Chapter Two Hundred and Ninety IX The Storm Rises Eleven
"Dong, dong, dong¨" Dozens of war drums began to sound. The drummer stood on the huge war drum stand and waved the drumsticks with his strong arms. Each wave brought a uniform attack by the Liaodong Army.
The sound made the battlefield more depressing, and there was some commotion in the Changli defenders. Although the morale of the Liaodong Army was not high, and although the morale of the Changli defenders was greatly shaken by Guan Yu just now, the disparity in strength was too large after all, making the Changli defenders
It was so stressful that I couldn't breathe.
Guan Yu wore armor and looked at the advancing Liaodong Army. He had already felt the commotion among his subordinates. He did not let his soldiers stop it because he knew that at this moment, all the sergeants were worried about the upcoming war.
With a skeptical attitude, he asked his soldiers to suppress it, but it was counterproductive. The way to solve all this was to let these sergeants see the hope of victory, so he was waiting. When the Liaodong Army entered his attack range, he wanted to use the Liaodong Army
To inspire the soldiers' confidence in victory, Guan Yu looked back at the dozens of trebuchets on standby on the tower, and a cold smile flashed across his face.
One thousand steps, eight hundred steps, five hundred steps... The sergeant responsible for visual distance shouting loudly, the generals looked at Guan Yu with wide eyes, with a trace of nervousness in their expressions. Guan Yu did not move, just squinted his eyes, but
The sword hilt he held in his hand tightened. When the sergeant shouted that there were still three hundred steps left, Guan Yu waved his hand fiercely and shouted: "Let go!" Dozens of trebuchets fired in unison, huge
Stones were thrown like flying feathers at the Liaodong Army's formation. Many sergeants were hit by the stones and smashed into pulp. All their internal organs were smashed out. It was so horrific that many sergeants screamed in shock.
When they got up, the originally neat team suddenly became panicked, which made the Changli garrison who was originally a little turbulent suddenly cheered up! Many generals showed a smile on their faces, but Guan Yu was unmoved and still ordered the stones to be thrown.
Attack in an organized and orderly manner.
The panic of the army made Gongsun Du start to be shocked. He had also heard that the Youzhou Army had this kind of weapon, but hearing about it and seeing it with his own eyes were not the same thing at all. Today, he saw the power of the trebuchet with his own eyes, and he felt something in his heart.
Fortunately, there are not many trebuchets. If there were thousands of these trebuchets set up on the city tower, then today's battle would not have to be fought. "Liu Yi!" Gongsun Du said in a deep voice, and those who followed Gongsun Du
Liu Yi quickly clasped his fists on his horse and said, "The general is here!"
Gongsun Du waved the horsewhip in his hand and said: "Order the siege troops in front to speed up! Archers cover!" Liu Yi was stunned. If he had to speed up at this time, wouldn't he let the sergeants die? So Liu Yi gritted his teeth and said quickly
"Lord, our army has suffered heavy casualties and its morale is low. We should avoid its sharp edges and wait until our siege weapons are ready before attacking the city!" "Huh?" Gongsun Du showed a trace of displeasure on his face and turned to glare at Liu Yi.
Said: "Heavy casualties? Just a thousand people. This is nothing for a siege war! What's more, the enemy's trebuchets only have dozens of trebuchets and their launches are slow. As long as we speed up and attack the city, this thing will be effective."
It won’t be of much use!”
Liu Yi saw the dissatisfied look on Gongsun Du's face. He suddenly thought of Li Min, who was lying seriously injured in the camp. He felt horrified and quickly clasped his fists and said: "The last general takes orders!" After saying that, he rode forward to supervise the battle.
!Gongsun Du looked at Liu Yi's retreating back with a smile on his face. Liu Yi, Li Min and Yang Yi were the old men who followed him in the army, but now these old men have mastered the military and political power of the Liaodong Army, and also have
They have lost their respective powers, which makes him feel threatened. Now that the Central Plains is in chaos, it is the time for heroes to prepare, and it is also an opportunity for him to determine his side. He must gather all the power into one, so this time he will combine these three people.
He brought them all out. His eldest son Gongsun Kang stabilized the overall situation in Liaodong and eliminated their power, while he weakened them in the army and successfully controlled the entire army! Now among the three, Li Min has become a useless person.
Not long ago, Yang Yi asked for orders to supervise the transportation of grain and fodder and handed over his military power. Now there is only Liu Yi. But judging from his performance just now, Liu Yi is also very aware of current affairs. I believe he will receive satisfactory results soon!
After a period of panic, the Liaodong Army began to attack again. At this moment, Guan Yu's face gradually showed a trace of heaviness. On the contrary, the other generals' faces were full of excitement. Everyone had seen the power of the trebuchet. This sharp weapon was not only
It has a long range and is very powerful. It can especially deter the Liaodong Army. It is the most effective weapon to reduce morale.
Although the morale of the Liaodong Army was low, no one dared not listen to the military order. Tens of thousands of sergeants charged forward. The closer they got to the city wall, the weaknesses of the trebuchets were exposed. This boosted the morale of the originally worried sergeants.
, rush forward desperately, after all, retreating is death, being afraid is also death, but charging still has a glimmer of hope!
The Changli defenders also saw this, but at this moment they had already overcome their fear, and the archers had already drawn their bows and fired arrows at the Liaodong Army! Although the archers' arrows blocked the enemy's attack, they still had
Many Liaodong troops rushed to the city, but a dramatic scene happened in an instant. The sergeants who rushed to the city fell to the ground one after another. Not only was Changli City covered with a thick layer of ice on the top of the city, but also under the city.
There was also a thick layer of ice on the ground. The Liaodong Army rushed to the bottom of the city. Because the ground was slippery and their feet were unstable, many sergeants fell down. However, the sergeants behind also rushed up because they could not stop. Many of them
The weapon in his hand assassinated one of his own men, causing the Changli defenders on the tower to laugh.
Guan Yu did not expect this dramatic scene, but since he now had such a great opportunity, how could he let it go, so he quickly ordered his sergeants to pour the boiling hot water down, and the hot water fell on the Liaodong Army under the city.
Suddenly, there were screams and screams on the body. When the sergeant charging behind saw this scene, his eyes were full of horror. Liu Yi was also frightened. He knew that if this continued, the casualties of the Liaodong Army would be even more severe. He waved his riding whip fiercely and headed towards
Gongsun Du's Chinese army camp left!
"General, I beg you, my lord, to temporarily withdraw your troops!" Liu Yi knelt in front of Gongsun Du's horse and said in a painful voice, "Retreat? In the mere city of Changli, you actually caused our army to lose more than ten thousand people. Up to now, you have not even attacked the city tower. You
What kind of crime should be committed?" When Liu Yi heard this, he immediately understood in his heart. He took a deep breath and then said respectfully: "The general failed to command well, so I voluntarily plead guilty!" Gongsun Du heard that, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes,
Then he said in a deep voice: "Okay, pass on the order. Liu Yi's command is not good enough. He has removed the post of Zhonglang General and changed it to Sima of another department, responsible for supervising the production of weapons!" When Liu Yi heard this, he sighed in his heart and hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "Finally,
General's orders!" Seeing this, Gongsun Du shouted loudly: "Retreat!"