Although the power of stone bullets is not as good as that of artillery, it is cheaper and lasts longer.
After the obvious buildings on the top of Yuyang City collapsed, Feng Yuan and Juma Dai near the Yuyang City Gate became the targets of stone cannons. Feng Yuan was basically an earthen wall, and it was necessary to use manpower to tear down the basic walls. It's difficult to get up, but if the stone bullet hits directly, it's basically like a stone hitting mud, hitting one by one.
The same is true for the wooden horse and deer villages near the city gate, which are trembling under the stone bullets.
Cao Chun hid in the corridor behind the city wall between stone bullet attacks.
It is relatively safer here, and it is faster to return to the city wall.
Stone bullets hit the Yuyang City Wall, and each time it was hit, it caused the wall to tremble. This tremor was also transmitted to Cao Chun's body and heart. Every fortification on the city wall and outside the city wall was destroyed by the stone bullets. , Cao Chun's heart was as sharp as a knife, and his confidence in guarding Yuyang seemed to be trembling in the same way...
Some stone bullets crossed the city wall and hit the streets and houses in Yuyang City. Every time a stone bullet hit the impact point after crossing the wall, the people in Yuyang City screamed in terror and fled in panic.
Blood and death shrouded the sky over Yuyang, and the demon who had failed to control was mocking in a low voice.
Cao Chun's tears flowed out unknowingly. His hard work, hard work, and struggle were not worth mentioning in front of these stone bullets.
"No...no!" Cao Chun shouted, "We can't just give up! Where are our stone cannons? Why don't you fight back? Fight back! Smash them!"
It is indeed a way to use guns against guns, but this requirement may seem inconspicuous, but in fact, the upper and lower limits of this requirement are very different.
Is it a catapult? Is it a lower limit? Just throw the stone bombs out. Where can the stone bombs land? As for the upper limit, Cao Chun’s idea is to accurately weight the stone bombs and then throw them to the accurate location. If you don't have two brushes in the position, you can't even think about it.
The stone bullets whizzing out from behind the Yuyang Wall hit the Hussars' position in scattered pieces. Occasionally, individual stone bullets bounced into the Hussars' formation, killing a few people and horses, and most of the remaining fishermen The stone bullets that Yang counterattacked all landed in the empty space, but instead exposed their location.
Zhao Yun stretched out his hand and pointed at the locations on the Yuyang city wall where stone bullets came out. The messenger on the side understood this and ran to murmur with the leader of the craftsmen at the catapult position.
After receiving the order, the leader of the craftsmen immediately began to calculate, and then asked one of the catapults to adjust its angle and start test firing.
After two or three rounds, when the test catapult successfully crossed the Yuyang city wall and fell into the area where the stone bombs were counterattacked in the city, the leader of the craftsmen conveyed the modified attack parameters to the other catapults. car.
On the other hand, Cao Jun's side used almost all civilians to carry stones and pull the rock-throwing arms, so there was basically no accuracy. Almost all the civilians were eager to throw the stone bullets assigned to their group as quickly as possible. When the trouble was over, he didn't even bother to fight back or not, or he followed the guidance of the leader of the catapult and made subtle adjustments and changes in the direction parameters of the catapult...
In contrast, the problems caused by Cao Jun's system cannot be dealt with and eliminated in a short time. Therefore, when Cao Jun's catapult steward saw the stone bullets falling from the sky, let alone how desperate he was.
The catapult positions in the city were caught off guard, and the soldiers and civilians were smashed to pieces with bloody flesh flying everywhere.
Among them, more than a dozen stone cannons were damaged to varying degrees.
The catapult manager knew something was wrong and immediately ordered people to move the catapult. However, not many people listened to his order. Most people were running away and hiding in panic. After the catapult manager finally caught some people, he started to demolish them.
While moving the catapult, the second wave of intensive attacks outside the city came...
The catapult leader was yelling at someone, but he saw that person looking up at the sky with a horrified expression, and then quickly dropped the catapult leader and ran away.
