"Siege vehicle?" Cao Mengde looked at the drawings Cheng Yu brought and felt a little unbelievable. Isn't this just a tower sentry with wheels?
"Yes, this is a siege vehicle designed by me, and there is also an enhanced version of the ladder to charge the vehicle!" Cheng Yu said with a smile. As an outer disciple of the Mo family, Cheng Yu also knows some mechanism skills!
"What a good thing! With these we can reduce casualties. Runan is not as good as Shouchun. It was attacked during the Yellow Turban Army period. Now it has only been slightly repaired and there are not so many defensive measures! Zhang Xun's end must be coming soon. Got it!" Cao Cao laughed, and then ordered the construction of engineering equipment!
Now Cao Mengde's confidence is high. He has Cheng Yu playing Zhicai, military forces Xiahou Dundian Wei Xu Chu and Cao Hong, plus Cheng Feng to help him. Cao Cao really didn't notice this little Zhang Xun, although he didn't breathe. After capturing Runan, Cao Cao was more worried about Chengfeng's attitude. After all, territorial division is always an issue that will not satisfy both parties!
"Prime Minister, are you worried about Xiaoyao Hou?" Xi Zhicai said with a smile.
"Yes, Cheng Feng is named Emperor Master. As for what he is thinking in his heart, I am afraid no one will know. This person will always give me an incomprehensible feeling. I am afraid there are still many twists and turns in Runan!" Cao Cao sighed.
"The Prime Minister is overly worried. Runan must be ours. Geographically, Runan is the southeast gate of Xuchang and cannot be surrendered. In addition, Chengfeng has been conquering cities and territories in Hebei. It is clear that he wants to capture the four northern continents, so we cannot He will easily offend us for the sake of Runan County! In addition, we have hundreds of thousands of private soldiers, and Chengfeng only has more than 10,000 people. He will never conflict with us. Runan is located in the mountains, and it is a besieged city. Chengfeng You won't put yourself in danger by sealing this person!" Xi Zhicai said
"In that case, let's attack the city with all our strength!" Cao Cao threw the big pen in his hand and said domineeringly
"Lord, will Yan Liang raid our supply line?" Wu Tiangang said in Chengfeng Camp
"No, but Yan Liang's actions should be Yuan Shao's intention. I'm afraid he will be dangerous to our rear. After all, the spring rice in Liaodong will be harvested soon. I sent an order to Zhang He and Xu Shu to go to Liaodong immediately. If Yuan Shao dares to show his face, he will directly I can cripple him, I can throw away the food and fodder, but Yuan Jun must die!" Cheng Feng thought for a while and said, although Yan Liang's retreat seemed like he was out of anger, Yan Liang would not have done this without Yuan Shao's order!
"promise!"
To put it bluntly, Zhang Xun in Runan City was having a hard time. Cao Cheng's coalition forces surrounded Runan half a circle, leaving only the road to Jingzhou, and Wenpin was guarding Jingzhou. This makes Zhang Xun restless!
"Two generals, the enemy force is strong now, do you have any good methods?" Zhang Xun asked Chen Lanlei and Bo.
"There is no good way. One is to defend, and the other is to send troops to cut off the food road. Cao's army is estimated to be 150,000, and the daily needs must be huge. As long as we can cut off his food road, the army will evacuate soon!" Lei Lei thin road
"Cao Cao's favorite attack method is to cut off other people's food routes. He will definitely defend to the death. General Ji Ling has just burned the food and grass of Lu Bu and others. It will be very difficult for us to act again. Maybe You'll also fall into the tricks of Cheng Feng and others!" Chen Lan said with a frown.
"Then defend the city first and wait for the opportunity. I'm afraid Cao Jun will attack the city in less than two days. Generals must protect the city these days!" Zhang Xundao said, he was not sure at all, people's names Who is Shu Ying and Cheng Feng? He has never been defeated since he was born. Facing these top warrior kings, anyone will be under great pressure!
"It's the general!" Chen Lan, Lei Bo and the two looked at each other with bitterness in their mouths!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The peaceful dawn was broken by a burst of drums, "Kill! Kill! Kill!" The shout of kill directly drove away people's sleepiness!
"what happened?"
"Cao's army is attacking the city!" Chen Lan said tremblingly, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly!
"Climb the city and fight!" Zhang Xun said calmly, people are like this, before things happen, they always think a lot, but when they really face it, they are often very calm!
