Gushanbeier City, this is the area at the junction of Parthia and Guizhou.
To the southwest of Gushanbeier City is a desert, and to the east is the main road leading to Lanshi City.
Today, Olivia remains here.
After she fled back to Gushanbeier City with her army, she quickly recruited an army and re-recruited many soldiers. Everything he did was to fight back, not just to guard Gushan Bell City.
Cao Cao's army has arrived at Gushanbeier City and has attacked the city several times.
Attacked for several days in a row.
Cao Cao has not yet captured the city.
On the tower.
Olivia looked at Cao Jun, who had retreated after feinting for a while today, with a solemn expression on his face. Although the army led by Cao Cao these days was attacking fiercely, every time it was a feint attack, every attack was not thorough, and they retreated after fighting for a while.
Such an attack made Olivia very confused.
She didn't understand the other party's intention.
Olivia looked at Shamir on the side and said: "General Shamir, we have fought many times with Cao Cao. However, I really don't understand the opponent's siege methods. Why is the opponent feigning attack every time?" After a while, we evacuated directly.”
Shamir shook his head and said: "The general doesn't know. In short, we will guard Gushanbeier City and slowly wait for the opportunity. As long as the opportunity comes, we will decisively leave the city to fight."
Olivia nodded, she clenched her fists, punched the tower, and said: "Shamir, the current war, no matter what Cao Cao's intentions are, is very detrimental to us. So I suggest that we simply Take the initiative to fight.”
Shamir said: "Why take the initiative to fight?"
"Assault on Cao Cao's rear."
Olivia spoke crisply.
She said in a deep voice: "Now, Cao Cao's troops have gathered outside the city and are attracted by us. I sent a cavalry group to go around Cao Cao's rear, not only to support the war with battle, but also to cut off Cao Cao's food and grass. As long as Cao Cao's food and grass are gone, Cao Cao will definitely lose."
Shamir said solemnly: "But we don't even know Cao Cao's intentions. In fact, Cao Cao has been attacking in the past few days, and the time of attack each day is not fixed. Today is morning."
"Yesterday was noon, the day before yesterday was afternoon, and the day before yesterday was actually late at night. Every day is almost chaotic. Under such a premise, how can we understand each other's strategy?"
"Taking rash actions without knowing the other party's intentions is the greatest danger and the most troublesome thing. I think we need to be cautious now and focus on defense."
Shamir is very conservative.
After fighting with the Ming army, I realized how powerful the Ming army was.
Olivia has always been rational, but her eyes were full of irritation and eagerness, and she said: "General Shamir, I certainly know the benefits of standing firm. However, we have destroyed countless armies before, so we suppressed the news and did not spread the news. Pass it back. Now, the delay in winning is very troublesome for us."
Shamir also looked a little hesitant.
During this time, it has been defense.
The key is that Cao Cao's defense line is very stable, and Cao Cao's army is more powerful and is not suitable for fighting at all.
To defeat the opponent, you need to wait for the opportunity. However, no one knows when Cao Cao will reveal his flaws. The only way is to take the initiative by surprise and take the initiative to have a chance to win.
Shamir thought for a while and said: "Princess Olivia, I suggest waiting for two more days. After two days, consider the next step and what to do? Sometimes, waiting is better. .”
After hearing this, Olivia frowned.
His expression was a little hesitant.
However, Shamir is the most important general under her command and a key figure in supporting her.
Shamir's opinion cannot be ignored.
Olivia nodded and said: "Okay, I will listen to General Shamir and wait a little longer. In two days, if Cao Cao has not made any move, then according to my strategy, a group of soldiers will be deployed as a surprise force. Go fight outside the city, feed war with war, and delay Cao Cao."
Shamir breathed a sigh of relief.
At least, Olivia held her own and did not rush out of the city.
At this stage, the situation is very strange. Going out of the city to fight now makes Shamir not sure at all.
When Olivia returned to the room and was thinking about preparations for the next step, the army led by Cao Cao had already returned to the camp.
In the Chinese army's tent.
Cao Cao sat upright.
Guo Jia, Xiahou Dun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong are all below.
Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia and said, "Fengxiao, have you notified the feint attack to withdraw? Have you completely hollowed out the west city gate of Gushanbeier City now?"
"Has been completed!"
Guo Jia answered confidently.
With a smile in his eyes, he said with a smile: "King Qin, the person in our army who is responsible for digging holes has completed his task. Next, the wood supporting the underground holes can be removed at any time. When the holes have no support, the underground will collapse and the tower will collapse. Nature then collapses.”
Cao Cao said with a smile: "Since we discovered that the city of Gushanbeier City is not particularly strong. Moreover, the craftsmen of the Parthian Kingdom are very ordinary, unlike our Ming Dynasty, we have formulated a strategy."
"Once we encounter rocks or the like, we attack in a big way and feign attacks to attract attention. Now, it's finally happened. Let's withdraw now. Tonight, when all Olivia's troops have rested, we will remove all the underground supports. stakes, ready to attack."
"Everyone, prepare for war."
"Get ready for the big battle tonight."
"Take out all the meat in the army and let the soldiers have enough to eat and drink. Then you can continue to fight with energy."
Cao Cao quickly gave the order.
For Cao Cao, his goal was not to capture Gushanbeier City, but to capture the princess of Parthia and Olivia alive. Next, offer it to the emperor. After all, this is all the emperor likes.
"I will obey your orders!"
Xiahou Dun replied loudly.
Guo Jia also smiled and nodded.
A crowd of people was waiting.
Time passed little by little, and it was September in Gushanbeier City. Although it was autumn, the weather was not very cold. The autumn wind was cool, and it was very comfortable at night.
After nightfall, the soldiers had eaten and drank enough, and they were all in high spirits.
