"Release the arrows! Release the arrows!" Even without Hao Shao's command, these soldiers knew to aim their bows and arrows at the Liu Pi Army pushing the charge carts. Right now, there were only a few hundred Liu Pi Army soldiers pushing the charge carts. Therefore, from the beginning, Hao Shao's soldiers couldn't hit them or could only hit them a few times. But now, they could basically hit them. At the very least, they wouldn't be able to hit them without hitting them. These Liu Pi Army soldiers had given Hao Shao's soldiers a good archery practice. If Hao Shao's army could escape this calamity, then Hao Shao's soldiers would transform from ordinary soldiers to elite soldiers.
Wave after wave of arrows rained down, killing the soldiers near the chariots. The enemy's second wave of attack was blocked. Although it only caused a few hundred casualties, it was still blocked. However, Hao Shao's heart was uneasy. Was it that simple? When the siege chariots first appeared, Hao Shao immediately stopped talking. Although they could use the enemy's strategy of avoiding harm, but there were always two sides to a coin. For siege chariots, the flat land was the best path to travel. As long as three siege chariots arrived, Guangzhou City would have a new master in less than an incense stick's worth of time.
However, they were now forced to retreat. What was Liu Bei's Army thinking?
Hao Shao's uneasiness finally became a reality. From the opposite side of the plain, Liu Pi's army suddenly split into two groups. One group was wearing heavy armor while the other group was carrying large shields. The two groups had a total of a thousand people.
The two groups of people had large shields at the front and heavy armor at the back as they moved towards the three chariots.
"Whoosh!" Without needing Hao Shao to open his mouth, the soldiers already shot their bows. A dense rain of arrows fell on the two groups of soldiers. They originally thought that they would be able to reap some benefits. However, they did not expect that although the arrows fell on the enemy's heads, they did not cause any damage.
The two rows of soldiers stood there and continued to advance towards the three assault vehicles. Only two unlucky fellows seemed to have been shot in the leg as they limped towards the assault vehicles.
"Heavy Armor Infantry!" Hao Shao opened his mouth. He finally knew what the enemy wanted to use to stop his rain of arrows. Now, Guangzhou's defense was like two people playing cards.
"Haha. Today is the day you die!" Liu Pi sat on his horse and looked at his two pairs of soldiers. One of them was a group of strong soldiers wearing heavy armor while the other group was Liu Pi's personal guards. Liu Pi had split the White Eared Heavy Armor. The outer armor was given to the strong soldiers while the inner armor was given to his personal guards. After that, the personal guards would raise their shields as the vanguard. Each of them would be responsible for one strong soldier. This way, the shields would be able to block the arrows from the towers.
Hao Shao's first card was the moats on both sides and the dense rain of arrows. These two cards were like two bombs. They fooled Liu Pi and caused Liu Pi to leave thousands of corpses in Guangzhou. Now that Hao Shao's two bombs were revealed, Liu Pi found a flaw. The moats! Since it is difficult for you to walk through the moats, then I will not walk. I will use the chariots to break through your gates.
Your crossfire, your rain of arrows, then I'll use my shield and heavy armor to block it. If you shoot at me, although I'll do some damage, but to the entire army, it's just a drizzle. But once I break through your Guangzhou City, then I'll attack your Guangzhou City! If I attack Guangzhou, then Guangzhou will be finished. Hao Shao will also not be able to escape death.
"Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!" There were still generals commanding the rain of arrows. However, just like before, the enemy did not have any reaction. The casualties were almost negligible.
Although the arrows flew past the shields, the soldiers were protected by heavy armor. The power of the rain of arrows was not displayed.
"Stop!" Hao Shao took a deep breath and raised his hand to stop the arrows. This was because Guangzhou did not have many arrows. They could not be wasted like this.
"Boom!" Finally, a battering ram hit the city gate. The city of Guangzhou was originally small. Ever since Yuan Shu was beaten black and blue by Old Cao after he became the Emperor, the city of Guangzhou had completely declined. A large number of common people had left, leaving behind only those who couldn't move or couldn't move. The city wall had been in disrepair for a long time. When Hao Shao came, he sent people to slightly repair it. However, it was difficult to repair the city wall that originally occupied more than half of the city wall.
Hao Shao staggered and almost fell to the ground. The entire city wall was shaking. Hao Shao bitterly smiled. The impact of the chariot crashing into the city gate was like this. Perhaps the city gate wasn't broken, but the city wall would be broken by the impact of the chariot!
Hao Shao quickly stood up and gritted his teeth, "Come! Bring down the falling rocks and rolling trees! Prepare boiling water! "Right now, they could only temporarily block the three chariots. Hao Shao could not think of any good ideas.
