Chapter 1178 Siege

"kill!"

  Below the city of Lu'an, groups of soldiers of the Wu army rushed to the city wall carrying long light ladders.

  The defenders on the city were raining arrows, but they still couldn't stop the crazy pace of the enemy troops below the city.

  The arrow feathers shot through the defenseless necks of Wu Jun soldiers, and the soldiers who were hit by the arrows subconsciously covered their necks.

  The shouts of killing that had already poured into the throat were suddenly blocked, and the unlucky soldier staggered a few steps, and then fell to the ground.

  His hands and feet are still twitching, but his vitality is rapidly draining.

  The comrades didn't have time to care about him at all, a few pairs of feet stepped on his side, and the latecomers didn't even have time to see who fell to the ground.

   "Quick, follow up!"

  The little principal holding the wooden shield saw that there were a few fewer people carrying the light ladder, and quickly ordered the people behind to make up for it.

   Compared with the soldiers who were killed by an arrow, shot in the thigh, unable to move on, and could only kneel and howl on the ground, they seemed luckier.

   It's just that this luck is temporary.

  If this wave of siege can successfully build a ladder on the city wall, maybe he still has a chance to be sent back to the rear.

   But if he retreats like the previous few times, I am afraid that by the time the two sides clean up the battlefield, he will have lost too much blood and died.

   And following the light echelon was the front car pushed forward by dozens of people or even hundreds of strong men.

  During the days of the siege, Zhuge Ke had already ordered people to bulldoze all the obstacles outside the South Gate of Lu'an.

  The car with the wheeled chassis is slowly being pushed near the city wall.

   Along with the adjacent car, there is also a rush car made of huge logs.

  This is for ramming the gates—if the walls are flawed, it can also be used for ramming weak points.

  Wen Qin pressed his right hand tightly on the hilt of his sword, his eyes glaring angrily.

  If it weren't for the fact that the cavalry army was not so valuable, and the number of soldiers in the city was far less than that of the Wu army, he would have been unable to hold himself back and would have rushed out in person.

   "Shoot the arrow! Don't stop!"

   Seeing that a light ladder finally began to hook up to the city wall, Wen Qin finally couldn't help it.

  He grabbed a bow and aimed at the general who was holding a round shield while directing Wu soldiers to build ladders.

"go to hell!"

  Following his roar, the arrow shot towards the little school he was aiming at like lightning.

  The junior Wu Jun didn't expect to be shot with a cold arrow. The small round shield couldn't protect his body, and the arrow went straight to his face.

  I could only hear him screaming, bleeding profusely on the front door, and he fell to the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

  Wen Qin's arrow made the soldiers around him cheer loudly.

  Just this move does not prevent more and more Wu Jun from starting to build light ladders to the top of the city.

  The light ladder is very long, exceeding the height of the city wall.

  The advantages are light weight, suitable for any terrain, and fast production speed.

  The disadvantage is that there is no protection, and it is a bit costly to use it to attack the city.

  Long light ladders reach the top of the city, and some light ladders have huge hooks at the head, which firmly hook the parapet of the top of the city, making it impossible for the defenders to push it away.

  Even if it is a light ladder without a hook, it is not easy to push it away with both hands alone.

   Such a long ladder, if you want to push it down from the city with both hands, you need an arm at least two meters long.

   But this point, Wei Jun will not be troubled.

  The defenders of the Wei army who had been prepared a long time ago raised their spears more than two feet long and pushed them onto the light ladder.

  The leading soldier saw the impatient Wu soldiers halfway up the climb, and then shouted:

   "Reject!"

"drink!"

   Wei Jun, who was holding a spear, shouted loudly, and pushed the light ladder out all at once with all his strength.

   was pushed out, and the light ladder was two feet away from the city wall. Coupled with inertia, it was almost at a ninety-degree angle with the ground.

   Coupled with the swaying of Wu Bing on the ladder from side to side, the ladder finally couldn't support it and began to fall in the opposite direction.

  Wu Bing on the ladder screamed in horror, falling down one after another like ants.

   Ants attack the city, and ants attack the city, that is what it means.

  Soldiers are like ants, clinging to ladders to climb and attack the city.

   But this time, Wu Jun was obviously making a real move, not a probing attack like the previous few days.

   Moreover, compared with the densely packed Wu army rushing up from the bottom of the city, the Wei army at the head of the city was much less.

   It wasn't that Wen Qin didn't want to arrange for all the defenders in the city to go to the top of the city, but that the top of the city couldn't accommodate too many soldiers.

  Because of the defenders at the head of the city, it is not that the more you have, the better, but you should be particular about it.

  Basically, one person is arranged at a step, and the number of people is added at about ten steps as a preparation—those who hold a fork and gun and push the light ladder are the reserve team.

  If the soldiers at the head of the city are too dense, not only is it not conducive to activities, but it is also difficult to deploy long and short weapons, and it will accidentally injure your own people.

   Only when there is a failure at the top of the city and the defenders on standby at the foot of the city will they be transferred to support.

  As more and more light ladders came up, it was obvious that the soldiers of the Wei army holding forked guns could no longer push them.

