The battle was raging under the city of Jiguan, and Cao Cao looked at the soldiers who kept dying in battle, and his face couldn't help showing a heavy look.

After Cao Cao arrived at Keiguan to rest for two days, he and his advisers made a plan to attack the city.

Everyone thought that Cao Jun had come from afar to attack Guanzhong, and the pressure on logistics and supply was very huge, which was not conducive to a long-term war.

Moreover, the war potential in Guanzhong is very strong, even if Guanzhong is empty now, as long as they are given a moment to breathe, maybe Guanzhong will gather a group of people again.

Now that the princes of the Three Roads are attacking Chen Xu, it is also the time when the most empty in the pass. Therefore, the sooner you capture Keiguan, the better, and for this you can ignore casualties.

Cao Cao followed the advice of his subordinates and began to attack Jiguan day and night.

However, Cao's army stormed for three days, but Hao Zhao defended the city impeccably, and in the face of the tall and strong city walls, Cao's army had nothing to do.

"Kill!"

The sound of shouting and killing resounded through the heavens and the earth, and Hao Zhao stood on the city wall with his sword, constantly boosting morale and directing his soldiers to kill the enemy.

Corpses fell from mid-air and fell to the ground, shattered into a blur of flesh.

Even though Cao's army was very brave and good at fighting, but under the continuous casualties, morale began to become low.

Cao Cao felt the low morale of the soldiers, and couldn't help but say to his subordinates: "Now that the siege equipment has not been built, it is completely impossible to break through the Kei Pass. ”

Liu Ye replied when he heard this: "Although it can't break through the city, it can also reduce the morale and strength of the defenders in the city. ”

Cao Cao's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "Hasn't the car been built yet?" ”

Liu Ye replied: "The guards in the city are not very human, and the general rush is useless in the face of fire attack, so I asked people to transform the rush car and wrap iron sheets on its surface. ”

"In this way, not only can the defense of the rushing car be strengthened, but it can also prevent the defenders of the city from burning the rushing car with fire."

Cao Cao nodded secretly when he heard this.

This battle lasted until nightfall, and Cao's army continued to attack the city, but the intensity of the siege at night was significantly less than during the day.

Early in the morning of the second day, the Cao army that attacked the city at night was replaced, and another group of Cao troops rushed in.

This time, they brought not only huge ladders, but also several hideous and unusual rushers.

The morning light sprinkled on the earth, and when these war beasts slowly drove towards Jiguan, Hao Zhao's face immediately changed.

Although the Cao army continued to attack the city a few days ago, the Cao army, which lacked siege equipment, actually could not pose much threat to Keiguan at all.

However, at this time, Hao Zhao had to muster all his spirits.

When an adjutant general saw the iron-clad rush outside the city, he couldn't help but exclaim, "This kind of rushing car is so strange." ”

Hao Zhao put his hand on the pergola, looked at the car carefully for a while, and his face was slightly gloomy.

"Go find a long thick rope and a large stone mill as a backup. Remember, the rope must be long and strong. ”

Although the deputy didn't know what Hao Zhao wanted to do with these things, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, so he went to prepare the materials.

"Knock knock!"

The sound of war drums rumbled, and the entire Kei Pass was enveloped by the sound of drums, and Cao Jun took firm steps, getting closer and closer to the city wall.

"Take the ladder!"

Cao Cao stood on top of a chariot, raised the long sword in his hand, and shouted loudly. As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, Cao Jun pushed the cloud ladder and slowly walked towards the city wall.

"Bow and arrow wind, ready to release the arrow!"

As Hao Zhao's order was given, the archers put their arrows on the bowstring.

The ladder came closer, and closer, just within the range of the most lethal bow and arrow.

Hao Zhao suddenly waved the long sword in his hand and shouted: "Release the arrow!" ”

"Chirp!"

Dense arrows shot down from the air, and many Cao Jun pushing the ladder fell in response, but Cao Jun was overwhelming, and a wave of dead rushed up again.

They held shields in one hand and pushed the ladder forward in the other.

The ladder was so large that it was like a large right-angled triangular cart that kept approaching the city walls.

"Boom!"

Finally, there was a right-angled side of the ladder, which was tightly attached to the city wall, and Cao Jun hurriedly stopped the brakes of the ladder and began to climb up.

The first, the second, the third......

More and more ladders clinged to the city walls, and many Cao troops climbed up side by side.

The ladders of this era are not the kind of ladders that fall down when pushed in later TV, they are a standing right-angled ladder.

When the two right-angled sides are attached to the city wall and the ground, the defenders on the wall cannot push the ladder to it under any circumstances.

Hao Zhao saw that Cao Jun was using the cloud ladder to climb up, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He shouted in a deep voice: "Roll oil on the ladder!" ”

"Whoa!"

Sergeant Guan, who had been prepared for a long time, poured basins of boiling oil down, and many Cao soldiers were poured in front of them, and they fell down from the top of the ladder with a terrible scream.

