The moment Master Sima walked down the tower, he had already thought that it was time to leave the city for a decisive battle!
The cavalrymen were marching in groups on the galloping road. A war general clapped his horse forward, dismounted and bowed in obeisance. At this moment, there was a loud "boom", and a stone fell from the sky and smashed directly into a wall next to the city tower.
There were several houses on the road. Several horses were frightened, neighed... and suddenly started running wildly on the road.
A big hole was immediately exposed on the roof not far away, and dust rose up from the hole. After a while, there was a "crash" sound, and a large piece of beams and tiles slowly collapsed. There was a noise in the crowd.
Seeing this messy scene, Master Sima led his men to beat their horses and evacuate southward.
Loud noises made from time to time on and off the city wall seemed to shake the ground, and seemed to hit Sima Shi's heart. He turned over and dismounted beside Chidao, and immediately sent out the soldiers around him to summon the generals. In addition to the guards,
The generals from the north gate and other generals came to discuss matters.
After arranging things, Master Sima couldn't help but sigh secretly.
If he had known that the rebels had that thing, he would not have been able to defend Xuchang. In any case, it would be best to avoid fighting for the time being.
It's better now. Master Sima feels that he is being led by others!
Not to mention the overall arrangements in advance, even the partial arrangements are not effective. The decisions are all made temporarily. And there are not many choices. Isn't this like a path arranged by others?
Master Sima didn't like to be manipulated very much, but at this moment, who could he tell to whom he felt aggrieved?
And now there is nothing else to do. Let the rebels attack like this. All the people on your side will be killed. You can't even touch the enemy's hair. The morale of the army will be shattered. The main reason is that in the end, the city cannot be defended, and the towers...
Once the tower is completely destroyed, the city gate will soon have to be thrown away.
Master Sima's mind was buzzing at this time, and he simply didn't want to think about the consequences of losing Xuchang City in just a few days!
The key is that the plains surrounding Xuchang are undefendable, and now it is difficult for even the 20,000 elite soldiers to escape.
The new fifth battalion of the Chinese and Foreign Army in Luoyang has a large number of soldiers. In normal times, it can easily mobilize 100,000 elites; but it is different now. The soldiers and horses in the hands of Sima Division are the most reliable group of people. At this time
Very precious.
We can still fight now, but the time to start the war is really unfavorable!
Qin Liang, you damn! Master Sima scolded him countless times in his heart.
When he was in Luoyang, Qin Liang had no power and was just an in-law of the Wang family. At that time, if Sima Shi wanted to crush him to death, it would be as easy as trampling on an ant! But he let the thief escape and let him get away with it.
When things get a little better, the approach becomes simply merciless and directly drives people to a dead end!
Thinking about it, Qin Liang just praised Master Sima behind his back, and Master Sima was very pleased with himself after hearing it. After knowing each other for so many years, he has always had a good impression of Qin Liang. Now Master Sima really wants to slap himself, don't he regret it?
You should have been kind and gentle at first.
A treacherous person is like a loyal person. This is someone like Qin Liang! He is so good at pretending.
Not long after, several generals found Sima Division one after another. Sima Division did not even enter the county government or the county temple, but said at the intersection: "The generals should immediately gather their troops and leave the city, go out from the west of the city, and form a formation to fight the rebels.
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Unexpectedly, all the generals did not object and agreed one after another. Everyone obviously disliked it and hid in the city only to be beaten.
Seeing this, Division Sima forced himself to calm down and said in a deep voice: "The rebels are not many in number. There are still some garrison troops among them, and they have to guard the grain and grass in Nanton, Chen County and other places. And our King Division has 20,000 elites, plus
Most of the troops stationed in Xuchang and other places have left the city, so the outcome of this battle is unknown!"
All the generals bowed and said: "I have the order!"
...Most of the people in King Qin's army formation outside the city were sitting on the ground waiting. At this time, only a few people around the trebuchets were busy. However, all the troops and horses were lined up in formation and had put on their armor.
