ushernet Chapter 212 Defeat
Chapter 212 Defeat
Chapter 212: Great Defeat
Ying Shao smiled slightly and said, "General Zhang has worked hard. Sima Xiahou will leave in the evening. It will be dark, so you can hide more."
Xiahou Dun raised his hand and said, "I will obey your orders."
Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and others did not say anything. They were still worried about Ying Shao's strategy.
The Black Mountain Army on the opposite side was suspicious of the sudden action of the government army and did not attack the city again. They waited quietly for Sun Kang and others to open the city gate tomorrow and capture Julu in one fell swoop.
At dusk, Xiahou Dun went out of the city with 10,000 men, who formed a battle array and shouted and cursed.
After all, it wasn't long before dark, and Xiahou Dun was not afraid of angering the Black Mountain Army to attack the city. Ten thousand people stood on the open ground and cursed Zhang Yan, Bai Rao, Yu Du and others from their eighteenth generation of ancestors to the present.
Ten thousand people cursed in unison, their voices reaching the sky and covering the area for miles. With the echoes everywhere, it was truly endless and lasting.
Until dark, Xiahou Dun had no intention of withdrawing his troops. He allowed the soldiers to curse him while he rode his horse back and forth in front of the formation, staring in the direction of the Black Mountain Army camp.
Estimating that the time was almost up, Xiahou Dun withdrew his troops.
When they reached the top of the city wall, Xiahou Dun raised his hand and said, "Sir, I wanted to hide three thousand, but I was afraid it would be too obvious, so I only hid two thousand."
Ying Shao smiled slightly and said, "That's what Sima Xiahou is thinking. Four thousand men is enough."
Zhao Yun heard this and said, "Sir, is this really okay?"
Ying Shao smiled unchanged and said, "Judging from the reaction of the Black Mountain Army today, they really don't have any wise men, so it shouldn't be obvious."
Everyone nodded and looked towards the Black Mountain Army camp.
Just wait till tomorrow.
Just wait till tomorrow.
Everyone in the Black Mountain Army camp had the same idea.
When Yu Du saw Xiahou Dun had returned, he was furious and said viciously, "Once we capture Julu, I will smash Xiahou Dun's bones into pieces bit by bit!"
Bai Rao was still puzzled and asked, "What exactly are the government troops going to do?"
It was too weird that they came out in the evening and fought until dark.
Zhang Yan's fair face was full of doubts. He said, "No matter what, we will capture the city tomorrow!"
They have an insider. If we open the city gate, we will defeat Julu tomorrow!
The next morning, Zhao Yun went out of the city again to challenge.
Zhang Yan, Bai Rao, Yu Du, Sui Gu and others looked indifferent and watched coldly.
Behind them, the army is gearing up. After eating and drinking their fill, they are determined to capture the city today!
Zhao Yun shouted for a while, looked up at the rising sun, spurred his horse and turned around, saying, "Return to the city!"
Five thousand men returned to the city, and the four gates were placed under martial law, while the gates and visible streets were filled with soldiers ready to go.
Zhao Yun returned to the city wall and before he could say anything, he saw the Black Mountain Army appearing all over the mountains outside the north gate, with dense siege ladders, obviously determined to break into the city today.
Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and the others looked solemn and could not help but clench their swords and guns.
Ying Shao, on the other hand, was calm and collected. He put his hands behind his back, looked at the huge crowd of rebels, and said with a smile, "These rebels know nothing except looting. They are destined to have no great future."
Seeing how calm he was, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and others felt a little relieved.
Come to think of it, the Yellow Turban Army's slogan was loud, "The Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven should be established", and it was very powerful, but from beginning to end, it was never able to gain a foothold and only knew how to plunder. Once the imperial court offered amnesty, it gladly accepted it and did almost nothing.
"kill!"
The Montenegrin army's siege came as planned, with shouts and clashes that shook the sky, and it was obviously more ferocious than before.
