"Trash!" Zhang Mancheng shouted angrily with a livid face. The low table in front of him had been smashed into several pieces of broken wood by his slap. "One month! It's been a whole month! Even the top of Nanyang City has been destroyed.
We have never conquered it! You are all trash!"
Standing next were Sun Xia, Han Zhong and others who didn't even dare to say a word, while another general knelt down in front of Zhang Mancheng and remained silent. The general's whole body was covered in gray hair and face, and there was a large burn mark on his face.
The scars on his body looked particularly hideous and terrifying. This general was Zhao Hong who had saved a life at the foot of Nanyang City that day. Although he had saved a life, most of Zhao Hong's body had been burned by the fire.
Thanks to Zhao Hong's strong body, if he had been an ordinary person, he would still not be able to stand up even now.
Seeing Zhao Hong kneeling there without speaking, Zhang Mancheng was furious and had nowhere to vent his anger. From the first day of siege to today, another full month has passed. Nanyang City seemed to be made of iron.
Shengdi blocked the attack of the Yellow Turban Army. In fact, Zhang Mancheng also knew that Zhao Hong could not be entirely blamed for the failure of the siege. To this day, Zhang Mancheng shudders when he thinks of the experience that day.
A sudden fire actually burned more than 4,000 elite Yellow Turbans! These elites are not comparable to those ordinary Yellow Turbans. They are the ace troops trained by Zhang Mancheng who have been lurking in Jingzhou for many years. The entire Nanyang Yellow Turbans
There were only more than 10,000 people in the army, but now they had lost 4,000 in the blink of an eye. Thinking about it, Zhang Mancheng felt his heart bleed.
Therefore, in the next month or so, Zhang Mancheng no longer dared to easily send out the elite Yellow Turban Army. He simply let the hundreds of thousands of ordinary Yellow Turban Army attack Nanyang City. Zhang Mancheng did not believe in this evil, even if it was a waste of money.
, we must also exhaust the defenders in Nanyang City! Exhaust them!
However, the next development of the situation was unacceptable to Zhang Mancheng. Hundreds of thousands of troops attacked day and night for more than a month, but they were unable to shake the walls of Nanyang City. Seeing that the Yellow Turban Army was already under the walls of Nanyang City,
Nearly 100,000 people were sacrificed, but the results were getting worse day by day. Not even a single Yellow Turban soldier reached the city today, which is why Zhang Mancheng was so angry.
Zhao Hong waited for Zhang Mancheng to finish his scolding, and then said in a deep voice: "Commander Qu! The general's attack on the city will be unfavorable! Please punish Commander Qu!"
"Punishment? Hum!" Zhang Mancheng snorted several times, but suddenly grabbed a piece of wood splinter at hand and threw it directly towards Zhao Hong. Zhao Hong did not dare to move at all, letting the splinter of wood pass by.
A streak of blood streaked across his cheek. Zhang Mancheng stood up with a swish and cursed: "An army of hundreds of thousands can't take down Nanyang City, which is guarded by only a few thousand people! How do you want me to punish you? Instead of that
If you think about these useless things every day, you might as well give me some time to think about how to take down Nanyang City for me! Get out!"
In the final analysis, Zhang Mancheng still did not do anything to Zhao Hong. After all, Zhao Hong was the only general under him who could lead troops. If he had nothing to do, if it were someone like Sun Xia or Han Zhong, he would probably lose the Yellow Turban Army.
There will be more! As for himself, Zhang Mancheng knows very well that although he is also very skilled and has a very high prestige among the Yellow Turban Army, when it comes to his ability in marching and fighting, he is far inferior to Zhao Hong.
.So even if Zhao Hong failed to attack the city, Zhang Mancheng was still reluctant to punish him. By punishing Zhao Hong, Zhang Mancheng had no hope of winning Nanyang City.
After driving away Zhao Hong, Zhang Mancheng glanced at Sun Xia and Han Zhong standing next to him, and he felt angry. These two guys had no ability to lead troops in war, they knew how to fight with each other every day!
Immediately, Zhang Mancheng also threw away his hands and drove the two people out. Zhang Mancheng was the only one left in the military tent. Zhang Mancheng no longer had to worry about his dignity. He sat on the ground with a frustrated face, but his heart was full of thoughts.
Bitter.
Although the Yellow Turban Army in various states and counties is now very strong, Zhang Mancheng knows in his heart that this is just the beginning. The official army in Luoyang is the main force of the imperial court, and up to now, this main force has not been dispatched.
, if the Yellow Turban Army wants to overthrow the corrupt imperial court, this army is the real test they must face.
But the first person to face this test is his senior brother Bocai in Yingchuan. As for Zhang Mancheng, the task of his Nanyang Yellow Turban Army is to calm down the rear for Bocai, provide support, and ensure that he can safely fight against the army of officers and soldiers. But
The problem is that now Zhang Mancheng has not even captured Nanyang City, his primary target. He has not captured Nanyang City. Zhang Mancheng cannot even solve the food and grass problem of the Yellow Turban Army, let alone go south and capture Xiangyang according to the original plan.
Waiting for the important town of Jingzhou.
Seeing that time is passing by, the imperial army in the capital city may come out to suppress the Yellow Turban Army at any time, but Zhang Mancheng has made no progress at all. How can Zhang Mancheng not be anxious?
