Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 459 Preparedness
Lu Fan and Huang Gai fled back in embarrassment, and met Sun Ce at dawn. Everyone was battered and naked.

Soldiers who had fled back reported the ambush ahead. Although Sun Ce was prepared, he was stunned to see everyone's defeat so terribly, especially Huang Gai's beard and hair were burnt, and he was no longer recognizable.

"It's unreasonable, Huang Zu's old dog, you're bullying me too much!" Sun Ce immediately pulled out the ancient ingot knife and roared to the sky.

Lu Fan reported what happened last night, and sighed: "No one in Jiangxia has such a strategy. I think there must be a capable person hidden among the few people who came with Hao Zhao."

Huang Gai asked in surprise, "Could it be that Zhuge Kongming?"

Sun Ce laughed angrily and said, "How can a mere boy from Huangkou defeat our army? Although Huang Zu used clever tricks, he couldn't stop our Jiangdong troops. He followed me to Xiling immediately. Someone wants to wipe out Xiling and kill them all." , to avenge the Jiangdong soldiers."

Lu Dai said: "The front is already on fire and the road is impassable. My lord, please garrison troops to rest first. It will not be too late to send troops to attack Xiling tomorrow."

He knew that Sun Ce, who was in a rage, could not be persuaded at all, so he had to explain the situation first, set up camp, wait for Sun Ce to calm down before thinking of countermeasures, and also inquire about the situation in Xiling.

Sun Ce had no choice but to send an order to set up camp first and send people to inquire about the news. The generals gathered together to discuss how to break the city. There is no news from Zhou Yu so far, and it may not be very smooth.

Sure enough, on the second day, Ma came to report that there was a big banquet in Xiling City to celebrate the victory, and there were rumors that Zhuge Liang had used clever tricks.

As for Zhou Yu's side, there was no news of the march. Probably Nanyang reinforcements had arrived. Sun Ce knew that time was running out, so he immediately urged the three armies to come straight to Xiling at dawn.

The Wu soldiers came in such a way that they didn't even need to report from the scouts. They could see the dust flying and the banners covering the sun from a distance. Sun Ce led only [-] cavalrymen straight to the city.

The drums on Xiling City were loud, and Huang Zu and others came to the city wall. The army of Wu Jun was still marching forward, and the first to go to the city was the vanguard.

Jiang Xia's defenders fought Wu soldiers many times. Knowing that Wu soldiers are brave, they have no fear. Although they were forced to defend the city several times, they were always able to kill the generals and retreat the enemy. Especially after killing Sun Jian, they were determined to fight to the death. In the end, because they have no way out.

And yesterday's big victory boosted the morale of the Xiling defenders even more. They were united as one. Seeing the Wu soldiers coming, the drums became louder and louder, shaking their hearts.

Sun Ce arrived at the city first and was so angry that he asked Lu Dai to command the army. He went to the city first to challenge the battle, and also wanted to kill several generals of the Jiangxia army to vent his anger.

When Huang Zu saw Sun Ce, he introduced it to Zhuge Liang who was beside him, but he ignored the opponent's scolding. Everyone knew that Sun Ce was brave, and if he fought alone, wouldn't that be death?
Seeing Sun Ce's heroism, Zhuge Liang exclaimed, "Sure enough, he is worthy of being the Little Overlord of Jiangdong!"

Seeing that the defenders refused to fight, Sun Ce was so angry that he had nowhere to vent, panting like a cow, and roaring again and again.

When Lu Fan brought the army here, he immediately ordered to attack the city before setting up camp, wishing he could break through Xiling in one go and skin Huang Zu and Zhuge Liang.

In Xiling City, in addition to the regular archers and shield soldiers, there are sufficient preparations for rolling stones and wood, and there are boiling oil and boiling water at the foot of the city wall. Jiang Xia's army is familiar with these.

What gave Huang Zu the most confidence were the bows and crossbows placed on the top of the city and a few huge machine crossbows. These equipments were all sharp weapons that could be used as ten weapons.

Although Zhuge Liang didn't introduce it in detail, Huang Zu also heard that Liu He attacked Jinan City and suppressed Gongsun Zan in the city so much that he couldn't fight back. The attack was so powerful, let alone defending the city.

Seeing that the Wu army was preparing to form an array under the city, and the ladders, wells, etc. were carried to the front of the formation, Huang Zu asked, "This kind of crossbow is more delicate than the Qin crossbow, but I don't know how powerful it is?"

Zhuge Liang also smiled and said: "Although this crossbow is not as fast as the repeating crossbow, it is more powerful than the Qin crossbow. The Qin crossbow is too bulky and inconvenient to load. Most of them can only be placed on the city for defense, and these small repeating crossbows , it has been improved in the past two years. Not only can it shoot ten shots in one crossbow, it is also more powerful than the arrows shot by archers."

"Hiss—" Huang Zu was taken aback, rubbed the crossbow with his hand, saw the three-inch-deep arrow groove, and sighed: "I have heard that this thing can deal with Gongsun Zan, even the heightened Jinan City Can't stop the attack, the Liannu is really unimaginable, seeing it now, it really lives up to its reputation."

Huang She said at the side: "I have seen the Qin Nu at Uncle Huang's house. It is very powerful, has a long range, and covers a large area. If there are enough arrows, it will be difficult for thousands of troops to rush forward. This I have also seen the Mechanized Crossbow once, but it was only three shots at a time, and these ten shots... are really astonishing."

Zhuge Liang asked: "Could it be that there are also people in the Huang family who can make this continuous crossbow?"

"She's a cousin of mine. She likes to play with these hidden weapons..."

Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up, and he said: "This organ crossbow has only been improved recently, and it took more than a dozen craftsmen to improve it for a year. To ask for a lesson."

Huang Zu was in the middle of his heart, and laughed: "Hahaha, it's not convenient. My niece is a strange woman. She is not bound by the world, and she can't always talk about it. As long as Kong Ming is willing, after the end of this battle, I am willing to act on her behalf." Recommended!"

"Thank you so much!" Zhuge Liang was also worried about Liannu's affairs recently, and he always felt dissatisfied in some places. It would be great if there were such people to discuss.

"How powerful is this hard crossbow?" Pang Shanmin beside him was touching those huge mechanism crossbows and carefully observing them.

These things are used as secret weapons. Ever since Zhuge Liang came, he led craftsmen to rush to make them in the treasury. He was afraid of leaking the news, so he never took them out. Even Pang Shanmin saw them for the first time.

"This is an improved Qin crossbow, called the bed crossbow." Zhuge Liang smiled triumphantly, his face glowed, and he was partly responsible for this. Young people are always vain, and even Zhuge Liang is unavoidable.

He walked over and took out a crossbow arrow, and said to several people: "This arrow is only made temporarily, so it is weaker. If it is used in our army, it will be as thick as two fingers. When it is fired during training, it will cost two to three hundred arrows." The distance of one step is enough to shoot through three layers of door panels, its power can be imagined."

"This..." Huang Zu and the others were dumbfounded, staring blankly at the crossbow in Zhuge Liang's hand, they were speechless for a while, and even showed suspicion.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Although this crossbow is a little weak, but we are condescending on the city, and it is enough to deal with Wu Jun. I guarantee to kill them by surprise."

At the time of the introduction, the Soochow army had already arrived at the city, more than 2 soldiers and horses were in a state of momentum. Sun Ce held an ancient ingot knife and personally supervised the battle in front of the battle.

(End of this chapter)