"Never back down!"
The soldiers shouted in unison and followed Han Meng towards the red house.
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
Man Chong suddenly said, "General Xiahou, why not send some archers!"
After hearing this, Xiahou Dun suddenly understood, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, "Send the order and send a team of archers to suppress the enemies in the yard."
Lieutenant General Lu Qian, who was standing aside, responded hurriedly and led a team of archers to rush forward to support them.
The troops of Han Meng and Li Dian gathered together and launched another fierce attack.
The soldiers of Lu Bu's army in the courtyard fought back fiercely, but there were too many soldiers of Cao's army, and the battle between the two sides became fierce for a while.
At this time, Lu Qian came over with his archers. With a command, countless arrows flew into the air, drew an arc in the air, and landed in the yard by being thrown.
"Ahhh!"
As the arrow fell, screams immediately came from the yard.
"No, the enemy fired an arrow."
Li Dian was overjoyed when he saw this and roared, "Let's all charge together, they can't hold it anymore."
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
Indeed, with the addition of archers, Lu Bu's soldiers in the courtyard also began to suffer casualties, and the resistance suddenly weakened.
Not long after, more than a dozen Cao Jun soldiers climbed up the wall, roared and jumped into the yard.
"No, everyone retreat."
More and more Cao Jun soldiers climbed over the courtyard wall into the courtyard. Li Dian was immediately overjoyed and said, "Charge, charge quickly, we must defeat them."
Seeing more and more soldiers jumping into the yard, Li Dian ordered the soldiers to smash the knives on the wall with bricks to prevent the soldiers who followed from being cut.
Just when Li Dian was ecstatic, a voice suddenly came from the yard.
"General, they hid in the yard next to them."
Li Dian was startled and hurriedly climbed up the ladder to the courtyard wall. He saw the soldiers who had rushed in, standing in the courtyard, picking up bricks on the ground and throwing them at the soldiers of Lu Bu's army in the courtyard next to them.
"Hurry up and bring the ladder over, you can't jump over it."
Just as everyone was struggling to lift the ladder, suddenly, bricks and arrows flew down from the second floor window.
There were many soldiers of Cao's army in the yard, and they were suddenly hit by flying bricks and screamed. The soldiers who were hit by arrows fell to the ground directly.
Seeing this scene, Li Dian suddenly became furious and roared, "Come in and catch them all."
"General, no, the door is closed. You can't rush in."
"Break open the door for me and rush in."
Rest, rest, rest!
Puff puff!
"Ahhh!"
The soldiers of Cao's army hiding in the courtyard were proud of being the first to rush into the courtyard just now, but now they wished they could leave immediately.
There was no cover in the sky above the courtyard. Stones were thrown from the windows on the second floor and arrows were shot. The soldiers standing in the courtyard were almost defenseless.
These soldiers originally had shields in their hands, but most of them threw away their shields before jumping into the yard. At this moment, they could only run around in the yard, trying to avoid the stones flying in the air.
As for the archers outside, they were helpless against the people in the house, and the soldiers of Lu Bu's army in the courtyard had retreated to another courtyard. They were beyond reach and could only watch helplessly as the soldiers of Cao's army in the courtyard were beaten.
"It's so hateful, run away."
"General, the door can't be opened!"
Li Dian stood on the wall, gritted his teeth and shouted, "Throw the shield in quickly."
Following the order, Cao Jun's soldiers outside the battle wall hurriedly threw their shields into the yard.
After the Cao soldiers in the courtyard had shields, the casualties were reduced.
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
The battle continued, with the two sides fighting for each other, and the fight was extremely fierce.
Cao's soldiers were unable to capture the second floor and could only advance slowly along the courtyard.
The fighting continued into the evening, but there was still no sign of stopping.
Xiahou Dun returned to the Chinese army's tent and immediately ordered people to discuss the situation.
Han Meng stepped forward and cupped his hands, "General Xiahou, these soldiers of Lu Bu's army are so hateful. They are hiding in the yard and refuse to come out."
At this point, Han Meng sneered, "Even if they resisted desperately, we still won ten yards."
Xiahou Dun nodded and asked slowly, "What are the casualties of our army?"
Li Dian sighed, "I'm afraid 2,000 people have been lost."
"What?"
Although Xiahou Dun knew that the casualties were heavy, hearing this number still surprised him.
