"The thunder truck, stop moving forward." Standing on a jinglan car that served as a temporary command platform, Ren Ming waved the flag in his hand. Hundreds of huge thunder trucks stopped slowly, just right away from the village wall in the distance. About two hundred steps. The shooting range of catapults is between 200 and 250 steps. At this distance, ordinary bows and arrows cannot reach it. The only ones that can deal with catapults are catapults. There are also a large number of catapults installed on the walls of Cao Bingzhai. Catapult. However, Cao Cao's catapult obviously does not have the continuous fire function of the meteorite vehicle...
After Ma Jun's modification, the meteorite cart can fire twelve stones weighing more than ten kilograms in succession. One hundred and twenty catapults. The stones thrown at one time weigh a full six tons. Just imagine a six-ton stone. What is the concept of stone? Such a volley is definitely enough to drink a pot of Cao's soldiers on the wall.
Of course, the thunder truck is not without its shortcomings. Because the frequency of continuous fire is much slower than that of ordinary catapults, and its range is twenty or thirty steps closer than that of ordinary catapults. So when the thunder truck has just stopped, it will fire. More than a dozen stones flew overhead. A dozen trebuchets mounted on the wall of Cao Ying's stronghold saw the Hebei Army entering the shooting range. They launched an attack without ceremony.
"Bang" was accompanied by a dull sound like a defeat. A flying stone fell and hit the head of a shield soldier. The boulder flew more than 200 steps with a force of more than a thousand kilograms. Although the sergeant had already made a move However, the wild force of the boulder twisted the guard's entire left arm into a twist. With the remaining force, Joe smashed half of his head. "Crack..." After a crisp sound of bones breaking. The sergeant immediately let out a heart-shaking scream.
More than a dozen stones were thrown into an array of tens of thousands of people. The chance of being hit was very slim. But who wanted to be hit? Listening to the screams from the comrades around him, even the well-trained Hebei Army had an expression on his face. Stiff. The damage caused by the trebuchet was not great. These dozen stones only killed one person and killed six or seven people. However, they had a deterrent effect that other weapons could not match.
Seeing the stiff expressions on everyone's faces, Ren Ming felt a surge of anger in his heart. He urged: "Load stone bombs to suppress the catapults on the city. They will be suppressed until they can't lift their heads."
As the saying goes, it is better to cut off one finger than to injure five of them. Wen Yuan chose the strategy of key breakthrough. Cao Cao's camp was huge and strong. Rather than attacking heavily and causing more casualties, it would be better to force a breakthrough. Although in this case, Cao Cao would definitely gather heavy troops to defend. But as long as Breaking through Cao Jun's defense line will be like a flood that bursts and cannot be stopped.
One hundred and twenty meteorite vehicles are now densely deployed in an area less than two miles away from the attack surface. In this area, their advantage over the catapults in Cao's camp on the opposite side is absolutely overwhelming.
After withstanding two rounds of fire from Cao's catapults and having a meteorite chariot smashed, the chariot soldiers finally loaded the rocks and began to launch a counterattack.
"put.."
As Ren Ming shouted with some final notes, in just a few breaths, more than a dozen stones weighing more than ten kilograms on each catapult were released from the wheel grooves of the catapult that had lost its rope restraint. Flying out, they formed a spectacular line in the air and flew toward the wall of Cao Junzhai. The graceful arc was like a stone arch bridge in the sky. The sky was full of whistling and flying stones.
The scene in front of him was just scenery in the eyes of Hebei Army, but in the eyes of Cao Bing, it was like the God of Death smiling and waving. Seeing this, Xu Chu was so shocked that his beard and hair stood on end. He roared: "Master, hurry up. Come down to the city quickly." Seeing that Cao Cao was still in a daze, he grabbed Cao Cao's waist, ran as fast as flying and jumped down, hiding behind the wall of the village.
Some timid sergeants were so frightened that they paralyzed on the ground. Some were even so stunned that they forgot to hide. Their lives were swallowed up by the stone rain. Cao Cao, who was standing on the wall just now, was almost carried by Xu Chu and ran down the tower. Thousands of people were killed.
A stone block weighing six to seven tons fell all of a sudden to an area only two miles wide in front. The sound was like bursts of muffled thunder that resounded through the heart of the lake. Dust was flying on the wall of Cao Jun's stronghold.
After the dust had dispersed, the wall that had been towering just a moment ago was now in a mess and riddled with holes. There were dents the size of pot lids everywhere on the wall where rocks had been smashed. The bloody corpses of Cao soldiers were everywhere on the wall.
.Dark red blood, white brains, stumps and broken arms are everywhere. It’s hard to tell who belongs to them. The battlements of the watchtower above are broken and collapsed. It seems that one layer has been flattened.
Of course, the real situation is not as terrifying as it seems. The camp that Cao Cao carefully built is not made of paper after all. But with this wave of blows, half of the dozen or so catapults on the front were smashed into pieces and could not be used. There were at least hundreds of catapults on the walls of the camp.
The sergeant was hit by rocks. His arms and legs were broken. He fell into the rocks and howled in pain. The unlucky one lost his life.
"This catapult... is really terrifying. And that powerful crossbow. Zhang Liao, are you really a god? You can actually create such things that I have never seen or heard of..." In Xu Chu's
Under the escort, Cao Cao cautiously climbed up to the top of the city. Seeing everything in front of him, Cao Cao was frightened. The Hebei Army had such a domineering siege weapon. He began to doubt whether it was useful to build such a strong fortress with all his pains.
