The air was filled with the "boom" of large siege equipment such as thunderbolt cars, giant horns, and ladders when they were being dragged, and the "rustle" of armor pieces colliding with each other when soldiers were walking.
One hundred thousand Cao Jun soldiers rushed out of their camp. Under the personal command of Cao Cao, they slowly pushed forward the team. Before entering the range of the bow and arrow, this speed could maintain their own formation and give The soldiers in Zaoyang caused psychological pressure.
One hundred thousand soldiers, densely arranged on the ground, the sharp swords shining dazzling light, heavy and firm steps, the rhythm of the flowing clouds, all exuding a life-threatening aura all the time, the ladder, the arrow tower, the giant horned car , Every car is like a beast.
Liu Xun quietly looked at Cao Cao's army under the city, and found that both the pace of advancement and the serious military appearance showed the strength of this army.
Liu Xun calmly analyzed every detail. He knew that every detail in the siege war could bring huge casualties to the opponent. The casualties of Cao Cao's army were his favorite. Cao Cao's army died one more person. Yangcheng is less dangerous.
"My son, according to the information from Fancheng Ma Liang, the weapon Cao Jun secretly built is a'thunderbolt car', which is very powerful and needs to be more careful."
Zhao Yun reminded Liu Xun from the side.
"When the thunderbolt cars show up, we will send the Xuanjia army to destroy them!"
For the so-called Thunderbolt, Liu Xun is not afraid.
Seeing that Cao Jun had entered the archer's range, Liu Xun immediately stopped talking, and calmly issued an order: "The archer is in front of you, prepare to shoot." With an order, Zaoyang City seemed to be ready to meet the opponent, his whole body erected. Hedgehog, thousands of bows and arrows, aimed at Cao Cao's army.
"Boom, boom, boom..." Another drum sounded. This drum was slightly different from the previous one. To say that the first battle drum was deafening, it was earth-shaking at this time.
Cao Cao's army also turned into desperate beasts in the sound of the drums. The expedition team in front of the army braved the rain of arrows and did not take any weapons. They were carrying sandbags, wooden boards, and some even used their own bodies. Go to fill the moat under Zaoyang City.
At this moment, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, and Sha Moke in the city could not help but be shocked.
Since Shamoko was in Liangzhou and Qiang, although he has experienced hundreds of battles in his life, there is no wall like a big man in other races. The battles he has participated in are very few. Now he has seen such a crazy army. How could he not be shocked.
Liu Xun said with emotion: "The death squad under Cao Cao's account is indeed a well-deserved reputation."
"What is a death squad?" Zhao Yun heard Liu Xun say, and hurriedly asked his doubts.
Liu Xun looked at the groups of soldiers rushing into the moat and said: "The death squad is the most terrifying unit in Cao Cao's army. They are all death row prisoners and desperate desperadoes. Cao Cao gathered them together, gave them good food and a good place to live. With rigorous training, they were asked to carry sandbags and other items to fill the moat at the risk of death during a siege."
Zhao Yun asked again: "This is clearly to die, why are they still willing to do it?"
Liu Xun shook his head and replied: "Death rowers are meant to die, and desperadoes don’t take their lives to heart. They are not afraid of death, but as long as those who survive a siege war will suffer Very good treatment, the strong are sent to the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, followed by the Qingzhou Soldiers, and the remaining ones who are not selected can also receive a generous reward. As for those killed in battle, their family members will be supported by Cao Cao. Ten years. But the premise is that the dead body must be found in the moat."
Zhao Yun took a breath and said coldly: "Cao Cao is so powerful, no wonder these soldiers jumped off the moat without hesitation as soon as they were injured by arrows."
Under the charge of the death squad, Huyu River seemed to have become an empty slogan. The death squad piled up several pontoons with corpses, sandbags, and planks to ensure that Cao Cao's army could advance down the city smoothly.
As soon as the moat passed, Cao Cao's army also accelerated the pace of the offensive. His army opened its way with infantry to attract the bows and arrows of the city defense and blockade, followed by a large number of ladders, arrow towers, and a triangular impact formation composed of giant horns.
The archers in the city also skillfully shot the arrows in their hands, and the rain of arrows that covered the sky and the sun leaned down from above the red city, and the blood was stimulated and splashed as each body fell.
