Shu Chen

Chapter 143 Anger
The first month of spring, late.

Following the retreat of the Xianbei bald tribe, the Wei army made frequent changes again.

In order to repair the plank road in the Qinling Mountains, the Guanzhong garrison has been in constant friction with Zhao Yun's troops.In Wudu, Chencang Road, Sanguan Pass and Guanlong Road all had additional troops coming, and took advantage of the gap to invade the country.

However, Wei Yan and Wu Banbu in Hanyang County did not dare to slack off for a moment.

Wei Zhengshu guard Xia Houru led two thousand riders, and Jincheng prefect Guo Huai led one thousand riders. Relying on mobility, they took turns wandering in the north of Xiaoguan Road and the Changli River Valley. 【Note 1】

Neither drove in for a long time, nor broke out with the Han army.

Like the pack of wolves hunting, they are always looking for an opportunity to kill with one blow.

Make the Han army feel stuck in the throat.

When the infantry came to the camp, Wei Jun turned his head and rushed to the other side, always looking at the dust and sighing.However, if the cavalry came to expel them, the Wei army would retreat slowly, with a faint intention to lure them into battle, so that Zhao Guang did not dare to go deep.

After all, with no infantry behind him, he chased alone and was very likely to be ambushed.

In desperation, they had to patrol day and night and passively guarded.

When all the military information flowed to Ji County, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang smiled and said softly to Guan Xing who was beside him, "After this spring, I will be peaceful at the age of one or two in Longyou! , Anguo should encourage it."

After saying that, the dispatcher sent the general to Didao, Longxi, and then went out to inspect Li Shu, who was resettled by the government because the house collapsed due to the heavy snow at the end of the year.

Guan Xing was at a loss when he heard the words.

The prime minister, who planned things carefully, did not disclose this matter to him in advance.

Longxi, Daxia County.

The sun without any warmth caresses on the white snow, making this frozen land peaceful and peaceful.Occasionally, a gust of wind whizzes past, teasing the joy of the condensed rime, falling all over the ground.

A Wei army in black lacquer armor was trudging hard in the wind.

"Pop~~ch!"

The snort of a war horse broke the silence of the ranks.

Spreading from the head of the river to the northern foot of the Taizi Mountains in Shangmen Gorge, the valley was covered with a thick layer of snow, which made it difficult for the horses to walk, just like the mood of General Wei Wang Shuang.Leading the horse, he stretched out his hand to gently comfort the mount, and then turned his head to look at his subordinates who had spread for two or three miles.

At the beginning of the month, he was ordered by General Cao Zhen to be the chief general of the attack on Didao in Longxi.

When he received the order, his heart was full of enthusiasm, and the heroic feeling of making contributions permeated his body.

After leading the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to Jincheng County, crossing the danger of Siwang Gorge, seeing the long valley of Taoshui River and learning the detailed battle plan, the blood turned into anger with the cold wind.

He felt that there was something wrong with this surprise attack.

Because the general is too cautious!
To be precise, it was the ignorance of military affairs and the unfavorable harshness of last year's war that the princes of Luoyang Dynasty restrained the general's unrestrained actions.

When he learned of the surprise attack on Didao, he thought that he could rush out more than ten thousand horsemen, and take the city in one fell swoop when the Han army was caught off guard!Then, taking advantage of this time difference, they built fortifications, replenished ordnance supplies, and hoarded food and fodder in case the Han army stationed in Longyou came to counterattack.

But when he transferred from Jincheng County to Daxia County, the battle plan informed by Liangzhou Inspector Xu Miao was completely different!

There are more than ten thousand soldiers and horses who attacked this time.

The vanguard army was the [-] soldiers and horses led by him.

In order to avoid the reconnaissance of the Han army cavalry in the lower reaches of the Tao River, they took another tributary of the Dahe River, the Daxia River, and entered the river head.

After entering Daxia County, instead of sending more than a thousand people to garrison the retreating road, he led the remaining [-] troops around the Taizi Mountains to attack Didao.And Xu Miao led [-] soldiers and horses in the Siwang Gorge to respond, waiting for news.

If his attack on Didao goes wrong, Xu Miao will come to take him back.

If Didao was defeated in the first battle, Xu Miao brought supplies, food and fodder, etc., so that he could repair the fortifications and garrison them to prevent the Han army from counterattacking.

And when the troops were dispatched, Xu Miao also specially relayed the words of General Cao Zhen, telling him to act cautiously and not to advance rashly.

"Di Dao can attack, then attack; if not, then return to the division, so that the soldiers can be well-rounded. Don't force it, it will only increase casualties."

Such scheduling and such words made him feel too conservative.

A surprise attack by surprise is an act of danger!
Seeking stability every step of the way, wouldn't it be a missed opportunity?

Furthermore, on the battlefield, one lives toward death, so one should go forward without hesitation!
He has been controlled by the general Cao Zhen for many years, and he knows that Cao Zhen, who has commanded the tiger and leopard cavalry, was very decisive in dispatching battles in the past.

For example, in the crusade against the rebellion in Yongliang, there has never been such a timid general order.

