Chapter 3405 Businessman seeks profit
Although the power of a stone bomb is not as powerful as a cannon, it is because it is cheaper and lasts for a long time.
As the obvious buildings on the top of Yuyang City collapsed, Feng Yuan and the horse-repelled belt near the Yuyang City Gate became the target of the stone cannon. Feng Yuan was basically all earth walls, and it was basically difficult to push them down with human power, but if the stone bullet hits directly, it was basically like a stone smashing mud, smashing one by one.
The same is true for the wooden horse-repelling and Luzhai near the city gate, trembling in the stone bullet.
Cao Chun hid in the corridor behind the city wall in the gap between the stone bomb attack.
It is relatively safer here, and it is faster to return to the city wall.
The stone bullet hit the Yuyang city wall, and every time it is hit, it will cause the wall to tremble. This tremor is also transmitted to Cao Chun's body and heart. Every fortification on the city wall and outside the city wall is destroyed by the stone bullet. Cao Chun's heart is like a knife, and his confidence in defending Yuyang seems to be trembling the same...
Some stone bombs crossed the city wall and hit the streets and houses in Yuyang City. Every time the stone bombs crossed the wall and hit the landing point, it triggered the people in Yuyang City screaming in fear and escaped in panic.
Blood and death enveloped the sky above the Yuyang, and the demon who had failed to control was whispering to laugh.
Cao Chun's tears flowed out unknowingly. His hard work, his efforts, and his struggles are not worth mentioning in front of these stone bullets.
『No...No!" Cao Chun yelled, 『You can't just give up! Where is our stone cannon? Why don't you fight back? Counterattack! Smash them!"
Using cannons to cannons is indeed a solution, but this requirement seems inconspicuous, but in fact, the upper and lower limits of this requirement are very different.
Is the stone casting car? The lower limit? Just throw the stone bomb out. Where can the stone bomb fall? As for the upper limit, if you think about it, you should accurately weigh the stone bomb and then throw it to the correct position. If you don’t have two brushes, you won’t even think about it.
The stone bullets whizzing out from behind the Yuyang wall fell into the position of the Cavalry Army. Occasionally, some stone bullets jumped into the Cavalry Army formation, killing and killing sporadic people. Most of the other stone bullets that Yuyang counterattacked fell in the empty space, but instead exposed their location.
Zhao Yun reached out and pointed to the locations of the rock bullets on the Yuyang City Wall. The messenger beside him understood and ran to mutter to the craftsman leader of the stone casting position.
The craftsman leader received the order and immediately started calculating, then asked one of the catapults to adjust the angle and start the test shooting.
After two or three shots, when the test-firing catapult successfully crossed the Yuyang city wall and basically fell into the area where the stone bounces in the city counterattack, the craftsman leader conveyed the modified attack parameters to other catapults.
On the other hand, Cao's army used almost all the civilians who were carrying stones and pulling stones and swinging their arms, so there was basically no accuracy. Almost all the civilians were eager to throw out the stone bullets assigned to their teams quickly, and they didn't care about any counterattack or counterattack, or they followed the guidance of the leader of the stone-cattering chariot manager, and made subtle adjustments and changes the direction parameters of the stone-cattering tram...
In contrast, the problems raised by the Cao army's system cannot be dealt with and eliminated in a short period of time. Therefore, when the Cao army's chariot manager saw the stone bomb falling from the sky, he was so desperate.
The catapult position in the city was caught off guard, and the soldiers and the civilians were smashed to death and fleeing with their heads in their arms.
More than a dozen stone cannons were damaged to varying degrees.
The catapult manager knew that something was wrong and immediately ordered someone to transfer the catapult. However, not many people followed his orders, and most of them were running away and evading in panic. When the leader of the catapult manager finally caught some people and began to demolish and transfer the catapult, the second wave of intensive attacks outside the city came...
The leader of the catapult was yelling at someone, but saw the man looking up at the sky and showing a look of horror, then quickly dropped the leader of the catapult and ran away directly.
The leader of the casting car had a cold air in his heart. He couldn't help but raise his head and look into the sky. Then he saw a stone bullet roaring, like the god of death possessed it on the stone bullet, stretching out his hands at him, giving him a hug full of strength and blood!
In the second round, the third round of attacks followed one after another. The stone casting cart position in Yuyang City was quickly severely damaged. Everyone rushed in with extreme fear and scattered. The stone bombs thrown by the cavalry outside the city poured down in batches, destroying the few stone cannons in the city to a scale of no more.
When Cao Chun saw that the catapult outside the city was not suppressed, he roared to cure the leader of the catapult. However, when he heard that the leader of the catapult had been killed, he fell silent and sat on the corridor against the city wall, with a little despair in his eyes. He felt as if he had been thrown into a bottomless pool, and countless unjust souls were dragging him to slide into the abyss. All his anger and harshness before were but instinctive struggles in the process of falling.
The next day, Zhao Yun led the cavalry army and continued the attack.
On the third day, the attack continued.
On the fourth day, Cao Chun was in tears and squatted on the ground with his head in his arms, extremely desperate.
