"What is that!" Cao Ren looked at the shadows flying out from Hangu Pass and shouted in surprise, but the loud noises had already answered Cao Ren's answer! All he saw were the huge arrows.
The arrows flew close to the ground. Even if the Wei army soldiers raised their big shields to resist, the strong shields in their hands turned into paper and were directly pierced by those giant arrows. Each giant arrow
It took at least four or five soldiers in a row to stop. In comparison, the rocks flying in the sky were even more terrifying! After falling, some unlucky soldiers were directly hit by the rocks and were instantly killed.
It was smashed into meat patties, and the others were not much better. Even if they were not hit directly, the stone immediately shattered into countless pieces of gravel when it fell on the ground, splashing on the surrounding soldiers, knocking them out one by one.
They were all turned into a hornet's nest! It can be said that after these stones fell, a large open space was immediately formed in the Wei army's formation!
Cao Ren's face was livid, and Cao Cao behind him was also livid. He pointed at Hangu Pass tremblingly and yelled: "That! That! What is that?"
Xun Yu, the counselor beside Cao Cao, seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly stepped forward and explained to Cao Cao: "My lord! I have read these things in ancient books before! The one that fired the giant arrow should be a bed crossbow, and
Those that launch boulders should be called catapults! These are war weapons that appeared hundreds of years ago when the princes were fighting for hegemony in the world!"
Xun Yu's explanation did not make Cao Cao look any better. At this time, another attack was fired from Hangu Pass. Seeing that his elite soldiers were reduced by thousands in the blink of an eye, Cao Cao was screaming in his heart.
What a heartache! Cao Cao immediately turned to Xun Yu and shouted: "Wen Ruo! Since you know this thing, do you have a way to deal with it?"
Cao Cao's question stumped Xun Yu. Xun Yu had only accidentally seen the records of these war weapons in an ancient book collected by the Xun family. If Xun Yu hadn't had a good memory, how would he have been able to remember such things?
It happened many years ago. It would be difficult for Xun Yu to come up with a solution now! Cao Cao was not an idiot. When he saw Xun Yu stopped talking, he knew Xun Yu’s answer, and his face immediately became darker and darker.
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At this time, Xu Shu also walked up with a serious face, raised his hands to Cao Cao and said: "My lord! For now, we can only continue to order the soldiers to attack! I see that these war weapons have a very long range! As long as they can let
If the army rushes to the front of the wall, then these war weapons will definitely no longer be effective!"
Xu Shu's words made Cao Cao's eyes light up. He turned to look at Hangu Pass, and his cheeks were twitching. Just as Xu Shu said, it is definitely not possible to withdraw the troops now! Not only will the army lose a lot during the retreat, but also
The soldiers and horses lost before are meaningless! It is better to break the pot and continue to attack Hangu Pass! As long as Hangu Pass can be captured, those war weapons are useless! Cao Cao immediately shouted: "Let
Zixiao continued the attack! At the same time, he ordered the Chu army and the Wu army to assist in the battle!"
Originally, Cao Cao's plan was just to bring down the Wei army's military power and morale, but he didn't expect it to turn into a bloodbath. Naturally, his family couldn't be harmed! Gongsun Zan's Baima Yi Cong was ineffective, but Liu Bei's Xuzhou
The army and Sun Ce's soldiers and horses cannot stay out of the matter. If they die, everyone will die together!
After Cao Cao's order, two generals went to convey Cao Cao's military orders in person. It was Xia Houyuan who went to Liu Bei's military formation. At this moment, Liu Bei's military formation was not far from Cao Cao, so Xia Houyuan quickly rushed to Liu Bei.
On the back of his mount, he cupped his fists and bowed to Liu Bei. Xia Houyuan shouted loudly: "Shijun Liu! My lord has an order. The offensive of the Western Qin Army is too strong. Please send Jun Liu to help in the battle!"
Even though Liu Bei returned the gift to Xia Houyuan, he said with a serious face: "Please report back to Duke Cao! Bei will send troops to help immediately!" After receiving Liu Bei's approval, Xia Houyuan did not delay, turned around and rushed back to Cao Cao to resume his life.
After Xia Houyuan left, Liu Bei's face immediately turned gloomy. Liu Bei also saw the scene at Hangu Pass just now. Obviously, Liu Bei was also a little afraid of the weapon that the Western Qin Army suddenly used to defend the city. Similarly, Liu Bei
He also guessed Cao Cao's intention of asking him to go to help in the battle. To be honest, Liu Bei was willing to send his troops to die. But the problem is that now Cao Cao ordered him as the leader of the alliance, and Liu Bei always regarded himself as a clan member of the Han Dynasty.
, how could he blatantly disobey the orders of Cao Cao, the leader of the alliance? Liu Bei immediately turned to his adviser Zhuge Liang and asked: "Sir, what should we do now?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Lord! Now we have no way out. We can only obey Cao Cao's military orders! However, the lord is not worried. On the contrary, his subordinates think this is an opportunity for the lord! Not only does the lord go to this battle,
Fight, and fight with all your strength! In this way, the lord can use this battle to gain prestige, and let everyone in the world know that the lord is a loyal minister who truly cares about the prosperity of the Han Dynasty!"
