In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Fei, Gan Ning and others climbed to the city to see, there were heads of people surging around, full of Cao Jun, and they circled the city three times. Zhang Fei often complained that he had not fought, and he had been bored for a long time, but suddenly saw so many troops, but he couldn't get excited. He was startled, his face was dignified, he drew his sword out of its sheath, and said loudly, "Fan City is Xiangyang. If Fancheng is lost, Xiangyang will be in danger. The lord entrusts Fancheng to me, and I will hold it for him. I have decided to live and die with this city, and the same is true for you. I will order to defend the city and dare to take a step back. Cut!"
"Oath to coexist and die with Fancheng!"
"Oath to coexist and die with Fancheng!"
"..."
Gan Ning, Xiang Chong and others also yelled, and then all the soldiers in the army yelled.
The soldiers of the Han army were always favored by Liu Bei and Liu Xun. The soldiers were willing to defend Fancheng desperately in order to keep Xiangyang, and they all regarded death as home.
A short time later, but the sound of dong dong dong was heard loudly, the war drums rang in the city's Cao army, and tens of thousands of Cao's army shouted in unison, carrying the ladder to attack the city. After Cao Jun set up the ladder and swarmed up, looking at the head of the city, Zhang Fei ordered the soldiers to pour the whole pot of boiling water down, and smashed the big rocks down. All of a sudden, the top of the city was like rain, rockets came and went like migratory locusts, and most of the ladders were on fire. General Cao Jun saw that he was about to climb to the top of the city and his victory was in sight. Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei would welcome them so unexpectedly. His head was burnt, and he fled in embarrassment, screaming.
The battle was fierce, and the fierce fight continued until sunset. Cao Jun's body gradually piled up under the city, and the subsequent team still trampled on the corpse to attack the city. Xiahoudun stared at the only remaining eye, looked up at the city, with long eyebrows, turned around and said to Xun You: "The prime minister said that although Liu Xun seems to have a good place, there are still flaws. And the guard is actually temperamental. The irritable Zhang Fei, this can be said to be nonsense, so he ordered me to lead a large army. I was hopeful that I would be able to fight, but I did not expect the enemy to resist so fiercely. It seems that this flight is somewhat capable. Although the prime minister Zhang Fei was wrong, but I couldn't win the fight with 50,000 people and 30,000 people, but I can't blame it. Alas, I really don't have the face to meet the prime minister."
Xun You said: "The general is not annoyed. The enemy occupies all the ground. Although we have a large number, it is difficult to win for a while. However, the prime minister gave the general a group of siege weapons when he came. How did the general forget?"
Xiahoudun patted his forehead, and exclaimed, "Don't tell me, I almost forgot." He immediately preached: "Tell me to order to stop the siege!" With an order, Cao Jun retreated like a tide. After retreating to thirty miles away, he set up camp on the spot.
Although Zhang Fei saw the enemy retreating and did not dare to neglect, he went to the city with Gan Ning, Ma Liang and the prefect Xiang Chong that night, and did not close his eyes all night, but Cao Jun did not give them face, did not come to attack the city, but hid Sleep in the camp.
The next day, just before dawn, Zhang Fei was very tired. He fell to the top of the city and took a nap. Suddenly he heard the rumbling of the car. Zhang Fei woke up in shock and leaned forward to see. Zhang Fei is about to give an order to meet the enemy. Cao Jun shook the stone cart at the same time as he heard the drums from the bottom of the city fiercely, but he heard the swift sound, and the big rocks were like rain, and they kept hitting the city. The soldiers of the Han army who poked their heads out would be beaten up and fall into the city. All of a sudden, there were countless deaths and injuries. The city wailed and corpses filled the city's head.