Ying Shao and the others did not move, they were already prepared.
On top of the north gate, both sides used siege and defense methods at the same time, and the sounds of swords, weapons, arrows, and all kinds of other sounds were extremely harsh.
Ying Shao remained calm, but he opened his eyes slightly and said, "Xiahou Sima, you go."
"Yes, sir!" Xiahou Dun raised his hand, turned around and went downstairs.
Zhang Liao looked back and continued to defend the city.
The Montenegrin army was determined to capture the city today, and mobilized 100,000 people to attack the city in one go, with an intensity unprecedented in history.
Xiahou Dun led his men and directly surrounded the mansion of Sun Kang and others, kicking the door in without hesitation.
"Kill! Leave no one behind!"
Xiahou Dun rushed forward with a long sword in hand.
Sun Kang and others were discussing how to open the city gate. When they heard the noise outside the gate, they were all startled and ran out in a hurry.
Seeing Xiahou Dun, Sun Kang's face changed in shock, and then turned gloomy, and said: "Xiahou Dun! What are you going to do?"
Xiahou Dun sneered and said, "I'll lend you your heads! Kill!"
The soldiers drew their swords and without hesitation, killed anyone they saw and rushed towards Sun Kang and more than a dozen others.
Sun Kang and his men were unaware that they had been exposed. They ordered their servants to resist them while shouting, "Xiahou Dun, we, we have people in the court, don't be so presumptuous!"
"Yes, yes, yes, my ancestor was a minister of the Six Ministries, you can't kill me!?"
"My uncle is in the Ministry of Rites and is deeply trusted by Lord Cai. You, you should stop messing around!"
Xiahou Dun turned a deaf ear to what these people said and killed them with his sword.
There were actually nearly three hundred powerful servants in Sun Kang's mansion, and the government troops killed them for a long time before they were able to pacify the situation.
Xiahou Dun strode to the top of the city wall, holding Sun Kang's head.
Ying Shao saw this and shouted, "Hang their heads at the highest place!"
"Yes, sir!" Xiahou Dun responded, turned around and ordered his men to hang him up.
Soon, amid deafening shouts and cries of killing, more than a dozen heads of Sun Kang and others were hung on flagpoles.
Ying Shao looked at the heads and ordered, "Send another 3,000 men."
If Sun Kang and others are missing, the Black Mountain Army will definitely become even crazier.
When the government troops increased their forces, Zhang Yan and others also got the news. Seeing that their internal support was gone, they became furious.
Zhang Yan paced back and forth, his face gloomy as if ink was about to drip out, and suddenly shouted: "You, you, and you, take it down today! If you can't take it down, everyone will have no food to eat!"
Yu Du, Bai Rao and others also had unfriendly expressions and were filled with anger. They immediately walked out and personally supervised the battle.
The battle between the four gates became even more brutal.
Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Xiahou Dun and others in Julu City had already taken to the battlefield, leading the way and fighting hard.
They had never seen such a grand scene as 70,000 to 80,000 people attacking a city, so they defended the city with all their might as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
The battle lasted from morning to noon, and continued without a break until midday, and then for more than an hour, which was like a whole day!
The Montenegrin Army will stop at nothing, no matter the cost.
Below the city wall, there were corpses everywhere and blood was flowing like a river, while on the city wall, corpses were being carried down one after another and wounded soldiers were constantly being withdrawn.
Zhao Yun, bleeding from his chest, with his helmet missing and his hair disheveled, came to Ying Shao and shouted, "Sir, send more men to the city. We can't hold on any longer!"
"Well, hold on for another half an hour." Ying Shao stood in the Sword Pavilion with an unmoved expression, and had no intention of sending anyone to the city immediately.
Zhao Yun looked at the soldiers who had been waiting for a day under the tower, and saw that the number of soldiers on the tower was decreasing. He was extremely worried and said, "Sir, we really can't hold on any longer. I heard that the situation at the south gate is even more critical!"
