At this moment, people and horses suddenly surged in front, and Wei Yan launched the crossbow.
The bed crossbow is a large crossbow mounted on a wooden frame. It can penetrate the human body within 800 steps and is called the king of crossbows. During the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Chen Qiu, the prefect of Lingling, used the bed crossbow to deal with barbarians, and it was extremely lethal.
The arrows fired by bed crossbows use wood as the shaft, the iron spear head as the arrowhead, and the iron feathers as the tail fins. It is known as "one shot and three sword arrows", but it is actually a short spear with feathers, which is used to defend the city and attack the enemy.
Chariots, ladders, wooden curtains, giant shields, etc. are all broken into pieces when encountered. They are used to attack the city and the fortifications are not in order. If it is an earthen city or a wooden stockade, it will be even more destroyed.
"Buzz!" A shock wave that quickly rubbed the air passed by everyone's ears. The high-pitched sound was louder than shouting and neighing, stimulating people's ear drums.
I saw five short spears inserted straight into the cracks in the wall. Although the spears were short, their tails were still vibrating sharply, making a buzzing sound like a swarm passing by.
The row of short spears penetrated half a foot and were already as solid as a rock. They only needed to shoot towards the city wall at a certain slope one after another. It was like building a staircase on the city wall. They climbed up and down, and the Han soldiers stood sideways on the wall.
Down, ran and ran up.
Seeing this scene, everyone in the Han army cheered, while the Wei army was quiet.
Liao Lida, who joined the army, said: "Your Majesty, it seems that our army will be able to board the city today."
Feng Zhou glanced at Liao Li and thought to himself: "It's not like this guy hasn't seen the war. How can he be so ignorant? How can he break Luoyang City with just this method? He's really looking down on him!"
On the tower, Sima Yi looked calm and seemed not to be affected at all.
When the Wei army officers in the room were panicking, they heard Dai Ling's shout coming in from a distance: "What a whim! Do you want to use this method to conquer the city? Come on, tie the mud hammers together, throw the spears, and break them."
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Sima Yi smiled faintly: "No wonder Adou Xiao'er sent these people to attack the city. It turned out that there were bed crossbows to suppress the formation. Let me tell you, Adou would not use human lives to attack the city. These thousands of troops are not enough to conquer Shu Zhonglang General
Dai Ling killed."
One of the Wei generals was a little nervous. He looked at the Xiliang cavalry galloping back and forth from the city and said: "General, Liu Chan has only been firing trebuchets these days to fill up the moat. Now that he dares to attack the city, I'm afraid
So we have a certain degree of confidence, should we send some troops to the north gate?"
Some of the generals and soldiers of the Wei army in the tower held their breath and listened intently to Sima Yi's words.
Sima Yi shook his head and smiled and said: "What confidence can Adou have? He has to come. Otherwise, if the delay lasts for a long time, your Majesty will send troops from Hebei, and he will be unable to resist and will have to retreat!"
He paused and then said: "Liu Chan will definitely not be able to capture Luoyang City! Since ancient times, the only reason for failure in defending the city is that the enemy is strong but we are weak; the city is big but the people are few; the food is small but the people are numerous; the baggage is stored outside; the soldiers are piled up outside.
Not obeying orders. In addition, the water outside is high but the inside of the city is low, the soil is sparse and the pond is shallow, the garrison equipment is insufficient, the salary is not provided, and the garrison must be abandoned even if there is a high city.
Luoyang City is the capital of our great Wei Kingdom. It has strong soldiers and horses, deep trenches and thick walls, and a hundred thousand troops are enough to defend the city. It also has abundant food and grass, smooth waterways, severe punishments and rewards, and strict laws. It cannot be attacked without ten times the enemy!"
As if to confirm Sima Yi's words, a shower of sharp arrows and roaring cannons suddenly shot out from the top of the city, completely suppressing the terrifying Wei Yan infantry who had just rushed towards them.
"Hahaha!" Sima Yi laughed loudly: "So far, our army has caused hundreds of casualties to the Shu Han army, but what impact have they had on our city? The results are one to ten. If we continue to fight like this, they will It will collapse soon!"
At this time, Wei Yan, who was under the city, had already found a way to threaten the city. He had people put pockets on the crossbow strings and put dozens of arrows in them at a time. When they were fired, it was like a storm, and the arrows flew away from the strings, and the lethality was amazing. .
