Great Military Division

Chapter 350 Tao Qian: Take my battle armor and follow me north to kill thieves in return for the emperor's favor!
"color!"

Looking at the enemy general who was crucified on the floor, Zu Mao shouted excitedly: "You have made meritorious service. After this battle, this general will definitely ask for merit for you in person."

The crossbowmen were all excited: "Thank you, General."

Zu Mao tried to ask: "How many arrows are left?"

"I still have half a box."

"There are still more than twenty."

"Fifty sticks."

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The crossbow arrows are all specially made, brought by Zu Mao from Nanyang.

Although the number is relatively large, there are thousands of them, but the hit rate is really a bit low.

Everyone basically wasted more than half a box of arrows before hitting a strategic target.

But even so, for Zu Mao, it was still a great success.

"so."

After pondering for a while, Zu Mao made a decisive decision: "You wait to rush to the rescue of the other gates, do your best to kill the main general, no matter how many arrows you consume, understand?"

All the crossbowmen responded in unison: "Here!"

Immediately, one by one pushed the ballista and rushed towards the west gate.

Holding the Huan Shou Dao, Zu Mao stood on the top of the city, looking at the siege bandits like a tide, without any fear, he shouted at the top of his voice:

"Brothers, hit me hard!"

"Don't be afraid to waste arrows, shoot me arrows!"

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Accompanied by an order, hundreds of arrows suddenly rose into the sky, and after drawing a perfect arc in the air, they just crossed the highest point and directed at the Taishan bandits attacking from below, covering the past like locusts .

As far as the eye can see, the Mount Tai bandits fell to the ground like harvesting wheat, but such a powerful attack was still difficult to stop the Mount Tai bandits from charging forward.

The maces on the top of the city kept smashing down repeatedly, and the Yaksha even aimed at crowded places, constantly smashing down, flying down to kill people, recycling people to kill people, and wreaking havoc on the thieves' siege formation.

"Yes, that's right, that's it!"

"Hit me hard! Let them know we're not easy to mess with."

"Stop putting an enemy up and beat them up."

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Zu Mao stood at the head of the city, commanding the battle at the top of his voice.

Although everything is relatively smooth now, Zu Mao will not let down his vigilance, after all, the opponent still has an absolute advantage.

Zang Ba, who was directing the battle outside the city, frowned. He could tell that the opponent's general must be a warrior with considerable combat experience. All kinds of weapons, bows and arrows cooperated perfectly with each other, making him impeccable.

Even Li Ru, who was at the side, felt the pressure when he saw the scene in front of him: "General Zang, we can't go on like this. When will the siege equipment arrive?"

"Tomorrow noon!"

Zang Ba naturally knew that if he attacked the city recklessly, the casualties would be very serious.

However, isn't he attacking like this to consume his opponent's strength?
"What do you mean?"

Zang Ba turned his head and glanced at Li Ru, and said softly: "Shall I wait for the gold to retreat and wait for the siege equipment to arrive tomorrow? If it is really possible, I, Zang Ba, thank you!"

Li Ru frowned, pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head: "Currently, someone has been sent to notify Cao Bao, and he will arrive tomorrow evening. Let's consume the opponent's strength for the time being and lay the foundation for the general attack the day after tomorrow."

"Anyway, Chang Xi is dead, and you can mobilize the five thousand soldiers under his command. Order them to attack the city of Qiu with all their might, consume the opponent's bows, crossbows and other defensive equipment, and get familiar with their rhythm of defending the city."

"I think"

Before the words finished, Zang Ba waved his hand impatiently and interrupted, staring his eyes, and said viciously: "Although Chang Xi is dead, his brothers are also my brothers of Zang Ba!"

"how?"

Zang Ba's anger remained undiminished: "Cao Bao's soldiers are soldiers, so Zang Ba's brother is not a brother?"

Li Ru knew that Zang Ba was angry, so he quickly comforted him: "General Zang, if the Danyang soldiers are attacking here today, I will still suggest so."

"The soldiers are very fast!"

Li Ru said very solemnly: "Our military strength is more than ten times that of theirs. Only by taking down Jiqiu City in the shortest possible time can we respond to the troops in the direction of Pengcheng."

"Don't forget, today's Xuzhou is different from the previous Xuzhou. King Hongnong dismissed so many county magistrates, but all those who were promoted were loyal to him."

