Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 591 Siege
Lite 16 years, April.

Under the city wall of Wuguan, arrows flew horizontally.

The Han sergeant's face was pale, and under the urging of the officer, he braved dense arrows and ants to attack the city.

The soldiers of the Wei army guarding Wuguan were well prepared, and even poured a large vat of gold juice from the city wall.On the city wall, we even saw strong men and healthy women living around Wuguan transporting arrows and stones. The will to resist is surprising, and I don't know what the guards said to them.

"Kill!"

On the ladder, soldiers of the Han Dynasty fell like raindrops, and then soldiers who were not afraid of death rushed up.

General Yige was wearing heavy armor and holding a Han blade. Seeing the soldiers of the same family dying in battle, he screamed with anger, and his vertical eyes, which could not be looked at at the same level, became more prominent. He looked like a bronze man unearthed in Sanxingdui in later generations.

He snatched the big shield from the guard and climbed up the ladder.

These Ge people who were moved by Luzhi from the mountains of western Sichuan to live in Guanzhong were short in stature, strong in physique, and extremely strong.In addition, they travel to and from the mountains, live in bunkers, and are far more proficient in attacking precipitous cities like Wuguan than the Han people from the northwest or the Hu people from the North.

Guns and bayonets slashed on the city wall, and armor collided with each other, making ear-piercing friction sounds.

The man then brandished the Han blade and hacked and killed two Wei soldiers on the city wall.

Facing the brave man, the defenders frantically counterattacked and stabbed with their spears. The general of the Han army reached out and grabbed the spear shaft, and with a sudden pull, the defenders fell from the wall.

Then he took a sudden step and boarded the city wall.

Four or five spears hit him almost at the same time. The solid armor first resisted the spear that was stabbed in the chest, and then the rest of the spears pierced the thigh or the abdomen.

The severe pain caused the soldiers of the Han army to roar, and the fierceness in their bodies was completely aroused. They didn't defend at all, cut off their spears, rushed into the crowd of defenders, and waved them vigorously Wearing a Han blade.When the blade was curled, he pulled out the hatchet and smashed it hard.

The morale of the soldiers of the Han army on the city wall was greatly boosted, their faces turned from pale to red, and they followed up with a roar.

Although they were afraid, they knew that if they conquered the enemy's city walls and were valued by His Majesty who was watching the battle, they would be able to prosper.For example, most of their soldiers and generals passed the Battle of Tongguan and were valued by His Majesty, so they have no worries about food and clothing.

More and more Han troops rushed up the city wall of Wuguan. There were people everywhere, and the formation was difficult to display, and everyone fell into a melee.

Knives and axes were hacked, spears were stabbed and spears were stabbed, there were screams of soldiers from the two armies everywhere, and people kept falling down the city wall.

The Geren Military Academy that attacked at first had fallen silently to the ground, still biting someone's right ear.

One by one, the soldiers of the Han army jumped onto the city wall, stepped on the corpses on the ground, and forced the defenders down step by step.

Liu Chan, who was watching the battle on the hill, held up his whip, pointed at Wuguan, and said with a smile: "He is strong and strong. If he is trained again, he may not be able to match the white armored guards."

The Ge people live in the western Sichuan area and the upper reaches of the Minjiang River, and they are the aborigines of the western Sichuan area.The Ge people lived in the river valleys, cultivated on the slopes, raised livestock, and lived a half-agricultural and half-nomadic life, which was quite similar to the way of life of the Qiang people after they came.

However, compared with the level of civilization of the Qiang people, the level of civilization of the Ge people is lower.Living in the cave, women have a high status, knowing their mother but not their father.The big Han moved these Ge people with a low level of civilization to Guanzhong, and set up a separate city for jurisdiction.Due to the forcible intervention of the big man, the male status of the Ge people rose rapidly, breaking the original social relationship where women were respected.This made Ge people's males not have much rejection of the rule of the big man, but rather a state of being lucky.

Wang Ping, who was born in a scorpion, nodded slightly, and commented: "He is vulgar and uneducated, so he has a fierce nature. If you choose someone who is good at training soldiers to train him, he can be compared to a scorpion."

It was too early for Liu Chan and others to be happy, and the horn blew at Wuguan.

"Wow!"

On the city wall, a group of energetic soldiers from the Wei army appeared out of nowhere and rushed into the chaotic formation of the Han army.

"Boom!" The city gate was violently pushed open from the inside.

"Hey~" The sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded, and Le Wei led hundreds of fine cavalry from the Wei army to rush out from the gate of Wuguan, attacking and killing the soldiers of the Han army who were about to climb the city wall.

First, there was a round of arrow rain, which caused these soldiers in chaotic formation to scream again and again, and then Wei Qi rushed in, slashing with swords, and the soldiers who had little combat experience were killed and cried for their fathers and mothers.The Geren soldiers on the city wall panicked for a moment. They either climbed down the ladder or were killed in the chaos.

Liu Chan, who was full of smiles, was so angry that his face turned blue, but he didn't expect Le Chen to still have a hand.How could this be the case if the city walls were the elite white armor, red armor, and tiger soldiers on the wall.

Under the predicament, at least they will stick together and wait until the follow-up reinforcements of the big man arrive.However, the elite white armor, red armor, and tiger step armies are very precious, and both Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang use them carefully.

Sergeant Geren still breathed a sigh of relief at a critical moment. No matter how fierce their temperament is, their natural disposition and shortcomings shortly after entering the army training are doomed to break down at critical moments.