"What can we do, my lord? If the Hebei Army attacks us like this, even the gods in the sky won't be able to stop it."
"Withdraw most of the sergeants from the top of the city. Only a few are left to monitor the Hebei Army's actions. The rest are hiding from the rain of stones at the top of the city. I want to see how many stones Zhang Liao has to throw."
While they were talking, there was another dull sound of beef tendon strings trembling in the Hebei military formation on the opposite side. This time, hundreds of black lights covered a large area of the sky. This time the attack was made by a three-bow crossbow.
"It's a bed crossbow. My lord, get down quickly. It's too late... Hide behind the battlements." Hearing this familiar voice under the White Horse City, Xu Chu's expression changed. He hurriedly knocked Cao Cao down behind the battlements. The speed of the crossbow arrow
It's several times faster than flying rocks. Cao
The moment Cao Cao fell to the ground, he heard those five-foot-long giant arrows flying over his head with a piercing scream. He lay on the wall of the village. Cao Cao could clearly feel the slight tremor caused by the giant arrows hitting the wall.
Cao Cao's heart began to tremble.
After the crossbow arrows passed, Cao Cao no longer had the intention to see the harm caused by this wave of attacks. He was at a disadvantage in the previous verbal battle. Now the Hebei Army's long-range attack made it almost impossible for him to fight back. At this time, Cao Cao was extremely irritable. He said angrily:
"Downtown. Downtown."
Now Cao Cao can only hope that the Hebei Army's long-range offensive will end soon. If such a blow lasts for too long, the fighting spirit of the soldiers will be drained.
Originally, according to the normal siege rhythm, as long as the attacking side suppressed the archers of the defending side, they would order the infantry to attack the city. However, Cao Cao did not expect that Wenyuan would make such an unreasonable move... This made Cao Bing
The excruciating long-range attacks never stopped from morning to night, and lasted for three days. These three days almost became a nightmare that Cao Cao could never forget.
Three days later, when Wen Yuan once again stood where he was three days ago, Cao Jun's Guandu camp was completely different from what it was three days ago. This section of the village wall that was focused on by the meteorite vehicle was... It was riddled with holes. In two places, a gap was created by the collapse of rocks. The three-bow bed crossbow also played a big role. They were densely inserted into the wall of the village. When the soldiers attacked, they clung to these. A giant arrow can be used to climb the city. Even the ladder is omitted. There are three walls in the front, middle and back of Cao's camp. Now the entire outer village has almost lost its defensive function.
Wen Yuan nodded with satisfaction and said: "It seems that the heat is almost over. Gao Shun. Send orders to all ministries. From today on, each legion will take turns to attack. Let Ren Ming continue to provide cover."
All units of the Hebei Army were ordered to attack. All day long, Wen Yuan was observing the movements of Cao's army on the opposite side. Perhaps the previous long-range attack had weakened Cao's soldiers' fighting spirit. Or perhaps the broken wall made Cao's soldiers lose confidence in defense. Taishi Ci led the Jizhou Army to fight for only one day. Seeing that Cao Jun could not resist, he did not hesitate. He left a few hundred corpses and retreated to the second line of defense.
Looking at Cao Jun's performance, Wen Yuan narrowed his eyes and sneered: "Do you still want to preserve your strength and hope for a miracle? Cao Cao... you are a bit too naive to think this way. Send an order to Ren Ming. Attack Cao Jun's second line of defense from a distance for another three days. Preparation of firepower. Three days later. Infantry continues to attack."
Gao Shun obeyed the order and went down to deliver the order. Wen Yuan murmured to himself: "The outcome of the war is not a bet. It still depends on strength... I will advance step by step like this. When I force you out of the Guandu camp, it's up to you. Where can these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses find cover..."
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A new round of seemingly endless rain of arrows and stones continued to fall on the wall of Cao Jun's second stronghold. In Cao Cao's big tent in the rear stronghold, Cao Cao was sitting alone in front of several tables, his expression dull, as if he were three people. All the souls and souls were taken away. Behind him stood the eldest son Cao Ang, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Xu Chu, Mao Jie, Cao Xiu and several close friends, both civil and military, standing on both sides. Each of them looked solemn and silent. Voice.
Everyone here understands the current bad situation. Cao Cao's forces are now at the point where they are running out of gas. If they are not careful, they may be doomed. So at this time, there are still people who dare to make noises.
Finally, it was Cao Hong who broke the silence on the court: "My lord, Zhang Liao attacked the city head again the same way he attacked the outer stronghold the day before yesterday. My lord, I have to think of a way. How will this continue?" Cao Hong is like a fiery person. He is the youngest servant of Cao Cao's clan. My younger brother has always been taken care of by Cao Cao. Everyone calls Cao Hong "little general" on weekdays.
Cao Cao glanced at Cao Hong. The hope in his eyes disappeared. He said without much hope, "Is there anything Zi Lian can do? Let me tell you."
Of course Cao Cao knew how much Cao Hong weighed. He was good at martial arts, but his brain was not very bright. What strategies could he come up with?
Sure enough, Cao Hong spread his hands and said: "I don't know either. But my lord... the enemy is forcing us like this. But we retreat step by step. When we are forced out of the camp, Zhang Liao sends cavalry to surround us. Aren't we going to... "