Chapter 705 Reinforcement arrives
Cao Hong was shot and killed, which made the personal soldiers around him extremely angry. He immediately showed strong fighting spirit. He fought desperately with the soldiers under Huimo Hao Zhao, and his soldiers were rushing and attacking with great resistance. Fortunately, the sniper and crossbow archers aimed at them without hesitation, and in just a moment he solved the crazy personal soldiers.
Hao Zhao led his soldiers to shoot in close shots and fight, and the battle became even more tragic. Blood poured down from above like a waterfall. Fortunately, there were crossbow archers behind him to provide cover, which greatly reduced the pressure and made the counterattack easier. Especially after destroying Cao Hong's personal guard, the battle seemed very smooth. Cao's army on the city wall kept falling down under the care of crossbow arches.
Hao Zhao and his soldiers completely wiped out the Cao army soldiers who climbed the city wall and regained the city wall, which made Hao Zhao breathe a sigh of relief. Hao Zhaolian asked his soldiers to shoot the Cao army soldiers who were climbing the ladder, while closely following the movements of the Cao army. Although this time, he drove the Cao army off the city wall, he also paid a heavy price. The soldiers of the Baoxiong Army lost dozens of people. This was the largest casualties since the Cao army attacked Guandu.
Cao's powerful attack was finally repelled, and Hao Zhao was covered in scars. From a distance, he looked like a bloody man, with red ground all over his body. The same was true for his soldiers, which shows that the battle between the two sides was so fierce and fierce.
Half an hour later, the attack of Cao's army was about to begin again. Hao Zhao saw Cao's bow in his glasses preparing to launch. Hao Zhao immediately asked his soldiers to hide from the city wall and could not stand on the city wall and be beaten with arrows.
During the whole day, Cao's army launched five attacks. Although each time they were driven down from the city wall by Hao Zhao and his soldiers, the number of soldiers under Hao Zhao's one day was as high as 1,000, including nearly 500 seriously injured or killed. Although Cao's army left nearly 6,000 corpses, it was still difficult for Hao Zhao to accept such casualties. After all, these soldiers were veterans who had been trained for many years, and even more soldiers of war, one of them was a loss.
After Cao's army's attack for more than ten days, Hao Zhao lost only a few hundred soldiers, but today he lost 500 soldiers, which made Hao Zhao feel very uncomfortable. Although Cao's soldiers paid ten times the price, Hao Zhao still felt that it was not worth it. The cost of Lu Ning's raising a soldier was definitely enough for Cao Cao to raise more than a hundred soldiers. Lu Ning's army followed the policy of elite soldiers, and Cao's army took the number of elite soldiers. Cao Cao's new soldiers could form an army within three months, but it took Lu Ning about two years to form an army, and the investment was not at the same level.
Besides, if such casualties were taken, in less than a few days, Hao Zhao would not have left many 10,000 soldiers under him. Even if Cao Cao's 200,000 army was replaced, Hao Zhao felt that it was too much of a loss and was not worth it.
During dinner, Cao's army also stopped the attack, and the communications soldiers came to report: "General Hao, General Guo is here."
Hao Zhao was a little stunned after hearing this!
After the reaction came back, he immediately ran out of the tent and said excitedly when he saw Guo Jia: "General."
Guo Jia nodded and smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
Hao Zhao said: "Thank you for your hard work,"
Guo Jia said: "Tell me the situation?"
Besides, Cao Cao was very sad after learning that Cao Hong died. After all, Cao Hong was one of the most loyal subordinates recognized by Lao Cao, a famous general, and a cousin of Lao Cao. He has made countless great military achievements for Lao Cao and is deeply loved and valued by Lao Cao. He basically brought Cao Hong with him when he went to war, which shows Cao Hong's position in Lao Cao's heart.
Lao Cao vowed to avenge Cao Hong! His subordinates advised Lao Cao, for fear that Lao Cao would go crazy.
