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Chapter 286 Storming Tongguan
Cao Yun said: "Since Your Majesty has spoken, we can only die generously. May I ask how many troops your Majesty will attack the city tomorrow?"

"Of course, the whole army should attack, without leaving any one behind, and win the battle with overwhelming momentum." Liu Chengyou said very excitedly, as if victory was right in front of him, within reach.In Liu Chengyou's heart, [-] is against [-], and you can win while lying down. Although it is indeed difficult to attack the city, if tens of thousands of soldiers' lives are used to open the city gate, and the rest of the people rush in, it will be a big victory.

Cao Yun said: "Your Majesty, do you think 8 people can fight at the same time? The city wall is too high. Although the ladder can be climbed, only the escalators and ladders are useful. The rest of the people are useless outside Tongguan. Archers can shoot our soldiers at random with their bows, and these people can only stare at the city wall and surround each other, sometimes there are too many people but it is meaningless.”

"Oh~ That's right. According to General Cao, how many troops should be sent to attack the city?"

"We should use 5000 people to attack the city first. If our army can reach the crenels of the towers, we will continue to attack the city. If we can't reach it, we can continue to attack the city with another 1 people. If we continue to attack the city with 7 people, we can fight for a whole day. We still have With [-] horses, the soldiers defending the city were exhausted to death.”

Liu Chengyou nodded. Although Cao Yun was born as a farmer, he still has some accomplishments in the art of war.Looking at the terrain, it is true that about 5000 people can already fill the city. No matter how many people there are, it will be a waste and increase casualties.It's just that this method... will it really work?Two waves of 5000 people can fight for one day?
Liu Chengyou turned his head to look at Murong Yanzhao and asked, "Do you think there is something wrong with Cao Yun's estimate?"

"Almost, 5000 troops are enough. It's not easy to break through Tongguan, but if you do the same attack, I believe it will make the defenders of Tongguan exhausted. It's just... the soldiers sacrificed a lot in this way, and I'm afraid there won't be enough troops when they reach the gate tower." If we continue to attack, knowing that there is a dead end, will the subsequent soldiers really charge forward?"

Murong Yanzhao thought carefully, and Cao Yun's plan was applicable, but the soldiers were not fools. Seeing the soldiers in front rushing to the city one by one and being shot to death by random arrows, stoned to death, or burned into coke by kerosene, the soldiers behind were still Do you really dare to go?People are not grass, these soldiers came to the barracks only to have a full meal, if life and death were not related to the survival of the world, they would not be so desperate.

The last time Kaifeng was attacked, the soldiers could die generously, but the direct reason was that Yelu Deguang was within Kaifeng, and the defenders were also Khitan warriors, and they hated the Khitan warriors to the bone.If they are not victorious, the country will be ruined and the family will be destroyed. The Khitans ravaged the Central Plains, and all the people in the Central Plains will live a life worse than death. That's why they were so brave when they attacked Kaifeng. However, Guo Wei commanded well, otherwise the Hezhong Army would not be able to survive so many people.

Tongguan is far stronger and more difficult to attack than Kaifeng. Liu Chengyou's attempt to use Guo Wei's method to attack the city this time will definitely not work, because the soldiers in Hezhong have no hatred for the people in Tongguan, and they are even very grateful to the soldiers like Guo Wei and Chai Rong. Liu Chengyou's plan to kill Guo Wei has already aroused the anger of heaven and earth. Why should these soldiers sacrifice their lives for him?
"In front of the formation of the two armies, the military order is like a mountain. Who dares not to charge at the first order?" Liu Chengyou said: "How do you lead the troops? Do the soldiers in your hands retreat because they are afraid of death?"

Murong Yanzhao said: "I don't have soldiers who are afraid of death, but I want to die well. Your Majesty needs to boost morale."

"I have passed the decree that the first person to break into Tongguan will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold. Isn't it enough to enshrine ten thousand households?"

Murong Yanzhao said: "If you have a life, you can earn a life. Don't treat these soldiers as fools. They know it very well. How about your majesty say that Guo Wei is not a minister, rebelled against the big man, and plunged the world into chaos? This must be the reason." Let the soldiers fight the enemy bravely."

Liu Chengyou made sense when he heard it, although everyone in the world knew that he wanted to kill Guo Wei.But if there is a good reason, no one would dare to say anything even if he was killed.Although Guo Wei has not yet rebelled, but he is the emperor, he can do whatever he wants, so why not tell the soldiers like this, it would be good to boost morale.

"Okay, the two lovers are both pillars, and they will be rewarded for their merits after the capture of Tongguan."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." X2
Murong Yanzhao and Cao Yun looked at each other, telling each other their contempt.I also thought that Liu Chengyou actually believed it...

Murong Yanzhao is indeed superior. Guo Wei's rebellion was a fact, but Liu Chengyou didn't know it. Now Liu Chengyou deliberately made up a lie to say that Guo Wei rebelled. When someone reported this to him in the future, he would think it was a rumor made by himself. I don’t believe it at all…

Cao Bin didn't speak, but looked at these people very strangely.Cao Bin is younger and more vigorous. In his eyes, there is no need to be so troublesome. Wouldn't it be better to kill Liu Chengyou here?The two father and son were originally relatives of Guo Wei, so of course they had Guo Wei in their hearts, and it was reasonable to kill Liu Chengyou.Although Murong Yanzhao didn't say it clearly, he had surrendered to Guo Wei, why didn't he just kill Liu Chengyou?Still come up with so many things?
It's not that Cao Yun and Murong Yanzhao didn't want to kill Liu Chengyou, but they couldn't, not to mention that even if they killed Liu Chengyou, it would be of no benefit to them at all.Unless Liu Chengyou threatened his life, they would never attack him.

