Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

Ma Xiu galloped on his horse, and returned to his camp at lightning speed amidst the astonished eyes of the Wei army.

"Your Majesty, Cao Cao not only did not surrender, but ordered arrows to be shot, taking Cao Xiong's life."

"Although I tried my best, I failed to save Cao Xiong's body."

Ma Xiu's tone was full of regret.

Liu Bei raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and looked back at Deng Mu.

Deng Mu also sneered:

"Your Majesty's move is to let the world see with their own eyes the true face of Cao Cao's beastly face."

"Ma Xiu, you have done your best, don't worry about it."

As soon as these words came out, Ma Xiu suddenly realized.

Only then did he know that Deng Mu had already seen through that Cao Cao would kill his own son.

"Then, Your Majesty, how should our army respond next?"

After a brief sigh, Ma Xiu asked again.

Liu Bei waved his whip and pointed directly at the enemy city, his voice as cold as ice:

"What else can we do? Naturally, we will bombard the city with all our strength. We will not stop until Yucheng is broken!"

The order was as powerful as a mountain, and the flags of the central army fluttered.

The Xiangyang cannons in the front row had already been ready to go, waiting for the emperor's order.

The drums of war suddenly sounded, shocking people like thunder.

Hundreds of Xiangyang cannons roared together, and stone bullets cut through the sky and rushed straight to the east gate of Yucheng.

Seeing this, the Wei army soldiers on the city quickly retreated behind the battlements.

And Cao Cao was still angry, still standing, intending to show his fearless emperor's demeanor.

"Your Majesty, the stone bullets are coming, quickly dodge!" 380

Xu Zhi shouted loudly, and suddenly pulled Cao Cao down, while raising a huge shield to protect the two of them.

In an instant.

The stone bullets rained down like rain, and the roars were deafening.

The city walls trembled, and dust flew, covering the sky and the sun.

In a blink of an eye, the whole Yucheng seemed to be shrouded in the shadow of doomsday.

The battlements collapsed, the shields broke, and countless Wei soldiers were blasted into meat paste in the ruthless bombardment.

The screams were one after another, which made people feel palpitating.

Yucheng was not a place as solid as a rock. The city wall was built with earth. Although Cao Cao hastily reinforced it, it still couldn't withstand the power of Xiangyang's cannon.

In a blink of an eye, the city wall was completely unrecognizable and devastated.

The first round of bombardment reduced the city walls to ruins.

Nearly 500 Wei soldiers were killed or wounded.

The wailing continued, and blood flowed like a river.

Then.

The Xiangyang cannons began to fight on their own, aiming at random.

In the sky, stone bullets continued to pour down on the city gate.

The entire city wall was like hell on earth.

The Wei soldiers struggled in despair.

The bombardment lasted for more than an hour, and more than 30,000 stone bullets poured out.

Under the city wall, stones had piled up into a mountain.

The city gate had been bombarded with holes and was about to fall.

The Han soldiers stood more than a hundred steps away, witnessing the tragic situation of the enemy, and their hearts were filled withAll of them were very happy and excited.

Finally.

The roar gradually subsided and the dust settled.

The outline of Yucheng was clearly discernible again.

What was surprising was that Yucheng was able to stand firm under such a crazy bombardment.

Although there were several tilted and cracked walls, they still held on tenaciously.

Liu Bei was slightly surprised.

He wanted to take this opportunity to destroy Yucheng in one fell swoop, and then the army would enter and kill the enemy.

But now, he refused to accept the reality that he had failed.

"It seems that Cao Cao's hasty city wall did work."

Liu Bei sighed, and after a moment's silence, he said,

"Order the whole army to temporarily retreat to the camp for rest."

"Collect as many stones as possible, and make sure to destroy Yucheng tomorrow!"

Liu Bei decided to retreat temporarily.

After all, Cao Cao still had 40,000 elite soldiers and generals, as well as Xu Zhi, Wang Shuang and other fierce generals.

Before the fatal gap in Yucheng appeared, forcibly attacking the city was tantamount to hitting a rock with an egg. Not only could it not break the city, but it would also only sacrifice the lives of the soldiers in vain.

The sound of gold rang out.

The soldiers of the Wei army began to slowly withdraw to the camp, leaving behind the devastation of Yucheng.

The frightened soldiers of the Wei army could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw the withdrawal of the Han army.

At this moment, they felt as if they had just escaped from the scythe of the god of death, and the lingering fear in their hearts had not yet disappeared. (To read the exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Cao Cao struggled to push away the shield that blocked his vision, patted his face full of dust, and staggered to stand up.

Looking around, a chill surged in his heart.

On the city wall, the once solid fortifications were now almost in ruins. (bjcb)

There were scattered corpses all over the ground.

The surviving soldiers were dejected and their morale was extremely low.

They knew that if the city wall collapsed and the Wei army marched straight in, they would have no choice but to surrender.

"What should I do?"

"What should I do..."

Cao Cao looked at the tragic scene in front of him, his voice trembling.

His previous anger and arrogance had long since vanished, replaced by endless confusion.

"Your Majesty, the Xiangyang cannon is beyond human power."

"If we fight again tomorrow, the city wall will be difficult to preserve, and Yucheng can no longer be defended!"

"We must break out before the Wei army bombards the city again!"

In a low atmosphere, Jia Xu's voice sounded like thunder.

His words expressed what everyone was thinking, but no one dared to say. []

Generals such as Xu Zhi, Wang Shuang, Xiahou Lie, and Pan De nodded in agreement.

Obviously, they all agreed with Jia Xu's proposal.

Cao Cao clenched his fists, his nails deeply embedded in his palms, and his eyebrows were full of unwillingness and resentment.

However, at this critical moment, Yang Fu said:

"The northern part of Liangzhou is remote and blocked by the desert. The Han army may not be able toRelentless pursuit."

"Your Majesty, we may take this opportunity to retreat to Liangbei to find a chance to catch our breath."

"As long as we are alive, there will always be a chance to rise again, and it is not impossible to recover the lost territory."

Yang Fu's words were full of hope.

Changing the subject, Yang Fu said:

"But if we defend Yucheng to death, once the city is broken, our Wei will be doomed."

Hearing the last sentence, Cao Cao's body was startled, and all his worries and unwillingness disappeared.

He sighed to the sky, and finally waved his hand weakly: "Forget it, let's break out tonight. ”

Everyone felt relieved.

When the order to abandon the city and break out was passed down, the soldiers of the Wei army were all excited and spontaneously busy preparing the materials needed for the breakout.

…

Unconsciously, the night deepened and Yucheng was swallowed by darkness.

Nearly 40,000 Wei soldiers gathered quietly at the west gate with the hope of survival.

However, Cao Cao did not appear at the west gate.

He and a group of generals stood quietly on the top of the east gate, their eyes piercing through the night, staring at the camp of the Han army in the distance, with a solemn expression.

And under the city.

Nearly 8,000 elite Wei soldiers were waiting in full battle array.

“Your Majesty, the time has come, it’s time to act. ”

Yang Fu reminded softly.

Cao Cao took a deep breath, and his eyes swept over the generals, wanting to say something but stopping.

Finally, he looked at Jia Xu helplessly.

Jia Xu coughed lightly, and bowed his hands solemnly:

"If we break out tonight, the Han army will definitely surround us with heavy troops, and it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky for us to break out."

"In order to confuse the enemy, we need a fierce general to lead his troops to attack from the east gate to attract the attention of the Han army."

"Your Majesty, someone must be able to take on this important task!"

As soon as these words came out, the generals looked at each other, and everyone lowered their heads, but no one took the initiative to ask for orders..