The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 339 Volume Siege
The top of Jinyong City.

The emperor was here, and next to him were two captives from Cao's camp, Xiahou Dun and Guo Jia.

Liu Xie glanced down and was a little surprised to see the general flag with the word "Cao" on it: "Is it Cao Cao himself who has come?"

"it's not true."

Xiahou Dun was familiar with the appearance of Cao's generals, and even with his one eye squinted, he could still see the two people below clearly.

"They are Cao Chi's two sons, Cao Ren and Cao Chun. They are both outstanding members of the Cao family. Although they are young, they are both good generals. It is not surprising that Meng De asked them to launch a surprise attack on Luoyang."

Cao Ren and Cao Chun?
Liu Xie glanced down twice, as if looking for something.

"Oh, I almost forgot."

What Liu Xie was looking for just now was the legendary Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

After all, Cao Chun was the first commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and it was thought that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry would follow Cao Chun.

But after thinking about it carefully, I realized that Cao Cao now had neither Guanzhong nor Hebei, so where would he get the war horses to form the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry?
Liu Xie turned to Yang Xiu and asked, "Ancestor De, what do you think about me forming a heavy cavalry unit?"

Yang Xiu's eyes were shining with gold!

Obviously, no one can resist a powerful heavy cavalry!
But thinking about the current financial situation of the Han Dynasty, Yang Xiu still did not dare to agree casually: "Your Majesty, please ask Jia Lingjun and Xun Pushe first. If they agree, we can naturally set up the organization."

"Tsk!"

Liu Xie was so obsessed with the heavy cavalry that he was a little distracted for a moment.

Guo Jia beside him was somewhat speechless: "Your Majesty, do you really need heavy cavalry?"

"And now Cao Ren and Cao Chun are outside the city. Your Majesty, aren't you worried at all?"

Liu Xie looked down at the flag below and shook his head in disdain.

"If Cao Mengde came personally with his troops, I would still be in the mood to talk to him."

"But since it's Cao Ren and Cao Chun, there's no need for that. They can't take Jinyong City anyway."

Xiahou Dun and Guo Jia remained silent.

These days, the two of them lived in Jinyong City with the emperor, so they had a very deep understanding of the horror of Jinyong City.

Cao Ren and Cao Chun were certainly good, but it was obviously a fantasy for them to capture this city and then threaten Luoyang.

Xiahou Dun felt sad when he thought that the two would not only return empty-handed but might even die on the spot under Jinyong City. He mocked the emperor with some resentment: "Who would have thought that the emperor would build such a strong city under the pretext of offering sacrifices?"

No one in the world is a fool.

How could Liu Xie not arouse Yuan Shao's suspicion when he asked Cao Cao for so many building materials?

But the emperor’s reasons sounded too much like reasons!
Sacrifice!

The most important affairs of a country are sacrifice and war! In sacrifice, there is holding the meat, and in war, there is receiving the meat. These are the great festivals of the gods!

Who could have thought that the emperor could deceive everyone with this reason!

Because the emperor's words had deceived not only Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, but even heaven and the gods!

So Xiahou Dun couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of being blamed by your ancestors?"

Blame?

Liu Xie looked at Xiahou Dun's eyes strangely.

Because he only has one eye, Liu Xie almost didn't see eye to eye with Xiahou Dun...

"Xiahou Yuanrang, you have also fought your way out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses, so why are you asking such naive questions?"

"If our ancestors could really bless our descendants, and if the gods could really sympathize with us, how could the world become like this?"

"Ten things that happened to our ancestors are not as important as one thing that happened to a living person. And given the character of our great grandfather, if he knew about this, do you think he would reprimand me, or would he praise me for having the demeanor of his great grandfather?"

"besides……"

Liu Xie thought for a while and said, "I remember that the ancestor of your Xiahou family should be Xiahou Ying, the Duke of Teng during the reign of Emperor Gaozu, right?"

"Tell me, if Lord Teng knew that his descendants were openly rebelling against the Han Dynasty under the banner of Han traitors, would he come to deal with you first?"

Xiahou Dun said stubbornly: "I am not a traitor to the Han Dynasty!"

"Ah, right, right! You are not the traitors! I am the traitor, okay?"

Liu Xie was too lazy to argue with Xiahou Dun. He just leisurely made himself a pot of hot tea and motioned everyone to look down.

"here we go!"

……

Although Cao Ren and Cao Chun were nervous, they still launched an attack on Jinyong City when they thought of the task assigned to them by Cao Cao.

The first wave was just a test.

Many Cao's soldiers rushed towards the Jinyong city wall with ladders.

But the archers on the second floor immediately fired downwards and soon killed all the Cao army soldiers who were rushing towards them!

Cao Ren wanted to order his soldiers to fight back, but because Jinyong City was too high, Cao's arrows could not reach the Han soldiers on the second floor. They could only hit the wall weakly and then fall down limply.

"Damn it! What on earth is this Jinyong City made of?"

When attacking a city, even if the arrows hit the city walls, they will directly sink into them.

But now Cao Ren watched helplessly as the arrow hit the wall and was easily bounced off!

Obviously, the hardness of Jinyong City has reached an outrageous level!

