At the gate, due to the angle problem, the power of the repeating ballista has been greatly reduced. If it is on flat ground, the repeating ballista will take away more soldiers' lives.
Faced with such sharp weapons, the attacking coalition soldiers were a little dizzy. They looked at each other and trembled all over. What they were thinking about was retreating. If it weren't for the sharp swordsmen waiting behind them, they would have retreated long ago.
Yuan Shao's face was a little pale and he asked nonchalantly: "What kind of weapon is this?" Nearly 2,000 of the five thousand soldiers who attacked the city were killed in an instant, leaving him a little at a loss. The soldiers who attacked the city fell like wheat, which was a shocking shock.
Just imagine.
"This is probably the Xiliang Army's serial crossbow vehicle. It is said that it can fire six crossbow arrows at a time. It is not as powerful as the bed crossbow, but it is more powerful than the crossbow." Cao Cao explained.
"What a serial crossbow chariot. It has such power. Let's not attack today and let the soldiers withdraw." Yuan Shao said.
Cao Cao hurriedly advised: "Alliance leader, I'm afraid this statement is inappropriate. Today is the first battle of our army. If it ends in an anticlimactic manner, it will have a great impact on the morale of the army. Although the serial ballista is powerful, it will take a long time to wind up.
If the soldiers are allowed to attack."
Another five thousand soldiers entered the battlefield. Seeing that there was no way to escape, the soldiers in front could only hold onto their weapons with pale faces and climb up the ladder.
The boiling dung oil had been boiled, and ladles of dung oil were poured down on him. The soldiers without armors screamed shrilly under the dung oil, one after another, and the soldiers attacking the city looked at each other in shock.
The destructive power of the boulder was great, and the soldiers of the princes could still bear it, but so many tragic cries suddenly sounded on the battlefield, which made them a little confused. After experiencing so many battles, this was the first time they had suffered such an injury.
Seeing that the string of the crossbow had been hooked up, Guo Bang ordered to fire again without hesitation. He couldn't help but feel a little pain in his face. These crossbow arrows cost a lot of money, and they cost a lot of money at a time.
The crossbow arrows that shocked the coalition soldiers appeared above them again. At this moment, they even forgot to shout and attack. They could only watch as the crossbow arrows shot through their bodies and then took them to the rear. The huge
The impact made them suddenly feel how insignificant they were.
After investing 10,000 soldiers, only 5,000 came back. The loss was not small.
Yuan Shao's face has always been gloomy since the beginning of the attack. When attacking the city in the past, he has never encountered such a situation. The resistance is so tenacious. It can be said that this is the first time in his life. He thought that the soldiers would be elite, even if they could not capture Hangu in one go.
Passes can also inflict heavy losses on the defenders. Unexpectedly, the soldiers basically did not engage in direct combat with the defenders and ended up with hatred. They fell down before even touching the enemy's clothes.
What made Yuan Shao even more troubled was the screams made by the injured soldiers under the oil and manure juice. Even he was a little frightened when he heard them. Under such circumstances, there was no point in talking about attacking.
"Everyone, the Xiliang army in Guanshan has a series of crossbow chariots. Our army is in a hurry and it is difficult to win. Is there any good strategy?" Yuan Shao said.
During today's siege, all the princes were present and remained strangely silent. Under the power of the ballistae, not to mention ordinary soldiers, they saw with their own eyes that a general who was supervising the battle on the battlefield was taken with him.
Horse shot through.
"Wen You, when you were in Bingzhou, did you have this kind of crossbow chariot in your hands?" Yuan Shao stared at Li Rudao with burning eyes.
After hearing this, everyone looked at Li Ru. They were amazed at the power of the Continuous Nut Chariot. They desperately hoped to get such a weapon. With the ability of the craftsmen under their command, they would definitely be able to make the Continuous Nut Chariot. They thought that when the army is equipped with such a weapon, it will be invincible.
The situation, everyone's eyes can't hide the look of desire, such a weapon is enough to change the outcome of a war.
Li Ru shook his head and said: "Weapons like the crossbow cart are under very strict military control in Xiliang. They have appeared in Bingzhou and Yanmen Pass before, but they were all pulled back to Chang'an afterwards. Ordinary people are not allowed to get close to them."
Cao Cao said slowly: "Actually, there are ways to crack this kind of repeating ballista."
Yuan Shao asked anxiously: "Does Meng De have any good ideas?"
"Not long ago, our army obtained the method of making a thunderbolt chariot, which can throw huge stones up the city wall. As long as we make more secretly such thunderbolt chariots, we can definitely give the defenders a heavy blow and break the opponent's repeated ballista vehicles by surprise.
." Cao Cao said, now that things have happened, Cao Cao has revealed the secret among the generals. The Thunderbolt Chariot is the latest weapon developed by Cao Cao's army.
"Thunderbolt chariot? Throwing stones from the bottom of the city to the top of the city?" No one in the tent could react in a short time.
"Brother Meng De has a very good plan. He gathered craftsmen and worked on it day and night. He must give the defenders a heavy blow and completely destroy their crossbow chariots." Yuan Shao clapped his hands and laughed.
No matter what weapon Cao Cao was talking about, it was a good weapon as long as it could suppress the defenders in the city. The princes laughed, as if they had seen the Xiliang army stunned by the huge rocks falling from the sky.
Yuan Shao summoned the craftsmen to hurry up and make it out of selfish motives. After it is made, the Thunderbolt Chariot will no longer be a secret. The depression of losing thousands of soldiers just now will be wiped away. It means that losing 10,000 soldiers can make a powerful weapon.
