At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

When Guan Yu decided to attack Guancheng, the senior officials of the Shu army were holding a military meeting to summarize.

"I once read in ancient books that in the pre-Qin period, military strategists used a kind of catapult to attack the city from [-] steps away, but after that, the catapult disappeared. It's been lost, but I didn't expect Wei people to reproduce this kind of trebuchet, and the strike distance is definitely more than [-] steps!"

Huang Quan wiped the black stain on his face, and looked at Wu Yi with lingering fear.

Wu Yi's complexion was very bad.

"The catapult... This catapult is too fierce, the huge stone, and the weapon that sounds like thunder. I never thought that the Wei people would have so many strange weapons that we have never heard of. If it weren't for this time Gongheng sent troops to help, I'm afraid I will have to confess my life there..."

Wu Yi rubbed his ears as he spoke.

"The general's ears still hurt?"

"That sound was too loud...By the way, how many casualties did the whole army have?"

Wu Yi asked Huang Quan.

Huang Quan's expression froze.

"There are a lot of people. According to preliminary estimates, more than 800 people have been killed in battle and seriously injured. The minor injuries cannot be counted. What's more, we lack military doctors and medicines. It is very difficult for wounded soldiers to be treated. wonderful."

Wu Yi shook his head and sighed.

"It's not easy for Your Majesty to raise enough food and grass for us to use for three months. For medicines and so on, we can only resign ourselves to fate... How could there be so many casualties?"

"I didn't expect the new weapons of the Wei people, and naturally I didn't know how to guard against them, so the casualties were very high, especially the weapons with a deafening sound. According to some soldiers, after bursting, a large amount of debris spewed out.

There are gravels in the debris, which may injure soldiers if they touch them, and even kill them if they hit the head. Big and very scary. "

Huang Quan was very worried, and said again: "If you want to guard against this thing, you must at least put armor on your soldiers, but our army doesn't have many armors, only enough to equip the elite. Ordinary soldiers can't equip armor at all, so the soldiers' bravery is greatly damaged."

Wu Yi frowned and thought for a moment.

"What about a shield?"

"Those things will fall from the sky at an unknown time, and they don't know where they will fall. It is impossible to prevent them in advance. Even if there are shields, it is impossible for every soldier to defend them one by one. It is almost impossible to prevent them in advance. of."

Huang Quan shook his head.

"How can this be good?"

Wu Yi was very worried, and his face was full of anxiety: "If things go on like this, our army will inevitably face huge losses, and our troops may not be able to last for long. Once the Jiange is breached, Chengdu will be in danger!"

Huang Quan was also helpless.

"General, the only solution for now is..."

Huang Quan didn't finish his sentence, when suddenly, the thunder-like sound resounded in the Guancheng again, causing Wu Yi and Huang Quan's expressions to change drastically.

The bodies of the two trembled violently, and they both fell to the ground, and then supported each other to stand up, looking outside in horror.

Could it be that Wei Jun started to attack the city again?

The Wei army did not attack the city, but used long-range weapons to carry out continuous strikes in the pass city, causing the defenders in the pass city to be in chaos, and they ran desperately to avoid being hit.

Boulders falling from the sky and thunder from the sky constantly hit the Jiange defenders physically and psychologically, which greatly weakened the morale of the Jiange defenders.

But not only the boulder and thunder, but also the fierce fire oil tank that I didn't have time to use just now.

The gunners ignited the cloth ball at the mouth of the fierce fire oil tank to make it burn, and then used trebuchets to throw it into or above the pass city.

The tank will explode when it touches the wall or the ground, and the moment the fire tank explodes, it's like a big ball of fire bursting.

That kind of scene is unimaginable. The huge fire ball burst open, sparks splashed everywhere, and the violent airflow caused the fire ball to splash farther and burn more intensely. The soldiers around the explosion were also blown away by the violent explosive airflow, becoming "Flame trapeze" on fire one by one.

The worst one was on fire, and was blown from the top of the pass to the bottom of the pass, and fell to the ground like a ball of fire. The person died, but the fire was still burning.

The fire not only devoured the lives of the soldiers, but also splashed on the attics of Guancheng, or on the weapons of the soldiers, no matter whether it was stone, wood, bronze or iron, as long as it touched it, it would start to burn.

So this weird and terrible fire frightened the defenders of the Shu army to their wits, and fled in all directions desperately.

A large number of soldiers who were on fire ran desperately. Some comrades stepped forward and tried to put out the fire for them, but they couldn't extinguish the flames at all. Instead, more people were involved and more people were caught on fire together.

Many people were on fire, so they could only cry and shout and roll around on the ground, but no matter how hard they tried, it was difficult to extinguish the flames.

It feels like the sky is burning the city.

Guan Yu and the generals in the distance were observing the damage caused by the long-distance strike to Jiange Guancheng, and they were surprised to find the fierce lethality of the fierce fire oil tank.

