Chapter 910: Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boat
Cao Pi stood on the chariot, slowly pulled out the sword in his waist, and then shouted at Dantu City, shouting to all the soldiers: "Brothers, the children of the Cao family, the men of the Central Plains, we have no way to retreat, there is already a big river behind us, we must take down Dantu, take Jiangdong, and then build our homeland, in order to survive, in order for us to have another homeland that belongs to us, break the cauldron and sink the boat, kill——"
There is no need for any agitation words, no need for any righteousness and awe-inspiring, all the soldiers know that they have been brought to the south of the Yangtze River, and the mighty Yangtze River behind them is completely isolated from the homeland garden, they do have no way to retreat, as long as they take a step back, they will be wiped out, and if they want to live, they must move forward.
In front of you, of course, are fortified walls, with countless enemies waiting to be killed, possibly death.
However, taking a step back, that is absolute death, and every soldier's side, there are already family members and clansmen who have crossed the Yangtze River and entered Jiangnan.
Han people are like this, the family becomes all the spiritual sustenance, the family, become the most solid foundation, everyone is willing to give everything for the family and the family, in exchange for the glory of the family and the family, so that their blood continues to flow in the family and the family, they do not believe in the afterlife of the gods and Buddhas, do not believe in the Taoist cultivation of immortals, they only believe in the bloodline inheritance of their own clan, all people believe that as long as the family and family exist, their spirit and life will continue to last in this bloodline for thousands of years.
There is no way back, there is no way out, then there is no way out, then kill a bloody road.
All the soldiers around Cao Pi shouted with Cao Pi, this cry was like the waves of the sea, began to pass to the distance, one trip after another, a tragic and decisive atmosphere, began to spread in the army of more than 200,000, not despair, not frustration, but exhilaration, must fight a bloody way, let their blood pass on, this is all adhere to the belief.
The bulky catapult was pushed to the front of the formation, and should be placed outside the range of the opposite catapult, but this time, they did not stop, they held the catapult with both hands, their feet were hard, and the sweat on their bodies began to flow down every muscle, but they buried their heads, desperately pushing the heavy catapult towards the city wall, step after step, although extremely difficult, but very firm, close and close, they wanted their catapult, every precious stone thrown, can directly hit the enemy's city walls, and it will not waste the strength of the soldiers.
The catapults on the walls of the enemy city had already begun to bombard, and one boulder after another was smashed by the enemy's catapults, and each boulder landed on the ground, making a huge crater in the soft earth, and then the stones bounced and rolled into the distance. Along the way, a bloody path was created.
A catapult was smashed, and the huge stones smashed the catapult that had taken countless craftsmen's efforts to build into a pile of rotten wood in the blink of an eye, and as the sawdust flew, the soldiers who pushed the catapult were killed and injured.
But this day was different from the past, and no one cried and wailed, but the dead lay in the muddy field, and there was no more sound. The living, even the wounded, struggled to their feet and joined another team of catapults pushing forward, shouting the trumpet and pushing the catapult forward. There was no danger to them anymore because the flying stones were not there, but because they ignored it.
There is no longer a need for the supervision of the battle team, no longer need the whipping and scolding of the officers, the entire Cao family has such a situation for the first time, and every soldier is fighting with his own consciousness.
Seeing such a situation, Cao Pi and all the civil and military forces couldn't help but puff up their chests, because they saw hope, and they saw the hope of reviving their former glory.
Close enough, one catapult after another stabilized, and then in the midst of the enemy's boulder bombardment, groups of men began to operate the cumbersome catapults, the winch was roped, the pole was pulled, and the ant-like crowd was busy around the catapult nervously and orderly.
Lv Peng's catapult, because of the use of Lv Peng's invention of the fixed pulley and movable pulley, as well as a variety of levers, has reduced a lot of weight, reduced the operation of many people, and the efficiency is infinitely improved, originally normal, an ancient catapult needs half an hour, to complete the loading and launch, but in the catapult invented by Lv Peng, as long as two quarters of an hour, ten soldiers, can be launched.
Such a catapult, when Cao Cao was in the honeymoon period with Lu Peng, because he had to face the common enemy Yuan Shao, Lu Peng also generously sold him no less than 500 planes.
Of course, Cao Cao also took out the most astute craftsmen to imitate it, but it was not successful.
Because the more efficient the machine, the more precise it needs to be, the most sophisticated equipment is needed to manufacture this machine, and the most skilled workers are needed to manufacture it. Such sophisticated equipment, behind him, needs to be supported by a more sophisticated and larger industrial base, which is definitely not something that can be achieved by a few skilled workers.
The damage of a carriage may have been caused by the accumulation of the sun and the moon, and finally the entire carriage decayed, and its mission was completely completed. And the precision of the car, often just a screw damage, or simply loose, let the car completely lie down.
Therefore, Lu Peng's precision catapult, although fast and powerful, has not been recognized and promoted by the whole world, and can only exert its power under Lu Peng's hands, and in the end it is this kind of bulky and backward catapult that plays its huge role on the battlefield.
One after another leather cords were tightened, one rope after another was straightened, one long arm after another was pulled down, two or three men, hey, hey, put the huge stones in their leather pockets, everything was ready, the general in charge of command, the small red flag in his hand fell fiercely, and shouted hoarsely: "In order to have a home, put-"
"In order to have a home, put-"
"In order to have a home, put-"
The roar stretched out, and then there was a continuous sound of mallets hitting the bracket, and the roar of the tiger joined into a storm that moved the ground today, and countless stones with the roar of death swooped down on the solid wall opposite.