Shu Chen

Chapter 227 Authenticity
The next day, dawn broke.

But the sun was covered by thick clouds, making the sky gray, just like Xia Houru who led the army to the north of the city, his complexion was gloomy.

The loss of the camp robbed by the Han army last night was counted.

Killed before the battle, but more than a hundred people, but nearly 300 people trampled to death!

The food, fodder and siege equipment were guarded by exclusive heavy soldiers, so they were not damaged.

But the military tents, stables, and firewood collected by the soldiers during the day were all burned to nothing.

What made him most unacceptable was that the morale of the Han army in Zuli City was boosted.

But the morale of one's own side was low, and the soldiers in the northern battalion were all terrified.

Thinking about it, there is nothing wrong with it. The Beiying with more than 200 people was unexpectedly entered into a land of no one by a Han army of [-] people. How could the army not be corrupted?
call.
He closed his eyes and let out a deep breath of relief.

He is the superintendent here. In order to set an example for the soldiers, he needs to have the demeanor of not being surprised by honor or disgrace, and also show the calmness of not being discouraged by defeat.

Naturally, fairness with clear rewards and punishments is also indispensable.

He opened his eyes again, staring at the general in charge of the northern camp, his eyes were full of hostility, "The defense is not strict, fear of war and incompetence, I should be beheaded! Come! Take this person down quickly, and use the law of the army! "

"General?!"

The general's face was filled with disbelief.

It was only when a few strong soldiers dragged him down that he realized that he begged for mercy, "General, please forgive me~~~"

But Xia Houru was unmoved, just turned his head away silently, ignoring the wailing and unwillingness of the person who was born and died with him.

Guo Huai, who was standing on the side, also slowly lowered his eyes.

In fact, the one that will not lead to death.

To be able to serve as the commander of the north of the city camp with [-] soldiers, he has already accumulated meritorious service to the position of miscellaneous general.

With diligence in the old days, although the defense was not strict and was attacked by surprise, you can still be demoted to the first camp, or you can be deposed and punished as a slave to make others look like others, and so on.

However, for the present plan, he had to die.

Da Sima Cao really had an order to take the ancestral city at all costs.

With the ability to rule against Shu Weiyan and defend the city with more than [-] soldiers, the [-] soldiers they brought will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

Without beheading this general with military law, Xia Houru would not be able to make the soldiers fear the harshness of the military law, and he would not be able to instruct the soldiers to attack the city bravely without fear of death.

Killing one person, even if the casualties are heavy, may capture a whole city.

If you don't kill them, the soldiers will scatter because of the lax military law, and they may gain nothing from attacking the city.

It's time, it's fate!
When I was young, the officers and soldiers of the Warlord Army came back with the head of the general, and Xia Houru ordered the head to be passed on to all the ministries, and there was no one who could not shake the army.

Everyone can use their lives.

Maoshi, the meal is over.

All the battalions of the Wei army were full of drums and horns, banners were hunting in the wind and sand blown by the cold wind wantonly, and soldiers came out in single file.

Xia Houru gave up the three-sided siege and attacked, but the whole army was crushed in the south of the city.

He wanted to besiege the two small garrisons of the Han army in one go.

The low morale of the soldiers who were attacked calmly made them feel that last night was just the incompetence of the generals, not the invincibility of the Han army.

"Woo~~~"

"Woo~~~~~~"

Wei Jun, who had already lined up four hundred steps away, blew the desolate horn.

I saw many shield soldiers raised their swords and horizontal shields, and under the orders of Du Bo and Shi Chang, they left the formation and began to arch forward.Behind them are auxiliary soldiers, some carrying earth bags, and some pushing Thunderbolt chariots and stone cannons.

Guo Huai took the initiative to ask for orders to serve as the governor of the city. He was not at all afraid of being killed by the rhubarb crossbow.

"Boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

When the cowhide drum was like thunder, and the sound trembled, all the soldiers of the Wei army roared in unison.

"war!"

"war!"

The sword and shield soldiers in the front row beat their shields with their ring-swords and moved forward step by step.

They approached the city within a stone's throw away, and under the command of a very long drum, they gathered together in groups of ten, holding their shields high to form a small round fortress, protecting the heavy soldiers carrying earthen bags and walking up quickly.

But it wasn't them who showed their power first.

"boom!"

Behind Guo Huai, the stone cannon and thunderbolt chariot began to swing their long arms to show their power.

As small as a human head, as big as a stone mill, countless stones soared into the air, roaring in mid-air, and after drawing an arc, they smashed towards Zuli City like a hundred birds returning to their nests.

Some flew directly over the city and fell into the city.

Some smashed on the thick city wall, smashing the rammed soil on the surface of the city wall with a "bang", exposing huge stones.The two small garrisons along the city wall were even worse, and the fences in some places were broken.

