Amid the rumbling drums, Cao Cao, Cheng Yu, who rushed to the city, and Xiahou Yuan, Yu Jin, Le Jin and other generals standing at the top of Chenliu City, looking at the slowly approaching siege army outside the city.

Looking at the neat military formation outside the city, Cao Cao's face was solemn, and his hands were exposed to hold the long sword tightly at his waist.

He is a man who knows about military affairs and can see the gap between the two armies at a glance. He has learned Zhang Liao's training method and used it in his own army. He thought that the gap was not big after two years of training, but now when the two armies are facing each other, he found that the gap between the two armies is still a world of difference, not only equipment, but also the spirit of the army. The most intuitive manifestation is the murderous aura that soars into the sky, and his army is far from comparable.

Cao Cao looked around and found that the soldiers guarding the city under his command were indeed nervous, and a few were trembling. Even the generals were pale and tense, which were obviously intimidated by Zhang Liao's military force.

"Hahaha." Cao Cao's eyes turned and he suddenly burst into laughter, which shocked the soldiers in the city.

Cheng Yu, who was standing by, immediately asked, "Why did Ming Gong laugh?"

Cao Cao shook his head and said with a smile: "I laughed at Zhang Liao's unwise ears. He worked thousands of miles to fight outside the border, and came to attack our Henan without stopping. Although there were strong soldiers, they were only at the end of the tired army. As long as the generals guarded the city, he could not beat the first drum, and the second drum could not be achieved, and the third drum would decline! A arrogant army would be defeated, and it would be easy to destroy!"

Dong Zhao replied loudly: "Ming Gong said this! A horse is not enough to bear the journey of thousands of miles, not to mention that a person wearing armor travels thousands of miles away, his physical strength will not be enough to be afraid!"

When the soldiers on the city heard what Cao Cao and Cheng Dong Er said, their panic was greatly relieved.

At this time, Cheng Yu said again: "The war has begun, Duke Ming asked to go down to the city."

Cao Cao looked at the approaching army from afar, drew his sword and said loudly: "I will kill the unrighteous army with all the generals!"

Xiahou Yuan followed and shouted: "Together, kill the unrighteous army!"

The morale of the soldiers immediately increased.

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Under the city, as the sound of Zhang Liaozhong's military drums sounded rhythmically, tens of thousands of people shouted in unison:

Forest!

Zhang Liao marched and decided on nine orders of combat: wind, forest, fire, mountain, rise, fight, shoot, kill, kill!

The wind is marching or chasing at full speed, the forest is keeping the formation and advancing slowly, the fire is launching a full-scale attack attack, the mountain is arrayed to defend, the thunder chariots, crossbows and other siege equipment launching an attack, the battle is to fight to the death at all costs, the shooting is to attack the archers and archers launching an attack, the killing is to disperse the array and kill the enemy on its own unit, and the killing is to launch an annihilation war!

The nine orders of combat are issued by the Central Army's war drums to change rhythm. Generally, the combat plan has been determined before the war. However, in case, there is also a lookout in front of the Ten-sided War drums of the Central Army. You can use the Thousand Mile Mile Mile Mile Maker made by Zhang Liao to watch the battlefield situation. If the battlefield situation occurs, the general will report to the main force to change the order.

Under the order of Lin, the army slowly advanced like a forest and approached Chenliu City.

At the front was a row of sword and shield soldiers, in groups of five. Two shield soldiers carried swords around their waists, holding large iron shields like door panels, pushing forward. Two sword and axe soldiers guarded left and right with broad swords, and one spearman responded from behind.

Behind the sword and shield soldiers was a forest-like gun formation. In the center of the gun formation was the three thousand-sanctuary camp under Gao Shun. Behind the gun formation were archers, and behind them were hidden thunderbolt chariots and crossbow chariots and other siege equipment.

As the army formation was advancing in an orderly manner, the momentum of the army was increasing step by step.

Five hundred steps away from Chenliu City, as the sound of the drums in the middle of the army changed again, tens of thousands of people shouted again:

Mountain!

The military formation took another ten steps and ended abruptly, like a slashing foot. There were many shields in front of the formation, and the middle shields, guns and arrows separated one by one, revealing a row of thunderbolt chariots and giant crossbow chariots behind.

Cao Cao and the generals who were supervising the battle on the city tower were in a state of fear when they saw this.

At the city of Zhangliao, the drum sounds changed again, slowly and powerfully, like huge thunder rumbling.

rise!

Tens of thousands of people raised their weapons and yelled.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

With the muffled sounds, twenty thunderbolt cars were the first to show their power.

Each Pili car has six people operating, including twisting rods, stone loading, diagonals, launching, and clear division of labor. After improvements by Zhang Liao and Ma Jun, the Pili car that uses levers and pulleys is far more powerful than the same period in history.

Dozens of stones as big as sea bowls were thrown out of the thunderbolt chariot, drew a large arc over the battlefield, and roared at the head of Chenliu City.

The cruelty of the war was fully revealed at this moment. The stones as big as a sea bowl fell down. All soldiers who were hit were broken and died on the spot. Some were hit on the head even worse, and those who hit the waist were hit in two pieces.

The moment the stone flew up, Cao Cao and the military advisors on the city tower were protected by the personal guards. Even so, two staff officers were killed on the spot, and even Cheng Yu was injured in one arm.

"Protect Ming Gong downtown quickly!"

Le Jin roared, pulled Cao Cao, who was still in shock, and rushed to the city.

Cao Cao saw a personal guard being smashed to his head, and his heart was broken at this time, and he was not as calm as before. He hurriedly went down the city with Le Jin's guard, shouting: "Back to the city wall and avoid flying stones!"

As soon as he rushed to the city, a second wave of stones hit him as the sound of muffled thunder came.

Cao Cao hurriedly pulled Cheng Yu aside, leaning against the city wall, watching the stones falling from the sky smashing a large pit on the ground, and then ejected one after another, hurting the soldiers under the city. Listening to the screams of the soldiers on the city tower, Cao Cao looked extremely ugly. He was thinking of a fierce offensive and defensive battle with Zhang Liao. Unexpectedly, Zhang Liao was not at all, and directly smashed the city with a thunderbolt chariot.

At this time, another scream came from the city: "The oil pan is overturned! Ah! It's burned to death!"

Cao Cao was in a heavier mood. He put two oil pans on the city and cooked boiling oil to defend the city. Now it seems useless.

Three waves of flying stones fell, and Cao Cao heard screams from outside the city again.

It's the sound of a giant crossbow breaking through the air!

As soon as Cao Cao thought, he saw a soldier flying down from the city tower, piercing his body by a long crossbow as thick as an arm, and nailing it to the wall of the house dozens of steps away.

"Shit the soldiers against the wall to hide, avoid the edge for a while, and wait for the enemy troops to attack for nearly ten steps before fighting."

Cao Cao issued another order, closed his eyes, and his hand holding the long sword trembled. At this moment, he truly felt the gap between his troops and Zhang Liao's troops. The previous theory of exhausted soldiers that boosted morale became a joke. The stone-catted equipment and giant crossbow alone caused heavy casualties and great morale to drop, which was really powerless.

With more than ten waves of huge rocks and giant crossbows attacking each other, Cao soldiers on the city tower were lost more than half, and wailing and crying, and the situation was extremely tragic.

At this time, the thunder chariots and crossbows under the city stopped attacking. As the rhythmic drum sounded again, the deafening "Lin" roar came, and the army marched forward again.

Four hundred steps, three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred steps...

Xiahou Yuan, who was in charge of the army on the city, yelled: "Arrow ready!"
Chapter completed!