Since Cao Shen sent troops to rescue the border pass, he has never taken off his armor and weapons.

For him, guarding the border was no less important than Bai Qi's annihilation of the Chu army.

Because the border pass is lost, the entire Qingzhou will be exposed to the enemy's sight, making it impossible to defend.

After Cao Shen defended the city for several days, he was also wounded!

The Chu army attacked the city again.

Duke Cao Guo and his soldiers defended the enemy together.

The commander-in-chief of the three armies wields a sword and personally goes into battle to kill the enemy. This is rare in battles in various countries.

Because the marshal is the soul of the three armies, if something happens to the marshal, then this battle will be self-defeating.

After all, the soldiers don’t know what to do now that they are leaderless!

One can only imagine what Cao Shen was forced to do to do this!

A few more days passed.

Cao Shen had more scars on his body, but he still didn't remove his armor.

At such a critical moment, he would never be allowed to go down from the top of the city to recover from his injuries.

As long as he continues to stay here, all the soldiers in the army will have the confidence to defend this city!

Ten days later.

Outside the Great Wall, the wind and sand surged into the sky.

Cao Shen was seriously injured.

He brought fifty thousand soldiers, but there were not many left.

Deaths and injuries are inevitable in battles, but this battle is really too difficult.

Many people have already given up and are unwilling to stay here any longer!

The living soldiers felt really uncomfortable watching their familiar brother Pao Ze lie down next to them.

Maybe one second the two people were smiling at each other as brothers, but the next second one of the two people might fall heavily against the city wall.

After these people died, they did not have time to buy their own ancestral graves, but were hastily buried in mass graves.

This is the cruelty of war!

Cao Shen was covered in blood. A general came to Cao Guogong and said unbearably: "Marshal, why don't you retreat first? If this continues, your body won't be able to bear it!"

Cao Shen looked at him and found that he was bleeding, so he frowned and said, "Where is the military doctor?"

The general returned and said: "Military doctors...military doctors are almost dead."

Because of the lack of soldiers, Cao Shen sent all the available people to the city to defend the city.

First there are the baggage troops, then the food and grass soldiers, the horsemen, the cooks, and finally, even the military doctors, the so-called medical soldiers, have to go to the front line to defend the city in person.

After several battles, the Wei army had been completely destroyed.

Cao Shen shook his head helplessly and smiled at the general: "When Your Majesty was still the eldest prince, he participated in military affairs, and it was also to resist the invasion of Chu. That battle was a hundred times more difficult than this, and Your Majesty finally refused.

Or was it easy to defend Chang'an? It's a pity that I, Cao Shen, was replaced today. I was really incompetent. I betrayed His Majesty's trust and guarded this border gate until it is like this.

What I want to say is that since Your Majesty began to participate in military and political affairs, the officers and soldiers of the Wei State have not been willing to live by themselves in the war of resistance against foreign countries. I am the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces. This is the time to kill the enemy and serve the country. How could I

Backing off? This battle seemed like we were going to lose, but in fact we won. We were able to win this battle with all my hard work.

Making such a big move is enough to comfort me in my life. Even if I die, I will have no regrets. Since I am destined to be unable to escape my fate, then just live standing and live in an ignoble way. This is not what I, the people of Wei, should do."

What Cao Shen said was from the bottom of his heart. This battle has been fought so far. Even if we retreat, where can we retreat to?

No more border crossing?

Buying time for Bai Qi is the only thing he has to do now and the only thing he can do.

"Woo——"

The remaining soldiers who defended the city heard a trumpet sound, which was the horn of the Chu army. They came to attack the city again!

Cao Shen struggled to get up and said to the wounded soldiers in front of him: "Defend the city!"

Although they were all wounded at this moment, none of them did not forcibly cheer up their spirits when the Chu army attacked the city. They stood up one after another, picked up their weapons and bows and arrows, and shouted in unison: "Defend the city!"

This is the style of a Wei man!

Each of them has parents, brothers, sisters, wives, and children, but after today, it is likely that a large number of them will no longer be able to accompany their relatives.

But they have no regrets.

Because behind them is the State of Wei!

It is your own home.

There is nothing to say about fighting to protect your homeland. Even if you die, it is a worthy death.

In the future, when your child knows that his father died fighting for the country, he will definitely give a thumbs up and tell the people around him that my dad is a hero!

That's enough!

Defend the city!

Cao Guogong personally brought a bow and arrow, kept pulling the string and opening the bow. When an arrow was shot, a Chu soldier would fall down at the sound.

The soldiers guarding the city were also aroused by Cao Guogong's actions.

According to the laws of Wei State, it is illegal to fight or beat someone in the street.

But now, they are fighting the Chu army openly and openly, and it is a life and death fight. No one will say anything, but will give them a thumbs up.

Fighting with the Duke, or fighting in a group, this is a blessing that I will never be able to cultivate in a few lifetimes. With the Duke here, what is there to be afraid of?

Fuck it!

Bai Qi over there.

There has been no news from the Chu army for nearly twenty days.

Presumably at this moment, their food and grass have been exhausted.

Bai Qi went outside the tent of the three armies, raised his inner strength, and used his loudest voice to shout to Xiang Yan from the air: "Back then, Xiang Nantian, the leader of your Xiang clan, died in the hands of our Majesty the Emperor of Wei. Now you Xiang Yan

Yan, do you want to make the same mistake again? Surrender quickly, you have no food and grass, and are at the end of your rope. If you are stubbornly resisting, the final result will be your own death!"

This sentence was actually meant for the soldiers of the Chu army to hear.

Sure enough, after hearing Bai Qi's words, the hungry soldiers of the Chu army became a little restless.

No wonder the food given to us has been much less these days. It turns out that we ran out of food and grass.

How to fight if you don’t have enough to eat?

Although this sentence is unlikely to cause a mutiny within the Chu State, it will definitely cause random thoughts in the minds of the Chu army soldiers.

This is what Bai Qi wants.

He continued: "Commanders of the Chu army, please surrender quickly. The Wei army will not kill the prisoners! Once you surrender, I will ensure that you have food, drink, and clothing!"

This sentence is the real killer move.

Don't underestimate the power of this sentence, it is enough to make some Chu soldiers take risks.

In the Chu State's tent.

Xiang Yan is depressed.

The soldiers around him were all filled with righteous indignation and wanted to lead the army out.

But Xiang Yan knew that he could not break out of the encirclement unless it was absolutely necessary, otherwise the entire army would be in danger of being destroyed.

He asked a trusted general beside him: "How many days will the army have enough food and grass?"

The general who heard the question said: "General, we only have enough time for ten days at most."

Xiang Yan gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, let's use these ten days of food and grass for five days. During these five days, we must ensure that every soldier has enough to eat. After five days, if reinforcements still can't come, then

Breakout!"

The generals of the Chu army clasped their fists together and said: "No!"

Five days passed quickly.

After Bai Qi spoke out a few days ago, he had a hunch in his heart that the Chu army would take advantage of the buffer time in these few days to break through.

So he has been preparing.

As expected.

The Chu army broke through.

Xiang Yan personally led the team.

Bai Qi gathered his troops in time and attacked Xiang Yan.

Bai Qi could ignore the Chu troops fleeing elsewhere.
To be continued...