Three Kingdoms: defect to Liu Bei and backhand intercept Mrs. Hu Mi

Chapter 162 The cruel laws of war!
Dark clouds rolled in, and the day seemed like night.

On the Shouchun city wall, a group of patrolling soldiers walked back and forth feebly.

Confusion and fear flashed on the faces of every patrolling soldier.

This was partly due to the weather, but mostly due to the severe crackdown on traitors in the city during this period.

Since the news of the destruction of Xuyi City came, the whole Shouchun was in turmoil.

Because there were too many people entering the city from Jianbi Qingye, the anti-rape operation spread widely. Anyone with unknown origins was either arrested or expelled from Shouchun.

Originally, most of these things just involved outsiders.

But I don't know where I got the news. When Xuyi City was broken, the patrol soldiers at the top of the city went down to the city and took the initiative to open the city gate to welcome Lin Fan into the city. Therefore, the guard Zhang Xun was even more careful in selecting the people patrolling at the top of the city.

Specialized people will check them almost every day. In addition to their residences, they also check their belongings.

These patrol teams were exhausted and couldn't even get a good rest.

Some people complained, but the end was even worse.

After being caught, he was beaten severely and after questioning, he was immediately thrown into jail.

If anyone is even the slightest bit suspicious, they will be beheaded immediately.

Under such high pressure, the entire Shouchun City Wall was in an extremely depressed state.

"Damn it, I quit!"

"Just to make ends meet, I ended up being targeted like this."

A young soldier shouted with anger on his face.

When he opened his mouth, all the patrolling soldiers around him showed a hint of surprise.

After a moment, an older soldier scolded him: "Are you going to die?"

"Now is an extraordinary time. The high pressure from above is also to prevent those traitors from hiding and to defend Shouchun. The starting point is good."

"Stop complaining!!"

The other younger soldiers also couldn't help but say: "Although the words are good, but they require tedious inspections every day and exhaust us, what's the point?"

"We are just patrolling, and we don't care about the city gates. Just because of some rumors about the defeated soldiers who escaped from Xuyi City, we are suspected of being traitors. Isn't it ridiculous?"

"Captain, what do you think?"

The middle-aged patrol leader at the front sighed softly and said with great frustration: "Bear with it!"

"You can move slowly, but you can't stop."

"Otherwise the pickets would have come."

"If you are taken away by them, even if you are clean, you will inevitably face difficulties."

"The current situation is such that people are bound to be strong, so what can be done?"

A few angry young soldiers clenched their fists: "People are so scared, how can we defend the city?"

"Oh shit!!"

The middle-aged captain's cold eyes flashed: "Stop talking nonsense, are you really at risk of your life?"

"Be quiet!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of neat footsteps could be heard.

Then a black line appeared on the horizon, like a black cloud breaking through a city, with a full sense of oppression.

The black line slowly came closer, closer, closer.

The patrolling soldiers all saw clearly that the black line was countless figures, which meant that the enemy was coming!
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!!"

Someone shouted, and the soldier guarding the beacon tower glanced outside the city. His scalp was numb and he lit the beacon without hesitation.

In a short time, tens of thousands of defenders swarmed up the city wall.

Guard general Zhang Xun came to the tower with a group of lieutenants and captains.

Looking into the distance, you can't see the end at all.

All the lieutenants and the captain took a breath: "It seems that the news sent back by the scouts is correct. Lin Fan has sent more troops from Pengcheng. He really wants to eat Pengcheng." Zhang Xun frowned slightly. He said coldly: "Lin Fan has a big appetite, but I'm afraid he doesn't have good teeth."

"We have [-] defenders and sufficient equipment to defend the city. Even if he comes out in full force and more than [-] troops approach the city, what should we fear?"

"As long as he doesn't take the initiative to attack and defend the city, Lin Fan's advantages will not be used."

“Don’t be afraid!!”

All the generals clasped their fists and raised their hands, saying in awe: "What the general said is true. Shouchun's troops are well-prepared and there will be no problem in defending."

Zhang Xun pulled out the sword from his waist: "From now on, according to their respective responsibilities, they will be responsible for their assigned city wall sections. If there is any problem, who will I cause trouble for?"

"If you want to survive, you can only defend Shouchun City to the death!"

"Understand?"

The captain was frightened and unwilling to do anything, but at this time he could only bite the bullet, raise the weapons in his hands, and roar in unison.

Amidst the shouts of these generals and captains, all the guards had high morale.

Outside the city, Lin Fan stood in front of the army on his black horse and holding the formation-breaking Overlord Spear.

On both sides, a group of civil and military officials from Chengdu, including Yue Fei, Zhao Yun, Guo Jia, Xu Shu and others, stood side by side.

Seeing the Shouchun city wall towering, with flags covering the sky, crowds of people, and tight defenses, Yue Fei and Zhao Yun's brows grew a little more dignified.

Although I already knew that Shouchun had been protected by Yuan Shu, I still felt a little uncomfortable when I saw the tight defense.

Especially when I think about the bet between Lin Fan and Xu Shu, I feel even more worried.

Lin Fan was calm and composed, looking at the strict defense on the city wall, he smiled and said: "It seems that Xu Yi's lesson really scared Yuan Shu."

"They put tens of thousands of people on the city wall as soon as they came up, because they were afraid of making the same mistake again!"

Guo Jia nodded: "Although the method is stupid, it is very practical."

"At least from the outside, the troops and horses are strong and cannot be underestimated."

Lin Fan smiled and said: "Is there any way to break the city by being a filial piety?"

Guo Jia pondered for a long time and said with a wry smile: "The Shouchun city wall is strong, with Yuan Shu's [-] elite soldiers gathered inside, and there are countless provisions."

"It's as difficult as climbing to the sky to break it."

Having said this, he looked at Xu Shu who was standing aside: "Yuan Zhi, do you have any plan to break the city?"

Xu Shu sighed: "If the lord chooses Shouchun to attack first, it will have an unexpected effect and take the lead."

"But now that we have captured Xuyi, we are so powerful, but we still have to fight head-on in Shouchun."

"This is a tough battle!"

Lin Fan looked away from the two of them and looked at Yuwen Chengdu, Yue Fei, and Zhao Yun.

The three of them asked for a fight with almost no hesitation: "Although Shouchun's city walls are strong and tightly guarded, we still have to try whether it is a paper tiger or a real tiger."

"Even if it is really a fierce tiger, we will swallow him alive."

"That's what war is like, either you die or I die."

The three people's fighting spirit made Guo Jia and Xu Shujun, who were meditating, stunned, and there was a hint of inexplicable confusion between their eyebrows.

Lin Fan smiled and said: "This is the huge difference between you."

"What you are thinking about is how to destroy the city at a lower cost. What they are thinking about is to bite off this hard bone after attacking."

"The laws of war are inherently cruel."

"There are soft bones and there are hard bones."

"But no matter what kind of bones it is, when it comes to us, it is just a dish, and we just want to eat it."

"But the way you eat can change."

"Eat it hard, or eat it softly."

(End of this chapter)