Lei Gong launched an all-out attack on the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao was not only shocked, but also envious of Lei Gong's wealth. Four armies launched an attack at the same time. Each army had hundreds of artillery to support the soldiers' actions. Xiahou Dun wrote to Cao Cao in his letter Let's just say that Thunder God's cannonballs covered the sky and the sun, and they couldn't find any way to counterattack!
Now Yuan Shao also said that Lei Gong's two groups had nearly a thousand artillery pieces. In other words, the number of artillery pieces that Lei Gong brought to the Central Plains in this battle alone exceeded 2,000. According to the current calculation of 500,000 yuan per artillery piece, this is 100 Billions of dollars. This is not a war, it is simply a waste of money.
Cao Cao has made artillery, so he naturally knows how expensive it is to make an artillery. When Cui Jun came to Cao Cao's territory, he helped Cao Cao bring advanced gunpowder technology. Then Cao Cao appointed Cui Jun to work in Zhizhong, specifically to help Cao Cao make gunpowder. and gunpowder weapons. Cao Cao gave Cui Jun a very high status. He was regarded as the fourth person in Qingzhou. Cui Jun did not let Cao Cao down. Not only did he help Cao Cao to make throwing grenades, he also made bronze cannons. Of course, the level of manufacturing was far away. It's better to work hard, and Cao Cao was a loser prince. Even though he knew the importance of artillery, he didn't have much money in his hands. He only produced 10 artillery and placed them in Beihai County!
After reading the letters between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Liu Bei sighed and said: "Bei also cast hundreds of artillery pieces in Xiangyang, but it's a pity that these artillery pieces are too heavy and have not left Nanyang territory yet!"
Liu Bei should be the prince with the strongest artillery skills in the world besides Daqian. The central government of the Han Dynasty followed Liu Bei to Xiangyang, and the craftsmen serving the imperial court also followed the imperial court to settle in Xiangyang. With the support of these senior craftsmen, Liu Bei quickly made Artillery was produced and was used in the attack on Yizhou. The Battle of Yizhou could be ended within half a year, and this artillery also contributed three points!
Liu Bei saw the power of this artillery, and naturally knew that such a sharp weapon would be indispensable on the battlefield in the future. However, Liu Bei and Yuan Shao faced the same problem, that is, the price of artillery was too high, and it was difficult for him to equip a large number of them. The artillery in his hands now is better than that of Yuan Shao. Twice as much, it’s not that Liu Bei is richer than Yuan Shao, but Liu Bei developed a copper mine in Jiujiang County, which solved his problem of raw materials, and then he came up with hundreds of artillery!
When Cao Cao heard about Liu Bei's Versailles, he was not only envious and jealous, but also felt that Liu Bei was stupid for using such a powerful weapon to help Yuan Shao. Anyway, it was impossible for him to bring his own artillery out of Qingzhou!
Yuan Shao was very happy after hearing this. Although the number of artillery Liu Bei brought was not as large as that of Lei Gong, it at least gave them the power to counterattack!
At this time, Yuan Shao and his other counselors also read the information passed over and marked the situation on the battlefield on the map!
After seeing the battlefield situation, Tian Feng said: "Judging from the current situation, the main target of Lei Gong's capture this time is the Central Plains. The four armies are aggressively moving south to attack the hinterland of the Central Plains. They are determined not to give up until they occupy the Central Plains!"
Guo Jia wondered: "Why did Lei Gong only attack the Central Plains? He has the advantage of mobilizing troops. Although we formed a coalition army, except for barely catching up with the speed of Dagan Army's troop deployment in the Central Plains, Lei Gong attacked Qingzhou or Guanzhong more than the Central Plains." The right number of troops is smaller?”
"In fact, when the Daqian army goes south to attack the Central Plains, it will definitely be besieged on three sides by Qingzhou, Jingzhou and Sili. If General Chariot and Cavalry command his men to launch an attack from Hanoi County, it is even possible to cut off Lei Gong's retreat! Although Lei Gong has 300,000 elite troops , but our Han coalition also has 800,000 people, fighting in the Central Plains to occupy our advantageous location."
After thinking for a long time, Guo Jia said: "I always feel that Lei Gong is coming for our coalition of princes!"
Xu You said with a confident smile: "All the army members are from humble beginnings. They know nothing about strategy and tactics. Lei Gong relied on deceiving people and relying on the power of numbers to achieve his current achievements. It is not normal for Lei Gong to make mistakes now!"
"It can be seen from the situation obtained now that although Lei Gong divided his troops into four groups to attack Yanzhou, Yang Feng's group obviously wanted to hold back our troops in Sili to support the Central Plains! But we can also hold back Lei Gong in turn. Xingyang City is strong and strong, and there is support from Hulao Pass and the entire Sili rear. We can definitely hold off Yang Feng and the others."
Li Gang's group obviously wants to hold back Qingzhou's reinforcements. There are 150,000 troops in Qingzhou, plus Meng De's soldiers are all fighting against Li Gang. This means that Li Gang's group has to deal with Meng De. You have 200,000 Qingzhou troops!"
