The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 717 Chapter 716
As soon as Dongfang showed its fish belly, the Han army's camp was already active. Under Ma Chao's order, the soldiers formed a dense team and lined up neatly in the wilderness outside Jiameng Pass.

The Qiang people are undoubtedly the main body of this siege battle. Tens of thousands of Qiang people are listed at the front of the team. Among them, a variety of siege weapons can be clearly seen.

There are all kinds of ladders, well rails, rush cars, and catapults, all of which are like divine beasts squatting on the ground, ready to go.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

In the camp of the Han army, the war drums were constantly beating, and the dull drum beat the sleeping earth, but to the ears of all the Han troops, it was inspiring.

Since Ma Chao led his army into Shu, his journey has been smooth and smooth, and he has conquered more than 20 large and small passes one after another. Stayed here for five days.

During these five days, although Ma Chao's army had always had the upper hand, even though he had thousands of troops, he was unable to use it in front of this small pass.

Today, Pang Tong and Xu Huang finally delivered the siege weapons from Hanzhong, and Ma Chao was finally able to let go of his hands and fight hard. The depressed mood that has been suppressed for several days is destined to vent today.

The sound of war drums changes from slow to fast, from weak to strong, from loose to dense, which is a signal, a signal that a war is about to start.

Ma Chao was riding a white horse with a silver helmet and silver gun. When the sun was rising, the first ray of sunlight shone on him.

The archers in Jiameng Pass were recruited by Xu Huang, so Ma Chao boldly walked to the front of the team, looking at the tower of Jiameng Pass with deep eyes, but secretly swore in his heart that no matter what today , we must win the Jiameng Pass, and we can't delay any longer.

After Jiameng Pass was closed, Zhang Fei personally ascended the city to command. Seeing the dense array of Han soldiers and those huge siege weapons in the wilderness outside the pass, he felt a little worried in his heart. Although the city defense of Jiameng Pass was strong, It may not be able to withstand the successive attacks of the Han army.

What's more, compared with the Han army, there are still fewer soldiers in Jiameng Pass, and Jiameng Pass can't accommodate so many people. If it really fights, there may be a lot of casualties.

Zhang Fei understands his current situation very well. He has just occupied Yizhou for a little over a month, and his foundation is not stable, and the people's hearts are not strong. His own army only has about 10 people, and the Nanzhong rebellion has to be divided. The troops should be used to deal with the rebellion in Nanzhong, so as to prevent the two sides from fighting and being attacked by the enemy.

In addition, some troops should be deployed in Berkshire to prevent the Han army from entering Shu from Jingzhou. In general, Zhang Fei currently has only 3 troops available.

There is a shortage of soldiers, internal officials are panicked, and the people are even more panicked. If Jiameng Pass is lost, for Zhang Fei, it will be tantamount to losing an important strategic location, and it will also affect the people and officials in central Shu. cause unrest and unrest.

Therefore, no matter what, Zhang Fei must not give up this important pass, he must hold on to this pass, and he must not withdraw easily.

The sound of drums outside the city became more and more intense. Zhang Fei could vaguely feel that the Han army was about to attack. He had already deployed troops at the top of the city. All ready, just waiting for the battle.

At this time, Liu Xian came over suddenly and said to Zhang Fei: "My lord, the military advisor is here."

Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Why did the military adviser come so quickly?"

"Peng Tuo said that he met the military advisor on the way, and the military advisor already knew about the situation here, so let me ask my lord to go to the government office immediately, saying that there is something important to discuss." Liu Xian said.

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "You command here for me. The Han army is about to attack. No matter what, the Han army's siege weapons cannot be allowed to get close to the city wall. We must defend this place at all costs."

"Here!"

Zhang Fei went down the tower, and rushed straight past the official office. When he came to the official office, he saw that Fazheng was already sitting in the hall. Seeing him coming, he immediately stood up and cupped his hands: "See my lord!"

"Xiao Zhi, you have something important to ask me, what is it?"

Fazheng said: "On the way here, I have already asked Peng Tuo about the situation here. The Han army has a large force, supplemented by siege weapons. If they are attacked by the Han army in turn, day and night, No matter how strong the Jiameng Pass is, the soldiers can't bear it. There are many Han soldiers, and they can take turns to fight, but our army is small. When the Han army is introduced into the mountains, no matter how many Han soldiers there are, they will not be able to play a role in the narrow mountain roads. However, our army can rely on the advantages of various passes in the mountains to defend, and then set up roadblocks to defend for half a year. No problem."

Zhang Fei frowned, thought for a while, and asked, "Military Master, didn't you say before that if you want to defend the Jiange, you must first defend Jiameng Pass, and Jiameng Pass is also one of the important passes. It can lead to Chengdu, and it can lead to Langzhong by water. If Jiamengguan is captured by the Han army and the Han army is blocked by land, will they take the water route and go down the river to Langzhong? At that time, they will be stationed at Isn't Yan Yan from Berkshire about to be attacked?"