Ugh.
The loss of Longyou last year was not the fault of the general, but the general was burdened by the group of pedantic people who talk about it!
Thinking of this, Wang Shuang couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

Taking a deep breath of the cold wind, he waved his hand to summon the soldiers beside him, "Go tell General Lu and urge the rear team to speed up. Although there are few people here, we must beware of Nishu scouts coming to patrol."

"promise!"

When the personal soldier took the order to go, Wang Shuang got on his horse and went to the front army.

The look in the eyes is full of high spirits.

The military situation obtained from the detailed investigation, as well as the information provided by the Heshou Qiang tribe, made him feel that Didao would not be difficult to capture.

Didao has been the seat of Longxi County since the time of King Qin Zhao (279 BC).

After entering the Han Dynasty, because it was the only way to pass through the middle and west lines of the Silk Road, the city was built extremely solidly.

Later, Heyou was in turmoil for more than a hundred years, and was captured several times by the Qiang and Hu tribes; the Qiang rebellion that made Liangzhou no longer owned by the imperial court during the Lingdi period completely destroyed Didao City in the flames of war.

By the time of Wei Wen and Cao Pi, the imperial court was blocked by Qianghu tribes on the middle and west lines of the Silk Road, and the rebellion in the Heshou and Hehuang areas continued, so the Longxi County Government was transferred to Xiangwu County in the Weishui River Basin, which made Di Tao has lost its strategic significance.

Today's newly built city wall is only more than one foot long.

Without the need for large equipment such as ladders and siege vehicles, ants can also attack the city by climbing over the wall.

Naturally, all the premise is based on the fact that Jiang Liu, the former official of Liangzhou Inspector Xu Miao, conveyed the exact military information.Wang Shuang is confident that with his [-] strong soldiers, he can break through Didao, which is only garrisoned by [-] soldiers by surprise, and win in one battle!

This battle is an opportunity for our soldiers who conquer the battlefield to break free from the shackles of the princes and tongues!
When Didaocheng Chifu came into his eyes, Wang Shuang was full of ambition and hesitated.

Immediately, he sent out a general to lead [-] soldiers to destroy the pontoon bridge on the Taoshui, in case the soldiers of the Gaoxiang Department on the east bank came to help.

Although in the military situation, it is claimed that there are only more than a thousand people in the Shu army camp, there is no need to be afraid.But it is also necessary to guard against their sudden killings that shake morale when one's own army is attacking the city bravely.

Then he sent his deputy, Lu Pan, to lead an army of [-] soldiers to attack Di Daonan's gate, and he himself led the rest of the troops to attack the west gate.

And he used a method to completely offset the advantage of the city wall.

Instead, referring to the method of making a siege engine, the soldiers used wood and round shields to build a slope-shaped step, which was half a foot high and more than a foot long. Just push it under the city wall to turn the city into a small gentle slope.

Very simple, but very practical.

A pawn with a little bit of agility can jump up by taking two or three steps from the run-up.

This is also the reason why he only let the soldiers carry two days' food, and everyone came with a thick wooden stick.

However, his efforts were wasted.

When the warning drums sounded thunderously on the wall of Didao City, You Chu, who had always been loved by the common people, led the young and strong in the city to guard the south gate with five hundred soldiers.Zheng Pu led Zhang Yi's 2000 people out from the west gate of the city, and fought against the city wall.

It is a very conventional and practical formation.

The big scull soldiers pushed forward, followed by the spear soldiers, followed by the sword and shield soldiers.

Regarding this, Wang Shuang was a little puzzled, but also a little uneasy.

The Shu army actually abandoned the land and went out to fight in the city, so there must be something to rely on!
However, he couldn't retreat either.

His subordinates came all the way, while the Shu army waited for work at ease, and the morale and physical strength of the soldiers could not allow him to retreat.

Otherwise, it would be the end of being chased by the ranks of the Shu army, and the soldiers were defeated for thousands of miles.

"Boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Just as he loudly ordered the soldiers of all the ministries to stand up, there was a thunderous sound of drums urging the battle in the Han army formation.

In the formation of the Han army, several soldiers tied their hands behind their backs to the gray-faced man, and when they reached the front of the formation, they raised their knives and cut off their heads.

It seems that it is similar to the pre-war sacrifice flag.

But it made Wang Shuang's pupils condense rapidly.

He had heard that Xu Miao had roughly described Jiang Liu's appearance, but now the appearance of the person who was decapitated was seven or eight points similar.

In other words, the Shu army has long been aware of Jiang Liu's internal communication!

Our army has been tricked!
After realizing it later, he felt desolate in his heart, and quickly ordered the soldiers to get closer and form a formation.

Because he knows that the Han army here is by no means limited to the two thousand in front of him!

For example, Gao Xiang, the general of Shu who camped on the east bank of Taoshui River, feared that more than [-] people never left!

"war!"

"Battle! Fight!"

Just as he expected, when the two thousand Han soldiers in front of him were slowly advancing, loud and orderly calls for battle came from the upper and lower reaches of the Taoshui River.

Outside the skyline, several banners embroidered with the Chinese character "Han" appeared one after another.