"We seized ten courtyards and lost 2,000 people?"
Li Dian nodded, "We are only capturing the courtyard now, but none of the rooms upstairs have been captured, so although the courtyard has been captured, we are still in danger."
The soldiers of Cao's army faced not only the threat from the soldiers of Lu Bu's army in the yard, but also the threat from the second floor.
The terrain on the second floor is high, and the Cao soldiers standing in the yard are almost their targets.
As long as Cao Jun's soldiers relax a little and put down their shields, they will immediately be attacked by bricks or missing arrows, which is extremely dangerous.
Xiahou Dun suddenly felt a headache after listening to what the two said. The situation in front of him was like falling into a spider web, a mess.
Han Meng said loudly, "General Xiahou, why don't we rush over and capture Xiaopei first?"
After hearing this, Man Chong waved his hands hurriedly and said with a wry smile, "General Han, you must not do it. If you don't destroy these enemies and advance rashly, if something happens, our army may not even have a way to retreat."
Lu Qian nodded, "Yes, although it is difficult to attack here, if you want to attack Xiaopei, you must clear the way back. Otherwise, you will immediately fall into the enemy's siege from two sides, and the consequences will be disastrous."
Han Meng spread his hands and said, "But this place is so difficult, how should we fight?"
Everyone sighed after hearing this!
In just one day, 2,000 people were lost. If this continues, will there be more losses?
Xiahou Dun felt extremely irritable in his heart, as if he had fallen into a quagmire and was in a dilemma.
These red houses have become a nightmare. If you don't fight, if you rush over directly, you will face the danger of being besieged from two sides.
If we continue to fight, we will lose more troops. According to this method of loss, maybe after we attack all the red houses, we may not even have enough troops to attack Xiaopei again.
When Xiahou Dun set out from Dingtao, he had 15,000 men, which really overwhelmed Lu Bu's army in terms of military strength.
However, if too much was wasted here, Xiahou Dun would not be sure to defeat Lu Bu if he lost his strength.
No!
With equal strength, if you want to fight Lu Bu's army, you will definitely lose!
When he was in Yanzhou, even Cao Cao did not dare to attack Lu Bu with equal strength.
From the beginning, the 60,000 Qingzhou Army fought against the more than 20,000 Lu Bu Army, and they always maintained superior strength. It was only with the support of Jizhou and the assistance of local aristocratic families that Lu Bu was driven out of Yanzhou.
The reason why Xiahou Dun was willing to bring troops this time was because he came with the mentality of taking advantage of your illness to kill you.
Lu Bujun withdrew from Yanzhou and came to a small place like Xiaopei. Without support from Xuzhou, it was simply impossible to regain his strength.
It was precisely for this reason that Xiahou Dun hurriedly led his troops here, hoping to wipe out Lu Bu's army while it was weak.
But these red houses in front of him directly disrupted Xiahou Dun's plan and gave him a splitting headache.
Han Meng suddenly said, "Since Lu Bujun is so hateful, why not set him on fire?"
Li Dian shook his head with a wry smile, "General Han, those red houses are all made of stone, how can they be burned?"
Xiahou Dun raised his head and looked at everyone, "Do you have any other suggestions?"
Lu Qian suddenly said, "There are many small alleys among these red houses. Why don't we divide our troops, send people to rush in from various intersections, and then encircle them. As long as Lu Bu's soldiers are blocked in the middle, there should be nothing they can do."
Upon hearing this suggestion, Xiahou Dun's eyes lit up and he nodded, "Okay, in that case, let's pass on the order and send more people to the alley tomorrow."
…
Early the next morning, Xiahou Dun sent 5,000 troops, divided into ten groups, and rushed in from ten small alleys.
Then, these ten soldiers and horses moved towards the center in unison, trying to compress Lu Bu's army into a space and finally destroy it.
In order to suppress the soldiers of Lu Bu's army in the courtyard, Xiahou Dun sent out most of the archers, divided into several groups, and guarded the entrances of each alley.
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
5,000 Cao Jun soldiers launched another attack and rushed toward the red house.
When soldiers press into the territory, the effect is indeed different!
It didn't take long for Cao Jun's soldiers to capture many outer courtyards.
When Xiahou Dun heard the news from the front, his heart that had been hanging on him finally relaxed a little.
