The sound of drums was rumbling, and Handan City was constantly echoing with the sound of drums. One hundred cowhide drums stood outside the city, and burly men in fine clothes held drumsticks and beat the cowhide drums vigorously. Wave after wave of drums
The sound was so loud that it made people's eardrums feel raw. This scene was created by Lu Meng just after he arrived in Handan.
On the city tower, Xu Huang looked serious and was patrolling back and forth with his hand on his sword.
Xu Huang has made countless preparations to defend Handan.
What Xu Huang has to do now is to stabilize the morale of the army and let the soldiers fight hard to face the enemy.
"General, the archers of the Shu army have come out."
Suddenly a soldier shouted, and rows of archers were seen walking out of the Shu army outside the city. These archers were all aiming at Handan City. The long knife in Lu Meng's hand suddenly slashed down, and he shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
"The order was given, and the bows and arrows, which were as dense as rain, came out of their strings and flew towards Handan City like meteors chasing the moon.
Xu Huang's pupils widened and he shouted: "Put up the shield, hold up the shield!"
Xu Huang held a shield in his left hand to block the incoming bows and arrows, but he kept running on the tower. He shouted loudly to remind the soldiers on the city to put up their shields to block the incoming bows and arrows.
"Ding! Ding!!"
Some bows and arrows hit the city wall, making a crisp and exciting sound.
"Duh! Duh!"
The bow and arrow shot into the shield made a dull sound.
Standing on the city and looking outside the city, after a cursory glance, I felt that the sky was getting dark, and it was covered by the bows and arrows that blocked the sky. There was a feeling that the city was about to be destroyed by dark clouds. When the bows and arrows fell on the city tower,
, and when I looked carefully, I found that there was a laughing note tied to the bow and arrow. All bows and arrows were like this, without any difference.
After several rounds of arrows, the archers stopped shooting.
Xu Huang looked up at the Shu army outside the city and found that Lu Meng had retreated with his soldiers. Seeing this scene, Xu Huang felt even more heavy. When Lu Meng arrived with his troops, he did not attack the city immediately, but shot with bows and arrows tied with notes.
Entering the city was a plan to attack people's hearts. Although Xu Huang didn't read the content on the note, he could guess that the content was nothing more than persuasion to surrender and threats.
"General, the Shu army has hundreds of thousands of troops coming to kill them. Can we defend Handan?"
"The Shu army will launch an attack in three days and prepare to attack the city."
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Xu Huang listened to the words of each soldier and knew that these were Lu Meng's tricks.
Bows and arrows injured very few soldiers, but more affected people's hearts. Especially when many bows and arrows were shot into the city, the people also knew the news that the Shu army was going to attack the city, which made the people's hearts in the city fluctuate and easily led to mutiny.
"General, what should we do?"
A general came to Xu Huang's side. This man was lean, with piercing eyes, a cold expression, and a faint killing intent. This man's name was Zhu Wu, and he was a member of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Xu Huang led him
When soldiers came to Handan to resist the Shu army, Cao Cao asked Zhu Wu and Xu Huang to accompany them. On the one hand, they were to protect Xu Huang's safety, and on the other hand, they were to assist Xu Huang in guarding Handan.
After hearing Zhu Wu's words, Xu Huang showed no signs of panic and said calmly: "Lü Meng asked the archers to shoot randomly. The morale of the military in the city was floating and the morale of the people was unstable. Naturally, it was to appease the people and stabilize the morale of the military."
After Zhu Wu heard this, his eyes showed worry.
In fact, Xu Huang had already thought that he would encounter various things and was prepared in his mind, so he was not in a hurry. After all, the morale of the military and the people had been affected, and the sky had not fallen yet.
Next, Xu Huang began to shuttle among the soldiers while stabilizing the people's hearts.
Three days passed by in a flash.
The busy days of these days made Xu Huang noticeably thinner, and his eyes were slightly darkened. However, there was a determined look in Xu Huang's eyes, and he was not afraid of the arrival of the Shu army.
Xu Huang and Zhu Wu stood on the tower, staring at the Shu army outside the city.
Lu Meng rode out with a nine-foot-long sword in hand, looked up at the city tower, and shouted loudly: "Xu Huang, Cao Cao has lost Youzhou, Jizhou is almost over, and Yuzhou, Yangzhou, and Xuzhou have also become the Kingdom of Shu.
