Shu Chen

Chapter 115
Zhang He's headquarters has more than ten thousand people.

In order to protect morale, he mixed his headquarters with the soldiers sent by Cao Zhen in the tactics of ignoring casualties.

At first, the battle went as he expected.

Four divisions cleared obstacles and four divisions killed men, six or seven out of ten were killed in battle.

At the cost of more than [-] people, the path of attack was cleared.Then let the soldiers of each department, in rotation, start to storm the Han army's Wuhan Iron and Steel Che Hengzheng day and night.

After one day of attack, more than a thousand of our own troops were killed and wounded, and they could not be pulled out.

In the three days of the attack, the casualties of our own army totaled more than [-], and three out of ten of the Han army's WISCO vehicles were destroyed.

On the fifth day, the troops from Youfufeng County transported rhubarb crossbows, stone cannons and other sharp weapons for attacking fortifications from all counties.Attacking again, the casualties of our own army totaled more than [-], while the Wugang chariots of the Nishu army suffered five out of ten losses, and the strong crossbow formation could not be reorganized.

On the seventh day, the road was filled with corpses of soldiers from both sides, making it difficult to move an inch.

It took the grease used to burn the wagons of the Han army, poured it on and burned it. The fire didn't go out for half a day, and the smell was ten miles away.

Fighting again that night, the two armies have no barriers to rely on, and the handover is handed over, and there is no difference in the number of battle losses between the two sides.

At that time, the casualties of our own army totaled nearly [-].

The morale of the army was unstable, and morale was slightly low, so an order was made.

Said: "Within three days, if you don't break through the Han army formation, the whole army, from Sima down to Du Bo, will be cut off from their posts and replaced by deputy posts."Within five days, if the Han army is not defeated, the whole army will be killed from the top generals to the school lieutenants!
On the ninth day, the formation of the Han army was broken, and the whole army shouted long live and marched bravely.

At that time, the army had accumulated nearly ten thousand casualties!

After more than a hundred steps, the army's morale collapsed.

Soldiers in the army, some were tongue-tied, or some covered their faces and wept loudly.Those who draw their blades and fight again passionately will survive three out of ten.

Gaiyin actually built another village because of his rebellion against Shu, which fell behind.

Rest for three days and fight again.

Take the trilogy to supervise and lead the soldiers as the first to attack and attack.

The anti-Shu army set up a new camp, similar to the crane wing formation, and the Chinese army set up a strong crossbow formation where the big banner was located.

Its crossbow can fire ten crossbow arrows in succession, and within fifty steps, there will be no survivors.

After three consecutive days of attack, the casualties of our army increased by more than [-], and the Nishu army camp was as solid as a rock.The morale of the generals was broken, and they could no longer fight, so they retreated and returned to the camp.

If there is no new army to come, the street pavilion will not be able to be pulled out; if the new army does not come with thunderbolt chariots, the attack will be fruitless.

Gently put down the pen on the case, Zhang Yun dried up the ink on the military cloth, and handed it to the subordinates below, asking him to gallop to Cao Zhen in Yumei County to have a look.

When looking at the back of the subordinate, he also sighed quietly in his heart.

The battle to aid Longyou, which was related to the gains and losses of Longyou, came to an end for the time being due to his defeat with heavy casualties and lack of fighting spirit.

Since he was recruited to join the army during the crusade against the Yellow Turban, he has gone through countless battles, winning and losing.

However, this time, he was extremely aggrieved by defeat.

Restricted by the terrain, his thousands of cavalry were useless.Limited by ordnance, he was helpless in the face of the Han army's strong crossbow array.

Even the reckless methods that were less than casualties were resorted to, and they returned in a disastrous defeat.

However, the number of casualties of the rebellious soldiers who defended according to the advantages of the location and the advantages of the military equipment was less than [-]!

In particular, it has been more than half a month since he led the army so far!
Even if the general Cao Zhen sent reinforcements again, it would take at least one month to defeat Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister against Shu who had nearly 20,000 soldiers.

After another month's delay, Guo Boji, who is deeply under siege, can still hold on?

