Chapter Eighty-Six: Turtle Formation and Fire Attack

When I shot the second arrow at Sima Yi, I showed my determination to the Han army in the city and the Wei army under the city. The Wei army began the first day of the assault.

On the first day, I saw Sima Yi's superb skills.

Sima Yi waved his hand, the three armies shouted in unison, the drums sounded, and the big drum swayed. But they did not attack the city, but the entire queue was reorganized, Cao Wei's shield bearers stood one after another, lined up in rows, rows and columns, raised their shields above their heads, and in the blink of an eye, a huge phalanx appeared. Unlike Ji Handuo's light rattan rows, the Wei army mostly used strong giant trees, made of solid wood, covered with raw cowhide, large and strong, and they couldn't lift it at all with less strength, but after they raised it, they used guns to resist the giant canopy, and it didn't take too much manpower to form a huge ceiling. This canopy is like a hard turtle shell, because the path of the bow and arrow is curved, in many cases, the enemy is not injured by the force of the launch, but by the force of the arrow itself falling and piercing, so it cannot hit them at all. This turtle shell hides most of the bow's range. The infantry shouted and charged, and they stooped under the solid wooden canopy, and hurried closer. It seems that for Ji Hanjia's strong bow and arrows in the world, Cao Wei also came up with a way to restrain himself when it was difficult to resist. I never thought of using shieldholders so intensively. In this way, we simply cannot stop the enemy until they get out of that turtle shell and get close to the moat.

Liao Li frowned and informed downward: "Without my order, don't blindly release arrows." Your Majesty, it's a pity that there is no trebuchet in this small city, otherwise, the bead trebuchet invented by Ma Jun will be thrown indiscriminately, and the turtle shell will be smashed to pieces. ”

Of course, but. Who would have thought to face such a thing? There are still some trebuchets in the former army, what do I want to do with that bulky thing? I said, "No matter how big this turtle shell is, it can still protect the city, and when they cross the moat, shoot them again." ”

Liao Li nodded.

However, the first group of soldiers who rushed to the moat did not jump over, but they all took a large bag of dirt and threw it into the river. Turn around and go back. My heart is moved, isn't this Mr. Kong Ming's plan to accumulate land and take Sanjiang City? Why would Sima Yi too? really responded to Sima Yi's words, the wise people in the world, do they think about the same?

In the blink of an eye, the clear water and scaly moat turned into a mud river, and the water waves were agitated, rapidly becoming shallow and narrow, and the canal was ten zhang wide. I saw that it was more than half stuffed.

I looked at Liao Li, but although his intelligence was high, after all, he lacked actual combat experience, and he was more than one grade worse than Sima Yi when he was ready to fight. He gave the order to release the arrows. However, as the soil layer advances, so does the turtle shell, which has little effect. The Wei army was attacking the city from the east, and we were facing the sun at the moment. The first attack of the besieging side will surely make every effort to take it down, so I will hold him back, delay their attack, and demoralize them.

I thought for a moment and shouted, "Yang Ren! ”

Yang Renying, the commander of the rear army, said: "The minister is here!" ”

"At this time, you can't afford to be trapped. You lead a team of men and horses, armed with torches, out of the city and burn the enemy's turtle shells! ”

"Yes!" Yang Ren is a person with no reputation, but he is also a general of Ji Han. He was originally a general under Zhang Lu, both civil and military, and once guarded Yangping Pass in the west of Hanzhong with his fourth uncle and others to resist Cao Cao's attack. He advised the main general Yang Ang to beware of Cao Cao. Don't fall for it. Although Yang Ang died in battle, he fought with Xiahou Yuan for more than 30 rounds without a victory. Later, with the help of the fourth uncle, Xiahou Yuan was repelled. Since returning to Ji Han, he has been with the fourth uncle, whether it is in Chang'an, or in Dingyongliang, although he has not led an army alone, but as a general, he has always performed outstandingly. Under Zhang Lu, one he, one Yan Pu, one Wen and one Wu, are all first-class talents. At present, although there are many masters in the Wei army, I am not worried that Yang Ren will make a mistake. At least with his martial arts, there will be no problem against Xiahou Yuan's son Xiahou Ba.

Yang Ren nodded and went down to the city.

I let the two thousand stone Yuanrong giant crossbows on the city tower have not been used to prepare, and the drawbridge has just fallen, and the ten Yuanrong giant crossbows that can only be pulled apart with a noose let out a terrifying roar, and the giant arrows with a thickness of more than six feet on the wrist slashed out a flash of light, accurately hitting the turtle shell of the Wei army on the bank of the moat. The giant shield made of solid wood covered with raw skin can't stop such a bombardment, although a few were bounced elsewhere, but there are still six or seven that have an effect, some shoot the giant shield over, suddenly revealing the Wei army below, and some will have great strength, directly penetrate the giant shield, and the people below are shot, and they are directly carried out by the huge force, making a large piece of turtle shell commotion. Immediately after, a second wave, a third wave of ground shooting followed, causing the Wei army to begin to disorganize. In this chaos, Yang Ren led his men and horses to rush across the suspension bridge and pounced on the Wei army. In the sound of war drums, Yang Ren waved his spear, and forcibly opened a large gap in the enemy army, and then hundreds of soaring torches flew into the enemy formation like meteors. Burn out a passage. Some Wei soldiers were lit by torches and turned into a burning man, screaming and jumping around, rushing around. The giant shield that had been thrown on the ground was also ignited, and the flames were rising. In the chaos, Sergeant Ji Han, under the leadership of Yang Ren, slashed and killed like a flock of sheep. Because the Wei army was full of shield soldiers and earth transporters in front of the battle at this time, with their bare hands, where could they stop this tiger and wolf-like men and horses, and the blood of the killed was like a river. Seeing the sudden change, Sima Yi immediately sent Wang Shuang and Xiahou Ba to fight Yang Ren.

