Ji Han Liu Zhang

Outside Hechi County.

After Wu Yi gave the order, the captain Yin Pu waved his hand and issued an order to his troops. The sound of rolling wheels immediately started, and more than ten thunderbolt chariots came from the Shu army's formation. was pushed out.

Wu Yi looked at these tall Pili chariots with a look of curiosity on his face. Liu Zhang had previously used Pili chariots when he attacked Yangping Pass, but at that time he was attacking Micang Road as a partial division and had never had the opportunity to see the magic of Pili chariots. place, so I only heard about this kind of siege weapon, but didn't really see it.

However, Wu Yi now had the opportunity to see it. He watched the Pili captain Yin Pu, also known as Pili, perform the familiar maneuvers. He attached the Pili cars to the counterweight stones and adjusted the direction in which the Pili cars were launched. .

Not only Wu Yi, but also the captains Xu Meng and Xi Su had curious expressions on their faces, and couldn't help but look at Yin Pu's men operating the Thunderbolt Car.

The Thunderbolt Chariot is a powerful weapon for siege. Xu Meng and Xi Su heard this sentence from the mouths of Gan Ning, Shen Mi and others who had seen the power of the Thunderbolt Chariot. The two of them couldn't believe how useful the battle was. Without a real experience, they would naturally not make a judgment.

Fortunately, Xu Meng and Xi Su had the opportunity to meet each other today. They looked at each other with a hint of joy in their eyes. Last night they heard from Wu Yi that someone would be the first to arrive at the camp today, but they did not expect that it would be the Perak School. Wei Yin Pu, Wu Yi actually asked Liu Zhang for Yin Pu.

Originally, Yin Pu was just an unknown school captain under Liu Zhang, but because of his love for the Pili Chariot, he led his subordinates to operate the Pili Chariot, becoming a rare technical unit under Liu Zhang's command, and at the same time earned Yin Pu two Pili Chariots. The prefix is ​​in front of the school captain.

'Today you should see what a thunderbolt is. "Wu Yi, Xu Meng and Xi Su held their breaths and quietly watched the actions of Yin Pu's subordinates.

Unlike Wu Yi, Xu Meng and Xi Su who were curious about the thunder chariot, Fazheng took refuge with Liu Zhang in front of Yangping Pass. He had seen the thunder chariot before, so his expression was very indifferent. Meng Da, who was standing in front, acted as a defender. The generals who had passed the Xinyang Ping Pass were very familiar with the effectiveness of the Pili Chariot, so Meng Da looked happy.

But what makes Fazheng and Meng Da slightly puzzled is that the Pili Car in front of them is larger and more sophisticated than the Pili Car they have seen before. It may be different from the previous Pili Car in terms of power.

Here Fazheng and Mengda observed the details and smelled that the current Pili Car was different from the old one. As they thought, the Pili Car in front of them was far more powerful than the old one after continuous improvement by Pu Yuan and Yin Pu. Worse than the thunderbolt chariots attacking Yangping Pass.

Pili captain Yin Pu directed his troops to prepare for the release of cannon stones, while showing a fond look at the Pili chariot. Ever since he saw the power of the Pili chariot in front of Yangping Pass, he also learned that the Pili chariot was a young man from Qiongdu. After being created by Pu Yuan, he has been hanging around Pu Yuan recently, working with Pu Yuan to modify the Pili Chariot, and train his subordinates to operate the Pili Chariot, creating a Perak battalion that can hit wherever they go.

Today, it was time to face the stubborn Di King Dou Mao in Hechi County to appreciate the power of the Thunderbolt Chariot. Yin Pu set his sights on the city head of Hechi County from a distance, with a pair of sharp eyes like an eagle. I saw Dou Mao, King of Di, at the top of the city.

However, Yin Pu's current target is not Hechi County, but several forts outside Hechi County that serve as a cornerstone. King Dou Mao of Di learned some basics of city defense and built a bunch of forts to stand in Hechi County. In addition, it became an obstacle for the Shu army to attack Hechi County.

"Fat." Seeing that his subordinates were ready, Yin Pu just waved his hand and shouted an order to the Wubao in front of him.

