Chapter 3313 What will happen if you beat the little one?


    Emei Ridge, east side.


    Wherever I heard the joy, the sound of killing shook the sky.


    These local rural gentry families in the Han Dynasty were often able to unleash amazing defensive power when protecting their estates.


    As the sun set, the tinkling sound of gold sounded, which meant that Cao Jun''s attack failed again.


    Outside Wenxi City, high mounds of earth have been built along the city wall.


    Lu Zhao''s strategy was half right.


    Indeed, using mounds of soil to attack Wenxi is indeed a good way. As long as the mounds of soil can be stacked on top of the city, it will naturally mean that Cao''s soldiers can directly charge to the top of Wenxi city.


    But Lu Zhao forgot one question.


    Earth is not masonry.


    Although it is said that Lu Zhao has indeed thought of a way to prevent these people from throwing earth bags everywhere, but even if the people stack the earth bags in one direction, the earth bags will inevitably slide down under the action of gravity, and the farther they go. The higher the stack, the faster the soil bag will fall.


    The war was still going on, and even though the captured civilians tried their best to pile up the dirt bags, there was still no good effect.


    On the **** road that was trampled on, many corpses just became part of the mound. Just as no one cares about their births, no one cares about their deaths either.


    There is not enough food, only huge projects.


    The soldiers of Cao''s army treated these civilians just like cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs. If they did anything wrong, they would be whipped all over the head and face, or even hacked to death. Then they would ask other cattle and sheep to peel off their skins and cut off the meat to make broth. .


    Cao Jun''s soldiers did this, firstly, to better control these civilians, secondly, they did not treat these civilians as human beings, and thirdly, to reduce the loss of food and grass as much as possible and ensure the maximum supply of Caojun''s soldiers. Squeeze the common people to the maximum extent. But Lu Zhao didn''t know it. It was what he did that made the people in Wenxi unite more and more and resist Lu Zhao''s attack.


    Except for those stupid, bad guys who watch piracy, most people don''t want to be a victim of others.


    If Cao''s army had been more deceptive when it arrived, the people would have fallen into the trap and been deceived into opening the city gate and faced the fate of being massacred. However, they would have recruited a general with little brains or low intelligence. Knowing how to kill, kill, kill, the people who heard the news naturally became more and more united under the leadership of Pei.


    Seeing the tragic deaths of civilians in the city, the people in Wenxi City naturally felt the same way. At this moment, no one would believe Lu Zhao even if he said that surrendering would avoid death or that he would be treated generously and leniently.


    Lu Zhao could only be honest and chip away at Wenxi''s city defense bit by bit, and he was also very strange, why are these guys in Wenxi so strong and stubborn?


    Wenxi City is not big.


    The advantage of a small city is that it does not require too many troops to defend the city. When Cao''s army concentrates on attacking a certain side of the city wall, it can quickly mobilize soldiers from other walls to assist in the defense. After all, if the city is too big, just running around like this will probably make you half dead.


    Similarly, urban primary schools also have their disadvantages.


    The continuous battles have caused the Wenxi city wall to collapse and be damaged. In these collapsed and damaged places, Wenxi people demolished their houses and blocked them with bricks, stones and wooden beams.


    The first person to demolish his own house was Mr. Pei himself.


    Mr. Pei has taken the lead, what can the others say?


    The Chinese people have always been like this.


    As long as the leaders work hard, the people will naturally burst out with power beyond imagination!


    So those guys who always scold the Chinese people for lying down and complaining, and always think that these people are either stupid or bad, open their mouths to be cunning and shut up and are untouchables, are actually these guys. They really need to take a good look at themselves. Not stupid or bad. Of course, if these guys could reflect on their own, they wouldn''t scold the people.


    Under the low Wenxi city wall, various siege equipment were piled up in a mess.


    Goose cart, oar cart, rush cart, ladder.


    Some were smashed, some burned.


    Surrounding these siege equipment are layers of corpses.


    There are those from Cao''s army and those from the garrison. Of course, most of them are still civilians.


    Under the city wall, there are gaps dug everywhere.


    It''s like the face of adolescence, with pits and bumps.


    Some civilians were driven by Cao Jun and dug holes in the potholes under the city, trying to open a gap in the city wall so that large groups of soldiers could rush into the city!


    However, the common people didn''t have enough to eat. Secondly, they found out that the city wall was made of multi-layered rammed earth walls made of glutinous rice. These common people didn''t have any handy tools, so they could only see that they seemed to be busy every day, but still didn''t have much effect. The earth was dug up, but the progress was not rapid.


    Bloody water almost soaked all the land around the city, forming sticky depressions in some places. When you step on it, it''s like there are countless innocent souls in this kind of depression who will stretch out their invisible hands to grab the legs and feet of people passing by, and they won''t be able to pull them out for a long time.


    It is difficult to attack a city, and it is also difficult to defend it.


    They were originally the same country, the same nation, and even the people of neighboring counties and counties, but now they are divided into two sides, the enemy and ourselves, fighting with their lives.


    "The general has an order!" ” Cao Jun’s soldiers shouted loudly, “How lazy we are in today’s battle!” Twenty kill order! 』


    The defeated civilians stood still under the swords and guns of Cao''s soldiers.


    Cao Jun''s soldiers wandered among them, grabbing one or two people from time to time, punching and kicking them, and dragging them to the front of the formation.


    "kill! 』


    Military Academy Cao waved expressionlessly.


    Heads fell to the ground.


    Twenty kills, which is five percent.


    If an enterprise or company has lazy employees due to reduced efficiency, it is somewhat understandable to implement the last-place elimination mechanism. However, Cao Jun’s current twenty-shot kill order is definitely not because he is not happy with the attack...


    Because the soldiers of Cao''s army even stood on the wall of the camp, watching the defeated civilians laughing and joking, they did not feel any anxiety that they could not conquer Wenxi.


    It''s like watching the jokes of these civilians!


    Because speaking of it, these people are also from Hedong.


    People from Hedong fight against Hedong. This is not a joke, so what is it?


    "What are you still doing? ” Cao Jun’s military academy shouted indifferently, “Why don’t you take advantage of the heat? 』


    A group of Hedong civilians staggered forward like zombies, peeling off the skin and cutting the flesh.


    In Journey to the West, Shituoling cannibalizes tens of thousands of people, but as long as you become a driver for the gods, all sins can be eliminated.


    …


    …


    The cavalry formation led by Zhang Xiu and Li Er did not entangle with Lu Zhao at the foot of Wenxi City, but pounced directly on Lu Zhao''s rear line.


    For hussars, galloping is almost an instinct.


    For Li Er, trampling his horses and killing Cao''s soldiers was the happiest time in the past few days.


    Zhang Xiu bypassed the Wenxi battlefield and began to intercept and kill Cao''s rear troops.


    Li Er roared, brandished his sword, and charged left and right, unstoppable.


    While laughing wildly, he chopped down the fourth or fifth Cao Jun soldiers, and then found that he had no opponents in front of him. They killed through the Cao Jun array and completely defeated the Cao Jun transport queue.


    "Hahaha! ” Li Er shook off the blood on his sword, and then shouted to Zhang Xiu, who was coming slowly, “General! This should have been done a long time ago! That''s how happy it is! happy! 』


    Zhang Xiu looked at the black smoke rising from the burning baggage cart, glanced at Li Er again, and then looked into the distance, "Generally speaking, when the young ones are killed, it''s time for the old ones... Guess what, it will be Who is coming? 』


    Li Er was wiping his sword. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Isn''t this just right?" I also felt that these soldiers of Cao''s army were too weak to resist beatings, and they fell down in just a few blows! It''s time for a real opponent! 』


    "snort. ” Zhang Xiu ignored Li Er’s desire and dissatisfaction.


    He had also gone through the stage of Li Er, where he felt that killing was the most satisfying and his military achievements were the first.


    But now, Zhang Xiu has more things to consider.


    "The old ones will come, and the young ones will be afraid. Zhang Xiu turned back and looked in Wenxi''s direction, "What do you think Cao Jun in Wenxi would do if he knew that their escape route was cut off?" 』


    "ah? Li Er was stunned for a moment, "This..."


    …


    …


    The shouts of killing under Wenxi City were still very loud, but they no longer had much energy and seemed more like perfunctory.


    It''s like the salesperson in a marketing company in later generations responded to greetings, "Very good, very good, very good..."


    The Wenxi city wall seemed to be more dilapidated than the previous two days. But Wenxi was already in such tatters before, so today it seems a little more tattered.


    The east and west sides of the city are all broken siege equipment, scattered all over the battlefield.


    These behemoths that once carried the ambition to conquer cities and territories are now broken pieces of wood and charred remains, seeming to silently tell the cruelty of the battle.


    And in this chaos and destruction, there are corpses everywhere.


    Cold and rotten.


    Covered with devastation, this battlefield is like a drawing of hell, which is unbearable to witness.


    The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood and burning, the olfactory imprint of death and destruction.


    The attack and defense between the two sides had been going on for nearly a month, and they both looked exhausted from the fighting.


    Most of the defenders in the city were also destroyed. Now many of the people in Wenxi City were holding swords and guns to help defend the city. Women, the old and the weak were struggling to transport the masonry, stone, wooden pillars and other things in the city to the city head.


    Almost all the houses in the entire circle close to the city wall have been demolished, and all the usable stones, wood, etc. have been collected.


    Some children sat sluggishly among the ruins, not even having the energy to cry.


    Attacking and defending a city in the era of cold weapons has never been a beautiful thing.


    Outside Wenxi City, in the camp of Cao Jun.


    Several military academies were surrounding Luzhao, talking among themselves.


    Their escape route was cut off.


    The soldier who sent the message almost lost half his life.


    "What should we do now? This **** Wenxi defender is really tough! thought…"


    "What do you think? Do you think you can? ! 』


    "Dry! After defeating Wenxi, I will definitely skin the guard with my own hands! 』


    "It''s all those pickled things that are useless!" 』


    "These guys are all the same thing!" It’s hard to say that everyone in the city is just pretending! They are all from Hedong! 』


    "It''s better to just kill them all!" 』


    "Kill them all?" ! ha! After killing them all, you go to attack the city? ! 』


    "etc! Aren’t we going to discuss the issue of our food and grass now? Our way back is blocked! 』


    "Those **** hussars just dare to run around! If you have the guts to attack the camp! Damn it! 』


    "forage! **** it! 』


    The road signs are a bit bad.


    If I had known earlier, I would not have convened these military academies to discuss the matter. Mao didn''t even come up with a single point of discussion, and he kept chattering for a long time. I really couldn''t listen anymore, so I slapped the table and said, "Shut up!" 』


    Several military academies suddenly shrank their heads and became quiet.


    Lu Zhao originally thought of formulating a strategy, one is to continue to attack the city, and the other is to evacuate.


    Pretty simple, right?


    Unfortunately, seemingly simple things are often not simple.


    Before attacking Wenxi, Lu Zhao also thought that he was omnipotent and that conquering Wenxi would be easy, so he patted his chest in front of Cao Cao and issued the military order, but now...


    Being cut off from their retreat and burning their supplies, conventionally speaking, they had no choice but to retreat.


    But after retreating like this, where is the military order from Lu Zhao?


    Wenxi was indeed struggling to his death, and it would be obvious to defeat the city again. But the question is, who knows how many more days Wenxi can struggle? What if Cao Jun completely ran out of food the day before the city fell? Is it possible to imitate those pigs and dogs and eat rat meat? Is this necessary?


    So Lu Zhao actually wanted to withdraw his troops, but if he went back like this, he would obviously have to bear the biggest blame, so Lu Zhao wanted to share the blame, and if everyone shared the blame, he would be more relaxed.


    But Cao Jun''s military academy was not a fool, so he naturally talked about things but did not talk about withdrawing the troops.


    Lu Zhao asked several military schools to take turns speaking by name, but he still couldn''t get the results he wanted. These Cao Jun military academies either said they would obey the general''s orders, or they patted their chests and said they would obey Lu Zhao''s decision no matter what he decided...


    Lu Zhao had a sullen face.


    Cao''s army was short of food for more than a day or two.


