Dozens of catapults were pushed to the foot of Guangzong City. Soldiers and young men pulled the ropes, and 30-kilogram stones were thrown out, hitting the wall of Guangzong City in a parabola in the air!

A wooden arrow tower of the Yellow Turban Army was hit by a stone, smashing one corner directly. An unlucky Yellow Turban archer was even killed.

The damage caused by the catapult to the walls of Guangzong City was not the main effect. The more obvious effect was to reduce the morale of the Yellow Turban Army.

No matter who you are, you are afraid of the stones thrown at you.

Under the cover of catapults and infantry, the 12-meter-tall siege tower of the Han army was approaching the city wall of Guangzong City. The archers of the Shesheng Battalion on the siege tower fired an arrow, and the arrows shot through the Yellow Turban soldiers on the wall.

The generally thin cloth and leather armor of the Yellow Turban soldiers could not withstand the arrows of high-level archers. They fell to the ground with arrow feathers stuck in their bodies, and their eyes gradually lost their luster.

More than a dozen siege towers were equipped with sophisticated archers from the Han army. They were condescending and tried to suppress the Yellow Turban archers.

There is a 4-meter difference between the city wall of Guangzong City and the siege tower. The Yellow Turban archers on the city wall have to shoot upward at the siege tower, which is not effective. What makes the Yellow Turban army even more uncomfortable is that they not only have to face the condescending siege tower, but also the siege tower.

They have to face the Han archers throwing bows and arrows under the city wall, as well as the catapults that are still showing off their power.

The Han army's cloud echelons and rushing convoys have also begun to move.

This was an unprecedented battle in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was more of a shock and inspiration to all the lords participating in the battle.

No lord has ever organized such a large-scale battle. They have witnessed the brutal siege battle here, which is a reward in itself.

"When will my territory be able to support tens of thousands of elites and have hundreds of large siege engines?"

Chu Tian, ​​who was watching the battle as a reserve team, was shocked by the scale of the battle.

This is not the largest battle in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The battle scale in "Lord" can be even larger.

Other lords are also very excited. They all want to train a battle-hardened army comparable to the Eastern Han Dynasty Army.

"Haha, I made the right choice this time by choosing the Han camp. With Lu Zhi and Liu Guanzhang present, as well as excellent troops and a large number of soldiers, how can we lose? I think we can break Guangzong City today."

Huo An's words were full of confidence in Lu Zhi and the Han army.

If the Han army camp wins, any player who joins the Han army camp can obtain military merit.

"It's better not to talk too much. Zhang Jiao shouldn't be defeated so easily. It's only the fifth day of the battle."

Chu Tian was not as optimistic as Huo An. The offensive against Guangzong County had just begun. If Zhang Jiao was defeated so easily, Lu Zhi did not need to be cautious and waited until all the siege equipment was ready before launching the attack.

"The Han army has begun preparing to attack the city!"

A lord who was observing the battlefield attentively exclaimed.

Under the cover of archers, siege towers, and catapults, the Han infantry used sandbags to fill in the ravines under the city, paving the way for ladder trucks, siege towers, and flying ladders to approach the city wall.

The Han army was obviously experienced in attacking cities. They did not rush around but were orderly.

boom!

The heavy ram struck the heavy city gate hard, causing the gate to shake violently and shaking off a lot of soil from the rammed earth city wall.

The Yellow Turban Army in the city hurriedly tried to strengthen the city gate to prevent it from being breached by the Han army.

When the city gate was in a hurry, the ladder truck of the Han army was already close to the city wall, and the two sides began to see each other. The Han soldiers, led by the military commander, prepared to seize the city wall.

The arrow rain from both sides had caused hundreds of casualties to the Han army, and the losses to the Yellow Turban Army were no less than a thousand.

The arrow rain continued, and the focus of both sides turned to the battle for the city wall.

Han soldiers were killed at every moment, and the casualties of the Yellow Turban Army were even more serious.

