Zhang He also heard the sound of gold ringing. Seeing Lu Bu's army begin to retreat, Zhang He had no choice but to order the nets to be closed in advance and the buildings and carts to be set on fire.
"Put out the kerosene."
Following the captain's order, the soldiers who were already ready held the kerosene and smashed it directly on the building truck.
There was a loud crackling sound, and the black kerosene directly covered the three carts. The soldiers on the city wall and the carts were about to explode when they saw this, because they all knew what would happen next.
"Throw the torch."
In an instant, dozens of torches soared into the sky and hit the truck directly.
Sparks burst out, and surging flames rose into the sky, directly covering the three building cars.
"help me."
"I'm on fire, really on fire."
"Save, save, save me."
For a moment, the people inside the carriage were wailing to the sky. The soldiers inside could not escape at all, and the carriage and the carriage were directly burned to ashes.
"Run quickly."
"Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw."
"Walk or run slowly and that's it."
The carriages were burned down, and Lu Bu's troops under the city also wailed and fled backwards with their heads in their hands.
"Fire the arrow."
Now Lu Bujun realized what it means to have arrows raining down like rain. The archers on the city wall also started firing arrows desperately. At this moment, Lu Bujun under the city wall really hated his parents for not giving him two more legs, each of his limbs.
Use them together and run wildly backward.
Although they escaped the archer's attack, there was still a barrage of shotguns in front of them, and these soldiers could only put their shields on their heads, hoping that they would not be hit by stone bullets.
The soldiers and horses under the city wall evacuated safely, but the soldiers on the city wall were in dire straits. Although there were not many soldiers who climbed up the city wall through the carriages, there were more than a thousand of them. Now that the carriages were destroyed, they had no way to go to heaven.
, there is no way to enter the ground.
"It is not too late to surrender."
Zhang He came to Lu Bujun and shouted directly to them. Now these people have no way to survive. Instead of committing more crimes, it is better to give them a way to survive.
"We are willing to surrender."
Hearing Zhang He's words, Lu Bu's troops on the city wall were overjoyed and threw away their weapons and surrendered to Zhang He.
Although this offensive and defensive battle was extremely bloody, it was not long. It only lasted an hour from beginning to end. However, in this hour, the casualties caused were shocking.
Only less than 60,000 of Lu Bu's 70,000-strong army could actually return, and more than 10,000 corpses were lost under the city wall. However, the Jianzhong Army responsible for the defense relied on the city wall and had complete defense facilities, with only about 2,000 casualties.
An absolute victory.
"General, this battle was really frustrating."
Cao Xing was filled with anger. Even though they had more people in this battle, it was Zhang He who really took the initiative.
From the beginning of their attack, they were completely led by others. They fought as they wanted, and they fought as they wanted.
After so many years in the army, it is rare to say that I have experienced hundreds of battles, but this is the first time that I have experienced such a humiliating battle.
"You are feeling aggrieved. Aren't you feeling aggrieved, General?"
Fortunately, my lord discovered it early today, otherwise the consequences would have been disastrous."
Looking at Cao Xing, Song Xian was also furious. You are so aggrieved. Who is not aggrieved? If Lu Bu hadn't seen the opportunity quickly today, the army might have suffered a lot of losses.
"Okay, stop arguing. The sergeants below are not in chaos yet, but you generals are in chaos?
What should I do if the sergeant sees it?"
After hearing what the two of them said, Lu Bu punched the table directly.
"Lord, calm down."
"Lord, calm down."
Seeing Lu Bu's anger, Song Xian and Cao Xing saluted with fists clasped together.
"Okay, you guys go down to the army immediately. No matter what method you use, you must stabilize the mood of the army. Our army was defeated today and I'm afraid the enemy will attack the camp at night."
Lu Bu glanced at the two men and asked them to go down to the army to calm the morale of the soldiers. What he was most afraid of now was the enemies in the camp. Taking advantage of his new defeat, he attacked the camp at night. If his morale dropped sharply now,
, it is likely to be destroyed by the enemy in one attack.
"promise."
"promise."
The two of them clasped their fists together, turned around and left, heading towards the military camp.
"Why."
Lu Bu couldn't help but let out a long sigh. This battle was really tiring. If he couldn't find a way to deal with the enemy's trebuchets placed in the city, he would always be in a passive state during this battle. It would be really frustrating.
