Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

"Why aren't these thieves afraid of death?"

On the top of the city wall, a soldier looked at the enemy troops rushing in against the rain with a look of surprise on his face.

"Our attack seems fierce, but it didn't actually cause too many casualties on the other side. Quite a few people were burned, but it wasn't enough to undermine morale," said another soldier.

"Quick, throw down the stones and rolling logs!" Xu Chu shouted from the side.

Immediately, more soldiers came with huge stones and wood and threw them down the ladder.

Under the suppression of the rain of arrows from the crows, not many bandits rushed to the city, and the situation on the city wall was relatively relaxed for a while. However, seeing Zhang Yan's firm determination to go down the city, Zhang Mo couldn't help but feel scared, especially since Hua Xiong's troops had not returned yet.

"He won't be wiped out by Sun Qing's mere 5,000 men, right?" Zhang Mo said worriedly.

The 1,000 Flying Bear Army led by Hua Xiong was the elite among the elite. Under normal circumstances, not to mention Zhang Yan's 5,000 cavalry, even 10,000 could not stop him. However, from the time Zhang Yan led his troops to the city, rested for a day and then attacked the city, such a long time had passed and Hua Xiong still did not return. Zhang Mo couldn't help but worry that the guy might have fallen into the trap and his entire army was wiped out.

Xu Chu said, "Ying Wei can't be that weak, right? After all, he has fought with Dong Zhuo for so many years, so dealing with a mere bandit is no problem at all."

Zhang Mo was getting impatient. Standing at the southwest corner of the city wall, she looked out at the battle to the west and south. She said to Xu Chu, "Lead the remaining 1,000 Flying Bear soldiers out through the north gate and attack his 30,000-man force to the west. Then, charge in from the northwest, circle around the hills, and then attack his logistics camp."

Xu Chu shook his head, "I'm not going."

"Why?" Zhang Mo looked at him strangely.

"If I leave and the city falls, who will take you away?"

"The city won't be breached unless you go out and disrupt his forces. The county soldiers are operating the crossbows and catapults, and the troops are throwing the rocks. The Flying Bear Army isn't playing a big role. It's a waste of manpower to stay in the city. Be obedient."

"I won't!"

"This is a military order!"

"I'm not a soldier!"

Zhang Mo looked at him helplessly, "Be obedient. Only if you leave the city can we defend it."

"Then I have to run two laps and go back to the city."

"If Hua Xiong returns with his troops, you can return to the city. If he really encounters an accident, you will take over his mission."

"Then leave 500 men to protect you, and I will lead 500 men out."

Xu Chu looked stubborn. Zhang Mo took a step back and said, "Leave two hundred behind, and you take eight hundred out. Hurry up, or the city will be breached if you keep talking."

Xu Chu finally dared not disobey and led his eight hundred men to charge the battle. Just as his troops were leaving the north gate, they saw smoke and dust rising from the road in the distance behind the lake. Xu Chu ordered his troops to stop and shouted to the top of the city wall, "Whose horses are these?"

The scout on the city wall took a closer look and replied, "It's the Flying Bear Army flag."

Xu Chu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and muttered, "What on earth has Hua Xiong been doing that took him so long to come back?"

He led his troops to the west of the lake, and Hua Xiong's troops came from there to join him.

Xu Chu looked at Hua Xiong and his group. They were all covered in blood and dust. Although they looked very miserable, the casualties were not heavy.

This was not the time to ask the reason, so Xu Chu asked Hua Xiong to take his troops back to the city to rest, and he led his troops to attack Zhang Yan's team.

With the rumbling sound of iron hooves, eight hundred cavalrymen plunged into the siege team behind Zhang Yan like sharp blades. Almost all of these soldiers in the rear were not wearing armor, and the casualties caused by the cavalry rushing in could be imagined. A cloud of blood mist filled the air along the way, and the screams and roars even drowned out the soldiers under the city.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Yan quickly dispatched a group of elite cavalry to encircle Xu Chu's rear.

Xu Chu only had 800 men, so it was naturally impossible for him to fight the enemy cavalry head-on. He could only kill the infantry. Although he could not kill so many enemies all at once, the cavalry was fast, and no matter how many infantry there were, they could not stop them. With Xu Chu, a brave general, leading the way, the 800 cavalry were like a black wind, blowing in and out of the enemy's formation.

Zhang Yan's cavalry was led in pursuit from behind. They had to consider their own people and could not charge forward recklessly like Xu Chu. They were inevitably restrained in the pursuit and could not capture him for a while.

After charging for several rounds, Xu Chu wanted to charge Zhang Yan's rear camp as A Mo said, but Zhang Yan was not stupid. Having fought for so many years, he naturally knew the importance of food and grass. There were archers in the rear camp. Xu Chu was afraid of losing these elite cavalry, so he turned around and continued to charge the infantry formation.

He did not go near the city wall, but circled around the two small hills on the west side, harassing the rear troops of the besieging soldiers.

Zhang Yan's cavalry could not hold back the Feixiong Army, and the western troops were almost defeated. Zhang Yan hesitated for a moment and still did not order a retreat. Instead, he wanted to transfer all 20,000 troops in the east to the south to attack the city.

Zhang Yan had just given the order when he saw several knights running towards him in a panic from a distance. They were none other than Sun Qing's soldiers who had held Hua Xiong captive yesterday.

Zhang Yan's heart sank when he saw the approaching men, who looked like they were in mourning. Before he could ask, the man in front of him jumped off his horse and ran up to him, crying, "General, General Sun, he, he died in battle!"

Zhang Yan's expression finally changed completely. He almost roared, "How could he die in battle?"

The man said, "General Sun stayed behind to hold off Hua Xiong's troops. After losing the first battle, he tried to linger, hoping to wear them down. However, Hua Xiong was reckless and rushed forward to slaughter anyone he caught. General Sun was defeated and tried to retreat, but Hua Xiong pursued him relentlessly. We retreated all the way to the foot of the Taihang Mountains, but he still held on. General Sun's five thousand men were slain, reduced to only a few hundred. The surviving knights collapsed and fled. General Sun was unable to escape and was beheaded by Hua Xiong."

Zhang Yan clenched his fists as he looked at the few remaining men. Sun Qing's five thousand cavalrymen were the most elite men in the camp. He also knew that Lu Bu's cavalry was powerful, and thought that with five thousand against one thousand, even if they could not win, they would not lose either. He did not expect that the result would be that almost all of them would be killed?

He turned his gaze to the battlefield in the west. The Flying Bear Army was still strangling his soldiers. The soldiers in the rear team had basically fled. Some even rushed into the rain of flint in front to avoid being chased by the cavalry.

At this time, once the catapult above stops, the cavalry will continue to rush into the team in front. Given the opponent's terrifying combat power, even if their own cavalry catches up, it will not be of much use.

Stones were still falling from the top of the city walls like rain. Even though ladders were placed on top of the city walls, the soldiers were unable to climb up.

Zhang Yan knew that he had fought too hastily this time. He should have first formed four infantry formations outside the four city gates to prevent the enemy cavalry from charging out of the city, and then launched a full-scale attack on the city.

Fortunately, today, except for the team that was attacked by the cavalry, the casualties of other soldiers were not too serious. Most of them were burned by coal and they will recover after a few days of rest.

"Let's retreat first!" Zhang Yan ordered.

The blaring of horns echoed throughout the battlefield. Zhang Mo's tangled brows furrowed even further as she heard the sound. However, despite her inner struggle, she still gave the order, "Stop using the coal and switch to the manure water tank."