Outside Luocheng, Liu Xun led the Han army to the city.
The banners of the Han army were fluttering and hunting in the wind, as if they were demonstrating the arrival of victory. The three armies lined up all the way, and ten huge trebuchets appeared in front of the army, facing the not too tall but thick Luocheng. These ten trebuchets were made by the craftsmen led by the equipment wizard Pu Yuan. They were so powerful that they could throw a hundred kilograms of large stones. They were called "thunder carts" and were specially transported by Zhuge Liang from Jingzhou.
Liu Xun's soldiers and horses were already panic, and their expressions were speculative, and when they saw the Han army, it was even more like an enemy, and the atmosphere was unspeakably tense.
Fortunately, Liu Xun got the news and rushed to the city with a bunch of civil and military soldiers early, and he just suppressed this bad atmosphere.
Looking at the scene in the city, even the calm and determined Liu Xun took a breath. Although he has fifty thousand troops in his hands, the mighty and majestic team of the Han Army is overwhelmingly powerful. Moreover, the opponent came out in full force. It is conceivable that Liu Xun on the other side was determined to face the enemy.
While worrying, Liu Xun also felt a little grateful. He had ordered people to dig trenches outside the moat using the water pressure to expand the river water width and increase obstacles to the enemy.
Although this does not play a fundamental role, in Liu Xun's view, as long as he can hold the opponent as much as possible, it is a small victory for himself.
"Boom!" With a loud noise, Liu Xun, who was still in the delusion to hold the Han army for a few days, looked back in shock, and found that a low city wall had been blasted with rocks and soot. There was still a touch of blood. It turned out that it was the two closest soldiers. Because they couldn't escape the impact of the boulder, they were also deeply involved. Accompanied by the loud noise, they completely died among a pile of rocks. in.
The opponent has attacked the city! Liu Xun immediately recovered, and immediately began to issue a series of Fangcheng orders.
Below the city, Liu Xun couldn't help but began to let the army attack the city. Before Liu Xun could react, a surprise came fiercely. The huge boulder fell from the sky with a gesture that made people unable to breathe, bombarding the seemingly huge. In fact, the city wall was fragile. After the boulder passed, the ten thousand crossbowmen of Zhuge Liannu Camp fired crossbow arrows all together. Liannu came to the sky, and the dense Liannu made Liu Xun Bingma who was standing at the head of the city completely panicked.
"Hold on, hold on." Deng Xian took Liu Xun's order and shouted to the surrounding soldiers with exhaustion.
Just when Deng Xian kept commanding the soldiers to restore some morale, countless ladders were erected on the city, and the Han soldiers who had been prepared had already climbed on the ladders.
Looking at the Han army who could go up to the wall at any time, another general, Liu Huang, lost his face and said in shock: "Don't let the enemy go up to the city and kill them."
The soldiers and horses of the two sides began to compete against each other, and the Han army continued to fall to the city. However, Liu Xun had to face countless arrows and stones in addition to preventing the Han army. The degree of danger was much higher than that of the Han. military.
Liu Xun flew to the side of the female wall, with a panic on his face, looking down inconceivably, and he was frightened. According to Liu Xun's calculations, in this Luocheng offensive and defensive battle, his own side will take the leading position. If the Han army wants to attack the city smoothly, they must wade through the moat that has been deeply dug by themselves.
But seeing the opponent so fast, he set up the ladder, which surprised Liu Xun, how could the speed of the Han army be so fast, when it was already close to the city and began to climb the city.
Under this circumstance, Liu Xun had to look down the city. At this sight, Liu Xun felt dizzy and stunned.
The moat outside the city was originally a stream of living water that could continuously irrigate into the moat. Liu Xun took advantage of this to cause trouble for the Han army as much as possible, but he forgot that under the conditions that he could make full use of it, the other party You can also have your own method.
Within the moat, I don't know when dozens of pontoon bridges were erected, with broad slabs on the top, for people to walk through. Only the Han soldiers underneath walked on the ground, unaffected by them. Zhuge Liang not only brought thunderbolt cars, but also experienced craftsmen. These craftsmen are usually blessed by Liu Xun and Zhuge Liang. At the critical moment, they are naturally very hardworking. They all want to repay their kindness. Building a floating bridge is simply a trivial matter.
"Damn! Damn! Am I dead?" Liu Xun looked up to the sky and roared, his face grim, gritted his teeth, unrelenting grief and sadness.
"My son, the enemy has a lot of tricks, but if we want to break the city, we have to pay a heavier price than us. As long as we persist, the lord will definitely send reinforcements to support."
With the blood on Deng Xian's face, the battle commander on the battlefield was not at all timid at this moment, and his eyes were even sharper than Liu Xun at this time.
"What General Deng said is." Liu Xun said with a sad look: "Our army is usually negligent in training, so naturally it is not suitable for war. This is my crime."
Seeing Liu Xun's emotions and depression, Liu Huang couldn't help being a little angry, and shouted at Liu Xun, "The winner is not divided, why is the son so discouraged."
Liu Xun said in a daze: "At this time, the moat can no longer stop the attack of the Han army. Rao Yi's attack is so swift and violent. Within five days, Luocheng will fall and our army will be defeated. General Deng and General Liu. , I’ll wait... I’ll plan to withdraw as soon as possible."
