Below Guangzhou City.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Countless soldiers carrying the banner of the Cao army surged toward the top of the walls of Guangzhou. Both the top of the walls and the bottom of the walls were filled with corpses.
Blood had already dyed the walls of Guangzhou City red.
Night slowly fell. The defenders on the top of the city walls used the darkness of the night to repel the enemy's attacks again and again.
"General, do we really have reinforcements?" A deputy general on the top of the city walls asked the general next to him. This was already the fourth day they had been defending the city.
"Yes, there will definitely be reinforcements. His Majesty will not give up on us!" The general said with certainty.
He, Hao Shao, had become famous in Guangzhou City. He did not expect that he would come to Guangzhou City again.
"That damned Wei Yan!" The deputy general said hatefully.
"Yes, that damned Wei Yan!" Hao Shao also said angrily. Hao Shao really did not understand why Wei Yan would rebel.
Wei Yan had helped His Majesty defeat Zhang Xiu and defeated Liu Bei. He had also fought against Sun Ce. It could be said that Wei Yan was a direct descendant of Liu Mang's Army.
It was because of Wei Yan's military exploits that Liu Mang gave Wei Yan and Hao Shao Yu Province.
Hao Shao Yu was good at defense but not good at attacking. Hao Shao Yu gave the position of Great General to Wei Yan.
Hao Shao Yu thought that Wei Yan was in Yu Province and that Yu Province would be impregnable. However, he did not expect that Wei Yan, who was the commander of Yu Province, would betray His Majesty King of Han and join Cao Cao's army.
That was why the Yangzhou Army was caught unprepared.
"Master Ju Shou!" Hao Shao Yu thought of a person. That old figure and that last desolation. He could not help but sigh bitterly. "Why bother?"
Ju Shou committed suicide because at the beginning, when he discovered that Cao Cao's army was on the move, it was Ju Shou who suggested Internal Minister Xu Shu to send out troops and engage in battle with Cao Cao's army in Yuzhou, to prevent Cao Cao's army from entering Yangzhou's army's territory, thereby buying time for his lord, Liu Mang, who was far away in Yizhou.
Originally, it could have been said to be safe. 50,000 Yangzhou Army elites stationed at the border could have made Cao Cao unable to eat or sleep in peace.
If Cao Cao didn't deploy an army that was a few times larger than his, Ju Shou would be able to break into every corner of Yan Province at any time.
But who would have thought that the Great General of Yu Province, Wei Yan, was Cao Cao's man?
Under Cao Jun and Wei Yan's pincer attack, Yangzhou's troops and horses suffered a crushing defeat. If not for Old General Huang Zhong and Mr. Jushou, the two of them turned the tide and won the majority of the troops and horses to retreat.
Most likely, not a single one of those fifty thousand soldiers would be able to return.
Because of this, only less than 30,000 troops and horses returned. Hao Shao retreated from Yuzhou to Guangzhou.
Now, Hao Shao's task was to stop Cao Cao's army from advancing so that Shouchun could have sufficient time to prepare. The other task was to wait for reinforcements.
"Your Majesty, two more days, two more days and I won't be able to take it anymore!" Hao Shao looked at the broken walls of Guangzhou and those corpses. Fortunately, the weather wasn't hot, otherwise, those corpses would definitely stink.
In the night, countless screams resounded throughout the night. Hao Shao didn't have a good rest and casually found a place to sleep.
The sky quickly became bright and the sun shone on the earth.
Hao Shao was shaken awake because Cao Cao's army under the city was moving again.
"Guangzhou!" Cao Cao looked at the sturdy city and the figure holding a telescope on top of the city wall.
"Is the general of Guangzhou called Hao Shao?" Cao Cao asked a red-faced general beside him.
This person was none other than Wei Yan. Wei Yan lowered his head and said: "Yes, it is Hao Shao!"
When Wei Yan and Hao Shao arrived at Yuzhou, Cao Cao thought that since even Yuzhou's Great General Wei Yan had surrendered to him, Yangzhou's Army was nothing to worry about. Yangzhou's Army's main force was also defeated. Soon, Yuzhou was captured by Cao Cao.
Ruyin, Yingshang, Xiacai and Runan surrendered at the sight of the wind. Even if there were some stubborn people, they were all eliminated by Cao Cao's army.
He didn't expect that he would be defeated in such a small city like Guangzhou.
Cao Cao's army had been attacking here for four days and Cao Cao was simply attacking non-stop. There were only 5,000 soldiers in the city and they were barely able to resist Cao Cao's army for four days.
Cao Cao also admired Hao Shao. He was simply a human wall.
