In the rebel camp, at the same moment when Xianggui and others thought that the Zizhou city wall could be broken in a few days, what they didn't know was that they had become meat on the chopping board.
Night enveloped the earth, the moon rose into the sky, and in the deep winter weather, the biting cold wind swept across everything like an ice knife, spreading with endless malice.
Xianggui and his generals thought they were sure of victory and were waiting for the next move of the officers and soldiers guarding the city. Unexpectedly, the opponent overturned the chess game.
On the top of the Zizhou City, the "bed board" that Xiang Gui mentioned has been assembled. Three arrows as thick as arms are arranged in an orderly manner on it. The sharp edges of the arrows glow with a chilling light under the moonlight. Aiming at the rebel camp five hundred steps away.
The rebel army's central camp was particularly visible in the night. In order to prevent assassination, the area more than ten meters outside the camp was illuminated by torches. The guarding soldiers patrolled in groups, seeming to declare that the camp was impregnable. .
On top of Zizhou City, a row of figures swayed under the sway of torches. Although the cold wind was biting, Lu Bin, Lei Youzhong and Zhang Yong didn't feel it at all. Instead, their nervous palms sweated.
"Tang Gongzi, are you sure you can hit the Chinese army camp of the rebels?" Zhizhou Zhang Yong glanced at the opposite side and asked uncertainly.
"The rebel camp is brightly lit and conspicuous, so it is very easy to shoot. As long as the bandit leader is inside, he will be killed or injured with the coverage of the crossbow." Tang Yu said with certainty.
At the time of Xu, the rebel army camp was in the camp. It was cold and windy outside the camp, but it was very warm inside the camp. There were eight carbon braziers placed in the three-foot-wide camp tent. There were rebel soldiers who were responsible for filling the carbon brazier and removing ashes on the side of the camp tent. , an Eight Immortals table stood in the middle. Xianggui and a few lieutenants sat around the Eight Immortals table and feasted on the food and wine prepared by the chefs brought from Chengdu.
After a fierce siege today, the rebel generals were exhausted. After discussing the military plan, Xianggui asked the cook to prepare a table of wine and food to reward his generals. As everyone knows, it was precisely because of his operation that the rebel generals were almost wiped out.
Above the Zizhou City, the sound of creaking wooden machinery and the sound of bowstrings being fully drawn accompanied the sound of the wind. Several strong soldiers turned the winch and laboriously pulled the three bowstrings of the bed crossbow to the mechanism of the slot. Under Tang Yu's command, they adjusted the angle. Following Lu Bin's order, the soldiers used stones to The hammer struck the machine arm fiercely, and the elastic force erupted from the three huge bow arms that were bent, and the three arm-thick crossbow arrows were violently pushed out, flying towards the brightly lit camp with endless malice.
The people who were having a banquet in the rebel camp were noisy and noisy, and they did not realize that death was approaching.
When the sound of huge crossbow bolts piercing the tent of the rebel camp came, Xianggui, who was holding the wine glass, subconsciously lowered his body. Three crossbow bolts penetrated the tent, splashing a layer of blood mist...
When the soldiers outside the tent reacted and entered the tent, what appeared in front of them was a scene like Shura hell. The bright red donated blood was sprayed everywhere, and the fishy smell was tangy. Broken limbs and meat were scattered everywhere, and even half of a severed human head fell on the dish on the Eight Immortals table, which made people feel sick to their stomachs.
When the crossbow arrow passed through the tent, it knocked over many braziers in the tent. The splashed coals ignited the tent cloth and other flammable materials in the tent.
When the crossbow arrow flew towards him, Xianggui lowered his head subconsciously to avoid being killed on the spot, but the tail blade at the end of the crossbow arrow cut open Xianggui's belly and took away a large piece of it. The other generals were not as lucky as him. They were either decapitated or cut off from the waist. The least severe ones were broken arms and legs. There was a wailing in the tent.
In order to avoid being attacked again, the soldiers hurriedly carried Xianggui out of the camp and outside the camp. Because his organs were cut, Xianggui's mouth was bleeding and it was difficult to make a sound. The old doctor in the army who rushed over wrapped Xianggui's abdomen with a white cloth strip and tried to stop the bleeding. However, the huge trauma made the old doctor's efforts somewhat futile, and blood still seeped out of the cloth strip.
Xianggui's face had turned a little gray, and his eyes were wide open. He still didn't understand what happened. He turned his head hard and looked at the captain of the soldiers beside him with confused eyes. The captain of the soldiers understood. Xianggui meant, replied:
"It was the crossbow bolts fired from the top of Zizhou City that attacked the camp..."
After saying that, he asked someone to bring the crossbow arrow that had been nailed into a big tree behind the tent to show Xianggui.
Looking at a huge crossbow arrow with a blood-stained blade in front of him, Xianggui smiled to himself, then raised his arm with great strength, pointed to the east, and said "hiss..." in his throat. ...hiss..." The light in his eyes suddenly dimmed, and the raised arm fell slumped, and he died of serious injuries.
Above Zizhou City
Seeing the wave of crossbow bolts fired by Fuzi Crossbow causing chaos and flames in the enemy camp, several people at the top of the city were also stunned by the result. Everyone understands the principle of catching the thief first, but it still makes people have mixed emotions when it can be done so easily.
Everyone at the top of the city saw a man wearing a general's armor being carried out of the tent by a group of people in the reflection of the flames of the rebel camp. He disappeared within half a stick of incense, and the people around him were wailing and panicking.
"Could it be that the bandit leader has been killed?" Zhizhou Zhang Yong asked excitedly, holding his hands on the city wall and looking into the distance.
The first battle of Fangzi Crossbow was a blockbuster. Lei Youzhong and Lu Bin were also very excited. They quickly ordered the officers and soldiers in the city to mount their horses and took advantage of the chaos to go out of the west gate to attack the rebel formation.
Because most of the generals were attacked and killed in the Chinese army camp, the leaderless rebels saw the officers and soldiers coming and had no intention of fighting. After a little resistance, they collapsed and fled in all directions.
Zhang Yu, who was ambushing at the east gate, didn't know what was going on. Seeing the roar of killing in the west, he thought Xianggui was going to attack the city at night, so he quickly sent spies to contact him. After the spies came back on horseback to report the situation, Zhang Yu was also stunned.
After calming down, Zhang Yu made a prompt decision and led his soldiers to rush to the west gate. He deliberately made a big splash to attack the west gate to attract attention. There were not many officers and soldiers in the city, and most of them went out with the cavalry to make a surprise attack. Zhang Yu came to attack the city again at this time, and he was actually very confident that he could break the city.
However, Zhang Yu's men did not have enough troops and did not dare to gamble all on this. Secondly, Zhang Yu also aimed at gathering the scattered soldiers, and made a big show of force just to attract the attention of the officers and soldiers outside the city.
Lu Bin, fearing that the city would be lost, ordered his officers and soldiers to quickly return to Ximen to aid him. Zhang Yu, who made a false shot, also led his soldiers to the west in a roundabout way, gathering a large number of defeated rebel soldiers.
