Chapter 2671 : Mao Sui cleverly retreated Luo Hongxin, Han Xin set up an ambush to kill Cao Shuang
As the strongest person in the armored sect, Zhu Hai was also a well-known master in the Central Plains. After joining Cao Cao under the recommendation of Wei Wuji, he was quickly reused due to his own strength. However, in the end, he failed to make any achievements and it was difficult to convince his subordinates.
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Zhu Hai originally thought that if he could defeat Luo Hongxin, he would be able to achieve both meritorious service and prestige, which would be the best of both worlds. However, he did not expect that the strength of a member of the Qin army he encountered was actually superior to him.
Although Luo Hongxin's physique is not as good as Zhu Hai's, and although the damage caused by his attacks to Zhu Hai is limited, there is no doubt that his skill is superior to Zhu Hai's.
Zhu Hai originally wanted to rely on his strong physique to win, but unexpectedly he fell into Luo Hongxin's trap and was beaten by Luo Hongxin, which consumed most of his energy.
Now Zhu Hai has fallen into a disadvantage. If he continues to fight, he may really be in danger of his life. But if he retreats, Luo Hongxin will be unstoppable, and the north gate may be breached by the Qin army.
Zhu Hai is a loyal and loyal person, so he naturally does not want Kunyang to be conquered because of him.
But just when he made up his mind and prepared to risk his life and fight to the end, the voice of his friend Mao Sui came from not far away.
"Brother Zhu Hai, this general is fierce and it is not suitable to fight the enemy. Please retreat first. I will have my own strategy to retreat from the enemy."
Mao Sui is the Mao Sui who recommended himself. He is also one of the hidden figures. After he was born, he was implanted as Mao Jie's younger brother. He has close personal relationships with Wei Wuji, Zhu Hai and others.
After Zhu Hai heard what Mao Sui said, he felt relieved. He knew that Mao Sui was both civil and military and would not say such a thing without certain certainty.
Zhu Hai had 100% trust in Mao Sui. After defeating Luo Hongxin with all his strength, he was ready to retreat as Mao Sui said.
But Luo Hongxin was not stupid, and naturally he would not let masters like Zhu Hai escape easily, so the two of them chased and escaped on the north gate wall, but unknowingly entered the trap set by Mao Sui.
"Catapult, release."
Mao Sui shouted.
Three hundred meters away, twenty catapults on the city tower immediately aimed at the area designated by Mao Sui and continued to throw stone projectiles, preparing to kill Zhu Hai and Luo Hongxin together.
Seeing the stone bullets hitting the sky, Luo Hongxin's expression changed instantly, and he immediately understood Mao Sui's sinister intentions.
Zhu Hai is a physical practitioner and has developed a body of copper skin and iron bones. Even if he is hit by a stone bullet, it will not be fatal.
But he was different. His physique was not as strong as Zhu Hai's. One hit from the stone bullets thrown by the catapult would seriously injure him. If he hit a few hits, he would definitely die on the spot.
Luo Hongxin no longer cared about chasing Zhu Hai. He first signed up under the rain of stone bullets, so he waved the spear in his hand with all his strength, either to smash the stone bullets, or to pull them in other directions, or to dodge.
Seeing Luo Hongxin walking around the court under the attack of stone bullets without being injured at all, Mao Sui was extremely shocked, but he had other backup plans.
At this time, Zhu Hai had already escaped from the area covered by the stone bombs, so Mao Sui decisively asked the catapult team to replace the stone bombs with kerosene.
Luo Hongxin swung his gun out as a habit, but when he saw that the shot was an oil barrel, it was too late to stop.
After Luo Hongxin broke the oil drum, he was showered with kerosene, but it was isolated by the inner gas gauze clothes and flowed down without touching him.
"not good."
Luo Hongxin yelled, but before he could react, hundreds of oil barrels smashed over him and shattered around him at the same time, and kerosene splashed everywhere.
Without saying a word, Luo Hongxin turned around and ran towards the city wall. But as soon as he took two steps, several rockets were fired at him, and instantly the entire area was engulfed in flames.
"Brother Mao, you still have a trick. Why didn't I think of using fire to deal with Luo Hongxin?"
Zhu Hai said with admiration, in his opinion, Luo Hongxin, who was not specialized in external arts, would definitely not be able to handle the current situation.
For a master of Luo Hongxin's level, ordinary fire oil would not be able to harm him, but Mao Sui used strong fire oil. The temperature is several times higher than ordinary fire oil. Even those who specialize in external martial arts may not be able to withstand it.
