Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

There is loud drumming and noisy voices among the mountains. Both sides are dominated by infantry, approaching slowly like waves. Guo Shao on the hillside widened his eyes, held his breath and watched the coming head-on collision.

"Swish, swish..." The black dots whistled in the sky. Guo Shao looked up, and saw the countless black shadows of Chang Haloxy gradually slowing down from a high place, and then speeding up and pouring down. The jingling sounded like a hailstorm, and there were screams everywhere, and people kept falling to the ground and screaming in pain. The rain of arrows continued, and countless angry roars became louder and louder in the valley.

After a while, a huge arc-shaped "blade light" suddenly accelerated and drove straight ahead, and the lighter-colored ground in between was swallowed up and became smaller and smaller. The white mist that dissipated in mid-air was replaced by rising dust, and a cloud of dust and mist dispersed over the sea of ​​people, which could not be melted away.

On the right, Yang Biao held a long-handled iron knife that was made of iron all over his body, with the edge of the knife facing down and his back on the side, and he strode forward in large strides. He was wearing two layers of ring armor, and his steps were heavy. When he stepped on the ground, there was a striking footprint. More than 300 people behind him moved forward together.

"Ah!" Yang Biao stared at the round tiger's eyes, suddenly shouted violently, and the sound resounded through the whole army, he raised his long knife flat and rushed forward. Before he rushed to the front row of the Shu army, those soldiers took two steps back when they saw such a battle, as if they were being stirred by a strong air current.

Relying on the momentum of his heavy body, Yang Biao turned around abruptly and swept the iron knife in. There was a sound of clanging, clanging, clanging and clanging weapons, and Yang Biao took advantage of the situation to lead Luo Meng and others into the crowd. The soldiers around him also roared and rushed forward with their spears, and the people on both sides stabbed at each other, like two cacti colliding together. The sound of weapons and armor rubbing against each other was painful, and the violent impact was crazy. People were poked by countless spears and guns like animals wrapped in iron sheets. Their moves had no effect, only their strength was useful; people were crowded in front, back, left, and right, and as long as they were strong enough to pierce the armor, they would always be able to pierce someone.

The crowd on the east side of the Shu Army panicked and fled everywhere, shaking the surrounding array like a plague.

The two armies also started fighting in the front, and the fighting front did not shake much; but the situation on the right wing was completely opposite, and the scuffle had already begun very quickly. Yang Biao's troops rushed into the formation of the Shu army at the beginning, and the swords and guns danced around inside, as if a pot had exploded.

After a while, a large group of people on the edge of the fan-shaped front rushed into the seething and chaotic right-wing battlefield. At this time, it was like adding fuel to the fire, the place where the Shu army festered was greatly torn open, and the gap spread in depth. The originally stalemate front gradually wavered.

The yellow dust seemed to be covered with a bloody red mist.

In the midst of the battle, Guo Shao's legs were numb, and he was still staring at the battlefield ahead, without issuing a single military order from beginning to end.

The neat formations of the Shu Army were like neatly piled dams, which were constantly being washed away by the rebellious soldiers, and were only slowly eaten away at first. Suddenly, the unaffected Shujun Road suddenly dispersed, the crowd turned around and ran, and the dam collapsed!

The rebellious soldiers rushed to the gate of the city, huddled together, and shot arrows on the city, and the chaos on the battlefield was unbearable to look at directly.

Seeing this, Guo Shao turned around and walked down the slope. The soldiers around him were still watching with widened eyes, and followed down the slope while turning their heads.

The Shu army formed a formation with the city behind them, with the mountains on the east side and the city wall behind them. After the camp collapsed, most of them were crowded in the middle and had no place to run, and many surrendered. The people on the west side turned around and ran south from the side of Mighty City, throwing away their helmets and armor, and the outside of the city was in a mess.

The battlefield was still chaotic, and screams and cries of pain could be heard everywhere, but the fierce and large-scale conflict ended with the collapse of the main force of the Shu army. Guo Shao led more than 20 guards on horseback, passed through the rebellious soldiers, and went to the foot of Weiwu City. The gates of the city were closed tightly, and there were many swords and guns on the walls, watching the Shu army below surrender.

The surrounding generals discovered Guo Shao and gathered to pay their respects. Du Yuhou of the First Army stepped forward first, his face couldn't hide his excitement: "Guo Du uses soldiers like gods, and General Yang is a godly general! If he didn't break the right wing, the fight like this might not end in darkness."

Li Dazhu yelled: "I didn't kill anyone in the back, I don't know why the Shu army collapsed!"

Li Chuyun also came over, looked back at the mighty city, and said: "It would be fine if the rebels rushed into the city gate just now, and the Zhou army followed them in."

Guo Shao nodded and said, "There must be a lot of food in Weiwu City."

