Chapter 185 The greater the power, the more violent the temper
Chapter 185 The greater the power, the violent the temper
【Do you want to buy the advanced version of Zhuge Liannu? 】
"Buy!"
[Congratulations, the purchase is successful, your current balance: 143446.]
Ma Su did not pause, and quickly passed his fingers across the "Battleship Company" and "Shipboard Breaking Crossbow", and accurately poked the "Trebuchet".
These two items will only be used when attacking Wu, so there is no need to purchase them for the time being.
[Would you like to purchase a set of Liu Ye brand enhanced version trebuchet manufacturing drawings and samples?]
"Buy!"
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[Would you like to purchase a set of powerful artifacts, one manufacturing drawing and one sample each of "a knife-rushing vehicle, a trench-making vehicle, a trench-filling vehicle, a siege cone, and a Greek ballistae"?]
"Buy!"
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After a fierce operation, Ma Su retracted his fingers with satisfaction and a look of relief on his face.
I still remember that during the dungeon experience, he tried his best and managed to clear the "Kin Xibu" sub-map.
Now, no more brainstorming is required.
Simply lead 50,000 cavalry and siege equipment to kill them, and you can level off the three counties of "Jinxiwu".
At that time, if the three major defenders of the Wei State stubbornly resist, they only need to pull out their trebuchets and blast the city gates to pieces. Then as soon as the trench-building and trench-filling vehicles come out, the soldiers can march across the city in high spirits.
Cross the moat...
In later generations, in order to withstand "airborne artillery shells" such as stones and rolling logs thrown from long distances by the attackers, the defenders usually used fishing nets and cloth and satin to hold up curtains on the city tower, that is, they set up a large tent to cover the sky above the city wall.
This eliminates the lethality of "cannonballs".
At the same time, the same long-distance throwing instruments used by the attackers will be set up on the city tower to launch long-distance bombardments with the attackers.
But these are countermeasures that were only discovered by later generations.
In the current era, the generals who defended the city would not have thought of this kind of response. As far as Wei was concerned, since the weight of the throw was not enough to break open the city gate, the catapult was only used in positional warfare and was not used in siege warfare.
For Ma Su.
Even if the defender knows how to use curtains to block flying rocks from the sky, he still has the back-up skills to launch "incendiary bombs" such as fireballs.
Since people in this era have a weak awareness of fire prevention, and most of the buildings are made of wood and thatched houses, as soon as the "incendiary bomb" is released, the fire will spread quickly and be difficult to control.
But in fact, whether it is attacking a city with "incendiary bombs" or breaking down a door with flying rocks, there will be anti-cracking methods in later generations.
"Painting with mud to prevent fire" and "having plenty of water tools" can effectively prevent fire attacks.
The method to crack the door with flying stones is to use a small push cart, also known as the "door blocking knife cart". This instrument is to place dozens of sharp blades on the front end of a cart to block the city entrance.
In this way, even if the city gate is breached, as long as the defending soldiers resist the sword cart, the enemy will not be able to enter the city. The sword cart can also be used on the frontal battlefield. The soldiers can push the cart into the crowd with great force and kill countless people in an instant.
If you happen to encounter a city without a moat, you can also use a large ram. The large ram is five or six meters high, and its height is equal to or slightly higher than the city wall. There is a flyover on it, which can be directly built on the opponent's city wall to make the attacker more efficient.
Fang soldiers rushed into the city tower continuously. There were generally five levels of charging carts. The bottom level was filled with soldiers pushing carts forward, and the upper four levels were all siege soldiers.
In short, in a city offensive and defensive battle, as long as the city gate is broken open, the attacker can quickly win the war by relying on their numerical advantage.
While he was deep in thought, Zhang Xiu hurriedly ran in and started shouting from afar: "General, when the general was patrolling outside the central tribe, he found several siege engines, including sword carts, trench-making carts, and trench-filling carts.
The siege cone, a strange crossbow, and the manufacturing diagram..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Yun walked over quickly and said happily: "Youchang, the prime minister improved the range of the serial crossbow a few days ago, and specially sent someone to announce the good news."
