Chapter 343: The Wind Rises and the Clouds Fly (1)
The flag covers the sky, the big hunt is hunting, and the soldiers shine in the warm white jade-like sun at noon.
Looking over from the head of Fuyang City, there was such a picture of soldiers and regular camps in the huge camp in the distance.
Whenever the crowd of ants left a place and looked at the outlines of the extra utensils in the hands of those people, or the large objects exposed from the collapsed tents, the people on the city would sound a few rapid breaths from time to time, and some people would be surprised or cursed.
"Bed crossbows, gun carriages...... Zhang Duwei, Gongsun Zhan, that pariah! This is to take these guys to attack the city! โ
"Look, what is in the hands of those soldiers...... Is that a crossbow? At the bow abyss, that's yellow, right? โ
"Huang Jian?! Where did Gongsun Chan get this kind of thing! โ
"Damn, why is this bird so rich all of a sudden...... Isn't he crazy, though? Isn't it a fight against Wuhuan? Bed crossbows and gun carriages are okay to siege the city, and they can be ridden...... Really come and hit us...... Ooh! โ
After an exclamation, the cry was like a wave, looking at the large tents in the camp in the distance that seemed to be used as warehouses, and the carts were carrying rows of rejecting horses to all directions of the camp, everyone was stunned for a while, and then there were many discussions, which was nothing more than confirming that Gongsun Chan really had the intention to defend the fortress and fight offensive and defensive battles with the Wuhuan cavalry.
"Fujun......" someone shouted, and then all the school captains who were surrounding the city wall greeted them.
Tail Dun waved his hand to signal everyone to be free, and walked to the head of the city surrounded by everyone, looking at the camp that had been turned upside down in the morning in the distance, looking at the bonfires in the camp, countless jars baking on them, and his face couldn't help but sink.
"Look, those people have bows and crossbows in their hands, and the bow is painted yellow, it must be the yellow ......" Zhang Zhan, the captain on the side, leaned over, raised his finger and pointed back and forth at the camp, "And those bed crossbows, which are also painted in the yellow room, if it is not for the imitation of the military system, it will never be like this." โ
"How many stones are the military rhubarb crossbow?"
"Huang Jian has always been used by the Tiger Ben and Yulin Army, usually at ten stones, and can shoot four hundred and twenty steps...... As for the crossbow, it had the power of twenty stones, and those who were within two miles would die, and the walls of the city would have to be shot out of a hole. Zhang Zhan's tone was a little heavy, "If he really imitates the Tiger Ben Army and selects the best, then he will have the power of forty stones...... Fu Jun, we can only shoot a four-stone crossbow with one hundred and sixty paces......"
"Got it." Wei Dun nodded expressionlessly, but the hand that was originally placed on the battlements was behind him, and his left hand squeezed his right hand a few times, and his tone was steady, "Those bottles and cans should be burning oil...... The rain has stopped for the past two days, but it has cheapened him. He looked out at the uninhabited wilderness to the east of the camp, where the grass and trees were withered and yellow, "burning fire and burning the army, disrupting the formation......
The words stopped abruptly, looking at the few bursts of soot rising in the camp, Wei Dun seemed to think of something, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, listening to someone shouting "lime" in a puzzled tone, looking at the smoke trail of the lime extending to the side of the horses scattered throughout the camp, explaining: "Then Liu Deran's epidemic prevention strategy, Zigan Gong and Zhang Juncheng mentioned, it is said that it has been promoted in various medical centers in the past two years, and it has also had some effect...... Regardless of whether it is true or not, the rumors of the friendship between the Montenegrin Army and Liu Zheng have now been confirmed, and it is normal for people to carry these things to prevent the epidemic. โ
"But take out the lime ...... at this time"
"In the past, Jingzhou Lingling guarded Yang Qi Yang Jiping, and broke the Lingling thieves with a lime cloth Pegasus array, and this matter was later involved in a case of right and wrong by Zhao Kai, the late Jingzhou Thorn Shi, and it was quite a big trouble...... By the way, his brother is Yang Qiao Yang Shangping, who rejected Emperor Shanghuan, the famous man who did not admire Ronghua and died on hunger strike...... The whole family is full of loyal martyrs. โ
Wei Dun paused, "Oh, Ji Pinggong is still the Bohai Taishou before Yuan Shao, and he was quite admired by Taiwei Zhang in the past, and he is still ...... Alas, now that Jiping Gong is dead, Taiwei Zhang, who set a precedent for the third prince to be outside, doesn't know what is going on in Luoyang, so don't mention it. โ
He shook his head, and everyone thought of the current situation of the Han Dynasty from the Yang brothers and Zhang Wen, and their faces were solemn.
