The son of Yuan Shao who traveled through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 71

Hao Zhao still couldn't believe it. The surging blood rushed into his brain, and his head seemed to burst. He asked again; It's nonsense, I rashly handed over the lives of tens of thousands of people in the city to him, isn't it a crime.After thinking for a while, he said: "I mean what I say, but you have to go back home with me first, and I will listen to your opinion." Hao Zhao said excitedly; "Okay."

Hao Zhao sat down calmly and met everyone's stares.The air in the room seemed to be drained instantly, forming a powerful deterrent and solemn atmosphere.Hao Zhao felt his heart beat faster and his breathing heavy, but he didn't lose his former calmness.I sat down cross-legged opposite Hao Zhao.Wen Chou is by my side.Xian Yufu 180 reluctant people and the rest followed in, and I sent someone to call Jia Xu over. How can I feel at ease without the presence of the chief military adviser on this occasion.

Jia Xu heard something from the soldiers on the road, and felt a little disapproving.Wen Chou asked straight to the point; "The second son has many people who died guarding the city, so how many people do you use?"

Hao Zhao said coldly, "If the Huns only enter from the north gate, 3000 people will be enough. If the four gates attack together, 5000 people will be needed." Wen Chou was stunned.

Xian Yufu sneered, "Without shame, 3000 people are not enough." Hao Zhao said stubbornly, "Enough, enough." Wen Chou took a breath and said, "Jicheng has four gates with a radius of one thousand feet, six thousand crenels, ninety-eight enemy towers, and eight watchtowers. Seats plus soldiers guarding the city gate, only 98 people? How to fight?"

Hao Zhao said in a calm manner; "I have known this for a long time, and I have actually measured the city wall and found that there are 600 crenels, but in fact only 150 can pose a threat to the siege enemy. The difference is worthless. The 50 crenels are calculated according to the four gates, so each gate is 3000. Each crenel is guarded by two soldiers, and the remaining [-] people can divide [-] into fortification soldiers, and the other [-] One person is stationed in the enemy tower, another [-] people can go to the archery tower to release arrows, and the remaining [-] guard the city gate as fortification soldiers. That's all, if there is a real war, I'm afraid that [-] people will be reimbursed soon.

Xian Yufu rolled his eyes and curled his lips; "In the daily battle, the archers alone lost nearly 3000 people, which is not considered injured. Your [-] people are probably shot through by their strong bows and crossbows in three to five hours."

Hao Zhao sneered, "Strong bow and crossbow? How strong is it? Can it shoot a hundred paces?" Wen Chou said, "What do you mean?" Hao Zhao said, "I have a way to prevent them from getting close to the city for a hundred paces within three sticks of incense. , so that our army can shoot at the Huns from a condescending position, but the crossbows of the Huns cannot reach our soldiers."

I was terrified and moved; "How do you do it?" Hao Zhao thought for a while; "The way to defend the city is actually nothing more than two things. One is to unite as one, and the other is to adapt to the situation. Zhao knows a lot of ways to make defensive tools. , but most of them are cumbersome and difficult to complete in one night, only 'barbed terriers' are easier to build. This kind of nail has been designed by me. It has thorns on three sides, similar to terriers. When you throw it out, the thorns will face upward. If people or horses step on it , it will be soon—" He glanced at the crowd and said: "Tonight, the craftsmen are ordered to make two thousand of these caltrops overnight, and before the enemy attacks the city tomorrow morning, they will be thrown out and kept for safekeeping, so that the Huns' vanguard will suffer a big loss." Jia Xu nodded, and suddenly said: "My lord, Han Heng came just now and said that there are not many bows and arrows in the city." I didn't say anything.

Hao Zhao said: "Don't worry about this matter, the Huns will send it to us." Xian Yufu glanced at Hao Zhao with a look of disdain on his face, he still didn't believe that this brazen soldier could have any real abilities.

Jia Xu suddenly seemed to have some interest in Hao Zhao, and smiled; "What's the trick?" Hao Zhao said; "You can weave straw on the tower, and when the enemy's arrows shoot over, they will be absorbed by the straw. In fact, after the war, our army can take back the straw and use it.” It’s a bit like borrowing arrows from straw boats.

Hao Zhao paused and said, "In addition, this straw has other uses. In case of a sudden change, we can pour tung oil on the straw and shoot rockets. As a result, whether it is the Huns or Xiliang soldiers, they will definitely be burned to death." coke.

