The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1172 Take the Hulao Pass

The fierce battle at Hulao Pass had lasted for nearly half a month, and Lu Kang's face became paler, his eye sockets were sunken, bloodshot in his eyes, and his mental state seemed very bad.

Lu Kang understood that this war would ultimately determine the fate of Wu and Shu. For Wu, this would be a war that he could not afford to lose. If Luoyang could not be won, Wu would surely have to compete with Shu. The central government was at a disadvantage, and only relying on the natural danger of the Yangtze River, Lu Kang believed that it would be difficult to stop the attack of the Shu army, especially with Liu Yin, a ghostly talent in the Kingdom of Shu.

If you want to win Luoyang, you must first overcome the Hulao Pass. This pass in front of Wu Jun is stronger than Lu Kang imagined. Although Wu Jun has an absolute superiority in strength, the will of Shu Jun is tenacious. It made Wu Jun's attack after attack come back without success.

Every time the Wu army's attack seemed to be about to succeed, but at the last moment, the attack was repelled by the Shu army, making the generals of the Wu army who were supervising the battle behind all sigh with regret and despair.

The difficulty of siege operations Lu Kang had already been mentally prepared in advance, but Hulao Pass could not be captured after gathering 25 troops for more than ten days. This was somewhat unacceptable to Lu Kang. It is so obvious that he has been unable to win Hulaoguan, which will undoubtedly make people question his command ability.

The only thing that made Lu Kang more at ease was that, except for the 2 reinforcements sent by the Shu army at the beginning of the war, they never added any troops to Hulao Pass. This undoubtedly greatly increased Lu Kang's confidence. The internal strife in Shu has reached the point where the muscles and bones are broken, and the sequelae caused by the mutiny cannot be eliminated in a short time. As long as the Wu army works harder, they can take down Hulao Pass and then attack Luoyang, there is still great hope.

Therefore, Wu Jun's offensive operations became more intensive. Not only did they launch strong attacks during the day, but also at night, this kind of attack never stopped. Since other channels were blocked, Lu Kang put all his strength into In a positive contest.

Continuously launching attacks with high intensity and long duration is the best way to be good at using the superior forces of one's own side. Since one's own forces are superior, there can be sufficient arrangements in the formation of troops, while the enemy's forces Limited, in terms of dealing with offense, we have to do our best.

The purpose of this offensive method is to use continuous attacks to wear down the opponent. Human energy is limited after all. Under continuous attacks, the collapse of the defenders is only a matter of time. The continuous attack for more than ten days , Lu Kang already believed that the Shu army was at the end of its strength, and it would definitely not last long. As long as the Wu army continued to exert pressure, the breakthrough of Hulao Pass would surely be just around the corner.

The closer to this critical moment, the more he could not relax. At this time, Lu Kang no longer considered the cost of casualties. Although there were thousands of casualties every day, as long as Hulao Pass could be taken, these The cost of casualties is all that Lu Kang can bear.

In order to completely destroy the last will of the defenders to resist, Wu Jun's attack intensity in turn became higher and higher, and the interval between attacks became shorter and shorter. The original night attack was only a nuisance, and now the intensity of the night attack is constantly increasing. The promotion has reached and approached the troops invested during the day.

Lu Kang just hoped to use the night as a breakthrough to break through the last line of defense at Hulao Pass.

The offensive and defensive battle at Hulao Pass has reached a fever pitch. All signs indicate that the defeat of the Han army is a certainty, and there will be no more accidents.

During the attack last night, Wu Jun used a battering ram to dig another big hole in the broken city wall of Hulao Pass. The collapsed city wall reached four or five feet wide. This gap was plugged, but the gap was very rough and simple. Lu Kang decided to carry out the attack in the daytime tomorrow around this gap, and regard this gap as the final decisive battle. No matter what, Lu Kang must If some extraordinary measures are used, if Hulao Pass cannot be taken, it will definitely give the impeachment forces in the court more power.

As soon as the sky dawned, Lu Kang mobilized a strong army to attack the gap.

This army is Lu Kang's direct line of troops, and its combat power is to surpass that of ordinary troops. At this time, Lu Kang resorted to his trump card, hoping that this elite army can win Hulao Pass today.

The Wu army's offensive had already shaken the Han army's defense line. No matter how the Han army came to block the four or five feet wide gap, it seemed a bit powerless.

While Wu Jun launched a strong attack, he desperately tried to remove the sandbags blocking the gap, while the Han army resisted desperately and made the last effort.

At the end of the afternoon, Wu Jun finally made a breakthrough from this gap, and countless Wu soldiers rushed up towards the city of Hulao Pass.

The Han army was making the last resistance, and seemed to want to plug the gap, but there were too many Wu soldiers, and the gap was completely covered like a wave rushing to the sky.

When more and more Wu soldiers rushed into this gap, the resistance of the Han army was completely declared a failure, and the troops of the Wu army finally entered the Hulaoguan city.

Lu Kang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finally succeeded!The generals around Lu Kang were already cheering. Although it was still some time before Hulao Pass was taken, breaking through the city wall defense line meant that the situation was irreversible. Grasp it, there is no suspense.

The next advance was very smooth. Although the Han army was still resisting steadily, their fighting spirit had dropped significantly at this time, and they looked a little unwilling to fight.

This situation is really normal. Before the city was broken, the fighting spirit of the Han army was always high, and the morale of the army was high. No matter how difficult the situation was, they could persevere. But once the city was broken, it seemed to be discouraged. With the ball, in a short period of time, the morale of the Han army will drop to the lowest point.

Although there are still some places resisting, this kind of resistance has become meaningless. The defeat of the Han army is already irresistible. In order to avoid being divided and surrounded by the Wu army, many Han army troops have already abandoned the city and fled. After entering the pass, the progress was rapid, and most of the area of ​​Hulao Pass had been controlled. With the momentum of victory, the offensive momentum of the Wu army was still rapid, and the resistance of the Han army finally became negligible.

Finally, the fall of the west gate of Hulao Pass finally announced that Wu Jun had captured Hulao Pass.

(End of this chapter)