"Where's the crossbow?"
"Not coming!" Zhao Yun spread his hands.
Ma Su was slightly surprised.
According to Zhuge Liang's character, he would not miss this kind of opportunity to show his sage in front of others, so he would definitely send a repeating crossbow to attract attention and amazement, instead of just conveying the message verbally.
Could it be that he deliberately concealed the news about the new Liannu, and then wanted to catch Sima Yi by surprise?
This is 80% possible.
Ma Su shook his head, no longer thinking about the crossbow, and instead ordered Zhang Xiu to recruit Han craftsmen on the spot to make three siege vehicles and trebuchets.
Ten months passed in the blink of an eye.
The north wind is howling, and the weather in the northwest is getting colder and colder.
Shaodang Qiangli, located at the northern end of the Qinghai Plateau, is bustling with activity.
All preparations for the expedition have been completed, and the siege equipment has been manufactured.
Ma Su gave an order, and the 50,000 cavalrymen slowly started to gallop from slow to fast. The 10,000 logistics troops and horses set out as early as the day before, carrying grain, grass and supplies.
Jincheng, the Prefect's Mansion.
Guo Huai walked up and down the hall with his hands behind his back, full of worry. The eyes of two generals, one fat and one thin, were chasing his figure, their faces frightened.
"Sir, 60,000 Shu troops have arrived eighty miles away, and the envoy sent by Ma Su is uttering harsh words. If they don't surrender within three days, the city will be destroyed, people will be killed, and no chickens or dogs will be left behind!" said the fat general in a trembling voice.
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"Sir, what should we do?"
"What to do..." Guo Huai murmured to himself, shook his head, and swung his sleeves impatiently, "They have many soldiers, strong strength, and sufficient equipment. Our army has few major generals, so I'm afraid we won't be able to defend it."
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"Sir, since we can't hold on, why not surrender early? I heard that General Dai Ling is well treated in the Shu army..." said the thinner general Qi Qi Ai Ai.
"This is the county of Weizhou, and you are all Wei ministers. Why do you say such rebellious words?" Guo Huai glared at the thin general with dissatisfaction, feeling secretly annoyed.
"If you dare to talk about surrender again, you will be killed without mercy!"
Having said that, Guo Huai actually had the idea in his mind of "surrendering to the Shu Han in case of desperation."
Of course, he would never surrender to Shu Han when there was a way out.
Moreover, even if you really want to surrender to Shu, you won't surrender as soon as the enemy troops arrive.
At least we have to wait until the evening of the third day, the last moment of the deadline, before surrendering.
Only in this way can we not only gain the respect of Shu State, but also show Wei State's attitude: It's not that I won't resist, but it's because the other party is too powerful.
In this way, the children staying in Luoyang can survive.
If the general surrenders as soon as the Shu army arrives, then there will not be enough family members for the Wei Lord to kill him.
"Go down here with my order, hold fast to the city, be patient, and behead anyone who acts rashly!"
Guo Huai said solemnly, turned around and walked out, leaving the two people standing awkwardly.
Given the three options of abandoning the city and fleeing, holding on and waiting for help, or surrendering to Shu to protect himself, Guo Huai chose to hold on and wait for help.
Outside the city, the Shu army's encirclement was about to form.
On the city, the Wei soldiers looked calm and did not panic much. The city gate was closed, and the soldiers wore helmets and carried guns, standing behind the female wall, monitoring every move of the Shu army.
Ma Di was a little disappointed. He came with 60,000 elite cavalry in a fierce manner. He thought that even if the Wei army was not frightened, they would still be huddled on the tower and trembling.
But now it seems that they are not afraid.
Therefore, Ma Su felt that the Wei soldiers in the city did not respect his reputation and the lethality of the 60,000 cavalry.
If that's the case, then don't tolerate them.
Let them see the power of new weapons.
Ma Su reined in his horse, glared at the city, raised his arms, and said in a deep voice:
