Three Kingdoms King of the North

Hearing what Han Zhan said, Chen Dao was taken aback, and quickly persuaded him, "My lord, it's too dangerous under the city, and I'm afraid we'll be hurt by Liu Ya. Let's stay here."

Guo Jia guessed that Han Zhan was worried about Dianwei's safety, so he quickly comforted him and said, "Master, Shuzhi is right, the city is too dangerous, we should stay here to watch the battle. Don't worry about anything, my lord."

Although Han Zhan was worried about Dianwei's safety, he also valued his own life. Seeing that Guo Jia and Chen Dao tried their best to persuade him not to go into danger himself, after hesitating for a while, he stopped being stubborn and stayed in the original place. Watch the battle from the ground and see how the newly charged soldiers and horses break through the city.

Whether it is Dian Wei, Guan Yu, or Zhang Fei, the siege troops commanded are almost all composed of members of the Yellow Turban Army.The reason why Han Zhan made such an arrangement was firstly to let these cannon fodder consume the vital strength of the enemy army;However, in this way, the quality of the soldiers will be relatively poor, and the casualties in the siege battle will be relatively large.

As Zhao Yun commanded the elite of the Jizhou Army to press up, the situation changed.Teams of crossbowmen came to the city and shot arrows at the top of the city to suppress the defenders.The defenders on the city didn't take it seriously when they saw the crossbowmen approaching, thinking that they could easily deal with them, and continued to throw rolling logs and stones at the Jizhou army in Pancheng.

But when those crossbowmen started to shoot arrows, the defenders on the city realized that they were wrong, and their mistakes were outrageous. As soon as they appeared, they were shot by arrows flying up from the city, and some people fell on their backs after being hit. Some fell directly to the city, and the rest saw that the situation was not good, and quickly retracted their bodies behind the battlements to prevent being shot by random arrows.

Zhang Ji, who was commanding the soldiers to besiege Dianwei, saw that his soldiers stopped throwing stones down the city, but retreated behind the crenel, and couldn't help becoming angry from embarrassment.He swung his sword and knocked down two soldiers who were too frightened to show their heads, and shouted to the other soldiers: "Continue to throw rolling logs and stones. If the Jizhou army rushes up, you and I will die without a place to die." The soldiers had already been suppressed by the bows and arrows under the city, but when they heard Zhang Ji's shout, they had to stand up tremblingly, lifted up stones and threw them down the city.

The speed at which Dian Wei swung his halberds was getting slower and slower, and he was getting closer to running out of fuel. Suddenly, he felt the pressure around him lighten. Then he found that the enemy general who commanded the soldiers to besiege him ran to the edge of the city wall, waving his sword. Forced the soldiers defending the city to throw stones down the city.As for the soldiers around him, without the supervision of the general, the offensive they launched was not as violent as before.Seeing this situation, Dian Wei knew in his heart that the attack must have been more violent under the city, which attracted the attention of the defenders, otherwise he would be in danger at this moment.

Seeing that the attack under the city had suddenly become fierce, Zhang Ji felt that the situation was not good, so he quickly sent his men to Gongsun Fan for help.He was deeply afraid that Gongsun Fan would die, so he specifically told his subordinates: "When you see General Gongsun, tell him that Chen Jiang and Yu have not sent a single soldier to support us. Now that the enemy is attacking fiercely, we are almost ready to support us." Can't stop, please send reinforcements to come to support."

Gongsun Fan, who was staying in the prefect's mansion, heard the report from the soldiers sent by Zhang Ji, and couldn't help asking in surprise: "What, Chen Jiang and Yu Ze didn't send troops to reinforce you?"

"Back to the general," the soldier quickly replied, "No."

Gongsun Fan stood up and shouted to the outside: "Come here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a Dubo walked in from outside the lobby, bowed his hands to him, and then asked, "What orders does the general have?!"

"Have the messengers we sent to Chen Jiang and Yu Ze come back?"

When Du Bo heard Gongsun Fan's question, he hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I never came back."

Seeing Dubo standing still after answering the question, Gongsun Fan was so angry that he stepped forward and gave him a slap, and then said angrily: "Since they haven't come back, why are you still standing here? Send someone to look for it. If the Jizhou army really breaks through the city, I will definitely kill you all."