"Qu Shuai! The last general wants to see you!"
A call suddenly sounded from outside the military tent. Zhang Mancheng couldn't help but be startled. He immediately stood up, frowned and asked: "Who? Didn't I say that no one is allowed to disturb me?"
"Commander Qu! The last general is Liu Pi under General Sun Xia! I have something to ask you to see Commander Qu!" came the answer from outside the military tent.
Liu Pi? Zhang Mancheng couldn't help but be startled, but he immediately remembered, wasn't it the young general who made the suggestion that day? Zhang Mancheng was still somewhat interested in this person at that time, but it was later overturned by the dispute between Sun Xia and Han Zhong.
He was disrupted, and he forgot about it afterwards. Why did this young general suddenly come to see him? Zhang Mancheng was full of doubts, and he shouted: "Come in!"
"Here!" After a response, the curtain of the military tent was opened, and a young general walked straight in. It was Liu Pi, a young general of the Yellow Turban Army. After Liu Pi entered the military tent, he saluted directly to Zhang Mancheng and shouted: "
I will finally meet Qu Shuai!"
Zhang Mancheng waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite! Just tell me! Why do you come to see me at this time?" Speaking of which, Zhang Mancheng still has a good impression of this young player, at least from that day his proposal can
It can be seen that this young general's touch on the battlefield is much better than that of his superior Sun Xia! So Zhang Mancheng did not put on any airs in front of him. He pointed to the low stool next to him and motioned for Liu Pi to sit down.
say.
A hint of joy flashed across Liu Pi's face. He came to Zhang Mancheng privately this time, which was originally extremely against the rules, but now it seems that Zhang Mancheng doesn't mind very much. After thanking Zhang Mancheng with clasped fists, Liu Pi did not show any pretense and directly
He sat on the low stool pointed by Zhang Mancheng. After Zhang Mancheng also sat back on his seat, he clasped his fists and said: "Commander Qu! Our army's attack on Nanyang City has not been going well during this period, and the morale of the army is also greatly affected.
If the impact continues like this, the future of our army will not be good!"
If Sun Xia or Han Zhong had said this, Zhang Mancheng would have just scolded him head-on. However, for Liu Pi, Zhang Mancheng was subconsciously accommodating and asked with interest: "As you see,
, what should our army do next?”
He was already mentally prepared, waiting for Zhang Mancheng's reprimand, but he did not expect that Zhang Mancheng would patiently ask for his opinion, which surprised Liu Pi. After seeing that Zhang Mancheng's expression did not seem to be hypocritical, Liu Pi quickly replied
: "In the past few days, General Mo has also accompanied the army to attack the city, but he found a strange wooden frame at the top of Nanyang City. Although the wooden frame seemed simple, it blocked our army to a great extent.
Offensive. The general also thought of a way to let the soldiers destroy the wooden frame, but the officers and soldiers seemed to be well prepared. After one was broken, a new one would be replaced immediately! With this kind of wooden frame around, we
There is simply no way to capture the top of Nanyang City in a short period of time!"
Zhang Mancheng nodded. He also saw the wooden frame Liu Pi mentioned, but it was made of several logs tied together horizontally and vertically and set up on the top of the city. The horizontal logs stretched out from the top of the city, just blocking the way.
It blocked the way for the Yellow Turban Army to climb up the city from the ladder, and the vertical logs protected the top of the city, allowing the officers and soldiers to assassinate outwards from the gap in the middle of the logs, and to block the attack of the Yellow Turban Army soldiers. Originally, the front
The offensive of the Yellow Turban Army in the past few days has achieved certain results. If it persists, Nanyang City will definitely be captured. However, as soon as this weird wooden frame came out, it once again supplemented the disadvantages of the officers and soldiers. The Yellow Turban Army suddenly
There is no way to deal with time.
Zhang Mancheng nodded and said: "I know this too, but if we don't capture the city head, how can our army take Nanyang City? Wouldn't you suggest that I give up attacking Nanyang City?"
Liu Pi took a deep breath, paused for a moment, and said: "Commander Qu! The general also knows that capturing Nanyang City is a necessary goal for our army, and it is absolutely impossible to give up! What the general means is that even if we do not attack from the top of the city,
It doesn’t necessarily mean that Nanyang City can’t be conquered!”
Hearing what Liu Pi said, Zhang Mancheng was stunned at first, but soon understood what Liu Pi meant. His eyes lit up, he stood up, stared at Liu Pi and said: "You mean, you
Is there any other way to attack Nanyang City? Hurry! Say it quickly!" Zhang Mancheng was so out of his mind at this moment, which shows how serious the problems in Nanyang City are bothering Zhang Mancheng.
Liu Pi didn't mean to show off. Even when he said to Zhang Mancheng: "Commander Qu! When the general was patrolling outside Nanyang City during this period, he found that the soil quality in Nanyang City was very special, so what the general meant was,
What if we secretly dig a tunnel from the military camp, directly into Nanyang City, and then send elite soldiers into the city! What the officers and soldiers rely on is just the city wall of Nanyang City. Without this advantage, how can the officers and soldiers be the opponents of our Yellow Turban Army! Take
Getting down to Nanyang City is as easy as flipping a finger!"