Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 301

"My lord, it's not good for us to send troops, please punish me!" Cao Hong and Cao Xiu, who had escaped with their lives in disgrace, knelt down and pleaded guilty. To, no wonder you wait."

Cao Xiu and Cao Hong were naturally grateful when they heard the words. At this time, after counting the number of soldiers, only 4000 returned from the 300 Qingzhou soldiers. The rest were all killed by cattle and the fire.As for the casualties of the enemy, it is conservatively estimated that they will never exceed [-] people.

This is already the third day. In the past three days, Cao Cao spent most of his time building the pontoon bridge, and the only two sieges were destroyed by the opponent before he opened his posture. In this way, more than 1 people have already filled in, but it seems that there is still no way to break through Pujin Pass.

"Prime Minister, although Zhao Botao is using fire bull tactics, it also shows that his strength is insufficient. After the pontoon bridge is built, he will attack immediately, and he will surely be able to break through Pujin Pass!" Jia Xu saw that Cao Cao was silent all the time. He also opened his mouth to comfort him.Cao Cao was silent for a while, and finally said: "Zi Lian, send someone to repair the pontoon bridge overnight, and hurry up to attack the city!"

"No!" Cao Hong hurriedly prepared not to mention it.It has taken more than two days for Zhao Feng to make jokes and make messy schemes one by one.No matter how patient Cao Cao is, he really can't hold back, not to mention Cao Cao's patience is not very good.

Under Cao Cao's urging, Cao Jun began to rush to repair the pontoon bridge overnight.Zhao Feng watched such a scene from the top of the city, and finally did not send anyone to stop it.Insufficient troops, this is my biggest problem now.The 400 defenders had already lost more than [-] people in the siege the day before yesterday and the field battle today.My own capital is really too little, and if I go out to fight in the field, I can't afford to consume it.

"General, the letter brought back by the pigeon!" At this moment, Niu Jin hurried over and handed himself a copy of the letter sent by the pigeon.Zhao Feng took it and unfolded it, looking forward to some good news at last. Zhang Ren said in the letter that Hao Zhao led [-] reinforcements to come here, and it is expected to arrive tomorrow afternoon.

"In other words, as long as you stay there for less than a day!" Zhao Feng said with a sigh of relief.Although the task is still very difficult, but finally there is hope.What he didn't know was that Hao Zhao was worried about the situation here. He had been marching intensively every day for the past few days. The soldiers only slept for two hours a day, so they were able to arrive half a day earlier.

"Tell the good news to the soldiers, let them persevere for another day, and they will be fine!" Zhao Feng ordered, and the more than 4000 people guarding the pass knew the news, and there were cheers and cheers above the pass. singing.These days, although Zhao Feng's repeated strategies have disturbed the enemy army, but after all, there are too many enemy troops, and everyone is worried.At that moment, Zhao Feng ordered the whole army to seize the time to take turns to rest and prepare for tomorrow's siege.

In the early morning of the next day, the pontoon bridge was rested again.And all Zhao Feng's tricks have been exhausted.Not only that, Cao Cao also got the latest information, and after a comprehensive analysis, he knew why it was Zhao Feng who appeared in front of him now, and how he came here.

"Pretending to attack Hanzhong to attract Sima Yi's troops, the troops will go out of Ziwu Valley to raid Tongguan and Pujin Pass, and then detour into Guanzhong. It's a good strategy!" Jia Xu has always boasted of his wisdom, but seeing such complicated strategies, He couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"According to intelligence, Zhao Botao has only a few thousand defenders when Pujin Pass is closed. But once Zhang Ren enters the pass from Wuguan, he will definitely come to support him as soon as possible. My lord, we need to hurry up to tackle the pass!" The one who spoke was always taciturn. jaw opening.Cao Cao nodded in approval, and then ordered to attack Pujin Pass overnight.

"Wenhe, look, can we capture Pujin Pass this time?" Cao Cao asked Jia Xu, holding his head tiredly after the generals had left.

"My lord, Zhao Botao's garrison is only a few thousand. We will step up our attack for days, and within two days, we will be able to break through the pass city!" Jia Xu comforted.However, his words did not make Cao Cao very happy. He shook his white-haired head, and Cao Cao said a little tiredly: "I, Cao Mengde, have always been fast in marching and fighting, but everything went wrong this time. Is it really God's will? in this way?"

"My lord, Zhao Botao is playing tricks because he is short of troops. Now that he is attacking with all his strength, no matter how scheming he is, he will never stop trying to hold the pass again!" Jia Xu comforted.After hearing Jia Xu's continuous words of relief, Cao Cao finally looked a little better.

Under Pujin Pass, there were loud shouts of killing one after another, and the tragic siege battle entered a white-hot state from the very beginning.After receiving Cao Cao's instruction, Cao Hong began to attack the pass overnight.Teams of soldiers rushed down the city carrying ladders, followed by various siege equipment such as chariots and archery towers.Cao Jun's elite division braved the rain of arrows and rushed towards the city fearlessly.

"Kill!" Following Zhao Feng's military orders one after another, hot oil, stones and crossbow bolts were thrown straight down the ladder without hesitation, faithfully fulfilling their duties, harvesting crop after crop of lives.

