When Yuan Shu attacked Ruxuwu this time, the vanguard at the front was the old Sun family army led by Sun Ben.
After Sun Jian died in the battle in Jingzhou, Sun Ce supported his coffin and returned to his hometown to observe mourning. His cousin Sun Bi followed Yuan Shu's order and took over the position of governor of Yuzhou, temporarily taking charge of Sun Jian's army.
Among Sun's old troops, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao and others still stayed here to help Sun Bi lead the army.
Among the few people, Cheng Pu is the most mature and steady.
As the shadow of Ruxuwu got closer and closer, Cheng Pu could vaguely see the heavily armed Jinling defenders displayed among them. Cheng Pu squinted his eyes carefully for a while, and his expression suddenly changed.
He hurriedly reined in his horse and asked in shock: "How can all the Tao family's soldiers be wearing armor? Such weapons are truly unheard of."
In the Han Dynasty, the most lacking thing in the world was ironware, and the most expensive thing was also ironware.
Moreover, copper and iron were in short supply not only for the people of the Han Dynasty, but also for the people of the Huns and Xianbei.
It is much more valuable and practical than diamonds and gold.
Therefore, no matter which county or state it is, among the local governor or governor's army, only the elite soldiers of the army can wear copper and iron armor, in addition to the top leaders of the army.
It is a great blessing that most ordinary soldiers can wear cloth and leather armor.
The reality is so cruel and resources are so scarce.
At this moment, Cheng Pu took a closer look and saw that the soldiers of Jinling City, ranging from generals to ordinary soldiers, were all covered with copper and iron armor...
It’s simply too shocking! In the past, the Northern Army in Luoyang could all wear armor, but I’m afraid they didn’t get this kind of treatment.
How much copper and iron does it take to make this?
How could someone named Tao be so rich?
Even if he was rich, where did he get so much copper and iron?
Little did they know that once the Ma'anshan iron mine opened, the pottery merchants had no shortage of copper and iron. Not to mention wearing iron armor, even if every household under his jurisdiction had iron rice bowls, the pottery merchants had enough copper and iron to supply it.
When it comes to the number of soldiers, pottery merchants may not be the leaders in the world.
When it comes to the population under his rule, pottery merchants are not the best in the world now.
When it comes to the elite and combat-savvy soldiers under his command, the pottery merchant is not ranked high.
But when it comes to the natural resources he currently possesses, and even the natural resources that pottery merchants will possess in the future, Prince Taiping is invincible.
Seeing that the iron equipment of the Jinling army was now so sophisticated, Cheng Pu was shocked!
No matter how brave the Sun family's army was, they still fell short in terms of equipment.
Moreover, in terms of armament, Yuan Shu gave the Sun Army the worst weapons among his troops.
Thinking of this, Cheng Pu hurriedly rode back to Sun Ben and admonished: "General, we cannot fight this battle!"
Sun Ben had just succeeded Sun Jian and became the leader of Sun's army, and had also become the governor of Yuzhou. It was a time of high spirits.
This guy actually has some selfish motives for attacking Danyang County. He wants to take this opportunity to show his face in front of Yuan Shu in order to have a good future development.
Upon hearing Cheng Pu's words, Sun Bi, who was eager in his heart, was a little unhappy. He frowned and looked at Cheng Pu, dissatisfied: "Why can't we beat him?"
Cheng Pu turned his hand and pointed at Ruxuwu in the distance, and said in a very urgent tone: "Jinling generals, from top to bottom, are all wearing armor. This kind of military strength is really unheard of. Regardless of their combat power, just
The weapons and armor of his soldiers are completely incomparable to ours. Once this battle breaks out, it will definitely be a fierce battle! The general took over the old ministry in place of the late Sun Fujun. Do not act excessively. The loss of a soldier is a loss.
The hard work that Mr. Sun Fu put in while he was still alive. If our Sun family army were at the front and the war started, I'm afraid that all the hard work that Mr. Sun Fu had put in during his lifetime would be in vain."
When Sun Ben heard this, he blew his beard angrily and stared.
This guy's words are too irritating. Can't he look down on me?
He was young and eager to make a name for himself, so he said angrily: "I took charge of the old ministry for my uncle and Bo Fu. This battle is to promote the name of my Sun family! To revive the former glory of the Sun family in Wu County! I don't have any private messages. My uncle is in heaven.
If you have spirit, you will definitely be proud of my move. You are just a military commander under my uncle. How dare you talk nonsense about military aircraft here? General Yuan has issued an order. It is inevitable that the army will attack Ruxuwu. I will retreat now.
, it means disobeying the general’s order, how can I have orders after returning to the camp...talking nonsense and not retreating!"
Cheng Pu was a little anxious: "General Sun, listen to me..."
"Get out of the way!" Sun Ben rode his horse around Cheng Pu, raised the flag high, and yelled: "Blow the trumpet! Beat the drum! Form a formation!"
Behind Sun Ben, a messenger shouted loudly: "There is an order coming soon. Blow the trumpet! Beat the drum! Form a formation! Form a formation!"
Dozens of messengers passed the message one after another to the military formations behind. Under the command of the military princes of each department, the Sun Army began to change their formations. One after another, huge copper trumpets were lifted up and pointed straight into the sky, shouting.
