Before Lu Xun's death, his official position was General, and he was originally stationed in Wuchang. Last spring, Lu Xun died, and his son Lu Kangxijue was later appointed as Lijie Zhonglang General and had come to Chaisang (Jiujiang) to garrison.
Because Lu Xun was once a high-ranking figure in the Wu Kingdom, his title was a county marquis. So Lu Kang, who was twenty years old, became a county marquis when he became an official.
In addition, the tribes of the Soochow gentry can be succeeded by father after death. Thousands of military generals left by Lu Xun are now under the command of Lu Kang. This kind of thing is normal. Bu Chan, the governor of Xiling, among others
His father was transferred to Jianye for retirement, and Bu Chan also inherited Bu Zhao's work.
Lu Xun was involved in the fight between the prince and King Lu, and was accused of twenty crimes. Lu Xun was also reprimanded by Sun Quan, the emperor of Wu State, and Lu Xun died in depression. But after Lu Xun died, Sun Quan summoned Lu Kang again.
Jianye said that he was deceived by his ministers and wronged Lu Xun, and he felt a little regretful.
Sun Quan was like this. On the one hand, he dealt with and even assassinated powerful nobles, while on the other hand, he would win over families whose threats were reduced. He was very strategic. At that time, Cao Cao also said that giving birth to a son should be like Sun Zhongmou.
Lu Kang could also roughly guess that Sun Quan's regret was probably just for show, but since the emperor had already expressed his attitude, there was nothing he could do.
However, Lu Kang still inherited his father's legacy and supported the crown prince Sun He.
At this time, the crown prince Sun He was in Wuchang, so Lu Kang sent a messenger to quickly deliver a request for help, willing to lead his troops to reinforce Jiangling. He also joked to the messenger: "I am the Marquis of Jiangling County. If Jiangling falls into the hands of thieves, I will also
There is nowhere to eat."
Sun He quickly replied to the messenger and agreed that Lu Kang would lead his troops back to Wuchang first.
From Chaisang to Wuchang, the river flows southeast in this section. At this time, a cold wind was blowing from the northwest. If Lu Kang took the waterway, he would be against the wind and the current. So he decisively gave up sailing and led his troops to Wuchang by land.
...The Wei army spent more than half a month, experiencing countless battles, and finally cleared the Wu army's camp adjacent to Mianshui River.
Above the Mianshui River, several pontoon bridges have been erected, and a steady stream of people are walking and riding, and vehicles are crossing the river on the pontoon bridges. The Mianshui River comes from the northeast and merges into the river here. The world-famous Jiangling City is located between the rivers.
between.
The sunshine in early winter was pale, but the ground was gray. The Wei army was building forts outside the city, besieging the city, digging trenches, and making the dust filled. The towering Jiangling Tower was looming in the dust and mist, as if hidden in the clouds.
, like a monster whose complete picture is not visible.
Wang Ling and others approached the city on horseback and saw the moat and Mian River surrounding Jiangling.
The moat is still ten steps away from the city wall, and a new parapet wall five or six feet high has been built beside the river. There are no such fortifications in other cities, not even in Jiangling City before. Judging from the color of the rammed earth, it is indeed
It's a line of defense that was built recently.
Sun Li was right. Zhu Ran of Jiangling City already knew that the Wei army's trebuchets were powerful in attacking the city, so he built a strong wall on the outside to clear the field, shrinking the defense near Jiangling City, fortifying layers of defenses, and resisting in turn.
He is worthy of being a famous general of the Wu Kingdom. He is indeed decisive and well-organized.
But so what if he knows? Wang Ling is still very confident in defeating Zhu Ran! As long as Jiangling City is besieged, internal and external traffic is cut off, and then the city is broken by trebuchets, Zhu Ran will be unable to do anything.
The Wei army will gather 80,000 to 90,000 people outside Jiangling City. At this time, they are surrounding the city on three sides: the east, south, and west. To the north is the Mian River, making it difficult for Zhu Ran to fly. It is impossible for the Wu State to gather so many troops and horses in Jingzhou.
Confronted with tens of thousands of elite Wei soldiers.
Wang Ling then found Sun Li and ordered him to lead his troops to the southwest to build a pontoon bridge and occupy Zhongzhou, just as the generals discussed in Wancheng.
After the Wu army's outer fortifications were cleared, Zhu Ran had hunkered down in Jiangling City. While the Wei army was building forts and trenches and earthen wall fortifications, they sent people to challenge the city every day, but they were all attacked by crossbows, and Zhu Ran did not.
