The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

In addition to the screams in his ears, Lu Bu heard crackling gunshots that were still far away.

The first bow and arrow flew through the sky with a whistling sound, and the sound of the long bullets pierced the glass-like sky.

The lieutenant-general next to him clamped the hot wooden handle of the spear tightly to his ribs, and it hurt so much that his palms were sweating, as if coated with mucus.

The sound of flying bows and arrows forced him to lay his head on the wet horse's neck, and the pungent stench of horse sweat went straight to his nose.He seemed to be able to see the brown backs of the trenches and the gray crowd running towards the town through the glass of a telescope covered with air.

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After several days of attacks, the land of Xuzhou was basically pacified, but the only doubt was that Zhang Fei didn't know where he went.

Nie Zefeng didn't worry about being defeated, but continued to attack.

The original generals thought that Nie Zefeng would attack Jiangdong, but when hundreds of thousands of troops came to the Huaihe River, Nie Zefeng chose to have a drink with the young general, and then withdrew all the troops and marched towards Hanzhong instead.

All the generals don't know what the king is thinking, but the only thing they can do now is to follow this general to establish their own military exploits.

All the soldiers and horses were concentrated in Chang'an, Nie Zefeng's Western Front Heavy Army Group.

The dawn is faint, and Chang'an is shrouded in silence.Chang'an is a relatively important city in the west.

But it is not Chang'an that is in turmoil now, but Baqiu, a small city in the Qinling Mountains attacked by Wei Yan, a vanguard general sent by Nie Zefeng.

Baqiu small town.

"Dong dong dong" the big drum in front of the Yafu suddenly sounded, waking up Yang Ang who was half awake and half asleep.

The only thing I can think of is, no, something must have happened, because the transfer of the Chu army has become more and more frequent these days...

Yang Ang hurriedly put on his clothes, but saw a sergeant rushing towards Yang Ang, and reported to Yang Ang, "General Yang, the Chu army has crossed the Qinling Mountains, and our army can't resist the enemy, and has been defeated to Baqiu. , the vanguard general Wei Yan personally led [-] Qingqiu straight to Baqiu, and the troops are already approaching the city."

"what?"

Yang Ang was shocked. He expected the Chu army to arrive, but he didn't expect it to come so fast. In just one day, Wei Yan broke through the four lines of defense he had set up one after another, killing all the way to Baqiu, and the army was already defeated. The army was defeated like a mountain, but Wei Yan went straight to Baqiu in spite of everything.

He didn't know that in order to end the battle as soon as possible, Wei Yan selected [-] capable people from the army, and one person and two horses took turns to change horses. My follow-up troops went to deal with it, and I led [-] cavalry all the way to the city of Baqiu without stopping.

Yang Ang is worthy of being one of the rare generals in Zhang Lu's camp. He quickly calmed down in the panic and ordered: "Order all the troops to guard the city gates, and don't make false claims to fight with the Chu army, and order a flying horse to send a message to Zhang Lu. Lu, please send troops to help Zhang Lu quickly, and then order the generals to gather in the conference hall to discuss the strategy of retreating the enemy."

After receiving the order, all the generals in the city hurried to the military meeting hall. When they filed in, Yang Ang was contemplating for a long time on the map hanging on the screen. As a general, he had the responsibility It is also necessary to defeat Wei Yan and keep the first pass of Qinling.

"Everyone is here, and they must have known that Wei Yan personally led [-] cavalry troops to the city, and his follow-up troops will arrive immediately. In my city of Baqiu, there are only more than [-] soldiers and horses. The Chu army is coming fiercely, and our army is not enough at all. To fight against them, I wonder if you have any good strategies to retreat from the enemy?"

Some of the generals suggested abandoning the city and fleeing to join Zhang Lu's army; Defeat Wei Yan.

There was a lot of noise in the whole hall, Yang Ang couldn't stop shaking his head when he heard it, his face was full of disappointment, these methods were not feasible at all, he abandoned the city and fled, could his own good and bad soldiers outrun the elite Chu people's cavalry?

Standing firm and waiting for help, whether Zhang Lu can reinforce in time becomes a problem.Waiting for work with leisure, going down to fight Wei Yan recklessly, that would be tantamount to courting death.

We had to think of a practical way, which could not only rush to help Baqiu quickly, but also delay the time for the Chu army to attack the city, and then wait for reinforcements with deep ditches and high fortifications.

"General Yang, near Baqiu, only General Yang Ren has tens of thousands of troops stationed at Yangping Pass, and he can send people flying to Yangping Pass. General Yang is asked to move troops to rescue them. The Chu army will surely die."

A handsome young man said to the official.

"This plan is very clever. You can have General Yang attack the back of the Chu army, cut off their food roads, and cut off their way back. If the Chu army learns that their food and grass have been robbed, their morale will be in turmoil, and the siege of Baqiu will be easy. One soldier at a time will be relieved, this is Sun Bin's plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao." Another general agreed.

Not long after, all the generals also echoed: "That's right, that's right. Now that the Chu army is rushing for a long distance, it will be difficult to keep up with its food and supplies. If reinforcements from Yangping Pass block its food and supplies, the Chu army will be in chaos. At this time, our army will take advantage of the momentum to cover up and kill them." , can be victorious.”

