Liu Chan returned to the inner courtyard and stamped his feet anxiously. Previously, he used hydrated lime to attack the Wei army, which gave him a considerable advantage, but now the Wei army used quicklime to attack the city, but the Han army was caught off guard.
"What can I do?"
"What can I do?"
Following Liu Chan back to the inner courtyard was Guo Huai, who had just surrendered. He could feel Liu Chan's anxiety, and he finally understood why Zhang He had not come to attack the city in the past few days.
It turned out that they were burning lime secretly.
This move is really cruel.
If Liu Chan's surprise attack on Guanzhong caught Cao Wei off guard, then Zhang He also caught the Han army off guard.
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The Wei army was fully prepared to attack the city today and the timing was just right.
When lime continued to be sprinkled on the top of Tongguan City, the siege troops had already rushed to the foot of the city wall. Taking advantage of the Han army being suddenly attacked by lime, the Wei army took advantage of the opportunity to climb to the top of the city wall.
With the help of lime, the obstacles to the Wei army's siege were greatly reduced. Although the Han army also had sergeants who were not afraid of lime, they braved the lime powder to resist the Wei army's attack.
However, the reaction of the Han army was obviously not as good as before, because the lime thrown by the Wei army was still a bit sudden, leaving them unprepared.
It doesn’t take a lot of effort.
Dozens of Wei soldiers climbed up to the top of the city. The Wei soldiers all wore hoods, so they were not worried about falling lime falling into their eyes.
"Kill!"
As soon as the Wei army climbed up to the top of the city, they immediately rushed towards the Han soldiers. There were shouts of killing and the sound of swords clashing from the top of the city.
"Kill them!"
Wei Yan braved the falling lime powder and rushed left and right, killing the Wei troops who were ascending the city while shouting at his sergeants.
The Wei army suddenly descended on the city, and the Han army officers and soldiers did not care so much. Although the lime powder falling into their eyes made them very uncomfortable, they also knew it very well.
If lime gets into your eyes, you will not die even if you are blind.
The swords of the Wei army will kill them.
Between discomfort and death, the Han soldiers chose to endure the lime. Their eyes suddenly turned red, and they strangled the Wei army like wild beasts preying on them.
Because the Wei army was covered by hoods, their attacks were more calm in comparison; while the Han army kept rubbing their eyes while fighting.
As more and more Wei troops appeared on the scene, the Han army led by Wei Yan gradually became difficult to resist due to the lime. In just about a quarter of an hour, dozens of Han troops were hacked to death by the Wei army.
"General!"
"Think of a solution quickly."
"This lime..."
"Ah, my eyes."
A soldier blinked a few times, anxiously expecting Wei Yan to come up with a countermeasure, but before he could finish his words, a ball of lime was poured all over his head.
A large amount of lime covered his eyes. In just a blink of an eye, the man roared and his eyes hurt as if they were being burned by fire.
Wei Yan slashed a Wei soldier to death with a fierce sword, and dragged the man to the entrance to the city: "Go and call the prime minister quickly."
The man was dying of pain and still had the strength to go down to the city. But at this moment, a group of Han soldiers ran up from the city. Two of them quickly stepped forward, picked up the soldier, and walked downstairs.
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The other Han troops who came up were even busier, because there were too many Han soldiers on the tower who were attacked by lime, and it would be a troublesome task for them to carry them all down.
"Don't worry about them yet!" Wei Yan shouted loudly: "Hurry up and follow me to kill Wei Dog."
"No!"
They were Yang Yi's subordinates who joined the army, and they went to the city to rescue the wounded on Yang Yi's orders.
But now, there are more wounded than them, and the Wei army is still attacking the city.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
As soon as this group of soldiers rushed into the battle formation, the trebuchet that had been roaring by the Wei army suddenly stopped operating.
"Hahaha!"
"Soldiers, the Wei army has no more limestone," Wei Yan shouted excitedly: "Kill all these Wei dogs."
Although no new lime fell, most of the Han troops on the top of the city had lime in their eyes.
Even Wei Yan endured the pain of lime corrosion and fought with Wei soldiers.
So even if no new lime fell, the Han soldiers still endured the pain.
The Wei army stopped the lime attack.
The Wei troops on the city also felt it, and they immediately took off their hoods. Although this thing could block the lime, it also somewhat blocked their sight.
"That person is Wei Yan!"
"Kill him!"
A Wei soldier looked at Wei Yan not far away and shouted loudly, "This Tongguan guard is Wei Yan, they already knew it.
At this time, the two sides were already furious. Although the Han army still outnumbered the Wei army on the city wall, most of the Han soldiers had limestone in their eyes, so the two sides were evenly matched.
Kill Wei Yan——
The situation of the war may be reversed immediately.
Hearing the shouts of Wei Jun, Wei Yan did not become angry and assertive, but saw him wielding a big sword and killing the Wei Jun around him like chopping melons and vegetables.
"Want to kill me, Wei Yan?"
"I'll kill you first!"
As soon as Wei Yan finished speaking, the broadsword drew an arc. The moment it hit the ground, a clang was heard, and the scimitar in the hand of a corpse flew out.
"Ah!"
Just now he was shouting that he was going to kill Wei Yan, but now the scimitar had penetrated his abdomen. He only let out a pitiful scream and then fell to the ground with a thud.
Wei Yan's strength shocked all the Wei soldiers.
At the same time, the morale of the Han army was greatly shaken.
Just when the battle at the top of the city was going on, Zhang He in front of the Wei army was a little depressed. Today, the Wei army clearly had an absolute advantage and the siege was progressing very smoothly.
In less than half an hour, nearly a thousand soldiers had already boarded the city. If he was given ten more baskets of lime, Tongguan would soon be captured by him.
But——
No more lime.
However, the morale of the Wei army is now strong, and the advantage is still very obvious. He will not give up such a good opportunity.
The second siege echelon of the Wei army also launched a charge towards Tongguan. He wanted to go all out and not give the Han army the slightest chance to breathe.
It was at this time.
When the Han army on the tower began to resist with difficulty, Zhang Bao led three thousand soldiers to the tower.
The Han army increased by 3,000 people, and the tower suddenly seemed a little crowded, with people everywhere.
Now that there was no interference from Li, Zhang Bao couldn't help but rush towards the Wei army. While they were fighting with the Wei army, Zhang Bao did not forget to shout to Wei Yan: "General, get down to the city quickly."
After braving the limestone and fighting for half an hour, the Han army had already reached the limit of its body. Now Zhang Bao arrived in time, which was a real help in the snow.
Wei Yan did not reject Zhang Bao's kindness. Although he could continue to fight, there were only more than a thousand of his original three thousand soldiers left, and they had lime in their eyes and must be dealt with as soon as possible.
So when Zhang Bao and his men rushed towards the Wei army, Wei Yan and his sergeants gradually withdrew from the battle formation.
Zhang Bao has three thousand people.
There were more than a thousand Wei troops who climbed onto the tower.
The difference in numbers was obvious, and Zhang Bao and his three thousand Han troops had just entered the battlefield. Facing the Wei soldiers who had been fighting for a while, their combat effectiveness was obviously stronger than that of the Wei army.
Just when Zhang Bao was taking over the city, big trouble arose downstairs.
Bang——
Only a crisp sound was heard, and the gate of Tongguan, which had been holding firm for many days, was finally knocked open by the Wei army.
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This chapter has been completed!