When attacking a city, the Ballista and Thunderbolt cannot target the entire city wall as usual, otherwise they will accidentally injure the warriors of the team. If you don't carry out a long-range attack, it will reduce the pressure on the city and allow the defenders to calmly counterattack. Originally, this was a difficult problem to have both, but Wei Ba convened these young generals to discuss it many times, and developed a new tactic: when ascending the city, concentrate Liliang to shoot a certain section of the city wall, and use the overwhelming advantage of long-range attacks to divide the defenders on the city wall into a relatively independent combat area, so as to reduce the pressure on the companions who ascended the city. This kind of shooting, which requires a high level of accuracy, must be carried out by the most astute marksman to ensure that he does not accidentally injure his teammates.

When Zhang Shao and the others began to charge, the elite shooters who had been recuperating took over the position, concentrating on the control, and controlling the shooting angle within a very small range. In this way, the horizontal passages on the walls were given great attention, and although it was impossible to cut them off completely, the pressure on the besieging troops was minimized.

Of course, despite this, the pressure on each of the besieging soldiers was still not small, and the city continued to shoot arrows, stones, wood, and spears, trying to prevent them from taking the walls.

Guan Xing, Zhang Shao, Zhang Wei and the other three rushed out of their warships and rushed to the front line. Zhang Shao took the lead, holding spears in both hands, and stepped up the ladder one by one, seeing that he was about to rush to the head of the city, two spears and a war knife were killed head-on. Zhang Shao roared, the spear in his hand shook left and right, and the two spears were opened. The spearhead trembled, and with a "whew", it stabbed into the chest of the Wei swordsman. The Wei swordsman screamed and retreated, crashing into his companion behind him.

Although Zhang Shao succeeded in one blow, he was also exhausted by the Wei army's speed of rushing forward, and he had just drawn his spear when two more enemies were killed. Zhang Shao secretly screamed a pity, his body squatted slightly, and the spear in his hand blocked left and right. Kill two people in a row. Wei Jun saw that he was fierce. The three foot soldiers huddled together and rammed into them with their shields. Zhang Shao was helpless, took a step back, and was knocked down from the city.

Fortunately, the walls are not too high. Zhang Shao got up in a hurry. I just saw Guan Xing killed. Guan Xing held a shield in his left hand. With a knife in his right hand, he was escorted by two white-haired Guan family sword and shield bearers, and killed the head of the city. Zhang Shao was in a hurry. Unable to wipe the dust off his face, he grabbed a ladder and climbed up to the city again.

When the southern wall of Fancheng was in full swing, the northern wall also began a bloody battle. Meng Da commanded huge siege vehicles, constantly approaching the city wall. The crossbowmen on the car kept firing, suppressing the Wei army at the head of the city. The Wei army hid behind the city walls, behind shields, and used thick logs to hold siege vehicles against them, preventing them from approaching. Every step that the siege vehicle takes is a huge effort.

Meng Dashen knew that the situation was urgent, and Sima Yi could rush to the city at any time, and if they could not take Fancheng before Sima Yi arrived, they would face the danger of being flanked. It was he who ordered all the besieging troops to press on at any cost and launch wave after wave of attacks, without giving the Wei army in the city any respite.

The sound of war drums, the sound of arrows breaking through the air, the shouts of killing, and the screams of wounded soldiers all converged into one, constantly impacting the eardrums of every soldier and impacting their hearts.

Fancheng is like a flat boat, swaying and rising in the face of the continuous attacks of the Shu army, and it may capsize at any time.

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In the east of Fancheng, Sima Yi was commanding an army of 30,000 to gallop. The soldiers' hurried footsteps trampled the grass that had just turned green on the mud, and the green soil rose and fell with the horses' hooves. The rapid wheezing of the soldiers was like a gust of wind, whirring and blowing.

Xin Bi frowned, and while holding the reins of the horse, he said to Sima Yi: "General, if you rush over like this, the soldiers can't fight." ”

Sima Yi's body rose and fell with the war horse, and the beard under his chin was also shaking. He looked anxiously into the distance. Although his ears were filled with various sounds, he could not hear the news from afar, but there was an unsettling sound of war drums in his heart.

Hearing Xin Bi's concern, he shook his head and sighed, "George, you don't know Wei Ba. ”

"Wei Ba?" Xin Bi was stunned for a moment, "Who is Wei Ba, didn't you say that the leaders of the Shu army will be Wu Yi and Meng Da?" ”

Sima Yi glanced at Xin Bi in surprise and said nothing. Xin Bi understood what Sima Yi meant, and a wry smile appeared on his face. He had been away from power for too long, and he didn't even know about this person who could make Sima Yi find difficult to deal with.

"Wei Ba is the second son of Wei Yan, the general of the north of Shu Town, who has just been weak, but he is full of ingenuity, and the loss of Guanzhong last year has something to do with him." Sima Yi briefly introduced Wei Ba's great achievements in the past year, and Zuihou said: "This son is good at machinery, thoughtful and meticulous, and can always act unexpectedly. This time the Wushu coalition army attacked Xiangyang, which was single-handedly facilitated by him. Now that he is attacking Fancheng, I am afraid that Fancheng will be lost. ”

Simbi nodded. He served as a guard lieutenant in Luoyang, and later came to Wancheng with the Son of Heaven, who seemed to be a close minister of the Son of Heaven, but in fact he didn't know much about the situation on the front line. He basically didn't know anything about Wei Ba. However, he is very familiar with Sima Yi's father and son, and Wei Ba can defeat them one after another, so he must have something extraordinary.

