"The three of you rush back to the city wall to garrison as soon as possible. The enemy's vanguard has arrived, and the main force will arrive today. Don't underestimate the enemy!" Looking at the direction Dong Cheng left, Xun You said in a deep voice with his back to the three of them.
"Your Majesty, if Lu Bu comes to attack, can we still defend it?" Xu Ding was still dissatisfied with letting Dong Cheng go. With Dong Cheng's departure, this dissatisfaction was passed on to Xun He. At the same time, he was also dissatisfied with this incident.
The pessimism of the war. Nowadays, Xuchang City does not have as many soldiers and horses as others. The morale of the army alone cannot be improved, let alone the powerful generals. Without these generals and with low morale, the army will be at least
Half of it was ruined.
Of course, when it comes to defending a city, although military morale is low, there are obviously more favorable factors for defending a city than for attacking a city. In addition to military morale, people's morale can also be used. If the people's morale is sufficient, the officials in the city who are well-respected by the people can also be used.
Going into battle, the effect is no worse than that of the generals, but today in the city, the front line was defeated first, and the news of Cao Cao's death in the battle came back, followed by a large number of people fleeing. Now people are in panic, how much can the people's hearts be?
When the enemy really enters the city, I'm afraid even Legalism will be useless. The strength of Legalism's laws depends on how many people are willing to abide by and recognize it. It is similar to popular support. With the current situation, once the city is breached, I'm afraid the Legalism will be of no use.
The house is also in a semi-shabby state.
Cao Cao's death had a great impact on Xuchang.
"The three generals only need to defend the city, leave the rest to me! You don't need to pay any attention to it!" Xun You looked at the three of them and said solemnly: "You three, are you willing to trust me?"
"General, take your orders!" The three of them nodded in agreement. They were naturally convinced of Xun He. Three years ago, Xun He single-handedly blocked Lu Bu from Juancheng. Although he had changed his position now,
But the current situation is very similar to three years ago.
Unfortunately, Cao Cao is dead, and they don't know if they can wait for reinforcements.
After bidding farewell to Xun He, the three men quickly returned to their respective defense areas with their troops. As soon as Cao Peng entered the city, he noticed that there were enemy troops blocked in the city gate.
Although he didn't know who it was, after asking the officers and soldiers what was going on, Cao Peng immediately realized that the person blocking the city gate was an important figure from the enemy army, and immediately organized his troops to completely eliminate this group of people.
However, they sent troops to attack several times, even sending their own personal guards into battle. However, this small group of enemy troops were quite thieves. If they sent few people, they would kill them. If they sent more people, they would huddle in the city gate and hold on.
Dozens of people were guarding the city gate, and the opponent was proficient in battle formations. They failed to capture it for a long time, but Cao Peng's side lost a lot of troops.
"Get me some kerosene and burn it!" Cao Peng was a little angry. He didn't expect that just a few dozen people would force them into such a situation. He immediately asked people to get kerosene and prepare to pour it into the city gate, preparing to attack these gangs.
They were forced out and shot.
"Woo~wuwu~wuwu~"
Just when Cao Peng was about to mobilize the fire oil to kill the opponent, a desolate sound of horns seemed to be heard from the sky. When Cao Peng turned his head to look, he saw the Jianghuai Army's front in the distance spreading from the end of his field of vision.
.
Cao Peng only glanced back and snorted coldly: "Pour!"
When some soldiers carried a hot pot of oil to the other end of the city wall, they poured the hot oil toward the area outside the city gate.
"Chi~"
The boiling oil fell to the ground, and flames burst out from time to time. The pungent smell and the swirling smoke made people retreat unconsciously.
Cao Peng came to the city wall, lit a torch and threw it down.
"Peng~"
The torch fell on the boiling oil on the ground, and the flames ignited by the oil instantly jumped up. The fire was not big, and naturally it could not burn the inside of the city gate, but the smoke was enough to make people uncomfortable, and there were also rising flames.
The high temperature it brings is enough to make people hiding in the city gate cave drink a pot.
In the city gate cave, Wei Yan covered his mouth and nose with clothes, and the back was sealed. Not much smoke came in, but the temperature suddenly rose in the relatively closed space. Many soldiers were sweating profusely from the stuffiness, and some even appeared.
A condition of difficulty breathing.
Wei Yan quickly asked people to use weapons to pry open the bluestone on the ground, dig out the earth and cover it with the kerosene, and quickly extinguished the kerosene.
Cao Peng snorted coldly when he saw this. This time, he poured another pot of fire oil and lit it, and then threw some debris on the fire. In this way, not only did the fire burn more intensely, but the smoke also became thicker.
some.
Wei Yan was well prepared. After the last fire was extinguished, he did not stop asking people to dig the earth. When he saw the other party pouring oil down again, he immediately covered it with earth. Although the torch was partially ignited when it was lowered, it was quickly burned down.
Cover it up, and by the time the debris falls, the fire has already been extinguished.
On the top of the city wall, Cao Peng felt depressed watching this scene. Although he was not good at leading troops, he was not helpless against a few dozen people, right?
"General, the enemy seems to be trying to attack the city!" While Cao Peng was racking his brains to think of a way to kill all these troops, a general came over and looked at Cao Peng and said.
Although Cao Peng was angry, he saw that the enemy troops over there had begun to form formations. He groaned and gave up dealing with this small group of troops for the time being. The enemy was blocked in the Wengcheng and could not get out for a while.
