Dong Dong Dong!

The war drums sounded, and Lu Bu formed a formation outside Juancheng. Although he had not launched an attack yet, the entire team was already exuding a murderous atmosphere.

Bingzhou cavalry lined up in the middle, waiting to attack at any time.

Gao Shun led the soldiers and had already pushed the huge investment vehicle to the front of the formation, and the war between the two sides was about to break out.

Cao Hong stood on the city wall, looking at Lu Bujun's array, his face a little ugly.

Xu Chu pointed at the catapult, "Look, that's Lu Bujun's catapult. It's so big, and it looks like it must be quite powerful."

When everyone heard these words, their faces became even more ugly.

Not only did they know that the catapult was extremely powerful, but they also knew that the catapult could also throw an explosive stone, which was even more powerful.

Everyone imagined that the opponent's catapult would throw the kind of exploding stones, and they felt very frightened.

Cheng Yu frowned and kept turning his head to look in the direction of the stairs, because Cao Cao once said that you don't have to worry about the catapult, he will handle it.

Now that Lu Bu's army has come to attack the city, Cao Cao's words should be fulfilled.

While everyone was waiting anxiously, they suddenly heard a creaking sound in the distance. Everyone turned their heads and looked over. When they saw it clearly, they were surprised and quickly rushed forward in ecstasy.
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Cao Cao walked slowly along the city wall. Behind him, there was a huge catapult, which was pushed over by more than a dozen soldiers.

"Catapult?"

Cao Hong was the first to run over to greet him, his eyes filled with joy, "My lord, it turns out there really is a catapult. That's great. How can Lu Bu's army be so arrogant this time?"

When everyone saw the catapult, they were immediately in high spirits. Their initial timidity was completely gone at this moment.

"Lord, we have a catapult, and Lu Bu's army can't take advantage."

Cheng Yu suddenly asked, "Lord, can this catapult launch explosive stones?"

Cao Cao nodded, turned around and pointed at the cart behind the catapult, and said with a smile, "Look, those dark red stones are called flame stones, and they are stones that can explode."

Everyone hurriedly gathered around and saw various stones piled inside the car. Among them, there were also more than a dozen dark red stones.

Xu Chu was anxious and stretched out his big hand to pick it up and take a look. Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Don't move. This kind of stone can easily explode. It's better for everyone to be careful."

Xu Chu was startled, retracted his hand and scratched his head, "So powerful."

Cheng Yu looked at these dark red stones and felt ecstatic in his heart, "Lord, why don't we launch a flame stone first to let them know our strength and boost the prestige of our army."

Cao Cao also wanted to see the power of the flame stone, so he nodded, "In that case, let's try throwing one first."

While saying this, Cao Cao also felt heartbroken.

One hundred thousand gold coins for a catapult.

A flame stone costs ten thousand gold coins.

One gold coin is equal to ten coins and ten thousand copper coins.

Ten thousand gold coins equal how many copper coins?

Alas!

Cao Cao stepped aside and felt even more distressed as he watched the soldiers put the flaming stone into the ladle of the catapult.

The money spent on one catapult and ten flame stones has already emptied all the money in the Juancheng treasury.

Even, it’s not enough!

No one knew that Cao Cao was heartbroken, so they all eagerly looked at the catapult, ready to feel the power of the flaming stone.

Following the order, the huge catapult shook violently, and the flaming stone in the spoon immediately rose into the air and flew towards the Lu Bu army camp on the opposite side.

Boom!

The flame stone drew an arc in the air and landed on the ground, immediately making an earth-shattering sound.

After the noise, a large pit appeared in front of everyone.

Although the power of the flame stone was amazing, because the distance between the two sides was too far, the nearest soldier from Lu Bu's army was still dozens of steps away before it exploded.

The only result of the flame stone was that it alarmed the horses of the Bingzhou cavalry.

Suddenly hearing such a loud noise, chaos suddenly broke out in the cavalry camp.

However, the Bingzhou cavalrymen were very experienced in horse control, and it only took a moment for them to regain their composure.

The soldiers were also stunned and frightened by the loud noise.

I thought that only my side had such a powerful weapon, but now, the other side actually has it too.

If it fell on you, wouldn't it be shattered to pieces?

