The son of Yuan Shao who traveled through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 116

Jia Xu also ordered people to dig a horse pit outside the city. Sharp bamboos were planted within several tens of feet.Dig two more trenches to form an insurmountable barrier outside the moat.And put the twelve "Flying Shuttle Ballista" prepared earlier on the edge of the city gate, one on each side and one facing the city gate, in case the enemy breaks through the city gate, they will put all their eggs in one basket.In the past two days, Mr. Wenhe didn't even think about surrendering to Cao Cao, and he took the initiative to make suggestions, and somehow he figured it out.Probably because of the long-term relationship.

5 people, [-] for each class, truly carefully selected elites.The old, weak and remnant soldiers, who were picked out, all went back to Jizhou.Sun Tzu's Art of War says: Soldiers are more expensive than elite soldiers.I am not so stupid to leave a group of dolls and old men to consume the limited food in the city.Liyang is located in an important point, and the military strategists must fight for the key points, so the city is strong.After the Yuan family occupied this place, due to its importance, it has been repaired for many years.There are not many residents here, so Jushou once advocated changing the original eight gates to the current four gates of east, west, south and north.Fortunately, this proposal was approved.We will soon see how farsighted and strategic Jushou is.The walls of the four gates are extremely strong, made of large stones mixed with glutinous rice, the height of the city is eight feet, and ordinary siege equipment cannot reach this height.There are countless crossbow positions in the city, and anyone who dares to approach the city wall will be shot into a hedgehog in an instant.The city also reserves the food that Wen Chou and Jia Xu traveled long distances and transported back twice.Enough for [-] defenders for half a year.

I made some calculations and carefully selected the generals who will defend the city.Among the four gates, the south gate should be the main one. Of course, Hao Zhao is used, plus Chang Xi and Han Juzi.For the other three gates, Wen Chou and Lu Weihuang guarded the west gate, Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu guarded the east gate, Shenpei, Hu Che'er guarded the north gate.I myself took Guo Yuan, Zhu Ling, Su You and the two thousand troops to support me, and I went there wherever I needed it.Jiang Yiqu and Cen Bi commanded [-] soldiers to patrol the city gate and guard the twelve "big flying stones" and twelve "flying shuttle ballistas" set up at the city gate.The remaining soldiers are all used as fortification soldiers.In fact, the role of fortification soldiers cannot be ignored in order to really fight the battle of defending the city.

Within one night, the open space seventy feet away from the four gates of Liyang was covered with barbed wire.Beyond the caltrops, there are two trenches, one hundred feet above the city, completely within the range of the Xiongnu's strong bow, catapult machine, and cloud-piercing crossbow.It is conceivable what a painful price Cao Jun had to pay to fill these two trenches.After the trench, there is a moat that surrounds the city for a hundred miles and is as wide as [-] feet. The water is turbulent and fast, like a giant beast opening its mouth, ready to swallow people's lives at any time.When they get here, they will also be greeted with a row of poisonous arrows above their heads.See the poisonous arrow that seals the throat with blood.

Before the war.

Before the battle, the commanders of both sides gave speeches.

I stood at the top of the city, facing the soldiers and thousands of troops in the city, and said loudly: "Everyone need not be afraid of the superior force of Cao Jun. Cao Jun crosses the river and the supply of food and grass must be insufficient, and Xuchang must be empty behind him. Sit in town Liu Biao, the Zhennan general in Jingxiang, will not give up this god-given opportunity. There are also Huainan soldiers of our army, who are constantly attacking Runan day and night. Soldiers, as long as we grit our teeth, Cao's army will be defeated for a month outside the city."

Wen Chou drew out his saber and said sharply, "The city is alive and the people are alive, but the city is dead and the people are dead."

The generals suddenly promised, "The city is alive and the people are alive, and the city is dead and the people are dead."

Cao Cao.

Cao Cao faced the generals.He picked up the wine bowl and said the last words to everyone; "This time, our army will attack with the empty country. It means that we will not leave a retreat and we will sink the boat. The country sacrificed his life. The truth must be his blood feud. In this battle, there is no retreat, there is death and no life!! Suppress the rebels, only this battle, God bless my emperor, the world will be owned by the big man!" This shameless, at this time , and carried out the Han emperor again.And spread rumors and sensationalize?Cheng Yu and Man Chong are not dead yet.

He drank it down and threw the bowl on the ground.

"Go out."

The clouds in the sky are getting thicker and thicker, covering the sky and the sun, like thick snow mountains and thick tree trunks.By noon, the whole of Liyang was like a stuffy tank, with no wind at all.Fully into the calm before the storm.

With the sound of drums and horns, Cao Cao's army came out in full force, forming a formation in Heyuan outside the city.Boom!Boom!Boom!Rhythmic drums stand out from the ocean of soldiers' clamor, and the cheers and cheers of Cao Jun's soldiers gradually fade away, replaced by soldiers stepping forward, and the uniform sound forms a spell for the defenders.Cao Jun, who was located on the plain outside the city, began to advance towards Liyang City and divided into three armies, with archers holding long shields in several rows in front, and spearmen and cavalry behind.He came from the city with a prosperous military appearance and high morale.Breeze rises, flags flutter. A formation of 50 soldiers rushed over like waves.Surround Liyang City completely.

Surrounded by a group of generals, Cao Cao straddled his horse proudly.The drums of war shook the sky, and the sound of horseshoe men stepping on the ground shook the earth.Cao Jun advanced to five feet away from the open space covered with barbed thorns, and under a command, he stood still solemnly, showing a well-trained deterrent force to the soldiers in the city.

