"Fire arrows!" On Yuanyong City, Chen Dao held two swords and slashed at the Wei soldiers who were climbing up the city wall with ladders, while shouting loudly in the gaps where Wei Jun's arrows were dodged.
With an order, 700 repeating crossbowmen on the city wall kept pulling the triggers of their crossbow machines. Hundreds of crossbow arrows flew violently and passed through the body! The power of a crossbow shot at close range is definitely unmatched by human beings.
Imagine, the penetrating power is extremely strong. In an instant, hundreds of flesh and blood bodies under the city wall were like water bags that had been pierced, falling limply, and the viscous bright red liquid spurted out from the small holes in their bodies.
out.
At this time, Wei Yan and Chu Yan, who had just retreated to the city, came up to the tower, held their swords and immediately went into battle. There were not many words, only endless killing.
The ladder of the Wei army was put up on the wall of Yuanyong City, but was immediately pushed down by the soldiers of the Yan army. The soldiers of the two armies competed in such repeated movements, and at the same time, the arrows flying back and forth also
Shopping.
As soon as the war started, Xu You hid behind the doorpost of the gatehouse, leaning closely against the doorpost, and kept saying: "Why? Why is this happening? How could Xia Houyuan see through my plan?"
The shouts of killing continued, and the roaring sound covered everything. The city was dyed red with blood, and soldiers who kept falling and climbing up were densely packed, like a steady stream of water.
Xia Houyuan was riding on horseback, looking a little anxious. He was a little impatient. He saw that there were very few of the three thousand soldiers responsible for the first wave of siege. The corpses piled up beside the city wall, and blood flowed into rivers. A river quickly formed.
A disgusting bloody quagmire.
The sky gradually dimmed, and several figures jumped towards Xia Houyuan from a distance. During the ups and downs, everyone who saw them took the initiative to get out of the way.
"call out!"
The figure fell next to Xia Houyuan, knelt down on one knee, faced the loess, and reported to Xia Houyuan: "General, my subordinate is incompetent and failed to complete the task. Please punish me, General."
Then, two more figures also landed next to Xia Houyuan at the same time. They all knelt down on one knee, facing the loess, not daring to raise their heads, and said guiltily: "This subordinate is incompetent, please punish me, general!"
Xia Houyuan glanced at the three outstanding young people kneeling in front of him. Seeing that all three of them had traces of fighting, he said: "Xia Houli, Cao Zhen, Xia Houen, you have tried your best.
It's your fault. Zhang He, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan are all generals of the Yan army. You can disrupt them with a small team of a hundred people and force them back into the city. This is already a victory. Are there any casualties in the Tiger Guards?"
Xia Houli, Cao Zhen, and Xia Houen looked at each other and said in unison: "Please punish me, general!"
Xia Houyuan waved his hand and said: "Forget it, if I really want to punish you, even ten heads are not enough to chop off. You take your respective subordinates and spread out to the two wings and rear of the army, paying close attention to the enemy's movements. This way
The battle has begun, we must try to buy time for your Majesty, whether we can destroy the main force of the Yan army depends on tonight's battle! Dismiss!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Houli, Cao Zhen, and Xia Houen said "promise" and then disappeared from Xia Houyuan's side.
"General, Zhang He has entered the city." Xia Houyuan's general Deng Bai galloped over on horseback and said with cupped fists.
Xia Houyuan smiled and said: "Very good. Start taking action, surround three but one is missing, and work together to capture Yuanyong City!"
"promise!"
Once the order was issued, Wen Ji and Deng Bai each led the infantry that had been prepared and began to move to the south and north of the city.
Xia Houyuan sat quietly on the horse, raised his hand and shouted: "Let God March be ready at any time, and after the city is broken, follow me forward."
"promise!"
Xia Houyuan looked at the soldiers from both sides who were fighting bloody battles for the city wall, and he felt an inexplicable excitement in his heart. He thought to himself: "The king and Military Advisor Xu are really good at predicting events. I wonder what the king thinks of my performance?"
Zhang He rushed in from outside the city. As soon as he entered the city, he smelled the billowing smoke coming from the northwest, and the outside of the west side of Yuanyong City was even more ablaze. As the saying goes, the authorities are blind to the beholder. Just now, he stood outside and watched from the tree.
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Everything, seeing the fire burning in the northwest, Xiahou Yuan only attacked the east gate, causing all the Yan army's troops to gather at the east gate to fight. He did not hesitate at that time, and after killing more than a dozen Wei cavalry, he rushed back with his horses.
to the city.
He rode his horse to the east gate. The air was filled with the smell of blood, and the fire in the northwest was getting stronger and stronger. What worried him was that the vegetation outside the north gate of Yuanyong City was all weeds. Once the fire took advantage of the wind,
If it blows over, the fire is likely to spread to the city.
As soon as he arrived at the east gate, Zhang He shouted to the soldiers waiting at the city gate who were preparing to go up to the city to fight: "Get out of the way!"
When the soldiers saw Zhang He rushing over, they all moved out of the way.
Zhang He arrived at the city gate, climbed a few steps, then turned around and pointed at the two army commanders waiting among them and said: "You quickly lead your men to reinforce the south gate. You immediately lead your men to load the grain and grass into trucks and gather them all at the west gate.
Wait for my orders at any time!"
"promise!"
Zhang He turned around and went up to the tower. He saw Xu You hiding behind the gate pillar at a glance, so he went up and said, "Commander, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time. Please hurry down to the tower and wait at the west gate."
