At the foot of Lu'an City, groups of Wu soldiers carried long light ladders and rushed towards the city wall.
The defenders on the city rained arrows down like rain, but they still could not stop the crazy pace of the enemy troops below the city.
The arrow pierced the unprepared neck of Sergeant Wu, and the soldier who was hit by the arrow subconsciously covered his neck.
The cry of killing that had surged into his throat was suddenly blocked, and the unlucky soldier staggered a few steps and then fell to the ground.
His hands and feet were still twitching, but his vitality was rapidly draining away.
His colleagues had no time to care about him. Several pairs of feet stepped on his side, and those who came late didn't even have time to see who was on the ground.
"Quick, follow up!"
The small colonel holding the wooden shield saw that there were a few fewer people carrying the light ladder, and quickly ordered the people behind to make up for it.
Compared to the soldier who was killed by an arrow and shot in the thigh, unable to move forward and could only kneel on the ground and howl, he seemed luckier.
But this luck is temporary.
If this wave of siege can successfully build a ladder on the city wall, he might have a chance to be sent back to the rear.
But if he retreats like the previous times, he may have died of excessive blood loss by the time both sides clear up the battlefield.
Following the light echelon was Ling Che, who was pushed forward by dozens or even hundreds of strong men.
In these days of siege, Zhuge Ke had already had people bulldoze all the obstacles outside the south gate of Lu'an.
The chariot with a wheel chassis is slowly being pushed near the city wall.
Accompanying the approaching car is a rushing car made of huge logs.
This was used to ram the city gates - and if the wall was defective, it could also be used to ram the weak points of the wall.
Wen Qin pressed his right hand tightly on the hilt of the sword, eyes glaring.
If it weren't for the preciousness of the cavalry and the fact that the number of soldiers in the city was far inferior to that of Wu's army, he would have been unable to hold back and lead his men out personally.
"Fire the arrow! Don't stop!"
Seeing that a light ladder finally started to climb up the city wall, Wen Qin couldn't help it anymore.
He grabbed a bow and aimed at the general who was holding a round shield and directing Wu's soldiers to build a ladder.
"go to hell!"
Following his roar, arrows shot like lightning towards the primary school he was targeting.
The Wu Jun primary school commander did not expect to be shot with a cold arrow. The small round shield could not protect his body, and the arrow went straight to his face.
I heard him scream miserably, and his face was bleeding profusely. He fell to the ground, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
Wen Qin's arrow made the soldiers around him cheer loudly.
But this move could not stop more and more Wu troops from setting up light ladders towards the city gate.
The light ladder is very long, exceeding the height of the city wall.
The advantage is that it is lightweight, suitable for any terrain, and fast to make.
The disadvantage is that it does not have any protection, and it is a bit life-consuming to use it to attack a city.
Long light ladders were erected to the top of the city. Some light ladders were equipped with huge hooks at the top, which hooked tightly to the parapet at the top of the city, making it impossible for the defenders to push it away.
And even if it is a light ladder without hooks, it is not easy to push it open with your hands alone.
With such a long ladder, if you want to push it down from the top of the city with both hands, you will need at least two meters of arms.
But this was not a problem for Wei Jun.
The Wei army defenders who had been prepared long ago raised their spears, which were more than two feet long, and pushed them against the light ladder.
The leading soldier looked at the eager soldier Wu who had climbed halfway, and then shouted:
"Refuse!"
"drink!"
Wei Jun, who was holding a fork gun, shouted loudly, and with all their strength, they pushed the light ladder out in one fell swoop.
After being pushed out, the light ladder was two feet away from the city wall. Coupled with the inertia, it was almost at an angle of 90 degrees with the ground.
In addition, Wu Bing on the ladder was shaking from side to side, and the ladder finally failed to hold up and began to fall in the opposite direction.
The Wu soldiers on the ladder screamed in horror and fell down one after another like ants.
Ants attack the city, ants attack the city, that’s what it means.
The soldiers were like ants, clinging to ladders and climbing up to attack the city.
But this time, Wu Jun was obviously serious about it, and it was not a test attack like the previous few days.
Moreover, compared with the densely packed Wu troops below the city that were constantly rushing up, the Wei troops at the top of the city were much smaller.
This was not because Wen Qin did not want all the defenders in the city to go to the top of the city, but because the top of the city could not accommodate too many soldiers.
Because the garrison at the top of the city is not that the more the better, but that they are particular about it.
Basically, one person is arranged at one step, and a few more people are added about ten steps away to prepare. Those who hold up the fork and gun and push the light ladder are the preparation team.
If the number of soldiers at the top of the city is too dense, not only will it be difficult to move, but it will also be difficult to deploy long and short weapons, which may accidentally injure one's own people.
Only when there is a shortage of support at the head of the city, the garrison on standby at the base of the city will be mobilized to support.
As more and more light ladders approached, it was obvious that the Wei soldiers holding fork-guns could not push them over.
