Chapter 726 Bombardment of Yangping Pass

Outside Yangping Pass, there was a mighty camp for more than ten miles. Flags were fluttering in the tents. There were no one knew how many troops there were. An unspeakable momentum slowly rose from the camp, demonstrating the power of the Liangzhou Army.

Opposite the Liangzhou Army's ten-mile company camp is Yangping Pass.

Yangpingguan is the barrier to the east of Hanzhong County. Its geographical location is very dangerous. It is built on the mountain, so it is extremely strong. Yangping Pass is to Hanzhong, just like Hulao Pass is to Luoyang. One man can guard the pass, but ten thousand people cannot open it.

On the top of Yangpingguan City, there is a big flag with Yang characters flying in the wind.

Under the shadow of the big flag, stood a Hanzhong Army general in full body armor, holding a long sword in his hand with a look of contentment on his face.

"Hmph, the Liangzhou army is victorious in every battle, and Liu Yuqing is invincible, but in front of me at Yangpingguan, he only suffered a bloody head injury."

I could only see traces of the city wall at Yangpingguan being mottled, with a thick blood color that penetrated into the bricks and stones. There were also traces of blood under the city wall, but there were no corpses. Except for those who died on the city wall, the rest of the Liangzhou soldiers who died in the battle were dragged back by their comrades.

It is not difficult to imagine that this place must have experienced a very tragic battle not long ago, and the Liangzhou Army shed a lot of blood at Yangping Pass.

Boom, boom, boom! Suddenly, the war drums in the Liangzhou Military Camp suddenly sounded. The originally quiet Liangzhou Military Camp suddenly woke up like a sleeping giant and made a noisy sound.

"General Yang, the Liangzhou army is about to attack the city again."

"What are you afraid of?"

Yang Ren encouraged the Hanzhong soldiers behind him: "Brothers, our Yangping Pass is as solid as a rock. Did you see the Liangzhou army attacking the city yesterday? They can only retreat!"

"Our army will win!"

The morale of the Hanzhong soldiers was high. They were a little worried at first, but Yangping Pass was indeed strong and the Liangzhou Army's first offensive was defeated, so they basically lost their fear of war.

However, today's Liangzhou Army is not in a hurry to attack the city. According to the past rules, multiple arms should cooperate with each other. Archers will shoot arrows in formation under the city to suppress the defenders at the top of the city. Infantry will be surrounded by ladder carts, rush carts, Lou Lu and other various siege weapons came forward and then attacked the city.

But today, the Liangzhou Army did not launch various formations. Instead, thousands of infantrymen came forward with shields as high as one person, and thunderbolt chariots were pushed out from the camp one by one. He was pushed to a distance of about 150 steps from Yangpingguan City, and stopped under the cover of a large shield.

Each Thunderbolt Chariot was surrounded by several slingers, and stones of different sizes were brought up from the rear. The slingers were calibrating, aiming the Thunderbolt Chariot at the city wall, and sat down to prepare for work.

"The enemy is going to use a Thunderbolt Chariot?"

Yang Ren couldn't help but frown when he saw hundreds of Thunderbolt cars stretching out.

"Haha, the enemy is really stupid. The Thunderbolt Chariot can only be effective within a hundred steps, but the enemy is one hundred and fifty steps away. What are our troops afraid of?" the Hanzhong Army garrison commander on the side laughed.

"Too."

Yang Ren breathed a sigh of relief. Catapults appeared earlier in Chinese history, from the Warring States Period. However, the catapults at that time were still relatively crude and could only move within a hundred steps at most. Therefore, when Yang Ren saw hundreds of Thunderbolt cars placed more than 150 steps away, he didn't take it seriously. Instead, he crossed his arms and put on a joking expression, as if he was watching a show.

"Adjust the various elements and prepare for test firing!"

The speaker's name was Hao Zhao, who was from Jinyang, Bingzhou. He later joined the Jizhou army and was valued by Liu Ye. Therefore, after teaching him how to use the Pili Chariot, he specially sent Hao Zhao to Liu Ye's side to be responsible for the Pili Chariot offensive.

Hao Zhao suddenly waved the command flag in his hand, and the fifty thunderbolt chariots that were ready to go were already ready. The slingers behind each thunderbolt chariot released their ropes at the same time, and the stone bullets on the stone arms were instantly thrown out. .

Whoosh whoosh!

Fifty stone bullets instantly rose into the sky and turned into fifty small black dots in the air. Then they expanded rapidly and fell from the sky.

Boom, boom, boom!

Most of the stone bullets landed in the open space in front of Yangping Pass, and only a few stone bullets hit the city wall, but for the thick and tall city wall, it was not painful or itchy.

Yang Ren frowned, but then he laughed at the soldiers behind him.

"Did you see that? I have already said that the enemy's Thunderbolt Chariot is nothing more than a fake show of force. There is nothing to be afraid of."

As soon as Yang Ren finished speaking, the Pili cars under the city started operating again. This time, there were not only fifty Pili cars, but a full three hundred Pili cars, all of which were moved, forming a circle facing Yangping Pass. sector.

"Load!"

Three hundred stone bullets were hit on the stone arm, and after adjustment, they were aimed at Yangping Pass again.

Yang Ren's expression stiffened. Could it be that the enemy's catapult could really shoot a hundred and fifty steps away?

No, no, the enemy is just playing tricks, there is nothing to be afraid of, Yang Ren comforted himself.

"Aim at the enemy city and launch!"

Whoosh whoosh!

A total of three hundred stone bullets rose into the sky, fell from the sky with huge power, and hit the city head hard.

Before the Hanzhong soldiers on the city could react, three hundred stone bullets had already landed.

A stone bullet weighing more than thirty kilograms drew an arc through the air, and immediately knocked the bricks on the city head loose. A Hanzhong soldier stood there blankly, and a stone bullet hit him unexpectedly.

Whoosh!

The stone bullet was like an angry bison, rushing towards him and hitting the chest of the Hanzhong soldier. The Hanzhong soldier was knocked to the ground by the momentum of the stone bullet, and his chest visible to the naked eye was reduced by one level. He let out a weak scream because his chest was blocked and he couldn't breathe out.

There was also a Hanzhong soldier. A stone bomb hit his legs. The area around his knees was immediately bloody and bloody. His legs were broken at the knee level. It could be clearly seen that the connected skin, flesh and bones were divided into two halves.

The sense of pain seemed to be cut off for an instant, and after a while, screams came out of the Hanzhong soldiers' mouths.

"Ah!!! Legs, my legs!"

The Hanzhong soldiers whose legs were smashed screamed and wailed, with blood and tears streaming down their faces. Seeing his miserable state, the surrounding Hanzhong soldiers wanted to pull him down, but several more stone bullets came one after another. The stone bullets hit the city head one after another. They were so frightened that they turned and ran away. .

Yang Ren stood there in disbelief.

Isn't it true that a catapult can only throw a hundred steps at most? Why so far?

How did the enemy do it?

Yang Ren was stunned for a moment in disbelief, and then a stone bullet roared towards him.