The next day was approaching noon, and Cai Mao was still drunk and sleeping. Suddenly, a loud noise of fighting woke him up from his sleep.

He opened his eyes impatiently and rubbed his still a little groggy head: "Come here..."

The two soldiers ran in quickly: "General, are you awake?"

Cai Mao said, "What happened outside? Why is it so noisy that disturbed the general's dream."

"The general is the enemy in the city. Seeing that our army had not gone to fight for a whole morning, he went out of the city to try to rob the camp."

"What? Casualty?" Cai Mao woke up instantly and bounced off the bed.

"Why not report such a big thing early? Come and take my armor and weapons."

The soldier said, "General, don't be anxious. The other party only dispatched about ten thousand people. General Wenpin said that this was just a test, and he had led his army to resist."

When Cai Mao heard this, he relaxed again: "It's good, it's good."

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and his whole body tensed again: "What did you say just now? All morning? When is the hour now?"

"Go back to General, now it's a minute."

"A minute at noon?" Cai Mao was shocked: "Where are the two men now?"

"Pang De and his four disciples got up this morning. Seeing that the general was still sleeping, they said that the general was busy with military affairs and they were inconvenient to disturb them too much. They said that when the general won the triumphant victory and returned to Xiangyang with the general, he would come to visit again."

Upon hearing this, Cai Mao's face showed a proud smile again: "Okay, it seems that Mr. Pang De has indeed returned to our army. It's wonderful, wonderful. When I capture this city, I will have two contributions. By then, I will be on par with Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan. The military power of my Jingzhou will be no less than those of the people of Yan and Yu."

While talking, the fighting outside gradually stopped. Soon, Wen Pin lifted the curtains and walked in.

"The last general meets with the general."

Cai Mao hurriedly asked him to sit down. After Wen Pin thanked him, he sat aside.

"How is General Wen's injury?"

Wen Pin was stunned, but soon realized what he was asking: "Return to the general, it's just a few dozen military sticks, it's commonplace, it's nothing. Thank you for your concern."

"Well, that's great. General Wen is the pillar of my Jingzhou army, so there's no need to worry about it."

Cai Mao's flattery made Wenpin very uncomfortable, and he hurriedly changed the topic.

"General, the enemy has just come to explore the camp. After a fight, the general has killed them. I will report to the general."

Cai Mao's eyes narrowed into slits with joy: "Okay, okay, General Wen takes action, Cai is naturally relieved. I will order someone to remember the general later."

"Thank you, General." Although Wen Pin was a little curious about Cai Mao's sudden change in attitude, he naturally would not refuse the credit.

"I dare to ask the general, I wonder if our army will continue to attack the city today?"

When Cai Mao heard his question, he thought for a while, and then asked, "Is there any movement on Zhang Yong's side?"

Wen Pin shook his head: "Zhang Yong is still leading his troops to garrison on the banks of Rushui River. He only practices as usual every day, and there is no sign of coming to fight with our army."

"Woo... This is amazing. What's the medicine sold in this Yong gourd..."

Cai Mao was very puzzled: "If he couldn't come up, wouldn't the many tricks that the general carefully planned would be gone?"

"Can you..." Wen Pin tried to guess: "Can you see that General, you will be prepared, so he stationed on the spot and kept his troops in order to avoid falling into the trap?"

Cai Mao nodded slightly: "Well, there is this possibility."

"The last general thinks that since Zhang Yong does not come, our army will simply attack the city with all its might, take down Shangcai County, and then turn to deal with Zhang Yong. With our army's strength, we still have a great chance of winning."

Cai Mao thought for a while, then nodded and said, "General Wen's words are reasonable. He will pass on his command. The whole army gathers. After half an hour, he will attack the city again."

"As for orders, and then prepare for this."

Wen Pin turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Cai Mao.

I saw Cai Mao looking at him with a kind face, which made Wen Pin get goosebumps all over his body.

"Zhongye, after careful consideration, you and I have known each other for more than ten years."

Wen Pin didn't know why he suddenly mentioned this, but he still replied: "Yes, twelve years ago, he was promoted to Xiangyang by the then governor of Jingzhou. At that time, General Cai was already a captain. Later, shortly after Liu Biao came to Jingzhou, he transferred me to your commander."

"Well, how did General I treat you over the years?"

Wen Pin was a little puzzled, always feeling that Cai Mao was a little strange today, but he still said: "I will be able to have this today, thanks to the promotion of the general, and I will never forget the great kindness and virtue."

"I can't say that I have great kindness and virtue. But you and I are both from Jingzhou, both comrades and fellow villagers, so I should support each other. Don't worry, after I am promoted to this general, I will promote you and your former subordinates in Jingzhou more and never forget your roots."

Cai Mao said it with confidence. No matter how stupid Wen Pin is, he should understand the profound meaning of this sentence.

Although he has never looked down on Cai Mao very much, the other party is his own Shangguan after all, and Wen Pin is not the one who doesn't know the current affairs, so he still bows to him and returns the gift.

