The battle on the second day lasted from morning to evening. Cao Ren, who was already determined to capture Hangu Pass, commanded the coalition forces to launch the most ferocious attack on Hangu Pass! And under the command of Gao Shun, three thousand fell.
However, the soldiers of the camp were always guarding the Hangu Pass. Such a comparison can show the level of commanding ability of Gao Shun and Cao Ren.
Although Cao Ren was the most capable general in the Cao Wei camp, and under Cao Cao's command, he was probably only slightly inferior to Xiahou Dun, but Gao Shun's commanding ability far exceeded that of Cao Ren! Under the command of Gao Shun, Cao Ren was trapped in the camp.
He exerted 120% of his power and repelled several ferocious attacks by the coalition forces. It can be said that Gao Shun's command was like an art!
However, no matter how powerful the command ability is, it cannot erase the huge gap in military strength. Although Gao Shun successfully defended Hangu Pass after this day's battle, the losses of the defenders at the pass were quite tragic. Only the Three Thousand Traps camp remained.
There were less than a thousand people, and the Maobian army that was added later was completely wiped out! Even the archers were no exception! In other words, in the entire Hangu Pass, there are only this trap camp of less than a thousand people left.
! And almost every soldier in the trapped camp has wounds of various sizes. This is probably the largest casualty in the trapped camp’s history!
The coalition forces suffered such a heavy blow, and the price paid by the coalition forces was not small. After the war, Cao Ren calculated that the coalition forces ultimately lost nearly 10,000 people! Only less than 7,000 people were left in the 20,000-strong army. It can be said that today's army lost 10,000 people.
The two armies fought until both sides suffered losses!
"Okay!" It was completely different from his behavior after seeing the battle report yesterday. Sun Ce looked very calm. He slowly put the battle report aside, raised his head and said to Cao Ren: "According to what was said yesterday, I will personally go into battle tomorrow.
Take down Hangu Pass!"
Cao Ren's face was very pale. Although judging from the results of the battle, the coalition army and the Qin army were evenly matched, but Cao Ren knew that he was completely defeated! With nearly 20,000 people, only three of them attacked.
Thousands of trapped troops and more than 2,000 soldiers and horses guarded the pass, but still could not conquer Hangu Pass. Cao Ren's efforts today only proved his failure. But after hearing Sun Ce's words, Cao Ren's dull eyes finally
A glimmer of light was revealed, and he immediately shouted: "No! General Sun! You can't take risks! Give the general another day, no! Just half a day! Gao Shun is now at the end of his crossbow, and the general will definitely pass Hangu.
Take it!"
Regarding Cao Ren's request, Sun Ce directly refused and said in a deep voice: "General Cao! I watched your battles these two days from the sidelines. You did a good job! I don't mean to blame you! But tomorrow
It’s the last time limit, we can’t take risks! If we can’t conquer Hangu Pass tomorrow, the Qin Army’s reinforcements will arrive! By then, our hard work these days will be in vain! Needless to say! I will do it tomorrow
Personally lead the troops to attack the key points! As for the command from the rear, it depends on you!"
"But!" Although Sun Ce has made up his mind, Cao Ren is still a little worried. Sun Ce's identity is not like theirs. He is just an ordinary general. Sun Ce is the heir of Sun Wu! What if something happens to Sun Ce at Hangu Pass?
, not only is a big blow to the morale of the coalition forces, but may also cause the coalition forces to split! This is not what Cao Ren wants to see!
"No need to say more!" Sun Ce waved his hand and stopped Cao Ren first, and then said: "Also, in the battle tomorrow, you must be careful about Yan Gang! I think there is something wrong with him today, it seems
He has other plans! Today I am guarding the rear, so he dare not make any move. Tomorrow I will not be at the rear. It is hard to say whether this kid will play any tricks!" Sun Ce always kept in mind Yan Gang's unusual behavior today.
Above, now I have specifically given this instruction to Cao Ren.
In fact, even if Sun Ce didn't say anything, Cao Ren also noticed Yan Gang, nodded and said: "Don't worry, Major General Sun, Yan Gang only has a few hundred cavalry at most. I will pay close attention to him, he can't cause much trouble."
Lang! As for tomorrow’s battle plan, Major General Sun should think about it again! It’s really too dangerous to do that!”
Sun Ce ignored Cao Ren's dissuasion. He just waved his hand and walked straight towards the gate of the camp. Looking at Hangu Pass in the distance, Sun Ce clenched his fists tightly, his eyes full of fighting spirit, and hummed.
: "Gao Shun! Let me, Sun Ce, come and meet you in person tomorrow!"
Another night passed, and early in the morning, Sun Ce led his army to the outside of Hangu Pass. Looking at the Qin army in front of them, who were already in full formation, Sun Ce's lips curled up slightly. Putting aside everything that had nothing to do with the upcoming battle, Sun Ce
There is only one thing left in my mind now, and that is to defeat the enemy in front of me!