At the same time, the Thunderbolt car hidden behind Cao Cao's troops was not to be outdone. Nearly five boulders whizzed towards Zaoyang. The rocks collided and the stone chips were splashed. All kinds of injuries, large and small, were instantly added to the city wall of Zaoyang. .
Seeing the sling, the soldiers in the city looked for bunkers to hide themselves. For a while, the fierce bows and arrows weakened a lot. And Cao Cao's army, even taking advantage of this empty space, marched forward desperately.
Liu Xun ordered Zhao Yun, Wei Yan and Shamo Ke to defend the east, west and south directions of the city respectively. As the main general, Liu Xun defended the north side of the city, personally stepped forward, ignoring the huge boulders and sharp arrows roaring from the sky, shouting to the soldiers: "Guards of the Great Han Army, you are all brave men, don’t you face? Are you afraid of these stones? Someone who is not afraid of death, stand up immediately, pull the sharp arrow in your hand, and meet the enemy with my general Tianwei, let Cao Thief see how powerful our army is!"
Liu Xun faced the battlefield with huge boulders flying in the sky like death hell, and he was still fearless. The tall figure stood on the wall of Zaoyang like an invincible copper wall and iron wall. The soldiers of the Han soldiers saw the commander like a god. , Have felt ashamed of their fear of death.
Everyone left the battlements where they had just escaped from the huge stones, and with the determination to die, they pulled their bows again, and so on. The rain of arrows that had just paused for a moment appeared once again on the heads of Cao Jun’s siege soldiers.
At this moment, the Cao army under the city has gathered more and more. The fierce Cao Cao army set up a ladder again and again, intending to rush to the wall.
Seeing the countless Cao Bing under the city, Liu Xun gave an accurate command: "Boiling oil, throw down Mitsubishi nails and boulders in turn."
Boiling oil, Mitsubishi nails, and boulders were thrown into the city one by one. The soldiers under the city were scalded by the boiling oil and jumped, then they were pierced by numerous Mitsubishi nails. They lost their ability to move, and then countless boulders took their heads. When it fell, the soldiers were unable to dodge, the blood spattered immediately, and the screams continued. Cao Cao's army immediately slowed down.
The Mitsubishi Nail was originally a special bead tool used by Zhuge Liang to deal with Cao Jun’s cavalry, but Liu Xun used it for defense, and its effect would not be less than that against the cavalry, especially this boiling oil, Mitsubishi nail, and boulder serial throwing method. It allows the soldiers under the city to lose their combat effectiveness within a certain period of time and become a target for the soldiers on the city.
Cao Cao, who had been watching the battle in the distance, pointed his finger at the huge figure on the city wall and asked: "Who is that man who actually held the two generals Miaocai (Xiahouyuan) and Wenyuan (Zhang Liao) firmly against the city. Within half a day, no one climbed onto the city wall, even facing Xuzhou City, which was stronger than Zaoyang in the past."
"According to the information that the spies heard, there are Liu Bei's eldest son Liu Xun in Zaoyang, as well as generals Zhao Yun and Wei Yan. Liu Xun is a golden armored Beidou spear. Zhao Yun is a silver armored gentian and a silver spear, and Wei Yan is a black armored sword. "
Guo Jia on the side reported the news he had received to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao clenched his fist and sighed: "I have long heard that Liu Bei's son, Liu Xun, is a young hero, and now he is indeed a well-deserved reputation! Why is the life of the big-eared thief so good! The big-eared thief is not dead, I can't sleep and eat!"
After a long time, Cao Cao put on a happy expression again, and said with a smile, "Such a dense thunderbolt has killed and wounded countless Han soldiers. If this continues, Liu Xun will definitely not last long. Let's retreat for the time being and rest. Fight again in a few days."
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In the direction of Xiangyang, Xiahou Dun attacked Fancheng twice but made no effort. He was so ashamed that he saw Cao Cao sent someone to urge him to attack the city, and he felt ashamed. The old face flushed red, stripped off his shirt, and rushed up with weapons. When he got to the bottom of the city, he held the ladder with both hands and wanted to climb to the top of the city. He was able to crawl, and suddenly he heard a swish, a cold arrow flew to the center of his right arm, and a burst of blood shot out immediately.