Jia Xu's eyes immediately shot out a sharp light like an eagle, and he re-examined the person in front of him from head to toe.

Hao Zhao glanced at me, and said hesitantly; "Lingwai—" I laughed; "With these alone, I'm afraid it's still not safe." Hao Zhao nodded and said: "So I want to ask you, make some guards. equipment, and it must be completed as soon as possible, as long as they have these things, coupled with perfect command, I dare say that even if the Xiongnu soldiers die of old age and die in Mobei, they will not be able to enter Jicheng." The words became more and more crazy.But I believed in him, so I beat Zhisheng Zhuge Liang's [-] Shu army with [-] soldiers.

I said solemnly: "Let's listen to it." Hao Zhao said; "Please, sir, make thousands of small crossbows and ten thousand small arrows immediately, and distribute them to the guards. Then use my secret method to prepare poison and apply it to the arrows. Death. The crossbow is more than a foot long, and the arrow is five inches long. It can hit the target from a hundred paces away.

Zhao has also developed some fire bricks and wooden guns in recent years.The fire bricks are three or four inches long, poured with kerosene and ignited, throwing people away and burning them.

Wooden gun-like silver sheath, three feet five inches long and two or three inches wide, made of wood, with gunpowder hidden in the middle, when the enemy comes and throws it, the mechanism explodes, the wooden shell cracks, and the iron water chestnut flies out, killing anyone who touches it.There is also a very powerful Lao crossbow, made of a piece of iron, with several hooks on the side, and a cotton rope tied behind it, throwing it to hook the enemy, and slashing it in front of him.These things, Zhao has already drawn the graphics, as long as they are built according to my method."

Everyone in the seat showed a listening look on their faces, even Xian Yufu included, they felt that this young man was not simple.But Wen Chou secretly admired the second son's knowledge of people, and he was able to find such a ruthless and black-hearted character from among thousands of soldiers.After Jia Xu listened to it, she kept thinking in her heart, she is more poisonous than me.

I stood up happily and announced: "My son named you a lieutenant general, and you will be in charge of defending the city tomorrow. General Wen Chou and I will stand up for you. Anyone who dares to violate the order will not be pardoned. Mr. Wenhe, please be responsible for supervision." Craftsman, prepare everything that Hao Zhao said as soon as possible."

Pound woke up less than an hour after I left, and rode out of the city.His departure has brought a lot of trouble to his master——

Hao Zhao was wearing a brand-new golden armor with chains, a lion belt around his waist, a helmet baby on his head, and a sword on his side. He stood majestically on the tower.Hao Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly, and was full of vigor, and he had never been so beautiful in his life.The city wall that was damaged yesterday could not be repaired, and three layers of bluestone were reinforced on the original foundation, so as to prevent the glutinous rice juice from drying out and being forced in from the old scar again.There are two archers on each crenel on the tower. Unlike the situation in the past, each of these archers is equipped with a spear, which is placed at hand, ready to stab with the spear at any time.

Every three crenels, there is a temporary stove with a raging fire on it to boil the boiling oil.The outer city walls are covered with a layer of thatch, and the thatch is tightly bound. As long as the arrow shoots up, it will not fall down.The Xiongnu soldiers still focused on attacking the north gate, and on the more than [-] enemy towers facing the north gate, stone launching machines were also arranged like the arrow towers, and two soldiers were in charge of one.The bow has been stringed, the knife is unsheathed, just waiting for the Huns to attack.

The leaves were motionless, and the hot and humid air swelled from the low-lying moat and overflowed to the towers, aggravating the tension of the soldiers, making people feel a little impatient and suffocating.

Wen Chou and [-] archers stayed behind the city, ready to go to the city to meet the brash Hao Zhao when he couldn't resist.But I was not worried at all, I dismounted and walked upstairs, standing beside Hao Zhao.

Hao Zhao watched the movements of the Huns camp below the city coldly.Seeing me coming up, Wei Wei raised his forehead and said, "Young Master." Then he turned his head and looked at the enemy camp in the distance.I asked, "Have the two thousand caltrops been prepared yet?" Hao Zhao gave a cold hum, his face sinking like water, his mind as calm as a dry well, without any waves.I am so excited to have such a general.

