Chapter 443 The Final Battle
When the Han army pushed the Huihui artillery that spanned the ages onto the battlefield, Sima Yi finally couldn't sit still. After briefly assessing the situation, Sima Yi decisively ordered all the main forces to be used to destroy that thing at all costs!
Once the catapults of the Shu army are allowed to show their majesty, the morale of the Wei army in Guanzhong will completely collapse irreparably. When the time comes, let alone fighting hard, it’s hard to say whether we can break through.
Therefore, with the Han army prepared in advance, the final battle of the Battle of Guanzhong officially began.
"Follow me and charge! Whoever can burn the Thunderbolt Chariot of the Shu Army will be promoted to the third level!" This time, Master Sima personally went into battle and led three thousand elite cavalrymen from Guanzhong to kill them first. Under his leadership, the Wei army's cavalrymen held a torch and rushed straight towards the returning artillery.
As long as we can reach that place, we will still have a chance to breathe!
Unfortunately, Sima Division was blocked by Han cavalry before they reached halfway.
"Isn't this the precious son of old thief Sima? I let you run away last time, but this time I caught you!" Ma Di led his cavalry to arrive first and quickly rushed from the rear of the Han army to the front. , standing in front of Master Sima.
Although Ma Su could never catch up with the fleeing enemy generals, no one of his own generals could compare with Ma Su in terms of speed.
"Ma Su!" Master Sima's eyes flashed with solemnity. He was not sure at all when facing Ma Su.
But even if he was not sure, Master Sima had no choice but to retreat at this moment. If you can't stop the Shu army's catapults, you won't be able to defend Chang'an even if you withdraw.
So even if he is facing Ma Su, Master Sima must fight for it!
"You old man who lives without death! Suffer death!" The Sima Master's eyes flashed fiercely, and he suddenly clamped his horse's belly and came straight towards Ma Su with his gun drawn.
"Well done! Watch me capture you alive and chop you into meat sauce for the old thief Sima to taste!" Ma Su smiled innocently, and said the creepiest words in the kindest voice.
Speaking of which, if Master Sima was really captured and chopped into meat paste, what would Sima Zhao say after seeing it?
Brother, you smell so good...
Obviously, Ma Su's words made even Sima Master a little unable to hold back. Master Sima's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and every move he made against Ma Su was aimed at killing him with one blow.
But Ma Su is no longer the literati he was in Jieting. Eight years of military service is enough to transform a scribe into a military general who is good at fighting. After only a few rounds of fighting between the two sides, Master Sima found that he was suppressed by Ma Su in all directions!
At the same time, generals such as Guo Huai, Hu Zun, and Zhao Yan led troops to launch counterattacks against the Han army from multiple directions. Under their leadership, the Wei army in Guanzhong launched a counterattack and tried to fight to the death in order to defend Chang'an.
But the Han army was also well prepared. Generals Wu Yi, Jufu, Ma Dai and Hu Du all went into battle. The soldiers of the Han army, who had been holding back for two months, all moved forward desperately, charging and killing each of them as if they were risking their lives.
One side is to protect their homeland, and the other side is to regain the country's old capital. The soldiers of both sides worked hard for this, and the entire battlefield became the most fierce battle in the history of Han and Wei!
At this moment, there was no death at all. 10% of the troops collapsed, and the soldiers on both sides were all furious. After only a short period of fighting, there were already thousands of corpses lying on the ground, and some weapons were completely soaked in blood.
However, Sima Yi organized a counterattack in a hurry, and the Han army had been waiting for a long time. Under the tight defense of the Han army, the Wei army's counterattack quickly became ineffective.
Even though the Wei army officers and men fought desperately, each of them charged forward risklessly. But under the deployment of the Han army, it became meaningless. Not only that, they were even pushed back by the Han army.
The battle line is advancing towards Chang'an City at a speed visible to the naked eye. A total of eight return artillery vehicles are getting closer and closer to Chang'an surrounded by Han troops!
"Damn it! You must resist it!!" Sima Yi's face became increasingly ugly when he saw this scene.
Watching the battle line getting closer and closer to Chang'an, it was like watching myself die slowly. This feeling is very torturous, Sima Yi must do something!
After all, he was an old artist. Sima Yi quickly noticed an important point.
The Shu army advanced very quickly, and it seemed that they did not intend to stop at a distance of 800 steps. And looking at the huge stone projectiles prepared by the Han army, there is a high probability that the range of the Shu army's catapults will not be too far.
At the very least, they will be within the range of Wei Jun's Thunderbolt Chariot!
In this case...
"Come here! Go quickly and find a way to move the Thunderbolt Chariot to the top of the city! As long as we can remotely destroy the Shu army's catapults, we can still hold on!" Sima Yi quickly turned his head and gave an urgent order, ordering the soldiers in the city to move the stocks in stock. The Pili car tried to move to the top of the city.
Although the lethality of the Thunderbolt Car is not high, in theory it is not a big problem to destroy a few wooden instruments. What's more, they are on top of the city, so using high to defeat low is always an advantage.
However, it takes time to move a thunderbolt cart. It takes a lot of time to dismantle such a large catapult and transport it to the city.
So next, Sima Yi must race against the Han army!
"The generals are ordered to fight to the death, but those who retreat will be killed! No matter what, we must delay until our army's thunderbolt chariots are in place!"
At this most critical moment, the Han army and the Wei army began to compete in speed. Which one was the Han army that advanced to Chang'an City first, or the Wei army's thunderbolt chariot that arrived first.
In fact, the Han army was still at a disadvantage at this moment. Although the returning artillery is powerful, its range is only a pitiful three hundred steps. In order to be stable, it must be advanced to a position of two hundred steps.
But at this juncture, Guo Huai, who was fighting Wu Yi, suddenly caught a glimpse of Sima Shi's flag falling down from the corner of his eye. He quickly turned around and looked over, and immediately found Master Sima covered in blood, lying on his horse and walking away in embarrassment.
And the three thousand Guanzhong cavalry he led were beaten to pieces. Ma Di, who was wearing a white robe, led the Han cavalry and followed Sima Division closely. At this time, a hole was poked in the Wei army's defense line, which was usually relatively stable!
"Damn it! How could I forget about Ma Su! This bastard is not something that a Sima Master can stop!" Guo Huai suddenly turned pale when he saw this scene.
The Han army came well prepared, but they responded hastily and were not prepared for many deployments at all.
The most critical thing was Ma Su. In a hurry, he only asked Sima Shi to block Ma Su alone. It's like asking a rookie guard to stop him on the football field.
It's hard for you to send eight generals, let alone send only one person.
The wrong deployment eventually triggered a chain reaction. The most capable person in the Han army broke through all obstacles at this juncture!
"Soldiers! Charge with me! Chang'an is right in front of you! The victory of the Northern Expedition is today!" Ma Di excitedly chased Sima Shi and broke through the Wei army's charge defense like a bamboo.
With Ma Su's breakthrough, the Wei army's defense could no longer withstand it. A large number of Han troops poured in from the gap that Ma Su broke through and collapsed. The Wei army could not resist and began to retreat steadily.
The Han army's return artillery advance also suddenly accelerated, and Sima Yi could only watch the giant catapults that announced his fate getting closer and closer...
Finally, accompanied by several heart-wrenching "squeaks", eight return artillery vehicles stopped two hundred steps below Chang'an City. , which means that the Han army’s equipment is in place!