At dusk, Baichuan divided the stronghold, and a large group of Sichuan soldiers slowly approached. Jingzhou General Zhang Hu stood on the sentry tower with a long sword in his hand, his bright red robe billowing in the wind, and he looked majestic.
"General, the Sichuan troops are coming with bad intentions," the deputy general said loudly.
Zhang Hu, who was full of fierceness, glanced sideways at the deputy general and said with great contempt: "What are you afraid of? Look at your virtue. The Sichuan army cannot attack Baichuan City, so they came to attack my camp. Do they think my camp is so easy to attack? They are looking for death."
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Zhang Hu disdains the Sichuan Army. This is not because Zhang Hu is arrogant. He does have crazy capital. Xu Shu selected the terrain and carefully designed this stronghold. It was built according to the geography. It faces cliffs on two sides and can be chopped with knives and axes.
There were cliffs and abyss, and under Xu Shu's orders, troops and horses were deployed on three sides, making it impossible for them to be attacked by a sneak attack. On the front, fire barriers and bow and arrow shelters were built with stones, so that Jingzhou soldiers could shoot the Sichuan troops in stages.
The terrain of Dazhai is slightly higher than the ground. You can get water under the cliff at the rear to avoid water attacks and the water source will not be cut off. There were originally trees outside Dazhai, but the Jingzhou soldiers cut them all overnight, leaving behind tree stumps. If the Sichuan army
To attack, you have to walk through dense tree stumps. The charge of soldiers, the erection of siege equipment, and the connection between the rear team and the front team will all be seriously affected.
It is dangerous on three sides. It cannot be attacked from the front. It is waterproof, fireproof and can prevent food shortages. It is simply an iron lump. With such a solid defense, plus Zhang Hu was originally a thief and has killed countless people. He is fearless. How could he be afraid of the Sichuan army coming to attack the stronghold?
, had no choice but to wait for the Sichuan army to see how the Sichuan army was defeated.
The deputy general on the side saw Zhang Hu's confident look and felt admiration.
But as the Sichuan army approached, the lieutenant general felt more and more something was wrong. The Sichuan soldiers seemed to have no intention of attacking the city. Many Sichuan soldiers were still carrying backpacks and holding some straw and other things in their hands. They threw those things in front of the Jingzhou soldiers.
Sprinkle it between the gaps between the tree stumps, and then light it on fire in front of the Jingzhou soldiers.
The Sichuan troops were busy under the cover of the archers for a while, until the flames started to burst out from everywhere, and the flames started to burn "呲呲岲岲", then they all retreated and went to the periphery of the fire scene to watch.
The Jingzhou soldiers watched a series of strange actions of the Sichuan army from a distance and were puzzled. Zhang Hu put his hands on the stone and stuck his head out to watch, but he could not figure out the reason.
"Does the Sichuan army want to attack us? Is Liu Zhang's head rusty?"
The deputy general scratched his head: "I think the Sichuan army wants to burn those tree stumps to facilitate the attack on the city."
"How long will it take to burn?" Although these tree stumps are wood, they are still living things. It is difficult to burn them with leaves and straw alone. Moreover, the stronghold is well-defended and can be defended without relying on those tree stumps.
"In any case, the military advisor ordered us to guard the place carefully and go down and tell the brothers that although it is an easterly sky now, we have a fire barrier and it is impossible for those fires to burn through. Let them rest assured."
"yes."
The lieutenant general took the order and left, but he stopped before taking two steps. There was a strange smell in his nose. The lieutenant turned his head and looked outside the village. He was shocked. The flames produced by the straw and leaves were not big, but they were hot.
Black smoke billowed out, and the smoke blew in the direction of the wind to Dazhai, and the entire Dazhai was temporarily shrouded in thick smoke.
Smoke and dust billowed into the sky, and the entire Jingzhou Dazhai faced cliffs on both sides. The natural moat that originally protected Dazhai from harm suddenly turned into a blocking wall of smoke and dust, while the terrain of Dazhai that was higher than the front just turned into a dense
Smoke receiving site.
The thick smoke was blown up the cliff by the east wind and moved up the mountain wall. Dazhai in Jingzhou was like being in an eighteenth level of hell. At the bottom of the thick smoke, the high stone walls of Dazhai were soon smoked.
