I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 177 Luoyang Watchman
This was originally transferred from Li Shimin by Chen Gong when he was the prefect of Hanoi. At this time, it finally came in handy. Everyone knows the horror of the catapult, so with this big killer, it is natural to hope to defend Huai County again. Three points more.

"Catapult, attack! Attack!" The captain who commanded the catapult in the city shouted.

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Some well-informed officers shouted: "It's a catapult, disperse, disperse!"

Such dense crowds are all natural targets for catapults, and if they spread out, there is a chance to save their lives.

This weak cry was almost instantly drowned out by the huge collision of thunderstones, and the deadly thunderstones smashed into the attacking crowd with incomparable precision, blooming bloody flowers among the crowd.

The reason why the catapult did not fire was that it was roaring when the enemy invaded aggressively, so as to maximize the damage effect and make it more unexpected.

Sure enough, under the bombardment of dense catapults, Yuan Shao's army suffered heavy casualties. The corpses were all over the ground, blood flowed into a sea, and stumps flew across the battlefield.

This bombardment like raindrops also completely defeated the morale of Yuan Shao's army. Many soldiers turned around and fled in a hurry. In a short time, the battlefield had a huge reversal.

Yuan Shao, who was still high-spirited just now, was instantly petrified by this sudden scene, and didn't know what to do for a while.

It was Qu Yi who was well-informed and anxiously asked for instructions: "My lord, this may be a catapult. This thing is powerful, but according to the records in the ancient books, it can hit fifty steps. Now it seems that the Bingzhou military reform is good. My lord, quickly order the troops to withdraw, otherwise the casualties will be even greater."

"Catapult?" Yuan Shao immediately realized that he was also from a family and was no stranger to this object, but he just didn't know how to make it.

His eyes were dim, and he said weakly: "Mingjin withdraws troops, Mingjin withdraws troops."

"Dang, clang, clang..." The clear and pleasant sound of golden bells rang out on the battlefield. Yuan Shao's army ran back as if they had received an amnesty when they heard the sound.

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Outside the Hulao Pass, Cao Cao and Li Shimin continued to bombard. Often, as soon as you dispatched the thunderbolt chariot, I immediately pulled out the projectile chariot. The period also fell into a stalemate between the two sides.

During this period, Cao Cao's army also organized many storms. The tens of thousands of troops were like desperadoes, attacking Hulao Pass with red eyes, and a large-scale battle broke out between the two sides at the top of the city. It was almost won, but it happened that Li Shimin sent another group of soldiers to charge and charge.

After attacking several times in a row, there was basically no accident, and they were blocked by the Bingzhou Army, causing heavy casualties.

The city gate has also been completely blocked, even a car crash cannot break through the city gate.

Guo Jia also made a lot of good suggestions, such as feigning defeat to lure the enemy out of the city, but Li Shimin seemed determined to close the Hulao, no matter what, he just didn't send troops to attack.

Through spies hidden in Luoyang and other places, Cao Cao also roughly knew Li Shimin's military strength on the front line of Hulao Pass, at least 20 to [-]. Time can't hold him down.

In Cao Cao's camp outside the Hulao Pass, a group of senior generals and counselors were thinking hard about countermeasures, and a long delay would be extremely detrimental to their own army.

Fortunately, there was still some good news. Cao Ren from Hanoi County sent a military report saying that he had led his army to attack Jili County, and within ten days he would be able to threaten Luoyang from the north bank.

On the other hand, Xu Huang on the southern front also received a military report that the army had already left Yangcheng and was heading towards Daguguan, and could enter Luoyang within ten days.

Cao Cao excitedly told the good news to everyone present, and everyone's long-gloomy expressions finally relaxed a little.

"Feng Xiao, it seems that we can only rely on other routes to break through the current predicament. This tiger prison is very dangerous, and Li Shimin's army is sufficient, so it is indeed impossible to take it in a short time." Cao Cao said helplessly.

Guo Jia frowned, thought for a moment and said, "My lord, at the moment, I'm afraid this is the only way to go. But just in case, we still need Yuan Shu to threaten the Guanzhong area from Nanyang. Our chances of winning are better."

Cao Cao nodded his head when he heard the words, deeply convinced that even if he attacked Luoyang from behind, it might be a fierce fight, and it might not be possible to win Luoyang.It is still too risky to pin our hopes on this rare soldier.

Turning his head again, he looked at Huangfusong expectantly, meaning that this old brother Yuan Shu can send troops?

Huangfusong just said lightly: "Don't worry, Meng De, Yuan Shu will definitely send troops this time, and I will guarantee it with my life. As for the reason, it is not convenient for me to tell everyone here, please forgive me."

"Hiss..." When everyone heard this, they were so sure, they became more curious about Huangfusong's words, and of course they also believed in the possibility of Yuan Shu sending troops.

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The 5 to [-] troops led by Xu Huang marched secretly along the way, just to be able to kill Daguguan by surprise. Everything went smoothly as usual. After starting from Yangcheng, they continued to march on Songshan South Road, and they did not encounter any What an exception.

In order to avoid being discovered by the enemy, Xu Huang sent out a large number of scouts to inquire about the military situation in front, and at the same time sent people to inquire about the situation of the defenders at Dasan Pass.

The scouts coming and going didn't notice any abnormalities, and they also reported the situation of the defenders at Dasan Pass. The defenders were less than [-], and they seemed to be recruits.

This made Xu Huang more at ease. After all, his sneak attack was done very covertly, and he didn't meet any abnormal people along the way, so Xu Huang felt that his army had not been discovered yet.

When Cheng Lian came, Li Shimin had already told him in secret that Cao Jun would definitely attack Sili from Daguguan and attack Luoyang, so that he could prepare early and deal a fatal blow to the enemy. The gate will reward him heavily.

Cheng Lian deeply felt the pressure and responsibility, and also felt Li Shimin's ardent hope. Although Cheng Lian was only a partial division, he did not belong to any corps. Li Shimin had always been directly mobilized. If there is an opportunity to be promoted to the main force, then he will also be the coach of one side, so he must seize this opportunity.

(End of this chapter)