When he was in Taishan County, Cao Hong also witnessed the new catapult of the Wu army, although its power was far superior to that of the thunderbolt, but the stone bullet hit the city, at most it only smashed a little city skin, shook a little crack, and repaired it not to endanger the city defense.

However, the catapult in front of him can collapse half of the city tower with only one stone bullet, and its power and range are greatly increased compared with the catapult that Cao Hong saw a few days ago.

'Wu's catapult is so strong that the situation is a little bad now. ’

Cao Hong sighed in amazement, but George under the city was also surprised, although his father-in-law praised the power of the catapult in the letter, but the catapult was unexpectedly strong, its accuracy and bombardment power have reached a new level, looking at the opposite side of the building that is still collapsing the enemy city, George did not hesitate to order, the cannon door is fully opened, and the enemy city is covered by uninterrupted artillery fire.

Ten seconds later, the thirty return cannons were reloaded, and with the sound of a drum, thirty huge stone projectiles rose into the air and sped away towards the terrified enemy.

Boom, boom, boom

Seven stone projectiles accurately hit the city wall, their own weight plus the kinetic energy of the projectile, that is as high as three or four hundred catties of impact force, once hit, the city head was bombarded to the ground and the mountains shook, the gravel flew sideways, and the thick wall cracked everywhere.

The volley was followed by free fire, and the Wu gunners were all professionals who were familiar with operating the new catapults, ballistas, and ballistas, and at this time calmly loaded and fired, while the Wei army in the city suffered a hellish terrorist attack.

No one dared to show their heads, everyone huddled under the female wall with their heads in their hands, begging the heavens to bless their good luck, and the stone bullet must not hit their position, because a female wall in that area could not withstand the impact of the boulder. Every time it hits, it will be shattered by people and walls.

Everyone's eardrums were filled with earth-shattering loud noises, as well as the screams of their comrades, like thin steel wires, cutting their liver and gallbladder little by little.

Although the bombardment lasted less than a quarter of an hour, for those unlucky Wei soldiers in the city, it was as if they were going through the longest torment of their lives.

Finally, someone could not bear such inhuman torture. His spirit broke down, he threw down his weapon, he left his post, and fled out of the city with a scream.

The first person to escape was only a dozen steps away from Cao Hong, seeing this situation. Cao Hong, who also bowed his head to avoid bullets, shouted loudly: "Don't take a step back without permission, give Ben General to return to his position"

Cao Hong's order was muffled by the rumbling sound of cannons. Or under the nervous breakdown of the deserters. I can't fill in anything in my head except for the word "escape".

The collapse of an entire army often begins with one or two deserters, as a well-tested and excellent general. Cao Hong knew that he had to strangle the momentum of the rout in the cradle, otherwise the rout would quickly spread to the entire defense line, and so on. There is no need to wait for the Wu army to attack the city, and he will fall apart from the inside.

"Stop, stop for Lao Tzu"

Cao Hong risked being hit by a stone bullet, screamed and rushed at the fleeing soldier, grabbed one of them before he left the city, and shouted: "Go back to your position, dare to take a step back, this general will deal with it." ”

The soldier, who was so frightened that his spirit had collapsed, couldn't listen to his threat at all, desperately threw off Cao Hong, and ran down with his legs.

Cao Hong was angry from his heart, and he drew his sword out, and when his sword fell, he cut off the soldier's head. He held his bloody sword high and shouted: "Whoever dares to take a step back, this person is your end, and they are all withstood by Ben General"

What is Cao Hong's identity, the younger brother of the founding general and Taizu Cao Cao, and he is known for his prestige in the army, the soldiers have always admired and believed in him, and now he is killing chickens and monkeys, so he threatens with military law, those panicked and restless, the soldiers who have retreated dare not move anymore, so they have to shrink under the female wall and continue to endure the painful torture.

Temporarily suppressed the momentum of the collapse of the army's heart, Cao Hong was just about to breathe a sigh of relief, suddenly heard a crisp click, looking for prestige, but saw that the towering "Cao" banner was actually broken by Wu Jun's stone projectiles, and was squeaking towards his side.