The leader of the catapult felt a chill in his heart. He couldn't help but raise his head and looked at the sky. Then he saw a stone bullet roaring, as if the God of Death was attached to the stone bullet. He stretched out his hands towards him and gave him
A hug full of power and blood!
The second and third rounds of attacks followed. The catapult positions in Yuyang City soon suffered heavy losses. Everyone ran around in extreme fear and dispersed. The hussars outside the city threw in
Stone bullets poured down in batches, destroying the few stone cannons in the city and beating them to pieces, and they were no longer large-scale.
When Cao Chun saw that the catapult outside the city had not been suppressed, he roared to punish the catapult leader. However, when he heard that the catapult leader had been killed, he fell silent and sat against the city wall.
When he got to the corridor, there was a bit of despair in his eyes. He felt like he was thrown into a bottomless pool, and countless innocent souls were dragging him down into the abyss. All his previous anger
He and Se Li are in pain, but they are all instinctive struggles in the process of falling.
The next day, Zhao Yun led the hussars and the attack continued.
On the third day, the attack continued.
On the fourth day, Cao Chun was about to cry but had no tears. He squatted on the ground holding his head in despair.
Many Cao Jun guards in the city were also desperate. Like Cao Chun, they couldn't understand why the Hussars had so many stone bombs, and how could these catapults last so long? Are they all iron men? Throwing stones
Is the car also made of iron? Doesn’t it need to rest? Doesn’t need to be repaired?
By the time Zhao Yun finished firing the stone bombs, Yuyang City could hardly see the complete fortifications in the direction of the attack. The gate tower and turrets were completely destroyed, the horse faces and the additional sentry towers also collapsed, and Weng City and
Feng Yuan had a lot of holes opened...
Yuyang City is in danger.
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Jizhou is very big.
Jizhou is also very small.
This kind of size is all relative. Without a comparison target, it has no special meaning.
In Julu County, Jizhou, there is a small village, with hundreds of tenant farmers working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
The war seems far away from here.
For the tenants in this manor, if nothing changes, they have been farming and living here since their ancestors, and their children will grow up here and continue to work here.
Generation after generation.
However, this time, something seems to be different.
In the manor, some tenants looked a little flustered. This kind of panic was caused by seeing something they had never encountered in their lives. It was like a herd of elk smelling the smell of gunpowder and blood, even if it was not very intense.
Even though he knew exactly which direction it was coming from, he still instinctively panicked.
However, the open and hidden sentries set up at various intersections in the manor and at high places suppressed this panic.
Those tenants secretly hid in the cracks of doors, under window lintels, and on low walls, thinking that they were hidden and would not be discovered, observing these outsiders who smelled of blood, and then warned their children that they were strictly prohibited from going out...
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Because these outsiders are the hussars soldiers in Jizhou who were said to eat people's hearts and intestines.
As for why these hussars haven't taken out the tenants' hearts and souls and eaten them now, these tenants don't know...
While Youzhou was in chaos, Wei Yan was enjoying the tranquility amidst the chaos.
If we talk about who was the most daring among the military generals in the history of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Yan would be more or less at the forefront. It doesn’t matter whether you say he has no strength or that he is stupid and bold, but you have to admit that this guy’s courage is as bold as lust.
If you have average courage, you can conquer the world.
After Wei Yan disrupted Yecheng in Jizhou, he wandered around in Taihang and quietly came back...
The person with Wei Yan at this moment, who is also a coward, is Cui Hou.
Wei Yan patted Cui Hou's neck, like patting a dog's neck, "You guy...how do you say you are nice? Huh? You did stupid things before, but now you have to show loyalty...You say it, you believe it."
Don’t believe it?』
Cui Hou lowered his head with a smile on his face, "General, saints will all make mistakes. Of course a villain like me will also make mistakes... But I know that I can correct my mistakes, and I am willing to make up for my mistakes!"
Wei Yan laughed and said, "Yes, you are a businessman, and you like to use your small fortune to make a big profit. Nowadays, what business is bigger than this in Jizhou? Bigger than this world?"
