The last three kingdoms

Chapter 241 The Battle of Fu City ([-])

When the sun was rising, the battle formation of the Wei army had already been assembled. The spears and halberds were like forests, and the banners covered the sun. Looking north from the city of Fucheng, it was densely packed, layered on top of each other, covering the sky and covering the earth, boundless.

Zhong Hui was riding a yellow steed, his golden armor shining brightly in the morning sun, and the crimson cloak on his body was flapped by the breeze, making Zhong Hui look graceful and elegant.

At this moment, Zhonghui is full of energy and full of ambition. His horse rides in Hanzhong and breaks through Jiange. Chengdu is already far away. In the battle of Shu, Zhong Hui can be compared to King Jian of Qin and Han Xin of Han, and has written a rich and colorful stroke in history.

As for Lu Kang who was blocking the way in front of him, Zhong Hui sneered contemptuously. A mayfly shook a tree, a mantis turned into a cart, how could a small Fu city stop his ambition.

"Beat the drum! Siege the city——" Zhong Hui pulled out his sword, pointed at the top of the city of Fu, with deep eyes and a dignified face, and calmly gave the order.

The rumbling drums sounded deafeningly, and Hu Lie took the lead, rushing to the forefront of the battle formation, holding a gun in his right hand and holding a shield in his right arm, he raised his arms and shouted: "Kill——"

The soldiers who entered the camp first also held their spears, spears, halberds and knives high, and shouted loudly in unison: "Kill-kill-kill-" The momentum was shocking and high-spirited.

Amidst the sound of powerful drums and the screams that went straight to the sky, the huge battle formation of the Wei army slowly moved forward, and the rumbling steps stirred up thousands of dust, the momentum was magnificent, and the scene was shocking.

Lu Kang came to the front line of Fucheng in person, his expression was very solemn, he knew that this would be the most difficult battle to the death, the Wei army's 10,000+ army came roaring, aiming to crush everything, but Lu Kang There is no retreat for Kang. Now that he has made a choice, he will not have the slightest regret. Whether it is Shu or Wei, no one can stop Lu Kang's ambition.

"Get ready to meet the enemy!" Lu Kang also gave an order in a deep voice.

Wu Jun has already made all the preparations, and Lu Kang's order is only a string for Wu Jun who is in the midst of combat preparations. Standing behind the crenel, Wu Jun subconsciously clenched the swords, guns, bows and crossbows in his hands, and stared at the surging lake like a lake with all his attention. Here comes Wei Bing.

Every battle is a kind of experience. Many soldiers in the Soochow Army have not really fought for a long time. After entering Sichuan this time, after experiencing battle after battle, the mood of fighting is gone. Although the size and momentum of the Wei army are the same The Shu army in the Battle of Qingyangpu was much larger, but the Wu soldiers did not shrink back in fear. Under the encouragement of the general, they were full of enthusiasm, morale was high, and they had a strong desire for the upcoming battle.

"Whoosh-"

"Oh!"

The first attack was the three-bow bed crossbow with the furthest range of the Wei army. The crossbow arrows with iron plumes like spears made a piercing whistling sound, and shot towards the sky. The huge arrows were firmly nailed into the rammed earth wall. Due to the extraordinary strength, most of the crossbow arrows that were several feet long were submerged into the city wall, leaving only the arrow tails with iron feathers exposed. The huge impact made the solid city wall shake.

These crossbow arrows were not missed, their target was not the Wu soldiers on the city but the thick city wall.There is a special term for these crossbow arrows, called stepping arrows. In siege operations, the thick three-bow crossbow arrows are shot at the enemy's city wall, so that the front end of the crossbow arrow is deeply inserted into the wall, leaving only half of the thick arrow shaft and tail feathers. Exposed outside the wall, under the cover of their own side, the soldiers attacking the city can climb the huge arrow shafts inserted into the wall to climb the city wall and capture the city.As a result, this huge crossbow bolt became a stepping pin for the besiegers to climb, so these arrows have the name "stepping pin arrow".

The purpose of the Wei army is very clear, that is, to use these prongs to attack the city.Of course, this is just a method of the Wei army. The ladder, siege vehicle, rushing vehicle, and catapult are all indispensable.Naturally, the huge and powerful catapults cannot be transported to Shu. Now the Wei army uses the same small detachable catapults as the bed crossbow.

Although it is the smallest type of catapult, its power is equally astonishing. A stone the size of a human head was thrown out and hit the rammed earth wall fiercely. If the car is used, the city wall of Fucheng really can't take many hits before it will collapse.

Bed crossbows and catapults are not only owned by the Wei army. The Wu army defending the city is also equipped with these weapons. In the Three Kingdoms era, catapults and bed crossbows were standard weapons.Shu has a genius like Zhuge Liang, and Wei has a genius like Ma Jun. In the field of weapon manufacturing, each has its own strengths and is good at winning.

Although the state of Wu is a shortcoming in technology research and development, when the relationship between Wu and Shu was harmonious, the state of Wu still imported a large number of continuous crossbow vehicles and individual crossbows from the state of Shu.Of course, the kind of ten-shot crossbow and Yuanrong crossbow cannot be purchased, but the five-arrow crossbow and individual crossbow that are slightly behind can still be widely equipped in the Wu army.

The country of Wu can also manufacture the catapults by itself, but the craftsmanship is relatively rough. Fortunately, Wu Jun can be transported by water when he enters Sichuan this time, and the medium-sized catapults can still be transported to Fucheng. small catapult.

Before the soldiers of the two sides came into contact, the bed crossbows and catapults were already engaged in battle. The goal of Wei State was to destroy the city walls, while the goal of Wu State was to destroy these bed crossbows and catapults of Wei State. , Flying stones across the sky, covering the sky and covering the earth.

Of course, the battle of these weapons is just a prelude. The war of cold weapons is still dominated by people. In a short time, the siege troops of the Wei army have entered the range of bows and arrows, and the archers of both sides immediately threw themselves into each other. The denser rain of arrows covered almost half of the sky, making the clear sky look much gloomy.

Commander Hu Lie went to the camp first, holding the shield on his back, carrying the ladder, and braving the rain of arrows, he tried his best to approach the city wall of Fucheng.

The closer to the city, the greater the density of arrows. Despite the protection of armor and shields, the advancing Wei soldiers kept falling, and every step forward had to be paved with corpses and blood.

However, the death of Pao Ze could not stop the courage of the Wei soldiers to advance, on the contrary, it inspired their morale even more. All the soldiers of the Wei soldiers had red eyes and murderous faces on their faces. The defense line built by the horses and antlers of the army attacked the city of Fucheng.

A series of ladders were erected, and the battle became even more fierce.

(End of this chapter)