In ancient battlefields, especially in the Three Kingdoms era, the means of siege were nothing more than antfu, ladders, charging chariots, nest chariots, and approaching chariots.

In addition, building mountains of earth, digging tunnels, water attack, etc.

If you really can't capture it, there is another way, which is to surround it and wait until the people in the city run out of food and wages and have to leave the city to surrender.

Of course there are also riprap trucks.

But before Feng came out with heavyweight and destructive siege tools like stone cannons, trebuchets were not mainstream in the Han and Three Kingdoms eras.

the reason is simple.

With the continuous development of city wall construction technology, the trebuchets that use human power to pull ropes to rip stones no longer pose much of a threat to the city wall.

However, when the two armies faced each other in the wild, they could inflict heavy damage on the wooden camp.

This is also the reason why Cao Cao dispatched the Thunderbolt Chariot during the Battle of Guandu.

As for siege equipment such as the Chao Chariot and the Lin Chariot, they can already be regarded as heavy siege engines.

The craftsmen in the army of this era basically had no education - except for a certain Han soldier named Feng who was trained - and all their work relied on experience.

Don't say that two appliances made by two craftsmen are two appliances made by the same craftsman. The size gaps between parts may be different.

Not to mention standardization.

After the siege, if the city cannot be forced to surrender, it will take at least half a month, or even longer, to build enough heavy-duty siege equipment.

Unless the army has a team of craftsmen with a certain level of education and mastery of standardized models.

At this time, we can see the correctness of the saying "Science and technology are the primary productive forces".

Because building heavy siege equipment also represented a certain level of technology in ancient times.

If we want to improve the level of science and technology, promoting education is the foundation.

Without education, where would the talent come from?

How to improve the level of science and technology without talents?

Therefore, in ancient times, the literacy rate was extremely low, unless there was plenty of time.

Otherwise, the siege army usually builds some heavy siege equipment and then uses it with a large number of light siege equipment to attack the city.

At the same time, a large number of soldiers' lives need to be filled.

This is the reason why it is said that ten means to encircle an enemy and five means to attack it.

The Wu army led by Zhuge Ke was naturally not up to the level of the army under Feng, so they could only attack the city according to their orders.

Although it was to test the defensive situation of the Wei army in the city to see if they could find a weak spot.

But seeing soldiers from Wu constantly running, they fell to the ground halfway.

Countless arrow feathers fell from the sky, forming a dense web.

It was the first time I saw such cruel Luo Xian, Fu Qian and others, and my eyes were still wide open.

Their bodies could not help but tremble slightly, and they didn't know whether it was because of excitement or fear.

Or perhaps both.

The food and grass that had been transported for so long finally had the opportunity to reach the front when the Wu army began to attack the city.

Of course, it may also be Zhuge Ke's deliberate arrangement.

After all, even though you can't go into battle in person, watching it in front of the battle is still an experience.

The first wave of Wu troops retreated before they reached the gates of Lu'an City.

Zhuge Ke's frown deepened.

The defenses in Lu'an City are tighter than I thought.

Thinking about it, in the early years when he was a general, he almost succeeded in attacking Lu'an City. As long as the Wei thieves were not stupid, they would definitely strengthen the defense of Lu'an.

He waved his hand and the drums started beating again.

The Wu army, which had been prepared for a long time, began the second wave of siege.

"Raise your shield!"

"Mandun, where is Mandun?!"

This time, the soldiers no longer simply rushed to the city.

Wu Jun began to counterattack.

Under the cover of large pillars and mantle shields, the Wu army began to advance slowly.

"Puffy!"

"Dongdongdong..."

The sound of arrow feathers hitting the pillars and curtain shields was like rapid hail falling to the ground.

The tall soldiers of the Wu Army who were holding the big pillars were concentrating on supporting the big pillars and trying hard to cover the comrades behind them.

Feeling the continuous impact caused by the arrow rain, the muscles in their shirts bulged and their faces turned red.

Although the large pillars and mantle shields were not enough to completely block the rain of arrows fired from the city, they at least reduced a large number of undue casualties.

At the same time, it can also give a lot of psychological comfort to the soldiers following behind.

When the attack reached a sufficient distance, the sound of drums from behind suddenly changed!

The generals of each team shouted loudly:

"pause!"

The soldiers who were lifting the pillars subconsciously began to stand sideways on the ground, forming a jagged temporary pillar wall.

"shoot!"

The archers of the Wu army who followed behind used the wall as cover and began to shoot towards the city head.

The arrows from both sides flew criss-cross in the air, and some arrow feathers even fell off after colliding with each other.

"It still doesn't work!"

Fu Qian, who was watching this scene from a distance, smacked his lips:

"The arrow feathers on the city are too dense."

"You're not talking nonsense." Luo Xian stared at the city, "In addition to archers, there are also crossbowmen at the city."

He shook his head: "If you attack from below, you can only project. The crossbowman is not of much use."

Although the accuracy of an archer is not as good as that of a crossbowman, and training an archer is much more difficult than a crossbowman.

Even crossbows may be more useful than bows and arrows when fighting on flat ground.

But archers have always been the mainstream of long-range strikes in the military, and this is the reason.

Because the crossbow can only shoot straight, this determines its applicability on the battlefield, which is far inferior to that of bows and arrows.

"If you want to suppress the crossbowmen at the top of the city, you must build mountains of earth and build chariots."

By piling the mountain of earth higher than the top of the city, the offensive and defensive forces will be different, and the attacking side will be able to dominate.

But how difficult is it to pile up a mountain of earth higher than the city wall?

Not only is it time-consuming, but it also has certain prerequisites.

For example, we need to fill in the moat outside the city first.

At present, the Wu army only built pontoon bridges to facilitate the infantry to cross the water and attack the city - wherever there is water, the Wu army has certain advantages.

The land of Huainan is densely covered with water and lakes.

Liu'an City was built along the water, with the Xian River running through the city to the west.

Only the south, northeast and three sides can be surrounded by troops.

The moat of Lu'an City is drawn from the Xian River. It is wide and deep and can even be used by boats. How difficult is it to fill it up?

Therefore, we can only choose the second method, which is to build a chariot that is higher than the city wall, and arrange crossbowmen on it to cover the troops on the ground as they attack the city.

However, Linche is a heavy siege equipment, so how difficult is it to build enough of them?

"How difficult is it to attack a city?"

Luo Xian sighed.

Fu Qian nodded: "Wu Jun will not be able to hold on any longer and will retreat again."

As he was speaking, the sound of golden gongs sounded in the direction of the coach where Zhuge Ke was standing.

Due to the interference of the moat and the impact of Ximen's tragic defeat, Zhuge Ke became more cautious.

He did not organize a third test, but let the army slowly retreat and return to the camp to rest.

On the other hand, the Wei army in Lu'an City first defeated the Wu invaders at the west gate, and then repelled the opponent's two attacks on the city.

Now that they saw the other side withdrawing their troops, even though they knew they would not have a temporary truce for the day, their morale was boosted and they cheered.
To be continued...