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Chapter 260 Battle of Xingyang ([-])

When the allied forces arrived at the city of Xingyang, they did not make any attempts, but launched an attack directly.

It stands to reason that the two sides should have had some short-term contacts, such as greetings, calling for formations, fighting generals and other actions.

But Cao Cao didn't do this, but attacked directly.

When Cao Cao wrote the letter, he wanted Dong Bi to return the bodies of Sun Jian and others.This was originally a very normal thing, but it was rejected by Dong Bi.

In Dong Bi's words: Do you want Sun Jian's body?Break through Xingyang, and I can give you my body together with Sun Jian's.If you don't have the ability to break through Xingyang, stop talking so much nonsense and go back to your hometown to eat milk.A loser must have the consciousness of a loser. What qualifications do you have to ask me for what you want?
This is very vicious, without any mercy.

Who are the princes of the Guandong?Whether it's a celebrity, or a family background, this is what they are talking about.

Dong Bi's words were so absolute that the princes of the Guandong became angry from embarrassment.They clamored one by one, and decided to break Xingyang City.

At the head of Xingyang city, there was no sound.

The flag fluttering in the wind is particularly eye-catching in the sunlight.

Xingyang has a very long history. It has been repaired by successive dynasties, and the defense method of the Warring States Period is still used today.

To be precise, the entire city defense is divided into three parts: the barren circle, the warning circle, and the city defense circle.

Thirty miles away from Xingyang is the barren circle, and strict tactics of fortifying the walls and clearing the fields are implemented, and even the wells are poisoned.

Within ten miles of Xingyang is the warning circle.

At this time, the troops of the Kwantung Allied Forces were concentrated in the security circle.

Giant defense equipment such as bed crossbows were erected on the city, and all obstacles outside the city within the range of bows and arrows were leveled.

This is to clear the blind spots of the angle of fire and line of sight.

Fifteen steps below the city is the moat.There are about three people deep, and the underwater is covered with bamboo thorns.Behind the moat, there is a low wall named Feng Yuan, which has piled up countless flammable materials to block the sight of the coalition forces.Behind Feng Yuan, there is also a horse-repelling belt with a width of about five steps, which is used to prevent the enemy from approaching the city wall.After that, there are about five steps close to the city wall, and there are criss-crossed wooden stakes, which are also used to prevent the enemy from climbing the city and assassinating the place where they fell.

The defense of Xingyang as a whole can be said to be well-structured.

Especially since Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Xingyang, as one of the granaries in the Luoyang area, has been strengthened in defense.

Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, led his troops to launch the first round of attack on Xingyang.

The strange thing is that the city of Xingyang was silent, until when the Guangling army was about to push into the trench, a strange sound of horns suddenly came from inside the city.Immediately afterwards, there were countless strange noises, and strange black spots shot out from the city, and fell towards the city.Those black spots were all barbed wire, and after rolling twice, they were nailed to the ground immediately.

Caught off guard, the Guangling army stepped on the barbed wire all over the ground, and the sharp thorns pierced through the feet, dripping with blood.

The neat formation became disorganized.

Caltrops are not like sharp arrows, and the shieldman cannot resist them.The most irritating thing is that if there were barbed thorns lying in ambush on the ground, it would be easy to deal with, but such a sudden throwing from the city will make the attacking party neither advance nor retreat.

At the same time, the sound of gongs came from the top of the city.

There was only a buzzing sound, as if locusts were passing through the air, and a black cloud fell from the top of the city.

"Be careful, be careful..."

With a burst of shouting, the shieldman habitually set up his shield to defend against the arrows.

However, the arrows are powerful and heavy, unlike ordinary bows and arrows, they are all three feet six inches long and the thickness of a little finger.

With unparalleled penetrating power, it hit the shield, continuously penetrated the wooden shield, and smashed the shield to pieces.The shield players in the first row were nailed to the ground before they could react.The screams echoed in the air.

smashing crossbow...

Zhang Chao couldn't help but exclaimed, wanting to withdraw his troops.