Behind the banner, countless soldiers in ocher red military uniforms, under the leadership of their respective generals, came densely surrounded
In an instant, the snow-covered field outside Didao City was quickly fainted by the rapid rippling of the fiery red torrent.Just like the rising sun at birth, it endows the heaven and the earth with alluring rays of light.

The snow on the trees on the hillside trembled in fear, and they were shaken down by the excited voice of morale.

It was Gao Xiang, who had been dormant for several months, who came.

The tens of thousands of soldiers under his command never left Didao.

As for the supply of army rations, Zheng Pu sent his troops out of the west city gate at night and returned to the south gate every ten days. In addition to imitating Dong Zhuo's numbers and showing his power, he also took the opportunity to deliver food and fodder to him.As for why Hanzhong County's troops suddenly increased, part of it came from the newly recruited Baima Qiang, and the other part was disguised by Tuntian Xiangyong under Liu Min's command.

Just as Cao Zhen pretended to be an army general to attack Bashu and cover up his strategic intentions to surprise Di Dao; Prime Minister Zhuge Liang also asked Zhao Yun, Chen Shi and others to cooperate, allowing Zheng Pu's scheme to successfully deceive Wei Jun's secret work.

Therefore, the current Wang Shuangxin is ashamed.

Seeing countless Han troops encircling him, he knew that this battle was impossible to win.

The only hope is to form an formation and defend until Xu Miao, who is far away in Siwang Gorge, gets the news and leads his army to rescue.

"Enemy attack~~~~"

"Array~~~~~"

His stern roar was as hysterical as a night owl in the deep mountains and old forests.

But under his command, those soldiers whose faces were terrified because of the disparity between the enemy and the enemy, could they still fight to the death as he wished?
the answer is negative.

Countless Wei army officers and soldiers have already looked back frequently, peeking at the road they came from just now.

They are not generals, and they are not proficient in the art of war such as "If you retreat, you will lose". They can only let the instinct of survival occupy their minds.

Fighting in an formation, facing several times the Shu army, you will undoubtedly die.

If he flees in a hurry, he may be able to escape the end of being killed.

It's just that before they made a decision, the red torrent hit them head-on.

The large scull soldiers turned their bodies into gravity, and smashed through the shield wall of the Wei army against the shield scull; countless spearmen found a gap, tore countless small gaps in the Wei army array, and gave way to the middle road.Let the sword and shield soldiers who followed closely behind them raised their swords and swarmed in.

There was an angry cry that turned the world's color: "Recover the Central Plains!"

The roar is like thunder, and the sword is sharp!
Heads flying, stumps flying, blood flying!

The fiery red banners of the Han Dynasty march forward courageously, unstoppable.

If you look down from the sky, you can see that the soldiers of the Han Dynasty have turned into countless fiery red torrents, like arrows that have escaped from a strong bow, deeply penetrating into the formation of the Wei army, invincible to those who stand in their way!
The phalanx formed by the pitch-black armor was smashed to pieces.

Amidst the wailing of countless people before their tragic deaths, and the wailing of the wounded and dying, the morale of the Wei army finally ushered in a collapse.

Some people threw down their swords and spears and bowed their heads in begging for surrender, while some turned their backs and ran to the rear desperately, cutting all the robes blocking the way with their sharp knives regardless.

"General, hurry up!"

On the side of the Wei army's golden drum banner, Wang Shuang, whose face was ashen, was pulled by his guards onto his horse and galloped away.

Less than half an hour after the battle, the Wei army had no chance of turning around.

Especially the lieutenant general Lu Pan who was sent by him to attack Di Dao Nan's city gate, whose head was held in his hands by the general of the Han army, cheered and detoured.

However, when he was surrounded by his personal guards and fled away, there was a muffled sound of thunder coming from far to near.

Yang Ji led [-] cavalry pawns, they had already circled to the rear of his formation, and were attacking him.

And the general who drove in front with him was more than eight feet long, as strong as a bear, and he carried a Zhangba horse and roared like thunder.

He is Zhang Bao.

Because of the ambush of Xianbei in Changli Shuihe Valley, he was sent by the prime minister to Lintao to be in charge of the horse ranch with Jiang Wei, so that he could lead the cavalry to fight together in the future.

When passing by Didao, he found time to come to find Zheng Pu's long-awaited love, but he didn't want to meet him, so he spontaneously asked to drive the horse to fight side by side with Yang Ji.

When Wang Shuang saw Han Qi approaching, his eyes were about to burst.

He has no way out.

The Han army in the rear will soon catch up, and there are too many Han cavalry in front, even if he turns his horse's head and detours, he can't avoid the encirclement.

If he wanted to break out of the siege, he had to fight his way out of these Han cavalry.

Therefore, he kept kicking the horse's belly to let the horse continue to gallop forward, holding the spear tightly in one hand, his beard and hair all stretched out and howling angrily.

"Whoever stops me will die!"
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[Note 1: I forgot to comment earlier.Xiaoguan is the name of the Western Han Dynasty, and the Eastern Han Dynasty was renamed "Wating City".It is located in Dawan Township, Jingyuan County, Guyuan City. 】

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