Not only is the outer stone wall so terrifying, but even the inner rammed earth walls are made with meticulous craftsmanship, and there is not a single weak point at all!

"We can only use the chariot to attack the city gate!"

With the terrifying height advantage, Cao Ren no longer had any illusions about being able to put up a ladder on the high platform. In this case, he could only use siege vehicles like the chariot to directly blast open the city gate under the rain of arrows!

Take a break, build your equipment, and get ready again!

The chariot has four wheels. The bottom of the chariot is hollow, which can accommodate ten soldiers to push the chariot forward. The top is a huge spike that can be used to attack the city gate.

Cao Ren ordered his soldiers to protect the carriage. As long as they could send the carriage to the foot of Jinyong City, the balance of victory would tilt towards them!

A group of soldiers, holding large cowhide shields, protected the chariot inside and cautiously advanced towards Jinyong City again.

Seeing that Cao's army was well prepared, the archers on the second floor put away their bows and arrows, and instead took out lit torches and luxurious oils and threw them downwards!

When flame and grease meet, they are better than anything in the world.

The Cao army, which had maintained its formation just now, instantly fell apart, exposing its fragile bodies.

"Charge forward! Don't retreat! Don't retreat!"

Cao Ren shouted at the rear to supervise the battle, signaling Cao's soldiers to continue charging forward!
"Throw away your shields! Charge forward with all your might! As long as we can get the chariot to the city gate, we will be the winner!"

Just one breath left!

"Whoever reaches the city first will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and a hundred acres of land!!!"

The Cao army soldiers in the front were also excited at this moment!
Everyone threw away their shields that had become targets, and quickly pushed their carts towards the gate of Jinyong City!

And this moment.

The soldier who had not moved for a long time finally sat in front of the crossbow, with the corners of his mouth raised, drawing a cruel smile.

"put!"

With a loud bang, countless crossbow arrows poured out from the first floor, like mercury pouring down on the ground! Immediately knocking down half of Cao's soldiers!
"It's okay! There's still a chance!"

Cao Ren had already noticed the crossbows placed on the first floor.

So he had already anticipated the current situation!
But Cao Ren also knew that the crossbow had an extremely fatal flaw!

That is, it winds up extremely slowly!

While the crossbow was being reloaded, it was enough time for Cao's soldiers to rush to the foot of Jinyong City! They hid in the blind spot of the crossbow's range!
……

But with another sound of the bowstring vibrating, Cao Ren's pupils shook violently!
Countless crossbow arrows were fired again and again without interruption!

"withdraw!"

Seeing this, Cao Chun also cried out in surprise!
But the crossbow arrow came much faster than the sounds of the two men.

Another wave of arrow rain almost wiped out the Cao army soldiers who had just attacked Jinyong City, with only one in ten left!

There were a few lucky ones who realized something and started running away like crazy.

But there was another slight noise.

The sound of the machine turning is like the death knell of the underworld.

As the sound slowly spread, the entire Jinyong City fell into complete silence.

With just three rounds of salvos, an uninhabited area was created near Jinyong City.

When Zhuge Crossbow is used to defend a city, it becomes an invincible weapon!
Cao Ren and Cao Chun stared at the messy and silent battlefield in front of them in a daze.

half an hour.

Cao Ren squeezed out two words from between his teeth again -

"attack!"

"I just don't believe that this Jinyong City has really become a turtle shell!"

"As long as we can capture this place, we can capture the emperor alive! As long as we can capture this place..."

At this moment, Cao Ren seemed a little crazy!
The emperor was clearly before his eyes, and the dragon banner was clearly before his eyes, but the distance between them seemed as far as that between heaven and earth.

Now Cao Ren no longer dared to look at the battlefield on the ground. He just stared at the dragon banner above his head. He wanted to use the lives of his soldiers under his feet so that he could reach the dragon banner!

"Brother!"

Fortunately, Cao Chun finally regained some sense and quickly grabbed Cao Ren and begged him.

"You can't go!"

"The crossbows on that floor are so numerous that no matter how many people we have, they won't be enough to kill them all!"

"The Han army on the second floor is willing to use oil to help burn at all costs. This shows that Jinyong City is well-stocked with supplies and food. This is definitely not a place we can capture!"

Cao Chun almost knelt down in front of Cao Ren: "Brother! Let's retreat! As long as we have the army, we still have a chance of survival! If we really lose all 10,000 troops here, it will be a huge loss!"

Cao Ren didn't listen!

He raised his sword and ordered his soldiers to continue charging forward!

He just didn't believe that he couldn't fight for a chance of survival!
"enough!"

Just as Cao Ren swung his sword down, a loud shout suddenly came from the top of Jinyong City!
This familiar voice couldn't help but make Cao Ren and Cao Chun look up.

"Uncle Shi?"

The one who stopped Cao Ren from above was Xiahou Dun who appeared out of nowhere.

"Zixiao, Zihe! Take the troops back quickly! This Jinyong City is definitely not something you can break through! Don't waste your troops here!"

Xiahou Dun's one eye showed heartache.

"Go back quickly and let Meng De come up with another plan!"

"Luoyang is definitely not a place you can capture!"

(End of this chapter)