Chapter 459: Assault
The boulder poured like rain on the walls of Shouchun City. And accompanying this boulder was the hoarse cry for help of Yuan Jun on Shouchun City. However, this is just a superfluous move.
Even though they screamed miserably, there was no one to respond to them, let alone anyone who dared to brave the boulders to come to their rescue.
After several bombardments, the walls of Shouchun City can be described as a mess. Even though the generals of the Yuan army had expected it in their hearts, they still did not expect that the offensive of the Cao army would be so fierce. Thinking of the scene of the boulder flying all over the sky, everyone couldn't help but smack their tongues secretly.
Taking advantage of the gap between Cao Jun's rest, Yuan Jun on the city wall began to clean up the mess. Remove the boulder and carry down all the soldiers who still have breath. However, in such a strong attack, there are very few people who can still be left alive.
After preliminary counting, the number of people killed by the boulder in Cao Jun's ** hit was no less than 1,000. Seeing that the siege equipment of the Cao army was so ferocious, Yuan Jun, who had no momentum in the first place, had even lower momentum at this time.
For Zhao Fei, the effect of this catapult is really remarkable. The self-army did not suffer any casualties, but the loss of a few stones allowed the Yuan army to come back with a very heavy price, which is the benefit of siege weapons.
Thinking back to before he crossed over, when Zhao Fei played Three Kingdoms X, he was very fond of siege weapons. As soon as the siege engine comes out, who will fight. With the powerful attack power of the siege engine, even if you have high walls, it will not help.
The soldiers of the catapult camp rested for a while, and Zhao Fei's order to continue the bombardment came again. Suddenly, the catapult camp began to get busy again. With the first blow just now as a foreshadowing, the next bombardment became familiar.
However, compared with Cao Jun, Yuan Jun's hard days began to come again. He had just cleaned up the battlefield, and Cao Jun's attack wave hit again. One boulder after another fell from the sky, making many Yuan Jun who were still cleaning up the mess unlucky.
After another continuous bombardment, Cao Jun began to stop and recuperate. After all, soldiers are not machines, they know what it means to be tired, and they need to rest in order to stay in the best fighting condition. Therefore, every few rounds of bombardment of Yuan's army, Zhao Fei would let the soldiers rest for a while.
You must know that the soldiers of the catapult camp have a huge amount of tasks today, and they have to consume a lot of physical strength, so if they are not allowed to rest, their bodies will definitely not be able to bear it.
For a whole day, Cao Jun's catapult was running in a state of rest. And this whole day of bombardment also made Yuan Jun extremely painful. The walls on which they live do not give them any sense of security at all. Even on the thick walls, it is difficult for them to guarantee their safety.
Looking at the already exhausted soldiers, Zhao Fei ordered all the soldiers of the Cao army to withdraw and rest. He didn't want to start storming Shouchun City so soon, he wanted to make the Yuan army in the city suffer, and then start the storm. At that time, the effect will definitely be much better than now.
The Cao army withdrew, and the soldiers of the Yuan army were naturally very happy. Under the bombardment of Cao's many catapults, all the soldiers of the Yuan army had no room for resistance. All they could do was find a safe spot to escape the boulders.
And Yuan Shu's palace, when he got that Cao Jun did not storm Shouchun City, he was somewhat relieved. At this time, Yuan Shu had no confidence at all, although he had tens of thousands of soldiers, although he had the magnificent city of Shouchun City, but the pressure on Cao Jun was too great.
At this moment, Yuan Shu's heart already had the intention of retreating. He knew that if this situation continued, Shouchun City would not be able to hold it. Although there are many soldiers guarding Shouchun City, all the soldiers are demoralized, and it is absolutely a fool's dream to expect them to be able to defend Shouchun City.
With this magnificent Shouchun City, Yuan Shu must be more concerned about his own life. Life is there, then there is everything. But if his life is gone, then it will really be over. Yuan Shu, who has enjoyed the glory and wealth for so long, will definitely not die easily, he has an instinctive desire to survive.
But now, Cao Jun has an endless situation with himself. Even if he withdrew from Shouchun City, Cao Jun would definitely chase him to the end, and he was bound to destroy himself. So even if he withdrew from Shouchun City, where could he go.
After thinking about it for a while, a figure appeared in Yuan Shu's mind. Although Yuan Shu didn't want to admit it, according to the current situation, Yuan Shu had only this way out.
That's right, the person that came to mind in Yuan Shu's mind was Yuan Shao. Now Yuan Shao is thriving in the north, with many soldiers and generals. If he goes to Yuan Shao, even if he doesn't like himself, he will not be too embarrassed for himself if he is a brother with the same surname as him.
