Chapter 68 Battle of Jicheng (3)

"I don't have any good plans, but I have to wait for Lu Zhi's army to come." Zhang Han smiled bitterly.

"Report, General Dian and General Liu are back." The soldiers outside the tent came to report.

"Let them in," Zhao Lei said.

"Brother!" Seeing Liu Bei returning safely, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei greeted him despite the disdainful eyes of Zhao Lei.

"Second brother, third brother." Liu Bei said excitedly.

"Hong Fei, did you collect any information in Zhuo County this time?" Zhao Lei asked.

"Returning to my lord, my subordinates have asked many local people in Zhuo County, and found out that Zhang Jiao's forces in Youzhou are mainly concentrated in two places. One is Jicheng, and the other is Yijing Walled City. These two places are The gate of Youzhou. If you can conquer these two places, you will be able to capture Youzhou." Dian Wei reported.

"Where is Zhang Jiao now?" Zhang Han asked.

"This subordinate has never inquired about it. I only know that the general guarding Jicheng is Guan Hai, the general guarding Beiping is Gong Du, and the general guarding Yijing Walled City is Liao Hua. The total number of troops in the three places is about [-] to [-]." Dian Wei said.

"General Lao Dian and Xuan De are here. We will recharge our batteries for the next few days and wait until Lu Zhi's army arrives. Zhang Jiao will always show up anyway."

One day after Lu Zhi left Zhao Lei, the army set off from Jinyang City.Passing through Yanmen Pass, and then entering the border of Youzhou - Daijun, Lu Zhi's army did not encounter any resistance from the Yellow Turban soldiers along the way, which made Lu Zhi very satisfied with Zhao Lei's performance, and praised Zhao Lei all the time along the way.

Two days later, Lu Zhi's army arrived in Jicheng.Although he had just arrived, Lu Zhi did rush to find out about the current military situation with Zhao Lei.Zhao Lei then roughly told Lu Zhi what had happened in the past few days.

"So, Jicheng still can't avoid a strong attack?" Lu Zhi said.

"My lord, these subordinates have used various methods to force Guan Hai to fight, but Guan Hai seems determined to defend." Zhao Leihui reported.

"Since even Zihan can't do anything, let's pass on the order and attack tomorrow." Lu Zhi said.

"Tomorrow we have to perform well. If we can capture Jicheng and take off Guan Hai's head, it will be a great achievement. Then we won't have to look at Zhao Lei's face anymore." Liu Bei returned to his military account, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei said.

"Brother, I'm worried that Zhao Lei won't let us play, and he will take all the credit for it." Guan Yu said.

"You don't have to listen to his orders. We will bring our army and horses with us. Once the city is broken, we will rush in and kill Guan Hai. Then Lu Zhi will look at me with admiration, and my three brothers will no longer have to listen to that Zhao Lei. .”

"Okay, just do what the elder brother said." Guan Yu and Zhang Fei agreed.

The sound of horns at dawn pierced the sky. This morning, Lu Zhi's camp was extremely busy. Troops were carrying all kinds of weapons or siege equipment out of the camp.Jicheng will face a major test today. Seeing more than 5 imperial troops under the city tower, there is no trace of smile on Guan Hai's face, but there is no trace of fear, because he has already fought his back, and if he loses, he will die without a place to die .

Catapults, rams, well rails, and all kinds of tools for smashing the city wall were all ready, and all the soldiers held their breaths, waiting for Lu Zhi's final order.

"Let's begin!" Lu Zhi waved his hand, and the siege battle officially began! ! !
The infantryman Fangzheng, holding his shield and carrying the ladder, walked to the wall of Jicheng in an orderly manner, and began to set up the ladder.Although the arrows on the tower were flying randomly, these attacks were all blocked by the shields. After the first wave of arrows on the tower was shot, there were not many casualties in the imperial army.

"Archers release arrows!" Zhao Lei saw that the ladder had been erected, and the soldiers climbed up the ladder one after another, so he asked the archers to cover them.

"Stop them coming up for me." Guan Hai shouted.

All kinds of messy things were thrown from the city wall, including wood, stones, and disgusting things like dung. Many soldiers couldn't resist falling from the ladder.

"Catapult, get ready." Gongsun Zan ordered when he saw that the siege troops were blocked.

A boulder hit the city wall, and only a loud noise was heard, and the place where the city wall was hit was slightly dented.At the same time, people on the city wall felt like an earthquake.

"This catapult is much more powerful than the catapult of the Yellow Turban Army last time, but the city wall of Jicheng is really very strong. It is so strong that it only deformed a little after being hit like this," Zhang Han said.

