Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Wuwuwu——

The moment the horn sounded.

Cao Zhen and Cao Zhang were still riding their horses, looking at the battlefield leisurely in the rear.

Then there was a sound of "Boom, boom, boom", the drums sounded like thunder, and in their sight, tens of thousands of Wei troops rushed towards the city wall.

Seeing this scene, Cao Zhen couldn't help but twirl his mustache, feeling a little excited, a little hesitant, and a little worried deep in his heart.

Just attack the city directly?
So simple?
He felt that Jiang Wei's siege was too simple. There was no probing, no catapults to take the initiative, no twists and turns, just a large army directly pressing forward.

Of course, it is not impossible to attack the city in this way. When you have the advantage, the army can attack together and win the victory with a thunderous force. This is also a tactic.

As the saying goes, any conspiracy, trickery, or spooky calculation is just a paper tiger in the face of absolute power.

But here’s the problem…

Are their advantages that big?

Even though Zhang Liao was leading half of the Han army and holding back Guan Yu, the defenders of Luoyang City were conservatively estimated to be more than 100,000. In terms of military strength, the two sides were evenly matched. At most, the Wei army had some advantages in morale, but this advantage did not seem enough to be so unrestrained!

“That’s not right…”

Cao Zhen groaned softly. He was a little surprised and asked doubtfully, "Are you just going to attack me like this?"

Compared to Cao Zhen's endless daydreaming, Cao Zhang seemed more calm and composed. He looked around at the tens of thousands of Tianshui soldiers around him, and then said calmly, "Why? Zidan thinks there is something wrong?"

"No!" Cao Zhen shook his head quickly. How could he feel that it was inappropriate at such a critical time to win over Jiang Wei? He asked himself and answered, "I can't figure out Jiang Boyao's mind, but it's best that I can't figure it out, because if it's like this, Guan Lin probably can't figure it out either. On the contrary, if it's like those wise men in the past, although they have great wisdom and strategies, they are all figured out and calculated by Guan Lin, and eventually they are defeated one by one. If this story keeps repeating, it will be the misfortune of the Wei Dynasty!"

At this point, Cao Zhen asked Cao Zhang again, "What do you think, Ziwen?"

"Hahahaha..." Cao Zhang laughed wantonly, "Zi Dan and I have the same opinion. Look, we have these 30,000 Tianshui troops around us. This is Bo Yue's back-up plan and change. Hahahaha, to be honest, I have a feeling, that is, peace of mind! Hahahaha, with these 30,000 Tianshui troops surrounding us, I feel a sense of security and happiness that I have never felt before! Ah, hahahaha!"

A sense of security…a sense of happiness.

Who would have thought that even a rough man like Cao Zhang would not hesitate to use such slightly corny words of praise when talking about Jiang Wei.

However...at this moment, this so-called Tianshui Army suddenly moved.

Faintly, Cao Zhang and Cao Zhen discovered that this Tianshui army... did not seem to be rushing towards Luoyang City in formation, but was instead rushing towards where they were.

Closer, closer—

Getting closer--

Tens of thousands of troops turned their spearheads and launched a counterattack. The scene was extremely shocking, mysterious and spectacular.

With a "gulp", Cao Zhang swallowed a mouthful of saliva subconsciously.

At this time, the shouts of the Tianshui troops who were getting closer and closer to them were heard, accompanied by the sound of "attack" horns.

"Capture Cao Zhang alive, capture Cao Zhen alive—"

"Capture Cao Zhang alive, capture Cao Zhen alive—"

"If you resist, I won't care whether you live or die—"

Such sounds, one after another, assaulted the two men's ears. They could not help but stand still in shock. They were stunned for a moment, and their entire body from forehead to toes was in an incomparable daze, like a wooden chicken... The two of them stood still in a daze, just like a wooden chicken that realizes things too late.

"What...what's going on? Why are so many soldiers attacking you and me? And they want to capture you and me alive?" Cao Zhang couldn't help but cry out in surprise.

"Oh..." Cao Zhen's originally smooth breathing suddenly became disordered and complicated. He looked at Cao Zhang as if he was looking at a mentally retarded person. "What the hell are you asking me now? What could be the situation? It's the situation presented in front of you and me..."

At this point, Cao Zhen hurriedly shouted, "Form a battle array, form a battle array, quickly form a battle array, stop them——"

In fact, what Cao Zhen wanted to say in his heart was "You guys should form a good battle array, so that you can cover me while I break out and evacuate!"

