In Guandu, Yuan Shao abandoned Wuchao and sent Zhang He and Gao Lan to lead an army of 300,000 to attack the city, intending to have a final decisive battle!
Cao Cao's 60,000 troops are about to face a full-scale attack by Yuan Shao's 300,000 troops. Just thinking about it is enough to suffocate!
Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia stood on the city wall, looking at Yuan Shao's military formation from a distance.
At this moment, Yuan Jun's military formation, led by Zhang He and Gao Lan as the main generals, was only 500 steps away from Cao Jun's city wall.
The reinforcements were in good order, with flags fluttering, and were silent, but they put great pressure on Cao's army.
On the city wall.
Xi Zhicai looked at Yuan Jun's military formation, which was like a dormant beast, with a trace of worry in his eyes.
He suddenly spoke and asked Guo Jia beside him, "Fengxiao, do you think my lord and husband will succeed?"
Guo Jia had already looked around Yuan Jun's formation. After hearing Xi Zhicai's question, he smiled and replied: "Chang Sheng is such a cautious person... have you ever seen him fail?"
"It seems that I have never seen him fail." Xi Zhicai raised the corner of his mouth slightly and murmured to himself: "Sometimes, I really doubt whether Mr. Lu is a mortal after all? He seems to be omnipotent and magical.
elixirs, all kinds of strange but very useful knowledge..."
"Who knows? He is just a freak anyway..." Guo Jia shook his head and finally said: "No matter whether the lord and Changsheng succeed or not, we are the last barrier, and our defense line must not be broken!"
"That's right... After Guandu, there is no more favorable location to resist Yuan Shao's army going south. In this battle, the only choice is whether you die or I die!"
A thick dark cloud came and blocked the sun in the sky.
A breeze came from afar, blowing Xi Zhicai's slightly white hair at the temples.
Xi Zhicai rearranged his clothes and hair, and said softly: "The wind is blowing..."
Guo Jia put his hands behind his back, and the wind gradually became stronger, blowing his robes loudly!
He looked at Yuan Shao's army that was about to move with sharp eyes that he had never shown in front of others, and said in a sharp tone: "Here we come!"
As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, the rhythmic sound of war drums and horns came from Yuan Jun's formation!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Woo! Woo! Woo!"
"Commanders of the three armies, obey the order! Follow me to attack the city!!!" Zhang He shouted sharply!
"Siege the city!"
"Siege the city!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Following the orders of Zhang He and Gao Lan, the first batch of nearly 50,000 troops began to attack Cao Jun's city wall!
Fortunately, this is Guandu, and the lateral distance is limited, so Yuan Jun cannot attack them all.
If it were in an open area, Cao's army might not be able to withstand the 400,000 troops swarming forward.
Huang Zhong led more than ten personal guards to Guo Jia and Xi Zhong, and said to them: "Military advisor, Yuan Jun is attacking the city. This place is extremely dangerous. Please return to the camp first."
The general responsible for resisting the first batch of attacks by Yuan's army was Huang Zhong, and the other two deputy generals were Li Dian and Wei Yan.
After hearing Huang Zhong's consolation, Guo Jiaxi and Zhicai turned around and left without hesitation.
The two of them are not like Lu Yan. They are really weak scholars. They are powerless and stay here. Apart from adding chaos, they will do no good.
...
Yuan Jun has reached nearly 300 steps!
The shouts of killing that shook the sky seemed to be very close at hand!
Behind Cao Jun's city wall, under the command of Xun Yu and others, catapults took the lead in launching the attack!
The craftsmen worked day and night, and catapults, repeating crossbows and other ordnance and armor were continuously replenished.
Today, Cao's army has nearly 400 catapults, 800 crossbows, and 10,000 continuous crossbows!
"Catapult, launch!"
"Boom!"
Countless stone bullets immediately flew into the sky, crossed the city, and hit Yuan Jun's formation head-on!
"Oar carriage, raise the shield!" General Yuan Jun began to respond quickly.
"Don't be afraid, keep going!"
