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

Chapter 62: Hope is shattered... (Thanks to Jingbao for the reward and support ~ Love you ~)

Glancing at the hundreds of soldiers on the city wall, Kuai Yue curled his lips and immediately ordered the soldiers to surround the entire Xiling City.

However, he did not rush to attack, but persuaded again:

"You only have a few hundred soldiers, it's impossible to defend the city, why waste your energy?
"Why don't you open the city gate and let us in? I promise not to hurt a single soldier of yours!"

When Wei Xu saw Cao Xing and Cheng Lian leading more than 300 strong men to climb up the city wall, he also calmed down.

Ordinary people generally don't want to get involved in war.

Because once you go to the battlefield, the chances of surviving are very slim.

If it were not certain that the enemy was going to massacre the city, ordinary people would not have helped the soldiers defend the city.

It doesn't matter who occupies the city.

As long as it doesn't have too much impact on their lives, who would be willing to risk their life?
However, Xiling City, as the seat of Jiangxia, was managed in an orderly manner by Lu Bu.

Many people knew that it was because of this good lord that they were able to escape from the situation where they could not even afford to eat.

So after Cheng Lian went to the city and called out, many able-bodied men were willing to help.

Wei Xu clasped his fists solemnly towards these people:
“Thank you for your support. You have not received any professional training, so you only need to carry the supplies.

"This city is a place of peace and happiness that the lord built for us, and we must not let it fall into the hands of the enemy!

“The people we’ve called for help have already headed for Xiakou Port. As long as we hold out until the reinforcements arrive, we’ll be able to win!
"The Lord will reward all the villagers and their families who participate in the battle!"

Wei Xu's mobilization instantly excited these hundreds of civilians.

Kuai Yue, who was under the city, saw that the other party ignored him and instead showed this attitude, and he immediately understood what the other party meant.

He did not delay any longer; he had to capture the city before the enemy reinforcements arrived!

Following his order, his soldiers immediately launched an attack from four directions at the same time!
Wei Xu's five hundred soldiers and three hundred civilians immediately divided into four groups and guarded the city walls on each side.

But on average there are only about two hundred people on each side.

And there are more than 1,200 enemy troops on each side!
Fortunately, the enemy sneaked in this time and could not carry large siege weapons, otherwise this battle would have been unnecessary!
But even so, it would be difficult for them to hold on for too long.

Once one of the cities is breached, they will lose the city.

Wei Xu personally guarded the southern city tower, while Cao Xing and Cheng Lian guarded the east and west towers respectively.

As for the north, it was guarded by the surrendered general Huang Zu.

After several months of recuperation, Huang Zu's health has recovered to its best condition.

During this period, Lu Bu was quite nice to him.

Huang Zu also saw it all, and his loyalty gradually increased as time passed.

But he was not optimistic about this battle.

Make bricks without straw.

In the case of severe shortage of troops, even the most powerful general would find it difficult to hold on for long.

I just hope that the reinforcements can arrive as soon as possible, otherwise the fall of Xiling City is inevitable!
As the attack horn sounded, countless soldiers rushed towards the city like a tide of zombies.

Because Kuai Yue's army arrived too suddenly, the equipment for defending the city was not fully prepared.

Fortunately, with the help of three hundred civilians, we were able to continuously deliver the city defense items to the city wall.

However, the gap in the number of people between them is too great.

After several waves of attacks, dozens of people were killed in each tower.

Only one or two hundred soldiers of Kuai Yue's army were killed in the battle.

What followed was a battle between more than a thousand people and more than a hundred people on each side.

Even if the casualty ratio is ten to one, it is enough to wipe out the defending army!

The hearts of the four defenders were all heavy. They held out until dark, and then Kuai Yue's army temporarily withdrew to rest.

At the end of the day, there were only about 120 soldiers and civilians left defending the city on each side.

More than a hundred civilians were hit by stray arrows and all died on the city wall.

At dawn the next day, Kuai Yue launched another attack.

The intensive offensive made it completely difficult for Wei Xu and other defenders to breathe.

But the reinforcements were nowhere to be seen.

At this time, there were still more than 900 people on each side of the attacking party, and their morale was quite high, while the morale of the defending party was very low.

If Wei Xu and others had not had rich experience in guarding Yanmen Pass following Lu Bu, the city would have been breached on the first day.

But today, they have no confidence that they can hold on...

As time went on, under Kuai Yue's desperate and fierce attack, more and more soldiers climbed up the city wall and fought with Wei Xu and others.

Seeing that the city wall could no longer be defended, Wei Xu could only lead the remaining soldiers to retreat into the city while fighting.

The situation on the other three sides was not much better, they were all fighting and retreating!

Without the advantage of defending the city, the gap in strength caused by the difference in numbers becomes even more disparate!
When Wei Xu and others were forced to retreat into the city, the soldiers of Kuai Yue's army took the opportunity to open the city gate.

In an instant, countless soldiers poured into the city, and Wei Xu's face showed helplessness.

After all, I still couldn't defend this city...

However, he could only continue to retreat to the prefectural mansion in the center of the city.

He joined forces with Cheng Lian, Wei Xu and Huang Zu, and with the last few dozen soldiers, relied on the advantages of the prefectural government to resist the enemy.

Unknown to the crowd, an army of 500 men suddenly appeared in the north of Xiling City and were rushing to support them.

The leaders were none other than Wen Pin, who was holding a large copper knife, and Chen Wu, who was seven feet tall and had a yellow face and red eyes!

After hearing that Xiling City was under siege, the two of them quickly led their only 500 soldiers to come for support!
From afar, they saw soldiers pouring into the city and knew that Xiling City had been breached.

However, the two brave generals did not show any fear, and continued to rush towards the north gate on horseback!
After all, the mistress is still in the city, and we must not let her and the others fall into danger.

The sudden attack of 500 soldiers caught Kuai Yue's army outside the north city gate off guard, and they were forced to fight their way out.

Wen Pin and Chen Wu went to the prefectural government's mansion with a clear goal, and found that it was surrounded by people.

There were constant shouts and cries of killing in the prefect's mansion, and it was obvious that there were still people resisting stubbornly!

Wen Pin and the other two were delighted and led the remaining 400 soldiers to charge!

Kuai Yue was also shocked when he saw the reinforcements that suddenly arrived.

But he soon noticed that the enemy only had a few hundred men and calmed down immediately.

He still has two or three thousand men under his command, which gives him a huge advantage over just a few hundred people.

Kuai Yue immediately ordered the soldiers outside the prefectural government to intercept the enemy army!

Wen Pin and Chen Wu were brave, but the number of enemies was too large.

Moreover, they had come all the way from Anlu County non-stop, and most of the soldiers were tired.

When they finally broke into the prefectural governor's mansion, there were only about a hundred people left behind them.

When Wei Xu saw Wen Pin and the other two coming, a hint of surprise flashed across his desperate eyes.

But he soon realized that the other party was from Anlu County.

And the reinforcements from Xiakou Port have still not arrived!
The hope that had just risen in my heart was shattered again...

(End of this chapter)