Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 435 Chengdu, here I come!

Miao Bing had no idea how Luo Youdu clearly knew the location of their Bazhai. There was only one idea in his mind, to be a obedient citizen, and to operate with unrealistic ideas in his head, which would only lead the tribe to perdition.

After Han Lingkun took over the city defense of Yuzhou, he arranged for soldiers to garrison, and led some of the soldiers from the Shu Kingdom and some Central Plains soldiers from the Ba people to attack Zhongzhou.

Luo Youdu has been building siege equipment outside Zhongzhou City, planning to launch a final blow to Zhongzhou.

Up and down Chungju is now full of sorrow.

Fan Yuxi fell ill immediately!
Of course he was pretending to be sick.

Ever since he learned that the Ba people broke Yuzhou and Li Yong surrendered to the Central Plains, Fan Yuxuan knew that he had commanded indiscriminately and ruined major events.

If he followed Shi Kai's suggestion and withdrew to Yuzhou first, this situation would not have happened.

He knew that he was ignorant of military affairs, commanded indiscriminately, and made a mistake once.

I was ashamed to interfere with Shi Kai again, and even more shameless to see each other, simply pretended to be sick, and hid in the house and did not go out.

Shi Kai didn't care about him either, since the fall of Yuzhou, he devoted all his energy to appeasing the soldiers.

The terrain of Zhongzhou City is complex, with the cliffs to the north of the entire state capital and the Yangtze River to the south.

The entire city is in a long and narrow rectangular shape, with only the east gate and the west gate.

Now Luo Youdu is blocking the east gate, and Han Lingkun is occupying Yuzhou and blocking the west side. When these two ends are sandwiched, Zhongzhou City has become a real isolated city, cutting off all communication with the outside world.

The Shu soldiers in Shi Kai's hands were brave men recruited from Chengdu, and all their relatives were in Chengdu.

Now there is a rumor circulating in Zhongzhou City that the Central Plains North Route Army under the leadership of Gao Huaide has broken through Jianmen Pass and is heading straight for Chengdu.

This time, the morale of Zhongzhou plummeted, and there was a feeling of being besieged on all sides.

Shi Kai could only take the trouble to show his attitude time and time again, encourage the morale of the army, and write empty promises.

Tired and slumped on the chair, Shi Kai didn't take a breath when he saw his son leading a person into the house.

Seeing Shi Kai, the man was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground, kowtowed, and shook uncontrollably, as if the upper body of a great god, and shouted: "Forgive your sin, the great general, I will never dare again. "

Shi Kai raised his spirits and said, "What's wrong?"

Shi Heng said: "This person's name is Lei Chenxuan, he is a local ruffian in Chengdu, he belongs to Zhao Mangdutou, spread rumors in the army, he was caught by Zhao Mangdutou, and sent to me."

Shi Kai's face turned cold, and he said: "It is this kind of indiscriminate idiot that makes our army fall into rumors. Why keep it, just kill it!"

Lei Chenxuan yelled in horror: "You know your mistake, you really know your mistake. But you are not talking nonsense, there is indeed a mountain road that can pass through Jianmen Pass..."

Shi Kai suddenly got up, strode up to Lei Chenxuan, lifted him from the ground, and shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about? There is no path in Jianmenguan..."

Jianmen Pass is the first fortress in Shu, known as the first natural pass in the world. At the interruption of Jianmen Mountain, the cliffs on both sides go straight into the sky. It is called "Jianmen".

This pass is guarded by one man, and the pass that ten thousand men cannot open is the most powerful reliance of the separatist side in central Shu.

Since the Jianmen Pass was built, there has never been a case of a frontal pass.

All the examples of destroying Shu are trying to bypass Jianmen Pass.

I will not mention the example of Deng Aiqi crossing Yinping. When Shi Jingtang, the great general of the later Tang Dynasty, led the army to attack Meng Zhixiang who wanted to separate the two Sichuans, he did not forcefully attack Jianmen Pass. At the top of Yishan Mountain, pour into Jianmen.

But since then, this path has been blocked by Meng Zhixiang.

If there is still a small path that can bypass Jianmen Pass, the land of Shu is really helpless.

Lei Chenxuan said in a trembling voice: "Not many people know about this matter. One of my uncles is a hunter in the Jianzhou Mountains. He discovered a small path by accident. It didn't exist before. More than ten years ago, the earth dragon turned over and shook out a trail." A long and narrow path. It is near Laisu Mountain. My uncle told him to come to Su Xiaodao. During the New Year’s Eve, he drank too much wine, and I heard him say something. I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

Shi Kai's face was pale, and rumors spread widely in Zhongzhou that there was a small road at Jianmen Pass, which could go around to the back of Jianmen Pass.

This rumor and the news that Lei Chenxuan said actually matched.

Shi Heng said tremblingly: "The boy doesn't sound like a fake, so I brought him..."

Shi Kai said with a livid face, "The matter of the Jianmen Pass has nothing to do with us. Regardless of whether it is true or not, we just need to guard Zhongzhou. This man has deceived the public with his lies, so he dragged it down and beheaded."

Seeing Lei Chenxuan howling, Shi Kai sat slumped on the ground with his eyes glazed over. Based on his years of experience, it was likely true.

This is indeed true.

In history, when the Song Dynasty destroyed Shu, the general Wang Quanbin entered Shu, and he was helpless in the face of Jianmen Pass.

However, Meng Chang governed Bashu to the point of anger and resentment, and the people's hearts were not in favor.

The local people told Wang Quanbin about Su Xiaojing, and Wang Quanbin was able to lead his troops to bypass Jianmen Pass and open the passage to Shu.