Xiahoudun intuitively felt that his right arm was hot and painful. When he looked up, he saw Zhang Fei standing on the head of the city with an arrogant attitude. He couldn't help shaking the iron bow in his hand and shouted: "One more step up and shoot your remaining eye. Go, let you be a blind man, haha!"
Xiahou Dun was so angry that Qiqiao made smoke, and shouted: "Zhang Fei, sooner or later, I will take down the city and devour you!"
Zhang Fei beckoned to him and said, "I'm here, come up if you have the ability!"
After hearing this, Xiahou Dun became even more angry, and said furiously: "Come up, I'm afraid you won't make it!" Deng Deng Deng climbed three steps up, seeing that he was about to reach the head of the city, and suddenly he heard the killing sound behind him. Gan Ning led a team of troops and horses to slam out of the city. Cao Jun was caught off guard and couldn't resist. They ran around and escaped.
Xiahoudun heard the sound of killing, and was startled. He subconsciously looked up and heard the sound of "Ah yo" constantly. People kept passing by over his head and fell down the city, causing his bones to be broken. Following that, there seemed to be a strong force pushing outwards, but with a bang, the ladder fell down. Although Xiahoudun's martial arts was outstanding, his light skills were mediocre. Seeing the ladder continue to tilt outward, he was shocked and was at a loss for a while. But after hearing a loud bang, Xiahou Dun turned his face up to the sky and fell to the ground, only to feel that no part of his limbs were painful, as if his ass was so painful that it was about to split apart.
At this time, there were bursts of laughter from the top of the city, Xiahou Dun was extremely angry, struggling to remember. With a sudden bang, the ladder fell down and pressed firmly on his body. Xiahou Dun screamed "Ah" and fainted.
Gan Ning was overjoyed when he saw Xiahoudun fall down from a distance, and waved his broad sword to cut the first level. Xiahoudun's soldiers were shocked when they saw this. Four people immediately rushed out to remove the ladder and ran backwards while carrying him. The other dozen guards all guarded the surroundings single-handedly. At this moment, the gong broke in the Cao army's formation, Cao Bing heard the sound of gold, and the elite soldiers retreated slowly. Gan Ning was afraid that there would be an ambush, and did not dare to chase after him, so he returned to the city to celebrate.
Xiahoudun was carried halfway, and when the mountain breeze blew, he immediately woke up. He heard the sound of gold ringing all around, and said forcefully: "At a critical moment, why is gold ringing?"
A guard on the side said: "Gongda (Xunyou) heard that the general had fallen to the head of the city, fearing that the general would lose, he ordered Mingjin to retreat."
Xiahou Dun sighed and said, "Oh, the big thing is in the hands of these timid scholars!" He chiseled his thigh severely, grinning with pain.
At this time, everyone in Fancheng opened their eyes and laughed, cheering and yelling, and the sound of roaring and screaming was drowning. In the Prefect’s Mansion, Zhang Fei, Ma Liang, Gan Ning, Xiang Chong, and Chen each took up a seat, pushing a cup and giving a cup to celebrate the victory.
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Everyone says that Cao Bing is great, but I think it's just that."
Ma Liang said: "The general must not be careless. Now Xiahou Dun has occupied the Nanyang and Nanxiang counties of Jingzhou. There is no worries about the future. Soldiers and horses can come from a source. Although we have won many times, the situation is indeed very worrying. The thunderbolt car was pitted and broken and we have to be careful."
Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "How can you be so arrogant and extinguish your own prestige. Don't say that he has the backing of Xiahou Dun, but he has brought all the elite soldiers here, I will tell him to come and go!"
Xiang Chong was about to speak when he suddenly saw a small pawn holding a silver tube in both hands to report: "Report, Military Master Zhuge Liang has faith and orders me to present General Zhang to his face."
Zhang Fei stretched out his hand to take it, unscrewed the tube cover, took a look at the letter, and said with enthusiasm, "The military division has sent troops to attack Nanjun, so I must wait to block Cao Jun and defend Xiangyang."
It seems that Zhuge Liang is finally about to attack Nanjun...