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- Chapter 393: Falling short of success
As the saying goes, it¡¯s up to people to plan things, but it¡¯s up to God to make things happen!
Just when Liu Bei put the last thousand of Cao's troops into the battlefield, Zhang Ruo, the deputy general of Longxiang Camp, arrived with three thousand elite troops.
In the west of Shenyuan Guan, the door was already wide open. A captain quickly ran to Zhang Xima, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "I have been ordered by General Ding to welcome the general here. Please follow me." Into the customs!"
"No need to be polite! Now is not the time to be polite. Tell me about the situation in Guanzhong." Zhang Xiu was wearing a set of black iron armor, riding a tall yellow-brown horse, and holding a tiger-headed iron spear in his hand. He replied majestically.
Zhang Xiu received the order from Huangfu Jian near the fourth watch. Generals Xu Huang and Zhang Xiu saw that it was an order from His Majesty himself, so they did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately dispatched their troops. When Zhang Ruo led his army halfway, he encountered a rescue horse sent by Ding Gao, the guard of Shenyuan Pass. After learning that Shenyuan Pass had been attacked by the enemy, the army hurried over slowly and rushed over at the fastest marching speed.
"Follow your orders!" The captain felt reassured after seeing Zhang Xi and the three thousand elite infantry behind him. He secretly thought in his heart that Shenyuan Pass was finally saved, and he quickly described the situation in the pass briefly.
"My sons! Follow me and kill the enemy and perform meritorious service!" After hearing this, Zhang Xiu dismounted his mount, waved his spear in his hand, and shouted loudly.
"Kill the enemy and achieve meritorious service!" The three thousand elite infantrymen were excited and shouted in unison, and the fatigue along the way disappeared.
Zhang Xi took the lead and entered Guanzhong, galloping non-stop towards the east city. Three thousand elite troops followed Zhang Rui in a mighty manner.
At the head of Shenyuan Guandong City, guard Ding Gao frowned deeply, and the spear in his hand was sweating. The arrow formation set up by the big man in green robe below the city was really powerful, almost permeable, and the density of the arrow rain far exceeded that of the defenders at the top of the city. In just such a short time, the defenders on the city had suffered half of their casualties. If this continues, I'm afraid it won't be long before there will be no soldiers to defend the city.
"You're cruel!" Ding Gao cursed secretly, but there was nothing he could do.
Any strategy pales in comparison to absolute strength!
At this time, the crossbows and catapults on the top of the city were all turned into waste and no longer had any effect. The enemy set up an arrow formation sixty steps away from the city. There were more than a thousand archers alone. They not only suppressed the archers at the top of the city, but also covered the entire city wall. Under the enemy's dense rain of arrows, it's very difficult not to mention facing the enemy, but even to poke your head out!
Ding Gao¡¯s only hope now is to save the city before Zhang Xi leads his army!
Under the city, Guan Yu held the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand, his pair of red fengyangs flashing with sharp light, and he estimated the casualties on the city in his mind. Although he had full respect for Huangfu Jian and sincerely did not want to go against Huangfu Jian, he had no choice but to do so for the sake of his brother. Between Huangfu Jian and Liu Bei, he still unconditionally chose to believe in Liu Bei.
Since he had no choice, Guan Yu had no choice but to fight hard.
"It's time!" Guan Yu's red and phoenix eyes narrowed again, opened and closed, and murmured to himself.
"The sword and shield soldiers attack!" Guan Yu waved the sword in his hand and made the decision to attack the city.
This time Guan Yu directly dispatched five hundred sword and shield soldiers. After receiving the order, the five hundred sword and shield soldiers quickly approached the city wall, untied the thick rope tied to their backs, shook it straight, and threw it towards the top of the city with all their strength.
"Crash" The sound of the rope shaking became one, and the ropes with hooks flew towards the city head.
???????????????????????????????????????? is followed by the clang sound of the iron hooks being placed on the city wall, the strong hooks firmly grasping the city wall. Suddenly, the narrow east wall of Shenyuan Pass was covered with thick and long hemp ropes, and the thick yellow ropes were intertwined with the blood stains on the wall.
Each of the sword and shield soldiers grabbed the hanging rope, tested whether it was firm with their hands, and then climbed up with all their strength.
Although there were many corpses of Cao's soldiers at the foot of the city wall, or injured people who were half dead and moaning softly, these Cao soldiers still struggled to climb up. If they want to come and climb up, there is still a chance of survival. If they escape before the battle, they may be dead. They have seen Liu Bei's ruthless methods before.
The rain of arrows under the city did not stop for a moment because there were soldiers on top of the city, but continued to fall. Guan Yu wanted to use the absolute advantage of the arrow array to overwhelm the defenders on the city wall and prevent the defenders on the city wall from having the chance to cut the ropes. As for the death of some of our own people due to accidental shooting, we can only blame their bad luck.
When Liu Bei and Guan Yu thought about it, it would be a good choice to exchange the life of a Cao army for the life of a city garrison.
One by one, the sword and shield soldiers clung to the rope and kept climbing towards the top of the city, getting closer and closer to the top of the city.??Close
Liu Bei and Guan Yu were both watching nervously, with their hearts in their throats, hoping for a miracle.
