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Chapter 857: No comparison, no harm
I have to say that Cao Cao was really far-sighted. He even predicted that even if he succeeded in challenging Dong, the world would still be at war.
The reason why Cao Cao attacked the city so hard this time was not only to gain a good reputation, but also to intimidate the princes of Yanzhou by showing off his military power.
Cao Cao already has plans to unify Yanzhou. If he can indirectly let his future enemies understand that the strength gap between the two sides cannot be bridged, he can also achieve the purpose of subduing the enemy without fighting.
Cao Cao's goal has been achieved.
When the other princes saw how powerful Cao Cao's army was, they were shocked and envious. After all, it didn't matter how powerful Cao Cao was against them, but the princes of Yanzhou were different.
At this time, the faces of all the princes in Yanzhou were very ugly. After all, with such a powerful neighbor by their side, it didn't take much to think that their future life would not be easy.
When Qin Hao saw Cao Cao working so hard, he didn't think much except being surprised. After all, Cao Cao behaved quite submissively in front of him. But when Liu Bowen whispered something in Qin Hao's ear, Qin Hao's eyes suddenly changed. Became fierce.
"My lord, you must not underestimate Cao Cao. This man is very scheming and will cause great trouble in the future."
Liu Bowen had a gentle smile on his face, but his words were like a biting cold wind.
When he first joined Qin Hao's staff, Liu Bowen was also very high-spirited and regarded the world's heroes as nothing, but now he dare not underestimate them because there are really too many heroes in this era.
"The military advisor reminds me that I have never underestimated Cao Cao."
Qin Hao's eyes were full of deep colors, and he said calmly: "The reason why I am close to Cao Cao is because in the short term, there will be no conflict of interest between the two families, and Cao Cao can help our army bear part of the pressure from the Central Plains princes."
Seeing that his lord was not as he appeared and was confused by Cao Cao's appearance of a loyal minister, Liu Bowen also nodded and said nothing.
On the other side, after Cao Cao issued the order to reward the first person who climbed the pass, the morale of Cao's troops who were attacking the city greatly increased, and they all roared and launched a desperate charge.
Two hours later, someone from Cao's army who was attacking the city finally came to the tower, but it was not an ordinary soldier, but Yin Zhou, the general of Cao's army.
Yin Zhou's eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light, and he yelled ferociously: "All the bastards of Liang Jun, go to hell."
"Ding dong, Yin Zhou (King Zhou)'s skill 'Sword God' activates force +4, basic force is 105, White Tiger Fierce Sky Blade +1, current force has increased to 110."
Qin Hao was stunned when he received the prompt. He thought that Yin Zhou had super magical skills, but now it seems that he is only at the level of a God of War, and a God of War with super magical skills is not the same concept as a god of war.
Yin Zhou climbed up the tower and quickly cleared an area for the soldiers behind him to stay.
Gradually, Cao Jun occupied a small position on the city tower. After gaining a foothold, he began to counterattack in all directions.
When Yang Guang saw Cao Jun ascending the tower so quickly, his heart suddenly thumped, and he quickly ordered Wu Yunzhao and other generals to go and strangle him.
After all, the number of Cao's troops who climbed onto the city tower was limited. Even if the number was still increasing, they were no match for the surging Liang army. What's more, Yin Zhou was held back by Wu Yun, the general of the Liang army.
Yin Zhou and Wu Yunzhao were fighting vigorously, but after a mistake, they discovered that all the soldiers who had climbed up the building had been killed, and the gap that had finally been breached had been filled again.
Without the support of soldiers, Yin Zhou did not dare to stay on the tower for too long. After all, this was the home ground of the Liang army.
Yin Zhou did not dare to quarrel with Wu Yunzhao. Instead, he rushed to the city wall with a ladder. Before several enemy generals could catch up with him, he jumped down the ladder and grabbed hold just before he landed. The stairs reach the point of falling,
When Wu Yunzhao rushed over and looked down, Yin Zhou had landed smoothly and looked at Wu Yunzhao provocatively, which immediately made Wu Yunzhao angry.
You can come when you want and leave when you want. What do you, Yin Zhou, think of Hulao Pass? Toilet?
Although he was extremely angry in his heart, Wu Yunzhao still had nothing to do about it. After all, even if the pass was strong, it was only meant to block ordinary soldiers, but it could not stop the war-god-level warriors at all.
After that, Yin Zhou climbed up several times, and Eilai and Fei Lian also climbed up once, but without exception, they were bombarded by Liang's army before they could gain a firm foothold.
Gradually, the sky became dark.
As the sun was about to set, Cao Cao ordered Ming Jin to stop the attack. At the same time, he sent people to clean the battlefield and collect all the stone bullets dropped by Liang's army.
According to later statistics, more than 1,500 people were killed in the first day of the siege by Cao's army, and naturally more were injured. At least 500 people were killed by the Liang army.
When Qin Wen defended the Yellow Turbans' attack, the maximum casualty ratio was one to ten. Now Hulao Pass's defense is even stronger than before, but Cao Jun can still achieve a casualty ratio of one to three. This is already a pretty good record. .
After counting the casualties, Yang Guang's face became extremely ugly.
Yang Guang also knew that his own army had just suffered a major defeat and the morale of the entire army was sluggish, while the morale of the coalition forces was as high as a rainbow.
Due to the ebb and flow of the situation, the comprehensive combat strength of Liang's army was not as good as that of Cao's army, which is normal.
But the casualties of one to three were indeed a bit different from what Yang Guang had expected.
You must know that there are only 50,000 troops at Hulao Pass. As a result, one percent of the troops were lost on the first day defending the city. If the coalition forces continue to attack with this intensity, wouldn't it mean that Hulao Pass will be defended for a hundred days? Can’t live?
Although Yang Guang also knew that the coalition forces could not reach today's intensity every time they attacked the city, he still couldn't help feeling that the pressure was extremely great.
Such a brutal attack by Cao Jun not only put great pressure on Yang Guang, but also made Liu Bei and Song Jiang unable to dismount.
"Cao Mengde, you're always trying to trick people and do stupid things that harm others but don't benefit yourself."
Liu Bei and Song Jiang couldn't help but cursed Cao Cao in their hearts.
Cao Cao suddenly raised the level of siege warfare to the highest level. This simply forced Liu Bei and Song Jiang behind to fight hard!
Both of them were extremely depressed, but they had to follow Cao Cao's standards. Who knew that they had already boarded the pirate ship? This time they were tricked by Cao Cao.
In the next two days, Liu Bei and Song Jiang also worked hard. Not only did they personally beat drums to cheer up, but they also sent out all their generals. However, the results achieved by the siege were far less than that of Cao's army.
The Liu army attacked the city in one day and killed more than 1,800 people, while the Liang army only lost 500 troops.
The Liangshan Army was even worse, with nearly 2,000 people killed in one day, but the Liang Army suffered only over 400 casualties, achieving a maximum casualty ratio of one to five.
There is no harm without comparison.
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