The last three kingdoms

Chapter 447 Condescending
Although it is said that Li Fu temporarily withdrew to Yang'an Pass and did not make complete defensive preparations, but Yang'an Pass is Yang'an Pass after all, and it is famous for its danger and fortification. I don't know who built Yang'an Pass so strong, which added a lot of difficulties to the current siege operation.

The siege battle was originally difficult to fight, and now the Shu army lacked large-scale siege equipment. It was extremely difficult to conquer Yang'an Pass by relying only on morale and using the method of ants to attack the city.

The battle has been fierce, but the Shu army has never been able to attack the city of Yang'an Pass. On the contrary, it suffered heavy casualties and lost a lot of troops.

Jiang Bin and Wang She's faces were ugly, they suppressed it for a long time and finally got a chance to exalt themselves, but unfortunately they had bad luck and failed to attack for a long time, which made the two of them very depressed.

After three consecutive days of attacking, Yang'an Pass remained unmoved, which significantly lowered the morale of the Shu army, just in line with the saying that one effort, then decline, and three exhaustion.After three consecutive days of attack, they still failed to win Yang'an Pass. This was undoubtedly the biggest blow to the morale of the Shu army.

All the generals understood that if the Yang'an Pass could not be captured as soon as possible, once the Wei army sent reinforcements, the situation of the Shu army blocked under the Yang'an city would become difficult. The generals did not say anything, but they were worried Burning, restless.

Even Liu Yin, who has always been calm, seemed to be a little restless at the moment. Although Yang'an Pass was difficult to attack, he expected it, but he could not shake the defense of Yang'an Pass after three consecutive days of attack. Disappointed, if the war continues to drag on, the situation facing the Shu army will be extremely severe, and it is very likely that all previous efforts will be in vain.

All the generals were heavy in their hearts, but everyone knew that the battle for the fortified battle was all about strength, and there were not many tricks and tricks to play. Although the Shu army outnumbered the opponent by twice as many, in the siege battle, the side that defended the city Always occupying a dominant position, it is easy to offset the disadvantage of numbers.

With hands behind his back, Liu Yin paced back to the camp, wanting to talk to Deng Ai about how to win Yang'an Pass.

Deng Ai is sitting behind a few cases at the moment, with a dignified and solemn look on his face. His previous calm and breezy appearance is gone. Obviously, Deng Ai also knows that the battle of Yang'an Pass is of great importance, and he can win Yang'an Pass. It is tantamount to choking Zhong Hui's throat and cutting off the retreat of 10,000+ Wei troops. If Zhong Hui is allowed to counterattack at this moment, the situation will become very delicate again.

"Sir——" Liu Yin called out softly, and Deng Ai sat there straight, looking out in a daze, as if he hadn't heard it, so Liu Yin had to call out again, raising his voice a few degrees. "Mr. Ai—"

Only then did Deng Ai come back to his senses, seeing that it was Liu Yin, he bowed his hands slightly to salute, and said: "It's the lord, Ai is neglecting."

Liu Yin smiled slightly and said, "Sir, are you worried that Yang'an Pass will not be captured for a long time?"

Liu Yin understood Deng Ai's state of mind at the moment. Deng Ai hated Zhong Hui to the bone. The main reason why he took refuge in Liu Yin was that he hoped to use Liu Yin's hand to avenge him. Even Deng Ai didn't seem to have any Thinking that the opportunity for revenge will come so soon, as long as the entire territory of Hanzhong is captured, Zhonghui's retreat will be completely blocked, and Zhonghui, who has lost his logistical supplies, will not be far away from the day of defeat.

However, in front of the Shu army, there is the last difficulty, that is Yang'an Pass. Only by conquering Yang'an Pass can it be regarded as completely sealing off Zhonghui's retreat.But under the current circumstances, it is not easy for the Shu army to take Yang'an Pass.

Hearing Liu Yin's question, Deng Aiyou smiled helplessly and said, "I'm afraid this is what my lord is thinking about, isn't it?"

Liu Yin said: "I came here just to discuss with my husband and see if there is any clever strategy to win Yang'an Pass?"

Deng Ai pondered for a while, and said: "Li Fu is Zhong Hui's confidant, and it is almost impossible to persuade him to surrender. If he wants to attack by force, it may not be effective in a short time. Why don't you follow the law of attacking Chang'an, my lord? If the gunpowder blows it up, no matter how strong Yang'an Pass is, it's not as strong as Chang'an, right?"

Liu Yin couldn't help but smiled wryly and said: "If there is enough gunpowder now, why should I worry that Yang'an will not be broken? When the previous attack on Chang'an, the gunpowder was exhausted, and now there are only some grenades, gunpowder and arrows in the firearms department. Yes, it’s okay to hurt the enemy, but not to destroy the city.”

The city wall of Yang'an Pass is different from the city walls built of rammed earth elsewhere. Yang'an Pass is close to the mountains and there is no shortage of stones. Therefore, most of the city walls of Yang'an Pass are built of stones. Such a strong city wall cannot be destroyed by a few grenades. To be able to collapse, at least there must be enough gunpowder to knock down half of the Chang'an city wall.

But now the production capacity of the gunpowder workshop is limited, and all the gunpowder produced in the past six months has been squandered in one go during the Battle of Chang'an. It seems that the production capacity of the gunpowder workshop must be increased in the future.

Deng Ai is very sensitive to gunpowder. He was defeated by gunpowder back then. When he heard Liu Yin say that the firearms department still had a lot of grenades and gunpowder arrows, Deng Ai's eyes lit up and he said: "My lord has grenades. Gunpowder and arrows are enough to suppress the defenders on the city and provide cover for the siege troops."

Liu Yin did not think of this method, but the throwing distance of the grenade is limited, and if he wants to throw it on the city, he must stand under the city wall, and the area under the city wall is covered by the bows and arrows of the Wei army, which will inevitably cause a large number of casualties .As for gunpowder arrows, they can be used as ordinary bows and arrows, but their power is limited and they cannot kill the enemy, so Liu Yin did not use the firearms department during the siege operation.

Liu Yin shook his head lightly and said: "The throwing distance of the grenade is short, and it is not easy to throw it on the city wall. Instead, it will be shot and killed by the enemy archers, so it should not be used lightly."

Deng Ai smiled slightly and said, "Why don't my lord condescend and throw at him, showing the power of firearms?"

Liu Yin suddenly realized: "Sir, the intention must be to use the situation of Jigong Mountain to throw firearms on the mountain?"

Deng Ai said: "That's right. Yang Anping is leaning against Jigong Mountain. As long as someone steals Jigong Mountain at night and throws firearms on the top of the mountain, it can be easily thrown into Yang'an Pass City." The suffering of Liu Yin's firearms. At that time, Liu Yin occupied Jingjun Mountain on Yinping Road, condescending, and blew up Deng Ai's troops.

Liu Yin was overjoyed, and immediately asked A Jian to come over, saying: "A Jian, you quickly lead the firearms department to seize Jigong Mountain overnight, and use firearms to attack Yang'an Pass from Jigong Mountain. You must concentrate your firepower, and you must Tear a hole."

(End of this chapter)