Sun Ce inserted the spear back into the weapon rack, turned around and bowed to Cheng Pu, and said: "When my father was alive, he often taught Sun Ce to listen to the teachings of his uncles. What's more, what is the general Cheng Cheng now? It’s okay,"
Cheng Pu also replied: "If the young master is willing to restore his ancestral foundation, he will finally wait to swear to the death, but now we have no money, no food, no soldiers and horses, only relying on Liu Xin can make things happen. When the lord was in Luoyang, he once told Liu Xin mentioned that he wanted to hire his daughter as his wife for the young master. Although Liu Xin did not agree to it at the time, he did not refuse. Why didn't the young master propose to him again, and then he could take advantage of it."
Sun Ce couldn't help hesitating. Although he also understood that this kind of political marriage was very important to the re-emergence of the Sun family, he was also a man of arrogance. His wife should be a beautiful woman. Who knows what Liu Xin's daughter looks like? appearance,
However, Zhu Zhi seemed to see Sun Ce's thoughts, and persuaded him from the side: "Young Master, General Cheng's words are extremely correct. Besides, the subordinates heard that Liu Xin's wives and concubines are outstanding in the world, and the daughters they gave birth to are not bad. Where to go, this matter is related to whether the Sun family's foundation can be revived. Please don't hesitate, the young master."
Sun Ce thought for a while, but couldn't make this determination, and said: "This matter is not in a hurry, let me consider it for a few days.
The problem of the Dahan Bank was resolved, and Liu Xin was relieved a lot. Information from all over the country came one after another. Yuan Shao had ridden Han Fu, occupied Jizhou, and fought with Gongsun Zan. Later, under the mediation of Dong Zhuo sent people, The two sides have temporarily halted, and the Yellow Turban rebellion in Shandong has become more and more fierce. Dong Zhuo, in the name of the court, ordered Cao Cao to suppress it. Seeing this news, Liu Xin knew that Cao Cao’s comeback was overwhelming.
There is also news from Xuzhou that Tao Qian’s health is getting better day by day, and the officials in Xuzhou have a good impression of Zhang Liao and Zhang Qing and his party. During this period, Zhang Liao was banned by Xuzhou officials and officials almost every day. Deng and others have already become one, and the Yellow Turban turmoil in Shandong has put a lot of pressure on Tao Qian. Although there are Zang Ba and Sun Guan garrisons in the north, and Xiao Pei also has Liu Bei garrison, he is still not at ease, and repeatedly urges Zhang Liao to stay. After coming down to help guard Xuzhou, Liu Xin naturally agreed to Zhang Liao’s report. This is equivalent to planting a nail in Xuzhou, and you can easily monitor Liu Bei. Why not
Suddenly, a personal guard came to report that it was Xu Huang and his wife begging to see him. Liu Xin was a little surprised. Xu Huang should be preparing for the battle secretly in Kangke County at this time. How could he suddenly come here
Xu Huang saw Liu Xin's doubts, and said, "It's because I have always wanted to see the lord,"
Liu Xin is even more weird: "Mrs. Xu, what can you do with me,"
Zhang Ningchao Liu Xin said a blessing. Thinking of all the past, he couldn’t help feeling a thousand words, and said: “The grown-up helped the lowly concubine to avenge the murder of his father. There are yellow turban surviving parties who are in chaos, and the lowly concubine is willing to recruit surrender for the adults, and I hope that the adults will be allowed."
When Liu Xin took in Zhang Ning, he also took great risks, and it was not that she did not use her to recruit the yellow turban surviving party. However, after many years, seeing Xu Huang and Zhang Ning's affection, Liu Xin had already dismissed it. With this idea, Zhang Ning took the initiative to bring it up. Liu Xin couldn’t help but ponder, and said for a while: “Mrs. Xu, I also know that you are a hero, but the world has changed and people’s hearts are not old. After so many years, who Knowing what those people think in their hearts, I can’t let you take this risk,"
Zhang Ning resolutely said: "The kindness of the adults to the lowly concubine, even if the lowly concubine lays down this life, it is difficult to repay the case. Now I have given birth to a pair of children for my husband. Even if I die, I will have no regrets. ,"
Liu Xin suddenly changed his color when he heard the words: "Mrs. Xu, you have no regrets, but have you ever thought about Gongming. If you lose you, he will have no regrets? Have you ever thought about the two children, without their mother, they Will there be no regrets?"
Zhang Ning was stunned by Liu Xin's remarks. She turned to look at Xu Huang, and she felt two lines of tears. Xu Huang quickly arched her hands and said, "Master, Ning'er is also kind..."
Liu Xin interrupted him and said, "Gongming, you don't need to say any more. Your sister-in-law once taught me that it is our man's duty to calm the world. It is not the work of a hero to use women to achieve goals. Mrs. Xu is heroic. Man, I admire me, so we men should stand up and do what we should do."
After a few more days, the weather gradually turned cooler. Liu Xin knew that the time was about to come. He ordered Cheng Yu and Kuai Yue to rush to Yanke overnight to assist Xu Huang and Zhang Fei respectively, and prepare to start the fight. Xichuan’s offensive,
As night fell, Yan Yan stood on the head of Luocheng and looked down. Tonight's Luocheng was exceptionally quiet. The Jingzhou Army, who had been harassing for three months, seemed to disappear without a trace. The defenders on the city seemed to disappear without a trace. I have completely adapted to this noisy environment, and now it suddenly becomes silent, but it gives people an unreal feeling.
