Cao Xiu, who was above Luocheng, was immediately filled with fear and resentment when he saw Yuan Fang appear.
The King of Da Qi, the legendary overlord, drove the Cao family from the Central Plains all the way to the south. Their troops were so powerful that they were almost victorious in every battle.
The young overlord was not only a master in using troops, but his martial arts was also so perfect that even powerful men like Dian Wei and Xu Chu were no match for him.
Today¡¯s battle for Yizhou has resulted in the Cao family¡¯s army losing troops and generals, and was defeated in consecutive battles along the way.
Such dominating military might and invincible military exploits were enough to make Cao Xiu, a young general of the Cao family, fearful.
Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Cao Zhang, all the elites of the Cao family died at the hands of Yuan Fang.
With this hatred, how could he not make Cao Xiu hate Yuan Fang extremely much.
Now, after Fucheng was defeated, Cao Cao, whose wounds burst open, hurriedly fled to Chengdu to recuperate, but left the last line of defense in Chengdu to Cao Xiu.
Before leaving, Cao Cao ordered him to defend Luocheng no matter what, and drag Yuan Fang's army under Luocheng as long as possible.
Only then did Cao Cao, who fled back to Chengdu, gain enough time to recuperate from his injuries, reorganize his defeated army, and then recruit strong men from Shu to join the army to form more new armies.
Then, Cao Cao can lead his reorganized army to Luocheng while he is at the foot of Yuan Fangshi's old city, and fight Yuan Fang to the death with both inside and outside.
Today, seeing Yuan Fang¡¯s army approaching the city, Cao Xiu was filled with indignation and determined to defend the city to the death.
And just when Cao Xiu was still brewing his determination, the traitor Wu Yi suddenly appeared. In front of the soldiers of both armies, he openly denounced his uncle Cao Cao, and even recruited his deputy general Li Yan.
The soldiers of Shu origin at the head of the city, just because of Wu Yi's surrender, their hearts suddenly changed and they showed signs of wavering.
Just when Cao Xiu was shocked and angry, he was horrified to see that Yuan Fang, the king of Qi, actually took action. Shout with that thunderous might. The Shu soldiers at the head of the city once again issued threats and surrenders.
Those threatening words like a bell pierced into the hearts of the soldiers like knives, causing them to shiver all over. An unprecedented fear rose from the soles of his feet. It hit the whole body in an instant.
The heart of soldiers from Shu. Frustrated again.
The cold wind blew by, sending a piercing chill down his back, even to Cao Xiu himself. He was also suddenly shocked to realize that he was actually broken into a cold sweat by a few threatening words from Yuan Fang.
At this moment, Cao Xiu and the defenders of this city fell into a deathly silence.
The next moment, Cao Xiu suddenly woke up, and endless ferocious resentment suddenly appeared on his panicked face.
He rushed to the top of the city and yelled at Yuan Fang: "Tie Yuan, you can't even think of attacking Luocheng as long as I, Cao Xiu, am here. I, Cao Xiu, will avenge you for killing my uncles and brothers sooner or later. Just wait. One day, I will cut you into pieces!"
Facing Cao Xiu¡¯s insults like a trapped animal, Yuan Fang just sneered, raised his halberd, pointed at Cao Xiu, and said coldly: "Cao Xiu, based on your words today, I will decide your head."
Having sworn to kill him, Yuan Fang turned his horse around and drove away. Tens of thousands of troops showed off their power and left slowly.
Yuan Fang was not in a hurry to attack the city. It seemed that he was going to give the Shu soldiers in the city three days to weigh whether they should surrender, just as he said.
Cao Xiu also breathed a sigh of relief and dragged his overly excited body down to the city. He was eager to recruit Li Yan, Wu Lan and other generals to discuss countermeasures.
After all the generals put it together, they decided to defend Luocheng and wait for Cao Cao's reinforcements.
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The Qi army camp.
Unconsciously, two days have passed, and Luocheng shows no intention of surrendering. Instead, it is reinforcing the city defenses day and night, as if it intends to defend to the death.
