Meanwhile, inside Fan City.
"Father, are we really going to do this?
What if the Cao Army doesn't fall for it? "
At this moment, Guan Ping, who was guarding the city with Guan Yu, was hiding under the city wall. He asked in confusion.
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes.
"They will definitely attack us. It's just a matter of time."
"Wouldn't it be better if we could delay their attack?"
"The crossbows that Advisor Jun gave us have a fast firing rate and high killing power, but the range is too low."
"As long as they attack and reach the range, we'll make them run for their lives!"
Before defending the city, Zhuge Liang personally came over and gave Guan Yu a lot of Zhuge Repeating Crossbows.
These crossbows were the result of Zhuge Liang's painstaking efforts.
They had a fast firing rate and high accuracy. Most importantly, they could reload quickly.
However, the range was a little too low.
At most, they could shoot an enemy within fifty steps.
However, it was enough.
At a distance of fifty steps, they could catch Cao Cao's army off guard and make them run for their lives.
Rolling stones and logs were prepared on the city walls all year round.
Zhuge Liang even prepared saltpeter for them.
Once the Cao Army started attacking the city, they could leave these things behind.
Especially the saltpeter. Once lit and thrown down, it would be a killing machine.
Guan Yu didn't want to use underhanded methods.
However, since it was to defend the city, Guan Yu was willing to go all out.
If Fan City was breached, then the common people would suffer a calamity!
Guan Yu knew very well that if he took Fan City, he couldn't do without the support of the people.
Cao Cao naturally knew this. If Cao Cao was unhappy with the people because of this, it was very likely that the incident in Xuzhou would happen again.
In order to prevent the massacre of the city from happening again, Guan Yu had no choice.
… …
Just like that, the two sides faced each other for a long time.
"Wei Emperor, we can't wait any longer!"
"The morale of the soldiers is already showing signs of slackening. If we still don't attack the city, I'm afraid …"
Xiahou Dun was extremely anxious at this moment and spoke.
However, Xiahou Yuan shook his head heavily.
"But it's obvious that there's something fishy going on. What is Guan Yu up to?"
At this moment, Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?
"Prepare the catapults!"
"Let's give them a big gift first! This big gift has been called the most cordial greeting by Sir! "
Hearing Cao Cao's order, the soldiers who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly got to work. They readied the catapults and began to aim at the walls of Fan City.
What Cao Cao wanted to do was naturally the method that Bai Feng had used to attack the people of Shanyue.
Catapult Driver's Mine, Artificial Cannon Tactic!
This kind of tactic could make sieging a city extremely simple.
With dozens of grenades thrown over, no matter how sturdy the city wall was, it would definitely be on the verge of collapse.
However, this required the launcher to be proficient in controlling the explosion time of the grenades.
For this, Cao Cao had made these soldiers practice a lot.
The grenades could not explode in midair, nor could they not explode for a long time after they arrived.
However, Cao Cao had never wanted to use this move.
Firstly, the person guarding Fan City was Guan Yu. Cao Cao had always liked Guan Yu very much and wanted to rope Guan Yu in under his command.
If he used a grenade …
It was hard to say whether Guan Yu would be directly killed by the explosion or not.
Secondly, this move would cause a lot of damage to the city wall. He would definitely have to send people to repair it later.
However, the manpower and material resources needed to repair it were simply incalculable.
Although Cao Cao wasn't short of money now, he didn't dare to squander it like this.
"Remember, only throw one round. Don't throw it again!"
Cao Cao ordered coldly.
A total of five catapults had been prepared.
These five grenades wouldn't cause too much damage to the city wall, and it would be easier to repair it too.
Of course, it would also serve as a deterrent. At the very least, if there was an ambush, it would scare them out.
…
At this time, on the city wall of Fan City.
"Father, why aren't they moving? Do you want me to take a look? "
Guan Ping and the others obviously couldn't hear Cao Cao's order.
Moreover, the catapults had been in place and hadn't moved at all. Only a few soldiers had passed by.
Therefore, it was as silent as death outside.
This made Guan Ping feel a little uneasy.
As the saying goes, there must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. What was Cao Cao trying to do?
Guan Yu said coldly, "That's right.
"No! If they find out, all our previous efforts will be for naught! "
However, Guan Ping couldn't help but secretly poke his head out a little to look outside.
Just then, the catapults threw grenades over!
Guan Ping was stunned when he saw the catapults.
However, why was it not a rock that was thrown over, but such a small piece of rock?
However, Guan Ping didn't think so in the next second!
When these "small rocks" reached the city wall, there was a huge explosion!
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
…
After five consecutive explosions, the walls of Fan City were on the verge of collapsing!
The soldiers who were hit by the grenades were either sent flying or killed by the powerful shockwave.
Instantly, countless crossbowmen hiding here were blasted out.
Guan Ping also lost his balance and sat on the ground.
However, he didn't hesitate. He quickly stood up and whispered.
"Father, Father, this is bad!
Quick, Father, let's leave! The city wall is going to collapse! "
Just as Guan Ping finished speaking, the entire city wall shook even more violently.
The power of these grenades was really shocking. Just five of them had blown up the city wall of Fan City.
There were also many corpses of Liu Bei's soldiers mixed in.
Guan Yu had clearly never seen such a scene before. He quickly ordered all the soldiers to retreat from the city wall and leave with Guan Ping.
After all, they didn't know if Cao Cao still had such a strange weapon!
After the city wall barely stabilized, Xiahou Dun suddenly spoke.
"If you don't fight, we will attack again!
Next time, the city wall of Fan City will definitely collapse! "
This time, Guan Yu had no choice but to take it seriously.
Xiahou Dun was speaking the truth!
If this were to happen a few more times, or even once, the walls of Fan City would not be able to hold on any longer and would collapse!
At that time, there would be countless casualties!
At this thought, Guan Yu straightened his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, mounted his Red Hare, and rode out of the city.
As the city gates slowly opened, Guan Yu, alone on his horse, faced Cao Cao's army of more than two hundred thousand that was attacking Fancheng. His face showed no fear.
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