"Start attacking the city!" Huang Zhong turned his face and said to the flag bearer behind him.
The flag bearer received the order and quickly boarded a chariot. On the chariot, he began to wave the flag in his hand and gave orders to all the Yan troops around him.
In the Yan army's camp, the cavalry was scattered on both wings and the infantry was in the middle. After receiving the order, they all started shouting together. The shouts resounded throughout the world and reached the sky.
After the shouting, the drum sound of "dong dong dong" came immediately. The drum sound was sonorous and powerful, changing from slow to fast, and finally became very rapid. Every time the war drum was beaten, the soldiers' hearts would well up with a few more words.
Share courage.
At this time, Gao Fei led the generals to retreat to the center of the army, and boarded a watchtower erected on the chariot to get a bird's eye view. Although it was not as high as the city wall of Ye City, it could completely overlook the changes around it.
One hundred catapults were rolled out, and each catapult was manned by five people. The five soldiers cooperated tacitly to prepare everything, and the crossbowmen also rushed up to guard the one hundred catapults.
On the left and right, as long as the enemy troops leave the city, they will attack them head-on with arrows.
On the tower of the north gate of Ye City, Jiang Ji, Ma Yan, Xin Ping, and Xin Pi saw the Yan army setting up a strong siege posture. Everyone felt suddenly and didn't know what to do.
"The enemy army is strong and equipped with heavy siege equipment. It seems that the Yan army is preparing to attack by force this time. The North Gate guard Ju Yi was killed last night. The morale of the soldiers is a bit low. Even the suspension bridge was destroyed.
This made the defensive force of the North Gate suddenly much weaker. Xin Canjun, what do you think we should do now?" Jiang Ji looked worried and saw that the Yan army outside the city was in order and the soldiers were ready.
After attacking the city, he sighed.
Xin Ping and Xin Pi looked at each other, not knowing which of them Jiang Ji was asking, so they asked in unison: "Who is General Jiang asking about?"
Jiang Jidao: "If you two ask if there is any good way, just come up with it quickly. The Yan army will start to attack the city soon."
Xin commented: "There is no other way but to persevere."
Xin Pi said: "Or... we can open the city and surrender!"
When Jiang Ji, Ma Yan, and Xin Ping heard Xin Pi's words, they turned their necks at the same time and looked at Xin Pi with surprised eyes.
Xin Pi sneered and said calmly: "My old master has lost his fighting spirit. He was in ruins after the Battle of Julu. The young master has just come to the throne. Although it is said that Jushou is the military advisor, he is the most resourceful person in the Yan army."
There are also many, Jia Xu, Xun You, Xun Chen, Xu You, Guo Jia and others are all talented. Now Yecheng is besieged, and the Yan and Jin armies jointly attack Yecheng. I want to ask you, do you think Yecheng can withstand it?
Until when?”
Jiang Ji and Ma Yan didn't answer, but they were secretly calculating what to do.
Xin Ping frowned and said to Xin Pi: "Zhiji, you and I are deeply grateful for the kindness of our old lord. A drop of water should be repaid by a spring. Now is the time for us to repay our old lord. How can you say this?"
What’s the word?”
"He who knows the current affairs is a wise man. I just expressed my opinion. You are all thinking about the old master, but when has the old master ever thought about you?" Xin Pi said.
"Shut up! You rebellious person..." Xin Ping said angrily.
Xin Pi snorted coldly and said loudly: "Treason? I'm afraid something treason is going to happen soon..."
Before he finished speaking, a scout suddenly rushed over and said in a panic: "Generals, sir, my old master... my old master has died of a sudden illness..."
Jiang Ji, Ma Yan, and Xin Ping were all shocked when they heard this. They thought that Yuan Shao was in his prime, how could he die so soon? Moreover, they had never heard of Yuan Shao having any illness. The three of them couldn't help but feel sad.
At the same time, they focused their attention on Xin Pi and asked in unison: "Did you expect this?"
Xin Pi said: "There are no two kings in the country, and one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, even if they are father and son."
Jiang Ji, Ma Yan, and Xin Ping looked at each other in confusion, and they all understood what was going on, but no one wanted to explain it, and they were unwilling to mention it. After all, there will always be bloody conflicts in the transfer of power.
"I'm leaving first, and I'll leave this place to you for defense. Holding on is the only way, and surrendering is the only way out. No matter how far the war goes, I will not surrender until the city is breached. The death of the old lord will be a great blow to me.
Our army may have found a good way to utilize it, and I think Jushou will not waste this opportunity in vain." Xinpi walked down the tower as he spoke.
Jiang Jidao: "Is Zhao State going to perish like this?"
"Be careful!" Ma Yan suddenly jumped forward, throwing Jiang Ji and Xin Ping to the ground. The moment they fell to the ground, the three people felt a huge tremor in the city wall at the same time, and there were also stone debris on the edge of the city wall.
fly.
Immediately afterwards, violent impacts occurred one after another, and large rocks were thrown over by Yan Jun's catapults. The large rocks hit the city wall. Either the large rocks were shattered, or a hole was made in the city wall.
The soldiers of the Zhao army who were defending on the city wall did not dare to raise their heads. Facing the fierce offensive of the Yan army, all they could do was to hold on.
