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

Chapter 512 Danshui County (Thanks to Aihen Suiyi and Jieao Buru Qiao Jia Ren for their monthly ticket support~)

The corpse, which had almost been burnt into charcoal, was instantly shattered when it collided with the shield!
Amidst the black dust, a sharp axe chopped fiercely at the fallen shield soldier!

I saw a vertical line rapidly enlarging in my eyes.

At the critical moment, the shield soldier suddenly saw a sharp spear blocking in front of him!
He actually blocked the vertical line of the axe blade steadily!

The shield soldier looked to the side with a look of relief.

Zhao Yun, with a stern face, was holding a bright silver spear in both hands and saved him with an expressionless face!

The shield soldier felt a surge of gratitude and joy, as well as a strong sense of security.

But Xu Huang, on the contrary, was quite surprised.

The axe that I chopped down with all my strength was actually blocked by someone? !

When he got closer, he could see clearly what the enemy general he had just talked to looked like!

With a broad face and a heavy chin, he looks very majestic!
Handsome yet powerful!

Xu Huang couldn't help but ask:
"What is your name?!"

Zhao Yun thrust his spear and knocked back Xu Huang's axe, then replied calmly:

"I am Changshan Zhao Zilong!"

Xu Huang showed a look of sudden realization:

"So he was once a top general under Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei. No wonder he has such extraordinary abilities..."

Listening to Xu Huang's praise, Zhao Yun's expression did not fluctuate at all, and he immediately chased after him!
In the past period of time, he has competed with his father-in-law many times, and his strength has improved by leaps and bounds!
The slender spear blade emitted a thin and sharp cold light and quickly attacked Xu Huang's throat!
Xu Huang secretly sighed and immediately raised his axe to block.

The tip of the spear hit the axe, drawing a dazzling spark upwards, and then attacked Xu Huang's face again!
Xu Huang's head immediately tilted back, and the axe in his hand quickly blocked the spear upwards!
The two of them fought each other!
Even though Xu Huang was injured, with the help of adrenaline, he was still able to barely cope with Zhao Yun's attack!
On the other side, the soldiers in the city were under the command of a heroic yet slightly graceful figure!
It was Zhao Yun’s wife—Lü Lingqi!

Since marrying Zhao Yun, Lu Lingqi has lost a lot of her childishness and gained a lot of femininity.

Her figure is also more plump and attractive than before.

She looked at her husband who was fighting with Xu Huang and was not worried that he would not be able to defeat the enemy general.

What she has to do now is to help her husband stop the enemy's attack!

Now the corners of the city wall are filled with enemy corpses.

But a steady stream of enemy troops continued to emerge from the tunnel.

However, the enemy's corpses became an obstacle to their charge.

Moreover, the enemy needs to constantly climb up from narrow tunnels, making it difficult to gather large-scale troops.

Basically, most of the soldiers who climbed up and rushed over were dealt with by Lu Lingqi.

Of course, as Xu Huang pinned down Zhao Yun, Xu Huang's soldiers also came into close combat with Lu Lingqi's soldiers!

But compared with Xu Huang's army that had been stuck in the tunnel for a long time, Lu Lingqi's soldiers were undoubtedly in better condition!

After being well fed, well drunk and well rested, they are more motivated than Xu Huang's army!
"kill!"

Under Lu Lingqi's clear command, her cross jade halberd was the first to pierce into the chest of an enemy.

The soldiers beside him immediately started fighting with the enemy!
Just when the fighting inside the city was in full swing, the enemy's attack outside the city became even more fierce!
After Xu Huang's reinforcement of troops, the imperial army no longer had any reservations this time.

In addition to leaving 5,000 people to protect the emperor, another 5,000 people were responsible for logistics supplies.

The remaining 60,000 people are all attacking the city with all their might!
Wei Yan guessed that there should be about 30,000 people in the enemy's tunnel!

Of his 80,000 troops, nearly 6,000 were killed while ambushing Xu Huang on the way.

