Chapter 356: Ghosts and Gods Shake Dingtao
"Lord, this is not far from the city, our army is camped here, but an enemy soldier is coming, what should we do?"
"Hmph, the enemy army is frightened by me, don't worry too much, just speed up the camp! Make sure you set up your tents within this night. ”
"Do you need to send soldiers to the front, just in case?"
"No need, even if I open the empty door, the thief will not dare to attack!"
Wang Xiaohu saw Ma Zongheng swearing like this, but for some reason he was also full of confidence, and immediately took the order to retreat.
And just as Ma Zongheng said, Chen Lan heard that Ma Zongheng's army had set up a camp more than ten miles outside the city, and he didn't add troops to garrison it, so he thought it was a plan. Lei Bo was also timid in the power of Ma Zongheng and did not dare to act rashly.
The next day, Chen Lan and Lei Bo heard that Ma Zongheng's army had been rushing to set up camps all night, and they regretted it. Chen Lan was frightened again, thinking that Ma Zongheng not only had the courage of ghosts and gods, but also was as cunning as a fox, so she became more and more careful in her heart.
However, it was said that when it was just noon, Ma Zongheng led his troops to fight again, but Chen Lan could not hold out, and let Ma Zongheng and his subordinates scold.
"You think that if you defend the city and resist stubbornly, I won't be able to break through this Dingtao City!?" The horse flew to the bottom of the city, raised the dragon blade, pointed at Chen Lan and Lei Bo who were standing together in the city, and shouted.
When Lei Bo heard this, he stared at him like a bull, and shouted: "Ma family, don't bluff here, you should try to attack the city!" ”
"Hmph, I don't know the so-called rats!" Ma Zongheng snorted coldly. Suddenly, the drums in the rear of the big array shook, only to hear the sound of killing, a huge and terrifying rolling sound sounded, the soldiers in the city hurriedly looked over, and when they saw the terrifying figures, their faces changed greatly.
But I saw dozens of rushing trucks coming under the cover of a group of infantry. Speaking of which, Ma Zongheng has always been stingy with his investment in military affairs, employing famous craftsmen from all over the world, and there are also masters who are deeply familiar with the skills of the Mojia (the faction that was best at manufacturing and improving weapons and war equipment in ancient times). These Mojia masters have made a lot of changes to the original punching car, taking the tiger head steel pillar as the attack point, the body is originally eight wheels, plus to twelve wheels, the speed is faster, but because the body is particularly stable, so it does not affect the stability of the punching car. In addition, the whole body of the car is protected by iron sheets, so the defense is also improved a lot. After it was developed, Ma Zongheng was specially asked to name it, and Ma Zongheng was specially ordered to be the White Tiger Chariot.
"Aren't these rushing cars all improved!?" Chen Lan's eyes widened, her face was shocked and incredulous, seeing that the dozens of rushing cars were moving extremely fast, rushing towards the rushing army, although she was coming, she couldn't help but be frightened.
However, it was said that when Ma Zongheng killed Dingtao, he marched all the way, and it was difficult for the rest of the large weapons to keep up, so Ma Zongheng only brought these dozens of white tiger chariots. These White Tiger chariots move extremely fast, and if they are properly operated, they can even be much faster than a person running at full strength.
"Quick!! Crossbowmen, get ready!! Lei Bo also saw it, and immediately roared.
Seeing that the army of horses galloped faster and faster, it was only a few hundred zhang fast with Dingtao City. With the order of the horse, the soldiers in front all raised their shields, neighed loudly, ran and pressed up, and at the same time there were mighty white tiger chariots.
"Shoot me ~~!!" Chen Lan only felt that his whole heart was pinched together, and he was a little flustered, he didn't expect Ma Zongheng to launch an attack on Dingtao City on the second day, and this time it was just a strong look.
With Chen Lan's order, a salvo of bows and crossbows was fired in the city, like a torrential rain, covering the sky. The shield bearers who rushed out of the horse army immediately raised their shields one after another, resisting the attack of random arrows, and their speed slowed down, but the dozens of white tiger chariots were not afraid of random arrows because of their iron protection, and the soldiers behind the chariots were also not afraid at all because of the chariot cover, and they pressed on angrily.
"Quick!! Prepare stakes, stones, !! Chen Lan saw that the dozens of white tiger chariots were still rushing towards under the attack of random arrows, and her face couldn't help but change again, and she shouted loudly. The army in the city was shocked by the vigorous offensive of the horse army, and many of them were newcomers, and all of a sudden they all turned into headless flies, stirring up in a mess, shouting and screaming, one after another. Seeing this, Chen Lan was so angry that she hurriedly shouted loudly, teaching her soldiers to quickly stabilize their troops.
Suddenly, with a terrifying roar, the whole city seemed to shake, and dozens of soldiers fell to the city because they couldn't stand on their heels, and fell to pieces!
After Lei Bo was anxious to stabilize his figure, he rushed to the city wall to take a look, and saw more than a dozen white tiger chariots crashing into him, so frightened that he subconsciously hugged his head and shrank on the city wall, and hurriedly shouted: "Be careful~~!! ”
As soon as Lei Bo's shout fell, the loud roars broke out one after another, and the whole city seemed to shake again, and the sand and stones on the city fell. The crossbowmen who were sticking to the edge of the city wall and shooting arrows were even more upside down.
