Chapter 187 When the chess opponent arrives, ask for the moon
Under Wuguan City, a fierce battle was going on.
Facing Sima Yi's army, Deng Zhi did not dare to take it lightly. He did not dare to play tricks like showing weakness at this time. Once Sima Yi found a weak link, even if he entangled Sima Yi, he might not be able to swallow it.
Therefore, he went all out as soon as he took action, and used all the more than 30 Thunderbolt vehicles that Wei Ba had spent more than ten days urgently building for him. According to Wei Ba's suggestion, he did not install these Thunderbolt vehicles on
Instead of being installed on the city wall, it is placed behind the city wall, and the people on the city wall direct the operators to adjust the Thunderbolt Chariot according to the actual strike effect.
In this way, although part of the range is lost and can only cover a distance of fifty steps outside the moat, it protects itself very well. It not only protects those who operate the Thunderbolt Vehicle, but also protects the technical secrets of the Thunderbolt Vehicle.
The Pili Car now built by Wei Ba is different from the original Pili Car. On the one hand, it is the refinement of details. Wei Ba has optimized the structure of the Pili Car through various calculations to make the Pili Car have a longer range. On the other hand, Wei Ba has optimized the structure of the Pili Car through various calculations.
On the one hand, it is a change in dynamics. If the former is a quantitative change, the latter is a qualitative change.
The thunder chariot was a weapon that existed very early. It had already appeared during the Warring States Period. It was called the 箮车 at that time. It was later lost. When Cao Cao was in Guandu, he re-introduced this weapon to the battlefield according to the records of the ancient art of war, and started using it.
It has a scary name called the Thunderbolt Chariot. In fact, the official name is also called the Trebuchet or the Trebuchet. This weapon was used until the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Before the emergence of artillery, it was the well-deserved king of the battlefield, a weapon for attacking and defending cities.
, just like the heavy crossbow, it dominates the battlefield.
But this weapon has a major flaw, and that is the power system. From the date of its invention until it was withdrawn from the battlefield after the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Chinese trebuchets were launched using human power instead of counterweights.
Manual pulling requires a lot of people. If there are more people, the force will inevitably be uneven. The more times the pulling is done, the more people will get tired, so the force will change every time the force is launched. The change in force will
It will cause changes in the range, and at the same time, different forces in different directions will also cause overall deflection, and the shooting angle will also change differently.
In short, it is difficult to stabilize the range of a man-pulled trebuchet, and its accuracy is also lacking.
Using counterweights instead of manual pulling can solve these two problems. First, the force is constant and the range can be guaranteed. Second, there will be no lateral force and the shooting angle can be controlled within a small range. In other words,
, the accuracy of the trebuchet can be greatly improved.
This has been fully proven when Wei Ba attacked Jianzhang Palace. As long as the weight of the stone bullet is controlled within a certain range, the final impact point of the stone bullet will basically not have much error.
Before the invention of the sniper rifle, such accuracy was already considered to be the ultimate, comparable to that of the giant crossbow.
This improvement is very effective, but it is not complicated to make. Just like stirrups, you can basically learn it by just looking at it. Wei Ba cannot guarantee that no one will ever know, but if it is kept secret for one more day, it will be more
One point of advantage. At this point, Wei Ba, who had been influenced by modern industry, had a sensitivity that others could not aspire to. Even Deng Zhi was unable to change his decision in the end.
Deng Zhi was a little unhappy at first, but when he saw that the thunderbolt chariots were more than twice as accurate as Wei Jun's similar weapons, and the chao chariots that pushed Wei Jun to the front of the formation were all beaten to pieces, their arms were broken and their houses were shattered.
The archers and lookouts fell one after another like birds into the forest. He probably guessed the reason why Wei Ba did this, and the unhappiness in his heart disappeared.
Even with the help of these thunderous chariots, Deng Zhi was still under considerable pressure. There was only one reason: Sima Yi's military advantage was too obvious.
Although Deng Zhi tried his best to block the attack, Sima Yi still used nearly a hundred trench-filling trucks to quickly fill in the moat and set up a passage about fifty steps wide in front of the city. The Wei army soldiers stepped on the passage and moved the trench-filling trucks one by one.
, siege vehicles and ladders were pushed to the bottom of the city wall, and they launched non-stop attacks on the city gates and walls. Sima Yi formed three phalanxes of 5,000 people in front of the formation. Each time he entered the battle, there were 5,000 people.
In front of the city wall of less than 300 steps, they were divided into dozens of points to attack at the same time. On average, there were nearly a hundred people at each attack point. There were warriors in the front clinging to the city wall, and there were shooters in the back carrying out fixed-point strikes in the nest carts, and at the same time providing support to the companions under the city.
The news on the city head is that on the outside of the moat, there is a phalanx of 5,000 archers firing continuously for cover. The offensive is methodical and steady. Once the physical strength of the soldiers drops, he will replace it with 5,000.
If people continue to fight, Deng Zhi will not be given a chance to breathe.
If it weren't for the Pili chariots that quickly cleared out those nest chariots, and if it weren't for the continuous ballista chariots that offset the disadvantage of insufficient troops, Deng Zhi believed that he would not have been able to survive Sima Yi's offensive for three days.
In the final analysis, this is still a gap in strength. In the face of absolute strength, no matter what tricks you have, as long as your opponent does not make mistakes, it will be difficult for you to have any chance of turning defeat into victory.
