Chapter 420 War of Attrition
It seems that some people have said that war is a catalyst for the development of science and technology. Although it is difficult to reach a unified argument on this issue, it is undeniable that as a landmark stage of rapid development in the Eastern Han region, the Battle of Hulao Pass was undoubtedly the beginning of the shining stars of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the strengthening of combat readiness.
Thousands of years later, a madman exposes the world's frenzy with a crazy remark, 'Only those crazy masses are tamed.'
There are still many objections to this sentence, but in the Hulao Pass in front of you, there are endless coalition forces to fight against Dong, which are filled with at least one million people from various states.
These people who originally advocated imperial power and obedient farming, after the princes ascended the high ground and called out, put down their farming tools, raised their swords and swords, and pointed their weapons at the tyrannical Dong Zhuo they heard of, and also at the young emperor Liu Bian who was fooled and bullied by Dong Zhuo.
He attacked Dong Zhuo, cleared the emperor's side, and helped famous officials who mediated with Dong Zhuo in Luoyang.
It is completely different from the Western Liang army's concept of eating big meat, becoming a big official, and making a fortune. The middle and lower-level soldiers and generals of the Dong Alliance, and even the lower-level local warriors, are filled with an inexplicable responsibility and belief.
Hulao Pass is really tall, with a city wall of 500 meters. Looking up from below, you can't see clearly the top of the city wall that is as if you are entering the sky. Only after the alchemists perform the water mirror technique can they project the situation of the Xiliang Army on the city wall into the open space with sight.
With the powerful pass in front of the Hulao Pass, facing the heavily guarded Hulao Pass, the strong attack was futile. No matter how anxious the Dong Alliance was, it could only compete with the city gate and the city wall of Hulao Pass.
The coalition of the princes had tentatively attacked Hulao Pass several times. The rough city-breaking equipment could not cause damage to the city wall at all, and it was even difficult to reach the vicinity of the city gate, so it was covered with high arrow rain.
The low-level miscellaneous soldiers used their lives to test the weak defense of Hulao Pass, and the conclusion was not optimistic. Dong Zhuo sent heavy troops to Hulao Pass, and the spacious city walls were conducive to running. The Xiliang army, which had a large number of cavalry, could quickly support various locations on the pass.
Medium and low-level range magic is difficult to attack on the city wall, and it is impossible to lock the target. Single-body magic with a long attack distance has also lost its effect on the Xiliang army on the city wall.
What's more, at the Hulao Pass, there are lights that protect the barrier. Except for the invasion of life bodies, other attacks cannot pose a threat to the pass.
However, the Xiliang Army on the city wall not only were the performers in the army assigned to various parts of the city wall, but also gathered and suppressed a large number of Luoyang scholars and officials to jointly defend the imperial city and defend His Majesty against the rebels' rebellion.
Most of the remaining officials in Luoyang City were weak in force, but these scholars and officials knew a few surgery methods and had no room for exercise. Dong Zhuo asked Liu Bian to issue an order, but took them to Hulao to shine and heat.
Among these officials, Yuan Wei was among them. The old boy played the role of the thunder lightning formation. Regarding Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Wei often complained about the misfortune of their family in the court. Dong Zhuo thought, didn't you say that the misfortune of your family? Give you a chance to clean up the door.
The soldiers were guarding, Dong Zhuo was not far from Yuan Wei. Yuan Wei guarded the conspicuous position of Hulao Pass. He spoke less and opened more. He killed many cannon fodders who tried their best to try their best. He corrected the name of the Yuan family and was a good minister of the Han Dynasty. He didn't know that Yuan Wei was a loyal and wise man anyway...
It is difficult to attack the city wall under the city, but on the towering city wall, they can unscrupulously launch magic and shoot arrows downwards. Because the height of the city walls is far beyond the normal state, the attack distance of the princes can only be arranged tens of thousands of meters away from the Huzhuo.
Yuan Wei's position is too conspicuous, and the water mirror technique is accurate. Yuan Shao said that it is not easy for the elders of the Yuan family to endure humiliation and mediate the thieves. Let's look at Yuan Wei, Dong Zhuo is on the side and guards the swords and weapons behind his back. The frequency of magic is still significantly slowed down. The elders have good intentions and vows to challenge Dong Zhuo to the name of the Yuan family.
In the short term, the commanders and generals of both sides rarely appear on the battlefield.
Yuan Wei is definitely the brightest boy on the Huzhu battlefield at this time~!
A large number of players also joined the armies of both sides. The players of Dong Zhuo's side squatted on the city wall and were ready to fight against the attack of the Dong coalition. A large number of alchemists were looking forward to the arrival of "spring".
Players from the coalition side severely rejected the position of the vanguard camp. In this world for many years, players have basically become their own factional forces. A war is coming, and the princes of all walks of life do not want to provoke these players too much and lead to changes.
If the Donglai soldiers are a useless rib in the minds of some leaders of forces at this time, then the player group can definitely be considered a useless rib in the free rib. The group is huge, tasteless, and cannot be ignored. The whole is an infinitely weakened version of the Donglai soldiers.
However, their weakening, against the backdrop of a large group, vaguely showed the danger of not being inferior to the Donglai generals in the slow improvement of equipment.
Because of the existence of the player group, Li Ling's behavior of Donglai's generals was even less abrupt.
No one can control the overall situation in the human world. Rational people try to lay their own pieces on the chessboard of this world.
If the weight of the chess piece is insufficient, it will only be unlucky when it encounters the crazy existence of the table lifting. Therefore, people often don’t like to get along with similar people who tend to turn the table lifting.