This crossbow has appeared since the Warring States period, and Qiang Qin even relied on its powerful crossbow to sweep the six countries.But it is strange to say that since the Han Dynasty, especially since Emperor Wu, the use of crossbows has gradually become rare, or even declined.

The reason is related to the situation of the enemy at that time.

The enemies of the great Han mainly come from the grasslands.Whether it is a crossbow or a crossbow, the use of this kind of sharp weapon for siege is relatively reduced.Instead, it is a lighter crossbow arrow for a more flexible combat method.

No one thought that there would be so many crossbows and bed crossbows in Xingyang.

With only one round of arrows, the Guangling Army was completely exposed to bows and arrows.Immediately following the rain of arrows, the Guangling Army, which lost its protection, was almost completely wiped out under the city of Xingyang.Even if some lucky people escaped, they would still be dripping with blood and covered in wounds.

To be precise, thousands of soldiers and horses are nothing to the princes of the Guandong.

But the shock it caused kept the princes silent for a long time.

Cao Cao bit his lip and said with a wry smile: "Dong Xiping is really good at tricks. A few words angered everyone and cut off our retreat. It seems that he is fully prepared. I think we will be powerless even if we take Xingyang down." Go in."

Xi Zhicai nodded, but did not speak.

Under the umbrella of the Chinese army, he and Yiji watched the tragic situation on the battlefield.

There are dead bodies all over the place, lying outside the city of Xingyang.The bright red blood seemed to be telling the princes that if they wanted to win Xingyang, they had to show some skill.Unconsciously, Xi Zhicai's ugly face appeared in front of Xi Zhicai's eyes.

"Who can tell me what Dong Xiping used to throw out the barbed wire?"

Kong Rong couldn't help asking the princes.

Tao Qian smiled wryly and said: "The catapult, it should be the catapult... I didn't expect Dong Xiping to use these antiques like this, but it would have such an effect. Fortunately, the catapult can only reach seventy at most. One step, you can use the well to cover, and use the scorpion to rush in, and then fill up the moat first. This time, my Xuzhou army will fight, how about it?"

When the princes heard this, they all nodded in unison.

Xi Zhicai frowned, faintly feeling that Tao Qian might not succeed.

The height of the well fence is about half the height of the lead. If it is converted into a height, it is about ten meters above, which is slightly higher than the ordinary city wall.

However, the walls of Xingyang City are high and thick, and the Jinglan can only be flat.

Pulled by bullocks, one after another Jinglan carts slowly drove out of the coalition formation.Above the well, there are archers, all of whom can draw two stone bows.He stopped when he was dozens of steps away from the moat, and suppressed the archers on the city with bows and arrows.

Immediately afterwards, the ray car was dispatched, and the Xuzhou army followed the ray and attacked Xingyang again.

The strange horn sounded again, and Dong Bi stood on the tower, looking at the approaching Kwantung coalition forces, showing a strange smile.

Sure enough, the Kwantung Allied Forces underestimated his catapult.

Behind the city wall, rows of catapult trucks were parked, there were hundreds of them.

These catapults were researched by Pu Yuan based on the records in the "Kaogonglu", and improved by him and Ma Jun, and their distance can cover a range of 280 steps.Perak car, this is Dong Bi's name for the catapult car.

I remember that Cao Cao flexibly used the thunderbolt chariot for the first time in the battle of Guandu.

It's just that I can't remember who the person who contributed the Thunderbolt car was, but today, Dong Bi decided to use the Thunderbolt car to make Cao Cao look good.

Following the loud roar of Wu Anguo under the city, it crashed, and after countless strange sounds, the boulder flew out of the city from the thunderbolt car.

The rain of rocks hit the well railing.

The well rails were smashed to the ground, the bullocks howled, and were hit by the stones, making them bloody.

The soldiers following Lulu were smashed to the ground together with the vehicles of Lulu.The rocks fell like rain, and the wailing sounded one after another.

The bed crossbow fired another round, completely destroying the siege equipment on the battlefield.

Xi Zhicai said softly: "My lord, don't fight anymore today. The morale of the army is low. If you continue to fight, you will die. Why don't you fix it on the spot and wait for me to discuss the specific plan before attacking Xingyang? ?”

