On November 20, the Jin army, having completed all preparations, began to attack Xicheng.

Thanks to the diffusion of counterweight trebuchet technology, this time the trebuchet of the Jin Kingdom was finally not a simple lever trebuchet with a bulky and extremely short range. Under the command of Yang Zhao, more than 30 counterweight trebuchets lined up, and with the commander's order, 30 stone bullets rose into the air and rushed to Xicheng with a roar.

"Boom~~" The huge potential energy drove the stone projectile to hit the city wall hard, and when it made a low and loud sound, the soldiers who were standing near the city wall were also shaking under their feet.

Looking at Cao Yi, who was still standing on the edge of the city wall although he was extremely nervous, Luo Xian nodded slightly: "Our trebuchet, fight back!" ”

Trebuchets are a thing, and the accurate strike rate is unreliable. For the Jin army, the target they bombarded was large enough, so the hit rate was extremely high. And for the Han army defending on the city wall, using a trebuchet to fight a trebuchet, this hit rate is really a bit miserable.

However, after all, the Han army's trebuchets were set up on the city walls, and their range was much longer than that of the Jin army. So both sides have their own advantages, and in the initial stage, it can be regarded as a draw. But as time went by, the Han army's trebuchet continued to correct the coordinates, and the hit became more and more accurate. Gradually, the trebuchets of the Jin army were destroyed a lot one after another.

"Transfer! Transfer! Push the trebuchet forward and bombard it close to the opponent's gate! Siege Towers, Advance! ”

"Trebuchet, divert direction, aim at the enemy siege tower. Change the oil bomb, change the oil bomb! ”

Above and below the city, the commanders of both sides quickly adjusted their response strategies according to the situation on the battlefield. But in any case, when 20,000 men attacked a city defended by 7,000 men, and there were at least four or five thousand strong men in this city to help defend together, the attacker's lack of manpower was soon exposed.

"Hahaha~~ Although the enemy general commands the law, there are too few troops under his command! Today's battle really makes people feel excited. ”

"Why did General Wei say that?"

"Hehehe, please see, my king, since the enemy army attacked the city at three o'clock today, my west city has always been attacked at the east gate. The other three doors barely made any noise. This shows that the enemy's generals are seriously under-armed and unable to attack in an all-out way. You can only focus on one side. But even so, the enemy general still did not order his soldiers to attack the city. On the contrary, they kept using trebuchets and towers to come to the test. I don't know if the king noticed, but after our trebuchet destroyed the enemy towers, there was not even a single person jumping off the towers, which means that the towers are empty......"

"Oh, so the traitor didn't want to attack the city seriously today?"

"Not exactly. This is temptation. If we are unable to fight back, the enemy soldiers will soon rush towards us. In short, the enemy forces today are testing the strength of our defense, but they also expose the fact that the enemy forces are insufficient. If the general had expected it to be correct, the enemy would have withdrawn his troops before noon today. ”

As if to confirm Luo Xian's inference, the Jin army camp under the city let out a burst of banging cymbals, and as soon as the Jin army heard this sound, they immediately retreated quickly like a tide.

"My lord, in the siege of the city this morning, our army destroyed a total of twenty-three trebuchets and six siege towers. Thirty-five were killed and one hundred and twenty-three wounded. ”

"Well, Xiuchu, according to your intentions, this king attacked Xicheng today, judging from the reaction of the traitor, what is your judgment? Well, all of you should come and take a closer look. ”

"My lord, judging from the counterattack of the rebels in the city today. The defenders of the rebels should have no less than five thousand, the walls should be very strong, and the garrison should be very well stocked. ”

"Well, and then what?"

"This ...... O king, please forgive the general for saying that such a strong city cannot be easily captured by our 20,000 soldiers. For now, it is best to ask Luoyang for reinforcements. ”

"Reinforcements...... Sima Jun shook his head slightly: "We just arrived at the city of Xicheng, and we only fought a battle, so we asked Luoyang for reinforcements. This is not appropriate. ”

"If you can't ask for reinforcements for the time being, then you can only besiege the city first. Then send more people to cut down wood to build siege equipment, and constantly consume the enemy's defense materials. Then, when the morale of the enemy army in the city is low, you can attack the city in a big way. ”

"Hmm...... What do you think, Uncle Mao, Uncle He, and Captain Qidu? ”

"Wang, what Xiu Chu said is realistic. The last general seconded. ”

"Well, so be it. Shuhe, write a letter to Your Majesty to report on the situation here. Well, let's just say that we have besieged the rebels in the lonely city of Xicheng, how can the rebels be stubborn, and the high walls of Xicheng City are deep. It's hard to take it down in the short term. ”

"The last general understands, and after the first draft is completed, it will be handed over to the king for review."

