Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 76: The mighty city (2)

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Between the mountains, there are loud drums and noisy human voices. Both sides are dominated by infantry, and the waves are slowly approaching. On the hillside, Guo Shao's eyes rounded, holding his breath to watch the upcoming frontal collision.

"Swish swish..." A black spot whizzed in the sky. Guo Shao looked up, only to see the countless black shadows of Chang Shuosuo gradually slowing down on the heights, and then pouring down quickly. The ding-ding-dang-dong was like a hailstorm, screaming everywhere, and people kept falling to the ground screaming. The arrow rain continued, and countless angry roars grew louder and louder in the valley.

After a short while, the speed of a huge arc-shaped "sword light" suddenly accelerated, driving straight ahead, and the lighter-colored ground surface in the middle was swallowed and became smaller and smaller. The white mist that dissipated in mid-air was replaced by rising dust.

Yang Biao, the right wing, carried a long-handled iron knife with a full-length iron in his hand, with the knife edge down and his back to the side, and he strode forward quickly. He was wearing two layers of ring-locked armor, his steps were heavy, and he stepped on the ground as a striking footprint, with more than 300 people behind him moving forward.

"Ah!" Yang Biao glared at the tiger's eyes, suddenly shouted, and the sound resounded through the whole army. He lifted the long knife flat and rushed forward. He hadn't rushed to the front row of the Shu army. Seeing such a battle, the soldiers actually took two steps backwards, as if a strong air current shook them.

Yang Biao relied on his heavy physical force to turn around abruptly and swept the iron knife in. Suddenly, there was a sound of weapon impact, and Yang Biao took the advantage of Luo Mengzi and others to penetrate the crowd. The soldiers around him also yelled and picked up their spears and rushed forward, and the people on both sides stab each other, as if two clusters of cacti had collided with each other. The sound of weapons and armor rubbing was sore, and the violent impact was crazy. People are like animals wrapped in iron skin, being stabbed by countless spears and tassels. The moves have no effect, only strength is useful; the front, back and the left and right are crowded with people, as long as they are strong enough to pierce the armor, they will always poke. Get people.

The crowd on the east side of the Shu Army panicked and fled everywhere, shaking the surrounding array like a plague.

The two armies also started fighting from the front, and the fighting line did not shake much; but the situation on the right wing was completely opposite, and the melee had already begun soon. Yang Biao's department broke into the Shu army array at the beginning, with swords and guns dancing inside, as if the pot was exploding.

After a while, a large group of frontrunners on the edge of the fan rushed into the chaotic right-wing battlefield. At this time, it was like adding fuel to the fire, the place where the Shu army festered was greatly torn open and spread in depth. The stalemate line gradually faltered.

The yellow dust seemed to be covered in a **** red mist.

When the battle was half-hearted, Guo Shao's legs were numb, and he was still staring at the battlefield in front of him. There was no military order from beginning to end.

The neat arrays in the Shu army were like a neatly piled dam, which were constantly being washed away by the insurgents, and at first they were only slowly eaten away. Suddenly, the unaffected Shu Junzhong Road suddenly disappeared, the crowd turned around and ran away, and the dam collapsed!

The Chinese army rebels rushed to the gate of the city, huddled together, arrows were being released on the city, and the chaos on the battlefield could not be seen directly.

When Guo Shao saw this, he turned around and walked down the slope. The soldiers around him were still watching with their eyes rounded. He turned his head and followed down the slope.

The Shu army formed a formation on the back of the city, with a mountain on the east side and a city wall behind it. After the collapse of the camp, most of them were crowded in the middle with no place to run, and many surrendered. The people on the west side turned around and ran south from the side of the mighty city, throwing away their helmets and armor, and there was a mess outside the city.

The battlefield is still chaotic, screams and painful shouts can be heard everywhere, but the fierce large-scale conflict ended with the collapse of the main force of the Shu army. Guo Shao led more than 20 guards to ride through the insurgents and walk to the mighty city. The gates were closed, and there were many swords and guns on the wall, sitting and watching the Shu army surrender below.

Guo Shao was discovered by the surrounding generals, and they gathered to pay respects. First Army Du Yuhou took the lead, and his face couldn't hide the excitement: "Guo uses soldiers like gods, and General Yang is the true **** general! If you don't break the right wing, such a fight will not necessarily end until the sky is dark." /

Li Dazhu yelled: "I didn't kill anyone behind, I don't know how the Shu army collapsed!"

Li Chuyun also came over, looked back at the mighty city, and said: "It would be fine if the rebels rushed into the city gate and Zhou Jun followed him in."

Guo Shao nodded and said: "There must be a lot of food in the mighty city."

He looked up and saw that there was no moat in this city, and there was only a ditch under the wall; but the city wall was covered with bricks, and it looked solid and solid. Guo Shao recalled the generals and asked: "How to attack the city?"

Someone said: "Encircle the storm."

Guo Shao couldn't help but think of the ant attachment of Jinyang City... the scene was so miserable, it left a deep shadow in Guo Shao's heart inadvertently.

Another reckless man said loudly: "I captured so many people, drove them to dig the foot of the wall, and rushed if it collapsed. It doesn't mean that we will die if it does not collapse..."

