The next morning.
Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang and his wife left Langya County and headed for Xianyang.
Before leaving, the latter could not help but instruct the servant, "Take good care of the thatched cottage and the fields, and wait for me to retire after my success."
The servant bowed solemnly and said, "Please rest assured, sir. I'm not going anywhere. I'll be waiting here for your return."
Zhuge Liang nodded contentedly and walked away.
He possessed the strategy of Guo Jia and the domestic affairs talent of Xun Yu, and was also one of the Ten Sages of the Temple of Martial Arts.
Moreover, no matter which dynasty he was in, he always lived in the Temple of Martial Arts. In this respect, he has surpassed too many heroes.
...
Shuozhou City.
After several days of bloody fighting, countless corpses of both sides fell inside and outside the city.
Pang Juan was indeed a famous general. Whenever his soldiers attacked a city, he would personally go to the battlefield.
In this way, it can not only play a supervisory role, but also can greatly improve the morale of the entire army.
At this moment, the Qin army has just repelled their latest charge.
Cao Ren, Le Jin and Zhu Yu were patrolling the city walls and also visiting some wounded soldiers.
There were originally 80,000 to 90,000 soldiers in Shuozhou City.
However, after half a month of bloody fighting, there were only less than 40,000 defenders left.
It was already a bit difficult when there were 80,000 people defending the city, let alone now that there are only 40,000 left?
The entire city wall was covered in blood, and it was impossible to distinguish between friend and foe.
A Qin soldier was hit by an arrow while defending against the enemy and unfortunately fell down from the city wall.
There were also enemy soldiers who shed blood on the battlefield during the siege.
In short, this war can be said to be extremely cruel.
Cao Ren stood on the top of the city wall, muttering worriedly, "Forty thousand men can only hold out for about twenty days at most."
"The 20th?"
Le Jin said slowly, "Wu'an Jun told us to hold out for a month and a half. Now only half a month has passed. What should we do?"
It has to be said that Cao Ren really met his match this time.
He tried every possible way to defend the city, but still paid a terrible price.
In fact, isn’t it the same for Pang Juan?
Of the 250,000-strong army, more than 60,000 had been killed.
This war can be described as a meat grinder.
More than a hundred people rushed in, but not even a splash of water was seen.
The arrows fired by both sides were in the tens of thousands each time, as if they were free.
"We can hold on for one day, but if we can't hold on any longer..."
Having said this, Cao Ren turned around, looked at Le Jin and Zhu Yu, and said with a smile, "Then we will have no choice but to sacrifice our lives for our country."
There is no other way.
Just as he finished speaking, the enemy army began to gather again and prepare to attack the city.
Zhu Yu cursed angrily, "Damn it, it never ends. Aren't they tired of it?"
Cao Ren once again gazed outside the city and said in a deep voice, "Even if they have more troops than us, they will definitely not be able to withstand the continuous siege.
Because they outnumbered ours, they couldn't handle it, so they assumed ours was even more tired and wanted to attack with all their might, which is understandable."
After saying this, Le Jin began to prepare all the soldiers for battle.
For a moment, the city was filled with a tense atmosphere.
Outside the city.
Jin army camp.
Pang Juan, wearing armor and riding a horse, came to the top of the hill.
He was watching his army slowly gathering and preparing to attack the city.
Suddenly, he looked up towards Shuozhou City and murmured, "Guess how long the Qin army can hold out?"
Deputy General Bao Yuan said sternly, "Ten days! If this situation continues, Shuozhou will be conquered within ten days!"
Hearing this, Pang Juan shook his head and said, “Do you think we can charge the enemy continuously for ten days?
I’m afraid our army will be exhausted before we even capture Shuozhou.”
"Then, General, how long do you think it will take us to capture Shuozhou?"
Bao Yuan asked.
Pang Juan said bluntly: "No matter what, we must take Shuozhou within half a month, otherwise there will be changes."
Bao Yuan said, "News just arrived from Yunzhou: General Li Mu's several attempts to attack the city ended in heavy casualties."
Pang Juan sighed and said, "General Li's ability to defend the city is unmatched. Even our current enemy Cao Ren is slightly inferior to him.
But when it comes to offensive tactics, he is still a step behind General Lian Po."
Li Mu was good at defense, Lian Po was good at attack, with a shield and a spear, they protected the State of Zhao like a rock in Ying Yuan's previous life.
Even at its peak, it almost defeated the Qin State.
What a pity, he was no match for the God of War Guo Kai after all.
Bao Yuan said in a deep voice, "As long as our army can capture Shuozhou, we can attack or defend, and attack Yunzhou from both sides. Even if Qin Wu'an Jun has the ability to reach the sky, it will be useless."
Pang Juan nodded and said, "Let's attack the city."
Just uttered a few words.
Today, the number of casualties on both sides will exceed a thousand.
"Archers, get ready!"
On the top of Shuozhou City, Cao Ren stretched out his hand, and in an instant, all the soldiers holding bows and arrows drew their bows and prepared to shoot.
A war is about to break out.
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Xianyang City.
Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang and their entourage had not arrived yet.
Cai Jing, the prime minister, received a battle report from Yunzhou.
After reading the report, he called Gao Shun, the chief coach who was now in charge of military training, to go to Xuanzheng Hall without any hesitation.
This was the latter's first time entering the palace.
It was also the first time I met the Queen.
Inside the Xuanzheng Hall.
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