The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Even Zhuge Liang couldn't rely on a mere Yizhou, and the Northern Expedition succeeded. Why did Liu Zhang have the courage to send troops to attack Liu Zheng.

What's more, today's Liu Zheng is only stronger than Cao Cao in history, but not weaker. Liu Zhang is not as strong as Shu in history, so naturally there is nothing to worry about.

The only thing that really worries Liu Zheng is Liu Bei.

Liu Zheng came to Nanyang, and while he was talking with Gan Ning, Liu Bei was also here in Luyang County, not far from Wancheng, discussing with his second brother Guan Yu when Wancheng could be conquered.

"Yun Chang, these days, how much have the troops who attacked Wancheng lost?"

A few days ago, Liu Bei ordered Guan Yu to intensify his attack on Wancheng and carry out feint attacks and harassment, but harassment is harassment, after all, it is an attack, and it is also an attack on Wancheng, and the loss of manpower is certain.

"Brother, the number of people lost is not much, less than 3000 people. However, our tens of thousands of troops are here, and the daily consumption of food and grass is not a small amount."

"I know this. The consumption of food and grass is indeed very large, but fortunately, the recent autumn harvest, this year's harvest is good, and taxes in various places will soon come up. We are not short of food for the time being. We have enough food and grass. In the near future, we Then we can fight to the death with Liu Zheng's men."

"Take down Wancheng first!"

"Brother, when will the troops be launched? I have been waiting for this day for a long time."

Guan Yu became excited when he heard Liu Bei's words.

"Not far away, General Guan Yu, we have received news that Liu Zhang's troops have arrived in Shangyong, and now they have restrained some of Shangyong's troops. A few days ago, my lord also sent someone to send Fazheng and Ma Teng in Xiliang The letter has been sent, and it is estimated that they will arrive in a few days."

"Success or failure, this is the battle."

There was a trace of excitement in Cheng Yu's eyes. It was finally time for them to attack Liu Zheng.

Liu Bei is too eager for this victory.

If he is defeated this time, Liu Bei himself does not know whether he can still persevere.

Guan Yu also became excited when he heard Cheng Yu's words.

"really?"

"Tomorrow, just tomorrow. Tomorrow we will attack Wancheng first. When Wancheng is captured, General Ma Teng and the cavalry from the Guishuang Empire should be arriving soon. Then we will go south and attack the entire Jingzhou!"

Liu Bei suddenly made a decision.

"Okay, listen to the big brother!"

After Guan Yu heard Liu Bei's order, he was even more excited, and he was aggrieved for two full years. Guan Yu was too eager to fight Liu Zheng again.

This night was very peaceful, Guan Yu did not continue to attack Wancheng with his troops, because he wanted to prepare for a large-scale attack on Wancheng tomorrow.

On the second day, when the genius was bright, Guan Yu woke up early, went to find Liu Bei, and invited Liu Bei to attack Wancheng together!

Chapter 1000 two hundred and 39 attacking the city

The weather in October is the time when autumn is crisp and clear.

The weather was neither cold nor hot. In the morning, it was still a bit chilly, but Guan Yu's army was all wearing armor, so the coolness didn't matter.

The drums of war were beating.

An army of [-] had already gathered at the gate of Wancheng two days ago.

Previously, Liu Bei's soldiers and horses were divided into four parts, each with [-] soldiers and horses, and attacked in different counties and counties of Nanyang County.

For this reason, many counties in Nanyang County were occupied by Liu Bei at the very beginning.

But when the army of Sun Jian, Tai Shici, Wen Pin and others arrived, the advantage in military strength disappeared, so Liu Bei had no choice but to station his troops.

The attack was temporarily stopped, and at the same time, the troops were quietly withdrawn.

Only a mere 1 people were stationed in the county towns, but in Wancheng, nearly 5 people were mobilized.

The purpose is to wait for an opportunity to attack Wancheng.

And now, the opportunity has finally come.

The drums sounded, and the [-] troops quickly approached.

The [-] vanguard troops in front of the camp lined up directly under the tower, and the catapults that had been arranged a few days earlier were revealed at this time.

