System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

Chapter 159

"As we all know, food and fodder must be transported by water."

"Otherwise, no one can afford the loss of grain during transportation."

"In addition, water transport can speed up the delivery of grain, saving a lot of time."

"Yingyang and Yangdi are both located near the Ying River, so Yingyang is the most convenient place for Yuan's army to store food."

Xu Huang bowed and pointed to the Ru River next to him.

"Yingshui...Yingyang..."

"It seems that this is the most likely place."

"Zixu said that Yuan's army seized the food and then headed north."

"Yingyang is directly north of Dingling. If it's Xiangcheng, it should be northwest."

Xun You nodded repeatedly and said from the side.

Originally, he wanted to contact Chen Qun who was in Xu County, but now after Xu Huang mentioned this, Xun You felt that there was no point in going to Xu County anymore.

As for letting Chen Qun surrender to Dong Yu?

Xun You felt it was a bit unrealistic.

Everyone has a different personality. Chen Qun is more conservative and prefers to develop in Yingchuan.

As a long-time friend, he understood very well.

As it turned out, Xun You's idea was correct. Chen Qun was inseparable from Yingchuan.

No matter who occupies Yuzhou, he will work for them.

So was Yuan Shu, so was Liu Bei, and so was Cao Cao.

"Well, if that's the case, we'll move our troops to Yingyang tomorrow and cut off their food supply!"

Dong Yu was not a hesitant person and gave the order immediately.

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阳翟

The former Yangdi City has become what it is today after being baptized by war.

Cracks and potholes appeared on the wall, and even a few thick arrows were stuck in the wall.

There were a large number of corpses piled up under the city wall, both those of the enemy and those of our own people.

"It's been half a month, and he still hasn't come."

"Isn't he going to be abandoned?"

Guo Fan leaned against the wall, staring at the white clouds in the sky in a daze.

A few snowflakes drifted down, landed on the tip of my nose and quickly melted.

"Oh, I regret it so much! If I had known that bastard Li Jue wouldn't come back to save me, I would have brought my men to fight that loser Qiao Rui."

"It's better than dying like a coward."

Guo Fan cursed and swore, and it was obvious that he had no fear of death.

Perhaps for a warrior, death is the easiest thing to face.

Those who attack others will inevitably be attacked as well.

"General, there are no more houses to demolish."

"With snow about to fall, the people will never agree to us continuing to demolish the remaining houses."

Zhang Bao walked up to Guo Fan, his face covered in dust and blood.

"Are you afraid of death?"

Guo Fan raised his head, looked at Zhang Bao and asked.

"Not afraid."

"There are no cowards in the Xiliang Army."

Zhang Bao shook his head.

"That's fine."

"Take people to the mansions of those big families and tear them down for me."

"Even if I, Guo Aduo, die, I have to take a few people with me."

Guo Fan gave the order with a fierce look.

The reason why he took control of the aristocratic families as soon as he entered the city and blocked them in their homes was because he was worried that the aristocratic families would cause trouble at the critical moment.

After all, the Yuan family is the leader among the aristocratic families, and Yingchuan is a gathering place for aristocratic families.

He also didn't dare to go too far, for fear of provoking a counterattack from the aristocratic families.

Now that he was at the end of his rope, he had nothing to worry about.

The city will be breached sooner or later anyway, so let’s go crazy before it’s breached.

dong dong dong-

The rumbling sound of war drums rang out again outside the city.

The sound of the drums is like the rumbling winter thunder, which makes people's blood boil in the cold weather.

Snowflakes falling from the sky added a sense of desolation to the battlefield.

"kill!"

A large number of soldiers came like a tide.

Scuttlebutts, ladders, and battering rams began to advance toward the city.

The crossbow strings hummed, and thick crossbow arrows continued to shoot into the city.

Rocks flew everywhere and the catapults made a creaking sound.

"Hold on and wait for help, reinforcements are coming!"

"Brothers, block it!"

Guo Fan stood up from the ground, holding a big knife and roaring angrily.

Today, the city's defense resources are almost exhausted.

The stones and wood were almost used up, and the arrows had been shot out long ago.

Perhaps the Yuan army outside the city also knew this, so they stopped using bows and arrows and switched to various large siege weapons.

"Get the kerosene and gold juice ready for me!"

"If the enemy approaches the city wall, fall down."

"Listen up, generals! When the enemy attacks, don't give in. If anyone gives in, I'll be the first to chop him down!"

"Kill one and you'll win, kill two and you'll win!"

Guo Fan shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to boost the morale of the soldiers.

However, the effect is minimal.

Guo Fan had previously said it would take half a month, but after trying his best to hold on until now, half a month has passed and there is still no sign of reinforcements arriving.

Therefore, the morale of the soldiers has dropped significantly.

“Pour kerosene!!”

"Pour kerosene on the battering rams and ladders!"

"Where's the gold juice? Put the blame on them!"

As the enemy approached, generals Guo Fan, Zhang Long, Wu Xi and others began to command their soldiers to fight back.

The boiling golden juice spilled, and the Yuan army soldiers screamed heart-wrenchingly, falling off the ladders and crashing into the wall.

Kerosene was poured down, torches were thrown from the city walls, and ladders and battering rams were set on fire.