"Wait for my order." Ying Shao said calmly with a blank expression.
Seeing that he was unwilling to give orders, Zhao Yun had no choice but to turn around and defend the city again.
After nearly a day of defending the city, the losses for Julu City were too great. The number of soldiers on the city wall was nearly half less than in the morning!
Zhang Liao at the South Gate was in the most danger. The gate was almost broken open and more than half of the soldiers on the city wall were lost.
"General, send more troops. If you don't, we'll be in trouble!" A sergeant came to Zhang Liao and said urgently.
The sound of the rebels banging on the door was like the beating of a drum, striking at their hearts.
Zhang Liao's face was covered in blood, and he was as cold as iron. He said, "Without your order, I cannot command them."
"Then I will go to see the envoy!" said the chief.
Zhang Liao pulled him over and said, "Defend the city! It's none of your business to take care of other things!"
"General Zhonglang, hey..." The sergeant had no choice but to continue defending the city.
The government troops were having a hard time, and Bai Rao and Yu Du, who were standing outside the city, were also gritting their teeth.
It seems to be just a little bit closer, but it is just difficult to break.
Their death toll was several times that of the government troops in the city!
The Black Mountain Army could be said to be a motley crowd. Although Bai Rao, Yu Du and others regarded Zhang Yan as their leader, they each had their own followers and territories. Therefore, the people lost by Yu Du and Bai Rao were their own.
Every young and strong man is a "luxury". They have parents, wives and children behind them. If one is lost, not only will there be a loss of manpower, but the burden will also be increased.
Seeing that more and more of their people were dying, Yu Du could no longer bear it, so he turned around and found Zhang Yan, saying, "General, please send reinforcements!"
Zhang Yan stared at the west gate and said, "In a little while, we will be able to break through!"
Yu Du gritted his teeth and said, "If you continue like this, all my people will die!"
Zhang Yan was tall and looked down at him. He said, "As long as we can capture the city, we can have as many men and women as we want!"
Seeing that Zhang Yan was unwilling to send troops, Yu Du said coldly: "General, our men have been killed, but none of yours are missing. Are you trying to take advantage of this opportunity to annex us?"
Zhang Yan's face darkened, and he said, "My army is reserved for the decisive battle in the city. In all these years, when have I ever annexed others?"
Bai Rao then made a connection and said sinisterly, "General, you have nothing, but many people have surrendered to you. More than half of my troops have been lost. If you don't send troops, I will withdraw. It is better than dying in obscurity."
Sui Gu and others also rushed over, staring at Zhang Yan with unfriendly expressions. Their casualties ranged from tens of thousands to several thousand, and for them, it was all broken bones, and they could not fight any more.
Zhang Yan saw this group of people coming over, and anger flashed across his eyes. Then he smiled and said, "Since you want to give me the credit for breaking the city, I won't be polite."
He didn't care about other people's eyes, he just drew his sword and shouted: "Attack the city!"
Zhang Yan's 20,000 troops, which were already prepared, swarmed towards the west gate.
Bai Rao, Yu Du and others were relieved to see that Zhang Yan had finally sent out his troops, and turned around to attack the city again.
Seeing that the main force of the Black Mountain Army was concentrated at the west gate, Ying Shao, Zhao Yun, Xiahou Dun and others also rushed over.
Zhao Yun looked up at the sky and said, "Sir, is it almost time?"
Ying Shao's face was as gloomy as water. He said, "Waste another half an hour! General Zhang stays here. Zhao Yun and Xiahou Dun, I order you two to lead 10,000 men each and wait for my order at any time!"
"Yes, sir!" The two raised their hands and went downstairs impatiently to gather their troops.
Soldiers continued to pour in at the city gate.
Ying Shao did not hold back any longer and sent all the men he could into the city.
Towards evening, an unprecedented fierce battle broke out at the west gate.
Both sides treated this as a decisive battle and put all their efforts into it. The fighting was unprecedentedly brutal.
