Wei Ba did not rush to ask Xiahou Hui to write a letter persuading him to surrender. Before Xiahou Mao felt the pressure, sending a letter persuading him to surrender would have no effect. He left Zhu Yi to lead 500 Shu troops, including 200 Wei soldiers, and 5
The Wei army that had just surrendered guarded Xiwu. Together with Zhao Yun, he and nearly 3,000 people rushed to the outside of Chang'an City and set up camp next to Kunming Pool.
Kunming Pool was originally a royal pool. It has a wide water surface and is connected to the Wei River. There are many remaining palaces of the Han Dynasty next to it. There are a large number of wild animals in the forest. I don’t know if there are any rare animals in the royal forest. In
Camping here is not only good for cooling off from the heat, but also convenient for getting water. More importantly, grain ships coming from all over the place can be parked directly in Kunming Pool.
Before the autumn harvest was over and the newly recruited soldiers arrived, Wei Ba did not have enough troops to attack the city, so he could only maintain a deterrent to Chang'an City so that Xiahou Mao, who was hiding in the city, did not dare to act rashly. There were only two thousand soldiers in the city, so he changed
Others may have dared to risk going out of the city to fight, but now Xiahou Mao is the supreme commander. Facing the famous Shu general Zhao Yun and the rising star Wei Ba outside the city, he does not even have the courage to leave the city. He does not surrender the city, which is already commendable.
Wei Ba is not idle either. The biggest prize in this raid on Guanzhong is more than 500 war horses. Cao Wei has a stable source of war horses, so the proportion of cavalry is relatively high. Ten thousand people are usually equipped with a thousand cavalry. This is the case between Shu Han and
The most coveted thing in Soochow. In the Shu Han Dynasty, except for the more than a thousand remnants of the Ma family, generally only the generals and personal guards are equipped with war horses. At most, they will not exceed 20 to 1, usually 30 to 1 or even
Even lower, the situation in Soochow is similar.
With more than 500 war horses, Zhao Yun selected some of his subordinates who had a foundation in riding skills or were more agile to become cavalry. They first practiced riding skills and then trained in riding combat. They rode war horses every day, riding around
Running in Chang'an City, he not only practiced his riding skills, but also patrolled, checking the movements within thirty to fifty miles nearby. At the same time, it also increased the pressure on Xiahou Mao in the city.
In terms of the level of cavalry fighting, there is a big gap between the Shu Han and Cao Wei. This riding skill is a big difficulty. There is a big difference between riding a horse, charging and shooting arrows on a galloping horse, or even engaging the enemy at hand-to-hand combat.
Superb riding skills are an essential foundation. Zhao Yun said that it takes three to five years to train a real cavalry, half of which is spent training the most basic riding skills.
However, Wei Ba had a trick. He spent three days, summoned craftsmen, made two thousand stirrups, and dedicated this unique skill to pass through the crowd to Zhao Yun. With the help of stirrups, the knights' riding skills improved significantly.
Much faster. In Zhao Yun's words, with the help of this sharp weapon, within three to five months, this cavalry will have no problem as long as they do not engage in battle with the enemy, practice tactics, and put on a show.
While Zhao Yun was training cavalry, Wei Ba had more important things to do. He had people cut down trees and build siege equipment, the most powerful of which was the trebuchet. There were trebuchets in the Three Kingdoms era, and Cao Cao used them in the Battle of Guandu.
The trebuchet was used to deal with Yuan Shao. Because it fired rocks like thunder, it was also called a thunderbolt chariot. Wei Ba made further improvements to the thunderbolt chariot. The most important thing was to replace the human traction with equipment. Human traction not only requires a large number of gunners, but also
Moreover, it is difficult to ensure the balance of force, which has a great impact on the accuracy of the trebuchet. Using counterweights instead of human traction can greatly reduce labor intensity and improve accuracy and range.
Wei Ba spent three days to first build a trebuchet, and then began to test-fire. The target was the compound road across the west wall of Chang'an City between Jianzhang Palace and Weiyang Palace. After a day of debugging, as the gunners They became more and more skilled in operation, and finally a stone bullet hit the compound road.
The stone bullets whizzing in from a hundred paces away hit the compound road, making a deafening noise and flying sawdust. When the dust settled, a large black hole suddenly appeared in front of the Wei army defending the city.
Looking at the big hole and listening to the creaking and groaning of the compound road, not only Xiahou Mao, who came after hearing the news, turned pale with fear, but almost all the Wei soldiers broke out in a cold sweat. They looked at the crumbling compound road and then at the city. The Shu army, who were busy outside, looked at the trebuchets that were beginning to take shape, and everyone remained silent.
One Thunderbolt Car has such power. If hundreds of Thunderbolt Cars show off their power at the same time, what kind of scene will it be?
As if to further damage the morale of the Wei army, Wei Ba tried a few more rounds, and all the stone bullets hit the complex road. The solid complex road was like a thin layer of paper in front of the heavy stone bullets, and every attack , will leave a big hole, and then smash into the moat under the complex road, causing water splashes several feet high.
After more than ten blows, the shattered Fudao finally could no longer hold up. It made a loud noise, collapsed, and fell into the moat, causing a huge wave. After the waves subsided, piles of waves floated up. The wood silently tells the cruelty and power of the Thunderbolt Car.