Can the land of Longyou be taken back?
Zhang Yun, who served Cao Wei III, was worried about the gains and losses of the war, and felt guilty about his own failure in the war.

The depression under the mixture of grief and indignation, coupled with the haggard mentality of overseeing the battle for more than ten days, for a while, there was a faint feeling of chest tightness and shortness of breath.

Ugh.
He is over sixty years old.

After all, he no longer had the strong physique he had when he was young and had been fighting for days without getting tired.

When the messenger rushed to Youfufengmei County, Cao Zhen fell into deep thought after reading the military report.

He has nothing to criticize for the failure of Zhang He's troops in the war.

Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Bashu, came to supervise the battle in person, and with [-] troops blocking the way, if he went to attack in person, the results would not be so good.

However, it is inevitable to feel a little sad in my heart.

Gein opened up the Longguan Road, and now he is the only hope to support Longyou.

In recent days, military newspapers from Liangzhou and other places have also come in one after another.

In Pingxiang City, Xu Miao, the governor of Liangzhou, who was blocked by the Wei Yanbu in Pingxiang City and strangled the road to help, was ambushed by the cavalry of the Han army when he sent cavalry to take a detour to Changli Shuigu Road with his infantry.

Of course!

The thief general Wei Yan had already expected it.

Nearly [-] cavalry ambushes were dispatched in advance to set up an ambush on Changli Shuigu Road.

Fortunately, the war horses used by Han Qi were all produced in Wudu, and their speed and endurance were not as good as the war horses produced in the four counties of Hexi.

The cavalry led by General Lu Pan was only caught off guard, and more than [-] cavalry were damaged by the battle on the spot. He used his horse speed to throw off the Shu army and returned in a small defeat.

It is also not feasible to enter Tianshui via Longxi County.

Although the Han army was persuaded to retreat by the cunning words of You Chu, the prefect of Longxi, they set up defenses around Wushan, strangling the road.

Even after a feint attack and harassment, it was difficult for the Han army to besiege the soldiers of Shanggui, and it was difficult to come for reinforcements.

Taking advantage of the situation, the leader of the Qiang rebellion, Tang Fan, has completely occupied the two counties of Fanghan and Heguan, and is now marching towards Daxia County.The prefect You Chu has already led the army to set up defenses.

Moreover, the land at the head of the Longxi River borders on the Huangshui River Valley (Xiping County).

Last year in the Xiping County rebellion, although Qu Ying, the chief villain, was beheaded, not all the Qiang and Hu tribes were wiped out.

Now, there is a faint sign of resurgence.

Xu Miao, governor of Liangzhou, had no choice but to send his general Hao Zhao to lead his troops to Xiping again to garrison them as a deterrent, so as to prevent problems before they happen.It is fortunate that the remaining troops can contain the Shu general Wei Yan's troops and prevent him from going back to join forces with the rest of the Shu army.

That is to say, Liangzhou's reinforcements are exhausted.

However, Yang Tiao's rebellion in Anding County, General Wei Ping fought with him, but it went quite smoothly, and he had already been forced into Yuezhi City.

However, it is not a day's work to break through the city and kill it.

And Wei Ping sent people to report, claiming that outside Xiaoguan Road, the Shu army also had soldiers guarding it.

The most worrisome thing is that Linwei city was broken by the Shu army.

Shu generals Gao Xiang, Wu Ban, and Chen Shi combined nearly [-] troops and attacked day and night, while the defenders of Linwei City were only [-], which was already in great danger.

Moreover, seeing that no reinforcements had arrived in the city for nearly a month, several families conspired to gather Qu Tongke to help defend the city, took the opportunity to seize the city gate at night, and cooperated with the Shu army inside and outside to let Linwei change hands.

This news came from some officials and soldiers in Linwei.

When the city was broken, they did not want to surrender to Nishu, so they fled to the Weishui River in the south of the city, and traveled eastward to Youfufeng.

However, due to the rapid currents and treacherous mountain roads, hundreds of people fled, and only dozens of people survived when they reached Youfufeng.

The city of Linwei was seized, and Shangyu County became an isolated city. Although the garrison was about [-] troops and sufficient food and supplies, it has been trapped for nearly a month, and it may be in danger!
After all, the Northwest has been in turmoil for many years, and there are many bullies everywhere.

