Chapter 68: Meteorite rain from the sky
The bitter march began on the first day and never ceased, and the enemy was so insecure that it was impossible to live in peace; At the same time, it is not slippery, always after a blow, that is, turn around and retreat and never stay for half a moment, so that the Yellow Turban army is helpless, can only sigh to himself, why is there no brigade of elite cavalry to escort around?
During the day, he was accompanied by Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei's cavalry, and once he was slightly paralyzed, he would pounce like a vicious wolf and bite hard, making people unguardable; At night, it was even more sad, Guan Yu had temporarily regained his edge since that night's earth-shattering blow in front of Zhang Liangshuai's tent, just doing some piecemeal small harassment, but at least four or five times in one night, if there was really no chance, he would often shout and beat drums, making people sleepless all night. In this way, the army of more than 100,000 marched in pain and helplessness, procrastinating, stopping and stopping for less than 20 miles in a day, which was comparable to the Red Army in later generations ploughing snowy mountains and crossing grasslands, and the journey of 100 miles was 11 days.
There are still 130,000 people left in the 170,000 army at the time of departure, and they have lost as many as two layers, but in fact, the real battle losses will not exceed 10,000, and the rest are nothing more than disease, scattered, or left behind, and more are those deserters who took advantage of the chaos.
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Duchang County, Beihai - a small city that is eager to penetrate, finally today, the brigade of the Yellow Turban Army drove into this place!
When the early morning sun made people unable to open their eyes, Zhang Liang rubbed the panda eyes that had stayed up for most of the night, looked at the city not far ahead, and was about to cry with excitement.
Yes, Duchang, the county seat in front is Duchang!
Therefore, he hurriedly ordered the drum to be raised.
After a while, the commanders of the various battalions came one after another.
"General, do you want to attack the city immediately?" Chu Yan was young and vigorous, and her temperament was also anxious, so she was the first to step forward to ask for instructions.
Although it was an inquiry, the meaning of war in his eyes could be seen even by a blind man.
"No, the enemy is waiting for work, our army is tired, and if we reluctantly attack it today, it may not be pleased." Su Gu also clenched his fists and retorted.
All the generals were silent, agreeing to fight, everyone is soft at this time, how many layers of combat power can they have? Against, right? That is to fear the enemy, and only add to the laughing stock.
Ahem! Zhang Niujiao's injuries did not recover, he covered his chest and coughed a few times, glanced at Chu Yan, and then suggested: "The last general thinks that the white rabbit is reasonable, and asks the general to make a decision at his discretion." ”
The big tent was silent, and they all looked at their general.
Zhang Liang was not in a good mood at this time, he looked around, and saw more than 30 leaders under his command, except for Chu Yan, almost all of them had panda eyes, and they looked wilted when they didn't wake up.
That's it, he waved his hand, and commanded helplessly: "Recharge your energy today, and fight again tomorrow." ”
All the generals in the tent secretly let out a long sigh and got up one after another to leave.
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On a high ground in the southwest of the city, hundreds of steel monsters exude a cold metallic luster, ready to be attacked, this is a major killer weapon of the Tiger Army, the third-generation all-metal assembled trebuchet.
At the forefront of the position, a man in a straight uniform, carrying a standard saber at his waist, was followed by a large group of midshipmen, all of whom were his soldiers.
At this moment, he was in high spirits, with a flat compass in one hand and pointing and gesturing at the enemy camp on the opposite side with the other. If it were to be replaced by the past, he would have been scared to pee, but now he is also a person who is accustomed to seeing the world, and after following the army for a long time, he has long positioned himself as an indispensable part of the Tiger Army, and the arrogance of the Tiger Army that dominates the world is also addicted.
"Here comes the paper!" The man spread his right hand and said with a pretending expression.
"Okay." The little slippery apprentice next to him immediately came to him, and handed over a piece of white paper as thin as a cicada's wings, with eight small characters printed in the lower right corner of the white paper: Donglai is a high-quality product.
Glancing at his apprentice, he nodded with satisfaction, and then pretended to say, "Come on!" ”
The ghost clever apprentice sneered and reminded in a low voice, "Master, isn't the charcoal pen clipped to your ear?" ”
He subconsciously touched his right ear, and couldn't help but blush, but his mouth reprimanded: "Little bastard! Master wants a brush, so don't go find it. ”
A group of young midshipmen couldn't help but laugh, and some of them couldn't hold back their laughter, so they had to turn around and snicker.
"Huang Banxian, have the results come out?" A large, rough hand slammed into his shoulder, spitting in his face.
"Take your claws away, dead fat!" Huang Banxian turned his head impatiently, and the Donglai wood-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose suddenly slipped to the tip of his nose, and the eyes of the dead fish that were exposed rolled over, with a reserved face.
Pei Yuanshao smiled, took the piece of data he handed over, and was not angry, he turned around and prepared to work.
"The Lord has an order: the trebuchet phalanx will attack immediately!" The herald held high the order flag and loudly announced the order to Pei Yuanshao and others.
"No!" Pei Fatzi and Huang Banxian all had a straight face, and at the same time stood up and saluted.
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Outside the Yellow Turban Tent, not long after the leaders came out of the tent, there was a sudden sharp whistling sound, and then, the sky suddenly darkened, and everyone couldn't help but look up, but saw the cobblestones in the sky falling down on them like a meteorite rain!