The catapult is no longer a secret.

Liu Zheng had already figured it out a few years ago when he first attacked Linyi.

Over the years, it has already been passed on to all parts of the Han Dynasty. As Liu Bei, who has been following Liu Zheng closely, naturally, through his own spies, he has figured out how to make the catapult.

Moreover, this catapult was not invented by Liu Zheng. Liu Zheng just improved the existing catapult to make it more convenient and powerful.

It is easier to disassemble and transport, which makes this thing no secret at all. Even if you just take a look at the catapult, you can get a general idea, and you can find a few carpenters to imitate it.

So Liu Bei prepared more than ten catapults for the attack on Wancheng this time. Since this month, a lot of stones have been moved, just waiting for the day when the city is attacked.

Boom boom boom.

Catapult's first attack, more than a dozen catapults, at this time, launched an attack on Wancheng at the same time.

The stones flew into the sky, forming beautiful parabolas in the sky, and then fell heavily.

It hit the tower of Wancheng.

Gan Ning didn't sleep well these few days, because he was always worried that Guan Yu would attack the city at these times, so he didn't dare to relax.

Yesterday, because of Liu Zheng's arrival, Gan Ning was even more energetic. He didn't dare to relax at all and stayed on the tower all the time.

Unless Liu Zheng summoned him, he would always pay attention to what was going on outside the city. When there was some movement in Guan Yu's army outside the city, Gan Ning immediately noticed it.

Before the enemy army rushed out, Gan Ning already knew that the enemy was about to attack.

It's just that Gan Ning didn't think at the first time that this attack was a large-scale invasion, and that Guan Yu's soldiers and horses were still a feint attack as usual.

It's a routine attack that comes here to harass, and then retreats on its own.

But it never occurred to me that there were actually many more people attacking this time than before.

And the first move was a dozen catapults, and they shot first.

It was only when the stones from the sky fell that Gan Ning realized that something was wrong with this attack.

"No, the enemy is attacking, Guan Yu's men may attack the city, hurry up, pass my order, everyone, urgently defend!"

Gan Ning gave the order immediately, but he didn't dare to stay under the tower, but ran to the city immediately.

It wasn't that Gan Ning was afraid of being hit by these stones on the tower, but that he was worried about Liu Zheng in the city.

At this time Liu Zheng is still in this Wancheng, it doesn't matter if he Gan Ning died in battle, but Liu Zheng can't die here.

If Liu Zheng died here, even if Gan Ning died, he would have to bear the blame.

On the one hand, he cursed and handed over the command to his friend Su Fei, and on the other hand, he rushed to Liu Zheng's mansion at full speed.

At this moment, Liu Zheng had already been startled by the sound of the catapult outside the city.

Even if they were not disturbed by the sound of war drums outside the city, they were also disturbed by the movement caused by the stones of the catapult hitting the tower.

Quickly got up, and then came to the door, just about to ask the Jin Yiwei outside the yard what happened, when he could see from a distance, there were stones flying into the city from outside the city.

It hit the houses in the inner city, sending out bursts of roar.

There were screams from time to time, coming from a distance.

"Oops, Liu Bei's troops have attacked the city!"

After realizing this, Liu Zheng also frowned, and hurriedly walked out of the house. The guard Dianwei was beside Liu Zheng, and hurriedly followed.

"Your Majesty, it's dangerous, you can't go out."

Seeing that Liu Zheng was going out from here, Dian Wei immediately began to persuade Liu Zheng.

"It's okay, Liu Bei's catapult isn't that powerful yet, so we can throw it directly here. Let's go to the tower and wait until the firepower of the catapult is reduced, and then go to the tower to watch the battle."

Liu Zheng himself had some considerations.

At this time, Liu Zheng just came out of his house, and saw Gan Ning head-on, riding a horse from a distance, and rushed towards him.

Seeing Gan Ning, Liu Zheng asked Gan Ning immediately.

"Xingba, why are you here?"

"Your Majesty, it's not good. Guan Yu's troops outside the city have attacked the city."

