Chapter 1287: Morale Floats
There is no need for Cheng Feng to spread it, and the news of the Shangluo fire has already spread and spread all over the sky.
Of course, the soldiers on Wuguan just thought it was a rumor for the time being - after all, everyone didn't believe that the Nanban, who was still blocked outside the gate, would bypass Wuguan and attack Shangluo.
But Gao Xi and He Ruobi, who had already received the information, knew that this was not a joke!
"Bastard, this bastard Yuwen Wen!" Gao Xi slapped the battle report on the table, "King Sui shouldn't send such a rice bucket to Shangluo!" ”
He Ruobi next to him looked calmer: "Fortunately, not all the grain has been burned, at least there is enough left for us to support half a month, plus the grain stored in Wuguan, save some money, and it is not impossible to insist on it for a month." ”
"But once we ordered the meal reduction, it proved that the rumors were true." Gao Xi said distressedly.
How did this great war suddenly turn out like this!
This damn Yuwen Wen!
And He Ruobi waved his hand: "If we don't give the order, won't the enemy have some means, since they can burn down the Shangluo granary so easily, then they must also be familiar with demagoguery, even if we don't say it, everyone will gradually believe in this fact." ”
Gao Xi stomped his feet, but he was helpless.
"Okay, it's not something we have to worry about now," He Ruobi said lightly, "Whether we can support it today is more important." ”
This is already the fourth day of the Battle of Wuguan.
Wuguan is Wuguan in the end, Xiao Shilian launched a tentative attack on the first day, and found that Wuguan was far more difficult to deal with than any previous city fortress, so he simply rested steadily for a day, and officially launched an attack on the third day, which was the second day of the strong attack.
With steep mountain walls on both sides and a towering Xiongguan in the middle, all the subtle tactics and strategies seem to have turned into nonsense, and the only way to cross the pass is to attack it with real force.
Historically, Wuguan has always been the most important southeast gate in Guanzhong, especially during the Warring States Period, Chu and Qin confronted each other in Wuguan for several generations, and in the end Chu did not be able to knock on the pass, but its own king - King Chu Huai - because he listened to the peace treaty with Qin and entered Wuguan, and he became a prisoner.
It is rumored that after King Chu Huai entered the urn city, he was surrounded on all sides, and finally had no choice but to obey the arrangement of the Qin State. And now the first line of defense that Xiao Shilian wants to break through is the urn city of Wuguan.
Although the offensive has only been started for two days, both sides seem to have reached a tacit understanding.
It was time for the Han's thunderbolt to bombard, and countless stones crackled and smashed on the city walls. Because the surrounding mountains are all around, there is no shortage of stones to make stone bullets, and Xiao Shilian does not cherish it at all.
At the beginning, the catapults in Wuguan City still wanted to compete with the Han army, but they were soon taught to be people, after all, the catapults in the Northern Zhou Dynasty could not be compared with the Han army thunderbolts that had already achieved assembly line production in terms of quantity and quality.
So the defenders are now all hiding in the caves under the city, and they don't move.
Anyway, the enemy is always going to rush at you.
Of course, Xiao Shilian is not a rigid person. When he found that the enemy did not show up, he directly ordered the crossbowmen to advance under the cover of their shields, and not to hurry to shoot arrows, and it was not too late to shoot arrows when it was time to go to the city.
"How's it going?" Gao Xi and He Ruobi walked under the city gate under the stone bullets that the enemy threw into the city from time to time.
The partial general in the hidden soldier cave hurriedly walked over: "General, from now on, it will be more violent than any before. There have been several gaps in the city wall, especially in the urn city, if the enemy is allowed to bombard like this, it is estimated that it will only take a day for the urn city to hold on. ”
"Xiao Shilian shouldn't have this capital yet." He Ruobi said in a deep voice.
If the trebuchet is used to bombard for a day, the pressure on the logistics will be disastrous, and as long as the defenders can support the attack, then there will still be a chance to repair the city wall after the Han army withdraws, not to mention that all the Han army's efforts for a day will be in vain, and half a day's efforts will be in vain.
In contrast, Xiao Shilian will inevitably choose to launch an attack as soon as there is a gap.
That is to say, it is almost time.
"Xiao Shilian wants to win the martial arts in one fell swoop." Gao Xi frowned. Standing in this place, you can already feel the tremor of the stone bullets hitting the city wall, and you can also hear the whistling sound of the stone bullets tearing apart the wind.
Although they still have confidence in the city wall of Wuguan, but feeling the trembling coming from the earth, listening to the sound that even nature can't stop, even Gao Xi and He Ruobi are a little panicked in their hearts, not to mention the rest of the ordinary soldiers. Now this trebuchet is not only smashing the city wall of Wuguan, but also the confidence of every Northern Zhou soldier whether he can hold Wuguan.
Morale, if it goes on like this, morale will definitely be affected.
He Ruobi and Gao Xi glanced at each other, and they both saw each other's worries.
But before any of them could speak, a sudden drumming sounded outside the city, followed by shouts swept from the sky like waves. It was the sound of Zheng Xiangqian, the Han army.
He Ruobi was about to give an order, but Gao Xi stretched out his hand to stop him.
"Will there be fraud?"
For an opponent like Xiao Shilian, they can't take it lightly, if Xiao Shilian just bluffs, lure the Northern Zhou army to the city, and then use trebuchets to smash it all indiscriminately, then the Zhou people's losses will be great.
He Ruobi shook his head: "One blow, then decline, three exhaustion." Siu Shilian will not risk his morale. The Han army has always paid attention to the situation of thunder and ploughing, and if the morale declines and drags into a protracted war, it is not a good thing for Xiao Shilian. In addition, the real threat of this thunderbolt is actually our city walls, and the killing of people is actually no different from that of arrows, and he will not make such a decision to put the cart before the horse. ”
Gao Xi bowed his head slightly. And the sound of killing outside has become louder and louder, and it is obvious that the Han army is getting closer and closer. The soldiers who rushed to the city to inquire about the news also ran down: "Nanban is still five hundred steps away from the city!" ”
"The enemy is about to attack the city, prepare to go to the city!" He Ruobi drew his sword.
The soldiers in the cave roared out and ran along the upper city trail towards the city. They had already had enough of the caves, and if they continued to stay, they didn't know what would happen, after all, there was a limit to human patience.
"Shield!" He Ruobi then shouted.
Almost as soon as they rushed to the top of the city, the soldiers in the front row had already put up their shields.
And several guards also stood in front of He Ruobi, obviously they didn't think that the shield would be able to play a sufficient role.
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