Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 84

boom!boom!boom!
The dull thunderous sound of war drums came from the city of Wan, as if the earth was shaking, making Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er.

Even the defenders of the entire Wanzhou city wall couldn't help but change their colors.

It's not that they were timid, but that the scene that happened in front of their eyes really overturned their cognition.

Zhang Xiu, in particular, was looking at the place not far away with his eyelids twitching wildly, where he and Hu Che'er had just stood before.

At the critical moment, Zhang Xiu's survival instinct was awakened, and he and Hu Che'er rolled backward on the spot with all their lives.

The stone bullet had already smashed him and Hu Che'er into minced meat.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zhang Xiu has been operating in Wancheng for several years.

Wancheng's current city defense system, from every arrow tower to the repair of the city walls, was all built under Zhang Xiu's personal supervision.

Even after surrendering to Cao Cao, the ownership of Wancheng was still firmly held by Zhang Xiu.

His trust in Wancheng's defense was just like Yuan Tan's trust in his own strength.

But now, this trust has collapsed under the impact of the terrifying stone bullets from the Thunderbolt car!
The weight of the original Thunderbolt Chariot's stone bullets has already reached four catties in the original Thunderbolt Chariot made by Liu Ye.

After the system improvement, the enhanced version of Thunderbolt can throw stone bullets that are close to ten catties.

The power of a stone bullet of this weight, under the action of gravity acceleration.

On the battlefield of cold weapons in the Three Kingdoms era, it can be called the pinnacle.

With just one blow, a big dent was made on the city wall.

"Siege!"

Under the city, [-] Yuan Jiayis shouted and shouted like a tsunami, followed by a dense rain of arrows.

"Your Majesty, please hurry down the city wall!"

Hu Che'er exclaimed, and hastily flipped his hands over to pick up a large shield from the body of a defender who had been killed by stone bullets.

In the nick of time, standing in front of Zhang Xiu, he had to protect Zhang Xiu and temporarily leave the front line of the city wall.

ding ding ding-

The dense and non-stop arrows fell on the large shield in Hu Che'er's hand, making a heavy sound of gold and iron clashing.

Finally, Zhang Xiu, who was a little dazed, was awakened, looked down the city wall, and gritted his teeth.

Pulling over the other large shield, together with Hu Che'er, blocking and retreating, they got off the city wall and fled towards the inner city.

The walls of the outer city could no longer be defended, when the first wave of stone bombardment began.

The morale of the defenders on the outer city had already collapsed by half.

What made Zhang Xiu's eyelids twitch even more was the dense rain of arrows from Yuan Jiayi.

They seem to never get tired, every wave of arrow rain comes quickly and urgently, what's more.

The arrow was still extremely heavy, and its force was extremely fierce. It hit the big shield and smashed the arms of Hu Che'er and Zhang Xiu.

The violent shocks of the collisions continued!

You know, whether it is Hu Che'er or Zhang Xiu, their strength is far beyond that of ordinary generals.

But even the two of them struggled to withstand such an impact.

Not to mention those ordinary soldiers who want to withstand the attack of Yuan Tan's department under the city.

For the current plan, we can only rely on the defense of the inner city to stop Yuan Tan's offensive.

The inner city is different from the outer city, and the passages for entering and exiting are much narrower.

Even if Yuan Tan breaks through the outer city and wants to rush in, he won't be able to spread out like now, and the ten thousand Yuan Jiayi will shoot arrows from Qi Qi.

Arrows came like rain without a break.

However, what Zhang Xiu thought was too good.

Before Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er rushed down the city wall, cheers like a tsunami suddenly came from the other end of the city wall.

Mixed with the miserable howls of the soldiers under Zhang Xiu's command, the solid Wanzhou city gate collapsed!
Whether it was Hu Che'er or Zhang Xiu, after seeing the shocking scene in front of them, they were all stunned on the spot, forgetting to even run away.

"How did they do that?"

Hu Che'er's voice was trembling, he was confident that he would be powerful, even when facing the evil Dian Wei under Cao Cao's command.

There is not much fear.

But now, seeing such a terrifying offensive under Yuan Tanjun's command, Hu Che'er couldn't calm down at all.

Zhang Xiu was a little better than him, but not much better.

However, compared to the two of them, the three generals under Wancheng and Yuan Tan were also a little dumbfounded at the moment.

Even Jiang Qi, who personally supervised the construction of the Thunderbolt Chariot, never thought that the Thunderbolt Chariot could have such magical functions.

Dozens of thunderbolt chariots aimed at the city gate, and the power of throwing stones together was so powerful.