Cao Ren, who was behind Sun Ce, said worriedly: "Young General Sun! Why don't you let me accompany you? The two of you can take care of me to some extent!" Although Cao Ren is not known for his martial arts, his skills are at least better than those of ordinary generals.
Much more.
But Sun Ce smiled up at the sky and said: "General Cao! How many times do you have to ask me to tell you before you remember it? I will be responsible for today's battle! All General Cao has to do is to manage the rear! Also, if
If you and I both go into battle, who will be watching over Yan Gang from behind?" When he said the next sentence, Sun Ce deliberately lowered his voice, and pointed his finger very covertly at Yan Gang and the man who had been staying in the back formation.
Hundreds of white horses followed.
Sun Ce had said so, so Cao Ren could not continue to dissuade him. He could only clasp his fists at Sun Ce and shout: "In that case, I wish General Sun a victory!" After that, Cao Ren rode towards the rear of the army formation.
He returned the command of the army to Sun Ce.
"Soldiers!" Sun Ce straightened his body, holding the Overlord Spear in his hand, pointing at Hangu Pass in the distance, and shouted to the coalition soldiers behind him: "Look clearly! This pass in front of us is a shame for us! The two of us
Ten thousand troops, it took two days, but they couldn't conquer such a level! We are all good men, don't you feel ashamed? Let me tell you, today, I will lead you, completely
Stepping over this hurdle in front of us represents a sign of our shame! I want to listen to your inner thoughts, do you have the confidence?"
Although Sun Ce is not the kind of counselor who is good at eloquence, nor is he very resourceful, Sun Ce has a very unique personality charm. Just a few words can make a difference after two days of hard fighting.
The morale of the coalition soldiers was stimulated again. All the soldiers stared with red eyes and roared: "Take down Hangu Pass! Tie down Hangu Pass!"
"Very good!" The goal was achieved. Sun Ce chuckled, waved his Overlord Spear vigorously in the air, and shouted loudly: "All the soldiers in the army listen to my military order! Charge! Level Hangu Pass!"
"Kill!" Without any tactical arrangements or clear attack instructions, more than 8,000 coalition soldiers, led by Sun Ce, rushed towards Hangu Pass like a huge axe! Sun Ce's actions
, Cao Ren, who was supervising the formation at the back, was stunned. He never thought that Sun Ce would actually do this. What kind of fighting method was this? There was no suppression, no division of labor, just running rampant? This made him exposed to orthodox military training since he was a child.
Cao Ren looked at it with confusion. But the subsequent development of the battle situation made Cao Ren even more shocked, because the coalition forces led by Sun Ce unexpectedly reached the critical moment very smoothly!
Like the previous two days, Gao Shun did not launch any obstruction to the enemy forces outside the pass, but continued to arrange the remaining trapped camps in formation at the pass. This time was neither the killing formation on the first day nor the second.
In Tian's tortoise-shell formation, Gao Shun simply asked the remaining soldiers from the trapped camp to line up at the pass. The soldiers from the trapped camp held a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, guarding the parapet and waiting in strict formation. Even Gao Shun
No exception.
Gao Shun seemed to have discussed it with Sun Ce, without any arrangements or any instructions before the battle. Because the battle in the camp had reached this point, any kind of temporary command would not make much sense. Instead, the soldiers would be ordered to
Unable to exert their maximum combat effectiveness. So Gao Shun's order today is very simple, that is, kill the enemy! All the soldiers are lined up in a row, which means that there is no assistance behind them, and the soldiers must rely on their own strength.
, stick to it!
"Kill!" Gao Shun was the first to roar when he saw the enemy climbing up. He held up his saber and cut the coalition soldier in two with one blow! Under the leadership of Gao Shun, all those who were trapped in the camp
The soldiers also slashed forward in the same way!
The power of the trap camp is not limited to the various formations arranged by Gao Shun. The soldiers in the trap camp are all elites selected from the Western Qin army! Each soldier in the trap camp,
If placed in other armies, they would be at the level of corps commander! Even if such an army is severely hit, even if it is forced into a desperate situation, the power it unleashes is still amazing! For a moment, just now
The morale of the coalition forces, which had been boosted by Sun Ce, was once again suppressed by the trapped camp!
At this moment, when Sun Ce, who was stationed outside the pass, saw this situation, he could no longer hold it in. He shouted loudly, but he jumped up from the back of his horse with the Overlord gun in his hand, and flew towards the one in front.
On the ladder. Immediately afterwards, Sun Ce quickly climbed up the ladder to Hangu Pass like a monkey!
On the parapet wall, Sun Ce had just raised his head. A soldier who was trapped in the camp immediately slashed at Sun Ce's head with a single sword. The momentum of this sword alone was enough to compare with the elite around Sun Ce.
The selected soldiers! If they were ordinary soldiers, they would definitely be hit by this knife and fall down. But how can Sun Ce compare with ordinary soldiers? I saw Sun Ce holding the female wall with one hand and the other
He held the Overlord gun tightly in his hand and stabbed forward with all his strength, instantly piercing the head of the soldier who was trapped in the camp!