The Three Kingdoms: I asked you to save Guan Yu, not to destroy Sun Quan.

Driven mad by the psychological attack, Wu Jun carved out more than a dozen platforms on the mountainside under the cover of ballistae. He also brought a lot of branches to light and set off smoke, intending to teach the Han army, who were hiding in the cave, a lesson.

Although the smoke drifts aimlessly in the wind, it's impossible for it all to reach the cave, but it's also impossible for it all to bypass the cave. If even one-tenth of the smoke gets into the cave, that bastard Guan Xing will be in for a world of trouble.

Moreover, with the ballistae in hand, the Han army dared not run around recklessly and could only crawl on the ground like Guan Xing, which provided many conveniences for the Wu army's operations.

Guan Xing lay on the edge of the cliff, cursing at Wu Jun who was setting fire to the forest below: "Damn Jiangdong rats, do you even know what crime arson is? I'll make sure you spend the rest of your life in jail, you believe me?"

"Hurry up, what are you dawdling for?"

Upon hearing the reprimand, the soldiers behind him quickened their pace, climbed to the edge of the cliff, drew their bows, and released the bowstrings at the arsonist on the mountainside.

Although bows and arrows have a short range and low power, they are easy to operate, unlike ballistae which are cumbersome. Moreover, they can be fired from above, so there is no need to adjust the angle; you can just shoot at the person.

In addition to bows and arrows, there were also rolling logs and stones. Countless wooden pillars and stones were pushed out of the cave and rolled down the hillside towards the Wu army that had set fire to the cave. The bows and arrows and the logs and stones were used at the same time, causing the Wu army to flee in panic.

Tragically, the branches had already caught fire. While arrows and stones could hit people, they couldn't extinguish the smoke. Several plumes of thick smoke drifted in the wind, stinging Guan Xing's eyes for a long time. He angrily cursed, "Damn it..."

Smoke can reach the eyes, and simply covering the mouth and nose is useless. Fortunately, the view is open on the mountainside, and the wind gets stronger as you go higher, so the smoke doesn't stay for long and doesn't cause much damage to the Han army.

As a result, neither Han nor Wu could gain the upper hand except by tormenting each other, and the first day of attack and defense passed by uneventfully.

A small number of soldiers were left on guard duty at night, while most of the men went into the cave to rest and conserve their energy.

As soon as Guan Xing got up in the morning, he was rubbing his eyes and hadn't even come to his senses when Meng Jun ran over and said, "Captain, this is bad! The Wu army has pulled another trick again!"

Guan Xing's expression changed slightly, and he quickly went out and lay down. He crawled forward to the edge of the cliff and looked down, only to find to his dismay that not only had more than a dozen ballistae been added to the foot of the mountain, but also twenty or thirty catapults.

In addition, Wu Jun carved out more than a dozen platforms on the mountainside, which, besides tree branches, were covered with coal, and there was even a faint smell of oil in the air.

That was vegetable oil, or more precisely, cooking oil. Stir-frying wasn't common in the Han Dynasty, so vegetable oil was mostly used as fuel for arson.

Guan Xing stared down the mountain and said with a toothache, "Looks like Wu Jun didn't have a moment's rest last night. Tell the brothers to eat quickly; there's bound to be a fierce battle today."

Sure enough, only half an hour later, the sound of rapid drums came from the foot of the mountain, and the Wu army began its attack.

Wu Jun first used rockets to ignite the fuel on the platform, and then the ballistae and catapults fired simultaneously to launch a long-range attack on the Han army.

Moreover, as if realizing that the ballistae couldn't hit the Han army due to the angle, Wu Jun replaced the ballistae with rockets. Countless rockets streaked with flames and whistled into the cave.

At the same time, the catapults also began to operate, launching large quantities of hay bales.

The catapult had a limited range, and many bundles of straw hit the cliff face before they even reached the cave, rolling down the hillside.

But like setting off smoke, this thing involves probability. Out of ten bundles of grass, one will eventually hit the hole, right?

Even if it doesn't go in, it doesn't matter. You can just roll it down the hillside and pick it up for reuse.

With this in mind, Wu Jun fired wildly, wishing he could make the catapults smoke.

But this put the Han army in a terrible predicament, as they had to deal with both rockets and bundles of straw. Every now and then, the rockets would collide with the bundles of straw in the cave, turning into fireballs that hurled in all directions.

