When the Liannu vehicles began to roar, most of the Pili vehicles remained silent, and only a limited number of them were trial-produced with a few rounds. Against such a loose formation, the Pili vehicles were far from able to exert their powerful lethality. Compared with
Under this situation, the intensive shooting of the continuous ballista can have a better effect.
Although the Wei army was covered by shields, the shields could not compare with the protective capabilities of fixed baggage cars. The Shu army hiding behind the baggage cars could safely and boldly listen to the Wei army's arrows hitting the carriages, making a dull sound like raindrops.
, even the soldiers behind the ballista can spread out thick wooden boards and stand up a giant shield one foot high and two feet wide to protect themselves, but the charging Wei army can only hold up the shield and charge forward against the dense rain of arrows. Deal with it
The best way to protect against a rain of arrows is to form a dense formation. Everyone can cover each other, which can greatly reduce the chance of being hit by arrows. However, the Shu army now has a powerful Thunderbolt Chariot. Once the formation is densely packed, they may be hit by stones.
Even if you are holding a shield, you will definitely die if you are hit by a stone bullet.
In order to avoid damage from the Shu army's stone bullets, these Wei troops could only advance in a loose formation, each looking after their own people and unable to cover each other. In this way, in the face of a dense rain of arrows, their chances of being hit by arrows were much higher.
When the five hundred infantry rushed to the front of the Shu army, they had already lost more than two hundred people, and the remaining people were more or less injured. But they couldn't rest yet, they still had to face the sharp attack of the Shu army's infantry.
To fight back, they still have to complete the task of clearing obstacles.
The Wei army began to clear the obstacles, and the Shu army certainly could not sit idly by. The infantry hiding among them rushed forward, and the two sides started a hand-to-hand battle.
The Shu army had its own position at its back, was relatively stable psychologically, and was covered by archers, so it counterattacked very bravely. Although the Wei army was also covered by archers, they had just experienced an arrow formation and were psychologically weak. In addition, the two sides were disproportionate.
Although the Wei soldiers fought hard and tried desperately to clear the roadblocks with their arrow formations and troops, their casualties still increased rapidly in the face of the Shu army's counterattack. In the end, they could only throw corpses on the ground and withdraw from the battle in embarrassment.
Array.
Zhang He was not in a hurry. He had no hope of easily breaking the formation. His purpose was to hold off Xiang Lang so that he could not support Shanggui and create opportunities for Guo Huai to leave the city. He ordered Fei Yao to replace a group of people and continue
Attack, continuous attack, must not give Xiang Lang a chance to breathe.
Just when Zhang He and Xiang Lang were fighting, Guo Huai was commanding his soldiers to remove the sandbags blocking the door in Shanggui City. After receiving Zhang He's order, Guo Huai was very excited. After being blocked in the city by Zhuge Liang for nearly half a year, he finally waited.
An opportunity for revenge. Now Zhang He not only used the speed of the cavalry to attract Zhuge Liang's main force to the wooden gate, but also personally restrained Xiang Lang, creating opportunities for him to counterattack out of the city. As long as he can successfully counterattack, the Wei army will win the battle of Longyou.
The victory ended, and he, the governor of Yongzhou, who was almost trapped and died in Shanggui City, could atone for his sins.
Therefore, he was very grateful to Zhang He and was full of fighting spirit to go out to fight in the city.
Under his encouragement, the soldiers were also very excited, and Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui, also followed suit and gave instructions.
Bags of mud and sand were moved away, and the gate of Shanggui City, which had been closed for several months, opened with a rumble. Five thousand infantry rushed out of Shanggui City and rushed towards the Shu army's position outside the city.
The person in charge of this position is the Prime Minister Hu Ji. He is well aware that he has a heavy responsibility. If he cannot attract all the main forces in the city, then Wei Ba and the others will not be able to find an opportunity to raid. Capturing Shanggui will also be a failure.
possible tasks.
Although the Wei army in the city was exhausted, it could not be underestimated, so Hu Ji and Xiang Lang were fully prepared. Seeing Guo Huai leading his army to rush out and rushing towards the position like a tide, Hu Jiqiang restrained himself.
He was so nervous that he loudly ordered: "Shoot!"
The war drums suddenly exploded, and the thunder chariots began to roar first, and stone bullets roared out, hitting the city gate of Shanggui and the Wei soldiers who had just rushed out of the city gate.
The stone bullet drew a beautiful and deadly arc in the air, then accelerated downward and hit the Wei army's formation accurately. The stone bullet hit the shield, breaking the wooden shield into pieces, and smashed the soldiers behind the shield to pieces.
The two feet were still running forward, but the upper body suddenly split open, and blood splashed out from the incomplete limbs, which was shocking.
Stones rained like rain, and Wei soldiers were hit one after another and fell into a pool of blood. There was chaos at the city gate. Those in front wanted to stop, but those behind were still rushing out. Everyone squeezed together, making it difficult for them to move forward.
Stone bullets have more opportunities.
"Don't look back, rush forward——"
Guo Huai risked being hit by a stone bullet and appeared at the top of the city. He pointed at the Shu army's position in the distance and shouted loudly: "Only by rushing over can we fight a bloody path. Anyone who retreats from the battle will be shot without mercy!"
Seeing that there was no way to retreat, the soldiers of Wei had no choice but to rush forward. They roared desperately, spread out their footsteps, and rushed towards the Shu army's position. The gate of the city was the most dangerous place, where the Shu army's thunderous chariots concentrated their attacks.
As long as they escape this distance and disperse their formation, the power of the Thunderbolt Car will be greatly reduced.
