It was rumored that the offensive was effective. Zhao Tong made another clever move and calculated in advance that Fei Yao would take the risk and attack the Xiangwu camp. Pang De led the Xiliang cavalry reinforcements to defeat Cao Jun.

Afterwards, he led his troops back to the camp together with the Baima Qiang to put pressure on Xiangwu City.

By chance, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao came running to supervise the battle.

In this battle, Zhao Tong was still in charge.

He sat up, looked down at the generals below, and said with a serious face:

"According to reports, the rumor campaign launched by this general was very successful."

"The defenders in Xiangwu City are somewhat disorganized."

"This time Fei Yao led his troops to escape again. I think he has lost all fighting spirit..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the generals on both sides became more motivated and raised their hands to fight.

"General, please quickly order a fierce attack."

"The enemy's morale is in chaos, our army must win!"

"General, we must let the last general take the lead this time!"

After a few words, Zhao Tong glanced over them, but his expression remained unchanged. After a moment, he waved his hand and shook his head slightly, saying, "Don't worry, let the bullets fly for a while!"

"Bullet, what bullet?"

Hearing this, Zhao Tong's serious face suddenly had a slight smile, and he said: "This is not important. The enemy's morale has not yet dropped to freezing point. Our army will definitely suffer a lot of losses in launching a strong attack this time."

"This general wants to capture Xiangwu at the lowest cost."

As soon as he finished speaking, his expression was immediately filled with confidence.

All the generals and commanders unconsciously showed doubts.

"Does the general want to force Cao's army to surrender?"

"I heard that the man stationed at Xiangwu is Longxi General Dai Ling, who has a close relationship with Fei Yao. Given his loyalty to the Cao family, I am afraid he will not surrender without a fight."

"General, it's better not to waste any more time. Otherwise, when Zhang He's reinforcements arrive, the situation will get worse again."

"Yes, yes! General, there is no way to fight without casualties. You'd better stop hesitating."

At this time, everyone started to persuade him. They all understood that their general always advocated the strategy of subduing the enemy without fighting.

If you can resolve disputes without using weapons, you will never use them.

However, the smile on Zhao Tong's face seemed to be getting more cheerful at this moment, and he said with a smile:

"Do you still remember how the king ordered Liu Zhang to open the city and surrender when he came to Chengdu?"

His words immediately brought the generals' thoughts back to many years ago.

At that time, the army of conquering Shu gathered in Chengdu in three groups and besieged the whole city.

Its situation is almost the same as our current situation.

But this was not what prompted Liu Zhang to surrender without a fight.

"It seems that Liu Zhang surrendered to the city because he was frightened by the Xiliang cavalry led by General Ma?"

"Does the general want to rely on Baima Qiang to follow suit this time?"

After thinking for a moment, Ma Zhong, the general who has gained the most respect from Zhao Tong in recent years, was the first to understand Zhao Tong's intention and asked softly.

"What Dexin said is good, and it is exactly what I meant."

Seeing Ma Zhong figure it out so quickly, his face became more and more delighted, and he responded with a smile, "Even if we can't make Xiangwu Xian City fall without a fight this time."

"As long as we are under the threat of Baima Qiang, the morale of the enemy defenders will be further undermined."

"This will also be extremely beneficial to our army's subsequent strong attack!"

After saying that, all the generals just woke up, and their expressions were all filled with expressions of worship.

It turns out that they are only on the first floor, and their general is on the fifth floor.

Subsequently, the battle plan was quickly decided.

Zhao Tong ordered that he first consult with Yang Wanwan, Prince of Baima Qiang, and order his subordinates to gather around Xiangwu to intimidate and put pressure on them. After the enemy's fighting spirit was broken down, they could then attack by force.

During this period, the various departments of the Han army outside the camp were also busy.

The ministries slowly assembled, and siege equipment was continuously transported from Lintao behind.

Zhang Fei, who was supervising the battle from the side, saw that Zhao Tong's troops were arranged in a very orderly manner. He nodded unconsciously and whispered to Ma Chao next to him:

"Does Meng Qi feel that this boy's level of control has become more mature?"

"Yes, I feel that after several years of training, General Zhao is already transforming into a general."

After Ma Chao heard this, he responded heartily.

Recalling that when they first met at Jiameng Pass, Ma Chao thought that Zhao Tong was quite immature at that time.

It has only been a few years and it has already grown to this stage.

This growth rate shocked him a bit.

"Haha. What Meng Qi said is absolutely true. I feel that if this kid continues for a few years, he will probably be able to take charge of an army like Brother Yun."

Zhang Fei then laughed boldly and gave a very high evaluation.

…

The plan has been decided.

When Zhao Tong went to negotiate in person, Yang Wanwan naturally readily agreed.

Early the next morning, the white horse Qiang and their cavalry gathered one after another around Xiangwu to show off their power, and the drums were beating loudly.

With this large number of troops and the sternly prepared Han army formations behind them, the defenders on the city undoubtedly felt a strong sense of fear when they saw this!

"Ah? The Baima Qiang also cooperated with the Shu army to attack Xiangwu?"

"It's broken, how can we keep it here?"

"General Fei has been defeated, are we all alone?"

"Sigh, I feel like our army has no chance of winning this time."

…

After the White Horse Qiang were distributed around the city to intimidate them, the defenders on the city wall were unconsciously filled with various pessimistic moods.

Even though Dai Ling tried his best to suppress it, he had little success.

From the rumored offensive to the failure of Feiyao's raid on the camp, the morale of the defenders had hit rock bottom.

Now that the Han army has received heavy reinforcements from the White Horse Qiang, the defenders have already lost all fighting spirit and cannot muster the slightest will to fight.

After a day or two of this, Tong Zhao estimated that the morale in the city had been completely depleted!

In addition, almost all the ordnance transported from the rear has arrived.

Zhao Tong then ordered all his troops to gather outside the city and launch a strong attack on Xiangwu.

Since Dai Ling was stubbornly resisting, Zhao Tong did not hesitate at all.

"kill!"

The order was passed, and within a split second, there were roars and killing sounds outside Xiangwu City, surging like a wave.

The soldiers of the Han army marched towards the city head one after another.

Sword and shield soldiers covered the ladder trucks, rams, manholes and other siege equipment and slowly moved forward.

The crossbowmen were also stationed on the flanks, forming a rain of arrows to suppress each other on the city.

The ladder truck went to the city wall first and set it up, firmly binding it to the city wall.

The soldiers of each tribe began to advance towards the city from the ladder with a sword in one hand and a shield in one hand to block the arrows.

However, Dai Ling had already prepared enough supplies to defend the city.

In addition to arrows, there are also rolling logs and rocks.

Rolling logs and rocks fell from the city.

Many Han soldiers who were climbing up the ladder were knocked straight to the ground because they could not dodge, or were smashed or thrown to pieces.

As soon as the offensive battle began, it had already entered a fierce fight.

Even though Xiangwu City is strong and well-defended.
Chapter completed!