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Yang Hong held onto the city walls with his left hand, his two feet stepping on the city walls alternately, his robust body suddenly jumping towards the top of the city wall. Before he could regain his balance, two Wuhuan men rushed towards him with blades in their hands. He let out a furious roar, gripped the handle of his machete and swung it horizontally, slashing both the man and his machete into two, attempting to stagger.

The White Horse Camp warriors below the city shouted in unison, and the archers stopped shooting. The soldiers climbing the ladders became more spirited, and their climbing speed became much faster.

On the south side of the city, the person commanding the attack heard the cheers from the White Horse Camp.

Yang Hong suddenly heard a loud shout, and following that, a curved blade flew towards him with the sound of wind blowing. It was Nan Lou who had suddenly made his move.

Yang Hong anxiously raised his blade to block, the blade in his hand almost flew out, his feet involuntarily retreating, his body leaning on the city wall.

Nan Lou was unrelenting, he slashed seven or eight times in a row, the speed of the blade was as fast as the blade. Yang Hong was too tired to resist, he could only watch as his subordinates were surrounded and killed by Wu Huan, but he could not draw any energy to help.

Seeing that, Gongsun Xu's heart burned with anxiety. Looking at the soldiers climbing up the ladder, he could not help but clench his fists and shout: "Quickly go up! "Quickly!"

Upon seeing Nan Lou being so fierce and fearless, the Wu Huan people on the city wall could not help but shout and rush towards him. They had the absolute advantage in numbers, usually five to six of them. As if slashing melons and vegetables, they killed the following White Horse Camp Warriors who rushed up and even pushed a few ladders onto the ground with their tridents. Within ten breaths, none of the dozens of people who followed Yang Hong were spared.

Yang Hong saw that he could not let this happen, facing Nan Lou's incoming blade, he did not dodge, and also slashed towards his opponent's neck.

Nan Lou did not want to die together with his opponent while still having the upper hand, so he hurriedly pulled back his blade and retreated.

Yang Hong took this opportunity to turn around and roll down the city wall.

"Sigh …" Gongsun Xu held his wrist and sighed. It was so easy for someone to climb the city wall for the first time, but they unexpectedly failed again and retreated.

Gongsun Xu looked at the pile of corpses beneath the city walls and asked with furrowed brows, "How are the casualties?"

Zhao Yun said softly, "There are no less than two thousand five hundred people!"

"So many!" Gongsun Xu was both shocked and distressed at the same time. He started his attack at noon, and up until now, it had only been about an hour, and so many people had died! Even though he had seen a lot of killings and death, he was still a bit frustrated. The more than 2500 lives had been taken so quickly! At this moment, he deeply felt the sorrowful meaning of the phrase 'people living in troubled times like grass or mustard'.

"How's the situation with General Dan?"

"There's not much progress, and the casualties are not small either."

Gongsun Xu looked at Kurna, and after hesitating for a moment, he gave up on the idea of letting Wu Huan lead him to attack the city. The main function of the Wuhuan of Liaodong was to kill and plunder after the city broke. Only by doing so would they be able to deepen the enmity between the Wuhuan Tribe and facilitate their future governance and management.

"Let's call it a day!"

A crisp sound of gold clanging sounded out, the soldiers of the White Horse Camp retreated backwards like a tide.

Yang Hong who was drenched in blood looked at the city walls, unwillingly vomited a mouthful of blood, then dragged his exhausted body to retreat.

"Yang Hong attacked and was forced back? General Gongsun Xu has called for the withdrawal of his troops? " After receiving these two pieces of information, he looked up at the cloudy sky, shook his head, and gave the order to call for reinforcements.

An hour later, Gongsun Xu came out of the Wounded Barracks with a dark expression. The number of casualties was more than what Zhao Yun had said: more than 1,700 people had died on the spot and more than 1,200 had been severely injured.

"Once I return to the Ji County, I would have opened up Hua Tuo's Medical University Hall, even if it's just for a short emergency training course! 'To be severely injured is to wait for death. This kind of situation cannot occur again! '

With a heavy heart, Gongsun Xu rode his horse to the handsome tent on the southern side of the city.

"My people are here? "Invite him in!" After he received the report, he immediately let Gongsun Xu go in to have a talk.

There were a few large basins of charcoal inside the tent and he was using a tree branch to poke at the charcoal. Seeing Gongsun Xu coming in dejectedly, he could not help but laugh. Just over two thousand people dead and they can't hold it in anymore? Back then, when I followed the duke to attack this place, half of the tens of thousands of people died in ten days.

"The weather is cold, and wounded soldiers are hard to treat. I really can't afford to waste it!" Gongsun Xu sighed, cupped his fists, and said: "This general has a plan, that's why I gave the order to call for reinforcements."

He threw away the branch and said, "It's better to have a plan! "Haha, sit down and we'll talk!"

"Here!" After Gongsun Xu sat down, he said in a low voice, "General, I want to ambush you from the north of the city at night."

"North of the city?" Sui Xiong frowned and said, "Let's not talk about the dangerous situation of the mountain over there. There is not even a place with ladders between the city walls and the mountain." Are you going to let the soldiers down? "

"No rope!" Gongsun Xu shook his head: "Once night falls, there will be many bonfires lit in the north of the city, if you want to let go of the rope, you will definitely be discovered by the enemy."