The restoration road was interrupted, and the Weiyang Palace and Jianzhang Palace that were originally connected became two separated palaces, which also caused a serious blow to the morale of the Wei army. Although the Wei army looking at each other from a distance could not see the distance, The eyes of his companions clearly felt the same aura of despair.
Xia Houhui, who was still a prisoner, stood on a dilapidated palace, watching from a distance the Shu army soldiers cheering silently around the Thunderbolt Chariot, but waves of violent waves arose in her heart. She now knew why Wei Ba was not in a hurry After sending a letter to the city to persuade him to surrender, Wei Ba had a more powerful killing move. He wanted to further undermine Xiahou Mao's confidence.
She originally had enough confidence in the strength of Chang'an City, but even with the number of tents increasing every day, she still did not believe that Wei Ba could capture Chang'an City with these newly recruited men - even if it was just Jianzhang Palace and There are two palaces in Weiyang Palace, but seeing these more powerful Thunderbolt Cars, her confidence began to waver.
The Thunderbolt Chariot is a powerful weapon for city defense. Like the ten-stone city defense crossbow, it has always been a restricted weapon in Cao Wei's army. Wei Ba not only transformed the Thunderbolt Chariot into a city siege weapon, but also greatly increased the power of the Thunderbolt Chariot. After letting the heavy stone bullet fly a distance of more than a hundred steps, it is still accurate enough to hit five times out of ten.
This surprised her very much. She had known for a long time that Wei Ba was proficient in various instruments, but she had no idea that his ability had reached this level. In the past few days alone, she had seen stirrups, improved crossbows, and new siege spines. Now I saw the Thunderbolt Chariot again, and it seemed that any weapon would be more powerful in his hands.
In front of him, could Xiahou Mao, the general of Anxi who only knew how to cultivate Taoism and maintain health, be able to defend the governor of Guanzhong?
Xia Houhui was frightened for a while. At some point, Wei Ba strode up with Dun Wu and others. Seeing Xia Houhui looking at the Thunderbolt Chariot in the distance, he smiled.
"Do you think I'm awesome?"
"Yes." Xia Houhui was taken aback, quickly bowed and saluted, and said indifferently: "You once again opened my eyes."
"Does that create a little bit of admiration for me?"
"No worship, more vigilance." After a while, Xia Houhui said lightly: "There is still a little bit of murderous intention."
Wei Ba turned his head in surprise: "Girl, when you say this in front of me, are you not afraid that I will kill you first?"
"Don't be afraid. Wei Jun is a confident person. If you are afraid of a weak woman like me, how can you compete with Zhuge Cheng for power or compete with the heroes of the world?"
Wei Ba shrugged: "Don't flatter me, I don't do this."
"I'm not flattering you, I'm just telling the truth."
"To be honest, sometimes people will die, so it's better to tell lies." Wei Ba said with a smile: "Lying to death will not pay for your life."
"If you want to lie to others, you must first tell the truth." Xia Houhui turned around and walked towards the room. After taking two steps, she paused and then said: "I also learned this from Wei Jun."
We have known Wei Ba for several months and have gained a lot from each other. I would like to thank Wei Jun here."
"If you want to thank me, why don't you agree to be my concubine? You can help me and learn more."
Xiahou Hui continued to move forward, and his voice came from far away: "If the king of Wei is victorious in every battle, it will not be difficult to force me, the great Wei Dynasty, to marry you, not to mention Hui alone, but also the daughter of the clan."
"I'm attracted to you." Wei Ba put his hands to his mouth and shouted at Xia Houhui's back: "I will work hard!"
Xia Houhui's steps stagnated for a moment, then sped up, and disappeared into the forest. Seeing Xia Houhui's embarrassed look, Wei Ba laughed heartily. He was now afraid that Xia Houhui would jump off the building again, so he did not dare to force her again.
, I can only make a joke on my lips.
"Young Master, do you really like this woman?" Dunwu asked puzzledly: "Then what are you waiting for? I will have someone send her to your bed tonight."
"You know nothing, you bastard!" Wei Ba's face sank, "Can you be a little more romantic? What's the difference between forcing someone to press her down on the bed if she doesn't want to? What if she resists and bites you again?
, what should we do?”
Dunwu scratched his head: "Then knock her out first!"
Wei Ba was speechless. He really had nothing in common with these warriors. He patted the railing, looked at Chang'an City in the distance, and sighed secretly. So far, it has been twenty days since the Shu army entered Guanzhong, because they defended Tongguan.
, controlled the information in Guanzhong to the maximum extent, delaying Cao Wei's reaction speed, but he believed that Cao Wei should have received the news by now, but their main force was still in the southeast, and they would not be able to move for a while. As long as the southeast
As soon as the war is over, no matter whether they win or lose, they will come as quickly as possible.
There is not much time left for him. If he cannot capture Guanzhong before Cao Wei's reinforcements arrive, he will not be able to spare his hands to support his father. Without his support, his father will surely suffer heavy losses in the face of Cao Wei's full counterattack.
, if the losses are too great, the newly recruited soldiers like him alone will not be able to defend Guanzhong.
Wei Ba thought for a moment, then turned and entered the room where Xia Houhui was under house arrest.
"Now you can ask the girl to write a letter of surrender."
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