Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 235: When one general succeeds, thousands of people die! (Thanks to Maelubeli Zi for the monthly ticket support~)

"General Zhang, General Chen Wu is leading another 4,000 Jingzhou soldiers to help us!"

Hearing the soldiers' report, Zhang Liao slapped his thigh excitedly:
"Great! This is the benefit of owning Jingzhou. We can continuously draw troops from the rear!"

In this way, Zhang Liao had 29,000 soldiers and horses at his disposal.

He led 10,000 naval forces to feint an attack on the East Water Gate in order to attract the attention of part of the enemy.

Wei Yan led 19,000 main forces to attack the north gate.

Yan Yan also knew that the enemy's main intention was to attack the north gate, so he only sent one general and 1,500 people to guard the east gate to contain Zhang Liao.

He personally led 2,400 men to the north gate to fight against Wei Yan...

At this moment, Wei Yan was observing the terrain in front of the north gate.

After the previous mudslide impact, a sloping earthen staircase was indeed formed in front of the city gate, with the highest point being nearly ten meters high.

The enemy quietly lowered people down from the city wall last night and cleared nearly one meter of mud and rocks from the highest point.

Otherwise the height of the earth ladder would be much higher now!

However, this level of response cannot have much impact on Wei Yan and others.

Wei Yan looked at the three Thunderbolt Chariots behind him and said calmly:

"Adjust the angle and prepare to throw the stone!"

"Yes!"

General Chen Wu, with a yellow face and red eyes, immediately ordered his soldiers to adjust the angle of the Thunderbolt Chariot.

As three thunderclaps rang out, one of the stones in the first wave of exploratory throws successfully hit the city wall.

Yan Yan originally thought that this was just an ordinary catapult like the one on Kang Lou’s ship before.

Still let the soldiers hide behind the city walls.

However, when a stone hits a city wall.

The city walls, which had already been damaged by the mudslide, suddenly collapsed like broken bones!

More than a dozen soldiers hiding under the city wall were instantly crushed to death, and blood splattered!
When Yan Yan saw this scene, his expression changed instantly!
Years of battlefield experience made him keenly aware that these three catapults were obviously much more powerful than the ordinary catapults on the enemy warships!
A bad feeling suddenly surged in his heart...

Wei Yan saw a stone directly smash down a city wall, and looked at the handsome middle-aged strategist behind him with surprise.

It turns out that the opponent's "mud flow strategy" can not only form an earthen ladder, but also cause severe damage to the enemy's city walls.

It is more conducive to the use of siege equipment!

This man's ingenious strategies are really surprising!

Wei Yan immediately asked the soldiers to continue adjusting the projection angle of the Thunderbolt Chariot.

At the same time, people were allowed to board the nest car which was several meters higher than the city wall.

Observe which city wall the enemy is hiding behind, and command the Thunderbolt Chariot to launch an attack with a clear target!
In this way, with the cooperation of the Thunderbolt Car and the Nest Car, the hit rate of stone throwing was greatly improved!

Almost every stone that hit the city walls or piers would trigger a shrill wail!
The soldiers on the city wall continued to die under the stones, and soon hundreds of them were sacrificed!
Yan Yan's face turned extremely ugly.

If they continue like this, most of their soldiers will be lost before the enemy even launches a fierce attack!

Yan Yan knew very well that he had to take countermeasures.

Otherwise, if we allow the enemy to continue attacking like this, there will be no way to defend the Witch City!

He has already sent a request for help to Yufu County in the rear, and the reinforcements should be on the way.

As long as we can hold on through today, reinforcements will most likely arrive!

At that time, the chance of defending the city will be greatly increased.

Yan Yan immediately ordered people to set up defensive catapults.

The catapult on the city wall does not need a very long slingshot because of its height advantage.

However, due to the limited area on the tower, it was impossible to effectively adjust the accuracy and range. The stones that could be thrown were also far smaller than those of the Thunderbolt Chariot, so the power was naturally far less.

But as long as you resist, it will work!
The stones flying down from the city walls flew towards Wei Yan's army, scaring Wei Yan's vanguard troops into retreating continuously.

Not only did it slow down the attack speed of the Thunderbolt Chariot, it also killed and injured dozens of people.

Upon seeing this, Wei Yan immediately ordered his soldiers to push the battering rams and launch a violent attack!

Soldiers pushed the battering ram up the earthen steps while hiding behind it to avoid the hurling stones.

The structure of the battering ram is extremely solid, and even if it is hit by stones, it will not have much impact on it.

If it weren't for the slope of the earthen stairs affecting the speed.

This thing can cause a huge impact on the city gate or enemy formation when launching a charge!
Under the cover of the thunder chariot, the soldiers pushing the battering ram quickly drove into the ineffective range of the defending catapults.

Wei Yan immediately ordered his men to beat the war drums and launch a general attack!

In an instant, fifteen thousand of the nineteen thousand soldiers rushed towards the city wall like a turbulent and mad tide!

The shouts and cries of killing shook the sky, even the sound of the Thunderbolt Car was temporarily drowned out...

When Yan Yan saw that the enemy had launched a general attack, he knew that the enemy's catapults were about to stop attacking.

He hurriedly counted the remaining soldiers and found that there were only 2,100 left.

It would undoubtedly be extremely difficult for this small amount of troops to resist the enemy's 15,000-strong army!

But Yan Yan, as one of the most powerful generals in Yizhou, would not give up resistance easily.

In addition, the reinforcements from Yufu County are already on the way. As long as the city is not breached today, there is a high probability that we can hold it!
Yan Yan immediately ordered the archers to shoot randomly below.

He also raised a bow, and with the help of his superb archery skills, he kept aiming at the soldiers pushing the battering rams, and would kill them instantly if they showed their heads!

With the dual support of rain of arrows and stones, Wei Yan's soldiers' siege progress was far slower than expected.

Wei Yan looked at the stones that kept falling from the tower and the soldiers that kept getting hit, and couldn't help but frowning:

"Why are these people throwing so many stones? They've been throwing for quite some time but there's still no sign of a decrease!"

The middle-aged counselor behind him came to Wei Yan with a smile and explained:

"Yizhou relies on the mountains for its livelihood, so they are naturally not short of stones.

“And the reason why Yizhou is difficult to attack is not only because there are many mountains and few roads, but also because their defense equipment is more advanced.

“Not only is it difficult to transport ordinary siege equipment in this environment, it is also difficult to use it.

"On the contrary, the defenders can use their height advantage to achieve excellent defense results."

Wei Yan nodded suddenly, then clasped his fists towards the man and said:
"Do you have any good ideas to reduce our casualties?"

The man shook his head slightly:

“When attacking a city or stronghold, necessary casualties are inevitable.

“As the saying goes, when one general succeeds, thousands of soldiers die.

“Since the casualties of soldiers are inevitable.

"If we can increase their pensions after death or injury, perhaps it will boost morale, increase combat effectiveness, and thus reduce casualties..."

After hearing the man's suggestion, Wei Yan reacted immediately and ordered the messenger to shout to the soldiers in front:

“The seriously injured can receive twice the usual amount of compensation!

"Those who died in battle will receive three times the usual amount of compensation, and it will be guaranteed to be sent to their families!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers on the front line suddenly roared as if they were injected with chicken blood.

He rushed towards the city wall with a ferocious and fearless look!

The originally deadlocked battle line suddenly began to advance!
(End of this chapter)