Chapter 403: Tackling the Tough Problems (Page 1/1)

With Cao Cao's order, a row of huge objects shrouded in black cloth were pushed out from behind. The exaggerated size and the loud sound of the wheels rolling all show the horror of what is inside.

Looking at these dozens of behemoths being pushed out of the army by Cao Cao's soldiers, Liu Bei's face changed.

"Brother Mengde, what is this?"

Cao Cao smiled slightly: "Xuande has heard of catapults?" ”

"Catapult?" Liu Bei asked.

Liu Ye, who was standing behind Liu Bei, seemed to have realized what he said, and stepped forward and said: "Ye heard that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a chariot that could send stones, and the boulder was thrown out to smash the enemy, and the sound was like thunder. During the Warring States Period, the State of Chu defeated the army of 200,000 tigers and wolves of the Qin State, I wonder if the catapult mentioned by Cao Gong is this thing? ”

Cao Cao glanced at Liu Ye in surprise: "This is Liu Ziyang!" Sure enough, it's so insightful! Yes, that's it. ”

"This thing can help us take Tongguan?" Liu Bei asked.

"Hehe, it's clear whether you can wait for Xuande or not."

Seeing Cao Cao selling Guanzi, Liu Bei turned to look at Liu Ye. Liu Ye whispered in a low voice: "Lord, this thing is very powerful. With these dozens of catapults, I'm afraid even Xu Rong will have a headache. ”

Liu Ye only learned the information about the catapult from an ancient book, so he couldn't give Liu Bei an exact answer, so he could only tell his prediction.

He didn't get any useful information from Liu Ye, and Liu Bei was depressed in his heart, but he also became even more jealous of Cao Cao. Sure enough, it is worthy of the troubled times that Xu Ziyuan said, this person is unfathomable, and he must be guarded against!

Liu Bei's eyes kept on the catapult that was slowly pushed forward. Similarly, Xu Rong above Tongguan also looked solemnly at these giants that were pushed up.

"What is this? New siege engines? ”

Pushing the catapult beyond the edge of the range of the Tongguan defenders, Cao's sergeants removed the black cloth that covered it. Dozens of wooden behemoths were lined up in such a neat line, exposed to the sun, and they looked very hideous.

Xu Rong saw the catapults lined up in the distance, and his heart was very uneasy. His instinct told him that he had to destroy these things, or else Tongguan would be difficult to defend. But the hundreds of thousands of troops waiting behind the catapult made Xu Rong directly give up this unrealistic idea.

"Launch!" Xiahoudun gave an order!

The soldiers of Cao skillfully installed the boulders that had already been carried over on the catapults, aiming at the direction of the Tongguan city wall.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Countless boulders were thrown out by catapults, soaring into the sky, flying in the direction of Tongguan with the momentum of ten thousand jun, and the huge sound produced by friction with the air was as terrifying as thunder.

Xu Rong and Liu Beijun's soldiers looked at the boulder speeding in the air in amazement.

"It's!" Liu Bei's eyes widened, and he watched in amazement as dozens of boulders smashed into the city wall of Tongguan.

Even though the catapult made by Cao Cao was still relatively primitive, the accuracy was not high, and most of the stones were thrown away, there were still three or five boulders that accurately bombarded the city wall, and even one bombarded not far from Xu Rong.

"Bang!"

The legion of the defenders of Tongguan could not completely resist this boulder with the power of ten thousand jun. These boulders smashed the city wall, and the strong city wall of Tongguan was slightly damaged, and many soldiers who did not react were already crushed into pulp.

"Shhh

Looking at the red and white mixed flesh and mud and blood under the boulder, even Xu Rong, whose heart was as strong as iron, couldn't help but feel a chill. Even the Jingguan on the grassland is not so terrifying!

Xu Rong felt a trace of fear in his heart, not to mention the other defenders. The guards of the city have hidden on the city wall, if it were not for the courage of the Xiliang soldiers, there would have been deserters at this time.

"General! What to do? Seeing the terrifying scene in front of him, the adjutant general said anxiously.

"Don't panic!" Xu Rong was very calm at this critical time and quickly calmed down.

"How many soldiers have we lost in this round?"

The adjutant general's face was stunned, and he glanced at it roughly and said, "There are about a hundred." ”

"What about the destruction of the walls?"

"Except for the smashed arrow tower, the damage to the city wall is not serious."

Xu Rong asked two questions, and the adjutant general already understood what he meant: "But general, this scene!" ”

"Yes, this scene is indeed terrifying, even a certain person feels a little frightened, and it is not a small blow to the morale of our army. But the lethality of this thing is not much, as long as the soldiers dodge carefully, they can't lose many soldiers at all. Xu Rong said firmly. In the face of this new weapon, he couldn't find a way to deal with it for a while, and he couldn't retreat at this time, so he could only comfort himself.

"But under such a sharp weapon, the courage of the soldiers is lost, how to fight the enemy!"

Xu Rong glanced at the boulder that fell to the ground due to error under the city wall, and said indifferently: "The boulder emitted by this siege machine cannot be accurately aimed at all, and it can only be determined that it is within a certain range. ”

"You quickly inform the generals of this news, so that they must stabilize the morale of the army. Even if the enemy has such a sharp weapon, it will not be so easy to take my Tongguan! ”

"No!"

Xu Rong's self-confidence and calmness slowly stabilized the anxious and timid mood of the whole army, relieved them, and the morale of the defenders on the city wall, which was close to collapse, was quickly stabilized.

"Xu Rong is really a famous general!" Cao Cao looked at Xu Rong's calm appearance, but in a moment, he discovered the weakness of the catapult and stabilized the army's heart, and was slightly surprised in his heart.

Liu Bei smiled when he heard this: "Xu Rong is strict with himself, does not panic, and does not mess up in danger, and he is indeed a rare general at that time." ”

Although Liu Bei was also frightened by the power of the catapult at first, he soon discovered the limitations of this object. Although the catapult has a long range and great power, it is not very lethal and is not easy to aim. However, the terrifying scene when the catapult sent out the boulder still echoed in his mind, and Liu Bei was also very greedy for such sharp weapons.

"Gong Cao, the power of this catapult is indeed terrifying, but at this time, the defenders on the city wall have gradually eased up. How should we behave? Liu Bei still didn't believe that the catapult prepared by Cao Cao could take Tongguan.

If you really rely on catapults to fight like this, you will be able to win Tongguan in the Year of the Monkey! If it goes on like this, it is not Xu Rong who is anxious, but them. If you want to take Tongguan quickly, you still need to attack the city head-on, and the catapult can only play an auxiliary role to hit the morale of the other party.

"This blow, the morale of the Tongguan defenders is low, and it is the time for us to break through. Xuande, you lead the army to attack the city with me! Cao Cao said confidently.

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