Three Kingdoms

The war inside and outside Wancheng began to become more and more cruel after Xia Houyuan led his troops to join the battle. Although Xia Houyuan has a bad personality, his many years of combat experience have suppressed Pang Shanmin.

Although Pang Shanmin used paint to resist Xia Houyuan's raid, and then repelled subsequent attacks several times, the quantity of both paint and kerosene is limited. If you use less, it will not have much killing effect, but if you use too much, It consumes a lot of money, and the flame doesn't burn for too long. It can last for half an hour at most, and then Xiahou Yuan will send a small team to attack after a while. So should it be burned or not?

In order to rush on the road, Xiahou Yuan's cavalry were all lightly armored, but when the subsequent troops gradually caught up, they naturally brought supplies and armor, and then some Cao Jun soldiers were replaced by heavy armor.

When the heavy armor hits the city gate, it is like a movable iron tower. Under the double-layered armor, although the movement is somewhat sluggish, it is covered by the large shield and the armor. It is basically immune to arrows and is afraid of them. Yes, on the one hand, it is nothing more than a blunt blow like a wooden rolling stone, which can directly kill without breaking the armor. On the other hand, it is afraid of water and fire, and ignores the physical defense of the armor and shield and directly launches magic attacks...

But the problem is, whether it is wooden rolling stones or kerosene and boiling water, they are all consumables and are not unlimited. Even if you use boiling water, gold juice and the like, it still needs to be cooked, which requires fuel and time. It is not what you want. You can have it whenever you have it.

If left alone, these heavily armored soldiers will slowly attack the city gate opening, and then use large axes to directly chop the city gate. Although the efficiency is not as good as charging the car, after all, the city gate is still generally made of wood and wrapped with iron bars. That's all, it will eventually be destroyed under the chop.

At the same time, Xia Houyuan also launched a traditional siege on the other side. He first blocked the moat and then set up a ladder. Taking advantage of the large number of refugees in the surrounding areas, he grabbed a large number and piled them into Wancheng as if they didn't need money...

Pang Shanmin and Zhang Lie were on the front line almost from the beginning. Xia Houyuan outside the city could still dismount and rest, drink water, eat and sleep, but Pang Shanmin and Zhang Lie barely slept a wink, let alone take a good rest.

As a military general, Zhang Lie had to work even harder. He had lost count of how many weapons he had changed, and how many light and heavy blows he had received on his body. Although he was protected by armor, it was impossible to cover them all. In addition, the previous serious injury was not completely smooth. Anyway, every movement caused pain on the surface or inside, but he still stood at the front, boosting morale, leading the soldiers, and fighting again and again.

From noon to sunset, from dusk to late at night, Xia Houyuan ordered a temporary truce and assumed a posture of fighting again the next day. As a result, he launched a sneak attack at dawn!

Although the defender has a favorable location, the attacker can choose the right time. Xia Houyuan's sneak attack before dawn was obviously a surprise and caught the Wancheng defenders off guard. Although Zhang Lie also told the Wancheng garrison soldiers to be careful and not to relax, the problem is that not everyone understands this truth, or even if they understand, there are still many people who still don't do it, just like driving in later generations. Everyone knows why you don’t drink and don’t drive when you drink, but there are drunk drivers and drunk drivers every year...

When Xiahouyuan's soldiers secretly set up a ladder and reached the top of the city, Wancheng's soldiers suddenly noticed it, and then led Zhang Lie to counterattack and suppress it, but it was obviously a little late.

A soldier of Cao's army roared and slashed with a battle ax, slashing the shield formation of Wancheng defenders and opening a gap. The subsequent Cao army continued to expand along the gap.

Seeing that the Wancheng garrison array was about to collapse, Zhang Lie roared, raised his sword and shield, and charged forward! The sword flashed, and the sword in Zhang Lie's hand slashed the neck of Cao Jun's soldier who was charging forward, and suddenly cut a huge bloody hole at Cao Jun's throat. The blood was mixed with bubbles and spurted out. Cao Jun's soldier even shot the last Unable to scream, he covered his neck and fell among the crowd.