Some of Wu's soldiers had already crawled to a place less than ten feet away from the top of the city.
"Smash!"
There was a loud shouting coming from nowhere, but stones and trees were falling from the top of the city like raindrops.
"ah!"
As a shrill cry rang out, Wu Bing, who was at the top of the light ladder, screamed miserably. He was hit by a stone and could no longer hold on to the ladder, so he turned over and fell down.
What's even worse is that after someone was hit, they subconsciously wanted to grab something, but they didn't fall directly.
Instead, he tumbled down the ladder, and the unlucky guy following him got a jerk, and his neck was pressed into a weird angle.
The two of them became ghosts with the same fate.
Those with more experience, sensing something was wrong with the people above them, would have already put their heads close to the ladder and clung to the ladder tightly, trying to avoid being implicated.
This wave of operations by the defenders at the top of the city stopped the Wu army's offensive.
Before Wen Qin, who was guarding the tower, smiled, he suddenly felt a shock on his feet, and at the same time a huge sound came:
"boom!"
It turned out that the ram pushing Wu Jun had been pushed to the city gate, and Wu's soldiers pushed the huge ram and started to rush into the city gate.
Although he knew that the city gate was very thick and could not be broken open by ordinary rush vehicles, Wen Qin felt a faint numbness coming from the soles of Feng's feet and was still a little worried.
I saw him shout loudly:
"Get off the stone mill!"
The Wei troops guarding the city gate shouted in unison, pushed out the huge stone mill that had been prepared, and smashed it at the Wu army outside the city gate.
Wu Jun, who was rushing towards the city gate, felt something strange above him. As soon as he raised his head, he saw a huge shadow falling from the sky.
Before they could see what it was, the stone mill fell down.
Wu Jun, who had no time to avoid, was smashed to pieces on the spot.
Some have lost their heads, leaving only their bodies.
Some of the upper parts of the body were gone, leaving only the area below the waist.
But I saw red and white splashed all over the car.
The sticky liquid is mixed with unknown large and small lumpy objects.
Even though it was a thick log, a gap was created by the stone mill, and sawdust flew away.
"pull!"
The soldier who stretched out his neck and saw the miserable condition of the Wu army below grinned and gave instructions loudly.
"One, two, get up!"
The Wei soldiers holding thick ropes at the top of the city shouted slogans and began to exert force.
Although using iron chains instead of thick ropes may be stronger, it will also increase the weight and make it more difficult to pull up.
The most important thing is that iron is very important and there is no need to use this place.
The stone mill, which was stained with unknown objects like logs, began to rise slowly.
The Wu soldiers who had escaped were almost frightened when they saw Shimo being pulled up again. They fled in all directions and did not dare to push the cart to continue crashing into the city gate.
The Wei soldiers on the city ignored them, but pulled the stone mill to a certain height and lowered it again.
This happened again and again, and finally the rush car could no longer hold up.
Katcha!
Wow!
No matter how thick the solid log is, it can withstand stone grinding, but the other parts that support it are not as strong as it.
After a period of noise, the car was finally completely destroyed by a stone mill.
When the Wei army saw this, they cheered loudly again.
However, although the Wei army temporarily stopped the Wu army's offensive.
But there were still too many Wu troops rushing up.
The next wave of Wu troops carrying light ladders rushed up again, and with them, there were several ladders.
If the Wei army at the top of the city could push away the light ladder, then the heavy siege equipment with a base, such as the cloud ladder, could not be shaken by them.
"Lift!"
Following an order, the second ladder controlled by pulleys began to rise slowly, moving towards the top of the city.
"Bang!"
When the end of the ladder was placed on the city wall, Wu Jun once again pushed the base of the ladder until it leaned tightly against the root of the city wall.
"Kill, go to the city and kill the thief!"
A cloud ladder with a base is not only less likely to be damaged than a light ladder, but the slope is also gentler than most light ladders, making it easier for siege soldiers to climb.
When the Wei army at the top of the city saw the ladder being destroyed, they immediately picked up rocks and were about to throw them down.
Suddenly, a hail of arrows struck towards the city!
Linche and Jinglan, which were originally extremely cumbersome, finally arrived belatedly and were pushed within the range of the bow and arrow.
Although there are not many of these heavy siege equipment, there are only about a dozen.
But their height has faintly exceeded the city wall, and the Wu army's crossbowmen at the top were shooting arrows at the defenders at the top of the city frantically.
In particular, the location at the top of the city corresponding to the several ladders is their focus.
This is the first time that the Wu army's crossbowmen have suppressed the Wei army since the siege.
The Wei army was caught off guard, and many people fell down at once.
The soldiers of Wu who were attacking the city suddenly felt the pressure relieved.
"Up, up, up! The thief has been suppressed!"
The pioneer officer took the lead and quickly climbed up the ladder.
It is a great achievement to be the first to attack the city.
"The general has an order. After the city is broken, if the sword is not sealed for three days, all the wealth and silk from the children will belong to you!"