"Yes, yes, the general is right!" Cui Hou said in succession. If he had a tail, it would be wagging like a flower.
Businessmen pursue profits.
Everyone is criticizing.
But in fact, most people are pursuing profit, but the external expression of this "profit" will be different.
"Aren't you afraid that the master will not recognize your merits?" Wei Yan smiled on his face, but his eyes were very sharp, staring at Cui Hou, "And before Taiyuan... you didn't have any hatred at all?"
Cui Hou didn't hesitate at all, "General Mingjian! I have known the General Hussar for a long time, and I also know the rules of the Hussar to some extent... Any mistake is a mistake, and merit is merit. Unless it is a great rebellion, otherwise... So actually I
This is an ax on the neck. In order to survive, I have no choice but to surrender to Cao's army. It is just a temporary surrender. It is not a true conspiracy!"
"And..." Cui Hou smiled flatteringly, "If he had sacrificed his life before, even though he had a reputation for loyalty, it was just a false name. How could it compare to the real benefits of helping the general gain military exploits now?"
Wei Yan laughed.
This is indeed the reason why Wei Yan can temporarily accept Cui Hou's kindness. If Cui Hou was the type to jump up and rebel, Wei Yan would just draw his sword and chop him without saying anything. But Cui Hou was caught by Cao Jun and surrendered.
He is said to be incompetent, cowardly, and a useless snack, but there is still a certain distance between him and actively plotting against the Hussars...
Of course, this does not mean that Wei Yan has exonerated Cui Hou, but whether he is guilty or not is ultimately decided by Qiaoqi. Wei Yan is only temporarily cooperating and having the same interests for the time being.
"You said this Ju family member..." Wei Yan changed the subject, "Can you really trust it?"
To Wei Yan, Cui Hou was barely half one of his own, while Ju Hu was a complete stranger.
Although we have cooperated before, but when it comes to stealing and selling military rations, it pales in comparison to what we are doing now.
Cui Hou also knew that this matter was not a joke, and Zhengrong said: "General, I'm afraid you don't know what happened between the Ju family and the Cao family... There is an injustice and a debtor..."
From a certain point of view, Jushu also died in obscurity in Youzhou, which was somewhat related to the strategy of Youzhou at that time. Wei Yan would not really be relieved if he did not ask clearly.
After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, if he wanted to control Jizhou, he naturally couldn't let Jushou stay in Jizhou or the core position of the court. He could only move Jushou out of the country and move him up and down. It was this kind of exclusion and suppression that
This was the main reason that ultimately led to Jushou's depression and death. It can be said that neither the Hussars nor the Hu people, even if they attacked Youzhou, could not be considered the "murderers" who killed Jushou.
Moreover, if it is true that you are on the battlefield, you are not as smart as others, or your skills are inferior to others, and you are captured and killed on the spot, generally speaking, there is nothing to resent. Even if you are caught in a trap or ambushed, there is nothing to complain about.
Who do future generations want to seek revenge from...
Unless you do something extraordinary after killing someone, such as whipping the corpse or something, it will arouse resentment.
Wei Yan listened without comment.
This is just Cui Hou's one-sided statement.
Wei Yan still has to judge the real situation for himself.
However, judging from the current situation, Juhu is indeed sincere in cooperating. At least Wei Yan's current hiding place was provided by Juhu, and no soldiers from Cao's army came...
While they were talking, the soldiers on duty outside came to report that Juhu had arrived.
Wei Yan rolled his eyes, then stood up, walked down the hall, and stood at the door of the small courtyard to greet him.
After all, Ju Hu is also the master of Zhuangzi, so he should be given some face.
Not long after, Ju Hu arrived. After seeing Wei Yan, he didn't say much nonsense. After entering the hall with Wei Yan, he said straight to the point: "General Wei, someone has a plan that can help Qiao Qi capture Jizhou!"
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When Cao Chun was beaten by Zhao Yun, Jizhou was still arguing over whether to send troops and whether to rescue Youzhou.
