The sky turned into a dark gray and the rain gradually became lighter, sometimes dense and sometimes sparse, but the war was still fierce.
"boom--"
The wall of Wubao Village exploded. In the light of the fire, fragments of earth and wood were fired covering dozens of steps. Amidst the screams on the wall, a group of soldiers were shaken off. The rest were shocked and doubtful of the power of God. At this time, a large number of Qingzhou soldiers had several attacks.
Experience, already screaming and rushing forward.
"Shoot" in the air, arrows kept falling down, and someone was shouting: "Think of your father, wife and children behind you, kill him, Commander Liu will come to the rescue soon..."
The sound of killings on the city wall was loud, the swords were shining like snow, and blood was spattered everywhere. The two groups of people fought desperately, and as time went by, corpses continued to fall.
It was the third day after the release of the Dong's Proclamation. This was the suburb of Tancheng, which was governed by Donghai County.
Tancheng was a fortified city and difficult to conquer. Cao Hong, who was responsible for attacking the east side of Xuzhou, led the Qingzhou soldiers to plunder the area. The defenders of Tancheng did not dare to go out to fight. Because they went out to fight on their own initiative, many of them were annihilated by Cao's army with the advantage of the magician regiment. They could only watch helplessly.
Qingzhou soldiers brought disaster to the place.
This is the reason why the man in Wubao didn't shout "Tao Shijun will come to the rescue", because everyone knew it wouldn't happen.
At this time, Ye Qing himself led an army of 100,000 to push into Pengcheng. In response, the governor spread Qingzhou soldiers all over the ground to cause trouble. At the same time, he scattered all the 5,000 red-armored light cavalry he had brought with him. With the help of Youzhou's good horses, which were good at long-distance attacks, he launched an attack.
A lightning-like offensive.
Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Zhou Ling, and Zhang Fangbiao each led a team of red-armored light cavalry, each with a thousand troops, accompanied by a technician. Five bolts of lightning were scattered across the four counties, clearing away the Qingzhou soldiers as a disaster.
The combat principles are to use the high magician's reconnaissance and cover-up, to avoid in advance those with more than 3,000 people, to quickly attack and escape small groups with 3,000 or less, and to dispose of the captured soldiers and armor at a cheap price to the local village Wubao, and even keep accounts.
It doesn't matter, the intention is to support the rebellion against Cao Cao.
The five teams communicated with each other through information boards, shared intelligence, and were at the ready to be dispatched by the main force. They cooperated in raids and harassed each other, forming a kind of overall operation like casting a net to catch a small group of Qingzhou soldiers who were unlucky enough to be caught.
For a time, not only the people of Pengcheng County were encouraged, but also dozens of counties in the four counties of Xiapi, Guangling, Donghai and Langya shouted, "Shijun Liu has come to rescue the troops" and "Don't be afraid of death, Shijun Liu will avenge us."
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Although the five red-armored light cavalry can only save a limited number of places every day, this is a signal of firm support and provides real soldiers and armor, triggering local resistance to Cao Cao.
Cao Hong has recently felt that it has become more and more difficult to attack these forts. At first, he could capture them with only a thousand soldiers, but now he must muster more than three thousand soldiers, which is very inefficient.
"If we can't complete Brother Mengde's mission, what should we do?" He thought, looking at the fort with anger in his eyes - why didn't he just let our army kill him?
Xuzhou's knight-errants were full of spirit, and many righteous men joined in the fight against Cao's thieves. As a famous local tycoon in Huaizuo, he even took in nearby people who had taken refuge, and accumulated sufficient strength.
Although there were no strong warriors, there were a few ranger leaders who organized a counterattack at the gap in the wall, killing dozens of Qingzhou soldiers, and even smashing some arrows with their swords and arrows. Their proficient martial arts skills were clearly displayed here, and on the battlefield
Very conspicuous.
"A warrior on the first or second level of qi training, dare to show off in front of us?" Cao Zishuai, who had several earthly magicians under his command, snorted coldly. He calmed down the shock of the combined spells before casting another killing spell.
