Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 470 'The Lord Lu Harm'

In December, Fanwai Han military camp.

In the big tent, all the generals gathered around the sand table and pointed at the city to discuss. The governor, Pang Tong, walked slowly around the sand table of Fancheng, as if he wanted to see the flaws in the city.

"Captain, there are plenty of equipment in the city. We have been attacking the city in recent days, and many of our soldiers have been killed or injured," Fei Yi said.

Pang Tong looked calm and said: "This is a battle between trapped beasts. Cao Rengai knew that Cao Cao's troops had arrived in Xinye to confront His Majesty. Therefore, in the face of our army's strong attack, he fought to the death and was unwilling to abandon the city lightly. However, Cao Ren's fighting momentum could not last long. Hold on, wait until he loses his temper, then Fancheng can be taken down!"

Since Liu Bei took control of Xinye, he took over Guan Yu's troops and camped in strategic locations before Cao Cao arrived. Cao Cao's troops arrived in Xinye. Although he ordered his troops to attack Liu Bei's camp, he gained nothing.

For half a month, Liu Bei had been carrying the pressure of Cao Cao's army in Xinye, writing to Pang Tong urging him to leave Fancheng early.

Pang Tong was well aware of the pressure from the new opposition and had been urging all armies to besiege Fancheng in recent days. And as he said, Cao Ren learned that Cao Cao was in Xinye and still had hope in his heart, so he led his army to fight bravely and defended without escaping.

Even though the battle situation was tense and Pang Tong was anxious inside, he still maintained a calm posture in front of everyone. Tell everyone that Cao Ren is currently fighting a trapped beast and has only the remaining strength. Once the hope of holding on to Fancheng is shattered, he will inevitably abandon Fancheng and flee.

Because his own soldiers suffered a lot of casualties, Shiren felt resentful and said, "How dare I ask the governor, when will Cao Ren be discouraged and when will Fan City be destroyed?"

"attack!"

Due to Pang Tong's warning, Fei Yi lowered his head slightly but didn't say much.

As he spoke, Pang Tong spoke in a low voice and said: "Since I have been ordered by Your Majesty to command all the armies and besiege Fancheng, I would like to ask all the generals to act according to the order."

Pang Tong smiled slightly and said: "For example, Huo Zheng attacked the south gate from the south. When he first attacked the city, arrows rained down like rain, making it difficult for the soldiers to approach the city. Now that the earth and mountains are gradually forming, they can climb up and shoot at them to cover the troops from climbing the city, or to exhaust them. When the arrows are used up, Fan City will be destroyed within a day."

Pang Tong ordered people to interrogate Yu Jin and found out the number of weapons, grain and grass in Fan City. The food and grass can still last until next year, but there are only 200,000 arrows, which is far from being much.

"promise!"

After the generals left, Fei Yi said: "Commander, our army has been out for a long time and our soldiers are very tired. We have been attacking the city for several days and there are many casualties. There is resentment in the camp!"

Shiren curled his lips, feeling unhappy in his heart. However, due to Pang Tong's holiday power, he had no choice but to accept the order.

Pang Tong looked around at the people in the tent and said in a deep voice: "Today we will attack the city according to the old system. Anyone who is timid about retreating will not be leniently spared by military law."

"promise!"

"My horse!"

"Sir, don't you see that Fancheng's defense is gradually weakening?"

The generals responded, and Huo Du and Shiren filed out of the tent.

Compared with Fei Yi, who was a fledgling Confucian scholar, Pang Tong was already as hard-hearted as a stone. Of course, Fei Yi has experienced many wars and knows that his heart is as solid as stone.

Although Pang Tong was a scholar, he had experienced many wars in troubled times. He knows very well that as a general, who controls the troops and horses, the most important thing is to avoid being kind. A moment of mercy today will surely backfire on the entire army.

Pang Tong raised his eyebrows slightly and said calmly: "Cao Ren defended Fan City with a defeated army. Is there any resentment among his soldiers? Our army is gradually becoming resentful, let alone the traitor army? If we open the door to Cao Ren, the traitor soldiers will have no intention of fighting to the death. We will rush to attack. , Cao Ren will definitely be terrified."

Fei Yi took a small step to the tent, looked at the scale on the sundial, and said: "Captain, the time has come today, do you want to go out to attack the city?"

Pang Tong raised the curtain and came out, only to see a black horse lying on the ground panting. Shiren was kneeling on the ground, stroking the horse's neck and crying.

Suddenly, Shiren's wail came from outside the tent, causing everyone in the tent to hear the sound and move.

Fancheng not only did not have much food, but also had a stock of arrows. Previously, Cao Ren was defeated by Zhu Shui and sent a large amount of baggage. Later, he was fortunate enough to receive some supplies. However, there were not many arrows in Fan City.

"promise!"

"what happened?"

Pang Tong was confused and asked the generals who were watching the excitement.

Feng Xi glanced at Shiren, lowered his voice and said, "Captain, General Shiren's old war horse suddenly fell to the ground today. It's the end of the year!"

Shiren looked sad. His war horse was given to Liu Bei when he was in Xinye. At that time, he followed Liu Bei to Nanyang. When he was defeated, Shiren fought back Cao's army. Liu Bei had nothing to offer, so he gave the black horse he was riding to Shiren.

Because of this, Shiren cherished it. Even if the black horse was old, Shiren could not bear to change the horse. Today, the dark horse has finally passed away and can no longer accompany Shiren in battle.

At Pang Tong's signal, Huo Du and Feng Xi each led their generals away, leaving Shiren alone in sorrow.