But he suddenly realized that the formation... a caterpillar formation? He and Cao Zhang's personal soldiers had been sent to the front line, so how could there be a formation?
On the other hand, Cao Zhang…

Finally, after a complicated train of thought, Cao Zhang finally realized something.

It was this naked truth that completely destroyed Cao Zhang's trust.

He couldn't help but yell at Cao Zhen hysterically, "It's all because of you... my trust in Tianshui Youlin and Jiang Boyao, it's all because of you, because you——"

Pass the buck...

When faced with this kind of situation, people like Cao Zhang would definitely shift the blame to others first.

But at this time, how could Cao Zhen indulge him? "Because of me? Because of whom? Just now, didn't you mention that with these 30,000 Tianshui soldiers surrounding us, we feel unprecedented happiness and security? Haha, happiness, haha... safety... safety of your second uncle, your uncle, and your third aunt——"

Cao Zhen was so angry that he was about to swear...

He quickly ordered the few personal soldiers around him, "Jiang Wei betrayed his country in the battle, quickly... quickly go to the front to lead our Wei loyalists to come to the rescue, all of you go, all of you go... quickly, quickly——"

Cao Zhen's tone was extremely urgent.

"promise…"

These personal soldiers were fully aware of the urgency of the situation, so they quickly mounted their horses and galloped out one by one while the navy had not yet surrounded them.

However, even if they could get out, these soldiers were destined to be disappointed.

Because... the soldiers on the front line, no matter whether they are from various cities, no matter whether they are Cao Zhang's 50,000 or Cao Zhen's 30,000, at this moment... how dare they move an inch!
That’s right, 70,000 troops, a full 70,000 troops, three city gates, all of them… their state at this moment can be summed up in three words - dare not move!

Yeah? Do they dare to move? They don't dare to move at all -

...

In the sky, the rising sun cast golden light, illuminating the entire battlefield as if it were ablaze with fire.

In Luoyang City, tens of thousands of crossbowmen were lined up neatly on the city walls. Each crossbow in their hands was like a sleeping beast, waiting for the moment of awakening.

"Strike a crossbow——"

"Prepare--"

As the commander's magnetic and elongated voice roared, tens of thousands of crossbowmen moved at the same time. They used their legs to stretch the bowstrings of the crossbows and pulled them to the extreme.

The crossbow trigger is tightly pulled, and thousands of crossbows are on the string, ready to fire at any moment.

"Buzzing—"

The friction between the crossbow arrow and the crossbow trigger made a "rustling" sound, which gathered together and sounded like thunder.

A tense and solemn atmosphere suddenly enveloped the towers of the cities in Luoyang City. Even time... seemed to have frozen at this moment.

At this time...

"Open the crossbow and shoot——"

The same voice was chanted from every city wall, and the sound of war drums on the city walls rang out at the same time, like thunder, tearing apart the quiet morning light.

At this moment, tens of thousands of crossbowmen released their crossbow strings, and thousands of crossbows were released at the same time, like bees leaving their nests, cutting through the sky with sharp whistling sounds.

Countless crossbow arrows drew silver arcs in the air, as dense and spectacular as a meteor shower.

The sound of crossbow arrows breaking through the air rose and fell, converging into a soul-stirring symphony...

On the contrary, the enemy's charge seemed so fragile in this overwhelming rain of arrows. Their high fighting spirit seemed to become paper in an instant and was easily pierced through.

"Such a dense concentration of crossbow arrows——"

"Oh no, the enemy has crossbows on the city walls—"

"Shield formation, shield formation——"

Witnessing the crossbow arrows that covered the sky and filled the entire sky, the entire Wei army's formation was in chaos.

The commander of the attacking party, Qian Zhao, could only subconsciously order the shield formation to be deployed, but... the dense crossbow arrows might not be able to be intercepted by the shield formation at all!
"Whizzing--"

"Swish swish swish——"

Accompanied by the sound of crossbow arrows falling.

On the battlefield, dust was flying, and the whistling sound of crossbow arrows and the dull sound of hitting the target echoed throughout the land.

At this moment, 40,000 Qin crossbows were fired at the same time... the power generated was unmistakable and earth-shaking.

The entire battlefield seemed to be shaken by this force, and even the earth was shaking slightly.

"shoot--"

"Shoot again—"

"Shoot again—"

The commander on the city wall kept shouting, and the assistant beside the crossbowman skillfully inserted the new crossbow arrows on the crossbow. The crossbowman straightened his legs again, pulled the full string... and then shot in unison.