Jiang Ji's head and body were covered with stone chips. As he crawled back, he cursed: "Grandma, you are a bear! Why is the Yan army's offensive so fierce? They are attacking in one place like crazy..."
"Fight in one place?" Xin Ping heard Jiang Ji's words and repeated them in a questioning tone. Then his face suddenly changed color and he said loudly, "No! Let the soldiers prepare to repair the city wall quickly. If only
If you attack one place and continue for a long time, one side of the city wall will inevitably collapse, so you must make preventive preparations first."
Ma Yan said: "Xin Canjun is right. In my opinion, the Yan army will not attack rashly now. They will definitely smash the city wall first and then attack. The city wall should be repaired immediately."
Jiang Jidao: "Ma Yan, you lead two thousand people, summon masons from all over the city, and transport some stones and other things, and quickly build a new wall behind the position where the Yan army used catapults to hit. I will lead the troops to retreat into the barbican city."
, as long as the enemy dares to attack, I will let them die under the barbican."
Ma Yan said "promise" and got off the tower.
Seeing that Jiang Ji was about to retreat, Xin Ping hurriedly advised: "You can't retreat! You must not retreat. The morale of our army is low. If you retreat into Wengcheng, you will give up the entire North Gate to the Yan army. The North Gate Suspension Bridge
Although it was destroyed, the city gate is still there and can be defended."
Jiang Jidao: "Okay, I'll listen to you, but if the city gate really can't be defended, we can only retreat to the Wengcheng."
Xin Ping nodded: "You and I will guard this gate together. We must not let this city gate be breached in our hands."
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Gao Fei stood on the watchtower and watched a hundred catapults firing large stones at a section of the city wall. Seeing that the city wall was loosened again and again under the violent impact of the large stones, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He said: "As long as we persist like this, the city wall will be breached within two days."
"Report——"
A scout quickly came to the bottom of the watchtower where Gao Fei was, raised his face toward the watchtower and cupped his hands and said: "I would like to inform my lord that General Zang Ba of Hengye has sent an urgent and secret message."
Gao Fei said "Oh" and went down to the watchtower. He took Zang Ba's secret message from the scout's hand. After opening it and reading it, a smile suddenly appeared on his face and he laughed loudly: "That's great.
It seems that the Yuan family is going to be completely destroyed."
Zhao Yun and Wei Yan stood beside Gao Fei and asked in unison: "Master, has Qingzhou been captured by Cao Cao?"
Gao Fei said: "That's almost it. Cao Cao attacked Mount Tai first and forced Yuan Tan to withdraw his troops from the bank of the Yellow River. Then Cao Cao set up an ambush and ambushed Yuan Tan's 50,000-strong army, causing more than half of Yuan Tan's casualties and was forced to retreat to the bank of the Yellow River.
, temporarily stationed in Zhu'a, preparing for another decisive battle with Cao Cao. But..."
Wei Yan asked: "What's wrong, Lord?"
Gao Fei said: "Zang Ba said that Liu Big Er joined Cao Cao and successfully convinced Kong Rong and other half of the counties in Qingzhou. Big Er gives me a headache..."
Zhao Yun said: "My Lord, the matter has come to this, and there is nothing we can do. The top priority is to end the Jizhou War as soon as possible. Lu Bu's movements are unknown now, and Yecheng's defense is very strong. If it is delayed for a long time, it will be very detrimental to our army. My subordinates suggest
, increase the number of soldiers digging channels, and strive to communicate with the water of the Zhang River within a period of time, flooding the city of Ye, and then attacking the city can get twice the result with half the effort."
Gao Fei said: "Well, there are still 10,000 infantry in the camp. You can bring them to support Xun Chen. Wang Wenjun and others must complete the excavation in the near future."
"promise!"
When Wei Yan saw Zhao Yun leaving, he cupped his hands and said, "Master, what about me?"
Gao Fei said: "Chang Wen, it's time to use you, but not Jizhou, but Qingzhou. Now Cao Cao has occupied most of Qingzhou. Although Liu Bei successfully persuaded half of the counties to surrender to Cao Cao, he has no troops. I want you."
Go to Pingyuan County, jointly command the troops with Zang Ba, cross the Yellow River, and attack the remaining counties of Qingzhou."
"Lord, if the soldiers guarding the Yellow River go to attack the counties of Qingzhou, and Yuan Tanwan flees to Jizhou, what should we do?" Wei Yan asked.
Gao Fei smiled and said: "This is what I want. I just want Yuan Tan to come to Jizhou. In this way, Yecheng may be captured earlier."
Wei Yan thought for a while, but didn't understand Gao Fei's intention.
Gao Fei saw that Wei Yan didn't quite understand, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, don't think about it. You are still young and must go through some experience. Let's regard this trip to Qingzhou as an experience."
, you go and serve as deputy general for Zang Ba. Zang Ba has fought against Cao Cao and Yuan Tan. He has rich experience in leading troops in battles. You should learn more."
Wei Yan said: "Promise, I understand that I will not disappoint my lord's expectations of me."
The catapults were still smashing the city wall desperately, round after round, Huang Zhong, Chen Dao, Wenpin, Chu Yan and others were taking command in various departments, waiting for a favorable opportunity to come.