PFC Chapter 791: Chaisang's Emergency and Lu Fan's Clever Plan
Chapter 791: Chaisang's Emergency and Lu Fan's Clever Plan
Chapter 791: Chaisang's Emergency and Lu Fan's Clever Plan
Arrows from the city wall still fell at regular intervals.
Quan Cong still held on to hope. He wanted to use a rain of arrows to defeat the tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers.
But the subsequent performance of the Shanyue soldiers was far beyond Quan Cong's expectations.
Faced with the rain of arrows released by the Wu army, the tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers could not say that they were not afraid all of a sudden.
But at least now they no longer have any thoughts of retreating.
As the drum beats continued behind them and hundreds of warriors shouted, the tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers had only one thought in their minds:
"Admiral Tian Ce is watching them!"
Influenced by this idea, more than ten thousand Shanyue soldiers hid behind the carriages and pushed the carriages in front of them step by step towards Chaisang City.
Since Mi Yang got Ma Jun's surrender, he gave Ma Jun an important task - to use his intelligence and wisdom to transform the various weapons of the Han army.
In his early years in Cao Wei, Ma Jun was famous for his ingenuity, but what people didn’t know was that Ma Jun didn’t like to study agricultural equipment very much. What he was really fascinated by was military equipment!
Mi Yang's order was exactly what Ma Jun wanted.
Ma Jun, who felt that he could realize his ambitions, had spent a lot of effort since last year to modify various military weapons for Mi Yang.
As the chariot was one of the most commonly used siege weapons at the time, it was naturally the focus of Ma Jun's transformation.
Under Ma Jun's transformation, the wheels used by the Han army underwent great changes.
The original 轒轀 was like a large four-wheeled cart that could hold anywhere from a few to a dozen people.
Under Ma Jun's modification, the internal space of the new type of carriage became larger, and in addition to transporting soldiers, it could also transport large amounts of soil.
Ma Jun’s reforms were more than just this.
The back eaves of the pavilion were intentionally widened by Ma Jun, who also fixed raw cowhide on the back eaves.
The purpose of Ma Jun's modification was to allow the soldiers transporting the carriage to hide under the rear eaves, greatly reducing the risk of the soldiers being killed by rain of arrows.
When Ma Jun pulled the newly modified wheelbarrow in front of Mi Yang, Mi Yang realized the superiority of the new wheelbarrow and ordered the craftsmen in the army to manufacture it vigorously.
Since it was Mi Yang who ordered the manufacture of this new type of wheelbarrow, once it was manufactured, it would be deployed in the Tian Ce Army first.
Until yesterday, no one in the world knew the power of this new type of wheelbarrow.
until today.
Quan Cong watched as hundreds of large carriages were pushed forward step by step. As many Shanyue soldiers hid behind the carriages, the extent of casualties caused by their own rain of arrows to the Shanyue soldiers was visibly decreasing rapidly.
Quan Cong had been in charge of the military for many years, and he could tell at a glance how powerful those hundreds of strangely shaped carriages were.
It turned out that Mi Yang had already prepared secret weapons, and he did not simply want to send tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers to their deaths.
But what’s the use of realizing this now?
If even Quan Cong could discover it, how could the many Shanyue soldiers hiding behind Yu Yu not know it?
When they found that the rain of arrows from the Wu army could hardly cause them any serious damage, their morale to advance became even higher.
The weapon had been in their hands all along.
But the weapon can only play its greatest role in the hands of warriors.
Otherwise, no matter how good the weapon is, it will be no different from a pile of scrap metal.
After hearing Dong Yun's report that hundreds of carriages were getting closer to the moat outside Chaisang City, Mi Yang, who was beating the drum, smiled for the first time today.
His efforts were not in vain.
Thinking of this, Mi Yang gradually increased the strength in his hands, and the drum sounds coming from the tall building became louder and louder.
The quiet change in the situation made Mi Yang happy, but for Quan Cong, it was undoubtedly bad news.
It cannot be said that our own arrow rain attack had no effect at all.
As more than 10,000 Shanyue soldiers advanced, many of them were hit by stray arrows and fell to the ground.
But even so, the advance of hundreds of carriages was not greatly affected.
Quan Cong could only watch as hundreds of carts loaded with mud were pushed to the edge of the moat.
After hundreds of carriages came to a steady stop beside the moat, the next moment the carriages in the front began to fall over.
A lot of mud fell into the water, splashing a lot of water.
Looking at the dense splashes of water on the moat, Quan Cong felt his breathing quicken.
The moat of Chaisang City is not small.
But long before that, Mi Yang had ordered his men to cut off the source of the moat outside the city.
This means that the moat has become stagnant water.
Even though the amount of soil dumped by the Han army this time was not much, if the moat became stagnant water and the Han army continued to dump soil, how long would it take for the moat to become smooth?
Behind the moat is the city gate of Chaisang City!
Filling up the moat was a common siege tactic in the world at that time, and it was within Quan Cong's expectations.
But what Quan Cong did not expect was that the threat of the rain of arrows attacks commonly used by the defenders at the time was almost reduced to the lowest level under Mi Yang's series of arrangements.
It seemed that after dumping the first batch of soil, more than 10,000 Shanyue soldiers showed signs of retreating.
Looking at the new round of 轒轀 formation beginning to appear behind the tens of thousands of Shanyue soldiers, Quan Cong knew that he could no longer sit idly by and watch the Han army act recklessly.
Otherwise, within a few days, tens of thousands of Han troops would be laying siege to the city.
After realizing the seriousness of the situation, Quan Cong ordered his men to light signal smoke on the city wall.
