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    Chapter 182 "Setting a Giant Net to Capture Cao Cao 2"

    Pang Tong¡¯s order is as follows:

    Li Yan led 30,000 soldiers to attack the south gate and west gate, including 5,000 soldiers at each gate. The remaining soldiers, led by Li Yan, patrolled the west and south walls and killed Cao's troops who dared to cross the city and run out.  Among the five thousand soldiers used for the attack, another five hundred soldiers used the eunuch's cart to push stones and wood. After hearing the cheers of Cao's soldiers at the north gate, they immediately occupied the garbage mountain behind the city gate, and the eunuch's cart took everything on it.  Block the way out of the city, and then use crossbows, arrows, hand oil bombs, and gunpowder cans to block it with all your strength. No one can escape.

    General Huang Zhong led 20,000 troops on the left after the gap in Yumi City was opened. He climbed up the east wall from the left and followed the wall to the east and south. Ignoring the obstruction of a small group of Cao soldiers, he killed as fast as he could.  After meeting the troops on the right led by General Gan Ning, they went down to the city.

    General Gan Ning led 20,000 troops on the right after the gap in Yumi City was opened. He climbed up the west wall from the right and followed the wall to the west and south. He also ignored the obstruction of the small group of Cao soldiers and killed as fast as he could.  , until they met the troops on the left led by General Huang Zhong, and then went down to the city.

    General Huang Zhong and General Gan Ning should carry more flags, make noise all the way, and make the momentum as big as possible. At the same time, they should keep throwing gunpowder cans towards the gathering place of Cao soldiers under the city.

    Generals Zhao Yun and General Wutugu led 60,000 men on the east road and rushed through the gap to the east. They did not get entangled with the small group of Cao soldiers and fought to the east gate as early as possible. Afterwards, General Wutugu stayed behind with 20,000 men.  The east gate prevents Cao's soldiers from escaping.  General Zhao Yun continued to fight towards the south gate, and when he encountered other troops from our side, he turned back and fought back.

    General Wei Yan led 40,000 horses on the west route to fight through the gap and to the west, without getting entangled with the small group of Cao soldiers.  Fight to the west gate as early as possible and then turn to the south gate. When you meet other people on our side, turn around and fight back.

    If the gap is too small, priority will be given to the troops of General Huang Zhong and General Gan Ning.  At this time, General Zhao Yun led 3,000 troops to capture the North Gate first. After taking control of the North Gate, the troops attacking the city rushed in through this.

    E Huan led the remaining 30,000 troops to feign an attack outside the city, armed with ladders, war drums, and flags.

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    Almost all the generals are a little confused, and doubts are rising in their hearts.  Although everyone believed that Liu Jia and others could bring victory to everyone, the troops were allocated like this before things were settled at all.  It's really unexpected: "How to open the gap? And what to use to open it? I used six gunpowder carts in the past few days without damaging the surface of the city wall. Could it be that the King of Shu has magic soldiers and generals to help?"

    Several senior generals also know that there are nearly 10,000 kilograms of gunpowder secretly hidden in the camp, and nearly 10,000 kilograms of "gunpowder cans" have recently been transported to the front line, but now no trenches have been dug, no coffins have been put into them, and no coffins have been built.  When a new gunpowder cart is released, how will the nearly 10,000 kilograms of gunpowder be used?  As for the new name "gunpowder jars", they are just ceramic jars filled with gunpowder. A lead is left at the round mouth of the gunpowder. When used, the fuse is lit and thrown far away.  And throwing this thing requires some skills. If you throw it too early, the fuse has not ignited the gunpowder inside, and the clay pot will hit the ground and break. The gunpowder will only emit a pile of fire and smoke, unless it is hit directly.  enemies, otherwise useless.  If you throw it away too late, it may explode as soon as you leave your hand, killing yourself and those around you.  I heard that this thing was suggested by Liu Jia and Ma Su tried it many times before it was successful. Several soldiers died during the experiment.  Finally, a group of bomb-throwing experts were trained and easy-to-control fuses were made.  However, these "gunpowder cans" can only injure people and cannot blow down city walls.

