Chapter nine forty-four the battle of life and death
Being immersed in worries and thoughts about the future, time went very fast. By the time the discussion was over, the sky was completely bright.
Cao Cao rubbed his face that was stiffened by the night wind and said with a smile: "People say: Interacting with a gentleman is like a spring breeze. You are so happy that you don't know how long the time has passed, but it is true. Before you know it, the sky has already dawned...
Xiao, you are weak, please go back to your tent and rest."
"My lord is responsible for the future of the entire army, so you should take care of yourself." Guo Jia was not pretentious. He nodded in agreement, gave a salute, and turned around.
Now that it's daylight, it's natural to launch an attack next. Although there are internal responses in the city, at this moment of race against time, even the smallest delay or mistake may lead to a total loss. You must not be careless.
Of course it's best if you can solve the problem internally. If you can't, you can only rely on your own efforts.
A fierce offensive and defensive battle began.
The first ones to show off their power were the newly built small siege crossbows in the army. In the competition with Qingzhou's industrial system, Ma Jun, Mo, and the disciples of the two engineering sects failed to reverse the situation, but if it happened because of this,
It would be a big mistake to underestimate him.
In just over a month, he led Cao Jun's craftsmen to complete the analysis and imitation of the Qingzhou bed crossbow. This was what Cao Cao used to attack the city.
Compared with cumbersome catapults, these murderous weapons made of wood and tendon weigh only more than 200 kilograms and can be carried by only a pack horse. They are extremely light and can be easily carried with the army even when marching quickly.
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After the soldiers removed the parts of the siege crossbow from their horses, they reassembled it completely in the blink of an eye. Following Cao Cao's order, hundreds of eight-foot-long crossbow arrows immediately hit the top of Xiaoxiuwu City.
A stream of yellow smoke.
"Ah...ah!" A loud scream sounded out, and the Puyang army defending the city was carried by crossbow poles like kites and flew up from behind the crenel, sprinkling little drops of blood under the dawn sky. Since the rain had just fallen recently,
It had rained, so the sky was washed very blue. And those red blood drops were reflected more clearly by the blue sky, and they were almost visible.
The wilderness was very quiet in the morning, and the early morning breeze carried the screams to an unknown distance, with vague sighs mixed in between.
Immediately afterwards, a shrill and long-lasting horn blew in the wilderness, the sound was like a song, and the sound was urging people to die!
The archers of the brigade quickly stepped forward under the protection of the shield bearers, and took advantage of the opportunity when the defenders were overwhelmed by the crossbows to enter the attack position. The next moment, the sound of horns suddenly stopped, and the sound of the wind became the main theme on the battlefield.
.The sky suddenly darkened, and then suddenly brightened again. Tens of thousands of arrows slid through tens of thousands of bright arcs, whistling and flying up to the top of the city.
The yellow smoke was mixed with blood. Xiaoxiuwu, a small county town, had not experienced war for a long time. Tucheng could only tremble under the attack that was like destroying the world.
The defenders fought back hard, dodging the eagle feathers falling from the sky while looking for opportunities to fire arrows from behind the crenellations.
But their resistance seemed so insignificant in front of the attackers. Few of Cao's troops were hit by stray arrows. Occasionally, one or two feather arrows succeeded in a sneak attack, but they were also blocked by thick armor.
This is a powerful force that Cao Cao trained to fight against the powerful enemy he was destined to face. It may seem a little embarrassed in front of the Qingzhou Army, which is always ahead, but when it faces opponents other than the Qingzhou Army, the strength of this elite army is fully revealed.
Throughout the ages, strong armor and powerful soldiers have been the only way to win, and Cao Cao understood its essence.
Of course, the Puyang army was not weak, and their resistance was very tenacious.
Taking advantage of the gaps between Cao's army's attacks, they rushed to the top of the city along the horse paths in the city, pushed away the corpses, and filled the gaps left by the dead. The gaps were soon opened again by crossbows and arrows, and more
The soldiers who won the victory rushed forward again without any regard for their own safety, and the cycle continued endlessly.