The excitement in Gao Lan's heart could not be calmed down for a long time. As a veteran in the battlefield, Gao Lan's first reaction was to blurt out,

"With this kind of artifact, wouldn't there be no city that can't stop the eldest son's army?"

After hearing Gao Lan's words, Yuan Tan couldn't help laughing, shaking his head and saying,
"General Gao Lan is exaggerating. Although the thunderbolt car is strong, it is not omnipotent."

The three generals thought that the thunderbolt chariot was powerful enough to destroy cities and mountains, but Yuan Tan knew that this was just a coincidence.

Dozens of catapults threw stone bullets together. To ensure that the city gate could be blasted, at least more than twenty stone bullets were required.

They can all hit almost one location at the same time.

This kind of probability cannot be solved with a large number of thunderbolt cars.

After all, no matter how strengthened the thunderbolt chariot is, it is still a relatively ancient siege weapon, no matter how finely the various mechanism parts are made.

It is also difficult to ensure sufficient accuracy like modern weapons.

It can only be said that Zhang Xiu was really unlucky to be able to create such a shocking scene.

With a low shout, the three generals were called back from the shock, and the Overlord Breaking Heaven Halberd shook in Yuan Tan's hand, and he pointed at the wide open gate of Wancheng.

"Don't hesitate, you can attack the city!"

The cavalry was like a tidal wave, rushing towards Wancheng amidst the sound of Lei Zhen's hooves.

The guards of Wancheng originally had some fighting spirit.

Thinking of retreating to the outer city like Zhang Xiu, and then resisting for a while.

However, when the thunderbolt car broke through the city gate, their confidence collapsed in an instant, like encountering ice and snow in a warm sun.

With few effective obstacles, the cavalry under Yuan Tan's command broke through the gate of Wancheng, and even the inner city was conquered together.

As for Zhang Xiu, he wanted to escape under the protection of Hu Che'er, but he didn't have time to go too far.

He was overtaken by Zhao Yun, who overturned Hu Che'er with a single shot, bound the two of them together, and brought them to Zhang Xiu.

"General Zhang, are you still convinced now?"

Zhang Xiu already admired Yuan Tan's ability very much, but he still had concerns in his heart.

Back then, Lv Bu first voted for Ding Yuan, then rebelled against Dong Zhuo, and then killed Dong Zhuo and rebelled under Wang Yun's command.

Although he was granted the title of Marquis Wen, in the final analysis, when people in the world mentioned Lu Bu, it was still the same sentence, "Slave with three surnames", which is more famous.

I also worked under Dong Zhuo's command in the early years, although I only became independent after Dong Zhuo's death.

But now that he has surrendered to Cao Cao, Zhang Xiu still doesn't want to put stains on himself for no reason.

Yuan Tan saw Zhang Xiu's concerns, smiled slightly, and said lightly,

"General Zhang Xiu, but you are worried, if you surrender to me this time, will your reputation be hindered?"

Zhang Xiu sighed and nodded helplessly.

Yuan Tan laughed loudly and said,

"I can release General Zhang Xiu. The general can go back to Xudu by himself, wait for Cao Cao to return, and plead guilty to him. I think, with Prime Minister Cao's heart, he will definitely not punish the crime of Wancheng Hou, but will treat him more generously. Marquis Wancheng, but has Marquis Wancheng ever thought about it?"

There was a bit of coldness in Yuan Tan's words.

"Even if Prime Minister Cao can return to Xudu safely this time, and continue to rule the Central Plains and oppose my Yuan family, how long can Prime Minister Cao live?"

"If I remember correctly, Prime Minister Cao should be nearly half a hundred years old this year, but General Zhang Xiu, shouldn't be in his thirties?"

Zhang Xiu was taken aback for a moment, looking at Yuan Tan with a look of doubt, wondering what Yuan Tan was doing for mentioning this.

Yuan Tan shook his head and said,
"Hou Wancheng, it seems that you still don't understand what I mean."

"Prime Minister Cao will protect the Marquis of Wancheng because of his reputation. Even if he doesn't use Marquis Wancheng and is idle, he will definitely treat Lord Hou preferentially. But what about when Prime Minister Cao dies?"

"General Zhang Xiu, don't forget that although Prime Minister Cao forgave you for the assassination of Dianwei in Wancheng and the killing of Cao Ang, Prime Minister Cao's heir did not forgive you, right?"

Ever since Zhang Xiu was bound into Yuan Tan's camp, his expression had been calm, but when he heard Yuan Tan's last words, his expression suddenly changed!

(End of this chapter)