Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

Cao Yu watched Xiao Fang building the wall, and although he was very angry, he did not dare to stop it rashly.

He knew that he had limited troops and could not confront Xiao Fang's army head-on.

What's more, he also knew Xiao Fang's character and knew that he was cautious and would not take risks easily.

Dusk.

The last section of the earth wall was finally completed.

Xiao Fang stood on a high place, looking at the brand new wall, a hint of pride flashed in his eyes.

He waved his hand fiercely and shouted:

"Prepare strong bows and crossbows, and wash the city with fire!"

The order was as powerful as a mountain falling, and the soldiers of the crossbow battalion quickly rushed to the front line.

As a burst of exciting drum beats sounded, countless rockets took off into the sky, like fire dragons, roaring towards the domestic city.

Cao Yu was standing on the top of the city wall, his eyes fixed on the front.

Suddenly, there was a flash of fire in the Han army camp in the distance, and then rockets whizzed towards the top of the city like meteors.

Cao Yu's face suddenly changed, his pupils shrank sharply, and he shouted at the top of his lungs:
"The whole army dodges the arrows!"

Before the words had completely dissipated in the air, he squatted down without hesitation, his movements so fast that he showed his panic.

Seeing this, the guards beside him quickly raised the heavy shields in their hands, covered him tightly, and built a temporary steel barrier.

At this time, the rockets fired by the Han army came like a torrential rain.

The rockets, with sharp whistling sounds, cut through the sky and headed towards the top of the city.

In an instant, screams rang out one after another, and blood splattered everywhere like a fountain, dyeing the ground on the top of the city red.

The Goguryeo soldiers, who had no time to dodge, were ruthlessly nailed to the ground by the rockets, struggling in pain and wailing in despair.

Immediately afterwards, the rockets ignited the piles of firewood and logs on the top of the city wall. A raging fire broke out instantly and spread rapidly, illuminating the entire top of the city wall red.

“Put out the fire! Put out the fire!”

Cao Yu shouted loudly, full of anxiety and fear.

The Goguryeo soldiers did not dare to slack off at all. They all carried basins of water and rushed to the fire in panic.

Fortunately, Cao Yu had been prepared and knew that the Han army might use fire attack, so he stored sufficient water and fire-fighting tools in advance.

After a hectic firefighting, the Goguryeo soldiers finally put out the fire.

Although the fire was out, the Goguryeo soldiers were soaked by the water and looked like drowned rats.

Even Cao Yu was not spared. He was splashed with water and his majesty was instantly gone.

But at this time Cao Yu no longer cared about his image. He commanded his soldiers to continue extinguishing the remaining sparks on the top of the city, fearing that the fire would break out again.

Under the city, Xiao Fang rode on his warhorse, the corners of his mouth slightly raised in a smug smile, and he admired the miserable appearance of the enemy with great interest.

Today, his move was not to actually break through the city, but just to tease Cao Yu.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Xiao Fang gently waved his hand and gave a loud order:

"withdraw troops!"

With his order, the rain of arrows that was as dense as raindrops suddenly stopped.

The Han troops in front of the city put away their weapons in an orderly manner, leaving behind only a devastated city wall and frightened Goguryeo soldiers.

The Goguryeo soldiers on the city were still in shock and dared not even breathe. They huddled behind their shelters, not daring to show their heads easily.

Only after confirming that the Han army had gone far away did Cao Yu cautiously stick his head out and look around.

"Xiao Fang, you dare to play tricks on me like this, it's really hateful!"

Cao Yu wiped the water stains off his face, grappling with his teeth and cursing, his eyes filled with flames of anger.

"Guonei City is a world-famous strong city, impregnable as a rock!"

Cao Yu pretended to be calm and said proudly:
"As long as we hold on to this city, what can Xiao Fang do to us?"

Encouraged by Cao Yu, the generals gradually cheered up and expressed their determination to defend the city and fight to the death with the Han army. At that moment, Cao Yu ordered wine and meat to be brought to the Goguryeo soldiers to reward them to boost their fighting spirit.

Outside the city, Xiao Fang rode his warhorse, laughing all the way back to the camp.

After returning to the camp, he immediately ordered the writing of a manifesto.

This manifesto was issued in the name of Goguryeo's former king Go Yeon-woo.

In the article, Xiao Fang called on the Goguryeo people to resist Cao Yu's brutal rule and open the city to surrender to the Han army.

He also issued a stern warning in the manifesto that if they did not surrender, once the Han army broke through the city, they would massacre the people and bring disaster to the Goguryeo people.

After writing the manifesto, Xiao Fang ordered his men to shoot it into the city, launching a spiritual offensive.

After the manifesto entered the city, it was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing an uproar.

It turned out that the reason why the Goguryeo people were loyal to Cao Yu was because Cao Yu had kidnapped the Goguryeo king Gao Shangwu and issued orders in the name of Gao Shangwu.

Now, Gao Yanyou's manifesto has undoubtedly caused a huge impact on their spirit.

The Goguryeo people's minds began to become confused and they didn't know what to do.

The Han soldiers in the city were originally some remnant forces. They surrendered to Cao Yu because they were afraid of being massacred by Xiao Fang.

Now, seeing that Cao Yu was so incompetent, the fall of Neigucheng seemed to be only a matter of time. They still could not escape the fate of being massacred by Xiao Fang, and their fighting spirit instantly fell to the bottom.

The feeling of fear quickly spread throughout the city, and the idea of ​​escaping began to grow in some people's minds.

After nightfall, some Goguryeo people sneaked to the edge of the city under the cover of darkness, risked their lives to climb down the city using ropes, and tried to escape the city that was about to fall.

In just a few days, many people fled and joined the Han army.

In order to further undermine the morale of the Goguryeo army, Xiao Fang also gave wine and meat to the fleeing Goguryeo people. After the Goguryeo people had eaten and drunk their fill, they stood outside the city and shouted loudly to the inner city, calling on more Goguryeo people to flee.

There was a scene of panic in the city.

When Cao Yu learned about this, he was furious.

In order to prevent the Goguryeo people from escaping, he ordered a strict defense and anyone who was caught trying to escape would be killed without mercy, regardless of age.

For a while, the city was filled with blood again, and screams and pleas for mercy were heard everywhere.

However, the bloody suppression not only failed to curb the phenomenon of escape, but instead encouraged the trend of escape.

Faced with all kinds of unfavorable situations, Cao Yu was helpless, and his self-confidence was completely destroyed by repeated setbacks.

Cao Yu had no choice but to let the Goguryeo people escape.

He spent the whole day drinking to drown his sorrows, trying to use alcohol to numb the pain and fear in his heart.

After getting drunk, Cao Yu became more and more crazy and became obsessed with killing.

His target of killing was the Gao royal family.

Gao Shangwu's sons, princesses, princes, relatives and others were all slaughtered by him.

Cao Yu vented all his anger on the Gao royal family, as if only this could make him feel a little satisfied.

That night, the hall was brightly lit.

Cao Yu sat in the main seat, drinking wine and enjoying dance and music. He seemed to be carefree, but in fact his heart was full of pain and struggle.

At this time, Yang Yi hurried into the hall, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, our army has captured another fugitive."

"Kill him directly!"

Cao Yu shouted impatiently, his voice full of violence.

"But those soldiers are the remnants of the Qin State."

Yang Yi lowered his head and spoke carefully.

"what?"

Cao Yu's eyes widened in disbelief, and he almost dropped the wine glass in his hand. (End of this chapter)