The soldiers of the Han army had never seen such a powerful siege weapon. Neither Zhang Fei, Gan Ning nor Ma Liang Xiangchong have seen the Thunderbolt. I don't know that there are such magical weapons in the world. Seeing countless large stones swept across the top of their heads, their scalp was numb and sweaty. But when it's critical, they shouldn't be afraid. Zhang Fei's long eyebrows and a porch, standing proudly on the most conspicuous part of the tower, braved the arrows and shouted, commanding the soldiers to defend the city. Seeing that the coach was not afraid of death, the defenders aroused Yu Yong and returned to their posts again, desperately resisting the enemy. When the city went up and down to attack and kill, the shouts rang for a while.
After a short while, Ximen Shou reported in the future: "Report, Cao Jun stormed Ximen, flying rocks like rain, the city wall was smashed to a corner, Cao Jun rushed in like a tide, and the defenders were dead and injured. Reinforcement." Zhang Fei glared at him and asked: "The defenders are dead and wounded. Why are you not dead?"
The general shivered in fright and said, "This... will be here to report in the end."
Zhang Fei glanced at him and sneered: "Reporter? I have my own spies, but I don't need you to make trouble." Then, Zhang Fei turned his wrist and stabbed out with a sharp sword, the general." Ah" exclaimed, the long sword pierced the man's abdomen, and a stream of blood flowed down the long sword. The man closed his eyes and suddenly became breathless.
Zhang Fei drew his sword abruptly, looked at the corpse that fell to the ground, and said coldly, "I said that if you take a step back, you will be cut! Whether you are here to report or not, as long as you take a step back, you will die."
"General Zhang, I'm going to Ximen! Follow me without fear of death!"
Gan Ning shouted loudly, sweating, and the blood and sweat on his face were mixed, which looked terrifying. Seeing that Gan Ning was so brave, the defenders of the city shouted loudly and immediately followed by five thousand warriors. The rest of the troops guarded the east gate under the leadership of Zhang Fei.
Although Cao Cao's thunderbolt car was powerful, the Han soldiers who defended the city were desperate and went crazy. The Great Wall built of flesh and blood abruptly withstood the gap, and Cao Jun couldn't help them for a while. Among them, Zhang Fei and Gan Ning are even more typical desperate. They can be seen jumping up and down wherever they are most dangerous, shouting and shouting. When the defending army saw that the coach was so desperate, how embarrassed he was greedy for life and fear of death, his eyes were blazing, and he rushed to the edge of the city wall to resist the enemy.
Xiahoudun exhausted all he could think of, but Fancheng still stood firm under Zhang Fei's defense. After more than ten days of such a fierce attack, Xiahou Dun had poor skills. Seeing that the soldiers were tired and could not stand to fight again, but if he wanted to retreat, he was unwilling to retreat. He was so angry that he thundered and cursed Zhang Fei.
Early that morning, Xiahou Dun stood in front of the formation again, swearing, and suddenly heard the drums in the northwest corner shook, the sound of killing, shaking the world. He set up a pergola and looked to the northwest, but seeing the dust flying, it seemed that a military horse was approaching, Cao Jun shouted in exclamation and backed away.
Xiahoudun was about to send a sentinel when he saw a small school rushing towards him and shouted: "Report! The enemy general Chen Daoling has killed thousands of white-eared soldiers, so please make your mind early."
Xiahou Dun was taken aback and looked at Xun You. Xun You said: "Our army has been in the city for more than ten days. The soldiers are tired and unable to fight again. Now the elite reinforcements of the Han army have arrived. If our army does not withdraw, we will die without a burial place."
Xiahou Dun looked at the top of the city and said angrily: "Zhang Fei! Zhang Fei! One day I will tell you not to die!" After that, Xiahou Dun preached: "I will order the whole army to retreat."
Before he finished his words, he suddenly heard the shouts of killing in the northwest corner. Zhang Fei was condescending and looked sideways. He was overjoyed and ordered the hunt and opened the north gate. Twenty thousand elite soldiers rushed out. Although Zhang Fei was bloody, he did not show any weakness. Cao Jun has been on the battlefield for a long time, and although he is not defeated, Xiahou Dun slowly retreats to the northeast after leading his own elite soldiers.