"Whoosh whoosh—"

Do not!
It seemed that the sound was not the "whoosh whoosh" sound, but the sound that was transmitted here from ancient sounds through hundreds of years.

It is a magnificent and shocking picture.

Dust was flying and arrows were raining down, it was like a cry from the ancient Qin people.

--"wind!"

--"wind!"

--"wind!"

...

"Stop——" Almost every commander on the towers shouted the word "Stop"...

At this time, the dust cleared, and the Wei troops that had lined up and rushed towards Luoyang City began to gradually reappear.

"Is it over——"

Qian Zhao asked this question instinctively and subconsciously, he even wanted to ask himself whether he was dead or alive.

But at this moment.

Some soldiers' voices were heard, "General, we...we seem to be fine..."

"General, these crossbow arrows don't seem to hit us!"

"General... look there."

There was still a soldier with sharp eyes who pushed aside the tightly-fitting shield formation and pointed at the surroundings of their legion...

That’s right, all around!
At this moment, with the Wei army led by Qian Zhao as the center, the formation spread outward. If it was a nine-square grid, except for the middle square, the entire eight squares around their shield formation... were densely packed with crossbow arrows. Many of these crossbow arrows penetrated directly into the ground, and the density was so high... that it was difficult to step on!
The only thing is, in this area of ​​land where their Wei army is located, there are no crossbow arrows... not even a single one!

"General, the Han army's crossbow arrows have stopped... stopped..."

"Yes... yes, General, it seems... it seems to have stopped..."

Some people in the Wei army opened their mouths tremblingly, as if they had realized something.

On the other hand, Qian Zhao swallowed deeply with a "gulp" sound, and then chanted with an extreme tremor: "Han army...Han army is...this...this...this is deliberately letting us off the hook!"

He actually wanted to say more.

"Can we still attack? How can we be so ungrateful?"

Sure enough, as Qian Zhao said this, clang clang clang...

Countless Wei soldiers laid down their weapons.

This is too terrifying. You know, with them as the center square, the Han army can shoot all eight squares around them, and the crossbow arrows are densely packed, but they only avoid them...

What does this mean?
This shows that the accuracy of the Han army's crossbows was amazing;

It also shows that the Han army had already known the route and method of the Wei army's attack on the city, and even knew it like the back of their hand.

This is the most terrifying thing!

Not only Qian Zhao's side, but also Yan Rou's side, including the three armies attacking Luoyang City, they encountered an extremely similar scene!
Crossbows surrounded their team—

They dare not move!
Not daring to move a step—

...

At this time, Cao Zhen and Cao Zhang's messengers rushed over here across the rain of arrows.

"General, Jiang Wei betrayed his country on the battlefield. The 30,000 Tianshui troops turned their spears and attacked the two Generals Cao. The two generals are in urgent need of rescue--"

Rescue?

When these two words were heard, both Yan Rou at the East City Gate and Qian Zhao at the North City Gate were stunned.

Treason on the battlefield?

How can it be!

Combined with the accurate rain of arrows before our eyes, this was clearly a premeditated plan, step by step...

Moreover...and this plan is too meticulous and bold, too incredible and perfect, this is a strategy...this is a strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, and cutting off the source of the trouble!
"General, if we don't rescue the two Cao generals, I'm afraid they will... be cut to pieces by the Han army!"

These guards shouted extremely urgently.

But the more times like this happened, the calmer Qian Zhao and Yan Rou became.

They even closed their eyes to think carefully about the current situation.

They have already entered the game. No… entering the game sounds too good. Their current fame is like a turtle entering a jar. They have reached a dead end. If they move, they will die.

Moreover, they were now in a nine-square grid. If they took any step, they might be regarded as "ungrateful" by the Han army, and they would surely be fired at once. If so, these brothers would be doomed, not to mention...

Cao Zhang... Huh? Cao Zhang?

"General, please go and rescue the two General Caos as soon as possible."

Seeing that Qian Zhao and Yan Rou did not react, and seeing that the tens of thousands of Wei soldiers did not react, the messenger's shouting became louder.

Qian Zhao was just moved and wanted to shout something, but was grabbed by the arms by five of his lieutenants in a row.

And when he turned to face these lieutenants...

He found that all the deputy generals, and even the soldiers behind them, were shaking their heads at the same time...

He shook his head gently, but his eyes were firm, as if they were the firmness of someone who had been through a lot of torture!
I understand. It is just as Yan Rou and Qian Zhao guessed...

