binnovel Chapter 159
Chapter 159
Chapter 159
Huo Jun, who was defending the city, was amazed at Cao Jun's desperate attack on the city, and at the same time commanded the defenders to resolutely counterattack, making it impossible for Cao Jun to climb the city wall. The streams, even the shields floated up.
Le Jin, Cao Cao's general, personally led his troops to attack the city. He even climbed up a ladder himself, biting the blade with his teeth, and flexibly avoided the attack on the city wall. He climbed halfway in a blink of an eye.
The defenders on the city wall hurriedly poured down a pot of hot water. Le Jin saw that this thing could not be blocked or hidden, so he tilted the ladder in desperation, and when the ladder was about to fall, he suddenly jumped onto the next ladder , and continue to climb upwards.
Seeing that this man was very brave, the defenders hurriedly called for reinforcements, but Le Jin hacked to death the defenders on the wall, jumped onto the city wall, and relied on his own bravery to guard the passage.
Cao Cao and others who were watching the battle from behind were overjoyed when they saw Le Jin risking his life to climb the city wall. As long as he could hold on for a while, when there were more soldiers climbing up behind, and formed a defensive formation, it would be possible to open a hole and expand his advantage.
"Wen Qian is really brave! Beat the drums and cheer!" Cao Cao said loudly.
Exciting drums sounded in Cao Jun's large formation, and Cao Jun soldiers attacked the city more bravely. Le Jin on the city wall ignored several injuries on his body and desperately resisted the counterattack of Fancheng defenders. There are many, and they are guarding the opening.
At this critical moment, Wenpin arrived with troops and personally fought against Lejin. Huo Jun dispatched another team of crossbowmen to shoot Cao soldiers who had climbed the city wall to death one by one.Le Jin saw the soldiers around him being killed one by one, and his body was also covered with scars, and the Jingzhou general on the other side was also skilled in martial arts. It seemed that he had no chance this time, so he had no choice but to take advantage of the time when the way of retreat was not blocked. Turn over and slide down the ladder.
Seeing this, Cao Cao was quite sorry, and quickly sent someone to support Le Jin and retreat back to heal his injuries, and then ordered to continue to send more troops to attack the city.
"Who is the Jingzhou general on the city wall just now? He is as powerful as Wen Qian." Cao Cao asked.
"Back to Prime Minister, judging by the banner and figure, it seems to be General Wenpin." Cheng Yu replied.
"I heard that this man is Liu Biao's confidant and favorite general. That Zhang Wu dared to reuse this man and let him lead the army to defend the city. His way of employing people is indeed very human. Jingzhou has been stable for more than [-] years and has gathered a large number of civil and military talents. It’s a pity that it’s all cheaper than Zhang Wu!” So far, Cao Cao has gotten to know Zhang Wu’s civil servants and generals quite well. And others, the generals Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan are also brave generals in the world.
Unexpectedly, after going through all kinds of hardships and deliberate efforts to defeat Yuan Shao, I thought that Liu Biao had a false name and that Jingzhou could be wiped out. Who knew that there would be Zhang Wulai, who was not only invincible in martial arts, but also excellent in strategy. He also recruited such a group of top generals Counselor, now his wings are full, and it is difficult to get rid of.
Fancheng is engaged in a fierce offensive and defensive battle, and Zhang Wu is gathering troops and supplies in Xiangyang to support Fancheng.
After many battles, Huang Zhong's 30 infantry needed to rest for a while to replenish some soldiers.It was a waste for Wuweiying to go to Fancheng, and he didn't dare to go out of the city to fight back, and facing Cao Cao's [-] army, it is inevitable that some people would have other ideas, because not everyone is willing to take refuge in Zhang Wu.Anyway, Zhang Wu also controlled Jingzhou by force first, and he also destroyed the Cai family, the first family in Jingzhou at that time. Wu is hostile.Zhang Wu can be sure that there must be people who are secretly hostile to him in Jingzhou. Now that Cao Cao's army is overwhelming, someone may have secretly colluded with Cao Cao.
Therefore, Zhang Wu planned to leave the Wuwei Camp in Xiangyang, under the command of Wei Yan, to assist Chen Sun in maintaining order in Xiangyang City, and to hunt down the spies who had sneaked in.At the same time, Zhang Wu ordered Ni Heng to secretly investigate whether the Jingzhou family had secretly communicated with Cao Cao.
There are currently [-] defenders in Fan City, including [-] main field infantry and [-] city guards dedicated to defending the city. There is no problem in supporting them for ten days.Zhang Wu planned to bring [-] city guards and city defense materials to support Fancheng in five days.
Cao Jun attacked the city for three days in a row, with no less than 1 casualties, and more than [-] defenders in Fancheng also died or injured. Although Cao Jun also had new-style catapults, as long as they relied on people to attack the city, the defenders still had a great advantage. of.
During the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, during the Battle of Suiyang, Zhang Xun, the general of the Tang army, with 7000 troops, faced the siege of 18 horses from the Anshi rebels. .
In the original book, Zhuge Liang led an army of 1000 in the battle of Chencang during Zhuge Liang's second Northern Expedition to attack Chencang City, which was defended by Hao Zhao's only 20 men. He fought for more than [-] days and failed to defeat it.
Of course, when defending the city, there are not only soldiers, but also the people to assist in defending the city, because once the city is broken, the attacking party who has suffered a lot from the siege for a long time may massacre the city in order to vent their anger, so the ordinary people on the defending side will also Actively participate in the war.Although these people can't fight face to face, they can throw a stone or something, but they are inexperienced, don't know how to dodge, and die quickly.
Now Cao Jun has been attacking for three days regardless of casualties. Although his own damage is great, the defenders in the city are not having a good time, because Cao Jun is indeed very brave and fearless, and the new catapults really put pressure on the defenders.But there is no way, people will die in a war. Although Zhang Wu feels that it is a pity that so many people died, but people want his life, he can't just sit and wait for death.
Moreover, although the new catapults were powerful, they did not have much technical content, and anyone could imitate them. However, in this era, wars ultimately depended on people. After all, catapults alone could not knock down the city walls, nor could they fill up the city pools.
Therefore, after three days, Cao Jun withdrew the attacking troops to rest and replaced them with another army to attack the city, not intending to give the defenders a chance to relax.
The continuous defense of the city made Huo Jun, a previously unknown young general, grow rapidly, causing Cao Jun to suffer heavy losses under the city wall.Cao Cao looked at the back with a heart like blood. These soldiers are all elites who have fought with him for many years. Although most of the soldiers who died a few days ago were recruited from the Hebei army, they were all veterans for many years. A little less.
However, the Battle of Jingzhou is a crucial battle. If Jingzhou can be pacified in this battle, it will not only eliminate the two major hidden dangers of Zhang Wu and Liu Bei, but also occupy the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River and suppress Jiangdong.In time, if the navy is well trained in Jingzhou, it will be possible to move down the river and pacify Jiangdong, and then the world will basically be unified.
If Zhang Wu is not eliminated as soon as possible, his ability may develop to a certain extent, and these civil servants and generals under him may be even more difficult to deal with in a few years.
(End of this chapter)