It was said that he would rest until dawn, but Sun Jian made a huge mistake, that is, dawn came sooner than he thought!

The clouds on the rainy night gave Sun Wentai an illusion, making him think that there was still a long time before dawn, enough for his troops to get a sufficient rest. But in fact, it was almost midnight when he reached the small town of Luju, and then set off again.

When we raid again, time has already slipped away in the exhilarating victory, and the sunrise in summer is the earliest in the year.

On the other side, the sun is eternal, and the clouds that gradually stop raining cannot block all the light. So soon, as the sun rises behind the clouds, the originally dark battlefield immediately begins to become a little blurry, and then

Become clear.

But at the same time, Sun Wentai's troops were really tired. Although the ground was wet and the camp was messy, many soldiers became extremely sleepy as soon as they sat down. Some of them even died suddenly in their sleep when they had been fighting with bare swords without any harm.

This also caused Sun Jian's generals to panic for a moment.

Logically speaking, this is exactly what Lu Bu said before, the best time to lead two or three thousand people to stand out and turn defeat into victory.

However, there will always be problems on the battlefield. In the military camp below the city, which has become a quagmire, Sun Jianjun can put the entire army into danger because of the misjudgment of the commander. However, on the city, things are even more straightforward and leave people speechless - there is internal strife between Cai Mao and Liu Pan.

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It may be an exaggeration to say that it is internal strife, but considering the current situation and the serious consequences that may occur, it would be deceiving to say that it is not internal strife.

Needless to say, there is no need to elaborate on the deep-seated conflicts between Cai Mao and Liu Pan. No one can avoid the regional conflicts between the local big families and the cronies of foreign rulers these days... Gongsun Xun has just established a governance model with Hebei as the focus, so he pulls the lever for match selection.

Zi and Lu Fan were fighting against each other, not just because of his merits and qualifications; as for Yuan Shao's defeat, it was partly directly attributed to this issue; then Liu Biao, a party boss who was born in Shanyang, Yanzhou, came to Jianghan

Although everyone would be closely united in order to survive in the first place, how could everyone down from Liu Biao really be as close as one family after leaving Liu Biao?

What's more, Liu Biao has been in Jingzhou for four years, and the period of mutual tolerance for the country has long passed.

It goes without saying that the direct conflict between the two people seems to go without saying... In the troubled times, the military power was the first. Cai Mao initially served as the prefect of Jiangxia, and later gave it to Huang Zu to serve as the prefect of Nanjun where Xiangyang is located. Gongsun Xun set up the post of military advisor.

Many places followed suit, so Cai Degui was worshiped by Liu Biao as the military advisor, and he was actually the military director of Jingzhou and Liu Biao's second deputy. However, others were afraid of Cai Mao, but Liu Pan was not. He was Liu Biao's nephew.

He is Liu Jingsheng's true confidant in the army, otherwise he would not have been allowed to lead the army at the beginning of this battle. Such a person is probably the only person in the Jingzhou army who can compete with Cai Mao and Huang Zu, who divided Jiangxia.

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As for today's trigger, I have to blame Lu Bu... This fellow suggested that Cai Mao close the city gates, expel the defeated troops and flee around the city. The logic was right, but Liu Pan, Huang Zhong and others fled back in embarrassment.

He was also refused entry, so he could only go all the way from the East City to the West City in embarrassment, and then he called the West Gate guard whom he knew, and then opened the city gate and led his followers into the city!

It's hard to say who is right and who is wrong... Cai Mao is of course righteous. He is not afraid of this matter being mentioned in the history books. He may even be said to have strict laws. But Liu Pan almost lost his life outside the city. As a direct victim, should he have to do it?

Did he praise Cai Mao for his strict laws?!

For a while, the two of them were noisy and noisy, but they both had subordinates and followers. Who would want to do that?

The generals below were also divided into two. The people on the city disliked the defeat and incompetence of the people below the city. The people below the city angrily sat on the city and enjoyed the city. Not only did they refuse to save them, but they refused to accept the battle... In the end, Lu Bu persuaded and persuaded with all his heart.

After persuading the sun to come out, the two sides finally realized that there was still an eyeing Sun Jian outside the city. For the sake of Sun Laohu and Lu Laohu, they did not fight each other. Instead, one occupied the East City and the South City, and the other occupied the West City and the North City.

, each went on defense.

But in this way, Lu Bu's attack plan was completely in vain... After the defeat, half of the energetic soldiers and horses in the city were taken away by the two Jingzhou bosses, for fear of leaving one more for the other side, all of them were at the top of the city.

