Chapter 89 Unexpectedly easy
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang~"
Amid the dense muffled sound, the two soldiers holding shields were forced to retreat by the force entrained from the arrow cluster, and had to squat down and protect Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang with their shields.
Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were both a little confused. The number of Cao's troops was not too large, so why was the firepower so strong?
"Lord, let's go back first!" Zhuge Liang said.
"Okay." Liu Bei heard the sound of arrows being shot by arrows constantly on the bracket. Logically speaking, the force of arrows shot at this distance was no longer large, but they could not resist the number. Even the bracket itself was shaking slightly. If this continued, he was really worried that the bracket could not hold on.
I immediately got off the bracket with Zhuge Liang under the protection of the guards.
As soon as they left the range of the bracket, the pressure suddenly became much lighter. When the group of people got off the bracket, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang looked up and were stunned.
There were only a few arrows on the other brackets, and there were dense patches of arrows where I was just now. Although most of them fell to the ground, there were still many shots on the brackets.
What's going on?
Not to mention Liu Bei was stunned, Zhuge Liang didn't understand anything. Could it be that the other party discovered where they were before?
Soon, the next wave of arrows came. Standing at their angle, you could clearly see the locust-like arrow clusters diversion in the air. Most of the arrow rain fell down to the brackets here. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang hurriedly took everyone back in a mess and avoided the arrow clusters that were bounced out.
"Kong Ming, this is..." Liu Bei's eyelids twitched. The other brackets were fine, but this bracket seemed to have an inexplicable attraction, causing a large number of arrow clusters to shoot towards this side.
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan, and the wind was a little strong, which made his hair and beard flutter, but his expression was surprisingly calm. He shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid it's Bo Yuan's achievements, but this will reduce the pressure to defend the city by half!"
Yes, the arrows have all come here, and the pressure of defending the city has naturally been reduced a lot. When the defenders on the city saw the arrows flying in, they were about to leave the will. Who knew that the arrows flew directly to the back, which reduced the pressure of the soldiers guarding the city has been much less, and they began to fire arrows and counterattack. At this time, who cares where you shot the arrows? Just don't shoot me.
The general of Cao's army obviously noticed something was wrong and immediately ordered the archer to shoot arrows in the direction of the city wall. The bracket was so far away, even if the arrow was shot, how much lethality could it have?
At the order of the general of Cao's army, the more even arrows were shot, but the opportunity was lost. With the bracket and double-layer strikes on the city wall, the Cao's army's aura had been set off. Although it was still attacking, the momentum of moving forward was gone.
Even so, Liu Bei was unwilling to go back to the bracket. He felt that the bracket was not only eye-catching, but also evil. No one could attract a large number of arrows. If he accidentally hit the trap, he might be the most cowardly monarch since the Yellow Turban Rebellion!
That's right, Liu Bei is unprecedentedly confident at this moment, because Zhuge Liang has already outlined a beautiful blueprint for him, and his future is bright. At this time, he naturally does not want to stand in danger.
Although the brackets that Liu Bei had been waiting for before were a bit weird, the other brackets were good. The soldiers inside not only had long range, but also had high accuracy and high fighting spirit. The Cao army attacked from morning to dusk, but never could attack the top of the city. The thunder chariot behind was almost named by four crossbows at the top of the city at halftime and withdrew from the battlefield early.
Seeing that the sun was already tilted, not only did he fail to break through a city guarded by hundreds of people, but he suffered losses on his own. The generals of Cao's army looked not very good, but they were unable to rank. They could only order the Jin to withdraw the troops, which also made the soldiers and civilians at the garrison at the city breathe a sigh of relief. Today's level has been overcome.
For the generals who defended the city, it was a different feeling. Although Cao's army is large today, the pressure brought is not great. I don't feel that this is a siege battle with a huge difference in strength between the two sides. As the lord, Liu Bei has the deepest understanding of this. He may not have won several battles, but he has experienced countless failures.
He knew better why the battle today was so easy, because these seemingly inconspicuous brackets had even a far-range range than the archers standing on the wall ahead. The deterrent power brought by the crossbows set on the top of the city, as well as some fragmented baffles, and the haystacks that are still burning. It was the existence of these things that made him block the attack of Cao's army several times with Fancheng with his troops from less than a school.
Cases and casualties are inevitable, but this result also makes Liu Yi's importance in Liu Bei's heart. If he has enough troops and such strange people help him, why should he be afraid of the heroes in the world?
At this moment, Liu Bei was very eager to recruit Liu Yi under his command. With this man, he was better than a thousand troops!
"Lord, Cao's army has just retreated temporarily. Although the vanguard has been frustrated, the main force of Cao's army has arrived in Xinye. If Xiangyang has not responded yet, Fancheng should not be relied on, and think about retreating early!" After counting the damage to the war, Zhuge Liang came to Liu Bei. He was not as optimistic as Liu Bei. He had a premonition that he would not be able to rely on Cao Cao's army as before. The matter in Xiangyang was a bit beyond his expectations. He did not expect Cao Cao to go south immediately after Liu Biao's death. This made Liu Qi and Liu Cong brothers who were originally planning to kill each other and Liu Bei took over Jingzhou.
Liu Bei nodded. Although he did not have the same clear thinking as Zhuge Liang in the overall situation, he was professional in escaping and knew when to guard and when to run. There was no news in Xiangyang for a long time, and Liu Bei had also noticed something was wrong.
"Yide!" After thinking about it, Liu Bei shouted to Zhang Fei beside him.
"Brother!" Zhang Fei strode over and said to Liu Bei, "What's the matter?"
"Fancheng cannot be guarded for a long time. You can immediately order people to demolish these brackets!" Liu Bei said in a stern manner.
Although Fancheng is a small city, it is a military center in Xiangyang. Although he is unable to defend it now, it does not mean that he will not be able to fight back in the future. If these powerful weapons are there, it will probably take a lot of effort to counterattack Xiangfan in the future, so it would be better to demolish it.
"Here!" Zhang Fei didn't care when he heard this, and agreed and asked the troops to demolish the brackets.
It's just a toothache that these brackets are obviously made of wood, but they seem to be stronger than the city wall. It took a long time to demolish one.
"Lord, when Mr. Bo Yuan left, he left a way to remove these brackets..." Before Xiahou Bo finished speaking, he suddenly felt uncomfortable all over. Zhang Fei appeared behind him at some point, with his round eyes wide open.
Chapter completed!