There were too many Dong Zhuo troops on the south bank of the Yellow River, and with the natural barrier of the Yellow River, it was not easy to cross the river.

Even conventional offensive methods, even with heavy casualties, would probably not allow for safe crossing of the Yellow River.

This is not what Li Li wanted.

This time, he represented the Li family and served as the leader of the northern route of the coalition. If he failed to achieve any success, it would be a loss of face for Li Hong.

Li Li decided to use his ultimate move and took out the super long-range catapult to attack—Huihui Cannon!

Dozens of scouts were dispatched, and soon the news came back that a section of the river suitable for crossing the river was found.

This is a section of the Yellow River with a width of less than 300 steps and a relatively stable water flow.

After finding a suitable place to cross the river, Li Li ordered the collected boats and troops to move there.

“What? Li Li’s army is preparing to cross the river?”

On the south bank of the Yellow River, in the Xiliang military camp, Dong Yue suddenly looked at the scout who came to report.

Inside the big tent, Zhang Ji, Ma Teng and Han Sui all turned serious.

“General, Li Li’s army seems to be preparing to cross the river. They are gathering and marching out.” The scout did not dare to delay and said hurriedly.

“Well, what a good Li Li, he actually dared to cross the river. If they want to die, then just make their wish come true!” Dong Yue’s face was full of indifference and anger. Obviously, Li Li dared to cross the river despite the natural barrier of the Yellow River and the defense of 150,000 troops, which made Dong Yue feel angry.

“Zhang Ji, Ma Teng, Han Sui, quickly mobilize the army, prepare enough heavy crossbows and bows and arrows, and stop Li Li’s coalition forces from crossing the river!” Dong Yue took a deep breath and shouted loudly.

“Yes!” Zhang Ji, Ma Teng and Han Sui bowed their hands in agreement without any hesitation.

Following Dong Yue’s order, 150,000 troops set out immediately.

……

Two days later.

On both sides of a relatively narrow section of the Yellow River, Li Li’s army of hundreds of thousands and Dong’s army of 150,000 were facing each other across the river.

The armies of both sides pulled out their bows and crossbows and placed their archers at the front.

Dong Yue kept a close eye on Li Li’s army.

Never give in.

“Pull up the Huihui cannon for me, prepare the boulders, and follow my orders!”

Flags covered the sky. In the center of the army, Li Li, dressed in armor and looking mighty and majestic, looked at Dong Yue’s army, which was tightly defended on the opposite bank. With a bloodthirsty smile on his face, he gave orders.

Suddenly, a row of large catapults that had been installed long ago came into everyone’s sight, including a total of twenty large Huihui cannons.

A dozen people worked in a group, using small carts to push large stones weighing hundreds of pounds back to the cannon.

However, what surprised Yang Biao, the governor of Jizhou, Gongsun Zan, the governor of Youbeiping, Zhang Chao, the governor of Guangling, and Ding Yuan, the governor of Xuzhou, was that the Huihui Cannon was closely guarded by Li Li’s soldiers. They only saw the appearance of the trebuchet but could not get close to it. They had no idea how this trebuchet was different from what they thought it was. “Get ready!” Zhou Yu, dressed in armor and looking quite heroic, stood in front of the Huihui Cannon and acted as the commander.

“Fire!” Zhou Yu shouted.

On the north bank of the Yellow River, war clouds gathered. The twenty catapults of Li Li’s army were like giant beasts awakening, roaring. With Zhou Yu’s order, these war beasts started at the same time. Huge rocks weighing 300 kilograms suddenly rose into the air with the force of thunder and flew towards the south bank of the Yellow River at high speed.

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

There were gusts of breaking wind and whistling sounds. Huge rocks weighing three hundred pounds broke through the air at high speed. When Yang Biao, the governor of Jizhou, Gongsun Zan, the governor of Youbeiping, Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, and Ding Yuan, the governor of Xuzhou, heard the noise and looked at the spectacular scene of twenty huge rocks flying into the sky in amazement.

On the south bank, Dong Yue’s 150,000-strong army was originally lined up in neat rows with high morale.

But at this moment, their faces were filled with fear and anxiety.

There were shadows in the sky, huge rocks streaking across the sky, approaching rapidly with the sound of whistling wind and the breath of destruction. The soldiers saw the impending disaster, their hearts beat faster, their throats became dry, but they could only watch the unstoppable rocks falling towards them.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

When the first boulder landed with a thud, the entire south bank seemed to tremble. Dust and gravel flew everywhere, accompanied by a deafening explosion, and pieces of flesh and blood were instantly torn and shattered under the impact of the boulder.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“How is that possible? Run away.”

As huge rocks came down, more than a dozen people were smashed into pieces. Those who were touched were seriously injured. Especially since they fell from the sky like meteorites, it was terrifying.

Dong Yue’s soldiers screamed in terror and fled in all directions. Some were hit directly by huge rocks and died on the spot; others were hit by flying debris and fell to the ground wailing.

“Prepare!”

“Fire!” Zhou Yu kept shouting on the north bank of the Yellow River.

swoosh swish~
Huge rocks rose into the air one after another.

The next huge rocks continued to fall, and each bombardment made the soldiers on the south bank even more terrified. They pushed and trampled each other, trying to escape this place of death, but in the chaos, more people died. The entire south bank fell into chaos and panic, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood and despair.

“How is this possible? Impossible. How can a trebuchet be able to throw such a long distance and throw out a huge rock weighing hundreds of pounds?”

At the central army position on the south bank of the Yellow River, Dong Yue, Zhang Ji, Ma Teng and others were horrified.

Although the generals at the front tried their best to organize resistance, their efforts seemed so pale and powerless under such a fierce attack. They could only watch the soldiers in front of them being smashed into pieces one by one. The front army was in chaos, and they were obviously scared out of their wits. (End of this chapter)