Under the city of Xingyang.

Liu Bang's camp was shrouded in a fog. As early as the early morning, the soldiers of the camp hid in groups of three or three in the corner of sheltering the wind. In this cold weather, the camp was a bitter task. If possible, these soldiers most hoped to sit around the fire in the tent, warm a pot of good wine, and ate a bite of soft millet cakes, so that life would be considered comfortable.

Baggage camp.

Xiao He looked at the food piled up like a hill with a complicated expression. His hands huddled in his cloth robe were trembling slightly. Beside him, Lu Wan had a relaxed look on his face, holding a lit torch in his hand.

"Old Xiao, don't be reluctant to let go. As long as we take down Xingyang City, you will still want as much as you want?" Lu Wan said with a smile.

Xiao He sighed, "These food and fodder are not easy to come by. It's a pity to burn it in just one handful of fire."

Lu Wan shook her head and sneered, "So what if I don't burn it? Those who eat idle food can work hard. I want me to say that Pei Gong's method is really clever. As long as the fire is spread, Qin Gou attacked the camp and burned food and fodder, the soldiers will not have their eyes red and their lives will be siege the city. At that time, if the city is down, everything will be fine; if it is not taken down, there will be less idle food."

After Lu Wan said that, he raised his hand and threw it away, and the torch penetrated into the pile of food and fodder. After a while, a raging fire ignited, reflecting the half-bump of rising sun in the sky.

"Qin Gou is robbing the camp, brothers, fight with them!"

"There is no food, let's go to the city to snatch it and kill it!"

"Wind, strong wind!"

The Liu army generals were excited. Inspired by Cao Shen, Zhou Bo, Guan Ying, Li Shang and other generals, teams of soldiers staring at the blood-red eyes and holding swords quickly lined up and rushed towards the base of the dark city walls of Xingyang.

Three days of bloody battle.

Xingyang Chengheng changed hands several times, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.

After the previous second siege, several moats outside Xingyang City had been buried by sand and soil. Under the urging of the general, Liu Jun generals rushed from the corridor filled with sand and soil to the city, and then set up a ladder and climbed up the city without any chance. Cao Shen, Guan Ying and even Zhou Bo all went to the front line to command the battle.

If they cannot win, they will lose. Obviously, the Liu Bang army also knew that this attack was their last chance. If they won, they would eat a large piece of meat and drink a big bowl of wine. If they were defeated, they would have nothing and flee in a panic.

Liu Bang was originally a gambler. This time, Li Yuanhuo took grain from his plan and stole Xingyang from his plan. This made Liu Bang, who had always taken advantage of the situation and rarely failed, became angry. Liu Bang, who was furious, burst into a rare fierceness. He actually used the action of military rations. The newly integrated Liu Bang army was almost never trained by formations, and was thrown into the Chengheng meat grinder by Cao Shen, Zhou Bo and others.

The tincture oil was soaked, and the fire was ignited; the ignited wood mixed with the falling heat was suddenly pushed down, causing the Liu army soldiers who could not hide from it to wail.

"What a mourning thing? I'll put it on. Qin Gou can't hold on!" Guan Ying roared. This time, Guan Ying grabbed the first mission to attack the North Gate before Cao Shen, Zhou Bo and other generals. Guan Ying was very anxious. Cao Shen in Xingyang attacked twice but failed. If he entered the city in one fell swoop this time, his merit and achievements would be the first general among the generals of Liu's army.

Under Guan Ying's urging, Guan soldiers advanced like ants along five or six thick wooden ladders leaning against the city wall. One soldier was pushed down, and another one followed behind. Even though a team of soldiers was swept down by hot oil and rolling wood, the other team behind quickly took over the mission first, until they were killed by the guards on the city.

With high-intensity attack and defense under the city, the pressure on the guards was getting stronger and stronger. This time, Liu Bang had no intention of taking advantage of the situation. After discussing with the generals under his command, Liu Bang's attack showed the momentum of determined victory from the beginning.

