The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1068 What to do when the reinforcements come
Zhu Zhen would look up at the sun every other breath. It was indeed very close to noon, and it only took half an hour to reach the three quarters of the noon. Of course, the prerequisite was that the reinforcements from the Jin army could arrive at noon.

However, it doesn't matter whether the reinforcements can arrive on time. According to the current offensive of the Shu army, it is almost a matter of breaking through the inner city of Xiaopingjin Pass, unless the reinforcements can arrive now.

Zhu Zhen looked to the east. He was waiting for the reinforcements, but there was no movement in the east. Zhu Zhen was completely desperate. The Jin army defending the city suffered more and more casualties, while the Shu army's offensive It is getting stronger and stronger, and the loss of Xiaopingjin Pass seems to be a foregone conclusion.

At this moment, there seemed to be a sudden sound of horseshoes on the east avenue. Zhu Zhen's heart trembled, and he looked up, but he didn't find anything unusual. He secretly smiled wryly. auditory hallucinations.

He shook his head, as if trying to get rid of the sound.

But the sound of hoofbeats was still persistent, and there were signs of getting louder and louder. Zhu Zhen frowned. It seemed that there was something wrong with his ears.

However, his eyes still turned to the east subconsciously. This time Zhu Zhen saw the waves of dust and smoke stirring up, ah!Reinforcements!Really reinforcements are here!
Like rain after a long drought, Zhu Zhen almost cried with joy: "Reinforcement...reinforcement...reinforcement is here..." Due to excitement, Zhu Zhen was incoherent and stammered.

But Zhu Zhen didn't need to say that the Jin army guarding the city had also seen the arrival of reinforcements. Now the battle had reached the most critical moment, the defenders were retreating steadily, and the inner city was already in danger.

Under such circumstances, the will of the defenders was close to collapse, and when the reinforcements arrived, the morale of the Jin army suddenly rose, and the will to explode in desperation was still very strong. attack.

Jiang Jun, the governor of Mengjin Pass, was the first to lead the army to Xiaopingjin Pass.In fact, the change of Meng Jindu's ships to the Shu army has long attracted Jiang Jun's attention. According to the information provided by He Yu, the day when the Shu army launched an attack is today.

Jiang Jun was not sure whether the information was accurate or not, but based on the principle that he would rather believe what he had than believe what was not, Jiang Jun had already sent people to stand on the levee.

Now the main forces of the Jin army are all gathered here. Relying on the natural danger of the Yellow River, Jiang Jun is not worried that Mengjin Pass will not be able to defend. He only needs to make his own defensive preparations.

But what is strange is that the Shu army did not launch an attack at the appointed time, and the ships that had gathered on Mengjindu had disappeared.Earlier, Jiang Jun thought that the Shu army was setting up a suspicious formation and wanted to confuse him, but soon Jiang Jun discovered that these corvee ships did not set up an ambush nearby, but rushed towards Xiaopingjin Pass.

Could it be that the real target of the Shu army is Xiaopingjin Pass?

Jiang Jun thought for a moment. It turned out that the Shu army invested heavily in Xiaopingjin Pass, and it was not fake. The information passed by He Yu was completely tricked by the Shu people.

But Jiang Jun didn't dare to act rashly, he immediately sent a fast horse to report to Luoyang, and soon he received an order from the court, asking him to lead his army back to Xiaopingjin Pass immediately.

Jiang Jun's report to the imperial court was half an hour earlier than that of Xiaoping Jinguan's governor Zhu Zhen, so he got a reply from the imperial court exactly half an hour earlier than Zhu Zhen's.

After receiving the order, Jiang Jun didn't dare to delay any more, and immediately mobilized his troops and set off to help Xiaopingjin Pass.

In order to speed up the march, Jiang Jun deliberately separated the infantry and cavalry, and it was the cavalry unit of the Jin army who arrived at Xiaopingjin Pass in advance.

Zhu Zhen was shocked and ordered to open the west gate of Xiaopingjin Pass to welcome Jiang Jun.

Although they were cavalry, at least new forces were injected, and the defensive situation at Xiaopingjinguan was suddenly reversed.

This time Zhu Zhen finally put his uneasy heart back to the original place. After the arrival of the support soldiers, it is no longer a dream to recapture Xiaopingjin Pass. Zhu Zhen repeatedly lamented his good luck. , Xiaopingjin Pass was lost, and it would be almost impossible to recapture Xiaopingjin Pass from the hands of the Shu army.

Zhang Le personally directed the attack of Wudang's flying army under the city. Seeing that the Jin army was already exhausted, there was almost no suspense in taking the inner city. But at this moment, the Jin army suddenly broke out and repelled Wudang. An attack by the flying army.

Zhang Le only thought it was a flashback of the Jin army. When he was preparing to send troops to continue the attack, he suddenly found that the defense of the inner city of Xiaopingjin Pass had become stronger, and the number of troops had obviously changed. Obviously, the Jin army's Reinforcements arrived.

Zhang Le naturally scoffed at this, and what to do when the reinforcements came, now that the Shu army had broken through the natural danger of the Yellow River, the general situation of the Jin State was over, and it was only a matter of time before Xiaopingjin Pass was taken.

Zhang Le simply ignored the Jin army's increase in troops, and continued to send Wudang flying troops to attack all the way.

Liu Yin had already crossed the river with Fu Qianyanghu and others, seeing that Zhang Le could not take the inner city of Xiaoping Jinguan, so he immediately dispatched the Tiger Infantry Army and Yang'an Army to help in the battle.

The competition between the two sides for Xiaopingjin Pass has reached a feverish level. The Jin army invested more than 1 cavalry in the defense of Xiaopingjin Pass in advance, and soon another [-] infantry of the Jin army also invested in Xiaopingjin Pass. At this moment The Jin army has determined that the real purpose of the Shu army crossing the river is at Xiaopingjin Pass, and the information passed back by He Yu can be regarded as a hardship for the Jin army.

If it weren't for the carelessness of the defenders, the Shu army would be safe and sound now. Now that the outer city of Pingjin Pass is lost, this will undoubtedly create a problem for the Jin army to retake Xiaopingjin Pass.

However, Jiang Jun is still full of confidence in this. The Shu army only occupies the outer city of Xiaopingjin Pass. The geographical location of this outer city is so small that it cannot accommodate too many troops. As long as the Jin army unites as one, defend it firmly The inner city of Xiaopingjin Pass, and then gradually put in troops to counterattack, and completely drove the Shu army across the Yellow River.

But Jiang Jun's confidence was in vain under the strong attack of the Shu army. Wudang Feijun was in the center, Yang'an army followed on the left, and the Tiger Army army was on the right. The three-way army rushed to the inner city like a tide. Although he tried his best, he was still clearly at a disadvantage, and Xiaoping Jinguan might fall at any time.

Naturally, firearms are the most powerful part of siege warfare. Although the stone-built Xiaopingjin Pass is relatively strong, firearms are equally useful and will surely be the key to success or failure.

(End of this chapter)