Xiliang Iron Cavalry

Three shifts arrive.

Winning several games in a row, both Ling Bao and Yang Huai felt that the Xiliang Army was extraordinary. It was nothing more than going out of the city to fight to the death with the Xiliang Army, and these victories made the officials in Yizhou think that it was Ling Bao's previous victory. He and Yang Huai were greedy for life and afraid of death and dared not go out of the city. They repeatedly spoke in front of Liu Zhang and asked Ling Bao and Yang Huai to take the opportunity to recover Hanzhong. Liu Zhang was not Liu Yan, and he didn't know much about Hanzhong. Ordered that Yang Huai and Ling Bao must defeat all the Xiliang Army. As a sign, there were also 4 reinforcements from Yizhou.

The leading commander is Zhang Ren, a well-known general in Yizhou. Zhang Ren is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also quite strategic in combat. He was highly valued when Liu Yan was in power. The generals are all very preferential treatment.

Zhang Ren's ambitions were high, and with [-] troops, the Xiliang Army outside Jiameng Pass was no problem at all.

Liu Zhang's ambition and reinforcements did not make Yang Huai and Ling Bao feel that the victory was in front of them, but they were more cautious than ever, because the Xiliang Army had already set up camp five miles away from Jiameng Pass.

The morale of the defenders in Guanzhong was high, and they didn't feel anything wrong with successive victories. On the contrary, they felt that the Xiliang army was mediocre. The general's caution was just because he was afraid of the reputation of the Xiliang army outside.

The sky was gloomy, and outside the Jiameng Pass, there appeared a thousand cavalry and a thousand soldiers. Different from the team we encountered before, these thousand cavalry were all wearing heavy armor, even the infantry.

Ling Bao said with a serious expression: "I'm afraid these are the heavy infantry and heavy cavalry of the Xiliang Army."

"That's right. These 2000 troops are enough to defeat 2000 soldiers. Could it be that the Xiliang Army wants to rely on these [-] troops to attack Jiameng Pass, or do they have other plans?" Yang Huai said.

"General, you should quickly mobilize the soldiers in the pass to prevent any changes. There will inevitably be spies planted by the Xiliang army in the pass." Ling Bao said.

Looking at the Xiliang army's siege, whenever it captured an important place, there were defenders who secretly supported it. This point is still very thorough in Ling Bao's research. Of course, Hanzhong fell too quickly, and there are too many relevant versions. Ling Bao Yang Huai didn't dare to believe it, coupled with the matter of Baishuiguan, he also held a skeptical attitude towards the Xiliang Army.

Two thousand soldiers gathered under Jiameng Pass, and the drums of the Xiliang Army suddenly sounded. The rumbling sound of the drums made the defenders unconsciously clenched their weapons tightly.

The heavy infantry faced up to the difficulties, and walked towards Jiameng Pass with neat steps. In front of the heavy infantry, dozens of soldiers dressed in black appeared. These soldiers walked quickly and quickly approached the closed gate. Waving the shovel in his hand, he began to dig the soil.

Half an hour later, the heavy infantry still did not approach Jiameng Pass, as if they were waiting for something. The closed Lingbao stared at the soldiers outside the city with piercing eyes, and retreated after only approaching Jiameng Pass for a moment. what to do.

Could it be that he wanted the defenders in Guanzhong to leave the city for a decisive battle.

Ling Bao's face was pale, because he felt that the city wall under him was trembling. The magnitude of the trembling made him feel that his footing was not stable. There are countless.

Suddenly Lingbao remembered the closed gate, and was about to lead the soldiers down the city wall, when they heard the sound of fighting inside the gate, the heavy cavalry led the way into the city, killing a bloody road, followed by the heavy infantry.

Jiameng Pass was lost, and at this time Lingbao and Yang Huaicai really believed why Ban Wu said that the strong city gate was full of flaws in front of the Xiliang army.

After capturing Jiameng Pass with lightning speed, Hua Xiong led a thousand heavy cavalry to kill in the direction of Zitong. opportunity to prepare.

With the prosperity of Yizhou's talents, it is difficult to guarantee that they will find a way to resist the Xiliang army's siege.

After losing Jiameng Pass, Ling Bao and Yang Huai tried their best to escape. They shared a common belief, to escape to Zitong as soon as possible, and let the guards take precautions. Today, they have to cooperate, and the Xiliang army attacked the city means.

Hua Xiong only relied on the marching map, and the speed of marching was not very fast, while Ling Bao and Yang Huai were generals born and bred in Yizhou, and their grasp of the terrain was many times better than Hua Xiong's, so they rushed day and night.

Seeing the flags fluttering behind the gate, Ling Bao Yang Huai showed a faint smile on his face, and finally lived up to his trust and came to Zitong before the Xiliang Army.

At this time, Zhang Ren had just led the army to Zitong, and when he heard the news of the soldiers reporting back from the gate, he hurriedly boarded the city wall.

"General Yang and General Ling are not at Jiameng Pass. Why are they in such a mess?" Zhang Ren asked inexplicably. He still had a good impression of the two. Strategy, ordinarily guarding Jiameng Pass, should be without any mistakes.

"General, Jiameng Pass has been lost." Ling Bao said with a pale face.

