Bai Xiaowen took a deep breath and stood behind Nuzhao Kuang. In his eyes, there was only the city gate.
Arrows flew from the top of the city, but Bai Xiaowen seemed to have disappeared.
Even if he was hurt by a few arrows, it would only add some extra strength to Bai Xiaowen's severe pain potential.
As for the danger to life, it's not that serious.
Bai Xiaowen's bad luck bracelet on his left wrist kept reminding him.
Finally, Bai Xiaowen rushed to the Xudu City Gate, only ten meters away from the moat. Behind him, the winged cavalry also began to ride their horses and trot forward to follow.
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A huge wave of flames surged out and flooded the Xudu City Gate in front of them.
Since Bai Xiaowen's strength value was extremely high at this time, already over 100, Orochimaru's additional impact force was extremely astonishing! It was not inferior to the force of a battering ram.
Boom!
The two doors suddenly collapsed.
However, I did not see the smooth streets that I expected.
Behind the collapsed Xudu City Gate, thick sandbags of earth and rock appeared.
"Fall back!"
Bai Xiaowen gave an urgent order.
On the city wall, Xudu's defenders laughed loudly, cursing and shooting arrows.
Fortunately, the hussars had not yet started to accelerate, and they all reined in their horses and returned. After eating the arrows on the city wall, there were only a few scattered losses.
But...it was a bad start!
Bai Xiaowen activated the Xiangyun Shield and finally withdrew.
"What's going on... It seems that everyone is already prepared?" Li Shuyi said depressedly.
"Did the Awakeners of the Divine Court give advance warning of our attack on Xudu?" Cecilia said.
Qiao Rui shook her head: "If the awakened ones from the Divine Court are really here, the most beneficial way for them and the best way to 'expel' us is to pretend not to know, let our vanguard troops enter the city, and then close the city gate and drive our troops away.
Cut it into two pieces, and then help the defenders strangle one of them."
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly and said, "Yes, there shouldn't be any obstruction from the Awakening of the Divine Court here. It's just Xun Yu's own vigilance."
Seeing the eyes of his teammates, Bai Xiaowen said slowly:
"Our whereabouts should have been exposed at Yanling Pass."
"How could it be possible? We were obviously very cautious and did not let the flames of war ignite." Li Shuyi said.
Bai Xiaowen said: "Yanling Pass is Xudu's barrier. If Xun Yu can design a defense with two generals, one light and one dark, he can design other means! After all, it is not very reassuring to place your hopes on a beacon tower.
"Perhaps Xun Yu also designed other warning methods. Maybe when Deng Tong or Zhou Ding died, Xu had some way to get the news?
"After all, this is the Three Kingdoms of the Spiritual Realm. There is the existence of supernatural forces such as Taoism, and this kind of warning method is not uncommon. After learning the news that the guard at Yanling Pass was dead, Xun Yu immediately ordered preparations for war, using the weapons prepared in advance.
Use earth, rocks and sandbags to seal the city gate... This can also be done in terms of time."
Qiao Rui said: "It is meaningless to discuss why it was exposed now. The focus is how to deal with it now."
Bai Xiaowen took a breath and said: "There is no other way. If the cavalry attacks the city, the advantage will be gone. This is the next best strategy. Since Xu Du is on guard and cannot attack directly, he can only change his strategy."
"Wait for Jiao Chu, the 20,000 Youzhou Army led by Zhang Nan will come over." Li Shuyi said knowingly.
Bai Xiaowen nodded: "That's the back-up insurance we prepared, and it's time to use it."
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen said again:
"We rushed to Xudu in advance. Although we were unable to break the city, it was not meaningless! Let me make two points now. This is what we should do next, before waiting for the Youzhou Army to arrive.
"First, destroy the garrison guards in the suburbs of Xudu and kill the garrison soldiers.
"Second, seal the four gates of Xudu and strictly isolate internal and external news.
"Third, harass them day and night so that the Xudu defenders can't sleep peacefully!"
Bai Xiaowen's mentality changed quickly.
Originally, the winged cavalry was the main force in the surprise attack on Xudu.
Now, the enemy is on guard, the plan is thwarted, and there is no point in feeling frustrated.
You should immediately change your mind and use the hussars who arrived earlier as vanguards!
Do what the vanguard troops can and should do, and prepare for the strong attack after the arrival of the 20,000 troops from Youzhou.
Qiao Rui reminded: "We try our best to block the news, but the news that Xudu has been invaded will inevitably spread. The remaining troops from Yingchuan and even the entire Yuzhou will come to rescue you. How long does it take for Jiao Chu to arrive?"
"Let's estimate, it will be about two days later than us."
Bai Xiaowen stood up and said: "Go, I will mark the route around Xudu to everyone. Each of you will lead a hundred cavalry to guard the routes; I will lead the remaining four hundred cavalry to clean up the garrison. News about Xudu,
Block it for as long as you can!"
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Bai Xiaowen led the winged cavalry, marching around the city in the suburbs of Xudu, demolishing houses, not to mention enemies.
It should be noted that those killed by the garrison guards were not ordinary people, but old and weak soldiers sent by Cao Cao to garrison the fields.
The soldiers in the field were certainly unlucky, but the defenders on the battlements of Xudu did not dare to slack off at all.
There are also some elite-level corps commanders and so on, but none of them are Bai Xiaowen's enemies.
There were also smarter garrison soldiers who took advantage of the dawn to escape secretly before it was fully light. These cunning garrison veterans did not flee to Xudu, but to other counties and cities in Yingchuan!
Their calculation was very shrewd. If they fled to Xudu, Xudu would not be able to open the city, but would be a dead end. By escaping to other counties and cities, they could still convey news, call for reinforcements, and maybe even get a large reward.
It's a pity that Bai Xiaowen made arrangements one step ahead.
Not long after, news came from teammates on each route that they had captured various numbers of soldiers in the field, and were carrying out Bai Xiaowen's order to take no prisoners. When the enemy was everywhere, there was no room for mercy.
Bai Xiaowen led four hundred winged cavalry to speed up the cleaning process.
Finally, a big fish was caught at the last military station.
Well, just a relatively big fish: the "Diannong Zhonglang General" appointed by Cao Cao was named Ren Jun.
Ren Jun was responsible for the transportation of grain and fodder logistics in Guandu. This time he returned to Xudu to collect grain. He returned to his family's one-third-acre farmland for a short break and inspected it. He was diligent in his official duties, but he unexpectedly encountered such a misfortune.
Fortunately, Bai Xiaowen took a look with insight and found that Ren Jun was not a combat leader, but also a auxiliary leader, not a big threat. He also had logistical skills such as farming, supplies, etc., and he could be considered a talent.
"You have special talents, it would be a pity to kill him. I am Yuan Xi, the governor of Youzhou. I am here with my army this time. I will break Xudu in a few days and Cao Cao's thieves will be destroyed in the blink of an eye. I ask you, are you willing to surrender?"
"Bai Xiaowen made an exception and gave Ren Jun a chance.