Xu You said: "General Zhang, my plan is perfect, why was Xia Houyuan seen through? Is there any flaw in the middle?"
"It's too late to think about it. The matter is already here. Please leave as soon as possible, otherwise the fire will spread to the city and no one will survive!" Zhang He turned around quickly and said to several people around him, "Escort the military advisor from here and leave at the west gate.
waiting."
Several soldiers immediately led Xu You down the city wall and rushed towards the west gate.
At this moment, Chen Dao, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan each led their men to fight at the top of the city. When Zhang He saw this, he immediately joined the battle. Holding the steel sword in his hand, he immediately rushed over and chopped down a man who had boarded the city.
The Wei soldiers who had reached the city wall raised their feet and kicked the ladder over at the same time.
"Three generals, please leave here quickly. Leave this place to me. You can assemble at the west gate. Once the food and grass arrive, you will immediately evacuate to Juan County. At the same time, carrier pigeons will be released. The flying pigeons will pass the message to Xun Chen who is stationed in Juan County.
, let him prepare to fight the enemy and hide all the food and grass." Zhang He shouted loudly while killing the enemy.
Chen Dao asked hurriedly: "General Zhang, what happened?"
"Don't ask so many questions. We have been fooled. This is all a trap, a trap that others have set up a long time ago." From the moment the Tiger Guards appeared, Zhang He felt something unusual in his heart.
Because he heard Bian Xi say that the Tiger Guard is a mysterious force used to protect Cao Mengde. Under normal circumstances, it hides in the dark and only appears when Cao Mengde is in danger.
Under normal circumstances, the Tiger Guard will not leave Cao Mengde, just like the two Tiger Guard generals around him. No matter what, there must always be one by his side to protect Cao Mengde at all times. But now, Tiger
There is only one reasonable explanation for the sudden appearance of the guards, and that is that they followed Cao Mengde.
As soon as Zhang He thought of this reason, regardless of whether his speculation was true or not, he had to quickly evacuate Yuanyong City. Although Yuanyong City was a barrier to Juan County, they were already in a situation that had been laid out by others.
If we continue like this, we will only lose troops and generals. Instead of wasting our troops in places where there is no chance of winning, it is better to withdraw them temporarily and cooperate with the remaining army in Juan County and then fight the enemy to the death.
Chen Dao, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan knew Zhang He's character. After hearing Zhang He's order to retreat, they immediately went down the tower without saying a word, leaving Zhang He alone to lead his men to guard the tower.
At this time, after detouring back to the south of Yuanyong City, the Wei army at the second north gate also suddenly launched an attack. The three gates were besieged by the Wei army at the same time, and the Yan army, which was dispersed, felt quite a pressure.
"General, please leave quickly. Just leave this place to your subordinates." Pan Xiang, Zhang He's subordinate, realized the danger of the matter and said to Zhang He.
Zhang He said: "I am the commander-in-chief. I cannot retreat just now. I must hold my position."
"It is precisely because the general is the commander-in-chief that he should lead the soldiers to evacuate. Now, only the general can stabilize the morale of the army. He Ning has died in the battle. Since I, Pan Xiang, have followed the general, my life has long belonged to the general. We are here to pay attention.
Guard me and ask the general to lead a large group of troops to evacuate as soon as possible."
Zhang He frowned, looked at Pan Xiang's resolute face, nodded heavily, and said, "Take care!"
After saying that, Zhang He went down from the city tower. Pan Xiang left a thousand soldiers on the wall of the east gate. He got on his horse and ran towards the west gate with his other men.
Under Yuanyong City, Xia Houyuan saw Chen Dao, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan on the wall disappear, and Zhang He also came up and left. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, raised his hand, and said: "Send the order, let's go down."
Wen Ji and Deng Bai brought the army back and attacked the east gate with all their strength."
After hearing this, the messenger immediately conveyed Xia Houyuan's order.
In the dense forest on the east bank of the Liuzi River, Cao Mengde was riding a Jueying horse, surrounded by three generals: Dian Wei, Cao Hong, and Cao Xiu. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he said: "The wonderful talent has really lived up to the high expectations, and has completely confused the Yan army.
However, the reaction of the Yan army was too fast, which was beyond my expectation. Zhang He really has the demeanor of a general. Dian Wei, recall all the Tiger Guards!"
"promise!"
Dian Wei then took out a leaf, put it in his mouth and blew a sound. The sound was very unique. After blowing for a while, he put away the leaf and said to Cao Cao: "Your Majesty, shall we go back?"
"No, arrangements have been made at the camp. As long as Gao Fei dares to attack, he will definitely be defeated. Moreover, Xu Shu, Liu Ye, Cao Ren, and Xiahou Dun are here, which is enough to deal with the exhausted Yan army. Now, the Yan army's food storage place
I don’t know. Although I know it’s in the area around Juan County, it’s so big there that it’s not easy to find.
Let the Yan army help us find it! Cao Hong, you go and command the troops to attack the city in place of Miaocai. Let Miaocai send out the Shen March now and arrive at the county seat of Juan County before Zhang He. If you can find a place to store grain and grass, you will
Burn them, and if they are not found, they will confuse the Yan army and make them fall into chaos." Cao Mengde said.
"No!" Cao Hong clapped his horse, danced his sword, and quickly crossed the Liuzi River to convey Cao Mengde's order.