Some larger player forces rejected the coalition's arrangements that the coalition forces planned to act as cannon fodder, but in order to reflect their own value, they also fooled some scattered or small groups of players to join the siege team.
He asked for resources and materials from all princes, and more players in the coalition were invested in the manufacturing of war equipment.
The smell of burnt smoke was filled with Hulao Pass and the Allied Army camp. The real battle had not yet begun. The confrontation between the siege equipment between the two sides had lasted for more than ten days.
There are already a large number of siege equipment, crossbows, torch stone throwing mechanisms, and even a small number of dragon cannons transferred from Luoyang. The coalition forces camped outside the pass and constantly used siege equipment to attack the city walls of Hulao Pass. Dong Zhuo also ordered players on his side to work more throwing equipment.
There are not many players who can make torch stones and throw siege equipment at this level. Players with high skill in the Ink Master skill can generally only create some exaggerated well railings, catapults and other equipment.
After all, there are not many players who are focused on production and forging at this stage. In this magical world, even if the attributes are limited to the limit, many people still continue their dream of singing with the top combat readiness.
The city wall of Hulao Pass is too high. For the Lianjun of Dong, except for the long-range throwing mechanism that can attack the city wall from a long range, other equipment at this stage are basically of no value.
Ordinary rushers cannot approach the city wall at all, because Xiliang soldiers will come out of the city to attack the enemy near you at any time.
The attack range of equipment such as torch stones, dragon cannons can reach 10,000 meters, and the range of crossbows and catapults can be at most two or three thousand meters.
The siege equipment that players on both sides can make is similar, with a small amount of torch stone throwing and a large number of catapults. Because of the advantage of terrain, Dong Zhuo's side can attack further than the coalition forces outside Hulao Pass and conduct more targeted attacks.
The coalition forces continued to produce siege equipment and continued to push siege equipment into the attack range of Hulao Pass. Miscellaneous soldiers and cannon fodder manipulated siege equipment to attack the city wall of Hulao Pass, and then were destroyed by siege equipment of Hulao Pass.
The two sides had exchanges with each other, the coalition forces consumed a large amount of siege equipment, and the Hulao Pass city wall was somewhat damaged.
Unlike the Donglai Inner City built by Li Ling, Hulao Pass is majestic, but the current city wall is not as luxurious as Li Ling, like Li Ling, to incorporate the orange shield of the Giant Spirit City Protective Shield into the city wall.
The Hulao Pass city wall is strong and extremely durable, but it is still an ordinary city wall after all. As long as the flag guarding the barrier appears outside the city wall, it will be attacked by the coalition forces from a long-range fire. Fighting with casualties, the coalition forces of the princes will not allow the guarding barrier to protect the city wall.
For giant city gates like Hulao Pass, the scope of guarding barriers is limited after all, and multiple groups of alchemists who use barriers can protect the main force of the gates. Dong Zhuo also has no strength to send people to continuously erect flags outside the city.
Hulao Pass is solid, but it lacks material to resist the impact of force. An ordinary catapult cart can also cause damage to the city wall as long as it hits the casting stone on the city wall. Although this level of damage is low, it can still damage the city wall if it continues to accumulate.
The coalition forces consumed siege equipment, Hulao Pass consumed the durability of the city wall, and Dong Zhuo defended the city wall with a leisurely and waited for it. If this situation continues, it will be obvious that the coalition forces of the princes would not be able to launch a formal attack on Hulao Pass for a while.
Dong Zhuo has experienced many wars, and the Western Liang Army attacked Fang Hanyong, but Dong Zhuobie was not good at commenting on his side, but his experience in defense and escape was absolutely experienced.
With the advantage, Dong Zhuo didn't mind spending the whole alliance with Dong, allowing the coalition forces to continuously consume resources and soldiers. When he felt that Hulao Pass was truly threatened, he would take the initiative to attack the coalition forces, which would be more time-for-all.
Dong Zhuo, the Hulao Pass, was in charge of the army, and the army was very powerful. The pass was in hand and the logistics was sufficient. He did not believe that the so-called Dong-Dong Alliance could afford it.
Xu Rong was in power and guarding the Sishui Pass. In his early years, Xu Rong hated the aristocratic family and was extremely disgusted with the Dongdong Alliance with Yuan Shao as the leader. He did not communicate with the Dongdong princes at all.
The Yellow River in the north and the mountains in the south. Among them, the large army marched was even more dangerous than siege. Yuan Shao had a flying army, but only 50,000. The two-legged flying dragon flying at low altitudes was also seriously threatened by the elite Eagle Guard.
Chang'an defended Sun Jian to avoid the battle. A team of Jiangdong with strong combat power bravely formed a formation. A word of His Majesty's order, Chang'an, which is also a strong wall in the city, also makes it difficult for the princes to speak out.
The coalition forces were unable to get rid of the princes, and the proclamation had been issued, and all forces gathered together, and one of them was called princes. Even if Liu Xie had turned his head away, they could not give up attacking Dong Zhuo and capture Luoyang.
Because if the Dong alliance is disbanded at this time, what is waiting for them will definitely settle the accounts after the autumn, and even the emperor Liu Bian of the current dynasty would settle the accounts with them.
At that time, after everyone was dispersed, Dong Zhuo asked them to settle the score. A rebel hat was put on his head, and he might have no power to resist.
Just as the princes were slightly inferior, Li Ling rode the purple-gold red rabbit horse that was finally like his hands, and took Guo Jia, Dian Wei and others to the battlefield of the two armies.
The war of attrition in the siege? Donglai siege equipment is stockpiling a lot. Li Ling thought that there should be some big dog dealers who are easy to ship...
Chapter completed!