The territory of Wei is about to be destroyed. If you defend Handan, you will only drag more soldiers to die with you. Surrender, as long as you surrender, Your Majesty will put you in a good position and even give you a promotion."
When Xu Huang heard this, he sneered twice, showing disdain.
He responded loudly: "My son Lu Meng, how can I, Xu Huang, a tall and dignified man of eight feet, do something that betrays the Lord? If you want Handan, then capture the city with your own ability. If you want this general to open the city and surrender, you must not do it."
Impossible."
Dianman galloped out and shouted: "Xu Huang, if you are stubborn, I will massacre the city of Handan."
Xu Huang's expression suddenly changed, his eyes widened, and he shouted loudly: "Ignorant boy, do you think the soldiers in the city are just decorations? You want to massacre the people of Handan City, do you want to ask me, the son of the army of Wei, if I agree? Jun of Shu
If you want to enter the city, you must first step on my corpse, otherwise I will never let you move forward."
Wei Yan rode out and said: "General Lu, Xu Huang is stubborn, let's attack the city."
Chen Dao shook his head and said: "Handan is the former capital of the Zhao Kingdom. The city is solid and thick, and it is surrounded by a moat. We only have 10,000 elites. If we attack the city by force, it may not be easy to take it. Besides, we are just a vanguard army, we have no
Weapons such as slings and slings prepared to attack the city are difficult to forcefully attack the city."
A sneer appeared at the corner of Lu Meng's lips, and he said: "There is enough gunpowder to blow open the city gate."
At that moment, Lu Meng asked the soldiers of Langya Camp to take action and wanted to blow up the city gate with gunpowder.
This time, Lu Meng miscalculated.
The moat under Handan City blocked the soldiers of Langya Camp from advancing, so gunpowder could not be piled on a large scale at the city gate. They could only be ignited and thrown out. The gunpowder fell and exploded sporadically, and even though the ground was blasted into craters, Handan City was thick and solid.
The city gate was unmoved and unaffected.
Xu Huang looked at Lu Meng's little trick and yelled: "Lu Meng, I have figured out your tricks a long time ago and have taken sufficient precautions. It's impossible for you to blow open the city gate."
Lu Meng's face was gloomy, and he was even more unhappy.
Noriman said: "Boss, let's attack the city directly."
Lu Meng felt fierce in his heart and said: "Okay, attack the city directly, I don't believe you can't get in."
Chen Dao thought that attacking the city was not easy, and wanted to persuade him, but seeing Lu Meng's firm look and Dian Man's eagerness to try, he finally said nothing and agreed to attack the city. Lu Meng ordered 10,000 elites to attack Handan City by force. Xu Huang saw
In this situation, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Although the Shu army was elite, it was far behind in attacking the city.
Aerial ladders were set up on the city wall, and the Shu army began a large-scale attack on the city. Xu Huang had already prepared. Even if Lu Meng, Dianman and others took the lead, the effect was not obvious.
Lu Meng couldn't bear the death of his soldiers and ordered to retreat.
The attack on Handan ended in failure.
Lu Meng led his army to retreat and returned to the camp.
Xu Huang stood on the city tower with a solemn expression. Although he had won the victory, the Shu army suffered few casualties, and Lu Meng led only the vanguard of the Shu army, not a large army. Once Wang Can led the army to attack, could it still be defended?
?Zhu Wu felt Xu Huang's mood, and he was also feeling heavy.
The setting sun was setting in the west, and the sunlight was shining down, giving it a twilight look.
After Lü Meng returned to the camp with his soldiers, the generals of the army settled down. Lü Meng summoned Wei Yan, Chen Dao and Dian Man, and the four of them discussed matters in the big tent. Lü Meng said angrily: "We led the army south, and encountered
All the counties in the country are waiting for the wind and surrendering. Now Xu Huang is clinging to the defense. What should you do?"
Chen Dao said: "It is better to stay temporarily and wait for His Majesty to lead his army to kill us."
Lu Meng shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, we have ten thousand elites, can't we even capture a small city of Handan? We can't wait, we must capture Handan."
Dianman and Wei Yan both frowned, thinking about ways to capture Handan.