"Even if you killed Tao Qian, it doesn't mean that Xuzhou is ours, and you have to kill all the county magistrates of Nanyang Hanting with lightning speed!"

"The longer you delay, the faster their reaction will be. At that time, the county magistrates will gather hundreds of troops, at least tens of thousands of troops, and they will rush to help. What can I do?"

Although Zang Ba didn't want to admit it, what Li Ru said was indeed reasonable, especially in Langya Kingdom, among the thirteen counties, seven or eight county magistrates were replaced. A force to be reckoned with.

"Drumming!"

Zang Ba gave an order.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Boom—!
The dull and dense drumming sounded loudly.

This is the signal for Zang Ba's army to launch a general offensive.

really!

In the next second, the soldiers who were attacking the city roared in unison, carrying their weapons one by one, and began to rush forward, like a group of howling wolves, fearless of death.

Looking at the brothers who fell one by one, Zang Ba's heart was bleeding. He hated Li Ru and his gang, but at the same time he understood that if he didn't do this, what he was waiting for would be death.

"Report—!"

The storm lasted for about a quarter of an hour.

Suddenly, there was a rapid announcement from behind.

Zang Ba turned his head to look.

But seeing, my own scout Pegasus came over, looking flustered, bowed his body and cupped his hands and said: "General, something is wrong, our team transporting the siege equipment was ambushed by the enemy, and we are currently fighting hard, we ask for support."

"Damn!"

Sure enough, it happened.

Zang Ba hurriedly asked: "Where is the opponent's army? How many people are there?"

The scout replied: "It should be the soldiers and horses of the nearby Zang Kingdom. There are not many troops, only more than [-] people, but the soldiers and horses guarding the siege equipment team can hardly be distracted and ask for support."

"understood."

Zang Ba waved his hand, not paying attention at all.

His guards consisted of at least 300 elite troops, and a team of [-] people could only harass at best, and never hurt the siege equipment.

"Come on."

"exist."

"Quickly order Li Biao to lead 1000 people to protect the siege equipment. At the same time, send out scouts to find out how many small troops like this are still in Langya."

"Here."

Zang Ba is more sensitive to war.

Since there is a garrison army from the Zan Kingdom, who can come and harass, then other county magistrates will definitely come to lead troops. Although they are all just flies, there are too many flies, and it is very annoying!
Li Ru was right. If Jiqiu City could not be taken quickly, not only the counties in Langya, but also the counties in Donghai, Pengcheng, and Xiapi would rush to help.

At that time, there will be raids everywhere, enemies everywhere, eating and eating will not be safe, sleep will not be safe, even if troops are sent to encircle and suppress, it may not be possible to wipe them all out.

Uh.
Hateful fly tactics.

Just thinking about it makes me sick.

We must attack by force, and take down the city of Qiu with the fastest speed!

Zang Ba reined in his horse and moved forward, with a clang, drew his sword out of its sheath, pointed at the city wall angrily, and shouted sharply: "Attack, anyone who dares to retreat will be killed!"

*****
Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

on the city head.

Zhang Kai stood with his sword in his hands, looking to the northeast, the falcon's eyes flashed with a hint of ferocious aura, like a dormant beast waiting for the signal, it will immediately attack as soon as the signal appears.

As a well-known ranger in the Qingxu area, he has made outstanding achievements many times, but he has never been promoted. In Tao Qian's eyes, he is at best an assassin, and he can't get on the stage at all.

Dissatisfied!

Zhang Kai refused to accept it in his heart!

In Xuzhou, there are tens of thousands of people who are not as good as him. Why are they all high-ranking officials and generous salaries, but he is just a guard and will never be promoted.

But the Han court in Chang'an was different. In terms of merit and reward, as long as he could kill Tao Qian, he could become the captain of Xuzhou, command tens of thousands of elite soldiers and horses, and he might even be named a marquis and worship general.

This is the life I want, instead of being a sword in the hands of others, killing the enemy, killing the enemy and then killing the enemy, no credit, let alone promotion!

call-

Zhang Kai breathed a sigh of relief, and tried to suppress his years of depression. As long as the news of Cao Bao came, such days would be completely over, and he would bid farewell to himself forever.

The smoked wind is blowing on the face, refreshing.

Zhang Kai seemed to feel that better days were coming.

