The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 375 Attack and Defense of West City ([-])
On November [-], the Jin army, which had completed various preparations, began to attack Xicheng.

Thanks to the proliferation of counterweight trebuchet technology, this time Jin's trebuchets were finally not simple lever-type trebuchets that were bulky and had a very short range.Under Yang Zhao's command, more than [-] counterweight trebuchets were lined up. With the commander's order, [-] catapults flew into the air and roared towards the west city.

"Boom~~" The huge potential energy drove the stone bullets to slam into the city wall. When the low and loud sound was made, the soldiers standing near the hit city wall also swayed at their feet.

Looking at Cao Ti who was still standing on the edge of the city wall despite being extremely nervous, Luo Xian nodded incredulously: "Our trebuchet, fight back!"

The accuracy of the trebuchet is unreliable.For the Jin army, the target they bombed was large enough, so the hit rate was extremely high.For the Han army defending on the city wall, using trebuchets to hit trebuchets, the hit rate is really a bit horrible.

However, the trebuchets of the Han army were set up on the city wall after all, and their range was much farther than that of the Jin army.Therefore, both sides have their own advantages. In the initial stage, it was considered a tie.But as time went by, the Han army's trebuchets continued to correct the coordinates, and the shooting became more and more accurate.Gradually, many of the catapults of the Jin army were destroyed one after another.

"Transfer! Transfer! Push the trebuchet forward and bombard the opponent's gate! Siege the tower and move forward!"

"Catapult, shift direction, aim at the enemy's siege tower. Change kerosene bombs, change kerosene bombs!"

Above and below the city, the commanders of both sides quickly adjusted their strategies according to the situation on the battlefield.But in any case, when 2 people attacked a city defended by 7000 people, and there were at least four or five thousand strong men in the city to help defend, the defect of the attacking side's lack of manpower was quickly exposed.

"Hahaha~~ Although the enemy general is commanding well, he has too few troops after all! Today's battle really makes people feel hopeless."

"Why did General Wei say that?"

"Hehehe, please look, my lord. Since the enemy army attacked the city at [-] o'clock today, the east gate of my west city has always been attacked. The other three gates have basically not made any noise. This shows that the enemy generals are seriously insufficient in strength and cannot fully attack. We can only focus on one side. But even so, the enemy general still did not order his soldiers to attack the city. Instead, he kept using trebuchets and towers to test. I don’t know if the king noticed that our trebuchets destroyed the enemy. After the towers, there is not even a single person who jumped off the towers, which means that these towers are empty..."

"Oh, so the traitor didn't even think about attacking the city seriously today?"

"Not entirely. This is a test. If our counterattack is weak, the enemy's soldiers will rush over soon. In short, today the enemy is testing our defense strength, but it also exposed the enemy's lack of strength. The facts. If the general’s expectations are not bad, the enemy will retreat before noon today.”

As if to confirm Luo Xian's deduction, the Jin army camp under the city made a sound of knocking gongs. When the Jin army heard this sound, they immediately retreated like a tide.

"My lord, in the siege this morning, our army damaged a total of 23 catapults and six siege towers. 35 people were killed and 120 were injured."

"Well, Xiuchu, according to your intention, this king falsely attacked the West City today. Judging from the reaction of the rebels, what's your judgment? Well, everyone, come and take a closer look."

"Your Majesty, judging from the counterattack of the rebels in the city today, the number of defenders of the rebels should be no less than 5000. The city wall is extremely strong, and the supplies for the defense of the city should be very complete."

"Well, then what?"

"This... Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. Such a fortified city cannot be easily captured by our [-] soldiers. For the current plan, it is best to ask Luoyang for reinforcements."

"Reinforcements..." Sima Jun shook his head slightly: "We have just arrived at the foot of Xicheng City, and we have just fought a battle, so we asked Luoyang for reinforcements. This is not appropriate."

"If you can't ask for reinforcements for the time being, you have to besiege the city first. Then send more people to cut wood to make siege equipment, and constantly consume the enemy's defense supplies. Then, when the morale of the enemy in the city is low, you can Siege the city."

"Hmm... Mao Bo, Shu He, Captain Qi, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, what Xiuchu said is realistic. The last general will wait for his second opinion."