"Release the falling rocks!" The soldiers threw down their bows and picked up stones and wooden sleepers from the wall. These stones and wooden sleepers were removed by Hao Shao from the city. Guangzhou was no longer the same as Yangzhou in the past. There were no signs of human habitation, and a lot of houses were empty. Therefore, Hao Shao was able to make use of the houses. After removing the beams and pillars, there was enough space on the wall.
"Peng, peng, peng!" Liu Pi's soldiers on the walls were wearing heavy armor. Because of their heavy armor, they were not afraid of the rain of arrows. The arrows only tickled their bodies. This was because heavy armor was used to block sharp weapons.
But now, it was different. On top of the city gate, the soldiers were throwing rocks and rolling logs. These were all blunt weapons. Once or twice, it was still okay. But after three or four times, it was a bit unbearable. When blunt weapons hit the body, it would not be injured on the surface, but the internal organs would not be able to defend.
Therefore, the falling rocks and rolling trees did cause some injuries. The most unlucky ones were the ones who were hit by the boiling water. The soldiers of Liu Pi's Army were very miserable. None of their armor was waterproof.
The large shields and heavy armors could still withstand a few blunt weapons, but they were helpless against the boiling water. They were drenched from head to toe, and the scalding water was so hot that the soldiers below screamed crazily. Some even crawled to the ground and wailed. The fragrance of meat wafted up the city walls.
"Hmph!" Liu Pi's eyes were filled with killing intent. The injured soldiers were his elite subordinates. Especially those who were holding shields. They were his personal guards. They were trained by him. It could be said that he had deep feelings for them. Now, more than a dozen of them died. How could Liu Pi not be angry?
"Struggle on your deathbed! In at most an incense stick's worth of time, your little Guangzhou will be taken by me. At that time, I, Liu Pi, will make you beg for death! "Liu Pi's anger increased.
"This cannot continue. This cannot continue!" Hao Shao was also anxious on the city wall. Although the rolling stones and falling trees could temporarily stop the boiling water, once the battle dragged on, they would be finished. This was the second time that the siege chariots had bombarded the city gate. Not to mention half an incense stick's worth of time, Guangzhou might collapse in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. Without the city wall to defend, even if Hao Shao was a god with three heads and six arms, he would still be helpless. Could it be that he, Hao Shao, had to rely on the 2000 garrison troops to fight against the 20,000 field troops? They were not on the same level at all.
Although the Yuzhou Army was once the Yuzhou Yellow Turban Army, it had been more than ten years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. The Yellow Turban Army, Zhang Jiao and his two brothers, had been executed. The remaining famous marshals and marshals were either dead or injured. Some were even given credit to the imperial court. It could be said that the Yellow Turban Bandits had brought fear to the Great Han from the beginning because there were many Yellow Turban Bandits at that time. At that time, the Yellow Turban Bandits were not inferior to the elite Great Han Army. They even suppressed the Great Han Army because of their large numbers. For example, Dong Zhuo had the Xiliang Cavalry under his command. When he took over Lu Zhi's position, he brought the Xiliang Cavalry with him. This was a heavy cavalry, just like the heavy cavalry under Zhang Xiu's command. They were even more elite than Zhang Xiu's heavy cavalry. The reason why the Xiliang Cavalry could occupy a place among the heavy cavalry was because the Xiliang Cavalry was a mixture of Han and Qiang. Dong Zhuo was a great devil in Xiliang and was a pain in the hearts of all the Qiang people. However, there were also some Qiang people who were afraid of Dong Zhuo and surrendered to him. Therefore, Dong Zhuo chose the Qiang elites who were afraid of him and the Han people who were good at riding and archery to form the Xiliang Cavalry. The Xiliang Cavalry had the bloodthirst of foreign tribes and the strategic mind of the Han people. This was the terrifying part of the Xiliang Cavalry. In Zhang Xiu's Xiliang Cavalry, there were still a few veterans left. When the Xiliang Cavalry was truly powerful, they were able to challenge the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. Dong Zhuo and Ding Yuan had even fought them outside of Luoyang. But now, Zhang Xiu's Xiliang Cavalry had gone through Dong Zhuo's death, Li Jue and Guo Si's chaos, and Zhang Ji's cavalry were reduced to half of their original strength.
However, Dong Zhuo's elite Xiliang Cavalry had still been defeated by the Yellow Turban Army. From this, it could be seen that the Yellow Turban Army was not to be underestimated.
Later on, after Zhang Jiao and Zhang Bao's deaths, the Yellow Turban Army had been shunned by everyone. Why was that? It was because the Yellow Turban Army represented meritorious service. Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Tao Qian, and Liu Bei were all people who stood out from the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Zhang Yan's original name was Zhu Feiyan. Later on, he changed his name to Zhang Yan because of Zhang Niujiao. It was such a person who united the rebels in Changshan, Zhao County, Zhongshan, Shangdou, Hanoi, and other places. The small leaders of the rebels, Sun Qing and Wang Dang, brought their troops to submit to Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan's troops had expanded to nearly a million people. They were known as the "Black Mountain Army". After the three leaders of the Yellow Turban Army died, they were still free and unfettered. Even the imperial court could not send troops to encircle and suppress them. Zhang Yan had fought with Yuan Shao in Jizhou for so many years. Even now, Zhang Yan was still a pain in Yuan Shao's heart.
