The war is imminent and they are at a huge disadvantage. Everyone's spirits and bodies are tense at this moment.

And while everyone in Cao camp was busy taking care of themselves, Emperor Xian secretly winked at the captain of the Yulin Guards beside him, as if it had been agreed in advance. The captain of the Yulin Guards immediately understood, and then quietly said to the rest.

The Yulin Guards made an extremely obscure gesture.

At this moment, they were faced with the attack initiated by Zhang Liao's troops.

The soldiers of Cao's camp on the periphery were rapidly shrinking their formation and were forced to prepare for battle.

As the formation shrank, dozens of Yulin guards were approaching Boss Cao's location intentionally or unintentionally...

At this moment, everyone was retreating, and the actions of the Yulin guards were not abrupt at all, so that no one noticed anything strange about them, not even Wu Liang.

Now all the attention of Wu Liang and the Hu army is on Zhang Liao's troops, and they have already planned to use black powder to repel the enemy. It is simply impossible to multi-task.

"Don't panic, stay in formation!"

Seeing this situation, Cao Ang personally led some of the vanguard troops to fight against Zhang Liao.

The rear area, which was under relatively little pressure, was temporarily handed over to Cao Zhen, who and the "Tiger and Leopard Cavalry" who were suspected of appearing in advance should cooperate with each other to contain Gao Shun's "trapped camp".

"Steady..."

Although Wu Liang judged that the current situation had reached a point where he had to take action, he still did not take action immediately. Instead, he whispered to calm the emotions of the soldiers of the Hu Army, lest anyone get nervous and light the fuse of the copper can in advance and throw it out.

He is still waiting.

Waiting for Cao Ang to engage Zhang Liao in close combat.

In this way, these black powder copper cans can be thrown directly into Zhang Liao's formation during the chaos, thus exerting their maximum power and causing the most casualties.

Wu Liang is not bloodthirsty, nor does he kill for the sake of killing.

Only by doing this can a large number of Zhang Liao's troops be wiped out in an instant, so severely damaged that they can no longer organize an effective attack.

If it is done in advance, it will alert the snake.

Once Zhang Liao saw the power of black gunpowder, he would not dare to rush forward again.

Nowadays, Wu Liang has not designed a corresponding throwing device for the black powder copper can, and it is very effective to rely solely on human power.

At that time, Zhang Liao can completely encircle and not attack, and then send people to report to Lu Bu and find a way to mobilize the archer battalion to support the battle remotely, and the initiative will return to Lu Bu's side.

Therefore, these black powders need not be used. Once they are used, they must be miraculous. They can defeat the enemy with one blow, not just scare them away!

And even so.

It is still necessary to take advantage of the frightening effect of black gunpowder on Lu Bu's troops to get out of the city quickly. Otherwise, when Lu Bu and others react and figure out the advantages and disadvantages of the current black powder copper can, they can still make some targeted plans.

A change in tactics can still put Boss Cao and Wu Liang into passivity again.

As for how to explain the black powder to Boss Cao afterwards, that is a matter for later. We have to survive first, otherwise there is no point in thinking about it.

…

While talking.

Zhang Liao and Cao Ang also fought hand to hand.

Cao Ang wielded a broadsword instead of the sword he always carried on his waist.

On the real battlefield, the frequency of sword use is extremely low, because usually the shape of the sword is not suitable for powerful slashing, but only for thrusting. On the battlefield, almost no one is not wearing armor and uses a sword to stab.

It is difficult for the attack to break through the armor's defense, and its lethality is extremely limited.

Therefore, in most cases, the sword is only used as a daily self-defense weapon. In war history, it is also used as a command sword. When it comes to the battlefield, other weapons have more advantages.

Zhang Liao used a rare crescent halberd.

This weapon is also recorded in "Three Kingdoms" and appeared in the Battle of Xiaoyaojin. The user was Zhang Liao.

"kill!!!"

The shouts of death then became louder.

Whether it was the soldiers of Cao Ying or the soldiers led by Zhang Liao, everyone was shouting at the top of their lungs.

The owner of Wu Liang's body, "Brother Youcai," had been on countless battlefields, so Wu Liang, who inherited the memory of "Brother Youcai," knew exactly why they were shouting so loudly.

Firstly, it is to embolden myself.

Just like when people walk alone at night, singing can relieve the fear in their hearts. In the face of a war where death may occur at any time, whether it is the soldiers of Cao Ying or Zhang Liang's soldiers, first of all, they are still human beings.

