The next day, Tian Chou sent a number of teams to reconnaise the surrounding situation, and the army continued to advance towards Puyang City; and the fleeing soldiers gathered by Li Dian and Liu Yan were only 10,000 short of escaping soldiers, and could not pose a threat to Tian Chou's army. At most, they could grasp the whereabouts of Tian Chou's army at any time and report the situation to Lao Cao in a timely manner.

Through this battle, Li Dian and Liu Yan had a real understanding of the strength of the Lu Ning army. Although he knew that the soldiers under Lu Ning had strong combat effectiveness and excellent weapons and equipment, he had never seen it himself, and he still had a trace of dissatisfaction in his heart. During the battle yesterday, Li Dian and Liu Yan knew what well-equipped and what kind of soldiers were called elite troops.

A few days later, the 30,000 army led by Tian Chou advanced to the city. Seeing that the city gate was closed, he was not in a hurry to attack the city, but retreated for several miles and stationed. After all, it was unlikely to break through Puyang at once. It had to take some effort to plan, otherwise there would be major casualties.

After the army set up camp, Tian Chou brought Zhang Yan, Wuqiu Jian, Ju Hu and his guards to the Puyang city to inspect the situation on the spot. They found that the Puyang city was tall and the moat was also very high. The most difficult one was Li Dian and Liu Yan set up various mechanism traps around the city. If they were not removed, it would cause great trouble to the soldiers.

Ju Hu said: "Mr. Tian, ​​this Puyang city is not easy to attack? Such a deep moat, if soldiers were asked to place explosive bags under the city wall, they would be ravaged by archers on the city wall."

Wu Qiujian smiled and said, "How about we dig the tunnel and dig it directly under the city wall."

Tian Chou smiled bitterly and said, "Digging real estate is also a good choice, but it's too troublesome. A small Puyang city doesn't have to be so troublesome. Even if you don't use explosives and other siege weapons, you can capture it. There are only more than 10,000 soldiers guarding the city in Puyang City now, and they are all low-spirited soldiers. Can such soldiers defend the city?"

Zhang Yan said: "Mr. Tian, ​​can't you attack forcefully?"

Tian Chou smiled and said, "Of course we can't attack forcibly. How can our soldiers be precious? How can we sacrifice ourselves in such a small city?"

Tian Chou knew in his heart that the system in Lu Ning's army is very sound, especially the staff members are fully equipped. He has deduced various combat plans many times before sending troops to the headquarters. He has also been deliberately dealing with unexpected situations. As long as the generals do not make big mistakes in actual combat, there will be no problems.

Liu Yan on the Puyang city wall saw Tian Chou and others and said bitterly: "Mancheng, Tian Chou leads people to observe the city wall. It seems that the other party will attack the city tomorrow."

Li Dian said helplessly: "We have no better way, we can only defend the city one way. Now the soldiers under us are depressed and the troops are insufficient."

Liu Yan said: "Mancheng, let's report the situation here to the lord as soon as possible!"

Li Dian smiled bitterly and said, "The communication soldiers have been sent. I heard that the situation in the lord's place is not very good."

Liu Yan said: "It seems that the gains are not worth the money this time, and it annoyed Lu Ning, the madman."

Li Dian said: "Didn't you say that boy Lu Ning is not here?"

Liu Yan said: "Although Lu Ning is not here, Lu Ning's men are not slow to deal with it! He just missed a few days and sent troops."

Li Dian said: "Lu Ning's soldiers are all troops of war and have experienced various arduous battles. Although our soldiers have also experienced wars, their intensity cannot be compared with the Lu Ning army. After all, the soldiers under Lu Ning have always fought against the grassland people, and their combat power is not questioned, and our soldiers have not been seriously tested. This difference doesn't sound big, but it is reflected when it comes to combat."

