The centurion quickly judged that there must be someone among them, but the situation at this time had to make him wary.
This was obviously the furthest away from the southern city wall, and as far as he knew, although there was no need to worry outside the north city gate, for some unknown reason, it came under his own control with almost no large-scale fighting. So theoretically speaking , this should be the place least affected by the war.
This means that if the people living here were ordinary people, not to mention maintaining a normal life, at least they would not be so scared that they would sit at home without even daring to go out or even light a light.
Then the only remaining possibility is that the people waiting for you behind this unremarkable courtyard gate are not ordinary people.
The centurion made a slight gesture towards the rear, and all the soldiers under his command neatly adhered to the courtyard wall, and then in groups of three, they began to silently climb over the courtyard wall.
Soon more than thirty people stood on the courtyard wall,
At the same time, the centurion and several of the most courageous soldiers under his command stood outside the courtyard gate. At the same time that more than thirty people climbed onto the courtyard wall, they crashed into the seemingly thin wooden door!
Bang!
The courtyard door opened in response to the huge impact of several people. The door latch was instantly broken, and one of the wooden doors was even knocked down.
Just as the door on the upper wall was broken, several buzzing sounds also sounded!
But this sound echoed in the courtyard.
The buzzing sound was a bit like the sound of a dagger cutting through leather, only it was countless times faster.
These soldiers are no stranger to this sound. It is the sound caused by crossbow arrows!
The thirty or so people who climbed onto the wall were shot into sieves by crossbow arrows almost instantly, and fell towards the outside of the courtyard wall!
Except for the centurion, all those who rushed into the courtyard were nailed to death on the spot.
The reason why the centurion was not shot through in the first place was entirely a matter of luck. The collapsed courtyard door happened to block a few crossbow arrows fired from the front, saving him from immediate death. .
"Enemy attack!" he roared, his voice echoing throughout the neighborhood.
At about the same time as the hundred-man team broke into the courtyard, the vast area in the north of the city started to make noise as if boiling water was boiling in an instant!
These two words were like lighting the fuse of the artillery, instantly igniting the battlefield!
Our soldiers had a feeling that they were suddenly attacked by a swarm of bees, and their ears were filled with the buzzing sound caused by crossbow arrows.
In less than a minute, the loss of this team of 10,000 people reached an astonishing 3,000!
At the first meeting, at least one-third of the combat power was lost. You can imagine how unexpected this sneak attack was!
And the most unacceptable thing is that at the cost of losing one-third of their soldiers, they still don't know what the enemy looks like!
That's right, all our own soldiers who had the opportunity to see the enemy were shot into sieves by crossbow arrows the moment they saw the enemy. How could there be a chance to report the enemy's number?
After all, it was the most powerful unit among the 80,000 people. After a moment of panic, the situation was quickly stabilized.
Most enemies are hidden in ordinary houses or courtyards, so the walls of houses and courtyards become the best bunkers.
His eyes still turned back to the hundred-man team just now.
Just as more than thirty people fell off the wall, and the centurion was still uncertain about his life or death, the sound of burning fuses could be heard one after another outside the courtyard wall.
Grenade!
These soldiers didn't seem to care about the centurion's life or death at all, and just threw the ignited grenades in their hands into the courtyard.
More than sixty grenades exploded simultaneously in this small courtyard, covering almost every place.
Then the same number of grenades were thrown in again.
Two rounds of throwing were accompanied by several screams, and silence returned to the small courtyard again.
The more than sixty soldiers raised their rifles and quickly rushed into the courtyard without command.
"Grandma, you guys almost killed me!"
The centurion didn't know how he did it. At this time, he was sitting under the wall holding the half-broken door panel, cursing and shouting.
"Kill them all for me!"
In fact, the rifle was not used at all. Two rounds of grenade launches had killed all the enemies in the courtyard, and the enemies hiding in the main room also returned home with the help of several grenades.
The battle started quickly and ended quickly. The centurion's nose almost became angry when the damage of both sides was counted at the end.
The combat strength on our side has been reduced by nearly half, while the enemy only has ten people.
The reason why the battle losses between the two sides were so disparate was that, in addition to the other party's concealment and our own overtness, the bigger reason was the weapons used by the enemy.
There is no doubt that the only one who can achieve this level is Zhuge Liannu.
This weapon, which had caused great trouble to Qi Zhen and Wang Jianguo when they attacked the governor's mansion in Jizhou, appeared again at this time.
