Chapter 269: Chang'an City is in my hands
The Han army set the direction of the main attack in the southeast corner, and established a large-scale bow and crossbow position, and set up 3,000 trebuchets, just the wood-like trebuchets made people feel cold, not to mention the Shu army who practiced siege tactics outside the city all day.
But in the hearts of the Wei generals, it was not worth mentioning at all.
Your Shu army thought that you could use trebuchets to ignite the head of Shangqi City and deter Guo Huai's subordinates, so did you think that you could threaten Chang'an City in the same way?
???? And when it comes to Zhuge Liang's heart-attacking plan, there is no need to say more.
A few soldiers may have been bewitched by Zhuge Liang, but no matter how loud Zhuge Liang's voice is, he can make a few people hear.
Besides, the general Cao Zhen is tenacious, hard-willed, and well-governed, and admires all the top and bottom, and there are many middle and lower-level officers, all of whom are promoted by him, and he is even more loyal to Cao Zhen.
Cao Zhen even said at the military meeting: "The art of war has clouds, ten are to surround it, five are to attack it, and multiple is to divide it." At present, the Shu army is only 100,000, and the number is equal to our army, but our army has a strong city to rely on, even if Zhuge Liang can build more trebuchets, more 'Zhuge crossbows', how can it threaten Chang'an City? In this way, the world is decided!"
Not only did he say that, he thought so.
When he inspected the city again, he said in front of dozens of generals and hundreds of soldiers: "The Shu army has limited strength and wants to attack the city." It's not that easy. β
Moreover, their trebuchet position is probably a suspicious soldier, what kind of trebuchet can hit four or five hundred steps away? Even if Zhuge Liang is alone in the world, he can still surpass Ma Jun in terms of mechanical technology? In my opinion, he is just bluffing. β
"Of course, because their army is out on the battlefield, it is not easy to move the grain and grass, and the consumption is too much, they will want to fight quickly, so they will attack like a storm as soon as they come up. β
"As long as our army holds out for a month, the enemy army will definitely be tired, and when the time comes, even if they are brave and wise, they are destined to retreat in the face of exhausted soldiers and the food and grass that are about to run out. β
Therefore, in this battle of Chang'an, our army will not only be able to win, but also win a big victory.
"Long live Da Wei!"
"Long live Da Wei!"
All the soldiers cheered enthusiastically, and their morale was high.
Cao Zhen, who was in the crowd, looked into the distance with a proud face.
"Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang, let the horses come over! This time, my Great Wei will completely crush you!" ???
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After a month of preparation. Dahan's horn of attack is ready to start blowing.
In the southeast corner, on the front line of the Han army, the counterweight box of the trebuchet position was hoisted high, the wooden tips were tight, and the stone bullets were lying quietly in the net basket, waiting for the attack to begin. Next to each trebuchet there are two wooden tracks, and carts full of stone bullets and pottery bullets are quietly parked on the tracks.
???? It's summer, so the soldiers who operate the trebuchets are shirtless, showing their muscles. It was hot, and they wiped their sweat quietly, knowing that they would not have time to do it when the battle began in a moment.
Feng Zhou stood on the hillside, looking at the trebuchets and Zhuge crossbow carts lined up under the hillside, as if he saw the artillery positions in the firearms age, and his heart was full of pride. Cao Zhen, don't think that Chang'an is a strong city in the world, I have 3,000 trebuchets, not to mention that you have three years of preparation, I will let you last for three days, even if you are powerful.
In the face of such tactical thinking and siege machinery that were ahead of the times, Cao Wei's little idea was just like snow under the scorching sun, which would soon melt.
??? Not far away, Jiang Wei ran up the hill and said a few words beside Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang walked in front of Feng Zhou, bowed his hand, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the soldiers ahead are ready, please give your Majesty an order!"
Feng Zhou nodded and raised his hand: "Prepare to attack!"
Zhuge Liang shook the goose feather fan, and Jiang Wei immediately shouted: "Beat the drum and start attacking!"