Liu Yan said: "I heard that Lu Ning did not seek advancement and opposed the civil war. It was like fighting among the princes. It was like fighting among brothers. It was not very meaningful, so Lu Ning did not attack the princes first, but sent troops overseas. I guess if our princess had not caused trouble this time, Lu Ning might not have sent troops to attack us."

Li Dian said: "It should be like this. I heard that the generals under Lu Ning were willing to conquer foreign troops and screamed when they heard a war. Besides, this is the dream of any general or soldier to be able to open the territory for the Han people."

Liu Yan said depressedly: "Yes! Tian Chou, who was under the city, heard that he was awarded the title of national hero by Lu Ning!"

Li Dian said: "That's right. Tian Chou was the first to follow Lu Ning, and his military achievements were even more prominent, even greater than those of Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and Zhang He."

Lu Ning has long awarded the National Heroes Medal for his subordinates, Tian Chou, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Gao Shun, Tai Shi Ci, Xu Huang, Guo Jia, Gan Ning and Lu Su, while Tian Chou of Puyang was awarded the National One Pole Medal for three times, Zhao Yun was awarded the National One Pole Medal for two times, and Zhao Yun was once each, and they were all real national heroes; the others were also awarded the National Hero Medal for Two Pole and Three Pole Medal, and many soldiers were awarded the Warrior Medal; of course, as the battle progressed, many generals would be awarded this medal; now Lu Ning is asking people to build the Lingxiao Pavilion, preparing to erect a monument in the Lingxiao Pavilion, so that future generations can always remember their great achievements.

After breakfast the next day, Tian Chou led Zhang Yan, Wuqiu Jian and Ju Hu to the Puyang city wall. Seeing Li Dian and Liu Yan had no intention of leaving the city to fight. Tian Chou immediately asked Zhang Yan and Wuqiu Jian to lead 5,000 flying bear cavalry guards, and Ju Hu led 10,000 violent bear infantry to ravage Cao's army on the Puyang city wall with crossbows.

After receiving the order, Ju Hu commanded 10,000 infantry soldiers of the Rising Bear Army to advance to Puyang by 200 steps, which was the distance that Cao's soldiers and archers on the Puyang city walls could not shoot effectively.

Ju Hu shouted, "Prepare! Let it go!"

With Ju Hu's order, the crossbows in the hands of ten thousand infantry soldiers of the Rising Bear Army pulled the mover at the same time, and the arrows in the crossbows rushed towards the Puyang city wall. Some just shot on the Puyang city wall, some didn't shoot, and some shot over the head, which was very bad.

When the Cao army soldiers on the Puyang city wall saw him, they stood on the city wall and laughed loudly!

Liu Yan smiled bitterly and said, "This is a test shot. Everyone should pay attention. The subsequent shooting is the official shooting."

Liu Yan suffered such a loss when he was guarding the city of Xingyang and knew that the crossbows under Lu Ning were very powerful. At that time, Shi Ci was able to take down Xingyang City in half of the time of incense. That was not something he could eat, but a symbol of strength. The memory of that time was unforgettable to Liu Yan for life, and it was also the most thorough defeat of Liu Yan.

It is precisely this that Liu Yan knew that he was powerful, and he did not dare to laugh; Liu Yan had personally experienced the range or lethality of the crossbow, which also subverted Liu Yan's previous common sense. Before this, Liu Yan, like other generals, believed that the range of the crossbow was very close and its range was not as far as that of the bow and arrow. But in fact, the range or lethality of the crossbow in Lu Ning's army was much stronger than that of the bow and arrow.

Of course, what Liu Yan didn't know was that the performance of the crossbows under Lu Ning's army had long been greatly improved, and their range and lethality had been qualitatively improved. The most rare thing is that the crossbows can shoot three crossbow arrows at a time, each box contains thirty crossbow arrows, three times the original one, and their range is even longer, which is a bit like the rifles of later generations.

Juhu asked his soldiers to adjust the ruler on the crossbow machine to reach a reasonable position, and then ordered: "Let it go!"
Chapter completed!