Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 603 Yuan Shao's Full Strength
"kill!"

Liu He's loud shout spread in all directions.

The huge army rushed towards the gate of Yecheng regardless of everything.

"Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow quickly!"

On the top of the city wall, Yuan Shao, wearing armor, personally took command.

Waves of arrows fell frequently. Although many soldiers held their shields above their heads to block the arrows, one after another they were shot and fell to the ground.

"Get on the chariot, the fire beast!"

As Liu He's military order was issued, more than 30 siege vehicles that were also wrapped in iron sheets and a fire beast siege vehicle that was the same as the one used in Huguan before appeared in the field of vision at the same time, and then slowly drove towards the city gate.

"Raise the cowhide rack and pile up the boulders!"

On the city wall, pieces of raw cowhide were instantly spread out. These pieces of raw cowhide had been specially processed, with several layers of coarse linen wrapped on the back. They were thick in texture, shiny on the surface, and very slippery.

Behind the city gate, two huge stones were pushed over. It took seven or eight soldiers to push each stone forward. Then dozens of soldiers stood behind the two stones, and the pressure was immediately reduced.

The crossbow arrows shot from the well-lane cart hit the cowhides, and most of them slipped off. The few that could penetrate the cowhides were quickly stopped by the heavy entanglement of the cowhides and the layers of burlap at the moment the arrows just pierced through, making it impossible to penetrate them. The Jizhou soldiers hid behind them and were very safe.

The huge rocks behind the city gate are not only extremely heavy, enough to temporarily block the impact of the fire beast siege vehicle, but also completely fearless of the opponent's fire-breathing.

"Climb the city."

Gao Shun issued a military order, and the messenger beside him immediately waved the flag.

Nearly a hundred ladders were carried by the soldiers and rushed over to the top of the city wall. While the enemy's vision was blocked by the cowhide, hundreds of soldiers scrambled to climb up quickly.

After a while, the first group of soldiers had already approached the city wall.

Seeing this, Liu He and Gao Shun did not smile at all, but looked very solemn. They knew very well that Yecheng was so well prepared this time that it would not be so easy for them to capture it.

Sure enough, the cowhides suddenly turned over and sideways. The Jizhou soldiers had been waiting behind them. They held stones in their hands and threw them towards the city.

"Bang bang bang..."

One by one, the soldiers were knocked down by the stones and fell off the city wall, the scene was tragic.

Immediately afterwards, pots of boiling hot oil poured from the city walls and poured onto the many soldiers attacking the city. In an instant, screams were heard continuously, which was terrifying to watch.

"It seems that they have understood the frequency of the crossbows fired by the well-trampling vehicles, so they can suddenly remove the cowhide and start counterattack when the crossbows are loaded and the attack stops."

Liu He said something.

Sure enough, after a brief pause, another wave of crossbow arrows shot out from the well-locked carts, and hundreds of enemy soldiers in the city tower were shot dead and fell heavily.

The cowhides turned back again and blocked the crossbow attack again.

Zhang Yong said, "Brother, Yuan Shao has been so well prepared and has been attacking the city for a long time, but no soldier has been able to reach the city wall, and the city gates are almost motionless. In addition, my second brother has not arrived yet. It seems that this battle will be much more difficult than the one at Huguan."

Liu He glanced towards the north and said, "An urgent report was sent by a flying eagle. My second brother was led to Handan City by a troop from Jizhou. There are many mountain roads outside the city, which is not conducive to the march and battle of the Purple Gold Dragon Cavalry. I think it was the idea of ​​one of Yuan Shao's advisers. A rotten ship can still hold three pounds of iron. In a head-on battle, Yuan Shao is not worth mentioning, but now that we have entered his base camp, it will be difficult to destroy him. All of you, stay put for now and continue the attack on the city. Don't be impatient."

"Here!"

Ye Xiang remembered something and came to Liu He, deliberately lowering his voice: "My lord, last year, most of our army's stored grain was consumed to relieve the disaster of the Yellow River. Now, after several months of hard fighting, there is not much grain left in the camp. If we can't quickly capture Yecheng in a few days, I'm afraid..." After he said this, Cheng Liang and others also remembered this problem.

"Yes, big brother. This lack of food is a big problem. I thought Yuan Shao was such a loser that Ye City was already in our hands. I didn't expect it to be so difficult to attack. If we delay here, we may run out of food and grass, and the morale of the army may change."

