Chapter 77: Give him

Outside the main city of Xingyang, Cao's army was busy building a military camp.

The main city of Xingyang is not as good as the previous Ao Cang, and it cannot be captured in one or a half days. Moreover, there is also a general Wang Ping guarding the main city of Xingyang.

In the camp, Cao Zhen sat next to the table, and the one on the table was the Xingyang defense map given to Cao Zhen by Xu Shu.

"It's a loss to this picture, otherwise, how could I kill the city of Xingyang so easily? When my army arrived here, the passes that were exactly the same as the ones drawn on this picture." Cao Zhen sighed lightly, and then thought of Xu Shu's mysterious appearance when he gave him a drawing, and he couldn't help but wonder again.

"Who did this drawing draw? The person who drew this drawing was definitely extraordinary in the Han army." Cao Zhen gently mourned the brocade handkerchief. This brocade handkerchief was made of Shu brocade, and it was indeed produced in Shu.

Cao Zhen put the brocade handkerchief on his nose and smelled it. From the smell of the ink, he could tell that it was indeed from Shu.

"It seems that it was really given by the Han general." Cao Zhen's doubt disappeared slightly, and then he slowly stood up.

Outside the tent, the soldiers were busy, either setting up camp tents or carrying weapons and armor.

When Le Xi saw Cao Zhen coming out, he hurriedly met him, while Cao Zhen asked, "How are the weapons prepared for the siege?"

"I have prepared a lot of ladders. In addition to the soldiers who drove overnight, Chenliu also transported many ladders, all of which have arrived." Le Tian replied.

"Chen Liu also brought the siege weapons? The calculations were very accurate at this time..."

"The General, it was ordered by the Prime Minister."

"Prime Minister, Xu Shu?" Cao Zhen was stunned at first, then nodded with a sudden realization: "So that's the case. Prime Minister's magic tricks are so clever, so I can't get there!"

"General, if we follow this progress, we can attack the city this afternoon."

"This afternoon? So fast?" Cao Zhen frowned, and then said, "The soldiers have worked hard these days. The main city of Xingyang is not as good as Ao Cang before. There will definitely be a fierce battle next. Let the soldiers rest and take good care of themselves. We will attack the city tomorrow."

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The main city of Xingyang.

Wang Ping stood on the city tower, looking at the Cao army flag under the city that covered the sky and the sun fluttered in the wind, and a deep chill rose in his heart. Although the two sides had not yet fought, the momentum and oppression from the other soldiers were enough to make those who had never been on the battlefield feel deeply afraid.

The speed of Cao's army's advancement was much beyond Wang Ping's expectations. He originally thought that the large and small strongholds outside Xingyang could last at least twenty days to one month, but unexpectedly, Cao Zhen attacked the city of Xingyang in less than ten days.

Moreover, from the soldiers who fled back, Wang Ping also obtained the general information about Cao Zhen's attack along the way. Cao Zhen would always choose places where the Han army had weak defense to attack, and sent people to intercept the Han army coming to assist, as if Cao Zhen knew all the arrangements of the Han army in Xingyang.

"Ahem... Wang Aiqing, what are you looking at?" A Dou's voice came from behind.

"Uh, Your Majesty." Wang Ping was ready to greet him immediately.

"Okay, there are so many people here, so let's go." A Dou waved his hand, looked at the city, and said casually: "Ye... Cao Zhen has such a big formation. This formation has never appeared in our Central Plains since the flooding of the Hu army. This time, Cao Rui is really a big deal. It is indeed the power of Wei."

Wang Ping licked his lips slightly, and secretly praised in his heart: Your Majesty is Your Majesty. Facing so many large armies of Cao's army, he is still chatting and laughing, and it is very comfortable. Just the ability to keep changing the face of Mount Tai is enough to make people admire.

"Your Majesty, I always feel a little strange. Cao Zhen came too quickly. There are so many Ao Cang outside our Xingyang, and they were all lost without even ten days of guarding them. I always feel that this matter is never simple and needs to be investigated." Wang Ping said.

"It's not simple, hehe, let me tell you what you think."

"Your Majesty, Cao Zhen comes so quickly, and seems to know that we are fully aware of our defense in Xingyang, so Cao Zhen always chooses the weakest place in Xingyang to attack. It would be fine if it was once or twice, but it has been like this these days, which is not accidental. So I dared to think that among us, there may be spies from Cao's army who leaked the situation in Xingyang."

"Well..." Adou nodded with a smile. This Wang Ping is indeed not a mediocre person. He can think of so many things.

"Well, my dear is right, I understand." Adou said relaxedly.

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. If there are really spies in the army, it will be related to the success or failure of our army in this battle. I think this matter should be investigated in detail. If there are really such spies, he must be pulled out and cut into pieces!"

