"Back off! Back off!" The cry resounded throughout the city, and a large number of defenders retreated from the battlements to the horse road. They all looked gray and dusty, but the expressions on their faces were filled with inexplicable excitement.
"Is it going to drop? This is the best..." Wei Xu breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that the tight feeling in his chest was finally relieved.
It is difficult to be a spy, but it is even harder to be a traitor! Only those who have experienced this kind of thing will understand.
If he could choose again, Wei Xu would rather not get involved with Hou Cheng and Song Xian. Although his temper is a bit grumpy, Lu Bu is his brother-in-law after all. Considering this relationship, he will not be too
I have wronged myself.
But who would have thought that Qingzhou would really gain the upper hand?
Chen Gongtai's original analysis was very reasonable. Although Wang Yu defeated Yuan Shao and captured most of Hebei, his situation was far from as good as it seemed.
Due to the policy of suppressing powerful people, eight or nine out of ten powerful people in the world are hostile. Most people are intimidated by their power and do not dare to speak out rashly, but private resistance is indispensable. In addition,
Those who are not within the jurisdiction of Qingzhou are a quite large opposition force.
When the war started in the Central Plains, why was Cao Cao able to recruit so many helpers? Even the troops from Xiliang and Yizhou traveled thousands of miles to help in the battle. The Yizhou soldiers even brought their own dry food! In the final analysis, a person who is good is more helpful than a bad person.
The problem of little help.
There are actually more people who have a favorable impression of Qingzhou, but those who support the New Deal are just a bunch of traffickers and the lowest status people. They don't even have their next meal. What kind of help can they provide to the Qingzhou Army?
According to Chen Gongtai, if Wang Yu hadn't been too stubborn and used his methods to defeat Yuan Shao, he would have become the world's hegemon. Famous people came to submit their votes one after another, and the people followed the banners, and they were embarrassed.
Cao Cao of Yu had no qualifications to be a roadblock, so he was bulldozed immediately.
Facts have indeed verified this statement.
Let's take a look at what Wang Yu has done in the past few years since he tied with Hebei.
It is reasonable to take over Xuzhou. It is a fertile land. In order to compete for Xuzhou, it is not a loss to fight with surrounding forces several times to get a stable rear area.
But what happened after that? He actually ran to Youzhou as if he was full! The reason was to defend against the Hulu invasion.
Isn’t this a joke? Qingzhou’s actual occupation in Hebei is limited to a few counties along the river in the south, which are far away from the frontier fortress. In the north there are three independent forces: Zhang Yan, Gongsun Zan, and Liu Yu, and they have no relationship with each other.
Even if they are harmonious, they only treat Wang Yu as the leader of the alliance.
If he had followed what Chen Gongtai said, Wang Yu shouldn't have paid so much attention. He left half of his troops to look after his family, while the other half went to the Central Plains in a mighty manner. What could Cao Cao do to stop Cao Cao, who was surrounded by enemies?
It doesn't matter at home, anyway, there are Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan standing in the way. Even if they are defeated, Hu Qi's military front is almost at its limit, and he can just wait for the hard work to attack head-on. After repelling Hu Qi, he not only loses his reputation for retreating from the enemy.
, it can also take advantage of the opportunity to take over the territory and remaining soldiers of the two disabled allies, and how difficult it is to defeat Liu Yu smoothly?
Another advantage of doing this is that it will not offend Gongsundu, but can continue to maintain the alliance. Whether it is distant friendship or close attack, as long as the borders are not adjacent, the difficulty of diplomatic work will immediately drop by two or three levels.
It would be foolish to ignore these two best-in-class strategies and instead empty out the family and take all the belongings to go thousands of miles away to fight against the powerful Hu Qi.
Finally, there are also many issues worthy of discussion about Wang Yu's handling of this Central Plains War, which is about the fate of the world.
If he hadn't refused to support Yuan Shu in proclaiming the emperor, the latter would not have turned to the other side so quickly. With Yuan Shu in check, the Jiangdong Army would not be able to let go, and the alliance would become in name only. In addition, the Xiliang Army's
In fact, threats are not completely impossible to resolve through diplomatic means.
There were too many things that Chen Gong pointed out and that Wei Xu himself saw. All in all, Wang Yu's style had always been so inappropriate and criticized.
Because of this, Wei Xucai was so dissatisfied with his brother-in-law and lord's choice to defect to Wang Yu that he felt rebellious.
However, even though he made more than one or two wrong steps, Wang Yu kept making great progress. No matter what kind of adversity he faced or what kind of opponent he faced, he was always the one who had the last laugh!
This is like this in Hebei, this is like this in Xuzhou, and this is like this in Huainan... The rebellion in Puyang couldn't kill him, and the cold wind in Saibei couldn't blow him. Even in this war in the Central Plains, where the whole world was an enemy, Wang Yu couldn't kill him.
Although there have been twists and turns, we are always moving forward steadily!
Xiliang's 300,000-strong army was defeated in one battle. The three-sided encirclement has collapsed. Cao Gong still has the upper hand, but this advantage is not stable at all. Even if he can successfully capture Xiao Xiuwu and cut off Wang Yu's army,
Even if it is an arm, it is just a victory, but it is still far from the final victory.
Wei Xu sighed, if his brother-in-law was willing to surrender, it would be a good result.
Zhang Wenyuan is very important in Qingzhou, so his surrender to Cao Cao will definitely have a great impact on him. In addition, his niece... That girl has now effectively taken control of the military. The cavalry under her command, even Cao Gong
She is obsessed with it. As long as she brings a few hundred cavalry to come over, she will be able to become a marquis with enough credit, right?
The benefits don't stop there.
The Puyang Army has suffered heavy losses in the fierce battles in recent days, but there are still thousands of elites in the city. The world-famous Fiery Iron Cavalry is built using the Puyang Army, known as Wolf Cavalry in Bingzhou, as the foundation.
Did it come out?
In addition, surrendering can also give you a big gift.
When the Puyang Army was attacked, the Yinwu Army was dispersed by the superior strength of Cao's army. To say it was dispersed does not necessarily mean that it escaped in pieces. What this army is best at is not head-on confrontation, but these sneak attacks.
, a little trick to escape.
The soldiers and horses dispersed, but that Wei Yan foolishly followed, saying that they wanted to live and die together. With Wei Xu's behavior, the other party was probably just trying to win people's hearts.
Although this man is a bit stupid, he has a high status in the Qingzhou army and is Wang Yu's confidant. Giving him as a gift to Duke Cao will definitely add another weight to the balance of the war.
In addition to these achievements, Wei Xu was a little bit happy to not be a traitor. Although it was not his first betrayal and there was no heavy psychological burden, he still would not do such an immoral thing if he could.
Right? It will hurt your morality.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, there was a loud bang from the top of the city. The base of the siege ladder stopped five feet away from the city wall, and the barbed top of the ladder hit the wall made of mud bricks heavily.
"Kill!" Several angry shouts came from the city.
"Kill them all, kill them all!" More people shouted. Wei Xu, who was immersed in longing and relief, was so frightened by the loud shouts of killing that he almost fell off the city wall.
It was only then that he was shocked to find that although they had given up the city wall, the defenders had no intention of throwing down their weapons and surrendering. No white flags were hung on the top of the city, or anyone shouted to the city. The gray-faced guys around him were looking at each other.
Staring at the battlements, the hand holding the weapon was full of wrinkled veins!
"So..." Wei Xu groaned in pain, finally understanding.
His stubborn and proud brother-in-law was not someone who would bend the knee easily. He ordered the soldiers to retreat from the battlements, not to surrender, but to put the enemy up, so that Cao Jun's long-range weapons could not be used, and he could only face the defenders face to face.
The knife fight!
"I'm so stupid, really..."
Wei Xu saw the majestic figure under the general's banner. The long wind blew across the city and resonated with the Fang Tian painted halberd that had killed countless people. It made an unyielding sound: "Woo..."
He saw another majestic figure stand up and walk to Lu Bu's side. He was holding a big knife in his hand and his purple face was full of smiles. He looked leisurely and at ease, as if what they were about to face was not a number.
Tens of thousands of enemy soldiers, but the same troops waiting for their review.
On the other side, another silent figure also appeared. As always, there was no unnecessary expression, but the sword and hooked shield in his hand were sharp and sharp!
The shadow of the sun moved little by little, above and below the city, everyone was anxiously waiting.
"Ren, rub, rub..." The sound of intensive climbing came from under the city wall, getting louder and louder, and getting closer!
Finally, a head poked out from behind the battlements, and it was immediately recovered. It was obvious that this was a very experienced military commander who knew how to be prepared for the enemy to ambush on the corridor.
"Kill!" At a glance, he found his opponent cowering in the distance. His morale was immediately boosted. He shouted loudly, brandishing the three-pointed double-edged sword in his hand and jumped onto the top of the city. Following closely behind him,
There are dozens of the most agile warriors.
The most important thing in siege is to occupy the bridgehead. As long as the front has a firm foothold, the follow-up troops will follow up in a steady stream and drown the defenders like a tide. No matter what the enemy's intentions are behind hiding in the distance, this is always the case.
It can't be wrong.
"General Yan is coming up!"
"General Yan ascends the broken city first!"
Thunderous cheers rang out from the city. The first person to ascend the city was General Yan Ming. In addition to his title as a fierce general, the most distinctive feature was the three-pointed two-edged sword in his hand. In this way, since the brave general climbed to the top of the city, he stood
Once you have a firm footing, will you still have any doubts about breaking the city?
Suddenly, the shouts of the crowd stopped for a moment. They saw a sudden flash of cold light on the city wall.
A long sword swept across and went straight to Yan Ming's waist and abdomen. Yan Ming realized that the situation was not good, shouted and waved the three-pointed sword to parry, but unexpectedly, an unbearable force came from the sword pole.
It almost knocked his feet off the ground and flew up. Before he could recover from the shock, the enemy general with the knife flew up silently and hit him in the crotch.
"Ah!" Yan Ming let out an earth-shattering scream, flew upside down, and fell directly from the mid-air to the top of the city.
Several soldiers holding pieces of linen under the ladder rushed to the rescue. Yan Ming's huge body was blocked by the linen, and his fall was stopped. He rolled halfway on the cloth, his hands covering his crotch vitals, soft The ground collapsed at the base of the wall.
The other Cao soldiers who attacked the city also realized that they had been fooled and were horrified.
Hundreds of warriors suddenly appeared on the previously silent city wall, and they rushed up and killed them all. The soldiers who attacked the city were outnumbered and were killed in a panic, while the archers responsible for covering the bottom were helpless because the enemy and ourselves were mixed together. Aim and hold the bow for a long time without being able to release an arrow.
The offensive and defensive battle started in another situation.
This kind of fighting method is a little less grand than the previous shooting of thousands of arrows and powerful crossbows, but it is even more intense! (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)