"Fire Archers, burn their siege tower for me!"

Zhang Liang stabbed a Han soldier to death with one shot and asked the archers to fire rockets.

A flaming arrow fell on the Han army's siege tower, trying to prevent the siege tower's drawbridge from being lowered.

The height of the siege tower must be above the city wall. Once the drawbridge is lowered, a large number of Han infantry will climb up the city along the siege tower, which will be a disaster.

A group of yellow scarf soldiers carried hot oil and poured it on the ladder truck. The hot oil flowed down the ladder. The climbing Han soldiers screamed and fell from the ladder.

The Yellow Turban Army was no match for the Han Army in frontal combat, but with its city fortifications, it could cause considerable casualties to the Han Army.

The battle between the two sides was very fierce. A siege tower had been ignited by rockets and was burning with black smoke. The black smoke could be clearly seen in Chutian hundreds of meters away.

In order to storm Guangzong County, the Han court took out all Laodi.

The Yellow Turban Army's will to resist was very tenacious in the battle between trapped beasts, and their morale did not decline for a long time.

Not to mention Lu Zhi, even Chu Tian felt sorry for these losses. The Han Dynasty's most powerful army was lost in the brutal siege battle.

But this was also a helpless choice made by the Han court. If the Yellow Turban Army was not exterminated as soon as possible and the Yellow Turban Army from various places could be reunited, the Han court would perish faster.

"Zhou Yafu, if I give you Lu Zhi's troops and horses, are you confident in capturing Guangzong City?"

While Chu Tian was watching the battle, he also wanted to know whether Zhou Yafu would perform better than Lu Zhi if he commanded the battle instead of Lu Zhi. One of the two men was a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty, and the other was a famous general in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Zhou Yafu nodded: "Of course."

"how much time is required?"

"The more time, the better. If our army has sufficient food and grass, it is best to besiege the city until next spring and summer, and then capture the city."

"..."

Seeing Zhou Yafu's serious expression, Chu Tian knew that his words were not a joke.

Zhou Yafu has one style of fighting, which is stability.

After besieging the city for several months, the Yellow Turban Army themselves would probably go crazy, and Zhang Jiao would also die of illness. By then, it would be easy to capture Guangzong City.

"I don't understand why Lu Zhi is eager to attack the city?"

Chu Tian believed that if possible, Lu Zhi would probably choose the same siege tactics as Zhou Yafu.

Zhou Yafu still analyzed it carefully: "There are three possibilities. One, Lu Zhi was eager for quick success; two, the Han army was short of food and grass; third, there was urging from above."

Chutian considered the first two points, and it seemed unlikely. The Han army was located in Hebei, a region with a large population and fertile land, so the food supply would not be in short supply. If not, they could still get food from Yanzhou and Qingzhou.

Then it is very likely that the superiors urged Lu Zhi to go to war. The superiors were Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.

Chu Tian thought that Lu Zhi was indeed replaced because he offended the eunuchs during the encirclement and suppression of the Yellow Turban Army. Could this battle force the Han army to change its generals?

When Chu Tian and Zhou Yafu were discussing the war, hundreds of Han troops had already attacked the city wall, and Guangzong City was in danger.

Zhang Liang led the Yellow Turban Chief in a bloody battle with the Han army and drove the Han army off the city wall, dripping with blood.

Zhang Liang was also a fierce general, and killed more than a dozen elites of the Han army in succession. The yellow scarf-long sword collided with the Han army's Han sword, and the sound of fighting was endless.

However, only Zhang Liang's side could expel the Han army. Han armies from several other directions used ladder trucks to attack the city wall and were expanding their occupation of the city wall.

Just when the Yellow Turban Army was unable to hold on, a group of burly Yellow Turban Soldiers arrived. This group of Yellow Turban Soldiers were wearing iron armor and looked extremely powerful. The leader of the Yellow Turban Warriors was a middle-aged man with a pale face and a yellow turban.

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Chapter completed!