Cao Jun was shocked and turned pale.
Such a sharp weapon reminded Cao Cao of the trebuchet in the Battle of Wancheng. A nameless anger emerged from the bottom of his heart. Will he repeat his previous defeat this time?
He quickly climbed onto the battle platform and ordered his generals to prepare for the attack. He also ordered the generals to move the battle platform beforehand. He waved his sword and shouted angrily: "The whole army listens to the order. The first one to step on the city wall will be rewarded with a hundred golds and be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households. Siege the city!”
A direct reward of a hundred gold and the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, Cao Cao also spent a lot of money.
With the generous rewards, Cao Jun's officers and soldiers roared desperately, suppressing the fear in their hearts, and fought towards Hangu Pass, braving the terrifying arrows. At the same time, Cao Jun's catapults also began to Cover, reduce Cao Jun's casualties, and help Cao Jun attack the city.
As long as they rush to the city, Zhang Xiujun's powerful crossbows will be useless.
Zhang Xiujun on the top of the city also began a crazy counterattack.
After three rounds of shooting, Cao Jun rushed to the bottom of the city, quickly climbed up the ladder, and began to climb. His morale reached its peak at this moment. Countless soldiers rushed to climb up, dreaming of being the first to reach the top of the city and get the victory. As a reward, as long as you climb up, even if you are disabled or injured, it will be worth it.
But the reality is even more cruel.
When Cao Jun began to climb, Hu Che'er immediately organized his troops and threw down the rocks and rolling logs that had been prepared, killing and injuring a group of Cao Jun's soldiers who climbed up. Countless arrows were shot down, ruthlessly claiming their lives.
Zhang Xiu stood on the top of the city, guarded by his soldiers, and the sharp arrows he shot were all blocked by the soldiers. The morale of Cao's army was high, but the morale on his side had never changed. The strong crossbows brought them endless blows. He is extremely confident and extremely brave in combat.
The enemy's catapults threw huge rocks with a huge roar, slamming into the city wall, and the city head was smashed with gaps and cracks.
"Order the chariot camp to prepare, and let Cao Jun have a taste of the power of my trebuchet." Zhang Xiu looked at Cao Jun's siege without changing his expression, and his voice when issuing orders remained steady.
"Here!"
The messenger hurriedly turned around and went down to the city to deliver the order.
Seeing that the battle situation at Hangu Pass was almost over, Cao Cao immediately ordered his generals to organize troops to attack the city. The battle tonight was bound to be won. He had cut off all retreats. If he lost this battle, he would probably be lost here.
When they arrived, there was no trace of the army led by Xu Huang, indicating that all the former troops had been killed, and the life and death of general Xu Huang was unknown. However, Cao Cao expected that Zhang Xiu would not kill Xu Huang easily, after all, Xu Huang's ability He was very strong, and Zhang Xiu would also feel cherished, but he didn't know that Xu Huang had committed suicide.
General Cao Jun organized his troops bravely and approached the gate of Guan City. He took the lead and began to climb quickly.
The arrow tower has been pushed to the edge of the city long ago to help Cao's generals climb. As long as these generals can gain a firm foothold on the top of the city, the soldiers behind can quickly rush up and break Zhang Xiu's position.
But will Zhang Xiu let them get what they want?
Just as General Cao Jun climbed up, countless flints were thrown out from the city, carrying a huge whistling sound that lit up the entire sky and illuminated everyone's shadow.
Everyone subconsciously looked up and saw flints passing over their heads and smashing into their own positions. Many Cao soldiers were grinded and smashed by flints before they had time to react, leaving no bones left.
"superior!"
General Cao Jun was unmoved, roared angrily, and quickly climbed up.
Xu Chu, Xia Houyuan and others were agile and wore heavy armor. Ordinary sharp arrows posed no threat to them. They could nimbly avoid rocks, rolling trees and climb up quickly.
Climbing to the top of the city, they were greeted by a torrent of invulnerable steel and heavy armored infantry.
