Chapter 567: Cao Zhang's Attack Jiang Wan appears
At the end of May of the fifth year of Han Zhangwu, after nearly two months of preparation, hundreds of catapults in the Wei army camp were finally manufactured.
Like Zhang He two months ago, Cao Zhang looked at the hundreds of tall catapults neatly placed in the vast school yard, and his face showed a look of satisfaction.
It's been a month since he came to the street pavilion.
During this month's time, due to the shadow left by Mi Yang on Cao Wei, Cao Zhang changed his heroic combat style in the past, and became calm instead.
Cao Zhang's doing this was not out of resignation, he just wanted to create sufficient and favorable external conditions for the production of catapults.
Cao Zhang asked himself that his strategy was working, because the hundreds of catapults in front of him were the best proof of this.
Looking at the hundreds of catapults shining with different brilliance in the sun, Cao Zhang's heart was full of confidence.
The reason why the wooden catapults sparkle is that the surface of the hundreds of catapults is covered with raw cowhide that can be used to prevent fire.
This is one of the reasons why hundreds of catapults are built so slowly.
I think that during the Battle of Guandu, Cao Zhang's father Cao Cao only used hundreds of catapults in order to smash the camp with 100,000 Yuan troops.
The number of catapults used by Cao Zhang now is similar to the number used by Cao Cao during the Battle of Guandu.
And if Zhang He hadn't made a blind report, then the catapults in the Wei army's camp were even more powerful than the thunderbolts used by Cao Cao during the Battle of Guandu.
Under these favorable conditions, Cao Zhang felt that it was impossible for him not to destroy a large Han army camp.
When the time came, Cao Zhang officially gave the order to attack the Han army camp.
Under Cao Zhang's order, the entire Wei army camp quickly moved.
The movements of the Wei army's camp were soon heard by the scouts to Mi Yang's ears.
After learning that the Wei army was massing in a big way, Mi Yang did not see panic on his face.
Cao Zhang's character is brave, with his character, how can he always stand still?
And Cao Zhang's choice to send troops today must be that the Wei army's catapult has been manufactured.
For this, Mi Yang's heart had already anticipated.
Mi Yang asked Ding Feng to summon the generals and colonels in the army.
When Liu Feng, Ding Feng, and Deng Ai arrived, Mi Yang informed them of the news he had received.
Hearing that the Wei army might be about to attack the camp in a big way, the expressions of several people were not as indifferent as Mi Yang.
They didn't know that Mi Yang had prepared a secret weapon called Stone Grease to guard against the enemy's catapults.
But even if the stone grease is really as Mi Yang said, it can ignore the protection of raw cowhide.
But it is important to note that in order to destroy the Wei army's catapults through the fire caused by the stone grease, then the Han army must at least shoot rockets at the enemy's catapults.
This is not easy for the current Han army to do.
Because the effective killing range of the archers in the world was about 100 paces.
Only by unleashing a rain of arrows within 100 paces can you inflict damage on enemy troops.
Of course, if you don't consider the damage, the range of the arrow may reach 200 paces away in a tailwind situation.
But today's wind direction is against the Han army.
This is also one of the reasons why Cao Zhang chose to attack the Han army camp today.
In the case of headwinds, the archers of the Han army, even the best in the world, could not shoot the arrows in their hands a hundred paces away.
But the distance between the Wei catapult and the Han camp was at least two hundred steps.
Because the Wei army's catapult has been improved, not only has its power been greatly enhanced, but even its range has become longer.
On that day, the Wei army's catapults attacked the Han army's camp two hundred paces away.
And if the rocket can't be fired at the catapult, then what damage can the stone grease do to the Wei army's catapult?
Because of this worry, the expressions on Liu Feng's faces were not relaxed.
They naturally saw the relaxed look on Mi Yang's face.
They don't think that the problems they can think of, Mi Yang will ignore.
So why didn't Mi Yang feel worried?
At the same time, there was also a feeling of confusion in everyone's hearts.
However, out of trust in Mi Yang, the generals did not ask.
Mi Yang also saw the worry on the faces of the generals, but Mi Yang had already prepared for the thing that the generals were worried about.
Due to the arrangement in his heart, Mi Yang soon began to assign tasks to the generals.
Mi Yang first took out a command flag and handed it to Liu Feng's hand, and said to him: "You lead five thousand elite soldiers to wait in the camp.
After a while, when the thief army is in turmoil, you will take advantage of the situation and lead the army to cover up. ”
After arranging the task for Liu Feng, Mi Yang looked at Ding Feng again.
Ding Feng saw Mi Yang's gaze turning, and before Mi Yang could speak, he cleverly took the initiative to step forward and bow to Mi Yang:
"The minister is here."
Should I say it or not, it is still comfortable to use the lineage.
Mi Yang's eyes were full of appreciation when he looked at Ding Feng.
After admiring it, Mi Yang took out another arrow and handed it to Ding Feng, and instructed him: "You lead a thousand elite soldiers to live in another camp, and after Liu Feng defeats the enemy, you will lead your soldiers and horses to recapture the remaining catapults back into the camp." ”
After arranging two tasks in a row, Liu Feng and Ding Feng couldn't help but look at each other.
Mi Yang's order was given very clearly, and the two of them naturally understood.
But what they don't understand is why Mi Yang can be so sure.
