Chapter 850: Attacking and Defending

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The battle of Hanzhong, Zhang Xiu was the road to the village to resist Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops, after Dian Wei and Ma Chao had a wonderful fight, the offensive of the Cao army finally began, at this time, the Mo Fang crossbow produced from the equipment battalion of the Chang'an battalion of the instrument department shined, destroying the attacker's solid formation, and the archers cooperated with the archers to give the Cao army the first shock to a huge damage! Seeing that the Yan army had this garrison weapon, Cao Jun and everyone were also thinking hard about a good strategy, Fa Zheng's proposal was rejected by Xun Yu and Sima Yi, but there was no other good way, everyone fell into thought for a while, and the scene was very quiet.

"The lord doesn't have to worry, the Yan army's equipment is solid, but this village in front of him is not a strong city, and our army in Jiangzhou, Xiangyang South County, is like a broken bamboo, how can it be compared here? The casualties of the siege battle are inevitable, how many men and horses can Zhang Xiu's Chang'an battalion have, the lord should quickly break it, then Zhang Zi in Hanzhong is capable of using troops, if he leads the army to reinforcements, it will be unfavorable to the overall situation! After all, it was Xun Wenruo who spoke first, but the expression on his face at this time was quite relaxed, it was a matter of course that the attacker's casualties were greater than the defender's in the siege battle, and now the Yan army has sophisticated equipment but after all, the strength is insufficient, for the overall situation, the military village of the Chang'an battalion in front of him must be taken in a short period of time, and the terrain where the Mofang crossbow is located with its village is almost incomprehensible, so it is necessary to deal with it in the most direct way!

As a top strategist in the use of soldiers is to be able to simplify complex things, Xun Yu's words reflect this, rather than here to be indecisive is better to make a decision, the loss of soldiers is inevitable, but the opportunity can not be wasted! In the era of cold weapons, no matter how clever you are with your soldiers, how elite the soldiers are, this way of attacking the city is also what all generals are unwilling to face. The elite of the Yan army is undoubted, and the benefits of equipment are unparalleled in the world, but Liu Yi, who has the advantage of troops and has such good generals as Gao Shun, was helpless to take the Nanpi guarded by Juyi during the battle of Jizhou, of course, Lang Sheng has many considerations about the battle situation, but it can also be seen that the difficulty of attacking the battle is great!

"Yuan Rang, Zilian, quickly reorganize the army to attack the village again, I will wait with you for two days, I will definitely take this Chang'an camp with me, and try to disperse as much as possible when the soldiers are impacted, although the Yan army is very powerful, the range of use is small, this move can be curbed a little, and the princes will temporarily follow me back to the camp to seek a follow-up method!" Xun Yu's words mean that the current situation is inevitable in the attack war, there is no need to cause unnecessary panic because of the power of these sharp weapons, the comparison of the strength of the two armies in front of him will not change dramatically because of a few weapons, and the original strategy is unshakable. Cao Cao naturally wouldn't fail to hear the meaning of this man's words, and after a little thought, he already knew it, as a master of the art of war, how could he not see the situation in front of him? It's just that this battle is really important, and he can't help but have a heart for perfection, at this time, under Xun Yu's slight mention, he has already recovered his usual calm and wisdom, and he has already grasped the weakness of the Mofang Divine Crossbow on the strike surface when he spoke again!

Among the heroes of the late Han Dynasty, Cao Cao is undoubtedly the most outstanding one, and his character is also complex and diverse, both eloquent and humorous, and wise and decisive, but also calm and ruthless, plus the belly is talented in poetry and books, who is the hero today? Indulge, he can pretend to be crazy and stupid, and he can also set up a five-color stick to kill him when he is a powerful minister, so that the world will be shocked. His family background in the late Han Dynasty is afraid that he only lost Yuan Shao, but he and Liu Yi fought all the way up in the army, if the rich experience of war is by no means under Lang Sheng, this Mo Fang crossbow He just glanced at it and already had some countermeasures in his heart, so he asked because he wanted to gather the wisdom of everyone.

In the battle of Si Li, Liu Yi paid the elite of the whole army and the general Gao Shun to attack the Tiger Prison Xiongguan, when Jing Fang was just in service, his trust in his command can be seen in general, now Cao Cao will attack Zhang Xiu's Chang'an camp Dazhai to Xiahou Dun is the same, the opportunity to decide, vigorous and resolute is the right thing to do. Xun Yu's words are not true, with the current situation, there is no good way except for the method of attacking, and such a conventional battle will not lose to himself.