The method is also worth it. If you run out of soldiers, you can recruit them again. If your weapons are lagging behind on the battlefield, you will be passive everywhere.
After an attack on the city, the princes outside the pass remained stationary. They seemed to be hit by the huge losses and stopped attacking the city. The gates of the camp were closed tightly, and the sounds of soldiers shouting could be heard from time to time.
Guo Jia is not as simple as General Guan Guan thought. The princes outside the Pass have gathered elite soldiers from all over the world, and they will definitely not give up easily. Yuan Shao and others believe that they understand better than him. The longer the war drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be to the armies of the princes. After all,
There are more than 300,000 of them, while the Xiliang army only has tens of thousands.
In Jiangxia City, with the protection of the lone wolf soldiers, Jia Rong's safety level has increased to an unknown level. Moreover, Jia Xu has also put in a lot of effort. A thousand lone wolf soldiers protect Jia Rong's safety, which is absolutely generous.
Now that the princes are knocking at the pass, if they learn that Jia Rong is in Jingzhou, there will definitely be a storm. Maybe the princes will turn around and encircle and suppress them. Jia Rong is really important to the Xiliang Army. Not only the officials and generals of the Xiliang Army know it, but also all the princes in the world know it.
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In an extremely comfortable room in the city, Jia Rong lay on the bed contentedly and let Mi Huan serve him. There was no way, Jia Rong could not move his limbs now. He was an out-and-out uncle, with a man as beautiful as Mi Huan.
Being cared for by a beautiful woman is even more relaxing.
"Huan'er, do you know my identity?" Jia Rong suddenly asked.
Mi Huan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and said: "Master Rong, as long as I can stay with you, it doesn't matter even if you are a robber."
"Huan'er, Bingxue is as smart as you, do you think I am a knight-errant hero who has killed countless people in the world? Why should I call myself a general?" Jia Rong laughed.
"Who is Mr. Rong?" Mi Huan asked.
"Your eldest brother is from Xuzhou. Why are you so respectful to me? It's all because of my status. Otherwise, how would a powerful man in the world be treated like that? Not to mention your eldest brother, he is someone like Tao Qian, Liu Bei or Cao Cao."
Even those who know me would be surprised." Jia Rong said slowly.
At this time, Mi Huan also remembered how Jia Rong's eldest brother was afraid of not taking good care of him when he was in Mi Mansion. After thinking about it, he realized that Jia Rong's identity was really different. If he was really a person who traveled around the world, his eldest brother couldn't do that.
"To be honest, I am the commander-in-chief of the Xiliang Army, the general in charge of the world's troops, not some self-proclaimed general who travels around the world." Jia Rong said solemnly.
Now that he has opened his heart to Mi Huan, he no longer wants to hide anything. After these days, Jia Rong can completely feel Mi Huan's heart.
Mi Huan couldn't react for a moment. He pointed at Jia Rong blankly and said, "In charge of the world's troops? Commander of the Xiliang Army?"
Jia Rong nodded lightly.
Of course Mi Huan knew the name of the Xiliang Army. Looking at the entire world, the only one with the strongest military strength was the Xiliang Army. Among the people, the Xiliang Army was like a myth, and its commander Jia Rong was even more legendary.
With his skills, he has won many battles. The powerful Xianbei army is like a chicken or a dog in front of him, vulnerable to a single blow. All kinds of deeds are actually done by Mr. Rong, who has to take care of everything he eats and drinks.
"Are you really the commander-in-chief of the Xiliang Army? The one from Chang'an?" Mi Huan asked again, looking at Jia Rong with more and more confusion. From his body, Mi Huan did not feel any heroic spirit, and even Zhang
Xiu and others were a little inferior, but of course they couldn't say these words, otherwise Jia Rong would definitely smile bitterly after hearing it.
Jia Rong said: "Huan'er, as you just said, no matter who you or I are, it's hard to stop us from being together. Even if everyone in the world objects, I will use the soldiers and horses in my hands to beat them until they are completely convinced."
"Actually, your elder brother had this intention when he asked you to follow me that day. The Mi family has deep roots in Xuzhou. After going to Chang'an, many things did not go so smoothly." Jia Rong said.
Mi Huan's face turned slightly red, his head was lowered, and he didn't know where to put his hands. Even though he had been with Jia Rong recently, he had never heard such naked words of love.
"Now that the world is in chaos and the princes are sending their troops to Guguan, my identity is a top secret and cannot be leaked in the slightest."
Mi Huan nodded solemnly and immediately said: "Rongda"
Jia Rong smiled and said, "You can call me eldest brother, Mr. Rong, or husband."
Mi Huan whispered: "Deng Tuzi."
"Master Rong's injury is best to rush to Changsha for treatment as soon as possible, otherwise it will be bad for your health." Mi Huan was still used to calling Jia Rong "Master Rong."
Jia Rong said: "Tonight we will set off for Changsha and then return to Chang'an. When the princes retreat, I will tell the world that I will marry Huan'er."
Mi Huan's face turned red and he nodded slightly. Jia Rong's heart was filled with excitement as he watched, but he couldn't move his limbs and could only feel anxious.
For ten consecutive days, there was no movement from the princes' army outside Hangu Pass. Not only Guo Jia was responsible for this matter, but even Hua Xiong felt something was wrong. The princes' army numbered 360,000. Even if they lost their troops and generals in the first day's attack, they were locked up.
Even if he is blocked by a crossbow chariot, he will not give up easily.
