Shu Chen

Chapter 228 Entering the Urn
Wei Yan has an unruly temperament and can't tolerate doubts from others.

Just now Guan Xing talked about the matter, if it was Yang Yi who said it, he would have his beard and hair stretched across his neck again; if it was Zhang Bao or Zheng Pu, who was related to the emperor, he would also act violently Se angrily reprimanded the junior for being arrogant.

But Guan Xing is different.

It was Guan Hou's flesh and blood.

Ever since he became the first emperor's trilogy and traveled around the world, Wei Yan had a goal to pursue with his whole life.

It is as heroic as the head of Yan Liang among thousands of armies and returns home.

For example, after repaying the kindness of Wei Wu Cao Cao, he will do his best, and return to the righteousness of the first emperor Liu Bei without fear of swords and axes.

For example, when ordering a doctor to cut his arms and scrape a bone to remove poison, the generals will speak and laugh freely at a banquet.

These are the favorite after-dinner meals of the Han soldiers.

And later, the flood of the Seventh Army's Megatron China caused Wei Wu Cao Cao, who was whipping Yu Nei, to move his capital to avoid his sharp edge.

It's a pity that Jiangdong broke the alliance!
The thieves, Shiren and Mi Fang, coveted their lives and dedicated their lives to the city and rebelled, cutting off the way back for the soldiers, making Guanhou smash his halberd into the sand, and his head in a different place!
ah~~~~
However, the heart of the great man to restore the old capital is still passed on from generation to generation.

Wei Yan never once thought that one day he would drive tens of thousands of armored soldiers like Guan Hou, and wipe out the entire army against Wei Wei, shocking the enemy.Therefore, even though Guan Xing's words were vaguely questionable, seeing his father Xiao's appearance, Wei Yan would not feel angry.

"Heh, even if the Pixiahou thief sees through it, so what?"

With a chuckle, Wei Yan sneered at Wei Jun outside the city, "As long as our army sticks to the top of the city, he will try to break the city gate after all."

Uh.
Is it to let him be lucky?
Guan Xing had a faint realization in his heart, and also remembered that some words were inappropriate just now.

Then he smiled and cupped his hands to compliment him, "The general is so thoughtful, I'm ashamed!"

"Hahaha~~"

Immediately, Wei Yan laughed happily, and did not chat much, "The thieves are going to the east of the city, Anguo can quickly go to supervise the battle. Well, crossbow arrows have no eyes, so be careful."

"No, thank you General for your reminder."

After saluting, Guan Xing hurriedly walked towards the east of the city.

Wei Yan smiled nonchalantly, then withdrew his mind to supervise the soldiers to guard against the Wei army's attack.

When he turned around, out of the corner of his eye, he happened to see his eldest son Wei Rongzheng staring at Guan Xing's leaving back thoughtfully. He couldn't help raising his hand and waved it over, scolding, "What a god! You haven't raised your shield to prepare for battle!"

"promise."

Slightly resentful, Wei Rong withdrew his gaze, raised his shield and followed behind Wei Yan.

He is seventeen years old.

With a majestic body and superb martial arts skills, three or four ordinary soldiers can't get close to him when fighting.

The mind is also very flexible, and he has read a lot of military books since he was a child.

But Wei Yan has always kept him in the bodyguard trilogy, and did not give him a soldier to supervise his experience.

That's why, just now he was vaguely dreaming about it.

It seems that Guan Xing has a lot of respect for his father, and has a very good relationship with Zheng Pu.

Coincidentally, Zheng Pu's official position has just been transferred to the Central Guard Army, and he has the right to supervise the generals and select military officers.

If you ask Guan Junhou to talk about Xiang, he is the eldest son of Zhenghou of the Great Han Dynasty and a former general, and his talents are useful, so he can feel some affection for Zheng Hujun, right?In the past, Liu Zifan was also not as weak as the crown, and his identity was sensitive, but Zheng Hujun was able to let him serve as the supervisor of [-] heavy infantry!