"Light it up!" Zhao Feng closed his eyes and continued to order, looking at the screaming enemy soldiers being scalded by the hot oil.The torch was thrown down, and after the wooden ladder was drenched with tung oil, it immediately burned violently.A mixed smell of barbecued meat and grass ash floated to the top of the city. The defenders ignored the nausea and continued to prevent the enemy from climbing.The corpses piled up under the city were about to reach the top of the city.

"Good guy, don't bring someone to breathe!" Zhao Feng looked at Cao Jun who moved the corpses under the city and then continued to attack the city. He was also a little surprised by Cao Jun's powerful fighting power.I racked my brains, but it was only postponed for three days, and now the tragic siege battle has begun.

"General, get ready!" Niu Jin hurried over at this moment.Needless to say, Zhao Feng already smelled a soaring stench.Turning his head and looking, behind Niu Jin, hundreds of people were twisting the big wooden barrel, and inside the barrel was the stinking dung.Of course, there are some other ingredients in it.

"How about Niu Jin, is it sure to burn?" Zhao Feng asked one more question at the end.This is not ordinary dung, but dung mixed with tung oil.

"Don't worry, general, I prepared it myself, and it will definitely burn." Niu Jin said confidently.So during the next wave of Cao Jun's offensive, the tung oil was temporarily discarded and replaced with dung and poured down.

"Ah!" Cao Jun, who was climbing up the ladder, was splashed by the dung, and immediately ran back one by one.These Cao soldiers were all experienced in the hail of bullets among thousands of troops, and they did not frown in the face of the rain of arrows.But when the dung poured down, no one dared to move forward.

"Bastard!" Seeing this situation, Cao Hong, who was commanding the siege, was furious. Seeing him being so angry, Zhang Jai hurriedly persuaded him, "Why do you need to get angry, the general? .It won't take long, this big dung will definitely be used up!"

It seemed to confirm Zhang Jaw's inference. After the dozens of barrels of dung were poured down, the defenders did not continue to pour them, but a few more torches were thrown from the top of the city, which immediately ignited the dung mixed with tung oil.With the help of the raging fire, the already pungent stench became a little more aggravated.The defenders who were close to the front row heard it, and many of them vomited out on the spot.

"It stinks!" Although Cao Hong didn't have a cleanliness obsession, he couldn't bear the soaring stench at this moment.Zhang Jaw's face was not good-looking, but he still remonstrated: "General Cao, let the soldiers go to attack the city quickly!"

"I think so too, but how can you attack the city with such a stench?" Cao Hong frowned.Zhang Jai shook his head and said nothing, he could only wait for the stench to dissipate.At this time, the sky was already bright, and the tragic scenes on the top of the city and below the city could be seen at a glance.Taking advantage of this rare leisure time, Zhao Feng counted the casualties.

"In the middle of the night, more than [-] soldiers have been killed, and more than [-] people have been injured!" Zhao Feng was also a little speechless at such a heavy casualty.Of course, Cao Jun was also uncomfortable. Under such a tragic siege, Cao Jun had nearly two thousand casualties.Think about history, Chen Dao four hundred white-eared elite soldiers stopped Lu Xun.Now I have [-] Danyang elite soldiers here, and they were injured so much in the middle of the night.

"If you have a chance when you go back, you must ask this kid, Chen Dao, if he has started cutting corners during the recruit training?" Zhao Feng said bitterly, this is still a casualty in the middle of the night.If Cao Cao had attacked like this from the beginning, he could have consumed himself to death using the crowd tactics in at most two days.

Now the stench under the city is smoky, if you really want to go up there, it is possible to suffocate people to death.Cao Hong and Zhang Jai had no choice but to order people to fetch water from the Yellow River with wooden barrels. After the fire was extinguished, hundreds of barrels of water were poured up, and only then did the stench disappear.After such a toss, it was gone for another half an hour.

"General Cao, hurry up and attack the city!" Zhang Jai immediately suggested without waiting for the scouring to be completed. Cao Hong also knew that the matter was urgent, so he hurriedly urged the attack without mentioning it.At this moment, a clap of thunder was heard overhead.

"This is?" Cao Hong raised his head to look in amazement, but was hit by a heavy raindrop hitting his eye socket, which hurt the eyeball.Then, the raindrops fell one after another, and it was a downpour in an instant.

"Why is it raining suddenly?" Cao Hong almost roared out these words.No one could answer him. Rain in early summer is a very common thing.But once it rains, the siege battle will basically be greatly reduced.If you play hard, it is possible to be forced to stop.In a word, rain is extremely beneficial to the defenders.

"Continue to attack!" Cao Hong regained his strength and immediately ordered again, so Cao Jun continued to attack the city.Due to the heavy rain, the kerosene was no longer usable, so it turned into a tragic hand-to-hand combat.At first glance, it seems that it is more unfavorable to the defenders, but the slippery ladder after the rain makes it more difficult for the attacking side.Sometimes there is no need for the defenders to hit rocks, and the defenders will slip and fall off.The siege soldiers need to look up, and they are more likely to be confused by the rain.

"It's raining, could it be God helping Zhao Botao?" Cao Cao murmured as he watched the pouring rain outside his tent in Cao Jun's camp.One after another of weird things made Cao Cao feel a little bit uncertain.On the contrary, when Pujin was closed, Zhao Feng and others saw the sudden heavy rain, and they all thanked God for their eyes, and then raised the spirit of 12 points to continue defending the city.

(End of this chapter)