After the Wei army was ready, following Cao Cao's order, the army began to attack the city.
The Wei army was well prepared for this battle. In order to quickly attack Duyang City, they specially raised a group of dead soldiers. Just to be able to attack the city, they put up ladders on the city wall to prepare for the subsequent attack on the city.
Thousands of dead soldiers followed Cao Cao's order and charged with the ladder. With a knife in their waist, they grabbed the ladder on their shoulders with one hand, and held a shield on their head with the other. They rushed forward desperately, with momentum like a rainbow. .
Zhang Xiu, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, could tell at a glance that the Wei army's forwards were desperate for their lives, and his heart sank. Cao Cao's heart was really cruel. As the saying goes, those who are cruel are afraid of those who are afraid of others, and those who are afraid of those who are afraid of death will not even give up their lives. , there is nothing to fear.
On the top of Duyang City.
Generals Wei Yan, Pang De, Ma Dai, Liu Bao, Yang Bai, Gu Ming, Gao Shun, Li Mu, Li Yan, and Ma Ming followed Zhang Xiu. At this moment, seeing the enemy coming, Wei Yan cupped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Jun Charge and kill, and ask the emperor to go to the gate tower to supervise the battle."
The other generals clasped their fists together and said, "Please go to the gate tower to supervise the battle."
Zhang Xiu knew that they were afraid that they would make a mistake, and the battle would be dangerous. If there was an accident, it would be too late to regret. The battle at this moment had just begun, so there was no need for him to stand here, so he said: "Wei Yan! I order you to preside over the battle to defend the city here."
"Here!" Wei Yan clasped his fists.
Zhang Xiu turned around and walked towards the gate tower.
The gatehouse of Duyang City has two floors. Zhang Xiu walked up the stone staircase on the right, followed by Fazheng and Pang Tong. There is a wide window in the gatehouse on the outside of the city wall, from which you can overlook the entire battlefield. The gatehouse was reinforced by Ma Ming with rammed earth and stones. Even if a trebuchet hits it, it will not be easily broken.
Standing on the top of the city, Zhang Xiu looked down and saw densely packed Wei troops rushing forward under the barrage of countless arrows. The powerful armor-piercing crossbows shot through many Wei troops and sent their bodies flying backwards, but the rest of the Wei troops still couldn't. Fearing for life and death, he rushed forward, and the momentum of the charge was very powerful.
Thousands of Wei soldiers rushed to the city with countless arrows, climbed up the ladder quickly, and climbed up quickly.
At the same time, the Wei army's trebuchets, arrow towers, and heavy ballistae also began to assist the infantry in combat. Countless boulders and arrows were shot towards the top of the city, mercilessly demanding the lives of Jing Jun.
Screams continued from top to bottom of the city, and lives were passing by every moment.
Wei Yan directed the battle with a cold face. The battle had just begun. There were only three generals standing on the top of the city: Wei Yan, Yang Bai, and Ma Ming. Each of the three men guarded three main attack directions to prevent the Wei army from rushing up and breaking the city.
Wei Jun supervises the battle on the stage.
Cao Cao squinted his eyes and looked coldly at the fierce battle ahead. This scene was already commonplace. He could hear the roar of huge rocks hitting the city wall, the pop of huge arrows piercing the body, and the sounds of corpses and soldiers with broken arms. The screams were mixed together, and there was no wave in Cao Cao's heart.
He raised his eyes slightly and saw Zhang Xiu standing at the gate tower.
Zhang Xiu's eyes just happened to glance over, and they met each other. Their eyes were both proud and fierce. The difference was that Cao Cao's eyes had a hint of sinisterness, while Zhang Xiu's eyes revealed a hint of ruthlessness. cold.
Cao Cao raised a sneer on his lips, and then asked Guo Jia next to him: "Fengxiao, how far is this place from Duyang City Gate Tower?"
Guo Jia looked at the gate tower: "It's about a thousand steps away."
Cao Cao: "How many steps do I need to advance before my trebuchet hits the gate?"