"Boom!!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Outside the city, the drums of the Wei army shook like thunder.

After Guo Huai was asked to lead his headquarters to the east of the city to attack the city and disperse the forces of the Han army, Xia Houru went to the front line to supervise the battle in person.

First withdraw all the heavy soldiers to operate thunderbolt chariots, stone cannons, siege towers and other equipment.And it is no longer stingy with materials, and it is not worried that the pole will be damaged if it is fired too frequently.

Then let the elites of all ministries rush forward with soil bags and planks on their backs.

They had to throw sandbags into the moat, or put long spliced ​​wooden boards on both ends of the moat before they could turn around and return.

Otherwise, cut it.

It also heated up the war.

I saw thunderbolt chariots and stone cannons continuously throwing countless small pebbles the size of pebbles towards the top of the city; the siege tower, which was a little taller than the city wall, was pushed into the half-arrow field, and the fully loaded crossbowmen tilted their arrows to their heart's content. .

The Han army on the city wall was sheltered under the crenel and the big scull, and was divided into two groups, one holding a huge shield and a big scull, and the other holding a bow and crossbow to defend against the enemy.However, it was impossible to completely avoid the intensive attacks of the Wei army. Soldiers were constantly injured or killed by stones, shot to death and injured by arrows, and the mournful wailing was endless.

However, compared with those Wei Jun, they were much luckier.

The Wei army who was clearing the obstacles was attacked by the Han army condescendingly, and soldiers fell to the ground crying non-stop.

The worst is the bow soldiers of the siege tower.

They are high above and unable to move, like fixed archery targets.

Because the Han army erected on the top of the city, not only the rhubarb crossbow and Yuanrong crossbow, but also the thunderbolt chariot.

Just like when Cao Zhen attacked Hanzhong, he had already started to use imitation wheelbarrows to transport military rations. The big man has also seized many thunderbolt carts through wars over the years, and the prime minister asked the craftsmen to make copies for use in wars.

"Boom!"

Crossbow spears as thick as a child's arm and stones the size of a millstone shot out from the top of the city.

With the sound of breaking through the air, it smashed hard at the siege tower.

Most of them miss, but the quantity makes up for the lack of accuracy.

"Crack!"

Sawdust was flying, and wood chips were flying.

The poles hit by boulders or crossbow spears burst out, causing the huge siege engines to collapse suddenly.

"Boom!"

"Ah~~~~"

"what!!"

The crossbowman of the Wei army on the horizontal board screamed in horror, instinctively wanting to grab something to fix his body.Some people grabbed the wooden pole, but more people grabbed their robes, and they would not let go no matter how hard the other party struggled.Then they all fell together to the hard ground.

The muffled sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, the crisp sound of fractures, and the brains and blood that burst like melons and fruits, compose the tragic melody of the siege battle.

one.
Two seats
three
In just a quarter of an hour, five siege towers of the Wei army were destroyed, and nearly [-] crossbowmen fell to their deaths and injuries.

But Xia Houru didn't think it was a pity.

Under their containment and strict military law, the soldiers burst out with a fearless spirit and filled the moat for about three feet, which was enough to start the battle of ascending the city.

For the remaining places, continue to fill in the ditch when you go to the city.

Otherwise, the corpses of the soldiers who died during the period would have nowhere to clean up, and would become new obstacles to the passage of ladders or siege vehicles.

"Woo~~Woo~~~"

The dreary trumpet is sounded.

The more than ten ladders that had been waiting in full force for a long time were chanted by the soldiers and retreated towards the city wall.

Numerous spliced ​​long ladders of three feet long were held on the shoulders of the soldiers, and they were arranged in a line in columns, rushing towards the city wall faster than the ladders.

"The first climber will be promoted to three ranks! A hundred pieces of fine silk will be rewarded!"

Standing under the banner of the general with his sword drawn, Xia Houru roared sharply, encouraging the soldiers to die without hesitation, "Anyone who dies in the battle will be rewarded with a thousand dollars! Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed!"

