Three Kingdoms: Peak Summons

Chapter 916 Li Daitaojiang

Chapter 914: Li Daitaojiang

A few hours later, when the Liang army generals on the tower of Hulao Pass saw the huge convoy of more than 300 catapults below the tower, everyone was dumbfounded and looked like they couldn't accept it.

"How could this be? How could the coalition still have so many catapults?"

“Our army has killed and injured so many soldiers. Is it just a useless effort?”

 For a time, a feeling of grief, anger and despair spread among the generals of the Liang Army, and even the morale of ordinary soldiers was greatly affected.

 In fact, this is not to blame for their glassy heart. You must know that in order to destroy the slinging convoy this time, the Liang army paid a heavy price of 22,000 killed in battle, abandoning 8,000 troops, and a total loss of 30,000 troops.

 It took a lot of effort to destroy 80% of the coalition's catapults, but in the blink of an eye, the coalition launched more than 300 catapults. So what's the point of their previous sacrifices?

"What exactly is going on?"

All the generals of the Liang Army were full of doubts about this. After all, after such a long battle, both sides almost knew the basics.

The reason why the coalition forces were able to force Li Shimin to lead the army out of the border was because they had a huge number of more than 500 catapults and completely suppressed the 200 catapults on the city tower, forcing the Liang army on the defensive side of the city to no longer be able to defend the city.

If the coalition forces still have extra catapults, they must have used them in previous sieges. After all, that would also reduce the casualties of the coalition forces' siege.

 The coalition did not do this, which proves that the coalition did not have more catapults, but where did these catapults come from?

Everyone was extremely confused about this, and even Li Shimin frowned. Then a strange color flashed in his eyes, and he smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid our army fell into Qin Hao's trick."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

 In fact, not only the coalition forces were shocked, but all the coalition generals who had just experienced the war were also shocked when they saw so many catapults being delivered.

Ma Chao, who was wrapped in bandages, looked at Qin Hao like a good baby and asked: "Leader, what is going on?"

The reason why Ma Chao became one of the ten generals of Longmen was because he took the initiative to fight for it. Qin Hao also agreed that Ma Chao would join the ranks of the ten generals of Longmen because he could activate the "Five Tigers Breaking the Ultimate" after joining.

The battle that just ended was far more difficult than expected for Ma Chao. His opponent, Master Shang, was not very famous in the Liang Army, but he pushed Ma Chao into danger several times. .

Had it not been for Ma Chao's good luck and a breakthrough before the battle, he would have died at the hands of Master Shang and his disciples.

Even if he breaks through, Ma Chao is still no match for Master Shang, but he still hasn’t lost, so he barely has any hindrance.

As soon as Ma Chao asked this question, the other generals also looked at Qin Hao expectantly, and Qin Hao smiled lightly and explained: "It's very simple, of the five hundred catapults, two hundred were actually secretly switched. "

 The generals immediately looked at Xue Rengui. After all, he was the commander in chief of this battle and it was impossible not to know.

Under the sharp gazes, even Xue Rengui couldn't help but feel a little numb. Then he bit the bullet and smiled bitterly: "That's right, two hundred of the catapult convoys we guard are just empty shells."

"I see…"

Zhao Yun showed a look of surprise and said with a wry smile: "I was just wondering why there was always a catapult between every two when we were attacking the city yesterday but it was not used. It turned out to be a lie!"

“Since we are luring the enemy, why not secretly transfer all the five hundred catapults?”

Ma Chao asked doubtfully, and this was also the question in the minds of most of the other generals. After all, there would be no loss if they all dropped their bags! "If they are all fake, Li Shimin will definitely be able to tell, and naturally he will not dare to leave the city easily."

Xue Rengui looked at the generals and explained unhurriedly: "How can we catch big fish without spending a little money? That's why I propose to the lord the plan of Li Dai Tao Zhan."

"Wonderful, this strategy not only lured Li Shimin out, but also reduced the loss of the catapult. The most important thing is that it will not affect the future siege. It is simply killing three birds with one stone."

Huang Zhong's eyes were full of admiration, but then he said: "It would be unreasonable to even hide it from us."

"Yeah yeah…"

The generals agreed one after another, but Xue Rengui smiled bitterly and explained: "If we knew that the catapult behind us was fake, how could everyone fight so hard to kill the enemy? If the generals don't use all their strength, how can all the soldiers be brave?"

The generals pondered for a moment and found that it did make sense. Seeing that Xue Rengui had taken this detail into consideration, the generals could not help but admire Xue Rengui, while the princes only had envy in their eyes.

Xue Rengui looks loyal and honest, but he is actually very thoughtful. Not only is he proficient in troop formation, but he is also good at planning and strategy. He is simply the second in vain.

Some princes thought this in their minds, but they ignored Xue Rengui's military strength. You must know that Xue Rengui has already been promoted to the God of War level.

Seeing that Xue Rengui had established prestige, Qin Hao couldn't help but feel a little relieved. He used and praised Xue Rengui so much, wasn't he paving the way for this legendary marshal? And with the experience of several battles against Dong, Xue Rengui would If you lead an army alone, there will be no obstacles.

 “Okay, now is not the time to relax.”

As soon as Qin Hao said this, all the generals immediately shut up and waited for Qin Hao's next words.

“Gong Yu died unexpectedly in battle. The leader of this alliance vows to kill Hou Yi and avenge Duke Yu. From today on, the entire army will attack the city with all its strength, day and night, and will not stop until the Hulao is broken.”

After saying that, Qin Hao turned his head and looked at Gongsun with stern eyes, and said in a deep voice: "General Gongsun, this first round of siege missions will be left to you. This time, the leader of the alliance will personally beat the drum to cheer for your Youzhou army."

Gongsun Zan felt bitter after hearing this, but on the surface he did not dare to refuse. He said solemnly: "The Youzhou army will definitely live up to the high expectations of the alliance leader."

 Qin Hao nodded, but felt that he was becoming more and more shameless.

Hou Yi missed Qin Hao with his sun-shooting arrow, but instead shot Liu Yu to death behind him. Therefore, Liu Yu was implicated and killed by Qin Hao, but now Qin Hao is still using the legacy of a dead man. It's really shameless.

“There is nothing shameless about war. As long as it can be won, any means can be used.”

 Qin Hao shook his head to dispel the distracting thoughts in his heart, and then led the drum in front of the formation, preparing to personally beat the drum to cheer for the Youzhou army that was about to attack the city.

At the foot of Hulao Pass, a siege team of 10,000 Youzhou troops had already lined up, and at the rear was a new slinging team that still chose to assist in the siege.

Gongsun Zan glanced at Qin Hao, who had already picked up the drumstick, and then pulled out the sword from his waist and shouted: "Youzhou army, attack, avenge Duke Yu."

 “Revenge, revenge, revenge…”

 (End of this chapter)