The second was the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army. However, they were in a more miserable state. Under the lead of Canal Commander Guan Hai, they surrounded the North Sea. A million Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army soldiers were killed by Guan Hai's impulsive one-on-one battle with Lord Guan Yu. Otherwise, Qingzhou would have long changed hands. Because of this, Lao Cao was able to obtain hundreds of thousands of elite Qingzhou Army. The fighting power of the Qingzhou Army was obvious to all. Lü Bu, Liu Bei, Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, Yuan Shao, and Zhang Xiu, which one of them had not fought with the Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou before?
Lü Bu, Tao Qian! Lao Cao's main force in attacking Xuzhou was the Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou.
Yuan Shu and Yuan Shu were almost driven out of Yangzhou by Lao Cao. They were also the main force of Lao Cao's Qingzhou Army.
Liu Bei had the Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou under his command. They were in the hands of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
Yuan Shao! Lao Cao was currently using the Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou to fight with him.
If not for Zhang Xiu's sneak attack, Lao Cao would not have been defeated so miserably.
Thinking about it carefully, the Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou had fought with almost any elite army in the world.
He had seen Lü Bu's Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the Formation Breaker. He had also seen Yuan Shu's Yulin Army and the Yuzhou Cavalry. He had also fought with Tao Qian's Danyang Army. Liu Bei's White Eared Heavy Armored Soldiers and Yuan Shao's Great Halberd Soldiers were about to meet.
Zhang Xiu's Xiliang Cavalry. The Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou dominated half of the Three Kingdoms.
The Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou was similar to the Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou. It was Liu Pi of Yuzhou. Liu Pi's military strength was not strong. At most, he could be considered a second-rate strategist. He did not have any proper advisors. He only had a few incompetent military advisors who did not have a name. However, he was able to dominate Runan for such a long time. He relied on the Yellow Turban Army of Yuzhou.
Looking at Hao Shao's two thousand soldiers, two thirds of them were new recruits. Although Hao Shao was born in the Bing Province Heavy Cavalry, he had learned from Zhang Liao and had seen Gao Shun and Gao Shun's training. Because of Zhang Liao's recommendation, Gao Shun could not accept Hao Shao's training. However, Hao Shao knew his own limitations. His soldiers had only been trained for a few dozen days, a month. If such soldiers were to fight against a real field army, they would be defeated. Even if there were only a thousand people, Hao Shao would not dare to go out of the city and fight in the field. Hao Shao was a Wolf Cavalry soldier and had learned from Zhang Liao. He had also seen Gao Shun and Gao Shun's training. Because of Zhang Liao's recommendation, Gao Shun could not accept Hao Shao's training. Because of that, Gao Shun guided Hao Shao for many days. However, Hao Shao knew his own limitations. His soldiers had only been trained for a few dozen days, a month. If such soldiers were to fight against a real field army, they would definitely be defeated.
Now, if the city walls of Guangzhou were to be pushed down by the siege engines, the city would collapse. Even if he did not want to fight in the field, he would have to fight in the field. He would have to face an enemy that was ten times more powerful than him. Therefore, Hao Shao had to think of a way to destroy the battering ram.
Destroying siege engines, Liu Mang had done it before. In Wan Cheng, Sun Ce once used siege engines to break open the gate of Wan Cheng. However, he was unable to enter the city because Liu Mang used a pile of wood and stones to block the entire gate. Sun Ce simply could not enter the city unless he attacked.
But now, Hao Shao cannot do this because the city walls of Wan Cheng were made of bricks and layers of clay and lime. It was originally an ancient city. Later, in order to guard against the Yellow Turban Army, Lujiang Prefecture's governor, Lu Kang, reinforced the city. Lu Kang was defeated by Sun Ce. Wan Cheng was taken over by Yuan Shu and Liu Xun became the governor. Liu Xun was not stupid, in order to guard against Sun Ce, he reinforced the city. After that, it was Sun Ce himself. In order to use Wan Cheng as a bridgehead to attack the Central Plains, Sun Ce spared no effort to repair Wan Cheng. It can be said that the city walls of Wan Cheng were very strong. It was so strong that unless there was a hot weapon, the city walls could not be broken.
But what about this tiny little Guangzhou? Only the foundation of the city wall was made of green bricks. The rest of the wall was made of mud. When the siege engines rammed into the city gate, they didn't just destroy the gate, they also destroyed the city wall. If the gate was broken, it could be blocked. But if the city walls collapsed, what could be used to block it?
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