He brought Xia Houyuan and other clan brothers with him this time because he wanted to gain military exploits for his brothers and gain a bright future.
However, even a fool can see that it is extremely difficult to break through the pass in front of you, and the biggest damage in the siege battle lies in this. It can even be said that during the siege, if you are not careful, even if you are not careful,
As a top military general, it is possible for him to make a mistake and die on the battlefield.
If Xia Houyuan and others hadn't asked for it, and there were all the generals around watching, Brother Cao Cao actually didn't want them to take action in person.
After all, he can look for opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future, but he only has one life. If he loses it here, he will probably regret it.
But in front of so many people, even if Cao Cao wanted to show that he had no selfish motives, he could not refuse the request of Xia Houyuan and others.
However, Cao Cao was the commander-in-chief of the army after all. At this moment, he looked away from Xia Houyuan and others and looked at Dian Wei and Xu Chu.
Along the way, thanks to Cao Cao's deliberate friendship, the relationship between Cao Cao, Dian Wei and Xu Chu suddenly became much closer.
At this time, Cao Cao looked solemnly towards Dian Wei, and Xu and Chu said, "General Dian, General Xu, please ask two generals to take action later."
Whether it is Dian Wei or Xu Chu, both of them can be called peerless generals. After all, according to what Chu Yi said, Dian Wei and Xu Chu are so strong that they can rank among the top ten military generals in the world. They can be called god generals.
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If the two of them are willing to take action, even if they can't take the pass in front, they can still attract Zhang Ren's attention.
Without Zhang Ren to target them, even if Xia Houyuan and Xia Houdun appeared on the battlefield, they might not be able to break through the barrier with their strength, but there would still be no problem in protecting themselves.
Of course, the prerequisite is that Dian Wei and Xu Chu are willing to take action.
Since Cao Cao opened his mouth, he naturally had some confidence. Not to mention Dian Wei, Xu Chu had a straightforward temperament, and the two of them were extremely eager to fight on the battlefield, so Cao Cao was fully confident that he could ask the two of them to take action.
As expected, Cao Cao just opened his mouth and the two of them agreed without hesitation.
Dian Wei stretched out his big hand like a cattail leaf fan and patted Cao Cao, saying: "Don't worry, general. Lao Dian, I will personally go out and take care of it and knock down this pass for you."
Cao Cao couldn't help but smile. He just pretended not to hear Dian Wei's assurance. Dian Wei's words couldn't be taken seriously. If the barrier was so easy to break, he wouldn't have to worry.
Taking a deep breath, Cao Cao smiled at Dian Wei and said, "General Dian will do his best."
Dian Wei stretched out his hand to grab it and saw two halberds falling into his hands. Then he stepped out and appeared on the battlefield.
A terrible evil aura filled the air, and all the soldiers within a radius of tens of feet, with Dianwei as the center, subconsciously avoided it.
Compared to the extremely rude Dian Wei, Xu Chu was not much better than Dian Wei. The naked Xu Chu held a big knife in his hand and strode forward, one step at a time. With each step, the ground shook slightly, and a head was faintly visible.
A huge black bear appeared behind him.
Xu Chu, who was full of strength, stretched out his hand to grab it, and saw a mountain peak in the distance being pulled up by Xu Chu, and then Xu Chu threw that mountain mountain away.
A mountain-like peak roared towards them. It was so loud that anyone who was not blind could see it. The soldiers on both sides were even more frightened by Xu Chu's move.
Especially on the city wall, many soldiers only saw a hill flying towards them, and they were all frightened and subconsciously took a few steps back.
Not to mention these soldiers, even Zhang Ren couldn't help but feel a sudden change in his heart. His attention suddenly shifted from the Xia Houyuan who had just been killed to Xu Chu and Dian Wei.
Although the strength displayed by Xia Houyuan and others made Zhang Ren look at him, Xu Chu and Dian Wei were too eye-catching. There is no harm without comparison. Compared with Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong, Xu Chu and Dian Wei naturally
is more dangerous.
"It's simply a delusion to try to break down the city with just brute force!"
Zhang Ren watched Xu Chu use a hill to bombard the pass. If it were not for the blessing of the formation, the pass would have been destroyed on the spot if such a hill were smashed down. But now there is a military formation to suppress it, and he will
Under the control of the evil spirit of tens of thousands of troops, not to mention a small mountain, even if Xu Chu really moved to a mountain, he would not be able to fall down.
