Chapter 1714 Build Ordnance to Storm the Fortified City
Shen Long didn't pursue either. Cao Zhen commanded well, and the guards at the top of the city were well guarded, leaving no chance for him, so he also ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops and return to the camp. Guan Xing deeply regretted that Ma Dai, Guan Suo, Zhao Guang, Zhao Tong and others I also felt disappointed that I didn't have the chance to perform in the battle. Only Zhang Bao was very proud, and he won the Wenpin.
Back in the tent, the generals asked to fight again tomorrow, Shen Long said with a smile, "After this battle, I am afraid that Cao Zidan will not go out to fight again, and he will definitely not be able to defend."
He immediately ordered Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, Zhao Guang, Zhao Tong, Deng Ai and others to lead an army to clear the enemy troops around Wancheng and turn Wancheng into an isolated city; Zhang Bao and others gladly led The number of Wei troops left outside Wancheng was small, and they were captured by Zhang Bao, Guan Xing and others within a few days. When they returned to the camp, they found that Shen Long had not treated Wan The city launched an attack, and the entire barracks seemed to be turned into a large construction site, and many soldiers were busy busy with the craftsmen.
Building carts, ladders, rushing carts, bed crossbows, well rails, etc. are everywhere. It seems that Shen Long has been busy building siege equipment for the past few days. He asked, "Wancheng is one of the most fortified cities in the world. It has high walls and thick walls. Cao Zidan has fought for a long time as a veteran general, and he has a handsome army defending the city. If he attacks by force, he will lose his troops and lose his generals. Why don't we leave a team of troops to monitor Wancheng, and the army bypasses it?" Go north of Wancheng, or use clever tactics to destroy the city, such as digging Jishui to destroy Wancheng?"
Everyone nodded. In this era, it is not easy to attack a heavily guarded city. Back then, Cao Wei defeated Lv Bu repeatedly, but he was still unable to attack Xiapi City. In the end, it was Xun You and Guo Jia who offered a plan to flood Xiapi and besiege the city for more than a month. , Waiting until the food in the city was exhausted, the Lu Bu tribe who colluded with the rebellion in the city will take down Xiapi.
Even with Zhuge Liang's ability, he encountered Chen Cangguan, which was defended by only a thousand soldiers and horses, because Hao Zhao had made arrangements in advance and held Chen Cang firmly, Zhuge Liang could not fight for a long time and had to retreat.
Now Wancheng is bigger than Xiapi, and there are more soldiers in the city. There is also a north gate to enter and exit, and Luoyang supplies them with food and grass. Going north, that's why Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, Deng Ai and others had such doubts.
"Wancheng has many soldiers and generals. If Cao Zidan breaks out of the city and flanks the Luoyang army, our army will be defeated!" Shen Long explained, "As for digging Jishui to submerge Wancheng, it's not difficult. It’s just that the people of Wancheng are so innocent, and your Majesty is so kind, they must be heartbroken after hearing about this.”
After all, Liu Bei is a bit old. Although after Shen Long's recuperation, whether there is any heartache of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's death one after another, his body is still healthy, but if Liu Bei's heartache breaks down because of this incident, then the loss outweighs the gain. However, without Liu Bei sitting in the middle of Shu and stabilizing the rear, Shen Long and Zhuge Liang would not dare to lead the army to attack at the same time.
"If you talk about buying aristocratic families in the city and letting them open the city gate, it's not impossible; but this kind of strategy can only be used once or twice, the more you go to the north, the more the local big families hate us, and they will definitely not fight with us. Wait for cooperation." The imperial examination system has touched the cake of the aristocratic family, and they are of course unwilling to cooperate with the Shu Han.
Deng Ai and the others were still puzzled. It doesn't matter whether it can be used once or twice, as long as it is useful, can't we consider other methods after taking down Wancheng?
Shen Long continued, "In this Northern Expedition, there will be Wancheng, Xiangcheng, Yuzhou, Yingyang, Xuchang and other big cities along the way. If every city cannot be defended, we will be in trouble! Therefore, I plan to use Wancheng For example, tell the guards in Xiangcheng, Yuzhou, Yingyang, and Xuchang that even if they cannot hold on,
I can also break through the city with a majestic army. In this way, the city wall is not strong enough to defend, and the Wei army can only go out of the city to fight us decisively. "
Only then did everyone suddenly realize that they only saw the possibility of taking down Wancheng through ingenious tactics, but Shen Long saw a farther-reaching place, intending to defeat the enemy with strength, and told the Wei army defending the city to reward them. The city wall they had relied on for many years was also If they are unreliable, it will be much easier to force them out of the city to fight the Shu army.
Seeing that armaments were being built outside the city, Cao Zhen also ordered the craftsmen in the city to build more trebuchets, rolling wood and rocks, and sent people to Xudu to request more supplies for the defense of the city, such as bows, crossbows and arrows.
A few days later, when the first batch of siege weapons were completed, Shen Long immediately ordered the siege to begin. As a result, the Shu army camp, which had been silent for a long time, finally opened, and countless soldiers came out with various equipment. The trebuchets were placed neatly in three rows under the city; Cao Zhen and others immediately went to the city to see the news, and then immediately fell into doubts, "What's the use of the trebuchets placed so far away? And why are these trebuchets so long?" Weird? It is very different from what is used in our army."
As soon as the words fell, they saw the soldiers of the Shu army getting busy, placing the stone bullets in the launching buckets one after another, and getting ready to launch, Xu Huang and others laughed, "It is said that Shen Zifeng is very resourceful, now it seems It’s just a lie, if you shoot stone bullets from such a distance, can they hit the city wall?”
It's a pity that the smiles of Xu Huang and others didn't last long. The Shu army's trebuchets quickly launched the first round, and countless stone bombs flew into the sky and flew towards the top of the city.
"Oh, it's not good! Dodge quickly!" After seeing the flight trajectory of the stone bullet clearly, the smiles of Xu Huang and others froze immediately, and he quickly bent down to hide behind the parapet, and then the stone bullet hit his ears The loud noise of the city wall.
Some soldiers who couldn't dodge in time suddenly screamed. The soldiers of the Wei Army at the head of the city finally felt the cruelty of war after many days of idleness.
"Pass down the order, let the trebuchets in the city fight back and destroy the ordnance of the Shu army!" Cao Zhen immediately ordered.
However, after a while, the messenger came back, "Report to the governor, the craftsman said that the distance of the Shu army's equipment is too far, and the trebuchets in the city cannot hit it."
Cao Zhen didn't believe it, and ordered to launch again, but the stone bullets flying out of the city landed on the ground just halfway through the flight. In the launching bucket, the stone bullet was fired again, hitting the top of Wancheng City, but Cao Zhen's action sent the bullet to the enemy.
"Governor, if this continues, we can only be beaten at the top of the city. Why don't we let the last general lead a team of elite cavalry to go out and burn all the trebuchets!" Xu Huang pleaded.
Cao Zhen immediately shook his head, "Shen Zifeng must have taken precautions, this plan is not feasible!" Then Shen Long might wish we could get out of the city, but it is really not an option to be beaten passively like this!
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