How can the princes be in the mood to continue fighting after a series of consecutive defeats?
Although Tao Qian and Zhang Chao lost troops and lost generals, although they were unwilling, they also understood that what Xi Zhicai said was correct.

If you continue to fight, you can only die!

At that moment, Cao Cao ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, and hastily ended the first day's battle.Corpses were strewn across the battlefield, and the bloody corpses smashed by stones, along with the wind, diffused the thick bloody smell in the sky, which made people feel cold.

According to the rules, someone will clean up the battlefield after the battle.

Dong Bi didn't stop him this time, but ordered the soldiers in the city to be alert.

When the bloody and incomplete corpses piled up together, there were constant cries from the coalition army.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the princes blamed each other and blamed each other.

Cao Cao couldn't stand it anymore, so he took Xi Zhicai and Yi Ji, accompanied by Xu Chu and Hu Che'er, out of the camp.

Naturally, there are relatives behind him, led by Cao Hong.

Cao Cao looked at Xingyang City in the night, and felt bitterness in his mouth.

Xi Zhicai's eyes were burning, and after Cao Cao circled Xingyang for a week, his heart suddenly moved, and he felt a little hesitant.

Back in the camp, Xi Zhicai dragged Yiji along and muttered something.

Cao Cao cheered up his spirits, patrolling the camp and condolences to the soldiers.It was not until after midnight that he returned to his tent.

Unexpectedly, Xi Zhicai and others were all in the account.

Not only Xi Zhicai and Yi Ji, but also Xia Houdun, Le Jin, Li Dian and other generals were waiting in the big tent.

"Sir, it's so late, what's the matter?"

Cao Cao couldn't help asking some strange questions.

Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "Just now I visited Xingyang with my lord, but I found an interesting thing. So I ordered Uncle Ji and others to make the sand table graphics of Xingyang overnight, and I came here to relieve my worries with my lord... Uncle Ji, it is still up to you Let me explain."

Yiji nodded, and lifted the sand table on the Eight Immortals table in the center of the big tent.

"My lord, look... this is the rough shape of Xingyang, have you seen anything?"

Xingyang City on the sand table is very rough, but the basic outline has been presented.Cao Cao frowned, walked to the Eight Immortals Table, looked at it for a while, then shook his head slightly and said, "It seems nothing special. Sir, you should explain it."

Xi Zhicai and Yi Ji smiled slightly, "Just now Uncle Ji and I went to investigate again. Xingyang is the belt of the Eastern Capital, the throat of the Three Qin Dynasty, and the location where the city was built is extremely dangerous. It has the dangers of Mang Mountain and Songyue Mountain, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, because of the terrain, the Si River is low-lying, making the southern city wall slightly lower than the other three sides."

Cao Cao observed carefully, then nodded lightly and said, "What's the matter?"

Yiji said: "The Si water often floods and often has an impact on Xingyang. The reason why the southern city wall is low is also because of this. In other words, affected by the flood, the southern city is relatively weak and not as strong as other cities. unbreakable."

Xu Chu was very dissatisfied with Yi Ji and Xi Zhicai's non-stop riddles.

"Mr. Uncle Ji, if you have anything to say, just say it, okay? You scholars are just so talkative. If you want me to say, you fucking Xingyang. Make an appointment with Dong Xiping and have a competition. Old Xu, I will kill you with a knife." Doesn't Xingyang have him at his fingertips?"

Xu Chu was not convinced, but it didn't mean that everyone in the account thought so.

Xia Houyuan snorted, "Zhongkang said lightly, you are so sure that you can defeat Dong Xiping? What if you lose?"

Cao Cao also said: "Zhongkang mustn't be rude. I know you want to fight Xiping, but..."

The implication is: I am afraid you will lose!

Xu Chu was so angry that he flew into a rage, but Xi Zhicai and others threw him aside and ignored him.