Du Bo, who was beaten, didn't dare to reply, so he could only cover his face and ran out, and rearranged his staff outside to go to Chen Jiang and Yu Ze, and asked them to send troops to reinforce the east of the city.

Chen Jiang and Yu had already reached an agreement that no matter how critical the situation in the east of the city was, they could not take the initiative to send troops to reinforce them. They did this to let Gongsun Fan understand in his heart which army was the backbone of the city.The two initially wanted to use Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's troops to attack the city, but they were unable to support the east of the city to deal with Gongsun Fan.But after the two discussed it, they decided to be ruthless and killed the messenger directly. If Gongsun Fan sent someone to inquire, he insisted that he didn't see any messenger for dispatching troops at all.

After the two got rid of the messenger sent by Gongsun Fan, they let Zhang Ji's soldiers and the attacking Jizhou army fight to the death with the mentality of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.They felt that as soon as Mrs. Sun and Zhang Ji's troops were exhausted, Gongsun Fan would have to rely on them. Only in this way could their safety in the city be effectively guaranteed.

But what they didn't expect was that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's soldiers and horses were just beating drums and shouting under the city at first, and they didn't look like they were going to attack at all.Just as the two were having a banquet in the city tower and began to drink and have fun, the Jizhou army under the city launched an attack on the city, scaring the two of them out of their wits.

The defenders on the top of the city, seeing that the city didn't look like they were going to attack at all, took it lightly, standing and chatting in groups here and there, and panicked for a while when they saw the Jizhou army suddenly attacking the city.Fortunately, Chen Jiang and Yu Ze yelled in the city to restrain their soldiers and horses, so they didn't fall into chaos.

The Jizhou Army's offensive seemed ferocious, but it was nothing to worry about for the defenders on the city.There are many rolling logs and stones on the city. When the Jizhou army rushed to the city and began to erect ladders to climb up the city, as long as they threw these rolling logs and stones down desperately, they could prevent them from climbing the city wall.

When the messenger sent by Gongsun Fanxin arrived in the west and south of the city, he saw the scene of the battle.Before they could explain their intentions, Chen Jiang hurriedly said: "Go back and tell General Gongsun that we have also been attacked by the Jizhou army and are unable to send troops to the east of the city. Let them figure out their own way."

Chapter 448 Set Qingzhou

Han Zhan looked at the defenders at the top of the city. From time to time, he would emerge from the crenel, throw rolling wooden rocks and stones down the city, and smash down the soldiers climbing up the bamboo ladder;For a while, the two sides fought hard.

Seeing that the Youzhou army fought so tenaciously, Guo Jia beside Han Zhan couldn't help saying with emotion: "I really didn't expect that Gongsun Zan's Youzhou soldiers were so tenacious when they fought. They really are elite troops."

Chen Dao, who was serving as the guard, heard what Han Zhan said, and retorted unconvinced: "The military commander's words are wrong. If the Youzhou army is an elite army, then what should our army attack the city and loot all the way?"

"Uncle Zhi, what the military adviser said makes sense." Han Zhan heard this and said, "When our army captured other cities in Qingzhou, it faced most of the county soldiers with little combat power, so it was possible to win so easily. .But now the troops defending the city are Gongsun Zan's Youzhou elite soldiers. If we want to seize the city, I am afraid it will not be an easy task."

After saying these words, Han Zhan turned his head to look at the top of the city again, and murmured, "As long as Ziman can be rescued smoothly, even if the casualties of soldiers and horses are greater, this Marquis can accept it."

"Don't worry, my lord." Knowing that Han Zhan was worried about Dian Wei's safety, Guo Jia quickly comforted him and said, "As long as General Zilong goes out in person, Ziman can be rescued safely."

Han Zhan saw that Zhao Yun was leading people to rush to the city, maybe he was preparing to adjust the direction of attack so that Dian Wei could be rescued as soon as possible, so he nodded and said, "I hope so."

Zhao Yun led people to the city and saw crossbowmen scattered in front of the two hundred paces wide. It seems that it is not an easy task to climb up the bamboo ladder.

Whenever one's own soldiers are about to climb to the top of the city, the crossbowmen below the city will temporarily stop shooting arrows at that position, so as not to accidentally injure their own people.The defenders at the head of the city took the opportunity to use their spears to stab the Jizhou army who were trying to climb into the crenel one by one.When the crossbowmen below the city fired arrows at them again, they retreated behind the crenel to avoid the random arrows.