With a bang, Zhang Ren gathered the evil energy of the military, slashed out with his sword, and saw a sword light hundreds of feet long roaring out, hitting the mountain peak in the middle, and blasting the mountain into powder on the spot.
With Zhang Ren's own cultivation, it is naturally impossible to have such an effect. The key point is that Zhang Ren, as the commander of an army, can rely on the strength of the entire army with the help of military formations. Therefore, as long as Zhang Ren is willing, he can be in the army
Among them, as long as the army does not collapse, he can fully display his extremely powerful strength.
The power of one person is limited. Even if they are as strong as Dian Wei, Xu Chu cannot compare with the strength of tens of thousands of troops. Therefore, it is still difficult for Dian Wei, Xu Chu and their offensive to break Zhang Ren's defense.
However, as soon as the two men took action, the morale of the siege soldiers was naturally high. In the blink of an eye, some soldiers took the opportunity to attack the city wall. However, Zhang Ren was a good general who defended the city. He had expected such a situation, and a very small number of soldiers
When they stormed the city wall, they saw a group of spearmen suddenly charging out, spears thrust out fiercely. The few soldiers who had just gained a firm foothold on the city wall had not had time to climb up the city wall for themselves.
When they were excited, they were all stabbed into hedgehogs by spears.
Under the suppression of the military formation, Xiahou Dun, who had only shown a few percent of his cultivation, climbed up the city wall, just in time to see several spears running towards him and stabbing him.
This group of spearmen fired their guns very quickly and went straight forward. If they were ordinary soldiers, they might have been assassinated on the spot. However, Xiahou Dun was also a top military general. Faced with such a scene
Naturally, he was not in a hurry, and with a sharp slash of the long knife in his hand, several spears were cut off on the spot in the blink of an eye. With a casual sweep, several soldiers were swept away.
Xiahou Dun, who turned over and landed on the ground and regained his balance before he had time to react, heard a burst of sound coming from the air.
One after another, spears came through the air. Even Xiahou Dun was startled when he heard the sound of the air. He couldn't help but cursed after just one glance. However, Xiahou Dun did not move slowly. He turned over and jumped.
Go down.
The moment Xiahou Dun jumped off the city wall, several spears whizzed past Xiahou Dun's head, divinely blasting several soldiers who had just climbed up on the spot.
Under the evil aura of the military formation, and under the attack of dozens of ballistae, not to mention Xiahou Dun, even if it were Dian Wei, Xu Chu would probably suffer a loss if he faced the attack of dozens of ballistae.
Zhang Ren doesn't have many good generals, and there are even fewer capable generals. However, this does not prevent Zhang Ren from taking other methods to defend against the powerful generals sent by Cao Cao.
If the generals alone can easily defeat the city, then Zhang Ren's three or two small cats, compared to Cao Cao's dozens or hundreds of generals, can't defend the city. He can just surrender and admit defeat.
Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong were obviously being targeted here, but when they climbed up the city wall to greet them, they were greeted by a barrage of crossbows. They only made a few people scream and scream, but there was nothing they could do about it.
Zhang Ren's attention here was attracted by Xu Chu and Dian Wei. Dian Wei went on a rampage. Although it was not as shocking as Xu Chu's direct capture of a mountain peak, it was not much worse.
However, they were not afraid of anyone in the competition of force, but when it came to military formation and even the command of troops, the two of them were far behind. Facing Zhang Ren, who commanded an army of tens of thousands, the two of them had no choice but to give in to Zhang Ren. They were even beaten by a
Waves of arrows covered the place, and there was a flurry of activity.
For less than half an hour, the siege battle fell into a stalemate. Zhang Ren's command was steady, and the city walls were in order, without any sign of chaos.
On the contrary, the siege party suffered heavy losses, with a large number of soldiers killed and injured. The high morale originally inspired by generals such as Dian Wei and Xu Chu no longer existed.
Cao Cao, who saw this situation from a distance, secretly sighed in his heart. Although he had expected such a result, seeing that even Dian Wei and Xu Chu had taken action, there was still nothing he could do to defeat Zhang Ren. Cao Cao had some doubts in his heart.
Lost.
But after all, Cao Cao was a man who could afford to let go. He took a deep breath and issued the order: "Call the gold and withdraw the troops."
Soon a sound of ringing gold sounded, and the soldiers who were attacking the city immediately retreated like an ebbing tide when they heard the sound of ringing gold, leaving only corpses under the pass.
