Chapter 1715 Forced Wei Jun to Fight
"It's okay, trebuchets alone are not enough to break through the city. Pass down an order to let the soldiers go down to the city to take refuge temporarily, leaving only a few people to wait and see on the city with flags. When the soldiers under the city see the red flag, they will go to the city to defend!" Cao Zhen was very pleased. The countermeasures were quickly thought of. The stone bombs fired by the trebuchet could not hit the bottom of the city wall anyway, and the threat was only to the defenders at the top of the city.
That being the case, let the defenders at the top of the city withdraw first, rest under the city wall, and then go up to the top of the city to defend when the Shu army is fast attacking, so that the usefulness of the trebuchet will be greatly weakened. It's impossible to smash down the city wall, right?
Everyone led the order to go, and the soldiers of the Wei army leaned against the parapet and came to the stairs, and then went down the stairs to the city, leaving only a few soldiers on guard at the top of the city, Cao Zhen, Xu Huang and other generals also stayed on the city, Observe the dynamics of the Shu army through perforation.
This scene was also seen by Shen Long through the eagle in the sky, he chuckled, "If Cao Zidan thinks this will solve the problem, he underestimated us!"
Immediately, another new ordnance was pushed up, it was a batch of huge well fences, the ordinary well fences looked like a mobile fortress, with 8 or 10 huge wheels underneath, and dozens of people were responsible for pushing them; On the top platform, elite soldiers with bows and arrows are deployed, and they are protected by leather and shields.
As for the Jinglan used by the soldiers of the Shu army, there are no soldiers holding bows and crossbows at the top. Instead, there are several huge bed crossbows. This is the eight-ox crossbow made by Shen Long based on the drawings collected by the Song court.
This kind of giant crossbow combined three big bows, originally it took 30 people to draw it, but Shen Long added a pulley block when making it, only a few people can fully open the bow and crossbow, and then install the huge feather arrows.
Then a large number of carts were pushed up. This is a four-wheeled bottomless wooden cart, which is covered with cowhide to resist the arrows in the city. People push the carts forward in the cart, which can cover the nurses and attack the city wall. The city wall cannot be destroyed directly, and about ten people can be hidden in a car. When they are in front of the city wall, these soldiers get out of the car to dig the moat.
He was about to dig open the moat of Wancheng and drain the water in the moat so as to directly attack the city wall. Seeing this, Cao Zhen immediately ordered to wave the red flag, and the soldiers who had just left the city rushed up again, ready to attack these soldiers.
However, at this time, the Baoxu crossbow and the soldiers above the well are ready to launch. The arrows of the Baoxu crossbow are made of hard wood as the shaft and the iron piece as the plume. The gun is like a javelin, and it can be directly nailed into the city wall when fired at close range. The well fence built by the Shu army is higher than the city wall of Wancheng. It shoots salvos from the heights, and often shoots through the densely populated Wei army soldiers at the top of the city. many.
The Wei army wanted to fight back, but their bows and crossbows were far from the range of the Ba Niu crossbow, so they could only be beaten passively, while the Shu army under the city had already hidden under the chariot, and the arrows were all blocked by the wooden roof of the chariot, so they could not be hurt at all. To the soldiers below, and although the trebuchet is powerful but limited in accuracy, it also cannot cause much damage to these soldiers.
Cao Zhen ordered to switch to rocket shooting. Shen Long was also prepared for it. He spread a layer of wet mud on the roof of the car.
Seeing that the defenders at the top of the city suffered heavy losses under the attack of the eight-ox crossbow and the trebuchet, Cao Zhen could only let them go down the city again, and the Shu army came out of the car to dig the moat again. This time Cao Zhen could only watch.
The moat was finally dug by the Shu army, and the river inside flowed into Jishui along the channel they dug. Then, under the cover of catapults and bed crossbows, the soldiers carried soil bags on their backs and poured the soil into the moat.
Seeing that the moat was gradually being filled and Wancheng was about to lose an important part of its outer defense system, Cao Zhen finally couldn't bear it anymore and ordered Xu Huang to get out of the city.
But the signs of the mobilization of soldiers and horses in the city have fallen into the eyes of the watchmen on Jinglan. They waved the red flag, and Ma Dai led a group of elite troops to block Xu Huang's way out. The two sides fought in a scuffle not far from the city gate. , Xu Huang was defeated and returned. Even he was almost shot by the arrow shot by the bed crossbow. Fortunately, he reacted in time to escape his life. He returned to the city in embarrassment, and even threw his big ax outside the city. Now Zhao Tong is holding it up high in his hand, showing off his power outside the city.
Cao Zhen discussed with the generals, and finally came up with a way to sneak attack at night. They planned to go out of the city through other gates, and then go around to the south gate, using the cover of night to approach the Shu army's catapults and wells, and kill them. Burn it down, so maybe it can last a little longer.
Going out of the city through other city gates can indeed escape the eyes of the soldiers on Jinglan, but he can't escape Shen Long's prying eyes. He used his plan and made some arrangements in the camp; Countless torches, Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, Guan Suo, Ma Dai, Zhao Guang, Zhao Tong, Deng Ai and others led the army out one after another and surrounded Xia Houshang.
The sound of shouting for killing only lasted for half an hour before it ended. Xia Houshang's troops and horses were wiped out, and even he himself was captured alive by Ma Dai, and the Shu army won a big victory.
"Xingguo, hurry up and untie General Xiahou!" As soon as Ma Dai put Xiahoushang in the account, Shen Long asked Zhang Bao to untie him. Why didn't he tell others to call him Zhang Bao, because they were relatives.
Xia Houshang is Xia Houyuan's nephew. Zhang Bao's mother, Zhang Fei's wife, is Xia Houyuan's niece. She was captured by Zhang Fei and became his wife. In terms of seniority, Zhang Fei had to call Xia Houyuan uncle. After Dingjun Mountain was beheaded by Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei buried Xia Houyuan generously.
According to this relationship, Zhang Bao has to be called Uncle Xia Houshang. Although the two sides have their own masters on the battlefield, it is inevitable that they will fight each other, but if the other side is captured, they still have to be treated well.
In the future when Deng Ai destroyed Shu, Pang De's son Pang Hui would kill Guan Yu's descendants to avenge his father. Later, Cao Wei issued an order to strictly prohibit harassment of Zhang Fei's descendants because of this relationship.
"Uncle, my nephew has untied you." Zhang Bao scratched his head in embarrassment, then untied Xia Houshang, and then asked Shen Long how to deal with Xia Houshang.
Shen Long replied, "Your mother has been with General Zhang for many years and has not seen her relatives for a long time, but now she just sent General Xiahou to Shuzhong to reunite their relatives."
Zhang Bao gladly accepted the order, and hurriedly arranged chariots and horses, and sent his cronies and family members to send Xia Houshang to Shuzhong. As for whether Xia Houshang will surrender or do something else in the future, it depends on Zhang Fei and Liu Bei.
After this battle, Cao Zhen no longer dared to send troops to attack. He could only watch helplessly as the Shu Han army filled up the moat and began to formally attack the city.
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