Chapter 882 Night Battle with Cao Jun

The night was dark, but Cao Jun planted at least tens of thousands of torches outside the city. Countless torches gathered together in one place, turning the night into day. Under the cover of torches, nearly 20,000 Cao Jun attacked Jiangling. The city launched a fierce attack.

Whoosh whoosh!

The archers of Cao's army below the city head were the first to launch an attack. Tens of thousands of arrows hit the city head from bottom to top like rain, leaving almost no foothold on the city head. It was really like the following. It was like rain, and the gaps between many city wall bricks were filled with arrows.

The defenders on the top of the city were not to be outdone. The swordsmen and shieldmen stepped forward and drew out their large shields, forming a line to resist the arrows fired by the enemy, while the archers behind them stretched their bows and nocked arrows. Tens of thousands of arrows poured out.

Under the city, arrows from the two armies were flowing like rain. From time to time, some swordsmen and shieldmen on the city were shot and fell off the city, or Cao's troops below the city were shot and fell to the ground.

Human life has never been so fragile as at this moment. Arrows as dense as rain fell on the ground, as if the sickle of death cut across the sky, harvesting life like wheat. Once a person falls, it will be difficult Get up again.

However, these Cao soldiers were not afraid of death, and rushed forward with gritted teeth. In addition to standing behind and supervising the troops, there was another rule among Cao Jun.

Because Cao's army adopted a military system where fathers died and sons succeeded from generation to generation to provide troops for the court, so when the soldiers went out to fight, their parents, wives, and children were all in the rear. If they dared to surrender or escape, their family members in the rear would be severely tortured. Therefore, these Cao soldiers could only grit their teeth and charge forward, because they had no other choice.

Countless Cao soldiers broke through the dense rain-like blockade, rushed to the top of the city surrounded by chariots, and then relied on the chariots to begin a fierce attack on Jiangling.

Boom!

The giant wood above the collision was like a giant soldier of the gods, hitting the city gate one after another. The two wooden city gates suddenly rumbled and trembled, but they were able to hold on for a while.

"First come forward, soldiers!"

There were dozens of ladders attached to one city wall. Hundreds of soldiers of Cao Cao climbed on the ladders and launched a fierce attack on Jiangling City.

"Smash the rolling logs and rocks at me!"

In the night, even though the torches were lit, it was still difficult to see clearly. The guards on the top of the city had no choice but to aim at the crowded places and throw them away. The screams that came soon after proved that these rolling logs and rocks seemed to have no impact. In vain.

The fire bricks and kerosene were also thrown down, and flames several feet high suddenly appeared. Each of Cao's soldiers burned and suddenly turned into a burning man, which was even more conspicuous in the dark night.

Cao Ren put his hand on the hilt of the sword, his eyes a little unbearable, but he said nothing. His long war career has tempered him with a heart of stone. In fact, it was a mess of blood and flesh. The battlefield was full of broken arms and legs, and Shura. There is no difference in hell, so many veterans suffered from serious psychological problems after the war.

Must persist! As long as Jiangling City can be conquered, all the sacrifices will be worth it, Cao Ren said to himself.

"Dad, would you like me to lead a group of troops to attack the city?"

A young general stood aside and asked for orders from Cao Ren. He looked 60-70% similar to Cao Ren. He was Cao Tai, Cao Ren's son.

"You? Can you do that?"

Cao Ren stared at Cao Tai and frowned. Although Cao Tai was his son, he had no special generals, and swords and guns were blind on the battlefield. What if something went wrong?

Cao Tai said loudly: "Father, don't favor one over another. The tens of thousands of soldiers in Cao's army all have sons and daughters. As the son of General Zhenbei, can I do nothing?"

"Cao Tai asked for orders to attack the city and asked the general for permission."

Seeing Cao Tai's appearance, Cao Ren couldn't help but feel a headache: "Okay, but you take my general's three hundred steps to protect yourself, do you understand?"

"Thank you, General!"

Cao Tai agreed, waved his hand and said, "Follow me!"

Hundreds of Cao Ren's troops immediately followed Cao Tai. They followed Cao Ren. They were battle-hardened, experienced and well-equipped. They were the elite of Cao's army. With them protecting Cao Tai, Cao Ren couldn't help but feel relieved. A lot.

Cao Tai led hundreds of troops to the top of the city. Without saying a word, he began to climb on the ladder and launched an upward attack.

A Jingzhou soldier on the top of the city struggled to lift a stone, pointed it at the ladder, and threw it down.

Whoosh!

"Ah?" Cao Ren saw the stone smashing down on Cao Tai from a distance, and couldn't help but open his mouth.

Fortunately, Cao Tai saw that the situation was not good, so he jumped directly from the ladder. The rock failed to hit him, but hit the head of the Cao soldier under him, causing his brain to burst.

Cao Tai was not too high from the ground, so he jumped down from the ladder and rolled around on the ground a few times. His skin was rough and his flesh was thick, so he didn't suffer any injuries.

Cao Tai wiped the dust off his body, turned over and rushed to the ladder again, and began to climb perseveringly.

Seeing that Cao Tai had escaped the disaster, Cao Ren couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and continued to pay attention to the entire battle situation.

After all, Cao Jun was outnumbered and rushed to the top of the city despite the arrows of the defenders at the top of the city.

"kill!"

The Cao soldiers who braved the rain of arrows to climb to the top of the city were naturally full of resentment, so they appeared on the top of the city and immediately brandished their weapons to fight with the defenders on the top of the city.

Cao's army wanted to capture Jiangling, but Jingzhou's soldiers naturally did not want to, so the two armies fought fiercely. Blood and flesh flew everywhere for a while, and broken limbs were everywhere. From time to time, two soldiers fell to the ground, their bodies twitching.

"Hey!"

Cao Tai grabbed hold of the city head, kicked his legs hard, and appeared on the city head with an excited look on his face.

"kill!"

Cao Tai roared and rushed forward, and slashed out the sword in his hand. After all, Cao Tai was a general. Although his qualifications were mediocre, he followed Cao Ren since he was born, learning the art of war and martial arts. He practiced martial arts for nearly twenty years. Nian is naturally not something ordinary pawns can resist.

The Jingzhou soldiers in front of Cao Tai saw a flash of sword light in front of them and couldn't help but be stunned. The next moment they felt pain all over their bodies and couldn't help but cover their chests.

A long knife mark appeared on his chest, and blood poured out in large swaths from the wound, which could not be covered with the palm of his hand.

"Get away!"

Cao Tai slashed left and right with the long sword in his hand, and immediately cut down five or six Jingzhou soldiers. Cao Ren's tribe was guarding him, protecting his rear and flanks. Therefore, Cao Tai fell on top of the city. He also acted very brave and unstoppable.