The Di people who were guarding the fort looked around one by one and looked at the Shu army under the fort wall, a hundred and fifty steps away from them, manipulating some strange equipment, but no Shu army came to attack the city. When I was confused, I heard several loud banging sounds.

Then the Di people on the wall of Houwubao saw more than a dozen black spots coming towards them. As the black spots got closer, they appeared larger and larger. They also saw clearly the original appearance of the black spots, which was a A nearly round boulder was moving against the wind, blowing up a strong gust of wind and flying towards them.

Some smart Di people reacted immediately and fled out of the range of the boulder, while some Di people either had no time to react, or were shocked by the boulder leaping over, and froze in place, thinking about why it was so big. Huge boulders can fly in the air.

'Bang bang bang. '

After several roars, the boulders from the Thunderbolt Chariot fell on the top of Wubao. The boulders that hit the fort wall were so heavy that they shook the fort wall. The boulders that hit the crowd among the people were shaken. This made the Di people let out a wailing sound of extreme fear. On the wall of this fort, the Di people suddenly panicked, like a flock of frightened sheep.

"What is this?" Di King Dou Mao, who was standing on top of Hechi County in the distance, was dumbfounded and asked. The weapons in the Shu army's formation were like rocks at hundreds of steps, and the sound was like thunder, which made him, who relied on the fortified city to defend, feel in his heart. A ray of chill.

It's just that many of the staff behind Di Wang Dou Mao, like Di Wang Dou Mao, didn't know Pili Che. They all showed surprised expressions along with Dou Mao, and even shrank back, fearing the Shu army. A huge boulder fell on the city wall of Hechi County, smashing them into a ball of meat paste.

'It's really a weapon for siege. "Wu Yi saw the boulder leaping from the Thunderbolt Chariot and hitting the fortress wall heavily. He nodded. The power of the Thunderbolt Chariot was more powerful than he expected. With such a sharp weapon, there is no city that cannot be attacked.

Wu Yi couldn't help but think about the wonderful use of the Thunderbolt Chariot. At present, a dozen Thunderbolt Chariots are so powerful. If more than a hundred Thunderbolt Chariots fired at the same time, it would be so powerful. But now is not the time to think about the wonderful use of the Thunderbolt Chariot. However, the Di people who were defending the fort that was attacked by artillery and stone were already timid and could just attack it with a bang.

"Order Mengda's troops to capture Wubao, and Xu Meng and Xisu's troops will coordinate to prevent Hechi County from sending troops." Wu Yi seized the opportunity and issued an order.

While the Wubao defenders were frightened by the power of the Thunderbolt Chariot, Mengda showed his bravery and easily climbed onto the wall of Wubao and captured the Wubao in front of him. When Mengda captured Wubao, Dou Mao, the Di king in Hechi County, was still in shock and could not send out any troops to rescue him.

After capturing a fort, Wu Yi commanded everyone to take advantage of the victory and attack, and asked Yin Pu to aim the thunder chariot at the next fort. With the help of the thunder chariot's deterrence, the next fort was easily captured, and this time King Di Dou Mao finally reacted and sent troops to rescue Wubao.

Unfortunately, the men and horses sent by Dou Mao were killed by Xu Meng and Xi Su, who were already suffering from itching, and they fled back to Hechi. They were almost captured by Xu Meng and Xi Su, who followed the defeated army and captured the city gate of Hechi County. If It wasn't for Dou Mao's cruelty that he ordered all the arrows to be fired from the top of the city, ignoring the Di people who were fighting with the Shu army. He was able to hold off the attack of Xu Meng and Xi Su and prevent the city gate from being captured.

However, King Dou Mao of Di did not dare to send troops out of the city to rescue the Wubao outside the city. He sat and watched one Wubao after another being captured by the Shu army. When the sun moved westward, Dou Mao was left with only a lonely fort. In Hechi County, the Wubao he spent great efforts to build outside the city were all captured by the Shu army.

Although the Shu army's one-day siege was extremely smooth and they won one after another, they could not help but feel a little tired. As the commander-in-chief, Wu Yi was aware of it. Seeing the sun setting, he issued an order in time to let the army go. The soldiers had a good rest for a day, and they will take Hechi County in a battle the next day.

