The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 176 tragic
Xu Huang waited quietly for a while, and then gave an order to the captain next to him: "Immediately send someone to take back the arrows, replenish the city defense equipment, and then send someone to notify the Goguryeo people to collect the corpse. If they don't send someone to collect it, they will burn it down." .Strengthen defenses and send more scouts to detect the movement of Goguryeo soldiers and horses."

Xu Huang is ready for everything, just waiting for the Goguryeo army to attack.

At this time, in the Goguryeo army camp, the king of the mountain was calling the generals to discuss matters.

"You all tell me how Gaoxian City was broken." The king on the mountain asked dissatisfiedly as he saw the lifelessness in the big tent.

"Your Majesty, the defenders of Gaoxian City are soldiers and horses of Liu Bei from the Central Plains. The general who guards the city is Xu Huang. According to the information collected by the spies, this man is brave and resourceful, and good at using troops.

Moreover, he won Liu Bei's trust and was loyal to Liu Bei.

There are [-] soldiers and horses in Gaoxian City, all recruited by Xu Huang from Xuantu County, Lelang County, etc., and they have a high hatred for our big Goguryeo army.

For the current plan, the only way is to attack by force. "General Liyang led the army to harass Xuantu County all the year round. He knew the situation of the big man very well, and he was the first to stand up and report everything he knew.

"Strong attack? Today's test, you have also seen that Gaoxian City not only has powerful weapons such as catapults, but also countless archers. Xu Huang is even more commanding, and Gaoxian City is a famous fortified city. How many soldiers and horses will be lost in defending a strong city." The general Wu Yu who led the troops to test Gaoxian City today jumped up and refuted.

Of all the people here, he is the most qualified to say this, because he has personally experienced how powerful the defense of Gaoxian City is. Those catapults made his scalp tingle. If he is accidentally hit, the possibility of surviving is very low.

"If you don't attack by force, can you persuade Gaoxian's troops to surrender?" Liyang shouted at Wuyu bluntly.

You must know that Liyang is a general guarding the border, both in terms of ability and status, he is much higher than Wuyu, and he has the most say in the war against the big man.

"Okay, since there is no good way, then shut up, Wu Xiang, what do you think." Wu Xiang, named Wu Ji, is a member of the Wu clan of the Goguryeo clan.The current prime minister of Goguryeo, who is strategic and trusted by the king of the mountain, is an old man with half-white hair, wearing a silk Confucian robe, exactly like a great Confucianist in the Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Shao, the shepherd of Jizhou in the Han Dynasty, contacted our three tribes in the north to attack Youzhou together, even though the land of Youzhou was divided equally after the war.

But as far as I know, Yuan Shao is a descendant of the Han Dynasty, the fourth generation and the third prince, and he occupies the land of Hebei and Bingzhou.

I am afraid that Yuan Shao will lose to the Youzhou defenders, and he wants to use our hands to destroy the powerful enemy, and then drive our three clans out of Youzhou and dominate the land of Youzhou.

Therefore, the king should preserve his strength and not lose too much in battle. He also needs to occupy more territory before Yuan Shao defeats Liu Bei's defenders in Youzhou. If we occupy all the land west of Liaodong County, then our territory in Koguryo will expand. three times. "After Wu Zhen finished speaking, he sat back in his original position and kept silent, looking enigmatic.

"Wu Xiang has already made it very clear that we can't waste time here. We must break through Gaoxian City as soon as possible and occupy more land in Youzhou. Therefore, starting tomorrow, we will attack Xiancheng by force." The King of the Mountain has made up his mind to do so in the shortest possible time. Break through Gaoxian City, and then occupy more land.

Since the founding of Goguryeo, the desire for territory has been very strong. Every generation of Goguryeo kings is sincere in expanding the territory, and every generation of Goguryeo kings will expand the territory of Goguryeo by one point.

This generation of Goguryeo kings was ambitious and launched many attacks on Xuantu County. Fortunately, Gongsun Du was not an incompetent person, and he did not let the king of the mountain succeed.

Now the opportunity has come, the princes of the Central Plains are in a melee, the powerful prince Yuan Shao even took the initiative to send someone to contact him, and several armies attacked Youzhou together to carve up the land of Youzhou.

Just imagine how the King of the Mountain would give up such a good opportunity.

This time, the king on the mountain led the entire army of Goguryeo to come out in full force, just to take the opportunity to expand.

As for dividing Youzhou equally, the King of the Mountain has never believed such nonsense.

In the end, it still depends on who is strong. If you have the ability, there is no problem in dominating the entire Youzhou.

"Father, although Gaoxian City is dangerous, our army is four times larger than the enemy, and we can besiege it from all sides. Although some soldiers may die in battle, as long as we break through Gaoxian City, no one in the west of Liaodong will be able to treat me as a big Goguryeo." Prince Gao Youwei Stand out and propose a strategy of attacking from all sides.

"Very well, it's nothing to die some soldiers, they should be proud of dying for my Goguryeo.

Order the three armies to attack Gaoxian City from all directions tomorrow morning. I will raze Gaoxian City to the ground so that no grass will grow. "The king of the mountain looked at his son approvingly, the successor of the general Goguryeo, who was in a high position, and was very satisfied with this son who was resourceful and courageous.

On the second day, the tragic siege of Gaoxian City began. The Goguryeo army no longer tried to attack like the first day, but the army pressed on all sides.

At the same time, in addition to the climbing ladders, there are actually twenty cloud ladders, which are powerful siege weapons.The siege army even set up a high platform, which was higher than the Gaoxian city wall, from which they could see everything in Gaoxian city clearly.

"Archer, shoot!"

"Stones, logs!"

"Come here, quickly replenish the arrows."

"Quick, prepare the frying pan!"

Xu Huang ordered one after another, and the defenders of Gaoxian City tried their best to resist the ant-like Goguryeo army attacking the city.

The siege battle became intense from the very beginning. Gaoxian City was surrounded by main attacks, and tens of thousands of Goguryeo troops attacked on all sides.

"General, there are too many Goguryeo troops, do you want to use that thing?"

After only half a day's work, several school lieutenants could no longer bear the pressure and wanted to use their secret weapons.

"No, it's not the time yet, pass on the order and stick to it."

Xu Huang gave the school strict orders.

"Report to General, Nancheng has suffered heavy casualties, request for reinforcements!"

Another school lieutenant came to ask for orders.

"No, unless all the defenders in Nancheng are killed in battle, I will not send a single soldier like Nancheng. If Nancheng is lost, I will take your head."

Xu Huang said to the captain who came to ask for help without looking back.

"kill!"

The fierce battle did not stop, but became more violent.

The sun finally went down, and the Goguryeo army slowly retreated. The tragic siege battle was temporarily over. All the surviving defenders of Gaoxian City were relieved, and many soldiers were too tired to move.

Especially for the archers, many of their arms were so sore that they could not move, and their fingers were dripping with blood, making it difficult to continue fighting.

"Order the medical soldiers to treat all the injured soldiers immediately, order Qing Zhuang to repair the city wall immediately, and transport the stones, logs, and arrows to the city wall.

After making a fire and making meals, all the participating soldiers stepped up to rest, there might be a big battle waiting for them tonight. "

(End of this chapter)