There was finally movement in the Xiliang army camp.There was a lot of movement, rumbling like dull thunder.The open land in front of the barracks could hardly bear the huge roar and was about to burst.The ancient city walls were a little crumbling amidst the muffled thunder.The originally quiet city of Jicheng suddenly became congested. Hundreds of siege vehicles were pushed out by Xiliang soldiers in groups of three or five.Ma Chao and Ma Dai rode horses far ahead and approached the city with shield archers.Looking at the tower of Jicheng, Ma Dai felt ruthless in his heart. If I can't wash away the shame of yesterday, how can I see the elders in Xiliang.I made up my mind to fight the second generation ancestor named Yuan Xi one-on-one today to earn back face.Ma Chao was unhappy in his heart, thinking that his father didn't know what evil he had fallen into, and was scared out of his wits by old man Zhong Yao's bragging, and fell to Cao Cao all of a sudden.They also sent me to assist the Huns in their attack on Jicheng, and serve as cannon fodder for them. It's really abnormal.

Behind the hundreds of heavy-duty siege vehicles wrapped in three layers of buffalo leather was Ma Chao's ascent troops. These people built a ladder in groups of four.Behind the ladder were [-] fortification shovel soldiers led by Pound. These shovel soldiers carried shovels that could dig trenches and be used as weapons.

Pound was seriously injured, but he insisted on participating in the battle. Ma Chao knew his stubborn temper and knew that he couldn't be persuaded, so he let him go, but put him in the back team to prevent him from having an accident.Behind them are the Huns, and attacking cities is their weakness, so they can only wrong the brothers under General Ma to make sacrifices first.When Hao Zhao saw hundreds of vehicles rolling out from the enemy line, his expression suddenly became tense, and he said loudly to Zhao Du behind him, "Go, transport all the stone mills in the city to the tower, hurry up. And find some cotton cloth." The stronger the twine, the better."

Hao Zhao just gave orders and didn't even look back.Zhao Du was angry in his heart, thinking that I was only a captain after so many years, but you are lucky, you got a blessing in disguise and became a general in one step, it's really maddening.He didn't want to think about it, seeing me standing beside him, he didn't dare to disobey the order, so he reluctantly agreed and turned to go down the city.Still muttering in his mouth; "What do you want a stone mill for?"

The densely packed archers quickly pressed up, thinking that they could consume the lives of the defenders on the tower with their strong bows and crossbows like yesterday.did not expect--

"After the scream of ammonia came out from the mouth of the first soldier, it spread like a plague one after another. Nearly half of the archers walking in front howled and raised their soles, and saw a Black barbed thorns the size of a fingertip with three sides and corners were inserted into the soles of his feet. Due to his excessive running, some of the barbed thorns had penetrated deeply into the soles of his feet.

When they were cursing and suffering and trying to kill the barbed wire, there was a sound of clappers on the tower, and the arrows immediately scattered like a torrential rain. 'Pop flop flop' accurately shot into the bodies of some nearby soldiers.Some soldiers who reacted quickly avoided to the side, and the point of the arrow drew a blood groove on the arm or leg. The red blood turned black as it flowed, and mixed with a pungent stench, and then Throat was congested for a while, heart began to fail, blood coagulated, and those who were confused died unexpectedly.Before dying, some soldiers were still thinking 'this little injury is nothing' - poisoned arrows.

When Ma Chao and Ma Dai realized that they had suffered a big loss, their horses suffered the same fate as the archers. The caltrops pierced the hooves of the horses. Running, it was broken, and the more it ran, the worse it became. The barbed wire all over the ground rushed into the horse's four hooves, and the horse fell to the ground all at once.Ma Chao and Ma Dai's martial arts are tyrannical, so of course they won't die like ordinary soldiers.The moment the two of them fell to the ground, the tip of the long spear propped up on the ground, performed a pole vault, jumped out of the range of the barbed wire, and landed on the ground.

At this time, Ma Chao's archers had been exhausted by the rain of arrows on the city.Ma Chao immediately ordered the archers to withdraw.Instead, siege engines hit the city walls and gates.After being trampled by the archers, the two thousand caltrops planted by Hao Zhao were basically absorbed, leaving little left.Coupled with the crushing ability of heavy siege vehicles, even if there were, they were driven underground.

The soldiers pushing the cart, holding the shield in one hand, stepped on the ruts and attacked the city swiftly.Pound's [-] shovel soldiers came over like a hive from behind, blocked the front of the siege vehicles, and filled the corner of the moat with soil, from here the rumbling siege vehicles drove down the city one after another.At this time, Zhao Du's stone mill and hemp rope had also been transported to the tower.

