The first one to appear was Lu Gongche, who was also known as Chongche by Gongsun Zhu.
This thing is not the kind that Gongsun Zhu had in his previous impression: a few wheels were put up on a frame, and then a big piece of wood was made, and a group of people pushed it over and knocked open the city gate.
If it was such a thing, if he couldn't open the city gate, he would first let the crossbowmen on the city wall shoot into a sieve.
It is said that Lu Gongche was invented by Jiang Shang back then. After countless generations of reforms, it is what it is today.
It is five stories high, with solid wooden boards and partitions laid out layer by layer. The first layer is filled with pulleys and soldiers. They are the biggest driving force to support the advancement of the car.
The upper three floors are all filled with crossbowmen. They rely on their height to compete with the crossbowmen on the city wall. Especially the top floor is the most dangerous and the most important.
There is a huge log inside, which is what crashes into the city gate. Countless cowhide hemp ropes tie up the log and crash into the city gate again and again, allowing them to open the city gate as quickly as possible.
The only way to deal with this kind of thing is kerosene, and it is not the kind that is thrown from the city wall. Before the battle, Lu's bus will usually be constantly wet, and will be covered with good water-soaked cowhide. This is to prevent fire. Oil ignites everything.
The best way is to rush out of the city, throw the kerosene directly to the two floors below, and then light the chariot with a fire, roasting the soldiers until they are fragrant from the inside.
It's just that this is okay in the north. I have worked hard to form a team of elite cavalry and come out like the wind.
But now this is Jingzhou, and the generals don't even have enough war horses, let alone others.
This is also the reason why Xiangyang City is in danger.
In addition to Lu Gong's chariot, there were also ladders carried by a famous soldier and placed on the city wall, as well as the well lantern, which was not much higher than the city wall.
These things threaten the safety of Xiangyang. The crossbowmen of Jinglan are more powerful than the rams. The tall and solid Jinglan can be called a mobile fortress.
Liu Biao could only passively hope that the city wall of Xiangyang was strong enough.
Guan Yu looked at the battle in the distance and was worried. He couldn't leave now. Gongsun Zhu and Ma Chao alone might not be able to hold the camp.
If Ma Chao is asked to take a detour and burn those wells to rush the car, this is not very reliable.
Not to mention that one person's power is limited after all. Even Ma Chao has never commanded any troops. He is probably not as good at leading troops in battle as his uncle Gongsun Zhu.
Originally Gongsun Zhu was the most suitable candidate, but now because Gongsun Zhu was seriously injured by Sun Jian, at least he cannot go to the battlefield to fight.
This made Guan Yu very uncomfortable.
Just when they were anxious, a supporting army finally appeared behind them.
"Huo Du from Zhijiang City, I have been ordered to come here and ask the general to let us enter the camp!"
A loud roar announced the appearance of their reinforcements. Although there were only a few hundred people, they looked somewhat majestic.
One of the two leaders was majestic, and the other was not very young. Judging from their appearance, they should be two brothers.
Gongsun Zhu was in charge of the rear camp. He was slightly startled when he saw the two of them. He always felt that the name seemed familiar. However, after seeing Pang Ji's letter, he did not doubt it and immediately let them in.
At the same time, while taking them to see Guan Yu, they also asked about their identities.
The Huo family in Nanjun Zhijiang County can be considered a small and powerful family, but unlike those clan thieves, it is quite capable and sensible.
It cannot be said that they have never done evil things. At least they have robbed and harmed the people. This kind of thing has never been heard of, so they were not affected when they were cleaning up the sect thieves.
After Liu Biao took charge of Xiangyang, he remained silent until Sun Jian attacked and the magistrate of Zhijiang City fled. Huo Du's reputation even to Yuan Shu was not very good.
Until Jingzhou was lost, they would not have a good life, so they simply summoned hundreds of private soldiers and warriors to directly replace the county magistrate and began to protect the city, thinking that they could gain a good background in the future.
After hearing Huo Du's story, Gongsun Zhu immediately set his sights on the brother next to him.