Seeing the Shu army retreating, King Dou Mao of Di did not feel relaxed at all. Instead, his heart became increasingly heavy. He looked at the staff behind him with a bitter look, and his words trembled slightly: "Gentlemen, how are you doing?" Is good."

There was only silence in response to Dou Mao. Many of the staff buried their heads one by one, not daring to look at Dou Mao, and they could not come up with an idea. They had never thought that the Shu army had such a sharp weapon. They originally relied on the strong city to lose their strength. The greatest foundation for establishing oneself.

There were only two choices at the moment. The staff lowered their heads and tilted their heads slightly, exchanging glances with the people around them. Soon they fully exchanged their opinions. In this unfavorable situation, they could either run away or surrender. But in the dead of winter, it is really not a wise thing to abandon the city that can cover the wind and snow and flee to the wild, so there is only one option.

Even though they knew that there was only one choice, Dou Mao's staff kept silent and did not reveal their final choice. Without him, Dou Mao had never liked Han'er, and he had no intention of surrendering to Han'er. He only wanted to separate one side and claimed that he was alone and few. It was more difficult to persuade Dou Mao to surrender to Wu Yi than to kill Dou Mao.

"Your Majesty, it is difficult to protect the enemy in this battle, so it is better to surrender." Finally, one of the staff couldn't hold back and said the only option.

"Huh?" Dou Mao showed displeasure, and he sneered sinisterly: "I am a king alone in a river, how can I be surrendered to a lieutenant general..."

After a sarcasm, Dou Mao waved his hand and ordered the Di warriors under the tent to drag down the staff member who had persuaded him to surrender. A moment later, a wailing sound was heard.

Following this wailing, Dou Mao's staff became more and more silent. They all buried their heads, looking at their ears, nose, mouth, and mouth like clay sculptures and wood sculptures, as if they had lost their existence.

Facing the silent staff, Dou Mao's face became more and more ugly. As the chief of staff, Dou Mao's long history caught a glimpse of Dou Mao's face and had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Your Majesty, Hechi City is strong. , Even if the Shu soldiers have weapons, they may not be able to attack. What's more, in the severe cold now, the handles of swords cannot be held by ice... I think there will be a heavy snow tonight. Under the snow tomorrow, it will not be an opportunity to use troops. Shu soldiers When the time comes to retreat without fighting, we will be victorious."

"What Chang Shi said makes sense." A staff member responded.

"The time and place are favorable to me, how can the soldiers of Shu win?" Some staff members echoed passionately.

Hearing the excited voices of the crowd, Dou Mao's ugly face softened slightly, and he no longer looked like he was choosing people to devour. He looked at the Shu army retreating under the city, thinking exclusively about what Chang Shi said, I hope tonight. There was a heavy snowfall, and the Shu soldiers retreated without fighting. He could win without fighting.

The next day.

Dou Mao, who was temporarily living in the gate tower, got up early. The enemy was facing him. He didn't sleep well that night, and his eyes were a little blurry. But when he came out of the gate tower, he suddenly felt that his eyes were completely white, and the sky and the fields were all pale, and his eyes suddenly changed. Got to be clear-headed.

"Snow, heavy snow." Dou Mao shouted excitedly. His long history was right. There was a heavy snowfall last night, and looking at the thickness of the snow, it was afraid that it could reach an adult's knees. This Under such circumstances, the Shu soldiers would have to retreat, and he could survive for a while and have time to make calculations slowly.

At this moment, Dou Mao's chief minister came up to greet him. He congratulated with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, your Majesty. With this heavy snowfall, the Shu soldiers will definitely retreat."

"That's it, that's it." Dou Mao and his chief smiled at each other, letting out cheerful laughter.

Unfortunately, as a rumbling drum sound outside Hechi County reached Dou Mao's ears, Dou Mao quickly walked to the pheasant saucer and looked into the distance. There were small black dots of Shu troops heading towards Hechi County advanced unhurriedly, and at the same time, the formation carried the sharp weapons used by the Shu army to attack the city yesterday.

'Go crazy. Dou Mao showed an expression of disbelief. The Shu army braved the heavy snow to attack Hechi County. Are they going to fight him to the death? Dou Mao swallowed a mouthful of saliva involuntarily, and suddenly felt a chill running through his body.