"Kill him!" Zhang Lie shouted, "Kill Cao's soldiers!" 』

When the soldiers from Wancheng behind saw Zhang Lie coming, they mustered up their courage and pressed forward again, blocking Cao's soldiers in front, with their spears and short blades intertwined with each other. Among the troops on both sides, from time to time there would be screams accompanied by blood splashing, and then a few fingers, half-broken arms, or a head would fly out.

The key to winning or losing a war is sometimes very strange.

Maybe it's the strength of the soldiers on both sides, maybe it's the difference in terrain, maybe it's a chariot wheel stuck in the quagmire, or maybe it's a stray arrow flying through the air...

After repeated battles, Zhang Lie and his men suppressed Cao Jun's troops ascending the city, and were trying to move forward to squeeze Cao Jun's space on the city wall in an attempt to push Cao Jun back into the city.

As a result, at this moment, something unexpected happened and changed the situation.

A Cao Junjia, seeking victory in the midst of a defeat, took a desperate step forward and pounced on Zhang Lie. He brandished his saber and slashed at Zhang Lie's head and shoulders!

Zhang Lie took a step forward and was about to turn around to avoid it, but halfway through the movement, his expression changed!

Zhang Lie had suffered a serious injury to his waist and abdomen before. Although his appearance has healed now, he has damaged the original muscles. Normally, he wouldn't feel anything wrong, but now under the high-intensity and overloaded operation, it is... something is wrong. Zhang Lie obviously wanted to twist his waist to dodge, but in the middle of the process, he felt a dull pain in his waist and abdomen, and his movements were unbalanced. He was slashed in the pocket by this Cao army soldier with a "dang" sound, and his head was buzzing. Noisy, staggered a few steps, fell backwards!

After all, reality is different from the game. In the game, no matter how badly injured you are, with holes in your arms, thighs or even your stomach, you can continue to fight with undiminished lethality until the last moment when your health bar disappears.

Normally speaking, combat effectiveness, even if there is no injury, will continue to decline with the passage of time and physical exhaustion. It is absolutely impossible for a warship to be complete with only the bucket lid left, but it is still There is a situation where the firepower output is 100%, and there may even be additional effects, such as basic strength and so on...

The soldiers of Cao Jun did not expect, neither did the Wancheng garrison, Zhang Lie did not expect, nor did Xia Houyuan, no one expected that in the situation where Zhang Lie should have the upper hand, suddenly, in the face of When a small soldier of Cao's army arrived, Zhang Lie was wounded again and fell!

Zhang Lie's guard on the side quickly stepped forward and stopped the soldiers of Cao's army. While pressing forward with their shields, they shouted anxiously: "Colonel Captain!" Protect Captain Zhang! 』

Several divine generals with mixed hands came over and dragged Zhang Lie to the back line. Zhang Lie's pocket was tilted, and his head was like a decoration company stationed in it. He was drilling and knocking again, with a loud clanging sound!

In a daze, Zhang Lie shook his head, and then he saw more and more soldiers of Cao's army gathered under the city and began to climb up. At the gate tower of the city, Pang Shanmin, disheveled and holding a sword, was also supervising the battle. It seems that he is also shouting something...

Blood dripped down, covering Zhang Lie's eyes. Zhang Lie struggled to stand up, but he was dizzy before he straightened up a little. He was tossing around and couldn't find his center of gravity. He fell to the ground again with a sound, and almost fell off the city wall!

Zhang Lie's guards had no choice but to drag Zhang Lie back to the city...

There is no doubt that Zhang Lie was suddenly knocked down, which had a great impact on the morale of the Wancheng defenders. Even though Pang Shanmin tried his best to command and dispatch, he was still somewhat defeated by Cao Jun's attacks from the left and right. Even though he later mobilized reserves, he moved the troops to the top of the city. Cao's army was repulsed, but because he did not know how to properly allocate the soldiers' physical strength and arrange rounds of repairs, Xia Houyuan finally seized the opportunity. When the sun rose in the early morning, he destroyed the already scarred city gate. A gap has been breached!

Cao Jun cheered and swarmed towards the gate of Wancheng!

Xia Houyuan looked up to the sky and shouted several times. He didn't know whether it was because of excitement or catharsis. He was so proud that he was about to mount his horse. Suddenly, scouts from outside came to report that they had detected the movement of the hussars and they were heading towards Wancheng. !