Fazheng said: "Although this is the case, we are not really abandoning Jiameng Pass, but temporarily retreating to the west of Jiameng Pass. My lord should know that there is a fork in the twenty miles west of Jiameng Pass. It is the real dividing point between water and land. Moreover, the twenty-mile section is full of rugged mountain roads, with cliffs on both sides, and only one path can pass through it. There is no open area at all, and there is a cliff facing the river. It can only accommodate two people passing side by side. Although there is no pass on this road, it is a natural defensive zone. If you abandon Jiameng Pass and retreat to the mountains, fortify everywhere in the dangerous positions of Niutoushan, Dajianshan and Xiaojianshan Even if the Han army has thousands of horses and horses, it is impossible to pass in a short time. Unless, the Han army has grown wings and flew over from the sky."

After Zhang Fei listened to Fazheng's words, he fully understood the meaning of Fazheng's words. This was to make him retreat. After all, there was an open field outside Jiameng Pass, which could accommodate thousands of soldiers. The area under attack at Mengguan has greatly increased. If he competes with the enemy here, Zhang Fei, who has fewer troops, will definitely suffer.It would be better to retreat as an advance, voluntarily abandon Jiameng Pass, and then retreat to the forest behind Jiameng Pass, relying on the danger and ruggedness of the mountain road, to carry out layer-by-layer defenses to block the enemy's attack.In this way, even if the Han army had siege weapons, they would not be able to use them.

"Okay, then follow what the military adviser said, pretend to be defeated, and take the initiative to withdraw from Jiameng Pass. However, when withdrawing from Jiameng Pass, you must give the enemy a hard blow!"

"That's for sure, I have already arranged everything. As long as the Lord does what I say." Fazheng said with a smile, "I promise to give the Han army an unforgettable memory!"

"Dong dong dong..."

The sound of war drums outside Jiameng Pass became very dense, like a violent storm, shocking the entire battlefield, but it only lasted for a moment, and the dense drumbeats suddenly stopped.

"Siege!"

Riding on a white horse, Ma Chao moved forward the silver spear in his hand and shouted, but saw the soldiers behind him start to move.

The soldiers pushed the catapults to the designated positions, and then began to load boulders weighing more than a hundred catties into the troughs of the catapults, and then forty soldiers pulled the ropes of the catapults together, and a boulder "swish" With a bang, it flew into the sky, and mercilessly smashed towards Jiamengguan, which was about 150 steps away from them.

Immediately afterwards, huge boulders gradually rose into the air, cut through the sky, and flew towards the city wall of Jiameng Pass with ear-piercing whistling sounds.

On the city wall of Jiameng Pass, Liu Xian saw more than 20 huge black shadows flying over suddenly. Seeing that the black shadow was getting bigger and bigger, and with a huge force, his pupils also enlarged accordingly. Shouted to the soldiers on the city wall: "Hide quickly!"

As soon as the words fell, Liu Xian leaped to the back of the battlements with a stride, his body was tightly pressed against the city wall, not daring to raise his head, but at this moment there was only a muffled "boom", the city wall shook slightly, and a huge boulder hit the ground. After reaching the battlements, they immediately shattered, stone chips flew around, and dust filled the air.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

One after another boulders flew up the city wall, some directly hit the city wall, some flew over the battlements, and one boulder directly hit the gatehouse on the city wall, causing the roof of the gatehouse to collapse.

However, along with the impact of these boulders, there were also screams on the city wall.Some were slightly injured by the stone debris, some were severely injured by the boulder, and some were directly hit by the boulder. Their skulls were shattered on the spot, and their brains and blood splashed all over the ground. kill.

Although Liu Xian yelled out his voice, the people's reaction was not so fast. Many people did not hide in time, so that the city wall was bruised all over by this wave of incoming boulders.

However, before everyone could react, another wave of boulders hit. Every 50 soldiers of the Han army operated a catapult and continued to attack the city wall.

"Boom boom boom..."

Huge crashes resounded continuously on the city wall. All of a sudden, the city wall of Jiameng Pass was filled with dust and stone chips flew around, but the soldiers on the city wall stuck tightly to the inside of the city wall, not daring to raise their heads. suppressed.

At this time, in the camp of the Han army, the Qiang soldiers lined up at the front began to move forward one by one.

There are 500 people in each phalanx, some are holding shields, some are holding spears, some are holding bows and arrows, and some are holding single knives. The dozens of soldiers in the middle of the phalanx are pushing a wall-aligned The tall ladder car, and ten carefully selected elite soldiers in the car are waiting for the ladder car to approach the city wall at all times. They use the ladder to climb the city wall and try to carve out a place to stand on the top of the city.

The five hundred soldiers in the phalanx lined up neatly, with their swords drawn and crossed at the same pace, approaching the city wall of Jiameng Pass unhurriedly, and above their heads, huge boulders roared past, knocking down the defenders on the city wall. It has been completely suppressed, so that it has no power to fight back.

Ma Chao was riding on horseback, watching this scene, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he was full of confidence in winning Jiameng Pass.

(End of this chapter)