Wearing armor and leading tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, he swept across the country and berated Fang Qiu.

I don't know how long I have been dreaming like this.

Suddenly, at the end of the field of vision outside the city, a horse riding in the dust came.

Zhang Kai's eyes seemed to be shining, and it was hard to hide the excitement in his heart.

This must be Cao Bao's messenger.

"Who is coming?"

Zhang Kai stepped forward quickly, pointed at the scouts below and shouted.

"The villain is the messenger under General Cao's account."

"General Zhang."

The messenger took out a kit from his bosom, and raised his hand to signal Zhang Kai: "This is a letter from General Cao ordered the villain to bring you. He also said that he has already set off for Jiqiu City, so you should hurry up."

Zhang Kai naturally understood what he meant, turned around and went down the city, took the bag from the soldier, and didn't even bother to open it, so he waved his hand back and said, "Go back and tell General Cao that Pengcheng is safe."

The messenger bowed his body and bowed his hands: "Here."

Immediately.

Rein in the horse, turn around, and leave the city again.

Looking at the figure of the messenger leaving, Zhang Kai's heart was surging, but his face remained calm.

He turned around and went straight to the governor's mansion. As long as Tao Qian was killed, the Danyang elite would be able to control it.

"Is Tao Shijun in the Governor's Mansion?"

"exist!"

"But meeting guests?"

"That's right, Xu Rong has been here every day these days."

"Humph!"

Zhang Kai snorted softly, and his eyes burst into a fierce breath: "It's just right, let's kill them together, so that I won't have to go find them myself. Remember, once you succeed, immediately lead troops to attack Xu Rong's camp."

The soldiers beside him clasped their hands together and said, "Here."

Enter the Governor's Mansion.

Go all the way through the corridor and courtyard, and go straight to the inner house.

"Come on, drink! Let's keep drinking."

"If you don't get drunk today, you won't return."

"no problem."

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From far away, Tao Qian and Xu Rong's voices could be heard.

Zhang Kai stepped across the corridor, the corners of his lips raised slightly, his expression slightly sinister.

This sincere God help me too!

Pong!
Zhang Kai kicked open the door and rushed in.

as predicted.

Tao Qian and Xu Rong were seated facing each other, having a chat over the wine, seeing Zhang Kai coming in, Tao Qian was startled, and opened his mouth to scold: "Zhang Kai, I didn't call you, why did you come?"

Cang lang-!
Zhang Kai drew his sword in his hand, gritted his teeth, and said viciously, "I, Zhang Kai, have made great achievements many times, but in the end I am nothing more than a general in the army. Old thief Tao Qian, are you worthy of me?"

"Are you trying to rebel?"

Tao Qian pretended to be shocked, and spilled the wine in his hand on the ground.

"That's right!"

Facing the two drunkards, Zhang Kai didn't think about it at all. He straightened his long sword and stabbed towards Tao Qian: "Old thief Tao Qian, take your life!"

However.
Tao Qian was as immobile as a mountain, his dry eyes suddenly revealed a murderous aura, he glanced past the blade, and poked Zhang Kai behind him, as if he wanted to kill him with his eyes.

Just when the opponent's sword was less than a foot away from Tao Qian, a gloomy light flashed across the oblique stab, and with a crisp clang, it knocked Zhang Kai's long sword away with great precision.

"Ah You"

Zhang Kai was stunned for a moment: "Aren't you drunk?"

Xu Rong stood with his sword in front of Tao Qian: "Of course! If you are drunk, how can you be your opponent."

Tao Qian's voice was extremely cold: "Brother Gonghua said before that you had defected to Chang'an Hanting. I didn't believe it at first, but I never thought that you would really do such a heartless thing."

"Although I, Tao Qian, am over [-] years old, I am no longer as brave as I used to be, but I am not such a bastard who can be bullied at will. Come, someone, take this traitor down for me!"

Whoops!

In an instant, more than a dozen swordsmen rushed out of the hall, and dozens of elite soldiers also killed outside the hall. They rushed forward and chopped Zhang Kai and other traitors into meat in an instant.

Tao Qian stepped forward, glanced down at Zhang Kai's body, and said in a cold voice, "Throw this gang of thieves into the wilderness to feed the wolves, and send someone to kill Cao Bao's entire clan, so there will be no one left!"

"Chen Tao!"

"exist!"

