Chapter 61: The Fierce Siege War Below

  Suddenly, the air at Tiger Trap Pass was filled with a savory meaty aroma!

  Those with weak willpower would vomit immediately, spitting out bile, and even dare not eat meat again. Unfortunately, the soldiers on both sides were seasoned veterans, their numb eyes didn't even glance at their comrades, continuing to wield their weapons, charging towards the city tower.

  The rolling oil joined the battlefield, slightly stopping the momentum of the allied forces' attack on the city. The pressure on the city walls was slightly reduced, but what followed was an even more ferocious charge from the allied forces.

  This Gao Shun and Xu Rong are indeed famous generals, ordinary people would choose to pour a pot of boiling oil down, creating a big fire, which can also block the opponent's attack. However, at this time, the two chose to use a steady trickle, causing great psychological damage to the opponent, because they knew that the opponent's soldiers were too numerous, and could only make them fearful from the heart, so that their morale would drop, and defending the city would be much easier.

  Qiu Shui and Lü Bu, seeing that bows and arrows could no longer have much effect, handed over the bows and arrows in their hands to their personal soldiers, picked up the halberds, and charged towards the enemy's cloud ladders.

  The bravery of the Allied Forces also made Qiū Shuǐ re-examine her understanding of the Allied Forces.

  "The allied forces are so fierce and fearless of death, they truly are an elite army! It seems that this mission will be difficult!" Qiu Shui couldn't help but exclaim, and immediately used the spear in his hand to push against the enemy's cloud ladder, with a loud crash, it was pushed down from the city wall.

  The afterglow of the setting sun spilled over the land filled with slaughter, and at this time, Tiger Trap Pass had become a purgatory-like existence. The heroic pass of yesterday now had its city walls splattered with dark red blood, while under the pass were scattered mutilated corpses everywhere.

  Hoo! At this time, Lü Bu had already gone through a day of great war, panting heavily, after a day of continuous killing, the weapon in his hand was somewhat hard to grasp, and his eyes, which were covered with bloodshot, saw that Autumn Water was still fighting fiercely, and he felt a sense of helplessness in his heart. This mad tiger's physical strength was really too terrifying.

  The coalition forces had been watching the fierce battle for a whole day, and their faces were all gloomy. At this time, Cao Cao walked up to Yuan Shao and said: "Benchu, now that we have fought for a whole day, our soldiers are already hungry and thirsty, let's withdraw!"

  Bang! Yuan Shao's face turned ugly as he slapped the table, a day of great war, with losses of over 10,000 soldiers. His gloomy face turned even uglier after hearing Cao Cao's words, and with a wave of his large hand, he coldly ordered: "Withdraw troops!"

  Ding ding ding! The metallic clanging sound on the battlefield was as pleasant to the soldiers' ears as heavenly music. Meanwhile, the soldiers who were still fighting at Tiger Trap Pass looked delighted when they heard the retreat signal and quickly descended from the cloud ladders, beginning their withdrawal.

  The enemy has retreated! The enemy has retreated! When they saw the enemy retreat, the soldiers on Tiger Trap Pass all cheered and raised their weapons in excitement.

  Autumn water at this time helmet on stained with blood, excitedly looking at the opponent retreated, fiercely raised the hand-held painting halberd, loudly shouted: "We won!"

  When the soldiers on Tiger Trap Pass saw the general under the setting sun's rays, shining with a brilliant light like a god of war, they all shouted in unison: "God of War! God of War!"

  Just then, a messenger rushed to the gate and knelt down on one knee, clasping his fists together in respect: "General, the lord has urgent military matters to discuss with you."

  "Xu Rong, Gao Shun listen to the order! I command you two to take charge of everything on the pass, to prevent the enemy army from attacking the pass again." Qiu Shui shouted loudly after finishing speaking.

  Nuo! After hearing the two men's orders, Qiu Shui led Lü Bu and Hua Xiong to hurry down from the city tower and go to Dong Zhuo's camp to handle matters.