There was also no order to stop the thunderbolt chariots and stone cannons, and the crossbowmen who were changed to throwing crossbows on the spot.

Although, our own soldiers have already rushed to the root of the city, and if we continue to shoot, we will accidentally injure Paoze.However, the Han army on the top of the city will also show up from behind the shield in order to push away the long ladder or smash the ladder with wood and boulders.

Even if you hurt yourself, you can also hurt others.

Fighting for the loss of troops, Wei Guo will always have an advantage.

If you advance, you will live, if you retreat, you will die.

Wei Jun, who had no other choice, broke out in a bloody battle.

Braving the crossbow arrows and stones of the Han army like locusts, roaring like thunder, and ran forward desperately.

Even Wei Rong, who watched the battle carefully from the top of the city, felt admiration secretly for that courage to go forward and die one after another.

But his father was calm.

Seeing Wei Jun Wu coming, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he kept giving orders.

"Lei Mu, Shan Shi, push forward!"

"Grease altar, prepare!"

"The shield soldiers abandon their blades, squat, protect the front, and push the long ladder in advance!"

"Spearmen, come forward, you can pierce without order!"

When I was young, the cloud ladder reached the foot of the city wall, and countless flying hooks and long ladders were hung on the city wall.

But at this moment, the tragedy on the battlefield really began.

Countless stones, wood, and gold juice poured down from the city wall, taking away the lives of Wei Jun one after another.And the stones and arrows whizzing from the city were like locusts, flying towards the Han army who had to lift the wood or push away the long ladder.

One side is soldiers, so the offensive continues continuously.

One side was protected by the city wall, so the calm soldiers came to cover the water and soil.

Half an hour passed.
It's almost noon
It's been two hours.
As night fell, the battle continued.

Xia Houru, who let the soldiers and horses of various ministries take turns to go into battle, did not give the Han army Siwen time to breathe.

Every time a group of soldiers retreated due to their lack of vigor or too many casualties, another group of soldiers and horses would take over and attack with morale like a rainbow under the watchful eyes of a group of swordsmen led by the army.

Wei Jun's thunderbolt chariots and stone cannons could no longer throw stones because the rivets were smashed or the throwing poles were broken.

However, the warsmiths did not repair them.

The hastily prepared stones have long been exhausted.

But the military craftsmen were not idle either, countless simple long ladders were constantly born from their knives and axes, as well as three newly built siege vehicles.

It is nearly two feet long and more than ten feet wide. It is driven by eight wheels at the bottom.

The steeple and sloping eaves are covered with cowhide.

It can remove the force of falling rocks from the city, burn oil for a short period of time, and shelter more than [-] soldiers in it.

A round wooden siege ram is suspended from a crossbeam by an iron cable, and the front is covered with iron and gold, like a sheep's head; the body is riveted side by side with wooden sticks, allowing ten soldiers to support it and push the ram to hit the city gate.

It looks crude, but in fact it uses harsh materials and is time-consuming and labor-intensive to make.

It is enough for many ordinary carpenters to let the wooden city hammer hang with balanced force, and the body not to tilt when it swings and hits the city gate.

These two siege vehicles carried Xia Houru's hope of breaking the city.

Therefore, he spent a day and the lives of countless soldiers to consume the Han army's shovels, grease, crossbow spears, boulders, and energy, just for this moment.

"Siege!"

His voice had been hoarse for a long time, and when he gave the order, he beat the drums himself.

Pushing the siege vehicle and the soldiers following behind are all part of his personal guard, and he has been recharging his energy all the time.

Now with one order, we will move forward bravely.

The soldiers and horses of the other ministries also rushed forward again.

Some pulled the corpses along the road to clear the way for the siege vehicles, and some carried long ladders to the corner of the city, trying to wait for the city wall while the Han army focused on the siege vehicles.