The blood of the war dead quickly filled the city wall and slowly flowed down the cracks in the adobe.
From a distance, the entire city wall seemed to be bleeding. The blood was absorbed by the dry adobe halfway, and the color slowly darkened. Before the old blood had completely dried, the new plasma quickly
It drips down, and on top of the thick black, another stroke of bright red is added, making it ferocious and dazzling.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The shooting sound of the ballista was short and powerful, like a tune with a clear rhythm.
"Zheng! Zheng! Zheng!" The trembling sound of the bowstring was clear and thin, like silk and bamboo mixed in the rhythm of the tune.
Amidst the music, the sun slowly rises, crossing the distant horizon, the rolling green mountains, and straight into the sky, shining its dazzling light on everyone's head. With the same hair color and yellow skin, no matter who they are at this moment
No matter which side they belong to, no matter whether they are dead or alive at this moment, it cannot change the fact that they are fighting against each other.
"Blast the drum!" Cao Cao ordered loudly after squinting his eyes to observe the results of the battle.
Siege battles generally focus on encircling three towers and one tower in order to undermine the morale of the defenders, so as to prevent the trapped beasts from fighting and increasing casualties. But this battle was different. Cao Cao spent a lot of effort to set up such a trap, and he was able to hide it from the outside.
After secretly plotting with Chen Cang and cooperating with the inside and outside, Lu Bu, a fierce tiger, was trapped. How could he leave a way for the other party to go?
What's more, Lu Bu's army was most famous for its marching speed, and Cao Cao had no interest in competing with his opponents in this aspect, so he decided on a strategy of besieging on all sides, containing on three sides, and attacking on the other.
His main force was placed on the east side, and the other three sides were led by Xiahou Dun, Zhu Ling, and Pang De, an old general from Xiliang who had recently arrived.
The main force is in the east of the city to prepare for the possible appearance of Qingzhou reinforcements. If reinforcements appear, the main force can quickly turn around and fight, preventing the enemy from taking advantage of the chaos to break out. If the reinforcements do not come, the east side will become the first breakthrough point, even if
If the city cannot be breached, you can also use a fierce offensive to attract the main force of the defenders, creating opportunities for the other three directions to breach the city.
For the siegeers, selective attacks can concentrate all the power in one place. For the defenders, not only can they passively resist, but they also have to avoid the strong light that shines directly into their eyes.
"Long! Long! Long!" The sound of the drum rolled back and forth in the wilderness like muffled thunder, making Xiao Xiuwu's thin city wall tremble and keep dropping dirt.
Accompanied by the overwhelming sound of war drums, more than a dozen siege vehicles equipped with wooden wheels slowly rolled out from Cao's army's main formation. Under the protection of shield bearers, more than two thousand ragged civilians shouted chants and marched to attack the city.
The car slowly approached the city wall.
This kind of siege vehicle looks like a combination of a oar vehicle and a ladder. In front of the vehicle is a thick shield that is as tall as a person, and the siege ladder is fixed at the rear of the vehicle. When traveling, the ladder is folded on the vehicle.
Under the city wall, you can unfold it and build it to the top of the city.
The biggest advantage of this thing is safety. It is protected by shields when moving forward. The auxiliary soldiers only need to use force to guess, and the soldiers only need to follow behind with their weapons. When attacking a city, since the ladder is fixed on the vehicle,
Therefore, the stability is also very good, and it is difficult for the defenders to knock it down.
As soon as this object appeared, the defender's attention was immediately attracted.
There was a huge disparity in the numbers between the enemy and ourselves. If these behemoths were allowed to get close to the city wall, the consequences would be disastrous. Without the order of the guard general, they immediately pointed their bows and arrows at the pusher. Although protected by shields, the archery skills of these veterans of the Bingzhou Frontier Army were too strong.
, they were actually able to use deflection to accurately measure it!