In the center of the Shu army's formation, Wu Yi stared firmly at Hechi County, and the military council officer Wei Fazheng beside him did the same, with a pair of bright eyes staring at the city head of Hechi County, under the snowy sky. , they only have one Hechi County in their eyes.

Wu Yi and Fa Zheng learned about the heavy snowfall last night from Qingming. However, they had no intention of retreating because of the heavy snow. If Hechi County was not taken, the war in Wudu would not be over. , which was unfavorable to Liu Zhang's plan for the coming year. After some discussion and calculation, the two decided to go all out today. To the surprise of King Dou Mao of Di, he led troops to attack the city and captured Hechi County today.

Wu Yi wears a helmet and shakes armor, full of murderous intent. Today, he will not sit in the center and command, but will lead his bodyguard to attack the city first. As for the right to command the army, he handed it over to Fazheng: "Xiaozhi, I will go ”

"Zhonglang will leave soon, rest assured." Fazheng nodded solemnly.

It was still the same fighting method as yesterday. First, Yin Pu's subordinates used the Thunderbolt Chariot to fire cannon stones, which landed accurately and violently on the top of the city of Hechi County. The hit made a crowd of people fall on their backs, and the Di people guarding Hechi County did not dare to do so. He exposed his head, fearing that he would be shattered to pieces.

Then, while the Di people at the top of the city were in fear, Wu Yi urged his guards to set up ladders, and together with Xu Meng, Xi Su, Meng Da and others, climbed up the city wall without fear of death.

"Hold it, hold it up for me." Seeing that the Shu soldiers were very excited because of Wu Yi's personal visit, and not long after, Shu soldiers climbed to the top of the tower, Di Wang Dou Mao shouted loudly, his words were extremely urgent, He commanded the Di warriors under his tent to guard the city, hoping to kill the Shu soldiers who climbed up the tower.

"Beat the drums, beat the drums, the whole army is pressing forward." Fazheng, who was in the Shu army formation over there, was different from the eagerness of Di King Dou Mao. His face was as calm as water, and he calmly looked for opportunities to climb the city wall at the right time. The soldiers of Shu beat drums to cheer and added a fire to the dry firewood.

The Wubao outside Hechi County was breached yesterday, coupled with the shock brought by the Thunderbolt Chariot of the Shu soldiers, and the fearlessness of the Shu soldiers in braving the heavy snow to attack the city today, combined with various unfavorable factors, the Di people guarding Hechi County were eliminated. Many of the warriors among the Di people had the intention of retreating and no longer fought hard with the Shu soldiers who climbed to the top of the city.

So King Dou Mao of Di saw more and more Shu soldiers boarding the city, and even stabilized an area, creating favorable conditions for more Shu soldiers to board the city.

"The big thing is over." Dou Mao's face turned pale, and he looked lonely and absent-minded. Taking advantage of the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, he entrenched himself in Hechi, suppressing and bullying the Han'er in Hechi, saying that it was hard to be lonely and lonely, but now he is happy. It's over.

Dou Mao's chief minister gave timely advice to the downcast Dou Mao. He pulled Dou Mao's sleeves and said: "Your Majesty, if you don't leave now, you will wait until later."

Hearing this, Dou Mao nodded sadly, he gathered a group of personal guards, and while sending people to stop the Shu soldiers, he fled from Hechi County like a fool.

However, as soon as Dou Mao left, the Di people in Hechi County lost their backbone and immediately fell into chaos. Hechi County easily fell into the hands of the Shu army and into the hands of Wu Yi. At the same time, Wu Yi also captured the Di people. After learning Dou Mao's whereabouts, he summoned Xu Meng and Meng Da and said: "Dou Mao, this wolf, has not been subdued for a long time. If you don't kill it, it will cause trouble in the future. You two can follow the path in the snow." I'll follow my footsteps and chase him to the north to kill this beast for me."

"Promise." Xu Meng and Meng Dal promised loudly. They did not complain because they continued to hunt down King Dou Mao of Di after a big battle. Instead, they led their troops out of Hechi County with high spirits and followed the traces left in the snow. He traced his footprints and found the right direction to pursue Dou Mao to achieve success. (End of chapter)