The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Woo~wuwu~wuwu~"

The desolate horn sound echoed across the sky and the earth. Following the horn sound, the reorganized armies began to march towards Chaoge City. Han Qiong had just suffered a setback and his morale was declining. This time Chen Mo sent troops and took Han Qiong as the main target of attack. If he goes down to the court and sings, Zhang He will be a lone army, and there is nothing to fear.

On the archery tower in the camp, Zhang He stood at the top, looking at the officers and soldiers of Guanzhong passing by in the distance, and his heart sank. The groups of soldiers seemed to be endless and kept fighting out from the direction of the enemy's camp. Heading straight to Chaoge, according to the original plan with Han Qiong, the city and the camp were at horns with each other. If one side was attacked, the other side would immediately attack the enemy's rear, preventing them from attacking with all their strength.

But at this moment, Zhang He was unable to send out troops as promised before. However, he saw a group of troops waiting outside the camp, and there was a general beating horses and shouting in front of the camp.

"Where is Zhang He? I heard that you are also a famous general in Hebei, as famous as Yan Liang, Wen Chou. Do you dare to come out of the camp to fight with me today? You can also show me how incompetent the famous general in Hebei is!" But outside the camp, a young general was fighting The horses were galloping back and forth, their voices were loud and intimidating to the three armies, but what was even more shocking were the other party's words, which were like a knife constantly stabbing the hearts of the Jizhou soldiers.

Ma Chao of Xiliang became famous during the battle between Chen Mo and Yuan Shao. He led his troops to harass Yuan Shao's retreat and even burned down the Muye granary. As a result, Yuan Shao had no food and had to fight Chen Mo. He was ultimately defeated.

Ma Chao even killed Yan Liang and Chunyu Qiong, which made the world famous. Now he comes here to call for battle, and he talks about Yan Liang's incident as soon as he opens his mouth. It makes people hate him, but there is nothing he can do about it!

Ma Chao asked for a fight, but Zhang He could not respond. If he accepted the challenge, no matter whether he won or lost, Chen Mo's troops would most likely turn to attack the camp directly. If he went to rescue Han Qiong, the camp would also be destroyed by Ma Chao.

At this time, the usefulness of Zhang Wei's three thousand cavalry outside became apparent. Zhang He couldn't help but admire Han Qiong in his heart. If he hadn't reminded him, Zhang He would have been in a dilemma at this time.

Just looking at the mighty Guanzhong army in the distance and the various siege equipment that appeared from time to time, Zhang He was a little frightened, and he didn't know whether the old general could hold Chaoge.

Outside the camp, Ma Chao couldn't help but sneered when he saw that no one was responding to the challenge: "Could it be that the Four Court Pillars of Hebei have all lost their courage? Since they don't dare to challenge, why bother blocking my army's path here? Why don't you surrender earlier, maybe you can get an officer?" Half-time.”

"If you are really capable, why do you dare not attack the camp for so long? What kind of hero do you think you are if you just bark like that vicious dog?" Zhang He took a deep breath and said loudly.

"Ha, after many years of fighting, this is the first time that I have been so confident and confident. If I attack the camp, wouldn't I just treat the lives of our lieutenants as child's play?" Ma Chao laughed and said, "You are so aggressive. , I dare to use it to show my shame, I really don’t know what it means.”

Not stupid? Are you taking yourself for a fool? Zhang He laughed a little angrily and did not argue with him. He said coldly: "If you want to fight, then lead troops to attack. Otherwise, stop barking here."

After saying that, he ignored Ma Chao, turned around and left. He also wanted to instruct Zhang Wei to assist Han Qiong, so he had no intention of quarreling with Ma Chao here.

Although Chen Mo said that Ma Chao's trip would be considered successful as long as he contained Zhang He, but Ma Chao obviously did not want to just contain Zhang He. When he saw Zhang He turned around and left, he couldn't help but cursed again, but Zhang He saw through his plan and how could he defeat his general? He just ignored him and issued a strict order. No one was allowed to leave the camp without his order.

Ma Chao yelled and cursed for a long time. Seeing that no one responded, he felt angry, but he had no choice but to watch here. He asked people to come forward in turn to yell and curse, trying to lure out several generals from the other side and wait for an opportunity to defeat the enemy.

However, Zhang He was very strict in managing the army, and his soldiers did not have a general. Even if they felt depressed, they did not dare to go out to fight without permission, so they could only let Ma Chao be arrogant outside the camp.

"Lord, Zhang He did not forcefully send out troops." On the other side, Chen Mo commanded the army to go out, using the long snake formation to pull the army apart, trying to induce Zhang He to forcefully send out troops, and cooperated with Ma Chao to defeat Zhang He first. Unfortunately, Zhang He obviously did not fall into the trap until Chen Mo's army completely arrived at Chaoge, and Zhang He did not send any troops.

"Don't be careless!" Chen Mo sighed. Zhang He was quite calm, much better than Yan Liang and Wen Chou in the past. After giving the instructions, he began to observe the Chaoge city defense.

Chaoge was the ancient capital of the Shang Dynasty, but since the Yin Dynasty, it has declined rapidly. Most of the glorious ancient city in the past has been destroyed. Today's Chaoge is far less majestic than what is recorded in historical records. It is just a county town.

However, the defense of Chaoge City was quite complete. After Zhang He arrived here, he began to order people to strengthen the defense of Chaoge City. Obviously he also knew the importance of Chaoge City. This is the last barrier to the south of Ye City. If it is broken here, Chen Mo's army will be destroyed. Then you can go straight to Yecheng.

As usual, Chen Mo first asked Zhang Xiu to shout surrender outside the city. Although the possibility was slim, he could express his respect for the veteran by paying homage first and then attacking.

