Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Cao Cao sighed and said, "But this battle is of great importance. If we cannot take Chang'an, I'm afraid we won't even have a chance to survive.

Uncle Liu is such a terrifying person. I never thought that he could wipe out all the heroes in such a short time."

“Yes, considering Yuan Shao’s strength back then, it can be considered a failure, but it can’t be so fast.

Liu Bei burned the food supplies in Wuchao and took the opportunity to defeat Yuan Shao's army.

Then they formed a battle array with their backs to the water, lured Yuan Shao to send out his troops, and defeated Yuan Shao's 100,000 elite troops in one battle.

Yuan Shao could not withstand such a failure and after his death, if the Yuan family had united as one, they would have had a chance to hold on for a while longer.

Unfortunately, the brothers continued to fight with each other and were soon defeated by Emperor Liu.

The rest of his sons were killed in the battle. I thought Yuan Tan had surrendered to Uncle Liu and could barely survive, but who knew that some time ago, he surrendered and rebelled again in Bingzhou, and was killed by Ma Teng and Ma Chao, father and son.

It's a pity that Yuan Shao was a hero, but in the end, the Yuan family ended up like this."

Cao Cao frowned, a little worried. He spoke slowly, his tone calm but with a hint of heaviness: "If we fail to capture Chang'an this time, then once it falls into the hands of Emperor Liu, I'm afraid we will follow in Yuan Shao's footsteps!

Yuan Shao was so powerful in the past, but now he is in complete defeat and his head is separated.

We must not repeat his mistakes! Therefore, for us, this battle can only be a victory, not a failure!

In this case, I cannot stay in the tent no matter what. Zhicai, please stop trying to persuade me and follow me out of the camp!"

At this moment, there were sudden deafening shouts and cries of killing coming from outside the tent. The sound was faint at first, but soon it rolled in like a surging tide, one wave higher than the other.

Cao Cao's heart tightened, for he knew very well that the general offensive that would decide life and death had already begun.

Xi Zhicai said no more and followed Cao Cao out of the tent.

Cao Cao forced himself to cheer up, stood at the end of the soldiers, and urged them to attack the city.

Dozens of gigantic catapults roared like ferocious beasts and threw huge and heavy rocks high into the air.

These huge rocks were accompanied by sharp winds, whistling away like meteors chasing the moon, and smashing into the tall and solid city walls with the force of thunder.

There was a loud "boom", the earth shook, dust flew, and the entire city wall trembled.

In an instant, bricks and stones on the city wall splashed and debris flew everywhere. Those who were unfortunately hit by the huge rocks didn't even have time to scream before they were crushed to pieces and turned into a pool of flesh and blood.

After several rounds of fierce attacks, the archers who were standing on the cloud chariot and ready for battle finally received the order.

They bent their bows and drew their arrows, the bowstrings were taut and rang, and at the commander's command, countless sharp arrows flew out in an instant, like a swarm of locusts passing through, pouring down towards the top of the city.

For a moment, the sky seemed to be covered by dark clouds, and the arrows, as dense as a rain curtain, flashed with cold light, making people shudder.

When the rain of arrows that covered the sky and the sun stopped for a while, the soldiers of Cao's army shouted and rushed towards the city wall like a tide.

Xu Shu stood on the city wall with a solemn expression, his eyes fixed on the ferocious Cao army below the city.

Looking at the opponent's surging offensive and the sea of ​​people all over the mountains, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Judging from the huge number of people Cao's army deployed in this siege and the unprecedentedly powerful attack force, Cao Cao was obviously determined to decide the outcome of the battle and achieve his goal in one fell swoop.

The strategy adopted by Cao's army to launch attacks from all four city gates at the same time was truly extremely brilliant.

In this way, not only can they maximize their absolute advantage in numbers, but they can also effectively disperse the troop deployment of the Chang'an City defenders from the root, making it difficult for them to take care of both ends and to concentrate their forces to resist the strong attack of one side.

Faced with such a severe situation, Xu Shu knew that this offensive and defensive battle would be extremely brutal...

After these days of continuous fighting, the Chang'an defenders have lost nearly 5,000 people. Now the remaining troops are defending four gates, with less than 4,000 people at each gate.

What made Xu Shu even more worried was that these soldiers were exhausted after days of high-intensity fighting. The only reason they could still hold on was simply because they were relying on their last breath.

While Xu Shu was stunned, Cao Cao's soldiers had already climbed up the city wall.

The general guarding the city here is a middle-aged man in his thirties. Long-term experience in swordsmanship has made him calm and experienced in this situation.

He just shouted loudly, drew the long sword from his waist and joined the battle.

According to his experience, the soldiers who are the first to climb the ladder must be killed as soon as possible.

Once they gain a foothold, soldiers will continue to attack, and by then, the advantage on the city wall will be gone.

There is a huge gap in the number of people now. If we lose the advantage of the city walls, it will become a luxury to defend Chang'an City.

The middle-aged general gripped the long sword in his hand, stepped forward quickly and joined the battle.

Just when he was about to kill all of Cao's soldiers, a one-eyed general joined in and instantly turned the battle back.

The long sword in the one-eyed general's hand was extremely sharp, and soon the middle-aged general was pushed back several steps.

Taking advantage of this gap, behind the one-eyed general, Cao Cao's soldiers were climbing up the ladders and attacking the city wall one after another.

The middle-aged general had just exchanged a few moves with the one-eyed general, and it was obvious that this man's martial arts skills were superior to his.

But now it has come to a life-and-death moment. He knows he is no match for his opponent, but he is not afraid at all. He tightly grasps his long sword and attacks the one-eyed general, shouting as he attacks.

"Brothers, rush over and cut off the ladder."

As long as the ladder is cut off, the way for Cao's army to ascend can be cut off. Even if the one-eyed general is brave, he can't resist the attack of the crowd.

Although this idea was good, he underestimated the one-eyed general. He suddenly attacked with two swords, immediately cutting two wounds on the middle-aged general. He stood with a sword in his hand, and attacked anxiously, but a contemptuous smile appeared on his face.

"How can you stop me, Xiahou Dun, with just your people? The credit for reaching the top today belongs to me!"

After saying that, he swung the long sword in his hand and attacked the middle-aged general again. After a few moves, the middle-aged general had multiple sword wounds on his body.

Although the middle-aged general's eyes were bright at this time, he couldn't help but worry in his heart. If this trend continued, it wouldn't be long before Xiahou Dun would lead his soldiers to occupy this city wall.