Although Chu Nan's army has not yet begun to attack the city after arriving, the solemn atmosphere has already made the Jizhou army at the top of the city breathless. No matter which wall they stand on, they can see the enemy's camp wherever they look.
Normally speaking, when attacking a city, it is important to surround three buildings and one. Leaving one side behind is not for the sake of benevolence and righteousness, to give the opponent a way to retreat, but to break down the determination of the defenders to fight to the death.
But now, Chu Nan was like a layman, and he actually had large camps all around Handan. Although it put great pressure on the defenders, as long as the defenders in the city did not kill, it would arouse the soldiers to fight to the death.
Chu Nan is naturally not a layman. From the time he joined Lu Bu's command in Xuzhou, he conquered Guangling, defeated Yuan Shu, swept across the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, attacked Runan, defeated Xuchang, the Battle of Shouzhang and all the large and small battles since entering Jizhou. It can be said that he has experienced hundreds of battles.
It's not an exaggeration at all. Even if he doesn't understand the art of war, people around him can't help but notice it. Therefore, by setting up the formation in this way, he is not out of his wits, but must have another agenda.
As for the purpose of the plan, Yuan Shao and his soldiers could not figure it out, but now Handan City has been completely isolated, and it is difficult to communicate with other counties.
The other party may also take advantage of this opportunity to capture the remaining counties such as Hejian and Bohai.
But no matter what, there is a sense of despair in Handan City at this moment. How many troops are there outside the city? No one knows, but just looking at the endless barracks will give the defenders a sense of oppression.
Jushou looked at Yuan Shao who was sitting on the couch with a fierce look on his face. He no longer had the heroic demeanor of the past, and he sighed in his heart.
Even if he could survive this battle, Yuan Shao... would be useless.
"Report~" A general stepped in quickly and saluted Yuan Shao: "My lord, the enemy has sent a large number of soldiers to form an array outside the city!"
"Which side outside the city?" Jushou frowned slightly and asked.
After the general was silent for a moment, he clasped his fists and said, "There are enemy troops coming out of camp on all sides."
"Then Chu Nan...is finally going to attack the city?" Yuan Shao snorted coldly, stood up and said, "You all go to the city with me. I want to see how Chu Nan is going to break my city!"
So what if the opponent has more soldiers and horses? Handan is also considered a fortified city. After several reinforcements, not only the troops and food and grass are sufficient, but the green energy of the city defense is also rich. Even if the opponent wants to attack the city, he is confident that he will cause the opponent to suffer a big loss.
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Now that Yuan Shao has lost consecutive battles and lost a large area of territory and population, he is somewhat crazy.
"My lord, please don't be careless." Jushu sighed and clasped his fists and said, "Chu Nan is a famous general in the world. He has fought hard for a long time and has rarely been defeated. He has been preparing for this for a long time. Now that he takes action, it will definitely be thunderous."
"Then you want to see how powerful he is?" Yuan Shao sneered, stood up and walked straight towards the city wall.
Jushou, Guo Tu and others had no choice but to follow them. They came all the way to the city wall, only to see that the wall was crowded with people. Many soldiers were looking out. It was not until Yuan Shao and others came over that they all stood still.
Yuan Shao led a group of advisers to the tower above the city gate. The view here is the best. Looking around, he can take in all the scenes above and below the city wall.
But I saw that although the enemy troops were in military formation, they had no siege equipment. The military formation was just an ordinary square formation. From the look of it, it didn't look like they were going to attack the city.
"Soldiers at the top of the city, I am from Julu and a member of the Jizhou army. I served in Yecheng before. I wonder if you know that most of Jizhou has been conquered now. At least half of the 500,000 troops besieging the city.
These are our Jizhou soldiers!" Just when Yuan Shao and others were confused, they saw a general coming out and shouting loudly.
"I came here today not to attack the city, but to tell you about what happened to me when I was in the Jizhou Army. I was a gate guard in Yecheng before and joined the army for thirteen years. At the earliest, I was under General Ju Yi's tent.
He once accompanied General Ju Yi to defeat the White Horse Yi Cong and ascended to Yijing."
"Later, General Ju Yi died in battle, and the first camp was dispersed and transferred to other battalions. I don't know if there is still the former Paoze in the city. Although I am heartbroken by the general's death, I and other soldiers have to provide food and feed their families.
You can't rebel. Later, I went to Euphorbia, followed Chun Yuqiong, and made a lot of achievements. But I don't know if it was my unlucky one. I was the one who was killed the most every time. I tried my best to think
I relied on the sword in my hand to fight for my survival, but when it came time to receive the credit, it was always someone else."
"Later I also looked away..."
This soldier had a loud voice, and he recounted his half-life experiences very fluently.
In short, he was young in his early years, full of ambition, unwilling to be ordinary, and wanted to make a career by relying on his own abilities. He was willing to sacrifice his life on the battlefield, but he fought the battle by himself, and the credit could never be attributed to him.
