Chapter 626: Yecheng Offensive and Defensive Battle III
Back in the camp, Zhao Fei was obviously quite happy. Today's battle proved that Cao Jun's trebuchet was indeed infinitely powerful, and the incendiary bomb he invented was obviously infinitely powerful, and Yuan Jun obviously had no way to take Cao Jun.
In the next few days, Zhao Fei decided to use trebuchets to suppress Yuan Jun, who couldn't raise his head. Yecheng could not be conquered by brute force, Zhao Fei wanted to make the soldiers of the Yuan army physically and mentally exhausted, first use trebuchets to throw him for a few days, and then let the soldiers of the Cao army attack.
Use boulders and incendiary bombs to suppress the Yuan army for a while, and when the Cao army really attacks, the combat effectiveness of the Yuan army will definitely drop a lot. You must know that trebuchets are a kind of siege equipment that is very offensive to the enemy's army.
The next day, Cao Jun's trebuchet was deployed again. One after another trebuchets greeted the rising sun, showing a slight brilliance.
Seeing Cao Jun's trebuchets one after another, Yuan Jun on the wall of Yecheng was somewhat afraid. Thinking back to the boulders and incendiary bombs one after another, the soldiers of Yuan Jun felt that they were waiting for trial again.
Although the sun is in full bloom now, the soldiers of Yuan Jun do not feel the slightest warmth, and a trace of cold slowly spreads from the soles of their feet to their whole bodies.
Outside Yecheng City, Cao Jun's trebuchet phalanx was busy. Before today's expedition, Lord Taiwei personally issued an order that the amount of stones thrown today should be doubled compared to yesterday. This is a rather difficult task, but if you are not well prepared, you will most likely be punished by the Captain.
The sound of the operation of the trebuchet under the city made the Yuan army on the city wall very penetrating, and the sound of the fire made all the Yuan soldiers tremble.
The loud bang seemed to have smashed into the hearts of the generals of the Yuan army, and the screams obviously stimulated all the soldiers of the Yuan army even more. They wanted to escape from the formidable city walls, but the Yuan army under the city sharpened their knives, and as long as anyone dared to escape, they would usher in a merciless fight.
Looking at the soldiers of the Yuan army who couldn't raise their heads and were suppressed by Cao Jun's trebuchets on the city wall, the trial really had the intention to remove all the soldiers from the city wall. But this can only be thought about, this is done, I am afraid that it will not take a few hours, and the Cao army will occupy the entire city wall of Yecheng.
But if they don't withdraw it, the soldiers on the city wall will bury their lives, and there is no way to judge the catapults outside the city. The trial also wanted to use the catapult to repay the other with the help of the catapult, but Yuan Jun's catapult was obviously not as sharp as Cao Jun.
The range is not as good as that of an archer's trebuchet, like a waste of wood, and it has no effect at all. It's better to count on those things than to storm them.
Cao Jun's catapult worked for several hours, which made all the Cao soldiers in charge of the catapult feel physically and mentally exhausted. However, it is reassuring that today's attack is obviously very effective, and the Yuan army on the city wall is no match at all.
The matter of storming the catapult phalanx of Cao Jun has been put on the agenda by Yuan Shang, and the attack of Cao Jun is very rampant, if Cao Jun is not stopped, then no one will dare to climb the city wall to defend the city. Climbing the city wall is that instead of being killed by the soldiers under the city, the soldiers of the Yuan army do not want to be stoned to death by the Cao army, at least it is not so painful.
In just two days, Cao Jun's catapult has forced Yuan Jun to a dead end, and if he doesn't think of a way, I'm afraid that the city will be broken in these days. Even if the soldiers of the Cao army did not enter the city, the soldiers of the Yuan army on the city wall would turn against them, after all, many soldiers now believe that Yuan Shang's method is to force them to die.
It's no wonder that some soldiers think like this, after all, they are only composed of private soldiers from major clans, so naturally they will not serve Yuan Shang wholeheartedly. Yuan Shang forced himself to die, at first they really didn't dare to offend Yuan Shang, they had to accept their fate, but they were not fools, how could they never resist.
Yuan's army is composed of these private soldiers, and if even they rise up to rebel, then he is not as painful as surrendering on the same day.
Even if it is a platoon to fight, it is necessary to send a general who can calm the scene in the hospital. At that time, Yuan Shao was full of talents, but now Yuan Shang obviously does not have so many talents available. Yan Liangwen and Han Meng were both killed by Cao Jun, and ** surrendered to Cao Jun, which made Yuan Shang helpless to go there to find the general.
If there is a general who can control the situation, he can make the soldiers fight to the death. Yuan Shang couldn't think of it, so he could only turn his head and ask the trial around him.
The trial is obviously also having a headache for this matter, there were countless generals in Hebei at the beginning, and they could be entrusted with important tasks by picking one or two at random. But now, it's different, those people are dying, those surrendering surrendering, how can Yuan Jun have any capable generals.
But at this moment, the trial suddenly had an idea. He took a step forward and came to Yuan Shang's side and said, "Lord, I think there is someone who can be entrusted with a heavy responsibility!" ”
Hearing this, Yuan Shang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Sir, tell me quickly, who can entrust me with the important task of defeating Cao Jun's catapult?" ”
"This person's name is Han Qiong, and his uncle Han Rong is known as the 'Hebei Gun King'. Han Qiong is not only Han Rong's nephew, but also Han Rong's own descendant, this person has Han Rong's true inheritance, strong martial arts, and can be a general! "Judge the money and talk about it.
