Chapter 173: Siege
Yanzhou
East County
Huangfu Song looked at the towering walls of Juancheng from afar, and his angular face did not have any expression.
To fight a war is to die.
Since Huangfu Song took over the siege of the city, he has been making preparations, during which in addition to manufacturing relevant siege equipment, he also sent rangers to scatter around.
You can't blindly attack, and you can't stop attacking, for veterans and generals like Huangfu Song, the grasp of the siege rhythm has long been engraved in my heart.
Since the army, I have spent more and more time on military strategy, how long has it been since I carefully read the Four Books and Five Classics?
When most people want to read books, they always unconsciously take out books such as the art of war and strategy to study.
The Huangfu family is now considered a family of Jiangmen, but it is just a strategy in his chest, and Huangfu Song is still willing to use it to deal with foreign clans.
And not on these so-called "thieves" in the country.
But.
The Lu of the Eater, the Matter of Loyalty; Or do you want to solve the problem at hand first, compared to these people who resisted in Juancheng, those Yellow Turban thieves back then may be more innocent than them?
Quite old, can you still eat?
Can you still see the Han Dynasty rising to peace in the four seas?
"General!" At this moment, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu interrupted Huangfu Song's thoughts, "General Yu, the three armies have been repaired, I don't know when to attack the city?" ”
Huangfu Song's eyes froze, and he asked, "Can the ladder and the car be prepared?" ”
Niu Fu saluted and said, "Not only is it prepared according to the quantity said by the general, but it has even made some more." ”
"Okay."
Huangfu Song nodded, "General Niu, what were the casualties of your unit before, and this time you have to be the first?!" ”
Niu Fu's face showed joy, the so-called first climb, ahead of everyone else; Naturally, they were the first to besiege the city, and after this period of wear, the resistance in Juancheng became less and less.
At this time, if you can participate in the siege of the city in the first batch, when the city is broken, you will naturally have the greatest merit when you are rewarded for your meritorious deeds.
Niu Fu didn't expect Huangfu Song to be ready to hand over such a good thing to himself.
Huangfu Song can not only lead the army, but also be regarded as a person who can bend and stretch in court politics, Niu Fu is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, he doesn't mind letting Niu Fu take this credit.
This can be regarded as a good sale of Dong Zhuo.
Niu Fu hurriedly responded: "General Huihuangfu, the casualties of our department are not large, and the last general is willing to lead the army to attack the city first." ”
"Okay." Huangfu Song responded and ordered: "In this case, General Niu will be the vanguard of the siege." ”
"Plus!" Huangfu Song paused, and raised his voice, "Pass the order, the first person to climb the city will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold and awarded the position of captain." ”
"Whoa!"
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With Huangfu Song's order, the army outside Juancheng began to move slowly.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
……
The sound of drums resounded throughout Juancheng, and at the same time, Xun Yu in Juancheng also received news from the city wall.
Dong Zhuo's side began to attack the city again, and this time it was different from before, and it was obvious that this time it used more siege equipment than before.
After this period of time, Xun Yu's figure is much thinner, but his eyes are still bright.
"Are the oil, wood, and arrows used to defend the city still sufficient?" Xun Yu casually asked the adjutant beside him.
"Back to my lord, there is not much oil left."
"With the previous orders of the adults, many houses in the city have been demolished, and the rolling wood is still rich."
"As for the arrows, I'm afraid the quality of the new batch of arrows is a little flawed."
Xun Yu waved his hand, "Now it's good to have arrows available in this situation." ”
"Pass the order, every rich family in the city will levy fire oil, if there is anyone who does not obey......" Xun Yu glanced at the adjutant.
The adjutant hurriedly responded: "The lower official understands, the lower official understands." ”
"Go ahead."
After the adjutant left, Xun Yu sighed lightly, with a wry smile on his face.
After this period of confrontation, he already knew very well how powerful Huangfu Song was.
It is not a pleasant thing that such a pillar of the country is his opponent.
"Do your best and obey the destiny of heaven." Xun Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the current situation can only hope that reinforcements will come.
Sticking to the lonely city is a taboo for soldiers, with the city as a support, and then reinforcements on the side, so that there can be more arrangements to operate.
Now Ming Gong's side should be about to round with Cheng Yu, right?
Xun Yu calculated the time of Cao Cao's march, but things did not go in the direction he thought.
Outside the city
The arm of the catapult formed an arc as more than a dozen soldiers pulled it.
"Put!"
At the sound of an order, the soldier next to the car cut the rope that held the arm of the car in place.
"Whew!"
"Whew!"
"Whew!"
Huge rocks were thrown into the air, sending out a whistling sound, followed by a deafening sound.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The boulder smashed on the city wall, and the soldiers who were hiding on the city wall clearly felt the vibration under them, such a scene had been experienced before, and now the soldiers guarding the city were not particularly panicked.
Although the power of the boulder is great, the probability of actually hitting the sergeant is still relatively small, of course, if it is smashed all at once, it will definitely become a blur of flesh and blood.
The catapult was the most important thing to deter and destroy the wall structure.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The defenders of the city counted the time, and according to their previous experience, after a while, the catapult attack would stop, and the next thing was for the other party to charge.
Time passed, and it was clear that this siege was different from the original.
The violent crashing of the walls did not stop.
The expected thing did not happen, and the soldiers guarding the city, even the generals, couldn't help but tighten their hearts.
"Ahh
There was a scream, and the wall that was used as cover was trampled by a boulder, and the collapsing wall fell on the soldiers who were hidden below.
No one gloates now, because they can't save themselves from being the next to be injured or killed.
Time seemed to pass very slowly, but in fact, it didn't take long, and there were no boulders falling on the city wall, and the generals led by him raised their heads cautiously.
Dong Zhuo's side took advantage of the cover of the catapult and was already about half the distance away from the city.
"Get up!"
"Prepare the arrows!"
"Ready!"
"Ready! Pass the order! Ready to throw!! ”
There were bursts of shouting and shouting, and figures on the city wall scurried.
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"General, the catapult is about thirty percent damaged, and now the vanguard is almost reaching the city wall."
Huang Fu Song nodded, it is inevitable that the catapult will wear and tear when throwing boulders, and this is still within the acceptable range.
There were also catapults on the city walls of Juancheng before, and in order to destroy the catapults on the city walls, Dong Zhuo's side wasted a lot of money.
Because of this, only 30% of the damage of the catapults is today, and if the catapults on the city wall are still there, I am afraid that 50% of them will be a blessing.