Zhao Yun looked towards the place where Dianwei was fighting hard, and saw a few soldiers who occasionally climbed up the city wall. They tried to relieve Dianwei's pressure, but they didn't make much effort, and they fell under the spears and arrows of the defenders.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Yun couldn't help frowning. He knew that Dian Wei had been fighting at the top of the city for a long time. At this moment, seven or eight out of ten had reached the end of his battle. If he didn't go to support as soon as possible, his life might be in danger.Thinking of this, he called Qu Junhou, a crossbowman, and told him: "You immediately concentrate on shooting arrows at the section of the city wall where General Ziman is, and cover us from attacking the city."

"Your orders!" Junhou promised, and with his group of crossbowmen, he rushed directly to the section of the city wall where Dianwei was fighting hard, preparing to use a strong crossbow to suppress the defenders at the top of the city and cover his own house. The soldiers ascended the city.

The hundreds of newly arrived crossbowmen shot arrows at the city wall, completely suppressing the defenders who were besieging Dianwei.The arrows that flew in from the gaps in the crenel knocked down many defenders, and the rest hurriedly retreated, fearing that they would also be shot by random arrows.As soon as the siege soldiers retreated, Dian Wei suddenly felt the pressure was much lighter. He quickly stepped back, leaning against a battlement and gasping for breath, taking the opportunity to recover the energy consumed in the battle.

Seeing that there were no rolling logs, rocks, stones or arrows coming down from the section of the city wall where Dianwei was fighting hard, the soldiers in the city leaned over one after another, set up bamboo ladders and climbed up.After they climbed the city wall, they did not immediately rush towards the crowd of defenders, but quickly gathered around Dianwei.

Zhao Yun got off his horse and walked towards the heel of the city wall with the spear in his hand.Ya Jiang, who saw his intentions, quickly grabbed him and said nervously: "General, you are the commander in chief of the army, so you can't take risks lightly."

Zhao Yun pointed upwards with his hand, and said: "Didn't you see that more and more soldiers and horses ascended the city, but gathered around General Ziman, don't you dare to take risks easily? I want to go up and help General Ziman. Gather your soldiers and horses at the city gate quickly, and rush in as soon as the city gate opens."

After saying these words, Zhao Yun rushed to the city with a spear in hand.The soldiers who were waiting to climb the city saw Zhao Yun approaching and quickly gave up a bamboo ladder so that he could climb the city first.Holding the spear in one hand and the rung of the ladder in the other, Zhao Yun climbed up nimbly. The soldiers below hurriedly held onto the ladder to prevent the ladder from falling down.

When Zhao Yun came to the top of the city, he saw that there were fifty or sixty soldiers gathered around Dian Wei, but they were all fighting against the defenders on the opposite side, and no one dared to rush forward easily.Zhao Yun raised his hand and patted Dian Wei on the shoulder, and asked with concern: "Ziman, how are you doing? Can you still hold on?"

Although Dian Wei had rested for a while, but because he lost his strength just now, his physical strength has not recovered for a long time, otherwise he would have led others to kill him.When he was hesitating whether he should hold his breath and kill him, he suddenly felt someone pat him on the shoulder, and then heard Zhao Yun's familiar voice.He turned his head and grinned at Zhao Yun, and said, "Zilong, why are you here?"

Zhao Yun knew that now was not the time to exchange pleasantries, so he asked Dianwei again: "Ziman, can we continue to fight?"

Not to be outdone, Dian Wei immediately nodded and said, "Of course I can fight."

"Since we can fight, then you and I will lead these soldiers, kill the defenders at the top of the city, and open the city gate to welcome the army from outside the city to enter the city." After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he pushed aside the soldiers in front of him and came to the crowd. At the forefront of the battle, he raised the spear in his hand high, then swung it forward violently, and shouted: "Kill me!"

Although Dian Wei and Zhao Yun's military strength is almost the same, but because he uses dual blades, and the size is not as long as Zhao Yun's bright silver spear, he is somewhat disadvantaged when facing the defender's spear array.Now Zhao Yun is not at a disadvantage in terms of the length of the weapon compared with the opposite spear. He wields the two-foot-long bright silver spear and halberd like a dragon entering the water, invincible everywhere he goes.Seeing that Zhao Yun took the lead, the morale of the soldiers on the city wall was greatly boosted. They also joined the battle group with weapons in their hands, and the defenders retreated steadily, and the area they controlled gradually expanded.

