The last three kingdoms

Chapter 378 The Battle of the Street Pavilion ([-])

"Governor, did the Shu people find a source of water like a spring on the earth mountain?" Su Yu, who joined the army, asked doubtfully.

Sima Wang shook his head lightly. When he was the governor of Yongliang, Sima Wang passed Jieting and climbed Jieting Tushan.Sima Wang has a hobby. Whenever he passes by places where great wars have taken place, he will pay his respects. One is to commemorate the heroic souls of those soldiers who died for the country, and the other is to personally survey the geographical conditions on the battlefield. Summarize Lessons learned.Those who are generals do not know the weather and do not understand geography, so they are definitely not famous generals.

The area of ​​the Jieting earthen mountain is not large, that is, it looks like a few miles square, and the top is as flat as a knife, which is very suitable for garrisoning troops.However, Sima Wang did notice that there was neither spring nor stream on the top of the mountain, even if it rained, it would quickly seep into the cracks in the rocks or flow down the mountain, which seemed to confirm the reason for Ma Di's failure.

Sima Wang is very clear about this, but he is also puzzled. If there is really a lack of water on the top of the mountain, it is absolutely impossible for the Shu army to last for three days, but now the Shu army There was no movement at all, and there was no panic caused by the lack of water, which made Sima Wang deeply baffled.

If there is no shortage of water on the mountain, then the Wei army's siege at the foot of the mountain is meaningless. The [-] troops are dragged to the street pavilion, and the situation in Longyou can be said to be changing rapidly. The longer the delay, the battle situation will be unfavorable to the Wei army. .

After bypassing Jieting, the army pointed directly at Longyou, and Sima Wang didn't dare to take the risk. After all, Jieting is the throat of Guanlong Avenue. If the army is not eliminated for a day, it will be a sharp sword hanging above his head for a day, making Sima Wang restless, unable to take down the street pavilion, and the entire westward plan will be blocked.

Although Sima Wang still doesn't know the real situation of the Shu army on the top of the mountain, there is no doubt that there is a serious deviation from Sima Wang's imagination. After surrounding the mountain for three days, the Shu army still maintained a calm state. It seems that the water source on the earth mountain is sufficient. , with plenty of food and grass, there is no need to worry about food at all.

Sima Wang had no patience to wait any longer, he had to make a quick decision, take down the mound in the shortest possible time, and control the entire street pavilion.

"Set fire to the mountain!"

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After easily repelling the Wei army's first attack, the earth mountain returned to calm, and Fu Qian also looked relaxed.Standing on the basis of danger is the strength of the Shu army, and the terrain of the earth and mountains is very suitable for defensive warfare. Fu Qian is also handy in commanding.

Thinking of this, Fu Qian couldn't help admiring Liu Yin's foresight. If he used the usual tactics to set up a camp at the intersection of Jieting, he would definitely be attacked by Wei's infantry at this moment. The barracks could not reach the city wall. If the Wei army attacked in turn, the Shu army would have no way to resist it. The loss of Jieting was only a matter of time.

But now that the Shu army is stationed on the earth and mountains, there is no need to worry about drinking water, food and grass. The Wei army, which has lost the advantage of cavalry, can't show its strengths at all. It is simply a joke to want to compete with the Shu army in the narrow mountain battle. .You can defend Jieting Tushan for as long as you want, and you don't have to care whether there are 20 or [-] Wei soldiers at the foot of the mountain.

There was a slight smile on the corner of Fu Chen's mouth. After Wei Jun's first attack failed, Sima Wang did not organize any more attacks. Facing the siege of the earth and mountains on all sides, and 5000 people ambushed by the river, nothing could be hidden from him.

Fu Qian secretly sneered, Sima Wang was lying in ambush by the river, intending to sneak attack when the Shu army went down the mountain to fetch water, he was really an old fox.It's a pity that he exhausted all his tricks, but the Shu army didn't come to take the bait. Now enough drinking water has been stored on the earth mountain for two or three months, there is no need to worry about drinking water at all, and naturally there is no need to go down the mountain to fetch water. It would be strange if it failed.

The current situation is very clear, Sima Wang is sure that the Shu army on the mountain has no water, and they will not be able to hold out for a few days at all. He only needs to deploy defenses at the foot of the mountain, wait for the Shu army to go down the mountain to break through, and throw himself into the trap, and he can be sure of victory.

If he didn't come to attack the mountain, Fu Qian was naturally happy. Since Sima Wang was willing to wait, let him wait slowly, but I don't know if he has the patience to wait for two or three months.

What's more, the minimum estimate of the water storage on the top of the mountain is that it can be used for two or three months. If limited water supply is used, it can be extended for another month. When heavy rain falls, all the water storage equipment on the earth mountain can be filled. I really want to wait until the water shortage of the Shu army and not know that it is a matter of the year of the monkey.

"Report to General Fu, the soldiers of Wei have started to set fire to the mountain." The sentry rushed to report to Fu Qian.

"Set fire to the mountain?" Fu Qian didn't seem to be in any panic. Wei Bing set fire to the mountain, which he expected. It's early spring, and the new grass has just broken through the ground to show a sharp bud. On the entire hillside, there are still a lot of weeds and shrubs that withered last autumn. These things are flammable. Once ignited, they can burn all over the mountain.

But fortunately, in order to guard against the fire attack of the Wei army, Fu Qian cleared out a firebreak a few dozen steps away from the camp fence on the top of the mountain, that is, cleaned up the dead branches and dry grass on the edge of the mountain top. It is also determined that the fire will not reach the top of the mountain.

It was early spring at this time, and the spring breeze was strong. After Wei Jun lit the fire at the foot of the mountain, the wind helped the fire, and the fire took advantage of the wind. For a while, the flames were rising, and the black smoke was billowing. The entire earth mountain seemed to be caught in a sea of ​​flames. All are glowing red, like a volcanic eruption.

"The governor's fire will probably leave no blade of grass on the whole mountain." Su Yu twitched his short beard slightly and looked at Sima with a smile.

Sima Wang said solemnly: "The attack by fire is harmful to the peace of the world, and the governor is not willing to do it lightly. It's just that the Shu people on the mountain are stubbornly resisting, so the governor has no choice. , order all the troops to strictly guard against death, and never let a Shu person escape."

When Tang Bin, Hu Shi and others heard about it, they were all gearing up for a big fight.

(End of this chapter)