Cao Hong was shocked, and hurriedly got out of the way, but the flagpole fell too quickly, and in the end, Cao Hong was still a step late, and he was crushed to the ground.

The surrounding soldiers were startled, and quickly pounced, moved the thick flagpole away, and lifted Cao Hong, who was pressed under it, out. And Man Chong, who was also beside Cao Hong, was already taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "General Zilian, how are you, are you injured?" ”

Cao Hong's body did not have any bloodstains, except that his face was a little pale, he did not seem to be injured, he patted the soil on his body, and smiled indifferently: "How can a mere flagpole hurt me, I'm fine, don't worry, feel at ease." ”

The army had a false alarm, and when they saw that the lord was fine, their hearts calmed down a lot, and they dispersed and quickly hid back under the female wall.

When everyone's eyes shifted away from him, Cao Hong's expression became extremely ugly.

He lightly supported his right arm, his face showed a look of pain, but because when the flagpole fell just now, he avoided the vital point, but his right arm was heavily smashed, and it was estimated that it had been broken, but Cao Hong could only pretend to be okay in front of everyone in order not to shake the army's heart.

The shelling continued, endlessly, and Cao Hong endured the sharp pain in his arm, pretending to stand at the head of the city as if nothing had happened, and looked proudly at the enemy outside the city with contemptuous eyes.

When the soldiers of the Wei army saw their commander, standing there proudly, like the god of war, proudly defying the enemy, fearless of artillery fire, their morale was all boosted.

However, they didn't know that at this moment, Cao Hong was enduring the incomparable pain on his right arm, and his seemingly resolute gaze was shrouded in a layer of deep worry. Looking at the gilded Cao flag at his feet, Cao Hong felt very heavy. A few decades ago, this banner was a symbol of incomparably pride, the battle flag of Cao Cao, the overlord of the Central Plains. And now Cao Wei's battle flag has long been replaced by a black-on-gold Weizi dragon flag, and because Cao Pi suppressed the clan, the only Cao character who is really still fluttering on the battlefield is the two-faced big Sima Cao and the hussar general Cao.

And Cao Zhen is just a rising star, the real generals of the same era almost none except for the open jaw, compared with the loneliness of Cao Hong's right arm pain is not worth mentioning, looking at the huge cannons under his nose, Cao Hong said to himself: "Qiao Ziyan! Qiao Ziyan! If you were born 20 years early, your eldest brother would have been very excited!! ”

Qiao Ren and Cao Cao still have a lot of similarities, they are both a qualified military commander, they are also an innovative politician, they are equally versatile and love to read, and they have the same long-term vision to suppress the family. It's just that compared to Cao Cao's domineering, Qiao Ren prefers the royal way.

Or it is more appropriate to say this, Cao Cao is a qualified emperor and leader, and Qiao Ren is not an emperor, he is just a famous minister, a good general, and a minister, Qiao Ren cares about his reputation very much, and he also attaches importance to feelings, he can't be as ruthless as Cao Cao, and he can't stand the devastation in that position.

"General Zilian, it's too dangerous here, you are the commander of the three armies, don't put yourself in danger, let's go in first!!" Cao Hong, who was full of favors and looked at Cao Ziqi in a daze, couldn't help but feel a big headache, hurriedly grabbed Cao Hong, and dragged him downstairs without saying a word.

"No!! A certain family swears to live and die with the castle tower!! Cao Hong's right arm was not strong, and his left arm was clamped by Man's favored hands, plus he was already old, how could he be a full-fledged opponent, and he was pulled off the city wall in a few clicks.

Man Zhong only breathed a sigh of relief when he arrived at the city, and said: "General Zilian, don't worry, Wu Guo will be rampant for a while, and someone will help us out of the siege in less than a month!" ”

"Who's !?"

"West!!"

"You mean!?" Cao Hong opened his mouth in disbelief. "in the same room!?" (To be continued......)