At this moment, there was a loud "rumbling" loud noise from afar, Yan Yan's heart couldn't help but his heart tightened. He couldn't be more familiar with this kind of sound. It sounded once or twice almost every day, every time there was a loud noise. After that, a few boulders would fall in the sky. All the defenders, including Yan Yan, heard this sound like a conditioned reflex, curling their entire body into a corner.
Sure enough, three or four boulders fell from the sky again in a moment, and slammed accurately on the top of the city, making an even greater noise. Some of the city bricks were smashed and cracked, and even the city wall underneath was shocked. Yan murmured: "His grandma, I thought I could sleep peacefully tonight, why did you come again?"
Hearing Yan Yan's swear words, the surrounding soldiers laughed and stood up straight. Some went to check the damage of the place hit by the boulder to see if it needed to be repaired. Some looked down the city and looked at the Jingzhou army. Did the soldiers go to the city to scold again? Suddenly, there was a strange sound of "Woo" in the sky. Everyone knew that this was the sound of the boulder about to fall. They all looked up and were all surprised. There was a large stone in the sky. He was screaming and slammed on the city’s head in a blink of an eye. The defenders on the city’s head were unprepared this time and were caught off guard, and suddenly there was a burst of ghost crying and wolf howling.
In the past, such stones only flew three or five yuan at a time, but this time they flew forty or fifty yuan. It was like a shower of stones. The soldiers on the top of the city were stunned, and some were directly hit in the head. Suddenly, his brain burst and his death was horrible. Some people were hit by the boulders on the ground and hit their waists heavily. They broke their bones and lied on the ground and hummed endlessly. Yan Yan reacted quickly. I suddenly shrank to the corner of the wall. I was so, my head lowered a bit slower, and the helmet was hit by the roaring boulder, and he flew far away, scaring him into a cold sweat.
Before the soldiers on the front of the city could relax, the sound of "rumbling" sounded again. After a while, another large stone rain fell from the sky. This time, everyone had learned how to behave and clung to the corner of the wall tightly. Even so, four or five soldiers were injured by the bouncing stones.
This time, a total of fifty trebuchets were put in outside the city, and five consecutive waves of attacks were carried out on Luocheng. The direct damage caused by the trebuchets was not much, but as long as the person hit was either dead or disabled, the defender would be killed. The psychological pressure caused by the soldiers can be imagined, and after all, the trebuchet is not as accurate as the artillery of later generations. Many stones directly crossed the city wall and fell on the barracks and houses behind. Obviously, these barracks and houses did not have the walls and how to withstand it. With the impact of a boulder falling from the sky, as long as it is hit by a boulder, it will collapse in an instant. Many people are buried alive in the ruins. For a while, there is a cry of crying up and down the city of Luocheng.
Yan Yan did not expect that the Jingzhou Army under the city would suddenly launch such a violent stone attack. His heart couldn't help but tense. Could it be that the Jingzhou Army, which had been thundering and not raining for three months, was about to launch a general offensive. He hurriedly stood up and took those Still shrinking in the corner, the shivering soldiers rushed up and prepared to defend the city. After all, this army of defenders is an elite trained by Yan Yan. The soldiers rushed back to their posts, bent bows and arrows, and carried the logs. Those who are rocking stones, those who are ready to hook and putter, even some of the huge stones thrown by the trebuchet just now were pushed to the crevice by the soldiers, ready to smash down the city at any time.
Just as the city was in a hurry, there was a loud "pop" from the city. Yan Yan heard this strange sound, but he didn't know why, but instinct told him that it was not a good sound. Yan Yan instinctively picked it up. He lifted a shield against his head, and he heard a scream of screams around him. There was also a "bang bang bang" sound from the top of the shield, which made his arms numb. Yan Yan understood the loud noise just now. It is the sound of a crossbow machine, not a single crossbow machine, but the sound of thousands of crossbow machines being pulled together.
This time, thousands of crossbows were sent out, and the casualties caused to the defenders of Luocheng were obviously much larger than the attack by the catapult. However, this kind of crossbow and arrows were obviously much easier to deal with than the boulder. Shield, some archers have blindly fired arrows into the darkness below the city,
The Jingzhou Army’s crossbows made a total of only 3,000. They are now lined up under the city of Luo, but they are outside the range of the defenders’ bows and arrows. The random arrows shot from the city do not cause any damage at all, but the crossbows are not damaged.
Wei Yan looked at Luocheng, which was not far away, and asked nervously: "General Huang, do you really want to order a charge? The lord's order lets us pretend to attack."
Huang Zhong also raised his head and looked forward, and said blankly: "Wei Yan, don't you want to make meritorious deeds? In the past, Luocheng, there is no danger to defend. Chengdu is at your fingertips. Yes, the main bus is a feint on our behalf, but the lord also said This time the feint must be very realistic, so that the enemy cannot see a trace of flaws. If you say what the most realistic feint looks like, then of course it is a real attack, beating the drum, blowing the trumpet, and advancing.