Chapter 23 The siege is dangerous

The two people who are familiar with the layout of Chang'an City know that although this dynasty moved the imperial capital from Chang'an City to Luoyang City, the defense ability of Chang'an City ranks first among all cities.

Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan don't need to look at it. There are more than a thousand meters of traps and organs under the 15-meter-high wall and between the moat. The open area 500 meters away from the moat is a trench three meters long and three meters deep. The trench is intertwined with ten centimeters of bamboo thorns; behind the trench is a low wall with rammed earth. There is another trench behind the low wall. After the trench, there is a low wall. This area is nearly 100 meters long.

This area is a hell of infantry, but it can't defend the cavalry's charge.

Inward the low wall is a rebellious belt that is more than four meters wide, which is a defensive position to block the charge of enemy cavalry. Finally, in the area more than ten meters away from the root of the city wall, there are fifteen staggered pointed stakes nearly one meter above the ground. The wooden pile array can hinder the placement of the enemy's ladder. Once the enemy climbs up the ladder, the soldiers guarding the city can overthrow the ladder. Falling into the sharp pile array in mid-air, even the super generals in the innate realm are enough to drink a pot. Ordinary soldiers can't get rid of the bad luck of being pierced by sharp wood.

A group of people gathered around the stone thrower on the wall, and another group of people gathered 20 meters on the second side of each stone thrower. This group of people are as busy as ants moving.

Due to the long distance and limited vision, Yuan Shao didn't see anything even if he looked far into the distance. And Gongsun Zan, who was innate, stared a little into the distance and saw what happened on the wall at a glance.

After focusing on observing for a while, Gongsun Zan said frankly to Yuan Shao, who looked eager, "Master Yuan, Xiliang soldiers are installing a new weapon. According to the observation of this Mu, it should be a crossbow that has been lost for hundreds of years!"

"Bed crossbow?" Yuan Shao said in surprise when he heard the words. At this time, Zhang Kuang behind him also leaned over and whispered to Yuan Shao, "Lord, it is indeed a long-lost crossbow!"

At this time, Yuan Shao nodded affirmatively. When Gongsun Zan saw that Yuan Shao believed in his judgment, he then said, "Master Yuan Meng, it is not surprising that Li Yu can make a crossbow. After all, he is a famous general of the previous dynasty, Li Guang. As a famous general who is good at shooting, Li Guang must have left a method of making a crossbow in the family tree... According to legend, the effective range of crossbow killing and throwing Like the stone machine, it's all 800 meters."

Yuan Shao listened carefully to Gongsun Zan's introduction and thought to himself: the effective shooting distance of ordinary archers is only more than 100 meters, the intermediate general is 200 meters, and the super general of the innate realm is 300 meters. The effective range of this crossbow can reach 800 meters?! So, doesn't it cover four-fifths of the area between the city wall and the moat?

The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the less likely it was for him to succeed in the siege. Affecting his inner expression, Yuan Shao's heart was empty, and his expression suddenly dimmed, and his eyes lost their luster.

Gongsun Zan looked at Yuan Shao's sad look and felt funny. He suppressed his smile and whispered to Yuan Shao, "Master Yuan, Li Wei has a wall ladder, and we also have a river ferry. Our Cao Aman also has a new weapon in his hand. Lord Yuan, did you forget that Cao Aman asked you for 40 catties of stone alone?

"Oh, that's right!" Yuan Shao's heart flashed, and his lost mood suddenly stopped, and then began to slowly rise.

At this time, Gongsun Zan also ignored Yuan Shao, who was lost in thought. He began to stare at the observation that Xiliang soldiers on the ancient city wall were installing a new weapon bed crossbow step by step. Gongsun Zun wants to write down the structure of the new weapon, and Tai Shici behind him is doing the same thing.

Yuan Shao himself is meditating, and Wen Chou and Zhang jaw behind him are also observing the construction and installation of the new weapon. Only the super fierce general of the innate realm can observe the degree of slenderness at such a long distance.

In their sight, in the aisle of the city wall, Xiliang soldiers are focusing on fiddling with the new weapon. This new weapon is shaped like a huge bed, but this ** bow string is in a row, and there are three pairs of winches behind the bed. At this time, six soldiers are struggling to turn the winch, and the two soldiers are half squatting and holding the bed frame with both hands to stabilize it. The hard bed frame; another soldier stepped on the machine-like warped board.

With the rotation of the winch, the bow string of ** began to tighten from the front row. A soldier took the opportunity to quickly put the eagle arrow in the dark groove. When the winch rotated to the limit, the soldier who stepped on the machine quickly put the bracket into the tightened bow string to stabilize the bow string. If you want to release the carved arrows on the bed frame, you need two people to hold the bed frame, and one person can step on the machine with his feet.

Put the eagle arrows in the front row, and this group of people worked together to make the same way and put the arrows in the middle row and back row in the dark slot in the bed frame.

In this way, a bed crossbow can place a hundred eagles and arrows. If you step on it, it is dozens of carved arrows, which is equivalent to dozens of archers firing arrows together. Of course, the bed crossbow is more powerful. The average archer's drive is only 100 meters, and the range of the bed crossbow can reach 800 meters, which is exactly eight times the difference.

