Reborn in the Three Kingdoms

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Although the scale of this siege was small, it was very tragic. Well, it should not be said to be tragic, it should be tragic.In the battle that lasted less than an hour, Cao Jun suffered more than 6000 casualties, while the Beibei Army basically suffered no losses.Such a result can be said to be very rare, mainly because the "artillery" of the Northern Army is so powerful.

Cao Cao's first wave of attack was over. Zhang Fei thought that there would be a second wave of more violent attack soon, but unexpectedly, the entire Cao Cao's army retreated.This is really a bit abnormal.

"Mr. Tian Feng, what the hell is Cao Cao doing?" Zhang Fei asked inexplicably.

Tian Feng frowned slightly and said: "Cao Cao must have been frightened by our army's 'artillery', so he suspended his troops temporarily to discuss countermeasures." [

Zhang Fei glanced at Tian Feng, and asked rather surprised: "Mr. Tian Feng, Cao Jun has retreated, but you don't seem to be happy?"

Tian Feng sighed involuntarily and replied: "How can I be happy! Cao Cao is cunning, and all the advisers under his command are extraordinary. I really don't know what kind of tricks they will come up with! If there is a mistake, how can I feel sorry for the lord!"

But Zhang Fei said carelessly: "Don't worry too much! No matter how scheming Cao Cao is, he will not be able to fly over this Huguan. To win Huguan, they can only attack head-on. From the time of strong attack to hard attack, we have never frightened anyone in the Northern Army!".Zhang Fei's expression was very proud, but he had a reason to be proud. The North Army had gone through numerous battles since its establishment, but it had never been defeated.

Tian Feng nodded, he felt that what Zhang Fei said was unreasonable.

Cao Cao's army had already retreated, so Zhang Fei went down the city wall after arranging some necessary defensive matters.Tian Feng also went down the city wall with Zhang Fei.Most of the soldiers also returned to the barracks in the pass, leaving only the necessary defensive and surveillance troops on the city walls.

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After Cao Jun withdrew his troops and returned to the camp, Cao Cao immediately summoned all the generals to discuss matters in the big tent.

"Everyone, the Beibei Army has created an inexplicable machine that can throw stones hundreds of steps away to attack our army. Who has a solution?" Cao Cao asked with a gloomy face.Cao Cao was in a bad mood at this time. He originally thought that with an army of 30 to attack Huguan, which was only guarded by tens of thousands of northern troops, even if it was not easy to capture, it should not be difficult. However, such an unexpected situation occurred. , the kind of machine that can throw stones into the sky is really terrifying.

In fact, Cao Cao should have used this catapult first, but because of Chen Chu, the butterfly flapping its wings indiscriminately, it turned out that Cao Cao was the first to bear the terrifying power of this catapult.

After listening to Cao Cao's questioning, all the generals and counselors whispered to each other, but they always came forward to share Cao Cao's worries and problems.In fact, it's no wonder that the generals and counselors don't even know what the machine that can throw large rocks looks like, so how can they come up with any countermeasures.

Seeing this scene, Cao Cao couldn't help feeling depressed.Just at this time, a counselor suddenly came out and bowed to Cao Cao: "My lord, maybe I know what's going on?"

Cao Cao looked up and saw that it was the counselor Liu Ye who was speaking.Liu Ye, named Ziyang, was born in Chengde, Huainan, Yangzhou. It is said that he was a descendant of Liu Yan, the son of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, the king of Fuling.

When Cao Cao heard what Liu Ye said, he couldn't help beaming with joy, and quickly asked, "What's Zi Yang's strategy? Tell me!"

Liu Ye said: "On this matter, we have to observe the situation in the border before we can draw a conclusion."

Cao Cao nodded, thought for a while, and said, "This is easy. There is a high mountain more than two thousand steps southeast of Huguan. Although it is far away from Huguan, we can vaguely check the situation inside the pass. Go up this mountain to observe the situation in the pass."

Immediately Cao Cao ordered: "Zhongkang, prepare your horse immediately, and we will rush to this mountain!".Cao Cao is a typical activist, as soon as he thinks of a way, he immediately

will be implemented immediately.

Xu Chu got the order and immediately withdrew from the big account.

After a while, Cao Cao came out of the camp and headed southeast, surrounded by a group of counselors and generals. [

When they came to the foot of the mountain, everyone couldn't help but look up.I saw this high mountain standing alone, very tall and straight, and one can indeed see the situation in the pass by climbing this high mountain, but this high mountain is very steep, and it is not only difficult but also dangerous to climb this high mountain.

"Does this mountain have a name?" Cao Cao asked a general beside him.