    Lu Zhao made these Hedong civilians eat rat meat and killed them twenty times every day after the siege was over, all in order to save food and grass as much as possible. He divided the people of Hedong into ten teams, eight teams went into battle every day, and two teams rested. They never gave them enough food and grass, and they always instilled the idea that it was these civilians who didn''t work hard to attack the city that caused them to have no real food and grass to eat.


    At the same time, some people were promoted among these detachments to avoid the possibility of being killed. They were allowed to serve as Cao Jun''s spokespersons, assist Cao Jun in management, and let these people be responsible for distributing the pitifully small amounts of serious food.


    This will maintain the current situation, but the way out will be blocked!


    The subsequent food and fodder cannot keep up, which is really fatal!


    Lu Zhao looked from left to right, then from right to left, and finally said viciously: "I have to make the decision, right?" Okay, I''ve made up my mind, what if someone doesn''t follow it? 』


    Several military academies looked at each other, feeling somewhat bad.


    Someone forced a smile and said: "The general is considerate of us..."


    "Stop talking nonsense!" ” Lu Zhao interrupted the man, “I asked you to say it just now, but you didn’t say it, and now you want to say it, it’s too late! Someone come! Let’s make ten lots! 』


    Several military academies couldn''t help but swallow their saliva.


    Obviously, the road recruitment is to draw lots at the military academy.


    In the Han Dynasty, drawing lots was called "drawing lots". It is said that when the Red Eyebrow Army decided on the emperor, they used the method of drawing lots, and finally Liu Penzi became the emperor...


    "The food team has been robbed. Even if we start immediately, it will be difficult to sustain it!" Lu Zhao stared fiercely at the military schools in front of him, "Didn''t you all say you want to listen to me?" good! Now it’s time to draw lots! It just so happens that there are two civilian husband teams per person, and one civilian husband team corresponds to one hour! Starting at Yin time tomorrow, we will attack the city with all our strength! The civilians retreated and the soldiers killed them! The soldiers retreat, you and I will kill them! If you wait to retreat, humph, don''t blame a certain military law for being ruthless! 』


    Without food and grass, it would be absolutely impossible for Cao Jun to continue to support these civilians.


    Even a small amount of daily supply is still a lot of pressure, so tomorrow''s **** battle naturally seems to be an inevitable choice.


    Lu Zhao took the lot handed over by the guard on the side, held the marked part in his hand and covered it, "Come on!" A battle tomorrow will cost lives! They must also be piled on top of the city! 』


    …


    …


    On the other side of the battlefield, the troops led by Cao Xiu were rushing towards Wenxi.


    Originally, Cao Xiu should have arrived at Wenxi battlefield earlier, but...


    Cao Xiu also received the news that the transport team was attacked by hussars. This bad news made Cao Jun, who was already nervous, even more anxious.


    When the information came, Cao Xiu was studying the map and planning the route in the tent with his deputy.


    The soldier who reported the report was panting, his face was pale, and his body was covered in mud and blood. His voice was trembling and urgent: "Report to the general!" The grain team was ambushed by hussars and suffered heavy losses! 』


    Of course, no matter what kind of equipment you want to make, you can''t just rub it out while walking...


    Originally, Cao Xiu thought it would only take a day or two, but he didn''t expect it to take four or five days.


    As a result, the journey will naturally be slower.


    Originally, Cao Xiu felt that the time spent was worth it.


    It turns out now that it was worth the price.


    Cao Xiuteng stood up, measured on the map, and determined the location of the hussar attack on the grain team. In fact, it was less than two days away from them. If we say before...


    Of course, it''s too late to think about it now.


    Although as a battle-hardened general, he has learned to be calm in the face of such emergencies, the attack on Cao''s army''s food team not only meant the loss of food, grass and weapons, but also meant that the enemy''s tactics had become increasingly sophisticated. Cunning and ferocity also represented that Lu Zhao had lost control of the battlefield, leaving a huge gap in the Wenxi battlefield.


    This is dangerous!


    Cao Xiu made a decision immediately, with a firm and powerful voice, "Give me the order, make food at the third watch, and set off at the fifth watch!" The whole army speeds up the march, we must get to Wenxi as soon as possible! At the same time, multiple scouts are sent to find out the specific location and size of the enemy troops attacking the food team! Bring all the newly made rejection horses with you! We''re going to fight the Hussars head-on! 』