If there are still reinforcements, the Cao army will definitely hold on. But foreign aid was cut off, and if they wanted to continue to defend here, they were unwilling.

They are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of dying meaninglessly. As long as they are soldiers, they want to win battles, which means that there are rich rewards. But if they are doomed to fail now, and if they still stick to it, there will be no chance to turn the book in the future, how can they be willing?

Behind everyone, there are wives and children, if they are buried here, who can trust the affairs of the family? In the darkness, the bonfires on the city walls flickered and dimmed with the night wind. The stars in the sky also twinkle uncertainly.

Outside the city, there was a dark silence. The smell of burnt and bloody smell still lingered in the air. Some people couldn't bear it anymore and sang in a low voice: "How can you say that you have no clothes? with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear. Enmity with the Son! ”

The sound is full of sadness in this silent night.

After a while, someone picked it up: "How can you say that you have no clothes?" With the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear halberd. Work with the son! ”

"Do you say you have no clothes? with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my armor soldiers. Walk with the son! ”

The singing of one after another alarmed the captain who was on patrol at night, and he led the crowd to raise fire and shouted: "It's not good to rest at night, what are you clamoring about?" ”

The voice died out suddenly. After being silent for a while, the captain turned around and wanted to go, and suddenly a soldier stepped forward, bowed his head and clenched his fists, and said in a deep voice: "Captain, today's enemy army outside the city said that our reinforcements have been broken by it, and Huarong has no help, I don't know if this matter is serious?" ”

When the lieutenant heard this, he stopped, turned around, and pressed his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist. He looked up, and saw that in the darkness, the nearby sergeants had quietly surrounded him, looking at him with a pair of shining eyes, waiting for him to answer.

The captain's heart sank, and he wanted to cut down the sergeant who had just spoken out on the charge of confusing the army's heart, but now it seems that he can't do it. If they act by force, the army will mutiny.

Turning in his heart, the lieutenant said: "This is the enemy's words to disturb the hearts of our army, wait and think about it, from Jiangling to Huarong, they are all under the control of our army, even if there is an enemy ambush, how can it be General Cao's opponent?" One or two days soon, a few days later, reinforcements will come! ”

The words of the nail and the iron did not convince the sergeants. Everyone is not a three-year-old child, and the ability to distinguish is still there. It's just that, for some reason, the sergeants still chose to remain silent.

After the captain left, a captain whispered: "The captain wants to fight to the death, but he ignores me, everyone, this Huarong City, Naigong doesn't want to stay anymore!" ”

This captain fought bravely and won the trust of the people. As soon as he said this, someone next to him whispered: "Chief Wang, in your opinion, what should I do?" ”

Wu Chang, surnamed Wang, took a deep breath and said, "If you dare to question the captain again, I'm afraid that you will violate military law." When the time comes, before I die in battle, I will lose my head innocently. This is not advisable either. In my opinion, this reinforcement is already unlikely. Outside the city today, the newly arrived enemy army displayed its banner and courage clearly as our military system. It's not that the reinforcements are broken, where do they come from? Second and third sons, my family has an old mother and a young son, but I can't be trapped here. ”

After speaking, he bowed deeply and waved his hands.

Next to him, a guy with a scar on his face pulled out his sword with a bang, lowered his voice, and looked at everyone: "Who dares to denounce, don't blame a certain sword for being ruthless!" ”

The people next to him listened to Wang Wuchang's words, and their hearts were already ready to move, and they wanted to run away with him. Even those who secretly wanted to expose in their hearts, but they didn't dare to say a word under the eyes of everyone.

So in this dark night, the great escape under mutual cover began. Taking the army as a unit, taking advantage of the interval of the cruise, he stole the hemp rope and cloth strips, and then knotted them, one by one, from the shadows of the city, and went down.

Of course, not everyone wants to be a deserter. Finally, someone couldn't help it, found out about the situation, and rang the bucket. Suddenly, the sound of golden drums was loud, and the fire at the head of the city was bright.

A group of people rushed up. The one at the head is the captain who is in charge of patrolling at night. His face sank like water, and he exclaimed, "What happened? ”

Someone stepped forward and said, "Captain, I found someone knotting a rope and going down the city, so I warned you!" ”

Hearing the report, the captain's face became darker. The number of people who fled was immediately counted. And they let them throw their torches under the walls, and see how far the traitors had gone, and if they were still under the city, they would shoot them with bows and arrows.

Before long, the military officials came to report that there were nearly 200 dead. Someone else reported that there was no one in the city. The lieutenant was furious. Announced in public, those who dare to flee will sit together! That is to say, run one, and cut it from the army commander down. Run five, and cut all the teams below!

Although the number of people who fled was small, it still dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Cao army in the city. This will be completely fluctuating and uncontrollable.

The lieutenant was also worried, the soldiers could run, how could he? The whole family is in Gangneung City. Cao Ren may not have the heart to care about the deserters one by one, but for the officers who abandoned the city and fled, the end must be miserable.

The movement of Huarong City also alarmed the Yangzhou soldiers outside the city. Soon, someone came to report that they had caught a few fleeing Cao Jun outside the city and learned about the city.

Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu heard the letter, glanced at each other, and laughed: "Tomorrow can break Huarong!" ”

Early in the morning of the second day, after using the morning food, the Yangzhou army launched a fierce attack on Huarong City with great momentum. This time, the Cao Jun did not have the good luck they had before.

After yesterday's incident of the reinforcements being wiped out and the soldiers fleeing, the combat effectiveness of Cao's army today is surprisingly low. Even a few lieutenants shouted and reprimanded, but it was useless.

After a morning of onslaught, Huarong City was broken. The third lieutenant led the last dead soldiers, resisted stubbornly in the street battle, and finally died in battle. The remnant either broke up or surrendered.

When the news reached Jiangling, Cao Ren was not surprised, but coldly said that he knew, and then ignored it. Now on Jiangxia's side, the momentum is like a rainbow, but on his side, he is losing his troops, and under the rise of one another, Cao Ren will naturally not go to Zhou Yu for a long time. Instead, he chose to avoid the edge and planned to start elsewhere.

The Nanyang soldiers and horses can be launched. What is the use of so many troops placed there, guarding against the Han army? If people want to fight, they will start fighting a long time ago. I can't prevent it if I want to. In addition, it is time for Yu Ban to move.

One north and one south, the army of Mount Tai is coming from the top, you Zhou Yu still have the heart to attack Jiangling in the middle?

When Cao Jun and Yangzhou soldiers and horses were fighting happily in Jingzhou, Liu Bei was not idle. The Yanzhou epidemic has been firmly controlled, and it has already entered the final stage. However, because Liu Bei kept it secret, the military control was not evacuated, but the outside still did not know.

This gave the Cao and Sun families the illusion that the plague was still raging in the north. And at this time, the plan to attack Yuzhou had been quietly put on Liu Bei's desk.