The general immediately replied, "According to the local mountain people, this mountain is called Junxiu Mountain."

"Junxiu Mountain." Cao Cao repeated it in a low voice, and then said with a smile: "Junxiu, steep and beautiful. This name is very appropriate!"

Then he turned around and said to the crowd: "Come on, let's climb this beautiful mountain together!" Cao Cao seemed very excited.

However, Le Jin advised, "My lord. Junxiu Mountain is steep. How can my lord be in danger with a body of a thousand pieces of gold? Why don't I accompany my son, Mr. Yang, up the mountain?"

Cao Cao frowned, showing a slightly annoyed expression, and said: "Since all the soldiers are not afraid of hardships and dangers, how can I, as the commander, retreat when I see difficulties!"

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help showing admiration.

However, Le Jin still wanted to persuade: "Master,..."

Cao Cao interrupted Le Jin by raising his hand, and said, "That's it. If I can't even face this mountain with all the soldiers, how can I fight for world domination!"

Seeing what Cao Cao said, Le Jin stopped admonishing him.Le Jin looked at Cao Cao with sincere admiration in his eyes.

Everyone dismounted from their horses, made some preparations at the foot of the mountain, and then began to climb the mountain.

The scenery of Junxiu Mountain is beautiful, but the road is steep and rugged. It took a group of people a lot of effort and took almost half an hour to reach the top of the mountain.

On a small platform on the top of the mountain, Cao Cao, Liu Ye and others looked down the mountain.Immediately, the enemy's barracks had a panoramic view, and the soldiers in it were as small as ants and difficult to distinguish.

He turned his eyes away from his own barracks and looked towards Huguan.I saw that the people in Huguan were even smaller and difficult to distinguish.

Cao Cao, Liu Ye and others stared into the distance and searched carefully in Huguan. After a while, Cao Cao and Liu Ye opened their eyes almost at the same time, and a trace of excitement flashed across their faces.It turned out that they saw an object placed on an empty field in Huguan. Although it was far away, the object was much larger than a person, so they could vaguely distinguish the shape of the object. It had a rectangular body with a bracket on it. , There is a long thing like a beam on the bracket.

"Zi Yang, is that object a catapult that caused heavy casualties to our army?" Cao Cao asked hastily.

Liu Ye nodded and replied: "It should be, judging from the appearance of the object, it should be a machine for throwing boulders!"

"Zi Yang, is there a way to break it?" Cao Cao asked eagerly.

However, to Cao Cao's surprise, Liu Ye shook his head, "The boulder thrown by this object is so powerful that there is no way to defend it!"

Cao Cao couldn't help frowning, and said in a slightly displeased tone: "Since that's the case, what's the use of knowing what the machine for throwing boulders looks like?"

Liu Ye withdrew his gaze from a distance, smiled, and clasped his fists at Cao Cao, "Don't be impatient, my lord. I haven't finished my sentence yet. Although we can't defend against the blow of this thing, we can retaliate in our own way. Control his body." [

Cao Cao's eyes became brighter immediately, and he quickly stepped forward, grabbed Liu Ye's arm and asked anxiously, "What does Zi Yang say?"

"My lord, inspired by the machine of the Northern Army, I firmly believe that a similar machine can be imitated." Liu Ye said confidently.Liu Ye was not lying when he said that. Liu Ye was not only a man of strategy, but also proficient in all kinds of craftsmanship, so he was capable of imitating a catapult.

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Zi Yang is serious?" Cao Cao still couldn't believe it.

Liu Ye nodded with a smile and said, "This thing just uses the principle of using a long pole to borrow strength. It is not difficult to imitate!"

"Hahaha! Good! I got Zi Yang, God helped me!" Cao Cao laughed ecstatically.then cao

Cao immediately ordered: "Let's go back immediately, and Mr. Ziyang will be in charge of making the catapult. All the generals must fully cooperate, and there must be no mistakes!"

"Yes!", everyone agreed together.

Cao Cao turned his head and took another look at Huguan at the foot of the mountain, thinking fiercely in his heart: When I also have a catapult, I will definitely turn Huguan into ruins!

On the same day, the entire Cao Cao army went into action. Tens of thousands of soldiers rushed into the mountains to log, and tens of thousands of others were making components and assembling them under the guidance of Liu Ye and others.

Amid the bustle of the crowd, a decent catapult appeared in Cao Cao's barracks.Seeing this scene, everyone including Cao Cao was very excited.

(Note: The catapult did not actually appear in the Three Kingdoms, it should have been much earlier. It is recorded that the Chu army used the catapult during the Warring States Period)! ~!