The station was stable, and all that was left idle in the city was a bunch of broken troops, all covered in blood, covered in mud, and without even armor. How could there be a fresh and recuperated army suddenly handed over to Lu Bu to lead?

What about protruding?

"Marquis Wen, what can we do now?" Cai Mao waited for Liu Pan to leave for a long time before he remembered the attack, and he couldn't help but say a little bit. "Liu Pan is so hateful. He was in vain after losing the camp and wasting the opportunity to fight!"

Lu Bu was already speechless, cursing secretly in his heart, and even regretted not hiding his eight hundred cavalry in the city. But now he was alone here, what else could he do?

"Don't worry, Lord Cai. It doesn't matter." Lu Bu kept smiling, but he turned to the east of the city where the former Jingzhou Army camp was captured by Sun Jian's army, and gave casual instructions. "As of now, although our army can no longer

We went out of the city to counterattack, but you can see that Sun Jian's soldiers are all exhausted to the extreme. Although they have won a great victory, what can they do now?"

"That's right." Under the sunlight that shone slightly through the gaps in the clouds after the rain, Cai Mao squinted his eyes and looked down at the city. He completely lost the aggressive posture that he had shown when he wanted to fight with Liu Pan in the early morning. The Confucian General's style was fully displayed, but he suddenly frowned.

Eyebrow. "But, what if the other party takes advantage of the victory and attacks the city by force?"

"Then there is no need to organize fresh troops to attack." Lu Bu also looked at the city with squinted eyes. "Just take advantage of the situation and counterattack on the city wall to deal with this beast!"

It turned out that the long delay on the city wall allowed Sun Wentai's troops to survive the weakest period. They relied on the capture, the sunshine after the rain, the excitement after the victory, and of course the necessary food.

, drink water, get enough sleep, and finally get back on my feet.

Looking from the top of the city, what made Lu Bu and Cai Mao a little incomprehensible but also angry was that someone was clearly organizing and instigating a death squad... These men in plain clothes were looking through the armor and weapons during the seizure.

, and then they all put on their armor and changed their swords! At the same time, there were a large number of soldiers looking through bows, crossbows, arrows and other items and distributing them together.

It was obvious that they wanted to continue fighting, and if they were to fight at this time, what else could they do except try to climb the city? But if they tried to climb the city, they would inevitably underestimate Cai Hao and others.

Of course, this is the only confidence Cai Mao and others have after their defeat... Last night's miserable defeat was due to the morale of the army being depressed, heavy casualties, and organizational chaos. It also strategically cut off the possibility of Liu Biao intervening in the Nanyang Battle. Only

After fortifying the city, it is easy to show off one's courage. Deng County has been the ancient city of Mian, Jiuda City, and the gateway to Xiangyang. The city walls may not be tall, but they are quite strong. In addition, after all, they survived the most chaotic night. At this time, Sun Jian still wanted to

It would be infuriating to push one's limits too far.

"Let Liu Pan defend the north side. There may be an attack direction there." Cai Mao saw Sun Jian's army under the city gradually regaining momentum, organizing the camp, equipping armor and swords, and directly found ropes, grappling hooks, and even some ladders.

However, he no longer doubted Sun Jianjun's intention to attack, but he was still angry. "Ask him again, if he hadn't left so many military supplies, how could Sun Wentai have the courage to attack the city again?"

The last sentence is a conflict of emotions. In such a defeat, no one can find anyone, how can Liu Pan be allowed to destroy military resources?

However, before the ordered officer could leave in embarrassment, an officer came from the north city first to deliver the order for Liu Pan. It was said that General Liu was worried that Military Advisor Cai had never been in a large formation, so he specially reminded him.

He asked Military Advisor Cai to carefully defend and listen to Marquis Lu Wen's advice, so as not to be defeated in one blow and delay the overall situation. Cai Mao was immediately furious!

The enemy was in front of him, and the whole army had just been defeated. The two of them were still fighting among themselves. Lu Bu watched with cold eyes and couldn't help but feel half angry and half funny... But he thought about what he had betrayed to Jia Xu, and also thought about that day.

Those bad things in Dong Zhuo's camp, as well as the matter of hiding the cavalry early today, are not easy to laugh at.

In the morning, as the sun first appeared, the fighting suddenly started again!

After the great victory, Sun Jian's troops were so morale-stricken and fearless of death that they actually tried to climb the city directly from the junction of the east and north of the city... I don't know if he noticed the distinct defensive sequence on the city tower.

. But it doesn’t matter. After all, the people on the city are trying to defend themselves after a big defeat, so they can’t help but prepare themselves immediately.

