Chapter 69 Break it down for me
Just when Ma Su was feeling strange, he saw Meng Guo leading his troops back in a hurry. He took a long breath when he saw that Ma Su was fine.
"General, are you okay? I was scared to death. I thought you were injured by Hao Zhao."
"Hao Zhao? If he runs slower, he will be captured by our general!" Shu Ji said with a smile, pointing to the trophies and prisoners all over the ground for Meng Guo to see.
Seeing that this was a big victory, Meng Guo immediately slapped his thigh and said in shock.
"Oops, I fell into a trap! Did I miss an opportunity to capture Chen Cang?"
At that time, the Wudang flying army he commanded was about to attack the city gate, but the reserve team had not been used yet. If he had known that Hao Zhao was defeated and fled back, he could even capture Hao Zhao while capturing Chen Cang.
Still careless!
Meng Guo deeply regretted his carelessness, as a huge victory passed through his hands.
"It doesn't matter! There's no need to blame yourself. Even if we take Chencang, we can't hold it." Ma Di shook his head, not really caring about this.
He sent Meng Guo to steal Chencang just to scratch the lottery ticket. If he couldn't win it, it didn't matter.
Even if he takes Chencang, it is unlikely that he can hold it, after all, he is not Hao Zhao. Once the Wei army heard that Chencang was lost, they would definitely mobilize a large army to seize it.
Now that Zhuge Liang has returned to Chengdu, I don't know if the new governor of Longyou can be used. Chen Cang's appointment cannot be defended.
Therefore, Ma Su's purpose was to destroy Chencang, so that the Wei army could not defend accordingly.
"Hao Zhao escaped back this time, and he probably won't dare to leave the city for a long time. It just so happens that the things Zijun built for me will arrive soon, and we are ready to start demolition!"
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Ma Su's ambush almost disgraced Hao Zhao. Basically, all the soldiers in Chencang looked at him with inexplicable contempt.
It seems that this coach is really a showman. Even if he goes out for a night attack, he will be killed by the Shu army!
At the same time, Hao Zhao's troops also lost more than half of their troops in this battle, and several loyal generals failed to escape. Hao Zhao didn't know how to explain such a horrific loss to his superiors.
Because of this defeat, the morale of the Wei army was low, and the morale of the army was somewhat unstable. In this regard, Hao Zhao could only manage the army toughly and forcibly suppress these floating military morale.
But the fluctuating military morale will definitely make it impossible to fight again, and he will not dare to attack again.
No matter whether the attack is successful or not, the remaining troops and horses will not be enough to defend Chencang.
And after returning to the city, he heard the city defenders say that the Shu army climbed the city wall with bare hands, which made Hao Zhao even more vigilant. Now we not only need to defend during the day, but also at night, and the pressure on the only soldiers suddenly increases dramatically.
The speed of repairs can only be slowed down now, and Ma Su is slowly wasting away.
The only thing that made Hao Zhao feel relieved was that Ma Su had few soldiers and could not possibly attack the city. Even if there are soldiers who are good at climbing, there are only two thousand of them.
The pressure is not too great and I can still persevere.
This luck was shattered a few days later, because reinforcements from the Shu army arrived.
More than two thousand Shu soldiers came out from Longshan, pushing countless wheelbarrows and vehicles. They transported a large number of wooden parts to Ma Su.
Then the Shu army swaggered outside the city and began to assemble siege equipment.
Most of the time, ancient siege equipment was not built on site. Instead, it was first dismantled into parts and then pushed to the battlefield on carts for assembly.
The skills of ancient Chinese craftsmen were not bad, and they studied wooden mechanisms to the extreme. For example, the Pili cars commonly used in the Three Kingdoms were assembled with wooden equipment of uniform specifications.
This is the standardization of ancient equipment construction, and the front line does not even require many high-skilled craftsmen. All you need to know is how to produce standard parts according to the template.
After several days of assembly, the Shu army assembled five or six Thunderbolt vehicles. The Wudang Feijun searched for a large number of stones in the nearby mountains and forests, and basically all were ready.
Seeing this scene, Hao Zhao suddenly lost his composure.
He is indeed very good at defending the city, but only if the opponent has to attack the city. For example, in history, Zhuge Liang attacked Chencang. In order to rush for time, he basically sent troops to attack him.
But the catapult was outside of Hao Zhao's business.
The earliest catapult appeared during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
During the Battle of Guandu, Liu Ye, a counselor under Cao Cao, invented it and used it to counter the Tushan Army of the Hebei Army. However, not many people have used this to attack cities so far. The main reason is that it is too slow.
Using a catapult, they slowly smashed through the towers, which was enough time for them to capture three cities. And the effect of this thing is unclear, but if the city wall is broken, it will still have to be repaired, so not many people know how to counter it.
At least Hao Zhao couldn't counterattack, his business scope didn't include this.
"General! What is Shu Dog's plan..." Several generals were also very nervous, and they were very anxious when they saw the Thunderbolt cart being rolled out.
"Don't worry, let's see what the level of the Shu people is first. If there is a big threat to the city tower, let's talk about it later." Hao Zhao did not panic, but waved his hand and said calmly.
"The Thunderbolt Chariot could at most hit the earthen city. Chencang City is strong, so there is no need for us to be afraid!"
So far, catapults have not been fully used in siege battlefields. In history, the first time catapults were used in sieges had to wait until the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, Hao Zhao did not believe that the solid Chencang City could be destroyed by a few thunderbolt chariots.
Under the gaze of the Wei army, the Shu army slowly loaded the boulder onto the thunder cart and projected it towards Chencang City.
Several boulders were projected out, throwing a graceful arc in the sky, and hit Chencang City hard.
A violent collision sounded, and Hao Zhaodu felt a violent vibration in the city wall. Fortunately, the boulder finally fell, and Hao Zhao found that the damage to the city wall was not great.
Although some stone bricks were broken, the damage was not serious.
In this era, catapults were all used against infantry and were indeed not very powerful.
But soon, Hao Zhao felt relieved again, because he found that the Shu army had set up a catapult again.
grass! Do you plan to continue investing if one time is not enough?
Hao Zhao soon discovered what Ma Su meant, thinking that the Shu army began to continuously transport stones to the catapults, and a total of five catapults began to continuously bombard the city head.
"Their purpose is to destroy the city wall?" Hao Zhao immediately had a flash of understanding in his eyes. The Shu army was never here to attack the city.
Their small force came to attack, all of which were basically cavalry. The purpose was to prevent them from repairing Chencang City. If given the chance, they would also wreak havoc and destroy Chencang City as much as possible.
Only in this way, when the large Shu army attacks later, can they easily capture Chencang and attack Yongzhou with overwhelming force.
After thinking about this, Hao Zhao turned around and shouted without hesitation.
"Quick! Get a pen and paper. I want to write a letter to the governor as soon as possible. Chen Cang needs support!"
There are only two updates today, because there is really no time for coding in the full class...