The war inside and outside Wancheng has become more and more cruel since Xia Houyuan led his troops to join the battle. Although Xia Houyuan has a bad personality, his many years of combat experience have suppressed Pangshan people.
Although Pang Shanmin used paint to resist Xia Houyuan's raid, and then repelled subsequent attacks several times, the quantity of both paint and kerosene is limited. If you use less, it will not have much killing effect, but if you use more,
It consumes a lot of money, and the flame doesn't burn for too long. It can last for half an hour at most, and then Xiahou Yuan will send a small team to attack after a while. So should it be burned or not?
In order to rush on the road, Xiahou Yuan's cavalry were all lightly armored. However, when the subsequent troops gradually caught up, they naturally brought supplies and armor, and then some Cao Jun soldiers were replaced by heavy armor.
When the heavy armor hits the city gate, it is like a movable iron tower. Under the double-layered armor, although the movement is somewhat sluggish, it is covered by a large shield on the one hand and the armor on the other. It is basically immune to arrows and is afraid of them.
On the one hand, it is nothing more than a blunt blow like a wooden rolling stone, which can directly kill without breaking the armor. On the other hand, it is afraid of water and fire, and ignores the physical defense of the armor and shield and directly launches magic attacks...
But the problem is, whether it is wooden rolling stones or kerosene and boiling water, they are all consumables and are not unlimited. Even things like boiling water and gold juice must be cooked, which requires fuel and time. This is not what you want.
You can have it whenever you have it.
If left alone, these heavily armored soldiers will slowly attack the city gate opening, and then use big axes to directly chop the city gate. Although the efficiency is not as good as charging the car, after all, the city gate is still generally made of wood and wrapped with iron bars.
That's all, it will eventually be destroyed under chopping.
At the same time, Xia Houyuan also launched a traditional siege on the other side. He first blocked the moat and then set up a ladder. Taking advantage of the large number of refugees in the surrounding area, he grabbed a large number and piled them into Wancheng without any money...
Pang Shanmin and Zhang Lie were on the front line almost from the beginning. Xia Houyuan outside the city could still dismount and rest, drink water, eat and sleep, but Pang Shanmin and Zhang Lie barely slept a wink, let alone take a good rest.
As a military general, Zhang Lie had to work even harder. He had lost count of how many weapons he had changed, and how many light and heavy blows he had received on his body. Although there was armor protection, it was still impossible to cover them all.
In addition, the serious injury he suffered before was not completely smooth. Anyway, every movement caused pain on the surface or inside, but he still stood at the front, boosting morale, leading the soldiers, and fighting again and again.
From noon to sunset, from dusk to late at night, Xia Houyuan ordered a temporary truce and assumed a posture of fighting again the next day. As a result, he launched a sneak attack at dawn!
Although the defender has the advantage of geographical location, the attacker can choose the right time. Xia Houyuan's sneak attack before dawn was obviously a surprise, which caught the Wancheng defenders a little unprepared. Although Zhang Lie also told the Wancheng defenders to be careful, they should not
Relaxation, but the problem is that not everyone understands this truth, or even if they understand it, there are still many people who still don’t do it. Just like in later generations, driving should not be drunk, everyone understands the principle of drinking and not driving, but every year
There are drunk drivers and drunk drivers...
When Xiahouyuan's soldiers secretly set up ladders and reached the top of the city, the soldiers in Wancheng suddenly noticed it, and then led Zhang Lie to counterattack and suppress it, but it was obviously a little too late.
A soldier of Cao's army roared and slashed with a battle ax, slashing the shield formation of Wancheng's defenders and opening a gap. The following Cao's army continued to expand along the gap.
Seeing that the Wancheng garrison array was about to collapse, Zhang Lie roared, raised his sword and shield, and charged forward! The sword flashed, and the sword in Zhang Lie's hand slashed the necks of the Cao soldiers who were charging forward.
Immediately, a huge bloody gash was cut at Cao Jun's throat, and blood mixed with bubbles spurted out. Cao Jun's soldiers couldn't even let out their final screams, and fell in the crowd while covering their necks.