"Your Majesty, please leave Wancheng now and go to the rear. If we fight together, the last general cannot guarantee your majesty's safety. If there is something wrong with your majesty, the last general will be responsible even if he dies."

Gan Ning came here just to persuade Liu Zhengxian to leave Wancheng.

However, after Liu Zheng heard Gan Ning's words, he did show a hint of contempt.

"Why, Xingba, it's only been a few years, and you've already forgotten the days when I was obsessed with death and fought on the battlefield, or do you think I can't lift a knife now?"

When Liu Zheng said this, Gan Ning held his breath and did not dare to refute.

"Your Majesty, the times are different now, you are the emperor, you can't risk yourself."

"Don't talk about it, you have your own discretion, don't stay here, go to the tower and watch, lest you will be punished if you let that Guan Yu break into the city."

Seeing that Liu Zheng would not be persuaded, Gan Ning couldn't say much for a while. At this time, the firepower on the tower was more fierce, and he was also worried about what happened on the tower, so he had to return.

More than a dozen catapults bombed for more than ten rounds in a row, and the tower was almost filled with stones.

Chapter 1000 Two hundred and forty Guan Yu's offense

A dozen rounds of bombing ended.

The soldiers and horses under Guan Yu's command had almost consumed the stones they carried, and there was not enough fire support, so the trebuchet projection on this battlefield gradually came to an end.

But the battle has only just begun.

The catapult ended its projection, and at this time the infantry below began to rush into the battlefield and attack the city.

With the hammer, the ladder was moved out at this moment.

The sound of shouting and killing from below the city also began to spread to the tower. At this moment, the [-] vanguard army split into teams and began to rush forward.

It didn't take long for them to rush to the tower of Wancheng.

It was divided into three parts and directly blocked the three gates of Wancheng. Of course, the main gate to attack was the north gate.

The soldiers and horses at the remaining two city gates are just to attract the defenders in the city and contain the defenders in the city.

Whoosh whoosh.

While the attacking troops were charging, the shooters in the back row also fired at this time to cover the charge of the vanguard.

Gan Ning on the tower saw that the catapults outside the city had stopped shooting, and immediately knew that the opponent was about to attack the city.

A few days ago, Guan Yu's men did not put up such a battle at all. This time, they are determined to take down Wancheng.

"What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up to the city tower, those people are about to attack the city, hold it for me!"

"If you can't defend Wancheng, come see me!"

With a loud roar, Gan Ning ordered the soldiers who had just hid on the tower to enter their positions to defend.

"Where's the catapult we erected on the city tower? The person in charge of the projection, go check it out and see how many of our catapults are still useful, and shoot back!"

"Let these enemy troops outside the city see, it's our turn to take action!"

"The shooter also comes out and stops those in front from attacking."

"Throw the logs and fire oil down for me, don't let people come up from the ladder on the tower!"

Although Gan Ning was in an emergency at the moment, he did not panic. He knew what he should do at this time. Only by being calm and calm could he maintain his composure and defend against Guan Yu's attack.

In Wancheng, there are [-] defenders of Gan Ning. Guan Yu's previous attack, although he also used archers and catapults, did not cause any damage to Gan Ning.

In the [-]-strong army, there were only dozens of casualties, but this time, with such a dense projection, some of Gan Ning's troops were still lost.

At least, in the round of projection just now, hundreds of people were killed or injured.

Fortunately, this manpower is nothing to Gan Ning, who has [-] defenders. As long as the opponent attacks the city, Gan Ning's troops will gain the upper hand, and the enemy will still suffer.

First, there was a contest of shooters. Under the city tower, Guan Yu, who was attacking head-on, still had a somewhat disadvantaged position.

After Gan Ning's men and horses were in their positions, they would still be shot and killed by Gan Ning's archers.

Soon, more than 2000 people were killed or injured under the city, but the city tower was completely motionless, it could not be smashed open successfully, and the ladder could not climb up.

For a while, Guan Yu had no advantage and no way to open up the situation. He could only continue to order more people to go to the battlefield.

"The first person to climb the tower will be rewarded with a hundred gold!"