Chapter 946: A Thousand Casualties in a Quarter of an Hour

Zhao Hui held clairvoyance in his hand.

Although they were nearly two miles apart, he could see the Cao army on the head of the city clearly.

Dian Wei's people have not rushed to the city wall for the time being.

This attack, although the number of people is not as large as the previous few times, it is definitely the strongest one on Zhao Hui's side.

More than half of the previous attacks were just feints.

There were still a few times, although the prestige was very great, but Zhao Hui did not force it, and finally it was still loud and rainy.

This time, there were not many people, only 10,000 people, but the number of catapults and ladders prepared by Zhao Hui was twice as many as before.

In addition, Zhao Yun has also led 10,000 people, ready at all times in the back.

This time it was still a temptation, Zhao Hui wanted to see if Cao Cao would appear and how he would respond.

Zhao Yun's 10,000 people, whether they will be pressed up depends on Cao Jun's reaction.

After the falling rocks and the rain of arrows passed, the Cao army on the city wall had already emerged and began to counterattack.

Dian Wei was under the cover of the rain of arrows behind him, and he had already rushed to the city.

Then the bamboo ladders were erected to the city wall, and the iron claws were thrown up, clinging to the wall.

The relatively bulky ladder, because of the four wheels installed underneath, is also pushed to the wall.

Cao Jun on the city wall, holding a fork, wanted to push the ladder away.

Others held up swords to cut off iron claws.

It's just that the war knife slashed on the iron claw, and the sparks flew everywhere, but it couldn't cut off the iron claw.

Zhao Jun had already begun to climb up the rope.

The Cao army on the city wall saw that the iron claws were constantly being ironclawed, and they could only use spears and rakes to stab, or the Zhao army who was pushed up by the ditch.

These Cao troops on the city wall are all well-trained, and they are under the command of Yu Ban.

They did not hurry, one after the other, and the spears in their hands kept piercing out.

Zhao Jun on the rope, many of them were holding the rope with both hands, and they couldn't resist it, so they were stabbed and fell down.

However, there are also some strong ones, holding the rope in one hand and stabbing upwards with a spear in the other.

Although it is not as strong as the Cao army on the city wall, there are also some Cao soldiers who were careless, stabbed in the body, and then planted from the city wall.

But the Zhao army, who obviously grabbed the rope and climbed up, had more difficulty and suffered more casualties.

It is very difficult for ordinary soldiers to climb the city walls.

Unless it's some masters, they are still four or five feet away from the wall, and they can jump directly on it.

But the probability of success is also very low, people in the air, before they have fallen to the wall, they may be hit by a fork.

"Marksman ready!" Zhao Hui ordered.

Before, the rain of arrows covered two rounds, and now the archers are still shooting, but in order not to hurt their own soldiers, the arrows fired are high, and many of them fly directly over the city walls.

This time, Zhao Hui also deliberately singled out hundreds of marksmen.

Among the archers, the highest archery skills are several hundred.

As Zhao Hui's order was given, they aimed at the Cao army on the wall, who were attacking against the ladder ropes.

These people's archery skills are naturally not as good as Zhao Yuntai Shici.

It can't be done every shot.

But hundreds of people, aiming at the same time, where the ladder rope is located, there are at least a dozen sharpshooters aiming.

Hundreds of arrows flew out and came in an instant.

The Cao Jun on the city wall who were swinging their knives to chop ladders and iron claws, as well as those who were stabbing their spears downward, at this moment, almost everyone had three or four arrows stuck in their bodies.

At the head of the city, where those ladders had iron claws, they were instantly vacant.

Zhao Jun, who was climbing up below, seized the opportunity, and more than a dozen people climbed the wall at once.

"Kill!"

The Zhao army, who rushed to the head of the city, rushed to kill, wanting to cover more Zhao troops below to climb up.

But there were more Cao troops on the city walls.

Even though a piece had just been vacated, it was immediately filled up by Cao Jun.

More than a dozen Zhao troops who rushed to the city wall were drowned in the Cao army in an instant.

Then a group of Cao troops re-blocked the ladder in front of the iron claws.

There were no powerful generals and lieutenants who rushed to the city wall, and more than a dozen people did not even have a wave.

After all, these Cao soldiers are also elites. Not so easy to deal with.

Unless it was Dian Wei who rushed to the wall, it was possible to block the Cao army above and cover the Zhao army behind to climb the city wall.

"Aim, fire!"

Zhao Hui ordered again.

He stood in front of the five hundred archers, holding clairvoyance in one hand, and looked at the situation on the city wall.

This is a small hill outside Guandu City, five hundred steps away from Xiaoqiang, and the bows and arrows of the archers on Zhao Hui's side have been modified, and the range can reach eight hundred steps.

At a distance of 500 paces, the lethality of the arrows shot out is still very large.

Five hundred arrows, mixed with the others, once again hit the men on the wall.

There was a sharpshooter who didn't know if it was bad luck or if he was aiming at him, but he was directly shot at the hedgehog, and he was hit by more than a dozen arrows, and Cao Jun behind him was all shocked.

An arrow hits and it is possible to live.

But more than a dozen arrows were shot, even if the Cao army on the city wall was elite and not afraid of death, no one wanted to die so miserably.

It's just a hesitation, in front of these Cao Jun, there are many Zhao Jun who climb up.

"Come on, keep up."

The Zhao army in front pounced on the Cao army in front of them and shouted at the same time.

They sacrificed their bodies to rush towards Cao Jun, even if they were stabbed in the body, they still hugged Cao Jun tightly, did not let themselves fall, and did not let Cao Jun hold the ladder again.

Dian Wei looked up, and corpses fell from top of his head, including Zhao Jun and Cao Bing.

Most of them were on the rope and the ladder was shot down.

Many screamed in the air, but when they hit the ground, they were silent.

Dian Wei hadn't moved for the time being, and if Zhao Jun happened to fall in front of him, he would reach out and take it.

If it was Cao Jun who fell, Dian Wei watched them slam and smash to the ground, his face did not change in the slightest.

From the beginning of the Zhao army's attack, it was only a quarter of an hour now, and the casualties of the Zhao army were far greater than those of the Cao army.

Even with catapults and archers suppressing them, the damage to Cao's army on the city walls was limited.

10,000 Zhao troops, the casualties are close to 1,000 in the blink of an eye.

Most of them fell off ropes and ladders and died.

There are not many people who were stabbed to death by Cao Jun with a spear, Zhao Jun.

If this siege lasted for half an hour, more than half of the 10,000 Zhao troops would have suffered casualties.

And the Cao army guarding the city wall, the casualties are estimated to be no more than 2,000, and maybe not even 1,000.

Zhao Hui held a clairvoyant in his hand, although he was not under the city wall, he knew the battle situation well.

"Aim!"

"Shoot!"

He did not order the withdrawal of troops.

He was still personally commanding five hundred selected archers.

Five hundred archers, each time they aim at only those few areas on the city wall, although they can shoot Cao Jun every time, but five hundred people, each round actually shoots less than 100 Cao Jun, and there are only a few dozen people.