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Chapter 152 Fierce Battle ([-])

At this moment, there was a sound of loose clappers from the top of the city, and dozens of rockets were shot down "shuashuashua".

The heavily armored soldiers who were charging forward naturally wouldn't be afraid of this kind of trick, they still held their shields high and ran forward recklessly.But it didn't take long for them to discover the problem: these rockets were not coming at them.

Once something like curiosity arises, it may be more powerful in a short period of time than the temptation of money. This is where human nature is difficult to explain.There are always a few soldiers who can't help but look back to see where the rockets landed, and find that a small part of them hit the shield with a jingle, but more arrows landed directly in the moat.

Almost at the same time that Cao Ren's heart thumped, a sky-high fire ignited in the moat!
The fire started from outside the east gate, quickly spread to the north gate, south gate, and west gate, and instantly built a fire barrier around Xu Capital City.The heavy infantry who were crossing the river were caught off guard, and were either burned to death, or fell into the river more than two feet deep, unable to climb under the drag of their heavy armor, and were boiled in boiling water.

The soldiers who had rushed to the city were not much better. Before they could set up their ladders, their way back was blocked, and the rolling logs, rocks, and boiling water on the city wall fell down like a canopy, and they all died in despair.

Cao Ren could hear the howling ghosts and howling wolves one after another, being eaten away by the flames, and his heart felt like a knife was being twisted.After this battle, the defenders of Xudu can be said to be unscathed, but the elite infantry under him suffered thousands of casualties.

At this time, the military marquis who led the troops to attack the north gate, south gate, and west gate also sent someone back to report. The other three gates were originally weakly defended, so they attacked the city gate without much effort, but the city gate could not be hit. Open, but the defenders have already circled behind them on the urn city and launched an attack.They had no choice but to withdraw their troops, but they also encountered a fire suddenly, causing heavy casualties.

"General, retreat!" Xun Yu said.

Cao Ren glanced at him and had to admit that what he said was right, so he gritted his teeth and shouted loudly, "Retreat!"
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Losing the first battle was both a bad thing and a good thing for Cao Renjun.

The great humiliation of being unfavorable made Cao Ren finally realize that Xu Ducheng is a tough guy. From then on, all soldiers must ask Yu Xunyu for advice. The Tibetan mirror man with thousands of strategies in his chest finally walked to the front of the stage and blew a more cruel sound. The horn of the offensive and defensive battle.

That night, Xun Yu expected that the defenders in Dingcheng would relax their vigilance after a big victory, so he spent a lot of money to select more than a thousand capable dead soldiers.They were dressed in black, lined with short armor, held rope claws in their hands, and held short knives blackened by smoke and fire in their mouths, ensuring that there would not be a glimmer of light reflected in the moonlit night, and quietly approached the city at midnight.

Looking from the bottom of the city, the top of the city was empty and there were no soldiers guarding it. Apart from a few faint barks of dogs, the entire city of Xu Capital seemed to have fallen into a coma.

This is a good start, and this night attack seems to have been half successful.

Niu Jin, the leader of the dead soldiers, waved his hand, and the ten dead soldiers strode forward and threw rope claws to the top of the city one by one.Accompanied by a few slight tinkling sounds, ten dead soldiers climbed up the wall neatly, like spiders sucking human blood in the dark.

According to the established plan, they would sneak under the city, open the city gate, and let the rest of the dead soldiers enter the city to light the fire.As long as the large troops in the distance saw the fire in the city, they would immediately dispatch and slaughter all the men, women and children in the city to avenge Cao Cao!

The winter night was even colder than the daytime, but Niu Jin in the city was sweating profusely. I don't know if it was because of his constitution that sweated easily or because of fear.

Finally, after about a quarter of an hour, there were slight footsteps coming from the Ping City Gate, and then, the city gate creaked open to both sides!
Niu Jin let out a long breath and shouted, "Brothers, go!"

While yelling, he rushed into the city first.The rest of the dead warriors seemed to be beckoning to themselves after seeing countless treasures, and rushed to squeeze in.

Xun Yu stood by the Luo River, patiently waiting for the movement in the city, like a sculpture.

Suddenly, he frowned.

There seemed to be flames in the east city.

He didn't make a sound, and waited quietly for the fire to grow stronger and stronger until half the sky was covered in red.

"Duke Xun, look!" Cao Ren's son Cao Tai exclaimed excitedly, "Niu Jin and the others have succeeded!"

An imperceptible smile flashed across Xun Yu's face, he waved his hand and said, "Go forward, kill the thief!"

The cavalry with three thousand pincers and horse titles [1] led out, but in a blink of an eye, they arrived at the city of Xudu three miles away.

The gate of the city was half-closed, and the indistinct firelight was reflected, making the gate gleaming.

Cao Tai wanted to go to his father to ask for a reward with this battle achievement, so he couldn't wait to draw out his sword, and shouted: "All generals obey the order, and I—"

Before he finished speaking, Xun Yu suddenly grabbed his hand with a solemn expression.

"What does Duke Xun mean?" Cao Tai was at a loss.

Xun Yu said solemnly: "The night raid has been leaked, let's withdraw quickly!"

"Ah?" Cao Tai couldn't believe his ears, "There is a fire in the city, and the city gate is open, how does Duke Xun know that something has leaked?"

"Look!" Xun Yu said pointing in the direction of the city gate, "If Niu Jin and the others succeed in their sneak attack, they will definitely open the door to welcome us. Even if it is too late to open the door, there will inevitably be a fight under the city gate, and there will not be a corpse like now Not at all. Besides, how can a city in chaos be so quiet?"

Cao Tai looked back at the dead Xu Ducheng, and swallowed, "Then...Niu Jin and the others...have already...?"

"I don't dare to say." Xun Yu shook his head and said, "Let's retreat quickly, there must be an expert in Xudu City!"

The group retreated back like the tide was ebbing.

Behind them, Yuan Ke stood behind the city wall, and said helplessly: "I thought about making a move, but I didn't expect to be seen through."

Niu Jin and the rest of the dead soldiers sat on the ground annoyed, quietly watching him pretend.

Counting from the time they entered the city, they were not happy for a long time before being surrounded by soldiers who suddenly appeared from nowhere.

The dazzling torches hit their faces mercilessly, tearing away their camouflage and fighting spirit.

In front of the sledgehammer and spear, they had no choice but to obediently drop their daggers and surrender on their knees.

It turned out that Yuan Ke had many dogs tied to the city walls.Before the dead soldiers reached the base of the city wall, the dogs had already started barking, which accurately exposed their tracks.

In this first round, Xun Yu was defeated.

But a master is a master, they may lose, but they will never admit defeat; they may be knocked down, but they will never collapse.

On this point, Yuan Ke was fully prepared for Xun Yu.He understood that Xun Yu would never let it go, and what awaited him was an even more tragic bloody storm.

[1] Clamping horse: clamping the horse's mouth with a utensil, so as not to scream; holding piece: shaped like a chopstick, with straps at both ends, which can be tied around the neck.It describes that the neighing of horses and the voices of people could not be heard during the rapid march in ancient times.

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