"Day!" Fan Yue scolded secretly, adjusted the direction slightly, pulled the crossbow machine again, and fired it again. This time, he shot all four of his remaining arrows in one go. Then he turned over and jumped off the ballista, shouting repeatedly: "Wind, wind!" ”

"Whoa!" The two wheelmen and one archer responded in unison, each in place, and acted swiftly. The wheelman quickly turned the wooden wheel, the sound of squeaking and gurgling sounded, the thick bowstrings were pulled into position one by one, the light sound of "pop and click" sounded one after another, and the five delicate crossbow teeth hooked the bowstring respectively.

Four giant arrows flew towards the city, scaring Xiahou Ba and the others into a daze, the power of the arrow just now had already made them feel the chill of Sensen, such a giant arrow is by no means something that can be resisted by manpower, even if it is an iron shield, it can block the arrow, no one can withstand this fierce liliang, and it is inevitable to suffer internal injuries. Therefore, as soon as he saw four more giant arrows shooting, Xiahouba himself had no idea of hard blocking, and with a whistle, he rushed to the bottom of the battlements.

At this moment, only the thick rammed earth walls can provide them with a little sense of security.

In the blink of an eye, a huge arrow hit, and two soldiers who could not dodge were shot, screaming and falling off the wall. A huge arrow flew farther and went over the walls, killing one of the people beneath the city. Another huge arrow shot into the air, and the arrow pierced into the solid rammed earth, causing the crumbs to fly, and one of them hit Xiahouba's face, and Xiahouba suddenly felt that half of his face was unconscious.

Looking at the shaking giant arrow, a chill appeared in Xiahou Ba's heart, and he vaguely guessed the reason for Sima Yi's defeat.

Wang Hui according to Wei Ba's request. Ordered two of the 500-step crossbows to take care of Xiahou Ba, and the continuous giant arrows suppressed Xiahou Ba at the head of the city, unable to move, let alone running around and commanding a counterattack.

The participation of the Shu army in the battle effectively suppressed the counterattack of the Wei army and relieved the pressure on the besieging Wu army. Originally, the Wu army was dominated by crossbowmen, with a range of about 80 paces, and they were obviously at a disadvantage when they shot at the Wei army at the head of the city. The casualties were not small. The effect was not satisfactory. At this moment, with the help of the Shu army's chariot battalion, the Wu army was like a tiger, especially the Shu army's unique 500-step strong crossbow sniped the generals of the Wei army from time to time, interfering with the command of the Wei army. It effectively controlled the counterattack rhythm of the Wei army at the head of the city. The situation of the battle was further tilted towards the Wu army.

A sudden reversal of the situation. It had an important impact on the morale of both sides. The Wei army was suppressed by the fierce arrow array, and its morale plummeted, but the morale of the Wu army was greatly boosted. Pushing a siege vehicle to Xiangyang City, the huge crash vertebrae were also pushed to the city gate, hundreds of Wu soldiers pulled the rope hard, pushed the crash vertebrae made of logs, and hit the city gate again and again, the muffled sound of "clang" rang in the hearts of every Wei army soldier, and the Wei army, who was originally very relaxed, suddenly felt the pressure.

The people shouted neatly and pushed the siege carts towards the city wall, and the crossbows and crossbow carts on them roared continuously, pouring a rain of arrows into the city, shooting so that the Wei army could not raise its head. The generals of the Wei army saw it in their eyes and were anxious in their hearts, but they did not dare to rush out rashly, once a general wearing exquisite armor appeared on the city, the five hundred strong crossbows of the Shu army would follow him like a shadow, shooting non-stop until he was shot or forced back into hiding place.

The command of the Wei army was disrupted, and the counterattack became even weaker. The Wu army's offensive became more and more fierce, many siege vehicles approached the city wall, and the heavy drawbridge fell and hung on the city wall, and then the heavily armed foot soldiers circled up, stepped on the drawbridge, and rushed to the city. More soldiers stepped on the ladder and struggled to climb.

For a time, Xiangyang was in an emergency.

Seeing that the Wu army began to climb the city, whether it was the Wu army's crossbowmen or the Shu army's crossbow carts, they all slowed down the attack, so as not to mistakenly kill the soldiers who had already been killed. As soon as the rain of arrows weakened, the Wei army, which had been waiting anxiously for a long time, rushed out of the hiding place and killed the Wu army.

Without the cover of the arrow array, the pressure on Wu Jun immediately became greater. The city was about to be broken, and every soldier of the Wei army fought desperately, trying their best to fight back, trying to drive down the Wu army that rushed to the city. The Wu army spent a lot of hard work, and finally climbed the city wall, and how could they be willing to retreat, and the two sides launched a bloody battle in the square inch of the city, and the casualties increased rapidly. Although the overall strength of the Wei army was not superior, they had enough numerical superiority on the city wall to block the Wu army to the death, so that they could not expand the results of the battle.

The shouts of killing at the head of the city were loud, and the sound of weapons clashing, screaming, and roaring were all mixed together. From time to time, someone fell from the top of the city, making a muffled sound. The Wei army, which had been suppressed by the arrow array, showed its might at this moment, pouring the hot oil and dung juice prepared on the heads of the Wu soldiers who were climbing the city, and then threw down a torch, the fire was everywhere, the stench was overflowing, and the foot of the city wall was full of fire, blood everywhere, screaming soldiers and corpses everywhere.

