Chapter 296: The Thunderbolt Begins to Show Its Might
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The war drums roared, and a hundred thunderbolt cars were assembled and pushed to the foot of Yangquan City. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Huang Zhong and others led troops to protect the thunderbolt car to prevent anyone from coming out to sabotage.
"Lord, do you need to go to the city to give Yuan Shao an ultimatum?" Zhao Zilong, the white horse and silver gun, also holds a grudge, and he still remembers the arrogance of Yuan Benchu under Jinyang City.
"Zilong, what about you and I am Yuan Benchu? Why waste saliva! Liu Zhang shook his head with a smile and said: "Since I entered Luoyang with my father, I have never treated the Yuan family as a dish, and Yuan Benchu is only worthy of being my stepping stone!" ”
"Lord, the thunderbolt is ready, please instruct!" Meng Da, who was appointed as the director of the Thunderbolt, rode a horse to Liu Zhang's side.
"Good! No more nonsense! Liu Zhang's face turned pale, and he ordered very seriously: "Pass the order, try it!" ”
"Yes!" Meng Da rushed back to his main formation, picked up two small flags, and waved his arms to make a movement. The little school and the craftsman standing next to the thunderbolt immediately began to debug and drive the oxen to pull up the winch.
"Hum... "Several stone bullets the size of a millstone, under the command of the Lingqi in Meng Da's hand, smashed towards Yangquan City with incomparable might. Unfortunately, because it was a test launch, the craftsmen did not adjust the angle, and the boulder did not even touch the city wall, so it fell to the ground and rolled twice.
"Haha..."Seeing that the boulder was still so far away from the city and falling, a burst of laughter erupted in Yangquan City. However, the cautious Gao Ran immediately called his guards and asked them to give orders to go down, and if Liu Zhang's army advanced the trebuchet, he would shoot him with arrows. Although the average archer can't shoot 300 paces, there are some archers who can shoot 200 paces.
The hilarious laughter in the city made Meng Da feel very faceless, he looked at Liu Zhang, but saw that Liu Zhang's eyes were full of encouragement, and his heart was even more uncomfortable, he danced the order flag in his hand with a red face, and asked the craftsmen to debug it again. When the craftsmen adjusted and nodded slightly, Meng Da waved the order flag in his hand again, but the expression on his face was a little hideous.
"Hum... Sou... Sou... Boom..."The boulder flew towards Yangquan City with the momentum of ten thousand jun, and smashed it on the top of the city. The corner tower on the city was immediately smashed down, and the flying rubble actually injured many people. As for the stone bullets thrown by the thunderbolt, although they didn't hit anyone, the huge crater it formed on the ground made the eyes of Sergeant Yuan bulge out. Everyone knows that if you get hit by a boulder, you will definitely become a meatloaf!
"It's... How can it be? Gao Ran's eyes almost fell out of his sockets, and the catapult that could hit the city head in three hundred steps, let alone see it, he hadn't even heard of it!
"Quick! Tell the lord quickly! Han Meng reacted faster than Gao Lan, and he roared wildly and ordered someone to report to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao was sitting in the city guard mansion and drinking, although the war drums outside the city were rumbling, but this matter had little to do with him. As long as Liu Zhang can't attack Yangquan City, he can sit there and drink with peace of mind. Moreover, Yuan Shao believed that with Liu Zhang's surname of cherishing soldiers, he would never storm Yangquan Jiancheng.
"Report..."A small colonel rushed into the hall and said: "Lord, the two generals Gao Ran and Han Meng reported that Liu Zhang got a lot of catapults from nowhere, and this car can throw boulders into the city from three hundred paces away!" ”
"What?" Yuan Shao was also taken aback, and threw the catapult into the city in three hundred steps, which would pose a great threat to the city walls and defenders. Immediately he put on his armor and came to the city.
"See the lord!" The generals under Yuan Shao's command have basically gathered in the city, and watching Liu Zhang smash the boulder on the city, everyone has some palpitations.
"Excuse me!" Looking at the boulder, Yuan Shao swallowed his saliva. Then come to the edge of the city, look at Liu Zhang's army, not to mention that there are 100 catapults, Yuan Shao slapped his palm on the city wall and said: "No, we must destroy Liu Zhang's throwing car, otherwise our army is in danger!" ”
"Lord, how to destroy Liu Zhangjun's throwing car?" Gao Ran smiled bitterly: "Look at those throwing cars, Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, and Gan Ning led their troops to surround and kill hundreds of throwing cars, while Zhang Fei and Ma Chao were watching from the sidelines. Originally, our army still had an advantage in strength, but in the previous battle, our army lost nearly half of its soldiers. If Zhang Yan listens to us, we can still fight, but unfortunately... Now we are in Yangquan City, with only more than 200,000 troops, and the defense of the city is a little stretched..."
"You... That's right! Yuan Shao's eyes widened, and he was about to scold Gao Ran. But after thinking about it, he praised Gao Ran, which not only made Gao Ran stunned, but even Yan Liang and Wen Chou next to him were a little dumbfounded.
"My lord... Praise me? He was about to accept Yuan Shao's saliva baptism, but he was praised, Gao Ran stabbed Yan Liang with a puzzled face, but Yan Liang shrugged his shoulders and said that he didn't know.
"Gao Yan!" Yuan Shao suddenly screamed.
"Yes!" Gao Ran hurriedly asked, "Lord, what's the matter?" ”
"Tell me, how do we deal with this situation now?" Glancing at Gao Lan, Yuan Shao's face was expressionless.
