The last three kingdoms

Chapter 666 Fierce Battle at Tongguan
The defeat in the first battle was not only an actual loss, but also had a great impact on the Jin army's psychology. Obviously, such a setback seriously affected the morale of the Jin army, so that when the Jin army retreated back to the camp, all of them looked as if they were fighting against each other. Frowning, sluggish.

The camp of the Jin army was set up in the east of the forbidden water, and Yang Hu's army was strict, so the camp was naturally set up in an orderly manner, without leaking water. If the Shu army had the courage to steal the camp and rob the camp, they would never return for safekeeping.

Of course, Yang Hu was just on guard. He knew that it would be impossible for an opponent at Fu Chen's level to do such an absurd and dangerous thing. possible.

Army Sima Xu Yin said to Yang Hu with a slightly worried look: "I lost the first battle today, and the catapults were all destroyed. I'm afraid it will not be easy to take down Tongguan, which is well-defended. I wonder what the commander's plan is?"

Yang Hu said confidently: "Even if there is no catapult, it is no problem to win Tongguan. Now Fu Qian has only 5000 people. According to intelligence, Liu Yin's main force is going west to Liangzhou and will not be able to return in a short time. , and the reinforcements from Chang'an have been sent to Wuguan and Pubanjin respectively. Tongguan will no longer receive reinforcements from the direction of Chang'an. , Overestimate your own strength. Tomorrow, the army will be ordered to cross the river and attack, and Tongguan must be taken."

"It's just that our army's morale is low because of the defeat, so what should we do?" Xu Yin said.

Yang Hu smiled lightly and said, "Although a temporary defeat will affect the morale of the army, it's okay. With the development of the battle situation, it will naturally ebb and flow. As long as we gain the upper hand tomorrow, the morale will definitely rise back."

When it was just dawn the next day, the Jin army had already erected several pontoon bridges on the forbidden water, and several armies passed by and gathered under the city of Tongguan.

After a night of rest, the Jin army has come out from the shadow of yesterday's defeat. With such a massive team, the Jin army naturally does not need to underestimate itself. As long as the Jin army's strength in strength can be fully utilized, the victory of Tongguan will surely be just around the corner. .

The Jin army invested several times more troops than yesterday, completely blocking the road east of Tongguan. Looking down from the top of Tongguan, the mountains and plains were crowded with people, like locusts and ants. Can't see the side.

Seeing that all the armies on the left and right were fearful, Fu Qian couldn't help laughing. It is true that the Jin army has many soldiers, but Tongguan is not an ordinary city. For an ordinary city, the Jin army can completely surround the city by relying on its superior strength. In this way, the defenders will be at an absolute disadvantage, but Tongguan is different. There are steep mountains on the north and south sides, and there is only one valley road to pass through. The Jin army can only attack from the east. The narrow terrain will also make the Jin army Judging from Tongguan City, although there are as many Jin troops as ants, there are not many people who can really enter the siege battle at the same time.

The dense formation of the Jin army provided a stage for long-range attack weapons such as catapults and catapults to play a role.Seeing that the Jin army was within range, Fu Qian immediately ordered the catapults and crossbow carts to attack.

The medium-sized catapult can launch two types of stone bullets, 120-jin and 150-jin. The 250-jin stone can shoot 280 to [-] steps, while the [-]-jin light stone can shoot [-] to [-] steps. Therefore, when Fu Qian ordered the attack, the catapult riders of the Shu army took the lead in using light stone bombs to attack the Jin army within [-] steps.

A stone bullet the size of a human head was thrown out, drawing arcs in the air, and smashed down towards the Jin army's position.

There seems to be no good way to protect the Jin army from stone bullets. The only protective equipment is the shield, but the shield is extremely poor in front of the stone bullets. The lightest [-]-jin stone bullets can easily Smash the shield, so if you face head-to-head with the stone bullets, you can only suffer the Jin army. The most effective way is to dodge. Due to the heavy weight of the stone bullets, the flying speed in the air must be longer than that of the arrow. According to the stone bullets The trajectory in the air can roughly determine the impact point of the stone bullet, as long as it can be avoided, there will be no danger of life.

But at this moment, the dense formation of the Jin army seems to be a bit tragic again. Although the impact of the stone bullets can be judged, many Jin troops are crowded together, and it is very difficult to escape from this impact point, not to mention the bombs overhead. There was more than one stone bullet, so when each stone bullet fell, it was bound to be accompanied by shrill screams, and one or more Jin soldiers suffered for it. Once hit by a stone bullet, they would either die or be injured.

However, using a catapult to fight infantry seems to have the feeling of hitting mosquitoes with a cannon. Although every shot must hit, but for such a large-scale Jin army, the casualties of so few people are just scratching the surface and will not delay the Jin army's attack. Effect.

Pushing chariots, siege vehicles, and ladders, the Jin army rushed towards the city wall of Tongguan like a tide.

After entering the range of the bow and arrow, the crossbowmen of the Shu army unceremoniously opened their bows and released their arrows.

At this time, the shield of the Jin army can be considered to have played a role, no matter how strong the arrow is, it can't shoot through the shield.However, the dense rain of arrows can always find loopholes in the gaps in the shields, and the number of Jin soldiers shot to death by bows and arrows is twice that of those killed by catapults.

The multiple blows did not deter the Jin army. On the contrary, the death of Pao Ze aroused their fighting spirit even more. The eyes of the Jin army shot a cold light of hatred. Behind, rushed towards the city wall recklessly.

The ladder was erected, and countless Jin troops began to climb, rushing towards the top of the city with all their strength.

The archers of the Jin army under the city also began to arrive at the designated position, and counterattacked to the top of the city. The arrow rain from both sides seemed to reach a climax.

Yanghu’s method is actually the same as Du Yu’s in Wuguan. Due to the terrain constraints, more and larger siege equipment cannot be used. The Jin army actually has no choice but to break through the pass. It is a mode of relying on the superiority in numbers to launch a sea attack and seek a breakthrough from the front.

Although this attack method is relatively simple, it is the most practical method, and only this method can allow the Jin army to cross the pass.Simplicity means brutality, which means greater casualties, but at this moment, Yang Hu has no other choice but to put all his eggs in one basket.

(End of this chapter)