Disheveled!

There was a muffled sound.

A stone slammed on the city wall of Handan, but sparks were splashed, but the city wall of Handan was not damaged in the slightest, leaving only a white mark.

After the cement solidified, the walls of Handan were extremely hard.

And it was the middle of winter, Zhuge Liang ordered people to pour cold water on the city wall, and it became ice overnight. The slippery city walls made the previous siege methods useless. The ladder could not be built on the city wall at all, and the soldiers on it could easily push the ladder away with a push rod. As for bows and arrows, catapults and other instruments, in front of the strong walls of Handan, it seems that their power has also been greatly reduced.

Zhuge Liang held a feather fan, wore a crane, and stood out in the city.

Outside the city, Cao Jun launched a fierce attack on Handan like a tide, but it was calmly defused by Zhuge Liang.

"Strategist, well car...... Cao Jun dispatched the well car. ”

Zhuge Liang looked in the direction of his finger along the side of him, his eyes narrowed, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly, outlining a touch of coldness.

"Order, big crossbow winding!"

A row of bed crossbows that had been erected behind the women's wall were ready to be shot.

This crossbow, also known as the 'winch crossbow', was originally supposed to be a product of the Tang Dynasty.

However, after Liu Chuang designed the bearing catalog, after many years of research by Huang Chengyan and Ma Jun, and constantly improved, this kind of strong crossbow with a force of 12 stones was designed. Turning the car with a shaft, that is, starting with a winch tension. There are seven arrows on the crossbow arm, and a huge arrow in the center, three feet five inches long and about five inches thick, with iron leaves as the feather, and then three small arrows are placed on the left and right. Bombardment machine included. All arrows are fired in unison. It's powerful. According to the real yàn of Nanshan Academy. Within 500 steps of this winch crossbow, the thick and thin wooden stakes at the mouth of the bowl can be broken in one fell swoop.

Zhuge Liang came to Handan this time and brought nearly 200 winch crossbows.

It is said that Ma Jun has now begun to design the third-generation crossbow, which will have a range of up to 800 paces at that time, and its power will be greater than that of a winch crossbow.

However, it is not clear when this third-generation crossbow will be able to be produced.

Now this second-generation winch crossbow. is nearly 500 years ahead of this era, and Liu Chuang is already very satisfied.

Seeing more than a dozen well carts entering the firing range, Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up, and he shouted: "Release the crossbow!" ”

Each winch crossbow requires ten people to operate. Fifty Hercules simultaneously picked up their sledgehammers and smashed them on the plane, and three hundred and fifty crossbows roared out of the city. The two well-mounted carts were hit by a large crossbow, and only a series of clicking sounds were heard, and the bodies of the cars collapsed. And those Cao Jun who followed behind the well car could not dodge and were shot by the crossbow. Tremendous power on the bolts. Directly shot the Cao soldiers into two sections. That bloody scene, even Cheng Yu and Cao Xiu, who had been in battle for a long time, saw it. I can't help but change color and be frightened in my heart.

A Cao soldier did not die immediately after being shot in two.

His legs were still standing on the ground, but his upper body was struggling and wailing in a pool of blood, which made the hearts of the soldiers of the Cao army around him tremble.

When Cheng Yu came to Handan this time, he was ready to storm Handan.

Those Cao soldiers also had a premonition that there would be a bloody battle, but who would have expected that it would be such a scene.

"State pastor, you can't fight anymore!"

Cao Xiu's face turned pale, and he said softly: "Handan has such a sharp weapon to defend the city, and the soldiers have been frightened.

What's more, they are likely to still have the heavenly thunder fire in their hands, if they are forced to hurry, they will definitely be put on the battlefield, and the sons and daughters will lose their fighting spirit. ”

Cheng Yu's face was also pale as white.

He didn't know that Handan was obviously planning to have a war of attrition with him.

However, he also knew that Handan's troops were insufficient, and even if he had a sharp weapon to defend the city, once he suffered too many casualties, he would definitely be unable to support it.

Not to mention, the Han army's big crossbow also made Cheng Yu's eyes red.

If he has such a sharp weapon in his hand, why worry that Cao Gong will not sweep the world? At this time, he must not retreat! If you retreat, it will inevitably make morale even lower. Thinking of this, Cheng Yu shook his head, "Wen Lie, Ci is not in charge of the army...... Now the situation does not allow us to back down. I know what you're thinking, but if you withdraw your troops at this time, I'm afraid it will make the sons even more afraid, and the only way to attack is to attack!

Pass my order, and go up to two more battalions of soldiers, I don't believe that this Handan can last long! ”

When Cao Xiu heard this, he nodded, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Order, go to the well again, attack Handan with me, and those who retreat from the battle, behead!" ”

In a word, Cao Jun immediately shouted in unison.

The drums of war rumbled and beaten, and it made people's blood boil.

Zhuge Liang still looked calm on the tower of the city gate, he shook the feather fan gently, and said in a deep voice after a while: "Light the wolf smoke with me and order General Wenyuan to attack!" ”

"Whoa!"

The soldiers hurriedly ran to release the wolf smoke, while Zhuge Liang ordered the crossbowmen to continue to release arrows.

The winch crossbow was powerful, but the rate of fire was not fast.