Then Xu You looked at Cao Cao and said: "Meng De, you can't defeat this young boy like Li Gang!"
Cao Cao said confidently: "If the army does not exceed 50,000 people, I can annex Li Gang's tribe!"
Then Xu You said with a smile: "Huang Long and Wang Yong in the middle are the main force of Lei Gong's attack on the Central Plains this time. I think the cavalry prepared by Lei Gong should be among these two groups! Lei Gong probably wants to use these two cavalrymen as sharp knives to tear them apart." Our coalition forces can easily conquer the entire Central Plains!"
"But Lei Gong made a fatal mistake. Although Yanzhou is as flat as Jizhou, it is the hinterland of the Central Plains with many cities. We have been strengthening the defense of Yanzhou in the past three years. Each of these cities is the lock that locks Lei Gong's cavalry, and We have an army of 800,000, which can form a strong chain. As long as our army relies on city defense, it is enough to encircle Lei Gong's army in the hinterland of Yanzhou. However, if Lei Gong's cavalry cannot charge, we can slowly tighten the encirclement from three sides and completely encircle it. Duke Lei's army is encircling Yanzhou, and we will definitely be able to severely injure Duke Lei in this battle!"
Xu You's words were full of momentum. He seemed to have seen Lei Gong's army besieged in Yanzhou, unable to advance or retreat!
But at this time Yuan Ji said coldly: "Everyone can tell lies. If we can easily surround Lei Gong, the three states of Hebei will not be easily occupied by Lei Gong. You have formulated such a complete plan, but have you ever thought about it? How to deal with the artillery in the hands of Thunder Lord!"
"Artillery!" Yuan Shao, Xu You and others were also shocked. Although the artillery attack in the Battle of Youzhou and the Battle of Jizhou has quickly become the most powerful weapon of the Han Dynasty, it will still be difficult to change the ideas in everyone's minds. , artillery is still a auxiliary weapon in Yuan Shao's mind. It may be miraculous in breaking formations, and it is better than trebuchets in siege, but it is too heavy to keep up with the army!
Yuan Ji said loudly: "Lei Gong now has nearly 2,000 artillery pieces in his hands. Judging from the news obtained from the front line, these artillery pieces are enough to destroy a battalion of soldiers. Who of you can guarantee that Yanzhou's defense line, Wubao, and city can withstand Lei Gong's artillery?" ?”
Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. Although Yuan Shao and the others have never heard this sentence, they understand the truth behind it. Dozens of artillery, Yuan Shao and the others also feel that the new forts and cities they built can withstand, but hundreds or even thousands of cannons They really can't guarantee the artillery bombing!
At this time, Xun You, who was behind Cao Cao, comforted and said: "We only need to watch the Dagan army attack Baima and the battle situation in Puyang to get first-hand information about the artillery. We can then make corresponding strategies to defeat the enemy based on the changes in the situation. If the artillery's The power is beyond our imagination, so these artillery pieces are the biggest enemies of our coalition forces. We must first find a way to concentrate the coalition's artillery to the front line, and at the same time, find a way to destroy Lei Gong's artillery battalion!
Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and Cao Cao thought about it for a long time and adopted Xun You's suggestion. They held their troops stationary for now and sent more scouts to the front line and along the Yellow River to explore and pay close attention to the situation of the Daqian army on the battlefield and the power of artillery on the battlefield! Make plans for the next step!
On the top of Yanxian City, the "Yuan" flag danced wildly in the wind, and the soldiers on the city wall clenched their weapons to relieve themselves a little tension!
Under the city wall, there are tens of thousands of troops lined up neatly. The drums of the army are loud, and the fighting spirit of the soldiers is high! Encouraged by the war drums, the soldiers hold up their weapons and keep shouting and cheering. !
This army was the east-route army commanded by Yang Feng, who was commanding the attack on Baima Ferry. Yang Feng commanded his 50,000-strong army all the way, and captured Weixiang and Wating!
However, although there were few soldiers in these two places, they did have star-shaped forts built with blue bricks and cement. Although Yang Feng had dozens of times the military advantage, it took three days to deal with these two forts! It was still relying on It was conquered by using artillery to clear the ground and the morale of the soldiers in Wubao was greatly reduced. But even with so many advantages, the Daqian army still suffered hundreds of casualties!
After the battle, Yang Feng said helplessly: "The turtle shell that Yuan Shao has built in the past few years is really strong!"
And the Yan County City in front of them now is not comparable to the previous two Wubao. Not only does Yan County have 3,000 soldiers, but the city is also more than ten times larger than Wei Xiang and Wating!
Yang Feng still did the same thing, pushing the artillery battalion forward, and then facing Yan County, a burst of artillery washed the ground! 300 artillery bombarded the Yan County city wall for half an hour, directly blasting the Yan County city into craters! It's not big. Until one living person!