They totally got it.

"Rescue? Haha..." Qian Zhao of the North Gate laughed bitterly. "Back then, when the ground in Hanoi City was covered with explosives? When all the Wei army soldiers were in desperate situation, General Cao Ziwen asked us soldiers to use our lives to clear a way? He used the bodies blown away to make a way for him to escape? Haha, at that time... we soldiers also wanted him to come to rescue, but did he ever blink? Did he ever frown?"

This... Qian Zhao's words left the messengers Cao Zhen and Cao Zhang at the north gate speechless.

At the East Gate, Yan Rou's words were similar to Qian Zhao's. "The two Generals Cao are in this situation. Haha, what did he do when we were in this situation? Karma, retribution, retribution will come. In my opinion, although Jiang Wei's rebellion was sudden, it should also make the two Generals Cao realize some things. In this world, no one is always high and mighty, and no one can trample on the lives of compatriots and comrades at will!"

Every word is deafening——

Of course, there were also people like Cao Zhang and Cao Zhen who each had 3,000 personal soldiers. Because they were personal soldiers, their loyalty was much higher than that of ordinary soldiers.

"If you don't save them, it will be regarded as treason. Once we save the two General Caos, we will definitely not forgive you."

As they were talking, the cavalrymen rushed out of the army formation to the rear to provide rescue.

only…

Just as they were moving.

On the top of Luoyang City, the thick and sharp crossbow arrows arrived as expected, like the light of dawn, whistling out of the sky, then drawing a dense and elegant arc in the track, and finally pouring towards the eight grids of the nine-square grid like a rainstorm.

On the other hand, these personal soldiers were all cavalrymen, and although they were wearing heavy armor, without the protection of a shield formation, how could they withstand the powerful and destructive crossbow arrows?

In a matter of days, the whole army was annihilated——

Especially the leader who was shouting just now, he was not only hit by at least four powerful crossbows, but even one crossbow arrow shot into his mouth and out of his neck. The whole scene... was extremely horrifying, and he didn't even have time to let out a wail.

The appearance of this scene made Cao Zhang and Cao Zhen's messenger almost despair.

But it made Qian Zhao and Yan Rou breathe a sigh of relief.

really--

Their choice was right!
At this time, I couldn't move at all, I didn't dare to move at all——

...

"it's over!"

Lu Xun on the tower was the first to turn around. In the current situation, the three Wei troops at the three city gates, totaling 70,000 people, did not dare to cross the line.

In the rear army, the 30,000 Tianshui troops had surrounded Cao Zhang and Cao Zhen.

The encirclement is shrinking step by step...

On the other hand, Cao Zhang and Cao Zhen were isolated and helpless except for a few dozen personal guards protecting them... Their lives were hanging by a thread!
It has ended--

Lu Xun couldn't help but chant again in his heart, then stepped down the city wall and walked towards the government office. Compared with the results of this battle, he was more curious about what Yunqi was doing now?
Such a great show that he personally choreographed?

How could he resist the urge to climb the tower to take a peek at the scene?

"Capture Cao Zhang alive, capture Cao Zhen alive—"

"Capture Cao Zhang alive, capture Cao Zhen alive—"

"Capture Cao Zhang alive, capture Cao Zhen alive—"

The roar of the 30,000 Tianshui troops grew louder and louder, and the encirclement became smaller and smaller.

"Whoa, whoa--"

Cao Zhang was so angry that he wanted to rush towards the Tianshui army, but was stopped by Cao Zhen.

Cao Zhen glanced at the densely packed Tianshui Army in front of him. He was also very angry, but he tried hard to suppress this emotion and shouted in the calmest tone: "Jiang Boyue? Why don't you come out at this time? Isn't this situation what you have been working so hard to achieve?"

"Why? Why? Tell me why?"

"Have you forgotten the deep blood feud between you and that rebellious son Guan Si?"

Following Cao Zhen’s shout.

A path was cleared in the Tianshui Army’s formation…

Immediately afterwards, Tianshui Youlin Jiang Wei, Jiang Boyao, rode out slowly on his horse, accompanied by the "thump thump" sound of horse hooves, and Jiang Wei's shouts followed.

"The success of this plan is destiny—"

"Today, I will introduce myself to you again. Do you know that I am a descendant of the Han Dynasty's loyal and righteous people, Jiang Boyue from Tianshui?"

...

…(End of chapter)