in2ebook Chapter 154 Start Siege
Chapter 154 Start Siege
Cao Ren said:
"My lord, Wen Chou, looks like he has extraordinary force. Presumably, only Yuan Rang and Miao Cai can fight against him!"
Cao Cao looked at the two brothers Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan and asked:
"Yuan Rang, Miao Cai, may the two of you get ugly?"
After listening to their lord's words, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan said vowedly:
"My lord, don't worry, my two brothers, no matter which one they are, can take this person down!"
Cao Cao frowned and said:
"Yuan Rang, Miao Cai must not underestimate the enemy. If something happens after the capture of the city, the two of you will quickly capture Wen Chou! There is no loss, you know!"
Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan saw that the lord was not happy, so they said:
"My lord, don't worry, if something happens after the city is broken, my brothers and I will work together to capture that Wen Chou!"
Only then did Cao Cao nodded in satisfaction and said:
"Well, you can go down and rest first. We have already agreed with Wen Chou to attack the city together tomorrow morning, so don't delay the big event then."
Everyone stood up, stopped drinking, and bowed to Cao Cao and retreated.
The night passed quickly, and in the morning of the next day, both armies were ready to attack Runan City.
Yuan Shu in the city was fidgeting in the main hall, seeing that the civil servants were also discussing, so he said:
"Everyone should be quiet. Now that soldiers are approaching the city, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's army are joining forces and are about to attack the city gate. What good strategy do you have?"
Everyone shook their heads one after another. At this time, no one dared to stand up and speak big words. Now that the soldiers are approaching the city, they can only fight.
At this moment outside the city, Cao Cao asked Cao Hong to go to the gate of the city to shout. Cao Hong drove his horse to the bottom of the city, and shouted to Ji Ling who was standing on the city:
"I am here under the order of the emperor to attack Yuan Shu, the traitor and traitor. Let Yuan Shu open the city gate quickly and let our army enter the city. If you resist, don't blame my lord for not remembering the original friendship!"
Ji Ling stood on the city wall and listened to Cao Hong's words. He was very angry. In order to snatch the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, he still said what he said was aboveboard, so he said to Cao Hong:
"Go back and tell Cao Cao that my lord is the son of destiny. What kind of emperor is there in the world today? He is just a puppet of Cao Cao. If you want to fight, you can fight. Why talk nonsense!"
Seeing that Ji Ling insisted on fighting, Cao Hong returned to the army and told Cao Cao what Ji Ling had said.
Cao Cao didn't talk nonsense after hearing this, so he ordered Cao Ren to lead troops to attack Runan City. Seeing that Cao Cao's army began to attack the city, Wen Chou also ordered the army to push out the siege vehicles and ordered the army to start attacking the city!
I saw Cao Cao's army rushing to the forefront, followed by Yuan Shao's army, and a great battle kicked off.
Ji Ling could see clearly from the city wall, and ordered the archers to prepare. Ji Ling raised a palm, waiting for the army outside the city to rush forward.
Soon Cao Ren rushed to within fifty paces of the city gate with his army.
At this moment, Ji Ling on the city wall waved his palm downwards, and immediately a thousand arrows were fired at the soldiers rushing below.
Wherever the bow and arrow went, Cao Jun soldiers fell to the ground and howled, and then they were trampled to death by the soldiers rushing from behind!
Cao Ren held up a huge shield and continued to rush towards the city gate. The shield was filled with arrows shot by Yuan Jun.
Arrows shot down from the city wall non-stop. Some of the soldiers below the city held shields, while others resisted with swords. In the end, they failed to resist Cao Jun's attack and were rushed to the bottom of the city wall by Cao Jun.
Ji Ling on the city wall ordered the archers to keep firing their bows and arrows, shooting fiercely at Cao Jun and Yuan Shaojun who were still rushing, and ordered the rest of the soldiers to get ready to roll stones and trees.
Cao Ren ordered the soldiers to start placing siege ladders on the city wall. After a while, the walls were filled with siege ladders. Cao's soldiers began to climb the ladders, trying to attack the city wall.
The soldiers had just climbed halfway when they heard someone shouting from above the city wall:
"Throw the Rolling Stone Wood!!"
The soldier looked up, and saw a huge stone smashed down towards his own door. The soldier saw that something was wrong, so he jumped up and jumped down. The soldier who followed him was unlucky and was hit by the stone directly. to the head.
I saw that the soldier who was hit on the head had his neck retracted into his body by the stone. If he could still stand, he must be much shorter than before. His head was also smashed, and his brain was as red as soybean milk. White and white, splattered everywhere.
Cao Ren at the city gate couldn't help retching when he saw this scene, and hurriedly shouted:
"Soldiers with shields go first, stand against the rolling stone and wood for me!"
The soldiers retreated one after another, and two soldiers with shields went up a ladder, followed by a group of soldiers with steel knives.
At this time, the siege engine sent by Wen Chou also arrived, and Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses pushed the siege engine to the city gate, before hitting the city gate.
Ji Ling on the city wall saw the siege engine coming, so he ordered the soldiers to pour the boiling oil down the city gate, then lit the arrows and shot at the siege engine.
The boiling oil and the fire ignited in an instant, and they could not be extinguished even if they were thrown. The soldiers who were roasted by the fire could not get close to the siege engine. Ji Ling ordered the archers to keep a close eye on the siege engine. Anyone who wanted to get close to the fire could shoot. !
Cao Jun failed to climb the siege ladder, and was smashed by Ji Ling's rolling stone and wood!The death toll is increasing rapidly!
Seeing this, Cao Cao in the rear hurriedly called for gold to withdraw his troops, and Wen Chou also called for gold to withdraw his troops. He couldn't help but fail to capture Runan City in this battle, but many soldiers died instead!
After the First World War, Cao Cao lost 2 soldiers and horses alone, and many siege ladders were burned out. Wen Chou also suffered heavy losses, and even the siege vehicles were burned so that they could not be used.
The fighting outside Runan City was quite brutal. Inside Runan City, Yuan Shu had been sitting in the main hall waiting for news. One day passed, and finally he was looking forward to the news from Ji Ling.
A soldier hurried over and bowed to Yuan Shu:
"My lord, General Ji Ling has killed and retreated General Jizhou of Yanzhou. The two sides have suffered heavy losses in this battle. There are 4 people in total, and there are countless siege equipment! General Ji Ling is still guarding the city wall. Come and report to the lord!"
Yuan Shu and all the ministers immediately regained their energy when they heard this, and Yuan Shu showed a smile on his face and said:
"Okay! General Ji Ling will be the first in this battle! How many casualties are there in our army?"
Yuan Shu asked the kneeling soldier below.
Just listen to the soldiers say:
"Returning to my lord, more than [-] soldiers of our army died in battle, and [-] were seriously injured."
When Yuan Shu heard this, he also suffered a lot of casualties. If he continued to fight in this way, he didn't know how many days he could last. Yuan Shu continued to ask:
"Out of the two armies of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, have you found other armies?"