Cao Cao and his men hid their whereabouts, quietly left the camp, and headed towards the west city of Gushan Beier City. When a group of people arrived outside the West City and hid in the darkness, Cao Cao gave the order to destroy the underground.
One by one, soldiers pulled on the ropes that held up the wooden piles in the ground.
The wooden piles fell down quickly.
The wooden piles fell, and the wooden planks sewn above the holes in the ground fell with them. Every hole has lost its support. If there were no buildings on the ground, the holes would have no effect.
However, without the wooden boards and wooden sticks supporting the underground holes, under the pressure of towering buildings like the city wall on the ground, the underground holes quickly began to crack and collapse.
Boom!
The city wall shook.
The city collapsed directly.
The solid city walls are crooked or starting to collapse, and there is no longer a protective wall.
Cao Cao saw this scene, his eyes brightened, and he shouted: "Light the fire and attack!"
Torches were ignited, and a large number of soldiers launched an attack.
The man who led the soldiers to attack was Ma Chao.
He is responsible for taking the first step to attack the enemy.
Ma Chao did not ride a horse, but rushed to the front with a tiger-headed golden gun. He approached the collapsed and cracked city wall, and like an ape, he quickly climbed up and rushed into the city.
Large numbers of soldiers were also attacking.
The entire offensive was overwhelming.
He entered the city directly.
The cry of killing resounded throughout the city. Ma Chao led his men to defeat the garrison in the west city, rushed directly into it, and began to cover up and kill, heading further towards the direction of the east city, to cover up and kill Olivia.
When Ma Chao charged fiercely, a large number of Cao Cao's troops entered the city, and the situation in the entire Gushanbeier City changed drastically, the news quickly spread to the east city and reached Olivia's ears.
Olivia slept in her clothes at night without taking off her armor. When she learned that the West City had collapsed and that a large number of Cao's troops had entered, she was completely stunned.
The look on his face was extremely shocked.
It seems incredible.
Cao Cao actually broke the city!
Cao Jun came to kill him.
At this moment, Olivia understood Cao Cao's intention of feinting, which was obviously to cover for the tunnel diggers. Although Olivia was smart, she had grown up in the Parthian Empire since she was a child. She had never heard of such a situation, nor had she encountered this method of digging tunnels to breach the city.
The attack of the Parthian Empire was a cavalry attack, a collision of infantry, and an upright kill.
Now, Olivia met Cao Cao and suffered setbacks one after another.
First they were attacked by elephant soldiers.
Now, another tunnel has been dug.
When Olivia was distracted and a little at a loss, Shamir rushed over in a hurry. He looked extremely urgent and said loudly: "Princess Olivia, we cannot stop this battle. Our army is already strong. Being in a weak position is a passive defense. Now, the opponent directly breaks through the city, so we can only evacuate, quickly withdraw from Gushanbeier City, and return to the capital."
"Withdraw."
Olivia reluctantly answered.
By now, her cold-heartedness was completely gone.
Shamir said quickly: "We have to retreat now, and we can only retreat from the east city. The distance is close to retreat here, although there will be resistance outside. However, if we try our best to retreat, there is always a chance."
Olivia nodded again. She quickly took Shamir with her, mobilized the panicked troops in the army, and quickly headed towards the east gate.
In the city of Gushanbeier, Olivia gathered some of the troops that had fled before, plus the soldiers she had re-recruited, the number of troops was fifteen thousand. Cao Cao's attacks these days are all feints, not real attacks.
The soldiers under Olivia's command also suffered very few losses.
The only thing is that the main force of Olivia's cavalry was completely lost in the battle of Lan's City. His current military strength only has a small number of cavalry, and the vast majority of the soldiers are infantry. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the army soldiers is not strong, and they do not have rich combat experience.
When everyone retreated, Olivia took the lead and rushed to the front.
When the army rushed out of the city, they had just gone less than a hundred steps, and before they could turn around and go north, they met Huang Zhong and his men on the official road.
Huang Zhong held the knife with murderous intent.
Although it was night, the surrounding torches were burning, dispersing the darkness, making the surroundings seem like daylight, and everything around them could be seen clearly.
Huang Zhong saw Olivia coming out in an instant.
The opponent's armor is different.
From the figure of the other party, one could tell at a glance that she was a woman.
"drive!"
Huang Zhong galloped out and rushed out.
He charged with his cavalry, attacking quickly and accelerating. Huang Zhong and the cavalry under his command were full of momentum, but Olivia and others' expressions changed instantly. Although they expected to be blocked when leaving the city, they arrived too quickly now.
There wasn't even any time to react.
Shamir was Olivia's subordinate and had a close relationship. He noticed that Huang Zhong was leading people to kill him, and said loudly: "Princess Olivia, run north quickly, and then retreat west to the country. I'll hold you back first. You retreat quickly."
Olivia saw Shamir approaching him with his sword, and shouted: "Shamir, come back quickly."
"Retreat quickly!"
Shamir shouted again.
He rushed forward desperately, getting closer and closer to Huang Zhong in front of him.
Olivia gritted her teeth, turned the horse's head and retreated quickly. Some soldiers retreated with Olivia, and some soldiers followed Shamir to meet them.
Huang Zhong was furious.
His target is not a man, but the princess of the Parthian Empire.
This is a valuable person.
The distance between Huang Zhong and Shamir narrowed. Huang Zhong roared angrily and shouted: "Anyone who stands in my way will die!"
Cut it down with one knife.
Fast as lightning.
The cold sword light had already struck Shamir's body before Shamir's sword fell. Under the violent impact, the armor on Shamir's chest shattered and blood splattered.
A scream came from Shamir's mouth, and his body fell directly backward to the ground.
Huang Zhong didn't care whether Shamir died or not, and continued to rush forward on his horse.
His target is just Olivia.
