The big man is on the run

Chapter 145 Euphorbia Stern City

"Wen Chou was actually defeated!"

Ju Shou's eyes widened in disbelief.

"That's right, this Wen Chou was defeated by Ma Chao in such a short period of time."

Tian Feng beside him also showed a surprised expression. He has been with Wen Chou for a long time and knows how powerful Wen Chou is. It can be said that in their eyes, he is simply invincible, but he did not expect Wen Chou to lose to Ma Chao.

In the Hebei army, Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Qu Yi, who was far away on the front line of Yishui, are all talented in commanding the army, and they are not first-class in combat. Only Yan Liang and Wen Chou are known as "the enemy of ten thousand people", so Wen Chou was defeated again. The impact on them can be imagined.

Of course, it's just that they don't know how Wen Chou lost.

Veteran generals like Wen Chou have rich battlefield experience, proficient martial arts skills, and their physical strength has not declined much from their peak. If there is a real battle of [-] rounds, it is not something the young Ma Chao can defeat today.

"Oh, what a pity! I'm afraid our army's morale will suffer." Tian Feng sighed regretfully.

Hearing Tian Feng's words, Ju Shou couldn't help but fell silent.

"Supervisor, let's start attacking the city."

"En." Jushou nodded, and quickly issued an attack order to the army behind him.

Following Ju Shou's order, all the soldiers of Yuan Shao's army rushed forward in formation, heading towards the city wall of Puban.

"Boom~"

As soon as the siege equipment was in place and the ladder car hadn't reached the top of the city, the defenders of Puban City gave them a big surprise.

The kerosene tank on the wall of Puban City was ignited and thrown down, and the flames suddenly shot up into the sky.

Because Liu Yi attached great importance to it, since the Battle of Weiqu, the easy-to-exploit shallow oil in Gaonu (now Yan'an) has been listed as a national asset like salt and iron, and it is specially used on the battlefield. Shipped a lot.

Siege equipment usually has wet cowhide covered to prevent fire attacks, but it can only protect against traditional rockets, and it does not have a good preventive effect on new things such as fire oil tanks.

"Kill~"

Seeing the flames coming out of the siege equipment, the soldiers of the officers and soldiers were immediately overjoyed. They picked up the weapons in their hands, screamed one by one, and slashed at the first batch of Yuan Shaojun who had climbed to the top of the city. .

"Boom~Boom~~"

The fire oil tanks on the city wall kept spewing flames.

"kill!"

"Kill! Kill~!"

"Ah~~~"

"Boom~"

A group of Yuan Shaojun's crossbowmen rushed to the bottom of the city wall of Puban City, raised their crossbows one after another, and shot arrows at the soldiers who were throwing fire oil cans at the gate.

Waves of arrow rain fell, and the throwing action on the city gate was immediately stopped.

"嗖~嗖~嗖~~~"

On the wall of Puban City, a sharp arrow pierced through the air and shot at Yuan Shao's soldiers who were swarming like ants.

The soldiers in the front row of Yuan Shaojun hurriedly raised their oars and shields to protect their bodies. The sharp arrows landed on the shields, and only heard the crisp sound of tinkling, but they failed to penetrate the shields, and could only slip through the gaps on the shields.

The soldiers in the front row of Yuan Shaojun had a high rate of wearing armor. Although they were not very afraid of arrows, they would still scream in pain if they were hit by a sharp arrow in the armpit and other parts that were not protected by the armor.

"Swoosh~swoosh~swoosh~"

A burst of arrows rained down, and Yuan Shaojun's soldiers kept falling to the ground with injuries and screaming.

The condescending bed crossbow at the top of the city is a huge threat to them.

"No, these things are too powerful, retreat quickly!"

The siege equipment he was pushing was ignited, and the fire was blazing. A Yuan Shao soldier who was pushing the cart saw that the power of the fire and oil tank on the city gate was too great, so he immediately fled to the rear. The other soldiers saw that their comrades had suffered, He hurriedly followed behind, trying to escape.

After all, the way to die by fire is too tragic.

However, before they escaped far from the sheep and horse wall of the city, they were intercepted by Yuan Shaojun's own crossbowmen who supervised the battle.

"Whoosh whoosh~~"

"Ah~~~"

Round after round of arrow rain continued to fall mercilessly.

In a short time, these fleeing soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the screams resounded through the sky.

"Don't run! Go back!"

The rest of the soldiers had no choice but to grit their teeth and turned back tremblingly to continue fighting.

"Kill!"

A soldier brandished a ring knife and slashed at the defenders on the city wall.

However, he hadn't cut the first knife yet. His arms, chest, and stomach were pierced by three or four spears. The man screamed and fell from the sky, falling into the ditch below the city wall. In a short time, he was burned into a burning man by the burning oil tank next to him.