Many Cao's guards in the city were also desperate. Like Cao Chun, they could not understand why the Cavalry Army had so many stone bullets. How could these throwing cars last for so long? Are they all iron men? The throwing cars are also made of iron? Doesn't they need rest? No repair is needed?
Until Zhao Yun finished shooting the stone bomb, Yuyang City could hardly see complete fortifications in the direction of attack. The gate tower and corner tower were completely destroyed, the horse face and the additional sentry also collapsed, Weng Cheng and Feng Yuan were smashed a lot of holes...
Yuyang City is in danger.
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Jizhou is very big.
Jizhou is also very small.
This size is relative, and without a comparison goal, there is no special significance.
In Julu County, Jizhou, there is a small village with hundreds of tenants working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
The war seems to be far away from here.
For the tenants in this estate, if nothing has changed, they have been farming and living here from their ancestors, and their children will grow up here and then continue to work here.
Generation after generation.
However, this period seems to be a little different.
In the manor, some tenants looked a little flustered. This fluster was caused by seeing and meeting something they had never encountered in their entire lives. It was like a group of elk smelling the smell of gunpowder and blood. Even if they were not very clear about which direction they came from, they still instinctively flustered.
However, the open and secret whistles set up at various intersections of the manor and at high places suppressed this panic.
The tenants secretly watched these outsiders with bloody smells in the cracks in the door, under the lintels of the window, and on the low walls, thinking they were very hidden and would not be discovered, and then warned their children that children were strictly forbidden to go out...
Because these outsiders are the Hussar soldiers who were previously legendary in Jizhou who were sucking people's hearts and hearts.
As for why these Hussar soldiers have not dug up the tenants' hearts and stomachs and ingested food, these tenants are not sure...
In the chaos of Youzhou, Wei Yan was enjoying the leisure of serenity in chaos.
If we talk about who is the most bold and arbitrary among the military generals in the history of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Yan would be at the forefront. Whether he is less stubborn or stupid or bold, he has to admit that this guy's courage is like a lust, and he can be as brave as a person.
After Wei Yan disrupted Yecheng in Jizhou, he actually went around Taihang and quietly touched him back...
And the guy who was also brave with Wei Yan at this moment was Cui Hou.
Wei Yan patted Cui Hou's neck like a dog's neck, "How do you say you are...Hello? Ah? I did stupid things before, but now I have to show my loyalty... Do you think you believe it yourself?"
Cui Hou lowered her head and smiled, "General, saints will make mistakes, but villains like me will make mistakes, but I know that I can correct my mistakes, and I am willing to make up for my mistakes!"
Wei Yan laughed, "Yes, you are a businessman, and you like to make money with small profits and seek profit. Now, what business is there? It is bigger than Jizhou? It is bigger than the world?"
"Yes, yes, the general said yes!" Cui Hou repeatedly pointed, if there was a tail, it would be shaking like a flower.
Businessmen seek profit.
Everyone is scolding.
But in fact, most people are seeking profit, but the external manifestations of "profit" will be different.
"Aren't you afraid that your lord will not recognize you?" Wei Yan smiled on his face, but his eyes were very sharp, staring at Cui Hou, "And before Taiyuan... did you not have any resentment?"
Cui Hou did not hesitate at all, "General, a clear lesson! I have known the General of the Cavalry for a long time, and I know the rules of the Cavalry... If you have any mistakes, you are wrong, and if you have any merits, you are merits. Unless it is a great rebellion, otherwise... So in fact, I have added an axe to my neck. I have to surrender Cao's army in order to survive. I just want to commit myself for the time being, not really planning to rebel!"
『And…』 Cui Hou smiled flatteringly, 『If he had sacrificed himself before, although he had the name of loyalty and righteousness, it was just a false name. How could he compare to the real benefits of helping the general obtain military achievements now?』
Wei Yan laughed.
This is indeed the reason why Wei Yan can temporarily accept Cui Hou's kindness. If Cui Hou was the kind who jumped up to rebel, Wei Yan would draw his sword and chop him up when he said he could not meet. However, Cui Hou was caught and surrendered by Cao's army. It can be said that he was incompetent, timid, and a waste snack, but there was still a certain distance from taking the initiative to rebel against the cavalry...
Of course, this is not because Wei Yan was relieved of Cui Hou, but because of this crime, it was finally decided by the Cavalry. Wei Yan is just working temporarily and his interests are temporarily consistent.
"You said this Ju family son..." Wei Yan changed a topic, "Can you really trust it?"
For Wei Yan, Cui Houmian was barely considered half of his own, while Ju Hu was completely a stranger.
Although I have cooperated before, I have stolen military rations? Compared with the current situation, it is a big mistake.
Cui Hou also knew that this matter was not to be joking, Zhengrong said: "General, you probably don't know what happened between Ju and Cao... This injustice has its own debts and has its own debts..."
From a certain perspective, Ju Su also died in Youzhou in an unknown way, which is somewhat related to the Youzhou strategy back then. If Wei Yan didn't ask clearly, he wouldn't be relieved.
