Dense arrow rain obscured the sky, the archers behind the female wall were suppressed, and the city gate tower was filled with arrow feathers. Xuzhou general Cao Bao had already consumed more than 300,000 arrows below Xia City, and the attack was still unsuccessful after half a month.

.Cao Bao lost 7,000 soldiers and was unable to break the city.

During this period, Xia City recruited 4,000 light infantry and 4,000 crossbowmen to make up for the losses and at the same time strengthen the city defense.

Xu Sheng, the defender of Xia City, personally guarded the city wall and used double bows, crossbows and various defensive equipment to cause a large number of casualties to Cao Bao's army.

Cao Bao gradually lost patience.

Xia City was just a small city. He and the lord of Pengcheng State combined 80,000 troops and attacked for half a month, but Xia City remained motionless.

Several lords of Pengcheng Kingdom had now learned that Chu Tian had become famous at Hulao Pass, and came to urge Cao Bao to continue the attack on Xia City.

"Langya Prime Minister Chuzi plans to defeat Lu Bu, and he has a new general named Zhao Yun. If he comes back, we will definitely be defeated."

"He already has the idea of ​​returning to the army, General Cao Bao, one month, we need to capture Xia City within one month."

The lords of Pengcheng State urged Cao Bao to attack the city.

After all, Cao Bao is also a historical military general. He has bonuses when commanding troops and horses. Therefore, the lords of Pengcheng Kingdom who lack historical military generals will worship Cao Bao as their commander-in-chief.

Cao Bao's ability is not strong enough to easily capture Xia City.

The only way to break the city as quickly as possible is to use human lives to pile it up and attack by force at all costs.

"Of our 80,000-strong army, 7,000 have already died trying to attack the city. Do we need 30,000 to 40,000 people to die before we can capture a small city?"

Cao Bao thought of the astonishing loss ratio.

According to this ratio of siege losses, 200,000 troops would die if the entire Langya Kingdom was captured.

"Xia City is where the lord's palace of Langya Kingdom is located. Chu Zi will definitely send his most capable subordinates to guard Xia City. After Xia City is captured, the other cities will be defeated, so we don't have to worry about the death of 30,000 or 40,000 people. We will recruit them after they die.

.The death of these soldiers can also alleviate the pressure caused by food."

Out of fear of Chu Tian, ​​the lords of Pengcheng State believed that even if half of their troops were killed or wounded, it would still be worth it.

"Pay half the price..."

Cao Bao thought that Dorgon had killed 40,000 Xuzhou soldiers in Jiqiu County, and Tao Qian had managed to replenish his troops. Now in order to occupy Langya Kingdom, it was acceptable to have 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers killed.

"The lord of Taishan County has arrived with 30,000 troops!"

"The Governor has mobilized Zuo Rong to lead 20,000 elite troops to support us!"

When Cao Bao was feeling distressed about the loss of his troops, Tao Qian from the rear sent reinforcements again, and at the same time the lords of Taishan County arrived in Xia City.

The number of troops besieging Xia City increased from 73,000 to 123,000!

Thirty thousand people besieged Langya City, and 40,000 people held Xue Yue, Zang Ba, and Sun Guan in Jiuzhen in Hedong.

After having enough troops, Cao Bao attacked Xia City again!

"Miss Xia, as well as generals Zang Ba and Sun Guan, Cao Bao is back!"

The defenders of Xia City immediately went to the city wall to support them. Enemies six to seven times the number of defenders attacked from all directions!

During this period, Cao Bao had already prepared ramming cars, carriages and a large number of ladders, preparing to capture Xia City in one fell swoop.

Xu Sheng put on his armor and said to Xia Liang, Li Kui and other civil servants: "Leave the war matters to me. This is my duty."

Xiacheng has never experienced such a huge war, and the shouts of killing shook the heaven and earth!

The coalition forces were afraid that Chu Tian would lead the main force of the Langya Kingdom back, so they attacked Xia City day and night, causing panic among the people in the city.

"Although the city defense materials we prepared caused a lot of casualties to Cao Bao, as Cao Bao continued to attack Xia City, the city defense materials became less and less...Cao Bao increased the intensity of the city siege, and the consumption of city defense materials will only increase.

There are many. As for the food to defend the city, it is not a problem yet."

Li Kui looked through the account books and found that there were insufficient supplies to defend the city.

Almost all the inventory in Xia City's arsenal has been taken out and used.

"I have ordered all towns in advance to recruit the Qingzhou Army from the Yellow Turban refugees in Qingzhou. We will have to persist for a while. The number of Qingzhou Army is not large enough..." Xia Liang had a backup plan, "Beware of all strangers in the city.

.The strongest castles are often breached from the inside. I don’t want to see a rebellion in the city, leading to the fall of Xia City.”

Cao Bao personally led the allied forces to attack Xia City for three days. Two to three thousand people were killed every day, but he didn't care and continued the attack. He would not stop until Xia City was captured!

Many of the Xia City defenders were newly recruited first-level recruits, so thousands of defenders died in battle.

On the third day, when Cao Bao and others were anxious, Xia City guard Xu Sheng fought with the defenders who climbed to the city wall, and suffered several serious injuries!

Although Xu Sheng finally defeated the enemy's advance team, he was seriously injured and unable to command.

"The enemy general is seriously injured. This is an opportunity to break the city. Set up the torch and be sure to capture Xia City!"