"Good, Captain Cavalry, this king will hand over all the 2,000 cavalry he brought this time to you. You must cooperate with Hu Xuanwu and earnestly protect our army's grain routes. ”

"Please rest assured, the king will lead the cavalry to follow the grain ships on both sides of the Han River to ensure that the grain route is safe."

"Good, Maubert, do you think there's anything else you need to add?"

"Hehehe, the king still said that he doesn't know soldiers? This is a very appropriate arrangement. The last general has nothing to worry about. ”

"Haha, if you can get Maobo's praise, it can be seen that you are indeed fine. Then everyone will disperse and go their own way. ”

"Command!"

……

Late at night the next night, sub-hour.

Sima Jun's siege during the day yesterday was somewhat excited at night and he lost sleep. Today, during the day, as a graceful prince, it is not good to sleep too much, so I barely got up and lasted a day. In the evening, shortly after nightfall, he hurried to bed.

In the deep sleep, he felt the world spin in his dreams. When he woke up, it was his own guards who shook him vigorously.

"Your Highness, wake up, wake up!"

"What's wrong?"

"Cao thieves have attacked the camp!"

"Huh?!"

With the help of the guards, Sima Jun was dressed neatly in a panic, and when he came out of the big tent, he saw that the front of the entire camp, near the gate of Xicheng, was already a skyrocketing fire.

Yes, for Luo Xian, Guan Yi's previous practice of guarding the lonely city is insurance, but it is extremely lacking in beauty. So on this night, he led two thousand elites and fell directly into the city, successfully attacking the Jin army camp.

Like Sima Jun, the Jin army has been sitting here for more than ten days. Yesterday was the first siege, so I was a little excited at night. Most soldiers had poor sleep quality. After barely surviving the day, at night, everyone slept very deeply.

Not only that, since it has been more than ten days since he came to Xicheng City, the position of the Jin army's secret post at night has actually been estimated by the Han army on the city wall. Therefore, Luo Xian's night attack successfully lit a fire in the front of the Jin army camp.

"The front army strikes back on the spot! All the Chinese army is out of the account, the commanders of each army are named, and the people are together to directly support the front village! Houzhai soldiers, not allowed to leave the camp! Leave the tent and build a defensive line between the Chinese army and the rear village! ”

Not long after Sima Jun came out of the tent, he heard Xun Kai roaring hoarsely. In the end, it was rolled out of many wars, and Xun Kai's response at this time was the most appropriate.

"A few of you, go and help General Dangkou."

"Your safety, Your Highness?"

"It's okay, after you leave, this king will go to Houzhai for temporary refuge."

"No, the subordinates will receive the order!"

Sima Jun was very clever to support Xun Kai's arrangement, not only that, but Liu Hong, who was now in Qianzhai, also quickly organized a counterattack.

"Yikes! The enemy general is a capable man! The counterattack came so quickly. The order was given, and the whole army was divided into three teams, covering alternately, and retreating one by one! ”

"No!"

Luo Xian's attack on the camp came and went quickly. The actual losses inflicted on the Jin army were also not significant. According to later statistics, in this night attack, there were only more than 300 soldiers killed in the Jin army, because it was an attack on the front village, so in addition to some soldiers' belongings in the burned tent, the loss of food was also minimal.

But this attack on the camp was a great psychological blow to the Jin army: ouch, these guys don't just know the weak chickens trapped in the lonely city. It's a mad dog who will burst out and bite you if you don't watch out.

So when the sky was bright and the Jin army reorganized its camp. Sima Jun's first order was: the whole army retreated ten miles back and re-encamped.

However, as the so-called blessing and misfortune do not go alone. The new camp of the Jin army here has not yet been built, and the three cavalrymen over there have already galloped to the horse: "King Qiqi, most of our army's grain ships were attacked on the Han River, and most of them were burned!" ”