"Sun!" Fan Yue cursed secretly, adjusted his direction slightly, pulled the crossbow machine again, and fired it again. This time, he shot all the remaining four arrows in one breath. Then he turned over and jumped out of the crossbow vehicle

, shouted repeatedly, "Ring the strings, and getting the arrow!"

"Here!" The two wheelmen and one archer agreed in unison, each taking their own positions, and moved quickly. The wheelmen quickly turned the wooden wheel, and the squeaking sound rang, and the thick bowstrings were squeaking one by one.

Pulling into the position, the "click" sounds one after another, and five exquisite crossbow teeth hooked the bowstrings respectively.

Four giant arrows flew towards the top of the city, scaring Xiahou Ba and others to death. The power of the arrow just now made them feel cold. Such giant arrows are definitely not something that humans can resist, even if they use iron shields.

, No one can withstand this fierce power, and internal injuries are inevitable. Therefore, when he sees four giant arrows shooting, Xiahou Ba himself has no idea of ​​blocking it.

He whistled and rushed under the battlements at the same time.

At this moment, only the thick rammed earth walls can provide them with a sense of security.

In the blink of an eye, a giant arrow shot, and two soldiers who could not dodge were shot, screaming and falling down the city wall. A giant arrow shot farther away, crossed the city wall, and shot a civilian under the city to death. The other giant

The arrow shot in the air, and the arrow pierced into the solid rammed earth, causing the earth chips to fly. One of them hit Xiahou Ba's face. Xiahou Ba suddenly felt that half of his face was out of consciousness.

Looking at the shaking giant arrow, a chill burst out from Xiahou Ba's heart, and he vaguely guessed the reason for Sima Yi's defeat.

According to Wei Ba's request, Wang Hui ordered two of the five hundred-step crossbows to take care of Xiahou Ba. He repeatedly suppressed Xiahou Ba on the top of the city, unable to move, let alone running around and commanding the counterattack.

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The participation of the Shu army effectively suppressed the counterattack of the Wei army and reduced the pressure on the Wu army that was siege. Originally, the Wu army was mainly crossbowmen, with a range of about 80 steps, and they were obviously at a disadvantage when they shot against the Wei army at the top of the city.

, the casualties were quite serious, but the effect was not satisfactory. At this moment, with the help of the Shu army's chariot battalion, the Wu army was like a tiger, especially the Shu army's unique 500-step crossbow that occasionally sniped the Wei army's generals, interfering with the command of the Wei army.

, effectively controlled the counterattack rhythm of the Wei army on the front of the city, and further tilted the battle situation towards the Wu army.

The sudden reversal of the situation had an important impact on the morale of both sides. The Wei army was suppressed by the fierce arrow formation, and its morale fell sharply, but the Wu army was greatly boosted and pushed siege cars toward Xiangyang City, with huge collisions.

The vertebrae was also pushed to the city gate. Hundreds of Wu soldiers pulled the ropes hard, pushing the vertebrae made of wood, hitting the city gate again and again, and the "bang bang" sounded at every Wei soldiers.

In my heart, Wei Jun, who had a very relaxed mentality, suddenly felt the pressure.

The civilians shouted neatly and pushed siege chariots toward the city wall. The powerful crossbows and crossbow chariots on them roared continuously, pouring waves of arrows on the city, and shooting the Wei army.

Don't start. The generals of the Wei army saw it and were anxious in their hearts, but they did not dare to rush out rashly. Once a general wearing exquisite armor appeared on most of the city, the five hundred-step crossbow of the Shu army would be like a shadow.

Follow him, shoot continuously until he is shot or force him back to his hiding place.

The command of the Wei army was disrupted and the counterattack became even more weak. The Wu army's offensive became more fierce, and many siege cars approached the city wall. The heavy suspension bridge fell and hung on the city wall. Then, fully armed infantry circled.

Go up, step on the suspension bridge, and rush towards the city. More soldiers climb up the ladder.

For a moment, Xiangyang was in a hurry.

Seeing that the Wu army began to climb the city, both the Wu army's crossbowmen and the Shu army's crossbow chariots slowed down their attacks to avoid accidentally killing soldiers from the side. The rain of arrows had just weakened, and the Wei army, who had been anxious, came from the hiding place.

He rushed out and killed Wu Jun.

Without the cover of the arrow formation, the pressure of the Wu army immediately became greater. The city was about to break out, and every soldier of the Wei army fought desperately and fought back, trying his best to drive the Wu army who rushed to the city. The Wu army spent a thousand dollars.

After all the hardships, they finally climbed up the city wall, so how could they retreat? The two sides fought bloody battles in a small area at the top of the city, and casualties increased rapidly. Although the Wei army did not have an advantage in overall strength, they were on the city wall.

There is enough numerical advantage to block the Wu army tightly, so that they cannot expand their results.

The sound of shouting and killing sounds on the top of the city were loud, and the sound of weapons hitting, screams and roars mixed together. From time to time, someone fell from the top of the city and made muffled sounds. The Wei army, who had been suppressed by the arrow formation, showed its power at this moment and was about to be shown.