   Some soldiers of the Wu army have already climbed to a place less than one foot away from the city.

   "Smash!"

   Loud shouts came from nowhere, but stones and trees were seen falling from the top of the city like raindrops.

"ah!"

  Following the shrill cry, Wu Bing on the top of the light ladder screamed miserably. He was hit by a stone and couldn't hold on to the ladder anymore, turning over and falling down.

   What's worse is that after being hit, someone subconsciously wanted to grab something, but didn't fall directly.

   Instead, he rolled down the ladder, and the unlucky ghost who was following behind him gave a click, and his neck was pressed into a strange angle.

  The two became ghosts with the same fate together.

   Those who are more experienced feel that something is wrong with the people above them, so they put their heads on the ladder and attach themselves tightly to the ladder to avoid being implicated as much as possible.

   This wave of operations by the defenders at the top of the city stopped Wu Jun's offensive.

  Before Wen Qin, who was guarding the tower, could smile, he suddenly felt a shock in his feet, and at the same time a loud voice came:

   "Boom!"

   It turned out that the cart that pushed Wu Jun had been pushed to the city gate, and the soldiers of Wu Army began to rush into the city gate with the huge cart.

  Although he knew that the city gate was so thick that it was impossible for ordinary cars to rush through, Wen Qin was still a little worried when he felt the faint numbness coming from the soles of his feet.

  I saw him shout loudly:

   "Go to the stone mill!"

   Wei Jun guarding above the city gate shouted in unison, pushed out the huge stone mill that had been prepared long ago, and smashed it hard at Wu Jun outside the city gate.

  Wu Jun, who was rushing into the city gate, felt something strange in his head. As soon as he looked up, he saw a huge shadow descending from the sky.

   Before they had time to see what it was, the stone mill fell down.

   Wu Jun, who had no time to dodge, was smashed to pieces on the spot.

   Some have lost their heads, leaving only their bodies.

  Some of the upper body is gone, leaving only the parts below the waist.

   But see red, white, splashed all over the car.

  A sticky liquid, mixed with lumpy objects of unknown size.

   Rao is a thick log, and a gap was also smashed by the stone mill, and sawdust flew away.

"pull!"

   Stretching out his neck to see the miserable state of Wu Jun below, he grinned and ordered again loudly.

   "One, two, up!"

   Wei Bing, who was pulling the thick rope at the head of the city, shouted slogans and began to exert force.

  Although it may be stronger to use iron chains instead of thick ropes, it will also increase the weight and increase the difficulty of pulling.

  The most important thing is that iron is very important, so there is no need to use this place.

  The stone mill, which was covered with unknown objects like logs, began to rise slowly.

  Wu Bing, who had escaped a catastrophe, was almost frightened when he saw the stone mill being pulled up again.

  The Wei soldiers on the city ignored them, but pulled the stone mill to a certain height and lowered it again.

   Repeatedly, Chongche finally couldn't hold on anymore.

   Click!

   Wow!

  No matter how thick the solid log is, it can hold the stone mill, but the other parts that support it are not as strong as it is.

   After a sound, the car was finally completely smashed by the stone mill.

   Seeing this, Wei Jun cheered loudly again.

   It's just that Wei Jun temporarily stopped Wu Jun's offensive.

   But there are still too many Wu Jun rushing up.

  The next wave of Wu Jun carrying light ladders rushed up again, and there were several ladders rushing up with them.

  If it is said that the Wei army at the head of the city can push away the light ladder, then the heavy siege equipment with a base like the cloud ladder cannot be shaken by them.

"Lift!"

   Following an order, the second ladder controlled by pulleys began to rise slowly, leaning towards the top of the city.

   "Boom!"

  When the end of the ladder was erected on the city wall, Wu Jun pushed the base of the ladder again, making it close to the root of the city wall.

   "Kill, kill the thief in the city!"

  A cloud ladder with a base is not only more difficult to destroy than light ladders, but also has a slower **** than most light ladders, making it easier for siege soldiers to climb.

   Wei Jun at the head of the city saw that the ladder could not be destroyed, so he immediately lifted up another stone and was about to throw it down.

  Suddenly, a rain of arrows hit the city!

  The originally cumbersome Linche and Jinglan finally arrived late and were pushed into the range of the bow and arrow.

  Although there are not many heavy siege equipment, there are only a dozen or so.

  But their height has faintly exceeded the city wall, and the Wu army's crossbowman on the top is frantically shooting arrows at the defenders at the top of the city.

  Especially the location of the city head corresponding to several ladders is their key care area.

   This is the first time Wu Jun's crossbowmen have suppressed Wei Jun since the siege for so long.

   Wei Jun was caught off guard, and many people fell down at once.

  The soldiers of the Wu army who were attacking the city suddenly felt less pressure.

   "Up, up, up! The thief has been suppressed!"

  The vanguard officer took the lead and quickly climbed up the ladder.

   It is a great achievement to be the first to attack the top of the city.

   "The general has an order. After breaking the city, if you don't seal the sword for three days, all the children's wealth will be yours!

