The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 289

Yuan Shang's direct order almost gave Hao Zhao a piss at the time. He was not scared. Hao Zhao was quite confident about his military capabilities in all aspects. The problem was that Yuan Shang's direct appointment and trust level were really low. It was beyond Hao Zhao's expectations. There were so many generals present, and anyone who could be picked out at random would be much older and more experienced than Hao Zhao, yet Yuan Shang didn't appoint them, but only appointed them to himself. What a shame. care and trust.Appoint yourself as the governor of the city, and you can dispatch all the soldiers and horses in the city at will, even including Yuan Shang himself! ?
Now Hao Zhao's mood can't be more aptly described by the four characters of being flattered!
Looking deeply at Yuan Shang, Hao Zhao cupped his hands at Yuan Shang with some horror, and said in a low voice: "My lord, what you said just now, were you joking?"

Yuan Shang smiled lightly, stretched out his hand and patted Hao Zhao's shoulder encouragingly, and said, "Is it a trifling matter for a military aircraft? Since Yuan said it in public, he should fulfill his words and never go back on his word! I Saying that you are the guarding governor of Chang'an City, you are the guarding governor of Chang'an City, no one dares to question it!"

All around Yuan Shang, including Sima Yi, Zhang Jai and others, were secretly shocked. Such bold words could only be heard from their lords. The appointment of such a young general with such a heavy responsibility would be replaced by ordinary people. Who has the courage, who has the courage?

The question is, can Hao Zhao really meet Yuan Shang's expectations? Everyone couldn't help but start to mutter to themselves.

Not only all the generals, but Hao Zhao is also very anxious and inexplicable now. If it was changed to modern times, he would definitely shout at Yuan Shang loudly: "Happy April Fool's Day!" There is no such thing as April Fool's Day, and even if there is, it will definitely not happen in Middle-earth first!

Swallowing a mouthful of spit, Hao Zhao said to Yuan Shang in a low voice: "But, my lord... I am still young, and the generals present are far above my Hao Zhao in terms of qualifications and experience. I'm in this position, I'm afraid... I won't be able to convince everyone."

Yuan Shang waved his hand and said boldly: "They dare! Hao Zhao, you have to have confidence in yourself, even I think highly of you, don't you still look down on yourself? So what if you are young? As long as you have enough talent and Ability does not necessarily mean that the elderly are popular. Look at me, I am not too old, but I am still the lord of Hebei and the hero of the four states! I am as awesome as Cao Cao, and I still tremble three times when I see you! You are me Even if the general appointed by you personally has doubts about yourself, do you still have doubts about my ability to discern people? Go ahead and do it~! I believe you can do it!"

Hearing the words, Hao Zhao suddenly became refreshed. His hesitant face just now became full of determination and passion because of Yuan Shang's encouraging words. He turned his head and quietly walked towards Chang'an City with big strides The Xiliang army took a deep look, and then shouted loudly: "All generals obey orders!"

"exist!"

With Yuan Shangshicai's words, at this moment, which of the generals of the Yuan army dared to show Hao Zhao's face, because if you don't give him face, you won't give Yuan Shang face!
"I have divided all the soldiers and horses into various echelons on the city wall. The generals will go to each department in order and be responsible for the overall dispatch. Without my order, you must not attack without authorization! Just wait for the flag and wait for the unified dispatch order. Those who disobey the order ..."

Having said that, Hao Zhao didn't dare to speak nonsense. Those who violated the order... so what about those who violated the order? Does he still have the right to deal with them?

However, Hao Zhao did not expect that at this moment, it was Yuan Shang who stood up and relieved him of the embarrassment!
"Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy! Beheaded! The servant of the dog's head... right? General Hao?" Yuan Shang continued loudly with a smile.

Hao Zhao nodded lightly, and said with some embarrassment: "Of course!"

All the generals went separately according to the order, and they each took their positions and performed their duties, waiting for Hao Zhao's order to be conveyed in order to attack.

The Xiliang army's soldiers and horses were getting closer, but Hao Zhao didn't give any orders. They had just caught Yuan Shang's police. Although they were anxious, they didn't dare to take action lightly, and could only wait quietly for him to say something.

It wasn't until the enemy was within a hundred steps of the city that Hao Zhao raised his head to the sky and shouted loudly: "Raise the flag and make the crossbowmen prepare to shoot~!"

As Hao Zhao's voice fell, he heard the sound of drums and horns. All the crossbowmen, under the command of the generals of the various ministries, came to the front line of the city. Quickly, he shot the arrow towards the Xiliang army.

Due to the accurate positioning and the right time, this batch of arrows will shoot out, but it has achieved the greatest killing effect, but when the sound of "Swipe, Swipe, Swipe, Swipe, Swipe!" The front and middle fronts of the army suddenly turned upside down, countless soldiers and horses fell to the ground under the flying arrows, and their bodies were trampled by the advancing soldiers behind, causing a bloody storm.

On the city wall, Yuan Jun's generals were overjoyed when they saw that the blow was successful, and ordered the crossbowmen to continue to attack, but they did not expect Hao Zhao's order to be issued again, but to order all the soldiers to stop shooting arrows and wait with bows. , not to attack without authorization.

