The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 408
"Their catapults are so powerful, the throwing distance is so far, and their fireballs are also extraordinary..."

As the commander-in-chief, he could tell at a glance that the strength of the catapult in Shangdang City was far from comparable to the catapult in his hand.

Mao Jie also said: "I heard that Liu Bei's soldiers are excellent, and it is difficult for the world to be left behind. It is not a name..."

"Huh!" Cao Hong snorted coldly. Liu Bei and Cao Cao are mortal enemies. The stronger Liu Bei is, the more unfavorable it is to Cao Cao. "If there are a hundred catapults defending the city, they should be able to stop our army. A mere dozen or so are useless. .”

Indeed, there are too few catapults in Shangdang City, and there is no way around that. Catapults are not Chinese cabbage, especially this kind of special advanced catapults. Liu Bei is in urgent need of all kinds of soldiers and horses, because the position of Shangdang is more important. , Only a dozen or so were placed, otherwise it would be impossible to line up in Shangdang City.

"accelerate!"

Casualties began to increase, Cao Hong's eyes sharpened, and he ordered the attacking Cao army to speed up and reduce casualties.

"Archer, throw!"

Seeing that Cao Jun entered the range of the bow and arrow, Su You immediately came down to shoot the arrow.

"Raise your shield!"

Seeing the feathered arrows flying over the city wall, a military order came out from among Cao's troops. The shield soldiers in the front row raised their shields and continued to advance rapidly. They didn't dare to stop at all, otherwise they would have to wait for death.

"clang!"

"what!"

"cough!"

"Chirp!"

Although most of the arrows landed in the open space, many Cao Jun won the lottery and fell to the ground one after another, and the casualties of Cao Jun rose sharply.

"Archer, shoot!"

Braving the feathered arrows from the tower, Cao Jun's archers finally came to the tower of Shangdang City, and began to shoot arrows at the tower, suppressing the archers on the tower, and providing cover for the ascending troops.

"Ok?"

Cao Hong frowned, and his face began to look bad, because the casualties of the siege troops far exceeded his calculations.

"Liu Bei's soldiers and horses are equipped with excellent bows and arrows, with long range and high precision. Our archers are far from their enemies." Mao Jie also saw the problem. But the quantity can completely make up for this gap.

But now it seems that they were too naive. The [-] archers sent by Cao Hong failed to suppress the [-] archers on the tower, and instead suffered heavy casualties.

"The ascent to the city has begun!"

Cao Hong is looking forward to the performance of the soldiers and horses climbing the city. As long as they climb the tower, the long-range weapons will lose their advantage. The absolute number of people can easily take down Shangdang City.

"Bed crossbow step forward!"

Su You smiled coldly. Even if the archers suffered heavy casualties, he did not order the bed crossbow hidden behind to attack, in order to surprise and severely injure the densely packed Cao army that was piled up under the tower.

"not good!"

"hateful!"

When Mao Jie and Cao Hong saw the bed crossbow suddenly appearing on the top of the city tower, their faces changed drastically. They knew very well how abnormal this thing is. The bed crossbow is not comparable to archers. The most effective is Cao Jun's team ascending the city.

"shoot!!!"

With a finger of the long sword in Su You's hand, a row of crossbows on the tower began to emit harsh ejection sounds, and giant arrows with a length of one meter galloped towards Cao's army below the tower.

Then there was a tragic roar, don't look at it, the city tower has become a hell on earth, and Cao Jun has suffered countless casualties.

"General, withdraw!"

Mao Jie shook his head helplessly. Cao Jun's attacks were frustrated one after another and suffered heavy casualties. Cao Jun who went to attack had lost his spirit, and it was impossible to pose a threat to Shangdang City unless follow-up troops were sent to continue the attack.

However, those perverted weapons in Shangdang City would cause Cao Jun's casualties to reach an unacceptable figure for them.

"withdraw!"

Cao Hong gritted his teeth and ordered the siege soldiers to withdraw. The first attack was frustrated, and he had to reorganize the attack.Although he could still take down Shangdang by continuing to send people to attack, the casualties would not be acceptable to him.

No matter how powerful the city defenders are, no matter how good their weapons are, it's useless, because there are only [-] soldiers in the city, and Cao Hong's [-] troops can attack in turn.

At this time, Zhang Liao, who was in the Taiyuan camp, also got the movement of Cao Hong's army, and immediately summoned all the generals to discuss matters.

"General, Shangdang must not be lost, and reinforcements must be dispatched as soon as possible."

"Cao Hong's [-] soldiers attack, Shangdang may not be able to hold on..."

"Don't talk too much." Zhang Liao didn't talk nonsense, and started to order directly: "General Li Yan, quickly throw three thousand cavalry to Shangdang, wander outside Cao's army, restrain Cao Hong's troops, and don't let them attack the city with peace of mind."

"The last general takes orders!"

"Zhang Nan, Wang Zhong!"

"The end is here!"

Zhang Nan and Wang Zhong hurried forward to accept orders.

"The two of you then sent five thousand soldiers to Shangdang. Don't underestimate the enemy and rush forward. You should coordinate with General Li Yan to restrain Cao's army."

"The last general takes orders!"

Not long after, [-] cavalry led by Li Yan left the Taiyuan camp and headed straight to the party.

Afterwards, the [-] infantry led by Zhang Nan and Wang Zhong also set off, targeting Shangdang.

"General Hou, immediately mobilize food and grass."

After watching the two support armies set off, Zhang Liao ordered the army to prepare, and he had to go to rescue Shangdang himself, otherwise, with the few troops he sent, it would be impossible to repel Cao Hong, and Shangdang would still not be able to defend.

"General, our army does not have much food and grass." After receiving Zhang Liao's order, the candidate said in embarrassment: "Our department has not received food and grass for a long time, and there is not enough food in stock. I am afraid it will be difficult to support the army for battle."

Zhang Liao frowned after hearing this. Shangdang must rescue, but food and grass are indeed a problem. If he has no food and grass, if he leads the army rashly, his army will starve to death on the spot without Cao Jun attacking.

"And..." Hou Cheng paused for a while, and then said: "One hundred thousand Cao's troops attacked Shangdang, and when the general's reinforcements arrive, I am afraid that Shangdang will be lost."

"General, also, the three generals Li Yan, Zhang Nan, and Wang Zhong all only brought dry food for three days. They have already taken away all the food that our department can use. The remaining food and grass are only enough for the daily consumption of the army, and it may be difficult to go out... ..."

"hateful!"

After Zhang Liao heard this, his face was ashen. He had no food and grass, and he could only watch helplessly as Shangdang was attacked, unable to rescue him at all.

It is also impossible for the soldiers led by Li Yan, Zhang Nan and others to completely contain Cao Jun. Only when he throws the army forward can he have a chance to repel Cao Jun and keep the party.

"Immediately dispatch [-] cavalry to provide food and grass for three days."

Zhang Liao was depressed for a while, and quickly made a decision. Since the army could not be mobilized, he had no choice but to send [-] cavalry for reinforcements and try his best.

"This..." Hou Cheng pondered for a while, and then took the order: "The final general will prepare the food and grass for the army within half a day."

Half a day later, Zhang Liao chased after him with [-] cavalry, and finally joined Zhang Nan's [-] infantry, speeding towards Shangdang.

(End of this chapter)