"Then what's the best way?" Tell me about it! " Knowing that Gongsun Xu was not a person who would talk nonsense, he was immediately interested.

"Use this!" Gongsun Xu took out a small bag from his sleeve and placed it on the desk in front of him.

After opening it, he was stunned, he stroked his beard and thought for a long time before understanding, and then laughed out loud: "Good job, Gongsun Xu, as expected of you, your mind is clear, you can think of such a method! No wonder this old man heard someone say that you specifically went to the north side of the city to take a look around. "

Gongsun Xu cupped his hands and said humbly: "General, you flatter me, I do not dare! After two hours, this lowly general will once again launch an attack to numb the people of Wu Huan, I hope that the General will attack the city at the same time. "

"Alright!" In two hours, this old man will give the order to continue attacking the city. What you said is not a bad idea, and this old man is very confident in that! " Qing Sutra waved his hand. "Go back and prepare. This old man will go over to take a look tonight."

Gongsun Xu cupped his hands and turned to walk out.

Simply walking to the side of the tent, he watched as Gongsun Xu rode his horse and left, laughing softly: Hehe, looks like after this battle, no one will dare to look down on him anymore, right? Fortunately, this old man had the foresight to send Meng Meng'er to his side. "

When Gongsun Xu returned to the tent, he asked Gongsun Yi to call Zhao Yun, Yan Rou and Ku Le over. After the three of them had gathered, he began to explain his thoughts. After saying that, he added, "General Dan has already agreed to this matter. We will begin our operation tonight."

Yan Rou smacked his head and shouted: "Why did I not think of such a simple method?"

Ku Le agreed, "That's right, Master is truly a wonderful idea! [I have been dealing with cattle and sheep everyday, but I never thought of this idea!] No wonder Uncle Kurna specially brought a few thousand sheep before leaving, so it was Master's idea! "

Zhao Yun did not follow up and praise him, but his eyes were filled with praise.

Gongsun Xu's method was actually very simple: Kill the sheep, and take advantage of the dark night, plastered the lamb leg onto the city wall. Use the cold weather to create a row of 'goat leg ladders'.

"Alright, alright, stop flattering me!" Gongsun Xu waved his hand, and asked: "Is this method feasible?"

"Of course it's possible!" Ku Le quickly nodded his head, "This damn weather, my piss has turned into ice in the blink of an eye! I dare guarantee that as long as I stick the leg of mutton on it, it will freeze to a freezing point in less than an hour. "My lord, this general requests that you lead the troops!"

Yan Rou immediately objected loudly, "That won't do! Ku Le, you have just joined our master's camp, how can you be in such danger? Master, please allow this lowly general to bring you there! "

Ku Le shouted: "It's exactly because we just joined our lord's camp that we have to quickly make a meritorious service! General Yan, you have just killed Qiu Liju for a meritorious service, so you shouldn't fight over such a small matter with me over this. "

"Since this is a 'small matter', why fight over it with me?" Yan Rou glared at him, looking extremely ferocious.

"But" Ku Le was a little afraid, but he still wanted to argue.

"Alright!" Stop arguing! " Zhao Yun stood out to smooth things over, looked at the smiling Gongsun Xu who did not speak, and said: "Since Master has brought us three here, then it is obvious that he has his own plans. We will just listen to his orders, what need is there for us to argue?"

Yan Rou and Ku Le stared at each other, then grunted and turned their heads.

Gongsun Xu laughed. Compared to Ku Le, he definitely trusted Yan Rou more, but this level of competition was obviously beneficial. There was no need to open his mouth to persuade her.

"There's no need to talk about the topography of the north side of the city. If I want to go down the mountain, I'll definitely be discovered. Thus, I can only swim closer to the city wall. Ku Le, do you have any good methods to withstand the cold? "

"Master asked the right person!" Ku Le grinned proudly, and gestured: "Just make a few pieces of sheepskin and sew them together, and put them back on your body. In any case, the moat is not very wide, and they will be able to swim there very quickly.

"That's right!" Do it! Ku Le, take someone to kill the sheep and skin it away, say that this general will reward the soldiers tonight. Right, don't forget to leave behind enough lamb legs. "

"Here!" Ku Le went out happily.

Gongsun Xu rubbed his stiff forehead and asked: "Zi Long, Zi Hu, how many people do you think are appropriate?"

Zhao Yun said: "The enemies in the north of the city are few and far between, so taking down the city wall is no problem. The key was to successfully seize the city gates to the west of the city. Only when the army enters the city would they be able to fight. If the army could not reach the city in time to reinforce them, the soldiers in the city might not be able to hold on for too long! Therefore, this lowly general thinks that we need to dispatch at least eight hundred people! "

Yan Rou nodded his head in agreement: "I agree with brother Zi Long, too few people can't last too long on the city walls, and too many people can easily be exposed, so 800 people are just right."

"Then that's it." Gongsun Xu nodded and agreed: "You guys go pick your own men, pick two hundred from Ku Le's men. And also let Yang Hong and Wang Wei in, and continue attacking the city in two hours! "