"What? The magic of falling rocks? This little emperor can also do magic? Isn't he really crazy?"
"How is it possible? If he can master magic, how can he be forced to do that by Li Jue, Guo Fan, and Zhang Ji? I think he must be crazy! General Chariot and Cavalry, it seems that we can only capture the Emperor and then sell it to Cao Si I surrender!"
"Caught the little emperor and sold him? Gongren, do you think this is possible?"
Although the two white-wave and yellow-turban thieves, Yang Feng and Han Xian, were superstitious, they were not stupid. They simply did not believe that Liu Xie had magic powers. Moreover, these two guys also came up with a good way to capture Liu Xie's sales!
When Dong Zhao heard this, he couldn't help complaining about the little emperor. Wouldn't it be nice to follow Cao Mengde? It had to be like this, and it would be really embarrassing if Yang Feng and Han Xian were to catch him and sell him.
Dong Zhao sighed and said: "General, general of chariots and cavalry, Cao Sichen will definitely be willing to pay a large price to redeem the emperor and the court."
Han Xian had previously lost his position as a general because of Cao Cao's impeachment, and he was very dissatisfied with Cao Cao. At this time, he did not forget to stimulate Cao Cao's envoys, and hummed: "If Cao Mengde is reluctant to give up money, Liu Jingsheng will definitely be willing to pay a high price! "
Dong Zhao almost vomited blood when he heard this. The joint work is going to be auctioned. The one with the highest bid will win, right?
Yang Feng made a big move: "Is Xu Gongming safe?"
"The general is here!"
A majestic strong man with a helmet on his head responded, and then rode out from the formation of two thousand Baibo troops wearing black iron armor behind Yang Feng and Han Xian. He came to Yang Feng's side and saluted with clasped fists.
This general's surname is Xu, his name is Huang, and his courtesy name is Gongming. It is Xu Huang who was ranked among the five best generals of Cao Wei in history, but he is still Yang Feng's subordinate. Because of his previous efforts in escorting the eastward movement, he was granted the title of Dutinghou.
Yang Feng raised his riding whip and pointed at the open city gate: "Gongming, I leave it to you, take down Luyang and capture the emperor alive!"
After hearing Yang Feng's order, Xu Huang couldn't help but frown. Capturing the emperor alive... isn't this the same as Li Jue and Guo Fan? What a treason!
Seeing Xu Huang hesitate, Yang Feng's expression darkened.
Xu Huang saw that his boss was getting angry, but there was nothing he could do. His family members were all in his hands, so he had to quickly clasp his fists and say, "I have the order!"
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Emperor Liu Xie would never have dreamed that his first team opponent would actually be Xu Huang and Xu Gongming, who had defeated the second master Guan in history!
And Yang Feng was also willing to spend a lot of money, and there were two thousand Baibo Army infantry at the beginning! These two thousand people are Yang Feng's old base. They are all strong men from Hedong. They are divided into five groups, each of four hundred, based on the Army Sima Department. One of the shield warriors and two spearmen were all wearing black iron armor, while another crossbowman and one archer were only equipped with iron helmets and no armor.
In fact, the main purpose of setting up such a large array is to scare. Yang Feng's main purpose of sending troops this time is to "take food." I really can't scare him away, and I can't really kill the emperor without taking it seriously. So he didn't dare to go to the Yellow Turban in Yingchuan. Those people didn't know the emperor, and they would be in trouble if they accidentally killed him.
That's regicide! When the time comes, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Liu Biao will all have to go to war to avenge their king, and their heads will have to be marked with a sky-high price that makes them excited!
And Xu Huang is also a person who knows the importance. According to his arrangement, a group of four hundred shield warriors will be the first to ascend. He will personally watch it and cannot let them mess around. Behind the shield warriors are two spearmen, and the crossbowmen and archers hold down the formation behind the spearmen.
And in order to prevent them from shooting the little emperor to death, Xu Huang also issued a strict order to these crossbowmen: without his order, no one is allowed to shoot arrows, and anyone who violates the order will be killed!
In addition, the shieldmen and spearmen all carried long ladders that could be used to climb the city. Apart from this, there were no other siege equipment.
As the two thousand Baibo elites led by Xu Huang approached the north gate of Luyang County, the drums in the Baibo army formation also sounded loudly. Not to mention the ability of the two thousand Baibo army with only long ladders to attack the enemy? Just with this momentum, it is quite bluffing. If they can't attack head-on, Luyang City will be difficult to defend.