"Attack!" Cao Cao gave the order. Yue Jin, Li Dian, Li Tong, Xia Houdun and Cao Hong each led their own troops and began to charge upwards. The cavalrymen walked back and forth under the city, taking the opportunity to shoot the soldiers defending the city with their bows. They formed groups. Cao's army brought siege tools and slowly but firmly moved down the city!
"Fire arrows! Throw stones! Prepare kerosene, don't show your head!" I quickly remembered a voice on the top of the city. As the saying goes, you come and I come, everyone strives for glory!
"Kill!" Le Jin was short and sharp, brave and diligent, and was always the first to get there. After paying the price of a pile of corpses, Cao Jun arrived at the city wall as a matter of course!
"Go up! Rush up, and whoever gets to the top of the city first will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold!" Le Jin shouted,
"Fire the arrow! Quick, shoot me!" Chen Lan said urgently
Cao Jun was like a pupa, and then fell down like a dumpling. The names of the people were like straw. They were really dying one after another. After attacking for half an hour, no one was able to climb the city wall. However, after a short period of time, Yuan Jun After the panic, he completely calmed down and began to kill his opponents in an orderly manner!
"Haha, have you seen it? Cao Jun is also a human being. He can bleed and die. Kill him hard!" Zhang Xun laughed.
"Go up the ladder and use the siege truck!" Cao Cao felt his heart bleed when he saw the dead and injured soldiers. This is his family's wealth. The newly trained recruits don't have much combat experience yet. It's true that he brought them here to attack the city directly. It is a little cruel and ruthless!
With the addition of tools, Cao Jun's casualties have been reduced to a certain extent, but there is no good way to fight a city siege. The army gathers under the city, and just peeing on it will get a large area wet. Throw a stone, and it will hit. There are so many people! Dian Wei was personally pounding the city gate, and the sound of the thunderous attack could be heard dozens of meters away, suppressing the cries of death on the battlefield!
"As expected of the ancient evil!" Cheng Feng also praised sincerely,
"The Marquis is so complimentary!" Cao Cao laughed, but it looked like he was complacent, and Cheng Feng almost slapped him in the face!
"The losses during the siege were too great. I wonder if the Marquis has any good ideas?" Cao Cao asked.
"I'm not familiar with the terrain, and I haven't for the time being. There are mostly mountainous areas, so the army can't launch an attack. The attack of this group has become a fuel tactic. Fortunately, the quality of Yuan's soldiers is not strong. I'm afraid they can't adapt to high-intensity combat. The Prime Minister can order The army feigns an attack and uses tactics to tire out the enemy!" Cheng Feng said
"Oh! That's right! Beat the drum! I want to beat the drum myself!" Boss Cao didn't know what he thought of, and said with his eyes shining.
As a burst of firm and loud drumbeats came, when Cao Jun saw the person beating the drum clearly, his morale became even higher!
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The waves of sound were about to overturn the city, making the people on the top of the city panic!
The battles were all brutal. During the two hours of siege, both sides left nearly 10,000 corpses. High-intensity battles were also the fastest way to consume physical strength and morale. When Cao Jun's offensive stalled, Zhang Xun finally relaxed. One breath!
"Listen to my order, the cavalry attack, and shoot Yuan Jun with all your strength!" Cheng Feng watched Cao Jun being driven off the city again, and he couldn't help it anymore!
"Kill!" Cheng Feng personally went out, holding a huge bow, and directly described the shooter at the top of the city with one arrow. Then he saw a person at the top of the city being shot and killed, and the advantage of the hard crossbow was undoubtedly demonstrated!
With the addition of Cheng Feng, the city of Runan was emptied instantly. However, Yuan Jun also fought bloody battles, and someone immediately came to take over the post and hold on with a shield.
"Defend with all your strength, don't worry about supplies, kill me hard!" Zhang Xun waved the sword in his hand and shouted crazily!
Manpower sometimes runs out. For sieges, if there is no help from water and fire, relying solely on manpower is a tug-of-war. Life is used as a bet to see which side cannot hold on first, then he is the loser!
The two sides fought for three days, and no one knew how many people were killed or injured. In the end, Yuan Jun in the city had no strength to shout, and they fought in silence. Cao Jun did not know how many people fell, and the entire city wall was covered with The blood was bright red, the ground was littered with corpses, and blood flowed into rivers. Cao Cao's face was livid, and the siege chariots and wooden pieces were thrown aside in a mess. Le Jin was breathing heavily. Maybe this was the only way to make him feel that he was still alive. , as for Cao Hong who was hit by two arrows, he had already gone to the rear to recover from his injuries!