After Cao Hong died, Lao Cao was very sad, but Lao Cao was even a hero. He would not affect his military affairs because of this incident, nor would he act blindly and recklessly. He could correctly evaluate the war. Although there were heavy casualties today, soldiers climbed the city wall after all, which was progress. As long as he came a few more times, Cao Cao believed that with his superior forces, he would definitely be able to break Guandu.
After listening to Hao Zhao's report for more than ten days, Guo Jia thought for a moment and said, "Hao Zhao, since the Cao army has extremely powerful feet and bows, let the Cao army come in! No need to fight back like this, we can't afford to lose! Besides, Zitai, Lu Xun, Zhang Liao, Taishici and other armies have already begun to launch an attack on other parts of the Cao army. We don't have to defend the enemy anymore. It's time to attack Lao Cao back to Xuchang, and we will annihilate it in Xuchang again."
Hao Zhao said: "Abide by the order!"
Guo Jia thought for a while and said, "Hao Zhao, you said Cao Hong was shot and killed by us on the city wall? Is this true?"
Hao Zhao smiled and said, "General, this is of course true. I was right next to me at that time. Will there be any mistakes?"
Guo Jia said: "The offensive of Cao's army may be very fierce tonight. Your soldiers will rest tonight, and the night defense will be handed over to Wei Yan. Beikeham leads 10,000 foreign legions to defend. Tomorrow is the highlight."
The soldiers under Hao Zhao were indeed too tired during this period. With the reinforcements of the new force, of course they had to rest, otherwise the combat effectiveness would not be guaranteed. After all, the Cao army has been attacking day and night for more than ten days, and the soldiers have not had a good rest.
Hao Zhao said: "Abide by the order!"
Guo Jia said: "Hao Zhao, you can't rest tonight. You have to find a way to recruit all the cattle in the city and then repay them to the people. You will use it in the final battle tomorrow."
Hao Zhao was slightly stunned after hearing this! After a moment, he said, "General, do you want to use the Fire Bull Formation?"
Guo Jia said: "Although Guandu is a urn city, if you want to eliminate Cao's army to the greatest extent, you still have to disrupt Cao's army. Only in this way can we play the effect of our Feixiong Iron Cavalry and solve the Cao army in one fell swoop."
Hao Zhao said: "There are not many people in Guandu City, and there are probably not many herds of cattle, so they have to pass the Yellow River to recruit."
Guo Jia said: "You are responsible for making arrangements for this matter. You can calculate as much as you can, as long as you raise it tomorrow morning.
Cao Cao, who was watching in silence in front of Cao Hongling, heard that Xun You came to see him and immediately said, "Please come in!"
After Xun You came in, he said, "Lord, Gu Gang has received information. Guandu reinforcements arrived, and it was led by Guo Jia; in addition, Tian Chou also led troops to reinforce Baima, and had the intention of attacking Puyang."
Cao Cao was stunned after hearing this!
After a moment, he said, "Gongda, isn't Lu Ning not here? How can his men have the right to send troops easily?"
Xun You said: "Lord, Lu Ning is not in the country. Some time ago, Lu Ning's subordinates were indeed quarreling over whether to send troops, and there was no result. I don't know why the troops are sent to reinforce? We have to prevent Tian Chou's army from attacking Puyang. That is the place of lord's fortune, and we cannot lose it!"
Cao Cao said: "There is Li Dian in Puyang, and Liu Yan led 50,000 troops to guard it. As long as you are not careless, there should be no problem. Puyang City is not that easy to attack; but Guo Jia reinforced Guandu, making this Guandu even more difficult to attack."
Cheng Yu said: "Lord, Lu Ning is indeed not in the country. Several armies are fighting overseas. This will not be fake. Gu said that Xu Huang's army has taken down Hanzhong, Zhao Yun's army is also in the decisive battle of Xiliang, and there are indeed not many soldiers and horses in Jinyang City. Even if Guo Jia comes to reinforce, he will not bring many soldiers and horses. This is true."
Chapter completed!