"The military advisor must lead the troops to fight,"
Seeing Pang Tong requesting to lead troops to fight, Liu Bei felt a little embarrassed: "Shi Yuan wanted to cross the river to retreat to the enemy. Although his idea was good, it was... Before leaving, the military advisor Zhuge had instructed him not to confront Zhang Liao head-on, after all, the enemy is strong and we are weak. , In case of setback, I, Jingzhou, cannot be saved..."
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Pang Tong interjected: "Kong Ming is good at everything, but he is too cautious in dealing with things. Isn't the lord aware that the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and if there is a slight delay, he will miss the opportunity. Now Zhang Liao is coming, and the situation is with Kong Ming. What we expected before was different. Even if Kong Ming is now in Jingzhou, he may not let this great opportunity be missed in vain."
"But..." Liu Bei was still hesitant. Unexpectedly, Pang Tong took a step forward and knelt on one knee and said with a sigh: "My subordinates have already made a decision in their minds and are willing to make a military order. If they cannot win, they are willing to offer this head on their heads."
Liu Bei's body trembled, and he couldn't help but feel even more embarrassed. Pang Tong so resolutely asked for the fight. If he didn't agree, he would inevitably neglect the heart of this famous scholar who had just joined his tent. Maybe he would think that you, Liu Bei, had no courage and left. Of course, Liu Bei was reluctant to leave Pang Tong, and seeing that Pang Tong was very sure of what he said, he pondered for a while and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Well, since that's the case, the military advisor will lead the troops across the river and fight against the Jin army."
"Thank you, lord," Pang Tong thanked him and wrote the military order immediately.
At this time, Liu Bei said again: "I don't know how many soldiers and horses the military advisor needs to cross the river this time." At this time, there were 80,000 soldiers and horses outside Xiangyang City, and the rest of the soldiers and horses had to be divided into various counties. If Pang Tong wanted more soldiers, Xiangyang would be in full swing, There may be problems with the defense, and Liu Bei must not be careful about this matter.
Pang Tong didn't want to say, "The Jin army was divided into three groups to attack. General Zhang Xiu could fight one after another, and Jiangxia Huangshu could also hold back the enemy. Only 20,000 elite troops were needed to go here. The lord sent another general. It's enough to follow,"
Seeing Pang Tong so confident, Liu Bei was worried for no reason. After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "The military advisor is here to go. I will give Zhang Xiu the Huangshe soldiers all the power to obey your arrangements. In addition, there will be another 30,000 elite soldiers to you. Huang Zhong, Wen Pin, General Li Yansan goes with you. If the war is not going well, I will lead the troops across the river to respond. I don’t believe it, but Zhang Liao’s generals are just a few generals, and I, Liu Bei, have been in war for more than 20 years. , can't beat them,"
Hearing Liu Bei cares about him so much, Pang Tong not only felt grateful, but also said in tears: "Thank you for your public care, Tong is very grateful,"
Liu Bei personally helped Pang Tong up and sent him out of the city to order troops. Seeing Pang Tong and others leading the troops across the river, a burning light flashed in Liu Bei's eyes. His previous words were indeed to capture Pang Tong. But in the same way, he was unwilling to give up Nanyang to Zhang Liao. If he had the chance to win, how could he give up Nanyang easily?
At this time, Zhuge Liang had just set off with the alliance agreement reached with Sun Quan and returned to Xiangyang City...
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Wancheng is the capital of Nanyang County. Even if you look at the world, it is one of the few important cities in the entire Han Dynasty. It is not only because of the imperial town, but Wancheng is also the most developed center of the entire Han Dynasty iron smelting industry, plus its geographical location. It is located almost in the center of the whole world, creating a strong defense like a golden soup.
The city wall here is six meters high, with forts, arrows and whistle towers above the city. The moat passing by is more than four meters wide. As for the depth, after Zhang Xiu's excavation, two adults stacked on the Even together, there was no bottom, and in the city, a 27,000 army led by the King of Northern Guns Zhang Xiu was stationed.
With the addition of various conditions, even a 100,000 army may not be able to break through Wancheng's solid defense. Even if it is broken, the price will definitely be quite heavy.
However, today, some people dare to challenge Wancheng's steel defense, which is the war army army guarding Sili, the chief general, Zhao Yun.
Outside the city wall, a dense and neat military formation was formed in countless black seas, occupying a few miles of surrounding areas. This battle formation consisting of a large number of soldiers was quiet and did not make any noise. Occasionally There would be war horses sniffing excitedly, and this solemn and depressing atmosphere covered the city of Xiangwan like a dark cloud, making the defenders on the city feel that the air seemed to be a little thinner.
Before the formation, there were hundreds of siege tools such as thundercars, rushing cars, and well railings. In order to create these siege tools, Zhao Yun prepared for three days outside the city. Now these siege tools are like sleeping. The giant beast stood in front of the formation like a giant beast, waiting for Zhao Yun to give him the order, and they opened their bloody mouths and swallowed the living creatures in the city.
Looking at the towering city wall, Zhao Yun's face was also solemn. From Luyang to Wancheng, the Sili Legion he led was unstoppable and almost without any decent resistance until he came to this Wancheng. Only then can you truly meet the real defense of Liu Bei's army.
