Zhang Xun said: "The general is not too sure. I only know that the front army suddenly retreated after half the pursuit. Everyone shouted that Ji Ling was dead and fled.
Seeing that I couldn't stop him, I had to lead my men back to the camp to rest and defend against the enemy..."
"Ah?!" Yuan Yao trembled in fright: "This... what should I do?"
Zhang Xun comforted him: "Your Majesty, there is no need to panic. Lu Bu thought he had set an ambush halfway, so he was lucky enough to win a small victory.
At this moment, we have more men and horses than he does, and we are backed by the mines and supported by camps and trenches. Lu Bu can't do anything to us for a while.
And this time there is enough food and grass. Even if Lu Bu cannot be defeated, he can still defend the stronghold and send people to find the lord for help!
Another reason for this failure was that they failed to communicate well with Tao Qian's troops and attack together. Instead, Lu Bu took the advantage, and Ji Ling was eager for success and took the initiative to attack.
As soon as Tao Qian's reinforcements arrive, we will rush out of the stronghold to join forces inside and outside. Are we still afraid that Lu Bu will not be defeated? "
"Well... what the general said makes sense, and I think so too..."
After hearing Zhang Xun's words, Yuan Yao's hanging heart finally fell back into his stomach.
But before Yuan Yao's fragile little mind could calm down, someone came to report: Lu Bu was begging the enemy in front of the stronghold and scolding him, calling Yuan Yao by name and asking him to come forward and speak!
Yuan Yao himself was unwilling to go, but Zhang Xun persuaded him: "Your Majesty, the life and death of General Ji Ling are unknown now, and the military is in panic. It is just in need of you to come forward to appease the military.
And you don't need to leave the camp, you just need to say a few words to Lu Bu through the fence.
The general will bring many good hands for personal protection. Even if Lu Bu has three heads and six arms, he will not be able to hurt the prince at all! "
Although Yuan Yao was scared, he still went to the gate of the village and saw a group of red BMWs a stone's throw away with a fierce general sitting on top, and thousands of people lined up in a majestic line behind him.
"Are you Yuan Yao, the son of Yuan Shu?" Lu Bu asked loudly.
"It's... it's my prince! Lu Bu, what do you want from me?" Yuan Yao tried his best to keep his voice from trembling.
Lu Bu laughed loudly: "Yuan Yao! You came to Xuzhou, pretended to be a Yellow Turban thief, robbed my mines, killed my people, and you still have the nerve to ask me what's the matter?
If you don't want your tens of thousands of soldiers to be buried here with you, then get out and surrender!
If I'm in a better mood, maybe I can spare your life! Otherwise, I will destroy this place and leave no chickens or dogs behind! "
Seeing Yuan Yao's frightened look, Zhang Xun took the initiative to answer the question and said:
"Lu Bu! You don't have to utter arrogance here! We still have 100,000 troops in the camp, and you only have a few thousand? If you have the ability, just come and fight!"
Then he comforted Yuan Yao in a low voice and said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to listen to him. If he has such ability, why would he still make noise here?"
Lu Bu laughed and asked, "Who are you?"
"I am Zhang Xun, the pioneer officer!"
Lu Bu shouted: "Zhang Xun, he who knows the current affairs is a hero!
You should understand the situation you are in at the moment. Your camp is backed by mountains and there is no way out. If you persist, you will be dead!
Who had the idea to station the camp here? Don’t you know anything about the art of war? What a joke!
You have been surrounded by me, the only way to save your life is to surrender! "
Zhang Xun sneered and said: "What a loud tone! With just a few thousand of you, you threaten to surround me with tens of thousands of people? Lu Bu! Be careful when the time comes and you will be attacked from both sides, and you will die without a burial place!"
After a while of wrangling, Gao Shun finally caught up with the artillery.
Pushed directly to the front, Zhang Xun and the soldiers who escaped have never experienced the ultimate pleasure brought by artillery.
Seeing the enemy busy playing with a few large iron pipes, he didn't take it seriously. He just hid behind the fence and let the soldiers prepare their bows, crossbows and arrows to deal with Lu Bu's sudden attack.
Lu Bu smiled mysteriously: "Yuan Yao, Zhang Xun, I am a close disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, and I was inspired by the master to save the common people!
As long as you come out and surrender, I won't embarrass you!
If you are still stubborn and want to help the tyrants do evil, I will cast a spell! "
"Come on, just cast spells! I want to see you!" Zhang Xun's mouth almost rolled to the back of his head.
There are a lot of people pretending to be weird these days, and Lu Bu is no exception!
Lu Bu took the torch handed over by his men, walked up to a loaded cannon and shouted: "Crush the darkness with thunder!"
Then the fuse was lit.
boom! Click!
After a loud noise, smoke filled the air, and a log as thick as a wrist not far from Zhang Xun suddenly broke in the middle, sending sawdust flying everywhere.
A soldier behind the log who was holding a crossbow seemed to have been hit in the lower abdomen by an invisible fist. His whole body was broken into two parts from the waist, and his intestines and stomach were scattered on the floor.
Several people behind him were not spared either. Some had their arms and legs broken, some had a hole as big as a bowl in their stomachs, and four or five people were lying down at once!
Sudden tranquility!
People on both sides were shocked!
The people on Lu Bu's side didn't expect that this kind of iron cannon loaded with single-head bullets could have such terrifying lethality from a stone's throw away!
But the people on Yuan Yao's side were completely confused: What kind of magic is this? Is this called thunder breaking the darkness? Are they too scary?
"Do it! Missed it again!" Lu Bu said and lit the second cannon.
This time the shell failed to hit the log, but went straight through the gap in the fence.
It also blasted a ravine of flesh and blood among the defenders, and several people were knocked down by one shot!
I don’t know who was the smart one who reacted first and shouted: "They are using magic! Run!"
The people around him seemed to be waking up from a dream, and backed away like a group of frightened rats.
Zhang Xun, on the other hand, was loyal. He kept talking and shouted: "Protect His Royal Highness!"
The artillery outside the village was still roaring, the fence was broken and sawdust flew everywhere, and the big holes were shocking.
There are still unlucky people who are pierced or have their arms and legs broken by cannonballs.
Although the number of casualties was almost a drop in the bucket compared to more than 20,000 people, the fear almost caused everyone to collapse.
Who knows if the next person who will suddenly have a big hole in his stomach and his head will explode like a watermelon will be him?
Compared to being shot to death by an arrow, stabbed to death with a spear, or hacked to death with a knife, this kind of death is too terrifying and abstract!
No one wants to stand in front, everyone wants to squeeze in the back.
Gradually, everyone crowded to the foot of the mountain.
Fortunately, Lu Bu outside the stockade didn't seem to be in a hurry to tear down the broken wooden fence. Instead, he unleashed his fire on the fence one after another. He seemed to cherish this rare opportunity to train gunners and loaders in actual combat.
At once
When Zhang Xun and Yuan Yao didn't know how to deal with this terrifying evil technique, they heard a whistle from behind.
Everyone hurriedly looked back, only to see two to three hundred enemies standing halfway up the mountain!
"Zhang Liao has been waiting here for a long time!"
