The last three kingdoms

Chapter 323 Fierce Battle on Shangbei

Liu Yin led his army to bypass Nan'an County and directly advanced into Tianshui County. However, Liu Yin did not set the main target of the attack on Ji County in Tianshui County, but only ordered Zhang Le's Yang'an camp to besiege Ji County. Thousands of horses, go straight to Shangbi.

Shangyu is a big city second only to Ji County in Tianshui County. It is adjacent to Weishui River in the north, Longshan Mountain in the east, and Qishan Mountain in the south. Shangbei, more and more highlights the importance of Shangbei.When Zhuge Liang left Qishan for the first time, the three counties of Tianshui, Nan'an, and Anding were all lost. Only Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou, stood firm and waited for reinforcements. In the end, Cao Wei's reinforcements captured Jieting and recovered the three counties of Longxi.It can be seen that the terrain of Shangbei is dangerous and the city defense is strong, which is the toughest bone to chew.

Liu Yin chose the hardest bone for his march this time, because this bone is meaty. In the Tianshui granary, there is at least 20 hu of millet. Now the Shu army is counting on these grains and grasses to supply their military supplies. To survive this long and cold winter.

However, the situation is more favorable for Liu Yin. Tianshui County has only 3000 troops in total, the prefect Wang Qi leads 2000 troops to guard Ji County, and Shangyu has less than [-] defenders, guarded by Tianshui Duwei Yang Bao.

With an absolute superiority of 2 to 1000, [-] to [-], no one will doubt the outcome of this battle. No matter how dangerous and strong Shangyu City is, it is impossible to resist in the face of such a disparity in power. of.

"Who is this Yang Bao?" Liu Yin asked Qian Hongdao, "Is it possible to persuade him to surrender."

Qianhong shook his head and said: "The general doesn't know something, this Yang Bao is the grandson of the former Shaofu Yang Fu, he is quite like a grandfather, when Yang Fu tried his best to reject Ma Chao, he won the respect of Emperor Wu, Yang Bao is straightforward I’m afraid it’s not easy to surrender.” Qian Hong has been in Longxi for a long time, and he still has a certain understanding of the character of officials in Longyou counties. Those who are greedy for life and fear of death, and those who are willing to bend but not bend, Qianhong knows it well. This Yang Bao, obviously belong to the latter.

Liu Yin didn't have much impression of Yang Bao, but he was deeply impressed by Yang Fu. Yang Fu can be regarded as a moral model set by Cao Cao. When Ma Chao entered Jicheng, he killed the prefect Wei Kang, and Yang Fu determined to avenge Wei Kang. The alliance with the internal forces forced Ma Chao, who was in Xiliang, to flee to Hanzhong, and Yang Fu was rewarded by Cao Cao for this.That Longxi battle was the bloodiest war. Ma Chao’s wife and children were all slaughtered, and Yang Fu’s clan brothers were also killed and injured. Yang Fu’s aunt, Jiang Xu’s mother, was 82 years old at the time. He was also killed by Ma Chao, and the situation was so tragic that it cannot be expressed in words.

Since Yang Bao is the grandson of Yang Fu, if he really wants to inherit some of Yang Fu's character, it may be difficult to recruit him to surrender. Qianhong also said the same, so Liu Yin gave up the idea of ​​persuading him to surrender, and ordered Huqi, Hubu, Wudang Don't surround the four gates of Shangyu, the four battalions of Baidi, and he is determined to attack by force and take Shangyu as quickly as possible.

The soldiers of the Shu army approached the city, which brought more than a little panic to the soldiers and people of Shanggu. Looking down from the city of Shanggu, the Shu army came all over the mountains and plains, mighty and mighty, like a rainbow.The soldiers and civilians of Shangyu were panicked and had no intention of resisting. Many people suggested that Yang Bao abandon the city to avoid the enemy's edge.

But Yang Bao roared angrily, and said: "As ministers of the country, we would rather die than those who are greedy for life and afraid of death!" Bows, crossbows and arrows roll wood and beat stones to refuse.

During the Northern Expedition, the Shu army traveled through snow-capped mountains and grasslands. They were lightly loaded and simple, and even lost all their luggage, let alone large-scale siege equipment. They did not bring it on the road at all. Some simple siege ladders were put into the siege operation against Shangyu.

Shangyu City has been repaired many times. The city wall is strong and well-defended. The only weakness is the lack of troops to defend the city. If Yang Bao has three or four times more troops, it will not be difficult to defend the city.Back then, Guo Huai relied on thousands of people to resist Zhuge Liang's tens of thousands of troops. Zhuge Liang was a genius, but he never took down Shangyu in his life.

But now the morale of the Shu army is booming. After any army has been sharpened and tempered, there will be a completely new change. The snow-capped mountains and grasslands that no one can cross from ancient times have been conquered at the feet of the Shu army. This unprecedented feat is extremely impressive. The earth has raised the fighting spirit of the Shu army, and the current Shu army is no longer the same as the previous Shu army.

The Baidi Battalion led by Zhuge Shang was responsible for attacking the south gate of Shangyu. Zhuge Shang, who had just turned 20 years old, was full of blood. After receiving the order, he immediately led the Baidi Battalion to attack the south gate of Shangyu.Zhuge Shang took the lead and rushed to the front. Inspired by him, all the soldiers of the Baidi camp fought to the front, and launched a fierce attack on the towering city wall of Shangyu.

Yang Bao personally supervised the battle at the south gate, commanding the Wei army defending the city to resist desperately.

All of a sudden, arrows rained down on the city.Zhuge Shang took a shield, boarded a ladder without fear, and personally acted as a death squad to attack the city.In just a short time, Zhuge Shang's shield was already densely covered with feather arrows, and he was hit by an arrow on his shoulder. Fortunately, his armor was fine enough, and the arrow pierced through the armor, only hurting him. A little skin.

Zhuge Shang shouted loudly, and more than 4000 soldiers from Baidi Battalion rushed towards the city wall like a swarm of ants and locusts, launching round after round of fierce attacks on Shangyu City.

Not only the south gate, but also the east gate, west gate, and north gate of Shangyu City were all violently attacked by the Shu army at the same time. There was no feigned attack at any place, and all four directions were attacked with all their strength.

The siege battle is a test of the strength of both the attacker and the defender. This is a real contest. There are almost no tricks to play. In the face of absolute power, all strategies and tactics are pale.Liu Yin is going to use this kind of crowd tactics to drag down the Wei army's defense line with continuous attacks.

The thinnest part of Shangyu’s city defense is the lack of combat soldiers. Just imagine, about 250 defenders are evenly distributed on the four walls, and the guards on the first wall are only 200. With the development of the battle, the Wei army’s As the number of casualties increases, the number of troops available to defend the city decreases. It sounds like a joke to expect [-] men to defend a city wall.

The offensive of the Shu army was like a tide, and the defense of the Wei army was tenacious. The two sides fell into a fierce battle. However, as time went on, the day of victory seemed to be inclined to the Shu army, which had an absolute superiority in numbers.

(End of this chapter)