Chapter 598: Raid Camp
Compared with the Hedong Army in the past, the soldiers under Hua Xiong were even worse. They were frightened by the huge rocks. Even if they received the order, they would slowly raise their heads, and what was greeted was the deadly arrows of archers on the well railing.
Ladders were ladders on the city wall, and Cao's army launched a fierce charge towards the city wall.
Hua Xiong hurriedly ordered the archers to fight back. Only after the personal guards killed several soldiers who were afraid of war, the chaos in the city was relieved.
"Mumu!" Hua Xiong shouted. After all, he was a long-standing general on the battlefield with many battles and had rich combat experience. Although the archers on the well railing are quite threatening, the one who really troubles the city wall is Cao's army on the ladder.
One by one, the squats were thrown from the city, and Cao's army was on the ladder fell. Although the defenders were a little panicked, they hurriedly pushed the ladder down.
After a while, the guards who died on the archers in the well railing had reached more than 300. Compared with the Thunderbolt Car, the archers' shooting was even more powerful.
The archers on the city also made the Cao army on the well railing froze. The defenders had shields to resist, while the Cao army on the well railing only had the cowhide hanging in front of them that might block some arrows, and more soldiers were still exposed to the defenders' sight.
Cao Cao in the distance saw the siege and nodded slightly. It is undeniable that after the thunder chariot, the siege took a lot of advantage. In the past, the most damaged one was the siege party at the beginning of the siege. But now it seems that the most casualties were the defenders. As long as this continues, the Liang Kingdom's troops will be destroyed within a few days.
Finally, Cao's army climbed the city wall. Hua Xiong took his soldiers and kept wandering on the city wall to resist Cao's army's attack.
The battle situation is absolutely tragic. After Cao's army climbed up the city wall, they often faced attacks from several defenders. Even if Cao's army was fierce, what could it be like to face several people by one person?
When the defenders gradually recovered from the attack of the thunder chariot, it was difficult for the Cao army to gain advantage in the siege. The defenders' rolling stones also caused considerable casualties to the Cao army, and the battle also allowed some refugees who joined the army to grow up gradually. When facing the enemy, although their hands trembled, they would turn the weapons in their hands towards the enemy. This is the progress on the battlefield.
Cao's army was fierce and there were many defenders. When sunset, Cao's army called out gold and retreated. The city was covered with corpses, and there were also potholes left on the wall after being hit by huge rocks.
Hua Xiong frowned when he saw the Cao army retreating like a tide. After having the Pili Chariot, the city's advantage was resolved. If the war was allowed to continue like this, the Liang army would definitely not be able to save it. Although the attack of the Pili Chariot was very slow, it posed a great threat to the defenders. The reason why it was so passive was also because of the Pili Chariot. Otherwise, with the tens of thousands of defenders in the city, how could the Cao army dare to be so rampant?
"General, Cao's army has only 30,000 people. Even if there are those strange things, there are tens of thousands of defenders in the city. The cavalry under the general is also in the city. Today, Cao's army will definitely be arrogant. If it attacks Cao's army, it will definitely succeed." The deputy general whispered.
Hua Xiong's eyes lit up and nodded slightly and said, "Tell the soldiers to be careful and beware of the chaos in the city."
The deputy general took the order and left, Hua Xiong murmured: "Child Cao Cao, I actually underestimated this marquis. This marquis will let you die without a place to bury you." When fighting against Cao Cao, Hua Xiong had a great psychological advantage, mainly because when Cao Cao led his troops to pursue Dong Zhuo, he almost lost his life. Therefore, even if Cao's army owned the thunder chariot, Hua Xiong was not afraid of it.
When siege the city, Cao Cao also laughed happily. He seemed to be able to see that Cao's army, which had thunder chariots, was invincible in previous battles. At this time, the Cao army was not afraid of princes in both field wars and attacking tough situations. In the field wars, there were sharp weapons such as crossbows, and there were thunder chariots in attacking tough situations.
"Lord, it is said that the thunder chariot of the Bingzhou Army can attack the city wall 150 steps away." Cheng Yu reminded that he felt that since the death of the plot, Cao Cao had some resistance to the words of the counselor and became a little arrogant.
Cao Cao snorted coldly: "The Bingzhou Army has a thunderbolt chariot, and our army also has a bed crossbow, so why not be afraid of the Bingzhou Army?"
"Lord, be careful. Now the Duke of Jin occupies Hedong, which is only a river separated from Henan Yin. Now there are many thieves in Henan Yin, and these thieves are powerful. The thieves must not compete with the Duke of Jin at this time." Cheng Yu said hurriedly.
"Don't I know that after I defeated Huaxiong, I will drive Liu Bei's son out of Xuzhou. How could Lu Bu be afraid?" Cao Cao said.
The counselors in the tent saw Cao Cao full of confidence, looked at each other and kept silent.
At the third update, Hua Xiong led the cavalry to the outside of the Cao army camp. Seeing that the Cao army was not very strict in its defense, he showed joy. He pushed open the antlers outside the camp and led the cavalry to the first step into the camp.
Cao's army, who had won a great victory, did not expect Hua Xiong to attack the camp at this time, and he was immediately in panic. There were countless enemy troops in the darkness, and the cavalry's momentum during the charge also frightened them.
Hua Xiong just led the cavalry to burn the tent of Cao's army, making Cao's army even more chaotic.
When Hua Xiong learned about the position of the Pili Chariot, he was very excited and led the cavalry to kill him. Although Cao's army guarding the Pili Chariot tried his best to resist, how could he defeat the cavalry under Hua Xiong?
The noise in the army woke Cao Cao up and learned that Hua Xiong had attacked the camp and was in chaos in the army. He ordered with a white face: "Tell Xu Chu to defeat the enemy, and the other generals of the other units to gather the soldiers."
After burning the Thunderbolt car, Hua Xiong led the cavalry to rush toward the city. This refreshing victory also boosted the morale of the defenders.
Cao's camp gradually returned to quiet. In the central army's tent, Cao Cao's face was still ugly. He did not expect Hua Xiong to rob the camp at this time.
"Lord, the thunder carts have been damaged by sixty." Xu Chu said with his fists.
"It was this marquis who underestimated Hua Xiong. After you go back, you can appease the soldiers and wait for the next day to fight with Hua Xiong." Cao Cao sighed.
Cheng Yu nodded secretly. This failure also made Cao Cao wake up from his arrogance. Cao Cao was his lord in his mind. Once a person becomes a little arrogant, he often makes mistakes. For example, Hua Xiong sneaked into the camp. In the past, when Cao's army went on a war, the protection of the camp was extremely strict and did not leave any chance for the enemy.
After everyone dispersed, Cheng Yu said, "Lord, although Hua Xiong won a small victory, our army also has forty thunderbolt chariots. Even if the army does not attack the city, the thunderbolt chariots will continue to attack the city day and night. In this way, the defenders in the city will be in panic. Hua Xiong has occupied Liang Guomen for only a few months. How could the aristocratic families in the city be willing to live and die with Hua Xiong?"
Cao Cao said: "Zhongde's words are true."
Chapter completed!