Pang Tong received Zhang Xiu's precise order: attack the city.
The news that Liu Biao was besieging Xiangyang will definitely spread. When Liu Bei comes down from Funiu Mountain, he will naturally know the situation in Xiangyang. Only the more violent Pang Tong and others attack and the more serious the situation becomes, the more anxious Liu Bei will be.
Jingzhou has been regarded as a treasure by Liu Bei. If it is swallowed up by Zhang Xiu, he will be homeless.
Zhang Xiu caught Liu Bei's heart and asked Pang Tong to attack Xiangyang City, but he could not defeat it. If Xiangyang was defeated, Liu Bei would probably take advantage of the chaos and enter the hinterland of Jingzhou, and he was not ready to take over Jingzhou.
This year, we attacked west to capture Xiliang and south to capture Hanzhong. The territory expanded a lot. However, the situation in the two places is very different and needs to be digested slowly. Jingzhou cannot swallow it anymore, otherwise it will strangle itself to death.
The gentry in Jingzhou were so intertwined that they were like a big quagmire to Zhang Xiu. He could only wait for the quagmire to dry up before entering. If he entered now, he would be dragged into it.
Under Xiangyang City.
Pang Tong personally led an army to surround Xiangyang City.
The method of encircling three and missing one was not used. The besieging of three and one was aimed at those who were eager to break the city. However, he was not in a hurry to break Xiangyang City. He just wanted to surround Xiangyang and use the advantage of the trebuchet to storm Xiangyang and create a sense of Xiangyang to the outside world. The illusion of a crumbling city.
Furthermore, Xiangyang City is located on the south bank of the upper reaches of the Han River, surrounded by water on three sides and backed by mountains on one side. It is also a majestic high city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It dominates the upper reaches of the Han River and is difficult to break.
However, Zhang Xiu's army has a secret weapon.
"Prepare!"
Yang Bai ordered the chariot barracks to start loading flint, and then set fire to it. Thick smoke curled up in front of the six city gates outside the city, giving off a pungent and pungent smell.
"put--!"
After preparations were completed, Yang Boling waved the flag.
"Bang! Bang...!"
A heavy muffled sound resounded in all directions, and the ground shook with the violent impact, causing dust to fly.
More than thirty pieces of flint flew up in response, flying into the sky with a terrifying whistling sound, and then crossed a perfect parabola and smashed towards the head of Xiangyang City.
When the guards saw the enemy's terrifying weapons, they all curled up and hid behind the parapet, holding their heads in their hands, waiting for the judgment of fate, hoping that the boulder would not hit them.
"Boom! Boom...!"
The huge boulder carrying terrifying energy hit the city wall. The city wall was like tofu, and a huge gap was opened. The gravel flew and the city wall shook. The defenders hiding behind were smashed to pieces.
The roars sounded one after another, and the soldiers leaning behind the parapet shivered, feeling the city wall vibrate again and again, ruthlessly demanding the life of the guard.
Zhang Yun stood on the top of the city, looking at the flying flints, his face ashen.
A few days ago, he led an army and prepared to attack Pang Tong head-on. He didn't expect that they would have such a terrifying weapon in their hands. He would make Pang Tong fall over and flee in confusion. This was his shame.
But facing such a sharp attack, one can only look at the stone and sigh.
With the successive attacks, Xiangyang City was smashed into a state of dilapidation. There were flying rubble everywhere, as well as horrific corpses with incomplete bones. The defenders on the top of the city were also frightened to death.
And Liu Biao in the city was not much better.
He was already in poor health. When he learned that Pang Tong had begun a violent attack on the city, his heart immediately jumped up. He could clearly feel the huge roar and vibration on the city wall.
His heart trembled with each shock.
Listening to the frightening sound of the attack, Liu Biao's face flushed suddenly and he began to cough violently. His chest was burning and painful.
"Husband! Husband!"
Mrs. Cai saw Liu Biao lying on the couch and coughing violently. She hurriedly ran over, put her hands on his back, and rubbed his back gently.
The coughing finally stopped, but Liu Biao closed his eyes and didn't want to open them. He lay moaning like this, thinking about the prison sentence after the city was broken.
If he is captured by Zhang Xiu, there is a high probability that his life will be safe, but he will also be imprisoned and live a mediocre life.
He himself didn't care, but he pitied his descendants.
The sound of Mrs. Cai's crying and sobbing could be heard in his ears, and Liu Biao sighed helplessly. He only wanted to win the support of the Cai family by marrying Mrs. Cai. As the Cai family turned away from him, Mrs. Cai was left out in the cold. Unexpectedly, today It was her who came to take care of him.
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the corridor.
Liu Biao still had his eyes closed, "I'm fine, you go down first and make me some porridge and bring it over later."
"yes!"
Mrs. Cai also knew that someone was coming, so she got up and left.
Not long after, Kuai Yue appeared at the door, with a panicked look on his face, and rushed in hurriedly. Hearing the chaotic and panicked footsteps, Liu Biao opened his eyes, saw Kuai Yue's face, and said in surprise: "What happened? Alien." Why are you so panicked?"
"Envoy!" Kuai Yue's voice changed. "This morning General Wenpin sent news that Zhang Xiu led tens of thousands of troops southward at midnight last night and has reached the other side. It seems that he is about to move with thunder. General Wenpin is afraid that It’s dangerous.”
"What?"
Liu Biao's voice became sharp, "Isn't his army in Xiliang or Hanzhong? Where did this army of tens of thousands come from?"
"More than twenty days ago, Zhang Xiu suddenly sent an urgent order from 800 miles away, asking the four generals Ma Chao, Pang De, Wei Yan, Wang Shuang, and the land and water commander Gan Ning to lead his troops to return to Chang'an within fifteen days, and then rest for a few days. , Zhang Xiu personally led the army south to meet the military camp on the other side that arrived last night." As he spoke, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Kuai Yue's forehead.
"What is he going to do? What is he going to do?"
Liu Biao finally panicked.
His eyes moved helplessly, and his voice changed, "How could he and I have such a deep hatred that he hastily mobilized such a capable army to deal with me?"
The three generals Ma Chao, Wei Yan, and Pang De have already become famous in the Battle of Hetao. Even Wei Yan became famous earlier and was absolutely powerful.
Wang Shuang is the latest selected Wu Yajun, with extraordinary strength.
Not to mention Gan Ning, when Huo Shanxia had one against two, he was able to resist Cao Cao's two generals, and his strength was terrifying.
Zhang Xiu actually gathered his ace generals and came to Nanyang. Was it just to target Liu Biao? But in the entire Jingzhou, no one else could attract Zhang Xiu's attention except him.
"Alien! What should we do now?" Liu Biao had no idea.
Kuai Yue is also panicking!
Although he said he didn't want Zhang Xiu to take control of Jingzhou, the pressure of the soldiers on the border made him feel the fear of death, and speaking hard words was useless in the face of death.
After swallowing his saliva, Kuai Yue said: "Zhang Xiu just wants to get Jingzhou. Looking at the world, he can compete with Zhang Xiu. Except for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, no one else can either ask for help from Cao Cao or surrender to Zhang Xiu."
Liu Biao was startled and his face was as pale as paper.
Suddenly I felt like the world was spinning and I fainted.