"Prime Minister, we can't keep fighting like this!" Xiahou Dun said to Cao Cao. These are all soldiers he trained. Although there is nothing wrong with dying on the battlefield, when he really faces all this, he still has a lot of feelings that are difficult to calm down. !
"Then do you have a good way to defeat Runan?" Cao Cao's face turned black and his eyes were bloodshot, and he roared at Xiahou Dun.
"No!" Xia Houyuanrang looked decadent. If it was true, how could he be willing to let the soldiers pay for it with their lives?
"Then shut up, go and command the siege!" Cao Cao said angrily. After fighting for so many days, so many people died. Cao Mengde is now riding a tiger and can't get off. Runan is really too important to him. This is the gate to the south of Xuchang. As long as Runan is in hand, Cao Cao can directly reach Shouchun and Lucheng, the hinterland of Yuan Shu, and realize the true sense of advancing, attacking, retreating and defending!
"Yes! Prime Minister!" Xiahou Dun said with a bitter smile, red-eyed. In this case, let's start the massacre!
"The whole army obeys the order and marches into the city. You are allowed to rob for three days! Kill me!" Xiahou Dun beat the drum himself and shouted loudly,
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Cao Jun was instantly like a chicken's blood. He was filled with murderous intent and high spirits, and his fatigue disappeared instantly. He swarmed up and made Yuan Jun on the top of the city tremble uncontrollably!
"General! Can we still hold on?" Chen Lan suppressed her fear and said,
"Didn't you hear that Cao Jun is going to massacre the city? If you can't defend it, kill yourself!" Zhang Xun said with a bitter smile.
"Haha, Your Majesty may have forgotten us!" Chen Lan laughed at herself,
"Your Majesty is surrounded in Shouchun. Once we fall here, the situation will be over!" Lei Bo said helplessly,
"Cao's army is the only one who is aggressively attacking now. Not all Chengfeng's people have participated in the battle. If Chengfeng suddenly comes and kills, it will be really difficult to defend!" Zhang Xun frowned, because he saw Chengfeng's army with his own eyes. His armor was so sophisticated that he shot an arrow, leaving only a white spot. As for the person under the armor, he continued to rush past without even looking at him!
"Didn't you hear that Chengfeng brought Guo Jia here? Why has there been no movement for so many days? Could it be that there is someone behind the scenes? After all, Chengfeng is full of conspiracies!" Lei Bo seemed to have thought of something.
"Don't worry so much. We will guard the city wall. If we don't go out to fight, the cavalry will not be able to play its role! We also need to quietly prepare a retreat. If we really can't defend it, then withdraw and bring the troops with us. Go back, now we must try to delay as much time as possible and give His Majesty a chance to breathe!" Zhang Xundao said
"Yes, General!"
"Master Marquis, please help me take down Runan!" Cao Cao said to Cheng Feng. Now he regretted why he didn't bring more counselors. Although Cheng Yu was smart, he had thought a lot about it. All the methods were useless, such as digging tunnels and water attacks. Not only did they not succeed and injured many people, they also demoralized the army. Otherwise, I would not have made the decision to rob Runan to improve morale!
"Don't worry, Prime Minister. Now that the army is besieging Runan with all its strength and threatening to massacre the city, Yuan Jun will definitely fight to the death. Why don't the Prime Minister let go of a city wall to give him a chance of survival? Yuan Jun will probably focus on escape!" Cheng Feng said with a smile.
"Wonderful!" Cao Cao was overjoyed. As for the art of war, Cheng Feng is not as good as Cao Mengde. Now that we have a direction, we don't need anyone else to direct us on how to fight!
"Send the order and the army will attack fiercely. Leave the east gate for Yuan's army to escape. In addition, let the soldiers shout that those who surrender will be spared death. Those who offer the city gate will be rewarded with thousands of gold. When the city is broken, it will be the time to massacre the city!" Cao Cao said
"No! Cao Jun launched a massive attack!" Zhang Xun just took a sip of wine, and before he could rest, he saw many people in the city and couldn't help but sigh.
"General! No one is attacking at the east gate!" Just when Zhang Xun was about to go to the city, Chen Lan suddenly came to report
"Huh? What's going on? Don't worry about it for now, repel Cao's army first!"
"But we don't have much supplies to defend the city!"
"Demolish houses!"
"yes!"
