Chapter 604 The fall of Hanzhong and the destruction of Daxi Kingdom (Part 1)
Zhang Shan and Zhang Churang led their defeated troops back to Hanzhong City and defended the city!
At this time, after Zhang Lu learned the news that they had lost the battle, he was furious, but he couldn't find a way to punish him. After all, he insisted on letting them go out of the city to fight with the Shu army. If they didn't go out of the city, how could they return in defeat?
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"What should I do next?"
Just when the generals of Daxi were at a loss, outside Hanzhong City, Shu general Lu Wenhuan led the supporting troops and arrived in time. The strength of the Shu army increased sharply from 27,000 to 47,000. At this time
There are only 45,000 Daxi soldiers left in Hanzhong City, including more than 20,000 new recruits who have never been on the battlefield.
The strength of the Shu army increased, and its strength was also greatly improved. Liu Bang ordered his army and soldiers to reorganize on the spot for three days, and wait for the early morning of the fourth day to launch an attack on Hanzhong City!
The two armies seized the time to prepare for war. In Hanzhong City, countless houses were dismantled, the beams were made into wood, the masonry was made into rolling stones, and the excess wood became fuel for cooking gold juice and boiling water, and a large number of defenses
Supplies were carried up the city wall. In addition, Zhang Lu also sent his soldiers to forcibly recruit troops. He recruited more than 10,000 strong men to join the army, and assembled more than 55,000 people to guard Hanzhong City.
Outside Hanzhong City, the Shu army was waiting for work, and their morale was high. Generals such as Six-eared Macaque, Fan Kuai and Huli were all full of fighting spirit. They wished they could immediately lead their troops to attack the city, capture Hanzhong City, and destroy Zhang Lu's Daxi Kingdom forces!
Time flies, and three days pass in the blink of an eye.
In the early morning of the fourth day, as the sun rose, the Shu army had already assembled outside Hanzhong City. As long as Liu Bang gave an order, they would set up ladders and launch a fierce attack on Hanzhong City.
"The whole army obeys the order and attacks the city!"
Following Liu Bang's order, the soldiers of the Shu army were like tigers and wolves, each hissing and roaring, staring with red eyes, and killed towards Hanzhong City. The ladder was set up, and the soldiers climbed up with all their strength. The battle was about to break out.
Zhang Shan and Zhang Churang, the mighty generals of Daxi Kingdom, led the city defenders and stayed on the front line. They fought side by side with the soldiers, risking being shot by flying arrows, and fought back wave after wave.
Invading Shu army!
"My sons, push down the ladder quickly to prevent the Shu army from climbing the city wall!"
After the soldiers of Daxi Kingdom heard the orders given by Zhang Shan and Zhang Churang, they pushed the ladder with all their strength without fear of life or death.
At the same time as the ladder fell down, the Shu soldiers who had climbed half way up screamed and fell from the air. Some people were lucky and only broke their arms or legs and could be saved alive, but some people could not.
Such good luck, he fell directly from a height and was shattered to pieces.
The Shu army advanced one after another, but the ladder fell down. Many soldiers risked their lives to put the ladder up again, and then continued to attack the city. The offensive and defensive battles continued. Seeing that the proportion of casualties among his own soldiers was getting larger and larger, Liu Bang frowned.
Suo, he called Fan Kuai and Hu Li in a low voice and asked them to participate in the siege!
"General Hu Li and General Fan Kuai, the rebel forces are strong. If they continue to be used up, it will be detrimental to our army. You two go help the soldiers attack the city!"
Listening to their lord's order, Hu Li and Fan Kuai immediately joined in the siege. One on the left and the other on the right, they each climbed up a ladder. Hu Li carried a heavy shield in his left hand to block the falling boulders from the city wall.
With the wood, the hot golden juice, and the black iron knife with the severed head of a tiger in his right hand, he climbed up step by step with difficulty.
Fan Kuai was about as powerful as a tiger. He put a heavy shield on his head, resisted the attacks on the city wall, and climbed up step by step!
During the intense battle, the Shu army's casualty rate was greatly reduced because of the help of the two fierce generals Hu Li and Fan Kuai. On the contrary, many soldiers who were forcibly recruited on the walls of Hanzhong had never been on the battlefield.
When he saw the brutal fighting and the severed limbs, he was so frightened that he cried for his father and mother, and then he chose not to join the army and tried to become a deserter.
The morale of the Daxi soldiers continued to decline. Even if Zhang Shan and Zhang Chu asked them to kill several soldiers trying to escape, it would not help at all. The current situation is completely out of control!
As the soldiers continued to retreat, Hu Li and Fan Kuai, two powerful generals of the Shu army, successfully stepped onto the city wall. After they gained a foothold, they transformed into two bloody hurricanes and continued to slaughter nearby people who dared to approach.
Your own enemy!
It was precisely because of the support of the two generals Hu Li and Fan Kuai that the Shu soldiers behind were able to successfully climb up the wall and join the fight.
There were more and more Shu soldiers on the walls of Hanzhong. Zhang Shan and Zhang Churang knew that continuing to resist was not an option. They organized their soldiers to fight and retreat, and came to Zhang Lu's side, preparing to protect Zhang Lu and escape from Hanzhong.
"I am the king of a country and I will fight to the death without retreating!"
Seeing that Zhang Lu insisted on staying, Zhang Shan and Zhang Churang looked at each other, and then they set up Zhang Lu with a tacit understanding and led their troops to prepare to leave Hanzhong and escape to the north.
"General Zhang Shan, General Zhang Churang, the Shu army is strong, we are willing to stay behind!"
The person who said this was Zhang Mao, the commander of the Daxi Kingdom's arsenal. He was a member of the Zhang Lu tribe. He was mediocre in ability but loyal to Zhang Lu. Now that the Daxi Kingdom was in danger, he took the initiative to ask for help and was determined to die!
In addition to him, the generals of the Daxi Kingdom who were willing to stay behind include Zhang Chonghua, Zhang Yaoling, Zhang Dayu, Zhang Xuanliang, Zhang Xingzu, Zhang Jun and Zhang Yu. These people are all Zhang Lu's tribe and the mainstay of the Daxi Kingdom.
"Generals, we will escort your Majesty to escape from Hanzhong safely!"
After getting the promise from Zhang Shan and Zhang Churang, Zhang Mao and other generals' bright eyes flashed with murderous intent. They opened their eyes angrily, bared their teeth, clenched the weapons in their hands, and headed towards the direction of the Shu army without hesitation.
Kill.
"General Zhang Shan, General Zhang Churang, take your majesty out of here quickly, leave this place to us!"
When the Shu army came, Zhang Mao and the others had no time to say anything. They immediately led all his soldiers to charge forward, desperately blocking the advance of the Shu army and buying precious time for Zhang, Lu and the others to retreat.
"Don't let General Zhang Mao and his colleagues down, let's go!"
Just when Zhang Shan and Zhang Chu asked them to run towards the city gate, the two fierce generals Fan Kuai and Hu Li led more than 800 soldiers to pursue the Shu army, but they were stopped by Zhang Mao and his party.
Seeing that these people refused to give way, Hu Li snorted coldly. He directly raised the tiger-headed black iron knife in his hand, and at lightning speed, he came to Zhang Mao and fought with them.