"Disaster from heaven, is it because God wants to punish us?" Someone looked at the "meteorite rain" in horror and muttered to himself.
Most people in this era believe in heaven and earth, ghosts and gods, and when they heard some people speculating like this, a trace of ominous clouds suddenly filled the hearts of the generals, and most of them began to turn pale and were at a loss.
"Don't panic, everyone, this is a stone bullet fired by a trebuchet, quick! Spread out and hide! "I have dealt with our army many times, and when I saw that the situation was not right, I hurriedly came out to popularize illiteracy, so as not to make everyone stupid.
At this time, all the generals secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately scattered their legs, looking for all the cover where they could hide.
Boom Boom! The stone rain in the sky smashed down with his head and face, and slammed into the crowd brutally, and the violent impact smashed the flesh and blood all over the field; and immediately upon it fell on the tent, and it was in tatters. The first wave of bombs is the size of a watermelon, they are huge, they can destroy everything, but the number is limited, and the actual damage caused is not as great as imagined, mainly to give people a spiritual shock; However, the next few waves of attacks are quite uncomfortable, because they have been replaced with fist-sized stone bullets, so they are densely packed and can cover a large area, just like a sudden hail, covering the place, people can't dodge, it's just a carpet bombardment, directly creating one hell on earth after another!
Countless people wailed in pain, and then fell to the ground, and then they were enveloped by a new round of stone rain, and the cries of pain gradually dissipated...
For a shield, for an iron kettle, or even a small piece of wood that no one usually looks down on... Just to cover the square inch of space overhead, they can swing their knives at each other.
The weakness of human nature is vividly revealed at this moment!
The rain of bullets in the sky continues to wreak havoc, mercilessly harvesting fresh lives.
The terrible screams came and went, the brains and bloody stumps flew everywhere, and only those blood-stained stone balls were jumping and rolling in the heavens and the earth!
The tragic scene like the end of the world came into view, Zhang Liang's eyes were about to split, under the protection of more than ten big shields, watching his sons and daughters rush for their lives, but he couldn't do anything!
Wave after wave of terrible blows, constantly advancing deep into the position, tirelessly, and without stopping, it made people's scalps tingle and their limbs cold.
Half an hour later, the stone bullet attack gradually thinned out, but everyone was still nervous, fearing that bad luck would return in the next moment.
Can't sit still! If you land a few waves of blows again, maybe your troops will collapse first before the enemy attacks! Zhang Liang must not let this happen.
"Where is Mrs. Guo?" Zhang Liang shouted through gritted teeth.
Guo Taizi Xinyi, a bold and heavy promise, is a few strong generals under Zhang Liang's tent, he was just out of the big tent was a stone bullet scratched his scalp, had to get into a big car nearby, very embarrassed.
Hearing the legend of the handsome, he didn't care about the danger and hurried to Zhang Liang to accept the dispatch.
"How dare you lead someone to destroy that trebuchet?" Zhang Liang said in a serious tone.
"I am willing to die for the general!" Mrs. Guo replied angrily.
Mrs. Guo is his confidant and favorite general, and she never drops the chain at critical moments. Zhang Liang was very pleased, but his mood was a little heavy and a little reluctant, and finally patted Mrs. Guo's shoulder and advised: "Xinyi, this trip is dangerous, you must come back alive." ”
Mrs. Guo nodded heavily, he felt that his eyes were a little moist, he hurriedly turned his face away, hurriedly took the general's order and hurried out of the camp, and then the fierce general found a round shield to protect the top of his head, and then shouted hoarsely in the chaotic camp: "Follow Lao Tzu who is not afraid of death!" ”
Promise!
There was a roar, and the responders gathered.
These people are fed up with the grievances of being beaten and unable to fight back, rather than being a turtle with a shrunken head, it is better to fight vigorously, even if they die, they have to pull a cushion.
Not long after, a death squad of more than 10,000 people gathered.
Guo Tai's long knife was directed, and the black-pressed Yellow Turban soldiers were like caged beasts, and they rushed to their destination with an earth-shattering roar: the trebuchet phalanx of the Tiger Army.
The Yellow Turbans' movements immediately aroused the vigilance of the Tigers.
Knock knock! The drums beat again, and the Tigers' trebuchets began to wield their might again. They narrowed the scope of their strikes and sent them to Guo Taijun at a fixed point.
Bang bang bang! Stone bullets fell in the crowd of runners, screaming everywhere, people kept falling, no one looked back, no one retreated, these people had no regard for life and death, because they also had the honor of being attributed to the Yellow Turbans.
Mrs. Guo, who rushed to the front, was very satisfied, as a qualified general, he was still repeatedly painting a big pie for the daredevils: "Brothers, the distance is less than two hundred steps; Listen to Lao Tzu: the first one to rush to the enemy position, there are all the golden beauties! ”
Stimulated by money and beautiful women, the yellow turban soldiers behind him had blood-red eyes, burst out with unprecedented courage and drive, and rushed forward desperately.
Closer, less than a hundred steps, the yellow turban soldier's face was hideous and excited, his facial features were twisted and fierce, and it seemed that the money beauty was beckoning to them.