Wushuang Wudi of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 89 I will teach you to fight 4
"Awesome! Marquis Wen is really unfathomable, and his subordinates are capable people! Our army has created such a sharp weapon, it is really a nightmare for the city defenders!" Jia Xu and Li Ru looked at each other and sighed.

"Keep smashing! Light up the kerosene!" Lu Bu said with satisfaction, the thunderbolt car invented by Liu Ye is really good!It's a bit small, and it's hard to transport.

However, it is a good choice to attack the pass.

Next, more than a dozen burning fireballs rose up, and the scene was spectacular, which caused a burst of exclamation from Zhu Jun's soldiers on the Tongguan city tower.They hurriedly used the remaining ballistas to fire a few long spears to regain some courage.The soldiers of Lu Bu's army cheered loudly.

Of course, the accuracy of the fireball is not to be admired. Several pieces fell on the city wall, leaving a black mark, and then rolled to the ground, burning continuously.Fortunately, most of the other ones fell on the towers and the city, immediately causing Zhu Jun's army to be killed and injured, and even caused some small-scale fires.

"Okay! Keep firing! Set the range farther and turn Tongguan into a sea of ​​flames! The infantry in front will attack immediately! Archers cover!" Lu Bu ordered to attack, otherwise, what should I do if I scare away Zhu Jun's men and horses? .

The greatly encouraged infantry roared, carrying dozens of long siege ladders and pushing several siege towers, divided into more than a dozen teams, and under the cover of their own arrow feathers flying all over the sky, braved the enemy's bow The blows from the crossbow and other firepower approached the tall city wall.

From time to time someone fell down on the road.

Inside Tongguan, Zhu Jun came to command the tower in person, but he didn't dare to raise the commander's flag for fear of being bombarded by Lu Bu's thunderbolt chariot.

Zhu Jun's soldiers used rockets and bed crossbows to attack the tall siege towers, and used stones and rolling logs that had been prepared to deal with the long ladder team that was about to appear, and the archers even fired with all their strength.They also had no way to retreat, so they had to use the high walls and battlements to defend.

Approach, approach, touch!The two sides began to contact!
The infantry of Lu Bu's army put the ladder on the city wall, with sharp hooks on it, which hooked the wall to ensure that the ladder would not be easily overturned.The siege tower is shooting arrow feathers while slamming into the tower, and the pawns climb up, and they are about to rush out and kill the opponent!Lü Bu did not order the construction of Chong chariots, and the city gates were still too narrow for troops to be deployed.

Each of the infantry of the Lu Bu army adopted the ants-attachment tactic with relatively large casualties. As the name suggests, they climbed up like ants to achieve the goal of hand-to-hand combat.From time to time, people screamed and fell down, with arrow feathers pierced on their bodies;

Black smoke rose from the siege tower that had been hit by rockets, and the infantry screamed and extinguished the flames.

On the contrary, Zhu Junjun was not much better.Inside Tongguan, under the continuous long-range bombardment of thunderbolt vehicles, open flames began to burst out everywhere, and burning stones fell in groups, falling in the pass, accompanied by smoke and fire.

On the city tower, many soldiers were shot, screaming and falling outside or inside, the result can be imagined.

You come and go, the area around Tongguan is full of fireworks, the sound of killing is soaring, and it is full of blood.

Under the flying of deadly arrow feathers and boulders, and the smashing of rolling logs and stones, the more tragic hand-to-hand combat began.

"Kill!" Some of Lu Bu's soldiers who rushed up to the city tower shouted, fighting with Zhu Jun's soldiers stationed on the city wall.The two sides criss-crossed each other, mixed into piles, and started a scuffle.Around the tower, the two sides fought and robbed mercilessly.In front, on the city, and behind, there are figures and weapons everywhere.

This kind of onslaught by Lu Bu's army did a lot of damage to the enemy, and it dealt a severe blow to the morale of Zhu Jun's army.However, the cost of a strong attack regardless of the cost must be huge.Tongguan, with its high walls and thick walls, is not just talking about it, it has a full range of three-dimensional defenses.Towers, battlements, walls, crossbows, arrow feathers, rolling logs, rocks, boiling oil...these are all sharp weapons for defending the city.Intensive attacks from all sides greatly killed and wounded the soldiers of Lu Bu's army.

After a bloody fight, Lu Bu's soldiers were repelled, leaving behind a thousand corpses, half of which were in the previous field battle.

Zhu Junjun also suffered heavy casualties, with 700 killed.Many were stoned and burned to death.

Lu Bujun greatly benefited from the long-range suppression of the thunderbolt chariot.On the one hand, Zhu Jun's army did not dare to concentrate too much force, lest they be wiped out all at once; on the other hand, those "incendiary bombs" played a role, causing many buildings in the city to burn.

Lu Bu's army temporarily retreated, but the battle was not over.Zhu Junjun immediately began to strengthen the defense of the city wall, not daring to neglect.A lot of their supplies were burned, which made the soldiers very frustrated, and all of them lost their confidence in holding Tongguan.

"Okay! Send a letter to ask Zhu Jun to surrender!" Lu Bu said, and the next step was a series of feint attacks, the purpose of which was to contain the opponent instead of continuing such a strong attack regardless of the cost.If this is the case, Lu Bu will suffer a lot.

The sharpshooter sent the letter to Tongguan. As for the effect, it is not expected.

"Zhu Junjun will use the strong crossbow in the city, and immediately send a letter to Chang'an to recruit skilled craftsmen. We must also speed up the research and manufacture of strong crossbows! Large-scale production is required!" Lu Bu realized that he had neglected the matter of crossbows, and hurriedly Notify Liu Ye and others in Chang'an.

If a workman wants to be good, he must first sharpen his weapon.

Besides, Lu Fang and Li Mo led the troops to the ferry, and together with the local officials, they began to recruit boatmen and gather boats.With great difficulty, seventy or eighty ships of different sizes and types were gathered.There are two huge official ships, a large number of ordinary fishing boats, merchant transport ships, and some crude boats.

"From this point of view, only 4000 people can be transported!" Lu Fang said distressedly.

"General, your soldiers are so fast! Let's wait without delay. Now that the water in the Yellow River is calm, let's set off immediately!" Li Mo suggested.

"Okay!" Lu Fang, who was a little hesitant, also made up his mind after hearing the words.A large number of soldiers began to board the ship, and the ferry was bustling with people, very lively.

This 4000-strong army began to follow the Yellow River, go down the water, and head east. They will land near Hangu Pass and act according to Lu Bu's plan.

Before Tongguan, there was still a confrontation, but Zhu Jun refused Lu Bu's offer to surrender without hesitation.

Lu Bu had no choice but to hold back his anger, pretend to attack all the time, and use the strategy of exhausting the enemy to interfere with Zhu Jun's soldiers. In addition, he kept inciting and seducing ordinary soldiers so that after Lu Fang's troops took action, they would voluntarily surrender.Zhu Jun was not afraid either. While stabilizing the morale of the army and guarding the pass, he sent people to the various princes in the east to ask for help.

(End of this chapter)