Yuan Shang nodded with satisfaction, not to mention anything else, the name of "Hebei Gun King" alone can be a lot of tigers, although he is only the apprentice of "Hebei Gun King", but there should be some real talent and real learning.
Yuan Shang nodded, and then handed over the matter to the judge, and then he did his best to handle the matter. And the trial obviously did not live up to Yuan Shang's trust, and only one night later, Han Qiong appeared in front of Yuan Shang's eyes.
Han Qiong in front of him was majestic and looked quite powerful. He was holding a dark iron spear in his hand, and the head of the spear was faintly glowing with cold light.
The more Yuan Shang looked at it, the more satisfied he became, it seemed that the trial was not deceiving, just by looking at it, he could feel that this person had some ability.
"I want you to lead 5,000 troops to attack the Cao army's catapult camp, and then burn down those catapults that are in the way, are you confident that you can complete it?" Yuan Shang squinted his eyes and asked, since he believed that this person had the ability, Yuan Shang's words were obviously very direct.
Han Qiong nodded. "Please also rest assured that the last general has the confidence to defeat the Cao army with one blow!" Han Qiong's tone was obviously quite proud, but now he does have the capital to be proud.
If it was before, Han Qiong might not dare to do this. But at that time, Yuan Jun was full of talents, even his uncle "Hebei Gun King" Han Rong did not act arrogantly. But now, Yuan Jun has declined, and there are obviously not many people who are more capable than him at this moment.
Han Qiong's self-confidence made Yuan Shang very satisfied, he looked at Han Qiong again, and then ordered: "Since this is the case, I will make you the general of the chariot cavalry, lead 5,000 troops, and go out of the city to face the battle!" ”
Hearing Yuan Shang's reward for himself, Han Qiong's eyes suddenly showed a fine light. The chariot cavalry general has a prominent position, and he is second only to the great general and the hussar general.
Seeing Han Qiong's happy face, the judge said coldly on the side: "Don't be too happy, general, if you succeed in burning Cao Jun's catapult, there will be a big reward on the day of the general's triumph." But if the general didn't defeat Cao's catapult, then don't blame me for being ruthless! ”
Hearing the words of the trial, Han Qiong suddenly shuddered. The words of the trial made Han Qiong's mood drop to the bottom. According to the meaning of the trial, unless he really conquered the Cao army's array and burned the Cao army's catapult, it was possible for Yuan Jun to open the city gate and let him in.
However, if he did not complete the task, even if he was deeply surrounded by Cao's army, the Yuan army in the city would not send reinforcements to relieve the siege for himself. Therefore, as long as you go out of the city, you will either return victoriously or die on the battlefield.
At this moment, Han Qiong obviously regretted a little, regretting that she had agreed so quickly. But now that everything is said, it's all over, and there is no way back.
Han Qiong lowered his head and thought for a while, and then he made a decision in his heart. As the so-called wealth and danger are sought, if he succeeds by luck and burns Cao Jun's catapult, then he will definitely be a great achievement. At that time, he will be able to go down to 10,000 people and be admired by the people of Yecheng.
And defeated, the big deal is death. Moreover, even if you are really defeated, it is a big deal to surrender. Cao Jun everyone does their best, this is known to the world, as long as there is ability, Cao Cao will break the exception. Moreover, there are obviously not a few generals in the Cao army who have been entrusted with important tasks, and Han Qiong does not believe that with his own talents, he will not be able to develop in the Cao army.
"Don't worry, my lord, I will swear to complete the task!" Han Qiong said loudly. And at this moment, the judge finally nodded with satisfaction, only by seeing death in his heart as if he were at home, it was possible to break through the heavy encirclement of the Cao army and destroy the trebuchet of the Cao army.
The trial arranged for Han Qiong to go down to prepare. The 5,000 soldiers Yuan Shang had already prepared. In order to be able to successfully destroy Cao Jun's catapult, these 5,000 people were definitely carefully selected. Not to mention anything else, the combat effectiveness of these 5,000 people is definitely the strongest among the entire Yecheng Yuan army, and only in this way can it be possible to complete this arduous task.
Of course, in addition to the soldiers' very strong physique, Yuan Shang gave these soldiers the strongest iron armor in the entire Yecheng. There was not much iron armor in the entire Yecheng, but in order to be able to successfully eliminate the threat of the Yuan army, Yuan Shang obviously used his blood.
Five thousand well-equipped soldiers of the Yuan army had already assembled and stood by, and Han Qiong also came to the front of the battle with the black iron gun in his hand. Han Qiong, who was wearing armor, was obviously more convincing, which made Yuan Shang feel that he had not chosen the wrong person.
"For the glory of the ancestors, for the glory and wealth, kill !!" Han Qiong shouted, and then the gate of Yecheng slowly opened, and the drawbridge was slowly lowered.
Seeing the changes in Yecheng, Zhao Fei grinned. Yuan Jun's move was obviously expected by him, but Zhao Fei obviously didn't expect Yuan Jun to attack so slowly, he thought that Yuan Jun would send troops to attack the next day after attacking the city, but Yuan Shang let himself bombard for several days in vain, so he dispatched troops and sent troops out of the city.