The night passed quickly, and after dawn, Sun Jianjun launched a new round of offensive against Xuchang City.
Just like yesterday, the attack on the east gate where Cao Ren was located was still pitifully weak.
The west, south, and north gates were each attacked by about 16,000 troops, while the number of troops responsible for attacking the east gate was only about 2,000.
"Leave only a thousand men at the east gate, and the rest will go to the other three gates to support." Upon seeing this, Cao Ren finally issued the order.
A thousand men resisting two thousand is not very difficult in a city defense battle. With Cao Ren's ability, he can definitely hold on. In this case, allocate troops to reduce the pressure on the other three gates as much as possible.
"My lord, Cao Ren has mobilized his troops. Do you think we should also concentrate our troops and capture the city of Xuchang in one fell swoop?" Under the east gate city, Zhou Tai saw the crowds of people on the city from a distance and knew that Cao Ren was already allocating troops to other places.
Sanmen, the opportunity for self-army has arrived.
The opportunity to make a meritorious deed is right in front of him, and Zhou Tai is ready to take action!
"There is no need to be in such a hurry. We will wait until these troops arrive at the other three gates." Sun Jian stroked his beard slightly and said very calmly.
Sun Jian himself appeared at the east gate, which was unexpected by anyone in Xuchang City. Sun Jian's flag had been hanging outside the south gate, so everyone thought that Sun Jian was sitting outside the south gate to command the battle. If they were to know that Sun Jian himself
At this time, they are actually commanding the entire army outside the East Gate. I am afraid that they will immediately realize that the weak East Gate offensive must be a fraud.
Unfortunately, no one knew that Sun Jian had appeared at the east gate at this time.
Although Sun Jian was calm on the surface, he was already very excited inside. If everything goes well, Xuchang can be conquered today.
When he thought that the emperor in Xuchang City would soon be under his control, Sun Jian's breathing became a little rough and his face became a little flushed.
Forcing himself to calm down, Sun Jian looked up to the sky and let out a breath. When exactly did his ambitions expand so much? I think back when he was attacking Dong, he accepted Cao Cao's agreement and led his army to pursue Dong Zhuo at starry night. That was him
His loyalty to the Han Dynasty has not faded at all. But just a few years have passed, and his ambition has expanded so fast that even he seems to be unable to control it.
I wonder if Cao Cao's changes in his mind over the years are similar to his own.
Shaking his head to throw these distracting thoughts out of his mind, Sun Jian looked towards the city head again.
It seems that most of the defenders at the east gate have arrived at the other three gates, with only a thousand people left.
What a great opportunity! If we don’t capture the city now, when will we wait?
"Order the other three gates to send half of their troops to gather here quietly, and leave the other half to attack the city with all their strength. Be sure not to let the defenders on the city notice the movements of our troops." Seeing that the time had come, Sun Jian said to the people around him.
The messenger ordered.
After receiving the order, several messengers hurriedly rode to the other three gates to convey Sun Jian's order to the generals responsible for attacking the other three gates.
After receiving the order, the generals of the other three gates withdrew half of their troops and quietly rushed outside the east gate.
Since they all followed Sun Jian's instructions and left the other half of their troops to attack the city desperately, the defenders who were busy defending the city did not notice the other actions of Sun Jian's army for a while.
After all, even if only half of the troops and horses are left in each gate, there are still 8,000 troops, which is still much more than the 4,000 or 5,000 defenders in each gate. These 8,000 troops are trying their best to attack the city, and the pressure of the defenders on the city is
It is also not a small matter and must be dealt with with all their strength, so they have no time to pay attention to other unnecessary situations.
Soon, the soldiers and horses originally located outside the other three gates arrived one after another. In addition to the original two thousand people outside the east gate, the number of people attacking the east gate now reached 26,000.
In comparison, the number of defenders at the East Gate was only a thousand.
At this time, Cao Ren was on the city wall, sweating all over the place.
The defenders of the other three gates didn't see Sun Jian's army quietly withdrawing. How could he not see the other party's army gathering?
Still, he was tricked, and Cao Ren regretted it endlessly.
"Quickly, bring back the troops transferred to the other three gates immediately! Wait, tell the guards of the other three gates and ask them to send more people to help quickly!" Cao Ren shouted to the sergeants beside him at the top of his lungs.
Just withdrawing the transferred manpower will not be enough. Looking at the enemy's posture, there are probably nearly 30,000 troops!
Is it too late to mobilize soldiers now? Cao Ren is really anxious. One thousand versus thirty thousand is tantamount to mantis trying to use a chariot as a chariot and destroying himself. Faced with such an extremely dangerous situation, he has no power to save himself. Is it possible?
Xuchang City is destined to be difficult to defend today. Is it possible that Cao Cao's foundation is destined to be destroyed in one day?
"Attack the city!" Sun Jian gave the order outside the east gate.
Twenty-six thousand people surged together, and countless Jiangdong soldiers carried ladders high, preparing to launch one fierce offensive after another.
