Standing on the city gate tower, Cao Yu looked at the Yellow Turban brigade that was starting to show their heads in the distance. It was his first time participating in a city defense battle, and he was even commanding it. Cao Yu was a little excited!
"Ding! [Mission: Defeat the Yellow Turban Army.]”
The system always reported on time. Not bad, not bad!
Under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of people, 200,000 Yellow Turban soldiers surged over like a tide.
The leaders were the canal marshals: Yu Du, Bai Rao, Sui Gu, Guan Hai, Guan Cheng, Xu He.
There was also Sima Ju, but he had already died in Cao Yu's hands.
After a discussion, Bai Rao rode his horse to the city gate and shouted.
"Those inside, listen up. You've already been surrounded. If you're sensible, hand over the food and we'll retreat. Otherwise, we'll break the city gate and leave no one alive!”
Cao Yu was the one guarding the east gate. Seeing that many of the soldiers had fear on their faces, he couldn't help but snort coldly. He drew his bow and nocked an arrow.
"Yes!"
The arrow streaked across the distance of six to seven hundred steps and accurately hit Bai Rao's throat.
"Uh..."
Bai Rao never expected the people inside to be so fierce. He also never thought that there would be such a godly archer in the world!
"If you want to fight, then fight. There's too much nonsense!"
Cao Yu's move not only suppressed the Yellow Turban Army below, but also greatly boosted the morale of our army.
"General is mighty!"
"General is mighty!"
"General is mighty!"
The loud shout made the other three sects turn their heads repeatedly, and their fighting spirit rose slightly.
This provocative arrow infuriated the other five canal marshals, and they immediately ordered the siege!
Guan Hai and Guan Cheng led 80,000 men to attack the east gate, while the other three gates each had one commander.
"Kill them!"
Cao Yu raised his hand when he saw a group of vanguard Yellow Turban soldiers charging over with a ladder.
"Archers, get ready!"
When they reached the firing range, he swung down!
"Shoot!"
Tens of thousands of arrows rained down, and the Yellow Turban soldiers immediately howled in pain, leaving a trail of corpses behind. However, such a blow was not enough to stop the others.
When they arrived at the city wall, they set up ladders and climbed up with all their might.
"Put the putter!"
Ten people in a group, two pushrods, pushed together and overturned the ladder. The Yellow Turban soldiers on it immediately fell to the ground. The lucky ones only had their hands and feet broken, and the unlucky ones died.
If one team of soldiers was not enough, they would send two more teams. The Yellow Turban Army did not have much else, but they had more people. They did not believe that they could not climb up the city wall.
As the enemy increased their numbers, the pressure on the city walls increased. Cao Yu hurriedly ordered the soldiers to use rocks and rolling wood to smash down.
If it was a place where the enemy troops were concentrated, they would pour golden liquid over it and let them enjoy a feast.
Not only was this thing disgusting, but even if it came into contact with a little, it would definitely rot. If one was unlucky, even infection could kill them. It was a great weapon for defending the city, but there was not much stock.
He couldn't possibly let the commoners do this, right? Wouldn't that stink to the heavens?
As the battle became more intense, Guan Hai and Guan Cheng sent in more and more troops. They also sent out a few siege chariots, but each time, they were smashed by Cao Yu's huge rock, turning the chariots and people into meat patties. The two of them were furious, but they could do nothing about it.
Cao Yu commanded while looking around. Wherever there were more Yellow Turban soldiers, the Black Dragon Halberd would sweep them away. So far, they had not been able to stand up to them. When the soldiers saw how brave their commander was, their morale could not help but increase. They gradually walked out of their fear of the Yellow Turban soldiers and felt that they were just so-so. Their fighting spirit immediately rose, and their combat strength increased by a lot.
The battle lasted until the sky turned dark. The Yellow Turban soldiers finally withdrew, leaving behind thousands of corpses that receded like the tide.
Cao Yu's side had also lost a few hundred men and suffered over two thousand injuries. It could be said that they had lost a thousand enemies and eight hundred of themselves. However, there was no other way. War was like this. How could there not be casualties?
When the Yellow Turban soldiers retreated, the entire Lu County burst into thunderous cheers. It turned out that the Yellow Turban army was only so much, not as terrifying as they had imagined!
The battle had come to an end, and the exhausted soldiers quickly seized the time to rest. Tomorrow would definitely be even fiercer, but they already had the confidence to hold on.
Cao Cao and the others gathered to discuss.
" Today's battle situation is generally okay. The most important thing is to build the confidence of the soldiers and defeat the legend of the Yellow Turban. Without the pressure of numbers, they are just like this!”
"They don't have enough food and can't last for more than a few days, or they feel that this place is hard to deal with, so they might retreat to other places.”
"That's right. We have to pay more attention to this. We can't let them escape!”
Cao Yu was full of confidence.”
Cao Yu had already ordered Cao Cao to send out orders to the various counties and wait for them to retreat.
"Liulang, it's more intense on your side. Do you need reinforcements?”
"There's no need for that for the time being, but we still have to see tomorrow's situation.”
Cao Cao nodded." Since that's the case, everyone should hurry up and rest. It might last for a few days. We can't collapse from exhaustion!"”
"Yes!"
The night was silent!
As soon as the sky brightened, the intense sound of war drums rang out from below the city wall. The soldiers on the city wall hurriedly returned to their positions and waited for the battle to begin.
Cao Yu looked down and immediately frowned. The Yellow Turban soldiers who were marching at the forefront below were neat and orderly. They looked like they were fully equipped with armor. At a glance, they were obviously elites. They were not comparable to the scattered soldiers from yesterday.
"Everyone, keep your spirits up. The enemy is going all out. It will be even harder to hold on than yesterday.”
"Yes, sir!"
Following which, Cao Yu instructed his personal guards to seek help from Cao Cao.
It seemed that the few canal marshals had given up on the East Gate and gathered their elites here.
"Release the arrows!"
When the enemy got closer, the arrows rained down again, but this time, it was not as effective as yesterday.
The Yellow Turban elites at the front all had shields in their hands, blocking most of the arrows. Behind them, there was a team of archers shooting back.
Under the suppression of the archers, more Yellow Turban elites rushed to the wall, set up ladders, and climbed up agilely.
"Everyone, defend! Get the stones and wood ready. Take out the golden liquid. Now is not the time to save!”
Looking at these elites, Cao Yu knew that the casualties on his side were going to rise rapidly!
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