Quan Cong, as the commander-in-chief of the army, naturally knew a little about the dissatisfaction of Zhang Xiu, Gu Cheng and others.

But if Shouchun City is really destroyed this time and the escape route for Hefei, Lu'an and other places is cut off, then most of the Jianghuai land will fall into the hands of Wu.

It can be said to be His Majesty's greatest achievement since he became emperor - even the Battle of Shiting commanded by General Shang had to take a back seat.

Unless Quan Cong was really a fool, he would not leave this kind of credit to his son and disciples, but give it to others.

Of course, in order to cover up, Zhang Xiu and Gu Cheng were deliberately sidelined to keep their wealth.

He also specially sent five additional battalions to take Qin Huang as the vanguard to cross Feishui as a warning.

After everything was arranged, he ordered the digging of Shaopei again.

At the same time, Quan Xu and Quan Duan were asked to lead the Wu army and take advantage of the flood to attack the city.

Wu Jun had been accustomed to water warfare for a long time, and with the help of floods, his offensive was indeed much more powerful.

At this moment, when Yang Hong saw Wu Jun starting to attack the city, he didn't know why, but he actually let out a sigh of relief.

In the past few days, he had eaten and slept at the top of the city, and he had been worried about it. He didn't know how much he was suffering.

Because he knew very well that Wu Kou's water attack on the city this time would cause too much damage to the city wall.

If there is enough time, the Shouchun City Wall may collapse if not attacked.

Now that Wu Kou can't wait to attack the city, it can only explain one problem:

That means they don't have that much time and can't wait that long.

Thinking of this, Yang Hong pulled out his sword and said loudly:

"Hefei is only a few days away from Shouchun, and the king will be able to lead his army back in two days at the latest."

"Everyone worked hard to kill the thieves. As long as we can defend the city, it is a great achievement."

After looking around and seeing a slight boost in morale, Yang Hong continued:

"There are all your parents, wives, and families in the city. If the city is destroyed, given the temperament of the Wu people, I'm afraid they will be robbed and made into slaves!"

The Wei State implemented a scholar family system. Soldiers' family records were not only classified into independent households and served as soldiers for generations, but they also lived in centralized areas for easy care.

Important places such as Luoyang, Xuchang, and Yecheng were all the main places where scholar families lived.

As for places like Shouchun, because they are important local military towns, they also have some.

Although it is a small part, it is enough.

Hearing Yang Hong's words, many Wei army officers and soldiers cheered up and responded loudly.

The water came again, and the originally wide and deep moat lost its function.

Wu Jun took advantage of the water force and not only crossed the original moat without any hindrance.

Moreover, it also uses the buoyancy of water and small rafts to easily push the modified rush car forward.

"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"

Seeing this situation, Yang Hong quickly ordered.

"Puffy!"

Arrow feathers fell like rain, but Wu Jun took advantage of the water force to move much faster than on flat ground.

What's more important is that Wu's soldiers were immersed in water when attacking the city. Although they couldn't wear armor, they could use the water to avoid missing arrows.

The arrow feathers are shot into the water and are blocked by the water, greatly reducing the damage.

With this situation declining and the other rising, the morale of the Wu army became stronger and stronger.

"Bump, bump, bump!"

"boom!"

This time, Wu Jun pushed up many rams and other siege equipment, but none of them hit the city gate.

Because the city gate, which is usually the weakest, seems to be the strongest at this time.

Several rush cars rushed directly to the city wall from different directions and different positions.

"Wow!"

The city wall that had been soaked in water was only hit once, and a large piece of wall mud fell off.

Seeing this scene, Sergeant Wu cheered.

"Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow!"

Yang Hong, who was standing at the top of the city, was heartbroken when he saw this scene.

Wu Kou is really well prepared this time!

He could only keep shouting loudly, as if in this way, he could drive away the panic in his heart.

"There!"

"Saki! Hurry!"

A chariot with a curtain can block the feathers of arrows, but it cannot block the rolling stones.

As the defenders at the top of the city threw and smashed them with all their strength, the wood and rolling stones rained down, and the Wu troops below the city suddenly screamed in agony.

Quan Cong, who saw this scene from a distance, did not change his expression and just gave direct instructions:

"Follow up!"

But I saw several carriages with solid logs as the skeleton, cowhide as the jacket, and double-sloped top surfaces being pushed out.

Naturally, the purpose of making the carriage like this is to better reduce the damage caused by rolling stones.

The bottom of the carriage was firmly installed on the raft, and was pushed to the city wall by Wu's soldiers.

Inside each carriage, there are also ten diggers armed with various tools.

Instead of rushing into the city with brute force, the digging army, which was originally digging tunnels, found an easy place to dig under the cover of the mantle car and began to dig into the city wall.

Although I don’t know what the innermost part of the city wall looks like, at least on the surface, the soil on the outermost part of the city wall has become soft due to repeated exposure to water and sun in the past few days.

From time to time, there was a loud sound on the roof of the car. The small space made the eardrums hurt.

No matter how many wooden and rolling stones there are, they are still thrown by human power, and the accuracy is very poor.

Although there were some unlucky carriages that could not hold up and were smashed to pieces, after all, we could not destroy all the carriages and carriages.

After all, unless it is like the stone mill prepared at the top of the city, it can be hoisted down vertically.

Otherwise, because of the angle, it would be too difficult for people at the top of the city to accurately hit the base of the wall.

…

Listening to the sounds coming from Hefei City to the west, Zhang Xiu and Gu Cheng, who were guarding the bank of Feishui, knew that this was an army attacking the city.

Gu Cheng was so angry that he drew his sword and thrust it into the ground until it was half a foot deep:

"The whole family is bullying others too much! After this battle, no matter whether we win or not, I will be ashamed to be associated with them!"

Zhang Xiu sneered:

"Along with you? Oh, it's best for the whole family to capture Shouchun this time. If not, let's see how I report to Your Majesty!"

Gu Cheng sighed:

"For this Northern Expedition, His Majesty sent almost the whole country's troops to the north, and this city of Shouchun has been planned for a long time."

"As long as we take a few days off, how can Shouchun City be unbreakable?"

Zhang Xiu hummed unconvinced:

"Maybe the whole family..."

Before he finished speaking, a faint thunder suddenly came from the south, interrupting his words.

"Why is the weather so weird? The sun is shining brightly, but why is there thunder..."

Gu Cheng subconsciously followed the sound and was dumbfounded on the spot.

Seeing Gu Cheng's appearance, Zhang Xiu followed his gaze curiously.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Xiu's expression changed drastically.

But as far as the eye could see, a black line appeared, which gradually became thicker and larger.

"Cavalry!"

"It's the Wei cavalry army!"

The cavalry of the Wei State covering the mountains and plains were rushing from the south. Even the fields where crops were planted were not evaded at all, trampling on them with iron hooves without restraint.

"How could the Wei thief return to the army so quickly?"

When Zhang and Gu saw the astonishing Wei cavalry on the other side, they actually said the same sentence in unison.

"Not good!"

"The fifth battalion will have Qin Huang's men and horses on the other side. I'm afraid they won't be able to stop the thieves!"
To be continued...