"This..." Deng Xian and Liu Huang looked at Liu Xun with some surprises. Before, the other party had persisted to the end, as if they were going to coexist and die with the city. How come the city hasn't been compromised yet, so they have planned. Escaped.
Liu Xun seemed to see through their minds, condensed his sad emotions, and slowly said, "If I can really drag on for more than a month, I will live up to my mission. I will also explain to the lord, even if it is dead, what does it matter? But. It is no longer possible at this moment. Luocheng is no more than ten feet high, and the city walls are weak. The Han army wants to break through the city only day and night. If that time comes, even if the whole army is paid for the lives of the soldiers, it will not be able to stop the Han. The pace of the army can't buy more preparation time for the master in Chengdu. If you die like this, you will die in vain. Is it worth it?"
Deng Xian and Liu Huang stared at Liu Xun in a daze, and when he heard him, they really felt very reasonable. Even if they were themselves, they wouldn't just die in vain. It's not worth it.
Liu Xun watched the increasingly fierce offensive and defensive battle, splashing blood and staining the city, feeling that the roar of the soldiers on both sides contained the persistence and persistence to his mission, and he sighed for a long time, with indescribable withering and sadness.
Outside the city, the faces of Liu Xun and others were indescribably triumphant, but their triumph contained a bit of dignity.
How could Liu Xun not understand Liu Xun's intention to dig the moat, let alone Zhuge Liang and other outstanding counselors. However, Liu Xun did not expect that the craftsmen of the Han army were of first-rate level. They quickly built the pontoon, which frustrated Liu Xun's plan. "
"Mr. Kong Ming, although our army is progressing smoothly now, Liu Xun is really brave, and our army has suffered a lot of casualties." Liu Xun watched the soldiers who had finally climbed up to the top of the city been ruthlessly fell down, and his heart inevitably hurt. Shang also showed an anxious look.
Zhuge Liang's face was light and windy, but his cheeks were slightly flushed with heat. Although he tried his best to maintain a calm image, his body was shaking slightly.
Liu Xun was paying attention to the battle ahead and did not notice Zhuge Liang's abnormality at all, but seeing that Zhuge Liang hadn't responded for a long time, Liu Xun frowned and turned his head to look towards Zhuge Liang.
When he saw Zhuge Liang's forehead in a cold sweat, his lips were a little dry and cracked, Liu Xun immediately panicked, "Mr. Kong Ming, what's wrong with you, isn't it because you are uncomfortable, is it a strange disease?"
Soon, Zhuge Liang's discomfort was discovered by several people beside him, and they showed concerned eyes one after another.
"Lord, I'm fine." Zhuge Liang couldn't help it, so he simply put away the calm color on his face, and turned to show a bit of pain, pressing one hand on his chest, and said with difficulty: "It's just a bit disgusting. , Watching the battle ahead... I..."
At the end, Zhuge Liang didn't know how to export, but his face gradually paled.
Liu Xun suddenly realized that Judging from Zhuge Liang's condition that he was not ill, he must have been irritated, and the cause was the scene of flesh and blood flying across the ground and corpses all over the ground.
Even though Zhuge Liang's wisdom is thousands of miles away, he has a clever calculation, and strategizes, the mysterious and talented image of Zhuge Liang is displayed in front of everyone, but for the first time facing the bloody scene of life and death at close range, the impact is still very strong for a scholar. of.
Looking at Zhuge Liang, who was still lingering in his heart, Liu Xun could only sigh in his heart. He didn't know how to comfort him. Such a scene would have to go through a lot. Even if Zhuge Liang could escape for a while, he could not escape for a lifetime. Faced with it, it would be better to let him get used to it early.
"Mr. Kong Ming, this is war. In times of troubled times, we must accept these cruel laws. Both you and I cannot avoid it."
For the first time, Liu Xun gave Zhuge Liang a sincere enlightenment, but with these words, Liu Xun was more like to comfort himself. Once upon a time, these bloody scenes also made Liu Xun uncomfortable. When he was on the scene, Liu Xun felt the fragility of life and the horror of death.
Three or four years have passed. After many battles, Liu Xun has gradually become accustomed to it. But when Liu Xun discovered this, he actually felt scared. When... I was so hard-hearted and could see life like grass. , Such as our shoes. Liu Xun didn't want to kill people, but the war was cruel. Liu Xun's eyes were shining, but there were countless confusions in them, the center of his heart was chaotic, and his face looked stunned. This situation was not much better than Zhuge Liang.
"Lord, lord, what's the matter?" Zhuge Liang gently shook Liu Xun, who was stunned. At this time, Liu Xun's actions made him puzzled. Could it be that I was infected.
Zhuge Liang shook his head and began to shook Liu Xun more vigorously, shouting non-stop.
"Mr. Kong Ming, what's the matter?" Liu Xun came back to his senses. Seeing Zhuge Liang looking at himself questioningly, he suddenly understood what was going on. He smirked, and then looked straight ahead, sighing: "Nothing, just a little bit No more feelings about the world."
Everyone didn’t know what Liu Xun was talking about, but between the lines and in Liu Xun’s eyes, Liu Xun’s sadness could be felt...