"Chariot-rushing troops, blow away the city wall." Seeing that the stone-throwing troops had activated, Ding Yuan also ordered the chariot-rushing troops to move forward.

After a while, the car rushed to the bottom of the city gate and began to smash the city gate.

"Go and hold the city gate." Guan Hai shouted.

Jicheng fell into chaos.

It didn't take long for the gate of Jicheng to be broken open.

"Now is a good opportunity." Liu Bei shouted, and his army horses also rushed towards the gate of the city.Some of Zhao Lei's soldiers thought it was Zhao Lei's order, and rushed up with Liu Bei.

"Liu Bei, what are you doing? Come back quickly." Zhao Lei shouted.

Liu Bei pretended not to hear Zhao Lei's shout, all he could think about was killing Guan Hai and taking the greatest credit.

"This idiot, does he think the gate of the city is so easy to get in?" Zhao Lei cursed.

Sure enough, as Zhao Lei expected, the gate of the city was full of archers, and some soldiers who had just entered were all shot into hedgehogs.

Seeing that the form was not good, Liu Bei immediately turned around and returned to his camp, with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei covering behind.Those people in his headquarters who had pity on him and some of Zhao Lei's army horses suffered heavy losses.

"Liu Bei, take Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to the rear army, get out of here!!! Don't let me see you in the front army." When Liu Bei returned, Zhao Lei roared angrily.

Seeing that his plan had failed, Liu Bei hurried to the rear army so as not to offend Zhao Lei.

The gates of Jicheng were quickly closed again.

"This city is really easy to defend and difficult to attack." Lu Zhi sighed.

"My lord, the attack has been going on for a long time, let's withdraw! If we continue to attack like this, it will only increase the casualties of our subordinates." Zhao Lei said.

After hearing Zhao Lei's words, Lu Zhi felt reasonable, so he ordered the withdrawal of troops.Today we stormed Jicheng and returned without success.

But Lu Zhi returned to the camp and called all the generals to discuss the next countermeasures.

When Zhao Lei saw Liu Bei walk in, he waved his hand, and slapped Liu Bei loudly on the face. The whole audience fell silent, watching this good show.

"What are you doing?" Zhang Fei said angrily.

"Your fucking name is Mao, Zhang Fei. Did I order you to rush out earlier? Where did your ears go? You idiot." Zhao Lei said angrily. A majestic eunuch even uttered such foul language, causing other generals present, including Lu Zhi was dumbfounded.

"Zhao Lei, you are looking for death." Guan Yu was about to step forward and make a move.

"Presumptuous, Guan Yu, you can't rebel, why did you talk to Zhao Taishou. It is obvious that you violated the military order and sent troops without authorization, so you have no reason!!!" Lu Zhi said angrily at this time.

"What are you, Guan Yu? You look so superior all day long, what are you pulling! What capital do you have to let you pull?" Zhao Lei, who was hurt by Liu Bei's impulsiveness, lost many subordinates, and Zhao Lei, who was angry, was furious. Modern words popped up one after another.

"Come on, drag Liu Bei out and beat him with two hundred army sticks. It would be best if he is disabled." Zhao Lei ordered directly, regardless of whether Lu Zhi was here or not.

Lu Zhi was also indifferent, he had long been dissatisfied with Liu Bei, and Liu Bei was too much today, so Lu Zhi also pretended not to notice.

"Zhao Lei, if you dare to touch a hair of my elder brother, I will kill you." Guan Yu said.

"Zhao Yun, Wen Chou, take Guan Yu down; Dian Wei, Le Jin, Li Tong, Zhou Cang, take Zhang Fei down too." Zhao Lei said without any fear.

After Zhao Lei finished speaking, he punched Liu Bei. Liu Bei saw Zhao Lei suddenly attacking him, and subconsciously avoided Zhao Lei's attack.Unexpectedly, Zhao Lei suddenly changed his moves and hit Liu Bei's temple, causing Liu Bei to faint immediately.

And Zhang Fei and Guan Yu also fought with Zhao Lei's subordinates. Although both of them were top fighters, there were also many top fighters under Zhao Lei's subordinates. Soon they were defeated with two fists and four hands. , was tied up by Zhao Yun with a rope.

"Liu Bei has two hundred sticks, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have three hundred sticks," Zhao Lei said.

"Wait a minute, the troops brought by Liu Bei didn't listen to the orders, and all of them were executed," Zhang Han said.

What will happen to the situation?

(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like