The herald waved the bunting and gave the order.
???? Dozens of drummers raised their thick arms and beat a man-tall cowhide drum.
"Knock knock! knock!"
The majestic sound of war drums echoed over the battlefield, and although the rhythm was soothing, it heralded the coming storm.
???? A loud shout came: "Go to the camp, prepareβ"
?β Medium battalion, prepareβ"
????β Front battalion, ready to ......"
???? Suddenly, the originally low and gentle sound of war drums changed, and all the drummers waved their arms with all their might, beating the war drums like a torrential wind, and the drums were like a frenzy, like a huge wave, surging towards Chang'an.
Three thousand trebuchets began to wield.
??β Boom!" The wooden hammer made an arc, and the thick wooden tips immediately spun up, dragging the long net basket into the sky. The stone bullets in the net basket roared away, piercing the sky and rushing towards Chang'an City.
?β Whoosh!"
Two thousand stone bullets and one thousand hollow pottery gathered into a dark cloud in the air and flew towards the enemy tower in the southeast corner of Chang'an City.
The Wei soldier was stunned as he looked at the stone bullets that flew quickly.
"Boom!" A stone bullet hit the wall of the enemy tower, the city wall made a loud noise, shook violently, the dust fell in a plop, and several Wei soldiers stood unsteadily, and fell directly to the ground.
?β Boom!" A stone bullet grazed the eaves of the enemy building and directly smashed the entire house!
????β "A stone bullet struck a pillar, and with a crisp thud, the pillar snapped and shattered, and the entire roof collapsed, burying several lieutenants in it.
????β Boom, boom, boom!" Countless stone projectiles flew towards the enemy tower, bombarding the walls of the enemy tower, the battlements, the roof, and the wooden pillars one after another.
??? In a matter of moments, two thousand stone bullets smashed on the tower.
Under the frightened gaze of Wei Jun, the city tower was trembling violently and moaning in fear.
Many castle towers and buildings were smashed into a pile of ruins by continuous stone bullets at a speed visible to the naked eye, and countless pieces of wood and tiles were splashed up and flew down the city wall. The Wei soldiers hiding in the tower were panicked, some cried out from the rubble, some rushed out of it, ran wildly along the city wall, and then were hit by the speeding stone bullets and fell off the city wall.
Stone bullets rained down on the city, making the Wei army in that section dizzy, crying for dad and mother, everyone was terrified and frightened.
And that's not all.
Along with the stone bullets, more than a thousand hollow pottery also flew up to the city, and with a crisp sound, all of them shattered, and then flames immediately appeared.
The flames burned on the wooden pillars, on the wooden poles, on the eaves, and soon became a raging fire.
Some Wei soldiers were really unlucky and dodged the stone bullets, but they were hit by the flying sparks in the clay pot smashed next to them, and a fire immediately ignited on their bodies, and they immediately howled.
The trebuchet, also known as the thunderbolt, was invented and created by Cheng Yu, a strategist of the Wei army, during the Battle of Guandu, but it became a siege weapon in the hands of Zhuge Liang, and in the hands of Fengzhou, thousands of trebuchets were concentrated and used on a large scale, opening up a new page in the history of war.
The southeast corner of the entire city was already in shambles, the shields were broken, the armor was broken, all the war supplies on the city wall were smashed to pieces, and the soldiers were beaten to the point that their heads were broken and bleeding, their bones were broken, and blood flowed wantonly.
Except for the Chang'an city wall, which is still towering, everything else has completely turned into powder and is burning.
Moment.
???? The Wei soldiers who were preparing reinforcements in the distance were stunned.
Cao Zhen and the generals were also stunned.
The Han soldiers outside the city were also stunned.
From Zhuge Liang onwards, the military generals of the Han Dynasty, and all the soldiers who came to the scene in person were all stunned.
Only Feng Zhou pulled out the sword of the Son of Heaven, gently pointed at Chang'an City, and said, "Chang'an City is already in my hands." β