(This time, I chose a Q picture. Hehe, cavalry.) Also, thank you all for your opinions. I'll be sure to pay attention when writing.）
The people of Xin 'An County came to the entrance of the county government and saw the acting county magistrate, Chen Zhian, standing respectfully beside a Yellow Turban thief.
There were no soldiers at the entrance of the county government, only a group of Yellow Turban thieves and a lot of food.
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Lu Guan said loudly,""My fellow villagers, you should have heard that the Wu army has already arrived at Dongyang County. They don't treat the commoners as humans and do everything they can to burn, kill, and pillage. Hmph, our Yellow Turban Revolutionary Army can't stand it anymore!”
Lu Guan pointed at the grain and said," God loves all living things. That's why I'm distributing the precious grain to everyone." In addition, the Eastern Wu Army was currently advancing towards Xin An County and would definitely arrive within three days. The Wu army said that the people of the three nearby counties were colluding with bandits and wanted to kill you all as a warning to the others. Therefore, the people outside the city should move into the city.”
The commoners were scared out of their wits when they heard that. In this day and age, if the soldiers wanted to kill off a county, it was no joke.
The commoners knelt down and kowtowed.”
" I can't save you," Lu Guan sighed hypocritically. You still have to save yourself. How about this, those of you who can work and have the strength to come to the county government to register. Each of you can get an extra 30 catties of grain. After we beat back the Wu army, our Feng Ping Mountain will not take a single cent of the Wu army's property. All of it will belong to those who help defend the city.”
The people of Xin 'an and Dongyang were overjoyed. The people in their prime came out to sign up for the army.
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Three days later, when Ling Cao arrived with his soldiers, he was shocked." There was a trench dug outside the city wall of Xin An County, and there were many sharpened wooden stakes installed in the trench. If one fell into it, one would definitely die.
Apart from that, there were also many Deer Rocks at the foot of the city wall. There were also many bamboo poles placed on the city wall for some reason, but no one knew what they were used for.
Ling Cao watched for a long time. When he saw many commoners holding bamboo spears on the city wall, he sighed and gave up the idea of persuading them to surrender."Soldiers, attack the city!"
For this expedition to Xin An County, the Wu army had brought some scaling ladders. The Wu army that was attacking the city raised rows of shields to protect the scaling ladders as they advanced towards Xin An County.
However, the city protection trench was a huge problem for the Wu army. With the addition of this city protection ditch, the ladder could not be set up steadily at all, not to mention that there were many wooden stakes in the ditch. If one was not careful, they would be stabbed half to death by the wooden stakes.
A whistle sounded from the top of Xin 'an City, and countless rocks and arrows rained down. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the 500 Wu soldiers who had attacked the city were killed or injured, and they retreated in a sorry state.
Although Ling Cao had 70 points of combat power, as a general, he naturally could not charge like a normal soldier. He frowned and issued a series of orders. The Wu soldiers cut down trees nearby to make ramming vehicles, preparing to break through the Xin An County city gate.
Ling Tong looked at it for a long time and asked curiously,"Father, why didn't they dig the city gate into the city protection ditch?”
"Of course they want to dig," Ling Cao sneered."But that area is paved with bluestone, so it's extremely difficult to dig." Hehe, besides, these bandits must have been reluctant to part with their belongings, so they didn't escape in time. When we attack them, they will definitely open the city gates and escape. Tong 'er, take a hundred light cavalry and wait for orders in the camp. When they abandon the city and escape, chase after them.”
In the afternoon, the simple ramming vehicle was completed, and Wu Jun launched a second attack. Dozens of Wu soldiers raised their shields to protect the collision, and many archers fired arrows at the city wall.
This time, the Wu army's goal was clear-to break through the city gate.
There was a panic on the city tower. The Yellow Turban bandits and commoners guarding the city seemed to be shouting something, but they could not hear it clearly in the chaos.
A trace of uneasiness rose in Ling Cao's heart,"Could there be a trap?"
There were nearly a hundred Wu soldiers attacking the city, and with the cooperation of a hundred archers, the Yellow Turban bandits on the city gate tower were beaten until they could not show their heads. They could only let the Wu army push the battering ram to the city gate.
The Wu army that was attacking the city knocked twice and turned around to shout something. Ling Cao was about to listen carefully when dozens of oil cans were suddenly thrown down from the city gate tower...
Ling Cao was shocked,"Fire attack!"
Sure enough, a dozen torches were thrown down, and the area near the city gate was instantly engulfed in a sea of fire.
It was not only the dropped oil tank that caught fire. It seemed that oil had been poured near the city gate. In this fire, except for a dozen severely burned Wu soldiers who escaped, the other nearly 80 elite soldiers were all killed in the sea of fire.
What made Ling Cao even more furious was that the city gate couldn't be broken open because the inside was completely blocked with earth and stone.
On the first day of the siege, the Wu army had already lost over 200 men. Ling Cao could not help but feel a little puzzled. These Yellow Turban thieves were actually so good at defending. Was there still a chance for him to succeed?
The dejected Wu army retreated. After resting for a night, Ling Cao brought his soldiers to Xin An City again.
This time, the awe-inspiring Ling Cao rode on a tall horse and brought a few of his subordinates to the place where the arrow was shot."Yellow Turban bandits on the city, listen up. I advise you to surrender as soon as possible. Otherwise, after breaking through the city, there will be no chickens or dogs left in the city!”
It would have been better if Ling Cao had not said so. However, his words had strengthened the citizens 'determination to defend to the death.
After yesterday's low-intensity battle, many able-bodied men had the temperament of a soldier. There was food and clean water in the city. The injured able-bodied men were also taken care of by a mild-mannered wife and female soldiers. The morale of the people increased greatly, and their fear of the Wu army gradually disappeared.
"Brother-in-law, shall we go down and defeat Ling Cao?”Xiao Qiao looked at Ling Cao who was eager to try."General Ling Cao's martial arts isn't that strong. If we work together, we'll definitely be able to kill him.”
Lu Guan slapped Xiaojiao's butt."Don't worry, I've prepared something good for that guy! Han Ze, are you ready?"
Han Ze, dressed in light armor, quickly stepped forward.""My lord, everything is ready."
A cruel smile appeared on Lu Guan's face.""If you're ready, let's begin! I want Ling Cao to never return!"
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