When everyone in Cao's army on the city wall saw the power of the flame stone, they immediately cheered and their morale was greatly boosted.

"Great, with the catapult, we will definitely defeat them."

Xu Chu was even more excited. He rushed to the city wall and yelled at Lu Bu.

"Little Lu Bu, if you have the ability, come and attack the city. Let's see who is better, you or the flame stone, haha."

Lu Bu was even more surprised. Although he had already expected that Cao Cao might have a catapult, he was still frightened when he actually saw it.

Cao Cao had a catapult, so the advantage of throwing himself into the catapult was gone.

What to do?

The city gate has been sealed by sand. If you want to attack the city, the enemy has a catapult.

As the lonely salted fish said, use catapult against catapult and then throw kerosene?

No!

If the enemy hits you first, wouldn’t your catapult be damaged?

Chen Gong saw that there were also catapults on the city wall, so he hurriedly came to Lu Bu and asked in a low voice, "Marquis Wen, Cao Mengde also has a catapult. What should we do? Should we stop attacking the city for the time being?"

Lu Bu shook his head and said, "Gongtai, don't worry. Even if Cao Mengde has a catapult, I can still deal with him."

Chen Gong was stunned and asked tentatively, "Marquis Wen, what can I do?"

Lu Bu sneered and pointed at the catapult on the city wall, "The catapult can only attack from a distance. As long as it is close, it has no place to use it."

Chen Gong was surprised, "Marquis Wen, do you want the soldiers to rush under the city wall?"

Lu Bu nodded, "Yes, as long as everyone rushes over, Cao Mengde's catapult will be useless."

"But!"

Chen Gong smiled bitterly, "Marquis Wen, our army's strength is not superior. Even if we rush under the city wall, we may not be able to break the city!"

Lu Bu looked in the direction of the city wall and suddenly shouted, "Invoke the generals to come over for discussion."

Not long after, people rushed over from various camps to discuss important matters.

Cao Cao stood on the edge of the city wall and looked at the big hole in the ground, feeling horrified in his heart.

If he hadn't exchanged the catapult, and Lu Bu's army used the catapult to attack him, Juancheng might really be in danger!

However, since you already have a catapult, little Lu Bu, if you have the ability, come and see which of us has a better catapult!

Cheng Yu's eyes full of worry seemed relaxed at this moment, he cupped his hands towards Cao Cao and said with a smile.

"My lord, if Dong'a also has catapults, it will be absolutely impossible for Lu Bu's son to attack the city."

Cao Hong's eyes were bright, he stared at Lu Bu fiercely, and said angrily, "If Lu Bu doesn't dare to rush over, we will hit him hard with the catapult. I don't believe he can avoid the flaming stone."
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Lu Qian sneered, "I think when this flame stone exploded, it did not hit the soldiers of Lu Bu's army, but it has already made people panic. Maybe Lu Bu's army will retreat later and they will be too scared to come."<

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When everyone heard these words, they didn't see Lu Bu ordering the attack on the city. They knew he was right and couldn't help laughing.

For a while, the people on the city wall gathered around the catapult and commented on Lu Bu's army, feeling completely reassured.

What's more, he gritted his teeth and hoped that Lu Bu would rush over and be hit by the flaming stone, blowing him to pieces.

Cao Hong pointed at Lu Bu in the distance and laughed loudly and said, "Look, Lu Bu has found all his men. Let me tell you, they may be discussing the withdrawal of troops. Don't you think so?"

When everyone heard this, they laughed even harder. Even the soldiers guarding the city relaxed their vigilance and gathered around the city to watch what was going on here.

Xia Houyuan raised his hands and said, "My lord, why don't we throw two more flame stones to scare them?"

"Scare?"

Cao Cao's expression changed and he waved his hand hastily, "No, if you still want to fire, just fire ordinary rocks."

A flame stone is worth 10,000 gold coins. If converted into copper coins, it would be as much as a mountain.

He just threw a flame stone and it didn't hurt any enemies. It already made Cao Cao very distressed. How could he waste it again?

Xia Houyuan was a little disappointed, but it was good to be able to throw stones. He turned around and immediately ordered the soldiers to fire ordinary stones.

"Launch."
To be continued...