Chapter 341: The Fate Star Is Dim, the Real Decisive Battle

Liu Biao, who was stationed in Jingzhou, was very happy when he saw the endless war reports sent to his desk. After carefully reviewing and annotating them one by one, he sent them back to the front line. Now Liu Biao realized that his hard work in business and farming was a waste of time. With the wealth and geographical location of Jingzhou, if he had greatly improved his military strength from the beginning, he would be the first prince now, and there would be no need to join forces with others.

Thinking of this, Liu Biao couldn't help but sigh. In fact, when he first entered the game, he also had great talents and ambitions in his heart, but his exclusive tasks were all about business, farming, and controlling several major business families in Jingzhou. As time went by, his mentality when he first entered the game was slowly worn out, so he had the idea of ​​a businessman who refused to join forces and just wanted to reap the benefits.

But the businessmen's ideas don't work well in such a place where many heroes are fighting for hegemony. Without rules to constrain them, force becomes the basis for survival. It was not until this time that Liu Biao realized that his Jingzhou was just a piece of fat meat for those princes, and the owner of the meat had no fighting power.

Liu Biao, who was thinking about thousands of things, was suddenly pulled back by an itch on his back. Liu Biao scratched his back, but it didn't work at all through the heavy clothes. Liu Biao couldn't help but miss the itch.

"Is it mites? It should be. I'm afraid there is no concept of mites in this era, and I don't think there will be any insect repellent."

Liu Biao whispered, and then shouted.

"Come on, burn incense."

Then he looked at the battle report in his hand, and at the same time stretched his right hand to his back and scratched it twice.

It was already three o'clock in the morning. If Zhuge Liang was observing the sky at night, he could see that the star representing Liu Biao in the southwest had gradually become dim.

Huang Zhong, the Lieutenant Colonel of Changsha, was a brave general, but because his governor and governor were focused on maintaining the status quo and had no intention of pioneering and advancing, he had not made a name for himself on the battlefield until now.

He originally thought that he would spend the rest of his life like this, but who would have thought that he would suddenly receive the news of leading troops to attack Yangzhou. This news came unexpectedly, but Huang Zhong was a veteran, and even though he had been idle for a long time, his horsemanship had not fallen behind, so he could quickly adapt to the transition from rural life to the battlefield.

The Jiangdong army, now divided into four armies, began to surround the three counties of Jiujiang, Lujiang, and Yuzhang. The entire 250,000 troops in Yangzhou, except for some necessary soldiers who stayed in Yangzhou, the rest had been sent out. This was different from the previous alliance with Cao Cao against Liu Bei. This was a real fight to the death.

Two days later, Zhang He and Guan Yu successfully joined forces in Jiujiang Chengde. Zhang Fei still had 1,600 Yanyun Eighteen Riders and 2,400 elite cavalry under his command. These elite cavalry could be transferred to Yanyun Eighteen Riders at any time, and they were also the reserve forces prepared by Gu Rubing for Zhang Fei.

Not only Zhang Fei's Yanyun Eighteen Riders, but also Guan Yu's Qinglong School Swordsmen, Gu Rubing's own Bai Li soldiers all had their own reserves, and when the establishment was insufficient, they could be transferred to special arms at any time.

But now Gu Rubing was not around, so there was no way to complete the transfer.

Zhang He led an army of 100,000, 30,000 cavalry, and 70,000 infantry. After the two sides joined forces, they immediately attacked Chengde. Chengde was the largest military town in Jiujiang besides Hefei. If they wanted to completely open the front line, they had to occupy military towns along the way, so that they could easily meet the enemy camp.

Cavalry was more used to make the final decision, and sieges still relied more on infantry.

But they did not bring many large siege equipment with them when they set out to help. They only had a few ladders for siege. If they wanted to capture a large military town like Chengde, they would suffer heavy losses.

Just as Zhang Fei and Zhang He were worried about the siege, Zhang Fei suddenly patted his forehead and said as if he had suddenly realized something.

"I remember that before I came, Zhuge Military Advisor gave me a brocade bag, saying that I would open it when I encountered difficulties. Now we are in trouble, right?"

Zhang Fei looked at Zhang He, as if waiting for Zhang He's response, and Zhang He was also a little unsure.

"This... count it, if we fail to capture Chengde, some small military towns in the north that we have captured before will probably be lost."

After hearing Zhang He's affirmation, Zhang Fei took out a brocade bag from his armor. After opening it, there was also a small note, and the content of the note was simpler, with only one sentence.

"We will see the result tomorrow morning."