Standing on the city wall, Zhang Ren finally felt relieved as he looked at the retreating imperial troops and Dian Wei and Xu Chu who were cursing.
"Hahaha, Cao Mengde, with Zhang here, you can never even think about stepping into the middle of Sichuan."
Seemingly inspired by the repelled offensive and Zhang Ren's deliberate guidance, the soldiers in the city couldn't help but burst into cheers one after another.
On the contrary, Cao Cao and others looked solemn. Even Dian Wei and Xu Chu, who had returned, looked a little embarrassed when they looked at Cao Cao.
At this moment, Cao Cao said to Xun You, Cheng Yu and several other advisers: "Do you gentlemen have any good ideas?"
Cao Cao had asked for advice before. Now after the siege battle, everyone had a somewhat understanding of Zhang Ren's abilities, so Cao Cao wanted to see if there was any way to break the city.
However, the expressions of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu became more and more solemn, and Cheng Yu slowly said: "I thought that Zhang Ren was called a good general in Shu for a false reputation, but I never thought that his ability was so strong. In my opinion,
If we attack by force, I'm afraid the imperial edict of condemnation will have arrived before the city is breached."
Cao Cao believed this. According to his estimation, if there was no other way but to risk the lives of soldiers, this pass would probably cost the lives of 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers.
This is only the first pass into Sichuan. You must know that the land of Sichuan and Sichuan has been extremely dangerous since ancient times. There are more than one city gates like the one in front of you. If you really want to attack them one by one, the imperial court will not be able to bear it.
He, Cao Mengde, cannot bear the responsibility for this.
At this moment, an ugly-looking young scribe suddenly said: "Someone has a plan, it might work."
Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he suddenly raised his head and looked at the other party, and saw an ugly young scribe with a confident look in his eyes.
Cao Cao took a deep breath, looked at the other person and said, "Oh, why did Shi Yuan teach me!"
This person was none other than Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan, who was born in the land of Jingxiang. Compared with Zhuge Kongming, who was still young, Pang Tong was an adult, so he was naturally recruited by Chu Yi.
Now, accompanying Cao Cao in his expedition to Sichuan and Shu can be considered a bit of experience.
Pang Tong was calm and composed. Although he was young, he had a unique charm.
Pang Tong could only be heard saying slowly: "The pass is so steep that even the brave generals Dian Wei and Xu Chu cannot defeat it, so a forceful attack is not advisable. In this case, it is better to rely on the power of heaven and earth..."
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, but soon Cao Cao shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "I, the general, know what Shi Yuan meant, but I'm afraid it's impossible to repeat what happened at Hangu Pass."
Pang Tong smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "I certainly know the importance of the Jade Seal of Chuan Guo, and I never said that I would rely on the power of the Jade Seal of Chuan Guo."
Cao Cao couldn't help but look at Pang Tong in surprise after hearing this, but apart from the imperial seal, he really couldn't think of any other way to collapse this dangerous pass in front of him.
Pang Tong looked confident and said: "If Pang remembers correctly, when he suppressed Han Sui, he seized a flag of the God of Wind. It just so happens that my Pang family has a flag of the God of Fire. If the two flags of Wind and Fire can be sent out at the same time,
…”
Cao Cao took a deep breath and said: "Shi Yuan's plan is feasible."
Although Cao Cao didn't think that only two treasures could break the barrier in front of him, at least Pang Tong's suggestion was a method. There would be no problem in trying it, just in case it really worked.
Pang Tong saw Cao Cao's reaction in his eyes, but he couldn't guess what Cao Cao was thinking. He sighed slightly and said: "In fact, the best way is to send people to Sichuan and Shu to spread rumors to drive a wedge between Zhang Ren and Liu Yan. It's just that
If this method is to be effective, I’m afraid it won’t be able to see any results within a few months.”
Xun You glanced at Pang Tong with admiration, nodded at the side and said: "The priority is to attack the city, and to attack the heart first. However, we don't have much time. If the first battle in Sichuan alone will last a year and a half, the imperial court will go
I don’t know how the princes will criticize us.”
Cao Cao nodded with deep understanding and said: "If you are just criticizing Cao, that's fine. However, Cao was personally appointed by the prince. Those people were forced by the prince's power and did not dare to have any objections to the prince. If this is the case,
Once Cao's attack on Sichuan and Shu is unfavorable, there may be a group of so-called loyal ministers who will jump out and target the prince. So in this first battle, we must make a stunning start no matter what."