"Everyone, be prepared! Hold on!" At this point, there is no other way. Before reinforcements from the other three gates arrive, we can only hold on with all our strength.
If you can't hold on, you will perish. There is no other way!
The remaining one thousand guards at the east gate hurriedly searched for anything that could be used to defend the city. If they didn't have bows and arrows, they would throw logs. If there was no wood, they would throw rocks. In short, they would do everything they could to prevent the enemy from ascending the city.
It can kill one person one by one, and it can slow down the enemy's siege speed moment by moment.
But the number of one thousand people is too small. Even if a thousand people find a fist-sized stone and throw it at the same time, if they are not lucky, they may not even be able to kill or injure a hundred people. Even if they are lucky, they will kill at most three hundred people.
Remarkable. Even if there were three hundred casualties, it was simply a drop in the bucket for Sun Jian's army.
Ladders were set up one after another, and soldiers climbed up one after another.
Although soldiers were hit by arrows or hit by wood and rocks from time to time, they had no choice but to have too many soldiers attacking the city. Even though the defenders on the city had already tried their best to shoot arrows and throw things below, the enemy troops also
It seems that there is no hindrance in any way.
Finally, a soldier from Sun Jian's army boarded the city.
As soon as possible, the soldier was cut down by Cao Jun's defenders on the city. But now that there was a beginning, more and more people succeeded in climbing onto the city.
Cao Ren's face was ashen.
Is everything going to end after all? It seems that today is the day when I will die.
The enemy's siege speed was still too fast, and the reinforcements from the other three cities had no time to arrive. But this is not surprising. The number of defenders was only one-tenth of the opponent's. No matter how talented he was in military affairs,
It's hard to change anything.
If Xuchang was a truly fortified city, perhaps he could still hold on until the reinforcements from the other three gates arrived, but unfortunately, Xuchang was not considered a fortified city.
It seems that the fall of the city is inevitable.
It is normal for the city to be destroyed and people to die. Since you are a general, you must have the courage to face such an outcome.
"No, it's not time to give up yet. Even if the city gate is broken, there is still an urn city inside. If we can hold on to the urn city and wait until reinforcements arrive, then we still have a chance." Although he thought about killing himself with a sword, Cao Ren finally decided.
I gave up this idea and instead silently encouraged myself, telling myself that I must cheer up at this time.
It's not that Cao Ren is afraid of death, it's just that he is unwilling to do so, and he doesn't want to see Cao Cao's ten years of hard work ruined in one day.
We must persevere and we must not give up Xuchang City like this!
Although Xuchang City is not a fortified city, it is still the capital of a country, and the barbican city is still built. Moreover, the barbican city in Xuchang City is different from the barbican cities in most other cities. Generally speaking, the barbican city in Xuchang City is built outside the city gate, while the barbican city in Xuchang City is built outside the city gate.
The Wengcheng was built inside the city gate and was an inner city.
"All the defenders at the east gate retreat into the Wengcheng! Fight the enemy in the Wengcheng!" Cao Ren cheered up and shouted loudly. Cao Ren knew that at this moment he must not appear discouraged, but must show vigor in front of the soldiers.
Good condition. At this time, the battle situation is extremely unfavorable. If the general's discouragement is reflected in the soldiers' eyes, then there will be no possibility of reversing this battle, and it will definitely be a complete defeat.
Now the enemy troops have swarmed to the top of the city. With such a huge numerical gap, engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy troops on the top of the city is tantamount to death, and they will die very quickly.
But if we retreat to the Wengcheng, the situation may be slightly better. The Wengcheng is not large in size, it is just a small semicircular city. After a thousand people enter, it will already seem more crowded.
Cao Ren wanted to rely on the narrowness of the Wengcheng, so that a thousand defenders could afford a brief confrontation with the opponent's army.
"Do you want to defend Wengcheng? Huh, it seems that the enemy's general has not given up yet." Sun Jian saw Cao's army on the top of the city quickly retreating to the rear, and he immediately understood Cao Ren's intention.
"Oh, I have long heard that Cao Ren is a younger brother of Cao Cao, and his military skills are extraordinary. When I saw him today, it turned out to be true." While Sun Jian felt disdain for Cao Ren's trapped beast, Zhou Yu sighed from the side.
The city fell. This was a completely unavoidable situation. With such a huge numerical gap, no one would be able to defend it. However, Cao Ren was able to make a decisive decision at the same time as the city fell and lead everyone without hesitation.
Retreating to Wengcheng, this kind of decision-making and insight was definitely not something ordinary generals could possess, and it was enough to make Zhou Yu sigh.
The barbican city is narrow and cannot accommodate many people, so the numerical advantage of his army will inevitably be weakened, and Cao's army will have a chance to survive.
"It's just that no matter how hard you struggle, the result is destined to be unchangeable. Xuchang will definitely change hands today!" Although Zhou Yu lamented Cao Ren's ability, he never believed that the enemy's behavior of trapping Wengcheng could change the current situation in the slightest.