Cao Bao ordered his soldiers to set up a brazier below Xia City, which was as bright as day, and attacked all night.

"General Xu Sheng is seriously injured, and there is no general on the city wall!"

The news that Xu Sheng was seriously injured reached the Lord's Mansion, and Xia Liang had to wear armor and go into battle. Currently, there are only two people with enough prestige to sit on the city wall and appease the defenders, one is her and the other is Li Kui.

It was impossible for one person to be on the city wall for twelve hours, so she had to go to the city wall to give instructions in person. When she was tired, she fell asleep leaning against the city wall.

On the fourth day, Cao Bao still did not give up the attack on Xia City and suffered tens of thousands of losses, which was still within the tolerance range for the coalition army of 120,000 people!

"Miss Xia, it's time for you to return to your residence and rest."

Li Kui succeeded Xia Liang to guard the city wall. Although he managed agriculture and punishment, he also had some experience in leading troops.

Xia Liang was hit by the black smoke, but he thought about defending Xia City.

She did not defend passively, but actively prepared forces outside the city for counterattack.

But she lacks a general.

Xu Sheng was originally the general she planned to use in the counterattack, but Xu Sheng was seriously injured.

Ordinary generals are not capable of this important task, because the Qingzhou Army is not large in number and must defeat the strong with the weak.

Xue Yue, Zang Ba, and Sun Guan were dragged by Song Jiang's 40,000 people to Jiuzhen in Hedong, and they had no time to take care of themselves.

Xia Liang almost fainted due to mental fatigue recently, but was supported by a passing woman.

Xia Liang clearly saw that there was a woman in front of him with a Tang Dao on her waist. He thought it was a female player, so he said, "Thank you very much."

The woman with the sword asked: "You look weak, why are you wearing iron armor? I see that you go up and down the city wall every day. Could it be that the Langya Kingdom is short of generals and has reached the point where a weak woman is needed to command the defenders?"

Xia Liang heard that her tone was sonorous and forceful, and she was probably a female player who chose the military general direction: "Langya country is full of talents, but going to attack Dong Zhuo only allowed the villain to take advantage of it. If I have a qualified military general, I will soon be able to defeat him."

They can be expelled."

The woman added: "Now the Langya Kingdom is besieged by the enemy's army. There are not many soldiers and horses. I am afraid that no matter how powerful the generals are, they will not be able to help."

Xia Liang shook his head gently: "But that's not necessarily the case."

The woman sent Xia Liang to the Lord's Mansion and was a little surprised: "Why do you live in the Lord's Mansion?"

"It's convenient to dispatch troops and supplies here."

Xia Liang saw the woman leaving, and she didn't pay much attention as she was thinking about how to break the situation.

The next day, it was Xia Liang's turn to take over from Li Kui to guard the city wall.

Cao Bao's offensive became more and more fierce, and the morale of the soldiers defending the city declined. This was a dangerous signal. If morale is completely lost, it will be difficult to defend.

The arrows fell on the city wall like locusts, and the archers on the city wall were suppressed and found it difficult to take the lead.

The advantage of abundant money and food was brought into play. Cao Bao could consume arrows regardless of the cost. Tao Qian's influence covered Donghai Kingdom, Xiapi Kingdom, Pengcheng Kingdom, and Guangling County. Coupled with years of accumulation, arrows were continuously transported.

The defenders were shot and killed one after another, and the defenders had to brave the dense rain of arrows from the siege team to block the opponent's ladder from approaching.

A small group of lord's palace guards holding iron shields protected Xia Liang who was guarding the city, and several of the guards were shot dead by stray arrows.

There were siege troops besieging Xia City from all directions, and the drums were beating loudly. When Xia Liang saw the dark cloud echelons, he felt a little desperate.

The offensive is too fierce. If Cao Bao does not hesitate at all costs, Xia City will eventually be difficult to defend.

A stray arrow hit Xia Liang's shoulder, and the guards of the Lord's Mansion quickly formed a shield wall!

The general was hit by an arrow, which was another heavy blow to morale! The opponent's arrow rain was too dense, and Xu Sheng was also wounded by arrows when he led the defenders to defend the city!

"The enemy's advance team is coming up!"

A large number of ladders hooked the city wall. Under the cover of the carriages, the soldiers approached the city wall and climbed up. Cao Bao specifically selected elite veterans from his Xuzhou Army to serve as the first team to seize the city in one fell swoop!

"Miss Xia, you..."

"Don't worry about me, hurry up and help defend the city! We can't let the first team gain a foothold on the city wall!"

Xia Liang felt severe pain in his shoulder, and arrows pierced his muscles.

Doctor Li Lan came in a hurry. Her extensive military experience in the past two years made her a senior doctor.

The guards of the Lord's Mansion were asked to join the battle with Cao Bao's advance team, and the two sides sawed each other on the city wall.

"It's absolutely impossible to hold on if this continues, morale is already very low..."

Xia Liang still kept a cool head. She was trying her best, but found that there was no effective solution.

When morale is completely depleted, even if all the young men in the city are recruited as village warriors, they will not be able to resist the attackers, and there may even be a large-scale rebellion in the city.

Cao Bao's advance team reached the city wall. Dozens of soldiers had already occupied a small section of the city wall, and a steady stream of soldiers from behind were pouring onto the city wall.
To be continued...