"Go, ask him for me. Tell him that if he is willing to surrender, I will treat him like a general!" Cao Cao very straightforwardly said.
The general's words were very general but he couldn't escape from being a provincial governor.
Wei Yan's eyes flashed with dissatisfaction. He was a traitor and had given up so much. Not to mention that Yangzhou's army had already regarded him as a mortal enemy. Even in Cao Cao's army, those generals also looked down on him. Wei Yan was only a rear general but now, Cao Cao had a whole new level of respect for Hao Shao. Commander in chief ah, this official position isn't easy ah.
However, although Wei Yan was dissatisfied, he had no choice but to follow Cao Cao all the way to the end.
He immediately sent people to ask Hao Shao to surrender but they were shot dead by Hao Shao.
"Your Majesty, this person will not surrender!" Wei Yan once again tried to dissuade Cao Cao.
Hao Shao was originally a member of the Bingzhou Wolf cavalry. Later, he was recommended by Zhang Liao to Gao Shun. Gao Shun felt that it was a waste for this person to follow him so he gave him to Liu Mang.
Liu Mang was the one who gave him the opportunity to become famous in the Guangzhou Province. Liu Mang was the one who recognized his worth and recognized his worth. With his original identity, such a person would definitely be loyal to Liu Mang.
"Alright!" Cao Cao could only nod his head. He was truly unreconciled. "This brat Liu Mang actually has so many loyal and righteous soldiers following him! Sigh! " Cao Cao slowly became afraid. Liu Mang's Yangzhou New Army was not something that Cao Cao had not captured before. However, these people either died for their cause or would rather die than surrender. They thought that the Yangzhou New Army would be able to defeat Cao Cao in the end.
"My Lord, why are you so worried? There is still General Wei Yan!" An old man beside Cao Cao said with a smile. This person was Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu was a Poison Warrior, but at the same time, he was also a dogmatic person. Guo Jia hated Cheng Yu the most. In Cheng Yu's view, Guo Jia was a traitor.
Wei Yan was a traitor and in Cheng Yu's eyes, he was not a good person.
When Cheng Yu said this, Wei Yan was really embarrassed. What did he mean by there was still General Wei Yan?
"Zhong De?" Cao Cao first warned Cheng Yu and then comforted Wei Yan. "If there is no Wen Chang, I don't know when I will be able to rule the world. Wen Chang has sacrificed a lot!"
When these words came out from Cao Cao's mouth, it was different. At first, Wei Yan was a traitor and he was a traitor. But in Cao Cao's words, Wei Yan was working hard to unify the world and he had given up his personal shame.
"Your Majesty, we can't delay any longer. It's time to take Guangzhou." Wei Yan cupped his fist and said to Cao Cao.
"I will teach you, Wen Chang." Cao Cao patted Wei Yan's shoulder and said in a pleasant tone.
"As you wish!" Wei Yan immediately went out.
"My Lord, is this person really reliable?" Cheng Yu looked at Wei Yan and asked Cao Cao again.
Cheng Yu was also a person who knew physiognomy. Wei Yan was a traitor. He could even betray Liu Mang, not to mention Cao Cao.
"He can't go back to Yangzhou. Apart from me, there is no place for him in this world." Cao Cao was very calm.
"By the way, Zhong De, has our army provisions been delivered this month?" The most important thing in a war was provisions.
It was almost the middle of the month, but the provisions had not been delivered yet.
"It hasn't been delivered yet!" Cheng Yu also recovered his enthusiasm for work. It must be known that Cheng Yu was much older than Cao Cao, but this little old man was full of energy once he started working.
"It hasn't been delivered yet! What is Cao Pi doing? " Cao Cao was a little angry. There were hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the army. The daily consumption was a huge amount. If there was no provisions in the camp, it was impossible to get provisions from the ground. Cao Cao wanted a complete Yangzhou, not a Yangzhou that was less than 10% left.
In anger, Cao Cao no longer called Cao Pi by his nickname, Pi 'er.
"My Lord, have you forgotten? You taught Little Gongzi about the provisions!" Cheng Yu, on the other hand, felt injustice for Cao Pi. Cao Cao had already distributed Cao Pi's provisions to him before he set out for battle.
He gave it to his youngest son, Cao Chong. In addition, Cao Chong had caught a few small tails of Cao Pi's people and squeezed Cao Pi out.
Now, the provisions were in Cao Chong's hands.
"Chong 'er!" From this, it can be seen how close Cao Pi was. If Cao Pi made a mistake, it was Cao Pi. If Cao Chong made a mistake, it was Chong 'er.