The ice arrows flew in, and several of them cooperated with the fine-tuning of spiritual consciousness to seal off the space of the first ranger. With a "pop", the ranger's chest suddenly exploded and he fell down.
Then there was another scream...
Without a break for tea, these rangers were all killed one by one. Although hundreds of soldiers bravely rushed to block the gap in the stronghold wall, nearly a thousand civilians roared and resisted with weapons. People's hearts were boiling in the void, but they lost their organization and were suddenly struck by a hail of arrows.
He was suppressed, and in an instant, thousands of Qingzhou soldiers with red eyes were killed, and they were immediately covered in blood.
"This family is finished..." Cao Hong put down his long bow with satisfaction, and the bowstring vibrated. He ordered: "Supervise the team to count the food."
Then he looked back and nodded to the "Taoist priests": "Thanks to the Taoist priests for helping me."
The leader was wearing black robes with two flames on his sleeves, which were the signs of a second-level magician in the earthly world. He looked a little arrogant. At this time, considering Cao Hong's identity, he did not dare to neglect him. He returned the courtesy briefly and responded: "It's just that.
According to the order of Mr. Cao, if these local rebels refuse to obey the military power, let them open their eyes to what it means to be crushed by the power of God."
Cao Hong saw this and did not care about the arrogance of these Taoist priests. When drinking in private, his elder brother Cao Ren was dissatisfied with the situation and was even worried about the changes in the aura of the environment, but Cao Hong did not consider this.
"As long as Brother Mengde can still suppress this generation, I can continue to fight and make money. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?" Cao Hong thought like this and looked inside the village wall.
The resistance inside was still continuing, but the intensity had obviously decreased. Many doors were broken, and even the cries of women could be heard. It was the impatient Qingzhou soldiers who had begun to vent their animal desires.
His brother Cao Ren launched 300,000 Qingzhou soldiers from Yanzhou to go south to support him. In the past few days, 60,000 were selected and transferred to Cao Cao's camp. 100,000 were divided into Cao Ren's partial troops. The remaining 140,000 were mixed, and they were all divided into 3,000 troops.
Spread to all counties and counties in Xuzhou, each team cooperates with several magicians to attack Wubao and villages, loot local wealthy households, and loot their children, silver, silk, and grain.
After three years of savings and management under Tao Qian, Xuzhou became extremely prosperous. Some of the crops there were too much to take away, so they were simply burned on the spot.
As soon as the Qingzhou soldiers released the blood ban, they simply turned into beasts and slaughtered all the adult men in the villages and towns they passed. Most of the women were humiliated to death, leaving only the more beautiful ones to serve as military prostitutes.
The nature of the thieves was like this, and the number was too large. The supervising team did not dare to restrain them too much. They only took the majority and selected beautiful women, intelligent and qualified boys and girls, and valuables, and escorted them back to the camp to be sent back.
Yanzhou.
"Damn it, this killing is crazy, it's like the last village and no one was left alive."
"It's getting late. The army will stay inside tonight. Don't make it so bloody that there won't even be a woman to serve you."
Cao Hong frowned and stared inside. It was so smooth that he was so presumptuous that he couldn't help but cursed twice, and ordered two more close associates to lead the team: "Go, keep an eye on this treasury, don't let these little wolves rob it all...and
Cut off a batch of the most beautiful beauties in the family. It is best to choose a few mature wives. Keep them all and give them to the lord with me.
The word "mature wife" made several magicians gnaw their teeth, their hearts twitching, and their minds communicated: "The Governor has really worked hard every night to disguise his identity as Cao Cao..."
"Haha, maybe the old man likes this. It's inconvenient on the ground, and he may even be powerless. Hehe... How can Cao Cao not enjoy this in his prime now?"
"The law of aging makes even us monks feel sad, but here in the earth, we can be young again. No wonder the governor is so presumptuous. Is this because he is afraid that after the earth turns from yin to yang, it will only fall into decline and never have the chance to enjoy it again?
