The roaring drums suddenly sounded, as powerful as a tiger. Immediately afterwards, the passionate horn sound came from far and near, and continued to spread into the city. The two sounds intertwined with each other, broke through the sky, and echoed in Xiangyang City.
On the city tower, the soldiers were ready.
Zhuge Liang stood on the tower and looked into the distance, a coldness flashed in his eyes.
The siege has begun.
After the Shu army appeared, the dark figures gradually approached Wengcheng. Lu Meng took the lead and rushed at the front. When the army stopped outside Wengcheng, there were actually twenty small boats drifting down the moat and moving down quickly. Not long after, two
Ten small boats stopped in the moat outside the city gate, all anchored and stopped.
Then, four boats lined up and five boats lined up.
In the blink of an eye, the boat built a road on the moat.
Lu Meng had a smile in his eyes and waved his hand. Immediately, soldiers ran up quickly carrying wooden planks and put them on the boat. Just hearing the banging sound, the soldiers nailed the wooden planks to the boat and tied the two
Ten small boats were connected together to form a wide and flat road leading directly to Wengcheng.
Lu Meng sent people to recruit these small boats overnight. They were all recruited from the surrounding people. Only twenty small boats were gathered overnight. Otherwise, it would be difficult to build a wide and flat wooden bridge.
After Zhuge Liang saw it on the tower, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, showing a gusty look, but he did not order to shoot.
He waited quietly, waiting for the Shu army to attack the city.
After a while, each Shu army stepped on the fixed wooden planks to cross the river and rushed towards the Wengcheng. Although the soldiers still felt a little swaying when they stepped on the wooden planks, it was enough to carry the soldiers across.
At this time, Zhuge Liang gave the order: "Shoot arrows directly at the Shu army crossing the river."
Next to Zhuge Liang, a captain asked: "Military advisor, the Shu army built wooden planks on the moat, and there are boats under the wooden planks. We can use rockets to ignite the wooden planks and burn their boats. In this way, the Shu army will only
You can use a ladder to set up in the narrowest part of the moat, so that you can cross the river tremblingly."
After the captain finished speaking, he looked quite proud.
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "I don't know what you think. It's just that I have my own arrangements. I just use ordinary long arrows."
The captain looked confused and didn't understand what Zhuge Liang was planning.
However, even if the defenders on the city tower did not use rockets and just ordinary bows and arrows, it still had a huge impact on the Shu army. Many Shu soldiers were shot into the water and screamed loudly, and even more Shu soldiers were shot to death by bows and arrows.
hurt.
When the Shu Kingdom was crossing the river, catapults were pushed out one after another.
These catapults were modified by Pu Yuan and were several times more powerful than previous catapults. Moreover, the stones thrown were all large rocks weighing several hundred kilograms. Their range was long enough to be thrown from outside the moat to the barbican city. Lu Meng gave an order,
The catapults started running quickly, and all the catapults aimed at the wall at the gate of Wengcheng and quickly smashed it.
"Boom!!!"
One after another, huge rocks weighing hundreds of kilograms were thrown out and hit the city wall, making a deafening sound.
The boulder hit the city wall, and a big hole immediately appeared.
All the catapults aimed at the same position. After a few rounds, there was a roar, and the wall of the Wengcheng was smashed down, revealing a large hole three feet wide. In this way, there was a large gap in the Wengcheng for the Shu army to pass through.
When Zhuge Liang saw it, a smile appeared on his lips.
It seems that this is a good thing.
By this time, it was already bright, but it was still a little groggy.
The private soldiers in the city had already reached the city gate, and Wang Can led his men to launch an attack. Zhuge Liang arranged the defense of the Wengcheng, and quickly rushed to the city tower. He stood on the tower and surveyed the situation in the city. He saw Wang Can and his men coming to kill him.
He went straight to the city gate and wanted to open it. At the same time, he divided his troops and climbed up the tower to attack the Han soldiers guarding the city.
In this way, attacks were launched both inside and outside the city.
Zhuge Liang had a sneer on his face. After looking around everywhere, he didn't know where to find him.
However, due to Zhuge Liang's arrangement, the rest of the Han soldiers were still resisting.
Lu Meng let the catapult break through the wall of Wengcheng. He immediately sent troops to push the catapult and carry ladders and other weapons across the moat, and attacked the gate of Xiangyang City in the same way. Although arrows were constantly being fired from the towers, as long as the soldiers were allowed to attack,
Even though he was holding a shield, he could still maintain the situation and attack Xiangyang City steadily.
In the end, the city gate was breached by Lü Meng in the most brutal way.
Wang Can also led his men to the tower and successfully controlled Xiangyang City.
In this way, Xiangyang City was destroyed.