Lu Xun looked at the scattered battle flags at the head of the city from a distance, his face was calm, but his hand holding the railing was clenched very tightly. In the battle of attacking and defending the city, the biggest casualty is approaching the city, and then there is the battle for the head of the city.

Under normal circumstances, the ratio of casualties between the attacking and defending sides is four to one, and more than half of the casualties are before the city is climbed. The defenders had a large advantage with the cover of the city, and the attackers had to pay a heavy price to get close to the walls. At this time, the casualty ratio is far more than four to one, and under normal circumstances it can reach ten to one, or even higher. Siege failures are often due to the inability to get to the city, and once the attackers rush to the top of the city, the gap between the two sides will quickly narrow. But at this time, the defender still has a certain advantage, and the attacker still has to pay more than the defender to achieve the victory of Zuihou. If the city can't be broken in the end, then the previous casualties will be in vain, and everything will have to start all over again.

With the help of the Shu army, the casualties of the Wu army before climbing the city were greatly reduced, but after entering the stage of fighting for the head of the city, the Shu army's arrow array could not play a role, and all the casualties could only be borne by the Wu army.

This is also the reason why Wei Ba is only willing to cover and does not agree to enter the war in an all-out way. His purpose was to make Wei and Wu kill each other, and how could he lose the lives of the soldiers of the Shu army. He is not afraid that Lu Xun will withdraw his troops, when things come to this point, Lu Xun can no longer help him, Sun Quan is determined to win Xiangyang, and he can't withdraw if he wants to.

Lu Xun obviously understood this, so he didn't say anything, just focused on attacking the city. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have the help of the Shu army, and if he can't take this opportunity to take the important town of Xiangyang, even he will feel a pity. As for the casualties in the siege, as long as they are controlled within a certain range, he will not care.

In war, how can there be immortals, and it is rare to be able to die as few as possible. With the help of the powerful arrow array of the Shu army, the casualties of the Wu army have been controlled to a minimum, and what else can he complain about. Because of this, he was able to tolerate Wei Ba's rudeness, accept Wei Ba's coercion, and provide a large amount of military rations to the Shu army.

Because he felt it was worth it. As long as Xiangyang can be taken, Wanluo can be attacked to the north, Hanzhong can be controlled to the west, and Jingxiang can be ensured to the south, which is of immeasurable significance to the situation of Wu. For this goal, it is worth dying 20,000 people.

Under the command of Lu Xun, the Wu army launched attack after attack, continuously attacking the city of Xiangyang. Arrows are galloping, stone-throwing machines are roaring, soldiers are roaring. Xiangyang City was like a huge ship, gradually beginning to shake in the turbulent waves of the Wu army.

Xiahou Ba brandished his war knife and rushed to kill everywhere, where it was dangerous, he rushed to it. But the Wu army was too much to kill, so they cut down one, rushed up to two, cut down two, and rushed up three. Xiahou Ba was so straight that the blade was rolled, his arm was sore, and his voice was hoarse, so he barely held his position.

Most of the day's fighting, the tragedy far exceeded the previous ten days of fighting, up and down the city, full of zombie corpses, blood gurgling, soaking the rammed earth of the city wall soft. Xiahou Ba staggered on the city wall, carefully avoiding the corpses and weapons on the ground, his two hands were out of strength, and he trembled involuntarily. He glanced at the Wu army under the city who had regrouped and was worried. If the casualty rate is at this rate, it will not take more than two times, and Xiangyang will inevitably be breached.

"Urgent report Bixia!" Xiahou Ba commanded in a hoarse voice: "Ask for Bixia support." ”

"Whoa." One of the guards answered, turned and ran towards the city, accidentally stepped on the hand of a wounded man who was not yet dead, and fell down. Xiahou Ba spat a mouthful of bloody spit, wanting to scold, but felt that he had no strength, so he sat down on the city wall, took off his helmet, looked up at the sky, and gasped for breath.

On the command platform in the distance, Wei Ba said to Lu Xun with a smile: "General, it seems that Xiangyang City is already in the general's bag, congratulations." ”

Lu Xun said calmly: "It's all the result of your help, if it weren't for your help to suppress the city, we wouldn't have been able to make such rapid progress." ”

"That's also the general's good command, and the soldiers of the Wu army are brave and good at fighting." Wei Ba was in a good mood, and his language was much more beautiful. He looked at the soldiers of the Wu army who were assembling: "General, are you still preparing to attack again?" ”

"Well, I can rest assured that I can capture Xiangyang in one go." Lu Xun sighed: "Cao Rui attacked very quickly, and Zhu Ran's casualties were not small. Once he crosses the Han River, I don't have much of a chance. ”

Wei Ba laughed silently. After a while, he said lightly: "If that's the case, then the general should hurry." In addition to the existing 50,000 troops, the Wei army also has 30,000 troops on the way. Once they arrive, no matter how strong your sailors are, they may not be able to stop their onslaught. (To be continued......)

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