Fengqiu City is located at the intersection of Pu and Ji rivers, and the first important pass to the north of Chenliu Kingdom.
Since the city was built along the water and had natural protection on both sides of the northwest, the attacking party could only deploy its forces in the southeast and southeast. Qingzhou's army came from the east.
It was just after dawn at this moment, and both sides of the river bank were shrouded in a light morning mist. The endless queues were swaying and undulating in the mist, approaching with unstoppable momentum!
The morning sun shines from behind the enemy army, and the fog becomes lighter. It can no longer cover the light reflected from the armor, reflecting it into streaks of colorful light, but it does not reduce the murderous intent contained in it at all!
The huge lineup and sophisticated equipment were not reasons to scare Li Tong. He had been prepared for this. What really made him despair was the siege equipment displayed by the Qingzhou Army.
The one in the front row is the oar.
The oar cart is a very adaptable siege equipment. It can be used not only for sieges, but also for field battles. The rough structure is that a thick wooden board or a large shield is erected in front of the vehicle, and sandbags and quilts are placed behind the wooden board.
Use human power to push forward.
Because there are wooden boards and sandbags in front of it, it has extremely effective defense capabilities against long-range attacks. Not to mention bows and arrows, not even trebuchets or ballistae can cause serious damage to it.
With so many benefits, of course the drawbacks are also serious.
The maneuverability of the oars is quite poor, and the marching speed can only be compared with that of the grain transport team. In fact, many oars are temporarily modified from the carts that transport grain and grass. They are used in battles. If they are not broken after the battle, they can be used.
Throw away the shield and sandbags and still use it as a transport vehicle.
Not only that, the oar cart is not very good on the battlefield. It takes a long time to push it over a distance of several miles, and in the end there are not many soldiers hidden. It is very laborious to push this thing. If the soldiers push it, they will rush to the front.
Your physical strength is almost exhausted, so why fight?
It costs a lot and has mediocre effects. Unless it's to attack a strong city or fight a big battle, no one will bother to do this.
However, Wang Yu has always been unconventional in his work. In order to attack Fengqiu, he actually built hundreds of oars in one go and lined them up in front of the formation, as if they had erected a city wall out of thin air. The visual impact was quite huge.
powerful.
Li Tong also knew very well that Qingzhou was bound to win this battle.
There is nothing terrible about the oar car alone. The biggest role of this kind of equipment is to cover the soldiers behind the car, allowing them to pass through with relatively small losses under the coverage of long-range weapons. Under the base of the wall, there are defenses such as rolling logs and stones.
The measures can still work, even if the oar car is covering the charging car.
Li Tong entered Fengqiu with the hope of success if he didn't succeed. The two southeast gates had been blocked with sand and gravel, and they couldn't be broken open by a car. He also deployed quite a lot of defense equipment near the gates.
At least it is certain to block a large-scale offensive involving more than three rounds of siege engines.
The problem is, there is a car behind the oar!
This time it is a small car, the kind that can be pushed by one or two people. The body is more than half a person tall, and there are two wheels about two feet in diameter at the front and rear. It seems to be effortless to push. The most eye-catching thing is the frame.
The big bow mounted on it is, to be precise, a big crossbow!
Li Tong knew that this must be the legendary Qingzhou bed crossbow.
The crossbow is not unique to Qingzhou, nor is it a monopoly of the Chen family. This kind of weapon was mentioned in Mozi's works. There are also records of winches and crossbows in the Six Taoist Works, but many skills have been lost in the wars of the past dynasties.
Among them, the inheritance has been cut off, or it has been secretly hidden by various families as their own.
Qingzhou now uses this weapon to show off its power, mainly because Qingzhou's generals have extraordinary manufacturing capabilities. Weapons such as bed crossbows, which cost a lot of money, can also be manufactured in batches, so this thing is named by the world
Qingzhou Bed Crossbow.
In the Battle of Niuzhuji, the Qingzhou Navy had already displayed more than two hundred crossbows. Now there are hundreds of crossbows appearing under the city, and they are still in the form of crossbow vehicles, serving as defenders.
, How could Li Tong not panic?
What's even more frightening is that behind the ballista, there are four to five thousand men holding long bows and warriors wearing leather armor following closely. The number of enemy archers has exceeded the entire defenders of Fengqiu, and there are even more ballistas.
, how can you fight this battle with such a terrifying weapon as the bed crossbow?
Li Tong felt chilled and quite puzzled at the same time.
The Sage of War has a saying: The first step is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the last is to attack the city. This is the last resort! The formation that Wang Yu set up was completely designed to attack Luoyang and Xuchang!
How could a mere Fengqiu City become so important?
He stared blankly at the approaching enemy formations, feeling at a loss in his heart. He had no idea at all. No one laughed at him, and no one reminded him that ordinary soldiers were not as well-informed as Li Tong. He saw that one
They were all stunned by the outrageously large crossbows and the crossbow bolts carried on the backs of the crossbowmen.
The crossbow arrow was eight or nine feet long, just like a short spear! Such a murderous weapon was shot into the city by that big crossbow. You can imagine the terrifying lethality with your eyes closed!
Everyone was trembling with fear at the thought of facing such a terrifying weapon. They felt that the two-foot-four-foot-high city wall under their feet was too short and too thin. They wished they could overthrow the situation and make the city wall twice as high as they wanted to feel at ease.
