Looking at this situation, although the Yellow Turban Army may not be able to attack them for the time being, the Han Army cannot sit idle and do nothing, just wait for the Yellow Turbans to invade.
Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared, and the chance of victory is reserved for those who are prepared. Therefore, during this period of time, even though the Yellow Turbans did not invade, Chen Liucheng did not relax at all.
Repairing the city wall and storing enough rolling wood and radium stones are all necessary daily tasks for the Han army in the city. These are the most basic guarantees for the Han army to resist the Yellow Turbans in the future. Naturally, Li Xiang and the others cannot help but do their best.
Of course, building defense equipment is also essential. In the early days of the Jizhou War, Lu Zhi suffered a lot from the Yellow Turban Army's catapults. Therefore, this time the Han army mobilized many craftsmen to build catapults. It's just that the manufacturing of this catapult is a delicate job. No matter how anxious Lu Zhi and Li Xiang are, if the output cannot increase, it will not increase.
In addition to the catapult, Li Xiang also specially ordered someone to build a part of the gate-closing knife cart as a backup. In Jizhou before, the Yellow Turbans had already suffered a lot of losses from Li Xiang. The Yellow Turbans were not without capable people, and they would not suffer the same losses twice.
Therefore, I am afraid that the previous tactics will not be effective if used again. I am afraid that this time I will have to be aggressive, and I may not be able to find an opportunity to use any other tactics. What's more, it is unrealistic to think of any conspiracy in a war of this scale.
The gate-blocking cart is a defensive instrument used to block the city when the city gate is breached. There are 24 steel knives on the front knife wall. When used, the cart can be pushed to the gap of the city gate, which can not only kill the enemy, but also block the enemy's arrows and rocks. This makes it difficult for the other party to climb and forms a barrier to movement.
The knife cart is an extremely strong two-wheeled cart. The width of the cart body is almost the same as that of the city gate, usually between three and four feet. There are three or four layers of wooden frames in front of the cart, with a number of sharp knives fixed on each floor. There was a long shaft, but the enemy broke through the city gate, and dozens and hundreds of soldiers pushed knives and carts to block the city gate.
"Mozi" records the use of this kind of door-blocking knife cart. In a long-term and fierce battle to defend the city, it is difficult to guarantee that the city gate will not be lost even once. This gate-blocking knife cart is the most useful emergency weapon.
Moreover, the gate-blocking knife cart is not only a great weapon for guarding the city gate, but it is also useful for street fighting. If the Yellow Turbans are really lucky enough to break through the city gate, then this gate-blocking knife cart is one of the surprises Li Xiang has prepared for the Yellow Turbans.
During this period, Li Xiang and the others were not only busy building defense equipment and repairing the city walls, they also had many discussions with the generals in the army.
On the one hand, it was to combine work and rest and relieve the tense atmosphere of the Han army in Chenliu City. On the other hand, it was to boost the morale of the army before the war. After all, isn't that what the role of a strong general in the cold weapon era was.
Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second. Naturally, these Yanzhou generals were very envious of the great reputation that Xing Tian and others gained in the Battle of Jizhou. Therefore, in this competition, the generals of the Yanzhou line may not be without the intention of using the generals of the Jizhou line as a stepping stone to become famous.
You know, Xingtian is now known as the most powerful general in the Han Dynasty, and many people even think that Xingtian is a strong competitor for the best general in the world in the future. In the eyes of these generals, if they could defeat Xing Tian, then wouldn't the title of the most powerful general in the Han Dynasty, or even the most powerful general in the world, belong to them?
As for the title of the most powerful general in the world, as a general, there are a few people who can be exempted from this. What's more, each of them is quite confident in their own martial arts. In their opinion, even if they themselves are defeated by Xing Tian, how much difference can there be between them?
Thinking of this, the generals who wanted to challenge Xing Tian felt hot in their hearts, and looked at Xing Tian with slightly evil eyes.
Of course, the only ones present who thought they could defeat Xing Tian were those Yanzhou generals who had never seen Xing Tian take action. The generals from the Jizhou faction had fought side by side with Xingtian before, so naturally they would not have unrealistic ideas.
Even Jizhou generals such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei wanted to challenge Xing Tian, and they just wanted to continuously improve and hone themselves by taking the opportunity to fight against masters. Although they are confident that their martial arts will not stop here, they are not ignorant enough to think that they can defeat Xing Tian now.
In ancient times, if a general wanted to go from obscurity to fame, besides fighting battle after battle until he established his reputation, the fastest way was to find a strong enough opponent as a stepping stone.
However, unfortunately, these Yanzhou generals obviously made the wrong decision this time. This is a stepping stone that they will never be able to cross in their lifetime.
However, they obviously didn't lose their minds all of a sudden and completely lost their sense. They also knew that they would first compete with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Yan Liang, Wen Chou and other generals as a test.
However, if you don't fight, you won't know. After a few battles, the hearts of the generals in Yanzhou immediately became cold and cold.
First, the four generals Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and Zu Mao fought Zhang Fei in turns, but even in a wheel battle, no one could survive Zhang Fei's hands.
Of course, if the younger brother suffers a loss, the older brother will also have a hard time in terms of face, and he always has to regain his place. When Sun Jian saw that his younger brothers were all defeated so miserably, he couldn't sit still.
But Zhang Fei has fought four times in a row, and Sun Jian also wants to save face, so naturally he will not challenge Zhang Fei again. Therefore, Guan Yu naturally became Sun Jian's first choice for challenge. But Guan Yu's first three sword attacks were not easy to resist. Sun Jian was one of those slow-warming generals. Although he tried his best to block Guan Yu's first two sword strikes, he was still defeated by the third sword strike. .
Afterwards, whether it was the Xiahou brothers challenging Yan Liang Wen Chou, or the generals of the Cao family challenging generals such as Tai Shi Ci and Xue Ju, they all got off to a bad start. The only difference was the length of time they persisted. The weaker Cao Ren only lasted about ten rounds, while the stronger Xiahou brothers lasted seventy or eighty rounds before the winner was decided.
At this point in the battle, these Yanzhou generals naturally understood their position. Now they couldn't even defeat several others, so how could they defeat Xing Tian. Thinking that they themselves had been thinking of defeating Xing Tian before, the faces of these generals turned slightly red.
However, after fighting until now, these generals will naturally not give up just like this. Although they no longer fantasize about defeating Xingtian again, they still have to see how big the gap is between them and Xingtian.
Xing Tian is still somewhat interested in these people's challenges. After all, the quality of these generals is good. Although it is not enough to make Xing Tian happy, it is more than enough for him to warm up.
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