And Wei Yan, who was on the top of the city, couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief when he saw the brightly lit city below and the Wei army coming with the siege vehicles.

Wei Jun never launched an attack on the city gate, which made him almost think that Xia Houru had seen through his plan and gave up his plan to break through the city gate.

Moreover, Wei Jun's offensive was crazy, and the offensive still did not stop even after night fell.

It made him think for a while, it is better to block the city gate first.

In case the Wei army attacked the city at night, they would hide the siege vehicles in the night, making him self-defeating.

Fortunately, Xia Houru lived up to his expectations.

Wei Jun's siege engine appeared in the last rays of the setting sun.

However, when he was building fortifications in the past few months, he felt that the dilapidated ancestral city was not strong enough, so he moved the capital of Li and Shu to Longyou before the war, so he built the Wengcheng according to local conditions.

Thinking of ambush and kill Wei Jun once.

Even if Wei Jun didn't fall for the trick, he could rely on building an extra city wall to build the urn city, so as to add an inner city to the ancestral city.

Of course, even if the urn city was built, he would not let Wei Jun break the gate easily.

I will not let it go, and when the Wei army is concentrated at the city gate, it will be easier to kill on a large scale.

"Quickly lead the army and go to the city to prepare!"

Grasping Buqudu's arm, Wei Yan's voice was stern, "After the thieves enter the city, once I give the order to blow the trumpet, you will kill them all!"

After shouting, he turned his head and gave orders to the other soldiers without waiting for the governor to take the order.

"Lieutenant Jiang, Captain Li, lead the headquarters to protect the left and right corners of the city wall, and don't let the enemy go to the city!"

"Zhang Sima, quickly lead the people to the east of the city, and bring the Leimu!"

"What are you waiting for! There are no stones, crossbows and spears, and you don't know how to hold shields and gowns!"

"Quick cast grease altar!"

Orders came out of his mouth in an orderly manner.

At the same time, the huge siege engine was also pushed by the soldiers of the Wei army and rushed to the gate of the city.

The ten soldiers hiding in the car, under the protection of more than a dozen other robes holding up their shields, slammed into the city gate with sheep's head hammers and slammed into the city gate without distraction.

"Boom! Long~~~"

Every time there was a collision, there was a huge sound, with a long tail.

Even the Han army standing on the top of the city could faintly feel the slight tremor under their feet.

However, they didn't make a difference.

Although the Han army did not have the lumber and boulders, they still had a lot of grease.

When the countless jars were thrown and shattered, and the grease flowed all over the ground, the torches followed.Even if it was separated by the regenerated cowhide, the siege engine was still ignited after half a quarter of an hour.

However, after the fire intensified, Wei Jun pushed away the burning siege engine, and let the second one continue to undertake the mission.

The second seat also burned, so it was replaced by the third seat.

Persevering, hitting the same point continuously, the wooden city gate was finally cracked with a three-foot gap.

"The city is broken!"

"The city is broken!!"

All Wei Jun shouted wildly.

They couldn't wait, they got in through the hole, and removed the crossbeams behind the two city gates, so that the robes could flow into the city more smoothly.After a day of hardships, the dawn of victory finally ushered in, which made them extremely excited, and they were not surprised why the Han army did not fight behind the city gate.

"Broken the city!"

"Broken the city!"

Cheering loudly, they poured into the city like a tide.

After a while, the group of Wei Jun running in the front noticed something strange.

What caught their eyes was not houses, barracks, or streets, but a circular city wall.

"This is the Urn City!"

"Go back! Go back!"

They yelled desperately, trying to turn around and squeeze out.

But their voices were lost in the cheers of the soldiers who hadn't entered the city, and their bodies were also pushed, and they moved forward involuntarily.More and more Wei Jun rushed in, and more and more people noticed something strange, but they couldn't stop their bodies.

When about 800 people poured into the urn city, there was a "rumbling" sound from the passage of the city gate.

That was when the Han army pushed down the rocks and blocked the passage out of the city.

(End of this chapter)