Zhuge Liang's words moved Liu Bei. Unlike in history, except for the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Bei can be said to have the worst reputation among the heroes in the world! Now compared with other princes, Liu Bei has
There is no land, no troops, and neither of these can be improved quickly in a short period of time! Therefore, the only thing Liu Bei can use is to improve his reputation! However, Liu Bei is somewhat reluctant to let go of his soldiers.
I know that Liu Bei has brought all his wealth to participate in the Luoyang League this time. If it is destroyed here, Liu Bei will be in a powerless situation for a long time in the future. If he wins this time, it will be fine.
, but if he loses, what will Liu Bei do to deal with the attacks of other princes in the future?
As if he had seen through Liu Bei's thoughts, Zhuge Liang quickly persuaded him: "Please don't worry, my lord! Even if my lord has exhausted all his troops here! My subordinates dare to guarantee that my lord will be fine in the future! After this battle, no matter what happens,
Victory or defeat, Cao Cao will definitely become the leader of the princes in Guandong. However, he has also suffered a great loss in strength, so it is impossible for him to swallow up his lord, Gongsun Zan, and Sun Ce in one breath! So he will definitely try his best to keep his lord and Gongsun Zan.
, the balance of Sun Ce’s three parties! Therefore, Cao Cao will not sit back and watch the lord be destroyed by Gongsun Zan and Sun Ce, but will help the lord! At that time, the lord can continue to develop his strength with Cao Cao’s help! "
"Okay! Just follow what you said!" Liu Bei lowered his head and thought for a moment. He also felt that what Zhuge Liang said was very reasonable. He even clapped his hands and shouted: "Second brother! Third brother! Come forward quickly with your troops and horses! Do whatever it takes."
The price must be to help Duke Cao attack Hangu Pass!" After hearing Liu Bei's words, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who could not wait for a long time, immediately took the order and led the Xuzhou army to join the Wei army to attack Hangu Pass!
But at this moment, among the rear army, it was Cao Hong who was sent to Sun Ce to inform. Cao Hong was impatient and had a bad temper. If Sun Jian was still alive, Cao Hong would still be a little afraid, but now that Sun Jian is dead,
The head of the family was Sun Ce, who was about the same age as Cao Hong. How could Cao Hong take Sun Ce seriously? After rushing to Sun Ce, Cao Hong raised his whip and shouted to Sun Ce: "Young General Sun! My master has an order! Let Sun Wu
Send out troops immediately to help my lord conquer Hangu Pass! There must be no mistake!"
Cao Hong's tone was extremely harsh, and the Sun Wu generals behind Sun Ce all had their eyes on fire, wishing they could eat Cao Hong alive! However, Sun Ce didn't seem to hear the disrespect in Cao Hong's words at all, and instead spoke respectfully.
He clasped his fists at Cao Hong and said, "I know it! Please tell General Cao to tell Duke Cao! I will order all the troops and horses to rush to help in the battle!"
I originally thought that Sun Ce would get angry, but I didn't expect to see Sun Ce in such a state. Cao Hong was also surprised, but soon he showed a look of contempt and hummed at Sun Ce: "The war is urgent! You can wait a minute.
Don't waste the opportunity to fight!" After saying that, Cao Hong pulled the reins and turned the horse's head to resume his life.
As soon as Cao Hong left, the generals of Sun and Wu behind Sun Ce could no longer bear it. Dong Xi immediately shouted: "Lord! This Cao Hong is too presumptuous! A mere domestic slave should actually give instructions to the lord.
"Wait until I catch up and chop off his head!" After that, Dong Xi held up his single sword and tried to catch up, but was stopped by Cheng Pu and others.
After Cao Hong left, the smile on Sun Ce's face gradually disappeared, revealing a serious expression. He turned around and said to Dong Xi: "Yuan Dynasty! You misunderstood me! Am I the kind of groveling coward? Humph!
Cao Cao wants to drag us Jiangdong children to be buried with him? Go ahead and dream of his Spring and Autumn Dream! General Cheng! Give the order for all Sun Wu soldiers to prepare to retreat immediately!"
Hearing Sun Ce's words, Cheng Pu and others were stunned at first, but soon they became excited. Dong Xi didn't even bother to investigate how rude Cao Hong was before. Everyone immediately clasped their fists and bowed to Sun Ce, and then
They dispersed and went to various parts of Sun Wu's military formation to carry out Sun Ce's orders. Sun Ce turned his head and looked at Hangu Pass in the distance and the high-flying flag of the Western Qin Army. He couldn't help but grit his teeth and his face was clothed.
Full of dissatisfaction.
"Bo Fu!" At this time, as a good friend of Sun Ce, Zhou Yu also slowly walked to Sun Ce and said to Sun Ce: "Don't be anxious! We are still young. As the saying goes, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years! We will have many opportunities in the future!
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Sun Ce also nodded vigorously, clenched his fist, waved it in the air, and then said to Zhou Yu: "Yes! Gong Jin! I understand! One day! These people owe us Sun Wu, and I will