Reinforcements from the Hussars?

"How much does it cost?" How far is it from here? Xia Houyuan asked.

"About five hundred cavalry!" ” Cao Jun’s scout replied, “We are coming at full speed, I’m afraid we will be at the city gates in three or four hours!” 』

"Five hundred cavalry?" Xia Houyuan frowned, then turned to look at Wancheng, who had already broken the news, "Who is the general?" 』

"Huang..."

"Huang?" Xia Houyuan was stunned for a moment, something seemed to flash in his eyes, "The Huang family defeated Cao Zilian?" 』

The man who led the cavalry reinforcements was naturally Xia Houyuan's enemy in his previous life and his current rival, Huang Zhong. The smoke and dust coming from a long distance cannot be covered. Even at dawn, when the sky is not completely bright, you can still see very far under the clear sky. In addition, the surrounding area of ​​Wancheng is mostly flat land, which is not good. Covering and hiding, it was impossible to avoid Cao Jun's scouts. Huang Zhong simply had no intention of hiding.

At the same time, in order to maintain his combat effectiveness, Huang Zhong changed his war horses once when he approached the boundary of Wancheng, leaving a small number of soldiers to walk slowly behind, and also left all the baggage behind, and then each cavalryman He just brought basic rations, weapons and armor, and rushed to Wancheng as quickly as possible to pick up Pang Shanmin, Zhang Lie and others who were fighting hard in Wancheng!

Huang Zhong took the lead, holding a long-handled sword. Where the sword was swallowed, Hongying spread out, tilted his body slightly, looked serious, and pursed the corners of his mouth tightly, wishing he could immediately have wings and fly directly to Wancheng. Behind Huang Zhong, the hussars also had tense faces. Everyone had the same thoughts as Huang Zhong, silent and just pushing forward!

When every hussar soldier receives the first piece of armor, among the characters they recognize, the first two characters they recognize must be "Fei" and "黄".

It's on the sword, it's on the armor, it's even on the arrows...

The Han Dynasty's Qiaoqi Feijian, Huang's workshop system, with various numbers.

If the Qiaoqi Fei family is the main one, then the Huang family is the mother. But now, the Huang family is facing threats in Wancheng. The life and death of the mistress and mother's family are at stake. How can there be any reason to be slack and slow?

Wancheng is in trouble!

Emergency help!

At this moment in Wancheng, Zhang Lie was injured and the city gate was damaged, causing the morale of the defenders to collapse. If Pang Shanmin could have martial arts skills or know how to motivate the mourning soldiers to fight at key points, they might be able to hold on for a while longer. Unfortunately, Pang Shanmin himself was also exhausted. He had never commanded such a brutal battle before. When he was frustrated, he did not immediately boost his morale. As a result, when he later discovered that something was wrong, it was already too late, and he had no choice but to abandon the outer city wall. , retreated to the inner city government office for the final resistance.

The inner palace of Wancheng was originally the administrative seat of Nanyang and an important area of ​​counties and counties. After being renovated, it became like an inner city and also had certain defensive capabilities.

The people who followed Pangshan people to retreat to the inner city government office were basically private soldiers of the Huang family or Pang family. Most of their family members also retreated to the city to escape when the war came, and now they are basically all in the government office. within. It is precisely because of this that these private soldiers of the Pang family and the Huang family and the Cao army who rushed into the city started a final chaotic battle!

But most of the other Wancheng soldiers escaped at the last moment. These people fought hard all day and night, but escaped in the last few hours. Should they be considered warriors or cowards?

In war, until the end, often only human lives are left to exchange for each other.

The soldiers of Cao's army, with high morale, formed small groups in groups of three, three, and five, with sword and shield bearers on both sides to protect them. Those in the middle were often spearmen, plus one or two halberd bearers, or they were clashing with the thick palace walls. door, or building a ladder to climb the government office wall...

Facing the increasingly ferocious soldiers of Cao's army, Huang's and Pang's private soldiers also mobilized their last strength and fought one after another to block the attack of Cao's army. The fighting between the two sides was ten times more fierce than before. At this moment, flesh and blood was thrown out in the most despicable way. Cao Jun occasionally climbed up the wall of the government office, but was soon defeated by Huang's and Pang's private soldiers on the wall. Even if they were both injured, even if they were physically Even if they were hit by swords and guns, they would tightly wrap around the legs and feet of Cao Jun's soldiers. Grab their waists and legs and roll down the wall together!

