The sudden change in tone caused Ma Chao's expression to change slightly.
The Hao Zhao in front of him was obviously very different from what he had seen a few days ago. Facing the 80,000-strong army, there was no panic at all, and he was even extremely calm.
Is this really the same general who abandoned the city and fled that day?
Ma Chao looked up coldly and said, "Do you dare to go out of the city to fight?"
Hao Zhao shouted loudly: "All soldiers, follow me to defend Huaili County. As long as we wait until reinforcements arrive, a mere 80,000 Xiliang cavalry are nothing!"
The soldiers on the city defense shouted loudly, and all the soldiers showed extremely determined expressions.
"Defend Huaili County!"
This tone made Ma Chao frown slightly. It seemed that he was going to attack the city by force again today.
Then he looked up and said angrily: "Then don't blame me for setting foot in Huaili County today!"
Sima Yi, who was accompanying him, breathed a sigh of relief. Hao Zhao's words proved that there was indeed no large army or ambush in Sizhou.
"kill!"
Just listen to Ma Chao shouting.
"After I enter the city, I will kill everyone!"
Looking at Hao Zhao, he said angrily: "I want to see how you can defend yourself against my army's attack!"
It would have been okay if Zhao Yun looked at him like this before. Why would Hao Zhao look at him like this?
"Dong dong dong!"
Counting the 20,000 soldiers borrowed from Zhang Lu of Hanyang County, 40,000 soldiers marched towards the city wall in unison.
The soldiers standing at the top all held huge shields and slowly covered the soldiers behind them.
He tried to prepare to block the arrows fired from the city defense, but it seemed that Hao Zhao did not order his soldiers to attack immediately, but was quietly waiting for the army to approach.
With the Wengcheng, Hao Zhao was not afraid of these soldiers at all, and his expression was extremely indifferent.
Forty thousand soldiers arrived directly outside the barbican city. Their shield formation dispersed in the center, and the soldiers among them also avoided it. Two ramming vehicles also emerged from the crowd.
The front of the city ram was made of countless huge spikes made of iron. If the city ram hit the city gate, it would probably leave many big holes.
Unless it is a city gate made of metal or a wooden city gate, if it is hit by a city ramming vehicle a few times, the city gate will cease to exist.
The appearance of the city-carrying vehicle made the Xiliang soldiers look even more excited.
This couldn't help but make Hao Zhao, who was on the city defense, look a little surprised. He didn't expect that the Xiliang army had already been prepared.
Even the assault vehicles were ready, which obviously meant that they were prepared to attack the city by force early.
But I still laughed out loud, so what if you just broke the Wengcheng gate?
On the archery tower in the urn city, there were countless archers waiting for these soldiers to enter.
"Bang!"
A huge crashing sound was heard, and the city ramming vehicle violently hit the city gate, making a violent sound.
Countless potholes were left on the city gate of Wengdeng, and as the city ramming vehicles rolled out, countless sawdust flowed out along the potholes.
The assault vehicle, which was ready to go, continued to prepare for the next impact.
The Xiliang army all showed a smile.
Ma Chao said proudly: "This time, I'll see how you defend us!"
Once the city-attack vehicles came out, it was only a matter of time before the city gate was broken. Two city-attack vehicles hit the gate of Wengcheng one after another.
However, Hao Zhao's expression didn't change much. He looked at Ma Chao without any fear. He just broke down the gate of Wengcheng. The real defense was still behind.
"Crash!"
The sound of breaking wooden boards at the city gate kept coming. As expected, the gate of Wengcheng was easily broken down by the Xiliang army.
"Come on, brothers, the urn city has been destroyed, follow me and kill!"
The 40,000-strong army headed directly towards the Wengcheng. However, these soldiers only took two steps towards the Wengcheng, and countless arrows flew towards them.
"call out!"
The soldiers at the front fell to the ground one after another, and the rain of arrows seemed to be endless.
Countless soldiers started to panic, and felt a little shocked when they saw what they saw.
What caught the eye was not only the arrows all over the sky, but also the uniform arrow towers that were simply terrifying.
"Shield Guard!"
"Come quickly to block the bow and arrow!"
However, it may be too late to condense the shield formation again now. A round of arrows has already been fired. Even if the shield formation is condensed, it has already been damaged by more than a thousand.
These people didn't even touch the real city wall, they just struggled back and forth in the urn city.
"Everyone stay in formation!"
A centurion among the crowd shouted loudly, and the soldiers became orderly.
The shield formation condensed again, and these soldiers stepped forward slowly.
At the same time, the shield array spread out on both sides again, and the city assault vehicle was pushed out by the soldiers again.
There was even a trace of expectation in the eyes of those soldiers. As long as the real gate in the Wengcheng was broken, the 80,000 cavalry behind them would level the Huaili County.
"Come on, break down the city gate for me."
Hao Zhao looked at the soldiers who were about to arrive at the city gate, and said coldly: "Get ready to put hay, pour it on kerosene, and throw it around the city rushing vehicles."
The soldiers on the city defense threw countless hay, accompanied by a strong pungent smell.
The 40,000 troops below the city defense instantly understood Cao Jun's intention.
Countless torches were thrown down, giving the enemy no time to react. This series of actions was completed very coherently.
There were screams of surprise from among the 40,000-strong army.
"It's kerosene, get out quickly."
Before he could finish his words, a raging fire had already shot up into the sky, and the flames around the city car were even worse.
For a while, no one dared to get close to the surrounding area. If this continues, if the flames are allowed to burn, the assault vehicle will soon turn into a pile of charcoal.
Hao Zhao laughed on the city wall and said, "But do you really think that this city-rushing vehicle can break down my city gate?"
Ma Chao looked a little ugly and said calmly: "It's just kerosene. I want to see how you can burn down my 100,000-strong army!"
Then, while he was talking, the 40,000-strong army continued to suffer casualties, and the appearance of flames completely disrupted the shield formation.
The soldiers on the archery tower did not miss this perfect opportunity at all, and fired countless arrows one after another.
Hao Zhao shook his head, looked at Ma Chao and smiled calmly: "Without the city car, I want to see how you can break my city."
Ma Chao personally went into battle with a spear in hand and commanded the surrounding soldiers, but he was driven back by the rain of arrows from the sky and was unable to move even an inch.
Sima Yi, who was leading the army at the rear, frowned when he saw that the army had been quiet for a long time after entering Wengcheng.
"Cao's army is rich and he may have countless arrows."
"I'm afraid they won't be short of arrows. The city defense is built with pheasant-toothed walls. Moreover, it is located high up. Even if there are archers shooting from behind, our soldiers may not be able to break through the city for a while."
As soon as he said this, Ma Teng, who was standing beside him, had a serious expression on his face.
It was extremely important for him to capture this city. When Cao Jun's reinforcements arrived, there would be no such good opportunity.
Ma Teng looked at the city wall again and frowned. It was just an urn city.
There are only 20,000 people in this city, so how can it intercept an army of 40,000?