Although he was fully prepared, Zhao Yun was also calculating how much it would take to capture this solid city. The initial figures expected to be clearly a heavy heart. After a siege, his subordinates I don’t know how many of these 50,000 auxiliary soldiers were able to go back alive, and how many corpses were piled up under this towering city wall.
Although he knew the price was extremely high, Zhao Yun did not give up the idea of siege. The location of Wancheng was extremely important. It was the county seat of Nanyang. Only Liu Bei's main force was stationed here. If he captured Wancheng, it would be almost equivalent to master it. This is the order given to him by the Lord’s bus in the entire Nanjun.
Although it is difficult, what obstacles can the great Jin army not overcome? Since this Wancheng blocked the Jin army's footsteps, it depends on me, Zhao Yun, to flatten him with force.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun's eyes were firm, he licked his lips gently, and shouted: "The three armies obey the orders and attacked me,"
"Dongdongdongdong..."
With Zhao Yun's order, a burst of intense fighting drum sounded from the Jin army formation. The passionate and heroic drum sound came into the ears of the soldiers. The condensation in the soldiers' eyes was instantly replaced by the fanatical fighting spirit. It was originally dead and silent. The formation was like a volcano along the river, erupting with a sound of shouting and killing that shook the nine heavens.
"Kill, kill, kill, kill,"
The momentum was turbulent, and the oppressed defenders dared not look at them.
"Bed crossbow, fire,"
Almost other siege tools have not moved yet. More than thirty three-bow crossbows in the formation have attacked the city head first, more than 400 steps away. More than 100 pieces are five feet long and thick. The crossbow arrows on the son's arm roared out, like black thunders passing through the clear sky shooting into the city. Wherever the arrows passed, the soldiers guarding the city were in a mess. Many people were directly nailed to stones by the domineering crossbow arrows. On the ground of the city wall, blood flowed out from the wound as thick as a fist, and soon flowed all over the ground. If it didn't hit the vital point, it was so angry that it could not hit the vital point. The huge wound could soon flow away the blood.
For a moment, screams and screams sounded one after another at the top of the city, which made people shudder. The general guarding the city ordered the soldiers to lift the casualties down the city wall with a pale face. However, the domineering crossbow arrow hit the ground half a foot. Seven or eight strong men can't afford to pull them out.
The three-bow bed crossbow is so powerful.
Looking at this fierce murderous tool, even though Zhang Xiu had been through the battlefield for a long time, he couldn't help but get cold. The giant crossbow that flew over four hundred steps away, Wancheng had no counter-arm weapon at all. Anyone would be in this kind of crossbow. Under the attack of the arrow, defending the city and fighting food will quickly fall.
Fortunately, the launch frequency of this crossbow arrow is not high, and the accuracy rate is extremely low. Moreover, the moat needs to be filled before siege. The attack of the crossbow obviously did not do its best, but only three or four rounds were fired, and the attack of the crossbow arrow was Stop for a while.
However, at this time, the Thundercar had been pushed to a range of more than 200 steps below the city.
"Thundercar, launch,"
Another powerful shout, the thundercar began to withdraw its troops to Wancheng to show its powerful siege ability. Under the pull of dozens of men, the circular wheel roared like a windmill, storming the twelve seats. One or twenty kilograms of stones weighing on the trough flew into the sky, like a rain of meteorites flying all over the sky. Dozens of thundercars were launched in just one round and poured several tons of stones into the city.
Compared with the shock of the crossbow, the thundercar brought a complete threat of death. With a wave of stone rain, nearly a thousand large rocks fell into the city. Although the launch efficiency is not high and the hit rate is also very low. However, the huge number of people made up for these shortcomings, bringing fear of death to the defenders. Only the rain of stones fell on the top of the city, the thick battlements and the whistle tower were smashed into pieces, and it was a mess, especially The ferocious stones with edges and edges fell among the crowd, crushing a bloody alley all the way, and countless soldiers guarding the city screamed with short arms and short legs.
As soon as the thundercar started, it did not stop from beginning to end, as if it was about to bury the entire Wancheng in a pile of rocks.
However, in the face of this overwhelming stone rain attack, more than a hundred catapults on the city also began to fight back. Although there was no skill to build exquisite siege tools such as the three-bow crossbow and the thunder cart, they did not create a catapult, but a catapult was created. The car is still easy, and war makes people progress. A few years after the emergence of the catapult, the princes of the world have mastered the skills of making single-engine catapults. Although the launch efficiency is several times lower than that of the thundercar, they are still siege cities. The Jin army brought a lot of pressure.
"Bang," As a huge rock fell, a well railing truck that was rushing within a hundred steps was smashed to a leg. The well railing more than six high twisted and tilted to one side, overwhelming a piece of it. The auxiliary soldier who pushed the cart, the three crossbowmen on the top platform, also fell down from the platform without firm foothold, and broke his bones and tendons.
As the stone rain fell on the top of the city, the dull "bang" sound continued to sound, and siege tools were constantly hit by the rocks that were pouring down, turning into a pile of paralyzed waste.
Although the counterattack on the city was fierce enough, it obviously could not stop the advance of the defenders under the city.