The defenders of Fancheng and Xiangyang stood on top of the city walls, stunned as they watched more and more rafts and large ships in the Han River, and the Wu army, who received the news and rushed to the shore to check the situation, was also surprised, they were all shocked by what they saw.

In the Han River, the finished glyphs of the three building ships walked in the front, and the armor protected the warships tightly, so that you could not see the people inside, but you could see the battle flags fluttering in the wind. Behind the building ship, there are one after another baggage boats, mixed with a large number of rafts in the middle, these baggage ships and rafts are all loaded with siege vehicles, ballistae, large ladders and other large siege equipment without exception. The number and shape are large enough to make everyone jaw-dropping.

Of course, siege equipment is needed, and siege equipment is too small, limited in power, large, and inconvenient to carry, so it is usually made improvised and destroyed when retreating, and no one will march with these siege equipment. Before the siege, it will take several days to build these equipment, otherwise, there will be no siege at all. Attaching a city with the simplest ladder is only used in rare cases.

After the siege of the Shu army, no one was arranged to build siege equipment, and the Wei army in Fancheng was somewhat lucky, feeling that the Shu army would not really attack the city. At this moment, seeing countless large instruments transported to the city, one by one, they realized that the danger had always existed, but they didn't know it.

Even the Wu army on the other side was taken aback. Lu Lan didn't see these things under Fancheng, and thought that the Shu army was also pretending, and if they really wanted to attack the city, it would take a few days to prepare. Now Shu Jun said that he would do it, which really surprised him.

It was in the surprised gazes of Wei Jun and Wu Jun. The high-morale Shu army set up a formation, and the skilled craftsmen were busy sweating profusely, assembling the racks of equipment and placing them in the right places. In just half a day, the Shu army was ready to attack the city.

Meng Da ascended to the high command platform and had a full view of the situation at the head of Fancheng. From afar, he could also feel Wei Jun's panic and panic. He laughed, full of confidence in conquering Fancheng.

"Drumming!" Meng Da untied the war knife at his waist, stood with the knife, and gently signaled his jaw. A series of orders were issued: "The trench filler is ready to be dispatched." Crossbowmen step forward! Spearmen ready! ”

"Whoa!" The herald replied loudly, walked to the front of the stage, and waved the colored flag in his hand vigorously. The drummer in the conductor's audience saw the command and waved his strong arms. Beat the one-man tall cowhide war drum with great force.

"Boom! Knock knock! Knock knock! "The sound of the majestic war drums was like a great wave. Centered on the command platform. Slowly spread out in all directions. The drummers at the front heard the drums and beat the drums of war in response. The sound of war drums echoed each other and merged into a torrent. flocked to the head of Fancheng City, and crashed into the hearts of every Wei soldier.

On the crossbowmen's position, the strong crossbow captain gave a loud order, and the crossbowmen pushed the crossbow carts and quickly approached the moat. The large guard plate in front of the repeater can withstand ordinary bows and arrows, and cover the crossbowmen behind. With this guard, the ballista can confidently and boldly push the ballista forward. Behind them, two archers pushed their boxes full of arrows.

Seeing the crossbowmen of the Shu army coming forward, the Wei army at the head of the city began to shoot arrows to block the attack. A sharp arrow flew out of the city and pounced on the Shu army that was getting closer and closer.

The Shu army didn't look up at all, they pushed the crossbow cart and didn't stop until they reached the moat. They methodically set up the repeater carts, pushed them onto the magazines, and began to fire back.

As soon as the hundreds of crossbow carts began to fire in a volley, they immediately suppressed the archers at the head of the city. Looking at the dense rain of arrows like dark clouds, the Wei army was frightened and inexplicable, and they all took refuge in all directions. No matter how the officers shouted and whipped them, few dared to stand on the top of the city and shoot back.

"Whoosh!" Arrows gallop.

"Tuk Tuk!" Arrows shot into the walls, and their feathers trembled and buzzed.

Right in front of the Wei army, in a moment, the walls of Fancheng were covered with a layer of fluffy coat, like tender grass that had just emerged in spring, gently swaying in the wind, but with a fierce murderous aura. Several Wei soldiers who could not dodge were shot and let out a terrible scream, kicking off the bloody battle.

After the crossbowmen successfully suppressed the Wei counterattack, the trench carts were pushed up. Every twenty paces, one rumbles into the moat, with a sturdy wooden frame on both banks, and a layer of planks laid on it, and a simple and sturdy pontoon bridge is completed.

Of course, the Wei army at the head of the city was unwilling to let the Shu army erect the pontoon bridge so easily, and they tried their best to counterattack with bows and crossbows, but their bows and crossbows were not as dense as the bows and crossbows of the Shu army, and once the thunderbolts exposed the target, they would soon attract the attack of the Shu army's thunderbolts. They also wanted to smash the thunderbolt of the Shu army, but the range of their thunderbolt was only more than 200 steps, and they couldn't reach the thunderbolt of the Shu army at all, so they could only be beaten passively.