"Ignition!"

Hao Zhao was not affected by the tragedy of Cao Jun, and continued to command calmly.

"Boom!"

The ladder is made of wood, and when it is poured with boiling oil, it is very easy to burn.

"Ahhh

Many Cao Jun, who were lucky enough to stay on the ladder, saw that the fire was so fierce that it quickly swept away their armor, and they couldn't help but let out a miserable scream.

Many people couldn't stand the burning of the fire, and actually jumped directly from the city wall, and then fell into a human shape.

"Boom!"

The fire burned, and the ladder carefully built by Cao Jun was burned clean in an instant.

Cao Cao, who was watching the battle from the chariot, couldn't help but twitch when he saw this, and his brows furrowed tightly.

"Is that so?"

Xun You stood aside, and when he saw that the ladder was burned, he couldn't help but murmur softly.

In fact, as early as when the ladder had not yet been built, he was a little worried that Hao Zhao would burn the ladder with fire.

The development of events really did not surprise him.

Xun You stared at the city wall and secretly thought: "Ziyang's new type of rushing car, I don't know how Hao Zhao will crack it." ”

At this time, Liu Ye also saw the scene where those ladders were burned, and immediately said to Cao Cao: "Lord, let the car attack the city." ”

Cao Cao looked at those strange-shaped rushing cars, gritted his teeth and said, "This battle is all thanks to Ziyang's rushing cars." ”

"Boom!"

Under the impetus of Cao Jun, the rushing car slowly drove towards the city wall, leaving several deep wheel marks along the way.

At the front of this type of car is a giant solid wood covered with iron sheets, and the roof of the car has a large lid that resembles the roof of a house.

Of course, this kind of roof is not a building of later generations, but a tiled house in the countryside.

To describe it in more detail, then at the top of the car are two solid iron sheets, forming a 120-degree carport.

There was still a lot of space under the carport, and Sergeant Cao hid in it, completely protected by the carport.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Hao Zhao saw this kind of rushing car slowly entering the firing range, and immediately gave the order to release the arrow.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong!"

The arrow hit the top of the rushing car, making a clanging sound, but there was no way to pierce the iron plate, and Cao Jun under the carport was also unharmed.

"Oh oh oh!"

Seeing this, Cao Jun couldn't help cheering.

Hao Zhao frowned secretly, and his face changed slightly: "This time, I kicked the iron plate." ”

"Stop throwing arrows, throw logs, throw logs!"

Hao Zhao saw that the car was getting closer and closer to the city wall, and couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Boom!"

The rolling logs were thrown down one by one and quickly smashed towards the rushing car, and Cao Jun under the carport couldn't help but turn a little pale when he saw this.

"Stop, shield!"

A calm voice sounded, and the pace of rushing forward immediately stopped, and some soldiers with shields stood in the front.

"Boom!"

The rolling log hit the shield, although it made those Cao Jun's arms tremble a little, but the castration of the rolling wood was finally blocked.

When the defenders in the city stopped throwing the rolling logs, Cao Jun moved the rolling logs in front of him under the cover of his shields, and then continued to drive forward.

Hao Zhao let the archers shoot a few rounds of arrows, and the lethality was not great.

Suddenly, Hao Zhao frowned, thought about it, and shouted: "Keep throwing rolling wood!" ”

The shieldbearers became more and more adept at dealing with the rolling log when it came down again, and as they prepared to clear the rolling log again, the mutation protruded.

I saw that the fire oil was poured from the top of the city wall, poured on the rolling logs and the carts, and then the fire fell from the sky, and the fire rushed to the sky.

"Ahem, ahem!"

When the fire was slightly extinguished, Hao Zhao couldn't help but be very surprised to see that the rushing car was actually intact.

It turned out that those shields were all iron shields, and the entire cart was also wrapped in iron sheets, and even a fire could not burn them.

Rao is like this, Cao Jun under the carport is still coughing, and many people have been burned, but fortunately, there is no fear of life.

"Forward!"

Seeing that the fire attack could not burn the rushing car, Cao Cao couldn't help but be overjoyed, and ordered the rushing car to continue to move forward.

Not only that, but he also commanded Cao's army to kill at Keiguan, wanting to cover the rushing car.

"Boom!"

The car finally came to the bottom of the city wall, and the front was wrapped with iron wood, and slammed into the city gate.

Hao Zhao's face changed, and he shouted: "Stone! Stone! ”

"Boom!"

Huge rocks were thrown down and smashed the top of the rushing car.

However, due to the tilt of the carport to both sides, the gravel fell quickly from the side of the car, and the huge impact force was also removed a lot.

Although the car was smashed in some places, it was not destroyed after all.

"Boom!"

The rushing car slammed into the city gate again, and the strong impact force made the solid iron gate have a trace of undetectable cracks.

Hao Zhao hurriedly shouted: "Tie the grinding disc with a rope and smash the rushing car!" ”

"Boom!"

