When the Xiliang army was about to arrive in Fuyang County, Fuyang County ordered Wang Cang and Fuyang County Lieutenant Fu Tong to send people to report to Fuyang. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, Yiyang New Town had just enclosed the rammed earth layer of the inner city, and it had not yet had time to wrap the green bricks in the outer layer.

Most of Zhang Xiu's Xiliang army were cavalry, and the marching speed was super fast, so Wei Yan immediately ordered to suspend the construction of the city, and the young and strong entered the inner city as a reserve army to prepare for defense, and the old and weak women and children fled into the surrounding cottages.

When the 10,000 iron horsemen of Xiliang arrived at the inner city of Yiyang New Town, it was almost evening, and they set up camp and agreed to deliver it tomorrow.

Wei Yan looked at the earth city made of this three-way earth, although it was very wide and thick, and it could run a carriage on it, and it was also very high, three zhang high, but he was always a little apprehensive in his heart, if there was a catapult in Zhang Xiu's army, could this earth wall be able to withstand it.

He thought about it for a while, it seemed that the catapult was invented by Liu Ye and dedicated to Cao Cao at the time of the Battle of Guandu, so there should be no worries.

The empty prompt of the artifact elf sounded in his mind: "Lord, I can't help but correct your misconceptions, the structure of the catapult is actually very simple, a huge lever, the long end is a stone loaded with a holster or wooden frame, and the short end is tied with dozens of ropes, when the order is given, dozens of people pull the rope at the same time, and use the principle of the lever to throw the stones, so this sharp weapon has long been invented." As early as the end of the Warring States Period, Li Xin, the general of the Qin State, attacked the Chu State, and the Chu State prepared a large number of catapults, and when the Qin army crossed the river, it was suddenly launched at the same time, and countless sharp stones smashed into the Qin army like dark clouds, and the 200,000 Qin army was completely defeated! Liu Ye only improved the catapult slightly. ”

Wei Yan blushed a little, he also claimed to be a senior history lover, and he even made a mistake about this little common sense.

However, he said a little lucky: "Zhang Xiu's Xiliang army can only fight on horses, not good at attacking cities, and not good at pretending to be siege weapons, let alone catapults, don't worry about it at all!" ”

At this time, Wen Yang came to report: "Lord, a fine Yu you sent to the city has returned!" He said he had a very important military briefing for you! ”

Wei Yan sent ten fine works to inquire about the news in the city where Zhang Xiu is currently stationed, more than a month has passed, and there is no news, Wei Yan thought that they were all recognized by Jia Xu, but he didn't expect to come back alive.

He hurriedly said, "Let him in!" ”

Yu, formerly known as Wei Yu, is a member of the Wei family, very clever, Wei Yan originally wanted to train him to join the army, but later found out that Wei Yu is more gossipy, likes to collect other people's privacy, and then keeps it secret, it seems that he has a natural habit of intelligence gathering, this kind of person is very suitable for fine work, so he sent him to the city.

Before going, Wei Yu deliberately proposed that he would not let the other nine people know his whereabouts, and that he would go alone.

Wei Yan didn't think much about it, so he agreed to his proposal, but he didn't expect that the last person to survive was Wei Yu, who was alone.

Wei Yu was covered in blood, and there was a feather arrow stuck in his back.

After he returned to the inner city from the north gate, he didn't care about healing, and after seeing Wei Yan, he said loudly: "Lord, the big thing is not good, Zhang Xiu came with 25,000 men and horses this time, not 10,000 horses!"

In addition, when Jia Xu went to Bingzhou to buy Hun horses a month ago, he passed by Fufeng and found a young man who was a little stuttering, that young man was very good at making instruments, and had already helped the Xiliang Army make a catapult, the catapult was very powerful, and we might not be able to resist it in Tucheng! ”

Wei Yan's face was not good at that time, Nima, what are you afraid of!

Isn't that young man who talks a little stuttering exactly the Fufeng man Ma Jun, in history, he has improved the loom, invented the drainage and irrigation water wheel, and manufactured the guide car, which greatly improved Liu Ye's thunderbolt car and Zhuge Liang's Zhuge crossbow, and is still above Zhuge Liang and Liu Ye in terms of mechanical invention.

Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu got this person, it was really like a tiger with wings, even if Ma Jun is young now, he has not yet reached the point of improving the stone car, just building the stone car as it is, it is already terrible enough.

Wei Yan hurriedly asked, "Zhang Xiu obviously only brought 10,000 horses, and the other 15,000 horses, where is it?" ”

Wei Yu said: "Zhang Xiu originally only had more than 20,000 horses, and later moved to Wancheng, expanded the army to 30,000 horses, and now Wancheng and several nearby counties, all the garrisons are only more than 5,000 people, it can be inferred that this time Zhang Xiu led 25,000 men and horses. In addition, in addition to Hu Che'er, Zhang Xiu's subordinates have another capable general, the clan brother Zhang Sain is gone. His subordinates speculated that he should have led some men and horses, sneaking around, and had already arrived at us. In addition, the grooms leading the five thousand Hun horses were all pretended to be elite soldiers of Xiliang! ”

Wei Yan frowned, why did Zhang Xiu move the crowd so much, wasn't he afraid that he would kill Hu Che'er in a fit of anger?

Wei Yu said at this time: "Zhang Xiu captured more than 2,000 villagers along the road who had not yet fled into the mountains, and threatened that if the lord killed Hu Che'er, he would kill all the villagers in Yiyang and avenge Hu Che'er!" ”

At this time, Wei Yu's face became more and more pale, he was hit by an arrow in his body, he persisted for a day, and after saying these things, he fell down.

Wei Yan hurriedly invited a doctor to come for treatment, remove the arrows, apply medicine and bandage, and rest for a long time, but it was no problem.

Wei Yan paced back and forth, Nima! It must be Jia Xuxian's strategy again, he knows that he prides himself on benevolence and righteousness, and he must not dare to risk the slaughter of the villagers to kill Hu Che'er, Wei Yan thought that Zhang Xiu did not dare to move himself with a rat bogey, and now he is the same as himself, a rat bogey.

Tomorrow, Zhang Xiu first threatened the lives of the villagers, forcing himself not to dare to kill Hu Che'er, and then launched a fierce attack.

But the other side has 25,000 horses, as well as catapults, their own is a newly built earthen city, not yet covered with bricks, although 5,000 horses have been trained in actual combat for more than a month, but compared with the battle-hardened Xiliang Iron Cavalry, how can it be compared, if this battle is fought hard, they will be defeated, how to be good?

He looked up at the sky, and the clouds were thick, just like his mood.

At this time, the wind gradually rose, and the wind was biting.

Wei Yan wondered quite a bit, this is already the end of February, almost March, the peach blossoms are about to bloom, why is it still so cold, it feels like zero degrees, does it have to snow peach blossoms?

He suddenly remembered one thing, the famous meteorologist Zhu Kezhen said in the history of Chinese meteorology, there are four Xiaoice river periods in Chinese history, of which the end of the Yin Shang period to the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty is the first time, the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms, and the Western Jin Dynasty is the second Xiaoice River period, the end of the Tang Dynasty to the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty is the third time, and the end of Xiaoice the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty is the fourth time.

He is now in the second Xiaoice period, and the temperature has dropped sharply, even at the end of February, even if it snows heavily, it is not unusual at all.

As soon as he thought this, the wind blew harder, the temperature became colder and colder, and the soldiers who had no defensive duties shrunk their necks and returned to their houses.

Wei Yan felt the wind blowing on his face like a knife, and suddenly thought of something, so he quickly issued an order.