Ever since they learned that the Northern Territory Protector had marched into Youzhou, the people in Jizhou were in panic. Whether officially or privately, they sent a large number of scouts to Youzhou to investigate the news.
Of course, these scouts and outposts may not all be for the purpose of investigating the military situation...
After all, the Jizhou guys were still quite afraid that Zhao Yun's army would march straight in like the Hu people and plunder from Youzhou to Jizhou. When these scouts reported that Zhao Yun was besieging Yuyang and was not plundering everywhere like the Hu people.
When they were plundering, the Jizhou guys immediately split up.
Some of them screamed, asking Cao Jun to withdraw from the front line immediately to come to the rescue! After all, things can only happen once and for all. Jizhou was stabbed by Taishi Ci at the earliest, and was disturbed by Wei Yan some time ago. If Zhao Yun is killed again,
If you do it once, life will really be worse than death! So this group of people is determined to have Cao Jun keep the Hussars out of Jizhou!
Another group of people lashed out at the Cao family's Xiahou family's general abilities, saying, "Look, I've said this a long time ago," and then they said that it was the Cao family's own fault. If they had vigorously promoted and re-employed Jizhou guys,
There is absolutely no chance that such a difficult situation will arise now. All this is now the result of Lao Cao’s own consequences!
Others are clamoring to take advantage of the fact that the Hussars have not arrived, quickly send heavy troops to block the main road, and "clear the land" at the junction of Youzhou and Jizhou, so as not to leave any manpower for the Hussars.
Wealth...
That's right, no matter which group of Jizhou people they are, they have not mentioned the reinforcements. It seems that as long as the peace of Jizhou is preserved in the world, it doesn't matter what happens to other places!
As a result, before the Jizhou guy could come to a final conclusion about Youzhou, something went wrong himself!
Shanggu Pass is a battleground for military strategists. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, many battles took place and the competition was fierce. Moreover, this place is also one of the Eight Passes of Taihang. Logically speaking, this place should be very important, and then there will be heavy troops.
It's guarding, but in fact this pass is a "coward pass"...
This Shanggu Pass has always played an embarrassing role in history, and it is not as glorious as people imagined. The adjective "one man is invincible at the pass" has never been necessarily connected with it. The reason is very simple, here is
There are mountains, but they are not dangerous. There are rivers, but they are not deep and urgent. Although it is a pass, the outer hills must be defended. Otherwise, if the hills are lost, there will be no danger to defend the Shanggu Pass, and you will be defeated without fighting.
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After the Shanggu Pass guard learned of the sudden change in Youzhou, he immediately burned down the simple wooden bridge originally erected on the Juma River and prepared a tight formation. As expected, the soldiers and horses from Bingzhou, led by Yan Rou, reached the front of the pass.
The first attempt to build a pontoon bridge on the Juma River was discovered by the defender and destroyed with rockets. The two sides were in a stalemate for a while.
But what Liu Zhi, the guard at Shanggu Pass, didn't expect was that the alarm he sent out did not usher in reinforcements, but rather visitors...
Juhu.
Liu Zhi was originally a descendant of Julu Liu Zhi.
This son of the Liu family, who was supposed to be a founder of the Eastern Han Dynasty and should have enjoyed the generous returns brought about by his ancestors' investment in Liu Xiu, was directly involved in the rebellion case with King Liu Ying of Chu, resulting in a direct decline from a first-class family to a low-income family.
Not everyone can accept such ups and downs of family circumstances openly...
The same is true for Ju Hu. He has no good impression of the Cao family and the Xiahou family.
Ju Hu believes that the current predicament facing his family, and even the whole Jizhou, is the fault of the Cao family. If it were not Cao Cao, then his Ju family would be much better and more prosperous now!
When Juhu met Liu Zhi, he said straight to the point that the people of Jizhou should fight for Jizhou!
This sentence immediately set the tone for all discussions, and even made Liu Zhi's face change, and he couldn't even say the polite words he had originally thought of!