Hu Che'er led the heavy armored infantry, waiting specifically for the arrival of Xu Chu and others. These generals were extraordinary in force, especially Xu Chu's strength. Even Hu Che'er could not defeat them, but the heavy armored infantry could rely on their own advantages to defeat them. Suppress it.
One hundred heavily armored infantrymen surrounded several generals of Cao's army and consumed their strength. It was only a matter of time before they were defeated. The other soldiers of Cao's army, Hu Che'er, concentrated their forces and shot them to death on the ladder.
The war is in full swing.
Both the inside and outside of Guancheng were illuminated by the sky full of fire, and the flints thrown out were still burning with flames that could not be extinguished for a long time. Cao's army, under the supervision of various captains, charged towards Guancheng endlessly.
Standing in the middle of Guancheng, Zhang Xiu looked steadily at Cao Cao on the supervising platform a few hundred steps below the city.
Cao Cao looked solemn.
The war started in April and lasted until May. An army of 100,000 troops attacked for more than a month. However, the dilapidated Hangu Pass was still in Zhang Xiu's hands. He lost 30,000 to 40,000 of his 100,000 troops, and there were still some More than 60,000 people were all brought to Hangu Pass. In this battle, he was bound to break through the pass, kill Zhang Xiu, and avenge his previous humiliation.
The battle has been going on for an hour, and the fighting continues up and down the city. Life is destroyed every moment, but Hangu Pass is still in Zhang Xiu's hands. Looking at the majestic body illuminated by the fire on the pass city, There was a depressing feeling in my heart that I couldn't breathe.
This figure weighed him down and made him unable to breathe.
Looking at this figure, Cao Cao was suppressed by this feeling and spoke with difficulty: "With the ability to embroider, is it invincible to Cao?"
boom--!
As soon as this idea came up, a bolt of thunder struck down from the sky.
As if this thunder was responding to this thought, the thunder light struck down from the sky, and a purple light suddenly flashed behind Zhang Xiu, illuminating the stalwart body. Above the city, Zhang Xiu stood tall like a thunder god descending to earth. The waist stands erect.
Seeing this, Cao Cao's eyes shone brightly and he took a breath.
She was in disbelief: "Could it be that Zhang Xiu really has God's help?"
"Ming Gong!" Guo Jia next to him said in a timely manner, "Wind, fire, thunder and lightning are natural phenomena of heaven. This thunder is just a coincidence. It further shows that Ming Gong is so powerful that even the gods cannot withstand it. When thunder passes by, rain will occur. It may be detrimental to our army's operations, so please make a quick decision."
Cao Cao woke up after hearing this, looked at Guo Jia with grateful eyes, and then raised his head. Unknown to him, the sky had become overcast, and it looked like a heavy rain was about to come, and the leaves began to sway in the wind.
"got windy!"
Cao Cao's voice became hoarse.
At such a critical opportunity, a heavy rain came, blocking his attack. The sadness in his heart emerged uncontrollably. A drop of rain fell on his cheek, which was unusually cold and biting.
Then, countless raindrops poured down from the sky, pouring down the water without thinking.
"Ming Gong, please take shelter from the rain first."
Chen Qun saw Cao Cao standing on the supervising platform with his back on his back, his eyes closed and silent for a long time.
On the top of the city, many soldiers of Cao's army had already attacked the city and were still fighting. However, due to the heavy rain, the ladders and roads were slippery, which greatly slowed down the speed of backup, resulting in a disconnect between the upper and lower forces.
The generals of Cao's army resisted desperately.
After a long time, Cao Cao took a deep breath, looked at the raindrops falling from the sky, and said sadly: "How can the long sky be inferior to me?"
"Ming Gong!"
Guo Jia walked up to the supervising stage and said, "There are unpredictable circumstances, but we cannot underestimate ourselves. We also ask Ming Gong to order the withdrawal of troops. The future will be long."
Cao Cao said in a weak voice: "Withdraw!"
Guo Jia immediately asked people to withdraw their troops with gold.