Now Guo Wei is rebelling, but the name is still "Qing Jun's side", not an open rebellion. If Cao Bin or Murong Yanzhao kill Liu Chengyou, Guo Wei will kill this person to avenge Liu Chengyou, and then he will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

As long as Liu Chengyou has not been defeated, killing him now is unfair and unjust.They could not bear the crime of regicide, and even Guo Wei could not protect the regicide.After all, this is a military camp, and it is the military camp of the Han Dynasty. Who dares to kill the lord of the Han Dynasty here?They're not that stupid.

What's more, Liu Chengyou still has a piece of Red Emperor's true essence in his body. The Red Emperor's true essence is a good thing, but it is also a hot potato. As long as someone finds out that there is a piece of Red Emperor's true essence in his body, he will be hunted down soon. The Chidi Zhenyuan was not very helpful, so they did not dare to kill Liu Chengyou for their own safety.

But they all wanted to get the true essence of the Red Emperor in Liu Chengyou's body, so they had to kill Liu Chengyou when he was defeated and fled alone.Only in this way can people kill people and silence them without anyone knowing, otherwise killing Liu Chengyou himself is also a dead end.

After Liu Chengyou left, Murong Yanzhao said: "Cao Yun, you are too vicious. The siege of the city is done in one go, and then declines and exhausts. You asked His Majesty to attack the city with 5000 troops first, which is clearly to let these people Send to death."

"Death is true, there is nothing we can do. Liu Chengyou won't listen, what do you think we should do?" Cao Yun said: "Tongguan is strong and it is difficult to win by force. If Liu Chengyou didn't see it with his own eyes, how would he know how strong Tongguan is? Liu Chengyou probably didn't either. If you are so stupid, you will naturally retreat when you see that you can't break through Tongguan, and you won't have much loss."

Murong Yanzhao said: "I hope so, you'd better not stand and talk without pain in your back. I brought these soldiers from the river, and they are all my soldiers. Although neither of us wants to offend, I also I will not just watch Liu Chengyou use these tens of thousands of people to verify my own seeing."

Murong Yanzhao knew that Liu Chengyou had this character, no matter what he and Cao Yun tried to persuade him, it was useless, he must attack the city once, and see with his own eyes how indestructible Tongguan is.It's useless to just talk about it, Liu Chengyou just doesn't trust other people, even the general in his hand.

In fact, there are also some personal factors. Liu Chengyou is also worried that Murong Yanzhao is afraid of Guo Wei's revenge in the future so he dare not attack, so what Murong Yanzhao said cannot be trusted.After all, it’s [-] vs. [-]. How can there be any reason to win?
Cao Yun was actually a little worried, but he wasn't worried about Murong Yanzhao's 8 horses, but the two nephews in Tongguan.Of course he didn't want Tongguan to be broken. Although [-] troops were far from being able to defeat Tongguan's majestic city wall, he also hoped that the losses inside would be minimized as much as possible.

"Murong Yanzhao, I'll go and have a look at the preparations for the battle. I hope Liu Chengyou will be smarter. If it doesn't work, you can withdraw your troops yourself, you know?"

Murong Yanzhao said annoyedly: "You don't need to say that? Of course I have to guard my own soldiers. As the Jiedu envoy of Hezhong, I only have such a little wealth. I must not let Liu Chengyou help me lose everything."

"Son, let's go out for a walk, there will be a big battle tomorrow, and by the way, let you gain a lot of insight."

"Ok!"

After Cao Yun and Cao Bin left the camp and walked to a secluded place, Cao Yun whispered: "Go and cut a few pieces of the rope for the cart, and cut the ladder a little bit, but don't make it too obvious. Be quick with your hands and feet, don't worry." Don’t get caught.”

"Father, there's no need for that." Cao Bin said helplessly, "Five thousand against thirty thousand, and they also attacked the city. These people are going to die, why do these tricks?"

"Minimize the losses in Tongguan as much as possible. I think life in Tongguan will be difficult." Cao Yun said, "Those two are your cousins, so be more kind to them in everything. If Tongguan is breached... People can't survive."

"That's true..." Although Cao Bin disdained to do these little tricks, after all, it was related to the life and death of the two cousins, so he could only listen to Cao Yun.

Cao Bin's hands and feet were nimble, and he got everything done in a blink of an eye, and no one found his trace, let alone found that these siege equipment had been tampered with.They may not be able to find out when the city is besieged. After all, the scene is very chaotic during the siege, and there is no problem at all in some places.

After returning to the camp, Cao Bin sighed: "Cousin, cousin, I can only help you so much. In fact, life and death in Tongguan is not important. Cousin has raised the flag to rebel in Chang'an. You can leave Tongguan. You don't have to stick to it to avoid compensation. My own life."

"Don't be sensational there, go to sleep." Cao Yun said: "There will be a big battle tomorrow, we have to be optimistic, and we must bear in mind the changes and tragedies on the battlefield. We don't have much experience in leading troops, so hurry up and take care of yourself." Learning will be of great use in the future.”

"Yes, it will be of great use in the future~ I will soon be a relative of the emperor." Cao Bin said excitedly.

Everyone knew very well that Guo Wei was assisted by Master Zongxin, fully supported by the Lei Wangfu, and finally supported by King Zhendong. The matter was almost doomed, but Liu Chengyou didn't realize it yet, and focused on Tongguan.The life and death of Tongguan does not matter, but its existence is still necessary, at least Tongguan can attract Liu Chengyou's attention.

(End of this chapter)