When the Wancheng soldiers in the back saw Zhang Lie coming, they mustered up their courage and pressed forward again, blocking Cao's soldiers in front. Their spears and short blades intertwined with each other. From time to time, in the lines of both sides, there were
There were screams accompanied by blood splattering, and then a few fingers, half-broken arms, or a head flew out.
The key to winning or losing a war is sometimes very strange.
Maybe it's the strength of the soldiers on both sides, maybe it's the difference in terrain, maybe it's a chariot wheel stuck in the quagmire, or maybe it's a stray arrow flying through the air...
After repeated battles, Zhang Lie and his men suppressed Cao Jun's troops ascending the city, and were trying to move forward to squeeze the space between Cao Jun on the city wall in an attempt to push Cao Jun back into the city.
As a result, at this moment, something unexpected happened and changed the situation.
A Cao Junjia, seeking victory in the midst of a defeat, took a desperate step forward and charged straight at Zhang Lie. He brandished his saber and slashed at Zhang Lie's head and shoulders!
Zhang Lie took a step forward and was about to turn around to avoid it, but halfway through the action, his expression changed!
Zhang Lie had suffered a serious injury to his waist and abdomen before. Although his appearance has improved now, he has damaged the original muscles after all. Normally, he would not feel anything wrong, but now under the high-intensity and overload operation, it is
There was a problem. Zhang Lie obviously wanted to twist his waist to dodge, but he felt a dull pain in his waist and abdomen midway. His movements became unbalanced, and he was hit on the back of his head by a Cao soldier with a "dang" sound.
There was a buzzing sound in the middle, staggered a few steps, and then fell backward!
After all, reality is different from the game. In the game, no matter how badly injured you are, with holes in your arms, thighs or even your stomach, you can continue to fight with undiminished lethality until the last moment when your health bar disappears.
Normally speaking, combat effectiveness, even if there is no injury, will continue to decline with the passage of time and physical exhaustion. It is absolutely impossible for a warship to be complete with only the bucket lid left, but it is still
There is a situation where the firepower output is 100%, and there may even be additional effects, such as basic strength and so on...
The soldiers of Cao's army did not expect, the garrison at Wancheng did not expect, Zhang Lie did not expect, Xia Houyuan did not expect, no one expected that in the situation where Zhang Lie should have the upper hand, suddenly, in the face of
When a small soldier of Cao's army was fighting, Zhang Lie was wounded again and fell!
Zhang Lie's guard on the side quickly stepped forward and stopped the soldiers of Cao's army. While pressing forward with their shields, they shouted anxiously: "Colonel Captain! Protect Colonel Zhang!"
A few motley hands of generals came over and dragged Zhang Lie to the back line. Zhang Lie's pocket was tilted, and his head was like a decoration company stationed there, drilling and knocking, with a loud clanging sound!
In a daze, Zhang Lie shook his head, and then he saw more and more soldiers of Cao's army gathered under the city and began to climb up. At the gate tower of the city, Pang Shanmin, disheveled and holding a sword, was also supervising the battle.
It seems that he is also shouting something...
Blood dripped down and covered Zhang Lie's eyes. Zhang Lie struggled to stand up, but he was dizzy before he straightened up a little. He tossed around and couldn't find his center of gravity, and fell to the ground again with a sound.
Even climbed down the city wall at one point!
Zhang Lie's guards had no choice but to drag Zhang Lie back to the city...
Undoubtedly, Zhang Lie was suddenly knocked down, which had a great impact on the morale of the Wancheng defenders. Even though Pang Shanmin tried his best to command and dispatch, he was still somewhat defeated by Cao Jun's attacks from the left and right. Even though he later mobilized the reserve team, they moved the city to the top.
Cao's army was repulsed, but because he did not know how to properly allocate the soldiers' physical strength and arrange rounds of repairs, Xia Houyuan finally seized the opportunity. When the sun rose in the early morning, the already scarred city gate was destroyed.
A gap has been breached!
Cao Jun cheered and swarmed towards the gate of Wancheng!
Xia Houyuan looked up to the sky and shouted a few times. He didn't know whether it was because of excitement or catharsis. He was so proud that he was about to mount his horse. Suddenly, scouts from outside came to report that they had detected the movement of the hussars and they were heading towards Wancheng.
!
