Chapter 833: The Siege War, Begins
Xuzhou City, the height of the city is nearly four zhang, the width of the city is more than two zhang, according to the scale of the current Han city. Within the scope of the whole Han Dynasty, the strength of Xuzhou City can be ranked in the top ten, and it is a famous city in the world. And it was such a city, Cao De dispatched a total of 200,000 troops to surround the entire Xuzhou city.
Cao De gave an order, and the 30,000 troops lined up in a neat formation, holding shields and pushing rushing cars, crashing cars, and ladders to launch a tidal attack on Xuzhou City from all sides.
"Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! ”
Bows and arrows are the number one weapon for defending the city, so Liu Jun, who is defending the city, will naturally not let go of such a good opportunity.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......" Countless arrows were connected into a piece, forming a rain of arrows like a wave.
"Sword and shield hand! Protection from crashes! As soon as General Cao Jun gave the order, the sword and shield men who were surrounding the crash immediately gathered around the crash car, and they raised their shields to protect the robes that were pushing the crash forward, while their own bodies were exposed to Liu Jun's arrows.
A famous sword and shield bearer was killed by an arrow himself because he had put his shield in his robe. But there was still a second sword and shield bearer who took his place and continued to block his shield on the head of Paoze, but Liu Jun's next arrow also killed him.
This is war, there is no mercy, only death.
If the soldiers of the Liu army do not kill the soldiers of the Cao army, then after the soldiers of the Cao army crash open the city gate, it will be the soldiers of the Liu army who will die. Either you die or I forget. So, in order to survive for yourself, just to keep yourself alive.
After paying a large number of casualties, Cao's siege engines were finally pushed to the edge of the city walls of Xuzhou City.
"Squeak ......and rattle" With a string of piercing wood grinding sounds, "bang", the ladder that was paved with wooden planks was erected on the city wall of Xuzhou City, and the soldiers of the Cao army, who had been waiting in the siege vehicle for a long time, jumped directly onto the city wall, waved the war knife in their hands and began to fight.
Compared with ordinary ladders, it is not intended that this siege vehicle is safer and more reliable, and it is more labor-saving. Ordinary ladders, although the time from the attack to the start of the siege is shorter, but the ladder can also be pushed down by the enemy at any time. And once the enemy retreats, it will be a waste of success. This kind of siege vehicle directly carries a part of the soldiers, and when the siege vehicle arrives near the city wall, the soldiers can be in one step and directly fight the enemy. And the follow-up troops could rush directly to the city wall through the wide slope of the siege engine. What's more, they can also walk horses.
No, Zhang Fei, Yan Liang, Lu Bu and others rode their horses directly in the direction of the siege vehicle.
Compared with siege vehicles, the biggest weapon for siege is actually crashing. A huge log was hung from a cart carried on multiple wheels, and as soon as the car was pushed through the gate hole, the gate, which was very fragile to the walls and unusually strong for manpower, became vulnerable.
"Roar!" "Boom!"
"Roar!" "Boom!"
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Although the crash car was much slower than the siege car, when the soldiers on both sides of the city wall began to fight, the crash car was further increased by the reduction of harassment. until they storm into the gate hole.
And the soldiers in charge of the cart immediately switched roles. They pulled the rope tied to the logs. The log swung backwards with the pull and slammed into the gate. And because Xuzhou City is relatively old, with the collision again and again, the dust is constantly falling down.
At this time, on the inside of the city gate hole, there were also countless Liu Jun soldiers facing the city gate. Now, it is obviously difficult to block Cao Jun's crash with that huge barricade stick alone. Therefore, as a last resort, Liu Jun's soldiers had to use their bodies to block the impact of the crash.
But every time there was a painful groan from the city gate, the Liu soldiers behind the gate would take a step backwards in unison.
The force of the impact was simply too great.
"Sword and shield hands, immediately surround the range of Cao's siege vehicles. Cao Jun can't be allowed to go any further. The rest of the soldiers, let go of the arrows, and must not let the Cao army get close again. Zhuge Liang stood on the highest point of the city wall, and the battle at the city wall was clearly visible.
In order to increase the efficiency of the siege, Cao De did not only have siege vehicles, but also a large number of ladders. And these ladders can take advantage of the fact that the soldiers of the Liu Army are fighting with the robes attacking on the siege vehicles, and they can transport troops to the city wall. Therefore, the combination of siege vehicles and ladders is the most efficient and effective.
"Rolling Stones! Knock the wood! Sweet soup! Kerosene...... Throw them all down to me. ”
Since Cao's army used ladders and siege vehicles, it was not that we had no means of defense.
Several Liu soldiers worked together to throw a can of fire oil that had been lit into the passage of the siege engine. The violently burning oil was shattered and rolled down the passage of the siege engines to the bottom of the city. The Cao soldiers who were brandishing their swords and charging towards the city wall in the passage were engulfed in flames in an instant. One by one, they screamed and fell off the siege engines or scurried around.
Huge rolling stones and timbers were thrown off the city walls. The Cao soldiers who climbed up the improvised ladder immediately fell for granted.
A Cao soldier was biting a war knife in his mouth, holding a ladder with both hands and climbing quickly. But a stone that fell from the sky suddenly hit him in the head. In an instant, most of the good head was gone, and red and white splashed everywhere. Some splashed down on the city walls, while others fell freely, raining blood. And his corpse was also planted on the ladder, and by the way, he also smashed into one of his own robes.
Several Cao soldiers were holding the ladder tightly with both hands, stabilizing it so that the robes could climb the wall to kill the enemy. But in the midst of the exclamations of the surrounding robes, a hot rain of sweet soup suddenly fell.
"Ah~~" A Cao soldier screamed as he watched his exposed skin get blisters the size of his fingernails. He endured the pain and stroked gently, but it brought a larger piece of skin with him. And in the eyes of the surrounding robes, he has turned into a monster who is a half-human ghost.
"Catapults! Ready, put! ”
This time, Cao De did not prepare relatively large stones, all small stones the size of a fist. As before, countless small stones were caught in nets, then sent into the air by catapults, and then disintegrated freely in the air. The goddess scattered flowers and began.
A fist-sized stone, if thrown like this, will at most smash a large bag on the head. Even if you wear a head armor, it may cause a roar in your head. But when the stones are thrown out by the catapult, it's different. Sent to fall from a height of more than 30 meters, some of the stones with a little flute, can also directly penetrate the human head.
This siege battle is just a very ordinary battle for Cao Jun, because there may be many major battles waiting for them in the future. But for Liu Jun's side, it was a battle of life and death.
If you win, you may still have a way to live, but if you lose, then you seem to be ......