But the strange thing is that Zhuge Liang disappeared mysteriously. No one knew where Zhuge Liang went. When Wang Can captured Xiangyang, on the moat outside the south city, a small boat entered the river around Xiangyang City along the moat and left quietly. The small boat
Although it was not big, there were dozens of soldiers accompanying it.
On the bow of the boat stood a young man wearing white clothes and holding a feather fan.
This person is clearly Zhuge Liang.
After he arranged the defense of the soldiers on the city tower, he quietly left with dozens of Liu Bei's trusted soldiers and boarded a small boat arranged in the south of the city. Liu Bei's wife was already waiting on the boat. After Zhuge Liang got on the boat, he immediately sailed away. Zhuge Liang looked at
Looking at the gradually blurring Xiangyang City, he immediately looked at the soldiers beside him and asked: "Have the two hundred soldiers from last night arrived at the predetermined position?"
The soldier replied: "The military advisors have already arrived. This time, Wang Can must be carried away without food."
Zhuge Liang smiled, but shook his head slightly.
Suddenly, Zhuge Liang's cheeks went cold and it started to rain.
"Tick tock! Tick tock!!!"
After a while, the light rain turned into a downpour. The raindrops splashed on the water, and mist quickly rose up.
Seeing that Zhuge Liang was still standing in the rain, the soldiers persuaded him: "Commander, please go to the boat to take shelter from the rain. My lord has entrusted your wife to you. If you have any shortcomings, we don't know what to do?" The soldiers Liu Bei left behind were absolutely
The dead soldiers must not only protect Zhuge Liang, but also protect Liu Bei's heirs.
Zhuge Liang nodded, turned around and walked towards the cabin, laughing loudly as he approached the cabin.
The laughter was sad, but it seemed very happy.
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After the war in Xiangyang ended, the aftermath began to be dealt with. Wang Can, Lu Meng, Guo Jia, Xu Shu, Pang De, Zhang Xiu, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue and others gathered in Liu Biao's palace. Wang Can sat high on the throne, one by one.
After the government decrees were promulgated, and the government decrees requiring rewards and pensions were conveyed, I breathed a sigh of relief.
After Wang Can finished speaking, Guo Jia immediately said: "My lord, when we attacked the city today, I felt a little strange because everything was too easy and there were almost no difficulties. Even if there is a lord in the city to contain the Han army, it shouldn't be so easy."
.And Zhuge Liang suddenly disappeared, which is also a hidden danger."
Lu Meng said with a smile: "Commander Guo, Zhuge Liang knew that Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were killed and had no intention of fighting, so it went smoothly. As for Zhuge Liang's disappearance, it was because he sneaked away secretly, which is normal and nothing to worry about."
Wang Can nodded and agreed.
Xu Shu also agreed with Lu Meng. After all, Zhuge Liang would not be able to accomplish anything if he stayed.
At this time, people from the Xiang family asked: "May I ask the King of Shu, now that Xiangyang has been pacified, how should the officials in Xiangyang arrange it?"
This is the issue that the Xiangyang family is most concerned about.
People from the Cai family, the Kuai family, the Ma family, the Xiang family, the Xi family and other large and small families all looked at Wang Can, waiting for Wang Can to say something, with expectations and fears in their hearts. If Wang Can crossed the river and burned the bridge, turned his back and refused to admit it, he would start again.
Chengdu dispatched an official to govern Xiangyang, but they did not dare to object openly because Wang Can had already captured Xiangyang.
Wang Can smiled and said: "What I said still stands, where is Kuai Liang?"
"I'm here!" Kuai Liang stood up and responded.
Wang Can said in a deep voice: "You have both ability and political integrity, and are familiar with the affairs of Jingzhou and Xiangzhou. You will serve as the governor of Jingzhou and handle all the political affairs in Jingzhou. As for Zhang Yun, Wenpin and others, please stay in Xiangyang to take care of them."
Kuai Liang cupped his hands and said, "I obey."
After a pause, Kuai Liang said: "My lord, Xiangyang is adjacent to Cao Cao and Sun Jian. The place where the Four Wars were fought is always in danger. Therefore, I kindly request that your family be sent to Chengdu to solve your worries. Please agree, lord." As the so-called repaying favor, Wang Can asked Kuai to do so.
Liang served as the governor of Jingzhou, and Kuai Liang also took the initiative to send his family to Chengdu.
This is also a disguised expression of intention to Wang Can, leaving his family as hostage.
As soon as Kuai Liang said it, Zhang Yun and others followed Kuai Liang's example and sent their families to Chengdu to show their loyalty to Wang Can. Wang Can agreed one by one with a smile on his face.
He glanced at Kuai Liang approvingly, secretly praising Kuai Liang as worthy of being from a great family, knowing how to advance and retreat, and understanding the general situation.