"Damn Jiangdong rats, I'll fuck your grandma."

Meng Jun used his spear to flick the fireball out of the cave and said to Guan Xing, who was still lying on the edge of the cliff, "Captain, you should go back into the cave. I'll stay here."

Guan Xing also wanted to go in, but he had no choice but to stay put and boost morale.

As a leader, you can choose not to work, but you can't be completely invisible at crucial moments, right?

Guan Xing shook his head in refusal and asked, "Is there any way to build a shield formation that can keep all the arrows and bundles of straw out of the shield?"

Meng Jun shook his head and said, "No, the impact force of the ballista is too great. Even if it can't penetrate the shield, it can still knock the shield and the person away."

Guan Xing cursed and said, "Damn Zhang Cheng, you just wait. Once I get the triple crossbow out, you'll be sorry. Tell the brothers to pack up and get ready to leave. There's no need to waste time here."

The Han army lacked ballistae and catapults, thus lacking long-range attack capabilities. The feeling of being attacked without being able to retaliate was too frustrating, so it was better to retreat as soon as possible and switch to a terrain they were more comfortable with.

Moreover, his purpose in coming to the mountain stronghold was only to lure Wu's army into a trap, thereby leading them by the nose and seizing the initiative, not to wage a war of attrition against Wu's army. Therefore, he felt no psychological pressure about retreating.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go and prepare immediately." Meng Jun replied and was about to leave when a sudden change occurred.

Dozens of ropes suddenly fell from above the cave, each with a Wu soldier hanging from it. The Wu soldier descended to the location of the cave and with a sudden effort, threw himself into the cave. Before he could even stand up, he drew his sword and charged at the Han army.

"Damn it, those Jiangdong rats are pretty good at playing games."

Guan Xing was momentarily stunned by the sudden turn of events. Without thinking, he quickly scrambled to his feet and charged forward, cutting down a Wu soldier before shouting, "Retreat..."

Guan Xing, relying on the strength of his armor, ignored defenses and unleashed a barrage of attacks, covering the retreat of the unarmored soldiers into the cave.

At the same time, seeing that the suicide squad had succeeded, Yamashita Zhang Cheng immediately ordered, "Stop firing arrows and launch a full-scale attack."

Upon receiving the order, Wu Jun, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed up with all his might, grabbed the ropes and quickly climbed towards the cave. Zhuge Ke was not idle either; he personally led his team up the mountain path and launched a fierce attack on the cave.

Watching Wu Jun bravely charge forward, Zhang Cheng sneered and said leisurely, "Guan Anguo, you will soon realize that defending the mountain stronghold to the death is the worst decision you have ever made in your life."

In order to quickly storm the cave and defeat the Han army, he specially selected a suicide squad skilled in rock climbing and ordered them to climb to the top of the mountain and then slide into the cave using ropes.

Moreover, to prevent the Han army from discovering them in advance, the ropes were coiled into loops and hung on the shoulders, being lowered as needed to ensure that the person and the rope entered the Han army's line of sight at the same time.

It seems to be working very well now. Although more than a dozen people died during the climb, all the sacrifices were worth it as long as we can get into the cave.

In the cave.

The battle in the hall was exceptionally fierce. Wu Jun, fearless of death, transformed into desperate men just like Guan Xing, driving the numerically superior Han army into a series of defeats.

Fortunately, Guan Xing and Meng Jun were brave enough to help, and under their cover, the Han soldiers in the hall successfully entered the cave.

Seeing that their teammates had all gone inside, Guan Xing and Meng Jun exchanged a glance and rushed forward at the same time, forcing Wu Jun back and quickly retreating into the stone gate.

At the same time, more than a dozen spears thrust out from inside the door, stopping Wu's army from pursuing while covering Guan Xing and Meng Jun's retreat.

As soon as they entered, the stone door was quickly closed, blocking Wu Jun from the outside.

Guan Xing leaned against the stone gate, panting heavily, and said, "Damn Zhang Cheng, he really has all sorts of tricks up his sleeve. Let's retreat. Now it's time to go into dog-walking mode. Let's see if I can't walk these bastards to death."

"Quickly, move stones to block the door, don't let Wu Jun easily get in and catch up with us."