There is no doubt that this weapon, which is less like a repeating crossbow and more like a machine gun, is no less powerful than the rifle in the hands of one's own soldiers, or even more powerful.
The centurion looked at the broken repeating crossbow that had been blown up by a grenade in his hand, anger brewing on his face.
"The next place." He said coldly.
"Are you still setting fires?" a subordinate asked.
"There are no people to fart with, so why bother farting!"
The centurion cursed angrily and walked quickly outside the courtyard.
He must seize the time and take advantage of these enemy troops still staying in the house or courtyard to quickly give them a drink with grenades. If they wait until they react and rush out to face his own soldiers, the outcome of the two sides will be determined. It’s really hard to say.
Soon, the remaining sixty people arrived outside the second courtyard. This time, without saying a word, the centurion directly ordered his soldiers to throw him two rounds first!
After the loud explosion, the centurion led the team to rush in, but his nose became angry again.
There is no one in this yard...
"Damn it, I forgot to open the door!"
He was still cursing at the street, but he was walking quickly towards the next building without stopping...
Soon, the sky darkened.
At this time, at the South City Gate base camp, Huo Zhi and Qin Feng were looking at the map of Zhuozhou City in front of them, their faces full of solemnity.
"After the reports we have received one after another, in addition to the situation at the South City Gate being relatively stable, there are different numbers of enemies hiding in buildings in the north, east and west directions to prevent our army from shrinking, and Without exception, they are all equipped with extremely lethal weapons such as repeating crossbows, and the current advancement speed is very slow." Qin Feng said in a deep voice.
"This is because they are afraid that the power of our artillery will break the team into small groups and fight us in street battles as small teams or individual soldiers." Huo Zhi said with squinted eyes.
"Now it seems that although the other side does not know that our artillery shells have been exhausted, this tactic has indeed caused us a lot of trouble. According to current calculations, our army's casualties have exceeded 10,000, and the number is still there Keep increasing." Qin Feng's face was also very ugly.
"It can be expected that the closer we get to the 'palace' in the middle, the stronger the enemy's defense will be, and the more disadvantageous it will be for us." Huo Zhi sighed.
"Not only that, it's getting late now, and our army is not familiar with the terrain in the city. I'm afraid that the next battle will be more difficult, and..." Qin Feng stopped talking.
Although Qin Feng didn't say it, Huo Zhi understood what he wanted to express.
There are not many grenades carried with the army.
From the moment the army began to fight with the Shu Han troops, grenades, a necessary weapon on the modern battlefield, played a decisive role.
Whether it was wiping out almost all of Ma Chao's cavalry at the beginning, or facing Cao Wei's generals from behind in the later stages, grenades were almost always the most important force in killing the enemy.
After several days of fighting, the grenade consumption was huge, and under Lin Biao's strict order, the supply line was not allowed to be transported, which directly led to the fact that there were not many grenades left in the army and they were all used up.
"The south city gate is not used for the time being. If the other three directions are really not enough, use the other three directions first. In addition, all ministries are strictly ordered to start collecting the enemy's repeating crossbows for their own use. Although the casualties will be Bigger, but the most important thing is not to rely too much on grenades. Otherwise, you won't be able to attack when you get to the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion, and let the captains fill it with their own lives," Huo Zhi said.
Qin Feng nodded, turned around and went out to give orders.
At this time, sporadic fighting was taking place in the other three directions in Zhuozhou City.
The Zhuge Liannu was indeed the most lethal weapon for an individual soldier during the Three Kingdoms period. Unless Huo Zhi's army did not encounter the enemy and only relied on the grenades in their hands to blow up the enemy indiscriminately, whenever the two sides encountered each other on the frontal battlefield , our own battle losses are at least three times that of the enemy.
This ratio of battle losses was very terrifying. Listening to the reports from the front, several captains could not help but feel their hearts bleed.
The only good news is that not every building has enemies waiting for a sneak attack, and the number of enemies in each building with enemy sneak attacks is not too many.
Probably all the defensive forces were placed in the military towns outside the four city gates. There were not many enemies left in Zhuozhou City to resist and make sneak attacks.
Although their numbers are small, these soldiers' fighting power is astonishingly strong.
The three most powerful people in the city, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan, and Zhuge Liang, probably all understood that the Zhuge Liannu was not a magical weapon in the general sense, and needed matching combat power to maximize the power of the weapon.
Even a child can kill a heavily armed enemy with this weapon.
The more this is the case, the more soldiers with stronger combat abilities should use it. The most important reason is to prevent this thing from being snatched away by the enemy and turned into a winner against one's own side.
