Chapter 859 There is no harm without comparison
Chapter 857: There is no harm without comparison
I have to say that Cao Cao is really visionary. He even predicted that even if he successfully challenged Dong, the world would still be in chaos.
The reason why Cao Cao worked so hard to attack the city this time was not only to gain a good reputation, but also to show his military strength to shock the princes of Yanzhou.
Cao Cao already had the intention to unify Yanzhou. If he could indirectly let his future enemies understand that the strength gap between the two sides could not be compensated, and he could also achieve the intention of defeating others without fighting.
Cao Cao''s goal has also been achieved.
The other princes saw that Cao''s army was so powerful, except for being shocked. After all, no matter how strong Cao Cao was, it had nothing to do with them, but the princes of Yanzhou were different.
At this time, the faces of the princes of Yanzhou were very ugly. After all, with such a powerful neighbor beside him, you don’t have to think about it and know that their future life will not be easy.
Qin Hao saw that Cao Cao was so hard, he didn''t think much except for being surprised. After all, Cao Cao was quite respectful in front of him, but when Liu Bowen whispered something in Qin Hao''s ear, Qin Hao''s eyes instantly became sharp.
"Lord, don''t underestimate Cao Cao. This person is very scheming and will be a great disaster in the future."
Liu Bowen had a gentle smile on his face, but the words he said were like the biting cold wind.
When he first joined Qin Hao, Liu Bowen was also full of energy and regarded the heroes of the world as nothing, but now he dared not underestimate it because there are too many heroes in this era.
"What the military advisor reminds me is that I have never underestimated Cao Cao."
Qin Hao''s eyes were full of deep expressions and he said lightly: "The reason why I get close to Cao Cao is because in the short term, the two families will not have conflicts of interest, and Cao Cao can also help our army bear the pressure of some of the princes of the Central Plains."
Seeing that the lord was not confused by the loyal minister shown by Cao Cao, Liu Bowen nodded and said no more.
On the other hand, after Cao Cao rewarded the first order to pass the pass, the morale of the Cao army, who was sieging the city, increased greatly, and they all roared and launched a charge with a desperate attempt.
Two hours later, someone from the Cao army who was sieging the city finally climbed the city tower, but it was not ordinary soldiers, but Yin Shou, the general of the Cao army.
Yin Shou''s eyes were flashing with a bloodthirsty light, and he shouted ferociously: "All the messes of Liang Army, go to die."
"Ding Dong, Yin Shou (King Zhou) skill "Sword God" activates force +4, basic force 105, White Tiger Fierce Heavenly Blade +1, and the current force has risen to 110."
Qin Hao was stunned when he received the prompt. He thought that Yin Shou had super magic skills, but now it seems that he was only at the level of a **** of war. The **** of war with super magic skills is not the same as No.
Yin Shou, who climbed the city tower, quickly cleared out an area so that the soldiers behind him could make their way.
Gradually, Cao''s army occupied a small position on the city tower, and after gaining a foothold, it began to counterattack around.
Seeing that Cao''s army had climbed the city tower so quickly, Yang Guang''s heart skipped a beat and quickly ordered Wu Yunzhao and other generals to go and strangle them.
After all, the number of Cao''s army climbed to the city tower is limited. Even if the number is still increasing, how can it be the opponent of the Liang army like a tide? What''s more, Yin Shou was summoned by Liang army general Wu Yun.
Yin Shou and Wu Yunzhao were fighting hard, but after one mistakenly found out that the soldiers who were climbing the tower had been killed, and the gap that was finally opened was also filled.
Without the support of soldiers, Yin Shou did not dare to stay on the city tower for too long, after all, this was the home court of the Liang army. Yin Shu didn''t dare to entangle with Wu Yunzhao anymore, but instead rushed to the city wall with a ladder. While several enemy generals had not yet chased him, he jumped down the ladder and grabbed the stairs before he was about to land.
When Wu Yunzhao rushed over and looked down, Yin Shou had already landed smoothly and looked at Wu Yunzhao with a provocative look, which immediately made Wu Yunzhao itchy.
Come whenever you want, leave whenever you want. What does Yin Shou regard Hulao Pass as? The toilet?
Although he was extremely annoyed, Wu Yunzhao was still helpless about it. After all, no matter how strong the pass was, it was just to block ordinary soldiers and could not stop the God-level general.
After that, Yin Shou climbed up several times, and Elai and Fei Lian also climbed up once, but without exception, they were bombarded by the Liang army before they gained a foothold.
Gradually, the sky became darker.
As the sun was about to set, Cao Cao ordered Mingjin to stop the attack, and also sent people to clean the battlefield and collected all the stone bombs thrown by the Liang army.
After statistics, the Cao army killed more than 1,500 people on the first day of the siege, and naturally more were injured, while the Liang army also killed at least 500 people in battle.
When Qin Wen defended the Yellow Turban offense, the casualties ratio was even 1 to 10 when the maximum was the most. Now the defense of Hulao Pass is even more powerful, but Cao''s army can still score a casualties ratio of 1 to 3, which is already a very good record.
After Yang Guang counted the casualties, his face became extremely ugly.
Yang Guang also knew that his army had just suffered a major defeat, and the morale of the entire army was sluggish, while the morale of the coalition was like a rainbow.
As one goes up and down, the Liang army''s comprehensive combat power is not as good as the Cao army''s elite, which is also normal.
But the one-to-three casualties were indeed a bit different from what Yang Guang expected.
You should know that Hulao Pass only has 50,000 troops, but one percent of his troops was lost when defending the city on the first day. If the coalition forces continue to attack at this intensity, wouldn’t it mean that Hulao Pass cannot defend for even 100 days?
Although Yang Guang also knew that the coalition forces could not reach the current strength every time they attacked the city, they still felt extremely stressed.
The Cao army''s fierce attack not only put great pressure on Yang Guang, but also made it difficult for Liu Bei and Song Jiang to get on the verge of defeat.
"Cao Mengde, you''re just cheating people now, always do some stupid things that harm others and don''t benefit yourself."
Liu Bei and Song Jiang couldn''t help but curse Cao Cao in their hearts.
Cao Cao immediately raised the level of the siege to the highest level, which was so force Liu Bei and Song Jiang behind him to fight to the death!
Both of them were extremely depressed, but they had to follow Cao Cao''s standards. Who told them to have already boarded the pirate ship? This time they were cheated by Cao Cao.
In the next two days, Liu Bei and Song Jiang also took the initiative. Not only did they personally beat drums and cheered, but they also sent out all the generals under their command, but the results achieved by siege were far less than those of Cao''s army.
Liu''s army attacked the city in one day and killed more than 1,800 people in battle, which only caused the Liang army to lose 500 troops.
Liangshan Army was even more unbearable. Nearly 2,000 people were killed in battle in one day, but the Liang army had only more than 400 casualties, with the largest casualties of 1 to 5.
There is no harm without comparison.
(This chapter ends)