Yang Ang pondered for a moment, and said: "That's the only way, who can be the messenger?"

The young general stepped out of the ranks and said, "The last general, Li, wishes to go."

"Okay," Yang Ang quickly wrote a cursive letter, handed it to Li Ji, and said, "The general should go to Yangping Pass as soon as possible without delay."

"No." Li Ji knew that saving soldiers was like putting out a fire, so he took the silk book, put it in his arms, cupped his hands, turned and left the meeting hall.

Baqiunan, the camp of the Chu army.

Wei Yan and a group of personal guards rode on horseback to look at Chang'an, and in a trance, he only felt that this city had a good connection with him, and for no reason, he felt a lingering affection for him.The reason why they led the Qingqiu to arrive quickly was to deter the enemy on the one hand, and on the other hand, it would be the best thing if they could succeed in the sneak attack and take down Baqiu.After arriving in Baqiu, it was discovered that Yang Ang managed the army well, and Chang'an's guards were impenetrable.What's more, what I bring is only cavalry, and I am not good at attacking the city, so I can only wait for the infantry to arrive, and then attack the city before it is too late.

Wei Yan immediately ordered the army to garrison and surrounded Baqiu. Before besieging the city, he even walked for a while, presumably to report to Zhang Lu. "Hehe, Zhang Lu, Zhang Lu, I'm afraid you won't come." Wei Yan laughed.

"General, our army has captured the strategic areas around the Qinling Mountains, and the infantry is rushing towards Baqiu." The deputy general who received the battle report rode forward to report.

"As expected, is there any news from Yangping Pass?" Wei Yan was very confident in the progress of his journey, and now he was worried about the progress of Li Yan's army along the way.

"There is no news about General Li Yan. The general thinks that Yang Ren, the guard of Yangping Pass, is a famous general in the Han camp. He is brave and good at fighting. It may not be his opponent." The lieutenant said hesitantly.

Wei Yan glanced at the lieutenant general, and said darkly: "Don't speak nonsense, it will disturb our army's morale."

The lieutenant was taken aback, the crime of disturbing the morale of the army is not a small crime, even if it is pulled out and "clicked" it is not too much.He no longer dared to mention Li Yan's matter, so he quickly changed the subject: "The last general dare not speak nonsense, but the city of Baqiu is high and deep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and if it is captured by force, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses. Why face Zhang Lu's army?"

While talking, I saw a general flying a horse to report: "General, there is a general who came out of Baqiu, single-handedly, and went through the camp. It seems that he is going to call for reinforcements."

"Which direction are you going?" Wei Yan asked as his heart moved.

"The direction of Yangping Pass." Lai Jiang reported.

"Yangping Pass?" Wei Yan nodded lightly and said with a smile, "It seems that the next focus should be on Yangping Pass."

The setting sun was slanting to the west, and the big flags with the word "Li" fluttered in the rustling autumn wind.

At this time, Li Yan personally led an army to attack Yangping Pass.

When Li Yanjin arrived at the pass, he raised his eyes and glanced at the city of Yangping Pass, only to realize why Yangping Pass is the number one pass in Yizhou. Facing such a pass, no matter how many soldiers and horses attack the pass, it seems a bit redundant.

The Guancheng built because of this Hengshan Mountain has such a narrow terrain in front of the pass that two to 3000 people can be sent to cover it.

What's more, the Yangping pass is two or three feet higher than the ground in front of the pass, and his soldiers and horses still have to attack on their backs.

However, the high mountains on the north and south wings of Guancheng were so high that they could not be climbed at all, which made it impossible for him to use troops to detour from the two wings.

"Zhang Lu has such a dangerous pass, it shouldn't be a problem to be a rich man." Li Yan looked up at the pass city and sighed.

"The terrain of Yangping Pass is indeed dangerous, but as long as we can break through this pass, the road to Nanzheng will be smooth. Let's try a few rounds." The lieutenant general who accompanied the army suggested.

At this time, the original morale was high, and it was claimed that all the soldiers in Hanzhong would be wiped out in one go.Facing this Yangping Xiongguan now, I feel a little guilty at this time.

The Guancheng built by Hengshan is all built of solid stones. From west to east, there are three or four lines of defense, and the first line is higher than the previous one, so condescending.If you defend with a strong bow and crossbow, it will be difficult to attack.

At this time, Pang Tong, the military advisor who accompanied him, also said: "This Yangping Pass is built with solid stones. Fire attacks are useless. Since the thunderbolt chariot has been transported by water, it is better to blast a few rounds first to see the effect."

After hearing the counselor's advice, Li Yan issued an order.He ordered Li Feng, who was good at fighting in the mountains.Launch a tentative attack with [-] troops.

The order was passed, the flag was shaken, and the sound of war drums shook the sky.

Amidst the thundering drums, two thousand shield-hands held up their large shields and advanced first, followed by three thousand archers and crossbowmen.Covering more than a hundred Thunderbolt cars, they drove slowly to Yangping Pass.

And following closely behind the thunderbolt car.It is the three thousand elite Changsha soldiers who are best at fighting in the mountains.

These [-] elite Changsha soldiers are veterans who have followed Li Feng since Jingzhou, and they are best at attacking cities and mountains. Whenever there is a battle of fortification, Li Yan will send this army into battle.