The last three kingdoms

Chapter 883 Siege
Originally Liu Yin was going to let the tiger cavalry army take over the task of attacking the fortifications, but Fu Zhu quit. He ran to Liu Yin and insisted on letting the tiger cavalry army take the first attack.

Fu Zhu didn't take the initiative to attack Weizeguan before, it was out of various considerations, this time with a large army as backup, Fu Zhu naturally has no worries.

"Brother-in-law, let me fight. Anyway, I am still a vanguard officer. If I didn't fight this battle, I was replaced. Wouldn't you be laughed to death by others?"

Liu Yin chuckled, and said: "Being brave after knowing your shame, the spirit is commendable. It seems that you still care about other people's opinions?"

Fu Zhu snorted and said: "I don't care about anyone's opinion. I didn't fight Weize Pass before. I just thought that I was not prepared enough and I didn't have the confidence to win it. There is no need to lose people in vain. Now the Firearms Battalion has been transferred. , with the assistance of firearms, taking Weize Pass is no problem at all."

Liu Yin nodded, and said: "Zicheng, it seems that the battles of the past few years have not been in vain, and you have learned a lot. As a general, you have to judge the situation and make changes when the opportunity arises. Don't fight uncertain battles, don't care what others say, if you think it's right, you must stick to it."

"Please teach me, brother-in-law, I will remember," Fu Zhu said with a grin, "Then I should fight this battle?"

"Okay, I'll let you do the fighting," Liu Yin agreed, "Go down and get ready, and I'll let Ah Jian bring a firearms battalion to assist you."

Fu Zhu bowed his hands to promise, and went down happily.

Liu Yin looked at his back, shook his head and chuckled, although Fu Zhuo had indeed grown up a lot in the past few years, but he always felt that he was still a child, as immature as when he followed him to Yinping.

"Young Master, my subordinates have already seen the terrain near Weize Pass." As soon as Fu left, A Jian followed in. Following Liu Yin's order, he conducted a reconnaissance of the terrain near Weize Pass. At this time, I came back to report to Liu Yin.

"How is the detection?"

A Jian said: "Although the mountains on both sides of Weize Pass are steep, they are relatively easy to climb. However, the Huns seem to have taken precautions. They deployed a lot of people on the high ground on both sides, and there are 200 people in each place. People, equipped with strong bows and crossbows, completely blocked the way up the mountain, if they attack by force, the difficulty will not be less than the difficulty of capturing Weize pass."

Liu Yin nodded. It seems that it is not feasible to use that kind of method to attack the Hanshan Fortress. The Huns can gain a lot of wisdom if they suffer a ditch. They suffered a loss in the Hanshan Fortress. One never forgets to protect the flanks. From this point of view, the attack on Weize Pass has to be arranged separately.

"Then let's use the catapult. With this long-distance throw, the casualties of the firearms battalion will be much smaller than the close-range human throwing. Ajian, this battle will be led by Fu Zhu and the tiger cavalry army. You will lead the firearms battalion to assist. Go down." Get ready, an hour later, launch an attack."

"No." A Jian bowed his hands and promised, and immediately went down to prepare.

The Shu army has used catapults to launch gunpowder weapons many times, and there are no technical difficulties. A Jian decided to use direct throwing stone mines and cluster grenades. Cluster grenades are usually Four to six grenades were tied together, and A Jian used eight to ten grenades for each cluster grenade in order to increase the power of the explosion.

The Firearms Battalion dispatched [-] catapults at once, and they lined up in front of Weize Pass. Since there is no need to throw heavy stone bombs, the range of the catapults can be greatly improved, and it is completely within the range of the bows and arrows of the Huns. Besides, at this distance, there is no need to worry that the Huns will damage the catapult.

Fu Zhu's tiger cavalry army was also ready to go at this time. Of course, it was impossible for the tiger cavalry army to attack on horseback at this time. Instead, they prepared a large number of ladders and ropes and became outright infantry soldiers.

Although the ability of the Tiger Cavalry Army is good at cavalry battles, it does not necessarily prove that the Tiger Cavalry Army fell behind in an infantry battle. Fu Zhu secretly held his breath. He wanted to prove to the entire army that the Tiger Cavalry Army not only They are heroes on horseback, fighting in siege, they are heroes as well!

Fu Zhu was standing behind Ah Jian. Now the Tiger Cavalry Army was ready to attack at any time. Of course, the prerequisite was that the firearms battalion completed the firearms attack. Fu Zhuo knew the power of these gunpowder weapons. A salvo of twenty catapults was enough to blow up the front position of Weize Pass to pieces. With the support of such intensive firepower, the Tiger Cavalry Army's siege operation must be more effective with half the effort.

A Jian looked at Fu Zhu with questioning eyes, and Fu Zhu just nodded, indicating that he was ready, and then A Jian turned around and ordered the firearms battalion to start attacking.

The Firearms Battalion was expanded in the past. Of course, as a special independent battalion, the Firearms Battalion is quite different from the ordinary infantry battalion and the cavalry battalion. The Firearms Battalion has only 500 people, which is different from the ordinary infantry battalion with 5000 people. The difference is nearly ten times, but it is comparable to the number of people at the first level of the army battalion in later generations.

A Jian gave the order to the commander of the firearms battalion, and the commander of the firearms battalion immediately issued an order to the captains of each team. Soon, the firearms on the twenty catapults were all ignited, and the fuses made a "sizzling" sound. , sparks are moving, braving wisps of clear smoke.

Immediately afterwards, the gunner pulled the rope, and the throwing arm of the catapult waved, vigorously throwing stone mines or cluster grenades towards the head of Weize Pass.

In an instant, traces of smoke streaked across the air, and twenty stone mines were thrown into the city wall in unison. Throwing it into Guancheng also shows that the Shu army is well trained.

The sound of an explosion quickly came from the top of the Weize Pass, and the smoke filled the air. Accompanied by the violent explosion, it was the cry of the Huns soldiers crying for their fathers and mothers.

There were smiles on the faces of the Shu army. This was the first round of the firearms battalion's attack. The Huns couldn't resist anymore. After three or five rounds of bombardment, it is estimated that the city of Weizeguan will become a piece of land. sea ​​of ​​flames.

Taking advantage of the fierce artillery fire, the Huns were oppressed and breathless, Fu Zhu immediately commanded the Tiger Cavalry to rush towards Weizeguan. Now the Shu army's firearms generally do not fall outside the city wall, so this distance is completely It's safe. When they started to set up ladders to attack the city, the bombardment of the Firearms Battalion would naturally stop.

However, when the Tiger Cavalry Battalion began to climb to the top of the city, it suddenly encountered tenacious resistance from the Huns, and an unknown number of Huns poured out of the city. Arrows rained down, blocking the offensive of the Shu army.

(End of this chapter)