The coalition of nearly 50,000 was actually commanded by Liu Bang's direct line, but only less than 20,000 people were left. The remaining were the troops of the small princes. These young and strong soldiers not long ago were really allowed to go to the battlefield. It is estimated that it is OK to shake the flag and shout, and let them fight with real swords and guns, and the possibility of scattering them in a rush is quite high.

Taking advantage of the lack of strength of the Xingyang defenders, the young and strong men who had not undergone any training but just shouted with wooden sticks and became real soldiers, they had to see blood. After one or two tragic wars that the young and strong men would never forget even if they died.

As for how much loss is, no one will die in war. Liu Bang doesn't care about how many people will die, and he is even very proud, because after more than half a month of confrontation, Liu Jun's food and fodder supply has begun to become tight.

Originally, the food and fodder seized from Yang Xiong's army had been almost exhausted. In the past few days, Liu's army's baggage has mainly relied on the supplies plundered from Dang County and Dong County areas. This was quite a pressure for Liu Bang. Now, a torch has burned the remaining savings of Liu Jun. The soldiers of Liu Jun who have no thoughts howled in despair, placing their hopes of survival on the breaking of the city.

Xingyang City.

This large granary is undoubtedly the best trial ground for Liu's generals and soldiers. Regardless of victory or defeat, Liu's generals and soldiers who come out of blood and fire will be a force that cannot be underestimated.

I have to admit that Liu Bang's actions were so sophisticated that the hero was very decisive and extremely decisive. He caught Li Yuan off guard. If Li Yuan had any numbness before, Liu Jun would probably be in the city now.

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The spear in hand.

Blood beads splattered, and the enemy corpse was picked on the top of the city.

Li Yuan glanced at Cheng Heng and saw dense Liu Jun soldiers rushing up like ants. The two sides were having a fierce fighting at the battlement. From time to time, brave Liu Jun soldiers jumped over the city and waved their weapons to try to win a standing space for their companions behind them.

Li Yuanyi did not take off her armor and kept her guns. She personally led Li Bi and Cao Xin's personal military camp to fight on the front line of the North Gate. Although she was already the commander of the first army and had safety and danger, Li Yuan was more accustomed to treating himself as an ordinary soldier and as a small corporal in the army of later generations.

Li Yuan has been doing it with little effort to support the confidence of the soldiers and win the support of the soldiers with his own actions.

Cao Xin and Li Bi were both surprised. They were surprised by Li Yuan's desire and persistence for victory, and by Li Yuan's behavior of leading the way. At first, he just thought Li Yuan was doing it at the beginning, but he did not expect that Li Yuan was really like a middle- and low-level officer of the Qin army, leading a team of elite soldiers to rush and kill.

The blood boils in the chest, and glory rises in the heart.

"Da Qin, Da Qin!" The Qin army guards were gasping for breath and shouted desperately, using all their strength to lift the enemy soldiers who climbed up to the city.

"Bor, Bor, Bor!" The sound of the fierce crossbows being shot rapidly was mixed with the shouts, which was not eye-catching, but the results of the battle were eye-catching. In the place just occupied by Liu's army, the Qin army's dense crossbows were nailed to the Liu army soldiers wearing only clothes like locusts. They screamed in pain and buried corpses everywhere.

Four hundred crossbow soldiers selected from the Zhao Ben army's surrender stroke, plus the crossbows and arrow clusters transported from the warehouse of Xingyang Prefecture that were enough to eliminate nearly 10,000 enemy soldiers. Under the supervision of Chen Ping, this long-range strike elite eliminated the enemy soldiers rushing up from one gap after another one.

The continuous platoon of crossbows, coupled with the use of three-stage strikes, made crossbows become a powerful weapon "cross gun" in the Qin Dynasty to deal with dense formations under the specific conditions of defending the city.

Even the bravest soldier can only do nothing when facing arrows that are overwhelming.
Chapter completed!