"Keep moving forward, and those who retreat will be killed!"
Countless stone bullets fell from the sky!
In an instant, countless gaps appeared in Yuan Jun's formation, which was not protected by oars at the rear.
Those bloody corpses,
Those broken limbs flying all over the sky,
Those scarlet and coquettish blood wantonly stimulated Yuan Jun's fragile and crazy nerves!
Gu Fu
Many soldiers of the Yuan Army, in the midst of the terror of life and death, actually roared like wild beasts!
We have no food!
We have no retreat!
But on the opposite side, Cao Jun had more, Chen Liu had more, and Xuchang had more to feed the dogs!
If Cao Guanjundu's camp was broken down by burning cauldrons and boats,
So whether it’s food or money, women have everything they need!
"roar!!!"
"Conquer Guandu!"
"If you don't win, you die!"
"Robbing money, grabbing food, grabbing women!"
"kill!"
Yuan's army carried the momentum of a desperate fight, completely different from the past.
Before the military formation reached a hundred steps, the murderous aura soaring into the sky was already rushing toward us!
The gray beard on Huang Zhong's chest fluttered in the wind. What he was about to face was the most difficult, dangerous and exciting battle since his military career!
"My sons, cheer up and face the enemy!"
"Ballista, launch!"
"Archers, shoot your arrows!" Li Dian's voice, which had become hoarse due to excessive roaring, came from afar.
"The crossbowman is ready at fifty steps!"
"Fire the arrow!"
Wei Yan's voice also came from afar, which meant that Yuan Jun had advanced fifty steps below the city!
One hundred thousand Yuan troops, after being baptized by stone bullets, bows and arrows, ballistae and crossbow arrows, finally arrived under the city wall!
Those countless huge oars, wrapped in thick rawhide, were like huge siege monsters, firmly holding against the city wall!
After the oar car approached the city wall, Sergeant Yuan pushed the shield out from the inside.
The large shield flipped over with the bearing and rested on the city wall.
In an instant, a tall oar car turned into a staircase for Yuan Jun to climb the city!
After Yuan Shao suffered the loss of the trebuchet, he demolished all the wells and used them all to build this tall and sturdy oar car.
The oar itself is nearly three meters high, and with the large shield at the front, it is five or six meters tall.
After the large shield was placed on the city wall, it was less than one meter away from the female wall. As long as the soldiers sprinted along the large shield, they could easily climb over the female wall and step onto the city wall!
Huang Zhong carried a red blood knife on his back and held an iron-tied bow. He shot one or two arrows at Yuan Jun who tried to climb over the city wall.
But there are too many people after all...
As the number of people from Yuan's army climbing up the city wall along the oar car increased, Cao's army finally began a fierce hand-to-hand battle in order to prevent the Yuan family from climbing the city!
...
In just one hour of confrontation,
The city wall has been poured with blood and dyed brown red. The pungent smell of blood stimulated the eyes of the soldiers on both sides to glow red!
Looking around, this battlefield can no longer be described as cruel...
This place has become a meat grinding ground and a purgatory on earth!
Cao Jun's infantry with shields stood at the front of the city wall, and behind them were spearmen holding more than ten feet of spears.
The spearmen are protected by shield soldiers in front of them. They only need to wait for the right moment, thrust out the spears in their hands, and make a transparent hole as big as a fist in the enemy.
"Huhu..."
"What number is this?"
"It seems to be the fifth one!"
"I've been in the army for five years, and this is the first time I've gotten five kills in a battle! It's great!"
Cao's soldiers resisted vigorously, and Cao's generals also fought to the death.
Huang Zhong's fingers had been cut by the bowstring. He threw away the iron bow, pulled out the red blood knife on his back, and rushed towards a gap opened by General Yuan Junpi...
Wei Yan's armor was damaged in many places and he had several wounds on his body, but he still fought with the enemy on the front line with undiminished majesty.
Li Dian was covered in blood, with a spiked arrow stuck in his shoulder. He was still standing on the front line of command.