Outside Xiaopei City, densely packed troops began to gather like ants.
Although Gao Shun led his troops to Xiaopei as a surprise attack, it was no secret to Guan Yu. The scouts in the city had already spread out five miles away. Guan Yu had actually discovered the team's intentions as early as a day ago.
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Coupled with the advance deployment of defenses and the battle to defend the city, Guan Yu was very confident.
The only thing he is worried about now is the safety of his eldest brother. Although his third brother is guarding him, the number is too small after all. In addition, the road back to Xiaopei may have been blocked by Lu Bu's army. Even he doesn't know now.
Brother, what exactly is going on there?
And that kid Xian Yun, I don’t know if he successfully escaped from Xiapi City? Where is he now?
Can I still return to Xiaopei safely?
On the city wall, Guan Yu held the Qinglong Yanyue Sword and looked towards the direction of Xiapi City, with a trace of worry in his eyes.
At this moment, the general suddenly came to report:
"General, the enemy is coming to attack the city!"
"Um?!"
"So fast?"
Guan Yu couldn't help being startled, and then he calmed down and focused his attention on the Gao Shun military camp under the city.
Sure enough, under Xiaopei City, the Wuyangyang army seemed to be directly engulfing the small city.
Guan Yu felt a little confused.
Normally, siege requires the preparation of large siege equipment, such as wells, battering rams, etc.
The preparation of these siege equipment often takes a lot of time. There are almost no people like Gao Shun who just assemble the team and start siege directly.
Unless the defenders are unaware and have no time to prepare; or, the strength gap between the offensive and defensive sides is too great, and the attackers don't care about the loss of personnel and intend to fight quickly. Therefore, they will directly order the siege regardless of the cost.
No matter which way you look at it, Guan Yu doesn't feel that he is at a disadvantage.
"Tell the soldiers to prepare wood, rolling stones, and bring the boiling gold juice to the city wall!"
Guan Yu's order was issued quickly, and the city walls were quickly filled with defenders.
Among the defenders, the soldiers were clearly divided into two types.
Half of the soldiers had sharp eyes and looked as if nothing had happened, as if they did not pay attention to the attacking enemy troops at all;
The other half of the soldiers were just the opposite. Their eyes were evasive, their legs and feet were trembling. Due to the high level of mental stress, their faces were even a little pale, and their fingernails were almost embedded in the clenched wood.
The half of the soldiers who were afraid were the new recruits that had just been recruited from Xiaopei in the past ten days.
Many people have only trained with the army for a few days and have never killed anyone at all. Compared with veterans who have fought through mountains of swords and seas of fire, they naturally lack courage.
There are even many soldiers who were just out-and-out farmers a few days ago. Because of the war in Xuzhou in recent years, it was difficult to survive, so they had to be forced to join the army.
These people have never even held weapons, but now they have to face life and death. How can they not be afraid?
Wuwuwu——
Before these soldiers could complete their psychological construction, as the horn sounded outside the city, the soldiers in the front row of Gao Shun's army under the city were already carrying sandbags and began to charge.
This wave of people are mostly prisoners of war, Lauf, etc. Their task is also very simple. They only need to withstand the rain of arrows from the defenders, throw the sandbags they are carrying into the moat in front, and then come back alive.
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Behind these people were rows of attacking soldiers in square formations.
I saw the trapped camp in the front row wearing heavy armor, holding a shield in his left hand and a ring-headed sword in his right hand, with sharp eyes and murderous intent all over his body.
Although the soldiers in the back row did not have as good armor and weapons as those in the trapped camp, they were equally well equipped.
Lu Bu used almost all the weapons and equipment he acquired from Yuan Shu on this team.
Under the leadership of Gao Shun, the team slowly pressed towards the city, and soon reached half a mile away.
"Archers prepare!"
Seeing that the opponent had launched an offensive, Guan Yu roared loudly.
When the enemy came within a stone's throw, Guan Yu issued the order again.
"Fire the arrow!"
Whoosh whoosh——
A fire net composed of countless arrows covered the sky and shot towards the soldiers in the trapped camp. The arrows landed on the solid armor of the soldiers in the trapped camp, making a clanging sound.
Relying on their well-equipped soldiers, the soldiers from the trapped camp rushed to Xiaopei City under the rain of arrows at the city gate.
"Saki, rolling stone..."
"Throw!"
Guan Yu's order was timely, and the wood, rolling stones, lime and gold juice were thrown down as if they were free of charge.
"Where the hell are you throwing it? Show me clearly before you throw it!"
On the city wall, the veterans defended themselves while scolding the new recruits who just closed their eyes and mechanically threw wood down.
At this time, the soldiers of the two armies were almost fighting hand to hand. The recruits had forgotten their fear, or they were too frightened. They couldn't think at all at the moment. They just instinctively threw the things in their hands under the city wall, not even caring whether they hit it or not.
It was only with the reminder from the veterans that they regained their composure and took aim again at the soldiers trapped in the camp who wanted to climb up.
The two armies have been fighting for a full hour, and there are already piles of corpses under the city wall. Even the defenders on the city wall have been replaced.
Looking at the fierce battle, Guan Yu couldn't help but feel a little shocked. He still underestimated the combat effectiveness of this unit.
It was only the first wave of siege, and the enemy troops almost attacked the city wall several times. Although Xiaopei City was not as good as Xiapi, it was still more or less an important city. The strength of the soldiers in the trapped camp was evident.
If he hadn't personally led the team to support, I'm afraid Xiaopei City would have changed hands by now.
Guan Yu's eyes were a little worried, and he no longer looked as confident as he did at the beginning.
The first wave of attacks failed to capture Xiaopei, and Gao Shun immediately began to retreat.
After only a slight repair for an hour, the desolate horn sounded again, and Gao Shun reorganized a new wave of attacks.
After a long battle, time has passed quietly. After the morning meal time, it has reached the afternoon sunrise time, and the sky has begun to gradually darken.
It was another fierce battle, and the soldiers defending the city, whether they were new recruits or veterans, had all adapted to the rhythm of defending the city.
First wait for the archer in front to finish shooting in three stages. Then, regardless of whether the shot is successful or not, quickly send up the prepared wood and rolling stones. If you are lucky, it will be the best to repulse the enemy's attack.
If not, you should draw your sword and prepare for melee combat, or raise your shield and prepare to push down the soldiers who are coming up.
At present, all the wood and rolling stones have been lost, and even the boiling gold juice is gone, or it cannot keep up with the speed of use. It all depends on the blood and bravery of the soldiers.
The dark night comes quietly, the cold wind howls, showing a chilling look.
Just when the soldiers guarding the city breathed a sigh of relief and felt that they could finally take a rest today, a sudden sound of trumpets shattered their dreams.
Guan Yu's face was as dark as water at this moment, and he couldn't help but frown when he looked at the trapped camp holding torches and burning lights to fight at night.