Gongsun Zant, Tai Shi Ci and other super strong generals don't understand machine skills, but their skilled craftsmen understand it. As long as they tell the details of what they have been observed to the skilled craftsman, the outstanding among the skilled craftsmen can definitely be made.

These fierce generals know that the role of the bed crossbow is very important, and it is not limited to defense; over time, if it is used for attack, it is also extraordinary. Incomparing power.

They saw the strict defense of Xiliang's soldiers and the power of new weapons. They didn't have much confidence and confidence in the upcoming siege!

Everything can only be expected of the coalition of Cao Cao and Yuan Shu in the east of the city. They can only be expected to open the gap from the East Gate... This is their common voice.

But the reality is that the problem is not solved by the voice of the heart, and the negative voice of the general cannot affect the will of the coach. As the core figures of the coalition, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan felt that there were still big articles to do. There are really no conditions, and we have to create conditions.

Looking at the defense of Chang'an City from afar, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan's mood became heavy and depressed: the towering and strong wall of more than ten meters, the extraordinary discipline that has never been broken, the city defense materials and props are extremely rich, and there are new weapons beyond imagination - bed crossbows...

Two hours later, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan walked down the earth-made high platform with great care and went straight to the middle military camp surrounded by the generals.

The Chinese military camp is located in the center of the coalition camp, which is the place where the high-level coalition forces gather for meetings. Entering the camp, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan sat side by side in the main seat. In addition to the leader of Rong Di sitting cross-legged in the first place, other civilian generals knelt on the seats in turn according to their official positions.

The super fierce generals Wen Chou and Zhang Jian stood behind Yuan Shao, and Zhao Yun and Tai Shi Cijing stood behind Gongsun Zan.

When the noisy scene turned into silence, Yuan Shao nodded slightly to Gongsun Zan with a side face. After that, he coughed softly and said in a low voice, "Guys, you must also know the city defense arranged by the Xiliang Legion. Although the enemy's city defense is strong, which makes it difficult for us to attack the city, we can't give up the attack because of difficulties and dangers. This can only reduce our high fighting spirit and increase the enemy's arrogance... Ladies and gentlemen, what good strategies and suggestions do you have for our siege tomorrow?

After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he gently inspected the crowd, and Gongsun Zan half squinted and looked attentive.

Without waiting for others to speak, he sat cross-legged and looked at Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, and then opened his voice. The broken gong-like voice suddenly echoed in everyone's ears: "Lord Yuan, Gongsun Muhou, our Rongdi tribe will not participate in tomorrow's siege! As we all know, the soldiers of our Rongdi tribe come from Xianbei, Xiongnu and Qiang. They have grown up on the grassland since childhood. Due to the growing environment, our martial arts skills and combat literacy are only suitable for empty places... The siege battle is the weakness of our Rongdi tribe, which is undoubtedly equivalent to death!"

When Yuan Shao heard the words, he fell into meditation, and the others also silently nod and agreed. And Gongsun Zan couldn't help laughing. He slanted at quite high and said slowly, "It's quite high, the reason why you don't participate in the war is not true! Lord Yuan, colleagues, you can also understand that our Youzhou army has been fighting with for more than ten years? It is a joint tribe with the noble Rongdi tribe. If the brothers of the Rongdi tribe are not suitable for siege warfare, our Youzhou army is suitable for siege warfare? ...According to this standard inference, our Youzhou army and the Rongdi tribe should not participate in the siege battle. The heavy burden of the siege should be handed over to the Yizhou army of the Yuan League!"

Gongsun Zan's remarks are also reasonable. If the Rongdi tribe is not suitable for the city war, then the Youzhou soldiers who have been fighting against him for more than ten years are not suitable for the siege war.

After saying that, Gongsun Zan looked sideways at Yuan Shao. As the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shao felt uncomfortable when he heard that his allies were unwilling to participate in the siege. He looked quite high, then looked at Gongsun Zan, and then said with a wry smile, "Gongsun Muhou, quite high leader, the elite soldiers and generals under your command are not suitable for the siege?! Our Yizhou army is not suitable for such a large-scale siege. Although the Yizhou army has also attacked the city before, it has never seen such a strong city defense in Chang'an City. ..."

"Oh, in this way, our allied forces are afraid of damage and don't attack the city. Have we all come to see the play? Fuck..." Gongsun Zan's calm expression suddenly became angry.

When Yuan Shao saw that Gongsun Zan was going to lose his temper, he quickly persuaded him kindly and said, "Muhou, don't be angry. Even if our Yizhou army is completely destroyed, the siege must be carried out as scheduled tomorrow!"

When Gongsun Zan heard the words, he closed his lips tightly, stopped talking, and drank water with a teacup.

Yuan Shao appeased Gongsun Zan and looked at the crowd with soft eyes, signaling them to speak actively and enthusiastically. Unfortunately, the civilian generals bowed their heads one by one and were thinking about it. Looking at the situation like this, there can be no result in two days and two nights.

And the siege time agreed by the allied forces is imminent.