The Perak Chariot, which shined brilliantly in the Battle of Guandu in the past, is truly astonishing.

But the actual kills are very few.

However, Guo Huai didn't expect these thunderbolt cars to be successful.

When the sound of throwing stones was endless, the heavy soldiers carrying earthen bags, under the protection of their shields, rushed forward to fill up the trenches and pits in front of the city or pick up debris such as barbed wire.

The strange thing is that the Han army has been silent.

Since the rhubarb crossbows were not used to target the thunderbolt chariots on the top of the city, the soldiers in the small garrison did not form a strong crossbow formation to shoot and kill the heavy soldiers who cleared the obstacles.

It also made Guo Huai couldn't help but frowned.

He can roughly guess why the Han army is so peaceful.

He Ni Shu Wei Yan didn't disdain to kill these heavy soldiers, but planned to wait until the obstacles were cleared before shooting.

At that distance, the crossbow arrows are the most lethal, and can pierce a simple leather armor or a light wooden shield!

And this is also to save the consumption of crossbow arrows, so that the city can hold on for a longer time.

as predicted.

After a quarter of an hour, those heavy soldiers went back and forth for the second time, and stepped into the half-shot land, and the two small garrisons of the Han army suddenly sounded a burst of drums.Immediately, the rawhide covering the fence in front was lifted, revealing a row of huge Yuan Rong crossbows.

Ten shots in a row, with almost no interval, arrived like locusts.

Those heavy soldiers were like harvested wheat and rice after autumn, screaming layer by layer, and fell to the ground screaming in pain, some of them who were still alive were writhing in pain, filling the pits and ravines with their bodies.

But Guo Huai's face was like a sinking lake, the waves were calm.

Just snatched the drumstick and sweated hard, letting the drums sound like thunder.

Announcing the general order of "those who dare to retreat"!

Kindness does not hold soldiers.

If you want to attack the city, these obstacles must eventually be cleared.

If it is withdrawn now, it will be even more difficult to clear it after dialing it down.

Moreover, he is not unprepared.

Thanks to the battle in Yuzhong County in the past, Zheng Pu was inspired by breaking Xiahou Confucian camp with oil jars, and he also searched all the beef and sheep fat in Jincheng County this time.

These heavy soldiers filled half of the land, enough for him to set fire to the small garrison of the Han army.

"Huh!"

"Ho! Ho!"

Without Guo Huai's personal order, Xia Houru in the rear had a good understanding.

Let a group of sergeants come shouting neatly and pushing a huge siege tower.These behemoths are more than two feet high and taller than the ancestral city wall, and the horizontal board on the top is full of crossbowmen.After the Thunderbolt chariot changed to throwing countless grease jars, covering the two small garrisons of the Han army, they poured out the rockets in their hands to their heart's content.

In the coming winter season, everything is boring.

The two small garrisons of the Han army mainly made of wood burst into flames, and with the help of the strong cold wind, the fire spread visible to the naked eye.

But at this time, a scene happened that stunned both Guo Huai and Xia Houru.

Those soldiers of the Han army in the siege did not jump into the moat and swim to escape to the west of the city where there was no fighting.

Moreover, the gates of the city were really opened to welcome the soldiers who were under siege to enter the city!

The isolated city was trapped, and he went against Shu and Weiyan, but he didn't block the gate of the city with stones and trees? !
Are you not afraid that our army will break into the door?
Or, there are still cavalry in that city, and they want to go out of the city to attack and burn thunderbolt chariots and other things while our army is attacking the city?
Guo Huai, who was still beating the drum, couldn't help but slow down his movements a little under suspicion.

But Xia Houru, who was in the rear, had already ordered all the soldiers of the front army to carry soil bags or planks, and rush forward bravely to clear the obstacles.

Don't miss out.

Not only did he want to take advantage of the destruction of the Han army's siege to quickly clear the way to attack the city, but he also wanted to use siege vehicles to break through the city gate before the Han army blocked it!
The fighter jets are fleeting.

Once the Han army reacted and blocked the city gate, he could only rely on the ladder or the long ladder to attack the city.

As for whether there are cavalry in the city, or whether the lieutenant soldiers arrived here yesterday, the exhaustion from the long journey has not yet rested, and the combat strength is worrying, etc., he doesn't care.

At most, it is just a few more casualties.

If you can break the door, everything is worth it!There will also be fewer casualties than sawing sieges!
However, what he didn't know was that Guan Xing on the top of the city was annoyed with Wei Yan at this moment, "General, just now our army opened the city gate to welcome the soldiers in too quickly, and the terrorist army will see through the truth. If you wait a little longer For a moment, wait for the soldiers to clamor, and then pretend to open the city gate for fear of hurting the soldiers, wouldn't it be more real?"

(End of this chapter)