With the support of several domestic slaves, Kuailiang climbed up the tower panting. Hearing Ma Yun's words, he hurriedly said: "Madam Qi, the people in the city are very angry, and they ask to go to the city to defend the enemy, and the subordinates wait. I have also organized all the servants in the family, and vowed to live and die with Xiangyang, please madam to order."
Recently, Kuailiang has been seriously ill. Although Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo have worked together to treat him, he has not seen any improvement. He has been lying on the bed for more than half a month. Kuai, Cai, Wang and other Xiangyang noble families have many domestic slaves. When Liu Xin first arrived in Xiangyang, Kuailiang handed over three thousand domestic slaves to Liu Xin for dispatch and helped Liu Xin. Now Xiangyang is under Liu Xin’s governance and is prosperous as never before. When this crisis came, Kuailiang Liang couldn't stand by and let people inform the major families to organize the manpower, and at the same time he came to see Ma Yun on the tower.
Seeing Kuailiang’s sallow face, Ma Yun was also quite moved, and said in deep thought, "Master, he probably hasn’t heard of Lu Bu’s death yet. There is still a period of time before the Sanguan and Dong Zhuo stalemate. If all the people and domestic slaves are transferred to the city. Head, the guards at the top of the city are enough, but it is also equivalent to telling Cao Cao that the forces in the city are empty, and I am afraid that Cao Cao will not easily retreat. Mr. Kuai, you are in a health condition. You should rest at home to recuperate, as long as Ma Yun still has a sigh of relief. Now, I will never ask Cao Cao to step into Xiangyang."
Tian Feng thought about it for a moment, and stepped forward and said: "Mrs. Qi Jin, the old clothes and armors replaced by the legions are sealed in the treasury and can be distributed to the people. If you can hide it for a while,"
Ma Yun shook his head and said: "What a shrewd person Cao Cao is. The difference between the spirit of ordinary people and domestic slaves and the soldiers is too big. You can't play the prince when you put on the dragon robe. I'm afraid it will reveal our strength even more."
Kuailiang said anxiously: "I beg your lady to stop hesitating, first find a way to tide over the immediate crisis, and then consider other things,"
Ma Yun's heart is actually more anxious than them. If Xiangyang City falls, Cao Cao will not embarrass them as long as these people are willing to surrender. It is hard to say that his family is too much. Cao Cao is fascinated when he thinks of that time in Luoyang. Ma Yun couldn't help but fought a cold war with emotions. When she turned her head, she saw the corner of Xiang Lang's robe in her hands. He strode up to the tower and hurriedly asked: "My lord, how are you here? Now, what happened to the western suburbs?"
There are not only training centers, new barracks, but also large production bases in the western suburbs. Civilian paper, white porcelain, and various military weapons and equipment are manufactured there. To a certain extent, it is even better than Xiangyang City. It’s even more important, so Ma Yun’s heart is tense when she sees Xiang Lang.
Xiang Lang gasped for a breath, and quickly said: "Please don’t worry, Madam, the western suburbs are very safe now. Even if the enemy gets there, the workers will work hard with them. There is something I want to report to Madam, the engineering team’s 50,000 yuan. People have just completed the road from Bajun to Hanzhong and are taking a break in the western suburbs. Hearing that an enemy is coming, they have called for battle. Most of these people have gone through battle and have been engaged in manual labor for a long time. There is absolutely no problem defending the city. under,"
Everyone on the tower was overjoyed when they heard what Xiang Lang said. The engineering team was basically made up of prisoners of war. These people were originally soldiers, but came from different camps. But in a blink of an eye, everyone's expressions became serious again. After all, these people Are you a captive, will you turn around
Xiang Lang saw everyone’s concern, and said, "Please rest assured, Madam, his subordinates are willing to guarantee their lives. These prisoners of the engineering team gave them freedom. They refused to leave. They had already been willing to serve for the lord. "
Ma Yun gritted her teeth and finally made up her mind, and said, "Well, just follow what the lord said, let them into the city, open the treasury, hand out the armor, and go up the city to defend the enemy.
Le Jin brought the 10,000 horsemen of his men to the north gate. Across the moat, the gate was closed tightly. The defenders of the city opened their bows and arrows to wait. However, Le Jin was also a battle-tested battlefield, and he could see the guards of the city at a glance. The army is sparse, and the number will not exceed two thousand. Obviously Cao Cao’s judgment is correct, and the force of Xiangyang City is empty.
With Le Jin’s spear pointing, Cao Jun shouted and rushed to the three access bridges outside the north gate. These three access bridges are actually not narrow, especially the main bridge in the middle, which can accommodate two carriages in parallel, but for those bravely charging. As far as the army is concerned, it is definitely not wide. Lejin’s 10,000 horses quickly lined up three long dragons on the temporary bridge. When the three long dragons reached the center of the temporary bridge, they had already entered the range of the defenders. With a clapper sound, a thousand arrows were fired from the city's head, Cao Jun shot down one after another, and many people fell directly into the moat.
Cao Jun was crowded in the center of the temporary bridge. There was a deep and wide moat on the left and right. There was nowhere to hide. He could only brave the arrow rain and struggling forward. Although the defenders at the head of the city had a good geographical position, the people at the end were weak, although they were trying to shoot the feather Arrows were still difficult to stop Cao Jun’s assault. After Cao Jun paid more than a thousand casualties, the forward finally dashed across the temporary bridge and dispersed to both sides of the city gate. Soon, someone put the long bamboo ladder on the frame. On the city wall, someone lifted a thick log and violently hit the city gate.
Although Le Jin was not tall, he was extremely brave. He was overjoyed when he saw that the striker had arrived under the city of Xiangyang. He also raised his spear and instigated his horse. As the brigade rushed to the temporary bridge, he shouted: "Brothers, again Work harder, whoever enters Xiangyang City first will have a great reward for the Lord Lord."
