Nearly 70000 Cao troops, in the night, suddenly sent out a loud cry, as if even the stars in the sky were shaking for it.

Cao Hong's eyes were already red. When he launched the attack, he was the fastest. Even if he had no horse, he was far ahead of many soldiers.

As he was getting closer and closer to the city wall, Cao Hong saw the Han soldiers on the wall of the city, running around in teams and groups, which seemed very anxious.

"It seems that the Han army is really unprepared. At the sight of our army launching a surprise attack, the garrison soldiers are so frightened that some people flee in a hurry. The victory tonight is still in our hands."

Cao Hong is very confident. The feet ran harder and harder.

However, when he ran to the city only 200 steps away, he saw the situation more clearly, but began to feel something wrong.

On the wall of the city, about a foot away, there was a huge black shadow. Beside each shadow, there were two or three soldiers standing, one of them holding a torch, and the other two did not know what they were doing.

Cao Hong was puzzled. Instinctively, he wanted to get closer and see more clearly.

However, when he really ran forward dozens of steps, sure enough, after seeing the object, his face suddenly turned pale.

"This This is... "

He knew it too well. It was called the first weapon under Liu He's command to defend the city. With thousands of troops and horses, it could defend a city, making it difficult for an enemy ten times bigger than himself to approach. Its power was incomparable in the world.

"Startling crossbow!"

Cao Hong was shocked. In a hurry, he stopped and called out to Cao Jun who was charging around.

"Stop, stop The enemy has ambush... "

However, in the tens of thousands of people shouting and killing all over the sky, Cao Hong, even though he was hoarse, how many voices could he shout out for several people to hear?

In addition to the dozens of Cao troops around him, most of the other soldiers are still fighting forward, one by one, as if they are fearless of death.

On the wall of the city, suddenly came a big drink: "let go!"

Only this word, in Cao Hong's ears, but like a life-threatening curse, let him fall into an ice cave.

"Rustle, rustle..."

Innumerable crossbows and arrows shot out in an instant. Thousands of Cao's troops rushed in front of them. Before they knew what was going on, many people were killed by arrows.

"Ah There are traps... "

"Wow What a pain... "

The front soldiers of the Cao army, one by one, were heartrending with pain, or frantically running back for their lives. However, the soldiers farther behind did not know the battle situation ahead. One by one, they continued to rush forward, and the two sides suddenly collided. The 230000 troops in the first half of the Cao army were in chaos for a time.

After the first wave of the Jingshen crossbow, after only a few breaths, the second wave of catapults shot again. At the moment, the chaos of Cao's army is really worse.

"Get out of here Don't be wild, or you will be killed! Retreat in an orderly way, quickly... "

Cao Hong used his knife to kill several non-stop military orders. He ran away in a hurry and knocked down other soldiers. This method was effective.

These Cao troops were the elite of Cao Cao. They were diligent in training and strict in military discipline. After Cao Hong ran around and killed several heads to deter them, the army gradually calmed down.

But even so, in this continuous rain of arrows, thousands of soldiers were killed in less than a quarter of an hour, and thousands more were injured and howled, which affected the morale of the army.

At this time, Cao Cao and the four great counsellors arrived at the front line. At the sight of such a scene, he was surprised and angry.

"My Lord, it seems that the Han Army's strategy is extremely far-reaching. When our army attacked the city yesterday, we did not see Gao Shun using the startling crossbow. Moreover, our army did not see it after entering the city. Now they suddenly put out so many crossbows. I'm afraid that... "

At this point, Xi Zhong seems to realize that his guess is so shocking that he dare not say it himself.

But Cao Cao said for him, "I'm afraid that Liu he had already laid out this series of plans when he sent Gao Shun to stay here, even..."

He looked at the front wall of the square city, which was constantly shooting under the fire, and said in a deep voice: "even We captured the city yesterday, and the changes tonight. I'm afraid it's all in his early calculation... "

"Hiss..."

Cheng Yu couldn't help but take a cool breath.

"If so, Liu He It's too terrible... "

At the moment, however, Cao Cao did not think that Liu he was really terrible. He took the opportunity to call it a day and called out: "the whole army should withdraw to the south, retreat to Yuzhou, and reorganize the army."

"Lord, but the soldiers of the West and north gates, and two Xiahou generals, they..."

In a hurry, Xi Zhong calls out directly, but Guo Jia stops him and shakes his head.

Only then did Xi Zhong find that Cao Cao's eyebrows were almost erect, and his expression was extremely painful."My subordinate made a mistake If you make such a decision, my Lord is afraid to be the most heartbreaking and reluctant person to give up... "

But Cao Cao didn't have a word to spare: "when the orders go on, the whole army will go on the road all night. When we get to Yuxian County, the soldiers will be divided into two routes. Cao Hong will lead forty thousand soldiers to Xuchang. I will lead the rest of the troops to Qiaoxian county. I will try my best to go on the way. No rest will be allowed in the way. Those who disobey the orders will be killed."

Cao Hong, who got the military order, came to Cao Cao in a hurry. The steamed bread came to Cao Cao in a sweat.

"Mende, you can't withdraw! Yuan rang and miaocai returned... "

Guo Jiayi took him and said, "general Zilian, don't say any more. The Lord has suffered enough. Why do you pick his wounds again?"

Cao Hong looked at Cao Cao's face, then sighed, but then he spoke again: "but why retreat to the south? Would it be better to withdraw to the East and join Tzu Hsiao's soldiers and horses in Xuzhou? "

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "No. Our army retreats to the East, and when the Han Army in the northern city wins, it will come to intercept it. What's more, if Liu he could make such a profound plan, how could his layout be in only a Chen Liu city

Cao Hong was stunned: "what Meng de means is..."

Cheng Yu then said, "now it seems that the two battles in Youzhou and Liangzhou are not what we expected. At least it is not known whether he is dead or alive at the moment. Once Gongsun fan is dead, Xu Huang, Zhang Zhao and Guan Yu will march South together. If our army joins forces with general Cao Ren, they will be able to defend Xuzhou at most. Yan and Yu will surely die in a few days. "

Cao Hong then understood: "so it is. Therefore, we have to defend the key points of the southern part of the city from Chen Liu to Yuzhou. We have carefully arranged these passes in recent years. Even if Liu he comes here personally, we may not be able to attack them. "

Cao Cao looked at the West far-reaching and murmured: "Liu He This time Cao recognized defeat, but I will never admit defeat, you and I will see you again in the future. Yuan rang, miaocai, wait for me to come back to save you... "

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