The two armies fought in Runan City for another three days. Unknowingly, Zhang Xun had held on for more than a month. Although Cao's army attacked the city wall several times, they all returned without success. Although Runan was in dilapidated condition, it was still under Zhang Xun's control. In the hands, as the saying goes, if you go all out in one go, it will weaken again, and it will be exhausted after three attacks. Cao Jun attacked many times to no avail, and finally had no choice but to choose to rest!
"Prime Minister, don't be careless. Now that Yuan Jun's morale is high, he may leave the city to intercept grain!" Cheng Yu said
"Yeah! Not bad! I didn't expect that this Zhang Xun is still a talented person, but he just defended the city and refused to leave! By the way, where is Xiaoyao Hou Chengfeng?" Cao Cao said with a headache. Chengfeng brought 10,000 horses, most of them cavalry. The city is bad, and now I don’t know where to go!
"Cheng Feng went to transport grain and grass. In addition, he blocked the road from Runan to the north, so Zhang Xun could only defend or withdraw to Shouchun!" Xiahou Dun said
"How's the fight going in Shouchun?"
"Yuan Shu sent Ji Ling to burn the coalition's food and fodder, and then attacked Liu Bei's camp. Liu Bei and Lu Bu were beaten back thirty miles. They could only besiege but not attack. Yuan Shu used the power of the victory to reward the three armies, draft a large number of women, build palaces wantonly, and engage in The people complained!"
"Haha, it seems that Yuan Shu has come to an end. Why doesn't anyone come to support Runan?" Xiahou Dun said.
"Liu Bei and Lu Bu can't lose their tail. Yuan Shu only dares to protect himself. He didn't even send anyone to Lucheng and Hefei. As for Runan, he has no control over it!" Cheng Yu said with a smile.
"It's an isolated city in Wanren Mountain!" Cao Cao was happy, "Then add more firepower to Zhang Xun, tell them the news about Shouchun, and see how they can defend the city!"
"Zhang Xun is a die-hard loyalist of Yuan Shu, I'm afraid the effect won't be very good!" Yu Jin said with some regret, because he felt that although this strategy was good, the success rate was very low.
"There's not just one Zhang Xun in Runan!" Cheng Yu said with a smile.
"Lord! I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you? I heard that Cao Cao's battle in Runan was very lively!" When Guo Jia saw Cheng Feng, he directly said Guo's opening remarks,
"Well, Guo Fengxiao, you are finally here!"
Cheng Feng was really overjoyed to see Guo Jia. As soon as he came out of Changshan, Guo Jia said hello to him, and then disappeared without a trace. He didn't appear until now. If he had followed him along the way, I'm afraid I won't be so tired!
"What are Fengxiao doing?" Cheng Feng said with a smile.
"Went to the Beggar Clan!" Guo Jia laughed.
"Oh? How was the harvest?"
"Shouchun City is full of complaints now, and other places are the same. Only Runan is fighting hard and has cut off contact with the outside world. However, Runan can't hold on for long. Zhang Xun demolished all the houses that can be demolished. If the fight continues, there will be no supplies to defend the city, and the city's defeat is just around the corner!" Guo Jia took a sip of wine and said slowly
"Yes, it is indeed very difficult to fight Cao Mengde for more than a month when he is trapped in a lonely city alone!" Cheng Feng also said sincerely. Although Runan has a favorable geographical location and is easy to defend and difficult to attack, this opponent is Cao Mengde, the traitor Cao Cao. !
"Now we can hold on to Lujiang and Shouchun. It will take time for Yuan Shu to be defeated. My lord can give up on all these important cities, but Hefei can't be given up!" Guo Jiadao
"Why?" Cheng Feng was a little confused. What's the benefit of taking over an isolated city by himself? It's located in the center, far away from Hebei. It's not cost-effective no matter how you look at it!
"Capturing Hefei will block the road to the northeast of the Yangtze River. If Sun Jian captures Lujiang, we can ally with them to ensure the stability of Hefei. If we fail to capture it, then Cao Cao will capture Lujiang and strangle Sun Jian to death on the south side of the Yangtze River! If you advance eastward from Hefei, you can capture Jiangdong, if you advance northward, you can seize Cao Cao and Yuan Shu's hinterland, and if you go westward, you can attack Jingzhou. The only drawback is that there are few people in the city now, but this is what we need most. After all, we can't defeat them even if there are too many people. !" Guo Jia finished his investigation results and analysis in one breath!
"Okay! Take Hefei and put an end to Yuan Shu's dream. Let's hit him from the inside first!" Cheng Feng was never an indecisive person, so he set the target with a wave of his hand!
