Chapter 353 Full Firepower
Seeing the various targeted operations of the coalition forces, coupled with the teams of soldiers carrying shields and rushing straight towards the city wall, Zhao Yun couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
I'm afraid this battle will not end peacefully.
How could he, who had led troops in battle for many years, not see that the soldiers charging towards him were absolutely elite? Their speed of movement and every move showed that they were veterans who had rolled in blood.
Such elite troops were sent to attack the city right away. The coalition forces must have been really ruthless and did not intend to fight a war of attrition with themselves, but were prepared for a quick victory.
"All reserve troops of Battalion A, move forward and implement the Level 2 combat plan!" Zhao Yun ordered without hesitation.
At the same time, Xun You also began to arrange and adjust the defenders on the city wall, changing the attack points of some catapults and crossbows to focus on attacking the enemy's catapults and large engineering equipment.
The hidden shooting holes in the city wall were opened one after another, and at the same time, a large number of archers rushed to the top of the wall and launched an intensive attack on the soldiers under the wall.
In just a moment, the defensive and killing capabilities of Zhao Yun’s camp were increased to the extreme.
The countless arrows, looking from a distance, looked like a heavy rain.
The extremely sharp crossbow arrows pierced through the shields and armor and stabbed into the bodies of the engineers, causing blood to splatter everywhere.
When Shen Pei saw this scene, he was not moved at all. He waved his flag and a large number of catapults rushed forward quickly, and countless huge stones smashed into the city wall.
If you can’t match the opponent in range and power, then compare numbers.
In order to fight against Tian Ze, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had already prepared a large number of catapults, so that when faced with such a situation, they would be able to suppress the defenders on the city wall by using the consumption of catapults.
One catapult after another was smashed as it rushed forward, which made some of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's civil officials feel extremely distressed.
However, compared with the extremely horrific losses, the results of the battle were quite fruitful.
These catapults were pushed onto the battlefield one by one without reservation, one was destroyed and two were rushed forward.
Even if the stone throwing counterattack is not very effective, it is worth it as long as it can suppress the defenders on the city wall to a certain extent and attract the enemy's attack to reduce the losses of the siege troops.
Both sides opened fire at full force right from the start.
Shen Pei made full use of the coalition forces' advantage of having more soldiers and generals. Dozens of good generals led elite troops to charge towards the city wall.
Looking at the successive losses of their elite troops, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others were heartbroken.
You have to know that these are not new recruits, nor are they ordinary veterans, but the real elite and pillars of their army.
Just like random soldiers, they were thrown into the meat grinder above and below the city walls, unable to make any waves.
Using elite troops to attack a city is undoubtedly an extremely unworthy business, but this business has to be done.
Shen Pei spared no expense in pursuit of the siege effect, using centurions as foot soldiers and generals as centurions.
Ladders were quickly pushed to the foot of the city wall, and teams of elite soldiers climbed up along the ladders.
A large number of wells and siege towers followed closely behind, all wrapped in thick cowhide to resist arrows and hot oil, and were filled with fully armed elite soldiers.
Zhao Yun couldn't help but look solemn when seeing this luxurious configuration.
"Military Advisor, the coalition forces are going to fight to the death right from the start!"
Xun You looked at this scene and said in a deep voice, "With so many siege weapons, Yuan Benchu and Cao Mengde must have spent all their savings."
"The commander of this battle is most likely Shen Zhengnan. He is the only one who has this ability and knows us well enough. The configuration and design of these siege engines... even the distance between them, have been carefully calculated."
"The siege troops did not just attack blindly, but maintained a sufficient rhythm and pressure, consciously pulling our defenders and making us exhausted." "For this battle, Shen Zhengnan really put a lot of effort into it!"
Looking at the defensive formation on the city wall that was gradually deformed due to Shen Pei's pulling, Xun You waved the command flag without hesitation and adjusted the defense again and again.
He ordered the soldiers to pile up the sandbags that had been prepared long ago at the edge of the city wall to strengthen the wall's defenses and avoid being hit by siege towers.
At the same time, a large number of rockets and kerosene were prepared to concentrate fire on nearby siege equipment.
A large number of hook-and-scythe soldiers also appeared at the edge of the city wall, hiding behind the battlements to resist the enemy forces that were trying to sneak up on the city wall.
Shen Pei once again sent out several light cavalry units, which galloped around the city wall and continuously shot arrows at the wall, trying to distract the defenders and create more opportunities for the siege troops.
However, Zhao Yun had already set up many traps around the city wall, including horse pits and caltrops.
The two sides were like two highly skilled chess players playing against each other, countering each other's moves.
The coalition forces and Zhao Yun's troops were attacking each other frantically, and the battle was extremely fierce.
The shouts and cries, the collision of weapons, and the roar of catapults on the battlefield intertwined together, forming a tragic and shocking picture.
Thanks to Shen Pei's arrangements, the coalition forces achieved unexpected results and the attack was quite fierce.
However, Zhao Yun's troops, who had the advantage of defending the city, still firmly controlled the city wall defense line, and few allied soldiers were able to climb onto the city wall.
Liu Bei and Sun Ce were shocked when they saw this scene.
Although they were mentally prepared after listening to Shen Pei's words yesterday, they did not expect the battle to be so brutal.
The two of them silently estimated in their hearts that if their situations were reversed, whether as the attacker or the defender, it would be difficult for them to achieve the same level as the other side.
Is this the strength of the northern heroes?
The value of Tian Ze, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao was once again elevated in the minds of Liu Bei and Sun Ce.
In comparison, the battles in the South could almost be said to be as simple as it could be.
But the two of them were only a little uncomfortable at first, but they soon recovered.
After all, they have good generals such as Wen Pin, Tian Yu and Zhou Yu under their command, and their level of attacking and defending cities is not low. It's just that they have always been in a weak position before, and their thinking has not changed for the time being.
The fierce siege lasted for a whole day. Zhang Fei, Yan Liang, Han Meng and other generals became the first to climb the city wall.
However, the resilience of Zhao Yun's army far exceeded their imagination.
Even as brave as they were, they were still unable to gain a foothold on the city wall. They only held on for a moment before being driven off the city wall.
Even some lieutenant generals suffered minor injuries.
After all, siege warfare is different from ordinary fighting. It is greatly restricted by the terrain, and even thousands of enemies may be injured.
Faced with such a terrifying offensive force, Zhao Yun was not at all flustered. He stood on the south city wall with Xun You from beginning to end, watching everything calmly.
He had confidence in his soldiers. If they couldn't even hold on to this situation and he had to take action himself, the camp would not last for a few days.
Although they got through the first day of the siege without any major incidents, Zhao Yun and Xun You were both in a heavy mood.
The coalition's offensive was indeed too fierce. If it continued like this, they might not be able to hold on to the end.
(End of this chapter)
