Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"Duke Protector of the Country, it's bad, the Wei army is attacking!"

on the city wall,

Huo Quji looked at the Wei army rushing towards the city with a very gloomy face.

He never expected that the Wei army would actually attack them.

I thought the Wei army came here just for show, but who would have thought they were actually attacking the city.

Fortunately, he did not relax his vigilance and arranged troops for defense in advance.

Huo Quji stared at the Wei army outside the city and said coldly, "Order the archers to release their arrows!"

"Infantry, get ready. When the enemy gets close, shoot them back with arrows!"

At the command, the Han army archers drew their bows and arrows whizzed down.

Under the city wall, Xu Fang stared at the arrows and sneered, then waved his hand: "Shieldman!"

The charging Wei army split to the left and right, and the shield bearers at the back rushed forward, holding up their shields to block the falling arrows.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Wei army's infantry launched a crazy charge.

Siege vehicles and ladders were constantly pushed up and hit the city gates, and soldiers kept climbing up the ladders.

Judging from the posture, it is clear that they want to rush down the city gate in one go.

Huo Quji snorted coldly: "I never thought that you would actually dare to attack the city. Shoot arrows, keep shooting arrows!"

"Roll rocks, smash huge trees, and pour hot oil immediately. We must not let them rush up."

At the command, the Han army adjusted its deployment. The archers in the back kept shooting arrows, and the infantry in the front frantically threw boulders and huge logs.

For a while, there were constant shouts and screams of killing at the scene, and the flames of war soared into the sky, shaking the earth.

Even the people in the city heard the noise at this moment.

No one knew who took the lead, but the noble families in the city united and attacked the Han army frantically.

Seeing this, the common people joined the ranks of the aristocratic families and headed straight for the Han army camp in the city.

A fierce battle was raging on the city wall. Huo Quji used most of his troops to defend the city, but he did not expect that there would be chaos inside the city.

By the time they noticed the sounds of fighting and killing coming from the city, it was already too late.

"Duke Protector of the Country, it's bad. The noble families in the city have rebelled. They have brought many people into our camp and are setting fire to it. Our food and fodder have been burned!"

The spy's report startled Huo Quji. He turned around and looked into the city, and sure enough, he found a column of smoke rising from the camp.

In the ever-spreading smoke, flames shot up into the sky, and it was obvious that there was a big fire over there.

"Damn it!"

Huo Quji's face was gloomy: "I didn't kill them, which was the greatest kindness I could show them. I didn't expect that they would dare to rebel!"

"How many people are there? What is the current battle situation?"

"Reporting to the Duke of Protectorate, he has about 8,000 men. Our army is still fighting fiercely with them, but..."

"But what?"

"There are sounds of fierce fighting coming from the east side of the city. It seems that someone has opened the city gate and the Wei army is about to charge in."

"What, why didn't you say so earlier?"

Huo Quji was furious and made a prompt decision: "Come here, gather the troops and retreat immediately!"

This city can no longer be defended, there is no need for him to continue defending here.

Although the Han Dynasty had a large number of troops, they were scattered across the three states of Wei, and this city was guarded by only 20,000 people.

They thought it was more than enough to defend against 30,000 Wei troops, but they didn't expect that there would be chaos in the city and their food supplies were burned.

Without food and supplies, and with the city gates still open, if they continued fighting they would only be surrounded and killed by the Wei army inside the city.

Rather than being trapped here to death, it is better to take the initiative to gather the troops and retreat, preserve the strength, and wait for revenge in the future!

At the command, although the Han army was confused, they still faithfully carried out Huo Quji's orders.

The mighty Han army immediately gathered in the north of the city and retreated quickly.

Due to the lack of defense on the city walls, the Wei army quickly rushed into the city.

The spy came to report: "General Xu, the Han army retreated from the north of the city, and our army rushed into the city!"

Xu Fang laughed loudly upon hearing this: "Very good, King Gaoling's plan really succeeded."

"Pass the order down, charge into the city immediately, and have the people from the noble families cooperate with our army to hunt down the Han army together."

At the command, the Wei army marched into the city in a mighty force.

But no one noticed that a playful look appeared on Xu Fang's face at this moment.

Although Sima Yi only asked him to delay the Han army next year, when he was halfway on the march, he sent someone to bring him a message, asking him to cooperate with the noble families in the city to capture the city.

He had thought that this battle would be extremely dangerous, but he had not expected that the cooperation among the noble families in the city would be so strong, catching the Han army off guard.

Once this battle is won, the morale of the Wei army will be high, and the Han army will surely go all out next.

Therefore, this time he wanted to kill as many Han troops as possible to weaken the Han army's manpower.

"Kill~"

"Come on!"

The mighty Wei army defeated the Han army all the way and chased them for more than ten miles inside the city before stopping.

The corpses of Han soldiers were everywhere inside and outside the city.

The complete inventory was not completed until the next day.

To this end, Xu Fang held a celebration banquet and spread the news throughout the world!

The defeated Huo Quji retreated with his remaining troops and ordered his men to pass the news to the Weiyang Palace of the Han Dynasty.

Two days later, in the Han Dynasty imperial palace, Weiyang Palace.

"Asshole, he actually dared to attack me!"

Inside the palace, Liu Che roared, "More than 12,000 of our 20,000 soldiers were killed!"

"Clang~"

On the table, the exquisite inkstone was smashed down, and stains of black ink spilled onto the ground, making the hall extremely messy.

The scattered ink is just like Liu Che’s heart at this moment.

Prime Minister Chen Pin, who was standing in the hall, had a slightly changed expression on his face. He quickly bowed and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, calm down. The Wei army must have had a reason for taking the initiative to attack this time!"

Liu Che narrowed his eyes, and a cold look flashed across his face: "Yes, Sima Yi would never attack our army without any reason!

According to the information sent back by the spies, Sima Yi did not have much food and grass and could not launch a large-scale attack. This sudden attack must have been because he had obtained food and grass.

The person who can provide him with food and grass at this moment must be Chu Ning!"

Thinking of Chu Ning, that smiling face appeared in his mind.

When Liu Che thought of Chu Ning's face when he received the news of the Han army's defeat, anger rushed to his head.

"Yes, it's Chu Ning!"

A hint of murderous intent flashed across Chen Pin's eyes: "He must have seen that our dynasty was slow to send troops, so he had to settle for the second best and chose to cooperate with Sima Yi.

Your Majesty, since Chu Ning is unkind, don't blame our dynasty for being unjust. Kill Deng Hongwen first!"

Deng Hongwen is Chu Ning's confidant. Liu Che has always wanted to kill him, but he has no evidence.

The Han army lost more than 10,000 people in this battle, so naturally they had to find someone to take the blame.

There is no doubt that Deng Hongwen is the best candidate!

Liu Che raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, a murderous look appeared on his face, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Chu Ning, very good, since you started it first, don't blame me!"

"Someone is coming..."

Before he finished speaking, Minister of Rites Zou Huaian came to the palace and reported: "Your Majesty, Deng Hongwen sent someone to report that since our army has not sent troops, he will not be able to complete Chu Ning's instructions.

So he left with the delegation.”

Liu Che narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Want to leave? Can you leave?"

"Send an order, immediately send someone to hunt down Deng Hongwen. I want his head and the heads of all the members of the delegation!"