When Lu Bu led his army to arrive ten miles outside the city, the defenders in Yidu City felt a deep chill. This did not seem to be a probing attack, but an attempt to seize the city!
Coupled with the terrifying 800-to-0 loss ratio of the cavalry who left the city before, this means that this "mountain bandit" is by no means as simple as they thought before. With tens of thousands of people approaching the city, no one can defend Yidu.
He couldn't tell for sure. So he sent people to rush to the nearest Jiangling City to ask for help.
But obviously, Lu Bu will not give Yidu City a chance to ask for help. In terms of time, he has directly blocked Yidu. In three days, the maximum siege time expected by Lu Bu, even if Jiangling comes to help, he will not be able to catch up.
As soon as the Chinese army arrived, they repaired for about half an hour, and then the first echelon of siege teams pressed forward. A fierce offensive and defensive battle began.
The key point of the tactics this time is "raid", and the purpose is "invasion like fire". The speed of march and the subsequent survival of strength are the key. Therefore, the lives of the soldiers are taken very seriously by Lu Bu. How to kill the soldiers with the least loss?
Under the premise, what he needs to consider is to use the fastest way to capture Yidu.
Therefore, the first echelon of the siege team was all militiamen. After briefly testing the defense strength of Yidu City, Lu Bu directly used his most powerful weapon: the Yama Thunder.
Ever since the divine thunder of Yama showed its power during the siege against Liu Zhang a few years ago, Liu Xie had made great efforts to create this kind of powerful weapon.
After seven years of accumulation, the reserve of Yama's divine thunder has reached 5,600. This time, the first legion led by Lu Bu brought a full 500. However, there were not many trebuchets for launching.
It was dismantled and transported by the baggage team. It was assembled three days ago, with a total of fifteen units.
Trebuchets are nothing new. Nowadays, what city doesn’t have them? There are no fewer than fifty trebuchets in Yidu City.
However, the trebuchet in Lu Bu's hand is not a simple thing. It is a new type of trebuchet that was newly released after the guidance of Master Yama. Not only can it carry a larger weight, but it can also throw a longer distance and be more accurate. This is for
It is necessary to ensure that the "Yam Luo Divine Thunder" can exert its power from a safe distance.
"Woo, woo, woo woo..." A horn sound with a strange rhythm suddenly sounded. The militiamen of the Blood Flag Army attacking the city quickly stuck to the corner of the city wall, with their shields on their heads, huddled up, their faces expressionless.
He was nervous, but his eyes were playful.
They were militiamen, but they had also received pre-war training and knew what the sound of the horn meant. They all covered their ears and felt excited, knowing that the defenders would soon have something to eat.
The horn sounded for a full two minutes before it stopped. The defenders also guessed that the Blood Flag Army who suddenly retreated must have some tricks up their sleeves. They were waiting in full formation, but they found that a dozen or so people appeared in the Blood Flag Army's position in the distance.
A catapult.
Is this a trick? I've never heard that when a trebuchet is bombarding, everyone needs to get out of the way, right? What the hell? Besides, can a trebuchet throw such a long distance?
Soon, the Blood Flag Army told the Yidu defenders with practical actions: The trebuchet can throw it so far!
A dozen or so huge iron balls that could be hugged by one person were thrown out. The iron balls were covered with tiny spikes and were completely black. There seemed to be fire burning on them, leaving trails of dark smoke.
This is a covering strike for the entire city wall. Lu Bu learned this term from Liu Xie. He thought it was very appropriate. He even liked watching this scene of using "Yam Luo Divine Thunder" to cover a large area. This
It can give him the pleasure of using the power of gods.
The belief that Yama's divine thunder is equivalent to the power of gods is very popular among the entire Blood Banner Army. It is also the biggest support that all soldiers believe can sweep the world.
The big black iron ball flew over on fire. The parabola was very high. When it hit the city wall, it fell almost vertically. The accuracy was staggering. But the deterrent effect was not very strong in the hearts of the defenders. According to the old rules, hide behind
Behind the wall stacks, unless you are really unlucky, it is impossible to be hit.
"Boom!" When the black iron ball was almost ten feet above the city wall, it suddenly exploded. The defenders, who had never seen such a weapon, instantly suffered heavy casualties. There was no living person within ten feet of the center of the explosion. Twenty
Within ten feet, there were many injured people, and their ears were all deafened. Thirty feet away? No, thirty feet away was the area covered by another Yama divine thunder.
In the first round, the defenders on the city wall were left speechless except for screams. In less than a minute, the second round of Yama's divine thunder came again.
After the two rounds of bombardment, the horn sounded again, this time it was the horn for an all-out attack. The militiamen were no longer the only ones attacking the city, the main force of the Blood Flag Army also threw 3,000 people into the attack.
Three hundred ladders were set up on the four city walls, and the sound of killing was loud.
Lu Bu didn't even bother to use the strategy of surrounding three and one missing. The entire city walls of Yidu City and the front and rear gates were all filled with blood-banner troops. He didn't want to let go of any soldiers or officials in Yidu City.
From noon in the morning to before sunset in the afternoon, the city defenses of Yidu were completely torn apart. The city gates were opened wide, and Wu Yi personally led the main force of 2,000 Blood Banner Army and 3,000 militiamen into the city. After entering the city, there was another killing spree until the moon hung at night.
Above our heads, Yidu City finally settled down after a day of hustle and bustle.
When Lu Bu also walked into Yidu City with his soldiers, the first thing placed in front of him was a scroll of bamboo slips, which contained a detailed report on the siege.
"On the tenth day of the second month of the twelfth year of Jian'an, we conquered Yidu on the first day. We killed more than 2,300 enemies and captured more than 1,600 people. Fifteen people of the Blood Banner Army died in battle and 567 people of the militia died.
All the remains were recovered and sent back to their place of origin for burial and compensation. During this battle..."
In war, people will die. If one's own people die less than the enemy's, it means victory, otherwise it means actual defeat. In Lu Bu's half-life experience as a soldier, this was just a numbers game of war, life and death.
Lu Bu did not stop or repair in Yidu. His troops were from different sources and were far more resilient than the soldiers under other forces. Moreover, it was previously expected to capture Yidu in three days, but it actually took only half a day to capture it.
This amount of consumption is not worth mentioning at all, but on the other hand, it is a great boost to morale.
Early the next morning, Lu Bu left five hundred militiamen and one centurion to take over Yidu, waiting for the follow-up army. But he himself had already rushed towards Wuling according to the established plan.
As for Jiangling, which was so close at hand, Lu Bu simply chose to ignore it. That was not his planned route. Gao Shun and Zhang Liao needed to consider that. Moreover, the scheduled attack time was the same. On February 10th, he had already taken care of it.
After arriving at Yidu, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao must have begun their offensive against Xiangyang City.
The number of troops stationed in Jiangling is only over 20,000, so it is impossible to divide the troops for rescue. The only option is to rescue Xiangyang, which is a little further away. However, in Lu Bu's opinion, Jiangling's reinforcements should be encountered halfway before they arrive in Xiangyang.