  After Lü Bu and Hua Xiong entered the camp covered in blood, Dong Zhuo's face turned gloomy, his eyes filled with anger. Li Ru also looked solemn. Seeing their expressions, Lü Bu was taken aback, but still respectfully stepped forward to report: "My lord, now that the allied army has retreated, is there any urgent military situation?" After finishing speaking, Lü Bu and Hua Xiong also looked at Dong Zhuo with questioning faces.

  At this time, Dong Zhuo was like a fierce tiger about to pounce on people, and he roared angrily: "Who else can there be? These bastards took advantage of our absence to make trouble, how detestable! This Niu Fu is also a fool, he can't even stabilize Luoyang, hum!"

  Just after Dong Zhuo finished speaking, Li Ru also looked solemnly at Qiu Shui and others, saying: "I just received an urgent report that the major families in Luoyang have joined forces to cut off our army's retreat route. At that time, our army will be in a difficult situation, with tigers in front and wolves behind! We must be prepared."

  Qiu Shui was shocked after hearing this, as it concerned his own mission. He couldn't be careless and hastily asked: "Your Excellency, there are still 600,000 allied troops outside the pass. What if the Ye family really occupies Luoyang? Our army will be in danger!"

  At this time, Dong Zhuo could not help but know, with a fierce expression, saying: "Autumn Water, I order you to lead the generals to guard the Tiger Trap Pass, and do not let the enemy army pass through the pass one soldier. My six thousand iron cavalry will bring three thousand back to Luoyang, and the remaining three thousand will be handed over to you to command."

  After hearing this, Qiu Shui knew that he couldn't be slow at this time. After all, once Luoyang fell, the 200,000 troops in his own pass would become unstable, and when the grain supply was cut off, they would truly fall into a dilemma.

  "No!" Autumn Water and Lü Bu Huaxiong shouted in unison at Dong Zhuo.

  Afterwards, Dong Zhuo ordered his remaining affairs and then hurriedly led Li Ru to rush back to Luoyang.

  Night had just fallen, the soldiers had just finished their dinner, and on top of Tiger Trap Pass, a row of braziers was set up, illuminating every general's face.

  And at this time, Qiū Shuǐ gazed up at the moonlit sky, and with the endless killing aura on the battlefield, after a day of intense fighting, not only did he not feel a hint of fatigue, but his heart was filled with an overwhelming urge to vent his rage. At this moment, Qiū Shuǐ knew that this was his instinctual reaction as an undead creature smelling large amounts of blood.

  "Gentlemen, now that Lord Dong has returned to Luoyang, our army currently has 1.7 million infantry and 800,000 cavalry. How should we respond to the vassals' attack? Do you have any good strategies?" Autumn Water asked the generals with a cold face illuminated by the firelight in the brazier.

  At this time, Gao Shun, covered in blood, walked forward and said: "General, judging from today's offensive, they have been attacking non-stop for a whole day. I suspect that the enemy is planning to attack the pass day and night, intending to exhaust our army."

  "What! Isn't that saying that the remnants outside the pass will attack the pass at night!" Hua Xiong shouted in surprise after hearing Gao Shun's words.

  "It's not bad, the other side is clearly trying to exhaust our army, and when our army is exhausted, they will take advantage of the situation and win in one battle." Xu Rong replied with a cold face to Hua Xiong's question.

  Hua Xiong felt like a deflated balloon after hearing the news. The siege war that day had already exhausted him to death, and if it continued for several more days, he would be finished. Hua Xiong's eyes showed a hint of helplessness at this moment.

  "Hmph! The enemy is approaching, what's there to fear?! However, although we can hold on, ordinary soldiers won't be able to. Why don't we divide into two batches and take turns defending the city? That way, even ordinary soldiers will be able to conserve their strength." Lü Bu thought for a moment before looking at Qiu Shui with piercing eyes and saying in a cold voice.

  P.S.: Ah! I fell asleep, didn't wake up until after 11. The first thing I did after waking up was make lunch for my dad. Sorry for the late update... My dad gets off work at 11:30, can't help it! ............. Thanks to Brother "Clever and Handsome" for his reward again.