Chapter 395 Defense

Sure enough, Lv Bu crushed the wind paper in his hand and said coldly to Xu Rong, "General Xu, prepare to attack the city!"

Lv Bu's men only have 10,000 soldiers, and the remaining 30,000 are all wolves in Bingzhou. Among Xu Rong's seven thousand soldiers and horses, there were also 2,000 cavalry. Both of them knew that it was really whimsistic to break through the dock with cavalry.

This is not to say that the cavalry can't attack the city. In fact, most of them calm down the siege battle are often the unprecedented charge of the cavalry. But there needs to be a premise that the gate has been or is about to be broken. Otherwise, the horse knight looked at the enemy on the wall a few feet high, and had no other role but to be a swimming target... Unless these cavalry have excellent galloping skills and can shoot against the enemy on the wall.

But in fact, all the generals know that the Han people are indeed not as good as the nomadic people growing on horseback in terms of riding and shooting. It is not only difficult to aim at the target by riding and shooting, but also making it difficult for soldiers to balance on horseback with the unilateral spat of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, whether it is to deal with the Qiang, Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuwan and other nomadic tribes, the Han people always use a mixed army array to learn from each other's strengths.

Therefore, Lv Bu immediately ordered his private soldiers Wang Yun to form a siege force to test the defense of the dock. Under the long whip, the siege vanguard shouted in unison, the military drums thundered, and a thousand people began to shout forward. Everyone held shields and ring knives to protect the multi-cloud ladders and rushed to the city wall.

In ancient warfare, it was very convenient to make ladders. Generally, they were made from local materials and cut down trees and tied them. Although the quality is difficult to guarantee and the safety is very low, when did you take these trivial things into account in the war?

I dodged the dense rain of arrows from Yuwu City. After 200 people were killed and injured, this thousand people finally leaned the ladders against the wall and began to climb up. Another 20 or 30 people pushed the rushing car to the gate, and the huge impact suppressed the sound of war drums and horns. But before hitting a few times, the drums in the city sounded, rolling wood and falling rocks like rain, and the ladders were also pushed down by the rejection rod. Sergeant Lv Bu's body fell from mid-air, his flesh and blood were blurred, and the car was also smashed by the boulder.

Seeing these scenes, Lv Bu and Xu Rong looked extremely indifferent and not nervous at all. Then the golden sounded, and the sergeants gradually retreated: most of the sergeants had not climbed up, and the injured were not as much as they thought.

This is just a little appetizer at the beginning. Lv Bu, Xu Rong and Ma Chao, Li Ru, Gao Shun, Man Chong, Han Feng and others standing on the wall of the dock at this time all know this.

Sure enough, less than a moment, the second wave of Lv Bu's army's siege began again. Just like the first siege, the city also began to fight back.

This test has been back and forth more than 20 times, and it is always shallow, and Ma Chao in the city is also very cautious and does not abuse wood and stone. Near dawn, Lv Bu's army launched a fierce attack, and the offensive was in full swing. The soldiers sacrificed their lives to climb up and actually climbed the wall and launched a bloody battle on the city. However, in the end, under the protection of Gao Shun's trapped camp, Lv Bu's army was still defeated and retreated.

However, next, Gao Shun, who stared at the battlefield all the time, changed his face. He was the most calm among Ma Chao's generals, but at this time, he couldn't help saying with a trill, "Master, you see, they actually have a cataping car!"

Ma Chao looked awe-inst, and then became indifferent again and said, "Liu Xie, Liu Xie, I really look down on you..."

Gao Shun saw that Ma Chao was not in the mood to answer his question, and couldn't help turning his head to Li Ru. Li Ru took his beard and said, "There is a Beiyuan in the palace, where the imperial army is stationed. There are only ordinary equipment, and there can't be such a siege. But two miles away from the palace, there is also the royal Shanglin Garden, which is the ordnance manufacturing office. From this point of view, Lv Bu's test back and forth is just delaying the time and waiting for the arrival of these catapers! Lv Bu and Xu Rong, they really have some tricks!"

After hearing this, Ma Chao still looked unchanged. Staring at the west in the distance: Fazheng, Lv Bu has wasted more than an hour. If I find that you haven't arrived at the dock in the next hour, then you will be completely out of the core of the Ma family!

At first glance, more than a dozen catapults were not made in a hurry. Listening to the roar, you can also guess that it is a boutique made by the craftsmen in Shanglinyuan after studying for a long time. After walking almost 300 steps away from the dock, the catapults stopped. Under Lv Bu's order, huge boulders rose into the air and hit the wall heavily.

Although Dong Pangzi built a high pool in the dock, it is comparable to the first fortress of a big man. However, under the sudden blow of such siege weapons, it also seemed to shake slightly: although the wall a few feet thick was not shaken at all, the scene of gravel splashing on the tower and everyone running and howling always made people think that the wall was indeed shaking in the roar.

At this time, Ma Chao's eyes contracted slightly. He saw the flesh and blood hit by the boulder flying across, and then the defenders on the wall began to launch rockets ignited pine oil at the enemy with a strong crossbow. Ma Chao knew that in fact, he was lucky. Because although his ancestral home is Fufeng Maoling County, in the eyes of these surrendered Xiliang soldiers, he is actually a Xiliang man, and emotionally, he is easier to accept himself.

In addition, long ago, under Li Ru's strategy and Dong Zhuo's indulgence, these Xiliang soldiers had a forbearable hatred with Lv Bu's Bingzhou army. If others come to attack the dock, they may not work so hard. However, in the direction of the other party's main general, there was a big 'Lv' flag. From this, they learned that in the case of no way back, they did not need Ma Chao to deliberately attract encouragement, so they sacrificed their lives to fight with the enemy who attacked the city.

But unfortunately, although the strong crossbow on the wall of Yuwu is fierce, it is not the improved crossbow of the Ma family. In addition, because it was difficult to aim, only less than half of Lv Bu's catapults were damaged. However, the flames were all over the world, and the plagiarism Xiliang soldiers still shot the front of Lv Bu's army to the ground, with black flesh and blood and bones piles.

Under the cover of the catapult, Lv Bujun pushed the arrow tower and carried the ladder to attack the city again. Although the height of the arrow tower was not as high as the city wall, it could barely resist the counterattack of the strong crossbow. The sharp arrows on both sides drew a beautiful arc in the air, passed through the strong body, and splashed dazzling blood. Blood was sprinkled in front of the wall.

And when Lv Bujun climbed the wall again, Ma Chao said in an emotionless tone: "Let Zhang Liao and Xu Huang prepare to attack..."

Gao Shun wanted to warn him of something more, but he saw that there were not many soldiers who could stand on the wall at this time, and Lv Bu's side left no room for a fiery offensive. He had to grit his teeth and escape from the wall with the trapped camp, ready to set up a simple battle array at the gate after Zhang Liao and Xu Huang sent troops.

Although, he also knew that the battle array had little effect on the sudden surge of tens of thousands of cavalry. But he resolutely chose to do so: because he is a soldier who is truly loyal to his duty and honor! And because of this, the fall of his camp is still recited thousands of years later!