Reinforcements from the Hussars?
"How many come? How far is it from here?" Xia Houyuan asked.
"About five hundred cavalry!" Cao Jun's scout replied, "We are coming at full speed. I am afraid we will reach the city in three or four hours!"
"Five hundred cavalry?" Xia Houyuan frowned, then turned to look at Wancheng, who had already breached, "Who is the general?"
"Huang..."
"The Huang family?" Xia Houyuan was stunned for a moment, something seemed to flash in his eyes, "The Huang family who defeated Cao Zilian?"
The man who led the cavalry reinforcements was naturally Xia Houyuan's enemy in his previous life and his current rival, Huang Zhong. The smoke and dust that came from a long distance could not be concealed. Even at dawn, when the sky was not completely bright, under the clear sky
, you can still see very far, and the surrounding area of Wancheng is mostly flat land, making it difficult to hide and cover, so it is impossible to avoid Cao Jun's scouts, so Huang Zhong simply has no intention of hiding.
At the same time, in order to maintain combat effectiveness, Huang Zhong changed his war horses once when he approached the boundary of Wancheng, leaving a small number of soldiers behind to walk slowly, and also left all the baggage behind, and then each cavalryman
I just brought basic dry food, weapons and armor, and rushed to Wancheng as quickly as possible to meet Pang Shanmin, Zhang Lie and others who were fighting hard in Wancheng!
Huang Zhong took the lead, holding a long-handled sword. Where the sword was swallowed, the red tassel spread out, tilting his body slightly, with a serious expression, and the corners of his mouth tightly pursed, wishing he could immediately have wings and fly directly to Wancheng.
Behind Huang Zhong, the hussars also had tense faces. Everyone had the same thoughts as Huang Zhong, silent and just pushing forward!
When every hussar soldier receives the first piece of armor, among the characters they recognize, the first two characters they recognize must be "Fei" and "黄".
It's on the sword, it's on the armor, it's even on the arrows...
The Han Dynasty's Qiaoqi Feijian, Huang's Gongfang system, with whatever number.
If the Qiaoqi Fei family is the main one, then the Huang family is the mother. But now, the Huang family is facing threats in Wancheng. The life and death of the mistress's family is at stake. How can there be any reason to be slack and slow?
Wancheng is in trouble!
Urgent help!
At this moment in Wancheng, Zhang Lie was injured and the city gate was damaged, causing the morale of the defenders to collapse. If Pang Shanmin could have martial arts skills or know how to motivate the mourning soldiers to fight at key points, they might be able to hold on for a while longer. Unfortunately, it's a pity.
Pang Shanmin himself was also exhausted. He had never commanded such a brutal battle before. When he was frustrated, he did not immediately boost his morale. As a result, when he later discovered that something was wrong, it was already too late, and he had no choice but to abandon the outer city wall.
, retreated to the inner city government office for the final resistance.
The inner palace of Wancheng was originally the administrative seat of Nanyang and an important area of counties and counties. After being renovated, it became like the inner city and also had certain defensive capabilities.
The people who followed Pangshan people to retreat to the inner city government offices were basically private soldiers of the Huang family or the Pang family. Most of their family members also retreated to the city to escape when the war came, and now they are basically in the government offices.
It is precisely because of this that the private soldiers of the Pang family and the Huang family started a final chaotic battle with the Cao army who rushed into the city!
But most of the other Wancheng soldiers escaped at the last moment. These people fought hard all day and night, but escaped in the last few hours. Should they be considered warriors or cowards?
In wars, until the end, often only human lives are left to exchange for each other.
The soldiers of Cao's army, with high morale, formed small groups in groups of three, three, five, and five, with sword and shield bearers on both sides to protect them. Those in the middle were often spearmen, plus one or two halberd bearers, or they were rushing against the heavy palace walls.
door, or building a ladder to climb the government office wall...
Facing the increasingly ferocious soldiers of Cao's army, Huang's and Pang's private soldiers also mobilized their last strength and fought one after another to block the attack of Cao's army. The fighting between the two sides was ten times more fierce than before.
