Chapter 296: The Thunderbolt Car First Shows Its Power
The war drums roared, and one hundred Pili chariots were assembled and pushed to the bottom of Yangquan City. Huang Zhong and others led their troops to guard the Pili chariots to prevent anyone from coming out to sabotage them.
"Lord, do you need to go to the city to give Yuan Shao an ultimatum?" Zhao Zilong, who also holds a grudge with his white horse and silver spear, still remembers Yuan Benchu's arrogance at the gate of Jinyang City.
"Zilong, do you think I am Yuan Benchu? Why waste your saliva!" Liu Zhang smiled and shook his head: "Since I followed my father to Luoyang, I have never treated the Yuan family as food. Yuan Benchu is only qualified to be my stepping stone!"
"Lord, the Pili Chariot has been prepared, please give instructions!" Meng Da, who was appointed as the supervisor of the Pili Chariot, rode his horse to Liu Zhang's side.
"Okay! No more nonsense!" Liu Zhang looked straight and ordered very seriously: "Send the order and try it out!"
"Yes!" Meng Da rushed back to the formation, picked up two small flags, and waved his arms in a motion. The schoolmaster and craftsmen standing next to the Thunderbolt Car immediately began to debug and drove the ox-horse to lift the winch.
"Buzz...buzz..." Several stone bullets the size of millstones, under the command of the flag in Meng Da's hand, hit Yangquan City with incomparable power. Unfortunately, because it was a trial launch, the craftsmen did not adjust the angle correctly, and the huge stone actually connected to the city wall.
Without even touching it, it fell to the ground and rolled twice.
"Haha..." Seeing the boulder falling so far away from the city, Yangquan City burst into laughter. However, the cautious Gao Lan immediately called his guards and asked them to pass on the order. If Liu Zhang's army pushed the trebuchet forward, they would
Shoot with arrows. Although the average archer can't shoot at 300 paces, there are some archers who can shoot at 200 paces.
The laughter in the city made Meng Da feel very shameless. He looked at Liu Zhang and saw Liu Zhang's eyes were full of encouragement, which made his heart even more uncomfortable. He waved the command flag in his hand with a red face and asked the craftsmen to debug again. When the craftsmen debugged
Okay, with a slight nod, Meng Da waved the flag in his hand down again, but the expression on his face was a little ferocious.
"Buzz... Whoosh... Whoosh... Boom..." The huge boulder flew towards Yangquan City with great force, and hit the city head hard. A piece of the turret on the city was immediately smashed, and the debris that flew down was actually smashed.
Many people were injured. As for the stone bullets thrown by the Thunderbolt Car, although no one was hit, the huge crater it formed on the ground made Sergeant Yuan's eyes bulge. Everyone knows that if he was hit by a huge stone,
Definitely going to be a meatloaf!
"How... is this possible?" Gao Lan's eyes almost fell out of their sockets. He had never even heard of a catapult that could hit the top of the city in three hundred steps, let alone seen it!
"Quick! Inform the lord!" Han Meng reacted faster than Gao Lan. He roared and ordered people to report to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao was sitting in the city guard's mansion drinking. Although the war drums were rumbling outside the city, the matter had little to do with him. As long as Liu Zhang could not attack Yangquan City, he could sit there and drink in peace. Moreover, Yuan Shao believed that,
With Liu Zhang's caring and cherishing temperament, he would never attack the fortified city of Yangquan.
"Report..." A junior high school officer rushed into the hall and said: "Lord, generals Gao Lan and Han Meng reported that Liu Zhang got many catapults from nowhere. This catapult can actually throw huge rocks into the city from 300 steps away.
superior!"
"What?" Yuan Shao was also shocked. The catapult that was thrown onto the city three hundred steps would pose a huge threat to the city wall and the defenders. He immediately put on his armor and came to the city.
"See you, my lord!" Most of Yuan Shao's generals had gathered on the city. Everyone was a little frightened when they saw the huge boulder Liu Zhang smashed onto the city.
"No gift!" Looking at the huge stone, Yuan Shao swallowed his saliva. When he came to the edge of the city again, he looked at Liu Zhang's army. There were at least a hundred catapults. Yuan Shao slapped the city wall with his palm and said: "No, it must be destroyed.
Liu Zhang must abandon his chariot, otherwise our army will be in danger!"
"Lord, how do you destroy Liu Zhang's army's carts?" Gao Lan said with a bitter smile: "Look at those carts, Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, and Gan Ning led their troops to surround hundreds of carts, while Zhang Fei and Ma Chao were surrounded by hundreds of carts.
They are watching eagerly from the side. Originally, our army still had a strength advantage, but in the battle the day before yesterday, our army lost nearly half of our soldiers. If Zhang Yan had listened to us, we could still have fought hard, but unfortunately... Now we are in Yangquan City, with only two soldiers.
With more than 100,000 troops, the defense of the city is somewhat stretched..."
"You...are right!" Yuan Shao glared and was about to scold Gao Lan. But then he thought about it and praised Gao Lan instead. This not only stunned Gao Lan, but also made Yan Liang and Wen Chou beside him a little dumbfounded.
"Lord...praise me?" He was about to accept the baptism of Yuan Shao's saliva, but he was praised. Gao Lan poked Yan Liang with a puzzled face, but Yan Liang shrugged, expressing that he didn't know.
"Gao Lan!" Yuan Shao suddenly shouted.
"Yes!" Gao Lan asked quickly: "Lord, what's the important thing?"
"Tell me, how should we deal with this situation now?" Yuan Shao glanced at Gao Lan, his face expressionless.
"This..." Gao Lan plucked up the courage and said, "I don't know, so I would like to ask my lord to summon all the gentlemen to discuss it!"