First, there was a rain of arrows to suppress the troops. Thousands of Sun Jian's troops rushed to the East City regardless of the serious exchange ratio. The people below the North City concentrated rain of arrows on the city in an attempt to suppress the troops on the city. The troops on the city did not dare to neglect and immediately

They tried to fight back, but the safe space on the city wall was limited, so they showed a slight weakness.

Amidst the flying arrows, ditches, ropes, and simple ladders were laid out near the northeast corner of Deng County.

There is no such thing as calmness in war. Although in theory, ditches and ropes can be cut with a single blow of the sword, and long ladders can be pushed open with all their strength... In fact, carrying a captured shield and wrapping a captured armor

Most of those who dared to die in Sun Jian's army just fell off the city wall without fighting, and it was difficult to get up again... But on the other side, under long-range suppression, sometimes the Jingzhou army may not be able to successfully deal with it so easily when they are in a hurry.

these things.

Especially the hook rope, compared with the ladder that looks more stable, it is actually more difficult to handle, because once the hook rope hooks the brick joint on the city head, the rope is tight, and it may not be cut just right. If you want to handle it perfectly

, someone needs to take the initiative to stick their head out from the top of the city wall and apply force properly from the outside of the city wall to cut the suspension rope.

But this is too dangerous!

Of course, from the perspective of the siege party, they are still more willing to climb the ladder, because while climbing the ladder, they can hold up a shield to protect their heads, and in the process of climbing up the city with a rope, they will inevitably become a target for the side defenders... Psychological

Factors need to be considered.

Because the simple and extremely brutal siege battle broke out so suddenly, life was completely consumable in this process, but it was difficult to show the value of the consumable... A large number of Sun Jian's soldiers were killed and injured, and a few of the defenders were also killed.

The soldiers died from the suppression of arrows under the city. Some even took advantage of the chaos to climb up the city, but quickly fell down under the siege... In the final analysis, it is still the same sentence, the people on the city are defeated troops, and they lack the momentum in their bones.

It's good to have a scattered structure, but with Sun Jian's army's current siege conditions, it would be ridiculous to try to siege the city by force.

The battle did not go beyond expectations. Lu Bu intervened in the command and did not take part in it himself out of boredom. He just watched the battle side by side with Cai Hao on the east gate tower... After watching for a long time, he became more and more bored.

"There is no point in attacking the city like this. It is just a waste of soldiers' lives." Lu Bu sighed. "Sun Wentai is probably just too greedy and wants to test the morale of the city. If there is no result, I think this will be the end of it."

"Wen Hou Rennian!" Cai Mao agreed sincerely. "There is no reason for Sun Wentai to continue attacking."

But... So...but, at this moment, suddenly there was a burst of cheers from the city, and then within sight of Lu Bu and Cai Mao, there was actually a majestic general wearing armor and a red cap, leading the way among the crowd.

A team of capable soldiers rushed to the city!

Lu Bu and Cai Mao looked at each other in shock, neither of them could believe their eyes... Although they had never met Sun Jian directly, Sun Wentai's reputation as a red gauze man had spread all over the world since he conquered the Yangzhou rebellion!

Under this current situation, Sun Jian actually wants to climb the city himself?

"The whole army is concentrated there and must be stopped!"

In disbelief, Cai Hao almost felt chills all over his body, and then he gave the order with all his strength.

After all, the opponent is a recognized world-famous general, the Jiangdong Tiger who has been rampant in Yangzhou since before the Yellow Turban Rebellion. During the crusade against the Yellow Turban, he was even praised as being unstoppable, and General Wei would praise him for his bravery and bravery.

Later, when he was fighting against Dong, he pushed forward hard and was not discouraged by defeat. As a result, he fought repeatedly and advanced alone with Cao Liu. Now he has occupied the hinterland of the Central Plains like a tiger, and he is equal to Cao Liu in the world.

hero!

Who dares to despise such a person?

Even if someone dares to look down upon him, it will not be the turn of a group of defeated generals in this city!

Not only was Cai Mao's east city dispatching troops and generals to stop him, but the north city was also vibrating and making strict arrangements... In other words, Sun Wentai alone immediately changed the battlefield pattern and atmosphere!

Different from Cai Mao's nervousness, Lu Bu squinted his eyes and stared at the man in red turban. He saw that the man really came directly to the scene under the cover of arrows and amid the cheers of the morale-boosted soldiers behind him.

Under the city, and began to climb up by hanging rope, but suddenly turned back:

"Commander Cai!"

"Marquis Wen, please speak!" Cai Mao, sweating profusely, replied quickly.
To be continued...