Just looking at it, he led the people to the front of the city tower.
"Wei Yan is in the city!?" Outside Xuchang City, Chu Nan had just arrived when he heard the news that confused him. How could Wei Yan be in the city?
When Lieutenant General Wei Yan told Chu Nan how Wei Yan was trapped in the city, Chu Nan could only secretly sigh that Wei Yan was unlucky. Things like Qianjun Gate can be encountered. This thing is definitely not available in every city.
, not even in Xiapi.
"Qianjun Gate? It's rare!" Lu Bu sat on Red Rabbit's back, eagerly looking at the sealed city gate in the distance. He took off his strong bow, aimed at the city gate and shot an arrow.
"Buzz~"
Lu Bu's arrow was different from Huang Zhong's. The moment the arrow was shot, Chu Nan clearly saw a circle of condensed air appearing in front of the bow arm. It was like the smoke ring exhaled by an old smoker, slowly expanding in the air, and then
Disappear.
"Winter~"
The arrow cluster seemed to have no flight process and appeared directly on the opposite city gate. The sealed Qianjun Gate shook violently. Cao Peng, who was standing on the city wall, could feel the tremor of the city wall under his feet.
Chu Nan focused his eyes and looked at the city gate, only to see that the Qianjin Gate had been knocked out of a small crater, but it did not shatter like an ordinary stone slab when it was hit by Lu Bu's arrow.
There are varying degrees of cracks on the wall, which shows that the power of this arrow is not small. Is there such strength and hardness on the earth?
Chu Nan was puzzled. Unless the door was made of diamond, it would be impossible to block Lu Bu's arrow.
"Quickly, let those Confucian scholars come up!" On the city tower, Cao Peng's expression changed. He was also shocked by the power of Lu Bu's arrow. The city wall was reinforced by his own military formation, even if his army commanding skills were average or even low.
, but it was also reinforced, and it was really frightening to be shot like this with the power of an arrow.
Soon, the Confucian scholars who had been spontaneously organized by the major families walked up to the city wall one after another, mobilizing their popularity one by one, using the power of popular popularity to recite mantras and reinforce the city wall. Lu Bu's second and third arrows were reinforced by these people.
It failed to produce the same effect as the first arrow.
"Interesting!" Lu Bu's eyes lit up with excitement. He raised Fang Tian's painted halberd and stepped forward to see if the Qianjun Gate could block his halberd.
"Father-in-law, wait a minute!" Chu Nan quickly stopped Lu Bu and said with a smile, "Try letting the demon ants see if they can escape through the ground!"
"If this is really possible, why not use the power of the demon ants to open a tunnel into the city?" Zhang Xiu suddenly thought that Chu Nan, the demon ant, had done something wrong.
"For cities like Xuchang, the foundations are usually built according to certain formation patterns during construction. After being suppressed by the city, there are not only formations guarding the ground below, but also the power of a city to suppress them. However, it is impossible to defeat such a city with tunnels.
It's not easy." Jia Xu rarely opened his mouth to explain.
"Let's try it first!" Chu Nan believed Jia Xu's words, but he still had to give it a try. What if it works? Chu Nan ordered the demon ants to fly under the city gate in their current size to see if they could dig a way in.
authentic.
The demon ants flew out and quickly came to the city to dig a tunnel, but they only dug less than five feet before they found that the underground soil became harder and harder. By the time it reached five feet, it was already as solid as iron.
With the power of the demon ants, it is very difficult to make any progress.
"They know that our army is good at using insects, so they may be on guard against this." Chu Nan was a little helpless. If he wanted to save Wei Yan, he had no choice but to storm into the city!
"Father-in-law, General Zhang, according to the plan, we will divide our troops to besiege the city!" Chu Nan looked at Zhang Xiu and said.
According to the pre-planned plan, their troops were divided into three groups. Lu Bu and Chu Nan led the Jianghuai Army as the main attacker, Zhang Xiu led the Nanyang Army as the auxiliary attacker, and Huang Zhong led the surrender troops into one group. They did not attack and were only responsible for bluffing.
Everyone nodded and were about to divide their troops when they saw a scout rushing towards him. When he got close, he saluted Lu Bu and Chu Nan and said, "Dong Cheng, the envoy from Xuchang, is bringing some carriages and guards to see you!"
"Dong Cheng?" Chu Nan was slightly startled and looked at Lu Bu, only to see Lu Bu looking at him too.
"What's the purpose of sending an envoy at this time?" Lu Bu frowned.
Don’t you think that if the fight ends here, they will go home because of a few words or some messy promise from the other party?
"Let's meet first!" Chu Nan could probably guess that Dong Cheng came here to seek peace, but he might not represent the court or himself, and a meeting was indispensable. He smiled at Lu Bu and said: "
Speaking of this person, he can be regarded as an old father-in-law."
"It's just old times." Lu Bu said calmly. It could be seen that he didn't think highly of Dong Cheng. After all, although Lu Bu acted eccentricly in the past, not everyone could take notice of him. At least Dong Cheng didn't have the qualifications to do so.
Lu Bu's unabashed contempt can be seen.
Chu Nan nodded and said, "It's easier to talk to someone if we have a relationship with him. Maybe this person can be of use to me!"
Can it be used by me?
Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan with a strange expression, nodded and said: "Since Zi Yan said so, then bring him here!"