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Chapter 330 Battle of Hefei!

The war came faster than expected.

The next morning, Sun Quan ordered Han Dang to lead an army of 10,000 as the vanguard to attack Hefei City.

The battle was extremely brutal.

Since Sun's army had an absolute numerical advantage, and Sun Quan had issued an order to capture Hefei City within ten days, Han Dang's offensive was extremely fierce.

On the defending side, Zhang Liao and Qu Yi led the soldiers and civilians in a desperate resistance against the enemy on the city walls, repelling wave after wave of attacks from Sun's army.

The two sides fought from early morning to dusk, and it was not until the sun was about to set that Sun's army sounded the retreat and withdrew to the camp at Xiaoyaojin Ferry.

Outside Hefei city, corpses were strewn all over the ground and blood was floating on the boats.

It seemed as if every inch of land was dyed red with blood, so that from a distance, the earth looked red under the sunset.

At this time, on the city wall of Hefei.

There were still many blood-stained flags with the Chinese character "Han" on them hanging. The black flags and blood mixed together, revealing a dark red glow.

It looks so dazzling in the afterglow of the setting sun.

And so magnificent.

Both Zhang Liao and Qu Yi were covered in blood, and their armor was covered in dust and blood, and their original colors could no longer be distinguished.

Qu Yi on the side didn't look much better. The fierce battle had exhausted him greatly. The two of them sat under the wall to rest like ordinary soldiers, eating their dry food bit by bit.

"Why has this blue-eyed thief become so cowardly?"

Zhang Liao took a big bite of the dry food in his hand, and a trace of depression flashed across his face which was stained with blood.

According to his original plan, he would cut off Sun Quan's retreat after he crossed the Xiaoshi Bridge, and then lead his troops to charge. However, who would have thought that Sun Quan would not go to the battlefield in person today as he did in the past.

He never saw Sun Quan's flag appear.

Qu Yi took a sip of his drink and asked, "Could it be that he has sensed our intentions, so he doesn't dare to come to the frontline battlefield?"

"Not too possible."

Zhang Liao shook his head to deny Qu Yi's guess and said, "With Sun Quan's reckless and impulsive character, how could he guess what I was thinking?"

"Even if he had brilliant counselors around him, he would never have thought that we would dare to charge into the battlefield while he was in person."

He didn't think anyone could see through his plan.

It’s not that his plan was brilliant, but no one could have imagined that he would have the courage to take the initiative to leave the city and charge into the battle. This could be a recipe for death.

"Then what should we do now?"

Qu Yi asked, looking hesitant, "Why not call back General Huang? It's still a bit difficult for the two of us to defend the city."

"If General Huang were here, defending the city would be easier."

If Sun Quan does not come to the battlefield, their planned plan cannot be implemented, and they can only defend the city and wait for reinforcements.

Zhang Liao frowned and thought without saying anything.

At this time, a group of children in their teens came up to the city wall with food baskets and distributed food to the soldiers along the way.

When the people in Hefei heard that Sun's army was going to launch a massive attack on the city, the wealthy gentry donated a large sum of money to the government to encourage the soldiers who were fighting bravely.

Ordinary people, including fathers, uncles, and brothers, all eagerly joined the army, eager to fight alongside the Han soldiers and defend the city together.

Even the women in the city, no matter if they were rude common women or spoiled girls from good families, did what they could without regard for their status.

For example, cooking for the soldiers fighting on the city wall, sharpening weapons, taking care of the wounded, etc.

Even the young children knew how to carry baskets to bring food to the soldiers on the city walls, contributing their little bit of strength.

This is what we mean by unity.

This was all due to the reputation of the imperial army and Zhang Liao's actions of comforting and treating the people well after he arrived in Huainan County.

Looking at this scene, Zhang Liao sighed: "Wait a little longer. Many soldiers and civilians were killed and injured in today's battle. It would be better to end the battle earlier and reduce the death toll."

If the city is defended for seven days, many soldiers and civilians will be killed or injured; if it is successfully defended, it will be fine. If it is not defended in the end, the civilians in the city will suffer even more disasters.

So he still wanted to take a gamble.

As long as Sun Quan can be captured and killed, the war can be ended and all the civilians and soldiers can survive.

Qu Yi nodded without saying anything more.

……

Sun's army's attack on Hefei lasted for four days, resulting in thousands of casualties, but they still failed to capture this fortified city.

The closest they came to victory was when they had climbed up the city wall, but they were fought back and could not take it down.

This also made Sun Quan extremely angry.

"An army of 30,000 is attacking a city with only a few thousand defenders, but they still can't take it down after such a long time!"

