Three Kingdoms: Fusion of Entries, Change of Destiny

Chapter 18: Defend Dongwuyang to the death!
Sui Gu led his cavalry to the southwest, pretending to attack Dunqiu.

In fact, they were lying in ambush halfway, intending to ambush the Dongwuyang defenders who were leaving the city to reinforce.

But after waiting for a long time, until night fell, there was no sign of the defenders.

"These are a bunch of useless people who only know how to show off with their words!" Sui Gu was so angry that he started to curse.

In the end, he had no choice but to order his troops to set up camp on the spot and wait for the arrival of subsequent troops.

The next morning,

Dust was flying in the north, and two large armies were coming in a mighty force.

One was an army of 20,000 led by Zuo Hige Zhangba, the commander of the Black Mountain Army.

Another team whose appearance and attire were very different from those of the Han people was the 10,000 Xiongnu cavalry under the command of Yu Fuluo, the Right Wise King of the Southern Xiongnu!
Looking at the dark mass of enemies outside the city,

Cao Ang, Li Zheng and Li Dian couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"As expected, my uncle predicted it!" Cao Ang whispered to the Li brothers, "Sui Gu pretended to withdraw his troops, but in fact he wanted to lure us out of the city. They have already deployed a large number of troops outside the city!"

"The Huns have actually colluded with the Black Mountain Army." Li Zheng's face was solemn.

Li Dian, however, appeared quite calm: "Why should I be afraid? This is all within the expectations of the captain and the county magistrate!"

The three of them then looked at Cao Yan and Xun Yu on the city wall.

Cao Yan and Xun Yu were standing on the edge of the city wall, staring at the three armies that were converging.

"Zi'an, as you instructed, all the wooden planks, rolling stones, hot oil, gold juice, etc. are ready." Xun Yu carefully reported to Cao Yan on the preparation of materials for defending the city.

Logically speaking, after Cao Cao left,
The actual person in charge of Dongwuyang should be Xun Yu.
As a result, it seems that Cao Yan is the backbone now.

However, it was Xun Yu's first time on the battlefield, so it was inevitable that he felt a little nervous and uncomfortable.

What's more, Cao Yan's previous practical command and theoretical knowledge were enough to prove that he was proficient in military affairs.

It was reasonable for Xun Yu to hand over the command of the battle to him.

Cao Yan pondered for a moment, then said to Xun Yu, "Mr. Wenruo, I'll trouble you with the logistics support and treatment of the wounded."

Xun Yu cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Cao Yan nodded, then turned to Cao Ang, Li Dian, and Li Zheng:
"Zixiu, you guard the north gate."

"Mancheng, you guard the south gate."

"Zi Qi, you guard the east gate."

"I will obey your orders!"

After Cao Yan assigned the tasks, everyone took their orders and left.

Outside the city,
After Sui Gu, Zuo Xi Zhang Ba and Yu Fu Luo met up,
Looking at the large group of people under his command, a sense of pride welled up in his heart.

"The commander of Dongwuyang is a pale-faced boy, very cunning." When Sui Gu spoke, the scar on his face kept shaking, making him look particularly ferocious and fierce.

Zuo Xi Zhangba was riding on a tall horse, brandishing his broadsword and saying in a gruff voice, "No matter whether he's good-looking or bad-looking, let's just rush forward and flatten Dongwuyang!"

The Black Mountain soldiers behind him heard this and started shouting loudly, their morale was very high.

Yu Furuo sat on the horse, frowning slightly.

He agreed to Zhang Yan's plan to send troops to attack Cao Cao.
First, in order to survive, they need supplies for the winter.

The second reason was revenge. They had originally formed an alliance with Yuan Shao, but were betrayed by Yuan Shao.

Therefore, this time we come to attack Cao Cao to settle both public and private matters.

Yu Fuluo said in his not-so-fluent Chinese, "My two commanders, our Xiongnu cavalry is good at cavalry warfare, but I'm afraid they are not so good at siege warfare."

Sui Gu glanced at Yu Fuluo and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Right Wise King. This siege will mainly be led by our Black Mountain Army. You Xiongnu cavalry only need to provide support from the side and tie down one side of the defenders."

Yu Furuo nodded, agreeing to Sui Gu's arrangement.

Afterwards, Sui Gu ordered his soldiers to launch a tentative attack.
First, go and test the strength of the Dongwuyang defenders.