As long as the effect is obvious, I believe it won't take long to eliminate the Lu Bu army soldiers in my house.
The resistance of Lu Bu's army behind the wall was also quite tenacious. Cao Jun dispatched 5,000 soldiers and horses. It was not until the afternoon that several courtyards were cleared and all the soldiers of Lu Bu's army were driven into the house.
"General, we have occupied all the ten rows of courtyards we are attacking, and all Lu Bu's troops have been driven into the house."
After hearing the news, Xiahou Dun was immediately overjoyed and said, "Give me the order to attack the house with all your strength. You must destroy Lu Bu's army inside."
"As you command!"
Although the soldiers of Lu Bu's army were driven into the house, they were still tenacious. They hid behind the windows on the second floor and kept throwing stones, which suddenly hit the soldiers of Cao's army in the yard and dodged around.
Although Cao Jun soldiers occupied these ten rows of courtyards, they still faced attacks from the second floor, and the situation was still not good.
Li Dian came outside the captured courtyard, looked at the figures flashing in the second-floor window, and said loudly.
"People inside, listen, you can't run away anymore. Open the door quickly and surrender. I can spare your life. Otherwise, none of you will survive."
"Bah, if you have the ability, come here. If you don't have the ability, don't scream around."
"Haha, you want to catch us, you are just dreaming!"
"Brothers, if any of them dares to open the door, we will crush him."
The soldiers in Lu Buquan could tell it, and they could indeed do it.
When the door was originally designed, it was considered that someone would damage the door, so a window was left directly above the door.
Cao Jun's soldiers stepped forward and hit the door. Countless bricks flew out of the windows on the second floor. Cao Jun's soldiers screamed and suffered heavy losses.
Li Dian did not expect that these soldiers of Lu Bu's army were so tenacious, and he was furious. "Fight me, and you must open the door."
Lu Qian hurried over and said, "General Li, this won't work. How about burning it with fire?"
Hearing this, Li Dian's eyes lit up and he nodded with a sneer, "Someone is here, set fire to the door and burn it down. How can they stop it?"
Following the order, Cao Jun's soldiers began to set fire to the gate.
Not long after, thick smoke rose, and the wooden door began to crackle under the flames.
"Haha, that's great. Let's see how they escape this time?"
"Oh, you still dare to throw stones. When I catch you, I will cut you to pieces."
Cao Jun's soldiers roared while dodging stones and arrows flying down from the second floor.
Lu Qian sighed, "I really didn't expect that these soldiers of Lu Bu's army would be so tenacious. They dared to attack us even when they were about to die."
Li Dian snorted coldly, "When the door is opened, all the soldiers of Lu Bu's army will be beheaded without leaving a single one inside."
After a while, no more bricks or arrows flew out of the second floor, and calm returned to the yard.
Han Meng pointed to the window on the second floor and laughed, "Look, they don't dare to throw it away, they are scared."
Li Dian shot a murderous intent in his eyes and said coldly, "Even if I am scared, I will never spare them. They have harmed so many of our brothers. How can anything be so cheap?"
Han Mengshen nodded in agreement, "We also want them to know what will happen if they dare to go against us."
After a while, the door finally collapsed in the flames. Several soldiers used their spears to push aside the burning firewood, and then rushed into the house shouting.
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
Li Dian looked up to the sky and laughed, "Haha, little Lu Bu, no matter how strong your house is, it will be destroyed by you today, haha!"
Before his laughter ended, a Cao Jun soldier who rushed in hurried out and said loudly, "General, there is no one inside!"
Well!
Li Dian was stunned, put away the smile on his face, and asked slowly, "What did you say?"
"General Li, we rushed in through the gate and went directly to the second floor, but there was no one there."
"What?"
Li Dian's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "How could there be no one?"
"General Li, there really is no one, not a single one!"
Lu Qian said hurriedly, "General Li, don't ask, let's go in and take a look."
After speaking, Lu Qian did not wait for Li Dian to answer, jumped over the courtyard wall, and hurried towards the gate.
Li Dian was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly chased after him.
Several people walked into the room along the door, and sure enough they found that the hall was empty. When they arrived on the second floor, they found the same situation as on the first floor, there was no one!
Han Meng looked around with wide eyes and asked in surprise, "What's going on? Where are the people?"