"Is this Chang'an City or Luoyang City?!"

Sun Quan spoke angrily to the generals in the account. He thought that with so many troops, he could consume all the troops in Hefei City even if they had to fight.

But the fact is that he suffered heavy casualties, while Hefei City remained strong and showed no signs of being attacked.

If we continue like this, we won’t be able to take it in ten days!
Cheng Pu sighed, "My lord, Zhang Liao's ability to defend the city is indeed quite impressive, and the enemy's weapons and equipment are more elite than ours."

"Our soldiers have done their best."

He had been a soldier for half his life and had experienced many battles, but he had never found a city so difficult to conquer. He had to admit the strong will of the enemy soldiers.

"It's not about trying your best, it's about fighting to the death!"

Sun Quan said sternly, his eyes as sharp as a knife, "If we still cannot capture this city in five days, the imperial court's reinforcements will arrive, and what will we do to resist them?
"Pass on my military order. All troops will be dispatched tomorrow. I will personally lead the troops at the front line. We will capture Hefei in one fell swoop!"

After he was shot by an arrow while on the front line, Zhou Yu warned him not to go to the battlefield in person again, but the current tense situation made him unable to hold back.

He must rush to the front line to supervise the battle in person!

Cheng Pu, Han Dang and others all heard the determination in Sun Quan's tone, and it was not easy to persuade him anymore, so they all obeyed his orders.

……

The next morning, Xiaoshi Bridge.

In the dense reed marsh around Xiaoshi Bridge, a team of only two hundred people were lurking. They were the two hundred death squads of the vanguard camp led by Huang Zhong.

They had been hiding here for four consecutive days. In order to avoid being discovered by Sun's scouts, they lay motionless in the reed marsh during the day and did not dare to eat, drink, defecate or urinate until night. This was undoubtedly a double torture both mentally and physically.

But no one complained from beginning to end.

Because they were just lying in ambush here, their comrades in Hefei city were fighting bloody battles with the enemy, and countless people died every day.

"General! General, wake up!"

"The enemy has launched another attack!" A deputy general pushed Huang Zhong and shouted in a low voice.

Huang Zhong, who was originally sleeping soundly, opened his eyes instantly upon hearing this. Then he gently parted the reeds in front of him and cast his gaze towards the Sun army camp not far away.

Then he saw a large number of Sun's troops marching out of the camp, and soon they passed through Xiaoshi Bridge and rushed towards Hefei City in a mighty manner.

"Little Sun Quan hasn't come out again."

Huang Zhong carefully identified the flags and saw that Sun Quan's flag was still not there. He couldn't help feeling extremely annoyed.

Today is already the fifth day that he has been on standby.

But he never saw Sun Quan from beginning to end.

The other side has been hiding in its base camp, only sending its generals to attack Hefei city every day, and never going to the front line.

He was so angry that he wanted to take advantage of Sun Jun's siege to attack their base camp and capture Sun Quan alive.

But this is obviously unrealistic.

This was because not all troops were sent out for the daily siege, only 10,000 people were sent out, and they took turns launching the attack. For two hundred of them to attack the enemy camp was no different from seeking death.

"Keep waiting."

Huang Zhong sighed and looked at the distant Hefei City with a worried look, wondering whether he should go back tonight.

Sun's army has been attacking the city for so many days in a row, and the casualties among the defenders in the city are estimated to be heavy. I wonder if they can still hold on.

Although it would be a drop in the bucket if he returned with such a small number of people, it was better than staying here and watching Hefei city being breached.

"General! Look!"

Just as Huang Zhong was thinking, he suddenly heard the deputy general's voice full of surprise.

He turned his head and his eyes widened instantly.

I saw a large number of soldiers and horses coming out from the Sun army camp, among which there was a flag with the word "Sun" fluttering in the wind - it was Sun Quan's flag!

"It's the Blue Eyed Thief!"

Huang Zhong was suddenly overjoyed. After waiting for so many days, he finally saw the appearance of Sun Quan's son!
These five days of waiting were not in vain!

Under the fiery gazes of Huang Zhong and many other vanguard warriors, Sun Quan's troops passed over the Xiaoshi Bridge and followed closely behind the vanguard.

After they crossed Xiaoshi Bridge for a while, Huang Zhong no longer hesitated and immediately ordered: "They have crossed the river!"

"Quick, demolish the bridge immediately!"

After receiving Huang Zhong's order, the two hundred death warriors immediately took out the kerosene, fire starters and other items that they had prepared in advance from the reed marsh and began to destroy Xiaoshi Bridge.