For a time, the area from the ditch under the city to the sheep and horse wall was full of stumps, broken arms, and separated corpses.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers under the city suddenly became confused.

At this moment, a sharp arrow roared from under the city and shot towards the throat of a defender.

"Shh~"

"Pfft~"

A large hole was shot through the soldier's throat and he died instantly.

Yan Liang put away his bow and arrow, and ordered in a deep voice.

"Euphorbis, get ready."

After hearing Yan Liang's words, the lieutenant hesitated.

"This is just the beginning!"

"When Wen Chou fought Ma Chao just now, he started building siege equipment. Are you still not ready?" Yan Liang looked serious.

"It's set up." The deputy general said bravely.

Knowing Yan Liang's determination, the lieutenant general didn't have much to say. It seemed that these hundreds of elite heavy infantry soldiers were going to be the vanguard of the city.

Immediately, Yan Liang waved to the Euphorbia warriors beside him.

Immediately, these hundreds of euphorbia soldiers rushed towards the city wall under the cover of the ladder cart.

They were not directly exposed to the strike range of the defenders, but a group of Shiwu hid behind the ladder truck and the boarding truck, and slowly pushed under the city wall.

"Great halberd, ascend the city!" Yan Liang shouted angrily.

After hearing Yan Liang's words, these hundreds of euphorbia warriors began to climb towards the top of the city, and some of them directly built wooden boards from the climbing carts that were at the same level as the top of the city or even slightly higher to make bridges, and climbed up to the top of the city. city ​​head.

Although the euphorbia soldiers were wearing heavy armor, they were strong and fast. The soldiers in the first row rushed to the defenders in the blink of an eye, waved their euphorbias, and kept smashing down on the defense of the defenders.

"clang blah blah blah blah blah ~"

Immediately, countless metal collisions sounded, sparks splashed everywhere, and the soldiers of the defenders were thrown upside down one after another, spurting blood wildly.

"Ahhh~"

Some Xiliang soldiers under Ma Chao's command were hit on the head by the halberd, and their brains burst, brains overflowed, and blood spattered.

Some of the local peasants in Puban were so scared that their faces turned pale.

After a while, the defense of the entire city was disrupted.

"Hahahaha~~~"

"Hahahaha~~~"

The partial defeat of the defenders immediately aroused the viciousness of the euphorbia soldiers. Everyone laughed loudly. Amidst the loud laughter, their faces were full of ferocity and murderous intent.

"Tear down their climbing ladder!"

Seeing this scene, a guarding elementary school was also insanely stimulated, and immediately rushed up brandishing a big gun.

"Pfft~~"

The moon halberd in the hand of a halberd warrior landed on the general's head, splitting him in half, and blood mist filled the air.

Seeing this scene, everyone gasped involuntarily, and their faces turned pale.

In a short while, the body of the soldier who was the first to suffer on this city wall rolled to the ground, blood flowed all over the ground, and the stench was so strong that people could not help but vomit out of it.

"No, these people's weapons are extremely sharp, we can't stop them at all!"

"Run for your life!"

Seeing this scene, the rest of the peasants who helped throw kerosene and rolled logs and rocks were frightened and fled in all directions.

Seeing the civilian husband fleeing, the euphorbia warriors did not hold back their hands at all, brandishing the euphorbia, they chased towards both ends of the city.

Seeing that some soldiers of the defenders also started to flee, the lieutenant general in charge of the city frowned slightly, and couldn't help shouting: "Give me an order, don't retreat, let me block them all, and ask General Xu Huang for reinforcements!"

"promise!"

Everyone responded in unison, and rushed forward one by one, waving the weapons in their hands, blocking the attacking footsteps of the euphorbia warriors.

Seeing the defenders' resistance, a sneer appeared on the corner of Yan Liang's mouth.

Although the defenders are brave, the euphorbia warriors temporarily assigned to him are even more invincible warriors.

At this time, Xu Huang suddenly took two hundred big ax soldiers to the top of the city.

Seeing the big ax soldiers ascending to the top of the city, Yan Liang's face under the city couldn't help changing slightly, and a hint of ominous premonition rose in his heart.

Xu Huang galloped towards the top of the city with two hundred big ax soldiers. The big ax soldiers swung their huge axes and chopped down at the big halberd soldiers.

"Boom boom boom~~~"

The giant ax fell into the armor of the euphorbia warrior, and immediately rubbed off clusters of dazzling tiny sparks.

Only heavy infantry can deal with heavy infantry.

"Puff~~"

The sharp edge of the big ax cut through the armor of the euphorbia warrior, and immediately, streaks of blood shot out, staining the wall red.

"Puff~~Puff~~~"

This is still a euphorbia soldier, and when he saw other Yuan Shaojun infantry, he slashed at the bodies of other infantry with a big axe, cutting each living body into pieces.

"Ah~~ Help!"

