"Chang Wen, look at the military strength of Cao Jun, it's quite spectacular." On the wall of Wancheng, a middle-aged general with strong physique and resolute appearance said to the young people around him. However, although he was called Cao Jun in his words,
The military power was spectacular, but his tone was always calm, and there was no hint of timidity at all. There was even a hint of excitement.
"Humph, it's just a bunch of rabble." The young man had a face as thick as a jujube and an arrogant expression, which was somewhat similar to Guan Yu.
The middle-aged man is Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng. He is forty-three years old this year. He serves as Zhonglang General in Liu Biao's army and is under the jurisdiction of Liu Pan. Earlier, Huang Zhong and Liu Pan guarded Changsha together. After Liu Pan was transferred to Wancheng, Huang Zhong naturally
He followed him to Wancheng to garrison.
And that young man was Wei Yan, who was not yet twenty years old at this time and was at the age of passion and excitement. Although Wei Yan was young, he was quickly appreciated by Huang Zhong because of his outstanding abilities. However, although Huang Zhong recommended Wei Yan several times, he could not
Because of Wei Yan's proud and extreme temperament, he was not liked by Liu Pan. Although he had made many military exploits, he now only held the position of military marquis.
"How can we underestimate the enemy, Chief Wen?" At some point, Liu Pan came behind the two of them, "The leader of Cao's army this time is Gao Shun. I heard that this man is a famous general in the world, and his troops are among the rare elite soldiers in the world. You must not do this."
Look down on it.”
Gao Shun's reputation at this time was already well-known, and at least most generals did not dare to look down upon him when facing him.
"Humph, Gao Changgong's writing is pretty good, and he is quite capable as a scholar. But when it comes to fighting, I want to see how good he is?" Unfortunately, Wei Yan did not belong to that majority of people.
Perhaps it was because newborn calves were not afraid of tigers, or perhaps it was due to his arrogant character, but in short he did not pay much attention to Gao Shun.
"How can you underestimate the heroes of the world? It will be too late to regret later!" Liu Pan already disliked Wei Yan, but now he saw that he still wanted to underestimate the enemy before the battle, and he was even more unhappy. It should be noted that Gao Shun was also
You are a long-established general, and you, Wei Yan, are just a military prince. Why are you so arrogant and ignoring powerful enemies? Thinking of this, Liu Pan snorted coldly, waved his sleeves and left.
When Liu Pan acted like this, Wei Yan only thought that he was deliberately insulting him, and he was secretly very angry in his heart.
"Wen Chang..." Huang Zhong was also a little troubled by Wei Yan's temper. Although Huang Zhong was not afraid of Cao Jun, and he was vaguely looking forward to and excited about the upcoming battle. But no matter what, Huang Zhong would never underestimate him.
Cao Jun, despising a strong enemy is a taboo for generals. He wanted to persuade Wei Yan, but he didn't know how to say it, so he could only shake his head helplessly. If Wei Yan didn't change his temper, he would be afraid of Liu Pan's situation.
It's hard to get ahead. In fact, not only Liu Pan, who in the world would want to have a arrogant and arrogant general under his command.
"Cao's army has begun to attack the city!" Even if Huang Zhong wanted to persuade him, there was no time for him to organize his words now. Cao's army had already launched an offensive.
————————————————————————————————After Gao Shun’s army arrived at Wancheng, they made some adjustments and launched an attack on the city wall.
impact.
Logically speaking, Gao Shun had 20,000 troops under his command, and there were 15,000 defenders in the city. The gap in the strength of the two sides was not very large. Wancheng's defense was strong, and it was obviously unwise to launch a strong attack under such a strength comparison.
However, 20,000 people is the upper limit of the number of people that Cao Cao can mobilize to Gao Shun at this time. Yuan Shu wants to teach a lesson, and Yuan Shao needs to be on guard. Under this situation, it is already good to be able to allocate 20,000 people to Gao Shun. Although the military advantage is not
It's not obvious, but even if attacking the city at this time is not a wise move, Gao Shun must give the order to attack. No matter what the cost, Wancheng must be captured. This is the only thing that is unquestionable and is above everything else.
premise.
