Three Kingdoms: Jiuyuan Tiger

Chapter 598 Bloody battle against Guzang, evenly matched
Facing the oncoming rain of arrows, the soldiers under Li Jue and Guo Si braced themselves and began to attack the city with solemn and solemn faces carrying the ladder.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The rumble of war drums sounded, and more than a dozen siege phalanxes slowly moved towards Guzang City.

"Crossbowmen, get ready!" Seeing Cao Jun attacking, Ma Chao ordered again.

Ma Chao gave an order, and the Xiliang warriors in Guzang City all held their strong bows and crossbows tightly, waiting quietly for Cao Jun to enter the range.

"Let go!" Ma Chao waved his hand.

"Shhhhhh!"

The dark rain of arrows fell, like a torrential rain, or like dark clouds covering the sun.

Even with the protection of shields, many Cao soldiers were still shot into hedgehogs.

"Shoot!" Cao Ren ordered loudly.

Immediately after Cao Ren gave the order, a rain of arrows rose from Cao Jun's formation and flew towards the head of Guzang city.

Cao Jun shot again, and the air immediately became lively. Arrows from both sides collided and landed from time to time, making the sound of metal and iron.

But the sound of arrows colliding with each other is like a drop of water falling into a river, compared to a battlefield full of shouts and killings, it is difficult to attract people's attention.

Although both sides are constantly shooting arrows, one is from high to low, and the other is from low to high. It must be that the defenders have a greater advantage.

Countless Cao soldiers were shot to the ground by arrows falling from the sky, but instead of stopping, the soldiers behind them accelerated their pace.

Accompanied by the continuous sound of piercing the air, the arrows covering the sky and covering the sun were like hungry locusts all over the sky, shuttled wantonly between the army formations of both sides.

The sound of the bowstring ringing can be heard endlessly, and arrows continue to pass through the gaps in the shield and shoot Cao Jun's soldiers to the ground.

From time to time, some Xiliang soldiers on the top of the city were shot by arrows and fell on the top of the city, and then their bones were broken and their tendons were broken, and they died.

Some of the dense rain of arrows fell on the ground, some shot on shields, or shot on people's bodies. Continuous screams filled the world.

After the ladder was erected at the top of the city, the soldiers under Li Jue and Guo Si who served as cannon fodder were withdrawn, and Cao Jun in armor first climbed up the ladder holding a large shield.

"Smash logs and stones, and pour gold juice!" Ma Chao ordered loudly.

The golden juice sounds good, but it is actually feces. The feces are very dirty and contain various germs. It was a very common weapon for defending cities in ancient times.

The ancient city guards used gold juice, which would heat the gold juice and add some things to it to increase the toxicity, such as arsenic or something.

Then splash it on the enemy, not only the smell is terrible, even the armor can't stop it, it will cause burns to the person splashed, the wound is seriously infected, and it is not easy to treat.

Although he would not die immediately, a severely scalded and seriously infected patient could not live for two days under the conditions at that time, and the shock to the enemy was still relatively large.

In ancient times, arrows were sometimes coated with horse dung and then shot at the enemy. This is the same idea as gold juice.

The Xiliang soldiers at the top of the city were ordered to smash the rolling logs and rocks downward, and the boiling golden juice was also poured down the city.

Cao Jun who ascended the city did not stop because of this. They still held their shields and stepped on the ladder to climb to the top of the city.

On the top of the city, rolling logs and stones came one after another, and all the Cao soldiers who ascended first and attacked the city were all smashed with blood and flesh.

The arrows poured down like a torrential rain, never stopping, reaping the lives of the soldiers on both sides like the sickle of death.

Individual Cao Jun ascended first, holding a large shield full of crossbow arrows, and finally climbed to the top of the city after going through hardships and obstacles.

But before they could gain a firm foothold, the Xiliang warriors on the tower either swung their forks, or used both knives and guns, and directly threw them off the tower.

Ma Chao wandered around the city with his soldiers, wherever Cao Jun climbed the tower, he led his men to kill there.

In this way, the battle gradually fell into a stalemate. Cao Jun could not attack Keguzang, and Ma Chao could not retreat the enemy. The stalemate between the two sides became more and more fierce.

Whether it's the charging soldiers or the Xiliang soldiers defending the city, as soon as someone falls, the people behind will immediately step up, and the flow is continuous and never stops.

Killing from morning to dusk, the period has never stopped.

It wasn't until night fell that Cao Ren called for gold and retreated with Cao Cao's nod.

Looking at Cao Jun retreating slowly, Ma Chao endured the exhaustion all over his body, and ordered to Xiliang's fierce soldiers: "Clear out the ordnance, check for deficiencies and make up for the omissions, the Cao bandits will definitely come to attack the city tomorrow!"

"Promise!" A group of fierce soldiers from Xiliang clapped their hands together.

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In the next day's fortified battle, Cao Jun still failed to achieve any results.

After two consecutive days of bloody battles, the war-torn Guzang city walls became blood-stained.

Many broken limbs and arms that had not been cleaned up were piled up indiscriminately, making it hard to look directly at.

After two days of fierce fighting, more than [-] soldiers of Cao's army had lost their lives in the city of Guzang.

It's just that most of these soldiers were surrendered by Li Jue and Guo Si. For Cao Cao, this battle loss was nothing.

On the top of the city, there are also thousands of Xiliang warriors who closed their eyes forever and left this war-torn world.

Every inch of land under Guzang City has been filled with dried and solidified blood.

It is already the third day of the siege of Guzang City, but Cao Cao still has no intention of giving up.

Ma Teng leaned weakly on the city wall, and the continuous battle was undoubtedly a huge challenge for him with a broken arm.

Although most of the city defense battles were organized by Ma Chao, Ma Teng, the lord, had to appear on the tower to inspire the army, and he couldn't leave everything to Ma Chao.

Seeing that Cao Jun wanted to attack again, Ma Teng hurriedly arranged his soldiers to prepare for defense to resist Cao Jun's attack.

The drums on the Guzang City were beating rapidly, and the soldiers of Wuyang came up to the tower with shields and bows on their backs, and soon the entire city wall was crowded.

Outside the city, drums were beating loudly, swords were on the verge of breaking out, and Cao Jun was ready to attack, waiting for the general to issue an attack order.

The soldiers of Xiliang on the city tower had already finished their preparations, and the archers drew their strong bows into the full moon, waiting for Cao Jun to enter the range.

The siege battle is about to start!
Cao Ren patted his horse forward, raised his gun and shouted: "Beat the drums, attack the city!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The rumble of war drums sounded, and more than a dozen siege phalanxes slowly moved towards Guzang City.

Cao Ren gave an order, and the tide-like soldiers of the Cao army, carrying ladders and shields, launched an attack on Guzang City again.

The Xiliang soldiers on the top of the city were not just for nothing, they immediately fought back against Cao Jun under the command of Ma Chao.

In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired in this world, and at the same time, countless rolling logs and rocks were thrown down from the top of the city.

This battlefield is like a huge meat grinder, mercilessly devouring the lives of soldiers on both sides.

When the battle was in full swing, Cao Ren shouted loudly: "Ma Shoucheng, it's not too late for Xiancheng to surrender!"

Hearing Cao Ren's words, Ma Teng sneered again and again: "Heh! Today there is only Ma Shoucheng who has been decapitated, and there is absolutely no rat who surrendered the city! My life is here, come and take it if you want it!"

　One more!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)