Looking at this sentence, Zhang Fei was a little confused. What is going on? What does it mean to see the result tomorrow morning? Zhang He roughly understood what Zhuge Liang meant.

"Yide, I think someone will come to help us solve this headache tomorrow morning, don't worry."

The next morning, before dawn, a cavalryman broke into the camp. It was one of the 18 riders of Yanyun sent by Zhang Fei to monitor the vicinity.

"Report!"

Seeing his subordinates so panicked, Zhang Fei thought that the enemy was coming, and he went out with his Zhangba Snake Spear without putting on his armor.

"What's wrong, so panicked?"

Zhang Fei said while putting on his armor, and the soldier turned over and knelt on the ground, all in one go.

"General! General Zhao Zilong appeared five miles north of the barracks, and he will probably be here soon!"

"Zilong is here? Hahahaha, let's go and pick up Zilong."

Zhang Fei said excitedly.

Outside the camp, Zhang Fei saw a white figure rushing from a distance. When he came closer, Zhao Yun reined in his horse and stopped in front of a few people.

"elder brother."

"Brother Zilong, come on, come on in and talk."

With a smile on his face, Zhang Fei welcomed Zhang Fei into the big tent. The two hadn't seen each other for several days, and they had countless words to express in their hearts.

In the tent, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Jia sat facing each other.

"Brother Zilong, why are you here? Didn't Zhuge Military Advisor send you to intercept Sun Thief's messenger? Why are you here?"

Zhang Fei asked with some confusion, while Zhao Yun smiled slightly, and his handsome face made people feel kind in their hearts.

"Commander Zhuge sent me to intercept the message sent by Sun Thief's tribe. At the same time, he also sent me to deliver things to my brother."

"Send something, what is it?"

Zhang Fei was even more confused. He didn't know what Zhao Yun meant. Zhao Yun smiled mysteriously.

"Brother, don't be anxious, I will see you after a while."

After a few people briefly reminisced about old times, one person broke into the house.

"Report, three generals, a large number of unknown troops are rapidly approaching our army's residence from the south."

"Don't panic, those are the reinforcements I invited."

Zhao Yun stood up and said.

"Let's go, two brothers, let's take a look at the surprise I brought to them."

The three of them walked side by side, with Zhang Fei in the middle. The invisible aura emanating from them frightened the surrounding soldiers. When the three of them arrived outside the camp, they saw several behemoths slowly approaching from the south. They were five catapults.

Behind the catapult, there were several carriages pulling several large boxes. I don't know what they were.

The two people who were worrying about the lack of siege equipment suddenly relaxed their frowns after seeing these five siege vehicles.

"Hahahaha, okay, okay, brother Zilong has really solved an urgent need."

Zhang Fei excitedly patted Zhao Yun. He failed to control the strength of his hand and nearly staggered Zhao Yun. If Zhao Yun hadn't had such a strong physique, he would have been knocked down by Zhang Fei's slap. .

"Brother, don't worry, why not open the box and take a look first."

Zhao Yun still had a smile on his face, pretending to be mysterious and asked Zhang Fei to open it and take a look.

"Oh, is there anything else?"

Zhang Fei laughed loudly, and the sound echoed in the air. He took three steps and two steps at a time and walked to the box. After opening it, four brand new giant crossbows appeared in front of Zhang Fei's eyes. They were exactly siege giant crossbows.

This kind of giant crossbow is different from the crossbow. It requires three people to use it at the same time to barely pull it open. The three people must also have strong arms, otherwise they will not be able to pull this kind of giant crossbow. This kind of giant crossbow is specially used for Attacking a city can even break down city gates and collapse city walls.

Compared with catapults, this kind of giant crossbow is easier to carry, can be used regardless of terrain, and is equally powerful.

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Zhang Fei said "good things" three times in a row, and he was overjoyed at this moment. They originally had a headache because of the siege, but because of Zhao Yun's arrival, the difficulty was solved.

"Brother, it's better sooner rather than later. It's best for us to attack the city now. If we take Chengde one day earlier, we can gain a firm foothold in Yangzhou one day earlier."

Zhao Yun's tone was serious. Based on Zhuge Liang's tips, he borrowed these large siege equipment from Jingzhou for Zhang Fei to use. Taking Chengde and then Hefei was one of the most important steps in conquering Yangzhou.

We must capture the three counties of Jiujiang, Lujiang, and Yuzhang, and then use the land of these three counties to plot Yangzhou.

"Okay, with the catapult and giant crossbow, it will be easy to capture Chengde!"

