"It's really hard to defend." Zhuge Liang sighed. When he really faced the Xiliang army, he realized how terrifying they were. Just being able to open the city gate makes people feel that there is no way to start. On the battlefield, you can't be wary of the enemy rushing out of the city gate, and you can't completely block the city gate and cut off the retreat. It's not an elite soldier in a hundred battles. As long as the city gate is closed, it is very likely to cause a mutiny in the field. Not every team can die and survive.

Guo Si had 50,000 troops in his hands. After the Hanzhong matter was handled in an orderly manner, he began to march towards Baishui Pass. There were many places in Yizhou, which were easy to defend and difficult to attack. It was really a place of achievement for Wangtu’s hegemony. Once occupied, the enemy could be easily blocked from the periphery and captured Hanzhong. The Xiliang Army also had to face such levels as Baishui Pass, Jiameng Pass, Zitong, and Mianzhu, all of which were easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Jia Rong met Zhang Lu, the leader of the Five Dogs of Rice Sect, and the Hanzhong Prefect with a 100,000 followers. After the two discussed for a long time, Zhang Lu left the palace with a heavy expression.

Jia Rong gave Zhang Lu a lot of treatment, and his official position was many times stronger than the previous Hanzhong prefect, but some of the conditions given by Jia Rong were inconsistent with the teachings of the Five Dogs of Rice Sect. For example, during the war that Jia Rong said, the people should rise up, help the army defend the city, voluntarily join the army, resist the enemy, and invade our Liang Kingdom, even if they are far away, they will be punished.

Zhang Lu thought for three days before giving Jia Rong a reply, agreed to Jia Rong's revision, and at the same time renamed the Five Doks of Rice Church to Taoism, allowing Zhang Lu to develop believers among the people. If he could succeed, Jia Rong even revealed that it would make the Five Doks of Rice Church a national religion, which further aroused Zhang Lu's fighting spirit.

The Xiliang Army has a vast territory and millions of people, so it is very attractive to Zhang Lu.

After Cao Cao passed the battle between the Western Liang army occupying Yuzhou and attacking Henei County, he seemed to be a little disastrous. Cao's army was so powerful that it had conquered many princes in succession. The Cao army's soldiers had an unyielding aura. They were not afraid of life and death in the battle and moved forward bravely. Since they encountered the Western Liang army, Cao's army rarely won, and they were defeated repeatedly, losing Luoyang, Henei and Yuzhou. Even in the East County, they were defeated by the Western Liang army with 30,000 troops and 50,000 troops, killing corpses everywhere.

Not only that, the people's livelihood under Cao Cao's rule was not very good, mainly due to the economic suppression of the merchants of Liang Kingdom. Because Liang Kingdom attaches importance to merchants, about 60% of the merchants in the world gathered under the rule of the Western Liang Army, and they were fighting for bloody desire to join the chamber of commerce and become the hawk of the Western Liang Army, which made Cao Cao very puzzled.

The economy was in a downturn and the price of rice and grain was too fluctuated. Under the rule of the Cao army, people began to rebel. Those who were forced to live and became bandits were also surging, and the situation in various prefectures and counties was not optimistic.

Cao Cao is not a future time traveler, and Jia Rong's economic trick can make them fuss.

After selling a lot of resources, Cao Cao felt more at ease. With money and food in his hand, he didn't have to be afraid that the Xiliang army would come. He didn't know that after this resource was in Jia Rong's hands, it would turn into rolling money, and then earn the money in Cao Cao's hands again.

Sometimes, Cao Cao had a faint feeling that Liang Congress unified the world. When this idea appeared, Cao Cao was shocked and immediately suppressed it in his heart. The two armies were facing each other. If the superiors had no confidence, they would still want to win a big battle. When he started a war, there were only a few thousand and only a few generals. He was not as good as Jia Rong. He was not weak at all. The gains and losses of a war did not represent anything.

"The Xiliang Army is not worth fearing." Cao Cao clenched his fists and said word by word.

"Give me instructions and let the aristocratic families and merchants in the city go to the mansion tonight to attend the banquet." Cao Cao ordered.

Wu Ban, the general of Baishui Pass, is still very famous among the generals in Yizhou. He is well-behaved in the war. He has not won many battles in many years, nor has he lost his achievements. When Pang Yi attacked Hanzhong, he made great achievements.

There were two thousand defenders in Baishui Pass. Wu Ban was confident that he would block the Western Liang army with two thousand people invading. The failure of Zhang Lu in Hanzhong made Wu Ban disagree. After a battle, it only showed that Zhang Lu was too cowardly. He looked down on Zhang Lu, the generals of Yizhou looked down on him.

The terrain of Baishui Pass can be regarded as dangerous in Yizhou. Not to mention being a one-man pass, even if there are 100,000 people, you can't afford to get a bargain. The geographical situation of Yizhou is not comparable to that of the Central Plains, and is not conducive to cavalry combat. The advantage of the Xiliang Army lies in the strong combat effectiveness of the cavalry. Once such a level is in front of us, even if the Xiliang Army has any means, it will face a hard battle.

