On Xiaopei City, Zang Ba was struggling to support it with his manpower. Although they had the advantage of the city wall, Xiaopei was only a small city and the city wall was not high, so they could not form an absolute advantage at high altitude.
Zang Ba was also very disappointed with Chang Xi. When he originally asked Chang Xi to garrison Xiaopei, Zang Ba approached him alone and told him to build a wall when he arrived. However, when he arrived with his army yesterday, Chang Xi , no wall was built at all.
Zang Ba was filled with anger when he heard what Chang Xi said that Cao Cao would definitely not attack Xuzhou because his strength was greatly damaged. However, before he could do anything, Cao Cao and Liu Bei's armies arrived.
From yesterday to early this morning, the battle between the two sides never stopped. Even at night, Cao Cao and Liu Bei launched night attacks. In the end, Zang Ba responded appropriately and prevented Cao Cao and Liu Bei from succeeding.
Today, since the sky lightened up, the attacks outside seemed to be tireless, one wave after another, without stopping at all. Fortunately, Liu Bei's Xuzhou soldiers were afraid of attacking the city and did not dare to move forward. Otherwise, Xiaopei The situation will only become more tense.
"General, the enemy has attacked the Ximen City. We need support urgently!"
"General, the enemy has attacked the east gate of the city and is in urgent need of general support!"
Zang Ba heard that the two city walls were in danger one after another, so he immediately sent another thousand people there. Now he only has 5,000 troops that can be mobilized at any time.
At this moment, another sergeant came hurriedly.
"General, an enemy general named Zhang Yide has boarded the city!"
When Zang Ba heard this, his eyes suddenly widened.
"Quickly, send another thousand people to the city. Everyone, follow me to fight!"
Zang Ba came to the place where Zhang Fei climbed to the top of the city and saw Zhang Fei slashing and killing the sergeants under him unscrupulously.
"Archers, shoot!"
After Zang Ba finished speaking, the archer immediately shot an arrow at where Zhang Fei was. Zang Ba didn't even think about going over to challenge Zhang Fei in a duel. Zhang Fei was able to fight back and forth in Lu Bu's hands. He went up to find Zhang Fei. That is asking for death.
Zang Ba knew very well that Xiaopei's gains and losses now rested on his shoulders, and he had to protect Xiaopei well.
When Zhang Fei saw Zang Ba firing an arrow, he immediately cursed, but he was not slow at all. He quickly rushed to Sergeant Zang Ba next to him, hoping to make Zang Ba stop shooting arrows in this way.
After seeing this, Zang Ba saw the enemy troops gradually starting to climb up the city behind Zhang Fei, and his heart suddenly became cruel.
"Archers, divide into two teams. The right team continues to shoot arrows at the enemy general. Don't stop!
The left team shot at the enemy troops who boarded the city!
Shield soldiers, immediately form a formation in front, spearmen and spearmen behind, kill! "
Zhang Fei saw Guan Yu coming to the city to supervise the battle. He immediately couldn't help but start to go up the city. He thought he would kill everyone and capture Xiaopei directly. However, Zang Ba's operation immediately defeated him. Caught off guard, he had to slowly walk towards the wall.
When Liu Bei saw that Zhang Fei's situation was getting more critical, he immediately ordered his troops to withdraw. Zhang Fei had no choice but to retreat to the top of the city and retreat to his own formation under the cover of the remaining sergeants.
At this time, Zang Ba in the city finally got a chance to breathe.
"Come here, tell the army to start eating quickly. Be quick and beware of the enemy attacking again!"
"If anyone comes again, please send an order to all sects to count the casualties immediately!"
Zang Ba then slowly came to the top of the city and watched Cao Cao and Liu Bei's troops retreat. After a while, smoke slowly rose from the cooking pots, and Zang Ba knew that the next moment would be their most dangerous moment.
Zang Ba knew very well that once Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army finished eating, they would launch a desperate attack on Xiaopei. This meal looked like a decapitation meal.
Zang Ba immediately began to order the army to start cooking and eating. In his opinion, this was the last meal for many people, including himself.
Another moment passed, and Chang Xi came to Zang Ba.
"General, Yin Li is seriously injured, brother Wu Dun is dead!"
When Zang Ba heard this, his heart was shocked. Wu Dun and Yin Li were both his old subordinates, and they had been together during the Taishan period. Although they were subordinates, they were more like brothers.
Now, one person was killed here, and Zang Ba still felt very uncomfortable.
"Died on the battlefield, wrapped in horse leather, this is our destination. Next, let's prepare for the battle. If we win, we will avenge Wu Dun. If we lose, we brothers will go down together to reunite!"
Although Zang Ba was very sentimental in his heart, he knew better that this was the cruelty and ruthlessness on the battlefield. Now it was Yin Li, and then there would be a few of them. All he could do was to try his best to defend Xiaopei and hold on to the arrival of Lu Bu.
This is the promise Zang Ba made to Lu Bu, and he must fulfill it, even if he dies!
Chang Xi, who was next to Zang Ba, was full of hesitation, then gritted his teeth and looked at Zang Ba, and suddenly spoke.
"General, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are letting the army cook now, just to be prepared to fight hard later. After all, if they can't capture Xiaopei today, they will have no chance.
But now, we only have a few thousand remnant soldiers in the city. Even if there are still 2,000 people in the city, it will only be a fearless resistance for a while. By then, we will have nowhere to escape, so the general must make preparations in advance. "
Zang Ba's eyes widened when he heard Chang Xi's words, and his left hand holding the sword at his waist tightened. Zang Ba really couldn't believe that now that Yin Li had just died, Chang Xi would have such thoughts.
Zang Ba still held on to the last glimmer of hope in his heart, and then looked at Chang Xi seriously. "What exactly do you want to say? Tell me clearly!"
Chang Xi looked at Zang Ba with a stern expression.
"Brother, stop pretending. I don't believe you don't understand what I said. When did you become so loyal to Lu Bu? Now that Lu Bu has not arrived, Xiaopei will definitely not be able to hold on. Brother, do you want to follow Lu Bu? Go to hell!
No one knows the current situation in Xuzhou. Even if Zhang Wenyuan defeats Ji Ling, Yuan Shu will definitely continue to send troops. Sooner or later, he will not be able to support it.
As for Taishan and Langya, brother, do you think Gao Shun and Xu Sheng can stop Yuan Shao's army?
It will definitely be unstoppable. Now that Cao Cao and Liu Bei are attacking together, they can directly attack Xiapi City. How many people are there in Xiapi now? My eldest brother knows better than me. It is a matter of time before Lu Bu's defeat. Do we all have to follow? Was he buried with him?
When we defected to Lu Bu, it was just because of his reputation as the best martial artist in the world. In addition, the situation in Mount Tai became increasingly difficult, so we defected to him. Now, following Lu Bu, there is only a dead end.
Brother, let’s surrender!
Only by surrendering can we have a way out. We surrender to him, Cao Cao. Now all Cao Cao's generals have been captured and injured by Lu Bu, and there are no available men under him. If we surrender, we will definitely be reused.
Such a God-given opportunity, brother, let’s surrender! "