"Yes!" Yuan Shao nodded and said: "Send the order and discuss the matter in the conference hall!"
"Yes!" A junior high school officer came down to give the order with surprised eyes. The generals looked at Yuan Shao with dull eyes, as if they didn't recognize him!
"Be careful!" Yan Liang and Wen Chou shouted loudly, and they took action at the same time, flying a huge boulder that was hitting Yuan Shao. It turned out that Liu Zhang's Thunderbolt Chariot had been debugged and began to attack!
The overwhelming boulders were like raindrops. Liu Zhang seemed not to have thought about attacking the city. He just threw stones the size of millstones at Yangquan City, as if he wanted to fill Yangquan City with stones.
"Let's go, tell the soldiers to go down to the city to defend. If the enemy rocks don't stop, our people won't show their heads!" Yuan Shao greeted: "Let's go down quickly, don't get hit."
Leaving Han Meng to defend the city, Yuan Shao took the others back to the city guard's house. Guo Tu and other scribes also hurried over after receiving a message from the primary school. After they sat down according to their civil and military positions, Yuan Shao asked
He said: "I guess you all know the current situation. If you have any high opinions, please speak out!"
After hearing Yuan Shao's question, everyone fell silent. Now, there are two ways to deal with Liu Zhang's Thunder Chariot: First, lead the troops to attack and destroy the Thunder Chariot. But Liu Zhang's Thunder Chariot is guarded by a large army, and he wants to break through several
It is very difficult to destroy the Thunderbolt car with a line of defense.
Second, build a sharper catapult and directly smash Liu Zhang's army away. But how can technological innovation be so easy? Liu Zhang can do it because he always attaches great importance to technology and recruits many craftsmen. Otherwise, he can only make
Things drawn on the drawings provided by Liu Ye.
"Masters!" Seeing that everyone was silent, Yuan Shao was a little unhappy. As the saying goes: Raise an army for a thousand days, and use it for a while. He spends so much food and grass every year to support these civil servants and generals. Now is the critical moment, but no one speaks. Yuan Shao
How can you be happy?
"Lord, we also make a throwing cart!" Guo Tu said with a smile: "We will imitate the throwing cart in Liu Zhang's hand. As for the key part, I think the craftsmen in our army should also be able to figure it out!"
"Far water can't save a nearby fire!" Feng Ji frowned and said, "My lord, why don't we build a tall platform with many trees on top of the city, let the archers stand on the platform and shoot at Liu Zhang's cart, and shoot those who operate the cart to death.
I think Liu Zhang’s car-throwing seems to be very simple, but it must be very troublesome to operate. Without experienced operators, the threat to us will definitely be reduced a lot!"
"Yuan Tu's opinion is very good, but it only treats the symptoms rather than the root cause! Gong Ze's opinion is also very good, but the results are a bit slow!" Yuan Shao thought about it for a while and said: "You guys should use a two-pronged approach. Yuan Tu is responsible for building the high platform and shooting, and Gong Ze is responsible for supervising the production.
Rooks. When neither of them are available, as long as Liu Zhangjun uses the rooks, you will hide in the city unless the opponent attacks the city!"
"Yes!" Everyone stood up to accept the order, but Yan Liang held up his hands and said: "Master, this is not an option. Why don't Wen Chou and I go out and have a look? Maybe we can destroy some of the opponent's carts."
"Forget it!" Yuan Shao said with a smile: "I know that you and Wen Chou are brave and brave, but Liu Zhang is gone, and you will only die if you go. Although I have many soldiers and generals, I can't use them like this!"
"This...is!" A trace of emotion flashed in Yan Liang's eyes.
It had been so many years, and Yan Liang had almost forgotten Yuan Shao's care. But today, he felt as if he had returned to the time when he first met Yuan Shao.
Seeing the emotion in Yan Liang's eyes, Yuan Shao smiled slightly and said: "Yan Liang, you and Wen Chou have worked hard these years!"
"It won't be hard in the end!" Yan Liang shouted: "I am willing to serve my lord to the death!"
"Just be effective!" Yuan Shao said with a smile: "If you are no longer here, wouldn't it be very troublesome for me?"
"Yes!" Yan Liang's face was full of excitement, and Wen Chou was also full of energy.
Over the years, their official positions have grown bigger and bigger, but they feel that they are getting further and further away from Yuan Shao. Now that Yuan Shao, who cares about them, is back, Yan Liang and Wen Chou suddenly feel refreshed and proud, and even the night is not as bright as before.
Dark!
"Zheng Nan, why do I feel that my lord seems a little different?" Feng Ji looked at Yuan Shao, and suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart. He couldn't help but pull Shen Ping.
"What's the difference? He's still so wise and powerful!" After so many years of flattery, the judge was the most sincere this time. He could see that Yuan Shao was trying to win people over. Yuan Shao, who had never treated his subordinates as human beings, actually started to win over them.
The human heart naturally deserves the words wise, divine and mighty.
"Gentlemen, do you have any other questions? If not, let's settle the account!" Looking at the expressions of everyone present, Yuan Shao suddenly felt a little happy, because he saw not only respect, but also sincerity in their eyes!
"My lord is wise!" Everyone was stunned for a moment, stood up and saluted, and prepared to leave the hall.
"Report!" A junior high school student rushed into the meeting hall with a long voice and said: "The lord, the eldest son, the second son, the third son, and the high-ranking general will lead their troops to come for reinforcements!"
"Sit down for a moment, gentlemen, and wait for the four boys to come in and see me!" Yuan Shao heard the words and laughed loudly: "Send the order to Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang, and Gao Gan to come in and see me!"