Chapter 1473 The peak of a thousand-year-old family
On the battlefield, there are raging fires everywhere, flesh and blood and stumps are everywhere. Countless flames are flickering, reflecting the figures of soldiers fighting on both sides. They used to belong to the stable and prosperous Yangzhou area, but now they are like ghosts. The hoarse shouts of killing from both sides echoed in the night, rolled between the sky and the earth, and rippled on the city wall of Shouchun, arousing the boundless breath of death. The soldiers on both sides seemed to be forever The hungry ghost who couldn''t even get enough to eat greedily devoured every piece of flesh and blood of the opponent.
Cao Jun''s soldiers and horses were constantly mobilized in the night like flowing water, piles up, and groups moved forward, and the dead and wounded soldiers were also carried down like flowing water. Most of the dozens of archery towers that were originally erected have been burned down now. These arrow towers that are still burning are like huge torches in the night sky, illuminating the entire battlefield.
This was the first time Cao Cao commanded such a huge battle, and it was also a decisive battle against Yuan Shu. For three consecutive days, all of Shouchun''s peripheral defense facilities and forward camps were breached by Cao Cao, and the main body of Shouchun City became Yuan Shu''s last barrier.
Cao Cao launched a fierce attack on Shouchun day and night, beating the head of Shouchun city like a tide, either completely submerging Shouchun, or Shouchun completely smashing the **** waves.
There is no second result.
Among the flames, Cao Jun dispatched another attack team, led by Cao Ren, to attack the head of Shouchun City again. More than a dozen front-line battle flags fluttered and rolled in the flames, and in line with the sound of the war drums, issued orders one after another. Under the front-line battle flags, Cao Ren almost stepped on the pile of corpses, slashing his sword immediately, red-eyed, Gritting his teeth, he urged the soldiers to move forward one by one!
The dull drum sound shook the heaven and the earth, and it also shook the blood-soaked land to squirm again. The blood plasma fell from the wall of Shouchun City, and the boundless flesh and blood mill turned again.
The arrows and crossbows of both sides intertwined densely in the night, as if there was no end to it. Although the effect of shooting at night was not very ideal, neither side gave up any chance to kill the other side.
On the entire surface of Cao Jun''s attack, every inch of space is filled with soldiers from both sides.
On the top of Shouchun City, Yuan Jun supported the oppressive cover of the arrow tower standing outside the city, and threw down everything that could be dropped, rolling wood and beating stones, even the tiles and beams in the city, and burning hot Boiling oil, rotten and smelly golden juice, and even the corpses of those who died in battle were all poured down the city!
These scalding hot water and hot oil flowed down from the top of the city and sprinkled on Cao Jun''s soldiers below the city. Even though they were protected by armor, they didn''t have much defensive effect at all. With a scream...
In the Han Dynasty when there were no effective anti-inflammatory drugs, skin ulcers caused by large-scale burns were almost synonymous with death, not to mention that the soldiers who were splashed with golden juice were almost as long as they were contaminated. Half of my body entered the gate of hell.
Now that the death fight has come, Yuan Jun also knows that they have no way to retreat. Without the protection of the city wall, they will never be able to resist the attack of Cao Jun''s cavalry. In addition, Shouchun is surrounded on all sides, and the means of counterattack are also exhausted. There was nothing but resistance, waiting for reinforcements that would appear at an unknown time.
Cao Cao stood on the high platform of the Chinese Army''s banner. Under the reflection of the torches around the high platform, Cao Cao''s figure, which was not so tall, formed a huge and swaying figure in the banner.
Beside Cao Cao, dozens of war drums made loud bangs from time to time according to Cao Cao''s instructions, conveying orders to every corner of the battlefield.
A well-known injured general of the Cao army was carried over. Many generals even breathed their last breath in front of Cao Cao. In front of the Flesh and Flesh Mill, these two surnames are not exempt from harm.
But at this moment, Cao Cao didn''t even look at these casualties, and didn''t even take any action to comfort him. He just stood on the high platform and stared at every change on the battlefield. Although he was short in stature, he stood still. But it was straight, and the blood-red cloak on the back was hunting and moving in the night fire, like layers of blood waves rolling up!
Cao Hong was half in armor, standing beside Cao Cao with one arm dangling. He was injured in the last wave of siege, but he did not shrink back and nourish his wounds because of this. Instead, he insisted on standing beside Cao Cao, silently His behavior supports Cao Cao...
