In the afternoon, Chen Gui and the surviving soldiers of the more than 100 warships and Wanbaduo fled back to the water village in a hurry.

The fire boat arrived shortly after, plundered the water village, and then went downstream along the river.

The nightmare was not over yet. Just when Chen Gui took a breath, Gan Ning's navy pounced on him.

Two hundred warships, with the momentum of a great victory, used all their strength to attack the water stronghold.

The main force of the navy was lost, and more than half of the 30,000 soldiers and horses were lost. At this time, Chen Gui was already in shock, and he had no intention of holding on.

Chen Gui, who had just escaped to the water stronghold, did not dare to hesitate at all. He immediately led his more than 10,000 remaining troops, abandoned the water stronghold, and fled all the way towards Xiapi City.

Gan Ning's 5,000 navy troops captured Xiapi Water Village almost without a fight.

After Gan Ning's victory, he left some troops to guard the water camp, while the remaining troops quickly advanced towards the middle city of Xiapi City. At the same time, Pegasus sent people to Nie Zefeng's main force in the northern suburbs of Xiapi to report the news of the victory.

Xiapi, northern suburbs.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Nie Zefeng rested his legs on the table and was leisurely reading the military books.

As the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, he was calm and relaxed at the moment, without any sense of nervousness in a war.

The faces of the generals in front of the tent were tense. Except for Xu Shu, everyone had a bit of uneasiness on their faces.

Nie Zefeng, who was in charge of the Chinese army's headquarters, issued only one military order: "We will stand tomorrow and capture Xiapi City in one fell swoop!"

The order was passed, the flag waved, and the sound of war drums shook the sky.

Amidst the thundering drums, King Chu's formation began to change. The big flag with the word "yellow" slowly came out of the formation. Two thousand shield-bearers held the big shield high and went first, followed by three thousand crossbowmen. After that,

Covering more than a hundred Pili cars, they slowly drove towards Xiapi City.

Following closely behind the Pili chariot were three thousand elite Changsha soldiers who were best at fighting in the mountains.

These three thousand elite Changsha soldiers were veterans who had followed Li Feng since Jingzhou. They were best at attacking cities and mountains. Nie Zefeng often sent this army into battle whenever there was a fortified battle.

Amidst the rumbling of war drums, this sophisticated military formation slowly advanced towards Xiapi City.

Above Guancheng, Zhang Fei's solemn expression revealed a hint of disdain.

"It turns out to be a thunderbolt car." Zhang Fei's solemn expression gradually turned a little disapproving.

When Cao Cao attacked Pi City, he also used thunderbolt chariots, but in the end it was in vain.

Now that the roles have been reversed, Zhang Fei, who has personally experienced the defeat of the city siege, naturally feels disdain when he sees Nie Zefeng also using the Thunderbolt Chariot.

Despite this, Zhang Fei did not dare to take it too lightly. Seeing that the enemy's formation had advanced within the range of the crossbows, he immediately ordered the crossbowmen on Guan City to kill the King of Chu fiercely.

As soon as the drums sounded, arrows rained down from Xiapi City.

It was truly falling from the sky. With his condescending attitude, Liu Jun's arrows not only had a greater range, but also doubled their team's strength.

Countless arrows were as dense as locusts, overwhelming the Chu army.

Facing this torrential arrow attack, the shield bearers in the front row could only hold their shields high and move forward fearfully, only to be overwhelmed by the dense rain of arrows.

The crossbowmen hiding behind the shieldmen could only reluctantly look for opportunities in the gaps in the shield array. If there were gaps, the enemy would shoot more than ten arrows, and they could only reflect one or two arrows, and there was no accuracy at all.

On the first day of the battle, the Chu army's bows and crossbows fought at a distance, but they were completely suppressed by the Liu army who occupied the advantageous location.

However, none of these brave soldiers of the Chu army flinched, and they continued to move forward with difficulty despite the fierce rain of arrows from the enemy.

After losing hundreds of people, the swordsmen, shieldmen and crossbowmen finally gained a launching distance for the thunderbolt chariot behind them.

More than a hundred thunderbolt vehicles, under the cover of their companions in front, quickly loaded the stone bombs. Following an order, the first wave of more than a hundred stone bombs, carrying the fierce sound of wind, took off into the air and roared.

Then it exploded into Xiapi City.

The moment the stone bullets soared into the air, it was like a downpour suddenly stopped, and the dense rain of arrows on the city stopped instantly. Liu Jun's crossbowmen, who were afraid of the stone bullets, crouched under the parapet to avoid the incoming bombardment.

"Boom boom boom"

—In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred stone bullets hit Guancheng like meteors.

For a moment, the sound of the sky collapsing and the earth cracking was like thunder, with stone fragments flying, and the sound was extremely terrifying.

Nie Zefeng, who was watching the battle, frowned slightly.

Although the momentum of the thunderbolt car was huge, the effect was not very good. From a distance, there were only a dozen or so of Liu's soldiers who were killed on the spot by stone bullets.

This is no wonder, because the city-building technology of this era was limited, and most of the gates and ordinary cities were built with earth. Therefore, this thunderbolt chariot can play a huge role when attacking Zengtongjian City.

However, the city of Picheng is now built of mountain rocks, and its sturdiness is far better than the earthen city of Zengtong.

The stone bullets falling from the sky hit the thick city wall. Although the noise was loud, the destructive power was really limited. Apart from flying away a few edges and corners, they actually did not cause any substantial damage to the city wall.