It seems that compared with the power of Zhentianlei, the fierce fire oil tank seems to be bigger. The thunder of thunder is loud, and the sound of fierce fire oil tank is not so loud, but the fire is indeed terrible.

"I heard that these fierce oils were collected in Liangzhou, and then shipped to Luoyang for production. I was still wondering what this fierce oil was. It turned out to be such a terrifying weapon!"

Guan Yu gasped, feeling very unbelievable about this, and was very surprised by the huge lethality of the fierce fire oil tank.

"It's so terrifying. It seems that the Ministry of Industry really didn't waste those funds. Before, many people said that the annual expenditure of the Ministry of Industry was too large, and it should reduce some of it for civil affairs. Now it seems that I am afraid that it will cost more. Add some more, the more powerful the weapon, the more we can win the battle?"

Pang Xi followed Xun You and said so.

"That's right, after this battle, we should make a statement to His Majesty, stating the role of these new weapons, and we can't let those mediocre officials in the court ruin the military and state affairs."

Guan Yu nodded slowly.

Chapter 832 Erhuang Quan's Night Attack Plan

A large number of stones rose into the sky and fell inside and outside the Guancheng, and a large number of thunderstorms and fierce fire oil tanks also rose into the sky and fell inside and outside the Guancheng.

There were violent explosions one after another, and one group after another burst into flames. The entire Jiangeguan city was on fire and smoke. Looking from the outside, the situation was extremely bad.

And the situation inside is indeed very bad. Just as Xun You speculated, the morale of the Shu army was severely hit.

Almost collapsed by the explosion of the Zhentianlei and the burning of the fierce oil tank, they fled in all directions. If Huang Quan hadn't led his own soldiers as the supervisor team, the frontline troops would have collapsed.

If Wu Yi and Huang Quan wanted the army to stand firm, they had to find a way to prevent Guancheng from being attacked too violently, but for a while, neither Huang Quan nor Wu Yi had a good way to defend against this sudden disaster.

If it weren't for the inability to increase the frequency of Wei Jun's bombardment, and the number of Zhentianlei and Menghuo oil tanks would not be so many, it is estimated that this pass city would not be able to hold people at all.

And this is their only way of life, because the attack frequency is not high, although the duration is long, but it is enough for the high-level Shu army to find some clues.

For example, a fire that is difficult to extinguish with water can be covered with sand. Once the fire starts, just cover it with a shovel of soil to extinguish the flame.

A few thunderbolts did not explode when they fell on the ground, so they could be quickly picked up and thrown to a place where no one was around, and then lie on the ground to reduce casualties.

The flying stones are difficult to defend against, but they are easy to avoid, and there are no other aftereffects when they fall on the ground, unlike the fierce fire oil tank and the shocking thunder.

Therefore, the Shu army can still take a few breaths in the chaos.

Having said that, the huge loss is serious.

It's okay to die directly in the attack, but there are still many people who did not die, but were injured, and this injury is difficult to heal.

Those who were burned by fire, injured by gravel and iron sand, and those injured by shock waves were all wounded and sick. However, the Shu army, which lacked medicine, could not provide medical treatment for these wounded and sick at all.

Many wounded and sick suffered wound infections during this endless waiting, and then died miserably.

There are not many people who were directly bombarded to death, and most of them died after being injured and could not receive medical treatment. This group of people is the bulk.

Facing such a situation, Wu Yi and Huang Quan had nothing to worry about.

"Is the medicine still not here? It won't work if things go on like this. We didn't die many battles. They all died from injuries and diseases. The number is still increasing. When the Wei army attacks the city again, we will no longer have enough troops to defend the city." , this situation must be resolved.”

Huang Quan walked up and down, thinking left and right, unable to think of a solution, and Wu Yi was also full of sadness.

They knew very well that it was impossible for Liu Zhang to provide more help, and they really couldn't find a better way at the moment, so in desperation, Wu Yi thought of a way that was not a way.

For those soldiers who can still be saved, heat the wood, put out the fire, and then put it directly on the wound, and burn the wound to make the wound scab quickly.

But it’s just very painful, and there may not be no sequelae, so this is not a solution, but also a helpless move for wounded soldiers when they cannot receive adequate treatment.

Having said that, there are still a small number of people who have received such treatment. There are still many people who were injured by the gravel and iron sand in the thunder. There is no cure at all.

The Shu Han army did not have the conditions for surgery. Unlike the Wei army marching with a large medical team, the concept of a field hospital took shape.

The medical team trained by Hua Tuo followed them in batches, and set up field hospitals at the same time when they arrived at the battlefield, and performed simple surgical operations on injured Wei soldiers at any time, which greatly reduced the casualty rate.

In order to ensure a sufficient supply of medicinal materials, Guo Peng organized a group of medicinal material experts to artificially plant medicinal materials a long time ago, saying that even if some years and medicinal properties are sacrificed, sufficient quantities must be ensured.

Anyway, most people can recover without the treatment of precious medicinal materials of high age. As long as they have medicine, they can survive.

