The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

The offensive and defensive situation changed in an instant. The prosperous Chu army defeated Yuan Shu and surrendered Cao Cao along the way, but Yuan Bing, who was not worth mentioning in history, was at a disadvantage in an instant.

At this time, history played another joke on Nie Zefeng.

Nie Zefeng once again doubted the authenticity of history. Maybe Nie Zefeng can also use history at this time and the result will be the same, but the tortuous process is little known.

However, now Nie Zefeng has no time to think about these profound historical and philosophical issues. All he can think about is how to defeat Yuan Shao and how to keep Xuchang City.

The next day is dawn.

When the first ray of brilliance of the rising sun dyed Xuchang City with a layer of gold, in the north of the city, 20 Yuan troops had already lined up at the gate of the east gate.

Standing on the top of the city, Nie Zefeng raised his eyes and looked into the distance, but he saw the enemy army outside the city was dense and in order, and the big banner with the word "Yuan" was waving in front of Chenfeng's banner.

20 yuan army, half of them are cavalry and the other half are infantry.

"Hebei soldiers and horses are really fast, and they were able to gather at my city of Xuchang overnight."

Jia Xu added next to him: "The hero of the world belongs to Yuan Shao, and he is first-rate in terms of resourcefulness, courage, and courage. Otherwise, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in the era of separatist regimes, it would be impossible to defeat the surrounding forces and become the sole ruler of the four states. overlord."

"History always likes to joke with me. I don't know whether it is the ruler's wisdom or the people's ignorance."

Jia Xu stroked his beard, looked up at the sky above his head, and then said lightly: "From the time of Qin Huang and Han Wu, people began to pay attention to controlling public opinion. , the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, and the present.”

The monarch and his ministers talked happily, and even forgot that now is the time when the two countries are at war.

Their conversation was interrupted by Zhang Bao's hasty report to the military, and Nie Zefeng arranged for Jia Xu to return to the gate of the mansion in the city first, and then began to prepare for the defense.

Zhang Bao reported that his more than 1 state soldiers had already deployed on the top of the city, and the two generals Zhang Xiu and Ma Chao were already preparing to be inside the gate of the north city, and when Yuan Jun retreated, they would attack and kill them in one fell swoop.

After Nie Zefeng listened to Zhang Bao's report, Zhang Bao persuaded Nie Zefeng to go down to the city to rest, and Nie Zefeng smiled and said, "General Zhang, have you forgotten that I am also a general, how can I avoid swords and guns?"

After Zhang Bao dissuaded him twice, Nie Zefeng's tough attitude determined that Zhang Bao could not persuade him.

Nie Zefeng clearly told Zhang Bao that he would sit in the back seat and watch Zhang Bao command the battle in the entire city.

After Nie Zefeng retreated, Zhang Bao began to order the left and right to carry out his own military deployment.

The subordinates on the left and right seemed to be instantly infected by Zhang Bao's calm, calm, and proper deployment. Facing the menacing Yuan Jun, they didn't even look ashamed for a long time.

More than 1 soldiers of the Chu State held their knives, guns, bows and crossbows tightly, with determination surging in their expressions, and watched the enemy approaching fearlessly.

"All soldiers, serve me with a longbow at [-] paces, greet me with crossbow arrows at [-] paces, attack me with boulders, rolling logs, dust, and incendiary bottles within ten paces, and give me long hooks and sickles if they reach the city wall. Attack, use your long knives and short swords to kill me at close range."

After a bang of the war drums, a long and high-pitched drum horn resounded around the entire city of Xuchang.

The school lieutenant next to him explained to Nie Zefeng that since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when Zhao Guo Hufu cavalry and archery, the Hebei army in the Zhao State region has been fighting mainly with cavalry, and the Zhao Guo cavalry also ruled the world for a time. So as soon as the horn is heard, it means that the enemy army has started to attack.

At three hundred paces, Yuan Jun, who was besieging the city, suddenly accelerated his charge and charged forward shouting to kill.

Zhang Bao waved the long sword in his hand and said sharply: "Fire the arrow!"

With a wave of the long sword, the order was passed on, and hundreds of strong bows and crossbows were fired together.

Countless sharp arrows, accompanied by the howling sound of thousands of birds fluttering their wings, pierced the air and fell towards Yuan Jun like raindrops.

Yuan Jun under the city was also prepared. The leading shieldman held up the iron shield to block the incoming arrows for the siege team carrying the ladder.

Countless arrows were nailed down and fell like raindrops, but many still passed through the gaps in the large shield and hit Yuan Jun's soldiers hiding underneath.

There were screams one after another.

However, Yuan Jun did not slow down his pace because of this, and still pushed towards Xu Chang fearlessly.

Looking down at Yuan Jun advancing in an orderly manner, Zhang Bao took his time and arranged different soldiers to defend forward according to the length and distance of the enemy's attack.

At the same time as the attack, the soldiers of the Chu army on the top of the city were also attacked by Yuan Shao's army's thunderbolt chariots. Countless stones hit the city wall and the soldiers guarding the city. So he sprinkled his blood in the Central Plains, and left his life in a foreign country.

In a short time, tens of thousands of Yuan troops had crossed the moat, the first wave of siege troops approached the city wall, and more than ten ladders were slowly erected.

Hand-to-hand combat in the city is just around the corner.