It was determined that the Wei army would definitely be in turmoil, and then it was determined that the Han army could take advantage of this opportunity to seize the Wei army's catapult.
Obviously, the worry in their hearts has not been resolved!
It's just that even though the doubts in their hearts are getting deeper and deeper, Liu Feng and Ding Feng still silently accept the order.
If others made such an arrangement, Liu Feng would have to question a few words, but in front of Mi Yang, Liu Feng lost such courage.
Character toughness and stupidity are always two different things.
After arranging tasks for Liu Feng and Ding Feng one after another, Deng Ai immediately looked at Mi Yang with expectant eyes.
Deng Ai's gaze ushered in Mi Yang's response, but Mi Yang's next words made Deng Ai depressed.
"You will follow Lonely, climb the camp wall together, and watch how the thieves flee in a hurry!"
After saying this, Mi Yang strode towards the outside of the military tent.
As Mi Yang's figure appeared outside the big tent, the Han army camp immediately resounded with high war drums.
And the drums in the Wei army camp before had already resounded in the fields where the two camps were located.
When the war drums of the Han army sounded, and the war drums of the Wei army complemented each other, it was as if the heavens had received the signal of conquest.
The sun in the sky was gradually obscured by the dark clouds drifting in the distance, and the heavens and the earth suddenly darkened.
When Liu Feng and Ding Feng each acted according to Mi Yang's military orders, Mi Yang also took Deng Ai to the camp wall of the Han army camp.
The Wei army, which acted first, had already pulled out hundreds of catapults and pulled them towards the Han army camp step by step.
Wei Jun's catapult was already tall, and the darkness of the current world affected people's vision.
If you look at it from a distance, the catapults of the Wei army are like giants, and they are taking heavy steps towards the Han army camp.
The power of the Wei army's catapults has already been seen by many Han troops in the Han army camp.
Whenever I think of the power of the Wei army's catapults on that day, the Han soldiers guarding the camp wall feel a lot of pressure in their hearts.
It's just that when I saw the man wearing Mingguang armor, laughing with the henchmen on the side, the pressure in the hearts of the Han soldiers on the camp wall was melting at a very fast speed.
People are often afraid of unknowable and powerful things, and if you want to dispel the fear in your heart, you must find support in your heart for them.
And for the Han army, isn't Mi Yang the reliance in their hearts?
Although the heavens and the earth are dark, as long as Mi Yang stands in front of them, then there is nothing to fear in this world.
When the Han army looked at Mi Yang with adoring eyes, Mi Yang was just like what the Han army saw, and he was laughing with Deng Ai beside him.
"I've always heard that Cao Zhang and Zhang He are both good generals, but I didn't expect them to be so unwise.
If they had attacked me earlier, I would have been ill-prepared and the battalion would not have been able to defend it.
But they are afraid of me and want to wait for the best plan, don't they know that they also give me time to prepare? ”
In private, Mi Yang affectionately calls herself me.
After listening to Mi Yang's words, Deng Ai finally couldn't help but ask Mi Yang:
"Do our archers need to go out of the camp to attack the enemy's catapults?"
Deng Ai's inquiry made Mi Yang chuckle.
"With the camp as a barrier, why should our army rush out of the camp to fight?"
"Besides, Cao Zhang and Zhang He still have some skills."
At this time, Mi Yang covered hundreds of catapults under his fingers, and continued to advance one by one Wei army's infantry formation.
Thinking about it, Cao Zhang had long expected that Mi Yang might send people out of the camp to destroy the catapult, so he asked thousands of Wei troops to form a phalanx to guard the safety of the catapult.
But after seeing the dense array of Wei soldiers, Deng Ai's tone became even more urgent.
"Even though our army has sharp weapons such as stone grease that can ignite fires, our bows and arrows have a limited range, and it is difficult to shoot rockets into the enemy's catapults."
At this point, Deng Ai finally asked the biggest worry in his heart.
Deng Aixin Mi Yang has a trick, and his eagerness just wants to know what kind of trick Mi Yang has.
Seeing Deng Ai's eager look, the smile on Mi Yang's face was even stronger.
"The range of bows and arrows is not enough, but what about crossbow arrows?"
Crossbow bolts?
Crossbow arrows have a longer range than ordinary bows and arrows, but in today's headwinds, it is difficult to reach a range of 200 paces!
Deng Ai was about to ask Mi Yang again, but Mi Yang did not wait for Deng Ai's opportunity to ask.
Mi Yang only waved the order flag in his hand a few times, and after seeing Mi Yang's order, a courtier commanded the Han army under the camp wall to start carrying heavy weapons.
This courtier's name is Jiang Wan, and this heavy weapon is called Zhuge Repeater.
Perhaps because of the disdain for the tricks of kinky in their hearts, many people forget one thing.
During the Battle of Yangping Pass last year, the reason why Mi Yang was able to inflict heavy losses on Cao Zhen's Wei army was not only because of his reasonable tactical arrangements, but also because Mi Yang used a sharp weapon.
That sharp weapon is called the Zhuge Repeater.
The Wei army has a genius like Ma Jun, doesn't the big Han have it?
Cao Zhang and Zhang He really shouldn't have given him time to prepare!
There will be another chapter in the early hours of the morning!
Strive to finish this big plot within tomorrow.
(End of chapter)