After Cao Cao and a group of people returned to the camp, Xiahoudun and Cao Hong led the Cao army to begin another round of strong attack on the Chang'an camp Dazhai, although the power of the Mofang crossbow is chilling, but as the elite of the world, the courage and fighting spirit of Cao's soldiers are undoubted, they are like waves endlessly impacting the other party's camp, there is no pause for a moment because of the casualties of comrades, the kind of resoluteness and the firm heart of the Yan army in the village can also be felt far away, so the opponent is a strong enemy, speaking of combat will, How could the soldiers of the Chang'an battalion be under the opponent? So in front of the Chang'an camp Dazhai, around the gains and losses of the camp, the two sides launched a battle with the top level of attack and defense in the late Han Dynasty, the fierce fighting lasted from the morning to the afternoon, and the sound of fighting did not stop for a moment.

Although the Cao army's attack formation is slightly dispersed, it can avoid the edge of the Yan army's Mo crossbow, but the defense against ordinary arrows will be weakened because of this, because the shield array that restrains the opponent cannot be placed, and the target of the shield array is too obvious for the Mo crossbow. The strength of the Yan army's equipment is not only strong in the new weapons such as the bombardment cannon and the ink crossbow, but also the focus of the strengthening of the equipment in the place of conventional ordnance, due to the selection of materials, these extremely expensive weapons can not be fully innovated, so the improvement of performance is mostly reflected in the design process, for example, at this time, the crossbow arrows in the hands of the Chang'an battalion soldiers are between ten and twenty steps farther than the opponent in the range, and the cause of this gap is the arc above the bow body, Here, Yang Shan and Mo Fang, including Wei Cuizeng, and others have given Liu Yi a very detailed explanation, but there is a specialization in the art industry, and Lang Sheng also knows nothing about it, but as long as it is effective for him, it is enough, and he does not want to be proficient in his own practice.

Speaking of the distance of more than ten or twenty steps is not worth mentioning, but when attacking and defending, this is a huge advantage that is almost insurmountable, and the terrain of Chang'an Ying Dazhai is slightly higher, which makes the already advantageous range more long-term, what does this advantage represent? It is difficult for the Cao army to suppress the Yan archers in the Dazhai with crossbow arrows at the time of impact, they can almost unscrupulously strike at the enemy in front of them, so that these crossbow arrows will undoubtedly increase the accuracy of the enemy, and the killing and damage to the enemy army will also be stronger.

Cao Jun's more than a dozen strong attacks in addition to the Chang'an camp before the village left countless corpses after it is difficult to do an inch, even rushing to the front of the village ten steps is extremely rare, the strong attack of the hard crossbow is accompanied by the launch of the Mo crossbow from time to time, and then the partition strike of the cannon, the Yan army in front of their own village within a hundred steps of space into a dense net, it is really sad for mosquitoes and flies, and with the progress of the battle, the cooperation between the equipment battalion and the ordinary soldiers is also more skilled!

In the meantime, Xiahoudun took into account the frontal offensive and also carried out a tentative attack on the Tushan on the left side of the Chang'an camp Dazhai, although he knew that the Yan army here must be prepared, but he also had to give full play to his superiority in troops, and after stretching the battle line, he might be able to distract the opponent and not focus on the defense, in any case, this is also a feasible attempt. However, Sergeant Cao was not immediately attacked by the Yan army after going up the mountain, and most of their casualties came from the traps laid by the enemy in advance, and these sharp weapons that usually deal with fierce beasts have now also had excellent results!

This is not from the hands of the Chang'an battalion, but Yang Ang's more than 10,000 Hanzhong army set up, in the establishment of the camp in these few days, Zhang Xiu in the face of the upcoming Cao Cao army is very thoughtful, on combat power, the Hanzhong army is not as good as Cao Jun and Yan army, which has been proved in the previous battle with Xiahoudun, but under a special terrain their combat power can be greatly exerted, this terrain is the mountains of Hanzhong, where they are very familiar!

After several hours of fierce fighting, Cao Jun's losses can be described as heavy, but there is not much anxiety on the faces of Xiahou and Cao Hong, Zhang Xiu's defense here has been extremely good, and everything in front of Yan Jun's equipment can be predicted, although until now Cao Jun's damage to the other party is still minimal, but its uninterrupted impact is not without effect, the arrows and other materials brought by the Yan Army are limited after all, and this is not a strong city, once the other party's equipment is too much, Cao Jun's opportunity will come, And at this time, the rain of arrows that the Yan army had begun to thin out seemed to confirm the correct judgment of Xiahoudun and the others!