Xi Zhicai said: "I plan to storm the south city, but I also need other people to hold back Dong Xiping's troops on three sides. This will require a heavy price, and even if we can capture Xingyang, we will not have the strength to go west. Luo Yang."

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then nodded lightly, "If you are unable to advance westward, you will be unable to advance westward. Our original intention was to deter Luoyang. To defeat Xingyang is a great victory. At first, the North Route Army was blocked in Chenggao. If the coalition forces fail to win a victory, I am afraid that they will become the laughing stock of others in the future. I will summon all my lords to launch an attack on Xingyang."

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The next day, the coalition forces launched a desperate assault.

Wave after wave of offensives attacked Xingyang day and night.

The coalition forces handed over all their soldiers and horses to Cao Cao's command, and Cao Cao became even more cruel, ordering that if Xingyang was captured, the whole army could plunder as much as they wanted for three days.Under this huge stimulation and temptation, all sides of Xingyang City were under tremendous pressure.

Especially Nancheng is under the greatest pressure!
The coalition forces dispatched almost all the elite troops to Nancheng, and then attacked from all directions, holding back Dong Bi's troops.

Jia Xu saw the intention of the coalition forces, but there was nothing he could do.

Xi Zhicai just made it clear that he wanted to attack Nancheng.But this is an upright conspiracy, which cannot be cracked.

Dong Bi personally sat in Nancheng, and handed over the command of the other three cities to Jia Xu.

But even with the huge pressure faced by only the three cities, Jia Xu felt very strenuous.

It can be seen that the coalition forces are desperate!

The princes have also laid down their old roots, and this is not the time to preserve their strength.

As Cao Cao said, if there is no achievement at all, then the entire Kanto Alliance will no longer have face to face others.

Under the day and night onslaught regardless of cost, progress was finally made.

On the tenth day, as the moats and ditches were filled up, Feng Yuan was destroyed, and all the traps and organs such as the Juma Belt were burned to clean.

However, despite the onslaught of the coalition forces, they were still unable to move forward.

It was as if Xingyang City had been soaked in blood.The original blue-gray city wall has turned dark red throughout.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the banners on the top of the city are also in tatters.

Congealed plasma hangs on the city wall, and minced meat can be seen mixed in it from time to time.Walking on the top of the city, you can hear the sound of papa as if you are stepping in the water.The coalition forces suffered heavy casualties, and Xingyang also paid a huge price.

Hundreds of catapults have been damaged beyond repair.

The bed crossbow giant arrows have also been exhausted and can only be used as decorations...

The situation in Nancheng, where Dong Bi was guarded, was even more dangerous.With the continuous wear and tear of defensive equipment, from the beginning of the shooting, to the subsequent hand-to-hand combat.The coalition forces climbed to the top of the city several times, and were beaten down by Dong Pi several times, which can be described as extremely tragic.

During this period, there was a shortage of arrows.

Later, Hao Zhao came up with an idea.

"My lord, when I was a child, I heard something from the old man. The feces were boiled and poisoned with arsenic and the like, and the damage was very powerful. The old people said that this method was used long ago, but Later, because it was too vicious, it was lost... Now we should not waste too much arrows, but people always want to eat and drink."

This idea sounds very disgusting.

But if it really works, it doesn't seem to be bad.

Dong Bi immediately ordered people to collect the feces in the Xingyang ditch, and collected all kinds of poisonous drugs in the pharmacy.

For a while, the sky above Xingyang City was filled with stench.

Dong Bi even vomited from the smell for a while, but slowly, he got used to it.

This kind of stuff that Hao Zhao called golden juice was very vicious.The cauldron at the head of the city has been boiled day and night.There is a special person who uses a large spoon, and once the coalition forces attack the city, they will sprinkle it down spoon by spoon.The hot golden juice dripping on people will not only cause burns, but also corrode the skin, making the wounded aggravated.

The most terrible thing is that after being splashed with golden juice, the wound cannot heal.

Even the doctors in the army are helpless in such a situation, sighing...

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Note: Regarding the use of golden juice, according to some records, it was invented by Hao Zhao and began to be used at the end of the Three Kingdoms period.

(End of this chapter)