The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 135
Xun You said to Xiahou Dun: "For today's plan, there are two choices."

"It's okay to be public."

"One option is to retreat. After we find out the secret of the opponent's catapult, we will build the same catapult before attacking the city. The other option is to ignore the opponent's catapult and directly attack the city with the army and let the soldiers carry it. Climb up the ladder and test the opponent's defenses."

Xiahoudun thought for a while, if he just withdrew his army like this, he would be really unwilling. After fighting for several days, he couldn't even touch the opponent's city wall.But if we just attack on such a large scale, I'm afraid the casualties will be huge.After much hesitation, Xiahou Dun decided to adopt the second option.The catapult on the opposite side is indeed powerful, but its main function is to deal with the large siege equipment on your side, such as catapult, rush car, siege ballista and the like.If it is used to deal with soldiers, it is not as effective as bows and arrows.

So Xiahou Dun ordered to organize a siege, Li Dian personally went to the front to command, and the captains and captains of all ministries began to gather their subordinates to prepare the ladder.

The first to act was a group of logistical soldiers, carrying soil bags on their backs and braving arrows to advance rapidly. Their task was to fill up the moat and pave the way for the main force to attack the city.Some of them were shot to death on the road by arrows, some were smashed to death by stones and blocks thrown from above the city wall, and some were smashed to pieces by stone bullets falling from the sky.

No one wants to die, but there is no way. It is like this on the battlefield. When the general gives an order, the soldiers below and even the officers at the grassroots level must rush forward.If he disobeys the order, the Lord will kill him on the spot.

Finally, after paying a large number of casualties, the moat was filled, and the main force that had been preparing for a long time began to attack the city.They were carrying the ladder, facing the rain of arrows, and from time to time there were big rocks falling around them, but they had no way out. Anyway, retreating in front of the battle would definitely kill them. It would be better to die on the way of charging or on the ladder climbing up. .If you die in battle, you will still have at least a pension, if you escape and be killed, you will get nothing.

Using catapults to deal with these siege soldiers is indeed of little use, so Zhang Wu stopped wasting stone bullets and kept large siege equipment to deal with the opponent.

Cao Jun finally rushed to the city wall, put a high ladder on the city wall and began to climb up.The defenders on the city wall kept shooting arrows, throwing stones and blocks, pouring hot water, hot oil and boiling golden juice.

The first few days of the siege were the most brutal. Cao Jun wanted to capture the city in one go, but the defenders used the city walls to hold on and killed a large number of enemy troops.Three days later, Cao's army had killed and wounded more than 1 people, and the progress was still not very satisfactory. Cao's army occasionally attacked the city wall, but was quickly wiped out by the opponent.

The [-] city defense troops specially trained by Zhang Wu were a little nervous at the beginning, especially when there were casualties on their own side. Some people were so frightened that they wanted to run away, but they were beheaded on the spot by the law enforcement team.A few days later, the [-] city defense troops had already entered the state. Under the command of their respective officers, they should dodge what should be avoided and counterattack what should be counterattacked.

Huo Jun has also made great progress. He is indeed the top defensive general in the Three Kingdoms. After a few days of actual combat, he has mastered various defensive skills and has his own ideas. Even Xu Shu is amazed.Now, Zhang Wu and Xu Shu have handed over the command of defending the city to Huo Jun, allowing him to play to his full potential.

After guarding the city for a few days, Zhang Fei became a little anxious again. He wanted to open the city gate and go out to fight, but Zhang Wu stopped him and told him that the time had not yet come.

After Cao Jun attacked for another two days, the loss reached nearly [-] people, and the offensive was suspended, because after several days of all-out siege, the morale of the soldiers began to decline, and they showed obvious war weariness.The Jingzhou defenders also suffered a lot of casualties. After all, Cao Jun was the elite infantry that was best at attacking the city. Half of the [-] city defense troops were killed or injured. Huang Zhong had already deployed his [-] infantry on the city wall in batches.

Xiahou Dun was a general leading old soldiers, so he naturally noticed this situation, so he had to postpone the siege and let the soldiers rest.

Zhang Wu also felt that Cao's army had suffered such heavy losses and could no longer bear it. No matter how elite the army was in this era, it would be impossible for the army to fight until the whole army was destroyed. Generally speaking, a quarter to a third of the soldiers could still survive. Those who don't collapse are considered elite soldiers.

On this day, the weather suddenly changed from sunny to cloudy. Seeing the opportunity, Zhang Wu ordered the whole army to prepare for the rain. He was going to use the skill of "calling the wind and calling the rain".

Xu Shu was a little puzzled. He also understood the sky. Although it was cloudy, it didn't look like it was going to rain, so he asked, "Why is it so sure, my lord?"

"Don't ask Yuanzhi the specific reason. Anyway, I have studied astronomy quite well, and it is estimated that it will start to rain in an hour. Let everyone be prepared, so that you don't get wet and catch the wind and cold."

Although a little puzzled, Xu Shu followed Zhang Wu's instructions.

Sure enough, an hour later, it suddenly began to rain, and it continued to rain for nearly two hours.

This rain not only brought great confusion to Xun You, but also brought great trouble to Cao Jun.The Jingzhou army was basically unaffected due to their preparations in advance, but Cao's army did not expect it to rain, and most of them got wet. It was late autumn and the weather began to turn cooler, so many Cao's soldiers began to fall ill.

Xiahou Dun was a little anxious. The rain not only made many Cao Jun sick, but also made the ground extremely muddy, which was not conducive to attacking the city.However, the autumn rain does not pass quickly like summer. Sometimes it will rain for several days in a row. Due to insufficient preparation in advance, many soldiers still wear thin clothes. If it rains for a few more days, there will be more soldiers Caught a cold.

In this era, medical conditions are limited, and large armies are going out to fight. If there is a large-scale contraction of wind and cold, many people may die.

Xu Shu saw that it was exactly as Zhang Wu expected, and it started to rain an hour later. Huang Zhong and others admired Zhang Wu even more.Zhang Wu then ordered them to pass on the order. This rain may continue for several days. The soldiers must pay attention to keeping warm. Anyone who is feeling unwell must immediately report to their superiors for immediate diagnosis and treatment.

In the next few days, as Zhang Wu said, it rained for several days in a row. Cao Jun stationed in the field suffered a lot. Without medical treatment, his condition worsened and he couldn't hold on to death.

Seeing that it was no longer possible to attack the city in this situation, Xiahou Dun asked Xun You for his opinion: "Gongda, the autumn rain is continuous. Not only is it muddy everywhere, but many soldiers in the army have also been infected with cold, and many people have died of illness recently. Yes, what should we do?"

Xun You sighed and said: "Captain Xiahou, judging from the current situation, we should retreat, otherwise the number of soldiers who will die of illness will increase. Moreover, the ground is covered with mud and water, and the role of the cavalry is greatly weakened. If the enemy takes the opportunity to come out of the city to counterattack, only I'm afraid that our army will be unable to resist. It's better to retreat to Wancheng first, and then report it to the Prime Minister after the morale is restored, and see what the Prime Minister decides!"

(End of this chapter)