The Huo family in Zhijiang has an eldest brother who has hundreds of private soldiers and is not very old.
"Is this your younger brother?"
"Yes, this is the villain's brother, Huo Jun."
really....
Gongsun Zhu took the Huo brothers to see Guan Yu. Huo Du originally thought that he would be responsible for garrisoning a city, but Gongsun Zhu pulled Guan Yu aside and talked for a while.
When he came back again, Gongsun Zhu asked Huo Du a question.
"If you were stationed at the front camp, could you possibly block Sun Ben's attack?"
Huo Du stared blankly at the major general and the Yuzhou Army who were still attacking. He couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"Only death!"
"Don't be so nervous. Sun Ben can't fight for his life at this time. He is mostly restrained. As long as you are careful, there won't be any big problems."
After Huo Du heard these words, although he didn't know why Gongsun Zhu trusted him so much, he also knew that this was an opportunity.
"Young man, you will definitely live up to everyone's expectations."
Huo Du replaced Guan Yu. Although the hundreds of soldiers under his command were not elite, they were still young and strong. In addition, they had experienced several battles and had some skills.
But he can also replace Guan Yu.
At this time, Guan Yu gave an order, and the only hundred cavalry in his hand immediately got on his horse.
Guan Yu was the leader, and Ma Chao was the auxiliary. He led these more than a hundred people out of the rear camp carrying kerosene and huozhezi, bypassed the battlefield, and went directly to the foot of Xiangyang City to light the chariot wells to buy Liu Biao enough time.
Guan Yu and Ma Chao left the camp with shouts, and Huo Du, who replaced Guan Yu, immediately felt strong pressure.
Sun Bi couldn't hide the fact that Guan Yu left the camp. The moment they left, this feint attack and containment immediately turned into a real onslaught.
He even sent an order to Sun Jian, hoping to transfer Huang Gai to lead his troops. Huang Gai's subordinates were actually soldiers from Jiangdong, and they were Sun Jian's direct descendants!
But at this time, Gongsun Zhu couldn't care about Huang Gai and the so-called Jiangdong soldiers.
Because he was completely shocked by the other person's ability and bravery.
Gongsun Zhu could swear that he had never underestimated the Jiangdong tiger Sun Jian from beginning to end.
But he must also admit that he did underestimate the little-known Sun Bi today.
As Sun Jian's nephew, Sun Bi was not well-known in Gongsun Zhu's memory, but Sun Bi was actually the number two figure in Sun Jian's army, and his status was higher than that of Cheng Pu.
And this status is not because he is the son of Sun Jian's elder brother Sun Qiang, he has accumulated it with his life.
Sun Bi was the eldest son of Sun Qiang. When his younger brother Sun Fu was just born, his parents had already died. He never relied on any relatives, but raised his younger brother independently.
He also served as a subordinate official in the local area and became the postal supervisor and warden, and he was regarded as a close confidant of the prefect.
After his uncle Sun Jian raised his army, he immediately followed him. Regardless of his ability or character, he was an absolutely outstanding figure. He was decisive in killing and brave in battle. Sun Jian had always entrusted him with important tasks and relied on him as his confidant.
After Sun Ben accepted the task of attacking Gongsun Zhu's camp, he saw that although the camp was short-lived, it was quite strong.
In addition, the Yuzhou soldiers under his command were indeed hesitant, and the offensive could not become fierce. Sun Ben did not kill to vent his anger. Instead, he kept feigning attacks without much pressure at all.
This gave both Gongsun Zhu and Guan Yu the illusion that Sun Jian had given up here and turned to attack Xiangyang City.
That's why Gongsun Zhu asked Huo Du to replace Guan Yu, and even took Ma Chao away. He must quickly destroy the well fence and charge the car, so as to save Xiangyang City.
But just after Guan Yu and Ma Chao left, Sun Ben, who had been silent all this time, immediately sent a fast horse to report to Sun Jian, and called Huang Gai and the most elite Jiangdong disciples to come over to change the previous decline.
With Jiangdong's disciples as the main force, they stormed Gongsunzhu's camp.