"Take back the White Tiger Chariot, press the shield soldiers, and the crossbowmen quickly go to prepare!!" Ma Zongheng's eyes were cold, and the sound of the order fell, and the seer saw a group of shield soldiers quickly rush to the city, and at the same time heard a burst of shouts and cheers, but it was the soldiers of those chariots, who withdrew a long and large iron chain from behind the white tiger chariot, and was retracting it. Soon the cavalry arrived, and the soldiers of the chariot pulled out two small iron chains, buckled the horses, and under the pull of the horses, the speed was immediately much faster.
At this time, Lei Bo, who had just gotten up to watch, saw that the white tiger chariots under the city wanted to withdraw, lest these chariots launch the next round of offensive, and hurriedly roared, ordering the soldiers to destroy with falling stones, but when his subordinates threw falling stones, the dozens of white tiger chariots had already gone far away, and the crossbowmen of the horse army were already in place.
"Fuck!! The Ma family is not only an elite army, but also has such a siege weapon, if it goes on like this, I am afraid that it will be difficult to defend Dingtao City for a long time!! Chen Lan's face was so dark that he was about to drip water, but at the moment, he couldn't allow him to think more, so he was busy teaching his subordinates to shoot arrows and repel the enemy soldiers. However, the shield bearers of the Ma army had already prepared, and most of the random arrows were blocked, and the crossbowmen hid in the cover of the shield bearers, and as soon as the random arrows on the city stopped, they immediately attacked again, and the transition between attack and defense was swift, and the timing was extremely good. The defenders who occupied the advantage of the city even suffered more casualties, and the morale of the city became more and more low.
"The White Tiger Chariot is ready, and another round of offensive will be launched!" Like a ruthless emperor, Ma Zongheng looked at the stubborn enemy soldiers in the corner of the city with contempt, and at the sound of the order, the terrifying sound of wheels rolling sounded again, and the soldiers of the chariot team pushed up together. At the same time, they heard the trumpet sound as a signal, and the shieldmen and crossbowmen in the city quickly moved out of the way when they heard the sound of the trumpet.
"It's not good, those rushing cars are coming again~~!!" After Lei Bo shouted, seeing several white tiger chariots approaching, he was so frightened that he shrank under the city wall again, and the crossbowmen beside the city wall were also so frightened that they shrank under the city wall to hide.
Boom Rumble ~~!!
After a series of strong earthquakes, the soldiers in the city fell over one by one. The crossbowmen under the city took the opportunity to attack with random arrows, only to see that the random arrows were dense like rain, flying out of high and fast parabolas, and the city suddenly screamed again. Chen Lan was even more in the chaos, unable to dodge, and was shot in the shoulder by a stray arrow, screaming in pain. Lei Bo saw it clearly, and hurriedly ordered someone to help Chen Lan into the enemy building, and a soldier got the order, and hurriedly led dozens of soldiers to cover Chen Lan's retreat into the enemy building.
In this way, under the strong offensive of the Ma army, the defenders of the city were almost always pressed and beaten, with countless casualties, and the city was full of corpses that the defenders had smashed to pieces and were unrecognizable.
At dusk, a cool breeze blows, which is quite bleak. As Ma Zongheng gave the order to withdraw, the momentum of the attackers slowly stopped.
On the other side, inside the enemy building, Chen Lan pulled out an arrow and just applied the medicine. Lei Bo had a gloomy look on his face and walked in gritting his teeth.
"Ma Jia'er has withdrawn?" Chen Lan's face changed, her eyes couldn't help narrowing, and she asked.
"Withdrawal is withdrawal, but I'm afraid I'll come back tomorrow! The offensive of the other army is too terrible, and there are siege weapons, today's battle, our side suffered heavy casualties, nearly 1,000 people died, and even the elite of our army also died more than 200 people. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid that before Li Feng's reinforcements arrive, Dingtao will be broken! I knew this was the case, so I listened to what Yuan Jian said, I shouldn't have come to this troubled water!! Lei Bo shouted, and his face couldn't help but feel a little remorseful. It turned out that when Yuan Shu heard that Liu Dai intended to summon Yuan Yu back to Shanyang for rescue, he wanted Yanzhou to be in chaos, isn't this a great opportunity to take Yanzhou? He was overjoyed, and ordered his subordinates to come to discuss. Everyone thought that this was a rare good time, and it was a great cause for the Yuan family to be helped by God. Only Yuan Jian objected, saying that he watched the stars at night, and saw the top of Mount Tai, sometimes the stars were bright, sometimes it was dark, and the stars were more like gods, devils, Buddhas, and the moon.
It's best not to wade into these troubled waters.
When Yuan Shu heard this, he was furious, thinking that this was a ghost and god theory, ethereal and illusory, and he could not be trusted, so he ordered Yuan Yu to quickly rush back to Shanyang, and specially ordered his four generals Li, Le, Lei, and Chen to go to assist together.
And not much to say. At this time, when Chen Lan heard Lei Bo say this, she couldn't help but feel a little regretful and impatient in her heart, and said with a strong expression: "Don't say such depressing words first." I heard that the children of the Ma family have always been kind and righteous to the people, so I have a plan to do. ”
"What's the matter!?" When Lei Bo heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly asked. Chen Lan then taught Lei Bo to listen to it, and said so and so. When Lei Bo heard this, he suddenly changed color, and exclaimed: "This move is inhumane, but if it comes out in the future, I am afraid it will damage the prestige of the Lord!" “