"Since that's the case, I will thank the general in advance."

"Okay, okay, you go down and prepare for the battle first." Cai Mao waved his hand, and Wen Pin bowed and retreated.

Cai Mao looked at his back and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Wen Pin, although his temper is not likable, is also extraordinary. I have to win over it. There are also many soldiers in the army. I should be completely led by myself. Otherwise, if I have weak power, how can I compete with the Xiahou family and the Cao family? Well, this matter should be planned carefully..."

More than 100,000 Jingzhou troops attacked the four gates of Shangcai County.

In such a small city, facing such a fierce offensive, it was already a little crumbling yesterday, and now it is even more difficult to support.

Teams of Jingzhou soldiers climbed up the city wall and began a fierce battle between the defenders.

Although the defending general in the city has been a general who has been practicing in the army for many years and has gradually moved from a small pawn to his current status, how can he withstand such a big battle scene?

Cai Mao's ability to command troops is certainly not as good as Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren and others, but he is definitely not an ordinary person.

Under his personal command, more than 100,000 troops were divided into three groups, fighting in wheels, attacking the city walls and gates one after another.

"Stop it... hold it..."

"Hurry, crossbowman goes to the south to support, go quickly..."

"Where are rolling stones? There are also rolling woods. At worst, you can demolish the county government and withstand this wave of offensive first..."

The guard was so anxious that he jumped straight into his feet and was so tired that he was sweating profusely. But even so, the number of enemies climbing up the city wall was increasing.

Cai Mao was calm and calm. He had a huge advantage in military strength. Even if he was exhausted, he could consume the defenders in the city.

"Well... it's almost done. Let the second team replace it, and the first team will come down to rest for half an hour."

With his order, a group of soldiers resting in the rear quickly rushed towards the city wall. The soldiers who were climbing the city wall and hitting the city gate were quickly replaced by them and ran back to the rear, eating dry food and drinking water, which was so comfortable.

The battle started from afternoon until nightfall and the sun sets westward.

At this time, the city walls of Shangcai County were in ruins, and the walls were covered with the corpses of soldiers on both sides. It was blood flowing like a mountain.

The tens of thousands of defenders on the city wall are exhausted at this moment. Although their physical fitness and fighting spirit are much stronger than the enemy, facing this fierce attack for several consecutive hours, even the strong generals such as Zhu Ye may not be able to hold on.

“Huhu…huhu…”

"Ahem cough cough..."

The soldiers were panting, but the enemy's offensive did not weaken at all.

Just when the guard general was extremely anxious, a soldier from the south ran over in a panic and hurriedly.

"General... is not good, is not good..."

When the guard general heard this, his face changed: "What happened to the South Gate?"

The soldier knelt down with a "thump" sound, his face full of tears, and he cried bitterly: "General, the South Gate... the South Gate is lost..."

"What?" The guard general was shocked and staggered, almost falling down.

"General... be careful." The soldier next to him hurriedly supported him.

The guard's face was pale, and his eyes were looking at the sky, and he was already crying without tears.

"General Zhang... Your Majesty, the last general... I'm sorry to you..."

After saying that, he stood up, wiped away the blood from his face, and pestled a spear in his hand to the ground.

"Brothers, after today's battle, this city is hard to hold on. We are promoted by Your Majesty and General Zhang, so that we can have today. Otherwise, I would have been afraid that I would not know where I died in the wilderness. How can I get the glory of the present? Now that the war has been defeated and the city does not exist, we can only serve our country by death."

"Follow the general and serve the country with death!"

"Follow the general and serve the country with death!"

Many soldiers shouted in unison, and this mighty shocked Cao soldiers who were about to climb the city wall for a moment, and became a little timid.

A general smiled at Cai Mao and said, "General, the South Gate has been broken and the capture of Shangcai City is only in the blink of an eye. The general is really powerful."

"Haha, it's all up to the soldiers to use their lives. How dare Mao be greedy for me?" Cai Mao said this, but his expression was extremely proud, and his eyes were almost narrowed into a slit when they smiled.

"Dadada..."

A rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly came into his ears. Although Cai Mao was a little surprised, after all, there were only a few thousand cavalry in his army, all of whom were his personal guards, standing around. Where did the sound of horse hooves come from?

But he was in a good mood at the moment and didn't care too much.

But soon, the general beside him who had just flattered him pulled the collar of his armor: "General Cai, look, that person is..."

Cai Mao was a little impatient: "Who? What's the good thing about it? Have you seen this general be busy in commanding the war?"

The general was a little anxious: "No, look, that man... the war horse that man rode and the armor he was wearing seemed to be... the personal guards under the lord's command."

When Cai Mao heard this, he was so shocked that he almost fell off the horse's back: "Lord's personal guard? Where is it, where is it?"

The general hurriedly supported him and pointed in a certain direction. Cai Mao looked at him and saw a man and a horse, wearing special armor, with a flag with a "Cao" on his back.
To be continued...