  As Zhuge Ke's military order spread throughout the army, the soldiers of the Wu army who had already become red-eyed were all very excited.

  Lu'an City is the county seat of the Wei thief Lujiang County, and the most prosperous place in the whole county is here.

  Even the generals in the army who originally wanted to go to the surrounding area to plunder the people had their eyes shining.

   They really did not expect that General Zhuge would issue such a military order.

  After all, logically speaking, His Majesty's move to the north on such a large scale this time naturally has the intention of expanding the territory.

   If the city is really going to be breached, it will be considered Da Wu's own territory in the future.

  Especially in a county like Lu'an, for the sake of future governance, it is generally not easy to send troops to wash the city—unless it is unable to attack for a long time, in order to stimulate the morale of the soldiers.

   But how long has it been since the siege?

  Especially if the knife is not sealed for three days, this is basically considered a half-slaughter of the city.

   "If you don't seal the knife for three days, whoever grabs it will be the one. If you don't go now, when will you wait!"

  The generals of each battalion blushed and kept agitating: "Which battalion is the first to break the city, there is still a priority to choose."

   "This generation is rich and honored, and if you steal this time, what worries does the wife have? You have to work hard, brothers!"

  Looking at the generals screaming with excitement, Zhuge Ke's eyes were slightly gloomy.

   It's just this gloom, well hidden in his eyes.

  For him who is quite ambitious and has a high self-esteem, he is really reluctant to issue such a military order to stimulate the soldiers to use their lives.

   At the same time, I was a little unhappy.

   After learning all this, he looked at the elated Wu Jun.

  Fu Qian said "Hey tui!", and spat out a mouthful of saliva to show his disdain:

   "How is this different from a thief?"

  Luo Xian glanced at him and said:

   "This is a common thing before the battle. If you want to lead the battle in the future, you have to get used to such things."

   To say something outrageous, whether it is Emperor Guangwu or the first emperor.

  They had been besieging the city for a long time, but they couldn't take the city. When the morale of the lieutenant generals was low, they all promised to take all the money in the city.

  Fu Chen pouted:

   "I have no choice but to use this move to stimulate the soldiers, which is already the way to go."

   "Moreover, I see that among the Wu army, no matter whether they are generals or pawns, they are all used to such things."

   "If the ethos of Wu Guojun is like this, it will definitely not be the enemy of the Han generals in the future."

  Luo Xian chuckled:

   "How many people in this world can compare with the prime minister, and how many people can compete with the master?"

   "Exactly."

   It is easy to say that orders are prohibited and military discipline is strict, but it is extremely difficult to do it.

  The two talked about the matter in front of them in a nonchalant manner, and even had the heart to comment on Wu Jun.

   Wen Qin, who was in it, felt the strength of the Wu army's siege, and suddenly increased it again.

   "Don't retreat, those who retreat will be killed!"

   "Preparation battalion, transfer a battalion up!"

  Wen Qin stood on the tower, closely watching the battle, while constantly dispatching troops.

  The military order was passed on quickly, and the Wei army reserve battalion, which had been on standby at the foot of the city wall, rushed up the city wall from the ramp at the fastest speed.

  The soldiers of the Wu army who had barely fallen onto the city wall were gathered by several spears before they had time to enjoy the joy of being the first to climb to the top of the city.

   Then he was pushed out of the city directly.

  The screams seemed so insignificant on the battlefield where the killing sounds shook the sky.

  …

   This fierce offensive and defensive battle did not come to an end until the sun fell to the top of the mountain.

  Two cities of the Wei army were captured by the Wu army, but in the end, Wen Qin mobilized reserve forces to make up for the gaps in time, so the problem was not too big.

   But Wen Qin was not happy at all.

  The reinforcements from Hefei were blocked outside.

   And the Wu army's offensive at the south gate was so fierce, it was beyond his expectation.

  As for Wu Jun, the loss was much heavier.

  The rush cars and ladders were all damaged, only the few well rails and adjacent cars that were not close to the city head were pushed back and repaired.

   It was night, when the soldiers on both sides fell asleep, recovered their strength, and prepared to fight again in the future.

   Zhuge Ke took advantage of the night and came to the rear army in the name of patrolling the camp.

   At the rear of the army, Quan Cong, the governor of the State of Wu, is waiting for his arrival.

   "Great Governor, whether Da Wu can break the predicament and compete in the Central Plains depends on you."

  Zhuge Ke saluted Quan Cong with a solemn face, and at the same time took out a silk book from his arms and handed it to Quan Cong:

   "This map is a map of the various passes of the Wei Army drawn by Ke over the years, who have repeatedly sent to the north and added dozens of times."

   "The governor leads the army to the north this time, if this map can help the governor one or two, Ke will be satisfied."

  Quan Cong took the map solemnly, with a solemn tone:

   "If a certain person can make merits this time going north, it will be due to General Zhuge!"

   "My future path is all paid to General Zhuge."

  Zhuge Ke nodded:

   "Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief."

  The eyes of both of them were shining with light.

  (end of this chapter)