At this time, Yan Liang was holding Mo Dao, fully armed like a steel god of war. He pointed his long knife at Yan County, and when the artillery stopped firing.
Yan Liang shouted: "Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy!"
All 5,000 soldiers followed Yan Liang and shouted: "Kill!" Then they rushed towards Yan County carrying ladders!
At this time, the city walls of Yan County were filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke. Thousands of artillery shells brought huge casualties to Yan County, and also demoralized the soldiers. The power of the artillery was a bit beyond their imagination!
At this time, guard Han Qiong led his personal guards to encourage morale and said: "Cheer up, everyone. Your wives, children, and children are still in the city. There are a large number of barbarians in Thunder Lord's army. Our city has been breached, and our families will also be attacked." Even if what they killed is for our family members, we must continue to fight!"
Encouraged by Han Qiong, the defenders finally regained some morale. Facing the ferocious Daqian army, they still fought bloody battles. The soldiers shot long arrows, threw logs, rolled stones, and even threw powerful grenades off the city wall!
Although the Daqian army under the leadership of Yan Liang launched a turbulent offensive, setting off one stormy sea after another, the structure of the Yanxian City Star Fort made Yan Liang and his soldiers vulnerable to enemies from both sides, causing heavy casualties, and grenades not only blew up the city wall The soldiers blew up the ladder on the city wall. Despite Yuan Shaojun's desperate resistance, Yan County still stood firm!
On the first day of the siege, even with Yan Liang, a powerful general with ten thousand enemies, the results were still minimal. Yan Liang himself even received a grenade dropped from the city wall and was slightly injured!
Night fell quietly, and the warring parties ended the day's war!
Yang Feng summoned commanders above the rank of captain to discuss matters!
Li Le said angrily: "This Han Qiong is really a bit haunting. He brought us a lot of trouble in Jizhou back then, and now he is blocking our way forward in Yanzhou!"
Hu Cai also followed up and said: "The Star Castle is not easy to fight. If we didn't have artillery, we might not even be able to climb the city wall. Yuan Shao's tortoise shell is really strong! And Yuan Shao's explosives are also powerful! This time half of our
The casualties were all caused by explosives."
Xu Huang said with relief: "We have a huge military advantage, so we don't need to attack too hard. Today alone, we have suffered more than 500 casualties. The casualties are a bit heavy. If we attack the city like today, we 50,000 people may not be able to defeat it."
Luoyang City is about to die!"
Yan Liang was unconvinced and said: "If we don't attack the city fiercely, how can we possibly defeat it? Yan County only has 3,000 people, and the casualties we will cause them today will not be small. If we continue to attack like this for three days, Yan County will definitely not be able to withstand it!"
Hu Cai said helplessly: "The future is the age of artillery. Personal bravery is of no use anymore. Yan Liang, your martial arts is already one of the best in our army, but you were almost killed this time! What if Yuan Shaojun used our explosives?"
, I’m afraid you have died under the city wall.”
Yan Liang was speechless. Although he could argue that he was unprepared on the ladder, he also knew that with gunpowder, even a small soldier could kill a powerful general like him.
"So now we have the advantage of gunpowder weapons. As long as we learn to use gunpowder, we will still become excellent generals!" Yang Feng said.
"Our army is just to contain Yuan Shao's soldiers in Luoyang City. We have plenty of time. The battle is still to reduce casualties and focus on artillery bombing! We have 10,000 cavalry in our hands. It is best to attract Yuan Shao's army.
Annihilating them in the wild is the best solution!"
The words are divided into two parts. When Zhang Yan was trying to conquer Yan County, Huang Long had already led an army of 50,000 to surround the entire Puyang.
Then Huang Long led his personal guards around Puyang City!
Huang Long raised his eyes and looked at Puyang City in the distance where drums were beating loudly and flags were flying. He sighed: "Yuan Shao's past three years have really not been in vain. The entire Puyang has become a fortress. Without artillery, the attacking force would have been dozens of times stronger."
It is difficult to conquer Puyang even with the strength of the army. We should not have promoted star-shaped forts when we were in power. This brought huge trouble to our attack on the Central Plains! There are still 20,000 soldiers in the city, and the general who defends the city, Gao Lan, is also experienced in hundreds of battles.
Veteran, it is really difficult to defeat Puyang with only the 50,000 troops in our hands!"
Captain Fuyun smiled and said: "The government has already said that the future will be the age of artillery. So what if this star-shaped fort is well-defended? We used artillery to smash the city wall bit by bit, and the city wall is gone. I think Yuan Shao
Do the soldiers still have the morale to defend the city?"
Huang Long shook his head and said: "Such an siege is too expensive. An artillery can only be used 300 times at most. If it is used too much, it will easily explode. If we storm Puyang and scrap the artillery, how will we attack the city behind?
Now we can only hope that Yuan Shao can pay attention to the Puyang garrison and send a large army to support Gao Lan, so that we can surround the point for reinforcements and annihilate Yuan Shao's army in the field!"