The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 443 Battle of Bingzhou ([-])

"Keng bang!" After a loud sound, the huge catapult was raised high, and a large rock with jagged edges that didn't look like a stone bomb rose into the air, and then slammed heavily on the city wall. superior.

According to the theory of aerodynamics, such a strangely shaped stone has already consumed a considerable amount of potential energy in the air. When it hits the city wall, it cannot give the city wall the greatest impact because of its uneven surface.The siege effect of such stones is far worse than that of spherical stone bullets.

However, for the Jin army who attacked the city, there was really no other way.

At this time, it was already January 273, 13 AD, and it had been a month since [-] Jin troops began to besiege Jiexiu County.Most of the Jin army's initial siege equipment was damaged or exhausted.Under the urging of officials at all levels, the officers, soldiers and craftsmen below did not have time to slowly polish the stone into a ball shape.It can only be simply divided, put directly on the cannon and thrown out.

Jiexiu is a small city, and it has always been in the interior.Therefore, the foundation of the city was extremely unreliable—the foundation of the city was not strong, and Huo Zai did not dare to pour concrete directly on the city wall.Otherwise, without the enemy to fight, the city wall will collapse by itself.

Not only that, Jiexiu's city wall is not tall - but more than two feet, not even five meters.However, it is such a city that more than 13 Jin troops have been attacking for more than a month, but they just couldn't get in.

It's not that Du Wuku is incompetent, but that the right time, place and people are not in his hands!

In terms of harmony between people, the Han army is united as one, but the Jin army's internal morale is unstable. 13 people is a lot, but the Han army also has a full 5000 people in Jiexiu City.In siege warfare, the defensive side has always had the upper hand.In the past, Zhang Te of Cao Wei used 6 people to resist Zhuge Ke's 1 army siege for three months in the fortress of Hefei, and he still stood firm.Now that Huo Zai and his son have such a strong army, they are not afraid of the Jin army ants attacking the city at all.

In terms of geographical location, Jiexiu is a small town.But because it is a small city, for the defending side, there are relatively few areas to defend, so the density of troops is extremely high.Moreover, the deployment of troops in the city is also very convenient.In addition, Du Wuku had to set aside a large-scale army to keep an eye on the west at all times.Therefore, in many cases, the density of the Jin army attacking the city was not as dense as that of the Han army defending the city in certain areas.

As for the weather, Du Shaofu didn't know what to say: the winter in Bingzhou was very cold this year, and the cement dries very slowly.But the water condenses extremely fast!In many cases, Jiexiu's city walls have been smashed out of holes by trebuchets.However, when the large basin of clear water from the Han army on the city wall was poured, it would not take long for it to condense into solid ice-this would do great harm to the city wall.However, this battle will not be fought until the spring blossoms.

"As of today, how many casualties are there in our army?"

"To the King of Taiyuan and Shao Fu, as of today, our army has killed more than 2 people, more than [-] people who were seriously injured and could no longer go to the battlefield, and nearly [-] people who were slightly injured and needed medical treatment temporarily."

"One month of siege, that's nearly 4 people gone! Although the slightly injured will return to the army sooner or later, but deducting the 3 people from Wang Shizhi's side monitoring Guan Zifeng, now there are only 6 people in our army under Jiexiu City. Already!"

Looking at the restless Sima Gui, Du Yu also let out a long sigh: "Prince Taiyuan, is the court still unwilling to mobilize all the Chinese troops?"

"Hey! Speaking of this, the king really doesn't know what to say. A few days ago, after the urgent documents from the king and Shao Fu were sent to Luoyang, Pei Jiyan and Jia Gonglu also jointly wrote a letter to His Majesty. Your Majesty originally He also promised to let the general lead the [-] Chinese army to go north to fight the Shu rebels in Bingzhou. But it was a coincidence that the Shu rebels on the other side of Tongguan rushed up the first city wall of Tongguan. When the news came, the Lin The Marquis of Jin and a group of princes and ministers clamored together, saying that the safety of the imperial capital is more important than anything else, and then..."

"Some time ago, Ma Xiaoxing's letter to the subordinate officials said that the first city wall of Tongguan was gradually filled up by the Shu thieves with cement and rocks. However, Ma Xiaoxing also said that the Shu thieves below Tongguan were insufficient. Even if he rushed up, he was also confident to fight back...how could it be..."

"That's right, King Qi's private letter to this king also made it very clear. The Shu thieves charged up the city wall, and Ma Xiaoxing also led his army to beat them back. In terms of battle damage alone, our army still accounted for Advantage. But that's it, it scares the guts of those bastards in Luoyang."

"So, Luoyang's reinforcements can't be counted on?"