Don't fight, just delay.
The Wei army then assembled three trebuchets in the east of the city and nine in the south of the city, focusing on attacking the south.
Within a few days, the completed wooden parts were put together under the busy work of craftsmen and soldiers. The trebuchet was as tall as a building, like a ladder, which was very exciting to watch.
A soldier climbed up the wooden ladder, and when he heard an order, he used a hammer to knock off the latch, and several thick ropes immediately came off with a "crack".
The large wooden basket filled with sacks of gravel at the back immediately fell downwards. The wooden basket pushed down with its thick tip pole, and the thin front and thicker tip poles made a friction sound and quickly tilted up. The net bag below was on the wooden basket.
It was dragged on the rail and made a loud "clatter" sound.
In an instant, a round lump of earth weighing nearly a hundred kilograms was thrown into the air, then detached from the net bag and flew into the air.
The officers and soldiers of the Wei army suddenly heard a loud noise and raised their heads one after another, watching the earthen bombs whizzing away that were far beyond human power.
The trebuchet can project stone projectiles or earth projectiles. The earth projectiles used at this time are made of clay in advance and then dried. After drying, they need to be repaired and carved, mainly to make the weight of the stone projectiles consistent.
Range accuracy can be controlled.
As long as the weight is large enough, the power of the earthen bomb is still astonishing, and it will break into pieces when hit on the city wall, injuring surrounding enemy soldiers.
After a while, there was a faint roar in the city, and then there was no movement.
Apparently the soil bomb had hit too far and had already crossed the city wall. Ma Jun looked at it for a while and then shouted: "Take this bag of rubble... away!"
The two surrounding soldiers stepped forward in response and selected the sack pointed by Ma Jun from the large wooden basket. The sacks filled with gravel were of different sizes in order to constantly adjust the weight to test the accurate distance.
The goal of the Wei army was not to smash the houses in the city to pieces, but to smash the towers, towers, and horse faces in front of them so that no one could stand on them, and then they could break through the city gate!
At this time, there was a loud noise nearby, and more trebuchets also made a "bang bang" impact with the tip rod suddenly stopping, as well as the whistling of stone bullets. Earth bombs and stone bullets flew up into the air one after another.
Most of the cannonballs fell into the city, but only one hit behind the parapet by the moat. It immediately made a huge roar. Earthy yellow soil splashed in all directions, and the enemy soldiers hiding behind the parapet made a burst of noise and noise.
Scream.
The large rocks and earthen bombs in the air whizzed away one after another. After a long period of testing, a stone bomb finally hit the tower protruding from the city wall. The wooden tiles on the tower could not stop the stones falling from mid-air.
A big hole was immediately smashed out, and then there was a loud noise, and the city wall seemed to be shaking! Broken tiles and debris flew, and a burst of dust immediately rose up from the tower, like smoke.
The enemy soldiers on the city were in an uproar. It was the first time for Wu soldiers to see such weapons, and they seemed to be in a bit of a commotion.
Although the counterweight trebuchet can be regarded as a wood machinery, it is far beyond people's experience. The trebuchets used in the military in the past are completely different from this thing.
Relying on manpower to pull the rope to release the stone, the stone projectile is not that big, and the cowhide on the city can prevent it. The key is that manpower cannot control the intensity, and the distance of each projection is different, so it is not easy to hit the target; but the counterweight trebuchet
As long as it hits once, with the same counterweight, every subsequent projectile will be accurate!
Wang Ling was watching in the camp. Seeing the power of the trebuchet, his face showed joy and he couldn't help blurting out: "Smash it with me!"
He turned around and glanced at the oil tanker that had been prepared and placed in the camp. The oil tanker was a boat made of cowhide and was coated with oil. It was very easy to disassemble and transport. The Wei army often used such a boat when traveling by water in areas without docks.
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Wang Ling said to his general: "Smash the city towers, towers, and the defensive equipment and fortifications on the horses, and then send people to build a pontoon bridge on the moat."
The general cupped his fists and said, "Here!"
Originally, before attacking the city, it was usually necessary to transport earth and rocks to fill the river, which was very time-consuming. However, Wang Ling did not plan to fill the river for the time being. As long as the threat from the defenders on the city was greatly reduced, the Wei army could directly cross the river by boat to pull the iron chain and build a bridge.
The pontoon bridge, and then transport the ram across the pontoon bridge, knock open the city gate, great things can be done!
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(I wish all book friends a happy family during the Mid-Autumn Festival.)