Cao Cao glanced at Xi Zhicai, Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan and said: "If we attack Hangu Pass this time, if we win, we will go straight to Chang'an; if we lose, we will return to Yanzhou!"
In fact, when Yuan Shao retreated, Cao Cao was indeed on his own.
His army was blocked outside Hangu Pass and could not make progress, and Cao Cao felt cold.
Among those who attacked Wang Can, Yuan Shao was the strongest. There were many civil servants and generals, and he was much more powerful than Cao Cao. But the more powerful he was, the more miserable his defeat was. Only about 7,000 of his more than 40,000 soldiers were left.
After escaping back, Cao Cao despised Yuan Shao and felt that Yuan Shao would never achieve great things.
Yuan Shao retreated, and Cao Cao also began to look for a way out.
Because being unable to capture Wang Can means that all the heroes in the world will rise up together.
Although Wang Can occupies the largest Yizhou and has countless advisers and generals under his command, fortunately Yizhou is far away from the Central Plains, and it will take some time to compete in the Central Plains, which also gives Cao Cao time to prepare.
Cao Cao is now like a gambler who wants to take a desperate gamble. If he can capture Hangu Pass, Cao Cao will continue to attack. If he cannot capture Hangu Pass, Cao Cao will go back to manage Yanzhou and strive to capture Xuzhou, Qingzhou, etc. as soon as possible.
Yangzhou and Yuzhou, with these places, Cao Cao had enough foundation.
Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai and ordered: "Zhicai, you are weak and stay in the camp without going out to fight."
"promise!"
Xi Zhicai responded with clasped fists and did not refuse Cao Cao's order.
Cao Cao looked at Xia Houyuan again and ordered: "Miaocai, you and Zixiao will lead the army together and follow me to kill the enemy!"
"promise!"
The two agreed, with solemn expressions on their faces.
After Cao Cao finished giving instructions, he waved the three of them away. He must have tried his best to attack Hangu Pass this time. He wanted to send his subordinates Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, Le Jin, Xu Chu, Xu Huang and others to the battlefield.
Fight.
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The next day, early morning.
At this time, it is the coldest weather of the year. Although the warm sun rises, it does not dispel the chill in the air. The wind is still biting and makes people shiver.
"Boom! Boom!"
The rumble of war drums suddenly sounded, from far to near, gradually reaching Hangu Pass.
"Woo! Woo!"
The high-pitched and dull sound of the horn also gradually came and reached the middle of Hangu Pass.
The sound of horns and war drums kept coming, making the soldiers on the tower nervous. However, although the soldiers were nervous, they also began to prepare defensive equipment in an orderly manner. This was not the first time Cao Cao encountered an siege.
Outside the city, Hangu Pass was attacked many times, and the soldiers on the city tower had enough experience.
After Zhao Yun, Huang Xu and others heard the horn sound, they all ran out quickly and ordered the soldiers to assemble on the tower.
Huang Xu had a hundred soldiers from the Langya Battalion ambush on the city tower, preparing to shoot at the enemies outside the city tower. This was the job he had to do and it was a very important thing.
The soldiers of Langya Camp have Majun Crossbows, which can be used to kill local generals.
Therefore, Lu Meng's Langya Camp is also a powerful weapon for defending the city.
Zhao Yun led the soldiers from the broken barracks to garrison on the city tower. More than a thousand soldiers from the broken barracks were divided into groups of 100 people. The 100 soldiers were all armed with long spears, forming a temporary spear formation to assassinate the enemies who came up.
Army, this is also the benefit of soldiers having spears, and they can also protect the Hanguguan tower.
At this time, the soldiers on the tower were busy.
Yan Yan and Pei Yuanshao looked at the soldiers approaching outside the city, with excited expressions on their faces.
They were responsible for the defense of Hangu Pass and did not receive much threat, because Cao Cao's attack could not capture this heroic pass at all, so they only needed to fight hard and kill more enemy troops.
The thundering drums and high-pitched horns were getting closer and closer, and Cao Cao's army gradually approached Hangu Pass.
At this time, catapults drove out from Cao Cao's army formation and aimed at Hangu Pass.
Cao Cao's method was to use catapults to attack the soldiers on the tower of Hangu Pass first, to lower the morale of the soldiers guarding Hangu Pass, and then attack the enemy.
Cao Cao rode on his horse, pulled out the sword from his waist, and shouted: "Fire!"
After giving the order, the catapult that had been prepared immediately placed the loaded stones on it, and then threw them towards the tower.
"Hoo! Hoo!"
The boulders broke through the air and made a roaring sound.
Although these stones are not huge stones weighing hundreds of kilograms, they still weigh twenty or thirty kilograms. After the big rocks fall from the sky, the soldiers who hit them will definitely be killed or injured. The catapult is turning with a creaking sound, constantly throwing out stones one by one.
It was shot at the tower in the distance, and stones fell on the tower, making a roaring sound.
Wave after wave of stones hit the tower, causing sand and gravel to scatter on the tower.
This kind of scene would be used by Cao Cao when he was attacking a city.
"Bang! Bang!"
Huge boulders fell down one by one and landed on the tower, causing the ground on the tower to tremble slightly. Each soldier hid and did not stick out his head, because standing on the tower was obviously an easy target for catapults.
It was easy to be killed, so the soldiers hid.
At this time, Huang Xu was hiding on the tower, looking at the enemy troops throwing stones outside the tower, and shouted: "Soldiers of Langya Camp, listen to the order and prepare crossbows!"
The shooting range of the Ma Jun Crossbow is not only powerful, but also has a long range.
Shooting from the top of the city tower to the outside of the city tower, it occupies a certain height advantage, and the range can reach more than 300 steps. In later generations, the distance is about 200 meters.
With such a range, it is already a very powerful crossbow.
Although the trebuchet is powerful enough to throw stones onto the tower, it is still a hundred meters away, not too far away.
Therefore, the crossbow arrows of the soldiers of the Langya Camp can hit the soldiers who throw stones. However, the crossbow arrows of the Majun Crossbow are specially customized and are not ordinary bows and arrows. Therefore, the storage capacity of the Langya Camp is not too much, and the use each time is limited.
Always aim correctly before firing the crossbow arrows to avoid wasting the crossbow arrows.
Lu Meng waited for a moment, and then shouted: "Aim!"
After a pause, he shouted again: "Launch!"
With an order, one hundred soldiers from the Langya Battalion fired their crossbows at the same time. The crossbows fired by each soldier were aimed at the soldier who was throwing stones.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The crossbow arrows shot through the air very fast and with great power.
The Majun crossbow was not only highly accurate, but also had strong penetrating power. When the crossbow arrow was fired, there was a series of high-pitched chirping sounds, and in the blink of an eye, it shot towards the soldiers arranged by Cao Cao to throw stones.
"Puff! Puff!..."
Although the crossbow arrow had a small deviation, it accurately hit the soldier's body, making a muffled sound.
"ah!!"
One by one, the soldiers were knocked away by the crossbow arrows and fell to the ground. The arrows penetrated their bodies, and streams of scarlet blood flowed from the wounds, staining their clothes. These soldiers kept screaming, with fear in their eyes.
look.
fear!
The power of the crossbow arrows is so terrifying. Not only is it powerful, but it is also highly accurate, making people's scalp numb.
Cao Cao was protected by soldiers one by one and was also shocked.
Ps: The third update of the fourth update, please give me flowers.