Just as Lu Bu was scratching his head, a pair of small hands quietly came out from behind him and gently pinched his shoulders.
"General, what's wrong?"
A pretty face lay next to Lu Bu's ear, and blew gently at Lu Bu.
"How did you come."
Lu Bu directly hugged Gardenia into his arms.
"I see that the general is a little troubled. Why don't you come to help the general relax?"
Gardenia looked at Lu Bu in front of her and smiled sweetly.
"I won't be annoyed when I see you, haha."
Now that Lu Bu has a beautiful woman in his arms, how can he think about attacking the city? Today's business is done today, and tomorrow's business will be discussed tomorrow.
"General, where are you touching? I'm ticklish, gurgling."
"Don't you know where I touch? Come on."
Lu Bu had a beautiful woman in his arms, and the soft jade was fragrant. Song Xian and Cao Xing stayed up all night. While comforting the soldiers, they also had to arrange defenses to guard against the enemy's night attack.
"General, do you want to steal the camp at night?"
Li Mao looked at the darkening sky and couldn't help but ask.
"Stupid, have you forgotten what I said yesterday?"
Hearing Li Mao's words, Zhang He shook his head directly.
"General, today is different from the past. Lu Bu's troops returned with a heavy defeat today, and their morale is at a low point. If we attack the camp at night, even if Lu Bu knows that we are coming for a sneak attack, he may not be able to resist it."
Li Mao glanced at Zhang He. Although he still said the same thing, the situation was different. After all, Lu Bu had just been defeated. If he was really brave enough to attack in a sneak attack, he would probably defeat Lu Bu in one fell swoop.
"Young people should not be too impatient about justice. What did I say last time?
We are bait, not the main force. We don’t want to be inferior in nature.
Besides, do you really think that Lu Bu is easy to get along with? His reputation as the most powerful general of the Han Dynasty is not in vain.
Today's battle is just a common occurrence for him. His ability to command soldiers is probably only matched by generals Zilong and Yan Liang.
20,000 soldiers and horses sneak attack the enemy's nearly 60,000 troops, you are really tired of living."
Zhang He glanced at Li Mao, but the disappointment in his eyes was quite obvious.
"The general's advice is right. Li Mao is too impatient."
Li Mao also felt Zhang He's disappointment and immediately knelt down on one knee to salute him.
"Li Mao, you are talented and intelligent and have the potential to become a general, but you must remember that to be a general, you must first guard against arrogance and impetuosity. You must not jump at the slightest opportunity.
You do not represent yourself alone on the battlefield. One of your decisions may change the trend of a battle. Thousands of people may lose their lives because of your decision.
Remember, you must be stable to win, do you understand?"
Seeing Li Mao's appearance, Zhang He also nodded. He actually valued this Li Mao very much.
This Li Mao is a descendant of the Li family, a wealthy family in Jizhou.
Since Yuan Shu occupied Jizhou and started his campaign, the wealthy families in Jizhou have been optimistic about it and sent all their children into the army.
Although these children of wealthy families do not have any privileges in the Jizhou Army, and they are not as able to endure hardships as the children of poor families, they are more alert and intelligent than the children of poor families.
After so many years of fighting, the children of these wealthy families have also relied on their own abilities to stand out, and Li Mao is one of the best.
He was able to become a captain not because of his family's connections, but because he climbed up from the bottom step by step.
From corps leader to captain, then to team leader, camp commander, and finally to school captain, it can be said that he truly rose up by stepping on the corpses of his enemies, and he was not just a loser.
"Thank you, General, for your advice. Li Mao is deeply grateful."
Li Mao clasped his fists at Zhang He again. Although these words didn't sound good, they were real words of wisdom. If Zhang He didn't value himself, he would never have said this.
"Well, you should experience it well. Li Mao will be patrolling the city tonight."
After Zhang He finished speaking, he left the city wall directly, leaving only Li Mao to patrol the city wall at night.
Zhang He had no idea that his teaching today would give Yuan Shu another general who was stable, courageous and honest.
There was no talk all night, Zhang He did not attack, and Lu Bu did not wait for Zhang He's troops to arrive. The next day, Lu Bu did not attack the city. He just ordered the army to go around, cut wood to build carriages and ladders, and at the same time, he was also thinking about how to deal with the attack in the city.
Trebuchet.
"General, someone came here to report that he had a way to counteract the catapult's shot."