The stone can't damage the rushing car, because it will be unloaded by the inclined carport, but the grinding disc tied to the rope can be continuously smashed into the rushing car under human control.

No matter how strong this kind of rushing car is, there are times when it is smashed.

"Oops."

Liu Ye, who was in the distance, couldn't help but change his face when he saw this situation.

"Boom!"

The grinding disc was smashed down again, the rushing car was finally completely smashed, the parts were scattered all over the ground, and two people were directly smashed by the grinding disc and their brains burst.

The rest of the Cao army, who had escaped with their lives, were in shock, only to see arrows raining down on the city wall, shooting them all to death on the spot.

The tactics of cloud ladders and rushing cars to attack the city were cracked, but Cao Cao was not discouraged.

Full Favor offered Cao Cao a plan to make a hundred-foot-high tic-tac-toe-shaped wooden fence, which was completely comparable to the height of the city wall.

Cao Cao sent archers to climb the well railing, shoot arrows into the city, and then cover the siege of the city by his footmen.

Hao Zhao moved out a lot of trebuchets and smashed those well railings to pieces, and Cao's siege tactics failed again.

"Dig a tunnel!"

When this strategy was dedicated to Cao Cao by Mao Jue, Cao Cao sent people to attack the city to attract Hao Zhao's attention, and secretly sent people to dig tunnels in the city.

As everyone knows, Hao Zhao had already dug a trench in the city, and the Cao army in the tunnel was either killed by the smoke or drowned by Hao Zhao by irrigating with water.

Cao's army, which failed to attack the city one after another, was obviously much lower in morale.

Cao Cao couldn't help but ask Xun Yu for a plan, and said: "Hao Zhao is proficient in all kinds of defensive tactics, and it is extremely difficult to attack the city, but what should I do?" ”

Xun You was silent for a long time, and then said: "The gate of Jiguan has been completely blocked, even if Hao Zhao wants to get out of the city, it is impossible. ”

"For today's plan, the lord should not be lucky, and only when he is a dignified soldier in battle can he hope to win."

Xun You then offered Cao Cao a plan to have his soldiers dump it under the city walls with sand when they attacked the city.

In Xun You's view, gathering sand can become a tower.

If Cao Jun is persistent, a steep slope can always be piled up, which can make Cao Jun go straight to the top of the city wall.

Xun You's strategy is exactly the same as the strategy offered by Yan Xiang when Yuan Shu attacked Xuanyuan Pass.

It's just that compared with Yuan Shu's huge military strength at the beginning, Cao's army is now much inferior.

Rao is like this, when Hao Zhao learned about Cao Cao's strategy, his face also changed slightly.

On the one hand, Hao Zhao asked the archers to shoot Cao Jun constantly, and on the other hand, he asked people to build a wall in the city.

In this way, the two sides were in a stalemate for more than ten days, and Cao's army finally piled up a steep slope with sand, flesh and blood, which could lead directly to the city wall.

But when they took possession of the wall, they found that there was another wall behind it.

Not only that, but many arrow towers were built in the city, and archers stood on top of them and kept shooting arrows at the walls.

Although the walls are guarded by battlements outward, they can only be beaten passively when faced with arrows from inside the city.

Cao Cao saw that he could not capture the second wall for a while, and it was worth letting Cao's army evacuate the first wall.

Time passed day by day, even though Cao Cao's command was full of talents, but in the face of Hao Zhao, an iron-walled general, he never succeeded in capturing Jiguan.

And these days, the number of casualties of Cao's army is also an astronomical number.

Today, Cao Cao finally let go of all his luck and sent his soldiers to storm the city, constantly consuming the defenders of the city.

Rao is defending the city has an absolute advantage, and under the onslaught of Cao's army, the Guanzhong soldiers in the city are also very seriously reduced.

On the second city wall, Hao Zhao's eyes were bloodshot.

He looked at the exhausted soldiers beside him, and couldn't help but secretly think: "If there are no reinforcements coming, I'm afraid Jiguan won't be able to support it for a long time."

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In the past few days, everyone should have felt the difference between 4,000 words and 2,000 words.

Many book lovers strongly demanded that the chapter be restored to 4,000 words, and the group votes unanimously agreed to change it to 4,000 words.

I don't feel comfortable writing 2,000 words, and everyone is not happy reading it, so let's change it back to 4,000 words in the future.

After changing back to 4,000 words, every single change, every double and two changes, that is to say, 6,000 words per day, which is equivalent to three chapters a day when there are 2,000 words.

So don't say that I have less updates in the future, after all, the word count is there.

After changing back to 4,000 words, the previous standard for adding more is also canceled, and I will adjust the status, and if I can after a while, I will list the standard for adding more.

(The chapter that was repeated yesterday has been changed today.,You don't have to subscribe repeatedly.,This chapter is also a 4,000-word chapter.,The more than 2,000 words should be regarded as today's reward plus more.。 ）