At the critical moment, Ling Cao screamed. He didn't have time to attack Lu Guan. Instead, he somersaulted backward.
There was a soft sound in the air. Ling Cao, who was in mid-air, was shocked to see that a Wu Jun behind him had been cut in half from the waist, and his bloody organs were scattered all over the ground.
Ling Cao felt a chill in his heart-it was actually an invisible blade wind.
He didn't expect that a small Yellow Turban bandit leader would actually use such a high-end martial technique.
Ling Cao's body fell to the ground. He was about twenty feet tall, which was about the height of a two-story building. It was impossible for him to fall to his death.
Ling Cao landed steadily on the ground. As he was driven off the city wall, the morale of the Wu army weakened slightly.
Someone on the city gate tower shouted loudly and then threw a few smoking bottles down.
Ling Cao thought that it was a fire oil bottle, but the bottle exploded with a loud bang. Countless iron nails and metal pieces flew out, killing more than a dozen Wu soldiers who were attacking the city.
Even Ling Cao was caught off guard and had a piece of metal on his arm.
This was a devastating blow to the morale of the Wu army. The ancient people believed in ghosts and gods. It was really scary for the other party to suddenly come up with something like a demonic spell.
Lu Guan wiped off his cold sweat. He had hundreds of kilograms of saltpeter in stock, but he didn't dare to use them. They were all sealed in a cave far away in the back mountain.
Don't think that developing firearms is fun. If you're not careful, you can blow up half of Mount Feng Ping.
When they arrived in Xin 'An County, Lu Guan found two craftsmen and told them the principle of making Grenade-Throwing. The two craftsmen didn't disappoint Lu Guan and made a few samples.
Lu Guan looked at the Wu army below the city gate tower and thought that the effect of this homemade grenade was still very poor. Five grenades only killed more than ten people.
Other than the loud noise that could scare people, the lethality was still limited. The main reason was probably that the grenade was filled with saltpeter instead of real explosives.
But even so, the morale of the Wu army had collapsed. They followed Ling Cao back to the barracks in a sorry state.
On the second day of the siege, the Wu army suffered another 200 casualties, leaving only 700 soldiers.
Xin 'An County was not doing well either. The number of casualties had already exceeded 500, and dozens of the 300 bandits had died. The cries of women and children could be heard from the city.
Ling Cao frowned. He pulled his son and asked in a low voice,""Tong 'er, have the supplies not arrived yet?”
Ling Tong nodded with a sad face.
Ling Cao took a deep breath." Logically speaking, the supply team that followed them should have arrived at noon today. It's already night time, but there's not even a shadow of the supply team."
The worst thing was that in order to attack Xin An County, the Wu army only brought weapons and ladders. They only brought seven days 'worth of rations and had already eaten more than half of them on the way.
The next morning, Wu Jun could only eat porridge.
Tomorrow afternoon, everyone would be hungry.
"Father, I was ordered to set up an ambush at the north gate. I found something strange. All the villages and houses nearby are empty, and there's nothing to eat." Ling Tong hesitated for a moment and said.”
Ling Cao was shocked. He stood up and walked a few steps uneasily. He said decisively,"Retreat, we have to retreat!”
"Why?" Ling Tong said in shock," Although we have suffered many casualties, the bandits also suffered heavy casualties. As long as we continue to attack the city tomorrow, we will definitely be able to break through the city and snatch back the food."”
Ling Cao shook his head. What if the moment the city was breached, they would burn the food and then escape?”
"Uh…"
Ling Cao patted his son's shoulder." Alright, don't hesitate anymore. Let's retreat while we still have food." This time, I've fallen. This is a trap.”
Ling Cao's subordinates were indeed the elite soldiers of the Wu Army. After his order, the Wu Army started to retreat in an orderly manner, leaving only an empty camp for Lu Guan.
Ling Cao did not dare to delay. He led his soldiers and hurried to Dongyang County to find food. When it was dawn, the patrolling cavalry in front of him rode over with a pale face."Reporting to General, we found many corpses of our army on the roadside ahead. Looking at the flag, it's our supply team.”
Ling Cao was shocked. He ordered the soldiers to stop, but before he could ask further, countless arrows flew from all directions, instantly killing dozens of Wu soldiers.
In the darkness, there were countless bandits lying in ambush in the distance. They could only hear countless arrows flying towards them. The Wu army holding torches suddenly became live targets, and the casualties continued to increase.
The demoralized Wu army had walked for a night and was already exhausted. After being tortured by the endless arrows, they immediately shouted and began to disperse.
Ling Cao looked up at the sky and sighed. He led Ling Tong and a dozen of his personal guards and fled. In the darkness, a strange bowstring sounded and an armor-piercing arrow flew over. Ling Cao frowned and picked up his weapon, intending to deflect the arrow.
"Ah!"
He didn't expect the arrow to fly so fast. Ling Cao, who couldn't dodge in time, screamed in pain. His shoulder was hit by the arrow, and Ling Tong was so scared that he cried out,"Father!"
Before Ling Cao could say anything, another armor-piercing arrow flew over and hit Ling Cao's back. Ling Cao's body shook and he fell on the horse's neck, never to wake up again.
In the darkness, Gan Ning held his bullhorn bow and thought, This General Wu was shot by two of my arrows and will definitely die.
"Brothers, attack with all your forces. Kill all the soldiers and we'll go back and drink!”
The hundreds of pirates responded with a loud bang, and with sinister smiles, they charged at the scattered soldiers from all directions…
(Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu: Gan Ning is good at archery. He leads his troops behind him and kills Lieutenant Ling Cao.)
At daybreak, Gan Ning led 500 pirates and more than 100 Wu captives toward Xin 'An County. One of his leaders suddenly said,"Chief, we've robbed a lot of gold, silver and grains. Why don't we take advantage of our brothers in Xin 'An County to fight Lu Guan and live a good life on the island? The women around him were really beautiful.”
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