"Then this battle ......" Zhang Zan listened to the drums of the camp, probably rehearsing the battle formation in advance, and hugged his fists and said: "Fujun, Gongsun Zhan is by no means a good person, even if the siege has not been raised so far, his tiger and wolf heart is by no means unpredictable. Wuhuan has lived in Youzhou for a long time, and has been indoctrinated, but now Gongsun Zhan and Liu Zheng have aroused their ferocity...... Zan thinks that I am waiting for them to lose both, and then go out to clean up the mess, so as to make the king's prestige famous, clear the unscrupulous heart of Youzhou, and reassure the people. โ
Tail raised his eyebrows and responded: "Uh-huh......" The voice was holding a long tone, and it sounded a little uncertain.
Speaking of which, in fact, since returning to the city last night, Wei Dun has not revealed his intention to participate in this battle except for spreading the news to everyone that the Wuhuan army is attacking with the cooperation of Wang Song, and he has not even discussed anything related to sending troops with Zhang Yi and Zhang Zhan.
On the one hand, it was because Bun Dun knew that he was out of the city to meet Gongsun Chan yesterday, and since then he has been pestering him, and he has no time to convene a meeting to discuss, on the other hand, as Gongsun Chan said to Yang Feng, Wei Dun is actually still unsure whether Gongsun Chan can believe it.
He is also quite self-aware, knowing that before he made a decision, it was useless for everyone to persuade him, and then pondered all night, let Zhang Yi appease the man who ran over again, and got out here to take a look, but he didn't know whether to send troops or not, and he was still hesitating.
After all, Gongsun Zhan's deeds in the past were really excessive, and he repeatedly climbed on Liu Yu's head to make a fortune, and the details about getting the Marquis of Ji made Wei Dun quite annoyed.
At the time of the crisis of the Han family, Liu Yu, as the most prestigious and powerful one of the Han clansmen, is Liu Yu's refusal to weigh the system, as long as he is still alive and Shangtong rules Youzhou, at least he can reserve a fire for the Han Dynasty, so that the people of the world know that there is still a piece of land that really belongs to the territory of the Han family.
However, Gongsun Zhan continued to mobilize troops to provoke Wuhuan and Xianbei, used soldiers, and provoked Liu Yu, and even connived at his subordinates to plunder the people, and developed private soldiers, privately cast weapons, and even took the lead of the Marquis of Ji, which is all shaking Liu Yu's authority and destroying the foundation of Youzhou.
Wei Dun knew that Liu Yu was soft-hearted and sympathetic to the people, and he was willing to endure it no longer and would really fight with Gongsun Zhan's soldiers, but he could expect that Liu Yu was very likely to only allow soldiers to kill Gongsun Zhan's troops for the sake of the people, and not affect a single citizen and his residence and field. And when the time comes, if you really want to tie your hands and feet for the sake of the people, Gongsun Zhan, who can fight well, will definitely not miss the opportunity, but will use this to counter them, which is also predictable.
Of course, yesterday's conversation made him seem to see another Gongsun Zhan, but the similar truth that the country is easy to change is difficult to change, and Wei Dun also understands, to be honest, he really feels that this time is an opportunity, and he feels that if he kills Gongsun Chan with the knife of Wu Huan, Youzhou will definitely be much better.
But on the other hand, as one of the few people in Youzhou who can lead troops to fight, and one of the few people who knew until Liu Yu pretended to be sick, Youzhou's decline was predictable by Weidun.
