"What? You say that there are catapults in the second Yuan army? ”

"Not only that, but several!"

At the mention of that terrible weapon, Xiahou Yuan couldn't help but show a look of awe:

"According to the observations of their subordinates, their catapults are much more powerful than those recorded in the books! Not only can a hundred-pound boulder be thrown over the city wall, but when the stone falls to the ground, it will burst and fly in all directions, which is extremely terrifying. More than half of our 2,000 wounded soldiers were wounded by this object. ”

"That's right! One of my men was injured by a boulder. A flying stone came down, and I didn't even see what was going on, but I heard a bang, and more than 20 people fell to the ground in an instant, which was really terrifying......

After a painful sigh on his face, he heard Cao Ren open his mouth again and add:

"Also, those well-fenced carts parked outside the city are also very harmful to our soldiers!"

"Well-rail car?"

"That's right! It's a kind of giant car made of wood. His grandmother's was taller than the city walls, and there were many archers standing on it, and it was easy to shoot at the soldiers in the city. I roughly calculated that yesterday alone, more than 600 soldiers were shot and wounded by the well fence. ”

"Oh? How powerful is it? ”

After hearing this description, Cao Cao was surprised, and there was also a trace of worry in his eyes.

secretly said in his heart: When did Er Yuan have such a powerful weapon? How had he never heard of it before?

"Father, although these weapons are powerful, they are not lethal, and at most they can cause damage to the soldiers. In Erchen's opinion, the most powerful weapon of the Yuan army is their improved siege chariot! Following Cao Ren, Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, also joined the discussion:

"I don't know what method to use, the enemy chose to rush this time, the power is very large! Just one day later, the city gates on all sides have been damaged to varying degrees, much more serious than expected! ”

"And such a thing?"

As soon as these words came out, they attracted the doubts of Cao Cao's younger brother, Cao Hong:

"Ziyu, why don't you let the soldiers throw stones from the wall to destroy them?"

"Uncle, how could I not know this? Not to mention falling rocks, I even tried to pour oil and set fires, but it was useless. I don't know where these guys learned it, but they actually added a cover made of fine iron around the car. It is not afraid of fire and water, and it is not afraid of falling rocks. No matter how big a stone is, it can only be heard with a sound, and it can't be destroyed at all, which is really hateful! ”

Speaking of this, I saw Cao Ang slamming the table hard, in addition to hatred in his eyes, there was also a little helplessness.

The city gate is the last line of defense against the 150,000-strong army.

Once broken by the other party, Cao's army was not far from defeat.

Therefore, after listening to Cao Ang's remarks, Cao Cao immediately frowned, and his skull also ached faintly:

"In your opinion, how long can the city gate be held?"

Although he was unwilling, after thinking about it a few times, Cao Ang still said his true thoughts:

"Up to ...... Ten days! ”

"What? It's only been 10 days? Cao Cao looked stunned: "Then what if you send someone to repair it all the time?" ”

"Father, what the son said is the time limit for sending someone to mend it. If no one repairs it, I am afraid that it will not last even five days......"

According to Cao Cao's previous prediction, under the protection of the Xuchang fortifications, they would be able to hold out for at least two or three months, so he was not worried about this matter at first.

But now I heard from my son that there were only ten days left on their defense ceiling.

While being stunned, Cao Cao inevitably had doubts, wondering if Cao Ang had misestimated the time and miscalculated the time.

So, he put on a golden helmet on the spot, and accompanied by everyone, he personally climbed the city wall and carefully observed the siege weapons of the enemy army.

Subsequently, he led a group of generals to run through the four gates of the east, south, west, and north of the city.

After witnessing the power of the enemy's siege weapons, Cao Cao believed Cao Ang's words and returned to the council hall with his generals with a frown.

As soon as he sat down, he said to everyone in the hall:

"The current situation is extremely unfavorable to our side, do the generals have a good strategy to retreat from the enemy?"

Cao Cao's clan, Cao Hong's own nephew, Cao Xiu was the first to stand up:

"Lord, the enemy's weapons are too powerful, and it is not a way to defend to the death, it is better to go out of the city and fight to the death with the enemy!"

As soon as these words came out, many generals in the hall nodded in agreement and agreed.

But Cao Cao, who had always been cautious, did not like this overly reckless tactic, and quickly rejected the other party:

"With the strength of the Chinese army, our army has a total of only 60,000 people. If you go out of the city to fight at this moment, how can you defeat the 150,000 army of Yuan's army? Besides, just open the door to battle like this, aren't you afraid that the enemy will counterattack? ”

"This, this ......"

Faced with Cao Cao's questioning, Cao Xiu couldn't answer, so he sat back in the chair embarrassedly after two sounds.

"Lord, how about we attack the enemy camp at night?"

Cao Cao's cousin, Cao Chun, was the second to stand up:

"It is not difficult to see from yesterday's battle that Yuan's army attacked during the day and rested at night. We can take advantage of their unpreparedness to attack the enemy camp at night and take the opponent by surprise. ”

The "night attack" was obviously more in line with Cao Cao's appetite, and he soon saw him asking, "Then how to implement it?" ”

"Back to the lord, in my opinion, we should divide the troops into two ways and attack the Eryuan camp at the same time. Yuan Shao had many soldiers, and he could send 40,000; Yuan Shu has few soldiers, and 20,000 is enough. The goal is directly aimed at Eryuan's camp, as long as the two commanders are killed, the enemy army will definitely be defeated. ”

After listening to Cao Chun's suggestion, Cao Cao nodded subconsciously, and was just about to open his mouth to reply, but was preempted by Xiahoudun, who was sitting on the side:

"Wait a minute! This may seem like a good plan, but it is ...... It's quite difficult! ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"First, the poor vision at night, coupled with the large number of enemy troops, trying to find the enemy commander in a short period of time is like looking for a needle in the sea; Second, the commander's tent is usually in the middle of the barracks, and if you want to kill him, you have to go deep into the enemy camp. Our army is less than half the strength of the opponent, and if the enemy forces recover and launch a counterattack, our army will be deeply encircled and difficult to get out. Therefore, in my opinion, our army should not focus on killing the commander! ”

"Oh?"

After listening to Xiahoudun's explanation, Cao Chun was stunned:

"If you don't kill the boss, what's the use of a night attack? With just one sneak attack, it is impossible to kill all the enemy troops. When the enemy army regroups the next day, aren't we still at a disadvantage? ”

"Hehe, I said Zihe, is there nothing important besides the boss that is worth destroying?" Xiahou replied with a smile.

"Anything else important? Oh! I see......"

Under Xiahoudun's hint, Cao Chun quickly understood what the other party meant:

"The general means those siege weapons?"

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