A gust of wind blew up, and the clouds surged, and thick black clouds rolled and galloped, and piled up in the sky above the Liyang City Tower.The only remaining soft and white sky, under the sweeping and ravaging of the dark clouds, have turned their backs one after another.Cao Jun fought in black cowhide armor.The black armors of tens of miles are connected together, and they are shining with the black clouds in the sky.Pressing on the city from all directions, Li Yang City seemed to be crushed by this force.

After a series of rumbling noises, Cao Jun’s newly built trench-filling vehicles, city-charging vehicles, and arrow-blocking vehicles with huge wooden boards on them, which can cover infantry, were pushed out one after another, and they were divided into more than ten groups, lined up on the left and right. .

A group of generals, Lu Weihuang, Han Juzi, Yuan Shang, Zhu Ling, Guo Yuan, including Wen Chou and Zhang Xiu, all of them changed their faces and looked at Cao Jun outside the city with fear.At the head of Liyang city, from myself to every soldier defending the city, all their ambitions have been taken away, and they are lost in fear and despair.

Cao Cao smiled, raised his horsewhip, pointed at me, and said, "Yuan Xi's son! Your Yuan family is doomed. If you don't dedicate the city, kneel down and beg for mercy. Wait for the truth to let you live or die."

I took a deep breath, calmed my mind, and said as usual, "Cao Cao, I'll fuck your mother, you see, I'm a groveling, kneeling person begging for mercy, come and attack the city if you have the ability."

"Bold!" Cao Cao's generals yelled and scolded one after another, saying that the prime minister's mother is also something you can do.Yu Jin, who was beside Cao Cao, shouted loudly: "Yuan Xi, you are dying, you are at the end of the road, and you still haven't surrendered. When I go to the city, I will kill you Yuan's family. Let you Yuan family lackeys standing on the tower, All will die."

Zhang Xiu was amused, and shouted at Cao Cao in the city: "Prime Minister Cao, you brought a few sons with you this time, do you want me to send them to the west to reunite with elder brother?" Xiu, couldn't help but smoke from his seven orifices, remembering the tragic death of his eldest son, he gritted his teeth and said viciously; "Zhang Xiu, I swear to kill you!" Zhang Xiu laughed loudly; "At this moment, the city has not been captured, the victory is not yet decided, what are you crazy about?" .”

"The victory is still in the balance, with your remnant soldiers and defeated generals, can you resist the imperial court's 50 heavenly soldiers?" A handsome young man in purple robes and gold armor riding a yellow horse took a step forward, pointing at the tower and shouting.A consciousness quickly flashed in my mind, could this person be Cao Pi! !Zhang Xiu didn't recognize him either, so he asked sharply, "Who the hell are you?" I think Cao Pi should thank Zhang Xiu.

Xia Houyuan shouted loudly; "Stop talking nonsense, Yuan Xi, are you going to surrender or not?" I looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, and shouted behind me, "Everyone say, should we surrender?" Unexpectedly, the trial match came first One jumped out and led the generals to shout: "I will not surrender to the death, - I will not surrender to the death - I will not surrender to the death." The generals exploded with a bang, and the sound shook the city wall.

I nodded, trembling in my heart, turned around and pointed at Cao Cao and shouted, "Listen Cao Cao, as long as I, Yuan Xi, have my breath, you won't be able to enter Liyang City. It's useless to talk, come up."

Chang Xi roared wildly beside me; "Young Master will surely win, and the Hebei army will surely win."

Cao Cao sneered twice, waved behind him and said, "Bring it up." The soldiers behind him dodged a road like breaking waves, and three horses stepped out of the crowd.On the left is Zhang Yun, on the right is Gao Lan, and in the middle is Mr. Jushou, who is tied up with five flowers, but still holds his head high, without fear, and with burning eyes.

"Junyi—Gao Lan—" I gasped, as if someone had stabbed me in the heart.

"Second Young Master, you have nowhere to go, come out and surrender." Zhang Yun put his sword on Jushou's neck.Shouted expressionlessly.

"Junyi, you—" My throat seemed to be blocked by something, and I was so uncomfortable that I couldn't speak.An inexplicable sense of loss eroded my heart instead of fear.

Gao Lan said tremblingly; "Second Young Master, the situation is over, you—you surrender."

"Gao Lan—" I burst into tears; "You have failed me!"

"Young master, the three armies can win the commander, but the common man cannot lose his ambition. You must not surrender. Once Ai Liyang is lost, Jizhou will be over." Ju Shou suddenly struggled and roared on the horse.

Cao Cao said, "Yuan Xi, if you don't surrender, I'll kill Jushou." I sneered and said, "Tie Cao, don't you want Cheng Yu and Man Chong to die? Come on, give them to me Bring it up."

Cheng Yu and Man Chong were tied up and pushed out like Ju Shou.I thought that Jushou was already dead, and I wanted to use these two heads to show off Cao Jun, but I didn't expect that Cao Cao hadn't killed Mr. Jushou yet.

The sabers of Wen Chou and Zhang Xiu were placed on Cheng Yu's and Man Chong's white and tender necks respectively.As long as Zhang Yun's sword dared to fall, Cao Cao would lose his two confidants and beloved generals at the same time.

"Prime Minister, prime minister, save me, prime minister, save me—" Man Chong saw that Cao Jun had set up a formation outside, and immediately cried and howled like a baby seeing its mother.

Zhang Xiu kicked him behind him, and cursed, "Don't make such a fucking noise, if you keep screaming, I'll throw you down, you bastard."

(End of this chapter)