When the defenders on the city besieged Dian Wei alone, they were unable to win. Now facing Zhao Yun's new force, they scattered wherever they were opponents.When Zhang Ji saw the Jizhou army attacking, he was still standing at the gate of the city, waving his sword, and shouted loudly: "Don't retreat, don't retreat, anyone who retreats will be killed!"

However, everyone was busy running for their lives, so no one would pay attention to him.He raised his sword and knocked down five or six soldiers who escaped, but he still couldn't stop the defeat.At this moment, Dian Wei rushed in front of him, the enemy was extremely jealous when they met, thinking that he almost lost his life just now when the other party led the siege, Dian Wei was very angry, he raised his hands The halberd threw it at Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji raised his sword to block, but was cut into two pieces by the iron halberd. Seeing that the situation was not good, he turned his head and ran away.How could Dian Wei let him escape so easily, he quickly chased after him, and touched his back neck with an iron halberd, suddenly a head shot up into the sky, and the headless corpse, under the action of huge inertia, He rushed forward a few more steps before he fell to the ground with a bang. At this moment, fresh blood spurted out from his cavity, staining the ground red.

Seeing that the city wall was under control, Zhao Yun quickly ordered people to lower the drawbridge, and at the same time sent capable men to open the city gate to let the army waiting outside the city enter.Seeing the suspension bridge crashing down, the Jizhou army outside the city suddenly cheered like thunder, and when the city gate opened, they rushed into the city immediately.

Guo Jia in the distance saw the army rushing into the city from the city gate, and at the same time, many soldiers climbed into the city through the bamboo ladders erected on the city wall in order to enter the city faster.Seeing this situation, Guo Jia couldn't help smiling and said to Han Zhan: "Congratulations, my lord, this city has now become the possession of our army, and there will be no more wars in Qingzhou from now on."

Chapter 449

The army that entered the city, under the leadership of their respective generals, split up and rushed all the way to the prefect's mansion where Gongsun Fan was located; the other two rushed along the city wall to the east and west sides, preparing to seize the city walls in those two directions. And the city gate, let the army outside the city enter the city.

The direction controlled by Chen Jiang and Yuze was attacked by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and they couldn't support it at first, but the Jizhou soldiers rushing along the city wall became the last straw that overwhelmed the camel.The Youzhou soldiers who had no intention of fighting any more abandoned their weapons and surrendered one after another.

Just as Zhao Yun led his soldiers and horses to wipe out the remnants of the enemy in the city, more than a dozen soldiers carried the wounded Dian Wei out of the city, and were going to find a doctor to treat him.When Han Zhan found that the general who was lying on the stretcher and was about to be shot into a hedgehog was actually Dian Wei, he quickly told them to stop, then got off his horse, walked to the stretcher, held Dian Wei's hand, and asked with concern: " Ziman, are you alright?"

Even though Dian Wei was hit by more than a dozen arrows, he was still in good spirits. When he heard Han Zhan's question, he shook his head and tried to squeeze a smile on his face: "Thank you for your relationship, my lord. Nothing serious."

Han Zhan quickly counted the arrows on his body, there were about seventeen or eight, thinking that Dian Wei died under random arrows in history, he couldn't help but worried and said: "Ziman, you have been shot With so many arrows, how could it be all right?" Thinking that Dian Wei might leave him because of this, his nose felt sour while speaking.

"My lord, don't worry." Seeing Han Zhan's worried face, Dian Wei pretended to be relaxed and said, "Although I have a lot of arrows stuck in my body, but due to the cover of the armor, the arrows are not inserted deep. It will be fatal. The reason why it is difficult to move when lying down is nothing more than the fact that I lost my strength just now at the top of the city, and I can return to normal after a night of rest."

Knowing that Dian Wei's life was not in danger, Han Zhan finally put his heart back into his stomach, and hurriedly said to the soldiers carrying Dian Wei: "Hurry up and send General Dian back to the camp, and let the doctor accompanying the army treat him. There must be no mistakes. "