As soon as his words fell, he heard a shout from the top of the city. It was still sparse just now, and there were no more defenders. The city was suddenly full of soldiers, and arrows and stones poured down the city like rain. Cao Jun, Cao Jun suffered heavy casualties in an instant, and the untidy team suddenly became a mess.
Le Jin yelled: "It's not good, it's in the game, quickly retreat,"
As soon as he finished speaking, he reined his horse, but the bridge was already full of people, no matter where he could turn around, when Le Jin was anxious, he felt a sharp pain on his cheek, and he shot an arrow early. He couldn't hold the rein, turned over and fell down. It turned out that Dongjin was riding on a horse. Compared with the surrounding soldiers, he was particularly eye-catching. The defenders on the front of the city had noticed him a long time ago. He shot it. Fortunately, these defenders were not strong enough. Although the arrow shot through his cheek, his life was not a serious problem. The surrounding soldiers hurriedly rescued Le and took down the access bridge. , Had broken three or four thousand men and horses early, Le Jin did not dare to entangle at the north gate, led the remnants back to the east gate, and returned to Cao Cao. There was a thunderous cheering from the top of the city.
With the feather arrow still stuck in Le Jin’s face, he stubbornly returned to the east gate. He happened to ran into Yu Jin and led a group of defeated soldiers back in despair. The two were facing each other, one on the horse and the other under the horse. Cao Cao said, "The mission will be humiliating at the end, please confess the crime,"
Cao Cao asked in a deep voice, "How are the guards at the north and south gates?"
With an arrow in Le Jin’s face, speaking quite laboriously, he still said: “When the final admiral just arrived at the south gate, there were not many defenders in the city. Finally, they rushed to the bottom of the city. Even the city gate smashed. Suddenly more than ten thousand men and horses appeared above their heads, and the soldiers were killed and wounded. In desperation, they had to order the withdrawal of troops."
Cao Cao was not angry but rejoiced when he heard this, and asked: "Wenze, what are you talking about, the gate of the south gate of Xiangyang has been cracked by you."
There was no surprise on Yu Jin’s face. He hung his head and said, “The gate of the city is made of wood and iron. The door cracked, but there was an iron gate behind the city gate, which could not be opened by hitting anyway."
Cao Cao couldn't help but stunned. It turned out that Xiangyang City was built so strong that even if his 100,000 troops were all on the ground, he would not be able to attack it. He raised his head and looked at the two armies fighting on the temporary bridge, and then glanced at Dachangsi. Opened the east gate of Xiangyang, he couldn't help but feel very suspicious. Is there any trap
Although the Cao Jun who rushed to the temporary bridge were all warriors of hundreds of wars, the defenders on the opposite side were unambiguous, holding on to the bridge without retreating. People on both sides kept falling into the moat on both sides of the temporary bridge, and the rivers on both sides. Already dyed red, Cao Jun’s soldiers came from Qing and Yan Erzhou. Most of them were not accustomed to water. Even if they were not injured, they fell into the moat and sank after two flops. They couldn’t survive, but the defenders of Xiangyang were skilled in water. As long as they are not dead, even if they are injured, they will struggle to swim back to the other side. After a little bandage, they will re-enter the battle. When the brave meets on the narrow road, the brave wins. Although the soldiers guarding Xiangyang have been in the army for less than a year, they are not afraid of death. , In this hand-to-hand combat on the temporary bridge, Cao Jun, who has experienced all kinds of battles, fell into a disadvantage.
Seeing this, Xia Houyuan was furious, turned over and jumped off his horse, waved the big knife in his hand, and slashed all the way. As expected, dozens of Xiangyang defenders fell under his sword.
Dian Wei saw it on the tower, and felt violent. He screamed and rushed down the city. The bridge was crowded with soldiers from both sides. Dian Wei couldn't wait for everyone to clear the road, and tried his trick again, so he jumped onto the guardrail. , Waving the pair of big iron halberds, flew like Xiahouyuan and killed him
Cao Cao saw the big yellow-faced man rushing out of the city of Xiangyang in the back formation, like a killer, he couldn't help but praised: "Unexpectedly, Liu Xin had such a hero, which is more evil than ancient times."
Xia Houtun said from the side: "Going back to the lord, this person's surname is Wei, and he is very powerful. He once fought a tiger, and then he was conquered by Liu Xin. It was evil that he took for him."
Where did Cao Cao know that Liu Xin copied this form for Dianwei from him, and secretly sighed that the heroes saw similarities, and said with emotion: "If Cao can be helped by such heroes, why worry about it? Harmony,"
While talking, Xia Houyuan is already in danger. If you talk about kung fu right away, even if Xia Houyuan is not Dianwei’s opponent, it will take more than seventy or eighty rounds to be able to tell the victory or defeat, but with the effort, Xia Houyuan and Dianwei are different. Far away, especially on this narrow bridge, Xia Houyuan’s broadsword was even more difficult to resist Dianwei’s double iron halberd. After only more than ten rounds, he slid left and right and couldn’t help retreating.
Cao Cao's expression sank, and he shouted sharply: "The army retreats, let them in,"
These soldiers of the Qingzhou Army deserved to have gone through the battlefield for a long time. Hearing the order from Cao Cao, they retreated like a tide. Xia Houyuan didn't love the battle, slashed, got caught in the crowd and walked back.
Dian Wei gave a loud shout, rushed to catch up, swung away with a halberd, and swept the Cao Army soldiers in front of him into the moat. They rushed into the Cao Army's formation first, and the Han army recruits at the back also took in. Not holding back, followed Dianwei and rushed over.
Ma Yun saw it from the tower and yelled: "No, hurry up and call for gold to retreat."