Zhu Ye has always had the best appetite and eats the most, so he is naturally most concerned about the issue of eating.

Liu He was not in a hurry: "Don't worry, I have my own way to solve the food and grass problem. I believe there will be a response within the next two or three days. Remember not to reduce the daily rations in the camp, otherwise the soldiers will notice it and it will definitely affect morale."

When they heard that he already had a solution, everyone felt relieved.

The army attacked fiercely for a day but still made no progress. At night, both sides occupied each other and returned to their camps to rest. Naturally, everyone in Jizhou was happy.

Yuan Shao looked at everyone with a beaming face: "Today's battle has made Liu He look humiliated and gained nothing, but it has greatly boosted the morale of our army. This is all due to the efforts of all the generals. After we defeat the enemy, everyone will be rewarded!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

"Haha, Ziyuan, Gongze, you two have made the greatest contribution this time. Ziyuan suggested dividing the troops to resist Liu He and Guan Yu, and Gongze offered the cowhide and boulder plan. Without this, how could we have achieved today's results? You two will be credited with the greatest contribution tomorrow."

Xu You and Guo Tu immediately stood up and said, "My lord, you are too kind. This is really a great blessing for you. I have only done my best and it is not worth mentioning."

"Haha, good, good! Everyone, just do this, work together, why worry about Liu He not being destroyed, and great things not being accomplished? Now Yuan has completely understood why we suffered repeated defeats in the past. It was because of people like Ju Shou and Tian Feng, who were treacherous and pretended to be loyal, had ulterior motives, and confused the public, which made the army unstable. How could we not be defeated? Now that the villains have been eliminated, it is time for our army to regain its prestige!"

"God bless my lord, my lord, may you be blessed with great fortune and achieve hegemony!"

At this time, Feng Ji stood up and said worriedly: "My lord, I am a little confused. Liu He has 70,000 soldiers. He can attack all four gates at the same time. Why did he only attack the west gate? I see that Liu He, Zhang Yong, Zhu Ye, Cheng Liang, Gao Shun, Zhao Yun and other generals have not been deployed today. Only about 20,000 of the 70,000 soldiers have been deployed. This shows that he has not used his full strength. We still have to be on guard."

Yuan Shao was in high spirits, and hearing his words that spoiled the mood, he couldn't help feeling a little displeased, and his face darkened.

Guo Tu quickly rebuked Feng Ji, "Yuan Tu is really worrying too much. The lord has a keen eye and naturally knows the other side's situation. Liu He must have seen that he could not break through the city, and at the moment, he had no countermeasures, so he naturally would not send the rest of his troops to die. Although in this case, it is difficult for our army to annihilate his main force in one battle, it also shows that he is unable to deal with our army. Isn't victory inevitable?"

"Well, well said. Gongze's words are exactly what I want. Haha!" Yuan Shao's face turned from anger to joy.

Seeing Yuan Shao like this, Feng Ji could only compliment Guo Tu: "You are indeed a thoughtful person. I admire you."

While everyone was rejoicing, a soldier ran in from outside the hall.

"Report... The soldiers guarding the south gate spotted a rider galloping from the south in a sneaky manner, seemingly heading for the Bingzhou camp, so the guards left the city to intercept him. This is a secret letter found on that rider, please check it, my lord!"

"Oh? Present it quickly."

Yuan Shao opened the secret letter impatiently, and immediately a look of anger appeared on his face.

"Cao Aman, you are so abominable, I swear to kill you!"

Xu You and others were very confused and asked hurriedly: "My lord, why are you so surprised?"

Yuan Shao panted and said, "This letter is a secret letter sent by Cao Aman to Liu He. There is nothing else in the letter. It is because last year, the Yellow River flooded and Liu He spent a total of nearly 3 million dan of grain to relieve the disaster. After that, he fought with Jizhou and the army's grain reserves were almost exhausted. Therefore, half a month ago, he wrote to Cao Cao to borrow grain, and Cao Cao agreed immediately. Now the grain carts are on the way. Cao Cao asked Liu He to send troops to meet them in two days."

At this point, he looked extremely angry: "Liu He's army is short of food. This is a great opportunity. As long as we continue to delay the war, won't our army win without fighting? Now this Cao A Man dares to oppose me and support Liu He. Shouldn't he be killed?"

After saying that, he threw the secret letter to the ground.

(End of this chapter)