The last three kingdoms

Chapter 658

The army attacked, and the situation in Guanzhong suddenly became tense. Liu Yin's main force had not yet returned from the westward expedition, and the burden of defense on the eastern front fell on Fu Qian, Huang Chong and Wang Qi.

At present, the strength of the Shu army in Guanzhong is only 5000 in the three battalions of Fu Qian's front army stationed in Tongguan, 1 in the two battalions of the left army stationed in Pubanjin and Huang Chong, and two in the rear army of Wang Qi stationed in Wuguan. With a battalion of 1 people, plus the two battalions of Qianhong's right army stationed in Chang'an with 1 people, the total strength is only 5000.

With a force of less than 20 against Jin's [-] army, no one thought it would be an easy battle. Since the Jin army was attacking from three directions, Tongguan, Wuguan, and Pubanjin were in emergency at the same time. The defensive pressure of the Shu army increased greatly.

When Du Yu attacked Wuguan two years ago, Wei Jun fought all the way alone. Although Du Yu broke through Wuguan and even beat Guanzhong Lantian, the pressure on Guanzhong was not great. Later Liu Yin sent troops to Shangyong, but The crisis was easily resolved.

But this time is different. Sima Yan recruited 20 troops, which accounted for almost 18% of the total domestic troops (due to the wars over the years, the Wei and Jin troops were severely damaged. When Zhong Hui entered Shu, the 50 troops are currently only There were [-] to [-] people left. When Sima Wang in Guanzhong was defeated, he was severely injured, losing more than [-] troops, and the battle on the southern front also suffered a lot of casualties. Although some soldiers were added later, overall, the Jin State The current army is only maintained at about [-], which is still a lot worse than the more than [-] in Cao Wei's heyday).Since at least one hundred thousand troops had to be maintained on the Huainan Jingzhou front line, it could be seen that Sima Yan mobilized almost all the forces he could mobilize in order to regain Guanzhong.

For Sima Yan, this is undoubtedly a gamble. If he wins, he can take back Guanzhong, but if he loses, the consequences will be unimaginable. When the Jin Kingdom was first established, Sima Yan released such a winning hand, which is enough to show that Sima Yan How big is his ambition.

The first to attack was Du Yu, the governor of Zhennan General South Road. Du Yu's army was originally stationed in the Nanyang area of ​​Xiangyang. After receiving Sima Yan's order, he first attacked Wuguan.

This is the second time Du Yu has attacked Wuguan, but his opponent has changed from Qianhong to Wang Qi, but the difference is obviously not too big. Wang Qi and Qianhong are both Cao Wei's generals. They were the prefect of Tianshui and the prefect of Longxi. They were almost equal in terms of ability and level. It was also a five-to-one ratio of troops. Du Yu was familiar with Wuguan and full of confidence.

However, the situation at this time is obviously not the same as when Qianhong was guarding Wuguan. When Qianhong rushed to Wuguan, Du Yu led his troops to rush forward thousands of miles, and they also killed Wuguan. The two sides fought in an encounter. Wuguan was broken, there were not many city defenses to rely on, and Du Yu had an advantage in strength, so he quickly broke through the defense line of the Shu army.

This time the Shu army had already established a foothold in Wuguan for several years. After full repairs, Wuguan had restored its old appearance in the Qin Dynasty. When Du Yu came to attack again, a mighty pass was already lying in front of him.

Now that Wuguan has been built, it is meaningless to garrison Suoqiao Ridge in front of Wuguan. When Du Yu led his army to Suoqiao Ridge, there was no one there, which made Du Yu feel a lot of emotion.When he attacked Wuguan for the first time, he and Qianhong had a life-and-death battle in Suoqiaoling. , Only then forced Qianhong to retreat and took Suoqiao Ridge.

But now people go to the ridge, and the empty mountain is silent, which makes Du Yu feel emotional.

"General Du, the Vanguard Battalion has arrived at the foot of Wuguan City, and they attacked the city without setting up a camp. The Shu army defended tenaciously, but our army could not attack by force. The two sides are still in a stalemate." Lieutenant General Shao Yuan reported the situation ahead to Du Yu.

Du Yu nodded, indicating that he knew that if Wuguan was taken by just one attack by a vanguard battalion, then Wuguan, which is known as one of the four fortresses of Qinguan, would become a joke. He wanted to take Wuguan , It is absolutely impossible to replicate the last successful battle example. That time, the Shu army was fully prepared, so how could it be easy to succeed.

Wuguanguan City is built on a relatively flat highland among the canyons. It is adjacent to the steep Shaoxi Mountain in the north and dangerous in the south.Wang Qi took over Qianhong's defense. On the basis of Qianhong's repair of Wuguan, he continued to intensify the repairs. The wall of the pass alone was fully raised by three feet.Don't underestimate the three feet, the so-called hundred feet, it is very difficult to go further. The towering city wall is three feet higher. For the attacking troops, the difficulty is not just three feet.

Not only did Wang Qi heighten and reinforce the city walls, but he also made adequate preparations for defensive weapons, including bows, crossbows and arrows, rolling wood and rocks, kerosene and boiling water, everything was ready.Unlike Qianhong who is brave and good at fighting, Wang Qi is known for being good at defending. Wang Qi has a calm personality and careful planning. Liu Yin swapped him with Qianhong just out of this consideration.

After Wang Qi took office, he knew the responsibility was heavy, and he didn't dare to slack off at all. Wang Qi would never do the risky move of moving the defense line to Suoqiao Ridge like Qianhong did. He put his main energy on In addition to the repair and maintenance of Wuguan, through Wang Qi's efforts, Wuguan is at least as solid as a rock, if not as solid as gold.

The garrison of Wuguan can only be maintained at a maximum of about 1 people. The weakness of the troops made Wang Qi realize that only by increasing the defense strength of Wuguan and relying on the dangerous pass, can it be possible to defend Wuguan.

When the Vanguard Battalion of the Jin Army reached the foot of Wuguan City, it launched an attack on the city wall of Wuguan without even standing firm on its feet, not to mention setting up a stronghold. Due to the narrow mountain road, large siege equipment such as catapults attacked the city. Even the vehicles could not be transported to the city of Wuguan. The only thing the Jin army could do was to rely on the tactics of crowds, launch an ant-attachment attack, and use continuous attacks to break the will of the defenders.

However, they obviously underestimated the determination of the Shu army to defend the city, and tried to disrupt the rhythm of the defenders by means of surprise attacks, but the rain of arrows on the city seemed to show the determination of the Shu army. A bone that can be easily gnawed off.

When Du Yu arrived at the city of Wuguan, the Pioneer Battalion had already suffered heavy casualties and suffered heavy losses. He originally wanted to take Wuguan in one go, but was hit hard.

(End of this chapter)