Gongsun Zhu was caught off guard at this moment. Jiangdong's soldiers didn't care about the refugees in Yuzhou. They saw too many refugees.
Back then, they were also refugees. It was Sun Jian who gave them a bite of food and a way to survive.
The Sun family's orders are their orders.
"Kill over, kill!"
Sun Ben also heard from his uncle that Guan Yu's bravery was not inferior to his own, so he never dared to charge forward. Now that Guan Yu had left the camp, Sun Ben naturally charged in person without hesitation.
He rushed forward with all his strength, trying to break through Gongsun Zhu's camp in one fell swoop.
After Huo Du saw this scene, he also knew that the current situation was completely different from what Gongsun Zhu said. The Jiangdong soldiers who rushed over with roars were all fearless and fearless, and almost took away their camp gate as soon as they appeared.
Under the leadership of Sun Bi and Jiangdong's elite, the Yuzhou soldiers slowly restored their morale. The battlefield was originally a place to mobilize blood.
If you are depressed, you will become weaker and weaker.
But if the bloody courage is mobilized, the morale of the army will also increase rapidly. For example, now, the originally easy battlefield has become more and more difficult for Huo Du as the morale increases.
Gongsun Zhu, who was behind him, had also reached the front. He felt that he had been tricked by the guy opposite.
"Major General, please retreat first. It's dangerous here."
Although it was very difficult for Huo Du to resist, he also knew that it was very important to protect Gongsun Zhu at this time. After seeing Gongsun Zhu appear, he immediately sent some troops to protect Gongsun Zhu, which made the resistance at the camp gate even more difficult.
Gongsun Zhu looked at the chaotic battlefield and the crazy enemy troops, and his face looked extremely ugly.
"Get out of the camp gate." Just when he was sweating on his forehead and at a loss, a hoarse voice came from the side.
It's Huo Jun, but he's only fourteen years old.
"Brother, get out of the camp gate. The enemy's morale is at its peak right now. It's too difficult for us to resist. We might as well get out of the camp gate. There are so many enemy troops. If they see the camp gate open, they will definitely swarm in.
However, if there are too many people, there will definitely be congestion. At this time, archers and crossbowmen cover the camp gate and use kerosene to directly light the surroundings of the camp to cut off their way in.
Only in this way can they stop their attack this time. "
The strategy Huo Jun, who was only fourteen years old, said at this time was very clear, but it was very dangerous.
Gongsun Zhu didn't know whether it was possible, but he knew that their camp would be lost. If the fire went down, their front camp would be gone when the fire was extinguished.
"Zhong Miao, don't be ridiculous!" Huo Du looked at the ugly Gongsun Zhu and thought that Gongsun Zhu was angry. He quickly stopped Huo Jun's words and at the same time asked Gongsun Zhu to apologize.
However, Gongsun Zhu directly stretched out his hand to stop Huo Du. Looking at the increasingly difficult guarding soldiers, Gongsun Zhu gritted his teeth.
"Listen to him."
Gongsun Zhu's words stunned the Huo brothers. Even Huo Jun himself didn't expect Gongsun Zhu to decide so quickly.
"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up. When the opponent attacks, I won't be able to give in even if I want to!"
Gongsun Zhu once again showed his decisiveness. Since he didn't pay attention, he listened to those around him who had ideas. It was better to have a good idea or a bad idea than to sit back and wait for death.
Huo Du stopped nagging at this time and immediately left with Huo Jun. He mobilized kerosene and crossbowmen according to Huo Jun's arrangements, and then made preparations to give up the front camp.
At the same time, according to Huo Jun, a large number of pits were dug to block the enemy's forward charging speed, etc.
Soon, the fire ignited, thick smoke rose, and the camp door was opened. Sun Ben's soldiers swarmed up, pushing each other in the light of the fire, and rushed in.
What greeted them was the pits dotted with large and small ones, as well as the uniform rain of arrows.
"Cum, keep on, cum!"
Huo Du was standing next to the crossbowmen, constantly shouting for the soldiers to shoot the arrows over and over again.
