Chapter 324 Yuan Shu's Awakening
During the siege that lasted for half a month, Zhou Yu used almost every method he could think of.
Digging tunnels, filling with rammed earth, using ladders to ram vehicles, raining arrows and throwing stones...
However, the huge Shouchun City could never be conquered.
The Tiger Guards, which numbered only 3,000, became a nightmare for the coalition forces.
Whenever they saw hope of breaking through the city, this army would appear. Although the number of each time was not large, only about 200 people, the originally weak Yuan Shu army around them seemed to be energized, and their combat power suddenly increased.
"The Tiger Guards are not only elite, but also powerful." Ji Ling stood on the city wall like a statue, watching the coalition forces retreat again and again, and murmured.
Everyone in the world knows the bravery of Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and thinks Ji Ling is a mediocre person. But how could they know that he just didn't have the opportunity to display his talents?
His talents are too limited, and so are the talents of the Tiger Guards.
But now, under the siege of the coalition forces and with Yuan Shu in danger, they completely revealed their brilliance.
Being besieged by four warlords but unable to conquer the city, this achievement is of extremely high value.
Now, in the eyes of Zhou Yu and others, Ji Ling's image has jumped from an ordinary second-rate general to a top general.
No matter how limited one's talent is, being able to withstand the attacks of a dozen first-rate warriors without being defeated is enough to astonish the world.
"Fuyi, how is it?"
Yuan Shu, dressed in military uniform, personally climbed up the city wall and watched the extremely brutal fighting on and below the wall without any emotion in his eyes.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. As long as I and the Tiger Guards are here, the coalition forces will never be able to capture Shouchun City."
Ji Ling bowed to Yuan Shu, his eyes full of determination.
Gently patting Ji Ling's shoulder, Yuan Shu looked at the densely packed coalition forces in the distance and asked: "How much damage did our army suffer today?"
"At present, more than a thousand people have been killed. But please rest assured, Your Majesty, the enemy's losses will only be greater than ours." Ji Ling said confidently.
Although he was at a disadvantage in terms of manpower and siege equipment, he was the defending side after all, and with an army of 100,000 to defend Shouchun City, he still had sufficient manpower.
Even if the coalition forces would suddenly send out elite troops to advance from time to time, there was no need to worry as the Tiger and Leopard Army was there.
"What about the casualties of the Huben Army?" Yuan Shu asked.
Ji Ling's eyes narrowed slightly: "Nearly a hundred people were killed or injured."
As expected, Yuan Shu smiled and said, "As expected, Yuan Benchu and his men are all smart people."
At this time, Yuan Shu had been completely awakened.
Having awakened from his arrogance, he now actually shows some signs of being a wise leader.
Yuan Shu had already noticed that Zhou Yu was quietly targeting the Huben Army.
There are 100,000 troops in Shouchun. If the coalition forces continue to fight like this, even if they can win, they will suffer heavy losses in their own forces, which is definitely not worth the loss for them.
Therefore, it is impossible for them to compete with themselves in consumption.
When all the means failed to take Shouchun City, they could only attack the Huben Army.
"There are a large number of elite archers in the coalition forces. Whenever the Huben Army is dispatched, they will be the focus of fire." Ji Ling looked at the densely packed archers on the well ledge not far away and sighed slightly.
"And after their soldiers were driven off the city wall, the Tiger Guards were also attacked by slingshots and crossbows, so they suffered heavy casualties every day. Now there are less than 2,000 people left who can participate in the battle."
"If this goes on, we won't be able to defend this city!" Yuan Shu said thoughtfully.
"Fuyi, change some of the elite defenders into the armor of the Tiger Guards, and also change some of the Tiger Guards into the armor of ordinary soldiers."
Ji Ling was slightly stunned when he heard this, but then he quickly understood: "Your Majesty, you mean..."
"A fake one mixed with the real one. I want to see if these coalition forces can afford the cost." Yuan Shu snorted coldly. At this point, Yuan Shu knew that he was doomed.
Even if the coalition forces were repelled, they could only survive in Shouchun for a year or two at most.
But he just couldn't swallow this.
Why!
Yuan Shao was a bastard born to a maidservant.
Cao Cao was a eunuch and had an ugly past.
Liu Bei, the straw sandal seller.
Sun Ce was the son of his old subordinate.
Why do these people look down on me and unite to attack me?
Isn’t this bullying an honest person?
Anyway, the situation has come to this, he just wants to vent his anger and let them see how powerful he is.
During the next few days of siege, Zhou Yu quickly discovered something unusual.
He had expected that the Tiger Guards, which would gradually collapse, showed no signs of fatigue and continued to run around everywhere.
Moreover, according to the feedback from some soldiers who fought against them, this group of Tiger Guards was much weaker than before.
Zhou Yu immediately realized that his trick had been broken.
The obvious characteristics of the Huben Army were not impossible to conceal, but were deliberately created by Yuan Shu to highlight his noble status.
After all, Yuan represents the virtue of earth, and bright yellow is the best symbol.
"Yuan Gonglu is an extremely conceited man, but he can actually do this. I'm afraid this battle will be really difficult." Cao Cao frowned.
At this moment, he couldn't help but regret that he had divided Yuan Shu's territory with other princes so quickly and forced this guy into Shouchun.
Originally, I thought the dry bones in this tomb were nothing to worry about and could be easily destroyed. However, at this time, I found that the awakened Yuan Shu could be so difficult to deal with.
But in the current situation, they have almost no room to implement any policy.
No matter what they did, Yuan Shu could not leave Shouchun City. They really had no way to stop him from defending.
"If we can't attack by force, is there any better way?" Liu Bei asked.
Yuan Shao instinctively turned his gaze towards Xun Chen.
If we want to break the impasse in this situation, we can only rely on Xun Chen.
Xun Chen groaned for a moment: "I can create an opportunity, an opportunity to take down Ji Ling."
The reason why this battle is so difficult is that the key lies in Yuan Shu, Ji Ling and the Huben Army. If you want to break the deadlock, you can only deal with one of them.
Since the Huben Army cannot be eliminated, the only thing to do is to start with Yuan Shu or Ji Ling.
They have already guessed the limitations of Ji Ling's talents, so Yuan Shu must not be able to touch him.
Firstly, it would be difficult to explain to Yuan Shao, and secondly, if Yuan Shu was attacked, Ji Ling would lead his troops to explode, and the consequences would be unpredictable.
"We have so many generals under our command. It should not be difficult to capture Ji Ling as long as we have a chance." Zhou Yu looked at the generals in the tent and said confidently.
Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Xu Chu, Xiahou, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, so many powerful generals, are enough to fight a battle with Tian Ze, and are more than enough to deal with Ji Ling.
"To be on the safe side, it's better to make a plan, so as not to act rashly and make your intention too obvious, which would arouse Ji Ling's vigilance."
Pang Tong had been staring at Ji Ling on the city wall for a long time, but there were always two hundred Tiger Guards around him, so he couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.
(End of this chapter)
