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- The mad attack begins.
Seventy or eighty thousand Chu troops launched an attack on Luoyang City day and night.
When the Chu army was madly attacking Luoyang, Cao Cao in the west was also madly attacking Hangu Pass.
Cao Cao, like Yan Liang, is fighting for precious time.
If Yan Liang captures Luoyang first, then all Cao Cao's anger will be in vain. Not only will he lose Luoyang, but he will also face Yan Liang's troops marching eastward, threatening his Guanzhong homeland.
If Cao Cao were to capture Hangu Pass first, then Cao Cao, who had entered the plains, could rely on the advantage of his cavalry to form an internal and external pincer attack with the defenders of Luoyang City. Now, Yan Liang would be completely passive.
Although all the battles before the siege went smoothly, the current stalemate was somewhat beyond Yan Liang's expectations.
Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang are two anomalies.
The two men defended Taigu Pass, preventing Xu Shu and Wen Chou's 40,000 troops from successfully joining forces in Luoyang, and preventing Yan Liang from opening the first-line grain road to Xudu.
The other one defended Gong County, preventing the Chu army from taking Hulao Pass eastward and completely eliminating the flank threat from Liu Bei.
These two young generals of the Cao family restrained Yan Liang's tens of thousands of troops, preventing him from using all his strength to besiege Luoyang.
After being besieged for more than ten days, Luoyang City remained impregnable under Xiahou Dun's persistence.
Seeing that the strength of the Chu army was gradually weakening, the hope of capturing Luoyang seemed to be becoming slim.
At this time, an atmosphere of restlessness began to spread secretly in the army.
Because they were Yan Liang¡¯s northern troops, more were sent to Liaodong. In this battle to attack Luoyang, Yan Liangduo led the troops from Jingyang and Yangzhou.
After the southerners entered the Yellow River area, it was inevitable that they would feel acclimatized. The lieutenants of the army gradually began to suffer from various discomforts, which invisibly weakened the combat effectiveness of the Chu army.
The failure to capture the enemy for a long time caused the confidence of these Jingzhou soldiers to waver, and they gradually began to want to return south.
The low morale of the ordinary soldiers gradually began to affect the generals, and it didn't take long. The generals gradually began to discuss it, feeling that if they could not attack Luoyang for a long time, the supply line would be too long. The logistical burden is getting heavier and heavier. Is it time to consider withdrawing our troops?
Although the generals had this intention, they knew that Yan Liang had a firm belief, so no one dared to mention it to Yan Liang.
It¡¯s the day. Another onslaught of defeat.
In the evening. The generals gathered in the king's tent to discuss matters, and the mood of the generals seemed a little low.
Only Yan Liang looked relaxed and indifferent, as if he didn't take the losses in the past few days seriously at all.
The generals secretly looked at each other, wondering who could stand up first and persuade the king to withdraw his troops. But no one dared to take the lead.
At this time, Yan Liang suddenly said: "I know this. If we can't attack for a long time, some of you are already thinking of withdrawing your troops. It's just that you don't dare to advise me, yes or no."
As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the tent looked ashamed.
But everyone didn¡¯t expect that their thoughts in their hearts had already been seen through by their sharp-eyed king.
"Although I fight to the death, I am willing to take Luoyang for the king. However, the city of Luoyang is too strong, and my army of more than 100,000 people transports grain from Xuzhou thousands of miles away. The burden on the rear is too heavy. Being unable to attack for so long, I really feel that"
Zhang Liao finally spoke, but he did not dare to say the word "withdraw troops" and only hinted at it.
The generals remained silent, expressing their agreement by silence.
Even Pang Tong seemed a little helpless at this time.
In the silence, Zhou Cang came in from the outside, quietly moved to Yan Liang's side, and whispered a few words in his ear.
A hint of excitement flashed across Yan Liang's eyes.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Liang regained his composure and said lightly: "I already have the skills to break the city. All you need to do is eat and drink with me tonight to refresh yourself, and then follow me to attack Luoyang tomorrow. ¡±
Hearing this, all the generals present were shocked, and everyone's eyes were filled with surprise.
Their king actually has a plan to destroy the city?
"I don't know what the king has to do to break the city. Can you tell me about it?" Pang Tong also asked in surprise.
Yan Liang smiled secretly: "What a clever plan it is, we will find out tomorrow. You don't need to ask any more questions. As long as you have eaten and drank enough, you can watch the show with me tomorrow."
Yan Liang is deliberately trying to put it off, so that tomorrow, he will give a bigger shock to inspire the generals' fighting spirit.
?All the generals have followed Yan Liang for a long time, knowing that their king always likes to make surprises. Since he said he has a plan to break the city today, he must not be boasting about Haikou.
Even so, all the generals still harbored doubts in their hearts, and they could not figure out what other strategies they could use to break through the impregnable Luoyang City, besides inducing the city's defenders to fight.
And the defenders in the city have obviously made up their mind to stay in retreat and defend the city, and will not fight at all.
Therefore, the generals could not ask more questions, so they could only eat this sumptuous dinner with full of suspicion.
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The next day, it was dawn.
The morning glow rises from the east, dyeing the majestic Luoyang City with a golden edge.
The soldiers from all the camps came out of the camp in an orderly manner, like silent rivers, converging towards the north gate of Luoyang. Finally, they converged into a raging ocean, overwhelmingly advancing towards the enemy city.