After this catastrophe, Yuan Shu's ambition for hegemony has somewhat reineded. At this time, all he wanted was to save his life, and only by holding his life could he talk about anything ambitious or not. Lives are gone, there is nothing.
The more Yuan Shu thought about it, the more this idea went deep into Yuan Shu's heart. However, it is not yet time to live or die. It's true to think about a way out, but you can only act after Shouchun City really can't hold it. After all, in Shouchun City, he is the lord of one party, but if he really goes to Jizhou, it will not be easy to send people under the fence.
Yuan Shao is his brother, but Yuan Shu knows his relationship with this brother. So when I arrived in Jizhou, I could only send people under the fence, and there was absolutely no way out. Therefore, at this time, Yuan Shu was still unwilling to give up the rights in his hands.
Moreover, if Shouchun City is defended and Cao's army is withdrawn, then he can still be his own soil emperor and be at ease. Thinking of this, Yuan Shu's low heart has improved a little.
Yuan Shu's heart changed, Zhao Fei didn't know at all. At this time, he didn't have time to figure out Yuan Shu's thoughts, what he wanted to do was to fight this battle well, and try to reduce the number of casualties.
The use of siege equipment will definitely minimize casualties. So in the next few days, Zhao Fei decided to continue bombarding Yuan's army. In the next few days, Cao Jun also implemented Zhao Fei's intentions, and all the catapults did not have any respite, and bombarded the walls of Shouchun City without stopping every day.
And the bombardment for several days in a row caused heavy losses to Yuan's army. Only a preliminary estimate showed that the losses of Yuan's army were no less than 10,000 people. Moreover, the proportion of deaths of 10,000 people occupies a huge share, after all, the boulders thrown by the catapult are quite huge, and ordinary people can touch them even if they are disabled.
However, the bombardment in the past few days has also exhausted the boulders that Zhao Fei has prepared. After all, today's continuous bombardment has made all the boulders that can be thrown clean, and at this time, around the Cao military camp, it can be said that there are no boulders that can be thrown.
Next, there is only one way to choose. Even if Zhao Fei didn't want to, he had no choice. Now that the stones are cleaned, what can I do?
Cao's catapults finally ceased fire, much to the delight of Yuan's soldiers. They finally had no worries about the boulders that kept flying in the sky. But then there is an even more worrying thing, that is, Cao Jun is preparing to start storming Shouchun City.
As soon as a wave flattened, a wave rose. He had just escaped from the threat of the boulder, but he was now facing an even greater threat. The boulder is random, no one knows whose head it will fall on, but Cao Jun's attack is obviously purposeful, that is, he will not give up until he destroys himself.
Today's Shouchun City is completely bleak. If someone ascends to the top and shouts at this time and calls for surrender, I am afraid that many soldiers will surrender instantly. Because the soldiers of the Yuan army have long lost any desire to fight. Cao's attack had already made all the officers and men of Yuan's army lose confidence.
Yuan Shu's palace, Yuan Shu was listening to His Highness's report with a sad face. Cao Jun's catapult has stopped running, and next, Cao Jun's army will definitely start to storm Shouchun City.
Now that the people are already panicking, whether Shouchun City can withstand Cao Jun's attack or not, Yuan Shu already has an answer in his heart. But even if he gives up easily now, he can't do it.
Power is a very dynamic term for people, and with it in hand, you can feel the supreme glory. And now Yuan Shu, who has already felt this kind of feeling, how can he easily let go of the power in his hands. In any case, I have to fight for myself.
Yuan Shu thought fiercely. If you really can't hold on, then it's not too late to evacuate. The threat of Cao Jun's catapult has been automatically eliminated, although it has hurt itself a lot, but it has not been rooted, and there are still many defenders in Shouchun City today.
With these soldiers, he still has the ability to fight. It's not that I have nothing, and this doesn't mean a temporary gain or loss. And even if it is one for one, the battle will still be won by itself in the end, after all, Cao Jun still does not have as many soldiers as his own.
The day after the catapult ceasefired, Cao's army began to attack Shouchun City. After a long period of bombardment, although Shouchun City was devastated, the city wall miraculously stood up. And it is precisely because of this towering city that it has also become a major obstacle for Cao Jun. But fortunately, Zhao Fei still has a lot of siege towers, and with these siege towers, Cao Jun's attack is also much smoother.
However, although the morale of the soldiers of the Yuan army was low, they could still take out their barely effective combat effectiveness. Therefore, on the first day of the attack, Cao Jun did not make much progress, and Yuan Shu, who had been in a panic for a long time, comforted a lot.
Although Cao's army is strong, he still has the towering city of Shouchun City, and tens of thousands of soldiers who obey his orders.