Luo Youdu didn't remember that the trail was called Lai Su Xiaojing, and he didn't know where it was, but he only remembered that there was such a thing.

Therefore, Gao Huaide was notified before he went out to fight, and after he reached Jianmen Pass, he was not in a hurry to attack the city, but tried to find out from the surrounding people if there was a path that could bypass Jianmen Pass.

At this time, he has spread the real things in Zhongzhou, and the impact on the morale of Zhongzhou can be imagined.

"Siege the city!"

Luo Youdu received the news that Han Lingkun had arrived west of Zhongzhou, and ordered to attack the city.

Following his order, the rapid sound of war drums resounded.

Attacking Zhongzhou is far less casual than attacking Yunanjian.

Shi Kai is an experienced veteran, and Wu Linyang cannot compare to the layout of the city defense and the response to offense and defense.

Luo Youdu did not arrange the Central Plains soldiers to attack prematurely like he attacked Yun'anjian, but launched a tentative offensive with the soldiers from Shu.

It was like this for three days in a row.

Luo Youdu stood on the horse, looking at the battlefield ahead, squinting at the blurry figure on the tower, and said: "Tomorrow, the official attack. I just don't know if this old guy will show up at the east gate."

There was a bit of a smile in his tone...

There were not many capable generals in Shu, Shi Kai himself guarded the east gate to deal with Luo Youdu, and asked his son Shi Heng to deal with Han Lingkun at the west gate.

In order to control the situation, Shi Kai asked Shi Heng to report the enemy's attack situation, their morale, and how to approach the enemy one by one when he was free every day, and sent someone to send them over.

This Zhongzhou City is extremely narrow and long, with a distance of more than ten miles from east to west, and it takes a lot of time to go back and forth.

Faced with this situation, Shi Kai could only understand the overall situation in this way.

Looking at the battle report written by his son, Shi Kai let out a long breath, just as he had imagined.

The main point of attack in the Central Plains is at the east gate, where Luo Youdu's army is located.

The naval army led by Han Lingkun played a diversionary role, not the main point of attack.

After all, Han Lingkun didn't even have a decent siege equipment in his hands, so he couldn't do it if he wanted to be the main force.

On the second day, when it was still daylight, Shi Kai woke up to the sound of war drums.

Looking at the soldiers under the tower, Shi Kai didn't panic at all, he was still a soldier from Shu, and he was still making a tentative attack.

Shi Kai didn't even burn the golden juice, this thing is a big killer on the battlefield.

When the hot golden juice is poured on other people, the bacteria will cause the wound to fester, causing people to die bit by bit. It is so powerful that it should be used sparingly.

But burning gold juice in empty space will cause evaporation and waste...

Strictly command, soldiers come to block, water comes to cover.

Luo Youdu didn't find an opportunity to take advantage of, and so did Liu Yu, the general in command at the front.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Luo Youdu said: "Notify Liu Yu, let our people go up."

After receiving the order, Liu Yu ordered the Shu soldiers on the front line to withdraw, and the ladders, rickshaw carts, and wooden curtain carts were pushed from the back of the formation to the front of the formation.

Shi Kai's eyes were serious, and he ordered people to burn hot oil and golden juice...

He knew the real test was just beginning.

The performance of the powerful troops of the Central Plains and the soldiers of Shu can be described day by day.

The well-trained Central Plains troops have especially done siege training, and they are very proficient in using ladders, rolling carts, and wooden curtain carts.

The strongest thing about veterans is experience, and when it's time to coax them, they will never stand out.

Hiding behind wooden curtain carts, cloud ladders, and under the bamboo carts, hide yourself tightly, no matter how dense the arrows are on the tower, or what happens outside, you will never poke your head out for a second look.

When the wooden curtain carts, ladders, and rolling carts get close to the city wall, they will rush out without fear of life and death, screaming and doing what they should do.

Counseling when you should be cowardly, and desperately when you should be desperate.

Only by mastering this can you truly survive the battlefield.

Shi Kai suddenly felt the pressure, and there was no calm posture on his face. Instead, he roared in a rough voice, directing the soldiers to fight against the enemy.

The soldiers of Shu were neglected in training, and Shi Kai's orders were issued in time, but the soldiers of Shu were unable to respond to the orders in time.

You can't see it against the Shu surrendered soldiers, but if you face the Central Plains soldiers, if you don't respond in time, it will cause the emergence of fighter opportunities.

Shi Kai was tired of directing, and his voice was a little hoarse.

"Report! Major General and Major General call for help. They have encountered a strong attack and are in a critical situation."

Shi Kai didn't care so much, he roared: "Let him fight to the death, the other side is just restraining him, tell him, as a father, believe in his ability."

He ignored the ordering soldiers and continued to run around the city.

Until an hour later, he heard the news that Zhongzhou City Gate had fallen...

Shi Kai looked at the familiar messenger in front of him like a bolt from the blue, and asked hoarsely, "Where is Heng'er?"

"The major general died in battle!"

A thought flashed in Shi Kai's mind, perhaps Ximen was the main attack point of the Central Plains, and he had miscalculated.

Luo Youdu looked at the Shu soldiers whose towers collapsed inexplicably, and said with a smile: "It seems that Han Dianshuai has already taken down the West Gate!" He paused and said, "Go ahead and attack with all our strength!" He muttered in his heart: "Chengdu, I'm here! "

Just as Shi Kai finally realized, Han Lingkun was the main force in this siege.

Because the soldiers and horses in Luo Youdu's hands are mostly navy troops.

Most of the soldiers that Han Lingkun brought to Yuzhou were infantry on boats, in order to deal with Bamin who might have different intentions.

He never pinned the hope of victory on others.

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