In the battle at Xinye City Gate, Cao Xin and more than a hundred Langya riders became famous in Xiangfan, and successfully suppressed the vigor of the Jingzhou army.

The cost of this battle was that Cao Xin was hit by three arrows, five Langya Cavalrymen were killed, and twenty were seriously injured. The remaining ones were all wounded and unable to continue fighting in a short time.

During the days of recuperation, the Jingzhou Army did not stop attacking Xinye.

On the third day, the Jingzhou Army launched a fierce attack on Xinye from three sides. The two sides fought for a day. The Xinye defenders died and injured a thousand people, and the Jingzhou Army left more than 3,000 corpses.

On the fifth day, the Jingzhou Army stormed the Xinye city wall for the second time. The two sides fought for a long time. The Xinye garrison lost nearly a thousand people, and the Jingzhou Army lost no less than 4,000 people.

On the tenth day, the Jingzhou Army besieged Xinye for the third time. Wen Pin took the lead and rushed to the top of the city with 3,000 elite troops, trying to break the city in one fell swoop. Liao Hua, Zhang Bai, and others rode on Wei Yan to fight at the top of the city.

While the two sides were fighting fiercely, eight large households in Xinye City suddenly rebelled. They cooperated with the Jingzhou army inside and outside, opened the north gate of Xinye City, and tried to lure the Jingzhou army into the city.

Fortunately, the Langya Army sentry discovered it in time and sent a warning to Cao Xin.

Cao Xin went into battle despite being wounded, led Dian Wei and hundreds of guards, fought with the rebels on Beimen Street for half an hour, killed more than a thousand soldiers, and successfully repelled Jingzhou's invading troops.

Afterwards, Cao Jun obtained more than 300,000 yuan worth of goods and grain from eight wealthy families, making a huge profit.

On the night of the seventh day, Yu Du Baifeng led 500 Langya elite infantry, and with the help of sentries, quietly sneaked into the Jingzhou army to attack at night. Unfortunately, Wenpin personally led the team to keep vigil that night. The two sides fought for most of an hour, and the Langya army infantry was trapped in a tight siege.

After Cao Xin got the news, he went into battle again with injuries, leading dozens of guards and 300 Langya infantry out of the city to respond.

Pei Yuanshao led his sentries to set fire to the Jingzhou military camp.

With the support of everyone, the Langya infantry reluctantly returned to the city, losing more than 200 people, and the night attack failed.

After several days of fighting, the Jingzhou army lost more than 20,000 troops, and Cao Xin's troops lost more than 4,000 troops, more than half of which were lost.

The situation in Xinye gradually became serious.

"General, do you want to withdraw your troops?"

In the front hall of the Xinye County Government Office, Yi Ji waved his fan and said.

Cao Xin glanced at him and scratched the scar on his body, "Uncle Ji, you said that persistence is victory. If you persist for half a month, the Jingzhou army will retreat. Why are you proposing to withdraw now?"

Yi Ji sighed, "General, my subordinates did not expect the Jingzhou Army's offensive to be so ferocious. Wenpin is indeed a famous and powerful general."

"Haha, you Yi Jibo and Wenpin have a good impression."

Cao Xin laughed and looked at the other civil and military generals present. Li Yan, Liao Hua, Zhang Baiqi, Wei Yan, and Yu Du Baifeng were recovering from their injuries and did not attend the meeting.

"Zhengfang, what do you four think?"

"General!"

Li Yan pondered for a moment and said, "What Uncle Ji said makes sense, but it is too early to retreat at this time. After half a month of war, not only our army's situation was severe, but the Jingzhou army's situation was even more severe. The Jingzhou army suffered nearly 20,000 casualties.

Logistics and food supplies are bound to be tight. At this stage, our army and the Jingzhou Army are mainly looking at who can hold on longer. My subordinates advocate holding on for five more days. If the Jingzhou Army does not retreat after five days, it will not be too late for our army to think about its retreat."

"General!"

Wei Yan clasped his fists and said, "General, I agree with Li Gongcao's view. Although our army suffered a lot of casualties during the half month of the war, it had sufficient food and grass and its morale was still high. However, the Jingzhou army suffered successive defeats in the siege battle and suffered heavy losses. Its morale was also high."

The situation is low, and it has been a scorching summer and the weather has been bad in recent days. The Jingzhou army must be tired of fighting. Judging by the end of the war, the Jingzhou army is at the end of its war effort. If it is defeated again at most, the whole army will inevitably retreat."

Cao Xin nodded, Wei Yan made sense.

In battlefield combat, morale is an extremely important factor. An army of 1,000 people with high morale can often fight better than an army of 10,000 people with low morale.

Although the number of the Xinye garrison was reduced by more than half, everyone was well fed, slept well, and often won battles. With him as a fierce general in charge, the soldiers were more optimistic about the war, and their morale was at a relatively high level.

The Jingzhou army suffered nearly 20,000 casualties. The weather was sultry and the casualties were even heavier. Coupled with his slogan at Xinye City, the Jingzhou army's war weariness must have become more and more serious. Once the soldiers were tired of war, even if Wenpin was a famous general, Kuai Yue

Even though he is a veteran strategist, he cannot motivate a group of soldiers who do not want to fight.

This is a good aspect, but there are also disadvantages. The most important thing is that the number of Xinye defenders is too small. Four thousand people are barely enough to defend the four-sided city wall. If the Jingzhou army desperately attacks twice more, the Xinye defenders will definitely be overwhelmed.

