The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1067 Waiting for reinforcements
In front of Xiaopingjin Pass is the Yellow River, with its back leaning against Beimang Mountain, so that it has all the dangers of mountains and rivers.The pass wall that was breached by the Shu army was actually just the outer city wall of Xiaopingjin Pass. At the pass of Beiman Mountain, there was an inner city built against the mountain, which was much higher than the surrounding terrain.

In fact, this is the real Xiaopingjin Pass. Only later, in order to strengthen the defense along the Yellow River, Xiaopingjin Ferry was included in the scope of Xiaopingjin Pass. The place that was originally the Yellow River embankment became the pass wall of Xiaopingjin Pass.

Seeing that the outer wall could no longer be defended, Zhu Zhen immediately withdrew to the inner city of Xiaopingjin Pass. The walls of the inner city were all built with huge stones, which were extremely strong and could completely withstand the attack of the Shu army. The firearms attack, Zhu Zhen suffered enough from the firearms, retreated to the inner city at this moment, just wanted to rely on the strength of the inner city, hold Xiaopingjin pass, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

Zhang Le commanded the Wudang Flying Army to break through the Jin Army's defense line, and successfully took down the outer wall of Xiaopingjin Pass. Since the Firearms Battalion was the first to attack, the Wudang Flying Army's attacking battle was extremely enjoyable. , easily, almost without bloodshed.

After landing, Zhang Le immediately ordered the excavation of the earth and rocks near the ferry to facilitate the landing of the Shu army's ships and the landing of the Shu army. After all, it would be too inconvenient for an army of more than one hundred thousand to climb the ladder to land. After the piled earth and rocks are cleaned up, it will be convenient for the follow-up troops of the Shu army to land.

More Shu army ships landed, and the Shu troops carried on board landed one after another. Suddenly, the Xiaopingjin Ferry was overcrowded and the river flowed continuously. The Jin army's Yellow River defense line had been completely lost.

However, the Shu army that continued to advance to the inner city was blocked. Zhu Zhen commanded the remnants of Xiaoping Jinguan, retreated to the inner city, resisted the danger, and resisted stubbornly.

Now in Zhu Zhen's hands, there are only a few thousand soldiers left. With such a small force, it is impossible to be an opponent of the Shu army, but Zhu Zhen's greatest reliance is the solid defense of the inner city of Xiaopingjin Pass.The inner city of Xiaopingjin Pass is stuck between the gaps between the two mountains. The two peaks on the left and right stand tall, and there is no way to climb. Moreover, there is only one passage in front of the pass. The Shu army wants to march to Luoyang from here. , it is necessary to break through the inner city of Xiaopingjin Pass.

But this kind of terrain where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it is the natural advantage of the defender. Although Zhu Zhen has few soldiers now, if he relies on the dangerous inner city to hold on for a few more hours, it will not be a big problem.

Calculated according to the distance and the marching speed of the Jin army, it will be almost noon. The battle started at dawn, and now an hour and a half has passed. As long as Zhu Zhen persists for another hour or so, reinforcements will be seen. .

In the face of hope, Zhu Zhen naturally spared no effort. If Zhu Zhen was asked to stay for another three or five days, or even a day or two, Zhu Zhen would feel that it was too much to do, but it was only for one or two hours. As far as I'm concerned, if you can't keep it, it's really a dog.

Zhu Zhen made a wish to the soldiers under his command that as long as they could hold Xiaopingjin Pass, all the officers under his command would be promoted three ranks in a row, and ordinary soldiers would be rewarded with [-] yuan.As the governor of Xiaopingjinguan, Zhu Zhen still has such a little power. More importantly, Zhu Zhen understands that only those who are rewarded can be brave. Work hard.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhu Zhen's reward came out, those soldiers of the Jin army who looked sluggish immediately rejuvenated and their fighting spirit was rekindled. Just like Zhu Zhen thought, there was no hope for a long time, but only one or two guards In terms of Shichen, the hope is still quite high. Even if the Shu army has powerful firearms, the inner city of Xiaopingjin Pass is still extremely strong. If it can really be defended, the reward will be much more generous.

What are you looking for when you come out to be a soldier? Isn’t it just hoping to get promoted and make a fortune? No one in the Jin army is willing to give up such an opportunity. As long as you work hard, you will have a chance to get these rewards. ?
The remaining troops of the Jin army re-armed in the inner city, and the offensive momentum of the Shu army seemed to show no signs of stopping. After breaking through the outer wall, most of the Wudang Flying Army was digging a ferry there, while a part of the army was there. Pursue along the retreating direction of the Jin army.

The reinvigorated Jin army stood on the top of the inner city, opened its bow and fired arrows, and blocked the attack of the Shu army. All of a sudden, there were chaotic arrows flying on the city. The Shu army who wanted to take advantage of the victory The offensive was largely contained.

After the attack was frustrated, the soldiers of the Qianfeng Battalion immediately reported to Zhang Le who was still near the ferry.

Zhang Le did not expect that the Jin army would still be able to organize defenses. It stands to reason that the battle of the outer wall had already disabled the Jin army's Xiaopingjin defenders.

And what surprised Zhang Le was that Xiaopingjin Pass was related to Guanzhong. After the outer city fell, the Jin army could still retreat to the inner city. Does a broken army still have the strength to fight?
Zhang Le couldn't help being a little annoyed, if the tiger doesn't get angry, do you think you're a sick cat?
In the direction of the ferry, in order to allow more Shu troops to land, the Wudang Flying Army opened roads across the mountains, built bridges when encountering water, and rushed to do all kinds of rough and tiring work. The momentum has diminished a lot.

Unexpectedly, the remaining Jin army not only refused to surrender, but even intensified their resistance. Zhang Le said angrily: "Grandma is a bear, if I don't give you some flair, I really don't know what your grandpa Zhang's surname is."

Anyway, the ferry has been opened, and the Shu army has crossed the Yellow River continuously, so there is no need for Wudang Feijun to stay at the ferry, as Liu Yin's vanguard, to attack the city and pull the village It was Zhang Le's top priority. When Zhang Le heard that the Jin army was blocking the way, he immediately surrounded him and led the army to attack the inner city of Xiaopingjin Pass.

The narrow alleys and solid city defenses are the source of confidence to support Zhu Zhen, but the Wudang Flying Army's offensive is too strong, and the high and steep city walls are daunting to most people, but when it comes to Wudang Flying Army, it is almost like that. Like walking on flat ground, the defense of the entire inner city is precarious.

Zhu Zhen was a little dumbfounded. After many years of fighting, Zhu Zhen has never seen such a fierce army as the Wudang Flying Army. Let alone Zhu Zhen leading the remnant soldiers and defeating the generals, even if he leads the original squad, it will Not necessarily Wudang Feijun's opponent.

According to the current style of play, Zhu Zhen has almost no hope of defending until noon. Seeing that the shadow of the sun is getting shorter, reinforcements will arrive in more than half an hour, but it is difficult to hold at this time. Near collapse.

(End of this chapter)