Chapter 897: Arrow rain suppression is difficult to last
Looking at the surging Cao Jun outside, whether it was Xu Shu or Xun Chen, they didn't have the confidence to defend the camp in their hearts.
Cao Cao attacked in a big way, and the generals in the army were like clouds, but they only had one Guan Hai in their hands.
Yesterday, it could only be regarded as a tentative attack by Cao's army, and each time it was only three or five thousand people, plus a fierce general commander.
In the event of a rain of arrows, they immediately retreated.
Yesterday, Cao's army attacked for one day, and the number of casualties was only a thousand.
And yesterday, Xu Shu and Xun Chen were already feeling the pressure.
If there were no bows and crossbows, Cao's army would have been able to break through the camp yesterday.
Today, the Cao army is all over the mountains, even if there is still the advantage of bows and crossbows, but the threat to the Cao army is not as great as yesterday.
Yesterday, the Cao army was 35,000 pairs, and the Zhao army had 10,000 pairs of bows and crossbows.
Today, the Cao army attacked with 70,000, and the Zhao army's bows and crossbows were still 10,000.
If you want to block Cao Jun with a bow and crossbow, it's not enough.
Now the only way to do this is to use the bow and crossbow to kill and injure the Cao army as much as possible and stop the Cao army from breaking through the camp.
Other than that, Xu Shu and Xun Chen had no other way.
"Surrender and not die, surrender and not die."
The Cao army did not attack immediately, they were shouting that they wanted to further demoralize the Zhao army.
"Surrender, surrender ......"
The sound became louder and louder, and finally the 70,000 Cao troops shouted together, and the mountains and forests seemed to be shaking.
Although he poured out, Cao Cao gave a posture of attacking.
But Cao Cao really didn't think about breaking the Zhao army of the white horse at a huge price.
Defeating these 70,000 Zhao troops was either in a posture of complete victory, or Cao Cao retreated after an attempted attack.
These 70,000 Cao troops are almost already Cao Cao's family, and he may really be all consumed here.
Xun Chen and Xu Shu's faces were very ugly.
Cao Jun outside, the momentum is too strong.
But the two of them had to look confident.
It is impossible to laugh like Cao Cao.
At most, they made their faces expressionless, at least not so that the soldiers could see their fear.
If even they were afraid, the 70,000 Zhao army would inevitably be defeated here today.
Xu Shu and Xun Chen could only grit their teeth and insist.
"Cao thief, you deceive the king, act arbitrarily, regard the Son of Heaven as nothing, and dare to let me and others surrender?" Xu Shu shouted.
"I want to see if you have the ability to break my camp."
"Attack!"
Cao Cao knew that with Xu Shu Xun Chen, it was impossible for the Zhao army to surrender.
It was just to hit the morale of the Zhao army, and seeing that it was almost over, he ordered to start an attack.
Although he didn't want to attack and didn't want to suffer too many casualties, but the 70,000 army was gathered here, and Cao Cao couldn't just come to show off his might.
Attack at least once.
"Kill!"
Cao's army began to attack.
Xu Chu, Guan Yu and other fierce generals rushed to the front.
Behind them were shield soldiers, who held a wooden shield one man high and pushed forward.
There were also many shields in the back, which were raised above their heads to block the rain of arrows falling from the sky.
Cao Jun's preparations are more than yesterday.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Xu Shu still ordered, even if the lethality of the arrows became insufficient, the rain of arrows that fell could at least shoot some Cao Jun.
The archers were already ready, and after Xu Shu gave the order, they loosened their bowstrings and flew out of the air one by one.
Most of them were blocked by Cao Jun's wooden shields, and only one-fifth of the arrows pierced through the gaps between the shields and hit the advancing Cao Jun.
With 10,000 bows and arrows, a wave of arrow rain only hit Cao Jun's army with less than 2,000 arrows.
And some of the arrows are not deadly.
Even if three waves of arrows rained down, it did not prevent Cao's army from approaching the camp.
The archers began to retreat as they fired.
The shield men and pikemen began to move forward, ready to use their flesh and blood to hold off the attacking Cao army.
However, the Cao army rushed into battle with Xu Chu Guan Yu, these fierce generals, all of whom had the courage of ten thousand people, and it was difficult for the Zhao army to resist on this side, and the defense line would be torn apart by them, and then other Cao troops would rush into the Zhao army camp from these openings.
It's hard to resist!
Xu Shu and Xun Chen were each in charge of one side, and Guan Hai was also holding a long knife and guarding in front of the formation.
Guan Yu, Xu Chu, and Zhang Fei, the location of these fierce generals is the key area to pay attention to.
The archers had retreated to the back, and the rain of arrows was still shooting at Cao's army.
In addition, there were five teams of crossbowmen, who looked at Xu Shu Xun Chen's order flag, and specifically stared at Guan Yu and Xu Chu's position to shoot.
The bolts are fast, and they only require a little power when wound.
For archers in the rear, the rate of fire becomes slow, but the rate of fire of the crossbow bolts in front remains the same.
Although Guan Yu and Xu Chu were invincible generals, they could block the dense crossbow arrows, but the Cao army who followed them, under the cover of each round of crossbow arrows, could only hold a shield and struggle.
Guan Yu and Xu Chu can rush into the Zhao army camp.
But Cao Jun behind him couldn't keep up with them.
So they can only keep wandering in front of the gate and rushing to kill.
If you can't take the Cao army behind you and kill it together, Guan Yu and Xu Chu will break into the camp alone, even if they are all invincible generals, it will be difficult to retreat.
Cao Jun hid behind the shield, the huge and heavy shield, so that their movements were unchanging, and their speed was slow.
Under the rain of countless arrows, the casualties of Cao's army were not large, and they were still within Cao Cao's acceptable range.
Occasionally, a few arrows fell near Cao Cao, which frightened Liu Xie, who was sitting in the imperial car, but Cao Cao, who was riding a shadow, didn't even look at it.
Here is 800 steps away from the Zhao army camp, even if an arrow falls, it loses its power, and when the arrow falls, it is soft, and Cao Cao even dares to catch it with his hand.
Cao's offensive was large, but now the casualties were not large.
Although he did not break through the Zhao army camp for a while, Cao Cao did not retreat immediately.
He wanted to see how many arrows the Zhao army had, and how many strong bows could the archers of the Zhao army fire.
Crossbowmen can shoot for hours on end, but archers don't have the ability to do so.
A hard bow can shoot five or six times, which is already considered a strong arm strength.
Zhao Jun's bows and arrows are all improved, with proprietary pulleys on them, which shoot far and use little force.
But now that the rain of arrows has passed, their arms are still starting to go numb and weak.
Cao Cao kept looking at Zhao Junzhong, the interval between the rain of arrows.
At the beginning, it was very neat, but there was already a first and one later, and each round of arrow rain was no longer as dense as it was at the beginning.
Yesterday's attempted attack, Cao Cao has gathered some information.
Today, he wants to see what other means Xu Shu Xun Chen has.
If it's just these, he must break the Zhao military camp.
Not only Cao Cao noticed it.
In the Zhao military camp, Xu Shu and Xun Chen also felt it.
The rain of arrows is not dense, and the suppressive power of Cao Jun is much smaller.
Some of the Cao soldiers had already thrown off their shields and raised their spears.