Gradually, the hot-blooded young man in the past became a slippery veteran. He no longer cares about wheat cakes in battles and hides whenever possible. From the beginning, he was an elite soldier and was gradually sent to the ordinary army. In the end, he exhausted his connections and became a Yecheng soldier.
Gatekeeper.
This was a lucrative job, but when the enemy attacked Yecheng, he did not choose to resist, but took the lead and ran away. He was indeed afraid of death, and even more afraid that his death would not be worth it.
"We fought with our lives for Yuan Shao, for those celebrities and gentlemen from well-known families, but in the end we died. What can we get in exchange? Maybe we can get a little pity from those big shots? Will they help us take care of our wives and children at home? Father
If a white-haired person gives a black-haired person a gift, will they support us?"
"No, I didn't before, and I won't even do it in the future. I'm not afraid to tell you. After joining the lord's command, as long as you perform meritorious service in every battle, you will be rewarded. In Jizhou, I helped the lord take down two cities in exchange for today's reward.
You may say that I am shameless or unjust, but I want to tell you that from the day I joined the army, I have never been afraid of death. If I was the first to enter the camp, I would still be here.
Go and ask, who is afraid of death? But I am afraid of being humbled and aggrieved, afraid of living without seeing the future, and not afraid of telling the celebrities in the city that although I am a surrendered soldier, I have only lived since I surrendered to my lord.
Personally speaking, my mother-in-law has never recognized Yuan Shao as the master, so the little thing Yuan Shao gave me is just enough for me to look after the door."
At the end of the sentence, the veteran seemed to be letting out the grievances he had accumulated in his chest for many years. After saying this, he felt refreshed. He smiled, turned around and entered the battle, followed by another soldier.
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"All of you, former members of the Guangzong clan..."
"Why can you still hear it!?" On the city tower, Yuan Shao's face could no longer be described as livid. He looked at the people around him. When that bastard was talking just now, Yuan Shao had already sensed something was wrong. Although the opponent did not attack the city,
, but it was intended to directly shake his military morale.
What made him even more embarrassed was that the entire army outside the city was composed of Jizhou troops!?
Are they all his former soldiers?
He couldn't figure out why this man had so much resentment against him, but he could feel the emotions of the soldiers around him changing with the other's words. He couldn't let the other's voice come in, so he asked everyone to take action to isolate the other's voice.
But Ju Shou and others took action one after another, but it was difficult to isolate the other party's voice. Until the damn young general finished speaking and the second person came up to speak, Yuan Shao finally couldn't help but look at everyone.
"It's difficult to isolate. I have used my magical power to isolate the sounds outside the city!" Feng Ji said in a seductive voice.
"Chen Gong!?" Yuan Shao gritted his teeth and said.
It must have collapsed.
Jushou looked at the Jizhou Army officers outside the city who were lashing out at Yuan Shao, and sighed in his heart. He finally understood why Chu Nan set up camp in this way.
Although it did not attack the city, it directly attacked the heart. It was really thunderous and overwhelming.
You don't need to send people to inquire in other directions, you can get a rough idea of what the situation is, it's pretty much the same.
Each of the soldiers who came out next told a completely different story and life, but they could find a lot of resonance among the soldiers at the top of the city.
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Some fought desperately but received no hidden reward; some were honest people who worked hard but were treated like dogs and lived without dignity; some had wives and children who were sick and wanted to go back to see them, but were stopped, and finally the wives and children separated.
, there are also things where the mother-in-law in the family is coveted by her superiors because she is beautiful, and she is in trouble everywhere, and finally puts on her hat in frustration but has nowhere to complain.
As these people narrated, Yuan Shao, Ju Shou and others could clearly feel that the atmosphere at the top of the city had changed.
It was just suppressed at first, but now, these people's words have aroused the anger of the defenders in the city. This anger is not directed at the defenders outside the city, but at them, most of whom are their direct superiors.
Jizhou's military system has no promotion channels from bottom to top. Unless you are really brilliant and a first-rate general who cannot be concealed, there is no way to get ahead.
But how many first-class generals are there in the world? Most of them are ordinary people, but in places like Jizhou, there are not enough officials and nobles for their children. How can ordinary generals have a chance to succeed? Junhou is the upper limit for most ordinary generals.
However, not many can reach this upper limit.
Originally, things in the world were like this, and everyone was like this, so we had to endure it. If we couldn't bear it, we had nowhere to complain. But today, a group of people suddenly came out, a group of former robes, and they brought a new experience. It turns out that in this world today, there are still
Another big shot is willing to give these low-level soldiers a way to rise.
Especially when he saw these little soldiers who were just like him in the past, but now they have become generals, his dissatisfaction and unbalanced emotions were suddenly aroused.
The army is confused!
"Fire arrows!" Yuan Shao said angrily: "Shoot these traitors!"
The arrow array flew into the air, but it didn't have much power and was easily blocked by the opponent's square array.
Yuan Shao turned around and saw a group of generals shouting and cursing their own soldiers. Doing so at this time will only intensify the conflict. However, if this is not the case, if these people continue to talk, I am afraid that this battle will not be fought. These people may