Influence.

However, the power of this thunderous chariot overwhelmed Liu Jun, forcing them to huddle under the wall and not dare to show their heads to fight back.

At this time, the Chu king's crossbowmen, who had been suppressed, could calmly launch a counterattack against the enemy city. Suddenly, the rain of arrows and stones fell down, and the Liu army on the city was suppressed until they could not lift their heads.

"General, the time has come to attack the city."

Pang Tong keenly discovered the fighter opportunity and spoke up.

Nie Zefeng raised his horse whip and shouted: "Beat the drum, attack -"

The third war drum roared.

Li Feng of the front army received the order, raised his sword and shouted loudly: "Shengcheng team, let me attack the city -"

"kill--"

Amidst the loud shouts, three thousand assault troops moved with a roar, carrying ladders and rushing chariots, swarming up to Xiapi City like a tide.

There was no moat in front of Xiapi City, so Li Feng's elite Changsha soldiers could easily reach the city and launch a calm battle on the city.

But Zhang Fei on Guancheng remained unmoved, still looking confident.

Because Zhang Fei was extremely confident in Xiapi City's defense system.

The inner and outer cities of Xiapi City are reasonably constructed, with numerous arrow towers and barbicans. In addition to the main city wall, there are also large and small stone villages scattered around, forming a three-dimensional defense system with the main gate city on the front.

What Li Feng's army is attacking now is just the first line of defense outside Xiapi City.

When the Shengcheng team entered the city, the thunder chariots did not dare to fire any more to avoid accidentally hitting friendly troops. At this time, only a few thousand crossbowmen who could provide cover for the siege soldiers were left behind.

When these elite Changsha soldiers began to set up ladders and began to attack the city, they were surprised to find that the city wall was narrower than where they had previously formed their formation.

More than three thousand Chu kings crowded under the city, but the space that could be used to climb the city at one time was only about five or six hundred people. The rest of the soldiers crowded under the city wall became Liu Jun's targets.

"Everyone stand up for me and fight back immediately. Anyone who dares to cower again will be killed immediately!" Zhang Fei on the city drew his sword and shouted fiercely, commanding Liu Jun.

After the stone bombardment stopped, Liu's soldiers dared to stand up and, under Zhang Fei's command, began to counterattack.

All of a sudden, trees, rocks, and arrows rained down one after another.

Although the defenders counterattacked very fiercely, these elite Changsha soldiers showed great military discipline. Without an order to retreat, they feared neither life nor death and bravely climbed up the ladder to the top of the city.

However, the strength advantage of this attack could not be used, and the crossbowmen under the city could not suppress the enemy's long-range firepower. In addition, the city was extremely high. In a short time, the three thousand elite soldiers lost three to four hundred people.

But no one could successfully climb Guancheng.

Nie Zefeng wished to go on, and clearly witnessed the tragedy of his own army. He understood very well that Xiapi City was too dangerous, and if he continued to attack like this, he would only lose his soldiers.

At this time, Pang Tong, who was next to him, also said: "General, our purpose of testing has been achieved. Now the offensive is unfavorable. It is useless to continue to attack forcefully. It is better to withdraw first."

But the generals next to him expressed their dissatisfaction.

Nie Zefeng raised the long sword in his hand and ordered: "Li Feng's army retreats, Gao Shun's army comes forward."

During the critical battle, Nie Zefeng once again activated his trump card and fell into the camp.

Li Feng's army slowly retreated unwillingly.

Through countless corpses, Nie Zefeng saw the arrogance and courage of a general on the top of the city.

At this time, Zhang Fei was holding a Zhangba Snake Spear in his hand, standing tall like an iron tower facing the overwhelming enemy troops. His knife-like face was as cold as a mountain, and he was as calm as a mountain.

The subordinates on the left and right seemed to be infected by Zhang Fei's calmness, and they showed no fear in the face of the menacing enemy troops.

Three thousand soldiers of the Liu Army, holding swords, guns, bows and crossbows tightly, their expressions full of determination, fearlessly stared at the approaching enemy troops.

The trapped camp started its own pace of success, moving slowly for five hundred steps,

…………

At two hundred paces, the soldiers from the trapped camp who were attacking the city suddenly accelerated their charge, shouting to kill and rushing forward.

Zhang Fei grabbed his eight-foot-long snake spear with his right hand, raised his left hand, and shouted sharply: "Fire the arrow!"

The shout was always Zhang Fei's command flag. When the order was passed down, hundreds of strong bows and crossbows fired in unison.

Countless sharp arrows, carrying the whistling sound of a thousand birds flapping their wings, pierced the sky and headed towards the soldiers trapped in the camp like raindrops.

The trapped soldiers below the city were also well prepared. The leading shield bearers raised their iron shields high to block the incoming arrows from the siege team carrying ladders for the siege.

Countless arrows clanked and fell like raindrops, but many of them still passed through the gaps in the shield and hit the soldiers hiding in the trapped camp.

The sounds of screams came and went.

However, the soldiers trapped in the camp did not slow down their advance because of this, and still fearlessly advanced toward Xiapi City.

Looking down at the soldiers from the trapped camp who were advancing in an orderly manner, Zhang Fei murmured in admiration: "As expected of Gao Shun, he is worthy of being a soldier of the trapped camp. The soldiers are indeed elite."

In an instant, thousands of soldiers trapped in the camp had crossed the moat. The first wave of siege troops approached the city wall, and more than ten ladders were slowly erected.
Chapter completed!