"Well, the 2 Chinese Army and the [-] Prince's Guard will not be moved. However, the imperial court has reached an agreement with Soochow, and the [-] people from Yangzhou and Jingzhou will go north to support."

"What the hell are Pei Jiyan and Jia Gonglu doing? Even if Yangzhou and Jingzhou are abandoned. How long will it take for these 2 people to drive to our state? These 2 people are indeed elites, but they have been fighting for a long time. Fighting in the south, and coming to Bingzhou, which is extremely cold this year, most of them will fall down due to typhoid fever! Can't they bring the Chinese army over first, and then let the Yangzhou army and Jingzhou army supplement the Chinese army?"

"It's none of Pei Jiyan's business. It's the idiot Marquis Linjin who said that the Yangzhou Army and the Jingzhou Army are out all year round. If the Chinese army is sent out and foreign troops are brought in, Luoyang may become unstable."

"This man! The Jingzhou Army has been commanded by Uncle Yang all year round, and the commander of the Yangzhou Army is Wei Boyu. They are all His Majesty's in-laws, so why not rely on them?" No matter how well-bred he is, Du Wuku will be outraged at this meeting He said: "The day before yesterday, Gou Dao sent a letter saying that he had been entangled with Jiang Boyue in Youzhou for more than a month, and most of the cavalry under his command had been damaged. The newly built heavy cavalry of the Shu thief was really not a joke. Gou Dao general's cavalry only once He was caught by the heavy cavalry of the Shu thief, and he lost three thousand cavalry in one fell swoop... If Uncle Meng hadn't been in charge of the government in Youzhou these years, and the people of Youzhou had supported him. Let alone fighting, all the cavalry under him would be I'm going to tie him up and hand him over to the Shu thieves! General Gou Dao said that he can hold Jiang Bo for about a month at most, and after a month, he himself will transfer to Luoyang!"

"Hey, Yuan Kai, don't you understand? Then Yang Jun is also His Majesty's in-law."

"Hey! The country has reached the verge of life and death, and it is still counting these things at this time! Forget it, I am a minister of Jin, at worst, I will report my death to the king!"

"Yuan Kai speaks carefully. Hey, although this king is not a good soldier, he also knows that our war here has not progressed, but there is still a long way to go before defeat. Besides, didn't Soochow raise troops? It is said that It has penetrated hundreds of miles into Zangcang County, where the Shu thieves are. Is Guan Zifeng really so courageous, dare to ignore such a fundamental place as Yizhou?"

"Hmph! Lu Youjie is indeed a famous general for a while. Unfortunately, the emperors and ministers of the Eastern Wu Dynasty are extremely short-sighted, and they are destined not to achieve much. King Taiyuan, I have already made up my mind. Then Liu Yuanhai has been besieged by Guan Zifeng in Xihe for more than a month. There will be only one letter of distress in a few days... Tomorrow, the whole army will rest for a day. Then we will concentrate on attacking for another ten days. If we still cannot break through the city. Regardless of whether Guan Zifeng turns around, we must retreat with the whole army. Gather up the defensive line. That way, if not winning, at least not causing a rout."

"Well, Yuan Kai can do whatever comes to his mind. If we really withdraw at that time, after the battle line is stabilized, I will personally go to Luoyang to ask His Majesty for reinforcements!"

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On the other side, in Jiexiu city.

"The child pays homage to the father."

"Well, Fei Xiong'er has worked hard. Today's defense, how are the casualties?"

"Today, the Jin army only attacked in the morning, and then retreated. So our army only lost more than [-] people today. Father, it seems that the Jin rebels are at the end of their battle."

"Don't be careless! What we are facing now is Du Yuankai. He is the No. 1 general after Deng Ai among the generals of the Wei and Jin Dynasties mentioned by Da Sima. Besides, who hasn't used this false plan? Think In my father's opinion, the Jin army may not attack the city tomorrow, but the attack in the future will definitely be extremely violent."

"Thank you father for reminding me, my child understands. Speaking of the enemy attacking the city again, father, since the battle of city defense, the cumulative number of our troops killed and missing has exceeded 3000, and more than 5000 brothers have been injured. This is almost [-]% The strength of the battle is gone. And the city wall of Jiexiu is really... I don’t know when Da Sima will come back to help?"

"Hehe, you can't stand it after just over a month? Back then, your great-grandfather had guarded Jiameng Pass for a year! But you don't have to worry, Da Sima said before he left that he would return within three months. Then we will guard it for five years at most. Ten days is enough."

"Father has so much confidence in Da Sima?"

"Of course, Da Sima is extremely treacherous to the enemy, but he is absolutely sincere to his own family. Look, there will be more than a month at most, and Da Sima will definitely turn around. At that time, it will be me who will establish the advantage in this battle in one fell swoop. time!"

(End of this chapter)