I saw the effect, and I saw the banner of the Wei army spreading, I was afraid that Sima Yi would attack in a group, and I was afraid that the fire would be too big to block Yang Ren's return, so I hurriedly ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops and let Yang Ren come back.

Yang Ren handed over the order to the city, and I smiled and said: "The old general's majesty has not diminished back then. Yang Ren smiled. When the two of us met, I was just a teenager, and nearly a decade had passed in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that the first wave of attacks was ineffective, Sima Yi cleaned up the mess, extinguished the flames, picked up the shield, and made a comeback again. From the city, the Wei army seemed to be unhurried, as if it had not suffered any blows.

Seeing this, Yang Ren asked to fight again. I looked at Liao Li, and Liao Lishi saw that I let Yang Yi hit me, and he was full of respect for me, and he didn't seem to think that I had such a skill at all. At this time, I saw that the enemy was repeating his old plan. also naturally looked at Yang Ren. I can't help but sigh in my heart, in Jingzhou, Liao Li and Pang Tong are equally famous, Mr. respects the preparation system for the two, thinking that it is not under him, I don't know if Mr. deliberately elevates others or how, but Pang Tong was just out of Yizhou and died in a simple ambush, and now Liao Li is like this in front of the battle. But think about it. I was also relieved. Speaking from the heart, Liao Li is indeed a strange person who is not born in the world, with quick thinking and full of wisdom, standing like a flock in the court, comparing others to others, since that setback, he has given up the original lonely height, carefully working hard and resentful, thinking clearly and shrewdly. helped me pick up the missing and fill the vacancy of the counselor, but he made a big effort. I'm used to using him, and I'm used to letting him help me, but at this time, he can be in the rear. When I heard that Sima Yi was coming, he was much calmer than me. But now that I am on the front line, I am already a little panicked when I see the fierce Wei army approaching, and I am far inferior to me when it comes to calmness. Seemingly. Like Mr., there is only one genius who has not been in battle and can amaze the world as soon as he comes out of the mountain.

At that moment, I smiled and shook my head and said to Yang Ren, "No." You can't go to this battle, at this time, at the city gate, there must be at least a few generals of Cao Wei, if you go, you will be ambushed. ”

Yang Ren nodded, but Liao Li's face turned red all of a sudden. For him, as a strategist. It is his dream to think of the monarch in front of everything, his words must be true, and his plan must be successful, Zhang Liang will support the king like that, and make great achievements in the world, and it is his dream not to let the monarch be distracted. But I didn't hear much about his plans in my father's generation, and now I have finally become one of the closest officials around me, but I haven't been able to do my best.

I certainly don't blame him. There is a precedence in learning the Tao. There is a specialization in the art industry, and it is impossible for everyone to be an all-rounder like Mr. As long as it is based on its characteristics, it is enough to give full play to its strengths. What's more, I myself am full of shortcomings, everyone knows that I am not shrewd enough, I am not shrewd enough, so I am more tolerant than others. For my selfish heart, those with shortcomings are closer than those with no shortcomings, at least they know each other's shortcomings, and if you make a joke or something, you don't have to worry about not being able to fight back. Fortunately, although Liao Li is inexperienced in facing the enemy, I am good at defending the city.

I said to Li Sheng, who came to my side: "Did I ask you to prepare a small oil tank?" Li Sheng nodded. I said to the white-eared elite soldiers beside me, "Ready." Fifty paces away from the drawbridge in front of the city gate. "At such a distance, although it is condescending and it is difficult to throw with your hands, when I interacted with the Huns, I found that they had a unique skill of throwing stones with one hand, and I have learned these white-eared elite soldiers. They tied a leather pin to a leather pso and dragged the small oil canister out with the force of rotation, with both precision and ruthlessness, like a flock of sparrows flying towards a wheat field, and landing on the shells of the newly established turtles, which shattered and splashed with oil, while dozens of rockets flew out and landed there. I took a little measurement, and it was calculated, if you want to ambush the Han army that is out of the city again, that position is exactly when the power of the Han army's first attack has been exhausted and the new force has not been born, so the enemy is not ambushed, if there is, it must be in that position. The fire rose into the sky, and although the shield was incombustible and could not be ignited by rockets, it was immediately ablaze into a sea of fire with so much fuel. This time the fire was much better than the first time when the torches were lit on the ground, and the nearby Cao Wei soldiers shouted and threw down their shields and fled in all directions, and Wang Shuang and Xiahou Ba rode away. In the center of the flames, I saw a man in the shape of electricity, with a string of flames tumbling into the distance, holding a lit bow in his hand. My heart moved, this person looked so familiar, and in an instant, he overlapped with the figures of Yan Yan and Yan Xie. He must be Yan Huan! Anger ignited suddenly, Ling'er died in his hands, and Li Yu was also in his hands. I hate that he fled into the Wei array, otherwise I would have shot him with my own hands!" (Of course, whether you can or can't is another matter.) ）

Although it caused some obstacles to Cao Wei twice, but it could not affect the overall situation, Cao Wei's men and horses gradually flattened the moat, and then they actually used the stone roller to compact, which quickly broke through the moat and forced to the city.

I knew the time was coming. However, I also dragged the time until noon, and it was impossible for him to let us fight against the blinding morning sun, and, according to the time, they should go to dinner first.