Although the generals were surprised, they still obeyed the order, and only ordered the archers to retreat, fully armed and waiting for the order, ready to attack at any time.

And in this gap, the soldiers and horses of the Xiliang Army had already arrived at the city. They began to build ladders and drive chariots, preparing to attack Chang'an City.

However, it was at this time that Hao Zhao's order was issued again accompanied by semaphore.

The scalding hot water and boulders are flying towards the bottom of the city rumblingly. The attack is huge, but it appears to be orderly because of the proper command. It was too late to go, but seeing huge rolling stones and hot water scattered in the formation of the Xiliang army, countless soldiers and horses climbing the city were dripping with blood, screaming and falling from the mid-air city wall, crushing the people behind them. There was a huge mess on the soldiers, and Yuan Jun's pace was steady. After the rolling stones and hot water were almost used, there were countless throwing soldiers holding sharpened wooden sticks and bamboo branches, and threw them down fiercely. , One ring after another, one buckle after another, the flowers scattered in the enemy's formation, and the soldiers of Xiliang turned their backs on their backs, inexplicably panicked, and retreated involuntarily.

This retreat was good, just in time for the crossbowmen to prepare again, but all the crossbowmen had already moved forward with their bows. This time they used oiled arrows and fire crossbow arrows. Combined, they shot fiercely at the Xiliang army.

The wind at the moment was not in a good direction, and it was all heading towards the Xiliang army. Although the fire was not big, it immediately caused a huge panic in the formation. Humans are animals that are naturally afraid of fire. Although the damage was far less than that of the two attacks just now, it still severely suppressed the Xiliang army mentally. Uneven, the assault team became chaotic for a while.

A series of orders and actions have fallen into Yuan Shang's eyes. Yuan Shang couldn't help but secretly stretched out his thumb, and praised Sima Yi beside him: "Never arrogant or rash, use the right tactics, grasp the timing accurately, use the smallest resources Inflicting maximum damage and blows on the enemy, Hao Zhao's method of defending the city is really unique and very accessible."

Sima Yi was also very impressed at this moment, nodded heavily and said: "Hao Zhao's ability is extraordinary, he is a real general! My lord's ability to know people is unmatched in the world, I really admire him!"

Compared with Yuan Shang's lord and superiority, in the Xiliang army formation, Ma Chao saw that his long-prepared and powerful offensive became vulnerable under the opponent's understatement, and couldn't help gnashing his teeth in anger. Wanting to stop the soldiers and horses from attacking again, he saw a horse coming from beside him, but it was Pang De who whispered to Ma Chao.

"Major General, the city of Chang'an is solid. Our army is exhausted from a long distance away, and the opponent is well prepared and able to defend the city. If we continue to attack the city, I am afraid that the damage will be too great and it is not advisable. It is better to set up camp for the time being. Soldiers and horses, after everything is fully prepared, it will not be too late to attack the city."

Hearing this, Ma Chao raised his head and glanced angrily at the city wall, then still had a glimmer of hope, and shouted loudly at Yuan Shang who was vaguely visible.

"Yuan Shang, in vain you are also the leader of one party. You are a hero. Facing my soldiers and horses, you actually hide in the city and can't come out. Are you a turtle? If you have the courage, you might as well lead the troops out. Let's fight face to face. Male and female, separate high and low! Do you dare or not?"

Yuan Shang smiled slightly when he heard the words, and said back to Ma Chao: "General Ma's kindness, Yuan appreciates it, you want to compete with our army face to face? How about this! I will naturally satisfy your request when it is convenient for me. How about it?"

Hearing this, Ma Chao frowned immediately, and said, "When it's convenient for you? What do you mean by that? I wouldn't understand it!"

On the city wall, Yuan Shang smiled and said nothing, but Sima Yi beside him shouted loudly at Ma Chao: "My lord means that he is inconvenient now! You can't understand such a simple sentence? The one on your neck What is it?"

Ma Chao: "..."

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Ma Chao attacked Chang'an, and the results of the first battle were quickly flown to Cao Ying by his subordinates and reported to Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao listened, he immediately recruited Xun You, Cheng Yu and others to discuss countermeasures.

"Yuan Shangxiaoer is indeed not an easy master to deal with. Ma Chao's first battle in Chang'an City was unsuccessful and he lost a lot of men and horses. It seems that Yuan Shangxiaoer's move to capture Chang'an was very clever." Cao Cao tapped lightly on the table and spoke to the two of them.

Cheng Yu stroked his beard and didn't say anything, but Xun You thought about it and said, "Yuan Shang's move is brilliant, we might as well see the tricks. Now that Yuan Shang and Ma Chao are facing Chang'an, this is very difficult for Duke Ming. It is the best opportunity to persuade the princes from all walks of life in Guanzhong to vote for us. If we can take advantage of Yuan Shang's difficult situation, we can bring all the princes under our command and form a situation of closing the door and beating dogs. Even if Yuan Shang has Chang'an City, So what? Isn’t it the end of being trapped to death by our soldiers and horses?”

(End of this chapter)