The dark clouds hung low, and the sky felt like a heavy lead plate, making it hard to breathe.

Liu Bei stood on the command platform, his gaze piercing through the layers of gloom, fixed on the distant Yuzhang County.

This city, like a silent giant, stands quietly on the earth, awaiting the coming storm.

"Prepare to attack the city!" Liu Bei's voice echoed in the wind, firm and powerful, each word like a heavy hammer striking the hearts of the soldiers.

"Knock knock! Knock knock knock..."

The deep, resounding drumbeats echoed across the sky as rows of shield-bearing soldiers, carrying large shields, slowly marched toward the city gate.

On the other two sides, the archers provided tight cover to avoid being shot by arrows from the city walls.

Soon, the shield bearers arrived at the city gate.

On the city wall.

"Draw your bows!" The commander's voice rang out, and the archers simultaneously drew their bows to their fullest extent.

"Release the arrows!" With this command, a volley of arrows was unleashed, countless black shadows streaking across the sky like a black downpour, pouring down on the city walls of Yuzhang County.

The Shu soldiers below the city wall quickly raised their shields, but the rain of arrows was too dense, and some arrows still took the lives of the Shu soldiers.

"ah!"

Screams instantly filled the battlefield.

"Shieldbearers, attack!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The Shu soldiers frantically rammed the wooden city gate.

The city's defenders quickly put up a resistance, but the city gates were not smashed as expected; instead, they stood firm in place.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Several more arrows flew in, taking away the lives of the Shu soldiers.

But Liu Bei didn't care at all at this moment, and just stared coldly at the city wall in the distance.

At the same time, the catapults began to roar.

These enormous war machines were crucial weapons in siege warfare.

The soldiers loaded the boulders into the catapult's ammunition baskets, and with a command, the catapult's mechanical arm was released, hurling the boulders into the air, tracing arcs before crashing heavily onto the city wall.

The Jiangdong defenders on the city wall felt the earth tremble; they knew that the real war had only just begun.

The impact of the boulder caused cracks in the city wall, dust flew up, and stones flew everywhere, forcing the defenders on the wall to retreat.

"rush!"

Taking advantage of the enemy's defense of the city walls, Liu Bei drew his sword and shouted.

Immediately, the Shu army surged onto the city wall in a frenzy, attempting to seize it.

On the city wall, archers and infantrymen kept firing arrows.

But these Shu troops seemed endless, surging towards the city walls in a continuous stream.

Moreover, beneath the city walls, countless Shu soldiers bravely climbed the ladders.

Under the cover of arrows and catapults, the Shu soldiers began to build siege ladders. These ladders were their bridge to victory.

The soldiers carried heavy ladders on their shoulders, braving a hail of arrows and rolling stones, as they approached the city wall.

Arrows rained down from the city walls, and stones pelted down relentlessly. The Shu soldiers below suffered heavy casualties, but some still desperately tried to climb up.

Finally, a breach was made in the city wall, and a group of Shu soldiers climbed up.

"Brothers, follow me! Kill them!"

Seeing that the city wall was about to fall, the Shu soldiers picked up their weapons and charged towards the city tower even more frantically.

The shouts of battle were deafening, and corpses lay on the ground, bleeding profusely—a truly horrifying sight.

On this war-torn land, the soldiers of Shu Han were like abandoned souls, their shouts gradually fading in the wind, drowned out by the relentless sounds of war drums and horns.

Beneath the city walls, a sea of ​​blood surged, each drop telling the tragic and helpless story of the Shu Han soldiers.

On the city wall, the figures of the defenders flickered in the firelight; their eyes no longer held any light, only deep despair.

Every swing of their spears, every hurled stone, seemed so powerless, as if even they themselves no longer believed they could hold onto this land.

They knew that even if they fought with all their might, they would find it difficult to withstand the overwhelming offensive of the Shu army.

As the battle progressed, the number of defenders on the city walls dwindled, their comrades falling one after another, while the Shu soldiers surged forward like a tidal wave.

Their eyes burned with the flames of revenge, and their hearts were filled with an unwavering pursuit of victory; the blood of these Shu soldiers was boiling.

"Bang bang bang!" One ladder after another was successfully erected, and hundreds of Shu soldiers rushed up the ladders.

They brandished their long swords and slashed fiercely at the guards on the city wall.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Blood splattered on the city tower, and those below the city wall were not to be outdone, with spears continuously thrusting upwards.

The battle on the city wall grew increasingly fierce, with the shouts of soldiers, the clash of weapons, and the occasional screams of agony all mingling together.

Blood flowed like a river beneath the city walls, staining the earth red and the soldiers' eyes red as well.

Liu Bei clenched his fists; he knew he had to win this battle!

The battle lasted for several days and nights. The corpses piled up like hills under the city walls, and the blood flowed into streams. The Jiangdong army was extremely tenacious, resisting the Shu army's attacks time and time again.

"It's been three days, why can't we take it yet!" Liu Bei roared.

"Reporting to my lord, the Jiangdong army is too tenacious! We have already lost more than five thousand brothers, and I'm afraid..." Zhang Bao said, bowing his head.

Liu Bei's face was twisted and ferocious, his eyes bloodshot, making him look extremely terrifying: "Are you still Zhang Yide's son! Keep attacking, no matter the cost, you must take Yuzhang County for me!"

"Yes, sir!" After hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhang Bao gritted his teeth and agreed, then led his soldiers to attack the city wall again.

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