"Yuan Shao, are Jingzhou's garrison in Jinyang still there?"

Cao Xin looked at Pei Yuanshao. In order to allow Jingzhou to divide its forces, Cao Xin ordered Cao Chun to lead the cavalry southward for reinforcements. Jingzhou sent Captain Deng Longshuai with 5,000 men to garrison near Tongbai Mountain.

"According to the report from the scouts, Deng Long is still there, but Cao Chun and Li Dayan have repeatedly requested reinforcements from the south. They have ways to avoid Deng Long's troops."

Pei Yuanshao said.

"Okay, send them an order to go south. There are four thousand Xiahou Shang and eight thousand Li Tong and Wu Ba in Wancheng, which are enough to defend the city."

"Yes, General!"

"Send someone to deliver a letter to Zhang Xiu, urging him to change his ways as soon as possible and abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. Otherwise, I will deal with him when I defeat the Jingzhou Army."

"Yes, General!"

Pei Yuanshao left the hall with his fists clasped.

Woooooooo~

At this moment, there was a sound of horns outside, and the Jingzhou army began to attack the city again.

Cao Xin immediately led everyone to the top of the city.

It was midsummer and the weather was hot. Under the Xinye city wall, we saw tens of thousands of soldiers carrying ladders and pushing siege vehicles, rushing towards the Xinye city wall and city gate. They were densely packed. From a height, we could see soldiers with long ladders on the ground.

The pawns are like moving ants.

When the Jingzhou soldiers arrived at the city wall, the Xinye defenders on the four walls began to shoot arrows, throw stones, and pour lime water and boiling gold juice at the city wall. The battle was extremely fierce.

Even though Cao Xin had been on the battlefield for a long time and had a heart of stone, he gradually became disgusted with this kind of war.

"kill!!"

Since Jingzhou had a large army and few soldiers defending the city, it was difficult to completely defend the four walls. Soon, Jingzhou's first troops rushed to the city wall and started fighting with the defenders.

Cao Xin also fought on the tower with a big iron spear.

The last time he went out of the city to fight, in order to cover the retreat of the Langya cavalry, he was hit by three arrows in his leg and shoulder. Before he could recover from his injuries, a rebellion broke out in the city, and he had no choice but to go into battle despite his injuries.

In order to recover from the injury sooner, the earned attribute points are also added to [Physique]. Each additional point added will increase the health recovery speed by 10% and make the body stronger.

After many days of rest, his injuries were mostly healed, and he was able to participate in the city defense battle without any major problems.

"kill!!"

Cao Xin led his soldiers to guard the city for half a day.

The battle lasted from noon to night, and the Jingzhou army retreated after paying tribute.

The fourth siege came to an end.

The New Field Army suffered nearly a thousand casualties, while the Jingzhou Army suffered more than four thousand casualties. Corpses were scattered all over the city, which was extremely tragic.

Cao Xin sighed softly and looked at the continuous Jingzhou Army stronghold in the distance. After two more attacks, Xinye would not be able to hold it anymore. How long can the Jingzhou Army hold on?

"General!"

Wei Yan strode up, clasped his fists and said, "General, the morale of the Jingzhou army is extremely low and the morale of the army is turbulent. The general requested to lead his men to attack the Jingzhou army camp at night. We will definitely destroy the Jingzhou army in one battle."

"No general!"

Yi Ji dissuaded him, saying, "Our army has less than 4,000 defenders left and cannot afford another defeat. In addition, Wenpin leads troops well. If he personally guards the military camp again, Wei Xiaowei will definitely go there."

No return.”

Cao Xin pondered for a moment, "Chang Wen, how many capable soldiers are left in the Blood Clothes Battalion?"

"Nearly a thousand people!"

Wei Yan said.

"Go and rest. When the Jingzhou Army is defeated again, I will accompany you to steal the camp."

"Yes, General!"

Wei Yan clasped his fists and left.

Yi Ji looked at Wei Yan in the distance, hesitated and said, "General, Wei Wenchang is brave and resourceful. He is a good general, but he is too young and impatient, and he is also harsh on the soldiers. If the general wants to train him, he should pay more attention to it."

Click him."

"Uncle Ji is right, I will give him some advice."

Cao Xin nodded and smiled.

Among the three newly recruited subordinates, Li Yanyi and Wei Yan each have their own strengths and weaknesses.

Wei Yan was brave and resourceful, but he was too eager for quick success and most of his strategies were cunning and cunning;

Yi Ji had lived in Jingzhou for many years. He was knowledgeable and had many friends, but he was knowledgeable but not sophisticated. He was also a bit dull. He always wanted him to imitate famous ancient generals and advised him to be diligent and study more, just like he persuaded Mr. Cao to become the Duke of Zhou, called Duke Zhao.

People have headaches.

Li Yan had been an official for many years and had certain talents in military and political affairs. He was a junior to Zhuge Liang, but he was tactful and utilitarian.

Despite their flaws, these three people are generally good. If they can be used properly, they can help him a lot in the future.

Pata~ Pata~

While looking at the Jingzhou military camp in the distance, something suddenly fell from the air onto the armor, with a trace of warmth, like blood splashed during a fight.

"It's... it's raining! General, it's raining!"

Yi Ji yelled out of control and shook his arm.
To be continued...