At this moment, more than ten earthen jars were thrown down from the city wall and smashed into pieces on the roof of the battering ram. Then, the soldiers of the Xu army threw down several torches, and the entire battering ram burst into flames. A few Cao soldiers who were splashed with oil, because they were all wearing cotton clothes and had poor quality armor, instantly turned into burning men. They roared and rolled on the ground, trying to put out the fire. Under the fire, another battering ram behind them rushed forward without hesitation, trying to break through the city gate with the fire.
The soldiers on the city wall, wielding swords and shields, fought with the Xu soldiers on the city wall. Almost without blinking, the soldiers on the city wall fell down like ripe grapes. They fell into a bloody mess like mud, and it was impossible to tell which side's soldier's corpse was.
War was cruel. Although men treated the battlefield as a good place to make contributions, once a general achieved success, thousands of bones would wither. The rise of a general had to step on countless corpses and go through life and death. Men killed!
Tao Qian and the others on the city wall retreated. Behind the layers of shields, they watched the battle below the city through the gaps. They were also a little excited. After all, they had never seen such a large-scale killing battlefield.
Guo Jia's gaze turned cold as he carefully considered the current situation. He pointed ahead and said,"Send out all the troops in the city and chase after the enemy's main force. Attack them ruthlessly at all costs and make Cao Cao think that we have sent out all our troops! Then, he would send scouts out from the west gate to inform the ambush troops in the valley to prepare for a sneak attack on the enemy's rations. This battle would be a complete victory for Cao Cao's army.”
"Oh, aren't we waiting for tomorrow's sneak attack?”
Guo Jia smiled and said," There's no need for that. Speed is the most important factor in war, and we must remain constant in order to cope with all changes. At this moment, Cao Cao has already sent out all his main forces to attack the city. I'm afraid that the forces behind him have also been lost. We can't retreat for the time being. It's a good time to burn the rations behind him and cause the morale of the frontline to be chaotic. At that time, we will definitely lose…However, we must end the battle quickly and burn the enemy's rations as soon as possible. Once we delay for too long and Peng City is broken, everything will be for naught!”
Tao Qian's eyes lit up as he said to the generals beside him,""Why aren't you doing what the military counselor wants?”
"I have received your order!" Two deputy generals stepped forward.
"No! Let me go!" Ye Tian wiped the blood off his face and squeezed his way up the tower.
"Carefree, you just fought a fierce battle. Do you still have any stamina left?”Tao Qian looked at him with some hesitation.
"I'm fine! It would not be a problem for him to fight for 300 rounds! I won't be at ease if others go!" The Cao army was filled with valiant generals, and not only was Ye Tian worried about sending someone else, even Guo Jia was worried.
"Good! We will wait for the general's return!" Tao Qian nodded.
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At this moment, the chariots kept crashing into the city gates, making loud thuds. Suddenly, the city gates opened automatically, and a mighty army rushed out from the city. It was menacing, and the number of people was unknown.
"Work harder, Xu Jun is almost done for." Cao Cao roared as he stared at the battle outside the city gate. The siege had reached the most crucial moment, and he had transferred most of the 30,000 troops that were originally used to guard the rations to attack the city. He planned to get rid of the malignant tumor Tao Qian in one go.
The sounds of battle and the clash of weapons and warhorses created an earth-shattering explosion. The sound of waves after waves of people and weapons clashing against each other could be heard clearly in the eardrums. Although they were three hundred steps away, the intense killing intent seemed to be right in front of them.
The two sides fought fiercely. Xu Prefecture's soldiers were constantly killed, and countless Cao Family soldiers fell. Blood gurgled from their chests, dyeing the city walls and moat red.
" Ah!" An earth-shattering howl rang out. A Xu Prefecture warrior's eyes were bloodshot from the slaughter. He flung off his thigh that had been chopped off by Cao Bing. In the midst of the gurgling blood, he jumped up with one leg like a blood-stained god of war, fiercely pressing down on Cao Bing. He opened his mouth and bit down on Cao Bing's neck artery. Cao Bing roared, and a scimitar pierced through his chest. The tip of the scimitar was raised, and his intestines were dug out. Blood splattered all over the ground.
After all, their military strength was insufficient, and Peng City was in danger! More than half of the soldiers guarding the city had been killed or injured, and they could not hold on any longer.
At this moment, not only was Tao Qian anxious, even Guo Jia was anxious. Peng Cheng couldn't defeat Cao Cao in a head-on battle, so they could only pin their hopes on Ye Tian. As long as he burned the enemy's rations, victory would be declared.
A Cao soldier felt that the sky seemed to have brightened up a little. He turned his head inadvertently and saw red clouds covering the sky and thick smoke rolling. This situation…
"Marshal, there seems to be a fire behind us!”
The soldier's scream immediately attracted everyone's attention. When everyone turned around, they were all shocked. Many people shouted,"The provisions have been burned."
The sky was dyed red. Such a large fire was obviously the appearance of the grain burning.
Tao Qian and the other generals and strategists also saw the scene on the horizon and were overjoyed. They hurriedly ordered their subordinates to shout,"Reinforcements are here. The Cao bandits 'rations have been burned!”
The remaining Cao soldiers also saw the scene on the horizon, and their originally surging morale instantly cooled down. Meanwhile, the morale of the Xu army suddenly soared. Reinforcements had arrived! One by one, they roared as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and their combat strength instantly doubled. Under this situation, the city tower that was originally about to be breached was actually guarded by them.
Cao Cao's emotions were extremely complicated. He had sent out 120,000 troops, but he still could not take down Peng City. It seemed that he had underestimated that old thief Tao. He had been careless!
"Sound the bell and withdraw. Let's retreat."
If this siege continued, it would only increase the number of casualties. Now that the morale of the army had fallen, it was impossible to match the fierce counterattack of Xu Prefecture.
As the Cao army retreated, Guo Jia gave the order to chase after them. The 10,000 strong army that had been lying in ambush in the canyon intercepted the Cao army on the spot. Under the pincer attack from both sides, the Cao army was once again littered with corpses.
Out of the 120,000 soldiers, only 20,000 were left. Cao Cao had suffered a great loss this time.
As for Peng Cheng!
Morale was what mattered in war. No matter how many people were left, Xu Prefecture still won! Guo Jia explained.
Although they had driven away Cao Cao's army, the casualties in Xu Prefecture were alarming. Out of the 60,000 soldiers, less than 20,000 remained.
In the end, it was still the soldiers of Xu Prefecture who could not compare to Cao Cao's ferocious army.
If not for Ye Tian's bravery and Guo Jia's schemes, Peng Cheng would have been defeated.
Even if he won, it would be a miserable victory!
The sun was setting in the west, and the setting sun was as red as blood. A sturdy figure walked slowly in the boundless blood river.
Smoke continued to envelop the sky. Bathed in the blood-red sun that was slowly falling, the blood-red figure grew longer and longer.
When the afterglow was gone, only a sigh was left, expressing the desolation and loneliness, the sadness and loneliness.
Throwing away his troubled thoughts, Ye Tian closed his eyes and walked alone, a terrifying suction force forming in his body as the remaining Spirit Qi of the Blood River flowed into his body like a small stream.
As he strolled on the boundless blood river, the blood river became lighter wherever he passed, and the corpses became slightly dried up.
The terrifying energy entered his body, and after being absorbed by his dantian, it suddenly bloomed. Then, it quickly surged into his limbs and bones, washing his meridians and flesh.
If one's cultivation was high enough and one's eyesight was good enough, they would easily notice the faint golden light circulating around Ye Tian's body.
Devour the heavens and earth! It was indeed an evil cultivation technique!
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