Below, Zhang Yan personally supervised the battle, and the Black Mountain Army was fearless and fought bravely.
"kill!"
Accompanied by the rumbling sound of drums, the sound of killing was like thunder throughout the Julu City, piercing the sky.
This battle has been going on from morning till now, with the sky dark and the earth gloomy, and countless casualties.
While guarding the city, Ying Shao looked up at the sky from time to time, estimating the time.
"Almost there..." Ying Shao said to himself.
Zhang Liao was already exhausted, but he perked up when he heard this. He raised his hand and said, "Sir, I will serve you!"
Ying Shao glanced at him and said, "This is a big gamble. The outcome is unknown. If you go out, you will die."
Zhang Liao remained calm and said, "I am not afraid of death!"
Ying Shao nodded, turned his head silently, and looked at the Black Mountain Army whose attack outside the city was still fierce.
Zhang Yan and others were overjoyed when they saw that the support on the Julu City Wall was gradually weakening. They kept urging the enemy to take the city.
After attacking for another hour, the crumbling Julu City was still not breached!
Instead, the sky is getting dark!
Bai Rao, Yu Du and others became anxious and urged them even harder, and even took action to kill the soldiers who escaped back and supervise the battle regardless of the consequences.
They have been fighting for such a long time today and so many people have died. How can they swallow their anger if they don't take the city?
In particular, they all knew that if they failed to capture it today, they would never have another chance!
"kill!"
Suddenly, a loud shout broke out from the northeast, and another group of soldiers suddenly appeared.
Zhang Yan and the others were horrified, turned around and asked anxiously, "Where did the troops come from? Go check it out!"
Bai Rao, Yu Du and others were even more shocked, fearing that reinforcements from the government troops had arrived.
"It's the flag with the word 'yellow' on it. Huang Zhong from Bingzhou has arrived!" Another soldier came over in a hurry and said.
"Impossible!" Bai Rao immediately shouted, "It will take at least five days for Huang Zhong to come here from Changshan State!"
The soldier said, "I saw it clearly, it is a yellow flag."
Zhang Yan's face was gloomy. He asked, "How many people?"
The soldier said, "The whole mountain and forest are in turmoil. There are at least 10,000 people."
Bai Rao, Yu Du and others looked panicked. Now that the reinforcements have arrived, they are in trouble!
"kill!"
Suddenly, the north gate opened and Zhao Yun and Xiahou Dun led their troops out.
Zhang Yan and the others took a few steps forward, terrified, with fear written all over their faces.
Fell into a trap!
These are the three words that popped into everyone’s mind.
Yu Du looked at Bai Rao, suppressing his uneasiness, and asked with eyes wide open: "What should we do now?"
At this time, he did not trust Zhang Yan, but only believed Bai Rao, Sui Gu and others who were in similar situations as him.
Not far away from Ximen, Zhao Yun and Xiahou Dun were as powerful as dragons. They rushed out of the city and killed their way out. No one could stop them.
Zhang Yan was filled with hatred, but he had no other choice but to say, "Run! If I don't run, I'll be surrounded by the government troops!"
Bai Rao was still in doubt, but he saw that others agreed and had already ordered the withdrawal of troops and prepared to escape.
Bai Rao's face was full of confusion. After struggling for a long time, he finally said, "Let's go!"
The Black Mountain Army, which had been so aggressive, suddenly retreated like a tide, and fled in all directions without any order.
Zhao Yun and Xiahou Dun were overjoyed upon seeing this, and naturally led their troops in pursuit and defeated the scattered Black Mountain army.
The prestige of Zhang Yan, the "Flying General" of the Black Mountain Army, who was aggressive and prestigious, was greatly damaged. Many of the generals who originally followed him now went their separate ways and no longer followed him.
The numerous Black Mountain troops had nowhere else to go, and after going around in circles, they finally headed north to the border of Jizhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou, etc.
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