Zhang Fei's tone was full of confidence. The cavalry was not good at attacking the city, but if there were large siege equipment, it would be a different concept. As long as the city gate could be broken, the city would be a huge target for the cavalry. Charge, those infantry couldn't stop the cavalry's charge, they could only let the cavalry slaughter them.

Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Jia immediately gathered their troops and prepared to attack Chengde.

At the end of the afternoon, a hundred thousand troops pressed into Chengde, preparing to complete their victory in one battle. Five catapults, plus twenty giant crossbows, were now ready. The gates of Chengde were closed tightly, and countless soldiers set up their bows and arrows on the towers. , waiting for the arrival of Zhang Fei and the others.

The governor of Chengde County, when Zhang Fei entered Jiujiang County, he had already submitted an application for support to Sun Jian, but until now, he has not waited for the arrival of support. There are a total of 5,000 defenders in Chengde County, and three Thousands of archers and 2,000 infantrymen fighting against an army of 100,000 people are just a fantasy.

Even without large-scale siege equipment, attacking Chengde is just a matter of spending more time and consuming more troops. Now that we have catapults and crossbows, it will be easier.

"kill!"

Following Zhang Fei's loud roar, the catapult was launched, carrying five flaming stones and bombarding the city wall. The city wall of Chengde Army Town was not thickened. The flaming stones hit the city wall and splashed. Countless rubbles blasted away the defenders on the city wall.

Countless rubbles flew, hitting the body with a bloody hole, and hitting the head would definitely kill him. The huge crossbow also hit the city wall and pierced into the stone wall.

The second wave of reloading of the catapults, this time no longer aimed at the city wall, but at the city gate. Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Yan Yun's Eighteen Cavalry were already waiting for the city gate to be broken open before they would charge.

The stone burning with flames streaked through the air, bringing up a long line of fire, and hit the city gate hard. With one hit, the huge city gate shook, but it did not break open.

Just as the defenders on the city wall were congratulating themselves that the city gate had not been broken open, the other four flints also followed. The thick city gate could no longer withstand the fierce attack and fell heavily to the ground.

"rush!"

Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun rushed out at the same time, Wuyun Taxue and Yezhao Jade Lion walked side by side, clearing the way for the many cavalry behind them. On the city wall, the Chengde County Sheriff watched the cavalry enter the range of the bow and arrow, and immediately ordered to shoot arrows.

Countless bows and arrows came like rain.

"break!"

Zhang Fei roared angrily, and an invisible air wave spread with Zhang Fei as the center. The arrows that were originally scattered in the air were all blown away by Zhang Fei's voice. No bow and arrow could get close to these people.

"kill!"

Zhao Yun clamped his horse on his crotch and rushed into the city gate ahead of everyone. At this moment, Zhao Yun's characteristics were fully displayed. Among the enemy's two thousand infantry, it was like walking through no one's territory. The gun fell from the hand, and the head flew up.

Zhang Fei also followed Zhao Yun into the city. Facing two thousand infantry, the two of them rushed into the battle formation without any hesitation and began an indiscriminate massacre.

The Eighteen Cavalrymen of Yanyun also entered the city behind Zhang Fei. More than 10,000 cavalrymen poured into the city like a tide crossing a river. The Chengde garrison only had 5,000 people in total, and there were 3,000 archers. , how could it withstand the charge of ten thousand cavalry.

The cavalry rushed through the city like a tidal wave, leaving only the broken bodies and limbs of the defending soldiers. This was the huge gap in equipment and strength.

Catapults, giant crossbows, plus the charge of ten thousand cavalry, the small German army town could not withstand an attack of this scale.

The prefect of Chengde County was on top of the city tower, looking desperately at everything in front of him. He didn't know what to do with himself.

He had obviously sent a letter to ask for help, but until now he had not waited for the reinforcements to arrive. The magistrate of Chengde County pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed it into his own neck, his eyes full of resentment.

On the second day after taking Chengde Army Town, Sun Jian led his army to the city. Zhao Yun had already thrown out the five hundred scouts. When Sun Jian was still more than 20 miles away from Chengde, he had already discovered the movements of Sun Jian's army. , until they entered the realm of Chengde, they were all under surveillance by the scouts.

The war between Sun Jian and Liu Bei was about to break out again, and the two sides once again launched a battle with all their strength from Yangzhou.

At this moment, Gu Rubing has returned to Qingzhou, gathering the Yellow Turban reserves, preparing to take Yangzhou in one fell swoop. This time, the situation has become a real decisive battle.