The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 407 Soldiers Attack Shangdang City

"Old General Yan!"

Outside Jiameng Pass, a group of generals clasped their fists in salute to the mighty veteran who came riding not far away.

"Excuse me, generals."

Veteran Yan Yan laughed, and dismounted beautifully, his spirits trembling, without the fatigue of a long journey, giving people a cool and mighty feeling.

"The army enters the city!"

After veteran Yan Yan handed over to everyone, the endless army of long dragons behind Yan Yan slowly entered the towering Jiameng Pass.

"Emperor's Edict!"

Yan Yan took out a roll of Huang Juan and said loudly: "The Emperor ordered this general to be the commander in chief, and General Zhang Ren to be the deputy commander. We will attack Hanzhong with [-] soldiers."

Liu Zhang's soldiers and horses from Yizhou finally arrived, and the person in charge of the troops turned out to be Yan Yan, the most prestigious general in Yizhou, which shows that Liu Zhang attaches great importance to this campaign.

"General, there is Liu Bei's general Huang Zhong in Hanzhong, who has [-] elite soldiers. How can we wait for these soldiers and horses?" Fighting against each other, I have a deep understanding of Huang Zhong's bravery and the combat power of his troops. It is very difficult to take down Hanzhong, where Huang Zhong is in charge, with [-] Yizhou soldiers.

"Hahaha." Yan Yan laughed and said: "Liu Bei's soldiers are the elite of the world, and Huang Hansheng's name is also known to the world. He can hold a stalemate with General Zhang, so it can be seen that he is not a man with a false name."

"However, I came here this time and got the emperor's instruction. I learned that Liu Bei, a rebellious minister and traitor, lacks food and grass. Send a large army to attack Jingyang, an important place, and also send troops to join us in attacking Hanzhong, Huang Zhong, how can we resist the emperor's army."

"In this way, I can go to Hanzhong." The generals were very excited after hearing this. After Huang Zhong came to Hanzhong, he made troubles for them.

"The last general is willing to be the vanguard!" General Pang Le pleaded.

"No hurry." Yan Yan shook his head and said: "The emperor has an order. I have to wait for Prime Minister Cao's soldiers to attack Hanzhong first to attract the enemies of Hanzhong. Then we will take the land of Hanzhong."

"promise!"

The generals took orders, and they were all leading generals. After listening to Yan Yan's words, they all understood the meaning. Although Cao Cao was Liu Zhang's subject in name, they all knew that it was only on the surface. The emperor puts it in his eyes.

Just now I said that the emperor Liu Zhang ordered Cao Cao to send troops, but it was just a written word game, no one would take it seriously, and Cao Cao joined forces to attack Hanzhong. Of course, let Cao Cao attract the enemies of Hanzhong, and then they take Hanzhong. This is in line with Yizhou Interests.

If Hanzhong falls into the hands of Cao Cao, it is impossible for Cao Cao to give it to Liu Zhang. At that time, Cao Cao is likely to attack Yizhou in turn and kill Liu Zhang, the emperor. Everyone in Yizhou is not an idiot. Liu Bei is a traitor, but Cao Cao Not a good bird either.

At the time when troops from all walks of life were urgently mobilized, Shangdang had already launched a fierce siege battle. Cao Hong's [-] soldiers had already surrounded Shangdang. Cao Hong decided to destroy Liu Bei's troops in Shangdang City. , There is no such thing as three missing one.

For him, the undefended Shangdang City was powerless to pose any threat to him. How could a mere [-] soldiers be his opponent of a hundred thousand elite.

"attack!!!"

With an order, the army began to go to Shangdang City, with shield soldiers in the front row, followed by archers, followed by a group of Cao troops carrying ladders, and then a group of Cao troops holding halberds.

"General, the army has come from a long way and has not yet been repaired, so how can we attack the city?" Mao Jie, the military adviser beside Cao Hong, looked at Cao Jun who had started to attack, and persuaded Cao Hong with a frown.

"The Prime Minister has sent me three orders to take down Shangdang within three days. How can we be disrespectful? It has already been found out that there are only [-] soldiers and horses guarding the city of Shangdang, and the generals guarding the city are no more than unknown people. Flat land, this is a place that is easy to attack and difficult to defend, why waste time, this city can be taken in half a day." Cao Hong did not underestimate the enemy, but the enemy he faced was too weak to be crushed, so there was no need to waste time.

After listening to Cao Hong's words, Mao Jie was speechless. The situation of Shangdang City was just like Cao Hong said. In addition to making suggestions for the commanding general, it is also necessary to check for omissions and make up for vacancies. Besides, the army has traveled long distances and is exhausted. It is very unwise to start attacking the city without any repairs.

"The spies are here to report." Cao Hong stared at Cao Jun who was slowly marching into Shangdang City, and said, "Jingyang City has closed its gates tightly, and I dare not send troops to reinforce Shangdang, and if they dare to come, I will tell them to come." No return."

"Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses in Taiyuan have not moved. I think I haven't heard the news of our army coming to attack, but we must guard against it. If Zhang Liao sends cavalry to help, it will only take one day to reach this place. Taking Shangdang as soon as possible is the best policy. "

As Cao Cao's top-ranking general, Cao Hong is courageous and resourceful, and he has fought against Zhang Liao many times, so he knows how powerful Zhang Liao is. Although Cao Cao gave him three days, in his opinion, three days is enough for Zhang Liao's reinforcements to arrive, so Decided to start attacking the city as soon as they arrived, leaving no chance for Zhang Liao.

"Order the rear team to assemble the catapult quickly."

Although Cao Hong believed that Shangdang City was easy to attack, he had to have a backup. Once the attack was frustrated, he would smash open the city gate with a catapult.

"Archers step forward!"

Standing on the tower of Shangdang City, Su You looked at the densely packed Cao army outside the city, his heart tightened, but his expression remained unchanged, and he began to direct the soldiers and horses to defend.

Shangdang cannot be lost, and Su You, who is familiar with the art of war, would not know the importance of Shangdang, so even if he knows that he will never be able to defend against the attack of [-] Cao troops, he cannot abandon the city.

"Catapult, attack!"

Inside the city tower, more than a dozen catapults listened to the military order and threw burning fireballs one by one. The fireballs roared and flew towards Cao Jun's army formation outside the city.

Cao Hong looked at the fireball coming from Zhongfei in the city, his eyes twitched, and his heart ached. He knew that Cao Jun must have lost a lot in this attack.

"boom!"

"boom!!"

The fireballs exploded in Cao Jun's formation one by one, and the flames radiated in all directions. There was a commotion around the fireballs, and countless Cao Jun soldiers were covered with flames.

"what!"

"Help!"

The wailing spread across the battlefield, but it subsided quickly. The slight confusion did not slow down Cao Jun's attack.

"Military discipline is strict, really elite."

When Su You saw Cao Jun's performance on the tower, his heart sank. He knew that this time he was in serious trouble. This was definitely Cao Jun's elite soldiers.

"continue!"

Following Su You's order, fireballs flew towards Cao Jun's formation again.

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(End of this chapter)