Huo Jun, on the other hand, stood beside him, finding the right moment to use thousands of spears to block the charging soldiers in front. At the same time, he let the sword and shield men surround and suppress them from both sides, blocking the direction of their scattered attacks.
Block them firmly near the camp gate.
The fire here naturally reflected the battle situation here. Sun Jian and Guan Yu saw the sudden fire almost at the same time.
Sun Jian immediately sent reinforcements to support Sun Bi again, intending to kill Gongsun Zhu in one fell swoop, while Guan Yu grabbed Ma Chao who was about to stand up and attack.
"Feng'er won't sit still and wait for death. It won't be of much use if we go back now. We can continue to move forward, burn the well and rush the car, and then ask Xiangyang to send troops to support us."
Guan Yu was also worried about the safety of the camp, especially when he saw the fire igniting, he couldn't control the panic in his heart. However, he also knew that going back at this time would only make his soldiers and horses more tired. Outside, it's useless.
Interrupt Sun Jian's attack on Xiangyang, and then relieve the pressure on Xiangyang, so that Xiangyang's soldiers can rush out to join them.
With enough reinforcements, they can truly dominate the situation.
Ma Chao looked at the fire behind him, then looked at Guan Yu with firm eyes, and finally yelled, "Let's go!"
Guan Yu and Ma Chao led more than a hundred cavalry and charged directly into Sun Jian's army from the side. Guan Yu and Ma Chao personally led the charge forward.
He opened a gap among the nearly 10,000 Yuzhou troops and threw the kerosene under a battle car. Then Huo Zhezi ignited the flowing kerosene with the faint light of fire.
Flames rose up, and the soldiers in Lu's chariot screamed and jumped out of the chariot and fell to the ground.
Instead of killing these wailing soldiers, he turned around and continued to look for the next car or well.
Sun Jian also saw the sudden appearance of the disruptor. Although he was prepared for it, after seeing the bravery of Guan Yu and Ma Chao, Sun Jian also snorted coldly.
"Guan Yu doesn't want to be so arrogant, Sun Wentai is here!"
With a loud roar, Sun Jian rushed in front of Guan Yu, chopped off the head of the ancient ingot knife in his hand, and directly cut Guan Yu in two.
Guan Yu was also rude. It was not conducive to stay for a long time in the army. He directly swung Sun Jian's ancient ingot sword away with his sword, then waved his sword to force him back. He immediately led his troops and horses to continue charging, and continued to light up the wells one by one. and rush cars.
Sun Jian wanted to continue to rush over and drag Guan Yu away, but Ma Chao stepped forward and stopped him with a shot.
At this time, the soldiers changed their formations, Guan Yu continued to charge in front, Ma Chao blocked and intercepted from behind, Ma Chao fought and ran away to hold back Sun Wentai, while Guan Yu was invincible and charged directly.
But the good times didn't last long. When Ma Chao wanted to drive Sun Jian away to join Guan Yu, he suddenly led a young general to charge out.
"Father, go away. My son, stop this little thief."
A boy of 17 or 18 years old also rushed in front of Ma Chao with a spear, and stabbed him in the face, hoping to kill Ma Chao.
Ma Chao was so arrogant that he couldn't stand such a thing. He snorted coldly and grabbed the young general's spear to pull him off his horse.
Let him know what it means to be heaven and earth.
But when Ma Chao grasped the incoming spear, he suddenly felt a huge force in his hand, no less than him, and the spear rushed towards his face again.
Ma Chao was shocked, but he did not hesitate and turned sideways to avoid the vital point.
But even so, under this shot, Ma Chao still lost some glory.
With the sound of "puff", the blood was already flowing out of Ma Chao's face.
The shot fired by Sun Jian's young general not only broke away from Ma Chao's hand.
He even took the opportunity to leave a not deep but somewhat ferocious wound on Ma Chao's rather handsome and fair face.
Just because Ma Chao reacted quickly enough just now, if his reaction were even half a minute slower, I'm afraid he would have more than just a wound now.