He couldn't guess whether Wang Song was in danger at the behest of Liu Yu; I can't guess whether Liu Zheng and Gongsun Zan and the central part of Xianbei still have a backhand; I don't know if the Yellow Turban Army is really defending against the enemy in the area of Yanyu and Dangcheng, or whether it is uniting with Daijun Wuhuan to prepare to eat these Wuhuan people from Liaoxi - all in all, he was surrounded in Fuyang, and the news was blocked, at this time he couldn't believe anyone, only believed in himself and a small number of people in Fuyang.
However, because he believed in himself, he knew that the arrival of the Xiangben Marquis Ribbon Seal definitely indicated that there was a change in Jixian County, and the change in Jixian County represented a change in Youzhou. Among them, there is only one thing he can be sure of, that is, Liu Yu is not dead, otherwise according to Gongsun Zhan's personality, he should be persuaded to surrender yesterday.
And Liu Yu is not dead, so at this time, in his mind, the one who can turn the tide of the situation in Youzhou is actually Gongsun Zhan, and Liu Zhengyi, who is not at the scene at this time but faintly dominates the entire Youzhou situation.
Taking a step back, Gongsun Chan really belongs to the few people who can fight in Youzhou, if he really goes to Sour Jujube to fight against Dong Zhuo, his cavalry may be able to fight on par with the Bingzhou wolf cavalry and the Liangzhou iron cavalry, the situation in the Han Dynasty is like this, that is, Gongsun Chan has a little dissent, in the presence of many loyal ministers and righteous people, Wei Dun does not believe that Gongsun Chan can make a big wave, and when the time comes, he can absolutely only fight against Dong Zhuo from the ground and save the dynasty.
is also as Gongsun Chan saidโโ
"For the ...... of the Great Han"
Tail Dun muttered to himself, his expression was secretly struggling, and an exclamation suddenly sounded in his ears, "It's coming!" โ
He came back to his senses and followed everyone's gaze towards the eastern city wall, the roar echoing in his mind as the scene unfolded.
As far as the eye can see, the Iron Rider stretches overwhelmingly from the horizon of the eastern wilderness, from left to right, and there is no edge in sight.
Soon after a large number of cavalry appeared on the horizon, an earth-shattering shout rang out, faintly making the mud and sand on the battlements shake slightly, like the gods waving drumsticks and striking into the hearts of everyone on the city.
With the sound of trumpets and shouts, the cavalry rushed forward with a cold edge, and continued to rush towards the camp like a tidal wave.
The two sides approached, closer, and Oduchi swallowed his saliva subconsciously, and saw the people coming and going in the camp, and soon after, fifty or sixty carts with bed crossbows appeared on the side of the wooden fence, and from the height, it was clear that the bed crossbows were padded on the high pile of firewood, and then, with the waving of the flags, the jars were taken down from the campfire and hung in the iron net of the gun carriage, and the bed crossbows were also pulled almost full moon.
At a certain moment, the flag fellโ
Fifty or sixty spears flew towards the Wuhuan Iron Rider with a speed visible to the naked eye, a hundred, three hundred, five hundred...... A thousand steps! Thousand...... Two hundred steps!
It took 1,200 steps, or about 1,680 meters, before they were either nailed to the ground or slid out of the ground for a long time.
At the same time, nearly a hundred canisters flew out and exploded three hundred paces away, leaving puddles of jet-black liquid on the yellow-orange-orange ground.
Twenty pounds, three hundred steps...... The specifications of the gun carriage are also the largest......
Tail Tun thought, and in the earth-shaking shouts in his ears, a continuous sound of horns suddenly sounded......
Stopped?
He thought, and then looked at those Wuhuan cavalry, and he didn't know what he thought, and suddenly looked at the northwest direction again, changed color and shouted: "Check the troops!" Fast! โ
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The sound of the horn sounded in front, and when the countless cavalry in front of him stopped, on a carriage located behind the cavalry formation, after waiting for a long time, he learned the situation ahead, and then exchanged a look with a middle-aged man beside him, and then under the greeting of a child about ten years old sitting next to him, he smiled and comforted a few words, and commanded the coachman and a large number of guards on his side to cross through the road let out by the cavalry.
When they reached the front of the formation, the thirty or so spears that had slipped not far from the front of the formation were extremely conspicuous, and fifty or sixty steps forward, there were still twenty or thirty spears firmly nailed to the ground diagonally.