    "What is Liu Jia, a young landowner, thinking in his heart? What kind of medicine is he selling in his gourd?" Several generals who received the order thought silently.

    Generals like Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Gan Ning were more thoughtful. After all, they only charged after there was a gap.  The most difficult thing to understand is General Li Yan. Why did he take action after hearing the cheers of Cao Bing? Since he was opening a gap in the city wall.  How could Cao Bing cheer?  If Cao Bing wants to cheer, it should be because Cao Bing got some advantage, then we

    So after Pang Tong issued the order, Li Yan bowed and asked: "Prime Minister, did you just say that when the general heard the cheers of Cao's soldiers, he would charge and block the way out of the city for Cao's soldiers?"

    Pang Tong smiled and said: "Yes, rush when you hear cheers. Of course, it doesn't have to be cheers. You can take action as long as you hear big noises from the north."

    Li Yan said: "Is our army retreating? Let the general cut off the rear and prevent Cao's army from pursuing? In this case, the general will focus on blocking the two gates. As for Cao's soldiers who climbed over the city wall, there is no need to waste it.  I have more energy. I will ensure that I will defend these two places until the army retreats safely."

    Liu Jia laughed at this time and said: "Haha, General Li doesn't believe that we will win? If we retreat, how can General Zhao and General Huang be arranged to rush into the city." At this point, Liu Jia said to the generals,  "Every general, please ring your signal."Go ahead and all the mysteries will be solved soon.  "

    The generals loudly agreed, stepped out of the camp, and began to command their own troops.

    Liu Jia, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others were not idle either. Liu Jia went to the army of General Huang Zhong, Pang Tong was making such arrangements with E Huan, and Xu Shu went to the army of General Gan Ning.  The three of them are now the directors of the next big drama. Whether the drama is good or not depends on the three of them.

    Soon the fierce sound of war drums came from the Shu camp, and then the military camp opened wide.  Groups of soldiers filed away, making the chilling land even more tense.  At this time, it was already bright, the snow had stopped, and a trace of red cloud appeared in the eastern sky. Only the biting north wind was still blowing as always.

    The first two huge general flags that appeared on the left side of the military camp were the yellow general flag with five golden characters "Five Tiger Generals of Shu" and a blue character "Zhao" larger than a bucket.  The other red general flag also has the words "Five Tiger Generals of Shu" written in blue and a huge golden word "yellow".  After the two generals holding flags, Zhao Yun, a high-spirited man holding a silver spear, and Huang Zhong, a majestic man holding a golden sword, appeared.  Next came Wu Tu Gu, numerous eager generals, and ten columns of soldiers lined up neatly behind them.

    There are also two general flags on the right side of the military camp. They are the five tiger generals who were conferred by Liu Jia: Wei Yan and Gan Ning.

    The two groups of men and horses shouted like a whirlwind and rushed towards the north gate of Yumi City in front.  After they rushed a certain distance, the middle gate was opened, and twenty strong oxen, driven by dozens of soldiers, pulled the heavy steel well railing towards the city of Yumi. Behind the steel well railing were the generals of General E Huan.  But after the general's flag, it was not just E Huan alone, but also Pang Tong and Li Hui, two people with much higher official positions than him.  Behind the three of them were many soldiers carrying ladders. The ladders were all tilted forward. From a distance, they looked like a bare forest.  Mixed in the woods were a small group of soldiers armed with log poles.  This small group of soldiers was obviously taller and stronger than the other soldiers around them, and some people had already recognized them as Liu Jia's personal guards.  Although they were wondering why they were holding weapons that didn't look like weapons and siege equipment that didn't look like siege equipment, with their participation, the soldiers felt even more confident about victory.  When the round bar is raised, it looks no different from other ladders from a distance, adding to the depth of the "forest".

    Behind this "forest" are siege soldiers lined up neatly.

    This "forest" maintains a considerable distance from Gangjinglan, and the pace of the steps is consistent with the speed of Gangjinglan's advance. In other words, there is a distance between Gangjinglan and the soldiers behind.  In this blank space there were only three people, namely Yiqi Qianwen and Pang Tong.  It looks a little weird, but also powerful and unique.

