The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1162 Battle at Hulao Pass ([-])
Such a battle formation, if it is the first time a recruit on the battlefield, it is enough to be scared to pee.However, the guards at Hulao Pass, whether it is the Wudang Fei Army, or the soldiers of the Yang'an Army and Yong'an Army, are all experienced warriors. They have experienced all kinds of dangerous battle scenes. Not only are they not afraid, but they are full of enthusiasm and fighting spirit. They stick to their positions and are ready to plunge into fierce battles at any time.

A small number of catapults threw stones and smashed them heavily on the city wall of Hulao Pass, and Wu Jun's offensive officially kicked off.Since the number of Wu Jun's catapults is not large enough to form a group offensive of catapults, the role of catapults is at most a kind of catapult to ask for directions and attract jade by throwing bricks.

Obviously Zhu Wan could not expect these catapults to destroy the city wall of Hulao Pass, and let the tens of thousands of Wu troops who were about to attack wait under the city, so after Wu Jun threw some stones, the tens of thousands of troops were As soon as they surged up, they launched the siege of ants.

Numerous ladders were erected on the towering city wall of Hulao Pass. Amidst the deafening shouts of killing, Wu Bing, holding shields, knives and guns, stepped on the ladders and walked towards the top of the wall. rushed up.

The defensive pressure of the Han army was very high. Facing so many Wu troops, the weakness of the Han army's strength was highlighted. The only thing that could make up for this weakness was the tenacity of the Han army.Rows of arrows poured down from the top of the city, as dense as rain.

Huge logs were lifted up one by one by dozens of Han soldiers, and they fell down the ladder with the momentum of sweeping thousands of troops.A rolling log usually has a diameter of more than one foot and is five or six feet long. It covers a range of more than a dozen ladders. When it fell down, Wu soldiers on these ladders were swept away one after another , Wu Bing who fell to the ground was either smashed to death or fell to death, piles of bloody and bloody, horrible.

The heavy ring stone is an excellent tool for defending the city. Although it cannot sweep across a large area like a rolling log, each ring stone is extremely heavy. Once it is hit, the ladder will be destroyed.

When the Han army guarded the city, they also used a lot of boiling water and boiling oil. These things are all sharp weapons in the defense of the city, especially the boiling oil, which not only has a lethal effect on the attacking Wu soldiers, but also can be set on fire. ladder.

In short, the Han army used eighteen kinds of weapons in defensive operations. However, the Wu army relied on its large number of people. Although the casualties were heavy, the offensive has never diminished. The city wall of Hulao Pass is always overcrowded. There are living people, and there are dead people.

Zhu Wan stood at the foot of the city in military uniform. He himself said that he would never step back if he didn't take half a step back. His feet were firmly planted on the ground, and he let the arrows whistle past his ears. Occasionally, one or two arrows shot When he got in front of him, Zhu Wan would use his sword to knock it down. After all, it was beyond the reach of an arrow. Even if there were individual arrows that were strong enough to be shot here, at the end of the crossbow, their strength would always be limited.

Even so, this position is quite dangerous. Being in a dangerous situation, Zhu Wan was not moved at all. He focused on the siege battle with no expression. Sometimes he would brandish a long sword and command the Wu army to attack forward. .

Now the Wu army's offensive methods are relatively simple. In addition to a blind attack, it is still a strong attack. Although each wave of attack will be strongly resisted by the Han army, and the Wu army will pay a great price, but the wave of Wu army's offensive has never stopped. , is still one step forward, launching an attack without risking one's life.

Zhu Wan also tried to find other means of attack, such as using a chariot to smash open the city gate.However, the Han army had apparently already guarded against their attack. After Zhang Le and Zhao Zhuo returned to the city, Huang Chong decisively ordered the East City Gate to be sealed with wood, stone, and sand.

Generally, the gate of a city is always a weak point of defense. No matter how strong the defense on the city wall is, once the gate is breached, the enemy army can easily drive into the city, making all the hard work of the troops guarding the city wall in vain.

Naturally, Huang Chong didn't give the Wu people any chance, and completely sealed the east city gate with earth and rocks, which also cut off the possibility of them attempting to break into the city from the direction of the city gate.

Wu Jun's charging car repeatedly hit the gate of Hulaoguan, but behind the gate, there were countless piles of sand and stones. No matter how powerful the impact of the charging car was, it could not break through the solid gate.

Someone still gave advice to Zhu Wan, saying that no matter how strong the gate of Hulao Pass is, it is still made of wood. If it is attacked with fire, it might have a miraculous effect.

Zhu Wan listened to his suggestion, painted tung oil on the front of the chariot, ignited it, and then slammed into the city gate. The blazing fire quickly engulfed the city gate and the chariot.After burning down the gate, the piles of earth and rocks behind the gate were exposed, and the Wu people found that everything they did was in vain, and the defense of the Han army was really impeccable.

The next siege operations will still revolve around the city walls.The Wu people also arranged a large number of crossbowmen, with bed crossbow siege vehicles and other weapons, to constantly put pressure on the Han army on the city wall.

The battle reduction of the Han army is also very powerful, but when the battle has come to this point, both sides are doing their best. This is no longer a simple military contest, but more, than will, than whose will is stronger. Tenacious, whoever can persist until the last moment is the ultimate winner.

In this bloody battle, time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the sun was already setting and dusk was falling.

Expecting to win Luoyang in one day's battle, Lu Kang didn't even think about it, no matter at any time, the siege battle is the most difficult, especially if you want to win the dangerous pass like Hulao Pass, it will not happen overnight thing.

Although there were no achievements in today's battle, Lu Kang is generally quite satisfied. At least Wu Jun played with the momentum he should have. Even if he did not break through the Hulao Pass, Wu Jun's desire to win can still be affirmed. Lu Kang ordered Mingjin withdraws troops and will fight again tomorrow.

Zhu Wan was a little annoyed and regretful. It should be said that he did his best, but the tenacity of the defenders finally made him return without success.Zhu Wan wanted to fight at night with the lights on, but Lu Kang's military orders forbade him not to retreat.

After returning to the camp, Zhu Wan immediately went to see Lu Kang and said, "Major Sima, our army's morale is at its peak. The last general requests that we continue the night battle after dinner. If we don't take Hulao Pass, we promise not to return it."

Lu Kang smiled slightly and said: "General Zhu is really a man of temperament, but the siege battle cannot be won overnight, it must be achieved by combining work and rest. If we fight again tomorrow, General Zhu can still be the commander in front of the battle."

(End of this chapter)