The Shu army did not have these conditions, and Liu Zhang did not care as much about the lives of soldiers as Guo Peng, so these wounded soldiers could only die miserably without treatment.

The case fatality rate of the Shu army soon far exceeded the combat fatality rate.

However, the Wei army no longer launched a strong attack, and used trebuchets for long-range strikes, and used stones to fire oil tanks and thunderbolts to strike regardless of day and night.

Shooting during the day, at night, and early in the morning, often waking up the soldiers of the Shu army in their sleep, from officers to soldiers.

After several days of tossing like this, the soldiers of the Shu army really couldn't sleep peacefully. Everyone was exhausted, with big dark circles under their eyes and lack of energy. They were easily frightened, and the overall morale declined to a certain extent.

Wu Yi and Huang Quan were worried about this, thinking that this could not continue.

It is no longer easy to avoid the blows of these long-range weapons. The casualties have continued to increase in the past few days, but after all, with experience in dealing with them, casualties can be contained to a certain extent.

However, the Wei army's strikes regardless of day and night seriously affected the rest of the Shu army, making the soldiers of the Shu army miserable, full of complaints, and low morale.

"I can't go on like this. Illness and death are not the most important thing. Now I can't even rest. No one knows when there will be thunder and people will die. This will really kill people."

Wu Yi shook his head again and again, and at the same time patted his face to wake himself up a little.

Huang Quan's dark circles are not smaller than Wu Yi's, but his thinking is still quick.

He proposed a night attack plan.

"We have no choice but to wait for the medicinal materials, but we can take the initiative to attack this matter, and we can attack at night to destroy the trebuchets of the Wei people, so that they cannot continue to use the trebuchets."

"Will the people of Wei be unprepared?"

Wu Yi shook his head: "Wei people must be prepared. If we send troops to attack, Wei people will also send troops to protect."

"That's why I didn't suggest going out of the city to attack at the very beginning, but I endured it for a few days. The people of Wei didn't know our truth and thought that we didn't dare to attack, and we never did. In this way, the people of Wei must relax Watch out, this is our chance."

Huang Quan gritted his teeth: "Tonight is the time for us to attack. We should catch them unprepared and destroy the trebuchets of the Wei people, so that they have to attack the pass city by force!"

"That's the only way to go. No matter what, even if we kill [-] enemies and lose [-], we must destroy Wei's trebuchet!"

Wu Yi nodded and said, "I'll lead the troops myself!"

"No! The general can't go, the general is the chief general, and the chief general cannot personally take risks. Leave this matter to me, and I will lead the troops to handle it."

Huang Quan volunteered.

"Fair Heng, you have never led an army alone, this is too dangerous for you, you can't go."

Wu Yi shook his head.

Huang Quan still insisted.

"The general is the chief general. The general's safety is related to the whole army. If the chief general has an accident, the general thinks that I can control the situation? The general will not let me go but go by himself. Do you think I can guard the Jiange better than the general?"

Wu Yi had no choice but to let his general Gao Pei accompany Huang Quan. Together, the two led eight hundred elite soldiers who could see the road clearly at night, and raided the trebuchets of the Wei army outside the pass at night, destroying them.

Destroying the long-range attack capability of the Wei army in this way forced the Wei army to return to normal offensive and defensive warfare. In that way, the Shu army would have an absolute advantage and could continue to defend the city.

Gao Pei and Huang Quan put on good armor, led five hundred elite soldiers, and hid in a safe place. After eating, shitting, and solving their personal problems, they regained their energy and waited for the night to fall.

Chapter 833 .840 Three Wei people's strategy

Night fell quickly, but Wei Jun's attack did not stop.

Wei Jun's strikes were irregular regardless of time, and there was no trace to be found, and they could strike at any time.

Sometimes it doesn't hit once for several hours, sometimes it doesn't stop for several hours, sometimes it uses stones, sometimes it uses kerosene, and sometimes it uses thunder.

They didn't know how to defend themselves, which Wu Yi and Huang Quan hated very much.

Right now the commando is hiding in a safe place without being disturbed, but seeing the flames, rumbling explosions, and constant screams, Huang Quan and Gao Pei hate it very much.

Gao Pei was one of the few surviving generals in the Battle of Hanzhong that year. He followed Wu Yi and others in the Northern Expedition to Liangzhou and then fought in the Battle of Hanzhong. After a series of battles, he was defeated by Guo Peng In his hands, he lost Hanzhong and tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and had to retreat to Shuzhong and return to the original place.

"General Gao, is the Wei army really that strong in combat on flat ground?"

Huang Quan had never fought Wei Jun head-on, and there was nothing left and right now, so he had to talk to each other in order not to get angry.

Gao Pei sighed and nodded.

"Gao has been in the army for many years. He has suppressed bandits, fought against the rebellion in central Shu, fought against Zhang Lu, and also fought against Xiliang people. He also went south to Nanzhong to fight against barbarians. A stronger opponent than the Wei people, the Wei people are strong from the beginning to the end."