    The steel well gate is still moving at a steady speed, and the watchtower at the top is shaking slightly as it moves.  When the north wind howls occasionally, it really makes people worry whether it will fall down.

    The teams on both sides of Gangjinglan were still moving forward quickly. Three groups of soldiers and horses rushed past like a tide. The originally white and quiet wilderness soon lost its original appearance.

    Seeing Shu soldiers pouring over from all over the mountains and fields, Cao soldiers in the city were also quickly deploying: groups of soldiers were neatly arranged on the city wall, with archers and crossbowmen in front of them, and spearmen in the middle.  .  Behind are the swordsmen and axe-hands holding swords and shields; the soldiers holding the hammer tightly held the zombies in their hands, the soldiers pouring boiling oil stretched the ladle into the pot, and the one who lit the fire filled another handful of firewood; the iron-roofed corridor  It has already been installed; stones, bows, arrows, lime and other city defense materials have been stacked layer by layer

    The generals walked back and forth among the ranks, and the soldiers stared nervously at the bottom of the city. They were all silent, and only their heavy breathing brought out puffs of white steam.  The white steam quickly drifted away and disappeared. Although the cold north wind blew in their eyes, it did not affect their morale.

    There were soldiers standing on the platform, under the city walls, and on the streets of the upper city. They were a reserve army. They could rush forward at any time to replace those who died earlier, and they were also ready to rush out of the city at any time to hunt down these Shu soldiers who were fighting the final battle.

    Seeing that they are all their comrades in front, left and right, all Cao soldiers are confident that they can win this defense battle.  Their eyes were full of confidence and excitement.  Indeed, with so many troops and a city wall to rely on, how could it be possible for the Shu soldiers to charge forward?

    The north gate is firmly sealed.  But it hasn't been filled with too many large rocks.  Because it is said above that the Shu soldiers may be fighting the last battle, and they will flee quickly if they cannot attack.  At that time, you should open the city gate and rush out to chase them, so don't overdo it, otherwise you will miss the chance of fighting.  Of course, just in case, the stone was still placed at the base of the city. If something unexpected happened, it could ensure that the city gate would be filled up in a short time.

    Considering that this battle may be the last battle with Liu Jia, at least the most important battle this winter, generals such as Xu Huang, Wang Shuang, and Cao Zhang all moved to the north,In the middle, Xu Huang was directly facing the Shu Bing Gangjing Lan.  Wang Shuang stood on the north gate tower and gave instructions.

    Cao Cao also led Xun Yu, Jia Xu and other officials to a large courtyard near the north gate. From their house, they could hear the shouts of the Shu soldiers outside the city, and they could also feel the impact of the movement of the large Shu soldiers on the earth.  trembling.

    Cao Cao and several of his officials sat around the charcoal fire, listening relaxedly to Tan Ma's report on the movements of the Shu soldiers outside the city.

    "Report! Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong on the left are still half a mile away from our city!"

    "Report! Wei Yan and Gan Ning troops on the right are approaching the shooting range!"

    "Report! The speed of Gangjinglan remains unchanged, it is still half a mile away from our city!"

    "Report! The exact number of ladders is not yet clear, but it is at least more than 800!"

    "Report! Shu soldiers have appeared outside the South Gate and West Gate. They number about 30,000, and the leader is General Li Yan."

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    Cao Cao smiled lightly.  He said to Yang Xiu, who was a little nervous next to him: "What? Dezu is worried?"

    "They have all the so-called five tiger generals here, and it seems they are determined to win." Yang Xiu said.

    "Haha, the Five Tiger Generals? Maybe they can still unleash their tiger power on the plains, but they are old cats if they can't enter the city. Isn't the Ma Chao who was besieged by our General Xu Chu also one of their Five Tiger Generals? Isn't he about to die of cold now?  Starved to death?" Cao Cao said happily.

    Xun Yu also smiled, but said a little doubtfully: "Did Liu Jia attack tentatively this time or fight before escaping? Yu is a little confused now and really can't figure it out."

    Cao Cao said: "Why did Wen Ruo say this at this moment? Can it be a tentative attack with all their troops?"