Although there are brilliant counselors like Jia Xu following him, no matter how smart the wise man is, he is by no means omnipotent. At least the use of strategies requires timing, and now in front of the city walls of Wancheng, the so-called timing has not yet
Birth.
But despite this, Gao Shun didn't just give the siege order casually. There were two reasons why he dared to attack the city. First, Cao Cao allocated a large number of siege equipment to him, and second, he had never heard of it.
Liu Pan.
Although Cao Cao could not give Gao Shun more soldiers and horses, he was still generous with siege equipment. With the participation of these siege equipment in the battle, he could at least ensure that the casualties of his own army were greatly reduced.
As for Wancheng guard Liu Pan, Gao Shun had no impression at all. His understanding of the Three Kingdoms was not thorough to begin with, and it had been several years since he traveled through time. He probably had almost forgotten those who were not particularly famous. Since he knew Liu Panzhi
He had never heard of the name, so Gao Bian took it for granted that the other party was just a second-rate general at best, so he didn't take him too seriously.
Of course, Gao Shun's prediction of Liu Pan was not wrong. Liu Pan's own ability was not very outstanding, but he had two outstanding men under his command. If Gao Shun had known about Huang Zhong, Wei Yan would have been in front of him at this time.
In Wancheng, I am afraid that he would never dare to issue an order to siege the city so easily, no matter how many siege weapons he had.
It can be said that Gao Shunsong underestimated the enemy to a certain extent. This mistake was not only made by Wei Yan, but also by Gao Shun. Although it is a taboo for generals to underestimate the enemy, sometimes the more famous a general is, the easier it is to make this mistake.
Type of error. The feeling of underestimating the enemy may not necessarily be due to personality. Sometimes it is just a habit. When you win repeatedly, you will naturally inadvertently promote yourself and belittle others. Even the most cautious person,
It is also difficult to avoid inadvertent changes in mentality. This was the case with Cao Cao's defeat at Chibi. In terms of character, Cao Cao was by no means a frivolous person. However, after he defeated Yuan Shao with inferior troops in the battle of Guandu, he inevitably became complacent.
.Thinking that even though he had defeated Yuan Shao, Sun Quan was still a piece of cake. It was precisely with this mentality that Cao Cao suffered a tragedy in the end.
The battle was very fierce, with wooden hammers and rolling stones thrown down one after another from the city wall, blocking Cao's army from climbing.
It stands to reason that the casualties of the attacking side would be much greater than those of the defending side, but fortunately with the help of siege equipment, the casualty ratio between Cao Jun and the Wancheng defenders was not too large, almost 1.2:1.
"Archers, prepare to shoot!" Huang Zhong gave the order, and another shower of arrows rained down from the top of the city, taking away the lives of dozens of people.
Huang Zhong himself was not willing to be outdone. He shot three arrows in succession, piercing the throats of three Cao soldiers in an instant.
"General, be careful!" However, just as Huang Zhong was about to bend his bow and arrow again and continue to harvest the lives of Cao's soldiers, a sergeant beside him suddenly shouted. Then Huang Zhong heard the sound of wind in his ears and hurriedly raised his waist
With a turn, he narrowly avoided the sharp arrow whizzing past his head.
Well railings, well railings again! If it weren't for the archers on these well railings, the casualties of the defenders would never have been so heavy! Huang Zhong was angry and anxious, but he had nothing to do.
Gao Shun did not expect to be able to conquer Wancheng in one day. Seeing that it was almost dusk, he issued an order to withdraw his troops early.
After the war, both sides counted the number of casualties. Cao's army lost a total of 1,905 people, and the Wancheng defenders lost a total of 1,579 people.
On the first day alone, he lost nearly one man and horse, which made Gao Shun sigh repeatedly. It seemed that it was really difficult to capture Wancheng.
Of course, Gao Shun found it difficult to handle, and Liu Pan also felt uncomfortable at this time. He also knew very well the importance of Wancheng. Once Wancheng was defeated, the land of Jingchu would no longer have a barrier in the north.
But what's the use of just worrying? Cao Jun's offensive is so fierce...