As Zhuge Ke's military order spread throughout the army, the soldiers of the Wu army who were already red-eyed were very excited.
Lu'an City is the county seat of Lujiang County, a Wei thief, and the richest place in the whole county is here.
Even the military generals who originally wanted to plunder the people in the surrounding area now had their eyes shining brightly.
They really did not expect that General Zhuge would issue such a military order.
After all, it stands to reason that His Majesty's intention to expand his territory by sending troops to the north on such a large scale this time is natural.
If the city is really conquered, it will be Da Wu's own territory from now on.
Especially for counties like Lu'an, for the sake of future governance, they generally will not send troops to wash the city easily - unless it is difficult to attack for a long time, in order to stimulate the morale of the soldiers.
But how long has it been since we attacked the city?
Especially if you don't seal the sword for three days, this is basically half a massacre.
"If you don't seal the sword for three days, it will belong to whoever grabs it. If you don't get it now, then when will it be more important?"
The generals of each battalion shouted, their faces red, and they kept encouraging: "Which battalion is the first to break the city will be selected first."
"If this generation of wealth is snatched away in one fell swoop, what will the wife at home have to worry about? We have to fight hard, brothers!"
Looking at the generals who were shouting with excitement, Zhuge Ke's eyes were slightly gloomy.
It's just that this gloominess was well hidden in his eyes.
For him who is quite ambitious and thinks very highly of himself, he is really reluctant to issue such military orders to stimulate the soldiers to work hard.
At the same time, I was a little unhappy.
After learning all this, and looking at Wu Jun who was in high spirits,
Fu Qian said "Hey tui!" and spat to show his disdain:
"How is it different from a thief?"
Luo Xian glanced at him and said:
"This is a common thing before the battle. If you want to lead the army into battle in the future, you will have to get used to this kind of thing."
To be honest and treasonous, be it Emperor Guangwu or the late Emperor.
When they besieged the city for a long time and could not capture it, and the morale of the generals and officers was low, they all promised to take all the treasures in the city.
Fu Qian pouted:
"Having no choice but to use this method to stimulate the soldiers is already right and wrong, which is the way to lead a general."
"Moreover, I have observed that among the Wu army, both generals and soldiers are accustomed to this kind of thing."
"If the spirit of Wu Guojun is like this, he will not be the enemy of the Han soldiers in the future."
Luo Xian chuckled:
"How many people in this world can compare with the Prime Minister, and how many people can compete with the Master?"
"That's right."
It is easy to say that orders must be enforced and military discipline must be strict, but it is extremely difficult to implement them.
The two of them talked about the matter in front of them independently, and even had the intention to comment on Wu Jun.
But Wen Qin, who was inside, felt the intensity of the Wu army's attack on the city and suddenly increased it again.
"Don't retreat, anyone who retreats will be killed!"
"Preparatory battalion, bring up a battalion!"
Wen Qin stood on the city tower, paying close attention to the war, and at the same time constantly dispatching troops and generals.
The military order was quickly passed down, and the Wei army's reserve battalion, which had been waiting at the foot of the city wall, rushed up the city wall from the slope as fast as possible.
The soldiers of Wu Army, who had just managed to fall onto the city wall, had not had time to enjoy the joy of being the first to climb up the city wall when they were attacked by several spears.
Then he was pushed directly out of the city.
The screams seemed so insignificant on the battlefield where the killing was overwhelming.
…
This fierce offensive and defensive battle did not come to an end until the sun set on the top of the mountain.
Two of the Wei army's city walls were captured by the Wu army, but in the end, Wen Qin mobilized reserve troops in time to attack the gap, so the problem was not too big.
However, Wen Qin was not happy at all.
The reinforcements coming from Hefei were blocked outside.
The Wu army's offensive at the south gate was so fierce that it was beyond his expectation.
As for the Wu army, their losses were much heavier.
The carriages and ladders were all damaged. Only the wells and carriages that were not close to the city head were pushed back and repaired.
It was night, when the soldiers on both sides were sleeping, recovering their strength, and preparing to fight again the next day.
However, Zhuge Ke took advantage of the darkness and came to the rear army in the name of patrolling the camp.
In the rear army, Quan Cong, the commander-in-chief of Wu State, was waiting for his arrival.
"Grand Governor, it depends on you whether Da Wu can break through the predicament and compete in the Central Plains."
Zhuge Ke saluted Quan Cong with a solemn face. At the same time, he took out a silk book from his arms and handed it to Quan Cong:
"This map is a map of the passes of the Wei army that was drawn by Ke after many detailed drawings and dozens of additions over the years."
"The Grand Governor is leading the army to the north this time. If this plan can help the Grand Governor one or two, Ke will be satisfied."
Quan Cong solemnly took the map with a solemn expression:
"If someone can achieve success in this trip north, it is all due to General Zhuge!"
"I'll leave all the rest of my journey to General Zhuge."
Zhuge Ke nodded:
"Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief."
There was light shining in both of their eyes.
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