I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 284 Is that a trebuchet that rides on the horse?

Chen Tai fell silent.

Hu Zhi did not continue to ask, and there was no need to continue to ask.

After a while, Chen Taicai said: "Li Jian's attempt to play tricks in Xiangyang is nothing more than a daydream. After Wang Shi goes south, it is still unknown whether his Jiangling can be defended."

He walked back and forth a few times, and then began to write to Luoyang again, truthfully reporting the situation in Xiangyang.

As soon as Chen Tai finished writing the letter, he suddenly heard some faint calls from outside.

Immediately afterwards, a messenger rushed to the door and said nervously: "General, the Shu army is attacking the city!"

Hu Zhi and Chen Tai looked at each other and prepared to go out quickly.

"Why didn't you receive any news before?" Hu asked.

"The Shu army attacked the city suddenly, and we had no time to react."

"Quick! Protect the general!"

Hu Zhi and Chen Tai are both very meticulous people. Although Xia Houru transferred most of Xiangyang's elites, Hu Zhi never slacked off.

"Is that what a trebuchet is like?" Chen Tai suddenly became angry, "You think I haven't seen a trebuchet?"

"What is that?" Chen Taiqiang tried to calm down, but covered himself with his long sleeves.

Another one hit the ground, bounced on the ground, and rushed towards Chen Qun.

"That's the trebuchet."

"The Shu army did not send out the main force, so they used trebuchets to attack the city."

That horse is riding a trebuchet!

Isn't that what's riding the horse a meteorite?

The soldiers rushed forward in a swarm. Fortunately, the force of the stone had been reduced by more than half, and no casualties were caused.

Everyone fell silent.

Hu Zhi and Chen Tai did not leave, but were inspecting military discipline nearby.

"Can a trebuchet capture the city?" Chen Tai couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "Why does Li Jian always do some inexplicable things! Let's go and take a look..."

"General, that is indeed a trebuchet!"

"No one is allowed to retreat. Move troops to the top of the city and continue to observe. It is impossible for the Shu army's trebuchets to cover all the city tops. Pay close attention to the next move of the Shu army."

Before he could react, the stone hit the city head, crossed the city wall and hit the ground inside the city, making a rumbling sound.

Hu Zhi and Chen Tai quickly led people away from the city gate.

When Chen Tai just walked into the city gate, he suddenly looked up and saw dense stones flying towards him in the sky.

"Isn't it true that from the time the army leaves the camp to forming a formation, to beating drums to cheer, to pushing the siege equipment, to attacking the city, it takes at least an hour to prepare. Isn't this enough to let them know that the Shu army is going to attack the city?"

But things were completely different at the city wall. The soldiers at the top of the city covered their heads and fell down. The city wall trembled from the impact, and shallow pits were smashed into the wall.

The atmosphere became a bit strange.

He stayed in Xiangyang and trained his soldiers day and night.

His soldiers have strict military discipline and are commanding from top to bottom.

You know, it is quite difficult to get the official position of Jingzhou Governor in Cao Wei.

By the afternoon, Hu Zhi and Chen Tai had carefully inspected all the patrols near Nancheng.

The Wei troops on the city wall withdrew one after another, while the Han army's stone cannons were still pounding the city wall tirelessly.

After Chen Tai took a sip of water, he wiped his sweat and was about to go back to the office with Hu Zhi, but he seemed to remember something and suddenly asked: "Wende, you said that Li Jian is going to start business in Jingzhou, how about Luoyang?" Aren’t you happy again?”

"I heard that Liu Ziqi has made a lot of money in Guanzhong in the past few years."

Mentioning Liu Fang, Chen Tai showed a hint of displeasure on his face: "When a villain succeeds, he relies on His Majesty's trust and uses his power for personal gain."

"I received a letter from him a few days ago." "Did he write to you?"

"wrote."

"what did you say?"

"Business in Jingzhou."

"He is not worried about the war in Jingzhou, but he is worried about the business in Jingzhou!" Chen Tai was even more unhappy, with a hint of contempt in his eyes.

Hu Zhi suddenly said: "He wrote the letter, but maybe he was just asking questions on behalf of others?"

"Wende means..."

"I'm wondering what method Li Jian used to turn the originally stable situation upside down. It's worth pondering!"

"General, the enemy is still using trebuchets to hit the city wall." Captain Tian Cheng hurried over and interrupted the conversation between Hu Zhi and Chen Tai.

"Smash it! I don't believe that Li Jian can use stones to smash Xiangyang City down!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the city wall behind suddenly made a loud roar.

Chen Tai trembled all over, turned around and saw that a large area of ​​the city wall had collapsed, dust was flying everywhere, and the nearby soldiers were frightened and ran away one after another.

The shouts of the Han army came from outside the city.

Hu Zhi and Chen Tai both stared at this scene blankly, not daring to question.

"Quick! Send the main troops to Nancheng quickly!" After Hu Zhi realized what he was doing, he shouted loudly.

This movement was heard by half of Xiangyang City.

Next, under the mobilization of Hu Zhi, a large number of Wei troops rushed to the south gate.

"Wende!" Chen Tai walked behind Hu Zhi, "I suddenly remembered something."

"What else is there now? Defending Xiangyang is the biggest thing now."

"I think of Li Jian's occupation of Jiangling. We all thought that Li Jian raided Jiangling, but ignored how he broke through Jiangling City. At that time, a scout reported that the Shu army used a powerful force to break open the city of Jiangling. The walls, ignored by all of us."

Hu Zhi paused, glanced at Chen Tai, and seemed to react.

But Hu Zhi quickly came to his senses and said: "The city wall has been broken. It is useless to say that these are useless. Immediately gather troops and horses for defense."

After the city wall was smashed, Li Heng looked back at Guan Tong.

Guan Tong understood quickly. He said: "General, the last general will lead the battle."

"Hey, why bother your lord? What is the most abundant thing in our army now?"

Guan Tong was startled and said: "Arrow?"

"Yes, it's arrows." Li Heng pointed to the gap and said, "After having the men cross the moat, stand at the gap and shoot in turns, consuming a batch of arrows first."

"Fighting with the general, I feel relaxed and happy." Guan Tong laughed and said, "I don't know why, but there are some things that he just doesn't bother to do."

"Your Majesty, thank you. I just feel that we have worked so hard to make so many arrows. If we don't use them now, it will be wasted. Let's shoot one hundred thousand arrows today and see how the Wei army reacts."

"Here!"

By the time most of the elite troops of the Wei army gathered in Nancheng, the Han army had already begun to cross the moat.

Seeing this, the Wei army's vanguard rushed out of the city first and formed a formation on the other side of the moat.

The crossbowmen of the Han army began to confront the Wei army across the river.

A large number of crossbow arrows were shot towards the other side like a heavy rain, and began to attack the Wei army indiscriminately.

Soon the Wei army could no longer hold on and retreated one after another. Around evening, the Han army's forward successfully crossed the moat.

After the crossbowmen were arrayed, the Wei troops inside were also arrayed, and the two sides faced off across the collapsed gap.

Under the dense rain of arrows from the Han army, the Wei army was once again dispersed.

(End of this chapter)