"Uh... it's really cruel." Adou nodded slightly awkwardly. The defense map in Xingyang was given to Xu Shu. In fact, this spy was cut into pieces by himself. If he was cut into pieces, wouldn't he have to cut him?

"Renior? It's nothing if it's not ruthless. Your Majesty, you don't know that the punishment in the pre-Qin period was ruthless! Among our Ba people, there are many pre-Qin torture instruments, which make people feel terrified when they see it." Wang Ping explained.

Wang Ping was a native of Ba. When the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Ba Kingdom and placed Shu under the rule, the Qin Dynasty severely punished. At that time, in order to prevent the Ba people from rebelling, the Qin State often used severe punishments. Therefore, there are still many torture instruments left by Qin State among the Ba people.

"Woo..." At this moment, the sound of the horn sounded, and then, the Cao army below had already started to move.

"Your Majesty, Cao's army has attacked, you should avoid it first!" Wang Ping said immediately.

Adou nodded. Although Adou's martial arts were not afraid of these Cao troops who were attacking him, staying on the city tower would inevitably cause Wang Ping to be distracted from protecting him. This would be bad.

"Okay, I'll go down first, I'll leave it to you."

...

Cao Zhen drew out his long sword and pointed at the front. In front of Cao Zhen, there were all a group of shirtless men, each showing fierce appearance. However, the group of people were tied together by ropes. In front of each person, there was a pottery bowl filled with wine, but from that quality, these were the worst quality wine.

These people are prisoners of the Wei State, and they all committed a series of unforgivable serious crimes.

In troubled times, the folk martial arts practice is very prosperous. This martial arts trend is strong, and some public security problems will inevitably arise. People who are incompetent cannot commit serious crimes, so most of these people who have committed serious crimes have good abilities.

Originally, these people were all ready to be sentenced to death, but now that the war has begun, they will take the lead. If they can make military achievements, they may be able to get their lives back.

"Unlock them." Cao Zhen pointed to the group of reoffenders, and then spoke, "Listen, you are always people who will die, but my emperor is merciful and gives you a way out for life. Today, anyone who can climb the city tower can avoid death; if he can kill the three enemies, he will be free! But if he dares to retreat and escape at the battle, he will be killed without mercy!"

These serious prisoners also know the purpose of coming today. Cao Zhen asked them to block the cannon fodder. This first wave of attacks on the city will naturally be subject to the most attacks. It would be great if they could survive. But now they stretched their heads and shrunk their heads. If they don’t go, they will definitely die. If they go, they might be able to fight a way out.

"Get wine!" Cao Zhen shouted, and the serious prisoners picked up the wine bowls in front of them and then drank them all in one go.

"Pu..." A serious prisoner threw the wine bowl to the ground, and then others also smashed the wine bowl.

"If you fight, you have to die anyway. You have to take a cushion before you die."

"Hahaha, maybe I can still make a way out!"

At this time, knowing that he would die, the eyes of the serious prisoners showed a crazy look.

"kill!"

With Cao Zhen's order, these shirtless prisoners rushed towards the Xingyang city wall as if they were crazy.

...

"Shoot the arrow!" Wang Ping shouted lightly, and then the rain of arrows rushed to the city and fell into the crowd. The group of serious prisoners who were charging fell down instantly. Without the protection of armor, the dense arrows could not be blocked with just a weapon in his hand.

"Hurry, don't stop, shoot arrows, shoot arrows! Prepare the stones." Wang Ping's voice was very loud, but he did not show any panic. It can be seen that Wang Ping who appeared was still very calm.

"Swoosh..." A big stone fell.

"Oh!" A scream rang out, and the last serious prisoner had also fallen.

In the distance, Cao Zhen seemed to be not surprised by all this. In Cao Zhen's eyes, these serious prisoners were already dead.

The ladder finally arrived at the top of the city, and then Cao Jun began to climb up the city frantically.

"General, the turmeric oil is ready."

"Wait a little longer, wait until more people gather under the city, and throw them down. Archers, don't stop!" Wang Ping looked at all this coldly.

Gradually, the sun sets and dusk comes.

"General, it's almost dark." Chen Tai said.

"Well..." Cao Zhen looked at the sky without any frustration, but instead had a smile on his face: "So many years have passed, Wang Ping has grown up, with a good command, a moderate advancement, and no panic at all. He is worthy of being a general of the Han army. He sent the order, let the gold call and withdraw the troops, and fight again tomorrow!"

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Inside the city.

"Your Majesty, Cao's army has retreated."

"Well, thank you for your hard work." A Dou still looked calm, looked at Wang Ping in front of him, and asked, "Wang Ping, Cao's offensive is really fierce. How about it? How long can he last?"

"I will definitely defend Xingyang to the death and protect Your Majesty! As long as I am in one day, I will definitely not let Cao's army step into Xingyang!" Wang Ping said.
Chapter completed!