"Ahhhhhh~~~"

The screams echoed on the city wall, each and every one of Yuan Shao's soldiers was chopped into two pieces by the big axe, blood spilled all over the ground, and the strong smell of blood permeated the sky, making people sick.

The euphorbia warriors reacted and began to swarm up, fighting hand-to-hand with the ax soldiers led by Xu Huang.

Under Xu Huang's reminder, the officers and soldiers guarding the city quickly found the weakness of the heavy infantry like the Euphorbia warriors. They picked up ropes and other things at hand, and put them on the Euphorbia warriors. .

Immediately, dozens of euphorbia warriors fell to the ground and let out muffled groans.

As a heavy infantry, it is difficult to get up once you fall to the ground on the battlefield.

Seeing that these euphorbia soldiers were not invincible, a defender shouted: "Brothers, we are fighting the enemy, we must not let the enemy climb to the top of the wall!"

As soon as the words fell, the euphorbia warrior swung his halberd and chopped him in half.

At the same time, the scull shield and close combat can effectively restrain the long-handled heavy infantry. A large number of soldiers swarmed up with the scull shield regardless of their care, and drowned the euphorbia soldiers like a tide. It is not required to kill them, only to Knock it to the ground.

"Clang clang~~"

The great halberd and the great shield collided with each other, bursting out piercing metal symphony sounds, and sending out a series of sonorous crisp sounds, which shocked people's hearts.

The euphorbia warrior was very powerful. He waved the euphorbia in his hand and slashed at the big shield fiercely. Suddenly, the thick big shield shattered into pieces.

However, more and more defenders rushed forward. After all, there were more than 500 defenders, while the Euphorbia warriors were only a few hundred, and they could not fully climb the top of the city. He was quickly forced back into a corner.

"Pfft~"

"Ah~~"

Xu Huang slashed at the neck of a leading lieutenant of the euphorbia warrior with an axe, and immediately cut off his neck, and blood gushed out.

Seeing this scene, all the euphorbia warriors panicked, and they retreated to the rear one after another, not daring to fight Xu Huang again.

There were even many people who were pushed and rolled off the top of the city, and fell, either dead or injured.

"Kill!" Seeing this scene, Xu Huang shouted immediately.

With an order, all the big ax soldiers waved their big axes one after another, and rushed towards the only euphorbia soldiers left in the city. Immediately, the two sides fought together, and blood bloomed in the air, permeating the air.

"No, don't kill me~~"

"Forgive me~~"

Seeing that the offensive of the big ax soldiers was getting more and more fierce, some of Yuan Shao's soldiers who were not euphorbia soldiers but were still at the top of the city even threw away their weapons and began to ask for surrender.

"No, we have to retreat, hurry up!"

It was too late to ask Yan Liang for instructions, and several leading lieutenants gave orders to retreat one after another.

Watching the euphorbia soldiers retreat, Xu Huang immediately led the remaining 100 or so ax soldiers to hack and kill the remaining soldiers of Yuan Shao's army at the top of the city, unwilling to miss such a rare opportunity.

"Report~" A scout hurriedly ran over from a distance, knelt down on the ground, and shouted loudly.

"What's the matter? Say it!" Ju Shou asked quickly.

Jushou could only see Yuan Shaojun at the top of the city retreating continuously, and he was already a little upset. At this time, the scouts seemed to bring even worse news.

"Report to the supervising army that the main force of the officers and soldiers has been dispatched from Xie County, and it seems that they are going to fight us to the death!" The scout replied.

"Fight to the death!"

"Zhu Jun is so ambitious, isn't he afraid of being surrounded and wiped out by the lord's army?" Jushou couldn't help being furious when he heard the scout's report, his eyes flickered with coldness.

"The supervising army calm down, our army can't conquer Puban for the time being, let's retreat this round! Let the soldiers repair and attack the city again." Tian Feng on the side advised.

"Retreat!" Jushou took a deep breath, suppressed the anger churning in his chest, and gave the order.

"Yes!"

Following an order, Yuan Shao's army retreated towards the outside of Puban City.

Seeing Yuan Shaojun retreat, Xu Huang, Ma Chao and others breathed a sigh of relief, with excitement on their faces.

"General Xu, Yuan Shao's army has already retreated! We have defended!" Ma Chao said to Xu Huang with a face full of joy.

Xu Huang couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words, a gratified look flashed across his face, and he nodded appreciatively.

He unexpectedly found that Ma Chao didn't seem to be as rebellious as in the legend, and he was still able to get along with him, or he was just a little pure.

"Soldiers, Yuan Shao's most elite euphorbia soldiers are nothing more than this, we can still defend forever!" Xu Huang shouted, his face was full of excitement.

Hearing Xu Huang's witty words, the city defenders raised their arms and cheered, roaring and cheering, looking very excited.

Listening to the cheers from the top of the city, Yan Liang's face was so dark that it almost became a pool of ink.

(End of this chapter)