"Send someone to hurry them up! No, no, Zhongde, you go personally and help Chong 'er plan! "Cao Cao said to Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu was driving Cao Cao. He wasn't a fool and naturally knew what Cao Cao was thinking. Most likely, Cao Cao really wanted to change his successor.
Cao Pi! Second Young Master! Although in Cheng Yu's view, there was nothing to nitpick about Cao Cao. Regardless of whether it was the way he conducted himself or the way he handled government affairs, he was a perfect successor. However, the world still belonged to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao now has the intention of spoiling his youngest son. If this youngest son of his was incompetent, it would be fine.
However, this youngest son was a true genius. Although he was young, he was proficient in the six arts. In other aspects, he wasn't inferior to Cao Pi. After all, how old was Cao Chong now?
"Sigh!" Cheng Yu couldn't say anything. He could only say that Cao Pi was born at the wrong time and had bad luck.
It wasn't necessarily a bad thing that Cao Cao chose Cao Chong as his successor.
Immediately, Cheng Yu retreated and left.
The war in Guangzhou was still ongoing. Wei Yan took out the Red Coat Battalion.
All the cannons were aimed at Guangzhou. A few days ago, Cao Cao cherished Hao Shao's talent. However, today, he wouldn't do that.
A battalion of cannons roared. Just like Chengdu, countless cannonballs flew up the city wall and bombarded the city wall.
Wei Yan's cannonballs never failed. He had destroyed many cities of stubborn resistance in Yu Province. However, today, it was ineffective.
Originally, Guangzhou belonged to Yangzhou. After Liu Mang built the cement in the industrial park, the first thing he did was to reinforce Shouchun. After that, he built the dam outside Shouchun. After that, he built the cement in Guangzhou. Later on, there was so much cement that Liu Mang used it to build roads. It was enough to see how strong Guangzhou was now.
Before, Cao Cao used the advantage of numbers. Hao Shao had no choice but to use brute force. Now, Wei Yan used cannons. Although the cannonballs hit the city wall and the city wall caved in, it wasn't as exaggerated as Chengdu. The cannonballs could only leave a mark on the city wall. They couldn't destroy it.
When Wei Yan took out the cannons, Hao Shao wasn't surprised. Instead, he was happy because he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
Wei Yan betrayed Liu Mang and transferred an artillery battalion from Yangzhou. There were three thousand cannons and one thousand cannons and one hundred cannons.
If such a heavy weapon was brought outside Shouchun and there was no limit to the amount of ammunition, even a city made of cement wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Now that Wei Yan took out the red coat battalion, Hao Shao smiled. First, Guangzhou could consume Wei Yan's limited ammunition. Second, Hao Shao also had cannons in his hands.
He didn't have three thousand cannons but one thousand cannons. There were at least ten cannons. These cannons were transferred from Yingshui. Hao Shao didn't use them because he wanted to give Wei Yan a surprise.
"Fire the cannonballs. Target the red coat battalion!" Hao Shao's heart was in pain when he gave this order. The red coat battalion was the blood and sweat of the Yangzhou army. Over the years, there were only three battalions in total.
But now, he had to destroy them.
Cao Cao was dumbfounded. Wei Yan's face was completely gloomy.
One hundred cannons against ten cannons. The final result was obvious. All the cannons on the top of Guangzhou were destroyed. Wei Yan's own losses were not small. Nearly thirty cannons were destroyed in the explosion. There were also five thousand siege cannons.
Wei Yan waved his hand once again, and the army charged towards the Guangzhou City.
The city of Guangzhou could no longer hold on. Countless Cao soldiers rushed into the city.
Hao Shao wanted to sacrifice himself for his country but he was stopped by Xu Chu who rushed into the city.
Xu Chu knocked away the saber in Hao Shao's hand, making Hao Shao's suicide an extravagant hope. Hao Shao smiled bitterly as he looked around. "Your Majesty, it's difficult for me to be loyal to you!"
Hao Shao wanted to bite off his tongue but he was knocked unconscious by Xu Chu. Hao Shao was captured and the five thousand Yangzhou soldiers in the city were all killed.
Cao Cao's army had entered Guangzhou and the Red Coat Camp was damaged. Cao Cao was also very distressed. He knew how powerful these cannons were. Cao Cao was even scared. If he didn't recruit Wei Yan and have Wei Yan's weakness in his hands, he would've been the unlucky one.
Which city under Cao Cao's command would be able to withstand such a bombardment?
The red coat battalion had lost one-third of their strength. Not only were the cannons damaged, but they also did not have enough ammunition.
There was still a red coat battalion in Shouchun. If they used the cannons to attack the red second battalion, they would have no chance of winning.
After thinking about it, Wei Yan gave Cao Cao an idea.
Attack the Yangzhou industrial zone.
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