Lu Bu's Ambition

Chapter 551 Attacking the White Horse
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The sound of fighting in Baima City was loud, and Xia Houyuan on the tower calmly commanded the soldiers to resist. The soldiers in Hebei were unexpectedly fierce, and it could almost be said that they were not afraid of death.

In the distance, Guo Jia under Zhang Zishuai's banner watched the brutal fight on the city wall with a pair of deep black eyes.

"General, continue to attack."

Zhang Liao nodded his head in understanding, the soldiers under his command seemed to want no money, and he didn't care about the lives of the soldiers at all, and the cold-blooded generals continued to issue orders.

Arrows shot at each other in the air, boulders and golden juice with a choking smell were continuously poured down from the city, and even the strongest soldiers not only let out bursts of painful screams.

The battle lasted until sunset, when Zhang Liao ordered Ming Jin to retreat, and the walls of the White Horse City were already covered with dark red dirt.

The figure receded like a tide, Cao Jun on the top of the city cheered heartily, under the sound of beeping gold and cheers, Xi Zhicai slowly boarded the top of the city under the protection of the guards.

"Miaocai, what can you see?"

Xia Houyuan, the general who commanded the army, heard the question and said in a deep voice, "The bows and crossbows of the Hebei army are as strong as our army's, especially the trebuchet, which is even more powerful than our army's."

After hearing such an answer, Xi Zhicai looked around and said softly: "It's not enough, continue to force out the strength of the Hebei Army."

The Hebei army in the distance below the city slowly receded and disappeared from sight. During the march, Zhang Liao said to Guo Jia in a deep voice, "Feng Xiao, is it because someone from our army leaked it or the scouts of the Cao army have already been placed in the Tiangong camp?"

The Tiangong camp was set up by Lu Bu to improve ordnance. Almost all of them recruited skilled craftsmen from the people, and almost all the team members were brought from Luoyang.

Seeing Zhang Liao's serious expression, Guo Jia chuckled lightly, shook his head and sighed, "It's not because someone from our army leaked it, and Cao Jun's spies have no place here."

Zhang Liao looked puzzled, but Guo Jia said in a deep voice: "Wen Yuan, you should know that the captain who touches gold under Cao Cao's command, since he can touch gold, why can't he bring out the bow and crossbow of the Warring States period from the cemetery. "

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After hearing this, Zhang Liao finally came to his senses, showing a dazed expression, no wonder Cao Jun's bow and crossbow are so powerful.

From here, we have to say that the development of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period may not be as prosperous as it is today, but the bows and crossbows at that time were definitely not weak.

Almost all the bows and crossbows in their army were borrowed from the technology of Qin and Han at that time. Cao Cao was in the Central Plains, and there must be a few princely tombs dug.

The most famous one is that Lieutenant Mojin under Cao Cao's command excavated the tomb of the King of Liang in the Western Han Dynasty, collected tens of thousands of catties of gold treasures, and was able to raise soldiers and horses for three years.

"Wen Yuan, quickly recall General Zhang He's army, and Zilong's cavalry will be able to keep Yanjin in check."

Seeing Guo Jia's sudden proposal to recall Yanjin's soldiers and horses, Zhang Liao seemed to understand something, his eyes wandered to the generals beside him, and he said in a deep voice, "Is Feng Xiao going to use our army as bait?"

bait!After this word echoed in Guo Jia's mind, a free and easy smile appeared on his face, and he said softly: "Our army's food and grass are enough to support the arrival of the Lord's army. If that is the case, then we will attack the white horse without worrying about Yanjin."

Regardless of Yanjin, Zhang Liao will face the danger of being cut off from the rear, and even Yanjin will appear in the rear to form a two-sided attack.

One carelessness is the collapse of the army's morale, and the end of the whole game is lost. This is already a matter of the survival of the [-] army, and Zhang Liao's carelessness cannot be tolerated.

"My lord's army will take ten days to arrive at the earliest. I will fly the eagle to send a letter, first ordering Zhang He to lead the army back, and Zilong will return in five days."

If you want to do it, then do it thoroughly, Zhang Liao also felt ruthless, and said in a deep voice with a firm face.

Zhang Liao's decision has to be said to make Guo Jia feel like he needs to re-examine.

"It doesn't take ten days. The reinforcements will arrive in seven days at most." Guo Jia said confidently. In the land of Hebei, there are no more enemies. The army doesn't need to worry about other things at all, just hurry.

The war is fickle, but Zhang Liao, who was helpless at first, decided to attack the white horse by force, no matter how high the price was.

At the same time, Lu Bu, who was behind him, received the message from the flying eagle, and immediately ordered Hua Xiong in the army to lead [-] cavalry to rush to help.

In Qingzhou, Yang Lin led an army of 20 to attack Xuzhou. Zhou Yu was the deputy general, and Lu Bu sent [-] troops to the south.

The prelude to the great war had just begun, and for a while all the princes of the world looked sideways at this decisive battle to determine the hegemony of the Central Plains.

The white horse fought bitterly for three days in a row, and Zhang Liao even moved the general's camp less than ten miles away from the city.

Inside the city tower, Xia Houyuan frowned wearily, and sighed: "Military Master, it seems that Zhang Liao has seen our plan, otherwise, why would he attack the white horse regardless of the rear."

At this time, Xi Zhicai looked at the map confidently, and chuckled, "Our army is not as good as the Hebei army, and the decisive battle is not in Baima, just follow the master's plan."

"Military division, if you don't win the first battle, you will retreat immediately. The morale of the fearful army will be weak." Xia Houyuan, who is Cao Cao's confidant and favorite general, also knows that the two heroes are fighting for the front. It's not about the first battle, but the loss in the first battle will be more difficult to fight later.

Xi Zhicai chuckled, holding his short beard and laughingly said: "I never said that I lost the first battle and retreated."

Xi Zhicai's eyes were full of fighting spirit when he said this, "Before Lu Bu's army arrives, our army already has a good position to defend the city."

After taking a deep breath, Xia Houyuan understood the meaning of this sentence, and immediately clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "Please retreat to Guandu, I will use all the troops in the city to attack the enemy camp tonight!"

Raid the camp!After seeing Xia Houyuan's decision, Xi Zhicai shook his head with a smile and said, "As Lu Bu's confidant, Zhang Liao must strictly guard the camp."

"Tomorrow the Hebei army will attack Baima, and when the sun goes down, they will pretend to be defeated and lure Zhang Liao into the city to fight in the streets!"

"Our army is not weaker than Zhang Liao's army, and we are familiar with the terrain. Zhang Liao will definitely be defeated!"

After saying this, Xi Zhicai slowly got up and patted the dust off his clothes, looked deeply at Xia Houyuan, and said with a smile: "The general understands!"

"Understood, after this battle, our army retreated to Guandu before the main force of Hebei soldiers and horses arrived!"

"The decisive battle should be at Guandu, and more importantly, the situation in the world!" After saying this, Xi Zhicai bowed deeply, then retreated slowly and disappeared into the tower.

Xi Zhicai took advantage of the night and disappeared on the white horse under the escort of hundreds of elite cavalry. Now he has done everything he can, and it is still time for a decisive battle.

In the early morning of the second day, the familiar sound of horns sounded again in the Hebei military camp, and soldiers all over the sky poured out of the camp, and under the command of Zhang Liao, stormed Baima City again.

The sound of fighting was loud, and Guo Jia, who was also in the army, was escorted back to Liyang by three hundred elites sent by Zhang Liao.

(End of this chapter)