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"One day we break Xuchang, capture the Queen Mother and her daughter, and Ye Qing's two wives, and build a bronze bird tower to house them. Let's see how Ye Qing's face turns out."
"Haha, abandoning your wife and children is the true nature of a straw-shoe man. If you don't peel off a layer of face for this Ye Qing, you will really think of yourself as a warrior..."
Most of the magicians under the governor came from aristocratic families. Seeing a common man rise up in a few years and become a heavenly being, and even hold a vocation to marry the daughter of the Earthly Immortal Dragon Lord, who would not secretly curse, "By virtue of that"
What"?
Hatred is hidden deep in my heart like a poisonous snake. When I am on the ground, I am afraid of the power of God and dare not show it at all.
When we get to the ground, the people on the ground are a little unscrupulous, especially the magicians who are the most protected on the battlefield. Unless they are unlucky, who can kill them?
Just rely on those indigenous generals?
"Eh-wait, what's the sound?"
The ground shook slightly, and the dull sound was buried in the chaos of Wubao. Several magicians looked at each other in confusion.
"It's the cavalry that has bypassed my perimeter." Cao Hong's expression changed, and he looked back angrily: "The enemy has attacked three miles away, why didn't you conduct reconnaissance?"
This is a new group of red-armored cavalry coming to encircle and suppress this county. The Youzhou horses are too fast. Cao Hong's impression of the environment is still the same as that of a day ago, and he does not know that the peripheral troops he sent to plunder no longer exist.
"No... someone is covering up the movement of the army. It's time for a magician to take action." Several magicians understood, and were so shocked that they even forgot to hide their identities.
Cao Hong couldn't care less about this question and was just anxious to set up defenses.
Two thousand of the three thousand Qingzhou soldiers went in to rob, and even the supervising team went in to seize the loot. At this time, there were only three hundred personal guards.
Cao Hong hurriedly organized a thousand Qingzhou soldiers for defense. The military formation in front of Wubao shrank continuously and retreated towards the inside of Wubao. The scene was tense.
The sun has set, the sky is dark, and there is no Milky Way starry sky. I can only hear a "pop" sound, and the oncoming wind and rain are suddenly chilly to the bones.
"It's ice wind and rain." This ice wind and rain is a water vein method. It falls straight down in the rain. Although there is no injury, it hits people and horses in a large area, and the troops suddenly slow down.
The impact of this deceleration was only 10% to 20%, but as the horse's hooves gradually accelerated, and when a large group of red-armored light cavalry appeared in the line of sight, the sense of gap immediately enlarged.
This small distance can be reached by a single charge for the fastest cavalry. If you want to run away, it will be difficult to adjust the formation if you slow down.
Moreover, Cao's troops were only here to invade the place. Except for the general's bodyguards, the Qingzhou soldiers were all lightly-armed infantry. Not to mention the lack of armor, they didn't have many spears for the cavalry. Seeing this, many Qingzhou soldiers looked desperate.
Seeing this, Cao Hong knew that it was too late to adjust, and quickly shouted: "Continue to retreat, the enemy only has a thousand light cavalry, retreat to the Wubao, can you defend-"
It has to be said that the situation was handled appropriately. General Cao Hong was still capable, with the strength and prestige to suppress the commotion and shrink his troops layer by layer into the Wubao.
The magicians accompanying the army were relieved when they saw that the enemy cavalry with the "yellow" flag was still two miles away.
"It seems that we can block the gap in the wall during the cavalry charge, and with the help of the two thousand Qingzhou soldiers inside, we can clear out the internal resistance and then garrison the troops to defend it."
"The Pengcheng camp will not fail to rescue them, and there is no need for reinforcements from the camp to arrive. Since this red-armored cavalry is a light attack, they do not dare to delay for too long... Ah, wait, this yellow flag..."
"It's the bow general Huang Zhong, General Zi Lian, be careful"