It only took half a day of fighting, but the city wall of Wuguan was smeared with blood again. The piles of corpses, rolled stones and logs under the wall, the smashed ladders, and the arrows that looked like overgrown weeds were all better than the last time Hu Zun attacked.
Much more in one day.
Deng Zhi also felt strong pressure for the first time. He somewhat understood why Wei Ba did not advise him to defend Wuguan. Sima Yi was definitely not an ordinary opponent. With only ten days of preparation before attacking the city, the siege began.
Later, he was so ruthless that he spared no casualties, so you can guess his ability. If Wei Ba hadn't strongly suggested Zhuge Liang to increase the number of troops at Fang Ling last time, Meng Da might not have been able to defend Fang Ling in the face of Sima Yi's almost crazy close attack.
Seeing Wei Ba walking up the city wall, Deng Zhi shook his head tiredly and pointed to the unmoving phalanx outside the city and the command podium behind the phalanx. "Ziyu, this person is a powerful enemy."
Wei Ba grinned and thought to himself, this is a ruthless character who was able to suppress Prime Minister Zhuge's Northern Expedition plan. He can be said to be the most outstanding military strategist in the middle period of the Three Kingdoms. It's just that he was unlucky.
The time to shine was simply delayed by me.
"What do you think, General?"
"If we defend for another two days and wear down their morale, I don't believe he can keep attacking like this." Deng Zhi looked at Wei Ba and laughed: "I saw Wei Jun's navy just now, and they are small in number.
A lot of people have been killed, and the building boat has also disappeared. Did you succeed?"
Wei Ba smiled slightly: "Thanks to His Majesty the Emperor, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission as a general."
Deng Zhi laughed, patted Wei Ba on the shoulder, and walked slowly on the city wall. "Ziyu, I believe you can repel them, but I didn't expect you to succeed so quickly. Speaking of which, you are still a formidable person.
The Prime Minister thinks so highly of you, I was a little disapproving of it at first, but now it seems that the Prime Minister has the ability to recognize people, which I cannot match."
Wei Ba nodded calmly and agreed: "Of course, the Prime Minister is a rare talent that has been seen in a hundred years. How can he be beyond the reach of us?"
"You are not bad either. Among young people, there are very few people who are as capable as you." Deng Zhi raised his head and sighed softly: "With the prime minister strategizing, and young heroes like you working hard to serve, as long as we cooperate tacitly, we can regain the Han Dynasty."
Room, so what’s the problem?”
Wei Ba nodded repeatedly without saying a word. He knew what Deng Zhi wanted to say, but he didn't take it seriously. Now it's not that I don't want to cooperate with the Prime Minister, but the Prime Minister is stabbing me in the back. Should I just bow down and obey orders and do whatever I want?
?Your words of sincere unity should be spoken to the Prime Minister, not to teach me a lesson.
Seeing Wei Ba's expression, Deng Zhi sighed and stopped continuing the topic. He pointed at Sima Yi outside the city and said, "Ziyu, do you have any way to defeat Sima Yi?"
Wei Ba shook his head: "The difference in strength is too big, and this person is very smart and will not leave us many opportunities."
Deng Zhi frowned: "Are you suggesting that I abandon the city again?"
Wei Ba smiled: "That's not possible. Since the general wants to defend, he will defend for a day if he can. I also want to salvage the building ship and several warships to see if they can be repaired. If it is still possible
If you use it, it’s a good thing.”
Deng Zhi didn't care much about those ships. As long as Wei Ba didn't let him abandon the city now, he had no objection. The two discussed it and estimated the supplies stored in the city. After much calculation, they still weren't sure.
Now it depends on how long Sima Yi can maintain this offensive. As long as it exceeds ten days, the city's supplies will be exhausted, casualties will increase sharply, and the risk of breaking the city will also increase sharply.
In the final analysis, fighting is about strength. When both sides are very cautious, the possibility of winning by surprise or defeating more with less is very slim.
This idea was shared not only by Wei Ba and Deng Zhi, but also by Sima Yi and his son.
Seeing Master Sima who looked calm but somewhat depressed, Sima Yi was a little surprised: "You're back?"
Master Sima lowered his head: "Father, I was ambushed by Wei Ba."
"Ambush?" Sima Yi frowned: "Tell me, how did he ambush you?"
Master Sima told what happened, and then sat there silently without saying a word. Sima Yi was silent for a moment and laughed: "It seems that this boy is really a smart man. He can actually think of such a thing in a hurry."
The method was beyond my expectation. However, the magic skills are not elegant after all. When the two countries fight, not only the wisdom of the generals of both sides is compared, but also the national strength of both sides. These little cleverness can save a moment, but not the whole life.
, I would like to see if he has any way to make up for the nearly ten times gap in military strength between us."
He stared at the silent Master Sima and sighed softly: "Zi Yuan, you have disappointed me."
Master Sima bowed in embarrassment and said, "Yes, my son has let his father down, and he is extremely ashamed."
"But, do you know why I'm disappointed?"
Master Sima blinked and shook his head.
"What disappoints me is not your defeat, but that you only see failure but don't know how to turn it into a lesson. Ziyuan, he who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. You have always been very confident before, not because you are outstanding. - Of course, you are indeed outstanding - but because you don't have a strong opponent around you, your understanding of yourself is not completely accurate. Now, you have a good opponent, which is a great way to hone yourself. Why did the opportunity fail? If I were you, I would be so happy that I would sing and dance and get drunk."
Master Sima suddenly understood, and his eyes slowly brightened.
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