Seeing the deep love between man and horse, Pang Tong sighed slightly, walked to Shiren's side and said, "Sir, my beloved horse has passed away, so it is a good time to mourn. If it is not convenient to go to battle today, the Tonggu Army will attack the city!"

Shiren touched the tears at the corners of his eyes with his rough fingers and said, "Don't worry, Commander, Ren must not delay the war!"

Shiren stood up with his palm in hand and ordered his left and right: "Prepare the coffin. After returning from the battle, I will personally bury Ziju."

"General, wait!"

Looking at Shiren's back as he walked forward, Pang Tong shouted.

"Captain, do you have any orders?" Shiren looked back and asked.

Pang Tong stepped forward and held Shiren's hand, and said: "Unfortunately, the general's favorite horse passed away. Today there is no good horse to ride on. Why not go to battle with a good horse." After that, Pang Tong pulled Shiren to his white horse and said: "The name of this horse is 'De Lu'. His Majesty personally selected it for me before the general went on the expedition. It can travel five hundred miles a day. Although it is not as good as a thousand-mile horse, it has a docile temperament and is good for riding. The general rides this horse When you go out into battle, you should be safe."

"This~"

Shiren hesitated a lot and said evasively: "Your Majesty gave this to the Governor. How can benevolence take away the love of others? Governor, you must not do it."

Pang Tong grabbed Shiren's hand, thrust the riding whip into his hand, and said forcefully: "When the general goes out to attack the city, if he doesn't have a good horse to ride on, there will be a lot of inconvenience."

As he said that, Pang Tong showed a kind smile and said: "You can adjust the situation in the big tent without using horses. Please don't shirk, lest you delay the military plane."

Seeing that Pang Tong was so kind and unable to refuse, Shiren hesitated for a few moments and said, "The governor's words make me ashamed!"

"Don't shirk it!"

Pang Tong put the reins in Shiren's hands, stepped back a few steps, cupped his hands and said, "Tong is in the tent, waiting for the general's good news!"

"Thank you Captain!"

Shiren returned the gift with his hand and said gratefully: "I will definitely live up to the love of the governor!"

"General, please mount your horse!"

Shiren looked at Pang Tong, raised his hands and saluted, then got on his horse and rode out with his whip.

Not to mention that Pang Tong was in charge of all the armies in the big tent. Now the three generals set up their troops and horses to besiege the city on three sides.

Outside Fancheng, the Han army formed a sparse small square formation, pushing ladders, shield carts and other siege equipment, and slowly advanced, putting considerable pressure on the defenders in the city.

"Don't panic, just listen to the military orders as usual."

Cao Ren put on his armor and armed himself and walked around the city to calm the nervous mood of the soldiers.

"The enemy is approaching a hundred steps!"

"put!"

As the Han infantry gradually approached the city, the officer in charge shouted.

For a time, military flags were waving in Fancheng and drums were beating thunderously.

The Wei soldiers behind the female wall all drew their bows and fired arrows, only to hear the sound of breaking through the air on the city wall. Countless arrows had already cut through the low sky, and were thrown like raindrops to the top of the Han soldiers.

"Be careful!"

A chief held the sword and shield in his hand tightly, hid behind the shield car, and shouted loudly. He signaled the sergeants around him to bury themselves behind the shield vehicle as much as possible.

"Archery!"

After shooting one round, another round of arrows from the Wei army washed the ground in Fancheng. Many Han soldiers fell to the ground and were hit by arrows. Among them, there were Han soldiers who were afraid of the arrow rain from the Wei army and could not bear the fear of death. Some of them stagnated or retreated and fled.

"No retreat allowed, kill the fleeing troops quickly!"

Shiren rode his horse and stood in front of the formation. When he saw someone fleeing, he personally led his cavalry to chase them. When the fleeing soldiers saw Shiren pursuing him, they fled even more fiercely, running around in disorder and looking for him.

On the city, Cao Ren saw the conspicuous white horse coming out of the battle. He pointed at Shiren's figure and asked, "Who is this general?"

The attendant stared at the general on the white horse, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I heard that the enemy general Pang Tong often rides on a white horse to patrol the formation. Now it may be Pang Tong!"

Hearing this, Cao Ren was surprised and happy. He hurriedly pointed to the white horse at the bottom of the city and said, "Come here, bring up the strong crossbow and shoot at Pang Tong."

"promise!"

In a moment, more than thirty crossbowmen were arrayed at the corner of the city, aiming at Shiren, who was leading the cavalry, under Cao Ren's command.

"shoot!"

The crossbowman triggers the crossbow machine, and the crossbow bolt shoots out of the air, arcs through the air, and shoots at the cavalry in the distance, especially at the general riding the white horse.

"General, be careful!"

The sharp eyes of the knights on the left and right of Shiren saw the crossbow bolts flying from the city and shouted.

However, the crossbow arrow came so fast that Shiren had no time to react. As soon as he looked up, he saw the crossbow arrow coming towards his head. Although he was far away from Fancheng, and although a large number of remaining crossbow bolts were missed, one of them hit Shiren's head.

The crossbow hit Sergeant Ren's head. His eyes widened, he fell off the horse and died immediately.

Lu, who was recognized by a soldier in front of the formation, turned pale and exclaimed: "The 'Commander' is dead!"

"The Governor is dead!"

For a time, the news that 'Pang Tong' was shot and killed by an arrow spread throughout the ministries.

ps: The destruction of Fancheng will take place tomorrow
(End of this chapter)