Anyone who is human must be full of fear of death;

Secondly, it is to scare the enemy.

Morale can indeed be reflected through the sound of shouting. Often the party with a lower voice will be at a psychological disadvantage, which is equivalent to being "embattled on all sides";

Thirdly, while I can still breathe, I cry out for myself which may be the last time in my life, otherwise I may never have another chance.

If they had a choice, regardless of camp, age, strength, or weakness, all soldiers would not be willing to go to the battlefield. They only wanted to have fields to cultivate, food to eat, and a stable life surrounded by wives and children. But they did not

They have a choice. At this time, even if they take a step back, they will probably die faster.

And he died in the hands of his own people. After all, war supervisors in the army are not vegetarian in any era.

Otherwise, if they knew they were going to die, why would there be people carrying ladders, carrying huge rocks rolling down from the city wall, arrows shooting down quickly, and kerosene pouring down, and rushing to kill them at all costs?

They have no choice at all.

All we can do is mourn this short and humble life...

The next moment.

"Qiang!"

Along with the first sound of gold and iron handing over, various sounds followed one after another.

Cries of death, screams, piercing the air, curses...these sounds were intertwined together, forming a brutal scene like purgatory.

Wu Liang saw it clearly.

From time to time, blood will spurt out, and it will spurt out two or three meters away. From time to time, severed fingers will fly up, and finally fall heavily to the ground. At this time, the severed fingers can even do some things because the muscles and nerve functions have not completely disappeared.

Slight movements.

Cao Ang took the lead.

Wu Liang saw with his own eyes that he had struck him with a single blow, and cut the breastplate of a soldier in front of him into two halves. The soldier was instantly deflated and collapsed limply on the ground. There was a terrifying line from his shoulders to his abdomen.

The wound was open, exposing the organs in the chest and abdominal cavity.

"..."

Wu Liang had never seen Cao Ang in battle before, and he did not have a full understanding of Cao Ang's force.

But now, Wu Liang understands.

Although he does not have the physique and strength of Dian Wei, he definitely possesses the same combat power as any famous historical general, and Wu Liang can be sure that Cao Ang is by no means a reckless man who only knows how to go into battle to kill the enemy... Such a

He is worthy of being Boss Cao's eldest son. If he hadn't died early in history, she would definitely be the best candidate to inherit Boss Cao's legacy. There would be no such thing as Cao Pi and Cao Zhi.

And the other side.

However, Zhang Liao did not personally go into battle to kill the enemy like Cao Ang.

He stood at the back holding a crescent halberd and looking around at the battle situation. It seemed that he had no intention of taking action personally yet.

This is understandable.

Cao Ang's army is now outnumbered by a small number of enemies, and there is a huge disparity in numbers. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is at the end of its rope, leaving Cao Ang with no choice but to take the lead.

Zhang Liao, on the other hand, relied on his numerical advantage to wait and see what happened, making the most correct decisions in time and keeping the situation firmly in his own hands.

After all, as the commander-in-chief of an army, although in this era there are occasional "fighting generals" tactics, the more important responsibility of the commander-in-chief is actually to strategize, rather than to personally go into battle to kill the enemy. This is actually putting the cart before the horse.

It was also the moment when we met in close combat.

Zhang Liao's numerical superiority was immediately established.

Facing Cao's army, which was far smaller in number than his own, Zhang Liao's troops actually used the "Male Formation" to attack. At the moment when the elite soldiers charging at the forefront collided with Cao's army, although both sides suffered casualties, they still forced their way from Cao's battle.

A breach was drilled in the center of the defense line.

The soldiers on the flanks immediately tore the breach wider, making it difficult for Cao's defense line to remain intact.

And even if Cao Ang led Cao's army to resist desperately, this breakthrough would continue to expand.

This is also inevitable.

In the face of absolute numerical superiority, Zhang Liao's "spear" must be more powerful than Cao Ang's "shield", which cannot be controlled by Cao Ang alone.

"Your Majesty, what do you think about this...? Do you want to bring reinforcements from the rear?"

Some people were already panicking and made suggestions to Boss Cao with a look of fear on their faces.

"No!"

However, Xi Zhicai immediately raised objections, "I am afraid that the trapping camp in the rear will be more difficult to resist. Although Zihe (Cao Chun) has been around to contain it, it may not last long. The rear cannot be left alone, let alone the rear itself."

There are only less than two hundred people, which is just a drop in the bucket."

"Is it possible to just watch Zhang Liao's troops come in?"
To be continued...