Chapter 32: The Fall of Luoyang
It was just two simple sentences, and Zhou Yu could obviously hear the anxiety in his tone, while the other person who was carried back was tied up by Wuhuada.
After properly placing the Taishi Temple and Xiahou Yuan, Pang Tong reported the battle results to Zhou Yu, and after following Zhou Yu into the Chinese army's tent, Pang Tong hugged his fists and said: "Du Du, I am incompetent, and I almost let General Taishi give my surname, and I ask Du Du to punish him." There was guilt in his tone.
Zhou Yu stepped forward to help Pang Tong, who was making a move: "How can you blame the military advisor at this time?" Xiahou Yuan is brave and good at fighting, if he didn't have a military advisor this time, how could he capture Xiahou's old thief alive? Don't blame yourself. The military doctor also said just now that General Taishi's external injuries are not serious, but just overwork, and he will be fine after resting for a while. ”
Pang Tong knew that Zhou Yu was comforting himself, okay? Fought hundreds of rounds with Xiahou Yuan, fought fiercely for several hours, not to mention, and was injured by Cao Jun's soldiers. How can it be a few days of rest? My heart was full of shame towards Tai Shici. Tai Shi Ci bravely ran through the three armies, if he had fought directly from the beginning and did not care about the issue of preserving his strength, Tai Shi Ci might not have been so seriously injured. Naturally, however, the number of troops suffered heavy losses.
After sorting out his emotions, Pang Tong asked: "The governor is in a hurry to come back, could it be that there is a change in Luoyang City?" Or has Cao Ying already arrived in Luoyang? ”
"It is true that there are changes in the city, however, Cao Ying did not arrive in Luoyang, just now I received the signal of the military division, immediately led the army to attack the city, but unexpectedly met the troops who were ready to aid Xiahou Yuan, and entangled with it for two hours, the deputy general of the army was very powerful, and the generals in the army were invincible, fortunately Lu Xun came and killed it with a sword, which took more than 10,000 people of the Cao army. At present, there are very few troops left in Luoyang City, and almost all of them are archers! ”
"Almost all archers?" Pang Tong asked rhetorically.
"Yes, at the beginning we can also rush to the city wall, push the cart to the city gate, smashed it a few times and did not smash it open, but was forced back by the Cao army on the city tower, when our army attacked for the second time, but encountered the bow and arrow on the city tower and forced our army back in an orderly manner. so that we can't get into the tower. Therefore, Yu expected that there was still one person in the city who was commanding Cao's army to fight. ”
"This person is by no means simple, most of Cao's army has been pinned down and annihilated by our army, and he can calm down and effectively organize a counterattack at this time. It's definitely not something that ordinary people can do. ”
"I thought the same way, so I ordered to withdraw the army first, and then make a decision after the military division came back to discuss."
Pang Tong fell into deep thought, and touched his beard with his right hand: "This matter needs to be considered in the long run!" ”
At this time, the sky had begun to light slightly, and after a night of fighting, the soldiers were exhausted and began to rest. At this time, Zhou Yu also fell into deep thought, how to break the city? And who was in the city commanding the army to fight back?
About an hour later, Zhou Yu and Pang Tong were thinking about it, but they suddenly heard a crooked scout from the tent: "General Hui, General Ling has arrived, and now a strong crossbow cart is being placed outside the tent." ”
"Ling Tong!" Zhou Yu took the case, and Pang Tong also woke up from his contemplation. Because he clearly heard the scout's words, Ling Tong was here, and the strong ballista had already arrived.
Zhou Yu walked up to Pang Tong and smiled: "Strategist, let's go, let's take a look!" ”
Of course, Ling Tong didn't have such a big face, so he could let this person greet him in person, Zhou Yu and Pang Tong were anxious to see not Ling Tong but what he brought - a strong ballista!
Zhou Yu was in front, and when the two of them walked outside the tent one after another, they saw that Ling Tong was arranging for people to place the strong crossbow cart, Zhou Yu stepped forward and touched the long-awaited batch of weapons.
Pang Tong also stepped forward and looked at the crossbow car carefully. For fear that it will disappear if you are not careful, you should be careful.
Ling Tong saw the two of them rushing out, of course he didn't think that the two of them were here to greet him, seeing that the two of them looked at the strong ballista intently, he couldn't help but prompt: "The last general Ling Tong successfully sent the strong ballista to the crossbow car, please accept it!" ”
Only then did Zhou Yu and the others realize their gaffe and said with a smile: "Haha...... General Ling has worked hard, as soon as this batch of sharp weapons arrives, Luoyang can be broken! ”
Several people looked at each other and laughed, Zhou Yu laughed because Luoyang City was breakable, Pang Tong was also because of this, and Ling Tong didn't understand anything, so he smirked.
"General Ling has been traveling all the way, resting first, and at noon, gather a large army to attack Luoyang!" Zhou Yu's eyes revealed a desire for Luoyang City, to be precise, for the current commanders in Luoyang City. What kind of character is it?
At noon, the army was divided into two groups, with Ling Tong and Lu Xun each leading fifty strong crossbow carts, marching to Luoyang, pushing this batch of heavy weapons, which really slowed down the march a lot, and it was only half an hour's walk in Pingyueli, but after pushing this batch of sharp weapons, it was an hour and a half to walk, and it was no wonder that Ling Tong arrived in Luoyang at this time.
After Ling Tongza saw Luoyang City, he understood why Zhou Yu and the others were so eager for a strong crossbow car, indeed, Luoyang City was high, the walls were thick, and they were suppressed by Cao Jun's archers in the distance, so it was not easy to capture Luoyang. I looked at the crossbow carts that had been lined up next to me.
If you want to forcibly capture Luoyang with 60,000 troops, I am afraid that there are only these sharp weapons.
As usual, Ling Tong persuaded the Cao army in Luoyang City to surrender as usual, and after being refused, Ling Tong naturally would not be soft, and the 10,000 Jiangdong soldiers who followed Ling Tong were all skilled in making strong crossbow cars.
After Ling Tong and Lu Xun's command flags waved downward, there was a dull sound of bowstring ejection, and only ten arrows were seen, sandwiched by the wind, speeding towards Luoyang City.
The sound of arrows and hard objects colliding could be vaguely heard even by the Jiangdong Army a hundred meters away, and at this time, there was chaos in Luoyang City.
However, this seemingly chaotic scene is completely under the control of someone, and this person is the general of the Cao army who organized the remaining Cao army to resist forcefully - Xiahou Chun!
The burly and sturdy man, with a sloppy face and beard, is incompatible with what he is doing now, and with many years of experience in leading troops to fight, he organizes soldiers to carry out effective defense.
After three rounds of arrows, 9,000 special strong crossbow arrows shot the Luoyang city tower to the ground, the Cao army on the city tower was even more miserable, obviously saw that the Jiangdong army troops were still far away from this, but they could shoot the arrows to the top of the city tower, which Cao Jun did not expect at all, and the arrow speed was extremely fast, just saw the sky when the arrows flew in, before they had time to dodge, the arrows had reached the top of the city tower, and some directly passed through Cao Jun's body.
Accidents continued to be staged, Cao Jun was suppressed by the arrows of the Jiangdong Army, and no one dared to step forward to look out, hiding behind the city tower one by one, afraid of death is a person's natural surname, even on the battlefield.
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