"Okay, let's arrange it like this. Shuhe, write a letter to His Majesty to report the situation here. Well, let's say that we have already besieged the rebels in the lonely city of Xicheng, but the rebels are stubborn. The walls of Xicheng are high and deep. It will be difficult to take it down in the short term."

"I understand at the end, I will submit the first draft to the King for review later."

"Shan, Captain Cavalry, I entrust you with the two thousand cavalry I brought this time. You must cooperate with Hu Xuanwu to protect our army's food supply."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the last general will lead the cavalry to follow the grain ships on both sides of the Han River, and ensure that the grain roads will be safe."

"Shan, Mauber, do you think there is anything else that needs to be added?"

"Hehehe, Your Majesty still says he doesn't know soldiers? Such an arrangement is extremely appropriate. The general has nothing to worry about."

"Haha, to be praised by Uncle Mou, it can be seen that there is nothing wrong with it. Then everyone should leave and go their own way."

"Leader!"

……

Late at night the next night, at midnight.

Sima Jun's siege during the day yesterday made him a little excited at night and lost sleep.During the day today, as a handsome prince, he doesn't want to snooze too much, so he reluctantly got up and survived the day.In the evening, not long after the night fell, he hurried to bed.

In a deep sleep, he felt dizzy in his dream.When he woke up and turned around, it was his guard shaking him vigorously.

"Your Highness, wake up, wake up!"

"what happened?"

"Cao bandits have attacked the camp!"

"what?!"

With the help of the guards, Sima Jun hurriedly put on his clothes neatly, and when he got out of the big tent, he saw that the front of the entire camp, near the gate of the west city, was already full of flames.

Yes, for Luo Xian, Guan Yi's previous practice of staying in a lonely city is safe, but it is extremely lacking in aesthetics.So on this night, he led two thousand elites, fell directly into the city, and successfully attacked the Jin army's camp.

Like Sima Jun, the Jin army has been sitting here for more than ten days.Yesterday was the first siege, so I was a little excited tonight.The sleep quality of most soldiers is poor.After barely making it through the day, at night, everyone slept deeply.

Not only that, since it has been more than ten days since I came to the west city, the position of the Jin army's secret post at night has been estimated by the Han army on the city wall.Therefore, Luo Xian's night attack successfully lit a fire in the front camp of the Jin army camp.

"The front army counterattacked on the spot! All the Chinese troops went out of the tents, and the corporal leaders called their names. After everyone was ready, they directly supported the front village! Soldiers in the rear village, do not leave the camp! Leave the tent after fully clothed, and establish a line of defense between the Chinese army and the rear village !"

Not long after Sima Jun got out of the tent, he heard Xun Kai roaring at the top of his lungs.After all, he got out of many battles, and Xun Kai's response at this time was considered the most appropriate.

"All of you, go and help General Dangkou."

"Your Highness, are you safe?"

"It's okay, after you leave, I will go to the back village to take refuge immediately."

"No, this subordinate is waiting for orders!"

Sima Jun very cleverly supported Xun Kai's arrangement, not only that, Liu Hong who is now sitting in Qianzhai also quickly organized a counterattack.

"Hey! The enemy general is capable! The counterattack came so fast. The order was given, and the whole army was divided into three teams to cover alternately and retreat one by one!"

"promise!"

Luo Xian's raid came and went quickly.The actual losses caused to the Jin army were not large.According to statistics afterwards, in this night attack, only more than [-] soldiers of the Jin army were killed. Because the former village was attacked, the loss of food and other things in the burned tents was minimal except for some soldiers' belongings.

But this time the attack on the camp was a huge psychological blow to the Jin army: Oh, these guys don't only know how to be weak chickens who are trapped in isolated cities.It's a mad dog that will bite you if you don't pay attention.

So when the sky was bright and the Jin army had finished reorganizing its battalion.Sima Jun's first order was: the whole army retreated ten li and set up camp again.

However, as the so-called blessings are unparalleled, misfortunes never come singly.The Jin army's new camp has not yet been built, and three cavalrymen have already galloped over there: "My lord, our army's grain ships were attacked on the Han River, and most of them were burned!"

(End of this chapter)