At this moment, flesh and blood was thrown out in the most despicable way. Cao Jun occasionally climbed up the wall of the government office, but was soon defeated by Huang's and Pang's private soldiers on the wall. Even if they were both injured, even if they were physically
Even if they were hit by swords and guns, they would tightly wrap around the legs and feet of Cao Jun's soldiers, and roll them down the wall together by their waists and legs!
In the turret of the government office, Huang Hansheng's son squinted his eyes and tried his best to shoot arrows one after another from the shooting holes in the turret!
Because he was seriously ill when he was young, although he received treatment and finally saved his life by luck, his body was relatively weak and he couldn't fight like Huang Zhong. He just managed to learn a few points of archery. At this time
At this moment, he showed his best efforts, gritting his teeth and shooting arrows, helping his private soldiers on the wall to control the situation. In order to ensure the fastest speed of shooting, someone on the side kept handing in arrows, making him
If you can shoot without any distractions, seven or eight of the ten arrows will be able to hit the incoming soldiers of Cao's army, and they can even hit weak points such as the front door of Cao's army!
But near the government office, Xia Houyuan was not seen...
Horse hooves are flying.
The surrounding scenery faded away.
Huang Zhong's face was like water. According to the refugees who had escaped earlier, the news of Cao Jun's sneak attack on Wancheng was no longer a secret. The only question now was how long Wancheng could hold on.
Keep it up!
Hold on for one more moment!
The three-color flags fluttered high. Even when moving at high speed, the overall cavalry formation still did not deform in any way. Even the horses under the cavalry's crotches seemed to be galloping back and forth at the same pace, rumbling against the ground, exuding
There was a sharp smell of iron and blood, and the trees and bushes around the road were hurriedly dodging left and right. Every cavalryman only had Wancheng in his eyes!
At this moment in Wancheng, except for the private soldiers of the Huang family and Pang family who were resisting at the Wancheng government office, most of the rest of the area had lost the will to resist. In the market, merchants coming from south to north
Although there were guards, few dared to show up before such a bloody battle. They either locked the door and guarded the courtyard gate, or they packed up their belongings and fled outside before Cao's army spread to the whole city.
!
Some merchants even used the banner of being friendly with Cao Jun, saying that they were good citizens, and welcomed Cao Jun's arrival with shaking heads and tails...
Businessmen, it is almost instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages in the shopping mall. When faced with the current chaos, it is not surprising that they will behave in all kinds of ways. Even basically speaking, most of them are negative behaviors.
Normal. On the contrary, if the country is in turmoil, it is just wishful thinking to place hope on the conscience of businessmen and hope that all businessmen will bravely stand up to fight and sacrifice for the sake of the country and the national struggle.
Especially those merchants who were rushing to get closer to the Huang family and the Pang family and flattered them by saying that they were loyal to Husband and went to Xijing wholeheartedly. Now they are the fastest to turn against them.
As for the ordinary people, they were also in the chaos. Some were reluctant to leave their homes and stayed at home shivering with a sense of luck. There were also many who rushed out with the torrent, wishing they could turn into rats and rabbits and crawl into any hole they found.
Go out of Wancheng and run as far as you can!
Except for the city gate where Cao Jun rushed in, the remaining three or four city gates were all crowded with cattle, mules, vehicles, and fleeing people. Everyone wanted to run out eagerly, but the unlucky guy accidentally
He fell to the ground and was trampled to a pulp before he could even scream! He really couldn't squeeze out of the city gate, so he even climbed up the city wall to find a place in desperation, and jumped down with his eyes closed!
The cries, cries for help, and screams were mixed together, making the entire Wancheng like boiling gruel, with bloody foam gushing out...
Just when the whole city collapsed, from the southwest of Wancheng, facing the sun, a three-color battle flag stood high!
Huang Zhong did not put his battle flag in the front, because he knew that what everyone in Wancheng wanted to see most was not his own battle flag, but this three-color battle flag for the north and south!
"The hussars are coming!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
The people in Wancheng who were desperately fleeing stood there, staring blankly at the three-color battle flag. After a while, they let out earth-shattering shouts!
"The hussars are coming! They are coming!"
Those people who jumped down from the city wall and were injured were originally limping away, but now they stopped running and sat down on the ground, shouting too, and then shed tears as they shouted.