Relying on the huge lethality of the bed crossbow and the constant suppression of arrows by the riders, more than a dozen swaying siege ladders moved towards the left city wall. Siege ladders are rarely used scatteredly, so they can easily be attacked by the defenders. To break through, once used, at least a dozen ladders will be concentrated in one place. Attackers and defenders will continue to fire arrows at each other, completely filling it with human lives. Although the casualties paid by the attacking side are greater, this is The quickest way to siege a city.
To deal with Wei Yan, Sima Yi was not needed. Only the general Dai Ling was under the command of Zhonglang. He deployed his troops. Immediately several captains led their men and rushed towards the direction of the ladder to attack the city. All kinds of war preparation materials were thrown down desperately, and they were beaten to death. Injury is useless.
The city also kept firing arrows, and both sides suppressed each other's firepower.
Watching the fierce battle at the top of the city, the battle had reached a critical moment. Sima Yi turned around, his face turned cold, and said to one person: "Send the order, and immediately order General Zhenwu Wang Chang and General Zhenwei Wang Ling to lead 10,000 soldiers each." Men and horses, separate from the city gate and attack both sides of the Han army!"
"No!" The messenger took the order and ran away.
This was arranged in advance.
After all, in a city offensive and defensive battle, the battlefield cannot be limited to the upper and lower walls of the city. For the defending side, if the troops are sufficient, they should separate their troops and attack the opponent's flanks to relieve the pressure on the city head.
After receiving the order, the two armies immediately opened the city gates and rushed out with a roar. They led the army in a circle and a half and rushed towards the Han army.
The 10,000 Wei troops led by Wang Chang were attacking the left wing army that Wang Ping was in charge of. He had 10,000 Wudang flying troops under his command. When he saw the Wei troops coming from the opposite side, he immediately prepared for them.
Wang Ping personally led three thousand elite Wudang flying troops in heavy armor to the front, forming a dense infantry square. They raised their spears and advanced slowly to meet the Ming cavalry coming from the opposite side.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom...!" The sound of intensive horse hooves became faster and faster, and the two armies gradually connected. When the forward army was less than two miles away, Wang Chang raised his saber fiercely and shouted: "Kill!" The 10,000 Wei cavalry also shouted in unison, "Kill!" They clamped their legs together, held their spears flat, and charged towards the Han army's formation at top speed, with momentum like a rushing tide.
"boom!"
The two armies collided, and the earth-shattering shouts of killing also echoed on the battlefield. The two sides either chopped with swords and axes, or stabbed with spears and spears, desperately killing the enemy. Blood spattered, horses neighed, and swords and guns collided. The sound is endless.
On the other side, Wu Tong also led a part of Beiwei's army to fight with Wang Ling.
As the sun went up, it gradually turned westward. However, most of the soldiers of the two armies were stained with blood on their robes, but none of the armies showed signs of defeat. They were just killing each other desperately, shooting with guns, arrows, and spears. The stabbings and beatings were in full swing, leaving corpses strewn everywhere.
The fighting was in full swing on the battlefield, but the commanders and main generals of the two armies outside the battlefield said nothing. They just silently observed the performance of their own army and the enemy's performance on the battlefield, summing up their experience for future decisive battles.
At this moment, there was a sudden killing sound on the left side of the Han army's rear wing. It turned out that Sima Yi sent General Jianwei Hu Zun with 5,000 elite troops to fight out from Guangyang Gate and detour twenty miles to attack the Han army's rear wing.
Naturally, this large army encountered Zhang Wen who was guarding the rear flank. The two sides immediately started fighting, with no one willing to fall behind.
Feng Zhou glanced back and said to Chen Dao beside him: "It seems that the Wei army has been prepared for a long time and has made proper arrangements. They are constantly sending troops to attack us. If you say that this man and horse are the last batch, I don't believe it."
Chen Dao cupped his hands and said: "No matter how many troops Sima Yi sends, the morale of our Han army is high, and your Majesty can watch the battle in peace."
As soon as he finished speaking, the gap between the rear wing and the left wing suddenly rolled yellow sand, and Yin Yin was like thunder. A group of men and horses took advantage of the Han army's rear wing to compete with the Wei army's Hu Zun tribe, and rushed over.
Everyone is riding a tall horse, wearing heavy armor, holding a steel sword, and is full of murderous intent. The leader has a gray beard and a flying flag, the hussar general Cao Hong.
Cao Hong! This guy is back in action!
And the army he leads is probably the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry that can only be commanded by generals from the Cao clan!
Chen Dao raised his eyebrows, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I request you to fight and repel Cao Hong!"
Feng Zhou smiled and said: "The white soldiers fought against the tiger and leopard cavalry, and I and other generals returned in triumph!"
But a doubt arose in his mind: "Is this Cao Hong Sima Yi's trump card?"