The little emperor Liu Xie was of course very sure. He also knew that Yang Feng and Han Xian did not dare to kill him. If they were to be killed, their three clans would almost be finished. Although Yuan Shao and Cao Cao did not have the intention to support the Han Dynasty and prosper the Liu Dynasty, they still had the desire to avenge the Han Dynasty, and there were many more!
So he simply dressed up and went to the city today, just to let the enemy see clearly and not to shoot by mistake!
When Governor Xu Huang was approaching step by step, the little emperor Liu Xie stood on the top of the city with one man and one sword, looking a little "crazy".
As Xu Huang moved forward, he was also sizing up the little emperor. When the emperor moved eastward, he advised Yang Feng more than once, asking Yang Feng to be a little loyal to the Han Dynasty. I didn't expect that today I would lead people to the city to capture the emperor... Now I will become a traitor! But you can’t blame him, the main reason is that the emperor is crazy!
If you are not crazy, you should abandon the city now and be controlled by Cao Cao!
It seems that this "Cang Tian" is really dead, but the one standing up may not be Huang Tian, it may be "Cao Tian" or "Yuan Tian"...
When Xu Huang was thinking about which "heaven" he would hang out with in the future, he suddenly saw the little emperor on the top of the city trying to draw his sword - the sword of the emperor of the Han Dynasty was very long!
Seven feet long!
Where is the sword? It's just a short spear! And the little emperor Liu Xie is only sixteen years old this year, and has not yet fully grown. He is only over six feet tall. Now he has to draw a long sword that is longer than himself. He cannot draw one sword, so he has to draw several swords, and After you draw the first sword, you have to carefully hold the sword with your hands and draw it - this Emperor's Sword is sharpened, so don't cut your hand.
After finally pulling out the sword, the little emperor placed the blade of the long sword on the crenellation of the city wall, held the hilt of the sword with both hands, and then aimed the sword tip at the shield warriors led by Xu Huang. Xu Huang was really dumbfounded when he saw this scene.
What kind of swordsmanship is this? He also placed his sword on the crenel and took aim... Did the little emperor think it was a crossbow?
At this moment, the little emperor's voice, which was in the process of changing his voice, suddenly let out the loudest roar: "Stonefall Technique..."
Of course Xu Huang couldn't hear what the little emperor was shouting because the drums behind him were beating loudly, but Zhong Yao and Yang Xiu, who were not far from the little emperor, heard it, and they both saw the little emperor aiming at Bai Bo with the emperor's sword. The shield warrior of the army. So both of them drew out their swords and waved them vigorously, giving orders to the soldiers beside the trebuchet placed on the top of the city.
I saw that all twelve captains of the trebuchets had already grasped a hemp rope connected to the hook with both hands. With a strong pull, the hook that originally hooked the "long arm" of the trebuchet was immediately unhooked!
The trebuchets designed by Xiao Tianzi are extremely simple counterweight trebuchets. They are just a long pole installed on a wooden frame. The long pole is divided into a "long arm" and a "short arm". The "long arm" end The leather sheath containing the stone bullets was tied with a rope, and a large wooden basket was hung on the end of the "short arm", which was filled with stones.
In addition, there are several ropes tied to the "long arm". After the launch is completed, the rope can be dragged manually to pull the "long arm" down, then hang the hook, then load the stone bullet in the holster and continue firing.
Although this design is simple, its reliability is very good. As soon as the hook is pulled off, the lever principle comes into effect immediately! The "short arm" of the lever was quickly pressed down by the counterweight blue filled with stones, while the "long arm" was quickly raised. As the "long arm" hit a railing on the top of the trebuchet, it made a loud sound. There was a loud "pop" sound, and the stone bullet contained in the leather sheath was thrown out!
In order to increase the striking surface, the leather cases of these twelve trebuchets each contained a bag of gravel wrapped in torn linen cloth. When the bag of rubble was thrown into the sky, the tattered linen cloth spread out, and the rubble inside dropped like raindrops fifty or sixty steps away, rushing towards the suspension bridge on the moat. The shield warriors of the Baibo Army fell down - Zhong Yao designed this "empty city strategy" of lowering the drawbridge and opening the city gate. The purpose was to lure the Baibo Army to the drawbridge. Because the operators of the trebuchets on the top of Luyang City couldn't aim, and the trebuchets themselves were difficult to move, they could only throw stones in one direction, so they had to find a way to lure the opponent to hit them.
Twelve trebuchets threw out twelve packets of gravel in one salvo, which spread out in a large area in the air. There were about three to four hundred stones the size of a child's fist, covering Xu Huang's troops. Strike!