The bowstring must be opened with a winch, the crossbow must be placed, and then the angle must be adjusted to the bombardment machine before it can be fired. But this is also the helplessness of helplessness! Due to the science and technology of this era, it is certainly unrealistic to want the bed crossbow to shoot like a series of arrows. The targets of this bed crossbow are mainly those well cars. After a round of shooting, the crossbowmen had calmed down, hurriedly turned the winch, loaded the crossbow arrows, and then aimed at the more than 20 well-mounted carts that were slowly approaching, and with Zhuge Liang's order, the crossbow shot out, shooting the three well-mounted carts that rushed to the front.

The well cart is very powerful, but it is also slow.

The three wells collapsed, causing Cao Jun to panic.

"Keep shooting, and never bring the well near the wall."

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For a time, the battle in Handan became more and more intense.

On the one hand, Cheng Yu disregarded a qiē and wanted a quick solution; On the other side, Zhuge Liang responded calmly and defused Cao's offensive again and again.

When the fierce battle between the two sides was in full swing, Zhang Liao and Pang De, who were ambushed outside the city, suddenly came out and flanked the two wings of Cao's army.

When it was getting dark, the two sides finally stopped attacking and defending.

Zhang Liao Pound's attack did bring some trouble to Cheng Yu. However, Cheng Yu had already taken precautions, so he did not lose much. But overall, Cao's first day of siege was not smooth. The number of dead and wounded was nearly 1,000, and the death was extremely tragic.

On top of that, Cheng Yu lost eight wells, which made his heart ache.

"Zhuge Xiao'er, if you want to attack on foot, you should be inside and outside, so you ordered Zhang Liao and Pang De to ambush outside the city.

This shows that he has insufficient troops...... Although Handan's resistance today is very resolute, it is actually a strong force from the outside and a cadre from the middle, and it will not last long.

Wen Lie, let the sons and daughters rest for the time being, and let's attack Handan again early tomorrow morning! ”

Cao Xiu didn't really want to attack Handan, because before that, he had received a letter from Xun Yu, and he was also asked to try to hold Yecheng as much as possible, and he didn't have to care about Handan's gains and losses. In Xun Yu's eyes, as long as Yecheng is in hand, Cao Cao will have a room for maneuver in Hebei, which is enough to contain the Han army. Although Handan is important, it is compared to Yecheng...... Its important Cheng dù seems to be far from enough.

It's a pity that Cheng Yu is unwilling to accept Handan's loss.

He was determined to retake Handan, and for him, the reasons were just as good.

Recapture Handan, and Yecheng will be able to have a barrier. If Handan is lost, Yecheng will have to face the front of the army, and there is no way to retreat, which is by no means the best choice.

Both sides make sense, and Cao Xiu doesn't know what to do.

He could only ask people to go to Xu Du and inform Xun Yu of Cheng Yu's decision.

Then try his best to help Cheng Yu, if he can recapture Handan, it is a good thing, if he can't take it back, then stick to Yecheng and block the Han army.

But in his heart, Cao Xiu vaguely felt a trace of unease......

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The Battle of Handan kicked off, and the two sides were at a stalemate.

At the same time, Liu Chuang secretly arrived in Gaocheng, and after meeting with Tai Shi Ci and Xu Chu, he ordered Tai Shi Ci to be the vanguard, forcibly cross the horse cheek water, and sneak attack Leling.

Originally, Xu Chu wanted to be a pioneer, but was persuaded by Liu Chuang.

"Zhongkang's department is brave and invincible.

However, the old battalion had many foot soldiers, and they were all heavily armoured, and the marching speed was slow.

Ziyi's troops were all cavalry, and after the battle of Saibei, the marching speed was extremely fast. There is a way that soldiers are noble and fast, and this time we use soldiers against Leling, it lies in the word 'strange'. Leling is the gateway of Qingzhou, and there is a horse cheek water for the moat, if you can't succeed in a battle, the battle situation is bound to be anxious. We must use the fastest time to capture Leling, so as to have a surprise effect. And this aspect is precisely the advantage that the old camp does not have. However, Brother Tiger doesn't have to worry, the occupation of Leling is just the beginning, are you afraid that you won't have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions? ”

Xu Chu is not an unreasonable person, but he is just earnest.

Since Liu Chuangchi failed to aid Yuan Shang last time, Xu Chu has not had much chance to go to the field.

Now, the battle of Liangzhou is in full swing, and Xiahou Lan, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan have made war exploits, which also makes Xu Chu's eyes red. He is Liu Chuang's confidant, but he doesn't have enough military exploits. This also made Xu Chu feel very unhappy, and he wanted to make a contribution.

finally waited for the Battle of Jizhou, but he still didn't have his share.

Zhang Liao and Pang De participated in the war, but he had to sit back and watch...... If it weren't for Liu Chuang's preparation to use troops against Qingzhou, it would be impossible to say that Chu would have to make trouble. But who would have expected that after arriving in Bohai, the first battle in Qingzhou was snatched away by Tai Shici, which also made him even more anxious.

Liu Chuang said that he finally appeased Xu Chu.

However, he was still eager to try, and grinned: "Lord, you can't bully honest people, the battle of the plains belongs to me." ”

Are you still an honest person?

Liu Chuang couldn't help but laugh......

Perhaps influenced by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in the eyes of many people in later generations, Xu Chu and Zhang Fei are almost the same, they are both reckless people.

But in fact, whether it is Xu Chu or Zhang Fei, they are not small.

Especially Xu Chu, he is constantly thinking carefully, looking very rude, but in fact he is delicate.

Liu Chuang said: "Brother Tiger, how dare I not bully you...... Otherwise, if you go to my uncle again, I will be reprimanded again. (To be continued......)