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Although Zhu Hai's physique was strong, he could not withstand the burning of the fierce fire oil, while Luo Hongxin's physique was not as good as him, and he was in the center of the fire, so there was no chance of surviving.
Zhu Hai felt that Luo Hongxin must die, but as the instigator, Mao Sui still stared at the fire area not far away with a solemn expression.
He noticed, however, that when Luo Hongxin broke the oil drum, he instantly opened the inner air gauze garment. With this method to isolate the flames, he should not be killed.
The next second, Luo Hongxin rushed out of the sea of fire and jumped off the city wall.
After landing, Luo Hongxin rolled forward several times before extinguishing the fire on his body, but he still felt lingering fear.
In just ten seconds, his energy consumption was comparable to how many rounds he fought with Zhu Hai.
After all, the defensive power of the Inner Qi Gauze Clothes is not as good as that of the Gang Qi Armor. Although it can block the burning of flames, it also consumes a lot of power.
The reason why Luo Hongxin jumped directly from the city instead of killing Mao Sui and Zhu Hai was because he was afraid that Mao Sui would be burned again. If he did it again, he would not have enough skills to escape from the sea of fire.
Anyway, Luo Hongxin did not dare to stay in the area where Mao Sui was on the city tower, so he could only look for other places as a breakthrough.
Seeing that Luo Hongxin escaped from the sea of fire, Zhu Hai and Mao Sui both looked disappointed, but they had no other good way but to expel the Qin soldiers on the tower first.
After that, Luo Hongxin moved to another area, but Mao Sui could not let him kill him. Fifty catapults and 300 crossbows were specially prepared for him. Under the concentrated fire tactics, Luo Hongxin could not get up at all.
This concentrated fire tactic is effective even against Sun Lingming of Kivu 109, let alone Luo Hongxin of Kivu 106.
During the Battle of Youzhou, Sun Lingming led an army of 5,000 to attack Kuangping City, but Li Ling targeted him with concentrated fire tactics and was unable to climb the tower. As a result, not only did he fail to capture Kuangping City, but he also lost 2,000 troops. Li Ling also
Hence his fame.
Although the concentrated fire tactic was not invented by Li Ling, his record of defeating Sun Lingming was the best among many concentrated fire tactics. Therefore, the concentrated fire tactic was familiar and promoted by the major princes.
Facing Mao Sui's concentrated fire tactics, Luo Hongxin had no choice but to fight with Mao Sui while sending someone to report to Han Xin.
Han Xin, who was in the rear, was not disappointed when he learned about it. He never thought of breaking through Kunyang in one day. He just wanted to kill the Wei army as much as possible, so he still asked Luo Hongxin to attack the north gate and at the same time observed the personnel mobilization of Kunyang City.
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The Qin and Wei sides fought until sunset, but still could not decide the outcome. Han Xin decisively ordered the withdrawal of troops, which also made Xue Ju, Wei Wuji and others heave a sigh of relief.
But after cleaning the battlefield, Xue Ju, Wei Wuji, and Wei generals couldn't help laughing, because the Wei army lost three thousand soldiers and horses in this battle alone, while the Qin army's casualties were less than three thousand.
If the fight continues at this pace, Kunyang City will be captured by Han Xin in less than five days, which makes many people, including Xue Ju, extremely worried.
"General Xue, the loss on the first day was so huge because we were completely unprepared to the west and were caught off guard by Han Xin.
Now that our army has reacted and repelled the Qin army's strongest offensive, the next defense will surely be easier."
As soon as Wei Wuji said this, he immediately got the approval of the generals. After all, the Wei army was caught off guard. If they were really prepared, the casualties might not be so heavy.
Mao Sui still had a worried look on his face. He agreed with Wei Wuji's words, but he always felt that the Qin army still had backup plans. After all, Han Xin, as the commander-in-chief, had not yet appeared.
"Everyone, during the first day of the siege, Han Xin only asked Mi Houwang, Huang Tianxiang, Luo Hongxin and other generals to attack the city. He did not personally command it. Tomorrow, Han Xin will definitely command the siege personally. By then, the Qin army's offensive will probably
It will also become more violent, so there still cannot be any relaxation." Mao Sui said seriously.
As expected by Mao Sui, Han Xin personally commanded the siege the next day, and the morale and combat effectiveness of the Qin army became stronger.
[Ding dong, Han Xin’s skill ‘Soldier Immortal’, effect 1 is activated, command 1 when commanding an army of 10,000, command 2 when commanding an army of 50,000, command 3 when commanding an army of 150,000, command 4 when commanding an army of 400,000.
Han Xin has 40,000 troops and 1 commander. The current commander has increased to 104.]