In this battle, the clansmen of the Cao and Xiahou clans lost countless lives and injuries. Cao Cao and Cao Hong were as heartbroken as they were, but only in this way could the Cao and Xiahou clans secure their positions as leaders in the army!
In troubled times, military power comes first!
At the beginning of the battle against Shouchun, Cao Hong was the mainstay of Cao Cao''s reliance, starting from attacking Yuan Shu''s first camp, until now he is approaching the city of Shouchun.
Xiahou Dun?
Xiahou Dun was in the rear, in Yanzhou, and did not come.
Different from the interpretation in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xiahou Dun is not a brave general on the battlefield. On the contrary, Xiahou Dun is better at commanding and dispatching soldiers. As for fighting on the front line, Xiahou Yuan is more powerful.
"Zi Lian, let''s go down and rest..." Cao Cao didn''t turn his head, You stared at the battlefield, "You have injuries on your body, take a rest, don''t use it to accompany someone..."
Cao Hong shook his head, and said: "I''m going back, I can''t rest in peace, so I might as well stay here..."
Cao Cao turned his eyes around, glanced at Cao Hong, then turned to stare at the battlefield, silently, and no longer persuaded.
This time, it can be said that it was a battle that blocked all of Cao Jun''s wealth. Although Cao Cao did not fight the enemy himself, the pressure on his heart was actually not as easy as that of the soldiers on the front line!
After fighting for so long, Cao Cao has never had any rest, his throat has been broken, and now every time he shouts a military order, he feels sweet and moist in his throat, and there are bursts of severe pain like a knife cutting his throat.
Cao Jun is persevering from top to bottom, because if you don’t persist, it won’t work.
Liu Biao''s troops that had promised to cooperate in the battle did not show up at all, and all of them have been supported by Cao Cao until now, and anyone who is not a fool can understand what Liu Biao is planning. The battle against Yuan Shu can only be decided quickly!
There is only a quick decision!
Above Shouchun City, the person in charge of the defense is Yuan Shu''s General Ji Ling.
Cao Jun''s crazy attack made Ji Ling, a seasoned veteran, secretly feel terrified. These soldiers under Cao Cao seemed to have no idea of ??life and death, and seemed to feel that there was no tomorrow. With all his courage and strength, Ji Ling was exhausted physically and mentally by the wave after wave of charge and attack.
It''s not that Ji Ling has never fought against Cao Cao''s army, but he has never seen Cao Cao''s army look like this. Cao Jun has always had a steady and weird fighting style. When fighting Cao Cao, he must always be careful of Cao Jun''s ambush, but like this time, he did not use any tactics at all, and regardless of the loss, he directly attacked the fortress and stormed the city. , didn''t even think about using any ambushes, using any plan to lure the enemy, it was a battle of exhaustion and pawns, this was indeed the first time Ji Ling had seen it.
Looking from the top of Shouchun City, Ji Ling can even see Cao Cao''s high platform of the Chinese army! You can even feel Cao Cao''s sharp eyes sweeping across the city over and over again!
Cao Cao''s banner, it can be said that from the very beginning of the battle, it was almost on the front line of the fierce battle. Cao''s soldiers and horses were also under Cao Cao''s banner, attacking forward recklessly, retreating to take a breath, before rolling forward again , Directly use flesh and blood to shatter all the defensive systems that Yuan Jun has set up!
It’s like now, after a fierce battle during the day, they continue to attack with fire at night. This is not a day or two, counting today, it is already the third day! The fighting tenacity shown by this group of Cao soldiers on the battlefield made Ji Ling sometimes feel that these Cao soldiers were not even like individual people, but a group of tireless evil spirits who did not understand life and death.
Even for a while, Ji Ling even had a feeling that he couldn''t support it anymore, doubting that the solid Shouchun City would be torn to pieces by Cao Jun in front of him!
All four fields seem to be Cao Cao''s men and horses. Shouchun is like an isolated island trapped in a sea of ??blood. It is beaten by huge **** waves all the time. The two sides surrounded the city wall in the night, fighting in one place, screaming and killing. The shouts were mixed together, and even the stars in the sky seemed to be shaken by the sound...
Cao Cao is still standing under his banner. When he set out to march, the generals and schools he brought with him are now intact, and there are not many of them. These generals are sent out one by one, and the leaders either pounce on the front or attack the two wings. Fighting, although Yuan Jun was finally besieged in Shouchun City, these generals and soldiers were also damaged a lot, and the ones who are still in the front are mostly just pumping their last breath.