Put on your weapons, and as soon as you finish your rest, everyone will be ready for battle.
The huge trebuchet, which is taller than a house, has a somewhat mechanical feel although its structure is mainly made of wood. The thick wooden pole is thick at the front and thin at the back. When it rotates, it reminds Qin Liang of a machine that digs oil.
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There was a trebuchet not far away, and two big men in short clothes stood on the large wheels on both sides, holding on to the railings with both hands, glaring hard at the big wheels under their feet.
The two big wooden wheels started spinning, and the hemp rope immediately began to wrap around the wood in the middle of the wheels. It looked like they were spinning thread, except that the rope was thicker and the spinning wheel was bigger.
The two thick ropes connected to the tip rod straightened, and the two hemp ropes met on the pulley in the middle. The tail end of the lever also slowly lowered, and the short and thick lever in front was pried up to lift the lever.
A large wooden basket with heavy objects was lifted up.
A group of people were making trouble there, and then someone shouted loudly: "Be prepared to send out..." After a while, the man shouted again: "Send out!"
A soldier climbing on the wooden frame heard the sound and pulled out an iron pin with a strong pull. The connection between the two thick ropes above and the rope below was immediately detached. The lever that lost its restraint immediately
It started to rotate, and the gravity basket fell heavily downward.
With the sound of "chirp, clack", the stone rope bag dragged the stone ball and slid backward along the track from the front, faster and faster. Then the back of the lever quickly rose, and the stone ball was thrown into the air.
There was a loud "boom", and the gravity basket suddenly stopped in front, and the lever was erected high in the sky, stopping suddenly. However, the stone bullet could not stop due to inertia, and it broke away from the rope bag and flew diagonally into the air.
go out.
The force was so great that the entire huge wooden frame seemed to be trembling. Everyone raised their heads and watched the stone fly in the air, and then hit the city in the distance.
This battle is much more powerful than the stone-throwing method of dozens of people pulling dozens of ropes! This is because the potential energy is accumulated first and explodes in a short period of time, which is more powerful and saves a lot of manpower.
In addition, Qin Liang also has a torque catapult. The idea is the same, first accumulate potential energy, and then explode. With the technical bonus of Ma Jun, a wooden wheel expert, that thing is also very sophisticated, and he also uses his feet to accumulate power.
Wheel, it is enough for two people to go up and charge up.
It's just that the potential energy of the torsion catapult is in another form, mainly relying on the torsion of tendons of animals such as beef tendons. The range and weight of the stone bullets of that thing are not as good as this gravity catapult, so it has not been used yet.
At this time, Linghuyu's voice came. Linghuyu was still far away, so he loudly said: "This thing is so powerful, it can destroy Xuchang City in a few days! Master Sima cannot hold it."
Qin Liang turned his head when he heard the sound and stood up from the rope bed. But when he saw Wang Feixiao and Ling Huyu walking towards this side, the three of them bowed and bowed in greeting.
Linghu smiled foolishly and said: "General Qin, I am convinced! I am convinced with all my heart and my whole body is thrown to the ground!"
Wang Feixiao said: "When the general asked Ma Jun to go to Lujiang County, was he preparing for today's events?"
Qin Liang said: "I have told my second uncle a long time ago that the Sima family is going to do something big. If you don't resist, you will die!"
Wang Feixiao sighed with emotion: "Everything was right, the general said it right. The soldiers were in disgrace, Cao Zhaobo's men were massacred, Nandun Chen County had food, and the clever calculations were nothing more than this."
Qin Liang said: "No, no, it's just because I have seen through the behavior of Sima Yi and his son."
He turned his head and glanced at the half-collapsed towers of Xuchang City, and then mused, "Sima Shi has few options left. He may go out of the city to fight today. The rangers must go around and keep an eye on them."
As soon as he finished speaking, a horse galloped towards the big flag with the word "Qin" written on it. He dismounted and worshiped: "The rebel army has left the city and is in the west city!"
Wang Feixiao and Linghuyu immediately looked at each other.