Wei Ba stayed in Longguan for seven or eight days. Although he never left the city to recuperate, he was not ignorant of the situation outside the city. He had his scouts from Luomen in the west to Yuzhong and Anding in the north.
, uninterrupted information entered his ears every day. Although due to timeliness, the information he received was always much later than what actually happened, but after a few days of accumulation, he still roughly understood Wei Jun's situation.
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Before Zhang He attacked the wooden gate, the Wei army in Yuzhong left the city. Xia Houru and Fei Yao led five thousand cavalry and rushed over from Yuzhong. They probably originally wanted to attack Ma Su with Zhang He, but later Zhang He waited for a fighter opportunity
, turned to Mumen, Ma Su followed, and they stopped at Luomen and occupied this dangerous place.
Zhang He waited for work and easily defeated Ma Su. After jumping out of Zhuge Liang's encirclement, he returned to Luomen again. But this time, he no longer hesitated like last time. Instead, after joining Xia Houru and Fei Yao, he immediately moved up
Biao came.
Zhang He marched for six to seven hundred miles and fought against the Shu army many times. Although each time he was surprised and used the strong to bully the weak, he accumulated a lot of casualties. Of the 10,000 elite cavalry, there are only just over 8,000 left.
After replenishing the troops from Yuzhong, the total strength is about 13,000. However, they have just robbed the Shu army's food. Now there is no fear of food shortage. People's hearts are stable and morale is strong. There are only 10,000 Shu army under Shanggui City.
, there are still Guo Huai's remnant troops in the city, and they are attacked from both inside and outside. It is easy to break the siege of Shanggui.
The only requirement is to rush in before Zhuge Liang's main force returns to support. So far, Zhang He's results have been brilliant, but the actual damage is not great. Zhuge Liang's main force has basically not suffered any losses. If he returns to support in time, Zhang He will have to relieve the enemy.
There are still considerable difficulties in the siege of Qiu.
Because of this, Zhang He rushed to Shanggui as quickly as possible, regardless of the fatigue of the long journey.
This news was quickly delivered to Xiang Lang and Wei Ba.
Xiang Lang responded immediately. He defended Gui with 2,000 men, and set up a formation in the west of the city with 8,000 men, preparing to face Zhang He's more than 10,000 cavalry.
Hearing the news, Xia Houru and Fei Yao burst out laughing. They thought Xiang Lang was crazy. At this time, instead of evacuating as soon as possible, he actually wanted to fight with only 10,000 infantry, and he was facing the enemy while facing enemies from both sides.
It can only be said that he doesn't even understand some basic common sense.
Zhang He was also a little hesitant. He was no stranger to Xiang Lang and knew that he was a capable official, but he had never heard that Xiang Lang had ever led an army. Could such a person be the same as Ma Su because of his status as a Jingxiang native?
Only then did he get Zhuge Liang's important use? With a scholar like Ma Su leading the army, Zhang He felt that this possibility could not be ruled out.
However, Zhang He was Zhang He after all. He did not take it lightly just because his opponent might be a scholar who did not know how to fight. He said to Xia Houru and Fei Yao: "Although Xiang Lang does not have enough troops, he waits for work with ease and has a large amount of ordnance to help him. He is far from being defeated by others."
I led Ma Di Kebi, who has traveled more than 300 miles, by the nose. Now he has chosen the battlefield, and the terrain is naturally favorable to him and not good to us. If we attack by force, our losses will be huge."
Xia Houru and Fei Yao both admired Zhang He very much. After hearing Zhang He's words, they looked at each other, unanimously cupped their hands, and said to Zhang He: "Everything obeys the command of the right general!"
Zhang He is very satisfied. Now he is the supreme commander of the Longyou battlefield. He can arrange tactics as he likes. He does not need to listen to anyone's opinions, and no one dares to hold his elbow. This feeling is really good, and he has been doing it for many years.
Come to the scene you have always dreamed of.
"Xiang Lang wants to use his main force to fight against us. He will definitely transfer those ordnance. The number of those left behind in Shanggui City will naturally be greatly reduced." Zhang He said unhurriedly, while speaking, he drew on the ground with his riding whip.
A sketch. "I plan to use a frontal feint to contain him and let Guo Huai attack from the city. Guo Huai has been guarding the city for several months. He must be full of resentment now. We should give him a chance to vent."
Zhang He looked at the generals, smiled slightly, and said, "I wonder what you guys think?"
The generals laughed. It is good to follow Zhang He in the war. Not only can he achieve meritorious service, but he can also minimize casualties. Attract the main force of the Shu army with more than 10,000 people, let Guo Huai go out of the city to attack the back of the Shu army, and then attack from both sides.
The Shu army could be defeated. More importantly, the most difficult battle was left to Guo Huai, but the credit was shared by everyone. Who wouldn't want such a good thing?
As for Guo Huai, he would not object to this plan. As the governor of Yongzhou, he knew nothing about the invading Shu army. In the end, he was blocked by Zhuge Liang in Shanggui City and watched helplessly as the Shu army attacked the city and captured the territory. He almost lost his life.
The entire Yongzhou. If Zhang He hadn't come to help, he would have either died in the battle at Shanggui or surrendered. In short, his official career was over. Now that he was given a chance to atone for his crimes, how could he be unhappy?
All the generals applauded in unison. Zhang He immediately sent news to Shanggui City and agreed to start the battle early tomorrow morning. In order to avoid Zhuge Liang's sudden return for reinforcements, Zhang He sent scouts far away to closely monitor the movements of Zhuge Liang's main force.