The middle-aged man on the side of the horse looked down with a slightly gloomy face, and then looked at the cavalrymen behind him, and after seeing them shut up, he listened to the child leaning over from the car and asked in a milky voice, "Uncle Wuyan, why are there spears thrown on the ground?" Qiang Yan laughed and said: "Lord Louban, this is a crossbow from the bed, a very powerful weapon of the Han people, you see, they shot out of that camp......"
"It's so powerful, so why don't we build it?"
The child named Lou Ban asked in a milky voice, and turned his head to look at the subordinate who was sitting on the side, "Brother Confidant, you and Brother Badun are so powerful, you must know how to make a bed crossbow, right?" โ
"Well, when I have to rescue Lord Badun, I'll make a big one out of the way."
"Oh, then let's hurry up and save Brother Badun!"
Tong Yan was unscrupulous, but sometimes it was very hurtful, and he nodded, looked at the camp stationed south of the city gate, which seemed to be armed to the teeth, and felt the quiet atmosphere over there, and secretly gritted his teeth.
"Give it up, and do what it does. I sent for Otun. The middle-aged man named Wu Yan glanced at the faint figure on the city wall in the southeast corner of Fuyang City, hesitated for a moment, jumped out of the carriage, and glanced at the large amount of baggage looming in the east from the road that the cavalry had given way.
"What's wrong?" Wu Yan also jumped off his horse and leaned over, and said in a low voice, "We have to make a watchtower...... Damn, Gongsun Chan, this madman, the bed crossbow and gun carriage have all come out...... If we send too few people to the city, I am afraid that Gongsun Chan will take the opportunity to go out of the camp and kill people, if there are too many people, this battle is about to break out...... The time is too short, I don't know anything about these people who Gongsun Chan is here, and the situation in Shanggu, I'm just afraid that Gongsun Chan will have a backhand......"
"Our front army is 50,000 people...... I really want to fight ......"
"Do you want to fill in your life?" Xu's face was heavy, "Since Gongsun Chan dares to defend the camp, he definitely has a ......backhand" He looked at Lou Ban, who was a little bored in the carriage, "Lord Lou Ban can't make any mistakes this time." โ
Seeing that Wu Yan was about to speak, he quickly added: "Lord Badun is still in Fuyang City. If we have offended Otun...... Tsk, bed crossbows, gun carriages...... I'm only afraid that Otun provided it to them, and maybe they want to encircle and suppress me...... If we act rashly, Lord Raton will be a proton...... Damn, how can there be such a thing in this world! โ
After scolding, Wu Yan's face was also a little ugly, "So, it depends on Wang Song and their people?" โ
"Call someone...... If the guy wants benefits, give them all. It's a big deal to turn around and knock Yuyang down again......"
His face turned gloomy, and then he hesitated, "I'd better go." I have to worry about Lord Wuyan to stabilize everyone here. โ
"Okay...... By the way, you can remind Su Fuyan by the way, Gongsun Chan is very prepared, and I am afraid that there will be problems with the Yellow Turban Army and Gongsun Yue who caught up......"
"Clear!"
He bowed his head, and then said a few words to Lou Ban, and under the appeasement of Wu Yan, he also left with a hundred guards.
And not long after they left, in the camp belonging to Gongsun Zhan, suddenly a person stood on top of the watchtower, and he didn't know what he was holding in his hand, and the voice came from the urn, "Wuhuan dog thief!" In vain, my big man took pity on you and others, and let you and others rest and recuperate in the Han land, but I never thought that it was already a backbone! The damn collusion is a barbaric attempt to rebel...... Wait for an idiot! It's so far away, you have to join the vertical and horizontal! Since you are so stupid, you can't come up to receive your death, let Chan give you a ride and avenge my Han champion Hou! โ
"Gongsun Zhan......" Wu Yan gritted his teeth and read word by word.
Soon after, shouts were heard from the camp in the distance, "Wuhuan dog thief, wagging his tail and begging for mercy." In this life, come up and lead the death! Just 100,000, all of them are ants! There is no soot blowing, and saliva can be broken! If you don't die, you will surrender and spare your dog's life! Wuhuan dog thief, wagging tail ......"
The sound rang out, causing the entire silent Wuhuan cavalry phalanx to roar for a moment.