"Quickly summon soldiers and horses, follow me northward, and hunt for thieves!"

"Here!"

After arranging everything, Tao Qian turned his head to look at Xu Rong, and bowed deeply: "Brother Gonghua, I didn't expect that I, Tao Qian, lived to be 60 years old, and I was saved twice by you."

"Thank you for your kindness. Let's get down to business first. After Cao Bao, Zang Ba and others are wiped out, I will hold a banquet with wine and let's get drunk."

Xu Rong nodded affirmatively: "I will accompany you."

Tao Qian gave a sound, then turned his head immediately: "Come here, take my battle armor!"

The soldiers beside him clasped their hands and said, "Here."

Say it.

Tao Qian took off his silk robe, put on armor, put a helmet on his head, hung his sword at his waist, and walked out of the governor's mansion together with Xu Rong.

At this moment, all the soldiers and horses outside the mansion have been assembled, and they are all elites from Danyang.

Tao Qian stood in front of the crowd and shouted loudly: "Cao Bao and Zhang Kai defected to the enemy and betrayed the country. The evidence is conclusive. Now I, Tao Qian, want to send troops to the north to kill the rebels. Will you follow me and make meritorious deeds against the thieves?"

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The rich shouts of killing shook the sky and the earth, resounding in all directions.

Tao Qian turned on his horse and waved his hands fiercely: "Brothers, let's go!"

Just after leaving the city, Cheng Pu also came with his troops: "General Gonghua!"

Xu Rong nodded, led the elite soldiers, and together with Tao Qian, went north to Langya: "Let's go!"

*****
Langya, that is, Qiu.

The smoke of gunpowder filled the air, and the war was raging.

Burning oil cans were thrown from the sky and hit the top of the city, splashing thousands of flames, and many soldiers were injured one after another, causing heavy damage.

Boom!
A loud bang.

The city gate wobbled and almost collapsed.

The rush car below is wrapped in a shield, making it invulnerable to weapons, fire and water.

What's more terrible is that Danyang soldiers also joined the battle, the two sides combined 6 to [-] troops, and the powerful offensives continued one after another, killing Zu Mao was exhausted and exhausted.

"Damn!"

Zu Mao secretly chewed.

Only two days had passed since the battle of Qiuqiu, and he had exhausted all the bows and crossbows in the city.

It's not that Zu Mao doesn't know how to cherish, it's that the opponent's continuous attacks forced him to rely on bows and crossbows in exchange for the lives of his own soldiers. Fortunately, there are Spikes and Yashas, ​​otherwise this little imminent Qiu Cheng couldn't last long at all.

puff!
Zu Mao slashed an enemy soldier to death with one knife, then kicked up another person, drew out his knife, and slashed down with precision, a bright red juice gushed out, splashing all over his face.

"kill-!"

A roar.

Like thunder, like a tsunami.

The soldiers at the top of the city counterattacked one after another, and fought fiercely with the enemy army who charged up afterward.

Zu Mao had to admit that the Danyang soldiers were extremely powerful in combat. Ever since they joined forces with Zang Ba, the drums beating for help at the city gates never stopped, which proved that there were always soldiers fighting fiercely at the top of the city.

original!

The Zu Mao plan can last for ten days.

But with the equipment in the city exhausted and Danyang soldiers participating in the battle, being able to hold on for seven days is already a miracle.

And now, six days have passed, and Zu Mao doesn't even have the absolute confidence to last until night falls.

"General—!"

Hou Cheng, who came from the direction of the west gate, shouted loudly.

Zu Mao turned his head and looked, there were originally 50 elite soldiers and horses, but now there are less than [-] left, and Hou Cheng's own arm was wrapped in a white cloth, and bright red blood stains seeped out from it.

"Hou Sima, are you alright?"

Zu Mao stared at Hou Cheng's arm and asked with concern.

"It's just the left arm, it's fine."

Hou Chenghun didn't care about his injuries, and hurriedly said: "But general, we can't go on like this anymore. They clearly made it clear that they are attacking without regard to sacrifice, and we can't do them."

"what do you mean"

Zu Mao frowned and asked tentatively.

"street fighting!"

Without hesitation, Hou Cheng blurted out: "I have already asked the county magistrate Kan, and the people in the city are all ready. Let's start street fighting with them in units of five according to the original plan."

street fighting?