Soon, a team of Black Mountain soldiers carrying simple wooden ladders rushed towards the Dongwuyang city wall.

On the city wall, Cao Yan stood on a high place, observing the movements of the enemy.

"Don't be anxious, wait until they get closer before taking action." Cao Yan shouted to the soldiers around him.

When the Montenegrin soldiers were about to approach the city wall,
Cao Yan then gave the order: "Shoot!"

Suddenly, the archers on the city wall fired thousands of arrows!
A dense rain of arrows shot towards the Black Mountain soldiers!
This group of Montenegrin troops were poorly equipped, and even wooden shields were rarely provided.

Plus the distance is close,

After this wave of arrows rained down, many Black Mountain soldiers were shot and fell to the ground, screaming in pain.

But the Montenegrin army behind them was fearless and continued to rush forward regardless of the consequences.

"Rolling logs and stones, get ready!"

Cao Yan ordered again,

"Release!" As Cao Yan gave the order,

Countless beams and boulders rolled down from the city walls like raindrops.
It fell on the Montenegrin soldiers.
There were dull sounds and loud howls.

The first tentative attack was quickly repelled.

Sui Gu looked at the retreating soldiers and thought to himself, "From what we saw just now, the Dongwuyang defenders seem to have a tight defense, but there seem to be gaps in their formation. Their strength may not be as sufficient as we thought."

Afterwards, he told Zuo Xi Zhangba and Yu Fuluo his inference.

"Then what should we do next?" Zuo Xi Zhangba asked anxiously.

Sui Gu sneered, "Now that we know their strength, it will be easy to deal with them.

We built more ladders and began our assault.

But this time, please lend us a helping hand, Right Wise King, so that we can capture Dongwuyang in one fell swoop!"

Yu Fuluo also noticed that the number of Dongwuyang defenders did not seem to be large, so he nodded and said, "I will cooperate with you to attack the city!"

The Montenegrin army and the Huns began to cut down trees and build ladders.

After a day of preparation, they started to make a comeback.

Looking at the neat rows of ladders, Sui Gu said confidently, "Today, we will take Dongwuyang in one fell swoop!"

He ordered the army to be divided into three groups.

Attack the city from the west, south and north.

Forming a situation of being surrounded on three sides and missing one,

The east gate was deliberately left open in an attempt to lure the defenders into breaking out from it and then annihilate them outside the city in one fell swoop.

Sui Gu asked Zuo Zhi Zhangba for 5,000 soldiers, making a total of 10,000, and prepared to attack the west gate.

Zuo Xi Zhangba led the remaining 15,000 men to attack the north gate.

Yu Fuluo led the Xiongnu soldiers to attack the south gate.

Towards the north gate,

Cao Ang stood on the city wall,
Looking at the dense enemy troops outside the city, I couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

However, he quickly calmed down and shouted:

"The Yuanyang Army is invincible with me!"

"I'm invincible!!"

"I'm invincible!!"

I heard a uniform shout from the north gate,

Soon, the soldiers at the other three gates also shouted:

"I'm invincible!!"

"I'm invincible!!"

The Black Mountain Army outside the city saw that the Dongwuyang defenders were boosting their morale.
They don't want to fall behind.

Siege horns and drums sounded simultaneously, and the siege was about to begin!!

The Montenegrin soldiers carried ladders and rushed towards the city wall like a tide.

North Gate.

Cao Ang's hand holding the sword trembled slightly.

Under the city, the shield soldiers of the Black Mountain Army stood at the forefront, protecting their comrades who were carrying ladders behind them.

Zuo Xi Zhangba's roar pierced through the shield formation, "The first one to reach the summit will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins!"

"Hold on!" Cao Ang gritted his teeth and gave the order.

Behind him,

More than twenty strong men were turning the capstan, and the cowhide strings of the three crossbows were stretched so tight that they made a crackling sound.

When the enemy has advanced fifty paces,

Only then did Cao Ang give the order to "shoot arrows"!
Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking air from the top of the city wall!

The iron arrows from the crossbow pierced through the shield formation in the front, strung up three corpses and nailed them into the loess!

The Black Mountain soldiers who were not yet dead let out screams that made one's scalp tingle.

Countless arrows rained down, taking away dozens of lives in an instant!

But the gap was quickly filled by the Montenegrin troops that followed.
Ladders have been erected on the city walls,
The Black Mountain Army held knives in their mouths.

Like an ant, he began to climb the ladder!
(End of this chapter)