"But if we rush over like this, we can't fight."

"If we can get to the city before it is breached, we will win." Sima Yi said as he called Sima Shi: "You set off with the personal guard battalion, and as soon as you arrive in Fancheng, you will immediately launch an attack, and do not hesitate." ”

Sima Shi answered, turned around and left with the personal guard battalion.

"In such a hurry?" Xin Bi was even more surprised, he had never seen Sima Yi so anxious. Let Sima Shi leave first with the personal guard battalion and attack as soon as he arrives in Fancheng, this is no longer a matter of solidarity with the defenders in the city and boosting morale. Xin Bi felt a little incredible, according to the situation, the Shu army is 30,000 people, and there are five or six thousand defenders in the city, although the strength advantage of the Shu army is obvious, but it seems unlikely to take Fancheng within a day or two. Without consuming the casualties of the defenders in the city to a certain extent, it is still very difficult to break the city.

"This is also a matter of no choice, this son has a characteristic of using soldiers, either don't do it, do it, you must be quite sure. If he dares to attack Fancheng, it means that he has the possibility of breaking the city. Sima Yi smiled helplessly: "I'm not afraid of George jokes, I'm very reluctant to fight against him now." ”

Simbi was terrified. Sima Yi is now anxious to make meritorious contributions, but he doesn't want to fight against a young man who has just been weakly crowned, which shows that he is a little afraid. Sima Yi knew Xin Bi's surprise, and the reason why he was willing to show his heart in front of Xin Bi also had his intentions. Exposing one's weakest parts is the most effective way to gain a person's trust. Xin Bi is also a pivotal figure in the Ruying group, and his suppression shows how strong Liliang is behind him. If you want to further win over the Ruying group, Simbi is a very ideal object.

"I didn't expect a few of them in this battle." Sima Yi kicked the horse's belly lightly and walked side by side with Xin Bi, looking very intimate. His voice was not high, but it was sincere, mixed with a hint of anxiety. "Wu Shu has each own ghost, and it is impossible to really trust each other, and their joint operation is not a problem. The Shu army is approaching Xiangyang, but the Wu army has been unstoppable, which is proof. But things gradually went beyond my guesses. Meng Da's defeat of Hu Zhen is one of them; The Shu army completely annihilated our Xiangyang Naval Division, which was the second; It took only two days for the Shu army to cut off the pontoon bridge, and then surrounded Fancheng, and the third. George, can you figure out what exactly they're trying to do? ”

Xin Bi twisted the tip of his beard and muttered for a long time: "From the overall point of view, they just want to drag our army in Xiangyang and fight for opportunities in Guanzhong. But with 30,000 horses as bait, the price seems too great. What's more, whether it is Wu Yi or Meng Da, they are all outcasts, they know that they can't occupy Fancheng, how can they really attack Fancheng? Could it really be because of that Wei Ba? But he's also from the Jingxiang line. ”

"That's the problem." Sima Yi said: "Wu Yi and Meng Da are both experienced in officialdom for a long time, and they are willing to listen to Wei Ba's words and attack Fancheng, they must have confidence in him, or they have received some guarantee. Judging from the current situation, the Shu army fought and Lu Xun also arrived in Xiangyang, and their purpose was actually implemented step by step, which is enough to show that this Wei Ba is outstanding. He suddenly smiled: "Otherwise, Bixia would not have sent Xiahou Xuan to negotiate." ”

"Negotiations?" Xin Bi was taken aback and glanced at Sima Yi. Sima Yi can know the things around the Son of Heaven, this is a secret, Sima Yi told him this secret, which naturally has its deep meaning.

Sima Yi smiled slightly and told Xin Bi the latest news he had just gotten. He spoke very lightly, but his heart was very heavy. The Son of Heaven wants to negotiate with Shu, and obviously has the intention of temporarily giving up attacking Guanzhong. Giving up Guanzhong means giving up the horse production land of Wei, which is a national policy that can affect the future of Wei, but the Son of Heaven did not discuss it with him at all, and made a decision himself, but he could only get a little news afterwards. It can be seen that the Son of Heaven no longer trusts him, an old minister.

Whether this is because he has not been able to get results in several battles, and whether it is because he has doubts about his ability, or because he has doubts about his loyalty, it is not a good thing. Thunder, rain and dew are all graces of heaven, if the Son of Heaven is wary of him, then his hard work for so many years may come to naught at any time. Although the idea of retiring has appeared more than once, quitting the court in this way is definitely not the result he wants.

“bixia…… It's hard, too. Simbi said lightly.

"It's hard to be a king, and it's even more difficult to be a minister." Sima Yi suddenly changed his words: "By the way, George, I heard that the Taishan Goat family has a daughter named Yang Huiyu, who has reached the age of marriage, I don't know if there is a family?" ”

Xin Bi glanced at him, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "If the hussar general wants to marry the Taishan goat family, it is not a matter of words." Just this time, is it appropriate? ”

Sima Yi shrugged: "What's the solution?" Xiahou Hui has been taken away by Wei Ba, Ziyuan is my eldest son, so I can't just be single. ”

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