Guo Jia: "The trebuchet is three hundred steps away from the city wall. The towers in Duyang City are higher. If you want to hit the gate tower, the stone you shoot must reach the highest point at the gate tower, and you have to advance at least a hundred steps."
"One hundred steps..." Cao Cao nodded and thought for a while, "Send an order to Xu Chu and tell him to move the trebuchets forward a hundred steps no matter what, and aim all the trebuchets at the enemy's gate tower. I want to take a look. How hard is Zhang Xiu’s life!”
Guo Jia was ordered to retreat.
Later, Xu Chu personally went into battle, led hundreds of personal guards to withstand the rain of arrows from the Wei army, and ordered all the trebuchets to move forward. In order to prevent Jing Jun on the gate from seeing the clues, all the trebuchets were moved separately and moved forward slowly.
The battlefield is chaotic, and it is difficult to see the clues when moving slowly.
At the same time, in order to attract the attention of Jing's army, Guo Jia ordered Li Dian, Xia Houchun, and Cao Hong to lead his troops to rush to the city in person and attack fiercely, pushing the battle near the city to a climax.
Under the leadership of the three generals, the Wei army's fighting momentum skyrocketed. Killing cries filled the sky. Countless Wei troops climbed up one after another. The corpses under the city had piled up into mountains, and both sides were jealous of the battle.
The Wei army's offensive was too fierce. Wei Yan hurriedly asked Ma Dai and Liu Bao to join the battle, and ordered his soldiers to boil gold juice.
The so-called golden juice is to collect the feces of the people in the city, boil it in a big pot, and add some things to it to increase its toxicity. The golden juice brewed in this way not only tastes terrible, but even armor cannot stop it. Horrible injuries. After someone is scalded by splashing, the wound will be seriously infected and difficult to treat. Therefore, golden juice can be regarded as a great weapon in ancient city defense. It is also easy to obtain materials. It can be said to be the earliest biochemical weapon used in ancient city defense.
The golden juice hasn't been boiled successfully yet, and the pungent smell has already spread on the top of the city.
Zhang Xiu, who was standing at the gatehouse window, wrinkled his nose slightly. After inhaling the smell, it felt like it went directly to the brain along the nasal cavity. It was so shocking that it was so overwhelming.
Zhang Xiu quickly took out the handkerchief Huang Yueying had embroidered to cover his mouth and nose, and then said to Fazheng next to him: "Order people to prepare more towels and distribute them to the soldiers to cover their mouths and noses. The smell is too strong."
Fazheng couldn't bear it and quickly agreed to prepare.
Zhang Xiu looked around and saw a dozen large pots on the top of the city. The contents were boiling and boiling. The vicious smell emanated from the pots. These pots were all made by Ma Mingzao. It was ready, which showed that Ma Ming had done enough homework for this battle and had everything to defend the city.
The Wei generals below the city became gloomy after smelling the pungent smell.
You can tell just from the taste that golden juice is cooking on top.
The soldiers of Wei were all terrified. Although they were not afraid of death, they were filled with fear when faced with the hot and vicious golden juice, and the siege momentum also slowed down.
Li Dian saw this and roared angrily: "If you are not afraid of death, are you afraid of pain? Soldiers of the three armies! Although I have killed the enemy!"
Before the voice fell, Li Dian took the lead and climbed up the ladder.
When the other soldiers saw how brave General Li Dian was, their morale was greatly shaken, and they followed Li Dian and rushed forward bravely.
Wei Yan, who was on the top of the city, heard Li Dian's shouts below, laughed ferociously, wrapped his mouth and nose with a towel and tied it behind his head, and led a few soldiers to push a pot of golden juice to the battlement where Li Dian was about to climb up.
Wei Yan stood at the battlement and shouted: "Li Dian! Are you afraid of the pain?"
Suddenly being called by name, Li Dian subconsciously looked up and felt a numbness in his scalp.
What greeted him was a pot full of scalding golden juice.
