The battle between the two sides on the Dankou Basin Castle City has reached a white-hot stage, and the sound of killing screams and weapons clashing throughout the battlefield. At a certain section of the Basin Castle, several Wei soldiers on the cloud ladders had just been cleared by the rolling wooden stones, and the cloud ladder was pried over to the ground by the defenders on the top of the city.

The defenders under the city braved the explosive bombs and stone bombs that could hit him at any time, and rushed to raise the falling ladders.

But they suddenly found that Liang Bing soldiers appeared at the battlements on the top of the city, and they all sealed the shields at the battlements. This made the Wei generals very surprised. No Wei soldiers have climbed to the city yet, and even because the ladder has fallen, no one is climbing the city. So what is the point of erecting a shield at the battlements?

However, many of the Wei soldiers who were hit by the Wei army soon could not think about it because they heard the puffy sound, and then felt a heart-wrenching pain coming from a part of their bodies. They thought they had been shot, so they lowered their heads and looked at the injured part, but they did not see the arrows. Then many Wei soldiers who were shot at the vital position collapsed on the ground. Those who were not shot at the vital position also began to wail. The gun and shield soldiers in the Liang army defenders began to shoot under the city with their slingshots on their shields.

The projectiles shot by the soldiers of the Liang army on the third floor were very dense, and the Wei army was only crying and calling for their parents. These slingshots brought shocking effects that were not the arrows, because many Wei soldiers did not know what the other party used to hurt themselves, and thought they used some magic.

The Wei generals and generals nearby saw some tricks and shouted, "Boards come forward! Continue shooting to cover the brothers who are climbing the city." The Wei army crossbows who were standing behind came back to their senses as if they were dreaming, stepped forward one after another, and shot arrows again. Liang Jun at the top of the fortress shook his figure and hid himself behind the wall of the pile.

A Wei soldier had just shot an arrow at the top of the city and was about to take an arrow from the quiver when he suddenly found that his companion was standing straight on the ground. A heavy arrow from his chest was inserted into his longbowman who had penetrated his body. Then, he felt as if he had been pushed hard, and then a heavy arrow pierced his abdomen.

Reinforcements on the other side of Mianshui have arrived, and most of the troops belong to Feng Yu's Yulin Legion. A considerable number of them are longbowmen. At this time, these longbowmen stood on some arrow towers of the dock and dam, and kept shooting at the Wei army under the city. These arrow towers are designed very exquisitely. No matter where the enemy stands under the city wall, the range of ordinary crossbows in their hands will be smaller than the distance from these arrow towers, but they are within the range of the longbow.

The longbowman skills of the Yulin Legion are far from comparable to the longbowman of the Class C Legion. At this time, heavy longbow arrows kept shooting from the arrow tower, almost one arrow per person. They sniped the Wei army's crossbowman one by one. The latter could not fight back.

In panic, the Wei army's crossbowmen retreated to the periphery, but this also caused the city's defenders to leave their range. The city's defenders could safely and boldly use any means to snipe the enemy who climbed the city at the battlement. The Wei army soldiers suffered more and more casualties under the Dankou Dock Fort, and in some places the bodies were piled up with several layers.

Xu Huang, Zhang He and Xu You looked more and more heavy. Xu You said, "It seems that this Dankou Fort is really hard to fight." Zhang He nodded from the side and echoed: "If it is so difficult to attack this fort, it will be even more difficult to attack Xiangyang and Zhuyang." He said this intentionally or unintentionally to take Xu You off. After all, it was Xu You's idea to give priority to attacking Dankou Fort.

Xu Huang finally made the decision: "I see that the Liang army is not only rich in troops, but also the city defense fortifications are extremely strong and exquisitely designed. If we continue to attack, even if we can win, we will suffer huge losses, which goes against the king's original intention. It is better for us to withdraw our troops now, guard the cities of Nanyang, do a good job of defensive construction, and divide our troops and guards to respond to each other. If the Liang army crosses the Mianshui and fight me in the plains and fields, that would be great. If they can't retreat, we will be considered guarding Nanyang. Let's see what this strategy is?"

Zhang He replied: "This strategy is also the only way at the moment, but my army consumes a huge amount of food and grass every day, and it can bear it for several months and half a year. But if we just confront the Liang army in Nanyang for a few years, how can we bear it? In my opinion, we should also implement settlement in Nanyang."

Xu You nodded and said, "This is exactly what someone wants to say. Nanyang is a plain area with a flat horse. If we want to defend Nanyang, it is not enough to rely solely on soldiers to guard it. We must also move a large number of people. For example, we can first bring the families of tens of thousands of soldiers we brought to Nanyang. Of course, we cannot make the decision. We have to report to the king and decide."

Xu Huang nodded and said, "That's it. After we have arranged the Nanyang defense, we will propose to the king for immigration and reclamation."

The gongs of the Wei army withdrawing troops rang out. The Wei army besieged the fort retreated back like a black tide. Then, they raised white flags, collected the corpses of the city robes, quickly formed a marching array, and slowly retreated to the east in an orderly manner. Thousands of tiger and leopard cavalry cruised behind the Wei army's infantry and cavalry to prevent the Liang army from suddenly coming out of the city to attack. In just an hour, the Wei army disappeared cleanly on the horizon to the east.

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In the Fancheng government office, Liu Bei was still playing chess and drinking tea with Guan Yu. However, Zhang Fei was already dressed neatly and stood beside Liu Bei. When Zhang Fei heard that the Linjiang army was going to attack Xiangyang again, he came to Liu Bei with armor and armor early to stand by. The last time the Linjiang army was defeated at Xiangyang City, Zhang Fei was very dissatisfied. He believed that if he had been there at that time, the entire battle situation would definitely be reversed.

Time passed every minute, but Liu Bei was still playing chess expressionlessly. Zhang Fei's face became darker and darker. He finally shouted impatiently: "Brother, second brother, when will we set out to fight Xiangyang?"

Guan Yu's face darkened and said, "Third brother, now he is different from the past. You should pay attention to your identity when speaking. Now that the eldest brother is the king, how can he use the title of the past? Will you be the emperor in the future and you will be the elder brother's call? That is a crime of usurpation."

Seeing Guan Yu like this, Zhang Fei grinned and smiled awkwardly: "I understand this principle. Isn't it because Lao Zhang is anxious? Besides, this big..., hasn't this king yet? When he ascended the throne, I, Lao Zhang, would definitely not call him like this."

Liu Bei shook his hand and said, "It's okay, we call each other brothers in private, but I feel it's okay if I am alone."

Guan Yu also asked at this time: "Your Majesty, Dankou is two hundred miles away from Fancheng. The news has reached here. The war should have lasted for a day. According to our agreement with Xu Huang, it is time for us to send troops to Xiangyang now."

Liu Bei smiled indifferently and said, "Wait a minute, I believe we will probably save this errand."

At this time, the troops were ordered to come to report that the Wei army attacked Dankouwu Fort several hours before retreating.
Chapter completed!