Zhang Bao threw away the long sword in his hand and shouted: "Take the hammer, soldiers of Chu State, fight side by side with this general, and kill the enemy!"

The spearmen, swordsmen, and daggers in the row behind raised their weapons and shouted in unison, "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

On the front line of the city, all the soldiers of the Zhang Bao Legion of the Chu State were excited and roared in unison.

The rumbling howling sound spread all over the wilderness, directly changing the expressions of the besieging enemy troops.

Yuan Shao looked at the orderly soldiers of Chu State on the city wall from under the top of the city, and praised: "Sure enough, he is a famous general. He is able to command such a disorderly and orderly army, without panic and chaos, and can advance and retreat freely. Who is the general who defends the city? "

Yan Liang, the general next to Yuan Shao, replied, "General, is it Zhang Bao?"

"Zhang Bao? Why haven't I heard of this general?"

Yuan Shao's first counselor next to him added: "Zhang Bao was originally a school lieutenant under Liu Biao's account, and was later appointed by Nie Zefeng as the founding general. It can be said that he came from a poor background."

"Sure enough, it is eclectic. This is the first time I have encountered this method of employing people."

Yuan Shao turned to Wen Chou and asked, "General Wen, can your soldiers conquer this fortified city?"

Wen Chou didn't say a word, but jumped off his horse, rushed to the huge drum formation, and snatched a drummer's wooden hammer.

He rolled up his sleeves, and with a pair of iron arms as round as the mouth of a bowl, he swung them up and beat the drum vigorously to cheer for the soldiers under him.

The tens of thousands of infantry troops under his command looked back and saw Wen Chou beating drums for them in person. Inspired by this, their morale was greatly boosted. .

On the top of the city, the battle to join the city has begun.

In the north corner, a Yuan Jun hook ladder took the lead on the battlement. This kind of long ladder with a sickle on the top can tightly hook the city wall.

As soon as Fang took over the city, Yuan Jun's team, armed with swords and shields, bravely climbed up.

Zhang Bao's army guarding the city had also been prepared. Stones the size of human heads whizzed down, knocking those Yuan Jun who couldn't dodge off the hook ladder.

Amid the miserable howls, an enemy with a bloody head fell from the city several feet high, and fell into a pile of bloody and mutilated corpses.

On the front line of the city moat, under the cover of a large shield, a thousand Yuan Jun crossbowmen shot upwards at the defenders at the top of the city to suppress the defenders' counterattack.

In the dense rain of arrows, outcropping soldiers of the Chu army were shot continuously, some fell to the top of the city, and some fell to the bottom of the city, mingling with the enemy's corpses.

All the killings were clearly staged in front of Nie Zefeng, and Zhang Bao commanded the surrounding soldiers to fight unhurriedly.

To the northeast, seven or eight soldiers of the Chu army were shot down under Yuan Jun's powerful arrows, and the follow-up manpower was insufficient to make up for it, and the defensive position here was immediately weakened.

Yuan Jun, who was besieging the city, took advantage of the situation to rush up, and dozens of Yuan Jun's swords and shields took advantage of this gap to rush up to the top of the city.

Seeing this, Zhang Bao shouted sharply: "Pro-Guard, follow me!"

Zhang Bao shook the double hammers in his hands, followed by hundreds of personal guards followed Zhang Bao to the northeast corner of Xuchang City.

Amidst the roar, the long hammer swept out wildly.

How could those Yuan Jun's soldiers be Zhang Bao's opponents? Amidst the sound of shattering shields, several Yuan Jun's soldiers who climbed up to the top of the city were blown out of the top of the city.

Zhang Bao, who was furious and mighty, led the strong and strong men to force back the enemies who ascended the city.

Afterwards, he hung the double hammers in his hands to his waist, and then picked up the fork pole on the ground, the muscles in his arms soared, and he pushed it towards the hook ladder.

Amidst the loud shouts, Zhang Bao raised his might and forked out the hook ladder which was more than a few feet high and had seven or eight people lying on it.

Accompanied by a burst of screams, the hook ladder wobbled and fell down, with a weight of several hundred catties crashing down, hitting most of Yuan Jun who was unable to dodge on the ground.

Most of those who were hit were killed on the spot, and even a few were cut in half, and the broken parts were all bloody, which was extremely tragic.

Yuan Shao looked at the top of the city and sighed: "After so many years, this is the first time I have seen such a tragic war."

Wen Chou's beating drums never stopped, but tens of thousands of soldiers were defeated in an instant.

Yan Liang begged his soldiers to fight again, Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "Forget it, fighting requires courage. General Wen Chou has passed the three drums and has not captured Xuchang City. It's not that our army is not brave enough, but the enemy's Too powerful, retreat!"

Although all the counselors persuaded Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao insisted on choosing to retreat. At the same time, he ordered the Yan Liang and Zhang Jai armies to break up. This is all because of being attacked by Yan Liang and Zhang Jaw.

The Xuchang offensive between the two sides, which you fought for each other, ended in this fight.

Thunderous cheers resounded from the top of the city, and countless soldiers with blood on their faces showed unsightly smiles. Those half-disabled soldiers held their weapons tightly with both hands, propped themselves up, and looked at the retreating soldiers. enemy.

Nie Zefeng patted the dust off his body lightly, and then said with a smile, "For all the soldiers and beauties, add one catty of meat and one catty of wine."

Nie Zefeng walked down the wall amidst the cheers of the whole army.