Feeling the burning sensation of his own wound, and looking at the young general who looked a little regretful in front of him, Ma Chao's eyes couldn't help but widen.
At the same time, anger slowly emerged.
"Boy, who are you?"
Following Ma Chao's roar, the young general who rushed out from Sun Jian's army also sneered.
Looking at Ma Chao in front of him, his expression became particularly arrogant.
"Boy, seeing as you still have some skills, today a certain family will tell you the identity of a certain family, so that you won't have to go to Jiuquan and still be a confused person!
My father is Sun Wentai, a fierce tiger from the east of the Yangtze River. His name is Sun Bofu from a certain family. He is a little thief, but he is still alive! "
After saying this, Sun Ce, who was only seventeen years old, once again held a spear and rushed towards the opposite side.
Although Sun Ce is young, his marksmanship is already quite sophisticated, and his moves are powerful and powerful, which is quite impressive.
At the same time, the soldiers under his command also swarmed forward and rushed toward Guan Yu. From the looks of it... they seemed to want to directly surround Guan Yu here.
Seeing that his son's bravery was not inferior to Ma Chao, Sun Jian chuckled and stopped entangled with Ma Chao, and charged towards Guan Yu.
At the same time, in addition to Cheng Pu who was commanding on the battlefield, Han Dang also rushed forward with his troops and horses. Before anyone arrived, he already bent his bow and shot an arrow towards Guan Yu's back.
Guan Yu heard the exclamation and dodged, but the arrow cut his arm.
At this moment, Guan Yu finally realized what it meant to be in danger.
Just when he was about to be surrounded and suppressed, a loud roar came from the gate of Xiangyang City.
"You are a dog thief who stabs people in the dark, why don't you look at me and shoot him with an arrow!"
There was a loud roar under Xiangyang City, and a veteran of about forty years old appeared on horseback. In his hand, a special arrow that was three minutes longer than ordinary arrows was placed on a huge bow, and he pointed it towards the Han Dang is a steady arrow.
Han Dang, who had just been happy because he shot Guan Yu with an arrow, suddenly heard the roar and instinctively looked in the direction where the sound came from.
What he saw was that the veteran released his fingers and the arrow rushed towards him so fast that even Han Dang was shocked.
"Han Dang, abandon your horse!"
At the critical moment, Sun Jian's reminder was most effective. After hearing this, Han Dang instinctively turned over and dismounted. As a result, his speed was already fast enough, but he still brought a touch of blood to his descendants in front of the arrow.
As Han Dang turned over, the arrow scratched his back. The strong leather armor had no effect and still caused Han Dang to bleed.
It was because the voices of the veteran and Sun Jian appeared almost at the same time that he saved his life. Without this reminder, Han Dang would have died on the battlefield by now.
Han Dang, who was being evacuated under the protection of the soldiers, looked at the veteran who had just shot the arrow with horror on his face, feeling a sense of shame in his heart.
The veteran didn't intentionally keep him, it was an insult.
Han Dang relied on his proficiency in bow and horse, but the hidden arrow only scratched Guan Yu's arm. However, the veteran warned him, but in the end, the arrow almost killed him.
This is an extremely obvious gap, but... in Han Dang's eyes, this is also a naked humiliation!
At this moment, Han Dang's face turned red quickly, and he couldn't help gritting his teeth when he saw the Jingzhou general rushing out.
At this time, the Jingzhou general didn't care what Han Dang thought. After the arrow was shot, he no longer looked at him. Instead, he put the bow into his pocket and took out the sword hanging on the horse with his backhand. .
Waving the big sword in his hand, he killed several enemy soldiers in a row. Behind him, thousands of Jingzhou troops came out of the city to fight. Under his leadership, they quickly joined Guan Yu.
Guan Yu, who was originally delayed by the army, with the participation and cooperation of these infantry, the veteran jumped out directly in front of him, blocked the Jiangdong tiger Sun Wentai with a knife, and suddenly had the opportunity to maneuver again. room.
"General, please stop them first. Guan will come as soon as he goes."
