Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

Han army formation.

The 80,000 Han troops had completed their battle array, and nearly a hundred Hanwei cannons were already standing in front of the battle array.

Liu Bei glanced at the "Qin" imperial flag on the top of Chang'an City from afar and gently raised his whip.

War drums sounded.

Hundreds of Hanwei cannons fired at the same time.

"Uuuuuu——"

A deafening sound of breaking through the air suddenly rang out.

Hundreds of huge rocks flew into the air, flew across a distance of a hundred steps, and attacked the east gate of Chang'an with the force of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting.

"Boom boom boom!"

Stones rained down on the ground, and the sky and earth changed color.

In an instant, a cloud of dust rose up from the wall of Chang'an East Gate.

All the sounds between heaven and earth were swallowed up by the loud noise of the collision, and the ground beneath one's feet seemed to be shaking slightly.

Chang'an City seemed to be at the end of the world at this moment.

At this moment, tens of thousands of Qin troops had already descended from the city wall and were hiding under the inner city wall to avoid the bombardment of stone bullets.

Although the stone bullets did not hit them directly, the collapsed city walls and broken stones from the falling walls rolled down from above their heads, hitting Qin soldiers continuously.

The wailing sounds came one after another along the city wall that stretched for more than a hundred steps.

Cao Cao did not escape from the city wall. He hid in the safest doorway under the city tower. There were hundreds of royal guards around him, holding large iron shields to protect him.

Even so, every loud noise still caused his hands and feet to tremble slightly.

The bombardment continued, and within half an hour, the Han army had fired tens of thousands of stone bombs, almost razing the top of the city wall to the ground.

Fortunately, in order to prevent Chang'an from being in danger one day, Cao Cao had been recruiting civilians to build and thicken the city walls year after year since Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor.

It is a bit of an exaggeration to say that the walls of Chang'an City are stronger than any city walls in ancient and modern times.

Cao Cao was confident that even if Xiao Fang built a siege weapon for Liu Bei that was ten times more powerful than the Hanwei Cannon, let alone the Hanwei Cannon, the Chang'an city wall that he had painstakingly built would still be able to withstand it.

Finally, the bombardment ended and the world returned to peace.

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, pushed away the shields of the Imperial Guards, and walked out of the doorway with his head held high.

"The Han army is about to attack the city with infantry. Send out orders to the troops to go down to the city walls and prepare to resist the enemy!"

Cao Cao whipped his horse and gave orders while calmly climbing back up the city wall.

The moment he stepped onto the city wall, Cao Cao's face changed slightly and he took a breath.

As he expected, the thickened Chang'an city wall successfully withstood the bombardment of the Hanwei cannon. Apart from the potholes on the wall, there was no collapse or cracking.

However, the surface structures on the upper part of the city wall, such as battlements, arrow towers, etc., were blown to pieces.

"Uuuuuu——"

The sound of horns rang out in the Han camp outside the city.

As Liu Bei's central army command flag waved, the Han army's large and small formations began to move, and tens of thousands of Han soldiers began to advance towards the walls of Chang'an.

The real siege is about to begin.

Cao Cao drew his sword, took a deep breath, and shouted:

"Soldiers of the Qin Empire, it's time to serve your country!"

"I will fight alongside you and will never retreat!"

"Today, let the Han army see the blood and courage of the Qin people!"

Cao Cao's stern and arrogant shout rang out from the top of the city wall.

"Serve the country!"

"I will never give up!"

The Qin army was an elite force, and their panic was swept away by Cao Cao's inspiring words. Their fighting spirit surged, and they waved their weapons and shouted wildly. Outside the city.

The Han army was also in high spirits, and they rushed towards the city wall like a tide.

Archers from both armies began to shoot arrows from both sides of the city. Tens of thousands of sharp arrows intertwined into a net of light as dense as heavy rain above a line of the city wall.

Hundreds of Han army ladders, battering rams, and towers slammed into the city walls.

The surging Han army, encouraged by generals such as Zhang He, Gan Ning, and Ling Tong, scrambled to climb to the top of the city wall.

Under the orders of Cao Hong, Xu Huang, Yu Jin and Wu Yi, the Qin army threw rocks and logs at the Han army.

Screams rang out one after another, countless streams of blood dyed the city walls red, and soldiers from both armies sacrificed their lives every moment.

Han soldiers kept falling from the ladders, while Qin soldiers were hit by arrows and fell to the ground one after another.

After half an hour of siege, both sides suffered casualties.

The Han army's military advantage was demonstrated at this time.

The Han army attacking the city numbered as many as 80,000 men.

The Qin army on the east gate line had only about 15,000 troops, while the Han army had about six times the number of Qin troops.

Moreover, although the walls of Chang'an were high and thick, their length was two to three times that of ordinary city walls, which was just right for the Han army to deploy its forces and take advantage of its large number of troops.

After half an hour of siege, the Qin army began to feel overwhelmed and found it increasingly difficult to cope with the situation.

"Your Majesty, the Han army has too many troops. We are a bit overwhelmed. We need to quickly transfer troops from other gates."

Cao Hong came forward panting and asked Cao Cao for orders.

Except for the East Gate, the other three gates each have more than 10,000 soldiers and horses stationed there, but they have not been attacked by the Han army.

Under such circumstances, it seems reasonable to transfer troops from the three gates to the east gate.

"Your Majesty, you must not!"

"According to my estimation, the Han army still has at least 60,000 troops that have not yet been deployed. I am worried that Liu Bei's attack on the east gate is still a feint."

"If we withdraw troops from other gates, Liu Bei's remaining 60,000 men will take advantage of the situation to launch an offensive against this gate, and the consequences will be disastrous!"

Without waiting for Cao Cao to make a decision, Guo Jia sternly rejected Cao Hong's reminder.

Cao Cao was startled and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Cao Hong was helpless.

Zhang Song rolled his eyes a few times, but bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, since we cannot mobilize the troops from the other three gates, then let's mobilize the reserve troops. Don't we still have more than 10,000 reserve troops left?"

Cao Cao pondered in silence.

Given the current situation, it seems reasonable to dispatch the reserve team.

"Fengxiao, what do you think?"

However, Cao Cao did not make a decision immediately and looked at Guo Jia.

Guo Jia frowned and said with concern:
"The more than 10,000 reserve troops sent to the east gate can certainly turn the unfavorable situation around for our army, but many of these 10,000 troops are from Xiliang."

"And now Liu Bei's army is at the gates of the city, and there are many people in Chang'an who secretly want to surrender to Liu Bei. If this reserve force moves, if these people take advantage of the situation and start a rebellion, I am worried that we will not have enough troops to suppress it in time."

Guo Jia expressed his concerns.

Cao Cao frowned and fell into indecision.

Previously, Cao Cao suspected Pang De of secretly communicating with Liu Bei. Although he did not punish Pang De afterwards, he dismissed his troops and no longer allowed him to lead the Xiliang Legion under his command.

At the same time, because of Pang De, he did not dare to trust the soldiers from Xiliang, for fear that their old habit of being fickle would recur.

Therefore, the garrisons at the four gates and the northern camp were all Qin troops from Guanzhong and Shu, and most of the soldiers from Xiliang were organized into reserve forces.

In addition, as Guo Jia said, those forces in the city who intend to surrender to Liu Bei should not be underestimated.

"Should I mobilize this reserve team?"

Cao Cao rubbed his forehead with his hands, and fell into a dilemma. (End of this chapter)