Zhang Feishuo stayed in the city for more than ten days. Although he had been in the fire for a long time, he did not go crazy. Knowing that Xia Hou Dun bravely won the three armies, he did not dare to approach too much. He chased out three or five miles symbolically, and the whole division returned. On the way, the three thousand white-eared soldiers who arrived in Chen joined forces and entered the city together.
Zhang Feixi smiled and shook Chen Dao's hand, and said, "It's a hope for you."
After speaking, Zhang Fei's eyes went dark, and he fell to the sky.
Chen Daoman pulled him up and took a closer look. He was scarred and his shirt was completely red with blood. He couldn't help but tears in his eyes, and said, "We came too late." Get to the **, call the doctor to come for treatment.
Chen Dao looked at Zhang Fei, who was extremely weak, and said to Xiang Chong: "When the lord came, he said to me that this time Cao Jun will attack Fancheng violently, telling us to defend ourselves and be careful. Now I only look at Yi De's injury. You can see how fierce the war is."
Xiang Chong said: "Originally, our 30,000 army relying on the city and using Fancheng to resist the 50,000 Cao army was not a problem, but Xiahoudun didn’t know where to get it. He pushed it back alive, it's really a god!"
"Oh, the siege weapon that Cao Cao secretly built turned out to be a Thunderbolt!"
Ma Liang suddenly wanted to understand that the "Fengwei" inquired about Cao Jun's construction of a siege weapon that was very accurate. The siege weapon was the Thunderbolt.
Xiahou Dun repeatedly attacked Fancheng and ended in failure. He was expecting the Pili Che to win by surprise. Unexpectedly, Chen Dao led the White-eared soldiers to come to support him, leading to his failure. Moreover, five Thunderbolt cars have all been burned by the White-eared soldiers, and now there is no chance of taking down Fancheng.
There was no way, Xiahoudun had to make the whole army huddle in the camp and confronted Zhang Fei in the city.
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In the direction of Nanjun, Cao Cao’s 150,000 troops removed the 5,000 men and horses that were damaged by Cao Zhang, and the rest have all reached the city of Zaoyang. Although Cao Cao knew that siege in the art of war was the worst strategy, he did not attack the city when necessary. Choice of approach.
The morning sun shines through the clouds and shines on the desolate earth, shining on the armors of countless soldiers inside and outside Zaoyang, reflecting bursts of dazzling cold light, wind and thunder shaking, flags everywhere, the roar of war drums, just observe the pre-war from the side The scene is already inexplicably exciting, and the nerves naturally shrink.
After several years of meticulous construction by the army and civilians of Zaoyang, whether it is the height and thickness of the city wall, or in front of Cao Cao's powerful army, it can still reflect the calmness, lying there quietly, although playing a defensive role, but the fangs Still with deadly ferocity.
Even in the face of such a strong Zaoyang, Cao Cao is still full of confidence in the war that will win. This is also Cao Cao's advantage. He has fought no matter how difficult the battle, so he is also very confident.
Zaoyang was an obstacle for Cao Cao’s army to win the Southern County. For this battle, he deliberately transported a large amount of wood from Mount Tai and made one hundred ladders, thirty folding ladders, one hundred arrow towers, and ten Thunderbolt cars ( Five of them were allocated to Xiahou Dun), nearly ten giant horns rushed into vehicles, and 150,000 troops under his command were dispatched. Such meticulous preparation and such a huge battle will surely put the Han army to death.
Before the formation, Cao Cao looked at him. One hundred thousand elite soldiers, each well-trained and high-spirited fighting spirit, only waited for a command from themselves, and they would pounce on the opposite city and use their bodies to tear apart Zaoyang’s defenses. , And then went straight to Jiangling, took down Nanjun, tearing Liu Bei's site apart. With a smile on his face, Cao Cao was obviously very satisfied with the state of the soldiers' door. He, who had been on the battlefield, believed in his own judgment and even more believed in the soldiers who had been carefully trained by the generals and had strong combat effectiveness.
"Boom, boom, boom..." The deafening drums shook the sky, and the siege war began...