The reason why he rested at Mumen for a few days was, on the one hand, to allow the soldiers to recover their physical strength, and on the other hand, to widen the time gap so that Zhuge Liang could get as close to Mumen as possible, unable to return to Shanggui in time. He stayed in Tian.
He guarded the food and grass at the wooden gate again, hoping to restrain Zhuge Liang and prevent him from making up his mind.
Now that he had achieved this goal, although Zhuge Liang tried his best to rush back, he was still more than a hundred miles away from Shanggui. Even if he arrived at Shanggui tomorrow, he would still be a tired warrior and unable to influence the situation of the battle. Zhang He asked Xia Houru to lead
Three thousand infantry, setting up a formation in the south of Shanggui City, would be enough to stop Zhuge Liang and buy him time to defeat Xiang Lang and regain Shanggui.
In addition to Zhuge Liang's main force in the direction of Mumen, Zhang He also did not let go of the direction of Linwei and Longguan. He arranged people to monitor the Wei River in Duangu to prevent the Shu Han army from coming to aid from the pass. He also arranged people to monitor Zhao Guang at Longguan. However,
, Zhang He never expected that Longguan now not only had 3,000 infantry led by Zhao Guang, but also more than 2,000 cavalry led by Wei Ba. After Wei Ba arrived at Longguan, the cavalry did not take a step out of Longguan. Zhang He responded to him
The arrival was unknown.
At dawn the next day, the war officially began.
Facing the morning light, Zhang He led nearly 10,000 cavalry and slowly advanced towards the Shu Han camp in the west of Guang City. Xiang Lang had already prepared and set up a large formation five miles west of the city and was ready. A large number of ordnance originally used to attack the city was used by him.
It was transported to the front of the formation. Rows of baggage carts were connected with iron chains, and a defensive formation was formed in front of the formation. Infantrymen holding iron halberds and spears were hidden behind the baggage carts, waiting to assassinate the Wei cavalry rushing into the formation.
.Behind them was an arrow formation composed of hundreds of crossbow vehicles. Each vehicle was loaded with arrows and was ready for action at any time.
Behind the Liannu chariot are tall Pili chariots, arranged in three rows at the front and rear, staggered. Each Pili chariot is ten steps apart, surrounded by five soldiers. Behind it is a wooden cart, which is full of preparations.
Good stone bullets and clay pots.
Behind the Thunderbolt Chariot are three infantry phalanxes, each with 2,000 people, in an inverted shape. Xiang Lang is in the middle of the army, protected by an infantry phalanx, and the other two phalanxes are like two giants.
Boxing, ready to strike at any time.
Behind him, across the camp, there was a large formation of two thousand people. They were facing Shanggui and closely monitored every move in Shanggui city.
Whether facing Zhang He outside the city or Guo Huai in the city, Xiang Lang took a defensive stance. Not only did he push all the ordnance onto the battlefield, he also prepared a large amount of deer firewood and horse stakes in front of the battle.
Several trenches were dug to hinder the cavalry attack of the Wei army. Everything he did clearly expressed one meaning: I will never give up on Shanggui. I will hold on to the end until the prime minister's army returns to support.
Zhang He can understand Xiang Lang's thoughts. The victory or defeat of Longyou has been decided, but it is far from the final battle. The war between Wei and Shu for Longyou will continue. If he can regain Longyou, he will enter Bingguanzhong in the future.
He has one more way. If Xiang Lang defends Shanggui, the Shu Han army will have one more choice when it sends troops to Longyou in the future. No matter which side it is, if it captures Shanggui, it will have the upper hand.
Therefore, the battle for Shanggui is inevitable.
However, Zhang He believed that Xiang Lang's actions were tantamount to a trapped beast still fighting. With just 10,000 of his infantry, could he withstand the attack from both front and rear by nearly twice the number of Wei troops? If he placed his main force in the west, he would inevitably weaken the army.
Once Guo Huai leaves the city, he will not be able to cope with the power of Guocheng.
Facing Gui, Zhang He was bound to win.
Facing the golden morning sun, enjoying the feeling of the biting cold wind blowing on his face, looking at the battle flag above his head that was blown by the wind, Zhang He took a long breath: "Attack!"
"Attack!" the orderly shouted, waving colorful flags and giving the order.
"Dong! Dongdong! Dongdongdong!" The passionate sound of war drums broke the tranquility in Qingli. Fei Yao directed the five hundred infantry forward and slowly approached the Shuhan army's position. A large number of obstacles were arranged in front of the Shuhan army's position.
, before the main force starts to attack, they must first clear these obstacles.
Hearing the sound of war drums as the Wei army began to attack, and watching the Wei army walk out of the battle formation, Xiang Lang, who was in the command car, also issued an order to prepare for battle.
The sound of war drums echoed each other, and the Wei army gradually approached the Shu army's forward position.
Five hundred steps, three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred and fifty steps, one hundred steps.
"Shoot -" With a sharp roar, a Ming Dy roared out and rushed towards the Wei army on the opposite side. Behind the arrow, fifty serial ballistas began to roar, and five hundred arrows followed the Ming Dy.
They galloped out like a large group of warriors following a general charging into battle.
"Raise shields -" roars also came from the Wei army formation, and the infantry made a "hurrah" sound, raised the shields in their hands, protected their faces, chest and abdomen, and continued to move forward. The archers just
After stopping, he bent his bow and set an arrow, and tried his best to fight back, covering the infantry to attack forward.
In an instant, war drums thundered, arrows flew, and the shouts of killing were deafening. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)