Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 53
Looking at the huge crossbow bolts nailed to the wall, Xiahou Dun was so frightened that his black face turned pale. Before he had time to think about it, he lay down on the ground.

The soldiers near Xue Ti panicked and hid behind the city wall.

The archer who was shooting arrows also bent down in fright and hid behind the city wall.

Cheng Yu, who was only one step away from Xue Ti, was already so frightened that his whole body turned cold, and he even forgot to dodge, and stood blankly on the city wall.

The soldiers on the side hurriedly grabbed Cheng Yu, and then he came to his senses, bent down, gasping for breath, looking at the fallen Xue Ti, feeling a little sad in his heart.

Such a talented young man was snatched away by a crossbow...

"Oh, it hurts!"

Cheng Yu's eyes widened suddenly, Xue Ti screamed and sat up.

"Xue is engaged, how are you doing?"

Xue Ti looked at the injury on his arm, and screamed repeatedly.

"I'm hurt, it hurts so much!"

Xiahou Dun ignored Xue Ti, and after his terrified mood calmed down a bit, he bent down, approached the battlements slowly, and carefully poked his head out to check the situation outside.

hum!
Xiahou Dun's eyes widened suddenly, and a spear-like crossbow arrow was fired from a huge wooden frame, whizzing towards the city wall.

"Ahhh!"

This crossbow pierced through three soldiers again, nailed to the city wall, and made a buzzing sound.

Although only three soldiers fell, it caused even greater panic.

Faced with irresistible danger, the common human reaction is to hide.

The soldiers on the city wall were no exception. Some hid behind the battlements, some ran down the city wall directly along the stairs, and more people lay directly on the city wall, trembling.

"Ahhh!"

Hearing the panicked screams on the city wall, Xiahou Dun didn't stand up to stop them, but continued to observe the movement outside.

The power of this huge crossbow is amazing, but it is not the most terrifying.

What's scary about it is the range!
Even if you stand on the city wall, you can only be in a situation where you are beaten, but you cannot fight back.

Seeing Xue Ti fell down, Wei Yue was overjoyed, "Wang Lu, good job, Marquis Wen will definitely reward you."

Wang Lu scratched his head, "General, it seems that I missed the shot."

Wei Yue was taken aback, and asked suspiciously, "Since he missed the shot, why did he fall down?"

Wang Lu said with a smile, "Maybe I was scared."

Wei Yue laughed, "What a coward, actually fell down laughing.

Then shoot me to see if they dare to be rampant. "

Wang Lu nodded, "Okay."

However, there were only seven iron crossbows in total, and Wei Yue was reluctant to use the remaining three crossbows.

Not long after, the seven iron crossbows were fired.

"General, there are no crossbow arrows."

Wei Yue said bitterly, "Then let them go this time, and build more after entering the city."

Although there were not many crossbow arrows, the effect outside firing was extremely obvious. Cao Jun soldiers on the wall were all terrified, afraid that a huge crossbow arrow would fly from somewhere and nail him to the wall.

Cheng Yu bent down and came to Xiahou Dun's side, and said with a wry smile, "General Xiahou, I didn't expect Lu Bu to have such a sharp weapon."

Xiahou Dun has also regained his composure. He followed the gap between the battlements and stared outside, "Don't worry, they can only send out one at a time. Although the power is amazing, it will not cause too much damage."

At this point, Xiahou Dun's tone paused, "You haven't fired for so long. Are there no crossbow arrows left?"

Hearing this, Cheng Yu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly looked outside. Sure enough, no crossbow arrows were fired from outside the city.

"I understand. Those crossbow bolts nailed to the wall are all made of refined iron. It seems that there are not many of them."

Xiahou Dun nodded, turned his head and shouted at the soldiers who were also squatting beside him.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. They don't have any crossbows anymore. Hurry up and boil the pot and boil the golden juice. Don't let them take advantage of it!"

The cart designed by Wei Yue and others is very reasonable. There is a bucket for loading soil in the front, and the place where the cart is pushed behind is sealed with wooden boards, leaving only a small gap to see the road.

When the trolley is pushed to the big pit, turn it up, the soil in the bucket will fall into the big pit, and then lift it up, drag it and go, which is extremely convenient.

Although there are two trenches, they are only used to fill the passages that the multifunctional siege vehicles can pass through, and the earthwork used is not much.

The construction continued until the afternoon, and the two trenches had been completely filled, and the stones blocking the road had also been cleared away.

Looking at the progress of the project, Lu Bu was very satisfied. Today not only the road was filled, but also a lot of arrows were harvested.

Lu Bu had already made up his mind that if he lacked arrows in the future, he would use this method to collect arrows. It was quick and convenient, and it really killed two birds with one stone.

"All troops retreat!"

Seeing that the attack was no longer affected, Lu Bu immediately ordered to retreat, not wanting to stay in this stinking place for a moment.

Chen Gong hurriedly dissuaded, "Hold on, Marquis Wen, we can't all retreat, we need to leave some soldiers and horses to guard them. Otherwise, if they come out to dig holes again at night, today's efforts will be in vain!"

Speaking of this, Chen Gong thought for a while, "Why don't you leave a team of archers, so that they won't dare to come out?"

Lu Bu nodded, "Leave 500 archers here, divided into two shifts, and take turns guarding."

Following an order, Lu Bu's army retreated slowly, heading towards the camp.

Xiahou Dun saw Lu Bu's army retreating, especially the big guy who could shoot crossbow arrows, so he got up, stood on the edge of the city wall, looked at the filled trench, and frowned.

After a long time, he turned his head to look at Cheng Yu, and asked with a wry smile, "How is Xue's injury, is it okay?"

Cheng Yu shook his head, "I was just scratched by the crossbow arrow. It's nothing serious. I'll be fine after a while of rest."

Xiahou Dun pointed to the outside of the city wall and sighed, "Lv Bu left a lot of archers behind. It seems that he is afraid that we will dig a hole at night and wants to be thoughtful."

Cheng Yu walked to the edge of the city wall, and said with a wry smile, "The road is now clear, and Lu Bu will definitely attack the city tomorrow, so everyone must be careful and make no mistakes?"

Xiahou Dun nodded, "Let everyone prepare more dry firewood and start the pot early tomorrow to save trouble."

Cheng Yu frowned, "Tomorrow will definitely be a fierce battle, wait a minute, I'll send someone to collect some more, there's no harm in preparing more."

Xiahou Dun nodded, looked at the direction in which Lu Bujun was retreating, and suddenly punched the battlements, and said through gritted teeth.

"This time, Lu Bu must not be allowed to break through the city easily, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!"

If Fan County is lost again, Cao Jun will only have Juancheng in Yanzhou.

(End of this chapter)