Although Cao Cao used nearly 40,000 soldiers to face 60,000 Yuan Shu''s army, as the attacking side, Cao Cao had the right to choose the direction of attack, so he took advantage of the cheapness of concentrating his forces to carry out an assault, advancing all the way and besieging Shouchun, but such a success , It was also exchanged for flesh and blood, and the ones who lost the most were still the Qingzhou soldiers under Cao Cao''s direct control!
Being able to fight on the battlefield with the courage to fight in the face of flying flesh and blood is not just a matter of just pulling a civilian man up, but facing the rain of arrows pouring down from Yuan Jun and various defensive equipment. Those who can insist on running forward and face to face with Yuan Jun are not what ordinary soldiers can do.
These Qingzhou soldiers were originally remnants of the Yellow Turbans and veterans who had been on the battlefield. Now Cao Cao has granted these people fields, allocated them residences, and even married some of them, so he gathered them together. The loyalty of Qingzhou soldiers is for Cao Cao, and it can also be said that it is for the treatment given by Cao Cao. These Qingzhou soldiers are not afraid of death, and they have achieved this battle of Shouchun.
But up to now, Cao Cao’s offensive momentum has actually been almost exhausted. After all, people are not made of iron. After a fierce fight, even if he was lucky enough not to be injured, the energy consumption on people is ten times and a hundred times that of usual. Eating is one aspect, not being able to take a good rest is another aspect. Although there is dry food and water, waves of soldiers have taken turns to fill their stomachs, but until now, Cao Jun who has retreated to rest is also staggering, Some fell to the ground and fell asleep straight away, lying in the middle of the pile of corpses and snoring heavily...
But Cao Cao will not retreat even if he dies!
The sound of fierce fighting at the walls of Shouchun City, and the roar of war drums in Cao Jun''s army swept across the entire sky of Shouchun City, and naturally spread to Yuan Shu''s government office, and the brocade robe on Yuan Shu''s body seemed to shake. Shaking non-stop.
Yuan Shu was so angry that he could hardly control it!
From the very beginning of the war, Yuan Shu had never been to the city gate tower. The tallest and largest city gate tower in Shouchun, under the banner of the Yuan family, stood just as a shadow. How the battle progressed was determined by the watchtower. His confidant generals sent reports at any time, and Yuan Shu was in the hall of the government office in the city, mobilizing military information at any time.
Actually, looking at the overall strategy, Yuan Shu didn''t make too many mistakes.
Shouchun City was originally a big city with the momentum of mountains and rivers. Coupled with Yuan Shu''s continuous repairs and reinforcements over the past period of time, as well as the materials brought by Yuan Shu and the food and grass scavenged from the surrounding area, it is not a great city. It''s too much, it''s normal to collect, let alone wait for ten days and a half months, even if you stick to it for two or three months, there is no big problem.
Therefore, at the beginning, Yuan Shu didn''t pay much attention to Cao Cao''s siege of Shouchun. He was even very excited and gave some orders with a loud voice. The original confidence also dropped a little bit, and the military order to dispatch the command also appeared to be vague and hesitant. Sometimes, when new military information came, he could not hear him make a decision for a long time.
Fortunately, everyone inside and outside Shouchun City was very tired. In addition, Yuan Shu was not very good at front-line combat, and more often he had to rely on other people for scheduling and arrangements. Haven''t noticed much of a difference yet.
"...It''s the Zhong family... It''s the Zhong family... These thieves, how dare... how dare..."
Yuan Shu muttered in a low voice, his voice was covered by the noise inside and outside the city, so Yang Hong and Qiao Rui who were waiting in the hall couldn''t hear clearly, so they couldn''t help but look at each other, and then Qiao Rui said loudly: "My lord ? My lord! Do you have any orders?"
"..." Yuan Shu focused his eyes on Qiao Rui, and said after a moment of silence, "Reinforcements! Jiangdong Army! Runan soldiers! Lujiang troops! When will they arrive?!"
Yes, everyone is very tired now, so as long as any reinforcements arrive along the way, the **** Cao Cao will definitely not get any benefits!
Still follow the original plan! Break the surface with a point, and blossom in the center! Wasn''t it because of today''s situation that all contacts were made before? Although Cao Cao''s army is ferocious, it will be mediocre at the end of its strength. As long as the reinforcements arrive...
As long as reinforcements can come, I, Yuan Shu and Yuan Gonglu, will still be number two in the world!
It is still the peak that all the gentry families of the Han Dynasty look up to!
(end of this chapter)