The city of Linwei was destroyed by the rebellion of the nobles. Will people in Shangyu County also think differently?

Ugh.
I sighed quietly in my heart.

Standing up according to the case, Cao Zhen holds a grease lamp in his hand, illuminating the map tied behind him with a rope, frowning in thought.

Accompanied by Emperor Cao Rui personally coming to Chang'an to sit in town, the follow-up [-] soldiers and horses will rush to Mei County the next day.It also allowed him to have sufficient troops in his hands, and he re-planned the battle scheduling again.

For example, you can try to attack the three passages into Longyou at the same time!

Even with the powerful mobility that cavalry can drive for a long time, they went north from Anding County to Wuwei County, and then turned south to Longyou for rescue.

What's more, the army can go to Chencang Road and enter Wudu County, and cut off all the backup of the Longyou army against Shu.

However, sending troops out of Wudu is the best choice.

Yang'ankou cannot be conquered in a hurry.In the past, when Emperor Wu attacked Yang, he thought of retreating.

Moreover, if Zhuge Liang, who was against Shu, relied on the food and fodder of the counties that had been surrendered in Longyou, instead of returning to the army to fight, he would use his strength to break through Shangyu County, and the Wei army would be in a dilemma.

If it weren't for the time when things were critical and couldn't be turned around, Chen Cang Daocheng would not take it!
As for the remaining routes of attack, which one is urgent and which one is slow, it still needs to be decided and moved.

Because the [-] troops that arrived the next day were the last reinforcements that Emperor Cao Rui could give him.

It is true that today the world is dominated by three pillars, and Wei monopolizes the fertile land of the Central Plains.

However, behind the seemingly powerful, there are unspeakable difficulties.

The world has been in turmoil for decades, and the Central Plains has suffered repeated wars, so that there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, and there has been no rest and recuperation.

Moreover, the border area of ​​Wei State is thousands of miles away, with Xianbei in the north, Sun Wu in the south, and Qianghu and Bashu in the west.
In the land of Jingzhou, it is no longer possible to transfer troops.

Not long after the East Three Counties were pacified, they had to be garrisoned without soldiers.

Moreover, Zhang He's troops were originally stationed in Jingzhou.

Recently, General Sima Yi of Hussars had a military report claiming that Sun Wu had boats and boats that frequently traveled to and from Jiangxia.

As for Yangzhou, it was too far from Longyou, and the distant water could not save the nearby fire.

Whether the recent Guanzhong Sanfu can be recruited into the army, the princes of the court and the central government will not think about it.

Just as the spring plowing was about to begin, the [-] troops who rushed to Longyou to transport food, fodder and luggage were all conscripted and served by the people in Guanzhong and Qianshou, and their mourning was already heard.If he is recruited into the army again, Hou Yin, the former guard of Wancheng, led the people suffering from corvee to gather together and turn against him, which is a lesson from the past!
If it is not the autumn of life and death, how can you act evil?

You merged with the two states, and it was impossible to transfer troops.

Lord Xianbei, Ke Bineng, has become the norm over the past few years.

Especially this year, Su Li, the amiable Xianbei lord who moved to the Wei Dynasty, died of illness.

His son was still young, and Wei supported his younger brother Chenglu to become king and took over his congregation on his behalf.However, it aroused the dissatisfaction of some tribal leaders, and some led their tribesmen to defect to Ke Bineng.

For this reason, and at the time when Nishu was attacking, could Ke Binengan not take the opportunity to invade the border?
Besides, the five tribes of the Southern Xiongnu attached to the prefecture, as well as the abandoned Shangjun and the Qianghu tribe inside, who dares to conclude that they will not take advantage of the situation to loot?
This is the reason why the soldiers of Jizhou cannot be mobilized.

The [-] troops to support this time were dispatched from the three places of Hedong, Luoyang and Yanzhou.

However, the number of troops sent by Ni Shu this time was only seventy or eighty thousand.

Although it was taken by surprise and took advantage of the battlefield, it is not completely unsolvable.

Cao Zhen, who looked at the map silently for a long time, turned around and sat down again, took a pen and ink, and sent out countless orders.