Li Chuyun said hurriedly: "No! Please be cautious. Now it is just beginning. If we are cruel to the surrenders, and the Shu army is desperate to die, it will inevitably cause our troops to pay more casualties. The main division's battle is not about the number of gains but the gain What kind of result."

Guo Shaodao: "General Li said that our army is short of food and cannot keep the captives in front. He immediately sent someone out of Sanguan and gave it to Wang Jing."

Li Chuyun said again: "Whoever attacks the city, first siege the city. Two hundred steps away from the city to build a fence, send troops to guard, and find an opportunity in the defense to rush out to attack the camp."

Guo Shao immediately accepted Li Chuyun's suggestion and asked him to send people to build fences and deploy troops.

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It was stationed at night, and Guo Shao wrote a letter of exhortation and surrender, which he called Zuo You Polish. The next day, the prisoners were sent on the gondola to deliver the letter. Unexpectedly, a few heads were dropped from the city; Zhou Junyou took out the blood-stained letter from his head, which was written by Guo Shao.

The generals were furious and shouted at all kinds of foul language on the tower. But I saw a general above standing there watching very calmly. Guo Shao got off his horse, turned around and shouted: "Take three stone bows!"

Everyone stopped their cursing and looked at him. This place is a hundred and fifty steps away from the upper floor of the city, and it is a shot from the back. Guo Shao had a green face, arched his bow and arrows, and aimed at the tower. Unexpectedly, the general turned around and hid... He immediately admitted that he would not play with Guo Shao. Although he had won the momentum, Guo Shao was still annoyed, as if he had been molested.

The generals immediately responded to all kinds of insults on the city, and one after another asked to attack the city. The second army was waiting for Wang Zhang to yell: "Go in, slaughter the city!"

Everyone looked at Guo Shao with anticipation. The early battle was very smooth. The morale of the generals was high and they were eager to fight again. Guo Shao let out a long sigh and said coldly: "My tiger and Jiefang soldiers are all elite, and I must die in battle. I climbed up the wall and was damaged by the boiling stone."

In the military, there are no catapults or rushing vehicles, only simple ladders. To attack the city, I'm afraid I have to climb the wall.

In this way, some sensible generals echoed: "The Liao army is strong, and it will not lose our army at all, and it will be very helpless to attack the city. If you want to attack, it will cause heavy casualties."

Someone said: "The mighty city has limited forces. We might as well besiege and not attack, and approach Fengzhou."

Guo Shao didn't answer, he paused and said, "Fengzhou is still a tough one. If you want to fight Tangcang, you can solve the flanking threat... But if you split up and fight Tangcang, you will be dragged down; the Shu army will reinforce itself. When the town came from the north, the soldiers and horses surrounding the mighty city had to be forced to retreat. After delaying, the food was gone."

The minister asked: "What is good then."

Guo Shao said: "The mighty city of the Shu army is besieged, so you can't be silent. Let's stay calm and see how they move. Send more scouts to inquire about the military situation."

The army gathered outside the mighty city and did not try to attack the city. For two days, there was no major movement on both sides; Zhou Jun’s **** arm hand went to shoot an arrow under the city, but above it was a long throwing range and there was a wall to hide, Zhou Jun’s archer did not please.

Ten days have passed since Wang Jing agreed to provide food, and there are only five days left. According to the marching rations, a soldier needs two liters of rice a day, and three liters of wheat and millet a day; Wang Jing's grains are all wheat and millet, which are used to make bread. Guo Shao has 6,000 people and consumes 180 shi of food a day; he probably estimated that he needs more than ten tons of food a day.

At least ten tons of grain must be transported every day. Of course, there is no pressure at all if it is transported by train. But now it can only be carried by shoulders, carts, mules and horses, and people in charge of transportation and livestock have to eat. There is only one more, and the logistics pressure will not be small over time.

Two days later, Guo Shao had already questioned this raid... Could it be that the tactics conceived for a long time for quick combat and quick decision were just a matter of fact, too taken for granted? Is it necessary to fight for a long time?

I am afraid that the old man Wang Jing is right, he can only figure out how to retreat... After all, it is not worthwhile to attack the city within a few days. A lot of people will die by then, and it will be detrimental to the morale and prestige of the army. . It can be said to be an anticlimactic battle.

It’s okay to retreat. Thousands of prisoners are captured in the mighty city. It should be okay to ask for a crime.

At this moment, Luo Yanhuan entered the account and said: "The Shu Army in Tangcang Town has started!"

"You elaborate." Guo Shao hurriedly unfolded the map on the chopping board.

Luo Yanhuan beckoned out of the account, and a strong man and an old man walked in. The old man was Luo who had been rewarded with money a few months ago, and Guo Shao recognized it at a glance.

Old man Luo said: "Almost all of the Tang Cang Shu army has been dispatched, coming to the west."

Guo Shao asked without raising his head: "The way to Huanghua Valley?"

"Yes, yes. There are two roads, the one on the north is a bit winding." Old man Luo said.

Guo Shao said to Luo Yanhuan: "Knock the drum, call the commander or above|The general will come to the Chinese army to discuss military affairs... Tang Cangbing is trying to intercept my food passage and cut my retreat. Ha! The picture is not small."

At this time, he asked Old Man Luo a few more words, and said generously: "You will be rewarded with fifty pennies, and the brothers of the Luo family over there will get their own points. You can go with Zuo You to get it. If you don't have that much money, get the gold. Silver instead."