Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 442 Retreat?

As the Thunderbolt Chariots began to hurl gunpowder cans and slingshots, Pang Tong chose to order his army to withdraw from the city wall without hesitation.

Faced with this familiar situation, Lu Bu also ordered his army to approach the enemy's city wall.

But what he didn't expect was that three or four meters away from the moat.

The soldier in the front row suddenly missed a step and fell directly into a pit two or three meters deep!

The upside-down bamboo spikes in the pit instantly strung together the soldiers who fell into the pit!

Seeing this scene, Lu Bu showed a trace of anxiety on his face, and hurriedly divided his soldiers into two groups.

Half of the people continued to move forward, while the other half rescued the teammates who had fallen into the pit but were not dead yet.

Pang Tong, who was on the city wall, was slightly surprised when he saw Lu Bu's decision.

I didn't expect that Lu Bu treated the most ordinary soldiers so well.

If it were any other monarch, I'm afraid he wouldn't care about the lives of ordinary soldiers.

When two armies are at war, aircraft are everything.

As for the ordinary soldiers? They are just cannon fodder, and no one cares about their lives.

If it weren't for his stance, he really didn't want to be an enemy of such a righteous person...

But for Lu Bu, one crisis after another came!
The people who had just crossed the pit with wooden boards had just put up the boards to cross the moat.

However, just when the soldiers were halfway on the wooden planks, a group of soldiers with bamboo tubes in their mouths suddenly jumped out of the moat!
These soldiers were burly and strong, holding sledgehammers. They swung the sledgehammers from bottom to top, breaking the wooden boards above their heads!
In an instant, Lu Bu's soldiers on the wooden board fell into the water one after another!
Listening to the "plop plop" sound of people falling into the water, Lu Bu lowered his eyes and sighed in his heart.

As expected of Zhuge's hometown, the enemy's preparations this time are quite thorough!
Unexpectedly, there were traps or enemy troops in front of the moat or even inside the moat.

The enemy soldiers were able to hide in the water for a long time. It was obvious that they had been specially trained!

Since we can't think of a way to deal with the Thunderbolt Chariot's mixed attack head-on, we can start from other aspects to weaken Lu Bu's troops...

Unfortunately, most of the vanguard troops sent out by us were southern soldiers who were not good at swimming.

Otherwise, even if you fall into the moat, you can still fight with the enemy in the river.

The reality is that most of these soldiers are landlubbers and cannot swim if they fall into the water, let alone fight against the enemy in the water.

In the current situation, it is not known whether there will be ambushes set up in the city.

The situation this time may even be more dangerous than the last street fight between Yizhou and Yong Kai in Zhuti City!
After all, their opponent this time is not a loser like Yong Kai...

Thinking of this, Lu Bu immediately sounded the call to call back his troops!
Order the army to rescue the soldiers who fell into the moat and pits first.

Afterwards, he led the army to retreat thirty miles and set up camp.

Pang Tong, who was standing on the city wall, watched the enemy retreat with a hint of admiration in his eyes:
"This fellow not only has the kindness of Uncle Liu, but also knows how to advance and retreat in moderation, and does not blindly launch a strong attack.

"Not bad, not bad. But unfortunately..."

Pang Tong smiled bitterly and shook his head, not thinking about it any more.

If Liu Bei was not a wise leader, he might consider changing his master.

But Liu Bei also had the qualities of a hero, and he dared to give power to his subordinates.

Working under such a master is easy and comfortable.

Although Lu Bu looks good, a strong lord must have a weak minister, and the other side also has many top strategists under his command.

When working under someone else, there is not much room for development.

At the moment, it only takes two waves of traps and ambushes to repel the enemy once.

Even if the other party enters the city next, he still has many surprises waiting for him.

Most of these methods were conceived by him alone.

As for Zhuge Liang, he was still planning a bigger plan.

If we can capture Lu Bu here this time, we will be able to decide the outcome in one fell swoop!

Without Lu Bu, the south will most likely collapse! Then the world can return to the Liu clan!
Of course, how to get along with the imperial troops at that time was not something he needed to consider.

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the other side.

Lu Bu, who was leading the army to retreat, was looking at the wounded being treated by military doctors.

Some of the wounded had large holes on their bodies that were bleeding uncontrollably.

Some soldiers were unconscious due to choking on too much water. Under Lu Bu's personal guidance, military doctors were performing artificial respiration and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Although these two attacks only caused him to lose a few hundred soldiers.

But the morale of the soldiers has been greatly reduced after these two waves of influence.

The most important thing is that there are such traps and ambushes outside the city, not to mention the situation inside the city.

If we rashly enter the city, the losses will definitely be even more severe!

I don’t know if the last street fighting between them and Yong Kai provided Zhuge Liang with some ideas for confrontation.

If every siege turned into a street fight, it would not be a good thing for them.

Not only was the street fighting more chaotic, it also caused serious damage to the city's facilities.

Even if they win in the end, they still have to clean up the remaining mess.

The gains for the attackers are not that great, and the losses for the defenders are also smaller.

This is a way to indirectly fight against the powder keg...

Just as Lü Bu was lost in thought, Chen Gong came hurriedly, bowed and said:

"My lord, this situation is not favorable to our army."

Lu Bu glanced at the other party and didn't say much.

Of course he knew the situation was somewhat unfavorable.

First of all, the enemy’s strength and means in the city are unknown.

Although according to his calculations, the number of troops in the city should not exceed 30,000.

After all, the military forces of Donghai Kingdom and Pengcheng Kingdom were mainly concentrated in Lu State.

No matter how capable Zhuge Liang was, it was impossible for him to transfer a large number of troops here when Jizhou had just been pacified.

But the problem is that the gunpowder bottles on their side cannot play their advantage now, and they don’t know what kind of trap the cunning Pang Tong has laid in the city.

If we force our way into the city this time, I'm afraid we won't be able to please them.

But he was also very unwilling to let his army make a wasted trip and not be able to unify Xuzhou.

At this time, Chen Gong suddenly came to him and told him that the situation was not good...

Does he need another reminder?

Originally, Lu Bu had some doubts about Chen Gong's identity.

At this moment, the other party wanted to persuade him to retreat, and he suddenly felt unhappy, so he deliberately asked:

"Under the current circumstances, how do you think we can capture Kaiyang City at the lowest cost?"

Seeing Lu Bu asking this, Chen Gong showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, but it was not easy to persuade the other party to retreat, so he could only think and reply:

“Now that we know there may be many dangers waiting for us in the city.

“It’s better to find a way to lure the enemy out of the city.

"If we can engage the enemy outside the city, our chances of winning will be much greater."

Lu Bu nodded in agreement:
"Having said that, is there any way to get Pang Shiyuan, who is known as the 'Phoenix Young', to take the initiative to order his soldiers to go out of the city to fight?"

(End of this chapter)