Xiaoshi Bridge is a wooden bridge. It is not difficult to destroy it. All you need to do is pour kerosene on it and set it on fire.

This place is some distance away from Sun Jun’s camp at Xiaoyao Jindu. Even if the defenders left behind discovered the fire and wanted to put it out, it would be too late.

Soon, a fire broke out on Xiaoshi Bridge.

After doing all this, Huang Zhong dropped the kerosene in his hand, looked at the many Xiandeng Battalion warriors behind him, and said in a deep voice:
"My fellow soldiers! I am already fifty-six years old, but for the sake of my frail and sickly son at home, I am still fighting on the battlefield, hoping to win a share of hereditary wealth!"

"You also have families and relatives!"

"Now that we have achieved tremendous military success, no matter whether we win or lose, whether you and I live or die, Your Majesty and the court will not treat our family unfairly!"

"Since there is no need to worry, let's just give it a try!"

"Kill with me!"

Although Huang Zhong's words are plain, they are sincere and can inspire the passion and fighting spirit of the soldiers.

So after hearing what he said, many of the first-line warriors could no longer hold back, and they all drew their swords with red eyes and roared:

"kill--!"

……

At this moment, Sun Quan did not realize that his retreat route had been cut off. He had already led his army to the outskirts of Hefei and launched an attack.

Today he mobilized a total of 20,000 troops, and all the generals went out, which can be said to be a full-scale attack, and the purpose is to capture Hefei city in one go!

Staring at the city of Hefei in front of him, Sun Quan coldly ordered: "All troops attack!!"

Accompanied by the sound of a deep horn.

All the troops under Sun Quan once again launched a general attack on Hefei City. If you look from above, you can see that Sun’s army is like an endless wave.

The city of Hefei is like a reef in the midst of these waves. No matter how hard the waves hit it, it remains motionless!

On the city wall of Hefei, Zhang Liao also noticed the appearance of Sun Quan's flag. Although he was excited, he did not lose his composure and immediately chose to attack.

He had to wait for Huang Zhong to attack the enemy from the rear.

"Get ready to meet the enemy!"

Looking at the enemy troops coming like a tide, Zhang Liao tightly grasped the long sculpture in his hand and roared in a low voice, he had already made up his mind to fight to the death!
Either you fight or die today!

Fight to the death!

The ultimate battle between the two sides broke out in an instant!
The southern city wall was attacked fiercely by Sun's army. Ladders and chariots were pushed to the foot of the city wall and climbed up the city wall of Hefei.

Sun's army was determined to capture the city of Hefei, and the defending soldiers were also determined to kill all these rebellious thieves who betrayed the court!
Both sides were furious and started fighting to the death almost as soon as the battle began!

During this period, the newly recruited soldiers also climbed up the city walls to assist in the defense, but most of them died before they could even last a stick of incense!
But even so, no one backed down.

There is no one who is afraid of death on this battlefield!

They are all warriors who fight to death for their beliefs!

Just when the offensive and defensive battle was fierce, there was a sudden disturbance in the formation behind Sun’s army. It was the two hundred soldiers of the vanguard camp led by Huang Zhong!
"kill!!"

Huang Zhong's eyes were fierce. Even though the enemy force in front of him was dozens of times larger than his own, he still did not show any fear.

He chose a place where Sun's army was weak, and led two hundred vanguards directly into the enemy's formation with an astonishing momentum!
Today everyone came out with the determination to die.

What if there is no future?

Huang Zhong had few soldiers and horses, but they appeared so suddenly. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the Xiandeng camp was amazing, and their equipment was the best among the elite.

They suddenly attacked from the rear and caused a lot of casualties in an instant.

Especially Huang Zhong who was rushing at the front. With a long-handled broadsword in his hand, he looked down upon the battlefield and killed one enemy after another!
Huang Zhong's martial arts was recognized by Lu Bu. His dominance on the battlefield was not much inferior to Lu Bu's. Wherever he led his troops, rivers of blood flowed. There was not a single living enemy to be seen, only corpses left on the ground!
The two hundred vanguards headed straight for the commander's flag!

Sun Quan also noticed the sudden appearance of troops and was extremely surprised and asked: "Where did the enemy come from? Are they crazy?"

Although he didn't know where this enemy army came from, it looked like there were only a few hundred people. How could they dare to attack his army?
However, when he saw Huang Zhong and his group charging recklessly in the rear army formation and no one could stop them, he frowned and ordered, "Gong Yi, go and deal with this group of soldiers!"

"promise!"

Jiang Qin clasped his fists and accepted the order, then led a thousand men to fight Huang Zhong.

(End of this chapter)