The dark smoke rose in the wind, and with the help of the clear weather, it was visible to anyone within miles.
Quan Cong lit the signal fire to inform Lü Fan and Lü Dai on the Yangtze River:
Chaisang is in danger, help quickly!
The wolf smoke slowly rose and was soon noticed by Lu Fan who was looking at Chaisang City from the Yangtze River.
After seeing the smoke, Lu Fan's face showed shock.
He remembered that the Han army launched an attack on Chaisang City. Less than half a day had passed, and Chaisang City was already in danger?
Because this information was beyond common sense, Lu Fan did not act rashly for the time being.
It was not until the scouts sent by Lu Fan returned and told Lu Fan everything that was happening outside Chaisang City.
After hearing that Mi Yang had adopted a new type of siege weapon, which greatly accelerated the progress of the siege, Lu Fan began to believe Quan Cong's urgent request for help.
And then Lu Fan couldn't help but sigh:
"Mi Yang really has the spirit of Guangwu!"
Lu Fan knew very well that even if Mi Yang had a new type of wheelbarrow, if the more than 10,000 Shanyue soldiers were not in high spirits, then no matter how great the effect of the new type of wheelbarrow was, it would not be able to play out.
The Shanyue soldiers, whose morale was originally low, suddenly became resolute. This scene seemed magical to outsiders, but it was not surprising to Lu Fan.
Because Lu Fan knew that a similar thing had happened in history.
At that time, Emperor Guangwu pacified Hebei and defeated hundreds of thousands of Bronze Horse Army. Emperor Guangwu wanted to recruit those hundreds of thousands of Bronze Horse Army, but those hundreds of thousands of Bronze Horse Army did not trust Emperor Guangwu at first.
Even under the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, hundreds of thousands of Bronze Horse Army almost surrendered and rebelled again.
After Emperor Guangwu learned of this, in order to win the hearts of hundreds of thousands of Bronze Horse Army, he disregarded his own safety and personally rode on horseback with only a few followers to the Bronze Horse Army's camp to comfort them one by one.
Because of this heartfelt act, hundreds of thousands of Bronze Horse Soldiers became completely loyal to Liu Xiu overnight.
After that incident, hundreds of thousands of Bronze Horse Army changed their banditry and became a brave and combat-capable government army.
A scholar dies for a confidant.
Mi Yang's mind and means are comparable to those of Emperor Guangwu.
But Lu Fan quickly came to his senses.
The most important thing right now is how to support Chaisang.
Fortunately, Lu Fan knew that Mi Yang could do things that ordinary people could not do, so he had already prepared for the worst.
After Lu Fan ordered the scouts to retreat, he summoned a group of generals.
After Lü Fan informed the generals of the critical situation facing Chaisang, he began to speak:
"I am determined to lead the army to land and rescue Chaisang."
As soon as Lu Fan said this, many generals showed hesitation on their faces.
One of the generals bowed and tried to dissuade Lü Fan:
"According to the scouts' report, Mi Yang had deployed heavy troops in Chaisang Harbor to prevent our troops from landing.
The Han army has taken precautions. If our army were to forcefully land, it would probably fail."
This general expressed what the other generals were thinking.
They knew Chaisang had to be rescued, but they felt that they could not act bravely just for the moment.
After hearing the general's concerns, Lu Fan was not worried.
Lu Fan stroked his beard and said:
"If Mi Yang had not deployed heavy troops in Chaisang Port, it would have been difficult for our army to land."
Lu Fan's words left many generals puzzled.
Facing the generals' puzzled looks, Lu Fan said with a smile:
"Our army has tower ships, and it would be best if we could land at Chaisang Port.
But our army still has many fast boats, and it is winter now, so mudflats have appeared in some places on the river.
If our army were to break up into smaller units and quickly attack downstream using fast boats, wouldn't Mi Yang be alarmed when he heard of our actions and dispatch heavy troops to stop us?
Most of the Han army was attacking the city, and the only army that Mi Yang could mobilize was the elite force in Chaisang Port.
And after that elite force is transferred away, our army will suddenly launch a fierce attack on Chaisang Port, and the port will surely be captured by our army!
Don't forget, in terms of strength and speed, our army is now superior to the Han army."
After Lu Fan finished speaking, many generals showed joy on their faces.
Lu Fan is indeed one of the few remaining big men in the Great Wu today. This strategy sounds really refreshing.
Confident in their own speed of movement on the water, the generals no longer had any objections to Lu Fan's orders.
After the generals left to prepare, Lu Fan did not forget to write a letter to inform Lu Dai of his strategy intact.
They had agreed to play duo together, and Lu Fan was not the kind of person who would abandon his teammates.
With the help of the express boat, Lu Dai soon received the letter from Lu Fan.
After reading the contents of the letter, Lu Dai snorted coldly, copied a copy directly, and ordered someone to secretly send it to the outside of Chaisang City.
It's not that he is heartless, it's just that Lu Fan let him down first.
Thanks to Lu Dai's secret report, Mi Yang learned of Lu Fan's overall plan before the Wu army launched the attack.
"This Lu Ziheng actually understands the essence of mobile warfare?"
But did Lu Fan forget that Mi Yang’s best skill was mobile warfare?
Oh my god, I re-read "The Three Kingdoms" today and found that Lü Dai's son is not Lü Ju, Lü Ju is Lü Fan's son.
My memory was momentarily inaccurate, which led to this mistake. I would like to sincerely apologize to all my readers.
Sorry!
I will go back and read each chapter and correct any errors.
It is my biggest mistake to have affected the readers' perception.
I am really sorry. I will strive for excellence in the future to avoid making the same mistake again.
(End of this chapter)