More and more Wei soldiers rushed through the city and rushed towards the Shu army's position. They held up their shields and swords, roared shrilly, and charged forward regardless of their own safety.
Within two hundred steps, the Shu army's crossbow chariots began to display their power, and a cloud of arrows jumped out of the position, like dark clouds covering the sky, and then rushed towards the charging Wei army. Although the Wei army held up their shields, they were so densely packed.
In the face of the rain of arrows, there were still heavy losses. Many people were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. The injured groaned helplessly, while those who were shot in the vital parts died silently.
Under Shanggui City, a bloody massacre was taking place.
When he went to the top of Guang City, Guo Huai sneered. He knew that although the Shu army was small in number, their arrow array was very sharp. Two thousand people had one hundred crossbow chariots, and the power of shooting was no less powerful than the arrows of a thousand people.
Formation. If you want to pass this arrow formation, heavy losses are inevitable. After several months of offensive and defensive battles, half of the defenders in Shanggui City have lost their combat effectiveness. In addition to consuming the arrows of the Shu army, these people
Arrows and stone bullets no longer have much effect.
If he wanted to counterattack successfully, Guo Huai could only drive these soldiers to die.
There are four gates in Shanggui City. He opened the west gate first in order to induce Hu Ji to fire a large number of stone bullets and consume his reserves. Continuous desperate attacks will greatly stimulate Hu Ji. Driven by a nervous mentality
, Hu Ji would unknowingly forget to control the rhythm and save stones, bullets and arrows. In this way, his consumption would be greatly increased compared to normal battles.
At that time, it's time for his real main force to attack.
Guo Huai believed that in terms of experience in commanding on the battlefield, he had a better chance of winning than those Shu Han generals who had not experienced war. Zhang He could fool Zhuge Liang, he was not as strong as Zhang He, but facing an unknown person like Hu Ji
, he still has enough chance of winning.
Guo Huai's prediction gradually became a reality. Facing the Wei army's desperate charge, Hu Ji kept ordering thunderbolt chariots and serial ballistas to counterattack. He did not even notice that the number of Wei Jun was constantly decreasing. He always
It seems that more and more Wei troops are rushing to the front of the formation. The infantry positions responsible for blocking are shaky and may collapse at any time, but Wei troops are still rushing over in a steady stream.
The two sides fought fiercely for a long time. Outside the west gate of Shanggui, there were corpses everywhere, stone bullets stained with red blood or white bones, and dense arrows like clumps of weeds, so dense that it was chilling. The moans of dying people were heard in the cold.
It floats in the wind like a ghost crying.
Guo Huai looked at the declining Shu army's position in the distance, sneered, waved his hand and ordered the south gate and north gate to be opened, and the five thousand elite infantry selected rushed out of the city gate and launched the final attack.
"Kill--" The Wei army let out an earth-shattering roar, sprinted forward, and pounced on the Shu army's position from both wings.
Hu Ji looked pale. Although he had been prepared, he was still shocked when he saw Guo Huai's final blow. If he had not made arrangements in advance, he would not have been able to fight back in the face of Guo Huai's counterattack.
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"Raise the two-rabbit flag and ask for help!" Hu Ji raised his trembling hand and waved it hard.
"Dong Dong Dong! Dong Dong Dong!" The rapid sound of war drums sounded, and the two rabbit flags were erected, flying in the cold wind.
Looking at the double rabbit flag erected in the Shu army formation, Guo Huai laughed loudly.
Who did Hu Ji turn to for help? Xiang Lang? No, it was impossible. Xiang Lang faced Zhang He's more than 10,000 men. If Zhang He hadn't cared about the lives of his soldiers, Xiang Lang would have been unable to hold on. He couldn't protect himself now, and
Where is the strength to support Hu Ji?
To Zhuge Liang? Yes, Zhuge Liang's main force is in the south of the city, but yesterday he was still a hundred miles away. Even if he marched overnight, he would be exhausted when he got here and had no fighting power at all. Not to mention that there was Xia Houru in the south of the city.
With Zhuge Liang's strength, it would be impossible to break through Xia Houru's blockade without half a day. With this half day, they had already annihilated Xiang Lang and Hu Ji.
Apart from this, where else can there be reinforcements? There is Zhao Guang at Longguan, but he only has 3,000 infantry in total. Zhang He only needs to release the scouts thirty miles away, and as soon as Zhao Guang appears, Zhang He will know about it. Zhang He is not too sure
It is possible to use cavalry to attack Xiang Lang's formation, but he can use cavalry to surprise Zhao Guang's infantry. Without a solid position to cover, the advancing infantry has little ability to resist the cavalry. Zhang He only needs to send half of the cavalry to defeat Zhao Guang's infantry.
Easily defeated Zhao Guang.
So who can Hu Ji turn to for help? To God?
Guo Huai laughed endlessly.
At the same time, Zhang He was also sneering. He received the news that Guo Huai led the main force out of the city, and knew that the war had entered the final critical moment. His attention was not only on the battlefield in front of him, but also on the situation within thirty miles around.
That's what he cares about most.
As long as Zhuge Liang's main force did not appear at Shanggui City, victory would be within his grasp.
At this moment, a horse came galloping from the north. The knight on horseback held up the red flag in his hand and sent an emergency signal.
Zhang He raised his eyebrows and shrank his eyes.
There is only Zhao Guang in the north, and he only has two to three thousand infantry, which is not enough to cause trouble. What kind of reinforcements can make the scouts so nervous that they send out the most urgent signal? (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature for better updates of the novel. Faster!)