Chapter 322 Siege Equipment
"kill!"
Countless soldiers carrying siege equipment rushed towards the city wall.
The defenders on the wall were preparing to shoot, but countless catapults, crossbows and archers on the ledges worked together and suppressed them in an instant.
Then the attacking soldiers formed into teams and rushed straight towards the city wall.
On the city wall, Ji Ling looked at this scene with a slightly ugly expression.
But within two or three years, he clearly felt that the times had changed.
The coalition's catapults and crossbows were not only numerous in number, but their power and accuracy were beyond his imagination. Even the siege towers seemed to have been improved a lot.
When did the enemy's siege equipment reach this level?
Little did he know that all this was forced by Tian Ze.
In the past battles with Tian Ze, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao suffered too much loss. The gap in armaments, equipment, quality, etc. was like a chasm, which made them learn from their mistakes and constantly improve all aspects of their subordinates.
It has to be said that human potential is indeed unlimited.
With a direction to move forward, they were forced into a desperate situation and actually improved their skills in all aspects during this period of time. They also deeply felt the importance of craftsmen and raised their status significantly.
When I fought with Tian Ze before, I didn’t think these were anything important, they were just basic things.
However, when fighting against Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and others instantly felt their own great progress.
Sun Strategy looked at these siege weapons with some eagerness.
He had fought many sieges, whether it was the attack on Shucheng or the sweep of Jiangdong, he led them personally and knew best how difficult they were.
Therefore, he could clearly feel the power unleashed by these siege weapons in an instant.
"Brother Benchu, Brother Mengde, can I borrow the technology of these siege weapons for reference? I won't wait to see your help. I can exchange it for shipbuilding technology." Sun Ce said directly.
Liu Bei also looked at the two of them and said: "Jingzhou has a lot of food and grass, and I can also expand the trade."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao looked at each other and did not put on airs but agreed directly.
The two of them are very sincere, and they are allies. Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, it is not advisable to care too much.
"It's a small matter. If you have fought with Tian Chengshou, you would understand. These siege weapons can only prevent us from being too disadvantaged. There is still a big gap compared to Tian Chengshou's subordinates." Yuan Shao reminded.
He suffered too much loss at the foot of Taihang Mountain and in southern Hebei, and he still feels a headache when he thinks about it.
"Also, Bofu, I have a suggestion for you." Cao Cao said as he looked at the Jiangdong soldiers who were all used as archers by Zhou Yu.
"The quality of Jiangdong's soldiers is indeed a little lacking, so you'd better train them more. Of course, it's okay if their land combat skills are poor, but in terms of navy and archers, you must ensure that you can compete with Tian Ze's soldiers."
He and Yuan Shao were the ones who felt Tian Ze's horror most deeply.
Although their alliance of five princes seems to be very powerful, in their eyes, it is at most just bringing both sides to the same starting line.
To win, they must improve their level.
Yuan Shao's heavy infantry, Cao Cao's cavalry, Liu Bei's infantry, Sun Ce's archers and navy are the strengths of the four parties respectively.
"Brother Meng De, rest assured, I can take precautions."
Cao Cao and the other three were supposed to be of the same generation as Sun Jian, and they had called each other brothers in the past, so Sun Ce was their nephew. However, Sun Ce casually called the three brothers, narrowing the gap in status.
Yuan Shao and others did not think much of it, because Sun Ce had the qualifications. Before this battle, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Bei did not actually take Sun Ce too seriously, thinking that in the four-party alliance, Sun Ce was just a bonus who was slightly stronger than Liu Yan.
It was only because they did not have a strong enough navy and did not have the energy to contain the Tianze navy around Qingzhou Donglai that they formed an alliance with them.
After all, Sun Ce was far inferior to the other three parties in terms of military strength and population.
However, after seeing the command ability of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, the three of them immediately changed their minds.
Even if the Jiangdong soldiers are weak, these two alone are enough to stand on equal footing with them.
They had witnessed Sun Ce's ferocity two days ago.
The guy's superior directly led the personal guards to charge and killed their way to the city wall. If Ji Ling had not reacted properly and relied on the advantage of the city wall to replenish a large number of soldiers to force him back, the city might not have been able to hold out for many times.
His fierce fighting power made them terrified and they felt that the nickname "Little Overlord" was really not wrong.
They have many powerful generals under their command, but they are definitely unable to achieve such an effect.
Zhou Yu was even more exaggerated, as if the Marquis of Huaiyin was reborn. Not only was he able to command such a large-scale battle with ease, but he was also extremely skillful.
And there seemed to be no upper limit. Every day they could feel the siege army strengthening its coordination and growing at a speed almost visible to the naked eye.
Just like the situation before us, the archers were almost suppressing the soldiers' charge points, and when every wall was rushed under by the soldiers, the corresponding ramparts would move forward at the same time and extend the shooting.
The massive siege was like a wonderful performance in Zhou Yu's hands.
Looking at the figure standing on the high platform with a posture as straight as a pine tree, Cao Cao and others were full of admiration.
The silver armor shone with a sharp brilliance in the sun; the whistling wind and the fluttering robe only highlighted his extraordinary heroism.
The command flag in his hand is like a baton. Every wave of it accurately leads the actions of thousands of troops, making the huge coalition of hundreds of thousands of people like a huge orchestra with perfect coordination.
As the command flags were waved, the rhythm of the attack kept changing, becoming increasingly louder and more rapid, like huge waves hitting the shore, each wave more turbulent than the last.
"General, the enemy is rushing up the city wall again."
Looking at the coalition forces charging up from one side of the city wall, Ji Ling showed no fear on his face.
Wearing heavy armor and holding a three-pointed double-edged sword, he said calmly: "Shan Battalion, move forward, block the gap and drive the enemy down. Bing Battalion activates shooting and clears the enemy troops below the gap."
"promise!"
The deputy general looked at Ji Ling, who was like a god, with awe on his face and responded immediately.
"kill!"
Cao Hong personally led his personal guards to charge onto the city wall, slashing and killing people left and right, determined to expand the victory and take the opportunity to occupy this part of the wall.
However, he soon discovered that a group of elite soldiers dressed in bright yellow armor were rushing towards him.
"Damn it!"
Seeing this familiar army, Cao Hong immediately stopped charging and a look of vigilance appeared in his eyes.
"Turn around and form a formation to resist! Don't fight these enemies head-on."
This was not the first time Cao Hong rushed up the city wall. The previous two times he was killed and repelled by this group of yellow-armored infantry. Now he was on guard.
(End of this chapter)
