loss of the previous battle. Whether he can continue to serve as the general after that is a question.

Apart from Li Shimin, the only candidates who are qualified to be the commander-in-chief of the Liang army are Yang Jian, Li Yuan, and Yang Guang.

And now Li Shimin arranged for Yang Guang to defend the city, which meant that he wanted Yang Guang to take over from him. Of course, this was also the reason why he knew that Li Yuan was no match for Qin Hao.

Yang Guang knew that Li Shimin had good intentions, but he and his father, Yang Jian, were actually unwilling to go through this muddy water. After all, the opponent was Qin Hao who had never lost.

Yang Guang thought that there was still a gap compared to Li Shimin, but Li Shimin lost to Qin Hao, so how could he be Qin Hao's opponent?

Regardless of whether Yang Guang is willing or not, these are not things he can decide. Yang Guang can only wait silently in his heart, hoping that Dong Zhuo will not be foolish and withdraw Li Shimin, otherwise no one will really be able to contain Qin Hao.

Yang Guang led some uninjured generals to the city to guard the pass with a feeling of anxiety, and when he saw the neat formation of Cao's army below the city, Yang Guang's eyes flashed solemnly.

They are all elite, is it necessary for Cao Cao to fight so hard?

Yang Guang thought to himself, but he didn't worry too much, because he had absolute confidence in the defense of Hulao Pass.

When Cao Jun blew the charging horn, Yang Guang drew out the sword in his waist and shouted: "The catapult is ready...to release."

In the middle part of Hulaoguan, there is a catapult every ten meters, a total of hundreds of catapults.

Following Yang Guang's order, thousands of stones flew together in an instant, smashing hard into Cao Jun's army formation.

Cao Cao had long been guarding against the catapults closed by Hulao, so he issued an order to let the army charge in a loose formation, so as to avoid being hit by flying stones to the greatest extent.

Thousands of flying stones were thrown every round of Hulaoguan, so no matter how loose Cao Jun's formation is, there must still be unlucky people who will be hit by flying stones, and once they are hit, it means there is no doubt.

Boom...boom...boom...

The flying rocks all over the sky were like bombers, constantly ravaging Cao Jun's queue, and bombarded Cao Jun in an instant.

Miserable shouts sounded one after another, but Cao Jun's soldiers still held their shields high, gritting their teeth and charging at the risk of being hit by flying stones.

Soon, Cao Jun rushed past the attack range of the catapult, but what they had to face next was a rain of arrows.

"Raise your shield."

Someone yelled, and then Cao Jun's very loose formation quickly closed within tens of seconds, defending himself while also protecting the archers behind.

At the same time, more than [-] well rails of the coalition forces were also pushed up by the soldiers, but a few were smashed halfway.

Although the well fence built by the allied forces was not as high as the city wall, it could still shoot arrows into the pass when it was close to the city tower. With this, it could suppress the archers inside the pass and cover the echelon team outside the pass to attack the city.

While the coalition Jinglan and the Liang army archers were shooting at each other, the Liang army's catapults were also aimed at the Jinglan, which was inconvenient to move. Over time, the Jinglan would definitely be smashed.

However, because the Jinglan attracted the firepower of the Liang army's catapults, Cao Jun's archers, under the cover of shield players, quickly lined up outside the city wall and shot arrows from bottom to top.

The archers on the well and the archers behind the shield suppressed the Liang army's archers at the same time, while the soldiers carrying sandbags behind them rushed over and threw the sandbags into the moat, and then quickly retreated into the shield formation.

The ladder team and the city rushing vehicles also rushed up at this time, and when the ladder team set up the ladders, the soldiers behind immediately climbed up quickly, and the city rushing vehicles slammed into the city gate wildly, but the city gate had been captured by Yang Guang. If it is sealed in advance, it is impossible to break it open anyway.

Yang Guang on the tower saw that Cao Jun's various ministries cooperated so skillfully in attacking the city without the slightest randomness, so he couldn't help but feel some pressure in his heart.

"The moat hasn't been filled yet, so we sent ladders to attack the city. Cao Mengde, why are you fighting so hard?"

Yang Guang didn't bother to care what Cao Cao was thinking. The only thing he was thinking about now was to defend Hulao Pass at the lowest cost.

"The catapult immediately stopped throwing flying stones, and used fire oil tanks to deal with the coalition wells."

A gleam of coldness flashed in Yang Guang's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Get ready for rolling stones and rolling logs. I'll hit you if you spot them. An enemy soldier must not be allowed to climb up."

The soldiers of Cao Jun had obviously been trained in climbing. They climbed the ladder very quickly, and some of them were able to dodge the rocks flexibly. Of course, it was difficult to dodge the larger rolling logs.

After the soldiers in front were hit, they screamed and fell down and fell into meatloaf, while the soldiers behind continued to go up, but they were also smashed down after a while, and it continued like this.

Suddenly, dozens of fireballs flew out from the city tower and hit them in the same way as the well. Of course most of them missed, and those one or two hits were enough to destroy the well.

The soldiers affected by the fire oil screamed and ran around on the battlefield, but they were caught up by the soldiers on the side before taking two steps, and the flames on their bodies were extinguished with sand.

There are also soldiers who use sand to extinguish the fire on the well fence, but after it is extinguished, the fire oil will come again. After repeated several times, the well fence will still be damaged, but at this time the new well fence at the rear has also been pushed up.

Cao Jun's current siege method is the most typical death attack. This siege method is not as good as the casualties, so the loss in the siege battle is also the largest.

Seeing this distressed look on Cao Ren's face, he ran to Cao Cao's side and said, "Master, the casualties of such an attack are too great. This time, three hundred elite soldiers have been lost in an hour. If the attack continues like this, even If we only attack for one day, our army will pay a huge price."

Cao Cao didn't even blink his eyelids, and said calmly: "Continue to attack, and those who retreat will be cut."

"This……"

"In addition, another order will be sent down. The first person to climb up to Guan Hulao will be rewarded with a hundred catties and promoted to three levels."

Seeing Cao Cao's unquestionable appearance, Cao Ren sighed, cupped his fists and said, "No."

After Cao Ren left, Cao Cao also took a deep breath, then turned his head and took a deep look in the direction of the princes.

"The troubled times are approaching, if you want to be yourself, you must have enough strength."

A strange look flashed in Cao Cao's eyes, and he murmured to himself, "This time should be enough for a demonstration. I hope those guys can have self-knowledge. Otherwise, when Yanzhou is unified in the future, I won't want to kill them."

(End of this chapter)