The soldiers carrying the stone mill used to be Hao Zhao, and at the same time, everyone was on an equal footing, and they were already dissatisfied with him as a general, but now Hao Zhao asked them to do hard work, and everyone scolded his whole family all the way.Everyone said that Hao Zhao was looking for trouble for nothing, and he didn't know how to defend the city at all. He just became a general and used his power indiscriminately.

The siege engine is almost driving under the city gate. The blows that this heavy siege machine brings to the city gate and the city wall are sometimes devastating.

He must not be allowed to hit the city gate.Hao Zhao didn't even look at it, and ordered me; "Go, tell the soldiers, put all the stone mills together in groups of four and tie them together with hemp rope, and throw them down when the siege vehicles arrive at the bottom of the city, smashing them to pieces." Without hesitation, I carried out the order. This is the way in this world, anyone who has the ability can hear about it, and the heroes don't ask where they came from.When it comes to war, only ask about strength, and the second son's signboard is not easy to use.

With a gun in my hand, I commanded the soldiers to pass through the stone mill with hemp rope.All the soldiers were thinking in their hearts, Hao Zhao was so bold that he dared to command the young master, but the young master was not angry at all.It seems that I will not be able to fight against him in the future.

When Ma Chao's soldiers were about to drive into the city gate and wall.Suddenly, I felt a few dark clouds floating above my head, and the world in front of me suddenly went dark, followed by a few loud bangs.When they heard the noise, they were also smashed into meat paste.The siege engine was crushed by the heavy stone mill.The hundred and ten taels of siege vehicles suffered the same fate, and they were all scrapped before they could cause any trouble to our army's city defense.

Ma Chao was furious and ordered Yunti to attack the city, and to enter Jicheng before sunset at all costs.I wondered how he could do his best for the Huns.

The soldiers who climbed the ladder to the city had just climbed halfway, and saw the soldiers on the city stabbing down with spears in their hands. They were very happy and stretched out their hands to snatch it.Want to pull down the soldiers on the city.Unexpectedly, as soon as the hand touched the spear, the palm of the hand was scalded. It turned out that the spear was red, and it was still steaming.This is another poisonous move of Hao Zhao. In order to prevent the soldiers under the city from grabbing the spears with their hands, he overheated the stove behind him beforehand.When countless Xiliang soldiers were sent down the city tower, the Xiongnu soldiers began to shoot at the city from a distance.

Hao Zhao asked the soldiers to use spears to stab instead, just to save arrows.When the Huns shot an arrow, the soldiers on the crenel immediately retracted their heads.The next thing was that kerosene and rolling logs were thrown from the towers. While the Xiliang soldiers screamed, the stone carts on the [-] enemy towers fired at the Xiongnu archers at the same time.The Xiongnu soldiers had learned how powerful the stone chariot was, so they were on guard.But the density of the stones exceeded their imagination, so they suffered a disadvantage. With the consumption of personnel, the arrows shot towards the tower were also much sparser.

Wen Chou hurried up from the bottom of the city and said, "My lord, there is a rattling sound coming from below. It's very strange. I don't know why?" While we were dealing with the siege engines, we dug tunnels under the city."

Wen Chou had obviously never encountered such a difficult matter, and was taken aback at the time.

I know this can be dealt with by digging a deep ditch along the city wall, but in order to enhance Hao Zhao's prestige, let him speak out.Hao Zhao pondered for a while, and said to Wen Chou, "I would like to ask the general to lead a team of fortification troops to dig a deep ditch along the city wall. The tunnels of Xiliang soldiers will be useless if they break through forcefully. Put the oil in the fire, and then order the soldiers to wait there with torches, and once the enemy shows up, light the oil in the fire, and let him die with thousands of troops."

I was stunned for a while, this strategy had such a vicious back move, but I didn't know it.Throughout the day when Hao Zhao defended the city with troops, there are only two words that I will never forget-vicious.He and Jia Xu have a fight, and the two are evenly matched.However, Hao Zhao's function is to defend, so the lethality is lower than Jia Xu's.

Wen Chou led men to dig a deep ditch and fill it with kerosene. Ma Chao's soldiers knew it was dangerous but still forcibly broke through. As a result, countless people were burned to death in a fire, and the screams rang through nine days.Even Wen Chou, a veteran who has experienced life and death on the battlefield, shuddered a little.On the other hand, Hao Zhao is calm and unmoved, his heart is unparalleled.Ma Chao saw that there was no hope of attacking the city, and the Xiongnu soldiers were timid again, so they withdrew their troops back to the camp after being angry and frustrated.

(End of this chapter)