The Qingzhou Army had set up camp about five miles away from the city. After leaving the camp for a while, they stopped. The auxiliary soldiers shouted loudly and began to adjust the positions of various equipment and arrange formations. At the same time, a horseman ran out of the formation.
, and came straight to the city.
Li Tong knew that this was a routine step before the war to persuade them to surrender.
"Father..." Seeing the lineup of the Qingzhou Army, Li Xu, like his father, was frightened. Seeing the messenger coming from the city, he suddenly woke up and reminded Li Tong in a low voice, with a hopeful tone in his voice.
meaning.
"It won't work, it's too late." Li Xu opened his mouth and Li Tong knew what his son wanted to say.
Indeed, it was still too late to surrender at this time. Not only could he save his life, but if he was lucky, he might even be set an example and become the horse bone that Qingzhou's daughter bought.
"The general will inevitably die in battle. Now that the matter has come to this, you and I have no way out, but we must always think about your mother and your brother!" Li Tong's voice was so low that it was barely audible, but Li Xu was horrified.
He was stunned for a while, then he laughed out loud, with a sense of relief in his expression: "Father is right, I was born in troubled times, and if I have the opportunity to compete with the heroes under the general's command, I will have no regrets."
That’s it!”
"That's right!" Li Tong nodded in approval, raised his hand and pointed at the envoy from the city, and shouted: "Xu'er, I'll leave this person to you!"
"How dare you disobey me, my child!" Li Xu drew his bow and nocked an arrow, staring intently at the man coming down from the city, preparing to shoot him through the heart as soon as he entered the shooting range to show his determination to fight to the end.
"Definitely..." The horse's hooves raised dust and came quickly. Seeing that he had reached the edge of the strong bow's range, the messenger seemed to have measured it, and turned the horse's head directly and ran along the invisible border.
Li Xu stood up and gritted his teeth with hatred.
"Listen to all the troops in the city. Those who surrender will live, and those who resist will die. Either surrender or die. You must make a quick decision and don't make any mistakes!" The envoys who persuaded people to surrender neither used impassioned righteousness to suppress others, nor did they intend to speak like lotuses.
Analyzing the pros and cons and trying to shake the will of the defenders, they just galloped and shouted loudly, but the stern aura on their bodies was clearly visible at a glance.
Although this method of persuading surrender is simple, it is very effective. When the defenders saw it, they were all shaken and frustrated, and their fighting spirit plummeted.
They have the confidence to be so arrogant. The Cavalry General doesn't care about people like himself at all. With such a large army in hand, do you need to do any small tricks? Just crush them. To persuade them to surrender, in the final analysis, it is to give everyone a way to survive.
, but whether or not to leave is not up to the soldiers like me.
Not only ordinary soldiers, but also many generals cast their expectant eyes on Li Tong, hoping that he could make a relatively wise choice.
The biggest difference between Cao Cao's army and Qingzhou army is not in training and equipment, but in belief.
Wang Yu's military training method is closer to that of the modern army, focusing on the soldiers' sense of honor and mission, and always reminding them why they are fighting, so at critical moments, there will always be people who will step forward and be willing to sacrifice for victory.
Of course, Cao Cao's army was not without cohesion, but it used a traditional method. The civil servants and generals were led by Cao Cao, and they also had their own families and forces. The soldiers were regarded as private property, and they were encircled by kindness and righteousness, which was passed on layer by layer.
Come down.
Li Tong has more than a thousand direct troops in the city. They are all the original private soldiers of the Li family. These people are willing to fight for Li Tong instead of Cao Cao. As long as Li Tong is willing to surrender, they will not feel betrayed at all. The remaining
The miscellaneous troops were even more eager to surrender as soon as possible. Anyway, the Hussars General was true to his word. Since he said that those who surrendered would not be killed, he would definitely not be in trouble with little miscellaneous fish like him.
Li Tong originally wanted Li Xu to make a name for himself before he died in battle, but he didn't expect Li Xu to draw his bow and arrow, but he didn't dare to take action. He secretly screamed bad luck, knowing that his arrangement was wrong.
"I'll do it!" He grabbed Li Xu's bow and arrow with his open hand, opened his arms, pulled it for a full moon, and raised his hand to shoot an arrow! The movements were done in one go, like flowing clouds and flowing water. It goes without saying that his martial arts skills are superb.
There was a cry of exclamation from above and below the city, but the arrow seemed to be moving faster than the sound. As soon as the exclamation started, like a meteor chasing the moon, it caught up behind the envoy who persuaded people to surrender, and it was like an arrow piercing the heart.
Who would have thought that Li Tong would have the ability to shoot such a shocking arrow from a distance of 150 steps? Even his generals were shocked, wondering if his general was so angry that he was performing beyond his standard.
, let alone the envoy who had already run halfway and turned his back to the tower.
However, things in the world are unpredictable. At the critical moment, the messenger seemed to have eyes on his back. He rolled over and fell under the saddle. He hid under the pedals and was in danger.
This fatal arrow was avoided.
After Li Tong was about to shoot the envoy to death, he shouted righteously, expressing his determination to fight to the death. Unexpectedly, the super-level arrow was actually avoided and stuck in his chest with one breath, as if it was about to explode.
Like, where can I say anything?
There was also silence at the top of the city, and all the defenders felt chilled.
The equipment is just dazzling, but even a random envoy can have such skills. How strong is this hussar army? Is this battle still possible? (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster.