Rebirth of the God of War Lu Bu

The archers on Cao Jun's well can be said to be the most unlucky on the battlefield. Once a well is found close to the city wall, the thunder chariots on the city will definitely greet them immediately. In terms of accuracy, although the thunder chariots are not satisfactory,

However, the advantage in numbers cannot be tolerated.

The most tragic situation was Cao's army, which not only had to withstand threats from thunderbolt chariots and crossbows, but also had to worry about huge rocks falling overhead while climbing the ladder.

After five consecutive days of siege, the walls of Xiapi were covered with bloodstains, and broken arms and limbs could be seen everywhere under the city. The situation on the city was also not optimistic, especially after Cao Jun mobilized the elite Qingzhou Army and attacked several times.

Climbing up the city wall, if Zang Ba hadn't led his men to kill him in time, I'm afraid the wall would have been breached by Cao's army.

The price paid by Cao's army was also huge. During the five-day siege, two thousand soldiers died outside the city alone, and the defenders suffered losses of five hundred. The losses between the two sides were roughly evenly matched.

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If the siege was replaced by the Xuzhou Army, the Xuzhou Army's losses would be even greater. Zang Ba also saw the madness of Cao's army. Once the drum beat, he attacked the city wall like a madman, and Paoze kept falling.

, and it did not cause any hindrance to them.

Cao Cao faced this kind of battle situation, but he didn't have the slightest worry. He was determined to win Xiapi. The casualties of ordinary soldiers on the battlefield are normal. Only war and sacrifice can make the soldiers in the army grow up quickly.

Eighty percent of the people outside Pi City were soldiers who had recently joined the army.

Ci does not command troops, Cao Cao does not care about the life and death of ordinary soldiers, what he needs is an elite army, and Xiapi City is where he trains his troops at this time.

Cao Jun's attack continued for half a month regardless of casualties. Zang Ba could clearly feel that Cao Jun's troops outside the city were not demoralized due to losses, but were becoming more courageous as they fought.

The defenders in the city were already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. After the siege began, Cao Jun gathered all the Thunderbolt Chariots outside the city in the north of the city. After filling up the moat, they also launched an attack from inside the city.

This situation made the defenders somewhat stretched. Excluding the casualties among the 8,000 defenders, there were now only more than 1,000 assigned to various city walls, and the remaining soldiers were used as mobile forces.

Zang Ba said worriedly: "Cao's army outside the city is so fierce. If this continues, it will only take half a month at most before Cao's army breaks through the city."

Chen Gong nodded and said: "Most of Cao's troops are newly recruited soldiers. Cao Cao must have used Xiapi as a place to train soldiers."

Zang Ba's eyes tightened, but he had a deeper fear of Cao Cao in his heart. Once such a person makes up his mind to do something, he will not stop because of obstacles.

"Gongtai, if this continues like this, we have no choice but to give up Xiapi." Zang Ba sighed. From the news coming from the city, it seems that the family's hearts are floating. If the family sides with Cao Cao, it will be fatal.

Chen Gongdao: "Why should the general be so discouraged? I think that when the general was in Langxie, he had only a few thousand soldiers and horses, but he was able to achieve what he has achieved today. Although the number of Cao's troops outside the city was large, if the general could lead the cavalry to successfully attack Cao's army,

, will definitely boost the morale in the city, and it will be easy to defend Xiapi, but before that, the general needs to meet with the aristocratic families in the city, and the aristocratic families have been making unusual noises during this time."

Zang Ba said coldly: "If the aristocratic family is dishonest, I don't mind letting them have a taste of my power."

Chen Gongdao: "The strength of the aristocratic families cannot be underestimated. If these aristocratic families cannot be appeased, once they defect to Cao's army outside the city, it will be a huge disaster for Xiapi."

Zang Ba said: "Let the heads of the aristocratic families in the city come to the army for a banquet tonight."

The aristocratic families in the city did not dare to neglect after receiving Zang Ba's order. During this period, Cao Jun attacked fiercely, and the defenders paid a heavy price. This indeed gave the aristocratic families in the city more ideas. Compared with Zang Ba, outside the city

Cao Cao became more powerful. Although Cao Cao treated the soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou cruelly before, Cao Cao followed the advice of his advisers before attacking the city and spread the news in the city. After the city was broken, he would not embarrass the families and the people. Such news was important in the siege.

In the beginning, there was nothing. When the defenders were at a disadvantage and showed signs of weakness, they would most likely betray Zang Ba.

However, at this time, Zang Ba is still the actual controller of Xiapi. If he offends Zang Ba, it is likely to lead to the complete decline of the family.

Zang Ba glanced at the heads of the aristocratic families in the tent and snorted coldly: "I, the general, led the soldiers to resist Cao Jun's attack so that you would not be massacred by Cao Jun. However, some people believed the news spread by Cao Jun in the city. If

Who dares to betray me at this time? Even if I cannot defend Xiapi, I will make him disappear from the city."

The heads of the aristocratic families in the tent were shocked when they heard Zang Ba's words. They had no doubt about the authenticity of Zang Ba's words. Zang Ba was a famous figure in Xuzhou for a long time. During Langxie's time, he was even more like a bandit.

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"General, don't worry. The Zhang family will definitely stand on the general's side and help him resist Cao's army. Now the Zhang family has five hundred private soldiers, waiting for the general's dispatch." The head of the Zhang family immediately stood up and expressed his position.

Zang Ba nodded slightly and said: "The head of the Zhang family is well aware of the righteousness. After repelling Cao's army, I will definitely not treat the Zhang family badly. Although Cao's army is large in number, as long as we defend the city, there is no need to worry about being unable to repel Cao's army."

With the Zhang family head's statement, other aristocratic families also expressed their opinions.

Zang Ba also saw how powerful the aristocratic families were. Just from the hands of these aristocratic families, Zang Ba got two thousand private soldiers. The arrival of these two thousand private soldiers could relieve the pressure of the aristocratic families to a great extent.

Zang Ba understood that this was far from the real strength of the family. They must have many private soldiers hidden in the dark.

At the same time, Zang Ba was also glad that Chen Gong reminded him in time. Otherwise, once these aristocratic families united and cooperated with Cao's army outside the city, even if they could quell the chaos of the aristocratic families in the city, the defenders would suffer heavy losses. Under such circumstances,

, it would be extremely disadvantageous for the defenders to suffer further losses.

Outside the city, the central tent of Cao's army was also brightly lit. They attacked Xiapi one after another, but failed to break it. The hearts of Cao's army were floating. In this battle, they had lost 5,000 troops outside the city. This was not all.

Considered a wounded soldier.

Cao Cao turned his attention to Xun You and asked, "How is the contact between the aristocratic families in the city?"

Xun You cupped his hands and said: "My lord, there are three aristocratic families in the city who are willing to join our army. Although other aristocratic families have been contacted, there is no clear reply."