In the camp outside Fan County, Gao Shun inspected the camp. He was a very cautious person. News of Cheng Lian's defeat soon reached his ears. He was very worried that Cao Cao's reinforcements would arrive at some point.<

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"General Zhonglang, you can rest assured. Our Bingzhou army is much stronger than these Yanzhou people. As long as Cao Cao dares to send troops, we will trap them and make them unable to come back." A military attache who followed Gao Shun was confident.

Earthly said.

"Don't underestimate the enemy." Gao Shun responded expressionlessly. The military attaché knew Gao Shun's temper and had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Gao Shun is not only cautious, but he also doesn't like to talk. Perhaps it can be said that he is a relatively dull and boring person. He has no hobbies and has never drank alcohol.

Lu Bu felt that Gao Shun was too boring, so he sent several beauties to him, but they were all rejected outright by Gao Shun.

Gao Shun brought 10,000 soldiers to attack the city this time, including the 1,000 soldiers from the Feng camp that he was proud of. The Feng camp was Gao Shun's most proud masterpiece. Whenever someone praised the Feng camp, Gao Shun's

Poker faces will rarely smile.

Chen Gong recognized Gao Shun very much. With Chen Gong's recommendation, Gao Shun was able to lead his troops to Fan County alone. If he hadn't been sociable, this wouldn't have been his first expedition alone.

On the city tower of Fan County, Zao Zhi was also patrolling the city defenses. He was also a very cautious person. News of Juancheng's victory soon reached his ears, and he was worried that Gao Shun outside the city would suddenly attack.

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"Bo Xiao, you can rest easy. Cao Zihe will lead his troops to support us soon. Xiahou Yuanrang is also on the way. As long as Lu Bu dares to act rashly, he will not be able to escape our three-sided attack." Follow Zao Zhi.

Mao Jie, who arrived in Fan County, said confidently.

"It's better to be careful." Zao Zhi responded with a wry smile. Mao Jie knew that it was the first time for Zao Zhi to lead troops to defend the city, so he could only continue to comfort him.

Zao Zhi has always been committed to farming, but he is not good at military conquests.

Xun Yu's urgent appointment made him feel that coming here was both an opportunity and a challenge. Lu Bu's army outside the city had been besieging him but not attacking. It was useless to send people to harass him. He didn't know what Xi Zhicai would do if he were here.

Do?

Zao Zhi only brought 1,500 men to defend the city this time, and the more than 2,000 defenders in Fan County were only adequate. Mao Jie was brought to Fan County by Zao Zhi, and the two had always been close.

, and Mao Jie’s management skills are outstanding, Zao Zhi feels that it is much better to take Mao Jie with him than to let him stay in Juancheng.

Xun Yu also recognized Mao Jie very much. With Zao Zhi's suggestion, Mao Jie was finally able to come to Fan County to participate in the defense of the city. Mao Jie was not very popular among Cao Cao's army, and this was the first time in his life that he participated in military operations.

The sun rose slowly, and a soldier stumbled to the tower. His rapid breathing made the other soldiers look sideways after seeing him.

"Captain, General Cao has brought people to support us. Their people are outside the city now." The soldier reported loudly.

"Take me to see it quickly." Zao Zhi looked happy, finally someone who knew how to fight came.

Zao Zhi met Cao Chun under the guidance of the soldiers. After confirming that everything was correct, Zao Zhi immediately introduced Cao Chun and his party into the city.

"Sir, why are you here?" Zao Zhi was shocked when he saw Cao Pi next to Cao Chun. Could it be that something happened in Juancheng?

"Sir, I am here to support you with my uncle. Don't think too much." Cao Pi saw Zao Zhi's surprised expression and said with a smile.

"Captain Zao, do you know who is leading the troops on the opposite side?" Cao Chun asked seriously.

"I don't know. The enemy generals on the opposite side have never reported their names. They have only besieged the city recently and have never launched an attack." Zao Zhi answered truthfully. He suddenly looked at Cao Chun in confusion, "How did you get around the city?"

Defensive?"

"This is what I find very strange. I originally wanted to find an opportunity to raid the enemy camp, but the enemy camp was heavily guarded and there was no chance to attack. So I led people back, but the soldiers besieging the city were

Without defense, the enemy troops besieging the city are very different from the enemy troops in the camp." Cao Chun had a headache. He had been fighting with Cao Cao for many years and had seen all kinds of troops, but today's troops looked too much.

It's a bit weird.

The names of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun flashed through Cao Pi's mind. Who will be the enemy on the opposite side?

A few people were still discussing, but there was finally movement outside the city. Gao Shun received the siege order from Chen Gong. He was now commanding the soldiers to start setting up a series of facilities before the siege.

"Why is there a trebuchet on the other side?" Cao Chun said in horror as he looked outside the city.

The densely packed Bingzhou soldiers assembled many huge wooden instruments. Some soldiers moved stones towards the back side of the lever, while the soldiers on the front side held the pull rope on the front side of the lever tightly, ready to pull it at any time.

The rope fires stone projectiles.

Cao Pi saw a trebuchet for the first time. Although this kind of trebuchet requires a lot of manpower to operate and load, it is still very powerful. As early as the Warring States Period, there are records of trebuchets attacking cities and demolishing strongholds.

