Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 172

Liu Fu said: "I don't know if he is a talent, but I know that the Jiujiang Family wants to get rid of him quickly."

Xia Houyuan didn't care, he said: "I just didn't expect Zhang Yi to have such a story. It seems that he was able to take Yangzhou, not all because of martial arts!"

Liu Fu said: "Of course, Zhang Yi is not only strict in governing the army, but also has strange strategies in governing the government. He has promulgated many very strange laws and regulations, which have achieved results in a short period of time and have been respected by the people. When the general attacked the city, But be careful, Xiacai city has gathered all the people in Xiacai, there are tens of thousands of people, the general should be careful, I am afraid that Wang Jian may mobilize the whole city to defend."

Xia Houyuan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Liu Fu strangely: "Why did Master Yuanying say that?"

Liu Fu said: "Before the war, I learned about Yangzhou. Xiacai was a military city in the hands of Wang Jian, and the men in it were half farming and half army. It took two or even three months every year training."

Xia Houyuan asked: "Isn't that the same level as our recruit training? And it's still every year?"

Liu Fu nodded, "That's right, although the training is all about defending the city, if tens of thousands of people defend the city, we may not be able to take it down."

When Xia Houyuan heard this, his expression became serious. He came here to capture Xiacai, and then threatened Shouchun to force Zhang Yi to retreat.If Xia Cai cannot be attacked, he will also wait for the Huai River to freeze to attack Shouchun.

This time the troops were sent out to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. If they failed, then Meng De could only come by himself.

Xia Houyuan ordered people to build siege equipment, and then prepared to attack the city.Ten days later, Xia Houyuan began to attack the city after building a lot of crashes and rushes and wells.

Wang Jian sat on the city tower, calm and composed, constantly commanding soldiers to line up on the city wall, and erecting wall shields one after another.

These wall shields were built by Wang Jian's craftsmen and set up on the female wall.Turning the gap in the parapet into a square hole conceals the threat of arrows to the back of the wall.

The soldiers stood at the square hole, looking out of the city motionless, at the approaching siege equipment.Beside the square hole, there are still many soldiers ready to replace at any time.These soldiers held bows and crossbows in their hands. The bows took up a lot of space, but there were also many crossbows, and they were still large crossbows fixed on the shelf. This was a ballista for defending the city made by Shouchun craftsmen.

After Wang Jian saw the car crashing and rushing to a similar position, he ordered: "shoot with bows and arrows to crash the car, shoot with crossbows and rush the car."

"promise!"

The soldiers shouted promises together, and then the messengers shouted all the way over, conveying Wang Jian's orders while running.The city wall of Xiacai is not long, but more than three miles away, and it will pass in a short while.

The ballista immediately shot arrows, and the arrows beyond ordinary arrows directly shot through some soldiers on the roof of the car.Some of these soldiers were holding their shields, and even the shields were shot through.

The soldiers on the rushing chariot were a little stunned when they saw their companions. When had they seen such a brutal weapon?If the shields are not safe, will they be safe?

But it's useless to be afraid of death. It's hard for them to think about it when they get into the rush car.Although there are steps in the Chongche, they are very narrow and can only climb straight up and down. It is very difficult to climb up during exercise.

Moreover, Cao Jun's military regulations are strict. If he dares to flee in battle, it will be a dead end.Might as well fight it out!If luckily he didn't die, maybe he could save his life.

However, the speed of the rushing chariot is slow, and if you want to reach the city wall, you don't know how many arrows you will be shot.But fortunately, Jing Lan behind has followed up and can help share a lot of attacks.

There are not many ballistas in the city, and the firing speed is not fast.However, there are many archers in the city, and they shoot in turn, and the rate of fire is very fast.

Xia Houyuan frowned when he saw that the soldiers who attacked the city had lost a lot before they even got close to the city wall. He asked Liu Fu, "Lord Yuan Ying, are all Wang Jian's men sharpshooters?"

Liu Fu shook his head and said, "How is it possible? The general should know how difficult it is to train a sharpshooter."

Xia Houyuan nodded: "That's right. If it's not a marksman, then Xia Cai has a crossbow. It's just that this crossbow is not easy to make!"

Liu Fu said, "Have you ever heard of something, General?"

"what's up?"

Liu Fu said quietly: "In the battle of Wancheng, Mr. Zixiu and Dianwei were shot to death with a crossbow. Some people say that this person is Zhang Yi."

Xia Houyuan raised his eyes, "Isn't this a rumor?"

Liu Fu pointed to the top of the city, "It seems it's not a rumor anymore."

Xia Houyuan immediately became angry, "You Zhang Yi, you actually killed Zixiu. I will definitely catch Zhang Yi and hand it into the hands of the lord! Come, beat the drum for me, and attack the city with all your strength!"

The beating of drums intensified, and the besieging soldiers immediately pushed their carts bravely, trying to speed up and approach the city wall.

But the closer they were to the city wall, the more violent the attack on the city was, and as they got closer, the accuracy of the attack on the city became higher, and the number of casualties increased.

Wang Jian frowned in the city, what happened to Xia Houyuan?It stands to reason that there were hundreds of casualties, shouldn't he feel abnormal?Why is it still stepping up the siege?

If you don't understand, then forget about it. Since you, Xia Houyuan, don't care about the soldiers, I'm afraid of a few of them. "Don't let the enemy troops get close to the city wall, shoot accurately."

As soon as the drum beat on the city tower changed, the crossbowmen immediately changed their attack methods and aimed again.

The attacking side was already at a disadvantage, and the wall shield blocked a lot of arrows, so that the top of the city was basically unaffected by the arrows, and it could defend as it should, in an orderly manner.

After attacking for two hours, Xia Houyuan had to retreat.Because he found that the casualties were really high. After stepping back and counting them, the casualties exceeded [-].

Cao Xiu came over and reported: "This battle counted two hundred and eight dead bodies and nearly four hundred wounded."

The casualties exceeded [-]%, Xia Houyuan couldn't help thinking.This is the first day of the siege, even if the casualties are [-]%, the death rate is close to half.If the attack lasted for ten days and half a month, wouldn't the army have to be dispersed?

what should I do?Xia Houyuan thought for a moment and could only send a letter asking for help to his lord first, asking him to send more reinforcements.If Xia Cai is allowed to develop for a few more years, it will be even more difficult to attack.

However, the attack cannot be given up, but the strategy needs to be changed, from strong attack to consumption.It mainly consumes the arrow resources in the city and distributes shields to soldiers.

At the same time, Xia Houyuan handed Cao Xiu over, "You take 1000 people to attack the water village, and see if you can break through the water village."

Cao Xiu immediately cupped his hands, "Follow the general's order!"

(End of this chapter)