In the turret of the government office, Huang Hansheng's son squinted his eyes and tried his best to shoot arrows one after another from the shooting hole in the turret!

Because he was seriously ill when he was young, although he received treatment and finally saved his life by luck, his body was relatively weak and he couldn't fight like Huang Zhong. He just managed to learn a few points of archery. At this time At this moment, he showed his best efforts, gritting his teeth and shooting arrows to help his private soldiers on the wall control the situation. In order to ensure the fastest shooting speed, someone was constantly handing in arrows on the side, so that he could fire without any distractions. Seven or eight out of ten arrows could hit the incoming Cao Jun soldiers. It can even hit weak points such as Cao Jun's face!

But near the government office, Xia Houyuan was not seen...

Horse hooves flying.

The surrounding scenery faded away.

Huang Zhong's face turned into water. From the mouths of the refugees who had escaped earlier, the news of Cao Jun's sneak attack on Wancheng was no longer a secret. The only question now was how long Wancheng could hold on.

Keep it up!

Hold on for one more moment!

The three-color flags fluttered high. Even when moving at high speed, the overall cavalry formation still did not deform in any way. Even the horses under the cavalry's crotches seemed to be galloping back and forth at the same pace, rumbling against the ground, exuding There was a sharp smell of iron and blood, and the trees and bushes around the road were hurriedly dodging left and right. Every cavalryman only had Wancheng in his eyes!

At this moment in Wancheng, except for the private soldiers of the Huang family and Pang family who were resisting at the Wancheng government office, most of the other areas had lost the will to resist. In the market, although the merchants going south and north were guarded, few dared to show up before such a bloody battle. They either locked the doors and guarded the courtyard gates, or took advantage of Cao's army before it spread. Before reaching the whole city, he packed up his belongings and fled for his life!

Some merchants even used the banner of being friendly with Cao Jun, saying that they were good citizens, and welcomed Cao Jun's arrival with shaking heads and tails...

Businessmen, it is almost instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages in the shopping mall. When faced with the current chaos, it is not surprising that they will behave in all kinds of ways. Even basically speaking, most of them are negative behaviors. normal. On the contrary, if the country is in turmoil, it is wishful thinking to place hope on the conscience of businessmen and hope that all businessmen will bravely stand up to fight and sacrifice for the sake of the country and the national struggle.

Especially those merchants who were eager to get closer to the Huang family and Pang family and flattered them by saying that they were loyal to Husband and headed to Xijing. Now they are the fastest to turn against them.

As for the ordinary people, they were also in the chaos. Some were reluctant to leave their homes and stayed at home shivering with a sense of luck. There were also many who rushed out with the torrent, wishing they could turn into rats and rabbits and crawl into any hole they found. Get out of Wancheng and run as far as you can!

Except for the city gate where Cao Jun rushed in, the remaining three or four city gates were all crowded with cattle, mules, vehicles, and fleeing people. Everyone wanted to run out eagerly, but the unlucky guy accidentally He fell to the ground and was trampled into a pulp before he could even scream! I really couldn't squeeze out of the city gate, so I even climbed up the city wall to find a place in desperation, and jumped down with my eyes closed!

The cries, cries for help, and screams mixed together, making the entire Wancheng like boiling gruel, with bloody foam spewing out...

Just when the whole city collapsed, from the southwest of Wancheng, facing the sun, a three-color battle flag stood high!

Huang Zhong did not put his battle flag in the front, because he knew that what everyone in Wancheng wanted to see most was not his own battle flag, but this three-color battle flag for the north and south!

"The hussars are coming!" 』

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..." Huss! The hussars are coming! 』

The people in Wancheng who were fleeing desperately stood there, staring blankly at the three-color war flag. After a while, they let out earth-shattering shouts!

"The hussars are coming!" coming! 』

Those people who jumped down from the city wall and got injured were limping away, but now they stopped running. They sat down on the ground and started shouting. Then they shed tears while shouting. "Husband...why...are you here..."