Deng Ai boasted of going to Haikou and conquering Xinye in ten days.
Of course, Man Chong didn't believe it. He followed Cao Cao in the north and south. What kind of battles had he not seen?
What's more, Xinye today is no longer the small town it was back then, but serves as a stronghold to defend Wancheng.
"Before, the Han army was in great momentum, and the siege soldiers were brave and good at fighting."
"Tomorrow is the tenth day! The little book boy only knows how to brag!"
"I want to see how he conquers Xinye!"
Man Chong grabbed a large piece of cooked meat that was soft and rotten, and his mouth was filled with oil as he ate it.
Even in the army, he still can't change his nature as a glutton.
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Han army camp.
The soldiers all whispered that they had heard about Deng Ai's deeds in Jiaozhou.
But now this is Xinye, facing Cao Wei's famous general Man Chong.
"This is already the tenth day! If the general cannot conquer the city, it will become a joke!"
"Hush! Keep your voice down, the general must be thinking of countermeasures too!"
"Sigh...I'm afraid we will attack Xinye tomorrow, and it will be us big-headed soldiers who will suffer the most!"
The soldiers sighed, and even Taishi Ci frowned and said nothing.
Just because he really couldn't see through Deng Ai's strategy.
As everyone expected, Deng Ai chose to attack the city by force on the last day!
"Gentlemen, victory or defeat depends on this! For the sake of the Han Dynasty, conquer new lands!"
Deng Ai stood on the mound and issued the order to attack.
Although the Han soldiers did not know the reason, they still chose to obey orders.
Everyone set up ladders and headed towards the city wall.
Man Chong stood on the tower, his face full of calmness.
"Little book boy, your morale was at its peak before. If you didn't come to attack the city, it means you can't control the fighter plane!"
"Now that morale is low, we come to attack the city by force. This is a taboo for military strategists!"
"Today I will teach you how to defend the city!"
Man Chong saw that the Han army was desperate, and he finally made up his mind.
"Move the defenders from all city gates to the south gate!"
"The little book boy chooses to attack with force, so we have to pay enough attention to it!"
"Look at your Han army, you can scale the Xinye city wall!"
Seeing more and more Wei troops, all concentrated at the north gate, the Han troops attacking the city looked even more desperate.
Taishi Ci held his spear to block the arrows coming from left and right.
"Shi Zai! I'm afraid it will be difficult to break the city today!"
Deng Ai, however, was still watching from the mound, unaffected by the incoming arrows.
Taishi Ci saw a hint of madness in Deng Ai's eyes, which was the joy of succeeding in his plan!
This look reminded him of Zhou Yu, the governor of Soochow!
"Is there... there is still hope?"
Taishi Ci no longer hesitated and suddenly joined the siege.
He bent his bow and arrows and kept shooting at the enemy troops on the tower, trying to give his own soldiers the opportunity to ascend first.
Jingzhou's army is equally strong, and they are always able to make countermeasures when faced with resistance from the defenders.
Even though there were losses, everyone still fought hard and refused to retreat.
Man Chong breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had dispatched the defenders from other city gates here.
Otherwise, with the desperate tactics of the Han army, the defending Wei army might be the first to collapse!
"Even if I'm going to die, I still have someone to support me!"
The Han soldiers who had just climbed to the top of Xinye City were stabbed to death by the Wei soldiers with their spears.
When he was about to die, he suddenly grabbed a Wei soldier and jumped off the tower!
boom!
The two of them were killed at the same time. In the eyes of the Han soldiers, he deserved his death.
But that's not the case for the defenders. After all, they didn't have to die just now.
"Do these lunatics not want their lives?"
"Damn, hold on, someone is climbing up the wall again!"
"Brothers, stab him with your spear!"
Man Chong could no longer sit still, so he had to join the battle himself and continue to direct and dispatch.
Facing the fierce siege of the Han army, he had to be fully prepared to deal with it.
"The time has come!"
"Xinye has been owned by our army!"
At this time, Deng Ai galloped away from the mound. Before joining the siege, he did not forget to look in the direction of An Lin!
"Taishi Hengjun, prepare to attack!"
Tai Shiheng's troops, under Deng Ai's arrangement, have been ambushing near Anlin.
These days, just to cover up others' eyes and ears, everyone keeps moving around at night.
When everyone thought that Deng Ai was making a desperate move to attack the south gate.
Tai Shiheng's siege elite is Deng Ai's ultimate move!
At this time, except for the south gate of Xinye City, the defense force is extremely weak!
Taishi Heng took the lead and led his men to climb the city wall impressively. At this time, they faced very little resistance.
Seeing the Han army attacking from other city walls, the Xinye defenders were obviously panicked.
They kept asking Man Chong for help, but there was a fierce battle at the south gate, and Man Chong couldn't help at all!
Taishi Heng led his troops to cross the city wall easily, and his soldiers went to the south gate respectively. They wanted to cooperate inside and outside to break Xinye City!
After killing several defenders with his two halberds, Taishi Heng wiped the blood on his short halberd and looked at the south gate in surprise.
"Brothers, go quickly to support!"
The morale of the Han soldiers was as high as a rainbow, and their shouts of killing rose to the sky.
Before knowing how many people there were on the other side, the Wei army guarding the south gate was obviously timid.
What's more, they surrendered directly to the Han army!
Seeing this happening, Man Chong became furious and killed several people before stabilizing his morale.
But the city tower could no longer be defended, so they had no choice but to retreat to the inner city!
"Damn it! That book boy is really treacherous!"
"Use such a sacrifice to tempt me into making a desperate move!"
"But he sent troops to ambush Anlin, waiting for an opportunity to attack the city!"
After thinking about everything, Man Chong regretted it. After all, he was defeated by underestimating the enemy.
After all, Deng Ai's series of performances seemed to be a great cleverness.
Especially thinking that Liu Mang was nepotistic, which was Man Chong's biggest mistake.
Liu Mang is indeed nepotistic, but the people under him are not idiots.
Seeing that the city gate was breached, the Wei army continued to shrink its defense line, and even began its final madness.
They rushed into houses, killed people arbitrarily, and humiliated women.
Seeing such a situation, Man Chong ordered several people to be killed to establish military discipline!
The soldiers of Cao Wei have become accustomed to treating the common people as cattle and sheep. Since they can't survive, they will drag a few common people to support them!
"General! I heard that the Han army has always been hypocritical and benevolent!"
"We can use the people in the city as a threat to make Deng Ai withdraw from the city!"
His subordinates offered suggestions one after another, but Man Chong shook his head.
"Are you talking human language?"
"If I, Man Boning, lose, I will lose. If my skills are inferior to others, why should I be embarrassed?"
"Quickly retreat to the inner city and continue to resist the Han army!"
Seeing that Man Chong was determined, the soldiers guarding the city had no choice but to continue to defend the inner city.
It's just that everyone knows that with the strength Deng Ai has shown, will he be afraid of Man Chong's trapped beast fight?
"The enemy has broken through at this time, and there is still a glimmer of hope."
"It is simply foolish to be trapped in the inner city."
"Although Man Boning is a famous general, he forgets that these soldiers also have wives and children."
Deng Ai wiped the sweat from his face and smiled jokingly: "I ordered people to go to various villages and give preferential treatment to the family members of the Wei army!"