The next day, Wei's [-] troops arrived in Mei County.

Cao Zhennai ordered General Fei Yao to be the governor, leading more than [-] people in Mei County to continue to garrison.

It is not necessary for him to break into Baoxie Valley and defeat Shu general Zhao Yun's troops, he just needs to guard the valley entrance and prevent the Shu army from entering Guanzhong.

He ordered General Wang Shuang to lead five thousand troops to try to march into the Weishui River Valley.

Even if it is impossible to break through this way, the Shu army can send heavy troops to defend, reducing the strength of the Shu army besieging the Guohuai department in Shangyu County, so that Guo Huai can hold on for a longer time.

He ordered Zhang He, who was far away at Jietingkou, to lead his headquarters with [-] cavalry, and entered Wuwei County via Anding County.

Turn south again, see if there is a chance to attack Xiaoguan Road from the rear, and break through with a flanking attack.

He ordered General Dai Ling to lead five thousand soldiers and horses to Anding County.

Together with the general Wei Ping, he defeated the rebel Yang Tiao, so that the Wei army could try to attack Xiao Guandao without any worries.

In the end, it was himself who personally led the rest of the troops to Jieting, and fought against the prime minister against Shu, Zhuge Liang, who belonged to Longyou, and fought to the death!
Cao Jun's various ministries made major moves, and naturally they couldn't hide it from the Han army.

Zhao Yun in Baoxie Valley was the first to get insight into the news.

Suddenly, the Wei army that had already attacked Jigu all retreated back to Guanzhong.

And it is divided into two parts, respectively guarding the Xiegukou and the Mawei River Valley Trail.Even if he sent troops to provoke for several days in a row, he still guarded the camp and did not come out.

Therefore, Zhao Yun could roughly guess that the main force of the Wei army turned to attack Longyou.

After thinking about it for a while, he asked Deputy General Deng Zhi to lead [-] soldiers and horses back to Hanzhong. On the pretext of transporting some grain and supplies, he went to Longyou via Wudu for reinforcements.

He led the army here, originally as a suspicious soldier.

Now that Wei Wei has been seen through, it will be useless to keep more troops here.

It's better to divide our troops and go to Longyou to see if there is any support.

As for splitting up half of the soldiers, there is no need to worry about whether Ni Wei will take the opportunity to chase and force the battle.

In Baoxie Valley's terrain and tightness, if you switch from offense to defense, you can still find dangerous places to defend, and it is not difficult to resist the incoming enemy.

No matter how bad it is, if the battle is not going well, all the plank roads in the valley road will be burned.

Still need to worry about rebelling against Wei, whether it will be possible to come to Hanzhong County with the title?
Spring and March come quietly.

Longyou, above the city wall of Shangyu County.

Guo Huai, governor of Yongzhou, with bloodshot eyes, leaned on the crenel to witness the Shu army receding like a tide.

He has been attacked by Nishu for more than a month!
Of the [-] soldiers in the city, more than [-] have died in battle, and countless more have been injured.

Supplies for defending the city, such as lumber, stones, arrows and crossbows, gold juice, etc., were exhausted as early as half a month ago.

Even the government offices in the city, the main beams and solid stones of the private houses, etc., he ordered the soldiers and the people to put them on the city wall, but they are all exhausted today.

The gate of the city had been damaged long ago, and he had blocked it with rocks long ago.

The siege of the Shu army is crazy!
Completely disregarding the lives of soldiers.

The outer walls of the city and the soil turned black. They were the stains of countless blood that had solidified after continuous watering.

Of course!

The Shu army has lost more than [-] dead and countless wounded.

However, the Shu army trapped outside the city still has [-] people, and their morale is still like a rainbow!
Every time when the ants attack with the risk of stone arrows, they all shout out "recover the Central Plains" fanatically, and die without hesitation.

In particular, large-scale siege equipment such as catapults, well rails, and ladders have been repaired by the Shu army and will be used for siege.
How long can our army hold on?
Will the general's reinforcements arrive in time?
Guo Huai vaguely has an answer in his heart, and he doesn't want to have an answer.

(End of this chapter)