The war drums were rumbling, and the Han infantry marched in neat steps to begin the first siege.
Yesterday, we finally pulled out all the catapults at the top of the city. Without the threat of catapults, it was natural to build a passage across the moat.
"Raise your shield!"
With a loud roar, all the soldiers turned sideways and raised their round shields in front of them. As soon as the tactical move was made, arrows rained down from the top of the city like an overwhelming rain.
The tinkling sounds were mixed with screams from time to time. Although the shields, helmets, and breastplates were extremely protective, they were not 100% protective. After all, some non-vital parts such as arms and thighs were still hit by arrows, leaving soldiers
Lose combat effectiveness.
When a soldier is injured and loses combat effectiveness, he cannot turn around and run away or affect the formation of the brigade. Instead, he should wait for rescue. The gap will naturally be filled by the soldiers behind him.
Guan Yu, Wu Anguo, and Pang De were at the front of the queue, waving their weapons to fire arrows from time to time, but their eyes were focused on the soldiers in the front row carrying the siege ladder.
'Boom' The siege ladder is leaning against the city wall. The fine steel hook in front is tightly hooked on the city wall bricks, and the bottom is quickly nailed to the ground to fix the iron drill. Seeing this, the six people flew up almost at the same time and rushed directly to the city head.
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Rather than commanding the battle, what these top combat forces should do is to help open up gaps at the top of the city if they are not successful in attacking the city.
The weapons swept across, killing and wounding seven or eight soldiers in an instant. At the same time as the six people jumped onto the top of the city, the three of Xiahou Dun also jumped out. No one stopped an opponent to catch each other and fight.
As for the remaining three, there was no choice but to leave them to ordinary soldiers to consume, using their lives to consume the opponent's Qi. Of course, with arrow towers and sharpshooters to contain them, the three of them would not really be allowed to kill wantonly.
To be honest, Xiahou Dun was not willing to do this. It was not because he was so kind, but because he cared about the strength of his troops. At the same time, this was also a kind of harm to his own morale.
After all, if ordinary people are allowed to deal with such a powerful general, they really have no chance of winning.
Military generals of this level have appeared for ten years. It is not that princes of Cao Cao's level have no trump card to deal with, but the reason why the trump card is called a trump card is because it is rare!
Xiahou Dun would not be able to give up unless he was forced to a certain extent.
In fact, Cao Jun was ahead of the curve on this point. Liu Beijun, for example, did not have a trump card specifically for those who unleashed their Gang Qi.
Of course, this is not that Wang Xuan did not think of it, nor is it that Liu Beijun is incompetent, but in Wang Xuan's words, "We have the most top-level generals in our hands. Seventy-eight percent of the world is in our hands. Why should we develop that kind of military generals?"
If you use a method specifically for yourself, is there something wrong with your brain?"
No one could get close to the battlefield where Xiahou Dun and Guan Yu were fighting. However, Guan Ping, Pang De, and Zhang Ren opened a small gap on the top of the city to protect the soldiers who kept climbing up the city.
But that's all. In front of other siege ladders, rolling logs, rocks, boiling water, hot oil, mace and other defensive equipment were almost constantly smashed down. The city wall was fully twenty meters high.
It was like a natural moat, blocking the waves of attacks by Han soldiers.
In fact, the siege equipment of the Han army was already very advanced. Take the siege ladder as an example. Both sides of the front ladder were inlaid with right-angled triangular iron plates specially used to protect rolling logs and stones.
Rolling logs and rocks will directly change direction and roll over when hit on them, which has greatly reduced casualties. The real damage to the siege soldiers is boiling water and hot oil. This is the real ruthlessness of water and fire.
Surrounded by a large army, no matter how fierce a general is, the Gang Qi in his body will have an end, especially when Guan Yu and the others have to face an opponent of the same level who can mobilize Yun Qi.
Wang Xuan had been watching from the bottom of the city. He could clearly feel that Guan Yu and the others had almost exhausted their Gang Qi, but Xiahou Dun and the others were still full of energy. Wang Xuan couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, "Damn it, this kind of city is guarded by generals.
It’s the most annoying!”
In the past, he had been relying on his masters to bully others, but now he finally encountered a serious problem. Wang Xuan couldn't help but frown when he saw the losses in the siege. These were all his own people who died. He was going to give them to him.
Pension!
"Ming Jin withdraws his troops!" After Wang Xuan gave the order, he turned around and left. He had to think of a move, otherwise, even with the few troops he had, there would be no hope of breaking the city.
The next day, the army once again lined up in the city. The expressions of Xiahou Dun and the other three were not as serious as yesterday. The three of them were stationed in the city. A group of Jingzhou aristocratic families offered generous rewards with money. Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue and other Jingzhou civil servants also used it.
The mental power was used to cast spells to boost morale, and the pressure was much less than expected.
Moreover, the width of the city head is limited after all, and there are only so many soldiers who can stand at one time. Even if the ultimate move of releasing Gang Qi comes down, the damage to the top of the sky will be so great at one time, and most of the power is wasted on the city wall.
Based on yesterday's battle loss ratio between the two sides, they seem to have some chance of winning!
"Zilian, do you think we can hold on?" Xu Chu secretly asked in Cao Hong's ear.
"It seems possible. Could it be that Wang Xuan can come up with any new tricks? This is not Fancheng, but there is no chance for him to scare people with floods!" Cao Hong said through gritted teeth.
"Yeah." Xu Chu nodded in response, but he was muttering in his heart, I hope you are not a crow's mouth. Anyway, he will not ask Xiahou Dun. That guy is the most miserable.
Just as he was talking, the army came to the city again just like yesterday.
Just like yesterday, Guan Yu and his six men soared into the sky and jumped up.
Just like yesterday, Guan Yu, Zhang Xiu, and Wu Anguo approached Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong, and Xu Chu.
Just like yesterday, Pound and the other three waved their weapons and prepared to open a gap at the soldiers.
At the moment when the three of them turned around, the gang energy suddenly burst out from their bodies, and they appeared next to Xu Chu with lightning speed and the sound of a bell ringing.
With Xu Chu's horrified eyes, the weapons of the four people hit Xu Chu almost at the same time.
"ah!!!"
At the critical moment, Xu Chu almost instinctively danced the door-closing knife in his hand at a speed that exceeded the limit of his body. The aura of his whole body and the borrowed cloud energy simultaneously exploded to the maximum, like a small sun. At the same time, both of his hands
Jump with your feet hard behind you.
It is said that after jumping up, it is difficult to use the strength under the feet, but this time Xu Chuba has no strength to draw on. The power of the combined attack of these four guys is enough, and it is not easy to borrow a hair. At this moment, the person is useless in the air.
It was a good thing to receive the force. He was knocked away by the combined force of the four people. Xu Chu was coughing blood crazily while he was in the air.
Although the four of them were suppressed by the cloud energy, even though Xu Chu himself was extremely powerful, and although he could still borrow the power of the cloud energy, he couldn't borrow courage.