I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 239 Entering Hanzhong

Zhang Liao's army set up camp on the unnamed plain [-] miles north of Yangping Pass. Zhang Liao himself took Zhuge Liang and a group of guards to Yangping Pass to check the enemy's situation. , may be able to find a flaw.

The two of them took a closer look and found that Yangping Pass was indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. The two mountains in the north and the south were very close, and Yangping Pass was stuck between the two mountains. The flanks are mostly high mountains, dense forests, and no roads.

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "General Zhang Liao, this pass is dangerous, and I'm afraid there will be a lot of losses if you attack it by force. According to the secret agent, there are 3 defenders, of which [-] are the elite Hanzhong under Zhang Lu's command. They are very powerful. Besides, the marching route formulated by the lord has actually pointed out to us the way to win this level, so we just have to wait patiently."

Zhuge Liang admired Li Shimin from the bottom of his heart, and he admired the offensive line and strategy he formulated.

"Oh, the military advisor has already figured out the master's plan?" Zhang Liao asked suspiciously. At this time, his mind was full of doubts. Since Li Shimin already had a way to take down Yangping Pass, why didn't he tell himself directly?

"That's right, my lord is far-sighted, and Liang admires it very much. Although Yangping Pass is dangerous, if you attack from the west, you will naturally lose a lot. If you attack from the east, then the power of Yangping Pass will only be less than [-]%. In this way, Yangping Pass will be easy. You can take it down." Zhuge Liang said in admiration.

"Oh, no wonder my lord asked General Cheng Lian to lead an army of [-] from Baoxiegu Road. It turned out that he planned to attack Yangping Pass from behind." Zhang Liao suddenly realized.

"That's right, so we only need to feint to attack Yangping Pass to attract the enemy's attention. If my calculation is correct, Cheng Lian will definitely be able to kill Yangping Pass in three days." Zhuge Liang said eloquently.

"Alright, in order to reduce the casualties of our army, just wait patiently for a few days." Zhang Liao finally followed Zhuge Liang's suggestion.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Liao led an army of [-] soldiers to attack Yangping Pass in a mighty manner. Since the ancient roads of Yangping Pass were not spacious, the army could not form a formation at all. All the way, the battle flag fluttered, and there were many halberds, murderous.

The siege of this terrain is completely fueling tactics. The siege interface is too small, and of course a strong attack can be won, but the casualties must be heavy. This is not the wisest choice.

The catapult was also pushed to the front of the formation by a group of soldiers, and it began to roar and show its power. The huge cannon stones hit Yangping Pass continuously. Because it was the first time I saw this kind of siege weapon, and there were many mobs in the defenders. , The continuous intensive shelling caused huge casualties to the defenders. Many people were frightened and ran around, and turned into living targets for catapults.

According to statistics afterwards, nearly 3000 casualties were caused by the projection vehicle alone. Of course, this person just hit the enemy by surprise. After the enemy is prepared, there will be no more casualties like this.

For three days in a row, Zhang Liao led the army, either to bombard the city with catapults or long-distance strikes with crossbows, but did not send troops to attack the city. At this time, Zhang Wei thought that Zhang Liao's army was afraid of him and did not dare to send troops to attack the city. The Bingzhou Army is nothing more than that, knowing that they can't beat themselves, so they resort to these indiscriminate methods, it seems that it is not worthy of the name."

Yang Ren is not as optimistic as he is, not to mention how much casualties Zhang Liao's shelling and crossbow attack caused to the defenders. In his opinion, the Bingzhou Army is well-trained and powerful. There are other calculations.

"Second General, I think Zhang Liao probably has some kind of conspiracy. We still have to be careful not to be careless." Yang Ren was still very cautious.

"Hmph, what are you afraid of him doing? I have the Great Gate in my hand, even if the enemy has millions of troops, I'm not afraid." Zhang Wei said contemptuously.

Seeing that Zhang Wei was so insolent and careless, Yang Ren stopped admonishing him, but continued to strictly guard against Zhang Liao attacking the camp in the middle of the night.

The three days had come, Zhang Liao was anxiously waiting for news of Cheng Lian in the camp, at the same time all the camp sent out scouts to continue scouting the enemy's situation, and marched immediately if there was any change.

Zhuge Liang said calmly: "General Wen Yuan, I'm afraid General Cheng Lian will attack the city tonight. We still need to be prepared. Once there is a change in Yangping Pass, our army will be dispatched immediately."

Although Zhang Liao was skeptical, he didn't dare to be negligent. If Cheng Lian really attacked the city tonight, he was unprepared and would not have missed the opportunity, so he ordered the army to gather in the camp and wait for his order to attack at any time.

At this time, Cheng Lian went through all kinds of difficulties and dangers, and finally came out of the Qinling Mountains and reached Yangping Pass from behind. At this time, he was only [-] miles away from Yangping Pass.

Therefore, all the soldiers he led were light soldiers, and he had no siege equipment. If the enemy finds out the weapons now, it would not be a good opportunity to miss the surprise attack. Therefore, Cheng Lian decisively ordered to take advantage of the enemy's reaction. Xiyang Pingguan, quietly touch it from behind.

Moreover, based on the letter from the flying pigeons received a few days ago and the calculation of the marching speed, Zhang Liao's army had already reached Yangping Pass. As long as he made a move, Zhang Liao would definitely respond in time.

According to the investigation of the scouts, on the east side of Yangping Pass, the Chengguan is relatively low, only about ten feet, and it is very easy to climb up.

The night was deep, and the sky was full of stars, reflecting the lonely night sky. Except for a few torches at the top of the city, which shrouded the top of the city, it was pitch black everywhere.

Yang Ren personally patrolled the closed gate, because he was worried that Zhang Liao would choose to attack the camp in the middle of the night, so he deliberately strengthened the defenses on the west side of Yangping Pass, but he never expected that there was a tiger behind him with its mouth wide open, ready to devour everything here at any time .

Kui Ye, the defenders of Yangping Pass, were exhausted by Zhang Liao's long-range firepower during the day. The army has long been sound asleep.

But I never thought that a group of men in black sneaked into the city wall in the darkness, "Swoosh..." Dozens of flying hooks grabbed onto the city wall, and with the sound of rustling footsteps, hundreds of A man in black climbed up to the top of the city in the dark.

With a sharp blade in his hand, the black man quietly approached the sleeping defender, "Puff puff puff..." He raised the knife and dropped it, and killed the sleeping enemy neatly. He quickly opened the inner city gate from the inside and hid it outside. The Chenglian army shouted and killed them, and then the men in black entered the pass and set fire to the food, tents and other inflammable items stored in the pass, and the flames shot up into the sky, dyeing half of the sky red.

Soon Zhang Liao received the news, knowing that Cheng Lian had succeeded, and immediately mobilized [-] soldiers to attack Pingyang Pass.

(End of this chapter)