Ji Ling's screams before his death not only shocked the spectators on both sides, but also shocked Zhang Dong, who was fighting with Zhou Tai.
Taking advantage of Zhang Dong's daze, Zhou Tai stepped forward quickly, raised his calf into the air with force, and slashed Zhang Dong head-on with the serrated blade in his hand.
"No!"
When Zhang Dong reacted, it was already too late. After he let out the last cry of his life, he and his horse were split into two pieces by Zhou Tai.
Seeing Zhou Tai, who was covered in blood and looked ferocious, Yuan Shujun, who was watching the battle, unconsciously took a step back.
"Hahaha! Youping, well done!
Yuan Shu, you loser, don’t hide in the back and scream, if you have the ability, come up, I will let you keep on doing it!"
Seeing Zhou Tai kill Zhang Dong, Xiang Ji laughed loudly, and at the same time he did not forget to mock Yuan Shu who was watching the battle from behind.
"Trash! Kill! Attack with the whole army! I will bulldoze Xia Cai!"
Being ridiculed by Xiang Ji, Yuan Shu was immediately furious.
Regarding the deaths of Ji Ling and Zhang Dong, Yuan Shu did not feel any sadness, but felt deeply ashamed.
In front of more than 300,000 people from both parties combined, these two losers dare to embarrass me. Even if they die, it will be an advantage for you.
Being ridiculed by Xiang Ji ignited the anger in Yuan Shu's heart, and he didn't care about his tactical morale.
Yuan Shu only knew that he wanted to kill Xiang Ji, kill the Xuzhou army, and kill everyone in Xia Cai City.
"Woo~~~"
The desolate horn sounded after receiving Yuan Shu's order for a general attack.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
As the horn sounded, the war drum symbolizing the attack also made a dull sound.
Seeing Yuan Shu's army advance step by step to the beat of the drum, Xiang Ji knew that the time for a decisive battle had come.
As long as he blocks Yuan Shu's attack and drags him here, I believe Zhao Yun will definitely surprise him!
You know, Yuan Shu is not the only one who wants to defeat Xiang Ji in one battle.
Even Xiang Ji was the same, he wanted to completely defeat Yuan Shu through this battle.
Only in this way can he quickly take over all of Yuan Shu's Yuzhou and most of Yangzhou.
After all, Xuzhou only has 30,000 defenders from Taishi Ci. Now the world has entered a world of chaos. If the stalemate here lasts too long, no one knows what changes will happen in Xuzhou.
If a fire breaks out in your own backyard because you hit someone else, there really is no place to cry.
Returning to the city, Xiang Ji also gave instructions to deal with Yuan Shu's general attack.
"Yu Jin, you lead your troops to guard the south gate, Zang Ba leads his troops to guard the west gate, and Zhou Tai guards the east gate.
Xiang Jiajun serves as a reserve to support various troops at any time.
Liao Hua, please supervise the young people in the city. They don't need to help defend the city, as long as they can help transport supplies.
Finally, Pei Yuanshao must monitor the movements in the city and kill anyone who has traces of his behavior!"
We cannot pay too much attention to Yuan Shu's army.
Now Cai is Yuan Shu's territory. As an invader, he must take adequate precautions against the people in the city.
"Plop!"
As the first boulder thrown by the catapult hit the head of Xiacai City, the siege officially began.
"Boil, hurry! We need boiling oil here!"
"Shoot! Don't be afraid, their manhole is still far away, shoot me hard!"
"Come on and let some strong men overturn their ladder with me!"
The top of the city was busy, and Yuan Shu's army below the city didn't stop either.
Under the constant interference of staring at various defensive weapons, the first manhole finally slowly approached the Xiacai battlements.
"Shoot! Archers! Suppress the rain of arrows and create opportunities for the brothers who are charging into the city!"
Seeing the well fence approaching, Zhang Xun, who was in charge of commanding the siege, immediately ordered a rain of arrows to suppress Xiacaicheng.
As long as they can suppress it for a moment, the soldiers climbing the ladder will have a chance to climb the battlements.
Yu Jin, who was responsible for guarding the south gate, discovered the approaching well fence and immediately gave instructions to the soldiers to respond.
"Quick, throw your hand and fire oil can at the manhole railing and throw it at me!"
Since Xuzhou is close to the sea, there is no shortage of whale oil.
In the absence of oil, Xiang Ji naturally paid attention to whale oil, a strategic material.
The large amount of whale oil that had been stored since the capture of Xuzhou was finally put to use today.
The fire oil cans carrying whale oil were thrown by the throwing hand with extraordinary arm strength, and kept hitting the well railing.
"Crack!"
There was a crisp sound.
A jar of fire oil happened to be smashed on the manhole railing.
Flames immediately began to rise along the wooden manhole railing.
"Quick! Put out the fire! Put out the fire quickly!"
Zhang Xun was in a hurry when he discovered something strange at the manhole railing.
What the hell are these damn Xuzhou troops using? Why can flames be thrown out of these bottles and jars?
You know, in the Three Kingdoms era, there were no strategic weapons such as fire oil tanks in war.
Of course, this is the benefit brought by being a time traveler.
In the words of Xiang Ji.
I don’t know how to improve the banker, nor how to make glass, nor how to do the industrial revolution, but why don’t I know how to make such a simple toy?
As the well railings were engulfed in flames, Yuan Shujun's plan to quickly occupy the city wall was completely aborted.
The siege has officially entered the tug-of-war time.
Soldiers of Yuan Shu kept falling from the ladders, and soldiers of Yuan Shu who were still charging fell under the rain of arrows on the city wall.
"Lord, withdraw. The forward battalion has suffered heavy losses. Let them withdraw first!"
Liu Xun, the only remaining general beside Yuan Shu, saw the situation in front of him and couldn't help but become worried for his friend Zhang Xun.
Now Caicheng has become a meat grinder, and it is impossible to capture it in a short time.
For the current plan, I am afraid that we can only rely on numerical superiority to trap the Xuzhou Army guarding Xia Cai City. When their military supplies are exhausted, they can seize Xia Cai without any blood and wipe out the Xuzhou Army.
Although Yuan Shu is often stupid, he still doesn't understand this simple truth.
However, after being repeatedly provoked by Xiang Ji, Yuan Shu did not bother to pay attention to any casualties.
If I were to die ten times for one of you, I would still die alive for you!
"Attack! Keep attacking! Even if the forward battalion is emptied, I will see you insert my big banner at the head of Xiacai City today!"
Yuan Shu, who fell into madness, apparently forgot what morale meant.
The previous deaths of the fighting generals Ji Ling and Zhang Dong had already destabilized the morale of the military, and now they were using their lives to fill up Caicheng City regardless of the safety of the soldiers, which caused even more turmoil in the morale of the military.
Due to Yuan Shu's perennial coercion, no generals or soldiers came out to resist, but it was inevitable that they would not work hard enough.
This point was felt most deeply by the Xuzhou Army guarding the city wall of Xiacai.
The rhythm of Yuan Shu's army's attack slowed down, the rain of arrows was no longer intensive, and even the drum beat of the attack began to weaken.
Seeing this situation, Xiang Ji knew that in the offensive and defensive battle at Cai, he would definitely win.