With a frightening "bang bang bang" sound of stones hitting the human body, the shield warrior who rushed at the front immediately knocked down a large piece! Xu Huang himself was hit by rocks. Fortunately, he reacted quickly. When he saw rocks falling from the sky, he quickly raised his shield to protect his head and face. Finally, he was not hit in any vital parts, but his right shoulder was still hit, which hurt him. He didn’t even hold the halberd!
However, compared to being stoned, the psychological blow suffered by these white wave and yellow scarf gangs was even greater! There is no mass production of paper these days, let alone printing. Today's books are copied on bamboo slips and wooden slips, which is extremely expensive! Generally, only rich families could hide a few volumes of books and be able to read Braille. As for reading a lot of books, that is the patent of aristocratic families. Even Xu Huang, who came from such a background, has never seen a few books, and the white wave and yellow turban soldiers underneath are basically illiterate!
Therefore, no one, including Xu Huang, knew that there was such a device as a trebuchet... If the Yellow Turban thieves knew about this thing, their ability to attack difficulties would not be so bad!
Since we didn’t know there was a trebuchet, how could rocks fall from the sky that day? Isn't that magic? It seems to be passed down from the ancestors of the old Liu family! When Emperor Guangwu fought with people in the past, such magical events happened! They all know this! It is said that when Emperor Guangwu fought with Wang Mang's people, they beat thousands of people to 400,000 yuan, but they couldn't win no matter what. As a result, during the war, a meteorite fell from the sky and destroyed Wang Mang's army's camp!
Unexpectedly, this magic has spread to today's world...
The shield warriors of the White Wave Army who were rushing halfway were stunned. They all stood there and no one dared to move.
Xu Huang also knew something was wrong, but the intuition of an excellent general told him that there was still a chance to move forward now!
So Xu Huang shouted loudly: "Don't stop, rush forward... rush forward to defend the emperor!"
But what answered him was the loud discussion of the white wave and yellow turban soldiers below.
"The emperor knows magic...does he still need us to protect him?"
"Stones are falling from the sky...What kind of magic is this?"
"How can the emperor know the spells that the emperor and generals don't know?"
"Could it be that the emperor also received magic from the Immortal Emperor? And the magic he learned was even stronger?"
Hearing the discussion among his men, Xu Huang knew something was wrong! The people under him are all yellow turban thieves. The yellow turban thieves are not afraid of the emperor's righteousness, but they are afraid that the emperor can use magic! If the emperor's magic skills exceed those of their great sages and generals, then they will definitely not believe in the Tao of Taiping and switch to the Tao of the Emperor!
Xu Huang didn't know what to do. He didn't want to fight this battle in the first place, and now the people below didn't seem to want to fight either... Just when he was thinking about whether to order a retreat, at the top of Luyang City There was another loud bang over there, which sounded almost like thunder in the sky (it was the sound of a lever hitting the railing), and then rocks flew down from the sky, and there was another "bang bang bang" sound. The "stone attack" caused a group of white wave and yellow scarf thieves to cry for their father and mother, and the whole team fell into chaos.
At this moment, a burst of drumming came from the open north gate of Luyang, and then hundreds of people shouted at the top of their lungs: "The emperor's divine power, his magical power is boundless! The emperor's divine power, his magical power is boundless!"
Well, with all the magic power out there, why are these officers and soldiers imitating the Yellow Turban uniforms? Xu Huang looked up and saw a group of halberd and shield soldiers lined up, shouting the slogan "Yellow Turban Style" and rushing out from the north gate of Luyang City!
At the same time, hundreds of crossbows were set up at the crenellations of the city wall near the north gate of Luyang City. They aimed at the white wave yellow scarf below who was stunned by the "Sky Stone". With one round of output, ten more were knocked down at once. Seven or eight, the remaining Baibo Army Halberd Shield Soldiers became even more chaotic, and their formation completely disappeared.
The halberd and shield soldiers on the opposite side were even more morale-boosted and rushed towards them with slogans such as "The Emperor's power is mighty and his power is boundless!"
Seeing the fighting spirit and morale of these halberd and shield soldiers, and looking at the chaos on his side, Xu Huang knew that he had lost the battle, and quickly issued an order: "Retreat! Retreat! Retreat first!"
His halberd and shield soldiers were hit twice by "Sky Stones" and shot by crossbow arrows. The casualties were close to a hundred, and their morale was completely destroyed. When Xu Huang shouted "Retreat", what are you waiting for? Run quickly!
More than 300 people turned around and ran away, not even caring about the nearly 100 comrades who were killed and injured by stone arrows!