It was completely black, and the entire Dazhai was filled with smoke and dust.
The Jingzhou soldiers were suffering in the thick smoke. Everyone was coughing and felt that the smoke had entered the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract.
In the chaos, Zhang Hu hurriedly shouted to the soldiers to get water from the mountain wall. It took a long time before anyone heard him, but he couldn't open his eyes. He couldn't find the bucket, which made the chaos even worse. At this moment, the shouts of killing started outside.
Zhang Hu was shocked. He opened his eyes hard and looked out through the black smoke. He saw Sichuan soldiers, all covered with white scarves, fighting towards Jingzhou Dazhai.
"Kill."
"kill."
The Sichuan army rushed to the enemy's stronghold, and Zhang Hu hurriedly ordered the soldiers to resist. The two sides fought fiercely. The Jingzhou soldiers' eyes were full of tears. They shot bows and arrows randomly, smashed stones, and collided with each other in a hurry. Those Sichuan soldiers were covered with wet masks and gauze veils.
The Jingzhou soldiers felt a little better and quickly climbed onto the city in the dark.
Liu Zhang and Fazheng stood in the distance, looking at the effect of the siege with satisfaction. They laughed and said: "My lord, this move is really brilliant. Those Jingzhou soldiers were all blinded. Thinking of the last battle, this time it is really satisfying. This way
If we go down, it will take less than three days for this broken stronghold to be destroyed."
Xu Shu gave Zhang Ren a handful of cigarettes at the beginning, but this time he finally returned them with the help of the east wind. The leaves and straw were both dry and wet, plus a lot of animal excrement. They were all things that made smoke but not fire. Once lit,
, and immediately thick smoke billowed.
"Three days?" Liu Zhang recited silently. Logically speaking, this time was very short, but Liu Zhang was still a little unsure. Facing such real celebrities in Jingbei, he had to be extremely careful, otherwise he would be
Just like Cao Cao in Chibi, he will never recover.
…………
"Report, General Zhang Hu is asking for reinforcements. Please send reinforcements as soon as possible." A soldier came to report in a hurry. His body was covered with thick smoke, and he could hardly make out his original appearance. His eyes kept blinking, as if they were trying to breathe.
Fresh air is average.
"What?" Even though Xu Shu was calm and steady, he was also shocked, and then said angrily: "What is Zhang Hu doing? I allocated more than 20,000 people to him. The stronghold is easy to defend and difficult to attack. I have been in trouble for just one day. He Zhang Hu
What do tigers eat?”
"No, it's not, military advisor." The sergeant with a smeared face said quickly and tongue-tied: "The Sichuan army set off smoke outside the stronghold, and our stronghold was covered in smoke and dust. The Sichuan army took advantage of the situation and attacked fiercely. General Zhang Hu resisted desperately and suffered more than ten stab wounds.
The situation here is extremely urgent. If we don’t send reinforcements, I’m afraid, I’m afraid Dazhai will be lost.”
"Smoke attack?" Li Yan pondered for a moment and said to Xu Shu: "Sir, this is not good. Although the terrain of our Dazhai is dangerous, it is in front of the east wind. It seems that General Zhang Hu can't hold it anymore. Send him quickly.
Get reinforcements."
"Reinforcements?" Xu Shu glanced at Li Yan: "Zhengfang, do you think we can still send out reinforcements? We are no match for the Sichuan Army in the plains. The Sichuan Army always maintains an offensive momentum, like a spearhead. You know it will come next time.
Where to poke.
Although I still can’t figure out the character of Liu Zhang, he is very cunning and must not underestimate the enemy. Maybe if we send reinforcements here, the Sichuan army will come to attack Baichuan City soon. Baichuan is the real choke point."
"What about Dazhai? If Dazhai is lost, Baichuan, an isolated city, cannot be defended."
Xu Shu frowned, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice to the soldier who reported the news: "Go back and tell Zhang Hu that if the stronghold is lost within five days, military law will be engaged."
"This...this..." the sergeant had a grimace on his face. He knew the situation in Dazhai. If the Sichuan army attacked overnight, let alone five days, it would be difficult to sustain it even for one day. Going back to resume life like this would not destroy the Jingzhou soldiers in Dazhai.
Pushing towards a dead end?
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