[Ding dong, Han Xin’s skill ‘Soldier Immortal’, effect 3 is activated, the whole army’s generals have force 2, and the combat power and morale of the whole army are increased...
Current: Han Xin’s military strength has increased to 84;
Huang Tianxiang's force increased to 110;
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Under the increase of Han Xin's "Soldier Immortal", Huang Tianxiang's force value reached 109 points without even using a single skill.
As for Mi Houwang and Luo Hongxin, they were exhausted yesterday, so Han Xin did not let them participate in the battle and rested first to restore their physical strength.
The reason why Han Xin did not take command personally on the first day was actually because he had other tasks and led the army to other places.
Han Xin expected that after Kunyang City was attacked, Cao Bin of Xuchang would pay attention. In a few days, Xiangcheng in the north and Dingling City in the east would send troops to support Kunyang.
In order to prevent the siege from being interrupted, three thousand soldiers of Han Xin's relatives went north and selected a location to set up an ambush. They also asked Chen Qi and Zheng Lun to lead four thousand troops to the east and set up an ambush on the way from Dingxiang to Kunyang.
After Han Xin set up an ambush in the north, he asked his brothers Gao Ming and Gao Jue to preside over the ambush. Under the protection of his personal guards, Han Xin rushed back to Kunyang to command the army.
Huang Tianxiang looked at Han Xin who looked tired, hesitated for a moment and then said: "Grand Governor, you haven't slept a wink for three days and three nights. Why don't you let Mo Lao take command? You should take a rest first."
"General Huang, I appreciate your good intentions, but there are experts in Kunyang City, and you still can't cope with them now.
Don’t worry, it’s just three days without rest, I can still bear it, and it won’t be too late to rest after Kunyang is captured.”
Han Xin said energetically, sweeping away his previous fatigue, and immediately began to personally direct his attack on the city.
Although Mi Houwang and Luo Hongxin on the Qin army did not participate in the battle, Zhu Hai on the Wei army did not participate in the battle either. After all, the fighting on the first day was so fierce and consumed too much energy. It was impossible to bear it without rest.
Although Xue Ju still had some strength left, the situation was not good, so he gave part of the command to Wei Wuji, and the two of them jointly guarded Kunyang.
[Ding dong, Wei Wuji’s skill ‘Xinling, effect 3 activates the entire army’s force 1;
Current: Wei Wuji’s force has increased to 92;
Xue Ju's force increased to 108;
Xue Rengao's force increased to 107;
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Wei Wuji once led the five-nation coalition to defeat the Qin army, causing the Qin general Meng Ao to flee in defeat, and took advantage of the victory to attack Hangu Pass. The Qin army closed the door tightly and did not dare to fight anymore, and also left behind "Wei Gongzi's Art of War"
, which shows his ability to command troops.
Although "Xinling" brought 1 point of increase to the Wei army, compared to "Bingxian", it still lacked 1 point of increase in force, not to mention that the morale of the Qin army was stronger and its combat power was stronger.
Therefore, compared to the first day, the situation faced by the Wei army not only did not improve, but actually became more difficult.
Xue Ju saw that Han Xin's offensive was so fierce that the defenders of Kunyang could not lift up and throw themselves in. Xue Ju was also worried that Kunyang would lose in his hands, so he quickly sent a letter to Cao Bin asking for help.
Knowing that Kunyang was about to be lost, Cao Bin was naturally shocked. He quickly organized his troops and prepared to go to rescue Kunyang personally. At the same time, he gave orders to Xiahou Ba, the defender of Xiangcheng, and Cao Shuang, the defender of Dingling City, to lead them.
The army went to support Kunyang.
Cao Bin did not ask Cao Shuang and Xiahou Ba to defeat Han Xin. He only wanted to cause some trouble for the Qin army so that the Qin army could not attack Kunyang City with all its strength. However, he did not know that his reaction had been expected by Han Xin.
Xiahou Ba, the defender of Xiangcheng, and Cao Shuang, the defender of Dingling City, each led an army of 3,000 troops and came from two directions from the northeast. However, they both encountered Han Xin's ambushes.
Xiahou Ba was more cautious and did not completely enter the ambush circle. Under the ambush of Gao Ming and Gao Jue, although he lost nearly half of his army, he also escaped back to Xiangcheng with the other half.
Cao Shuang's luck was not as good as Xiahou Ba's. Not only were his three thousand soldiers and horses wiped out, but he himself was unable to fight back when Chen Qi and Zheng Lun besieged him, and he died tragically under Zheng Lun's gun.
At this point, the connection between Kunyang and the northeast has been completely cut off by the Qin army, and there will be no more Cao troops coming to support in the short term.