Without waiting for Liu Chan's order, Hu Qi from the northwest rushed up when he saw this, and went to Wei Qi to fight together.

The terrain between the narrow mountains is extremely unfavorable to both sides, but overall, the battlefield situation seems to be even more unfavorable to Wei Qi.

Wei Qi basically came from the Han people in the Central Plains and the Wuhuan people in the Northeast. They are good at horse fighting, that is, using relatively strict formations and good equipment, supplemented by appropriate tactics, to attack the enemy's army formation. It started when Wei Qing and Huo Qubing attacked the Huns The unique Central Plains cavalry tactics do not require high personal riding skills.Especially after the big Han popularized harnesses, Wei quickly followed suit. Under such circumstances, the formation of the cavalry was more convenient, because shock tactics required higher discipline and cooperation from the army.

Compared with the Wei army who is good at sudden cavalry, the cavalry style of the Han army is more mixed. The members of the Han cavalry include Qiang, Han, and Hu people.These sources of soldiers from different nationalities made the style of the Han cavalry more colorful and easy to deploy.

The barbarian cavalry from Xianbei and Huns are typical representatives of rangers. They have extremely strong mobility, and their combat is mainly outflanking. very bad.

The Qiang people are the most powerful assault cavalry. During the Battle of Tongguan, the cavalry under Cao Cao's command based on the Northeast Wuhuan nation did not dare to compete with the Qiang cavalry commanded by Ma Chao.At the same time, because they live on the Longxi Plateau, they are better at fighting in mountains.

Therefore, most of the Qingjia heavy cavalry of the Han Dynasty came from the Qiang people, while the light cavalry came from the Hu people in Liangzhou, and the middle cavalry were elite Han cavalry.

As a light cavalry, Hu Qi has joined the ranks of the Han army not long ago. The equipment is poor. The poor part lies in the armor and weapons. .

Coupled with the broken and narrow terrain of Wuguan, this cavalry battle is an extreme test of the ability to combine people and horses.

In the first confrontation, the Hu cavalry of the Han army evaded the impact of the Wei cavalry, galloping up and down between the hillside and the flat ground, galloping and shooting. In formation.

Le Chen, who led the assault, saw that many of his cavalry had arrows stuck in their armor, and cursed secretly, not daring to fight for a long time, waved the command flag, and ordered the cavalry to retreat into the city.

The sound of "Dangdang~" was heard, and Wei Qi felt relieved, and moved closer to the big banner of Leqi, and retreated.

However, Le Wei himself led dozens of more elite cavalry to fight against the Han army in the rear to prevent the Han army from entering the city.

"Le Wei is so arrogant that he actually came to the rear in person." On the hillside, Yuan Hong in armor looked at Le Wei who was rushing left and right in the formation, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, please lead your cavalry to surround and kill this thief general." .”

Liu Chan squinted his eyes and said, "Le Jin is formidable and strong, and he is unstoppable. He is known as the five generals of the Wei people. Looking at it now, his son Le Chen is quite like his father's Le Jin."

"There is Wuguan on the back of Leqi. The city wall is waiting for bows and crossbows. Don't chase lightly. Order the siege soldiers to withdraw and let the follow-up troops respond." Liu Chan pointed out.

"promise!"

"Your Majesty, what department will you send to continue the attack tomorrow?" Liao Li asked.

Liu Chan flicked his horsewhip, and said, "Don't worry. I am optimistic that you are brave and resourceful. You should not take it lightly. If you have someone to guard Wuguan, it will be difficult to get off in a short time. Order the army to rest for three days and urge the catapult to finish quickly."

"promise!"

……

Under Wuguan, the fierce battle between Han and Wei had just ended.

On the mountain road, there were many discarded shields left by the Han army here and there, filled with arrows.The same is true for various other equipment. Some siege equipment has been scattered into wood, and some are still burning.As the Han army retreated, the Wei army also left the city to clean up the battlefield.

"General, these Han soldiers have vertical eyes and prominent browbones. They are of barbarian origin." General Wei Jun came with a head, pointed at the faces of Geren soldiers, and said.

Le Chen was not disgusted either. He sized him up with great interest, and complained, "Liu Chan said to himself that he was orthodox in the Central Plains, but he drove barbarians and barbarians into war. This is something unheard of."

As the Shu Han pacified the northwest, more and more Hu people entered the Shu Han army, which also made Cao Wei in the Central Plains complain.The courage that Western Shu relies on is only based on the barbarians, which is not commendable.

While walking, Le Chen had a headache thinking about the next battle situation.He was disgusted by the offensive of the Han army. The Han army attacked Wuguan for ten days, and the defender Lu Feng was defeated. Le Chen led the army to help.

During the more than ten days since Leyi defended the city, the Han army's offensive became more and more fierce day by day, and all available siege equipment was used.Han people, barbarians, and Hu people took turns to attack, and they were not afraid of casualties at all.Especially the barbarians who are attacking the city today, they are extremely powerful, they are not afraid of death, and it is easy to climb mountains and mountains, so it is very difficult to deal with them.

If it wasn't for their lack of practice, it would be very difficult for me to repel them today.

Le Wei didn't have time to think about it. The Han army must have another change in the future. He didn't believe that the Han army's strategy was so simple. "Send a letter to Inspector Hu (Hu Zhi) to ask for [-] soldiers, and report to His Majesty the movement of the Han army."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)