The big tent was filled with a strong desire for war, and all the generals could no longer hold themselves back, eager to start attacking the city immediately.
Yuan Fang was relaxed and not at all anxious.
"Your Majesty, it's been two days. I think Li Yan will probably not surrender. I think it's time for us to prepare for a strong attack." Ma Chao is eager to fight.
"Li Yan fell into Cao Cao's trick when he surrendered to Cao Cao. He was forced to surrender after being surrounded by a heavy siege. It can be seen that this person still has the arrogance of a general, and is not the kind of person who takes it easy. The reason why this king The purpose of recruiting Li Yan to surrender is just to alienate the enemy and disturb the enemy's morale. Does Meng Qi really think that I will wait for him to surrender and attack Luocheng?"
Everyone¡¯s expressions changed, and they all looked at Yuan Fang, as if they suddenly understood.
LuochengIt is the last barrier to defend Chengdu, and its city is very strong. If the enemy in the city is Zhicheng City, Yuan Fangzong may not be able to besiege it with an army of 200,000, but it may not be effective.
Now Yuan Fang¡¯s words of entreaty and alienation are believed to have disturbed the enemy¡¯s morale. As long as the fighting spirit of the defenders is frustrated and the hearts of the defenders are divided, no matter how strong the city is, it is of no use.
If Ma Chao realized something, he smiled and said: "It turns out that the king has already made a plan. From this point of view, we have nothing to hesitate. The only way to break through Luocheng City is to use force."
Yuan Fang stood up and walked around the tent with his hands behind his back.
"It is imperative to attack Luocheng by force, but I have been thinking that even if it is a strong attack, we should use strategies to reduce the losses of soldiers as much as possible. I wonder what strategy you can have to achieve both ends?"
Yuan Fang's eyes turned to the counselors. Fazheng and other counselors immediately started thinking and began to think hard.
Yuan Fang¡¯s besieging army now numbers nearly 100,000, and more troops and horses are still coming from the north in a steady stream.
But the Yuan army defending the city had ten thousand troops, ten times the strength. The battle in the open field had an overwhelming strength advantage, but for the siege, it did not have an absolute upper hand.
Especially a strong city like Luocheng.
"For the current plan, the best strategy is to concentrate our forces and attack one side by force." Fazheng was the first to speak.
Wei Yan said, "Even if it is a strong attack on one side, if Cao Xiu discovers the main attack direction of our army and promptly mobilizes troops from the other three gates, he can also concentrate his troops to deal with our attack. Although our army has many troops, it cannot be done all at once." Yes. Put hundreds of thousands of people into attacking the city at the same time, so there may not be an absolute chance of victory."
The experience of smuggling to Yinping broadened Wei Yan's horizons and improved his judgment. At this time, he was not dazzled by his great achievements, but remained calmer.
Hearing what they said, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Yuan Fang's mind, and he said: "If that's the case, then we will try our best to prevent Cao Xiu from discovering the main direction of our army's attack."
Fa Zheng¡¯s thoughtful face. Suddenly there was a flash of excitement, as if Yuan Fang's words helped him clear up his thoughts.
After pondering for a moment, a sly smile flashed across Fazheng's lips.
"The king's words have reminded me. I already understand the meaning of my lord. But I have found a plan, which may have miraculous results."
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One day later, the tension in Luocheng reached its peak.
This is the last day for Yuan Fang to complete the task. The King of Qi must keep his word, and since he has spoken harsh words, he will never be soft-hearted. Everyone in Cao's army knows this.
However, for the whole day, the Qi army remained stationary and showed no signs of attacking the city, which made Cao Xiu feel a little relieved.
In the early morning of the next day, when the sky was still dark, the urgent report from the scouts at the top of the city woke Cao Xiu from his sleep.
The soldiers on duty at Ximen came to report that the Qi army had begun to gather towards the front line of the West City. Judging from the situation, it was likely that a large-scale attack would be launched.
Cao Xiu didn't dare to hesitate, so he hurriedly put on his Pegasus and rushed to the west gate.