When it was daylight, layers of military formations were already arranged in front of the enemy city.
Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Huang Zhong and other generals all commanded their troops and horses, lined up in front of the formation, and looked at the enemy city with solemn eyes.
All the generals were curious and couldn't wait to see what their king had planned to break the city.
After a while, the silent army suddenly became excited.
Because, the red royal flag appeared over the battlefield.
Under the banner of the king of Da Chu, Yan Liang sat on a red rabbit horse and walked into the military formation with his head held high. Following Yan Liang's figure were racks of giant strange instruments.
The eyes of all the soldiers were immediately attracted by the new type of equipment.
That thing is similar in shape to a Thunderbolt car, but its size is larger than that of a Thunderbolt. Moreover, the structure seems to be different from that of the Thunderbolt Chariot. At first glance, it should be a siege equipment similar to a trebuchet.
Is this the plan to destroy the city that the king mentioned?
The generals¡¯ suspicions were cleared. Confidence did not increase, but some doubts arose.
All generals have seen the power of the Thunderbolt Chariot. Its siege ability is indeed very powerful, but it is not a matter of battle or victory.
The generals knew very well that with the power of the Thunderbolt Chariot, they would never be able to destroy a fortified city like Luoyang. The most it can do is to frighten the enemy and assist in siege. But it is far from reaching the point of breaking the city.
Even so, why does their king regard thunderbolt as a strategy to destroy the city?
Under the suspicious gazes of the generals. Hundreds of "thunderbolt cars." They were slowly pushed to the front of the formation. Out of the range of the enemy's crossbows, the three rows at the front and back were lined up and arranged.
On the top of the city, Xiahou Dun, who was originally nervous, now showed a sarcastic sneer.
"Hmph, what kind of tricks can I play when I'm a thief? It turns out that I just transported hundreds of Thunderbolt vehicles. With these things, I want to break through the city of Luoyang that I worked so hard to build. It's really a joke." Xiahou Dun's spirit suddenly relaxed.
The Thunderbolt Chariot was built by Liu Ye when Cao Cao was planning to deal with Yuan Shao's army before Guandu. As a general of Cao's army, Xiahou Dun naturally knew the power of this new type of trebuchet.
Therefore, he had absolute confidence that Yan Liang would never be able to break through the fortified city of Luoyang, which he was proud of, with a thunderbolt chariot.
And in front of the city, under the king's flag, under the suspicious eyes of both the enemy and ourselves, Yan Liang raised his whip and said calmly: "City-breaking cannon, let me raze Luoyang to the ground."
City-breaking cannon, this is the new name given by Yan Liang to this new type of "Thunderbolt Car".
After the order was passed, the more than ten soldiers equipped with each city-breaking artillery quickly began to get busy.
When they, with the strength of several people, struggled to put the stone bullets into their bags, the generals who saw them were all surprised.
Because the size and weight of the stone bullets used in this city-breaking cannon are far greater than those used in the original Thunderbolt Chariot. A rough estimate is that they weigh at least three hundred kilograms.
" Moreover, there will be a wooden box at the back of the city's cannon, which will also be filled with stones.
Looking at the surprised purpose of the generals, Yan Liang raised a slight sly smile at the corner of his mouth.
In fact, the real name of his new city-breaking cannon should be called Huihui Cannon, or Xiangyang Cannon.
In past history, the Mongols used this powerful trebuchet to break through the indestructible Xiangyang City of the Song Dynasty.
It was precisely by using this kind of trebuchet that the Mongols overcame their shortcomings of being good at cavalry warfare but not good at siege, and swept across the Eurasian continent. Even the Song army, which was best at defending the city for a long time, was finally defeated.
The biggest advantage of this trebuchet is that it uses the principle of a counterweight box to change the human launch into a mechanical launch. This greatly improves the stability of the projection and increases the weight and accuracy of the projection.
Yan Liang, who was familiar with history, had successfully trial-produced this city-breaking cannon based on his preliminary knowledge and the wisdom of his wife Huang Yueying before he sent out troops, and he had been working on it in secret.
Today, these hundreds of city-breaking cannons were finally transported from Jiangdong to the Luoyang front line in time.
Yan Liang believed that the Mongols could use this cannon to defeat the Song army in Xiangyang, which was extremely advanced in city defense technology. There was no reason why he couldn't defeat the city of Luoyang that was built more than a thousand years ago.
In a moment, hundreds of city-breaking cannons were loaded with stone bullets.
As Yan Liang raised his whip, the rumble of war drums suddenly rose into the sky
More than two hundred boulders, as big as half a man, roared into the sky, like meteorites flying backwards, and with the roar of hunting, they rushed towards the top of Luoshi City.
The huge boulders rising all over the sky almost blocked the sky above them in an instant.
The officers and soldiers of the Chu army in front of the city, seeing such a huge and terrifying force, almost everyone's eyes widened in shock.
But all the Yan troops on the top of the city were so frightened that they were almost stunned. Endless fear suddenly seized the hearts of all the Yan troops.
Boom boom boom
Amidst the thunderous impact, the ground shook and the mountains shook. In an instant, the northern gate of Luoyang was swallowed up by a long line of dust.
Seeing this horrifying situation, even Yan Liang couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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