After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he wanted to control Jizhou, so he naturally could not let Ju Su stay in Jizhou or the core position of the court. He could only transfer Ju Su from the rise and fall of the dark. It was this exclusion and suppression that ultimately led to Ju Su's death in depression. It can be said that at that time, whether it was the Cavalry Army or the Hu people, even if they attacked Youzhou, they were not considered the "murderer" who killed Ju Su.
Moreover, if the truth is really seen on the battlefield, if the wisdom is not as good as human, or the martial arts is not as good as human, and if you are captured and killed on the spot, there is generally nothing to be resentful. Even if you fall into a trap or ambush, you will not see anyone who will seek revenge for your descendants...
Unless you do something extraordinary after killing, such as whipping the corpse, it will cause resentment.
Wei Yan listened, not saying anything.
This is just one-sided statement from Cui Hou.
Wei Yan has to judge the real situation by himself.
However, judging from the current situation, Juhu is indeed sincere in cooperation. At least Wei Yan’s current hiding place was provided by Juhu, and no Cao army soldiers came...
While talking, the soldiers on duty came to report that Ju Hu had arrived.
Wei Yan rolled his eyes, then stood up, got out of the hall, and stood at the gate of the courtyard to greet him.
After all, Juhu is also the master of Zhuangzi. Should I give you some face?
Soon, Ju Hu came. After seeing Wei Yan, he didn't say much nonsense. After entering the hall with Wei Yan, he said straight to the point: "General Wei, I have a plan to help the cavalry take Jizhou!"
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When Cao Chun was beaten by Zhao Yun, Jizhou was still quarreling over whether to send troops or rescue Youzhou.
Since learning that the Northern Regional Protectors marched into Youzhou, the people in Jizhou have been frightened and sent a large number of scouts and provocates to Youzhou to investigate the news.
Of course, these scouts and contingents may not be all about investigating military information...
In the final analysis, Jizhou masters were still quite afraid that Zhao Yun's army would go straight in like Hu people, plunder from Youzhou to Jizhou. When these scouts and provocateurs reported that Zhao Yun was besieging Yuyang and did not plunder everywhere like Hu people, Jizhou masters immediately split.
Some of them screamed and asked Cao's army to withdraw troops from the front line to provide assistance immediately! After all, things can be done. In Jizhou, Taishi Ci was stabbed in Hougouzi, and was disturbed by Wei Yan some time ago. If Zhao Yun got it again, it would be worse than death! So this group of people firmly wanted Cao's army to block the cavalry army outside Jizhou!
Another part of the people criticized the general abilities of the Xiahou family of Cao, saying, "Let's see, I've said that, and then they all said that this was the result of Cao's own fault. If he had vigorously promoted and reused Jizhou guys before, there would have been no such a difficult situation now. Now all this is the consequence of Lao Cao's self-revenge!
Some were shouting that they would quickly send heavy troops to block the important roads while the Cavalry Army did not arrive, and to "stabilize the walls and clear the fields" in the junction of Youzhou and Jizhou, so as not to leave any manpower and wealth for the Cavalry Army...
That’s right, no matter which part of the Jizhou guys were, they didn’t mention the reinforcements. It seemed that as long as the world preserved peace in Jizhou, it didn’t matter what elsewhere was!
As a result, before Jizhou's men came to a final conclusion about Youzhou, they had problems themselves!
Shanggu Pass is a place where military strategists must fight for. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were already many wars and fierce competition. It is also one of the eight passes of Taihang. Logically speaking, this place should be very important and then the troops should be guarded. But in fact, this pass is a "constrained pass"...
The role played by Shanggu Pass in history has always been very embarrassing, not as glorious as people imagine. The adjective of "a man is invincible to the enemy" has never been related to it. The reason is very simple. There are mountains here, but the mountains are not dangerous, and there are rivers, but they are not very urgent. Although it is a pass, you must guard the mountain on the outside line. Otherwise, once the mountain is lost, Shanggu Pass will have no danger to defend, and you will be defeated without a fight.
After the guards of Shanggu Pass learned that Youzhou was in shock, they immediately burned down the simple wooden bridge originally built on the Juma River and were ready for battle. Sure enough, the troops from Bingzhou were led by Yan Rou until the front of the Pass. They wanted to build a floating bridge on the Juma River twice, but were discovered by the guards and destroyed it with rockets. The two sides were in a stalemate.
But what Liu Zhi, the commander of Shanggu Pass, did not expect that the alarm he sent did not welcome reinforcements, but visitors appeared...
Juhu.
Liu Zhi was originally a descendant of Julu Liu Zhi.
This Liu family son, who was supposed to be a founding hero of the Eastern Han Dynasty and should have enjoyed the rich returns brought by his ancestors' investment in Liu Xiu, was directly destitute from a first-class family to a poor family because of his involvement in the rebellion case of King Liu Ying of Chu.
Not everyone can accept such ups and downs in family situations...
The same is true for Ju Hu. He has no favoritism for the Cao family, Xiahou family.
Ju Hu believes that the current difficulties faced by his family, and even the entire Jizhou, are the crimes of the Cao family. If it weren't for Cao Cao, then his Ju family would at least be much better and more glorious now!
When Ju Hu met Liu Zhi, he said straight to the point that the people of Jizhou should fight for Jizhou!
Chapter completed!