"This..."Gao Ran plucked up his courage and said, "I don't know, and I ask the lord to convene all the gentlemen to discuss!" ”
"Hmm!" Yuan Shao nodded and said, "Pass the order, the council hall will deliberate!" ”
"Yes!" A small colonel went down to give the order in a surprised look, and the generals looked at Yuan Shao's eyes a little dull, as if they didn't know each other!
"Be careful!" Yan Liang and Wen Chou shouted violently, and the two of them shot at the same time, knocking a boulder that smashed towards Yuan Shao into the air. It turned out that Liu Zhang's thunderbolt was debugged and began to attack!
The huge stones that came from all over the world were like raindrops, and Liu Zhang didn't seem to think about attacking the city, but just threw stones the size of a millstone into Yangquan City, as if he wanted to fill Yangquan City with stones.
"Let's go, tell the soldiers to go down to the city to defend, the enemy stones will not stop, and our people will not show their heads!" Yuan Shao beckoned: "Let's hurry down and don't be smashed." ”
Leaving Han Meng to defend in the city, Yuan Shao took the others back to the city guard's mansion, and Guo Tu and other scribes also hurried over after receiving the message from the little colonel. Sitting down at the level of the civil and military officials, Yuan Shao opened his mouth and asked: "I must know the current situation, what do you think, please speak up!" ”
Hearing Yuan Shao's question, everyone fell silent. Now, if you want to deal with Liu Zhang's thundercar, there are two ways: first, lead your troops to attack and destroy the thundercar. But Liu Zhang's thunderbolt was guarded by a large army, and it was very difficult to break through several lines of defense to destroy the thunderbolt.
Second, build a sharper catapult and directly smash Liu Zhangjun away. But how can technological innovation be so easy? Liu Zhang was able to do it, and he always attached importance to technology and recruited many craftsmen. Otherwise, he could only make the things drawn on the drawings provided by Liu Ye.
"Princess!" Seeing that everyone was silent, Yuan Shao was a little displeased. As the saying goes: Raise a soldier for a thousand years, use a soldier for a while. He spends so much grain and grass every year to raise these ministers and generals, and now it is a critical moment, and no one speaks, how can Yuan Shao be happy?
"Lord, we also build throwing cars!" Guo Tu said with a smile: "We will imitate the car in Liu Zhang's hand, as for the key part, I think the craftsmen in our army should also be able to come up with it!" ”
"Far water can't save near fire!" Feng Ji frowned and said: "Lord, it is better to have more trees and high platforms at the head of the city, let the archers stand on the platform and shoot at Liu Zhang's throwing cart, and shoot those who are throwing the cart to death." I think Liu Zhang's throwing car seems to be very simple, and it must be very troublesome to do it. Without this skill, the threat to us would have been reduced a lot! ”
"Yuantu's opinion is very good, but it is a symptom but not a cure! The opinion of the public rule is also very good, but the effect is a bit slow! Yuan Shao thought for a while and said: "You have a two-pronged approach, Yuantu is responsible for building a high platform and shooting, and the public is responsible for supervising the production and throwing of cars." When neither is available, as long as Liu Zhangjun uses the throwing car, you will hide in the city, unless the other party attacks the city! ”
"Yes!" Everyone got up to receive the order, but Yan Liang arched his hand and said: "Lord, this is not a way, it is better to let me and Wen Chou go out to have a look, maybe I can destroy the other party's throwing car." ”
"Forget it!" Yuan Shao said with a smile: "I know that you and Wen Chou are brave, but General Liu Zhang is exhausted, and you can only be sent to death." Although I have a lot of soldiers, I can't use it like this! ”
"It's... Be! A hint of emotion flashed in Yan Liang's eyes.
How many years have passed, Yan Liangdu has almost forgotten Yuan Shao's care. But today, he feels as if he has returned to the past, and he met Yuan Shao for the first time.
Looking at the emotion in Yan Liang's eyes, Yuan Shao smiled slightly and said, "Yan Liang, over the years, you and Wen Chou have worked hard!" ”
"The end will not be hard!" Yan Liang shouted: "I am willing to serve the Lord and the public!" ”
"Potency is fine!" Yuan Shao smiled: "If you are not here, wouldn't I be very troublesome?" ”
"Yes!" Yan Liang's face was full of excitement, and Wen Chou was also full of energy.
Over the years, the officials of the two have become bigger and bigger, but they feel that they are getting farther and farther away from Yuan Shao. Now that Yuan Shao, who cares about them, is back, Yan Liang and Wen Chou suddenly feel refreshed, raising their eyebrows, and even the night is not as dark as before!
"Zhengnan, how do I feel, the lord seems to be a little different?" Feng Ji looked at Yuan Shao, and suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart, and he couldn't help but pull the match.
"What's the difference, it's still so wise and martial!" After so many years of filming, this time the trial is the most sincere. He could see that Yuan Shao was winning people's hearts. Yuan Shao, who has never regarded his subordinates as people, actually began to win people's hearts, and naturally deserves the words "wise and martial".
"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any other questions? If not, let it be scattered! Looking at the expressions of everyone present, Yuan Shao suddenly felt a little happy, because from the eyes of everyone, he not only saw respect, but also joy and sincerity!
"The lord is wise!" Everyone was stunned for a moment, then stood up and saluted in unison, preparing to leave the hall.
"Report!" A small colonel dragged a long voice and rushed into the conference hall and said: "Lord Qiqi, the eldest son, the second son, the third son, the senior general, lead the troops to help!" ”
"Sit down, wait for the four boys to come in and see you!" Yuan Shao laughed when he heard this: "Order, order Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang, and Gao Gan to come in and see me!" ”
(To be continued)