"Let it go!"

The Bingzhou soldiers standing in the front row grabbed the rope and exerted downward force at the same time. The lever of the catapult was pulled, and several huge flying stones were instantly ejected, hitting Fan County's city tower.

"Get away!" Cao Chun hugged Cao Pi and ran back like flying. Cao Pi heard several loud noises and screams from behind. When the dust dispersed, Cao Pi was horrified by the scene in front of him.

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The floor tiles not far in front of Cao Pi had been smashed to pieces, and the rubble was scattered all over the floor. A dozen unlucky soldiers were beaten to a bloody pulp, with broken limbs flying everywhere, and blood and white fluid flowing all over.

Land.

"We made a mistake. We should have attacked by force yesterday." Cao Chun said regretfully. Before he could finish his words, another flying stone appeared in the sky, and everyone on the tower took cover.

Gao Shun looked at the tower expressionlessly, and a military attache ran behind him.

"Have all the arrangements been completed?" Gao Shun asked.

"Come to General Zhonglang, brothers are all ready." The military attache replied in a loud voice.

"Attack the city with all your strength. Do not harass the civilians after entering the city. Violators will be punished by military law." Gao Shun still had the same expression as before

"Wei!"

The Bingzhou soldiers outside the city quickly built ladders. Under the cover of the trebuchets, a large number of soldiers rushed to the top of the city. The catapults stopped attacking. The soldiers who reached the bottom of the city used the assembled siege vehicles to attack again and again.

Hitting the city gate.

Soldiers from both sides on the city tower began to strangle. Gao Shun also joined the battle with a thousand soldiers from the trap camp. The city gate shattered. Cao Chun's cavalry rushed out of the city and soon fought with Gao Shun's trap camp.

Together.

There were crowds of people on the city wall, shouts of killing, screams, and curses. Cao Pi took his sword and wanted to join the battle, but Zao Zhi sent people to take him away from the tower.

Cao Chun took the lead and launched a charge towards Gao Shun's trapped camp. He did not expect that the soldiers on the opposite side were so brave. After a confrontation, more than half of the soldiers behind him had been injured. Gao Shun also realized that this cavalry was one of the few in Fan County.

With his elite force, he ordered a fight with the cavalry led by Cao Chun.

The soldiers in the trapped camp all wear heavy armor, and the cavalry relies on the impact of speed to have little effect in front of the trapped camp.

When Cao Cao's cavalry thrust a spear into a soldier trapped in the camp, they would all think that they were going to kill the opponent. However, the soldiers trapped in the camp were not only unscathed, they would also cut down the cavalry's mounts with one sword in retaliation, and then these cavalrymen who lost their mounts would

He was hacked to death by soldiers trapped in the camp.

There were fewer and fewer cavalry behind Cao Chun, and he was also stabbed in the thigh, but fortunately no vital parts were hurt.

"It seems that today we have to confess here." Cao Chun's face was ashen, and there were not many people behind him.

"Zihe!" On the noisy battlefield, Cao Chun heard a familiar cry. His eyes that were about to close opened again and he stabbed the enemy beside him to death with one shot.

Xiahou Dun carried a ring-headed sword and chopped down the enemy in front of him. The soldiers behind him stabbed the Bingzhou soldiers in the back. Cao Chun was overjoyed when he saw Xiahou Dun's arrival. Yuan Rang was finally back!

Gao Shun also realized that reinforcements were coming from outside the city. Unsure of the enemy's strength, he had no choice but to order a retreat.

Gao Shun was not afraid that Xiahou Dun would send people to pursue him, because his trapped camp had regrouped at this moment.

Under the leadership of the trapped camp, the Bingzhou soldiers broke out of the encirclement and retreated quickly. Xiahou Dun was shocked when he saw the performance of the trapped camp. This group of Bingzhou soldiers wearing heavy armor were too brave. He had never seen a retreat like an attack.

The same sequence.

Xiahou Dun did not send anyone to pursue him. He brought a total of 5,000 men and horses back to support this time. Now there are less than 1,000 men who came to relieve Fan County. The remaining 4,000 men are escorting a large amount of food and grass towards Fan County.

Come.

This batch of baggage was originally destined for Xuzhou. Xiahou Dun collected the grain and grass after returning to Dongjun. Just when he was escorting this batch of baggage to arrive at Taishan County, Cao Cao got news of the civil strife in Yanzhou.

Cao Cao made a prompt decision and sent Xiahou Dun, who was closest to Yanzhou, to return reinforcements, and the batch of grain and grass was brought back to Yanzhou by Xiahou Dun.

After Xiahou Dun chatted with Cao Chun for a few words, he communicated with Zao Zhi who came to greet him. Then Xiahou Dun hurriedly left with a few soldiers. The remaining one thousand soldiers were left by Xiahou Dun in Fan County and handed over to Cao Chun.

Command.

Cao Jun's soldiers quickly cleared the battlefield and repaired the city gate. All of this was carried out in an orderly manner under the command of Zao Zhi. However, Cao Chun escaped death and returned to the city to treat the wound on his thigh.
Chapter completed!