"What?" Zhang Ren asked incredulously, "Jiameng Pass is lost?"

"That's right, General, the Xiliang army has a weapon that can directly open the city gate. It's very powerful, so we should prepare early." Yang Huai took over the conversation and said.

The successive losses of Jiameng Pass and Baishui Pass have reduced Zhang Ren's ambition a lot. There are [-] troops in the pass, which is enough to resist the Xiliang Army. It's a bit difficult. Hearing the news of Yang Huai and Ling Bao's successive victories, Zhang Ren had the urge to quickly find the main force of the Xiliang Army for a decisive battle.

A thousand heavy cavalry appeared in Zitong, and the leading general, Hua Xiong, did not look very good, because Yizhou's terrain was too complicated. Even though the markings on the marching map were clear, they still took a lot of detours.

"Kill!" Hua Xiong gave an order, and the heavy cavalry charged in the direction of the city gate. The dense rain of arrows suppressed the closed defenders so that they couldn't lift their heads.

At the same time, stones as big as washbasins were thrown from the city, and dozens of cavalrymen were knocked off their horses unexpectedly.

A group of soldiers in black appeared under the city gate.

The heavy cavalry had already retreated, and stood quietly waiting in place. Hua Xiong held the long knife tightly in his hand, and just waited for the city gate to change, and rushed in immediately.

Since the availability of explosives, the Xiliang Army can be said to be invincible, and Hua Xiong also has blind trust in this.

Under Zhang Ren's unbelievable face, the city wall under his feet began to tremble violently. Even with preparations, many soldiers were overthrown, screaming and cursing endlessly.

The city wall was trembling violently, and Hua Xiong felt that victory seemed to be beckoning to him. Before leaving, Guo Si only gave him three explosives, which were more than enough to capture Zitong. To be sure, Hua Xiong threw three explosives at once, trying to Occupy Zitong.

Under Hua Xiong's expectant eyes, Zitong's city gate still didn't open as wide as Jiameng Pass, and the goal of entry was scattered boulders.

"Hua Xiong'er, you actually used the means of a monster to attack the city. I have heard that the Xiliang army's reputation for benevolence and righteousness is all over the world, but it's nothing." Yang Huai appeared on the city, gnashed his teeth and pointed at the Xiliang army outside the city. It was this weapon that made him lose Jiameng Pass.

Seeing Yang Huai appearing on the city, Hua Xiong knew that the surprise attack had failed, and all was due to his failure to follow the assigned mission and reach Zitong quickly, giving the enemy a chance to prepare.

Hua Xiong's tiger eyes were wide open, and the raging flames were burning.

"General, retreat and wait for the army to arrive." Li Meng stepped forward to persuade.

After seeing the heavy cavalry retreat, Zhang Ren heaved a sigh of relief. The garrison on the city had no fighting power at all due to the great commotion under the city just now. How could the soldiers in chaos be able to defeat the heroic Xiliang army.

"General Yang and General Ling will stay in the city. I will speak to the prince about the matter of Jiameng Pass." After being shocked, Zhang Ren quickly regained his composure.

"Thank you, General." Ling Bao and Yang Huai bowed in unison. After losing Jiameng Pass, under the operation of someone with a heart, the two of them will definitely lose their official positions. , you can offset some of the previous sins.

"I didn't expect the Xiliang army to have such weapons. I ordered the soldiers to immediately reinforce the city gate." Zhang Ren ordered.

Zhang Ren has a certain right to speak in the Yizhou army. His fast-tracked letter shocked the high-level officials in Yizhou. Jiameng Pass was lost. Proximity to Chengdu, with Yizhou's background, it is difficult to hold Chengdu.

After Guo Si came to Zitong, he had no choice but to face such a city. The explosives lost their unexpected effect, so he had to write down the general situation in the memorial.

In March of the attack on Yizhou, the progress of the Xiliang army was not unpleasant, which gave Zhuge Liang an illusion, as if Yizhou would fall into the hands of the Xiliang army in the next moment.

After Yan Yan received Liu Zhang's order, he led all the soldiers and horses, joined forces with Zhuge Liang, and about [-] soldiers and horses were ready to attack Hanzhong. As long as Hanzhong was captured, the Xiliang army that attacked Zitong would become rootless. Ping, let it be slaughtered.

When Zhuge Liang led the army to the city of Hanzhong, there were only 2000 defenders in the city. Such a sudden appearance of soldiers and horses shocked the defenders in the city, but the army has absolute confidence in the defense of the city. , The key is to support Zitong's food and materials. Once the food and grass are cut off, it means that capturing Zitong is just empty talk.

The guard who stayed in Hanzhong was Zhang Jai, the former commander of the euphorbia warriors, and now he has become a general of the Xiliang Army.

Zhang Fei led 1000 people to the city for an appointment.

A hearty curse made Zhang Fei slightly less dissatisfied for many days, but Zhang Jaw still stood still and had no intention of going out to fight at all. He believed that when Zhuge Liang and Yan Yangang in Hanzhong made a move , Jia Rong got the news. During the days when he came to the Xiliang Army, he thoroughly understood that the strength of the Xiliang Army is just the ubiquitous intelligence, which makes people shudder.