The prepared hot oil and the manure were poured on the heads of Wu soldiers in Pancheng, and then they threw down a torch. The fire was everywhere and the stinking was everywhere. The walls were full of fire, blood was everywhere, and screaming everywhere.

soldiers and corpses in a row.

Lu Xun looked at the chaotic battle flags on the city from afar, his face calm, but his hand holding the railing was tightly held. In the offensive and defensive battles in the city, the biggest casualties were approaching the city, and then the battle at the city.

Under normal circumstances, the casualties ratio of the offensive and defensive sides is four to one, and more than half of the casualties are before climbing the city. The defending side has a city cover and has a great advantage. The attacking side has to pay a heavy price to approach the city wall. The casualties at this time

The ratio is far more than four to one, and under normal circumstances it can reach ten to one or even higher. Failure to siege is often because it is impossible to get to the city. Once the attacking side rushes to the top of the city, the gap between the two sides will quickly narrow.

At this time, the defender still has a certain advantage, and the attacker still has to pay more than the defender to achieve the final victory. If the city cannot be broken in the end, then the previous casualties will be useless and everything will have to be started again.

Come again.

With the help of the Shu army, the casualties of the Wu army before climbing the city were greatly reduced. However, after entering the battle stage at the city, the Shu army's arrow formation could not play a role, and all the casualties could only be borne by the Wu army.

This is also the reason why Wei Ba was only willing to cover up and did not agree to participate in the war in full. His purpose was to let Wei and Wu kill each other, so how could he pay the lives of the Shu army soldiers? He was not afraid that Lu Xun would withdraw his troops. Things have come to this point.

Lu Xun was no longer allowed. Sun Quan was determined to win Xiangyang, but he couldn't withdraw even if he wanted to.

Lu Xun obviously understood this, so he didn't say anything, just focused on siegeing the city. Being able to have the help of the Shu army is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If he couldn't take this opportunity to win the important town of Xiangyang, even he would feel a pity.

As for the casualties of the siege, he would not care if they were controlled within a certain range.

In war, there is no one who can die as little as possible. It is rare to have as fewer deaths as possible. With the powerful arrow formation of the Shu army, the casualties of the Wu army have been controlled to the minimum, so what else can he complain about? Because of this, he is so

We can tolerate Wei Ba's rudeness, accept Wei Ba's threats, and provide a large amount of military rations to the Shu army.

Because he thought it was worth it. As long as he could take down Xiangyang, attack Wanluo to the north, control Hanzhong to the west, and ensure the safety of Jingxiang to the south, which has immeasurable significance to the situation of Wu.

It is worth 20,000 people to die in this goal.

Under Lu Xun's command, the Wu army launched attacks again and again, continuously attacking the city of Xiangyang. Arrows were speeding, stone throwing machines were roaring, and soldiers were roaring. Xiangyang City was like a giant ship, surging in the Wu army.

The wave gradually began to shake.

Xiahou Ba waved his sword and rushed around, and he rushed wherever he was in danger. But there were too many Wu troops, and they could not kill him. He cut down one, rushed up two more, two more, and three more

Xiahou Ba was so angry that his blade was rolled up, his arms were sore, and his voice was hoarse, so he barely held the position.

The battle for most of the day was far more tragic than the previous ten days of battle. The corpses of zombies were all over the city, and blood was flowing, soaking the rammed earth on the city walls softly and slipping. Xiahou Ba was staggering

Walking on the city wall, carefully avoiding the corpses and weapons on the ground, his hands took off their strength and trembled involuntarily. He glanced at Wu Jun who was reorganizing the battle formation under the city, worried. If the casualties were at this speed,

If you don’t need it twice, Xiangyang will inevitably be defeated.

"I'm urgently reporting to Your Majesty!" Xiahou Ba ordered in a hoarse voice: "Please ask Your Majesty for support."

"Here." A personal guard responded, turned around and ran towards the city, accidentally stepped on the hand of a wounded man who had not yet died, and rolled down. Xiahou Ba spitted bloody spit, trying to scold him.

With a sound, he felt that he had no strength, so he sat down with the city wall, took off his helmet, looked up at the sky, and gasped.

On the far-off command platform, Wei Ba said to Lu Xun with a smile: "General, it seems that Xiangyang City is already in the general's pocket, which is a joyful congratulation."

Lu Xun said calmly: "It was all the result of your help. If you hadn't helped suppress the city, we would not have made such rapid progress."

"That's why the general is in good command, and the Wu army soldiers are brave and good at fighting." Wei Ba was in a good mood and spoke much more beautifully. He looked at the Wu army soldiers who were gathering: "General, are you still going to attack again?"

"Well, I can only feel at ease by capturing Xiangyang in one go." Lu Xun sighed: "Cao Rui attacked very quickly, and Zhu Ran and the others suffered heavy casualties. Once he crossed the Han River, I would have no chance.

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Wei Ba smiled silently. After a while, he said lightly: "If this is the case, then the general should hurry up. In addition to the existing 50,000 troops, the Wei army also has 30,000 troops on the way. Once it is time for the Wei army to arrive.
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