The sharp arrows drew perfect arcs, accurately bypassed the shield, and landed on the auxiliary soldiers pushing the cart. They tore their clothes, tore their muscles, penetrated the bones and penetrated their internal organs, and pushed the siege ladder forward.
The auxiliary soldiers fell down one after another, and the vehicle speed suddenly slowed down.
Cao Cao remained unmoved, and with a wave of his hand, more auxiliary soldiers rushed behind the siege ladder, taking over the positions of those killed in battle, and used their shoulders and arms to push the wheels forward slowly.
Soldiers need long-term training and support, but auxiliary soldiers are much simpler. They just need to capture people on the spot. Give them a mouthful of food like pig food, or even show the blade is enough, and you can drive these worthless lives to
Die.
One general achieves success and ten thousand bones wither away. Isn’t it true that a famous general achieves his fame by stepping on these bones?
Seeing that the interception of bows and arrows was ineffective, the defenders on the city also resorted to new killing moves. Braving the rain of arrows above their heads, a group of more than a dozen people dragged straw ropes and used the crossbows used to defend the city on their shoulders.
Pull and pull apart.
The huge crossbow bolt, which was about ten feet long, whizzed down from the top of the city, smashed away the shield hand escorting the siege vehicle, smashed the shield plate, smashed into the crowd, and penetrated the coolies who could not avoid it like a candied haws on a stick, nailing them firmly.
on the ground.
Wang Yu was a very generous man, and his supply to the Allies was open. If Lu Bu didn't think it was too much trouble, the Puyang army could have turned it into a hedgehog-style fortress after entering Xiaoxiuwu.
But now, there are only a dozen crossbows in the city that Gao Shun and Wei Yan brought out privately, and the crossbow arrows are also quite limited, so they are not willing to use them easily unless in critical moments.
"Beat the drums to urge the battle!" Cao Cao gave orders with a sneer, ignoring the life and death of the coolies.
The soldiers supervising the battle showed their sharp blades, like the fangs of beasts. These killing machines trained by Cao Cao only obeyed Cao Cao's orders and did not even care about the majesty of the emperor. In this era when national concepts have not yet been formed,
, how can we expect them to have compassion for ordinary people?
"Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!" The monotonous sound of drums sounded again, like the waves crashing on the shore.
Forced by the steel knife, they cried loudly. The coolies who were lucky enough not to be shot by the crossbow gathered helplessly in front of and behind the siege ladder, crying, holding hands on their shoulders, and continued to move towards the death zone, step by step.
Walking with tears, crying with blood!
The small siege crossbows under the city wall quickly adjusted their direction and concentrated their efforts to fire at the position where the crossbows were flying on the city wall.
In terms of the quality of the crossbows, the genuine ones made in Qingzhou have the advantage, but the slight advantage is easily wiped out by the huge quantity difference. Lu Bu could only watch as the crossbows that exposed their targets were shot into hedgehogs one after another.
, the area around the crossbow turned into a death zone.
"Although I'm very reluctant, I'm afraid I can only go so far." He closed his eyes in pain.
From the moment he picked up the sword and went into battle, he had already put aside life and death. It's just that he was unwilling to let so many loyal and brave brothers accompany him to death! He could only blame himself, if he hadn't done that stupid thing Decision, where did it lead to where we are today?
"Fengxian, my brother is sorry for you!" Zhang Yang burst into tears and broke down in tears: "If I hadn't been stupid and confused, didn't realize that I was betrayed, and refused to listen to the hussar general's good advice and withdraw early, how could I have done so? Today? Heaven, open your eyes, it’s me, it’s me!”
Lu Bu was originally in a low mood, but after hearing Zhang Yang's self-pity, he felt a surge of anger in his chest: "Brother Zhi, why did you say that? When a man goes into battle with a sword, the head on his neck is not his own anymore. Thief Cao has the ability to trap you and me with intrigues, but let’s see if he has the ability to take my life!”
"Get out of the battlements and let them over!" Lu Bu raised his halberd and shouted loudly, as if he had seen through life and death in an instant. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)