    Xun Yu said: "If it was a fight before escaping, why did they only send 30,000 troops to the south gate and west gate? And there were at least 100,000 troops to the north. If they were preparing to withdraw, this arrangement would be too risky.  That's right. When chasing them, almost all of our 300,000 troops can be dispatched. How long can Li Yan and 30,000 troops hold me back? Their posture at the South Gate and Ximen does not look like they are trying to escape, but more like they are preparing for it.  Our small force went out of the city."

    Jia Xu also said: "Xu also feels this way. Unfortunately, since last night, there has been no letter from the detailed work we arranged in the Shu camp. Did something happen to them?"

    Cao Cao said: "Don't worry about it. They will keep attacking like this. I can't get more of it. I don't believe they can do anything new besides the gunpowder."

    When Cao Ying was suspicious, the formation of the Shu soldiers outside the north gate had changed. When they were close to an arrow and a place away from the city wall, the left army began to separate to both sides: the left army, led by Zhao Yun and Huang Zhongdi, moved toward  Going east, the right army headed west under the leadership of Wei Yan Gan Ning.  Only the middle army was still moving forward unhurriedly, getting closer and closer to the city wall.

    Cao Bing watched the two Shu soldiers on the left and right coming with murderous intent but then left silently. They all breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.  Several Cao soldiers with loud voices also laughed loudly at the Shu soldiers below the city under the arrangement of their general:

    "At first we thought you could fly like a crow. You charged so hard. It turns out you are still a turtle bastard who can only crawl! You have the guts to keep charging, but why did you run to the side?"

    "Do you Shu soldiers just run away in a show of force?"

    "Are you freezing and needing to run to keep warm?"

    ¡°Haha, can you show us the monkey trick?¡±

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    The two armies on the left and right had not rushed far to both sides when they heard a burst of horns and black crows blowing from the Shu camp. After hearing this sound, the two armies changed directions again.  They advanced towards the north facing the Shu camp, completely opposite to the starting direction.  At this time, the follow-up troops of the second army did not follow, and were still waiting in the camp.  From the city wall, the two armies on the left and right look like two dragons drawing circles on both sides of the central army.

    After receiving the report from the probing horse, Cao Cao said to his subordinates who looked puzzled: "They did this firstly to protect the siege troops in the middle, fearing that we would get out of the city early, and secondly, they just did this to create a momentum and prepare for the siege."  The troops are pumping up their strength to create prestige. After the middle route army starts to attack the city, they will also stop. Haha, what effect can they achieve by acting like they are acting like this? They can't figure it out."

    When the left and right armies are about to reach their initial starting position.  Liu Jia and Xu Shu, who were guarding there, ordered the soldiers to slow down the pace of action.  At this time, Gangjing Lan had already arrived at the foot of Xi Mi City.

    Li Hui personally dismounted and directed the soldiers to arrange the steel well railing at the designated location.  The soldiers who were driving the cattle discovered that at some point, a row of wooden stakes had been driven into the ground.  Parallel to the city wall.  The steel well railing was parked next to this row of wooden piles.  Because they were closer to the city wall than before, some of the cattle and soldiers at the front were waiting for Cao Bing's troops.Wounded or killed by arrows.  However, because most of the cattle and soldiers were arranged under the wide base of the steel well cage and protected by steel plates, the steel well cage was stopped in strict accordance with Li Hui's requirements.  The untied bullocks were driven away quickly by the soldiers. Before leaving, they also took away the bodies of the injured soldiers or the dead. They ignored the dead cows and simply stabbed the injured cows.  killed.

    The Central Route Army stopped advancing under E Huan's order.

    To the surprise of Cao Bing and Shu Bing, no arrows were shot from the arrow tower on top of the steel well after the steel well stopped, nor were flaming hand oil bombs thrown out like before.  Although Cao Bing's archers kept shooting arrows at the archery tower.  But the action is not so decisive and powerful.  The other soldiers around them looked up in disbelief.

    ¡°Hey¡ª¡ª, there are no perforations or lookout points on it!¡± A careful soldier soon discovered the clues.

    ¡°That¡¯s a rigid thing!¡± one echoed.