As soon as the war began, the armament of the Shu army occupied an all-round advantage, suppressed the counterattack of the Wei army without any suspense, successfully filled the moat, and opened up the way forward. Immediately after, a tall siege engine was pushed across the moat and pushed in front of the city walls. These huge siege engines were taller than the walls of Fancheng, covered with thick planks and mud, and ordinary bows and arrows were almost like tickling when fired, except for the stones fired by the thunderbolts.

The Wei army used long wooden poles against the siege vehicles, trying not to let the siege vehicles get close to the city walls as much as possible, but they soon found that the siege vehicles of the Shu army were too terrifying, with not only crossbow vehicles but also thunderbolt vehicles on them.

A rain of arrows and stone bullets roared down from the siege trucks and rushed to the city wall one or two zhang away, beating the Wei army to a miserable beating. The Wei army held a large shield and fought back desperately, but it still could not stop the advance of the Shu army.

The siege vehicle was a moving fortress, which condescendingly ravaged the Wei army and made the Wei army miserable.

Meng Da looked at the battlefield that was going well, and he was in a good mood, happier than drinking a large glass of wine. He smiled and said to Wei Ba, who came to check, "Ziyu, at this rate, I can take Fancheng in three days at most." ”

Wei Ba smiled: "The general is really heroic." ”

Meng Da shook his head and said loudly: "It's not that I'm arrogant, it's that these weapons are too strong." After such a transformation, not only is the power greatly increased, but it is also much more convenient to operate. Ziyu, let me tell you, you just don't join the army, you are also an excellent craftsman, no matter where you go, someone will rob you. In the future, when he enters the court, he will be a master craftsman, and there is no problem at all in ranking Jiuqing. ”

Wei Ba smiled and didn't speak, what does it mean to be a craftsman, no matter how good the craftsmanship is, it is impossible to get ahead. Ma Jun's craftsmanship is so good, with just a few brief sketches, he can make the armored ship he designed very similar, and some places are more exquisite than his original idea, what can he do? He died and was also a craftsman.

"General, if you attack overnight, how long will it take to take Fancheng?"

Meng Da pondered for a moment: "If you rush to attack at any cost, there should be no problem for one day and one night." What, are you rushing for time? ”

"Yes, I'm worried that Sima Yi will rush over to support after he finds out." Wei Ba looked worriedly at the head of Fancheng City, which was in the middle of the battle, "At that time, we may fall into the situation of internal and external enemies. ”

Meng Da nodded and gritted his teeth: "Since this is the case, then I will hurry up and capture Fancheng as soon as possible." ”

"The general has worked hard, and your losses will definitely be made up to you in the future."

Meng Da smiled, he was just waiting for Wei Ba's words. With such a powerful ordnance to help, it was not difficult to conquer Fancheng. He prepared a large number of arrows and stone projectiles, just to kill and injure a large number of Wei troops before the real hand-to-hand combat, so as to reduce casualties for the next siege. This time it was all his men who took on the siege mission, and for every one he died, his strength would be reduced by one point, and if there were not enough prisoners to replenish, he would lose a lot. According to his personal thoughts, of course, the siege should be pushed back as much as possible.

However, Wei Ba's idea also makes sense, the Wu army has arrived in Xiangyang, and the Shu army has begun to attack Fancheng again, no matter how much suspicion there is between Sima Yi and Cao Rui, they will attack as quickly as possible and rush to Fancheng to cut down to ensure the safety of Xiangyang. If Fancheng could not be captured in time, the Shu army would face the danger of being attacked on both sides. Conquering Fancheng before Sima Yi came, and then relying on the Han River and defending the city is of course the most ideal situation.

Since Wei Ba promised to compensate for his losses first, Meng Da had no scruples, and he immediately ordered a fierce attack to take Fancheng as quickly as possible.

For a time, Fancheng was in a hurry.

Wei Ba returned to the Chinese army, and Wu Yi led the Chinese army to line up five miles east of Fancheng in case reinforcements from the Wei army suddenly arrived. Seeing Wei Ba come back, Wu Yi looked at his face and said with a smile: "Is it going well?" ”

"Smooth." Wei Ba replied: "General Meng said that he can capture Fancheng in one day and one night at the earliest. ”

"This Mencius, this time let him take advantage." Haoyi smiled: "The good things that have been prepared for so long have been used by him first, and even I think about it." ”

"General, as long as Sima Yi and Lu Xun can fight, the general's credit can't be lost."

Wu Yi pursed his lips, stroked his beard, and smiled slightly: "Then it depends on whether Sima Yi has this ability." ”

Wei Ba also smiled: "The general will put his heart in his stomach, although Lu Xun is shrewd, Sima Yi is not bad." If we can lure Lu Xun, the turtle, to Xiangyang, he will definitely be able to copy his back road. General, don't forget, the real killer weapon of the Wei army is the fast-moving iron cavalry. ”

Wu Yi also smiled: "Having said that, we can't take it lightly. The iron cavalry of the Wei army can attack him, and they can also attack us. Ziyu, we're playing with fire. ”

"That's why we have to conquer Fancheng as soon as possible. No matter how strong the iron cavalry is, can it still attack the city? Wei Ba laughed evilly: "Unless Lu Xun can break through the city as quickly as we do, otherwise, he will inevitably face the threat of the Wei army's iron cavalry." ”

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