I win the lottery in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 177 Fierce Siege Battle
Chapter 177 Fierce Siege Battle
Seeing the soldiers of the coalition army rushing over as if they had been spattered with blood, Meng Chen naturally would not let him go.

Since the coalition army's mound is still rushing to repair, the archers on the top of the city are already eager to try.

Meng Chen raised his right hand and said loudly: "The archers are ready!"

As soon as Meng Chen's words fell, a row of archers stood behind the wall, and they all bent their bows and set up arrows to aim at the coalition soldiers below.

At this moment, the soldiers of the coalition army have already entered the range of the archers carrying the ladder frame. Meng Chen saw that the time was ripe, and immediately shouted: "Shoot!"

Arrows rained down from the top of the city, and many soldiers of the allied forces of the princes had no time to raise their shields to defend, and were shot by the arrows flying down from the top of the city, and fell straight down.

Even so, the vacant positions will soon be filled by the rest of the soldiers!

People under the city were constantly being shot by arrows, but more soldiers came up from behind.

As time went by, more and more soldiers approached the city wall, and the archers at the critical moment could no longer stop the advance of the coalition soldiers!
The next moment, a series of ladders leaned against the tall city wall of Hangu Pass, and the soldiers of the coalition army began to climb up the ladders with their shields on their heads.

Seeing this, Meng Chen immediately called out to the soldiers holding halberds to replace some of the archers, and then several of them worked together to use the halberds in their hands to push the ladder outwards.

As the ladders were overturned, the screams under the city suddenly increased a lot. The soldiers at the lowest end of the ladders still had a chance to escape, but the fate of those who had climbed halfway could be imagined.

"Smash the stone and roll the wood, smash it hard!" Meng Chen shouted loudly.

Just as he turned sideways, an arrow flew past Meng Chen's helmet, and the guards on the side who were shocked hurriedly surrounded Meng Chen behind him.

"My lord, the moment is too chaotic, let's go down." Meng Shan frowned eagerly to dissuade.

"It's okay, the arrows that can kill Benhou haven't been made yet."

"Crossbowmen, look for valuable targets. Archers don't show their faces. Your target is the follow-up coalition soldiers!"

"Sword and shield soldiers step forward, spearmen and halberd soldiers follow behind."

"That's right, it's just like this, whichever ladder has more people, use the rolling logs for Benhou."

Meng Chen yelled loudly, shuttled around the top of the city and commanded the soldiers to defend!

"Ah! My eyes..."

"...Mom...help..."

Under the city, there were all kinds of shouts.Although the coalition soldiers launched waves of crazy attacks, no one was able to successfully board the Hangu Pass.

In the rear formation of the coalition army, Yuan Shao looked at everything in front of him with a dark face, showing a trace of indifference in his eyes.

Although the casualties in the siege were huge, Yuan Shao did not order to retreat, but instead dispatched fresh troops to join them again and again.

"My lord..." Cao Hong had just opened his mouth, but Cao Cao raised his hand to stop him.

Although it was not Cao Jun who attacked the city, all the generals under Cao Cao couldn't bear to see such a tragic scene.

This kind of siege is completely filled with human lives. To put it bluntly, both sides will see who has more people and whose willpower is stronger.

If it were an ordinary person, perhaps Yuan Shao's move would have worked.

But what they were facing was the Xiliang Army carefully trained by Meng Chen, an army that honored sacrifice.

As the sun set, the coalition forces that had been on the attack all day finally withdrew, and the Xiliang soldiers at Hangu Pass breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the siege during the day did not allow the coalition forces to attack the top of the city, more than half of the supplies prepared for the defense had already been used up.

If this continues, tomorrow will face a shortage of supplies for the defense of the city.

"Send orders, change defenses, Yuan Shao will not let us idle."

Meng Chen roared loudly, and the soldiers who had been fighting hard for a whole day went down the city one after another, and the new army under the city also slowly climbed up to the top of the city.

"My lord, the night battle will be handed over to the last general." Li Cunxiao hastily stepped up to the critical moment, and bowed to Meng Chen.

"Huh, I'm exhausted, be careful at night."

Meng Chen is also unambiguous, after all, he is also a human being, not a machine.

Compared with the daytime, the pressure of the night battle is not too great, the only thing that needs a place is the surprise attack of the coalition forces.

This point, Meng Chen knew it well, Yuan Shao was not stupid, and Cao Cao was not stupid, such a siege would never be as simple as it seemed on the surface.

But right now, although Meng Chen knew it in his heart, he just couldn't remember what kind of tricks Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were playing.

When the critical moment was approaching, Meng Chen still did not forget to say: "The coalition forces suffered a lot of casualties during the day, but they were all Yuan Shao's Jizhou Army, but Cao's soldiers were nowhere to be seen."

"My lord, don't worry, I will wake up!" Li Cunxiao hastily replied.

"By the way, are everything ready?" Meng Chen continued to ask.

"After dark, the general will start the installation." Li Cunxiao said with a smirk.

As for the "things" in Meng Chen's mouth, they are composed of fishing nets and barbed iron rods.

This defensive weapon is far more effective in the dark than in the daytime.

According to Mengchen's previous idea, each fishing net is composed of five barbed iron rods.

One end is fixed on the top of the city wall, and the other end sticks out of the city wall.

In this way, the soldiers who attacked the city had to go through fishing nets and barbed iron bars to turn over the top of the city.

During this period, the speed must be greatly reduced, so it has become the best target for the defenders at the top of the city.

What's more, due to the limitation of vision at night, a sneak attack is also a good choice, and with these barbed iron rods and fishing nets, the coalition's sneak attack will definitely fail.

After sunset, smoke billowed from the coalition army camp from a distance, and the soldiers returned to their tents after eating, not intending to attack the city at all.

But somewhere in a dark corner, Cao Ren led a group of elites and headed towards Hanguan Valley under the cover of night.

According to the agreement between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Yuan Shao's Jizhou army was responsible for the siege during the day, while Cao Cao's men were responsible for the night operations.

It's a pity that no matter whether it is Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, Meng Chen's thinking is too simple.

Of course, if Cao Cao knew Meng Chen's preparations at night, he would not choose to sneak attack at night if he was killed.

But there is no medicine for regret in the world. Cao Ren has already led his soldiers and quietly arrived at Hangu Pass.

"Keep quiet and erect the ladder little by little." Cao Ren ordered softly, and then Cao Jun's soldiers relayed the message one by one.

Cao Ren saw the brutal siege battle during the day, and he already had a certain understanding of the Xiliang army's defense methods.

So after the ladder was erected, Cao Ren was the first to climb up with a steel knife in his mouth.

It has to be said that a general like Cao Ren is really good. Under such circumstances, he quickly reached the top with three steps and two steps.

However, Cao Ren was a little dumbfounded by the scene in front of him.

There is a fishing net in front of you. If you want to climb to the top of the city, you must pass through the fishing net.

Of course, the metallic bar with thorns in the fishing net is what Cao Ren needs to be careful about!

(End of this chapter)