Including the nearly 10,000 people who died in defending the city in the past few days, there are now 64,000 people left.

Among them, 40,000 people are responsible for the defense on the city wall, and the remaining 24,000 people, Zhao Yun and Lu Lingqi, are responsible for guarding the city!
The preparations in the city were sufficient, and given the limited space, he believed that Zhao Yun and his men could defend the city.

But on his side, he had to rely on 40,000 men to defend against the enemy's 60,000 men.

The wall had been severely damaged by the enemy's fierce attack over the previous three days, and now the wall was only half as protective as before.

Occasionally, enemy soldiers would even almost climb onto the city wall!

Wei Yan knew that the situation was extremely critical.

I don't know whether the lord and the Xiongnu in the north of Bingzhou have launched an attack on the imperial court...

Sili, the southern part of Hongnong County, Danshui County.

Lu Bu personally led an army of 30,000 and entered the territory of Hongnong County.

Danshui County is the southern gateway to Hongnong County.

As long as we can capture this place, we can attack Hongnong County directly!

Of course, Hangu Pass, where Hongnong County is located, is also a difficult problem.

Also because of the existence of Hangu Pass, there were not many garrisons left in the entire Hongnong County.

The fact that Danshui County has only 10,000 defenders is enough to show that Sili is now quite empty.

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However, the commander of Danshui City was the emperor's father-in-law and Empress Dowager Dong's nephew, Dong Cheng.

Although Dong Cheng was more of a civil servant, he also held the military position of General Anji.

He was trusted by Liu Xie, and when he learned that Lu Bu was leading an army of 30,000 to attack, he personally led the generals to garrison the place.

On the city wall, Dong Cheng looked at Lu Bu's army from afar with flags flying and formations in order.

He was originally full of confidence, but suddenly he felt guilty and asked the generals beside him:
"The enemy is coming with such force this time, do you generals have any good strategy to repel them?"

Hearing this, everyone showed helpless expressions.

Now that the main forces of the imperial court have been requisitioned to Liangzhou, Sili can only barely defend itself.

Although they guessed that Lu Bu would lead his army to attack Sili to besiege Wei and rescue Zhao.

But I didn't expect that the other party could actually mobilize 30,000 troops!
With the 10,000 troops they have in the city now, if they were facing ordinary enemies, they would still have a good chance of holding the city.

But facing the 30,000 troops led by Lu Bu himself, and their terrifying gunpowder pots...

They couldn't think of any way to hold out for long.

We can only hope that His Majesty can achieve victory and then rush back to support us!
Seeing everyone showing bitter expressions, Dong Cheng couldn't help but sigh:
"Don't you have any solution?
"If Hongnong is damaged, we will all be blamed when Your Majesty returns..."

At this time, the chief clerk Chen Lin suddenly offered a suggestion:

"General Dong, in my opinion, we can abandon Danshui County and lead 10,000 troops to retreat to Hangu Pass to defend it.

"The walls of Hangu Pass are high, and it is difficult for the enemy's thunder chariots to deliver the gunpowder jars to the top of the wall.

“Moreover, once the enemy occupies Danshui County, they will definitely send troops to garrison here to ensure the smooth flow of food.

"The pressure we face at Hangu Pass will be greatly reduced.

"In addition, we can also send out a cavalry unit to ambush near the enemy's food supply route.

"When the enemy has food and fodder transported on the food route, we can seize the opportunity to plunder or harass the enemy.

"This will greatly reduce the intensity and duration of the enemy's operations."

After hearing Chen Lin's words, all the soldiers' eyes lit up and they thought this was a good idea!

However, Dong Cheng frowned and refused without hesitation:

"Retreating without a fight would cause great damage to morale.

"Besides, the enemy is about to arrive. If we retreat now, we will undoubtedly lose a lot of food and supplies.

"Although the chief clerk's words make sense, they are not suitable for the current situation..."

(End of this chapter)