With the sound of "Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo," a burly drummer also climbed onto the chariot carrying the big drum, exposing his arms and rolling up his sleeves. Veins like earthworms popped out on his thick arms. They each held the drum tightly in their hands.
Two heavy drumsticks struck the war drum as big as a car hood hard.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"
With the thunder of the attack drums, the 20,000 Sun soldiers began to rush towards Ruxuwu, rolling in as densely as locusts. The green grass was trampled into a mess in an instant, and smoke billowed from the formation of the 20,000 Sun soldiers.
Then it rolled up and gradually rose higher and higher, until it wanted to cover the entire sky.
In the rear army, Yuan Shu was on a chariot pulled by two horses, wearing a copper-yellow top-grade armor. The sword in his hand was standing on the ground. He stood on the chariot with a look of pointing out the country, squinting his eyes slightly and looking out.
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The outline of Ruxuwu Fortress in the distance is gradually becoming clearer, but I see that the location of the fortress is very appropriate, pinching the mouth of the mountain and river, in the middle of the throat, the flags above the fortress are flying, as if they are shaking their fists to demonstrate to themselves.
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On top of the fortress, the Jinling Army stood in full formation, looking solemn and solemn.
Yuan Shu's eyes showed a bit of murderous intent. He sneered and gritted his teeth as he thought: "My son from the Tao family, how dare you humiliate me like this? Today is your day of death! The strength of this hundred thousand army can only be achieved by you.
How long can this meager 40,000 troops and a dilapidated stone city hold on? I will crush your Ruxuwu later, and Yuan will personally chop off your dog's head!"
Seeing Yuan Jun approaching quickly with Sun Jiajun in front, Tao Shang took a deep breath, calmed down, and ordered Chen Deng behind him: "Let's get started."
Chen Deng returned the salute indifferently, and then said to the messenger behind him: "Blow the trumpet!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
In the sky and on earth, Jinling City’s characteristic horn sound is unique. Although the sound is not the loudest, it can produce the thickest sound because of the high quality of copper and iron. The sound is extremely contagious and spreads into people’s hearts, as if it can
It burns all the blood in a man's body and makes his blood boil.
Along with the sound of Jinling Corner, the burning murderous intention began to be vented from the eyes of every Jinling soldier!
Xu Huang did not fight in front of the battle. He was standing at the top of the city of Ruxuwu, making arrangements for the final blow. However, his hands were itchy, so he changed his routine and struck first in another way!
Xu Gongming took an iron bow from the hands of his soldiers. Xu Huang shook the weight, then bent the bow and set an arrow, aiming at a horseman in the enemy's formation who was rushing forward with the infantry soldiers.
General, the five-stone strong bow slowly opened until it was drawn like a full moon. The sharp arrow had already locked onto the charging general in the Sun Army!
Suddenly, Xu Huang's hand on the string loosened up!
With the whistle of "Whoosh!", the sharp bows and arrows mixed with the huge force of the five-stone bow shot straight towards the general with a sharp scream. There was a flash of cold light, and only a "Puff" was heard.
!It actually penetrated the bronze helmet and hit the general in the head.
That general was none other than Ma Zumao, the commander-in-chief of the Sun Army.
Zu Mao didn't even have time to hum. He leaned back, fell down from his horse, and died.
The soldiers of the Sun Army beside Zu Mao were immediately shocked.
To be able to reach such a long distance and still have such penetrating power requires not only a strong bow, but also huge arm strength. Such a method is truly terrifying!
As Xu Huang's first arrow was fired, the soldiers on Ruxuwu Fortress also began to draw their bows and set arrows, and the big yellow crossbows also fired one after another. Countless bows and arrows were like a flock of migratory birds covering the sky.
He shot towards Sun Jiajun's formation at an extremely fast speed.
"Whoosh~"
"Whoosh~"
"Whoosh~"
Countless sharp arrows, like life-threatening yin-yang notes, were delivered to the hands of the pioneer soldiers one by one, one by one, and took away their lives and souls.
Huang Gai held an iron shield in his hand, blocking the incoming arrow rain while urging the soldiers of the Sun Army.
"Go! Everyone, go! Ruxuwu is nothing more than a city of piles of rocks, there is no danger to defend it! Avoid this hail of arrows, and when you reach the city, you can make great achievements!"
Encouraged by Huang Gai, the soldiers of the Sun Army fought hard to break through the Jinling Army's arrow rain and continued to charge towards Ruxuwu. Although they continued to leave corpses and wounded along the way, they did not stop them at all.
to stay in their footsteps.
They thought that the sun would shine through the rain of arrows fired by the Jinling Army on the stone wall, but they didn't know that what they were about to face was a deeper darkness.
Waiting in front of them was the Chinese army from Jinling City.
But at the forefront of Jinling City's central army were three terrifying armies that looked like ghosts.
Three thousand Tiger Guards led by Xu Chu.
Xu Rong replaced the three thousand Taishan Army led by Han Hao.
Two thousand Danyang soldiers led by Tao Ji.
The huge output of the Jinling Iron Mine is enough for the ordinary soldiers of the pottery merchants to wear armor. So, imagine how the pottery merchants will arm these 7,000 most elite troops?
The finest helmet ever.
The sharpest swords, halberds, double halberds, great axes, Changshuo and other weapons.
The heaviest armor.
Mr. Tao is not short of iron, nor is he short of equipment!
He wished he could arm these eight thousand people into future warriors!