Zhang Xiu went to shout, but of course to no avail.

"Attack!" Chen Mo didn't waste any time and directly ordered the siege. Catapults, battering rams, and ladders were carried to the front line and slowly moved towards Chaoge City. At the same time, groups of soldiers were commanded by generals at all levels. , launched a charge towards the city, with arrows from both sides shooting toward the opposite side like a rain of arrows covering the sky.

After a brief arrow rain attack, the siege army began to contact the city wall. Aerial ladders were set up on the city wall. The soldiers began to charge, but Han Qiong did not give in at all. The two sides fought fiercely up and down the city wall.

"Lord, I'm going to fight." Gao Shun saw that the situation was at a stalemate and could not break the city. He came to Chen Mo and bowed.

"Today is just a test to see what Han Qiong is capable of and whether they have any backup plans. There will be no battle in the Xianzhen Camp today." Chen Mo shook his head. The Xianzhen Camp was his treasure. Every loss was enough to make Chen Mo feel distressed. There was no reason to use it on the battlefield. Now the enemy situation is unclear and the enemy has not yet used all its means. Chen Mo will not let the Xianzhen Camp participate in the battle.

The boiling oil was poured on the cloud ladder, igniting the cloud ladder. The soldiers who climbed on the cloud ladder and rushed forward screamed and rolled down from the cloud ladder. The siege hammer was also smashed by rolling logs and stones. The war on the city wall began to become more and more intense.

Chen Mo stared at the changes on the city wall. Although the morale of the siege troops was high, Han Qiong's dispatch was quite steady. After a day of strong attack, Han Qiong's position was not in chaos. The siege troops attacked fiercely for a day, but they were far from forcing Han Qiong to make mistakes. On the contrary, Chen Mo's side suffered a lot of casualties, and the ladders and siege hammers pushed onto the battlefield were exhausted. Seeing the sun setting, Chen Mo finally ordered the troops to retreat and fight again the next day.

For the next three consecutive days, Chen Mo continued to suppress Chaoge City and even transferred Ma Jun to make engineering equipment to assist in the siege. On the third day, as the siege crossbows were sent to the battlefield, the defenders finally showed a trace of fatigue.

"Woo woo woo~"

Amid the sound of the excited horn, a cavalry suddenly bypassed the city and rushed towards the rear of the Guanzhong Army. The Guanzhong Army was caught off guard and was shaken by this cavalry. There was chaos in the rear. Chen Mo hurriedly ordered Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu to lead the troops to encircle and suppress them, but the cavalry did not want to fight and fled after one strike, giving Chen Mo no chance to encircle and suppress them. The offensive was frustrated. Chen Mo ordered the horn to be sounded, but his eyes were on the cavalry that fled away.

"Is this their trump card?" Chen Mo thought for a moment, pointed at the cavalry and said: "Find the location of this cavalry, and tomorrow Pang De will lead the cavalry to pursue them, and don't let them rescue the city."

"Yes!" Pang De agreed and bowed to leave.

"Gao Shun!" Back in the camp, Chen Mo called Gao Shun.

"I am here." Gao Shun bowed.

"Tomorrow, the Xianzhen Camp will go out. Remember, once the Xianzhen Camp moves, this battle will be won!" Chen Mo looked at Gao Shun seriously.

Chen Mo has already found out the bottom line in the city. Han Qiong is actually a little bit unstoppable today, so he called out the cavalry to attack. Chaoge City can be taken tomorrow.

"I will obey your orders!" Gao Shun heard this and immediately took the order arrow, said goodbye and left, and went to organize the troops.

The next morning, looking at the enemy troops rushing in from outside the city, Han Qiong felt a sense of oppression. Today, the Guanzhong army seems to be more powerful than before, with more troops and horses. Is this going to be a decisive battle?

Han Qiong stared at the opponent's slowly moving army, and issued orders one after another. Although Chaoge is a small city, even Chen Mo can't break Chaoge in his hands.

As usual, the rain of arrows was handed over, and the siege equipment was constantly pushed to the front line. After the previous three days of competition, the two sides already knew each other's foundation. Han Qiong did not hide it anymore. He immediately notified Zhang Xi to lead the cavalry to harass the enemy's flanks with a signal, so that the enemy could not easily attack the city.

Pang De took the order and led the cavalry to chase Zhang Qi, making it impossible for him to get close to Chen Mo's army.

Although the Jizhou cavalry was elite, Chen Mo's Xiliang cavalry was not bad either. In addition, Pang De was also a rare good general. With him on the side, it was extremely difficult for Zhang Qi to get close to Chen Mo's army.

At the same time, the siege was also thoroughly launched. Gao Shun's trap camp did not rush to the front, but mixed in the army. After the two sides met, the trap camp quickly moved forward. The 800 trap camps were like a sharp knife. After approaching the city, they took off their disguises and divided into ten teams to quickly climb up along ten cloud ladders. The kerosene in the city had been exhausted in the previous three days of attack and defense, and the soldiers defending the city were also exhausted, but the soldiers of the trap camp had been conserving their energy. Once they entered the battlefield this time, they quickly killed to the front and climbed up.

Although the defenders tried their best to stop them, the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp were covered in armor, and it was difficult for ordinary swords to cut through them. Moreover, they were brave and fierce. In less than a moment after appearing on the battlefield, they had already climbed the city wall and quickly cleared a large section of the wall.

"Quick! Drive these people away!" Han Qiong did not expect that the other army had such elite soldiers and horses. A large section of the city wall was lost at this moment. He hurriedly led his troops to drive the Xianzhen Camp away, but it was too late...