Wu Ban continued to strengthen city defense, and the soldiers patroled more. There were no people living in Baishui Pass. There were only about 500 soldiers stationed here all year round. When the Xiliang army attacked Hanzhong, Liu Zhang was shocked and strengthened the garrison forces of Baishui Pass.

"General, it is said that the Xiliang army has 50,000 people, but we only have 2,000 people, so it may be difficult to defend." The deputy general said in a slight voice.

"Hmph, if I let this general hear such language, immediately behead him and show him the public. As the enemy is in front of you, you should strengthen the city, rather than just say something about defeat and victory. Even if the Xiliang army has 100,000 people, you must defend the city tenaciously. Even if there is only one soldier in the city, you must work hard to persevere."

"No." The deputy general clasped his fists and said. From Wu Ban, he felt a strong fighting spirit and felt much more at ease. Baishui level is an important level, so you don't have to worry about food and grass. Consumables such as soldiers' arrows can also be replenished quickly.

"The war begins, it is a great opportunity for the soldiers in the army to make contributions. The most powerful thing about the Western Liang Army is the cavalry. If you cannot exert 10% of your combat effectiveness outside Baishui Pass, how to attack the city?" Wu Ban's tone slowed down and explained.

When Hua Xiong led the vanguard army to Baishui Pass, he couldn't help but take a breath and understood why Guo Si only asked him to lead one hundred cavalry, and the rest of the cavalry remained in Hanzhong. Faced with such a level, the cavalry had little chance of success in attacking the city and was completely exposed to the enemy's offensive.

Even if there are powerful weapons like the siege in the Xiliang army, it is probably difficult to attack the soldiers on the level. Baishui Pass is the first line of defense to attack Yizhou and has to face it.

"General, this?" Li Meng said.

"What's this and that? It's stationed outside the city, waiting for General Guo's army, how can the little Baishui Pass stop our army's pace?" Although Hua Xiong was a little scared, he could not miss such an opportunity.

Seeing the vanguards of the Xiliang Army stationed one hundred people outside the city, Wu Ban showed a smug smile on his lips. He always heard that the Xiliang Army had unparalleled combat power in the world, and he stopped in front of Baishui Pass where he was guarding.

After the army arrived at Baishui Pass, they only took a day off and started the siege battle. The soldiers, like ants, were densely packed with soldiers heading towards the level. Even with sufficient confidence, Wu Ban was still a little numb when he saw this scene.

The terrain outside Baishui Pass determined that the Xiliang army could only use simple siege equipment such as rushing vehicles and ladders. As for the well railing, don't even think about it. Unless Guo Si is willing to stop the attack and gradually repair and level the terrain outside the level, it will be difficult to get close to, and the terrain outside Baishui Pass is not so easy to rest, so he can only launch a strong attack.

Baishui Pass was broken, and under Wu Ban's surprised gaze, the heavy gate flew into the sky. When it was closed, he felt the city wall under his feet trembling constantly, and many soldiers were twisting and unable to stand.

The Western Liang army rushed into the pass and ended the battle. The Wu Ban was also killed by the deputy general and hundreds of personal soldiers.

Hua Xiong laughed and said, "I said, Baishui Pass is nothing, what about it?"

Li Mengne said that the Xiliang Army, which possesses this weapon, is an extremely terrifying existence.

It took only half a day from the attack of Baishui Pass by the Western Liang army to the breaking of the Pass. Even if Wu Ban had great ability, he could not imagine the reason. The battle of siege has been the siege since ancient times, only after the siege party suffered heavy losses can one level be broken. Baishui Pass is an important level in Yizhou. After it was broken, the Xiliang army could attack Jiameng Pass. After Jiameng Pass, Yizhou was in danger. Although Jiameng Pass was more dangerous than Baishui Pass, Wu Ban had no sufficient confidence.

"General, we should hurry to Jiameng Pass as soon as possible, with pursuers from the Xiliang Army behind him." The deputy general reminded, and his face was inevitably full of panic. There were two thousand defenders, and after the battle, only more than 300 people escaped. The fate of the remaining people can be imagined.

"Well, hurry to Jiameng Pass as soon as possible and send a quick horse to tell General Yang of Jiameng Pass what happened here." Wu Ban clarified his thoughts and said hurriedly.

The gains and losses of one city and one pool are not worth worrying about, but if the Xiliang army relied on this weapon to attack Yizhou's cities one after another, it would be a huge loss for Yizhou, and Wu Ban would also be even more implicated because he knew that the information was not reported in time.

"Where are you running away?" A loud shout came from behind. It turned out that Hua Xiong led a hundred cavalry to chase him.

"Leave one hundred people to resist the Western Liang cavalry, and the remaining people retreat at a speed and rush to Jiameng Pass as soon as possible." After Wu Ban gave the order, he left the deputy general in place and then led the army to escape in a hurry.

The deputy general's face turned pale. Wu Ban was the main general. He did not dare to disobey at all. He could only bite the bullet and lead a hundred soldiers down. He was naturally a little angry with Wu Ban. Under the charge of the cavalry, the infantry would not survive. To put it bluntly, one hundred people were sent to death. In the face of life and death, he was ruthlessly abandoned.

Before seeing Wu Ban, the deputy general immediately led the soldiers to surrender.
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