Zu Mao really didn't want to fight in the streets.

After all, once it enters the stage of street fighting, the people in the city will inevitably be implicated. They are all unarmed civilians, so how can they be the opponents of the Taishan bandits.

Pong!
At this moment, there was another loud noise from under the city.

The creaking sound reached Zu Mao's ears, clearly telling him that the city gate would not last long.

Zu Mao shook his heart and said coldly: "Hous Sima, you lead some people and go back to the city to prepare first, and then I will lead the brothers to persevere. If we can persist until dark, the troops from Xuzhou will definitely arrive tomorrow."

"Ugh-!"

Sighing, although Hou Cheng felt sorry, he still nodded: "Okay, since the general has made a decision, let's split up and act separately. If the city gate is broken, return to the city quickly, and don't hold on!"

Zu Mao nodded: "Okay, don't worry."

Hou Cheng waved his hand: "Brothers, come with me!"

At this moment, Zang Ba outside the city frowned, staring at the corpses piled up on the battlefield, his heart seemed to be bleeding: "Damn it! Damn it! Military advisor, what should we do? Are we going to attack by force?"

just like!

At this moment, Zang Ba already wanted to retire.

but
How could Li Ru give up at this critical moment: "General, we have already rebelled. Even if you retreat now, the Nanyang court may forgive you? This is a road of no return. Once you walk on it, there is no way to turn back!"

"That's right!"

And Cao Bao pinched a strand of beard under his chin: "General Zang loves the soldiers, don't I, Cao Bao, feel sorry? Not only your brothers were killed or injured, but also my soldiers of Cao Bao."

"Jiu County is a hard bone, we must gnaw it down, otherwise if Cao Cao's soldiers and horses come to kill us, our plan will fail completely!"

Zang Ba didn't understand this, but seeing his brothers die one by one, he really couldn't accept such a tragic reality:

"Wait and see, do we have the slightest chance of taking down Jiqiu? If so, we don't need to retreat, but if not, I, Zang Ba, can't let my brothers die!"

"General!"

Li Ru hurriedly picked up the conversation, glanced across the battlefield, and turned to the city gate: "Didn't you notice it? Our rush car has been fighting for three full days, even Qiu Xiaoxian, how can it stand it!"

"and!"

Li Ru was sure and affirmative: "The creaking sound just now has proved that the city gate of Jiqiu is about to reach its limit. As long as we persist for a while, we will surely be able to break through the city gate."

"That's right!"

Cao Bao nodded affirmatively, and echoed, "Once the city gate is breached, and our Danyang soldiers rush into the city, how can the thieves resist? At that time, we can kill as we want!"

Pong!
At this moment, there was another loud noise.

Zang Ba stared at the city gate with burning eyes.

really!

A clearly visible gap opened and then closed.

This is a sign of an impending break-in.

Zang Ba was furious, and immediately said in a loud voice: "Command! Let the brothers work harder and try to break open the city gate. As long as our soldiers and horses can rush in, the little thief Zu Mao will surely die!"

Immediately, a messenger galloped out: "The general has an order, break through the door with all your strength!"

"The general has an order, break through with all your strength!"

"General."

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Boom!Boom!Boom!
Boom—!
At the same time, the beating drum sounded again.

Danyang soldiers and Taishan thieves outside the city rushed forward with their weapons screaming like chicken blood, especially the soldiers under the city, pushing their cars like crazy, crashing into the city gate over and over again. .

Pong!
Squeak!

The city gate shook visibly.

Pong!
Squeak!

The city gate swayed at a distance.

again and again!
Over and over again!
The pounding continued for about a quarter of an hour.

boom!
With a loud bang, the city gate opened.

The black soldiers and horses took advantage of the situation and rushed in, but what greeted them was a wooden wall full of weapons, roaring towards them.

The soldiers who poured in followed, who had never seen such a thing before, all of them were caught off guard, frightened and frightened, and stabbed more than ten soldiers to death with just one encounter.

The soldiers who poured in afterward were completely dumbfounded. They couldn't believe that there was such a huge knife cart hidden in the city gate, which directly filled the entire city gate.

The rush car is too big to get in.

Hard to do.
Do you want to use flesh and blood to regret the steel knife cart?
"Damn, what to do?"

"Get out! Don't squeeze in!"

"Don't squeeze! Ahhh—!"

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