"Cut the rope! Cut the rope quickly!" On the top of the city, Captain Ding Gao personally held a sword and shouted loudly.
Although Ding Gao's voice was insignificant and almost inaudible compared to the roar of arrows in the sky, the still alive defenders on the city still understood what their general meant. One by one, regardless of life or death, they stuck out their heads, raised their knives and slashed hard at the ropes.
"Ka, ka, ka" The ropes on the city wall were cut off one by one, and Cao Jun who was about to climb to the top of the city fell off again and fell heavily to the ground. Once again, like the previous batch of Cao Jun, they were in free fall.
The miserable screams rang from the top of the city to the bottom of the city, forming a lamentation song!
The moment he stuck his head out and cut off the rope, the defenders on the top of the city suffered no less than 300 casualties, and even the defender Ding Gao received several arrows. Fortunately, Ding Gao was wearing heavy armor and it was not fatal. But Ding Gao was not happy at all, because there were less than 200 defenders on the city. What would he do if the enemy climbed up again?
After this failure, Guan Yu's expression did not change much. This result was already expected by him.
Guan Yu didn't pay attention to how many Cao soldiers survived. He waved his sword again, and the four hundred sword and shield soldiers in front of the arrow formation rushed towards the city wall again. For Liu Bei and Guan Yu, as long as their own thousand soldiers are still there, it would not be a pity if all the others died. It's not their soldiers, why do they feel so distressed?
If they can exchange the lives of these Cao soldiers for their fame and fortune, it will be a very cost-effective thing for them.
The four hundred Cao soldiers did the same thing again. They took off the ropes on their backs, straightened them up and threw them to the top of the city, and then climbed hard towards the top of the city along the ropes. Even though they knew it was a close call, they still did it without any regrets. From this point of view, their characters are much nobler than Liu Bei.
Liu Bei always charges at the back and escapes at the front, but that time he ran faster than a rabbit. No, the second brother Guan Yu braved arrows and sat in front to command, but he was acting as a supervisor from behind. The credit belongs to him, and the hard work belongs to others!
"Cut the rope! Don't let the enemy climb the city wall!" On the top of the city, guard Ding Gao once again wielded the sword and shouted again.
But this time it was Liao Liao who responded. It was not that the defenders on the city did not obey Captain Ding Gao's orders, but that there were only so many defenders left on the city wall. Everyone else died, under Guan Yu's fierce arrow formation!
The only remaining defenders at the top of Shenyuan Pass waved their swords for the last time and slashed at the thick rope fastened to the city wall.
Two hundred of the four hundred hemp ropes were cut off, and another two hundred were hung firmly on the city wall.
After more than an hour of hard work, more than 200 Cao troops finally reached the city.
When the defenders on the city were finishing their last attack, most of them fell to the ground after being hit by arrows. There were less than a hundred defenders alive, and everyone was still injured. Guard Ding Gao looked at Cao Jun rushing to the top of the city one by one, with deep sadness on his face.
The rain of arrows under the city finally stopped! The thousand soldiers beside Liu Bei burst into a roar of joy.
Liu Bei cried with joy, and tremblingly ordered the thousand personal guards guarding him to ascend the city! When he thought about it, the overall situation was now decided!
"Dong, dong, dong" Almost at the same time, a burst of rapid footsteps reached Ding Gao's ears.
At this critical moment, General Zhang Xi rushed to the city with three thousand elites.
"General" Tiehan Dinggao shed tears of joy. He finally waited for reinforcements, and Shenyuan Pass was finally defended!
"Kill!" Zhang Xiu looked at the tragic situation on the top of the city. The ground was covered with blood, and he was furious. He shouted loudly with a spear in his hand.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Three thousand Longxiang camp soldiers roared in unison, each raising their swords and spears and rushing towards Cao Jun, who had just climbed to the top of the city and had not had time to celebrate.
Cao Jun, who was still lucky to survive just now, was defeated like catkins in the wind and was chopped into pieces by the angry Longxiang camp. He died in a miserable state.
"The swordsmen and shield soldiers raise their shields! The archers shoot!" Zhang Xi looked at the arrow formation still under the city and roared murderously.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" Arrows rained from the sky, falling from the top of the city, and poured into Cao Jun's arrow array.
Because Guan Yu sent all the sword and shield soldiers guarding the arrow formation to attack the city, now the only archers left in the arrow formation under the city were the archers without armor or shields. Cao Jun's archers, who were domineering and arrogant just now, have now become living targets, being mercilessly slaughtered by the elites of Long Xiang camp!
?The change came so fast that it was beyond everyone¡¯s expectation! Even Guan Yu and Liu Bei didn't have time to react.
The more than a thousand archers of Cao's army who were tightly arranged, fell neatly to the ground like wheat harvested in the field in a few breaths, blood flowed freely, and miserable screams continued to be heard ¡
"Kill me with anger!" Liu Bei roared and spat out a mouthful of scarlet blood.
How could Liu Daer, who was eager to make contributions, accept the fact that the meat in his mouth was lost like this!
"Why? Why did the reinforcements come so soon?" Until now, Liu Bei is still asking the sky.
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