Chapter 187: Xu Shu vs Cao Cao

After crippled the flying stone cart of the official army, Guo Jia immediately put away the artillery cart, whether it was artillery or shells, it was a treasure, and one less was to fight.

Besides, this is not Lunu City, and the supply of cannonballs is insufficient, so it is better to save some money.

Yuan straight!

Guo Jia smiled and groaned: "I'll leave it to you for the time being." ”

Under his hands, on the wisdom of the first recommendation of loyalty.

Xi Zhong is thoughtful and thoughtful, has the ability to control the overall situation, and is Guo Jiake's right-hand man.

With him in Lunu, Guo Jiacai was relieved to go around to fight in the north and south.

Xu Shu is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, can manage the army on the horse, can manage the people when he gets off the horse, and is also quite good at the art of war and tactics, and is one of the few comprehensive talents under Guo Jia who can take charge of himself.

Promise!

Xu Shu was overjoyed, he was already a little eager to try.

"Ballista ready!"

The soldiers defending the city launched a dozen ballistas.

It is said that Xu Shu has been in Wuji County for half a year, and he is not unprepared for anything.

The so-called ballista is a large bow and crossbow, drawn by a winch, and fires short spear-length arrows with a range of about 150 meters.

Oilcloths can be attached to the arrows, and when fired, they can ignite enemy siege equipment.

"Ignition launch!"

Xu Shu shouted.

A dozen ballistas fired a round of rockets.

The range of the ballista is above that of the bow and arrow, so the ballista is still very advantageous until the ballista is pushed to a hundred meters.

Whoosh!

Dozens of rockets hit the well, but Cao Cao was also prepared and poured mud on the well. The rockets fired by the ballista do not burn the well.

Keep shooting!

Xu Shu didn't feel any surprises.

He also knew that the battle-hardened officers and troops were not so easy to defeat.

As a result, the officers and soldiers escorted the well and slowly moved forward.

As long as he went twenty meters further, the crossbowmen on the well were able to suppress the power of the city.

Catapults!

Xu Shu responded calmly, and the city once again launched several catapults.

After seeing the power of Guo Jia's artillery, Xu Shu also moved his mind and ordered people to build several catapults.

Of course, the accuracy and range can't be compared with Guo Jia's, but it is enough for defending the city.

The catapult was in place, and several gunners carried up the crockpot, which contained the oil in it.

This is also Guo Jia's incendiary bomb that inspired Xu Shu, and he also drew a gourd to make a pot of fire oil, but he didn't know about gunpowder or something, so this incendiary bomb also had no function of exploding.

Get ready to ignite!

Xu Shu let out a loud roar, and several catapults threw the burning fire pots at the well of the officers and soldiers.

Whoa, whoa!

The fire pot hit the well and shattered, and the fire oil was poured on the wood, and although it was covered with mud, it also ignited a fire because of the oil spilled.

Half of the ten wells were on fire, and the officers and soldiers were busy extinguishing the flames, and the remaining five were still pushed to a distance of 100 meters.

Whoosh!

The archers on the well begin to attack.

For a time, the arrows were like flying locusts, and they shot at the head of the city.

"Defend!"

Xu Shu continued to shout.

The defenders at the head of the city raised their large shields and curled their whole bodies inside.

The archers in the back also returned fire under the cover of the sword and shield men.

Although the fire point of the well was not extensive, it was far taller than the defenders on the city wall, and the archers were also condescending, and quickly suppressed the bows and crossbows at the head of the city.

Rush!

Cao Cao drew his sword and pointed at it.

The infantry vanguard began to fill the moat.

With the cover of the well, they were a little safer.

But the crossbowmen at the head of the city turned the wind and shot at the infantry of the officers and soldiers who filled the moat.

The officers and soldiers screamed miserably, and many people were hit by arrows, but no one retreated.

This section of the road was originally made of flesh and blood.

After hundreds of casualties, the officers and troops filled the moat.

Very good!

Cao Cao waved his hand.

The advance army quickly pressed in, and the damaged wells were repaired and thrown into the battlefield again.

But his Chinese army did not move forward.

Because Cao Cao was very jealous of Guo Jia's crockpot.

It had a long range, and it could explode and ignite, and he couldn't figure out what it was.

Come on!

The heavy infantry again rushed under the walls under the rain of arrows.

Behind them, light infantrymen, pikemen, ladders, and rushing carts came one by one and entered combat positions.

"Rolling stones and wood gold juice ready!"

Xu Shu shouted in a deep voice.

Guo Jia's chain of command has retreated to the second city gate.

In order to deal with the Yellow Turban Army, Xu Shu had already sent people to build an urn city in front of the city gate.

The two sides engaged in a fierce siege battle.

Xu Shu drew his sword and stood at the head of the city, calmly looking at the surrounding battle situation, occasionally an arrow was shot, he just swung his sword and swept it, and the long arrow disappeared.

"One team of rolling stones, two teams of wood, three teams of gold juice!"

"Archers, keep up, ballista retreat."

"Retreat with the catapult, don't put it in the way of the city."

Although the battle was fierce, Xu Shu's command was still in good order.

The rolling stones and wood gold juice tilted down in turns, and the siege troops of the official army were beaten to pieces.

The so-called golden juice is boiled dung water.

Although this thing smells bad, it can cause inflammation when it is poured on the wound.

Inflammation, in this era without antibiotics, is basically unsolvable.

Several attacks by the official army were extinguished by Xu Shu's command of the city, and occasionally there were brave officers and soldiers who attacked the city, but they were also destroyed by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who supervised the battle.

After a few times, Cao Cao was also surprised.

"Who are the scribes in command of the city?"

After he led the army to the battle, he has been invincible, and this is the first time he has encountered a weighty opponent.

The person on the side replied: "This person's surname is Xu Mingshu, he is Guo Jia's fellow countryman, and he is also from Yingchuan." ”

Yingchuan people!

Cao Cao nodded.

There are many scholars in Yingchuan, which is the holy place of scholars of the Han Dynasty.

It was originally a battle of superiority, but under the command of Xu Shu, it became a war of attrition.

Even if it is a war of attrition, Cao Cao is not afraid, anyway, his forces are superior.

"The whole army is divided into three teams, one to attack the city, one to assist, and one to rest."

Cao Cao issued a military order.

This is the best way to fight a war of attrition, which can give all the soldiers enough rest and help them hold out until the end.

He had lost patience and pushed the Chinese army out of the moat.

Xu Shu can really take charge of himself!

Guo Jia, who was watching the battle on the second city wall, nodded with satisfaction.

As long as Xu Shu is given sufficient soldiers and horses, and supplies, Wuji County will definitely be as stable as Mount Tai.

Even Cao Apu couldn't easily break the city.

At this moment, Guo Jia can go back to sleep, and leave everything to Xu Shu.

However, he still has a lot of things to do, and he doesn't have time to spend with Cao Cao, and he doesn't want his subordinates to make unnecessary sacrifices.

"Artillery prepare, aim at Cao Apu's Chinese army, and blast this bastard out of me!"

Guo Jia immediately ordered.

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