    "Haha, the Shu soldiers are so stupid. They installed the archery tower upside down and fired holes at themselves." A smart soldier immediately knew the "reason".

    ¡°Haha, that¡¯s hilarious. Just beat up your own people!¡± one shouted.

    "Hey, Shu soldiers on the archery tower! Shoot! Throw your oil bombs! Haha" This Cao soldier burst into tears with laughter.

    The Shu soldiers under the city who were preparing to attack the city looked at each other in confusion: We ourselves can¡¯t see any perforations or lookout points on the archery tower.

    No matter how noisy and shouted below, it is still quiet on the archery tower.  Cao's soldiers who were shooting arrows at the archery tower stopped shooting.  Only the catapults were working hard to throw rocks down.  But the effect was not good, because the Shu soldiers were either under the protection of the steel well railing or far away from the shooting range. The stones hit the steel well railing from time to time, making a crisp impact sound.

    At this time, Li Hui suddenly shouted: "Come on, crowbar team!"

    Hearing this strange name that they had never heard of before, many soldiers were confused.  But this does not affect the speed of the soldiers who take log poles from the ladder-carrying team.  I saw them quickly running out of an orderly team, and neatly stuffing a log pole as high as one person under the northern base of the steel well railing.  The other end was placed on the shoulders of these soldiers who were squatting like a horse.

    Because there is a steel well railing that blocks Cao Bing's sight.  They couldn't see what was happening here, so they didn't say anything special, but the Shu soldiers behind Gangjing Lan were stunned: What is this for?  Could it be

    Li Hui turned his head and glanced at Pang Tong, and saw that Pang Tong and E Huan who were standing at the front of the team had turned around and walked back. He raised his right hand high, paused for three seconds, and suddenly shouted: "Get up!"

    When Li Hui raised his hand, Pang Tong said something to E Huan, and E Huan shouted to the soldiers who were still standing there and were still confused: "Everyone turn back! Retreat a hundred steps! Quick!"

    Heed this order.  All the soldiers were dumbfounded: "Withdraw?"

    Although the soldiers were hesitant in their hearts, they were not slow in their actions.  They walked back the way they came, even faster than when they came.  When they withdrew, the left and right armies led by Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Gan Ning and others began to advance towards the city from the starting point when they left the camp.  Heading towards the retreating central army.

    It happened that a north wind blew over.

    Suddenly Cao Bing on the city shouted: "Look! The Shu soldiers' steel well is tilted!"

    "It's down, it's down!" another shouted, but immediately hundreds of people exclaimed, some in panic and some joy.  But more of it is unbelievable.

    "Get out of the way!" This is the soldier on the city facing Gangjinglan.

    "Haha, great, they don't have steel shafts anymore!" This is a soldier in the distance.

    "Ah¡ª¡ª" This was the scream made by most of the Shu soldiers, some were regretful and some were confused.

    No matter whether the soldiers were surprised or happy, the heavy steel shaft fell down quickly. It started slowly but quickly accelerated.

    Witnessed by hundreds of thousands of soldiers from both sides, the steel well lantern fell heavily on the northern city wall, and the huge and heavy archery tower on top hit the city wall, smashing away Cao Bing's iron-roofed corridor.  It hit the soldiers who were still crowded and screaming.  There was a loud noise and the ground shook.  The situation on the city changed again: blood and boiling oil splashed together, limbs and weapons flew away

    Screams, groans, curses, and the general¡¯s orders came and went.  But it was only the place where the steel well railing hit that was so chaotic. A little further away there were only cheers: "The Shu army has been defeated!"

    "The Shu soldiers' steel wells are gone!"

    "The steel well gate was blown down!"

    "It's really God's help! Haha"

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    The excited cheers spread so far, so far Of course, these sounds also drifted with the north wind to the ears of Li Yan who was waiting outside the south gate. Although he was as confused as the other generals around him, he immediately shouted  He received his order: "Attack! Block the south gate and west gate exits!"

    At the same time, he also personally commanded nearly 20,000 soldiers to start patrols around the city.

    Chapter 182 "Setting up a giant net to capture Cao Cao 2"
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