At the top of the city, Wu Lan had arrived with three thousand soldiers and horses, and there was a sense of nervousness and uneasiness at the top of the city.
"General Wu, what's going on?" Cao Xiu climbed to the top of the mountain city and asked uneasily.
Wu Lan looked solemn and pointed outside the city: "General Cao, look outside the city for yourself."
Cao Xiu took a few steps to the female wall, looked out of the city with the faint white morning light from the east, and instantly gasped.
The wilderness hundreds of steps outside the city, which stretches for miles, is already densely covered with Qi soldiers. Rows of dense swords and halberds glow with a ferocious and strange cold light. The endless sea of ??flags is even more Like a raging wave, rolling in the morning wind.
Not far away, there were more Qi troops marching out of their camps and gathering towards the front line of Xicheng.
What made Cao Xiu even more panicked was that the Qi army was pushing one thunderbolt chariot to the front of the formation. At a glance, at least more than a hundred thunderbolt chariots were aimed at the city, and the number was still increasing.
Looking at the vast sea of ??troops of the Qi Army and the countless thunderbolt chariots, the Qi Army seemed to be concentrating all its forces to launch the most violent attack on the western front of Luocheng.
"General Cao, the enemy seems to be concentrating its forces to attack the west city. As a general, it is better to quickly mobilize the troops and horses from the other three cities to avoid being unable to withstand it." Wu Lan said anxiously.
Cao Xiu pondered for a long time, then shook his head and said: "We'll wait and see. Don't easily mobilize the troops of the other three sects as a last resort. That Yuan thief has many tricks, so as not to fall into his plan of attacking the east and attacking the west."
Cao Xiu knew that Yuan Fang was treacherous and did not dare to make decisions easily.
Wu Lan had no choice but to sit back and watch the enemy gather their forces with an anxious look on his face.
Not long after, the Qi army had been assembled, and military formations of various sizes were overwhelming. A rough estimate showed that the number of troops was at least 50,000.
At this time, the number of Pili vehicles gathered in front of the military formation reached 300.
This is an extremely scary number.
The power of the Thunderbolt Chariot was already famous as early as the battle between Yuan Shao and Yuan Fang's father and son.
Back then, Yuan Shao built a mountain of earth, almost forcing Yuan Fang to be unable to lift his head. However, due to this thunder chariot, it was razed to the ground in a matter of seconds. How could Cao Xiu not know how powerful this thing was.
Now Yuan Fang has gathered almost all the Thunderbolt vehicles in one breath at the west city line. Once they are launched at the same time, what a terrifying scene it will be.
Cao Xiu didn't dare to think about it anymore. His palms were cold and fear was growing in his heart.
Under the city head, Yuan Fang sat on his horse and stared coldly at the city head of Luocheng.
Although it was still dark and hundreds of steps away, Yuan Fang seemed to be able to see Cao Xiu's frightened expression at this moment, facing his vast sea of ??soldiers and hundreds of behemoths. A blast car.
"Cao Xiu, let me give you a taste of what it feels like to fire thousands of guns."
Yuan Fang's eagle eyes were filled with murderous intent. Fang Tian waved his halberd and ordered the Thunderbolt Chariot to prepare to fire.
As the order was passed, the sound of squeaking wood tips was heard one after another. Stone bullets the size of bull heads were in place. Three hundred cannons from the cold weapon era were all aimed at the enemy city.
"Fire it at me, and blast it to death!" Yuan Fang pointed his halberd at the enemy city and shouted sharply.
The drums of war suddenly sounded, and the signal to fire was immediately given.
Three hundred thunderbolt vehicles fired at almost the same time. Amidst the loud roar of the wind, more than three hundred stone bullets rose into the sky, drawing graceful arcs, like a meteor shower falling in the sky, overwhelming the sky. It poured out toward the top of Luocheng City.
Cao Xiu and thousands of defenders on the top of the city were immediately frightened. Everyone instinctively shrank down and hid under the female wall with their heads in their hands.
After one breath, there was a loud noise like the earth was shattering. (To be continued)