For several days in a row, the catapult brigade of the Xiliang Army never stopped bombarding the city wall of Luoyang.
Although the Xiliang army was also unable to attack the city under the rain of boulders, looking at the crumbling city wall that was bombarded, Lu Meng would be lying if he said he was not impatient.
I'm afraid it won't be long before even the solid walls of Luoyang City will be destroyed, right?
Although, after days of bombardment, the catapults of the Xiliang Army were damaged in many places, even so, the Luoyang City Wall had already shown signs of cracks, collapse and other signs in many places.
"Lu Shuai, is this not the way to go? Let the general lead people out of the city to attack? After so many days, Zhang Liao will not be as tight on the catapults as before, right?"
Not only Lu Meng was anxious, Huang Zhong was also anxious.
This is my first battle after returning to the Chu Kingdom!
If I lose Luoyang in the first battle, how am I going to survive in the future? If I tell you, I won't lose my life.
"Look, did you see that old man? It was him who went to defend Luoyang, and then Luoyang was lost."
Thinking about it, Huang Zhong even shuddered.
"No, General Huang. After Meng's observation, although Zhang Liao's arrangement of soldiers and armor near the catapult has been reduced.
But if you look carefully, around the catapult, there is a formation of Xiliang soldiers.
I'm afraid that if our army really wants to attack the catapult, it will be surrounded by everyone and unable to escape."
Looking at the formations listed by Zhang Liao below the city, Lu Meng knew that this was just a bag, waiting to be eaten by him in one bite when he couldn't bear it any longer.
Now, the competition is about patience, whether the catapult is more durable, or whether the city wall is more resistant to bombardment.
However, Lu Meng also knew that in the end, if all his catapults were not destroyed, the Luoyang city wall would collapse first.
Similarly, Zhang Liao, who commanded the siege, was also aware of this point.
Hum hum, Lu Meng, even if you kill Yuan Shao, so what if your fame spreads throughout the world? Are you still going to be defeated at the hands of me, Zhang Liao?
Zhang Liao knew in his heart that once the Luoyang city wall was broken, the Chu army would be unable to stop the charge of his Xiliang cavalry.
"Tell the catapult brigade to keep bombarding, don't care about the losses, as long as it's not completely destroyed, keep bombarding!"
Although Zhang Liao felt distressed about the loss of the catapult, it was nothing compared to the defeat of Luoyang.
As long as Luoyang is reached, the western gate of the Chu Kingdom will be completely opened to the Xiliang Army.
Then, the entire Chu State Yanzhou will be exposed to the weapons of the Xiliang cavalry.
Zhang Liao had full confidence in the combat effectiveness of his soldiers.
Without the dangerous city of Xiongcheng, how can the mere Chu soldiers resist our Xiliang cavalry?
Just when Lu Meng was at his wits' end, the reinforcements from Pengcheng finally arrived at Luoyang City.
"Brothers in the city, hurry up and report to Marshal Lu, we will bring him the treasure!"
After receiving the report, Lu Meng hurried to the east gate of Luoyang.
Reinforcements! Reinforcements are finally here!
You know, if reinforcements don't come, Lu Meng may really choose to abandon the city and flee after the city of Luoyang is destroyed.
The Xiliang army outside the city was nearly 200,000 strong, with no less than 50,000 cavalry.
But what about the Luoyang defenders? There are only less than 70,000 people. If this is a field battle, how can they fight?
The combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Cavalry far exceeds that of the Hebei Army.
Now, after all the hardships, the second wave of reinforcements has finally arrived.
Thinking about it, Lu Meng, no matter how difficult it was, could still help him gather one hundred thousand soldiers under his command, right?
But when he arrived at the east gate city, he was shocked.
This, Nima is reinforcements? Are you kidding me?
Looking at less than a thousand Chu army soldiers, Lu Meng almost collapsed.
Is it already so difficult in the country? So many people are sent as reinforcements? Facing a battlefield of hundreds of thousands of people, what is the use of such a few people?
But before Lu Meng could ask, Pengcheng reinforcements answered his doubts.
"Marshuai Lu! Have you seen these ox carts? These are treasures! This is a heavy-duty crossbow cart specially designed by Mrs. Huang according to the Overlord's request. This is a powerful weapon for defending the city!"
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What game is he talking about? A heavy ballista? A weapon for defending the city?
Hearing Pengcheng Bingjia's words, Lu Meng almost suspected that he had heard wrongly.
How is that possible!?
You know, through studying with Jia Xu, Lu Meng has a very good understanding of all kinds of war equipment.
But the special problem is that the so-called ballistae, especially the heavy-duty ballistae, was completely lost long after the demise of the Qin Empire!
The power of the crossbows used today is probably not as powerful as the individual hand-held crossbows of the Great Qin Empire back then.
But now this soldier actually said that the reinforcements he brought were heavy ballistae?
Due to doubts about the power of the so-called ballistae, Lu Meng did not have much confidence in it.
Especially, this toy was actually designed by Overlord’s newly acquired Madam Huang?
I'm afraid this is even more unreliable, right?
How can a woman know this knowledge about ordnance?
I'm afraid that these people are just trying to please Mrs. Huang, deliberately deceiving me and exaggerating the power of the ballista to make her happy, right?
But, is the teacher Jia Xu also in Pengcheng? Prime Minister Lu, Master Zhang, and Master Bu are all here? Can't they see it?
"Marshuai Lu, don't believe it, our brothers can help you set up a crossbow directly and give you the power!"
Seeing the suspicion on Lu Meng's face, Pengcheng's reinforcements were rushed.
Just kidding, after this ballista was designed, everyone was stunned during the test.
I'm afraid this is not as powerful as the legendary ballista from ancient times, right?
Where is this ballista? This is clearly a ballista!
You should know that the model of the heavy-duty crossbow carts that Pengcheng transported to Lu Meng were different from those shipped to Qingzhou.
The medium-sized crossbows shipped to Qingzhou are movable and medium-sized. Although they are not as powerful as heavy-duty crossbows, their advantage is that they can fire two crossbows in a row.
As for the ones shipped to Luoyang, they were really heavy-duty ballistae.
This ballista, after it is installed and fixed, cannot move at all, and can only change its shooting direction.
Moreover, this ballistae cannot perform double-fire bursts like the medium-sized ballistae.
But! The power of this kind of crossbow can be said to be instant death if touched, and instant injury if hit.
Even the crossbow arrows fired by its crossbow car can penetrate the not-so-thick city wall.
Hearing what Pengcheng's reinforcements said, Lu Meng didn't know what to say.
Anyway, you will know if this thing is really powerful if you try it.
"Shuai Lu, just watch, let's see the brothers give you a shot."
Taking advantage of the lull in Xiliang Army's catapult attacks, the Pengcheng reinforcements installed and set up a ballista at an extremely skilled speed.