He looked up and saw that there was no moat in this city, and there was only a ditch under the wall; but the city wall was covered with bricks and looked solid and solid. Guo Shao looked back at the generals and asked, "How to attack the city?"

Someone said: "Surround and attack."

The Ant Possession in Jinyang City could not help appearing in Guo Shao's mind... That scene was so tragic, it inadvertently left a deep shadow on Guo Shao's heart.

Another brash general said loudly: "So many people have been captured, drive them to dig the wall, and rush if it collapses. If it doesn't collapse, it won't be our people..."

Li Chuyun hurriedly said: "No! Please be careful, my lord. It's just the beginning. If we are cruel to the surrenderers, the Shu army behind will die, and our troops will definitely suffer more casualties. The battle is not about how much you win, but what kind of results you get."

Guo Shaodao: "What General Li said is very true. Our army is short of food and cannot leave the prisoners in the front. Immediately send people to escort them out of Sanguan and hand them over to Wang Jing."

Li Chuyun said again: "Whoever attacks the city, first besiege the city. Build a fence two hundred steps away from the city, and send troops to guard it. If the defense city finds an opportunity, it will rush out to attack the camp."

Guo Shao immediately adopted Li Chuyun's suggestion and asked him to send people to build the fence and deploy troops.

...

When he was stationed at night, Guo Shao wrote a letter of persuasion, also called Zuo Yourunse. The next day, the prisoners were sent to deliver letters on a hanging basket. Unexpectedly, after a while, several heads were dropped from the city; Zhou Jun Youqi took out a bloody letter from the mouth of the head, which was Guo Shao's letter of persuasion.

The generals were furious and yelled all kinds of obscenities on the tower. But I saw a general standing there watching very calmly. Guo Shao got off his horse, turned around and shouted, "Take the three stone bows!"

Everyone stopped cursing and looked sideways. This place is at least one hundred and fifty steps away from the city tower, and it is shot upwards. Guo Shao's face was ashen, he picked up his bow and set up an arrow, and aimed at the tower, but the general turned around and hid... He immediately admitted that he would not play with Guo Shao. Although he won the momentum, Guo Shao was still annoyed in his heart, as if he had been molested|molested.

All the generals immediately insulted the city and called for battle to attack the city. Wang Zhang, the capital of the second army, shouted: "Go in and slaughter the city!"

Everyone looked at Guo Shao expectantly. The early stage of the battle went smoothly, and the morale of the generals was high. They were eager to fight, and those who did not make any contribution wanted to fight again. However, Guo Shao let out a long breath, and said coldly: "The soldiers of our Hujie army are all elite, and they will die well when they die in battle. It's a pity that they were damaged when they climbed the wall."

The army didn't even have catapults or rushing carts, only simple ladders. To attack the city, I'm afraid the only way is to climb the wall.

Having said this, some more rational generals echoed: "The Liao army is strong, and it is not inferior to our army at all, and it is very helpless to attack the city. If there is a strong attack, there will be heavy casualties."

Someone else said: "Weiwu City has limited forces, we might as well surround them without attacking, and approach Fengzhou directly."

Guo Shao didn't answer, but paused before saying, "Fengzhou is still tough, if you want to attack Tangcang, you can deal with the flank threat... But if you divide your troops to attack Tangcang, in case you are delayed; the reinforcements of the Shu army come from the north of Guzhen, and the troops who besieged Weiwu City have no choice but to retreat. If you delay, the food and grass will be gone."

The general asked: "What should I do?"

Guo Shaodao: "The mighty city of the Shu army is under siege, so we can't remain silent. Hold your breath and see how they make moves. Send more scouts to investigate the military situation."

The army gathered outside the mighty city and did not try to attack the city. For two days in a row, there was no big movement on both sides; Zhou Jun went to the city to shoot arrows, but the projectiles above had a long range and the walls were hiding, Zhou Jun's archers did not please.

Ten days had passed since Wang Jing promised to provide food, and there were only five days left. According to the rations for marching and fighting, a soldier needs two liters of rice a day, and three liters of wheat and millet; the food Wang Jing gives is wheat and millet, which are used to make bread. Guo Shao's troops of thousands of people consumed 180 shi of grain a day; he roughly estimated that they needed more than 10 tons of grain a day.

At least ten tons of grain have to be transported every day. Of course, there is no pressure at all if it is transported by train; but now it can only be carried by shoulders, carts, and mules.

Two days later, Guo Shao had doubts about this raid... Could it be that the quick-fix tactics that had been conceived for a long time were just talk on paper, too taken for granted? Does war still require long-term confrontation?

I'm afraid that old man Wang Jing is right. He can only think about how to retreat... After all, it is not worthwhile to storm the city within a few days. It can be said to be an anticlimactic battle.

There is nothing wrong with retreating troops. If thousands of prisoners were captured in Mighty City, there should be nothing wrong with pleading guilty.

At this moment, Luo Yanhuan came into the tent and said, "The Shu army in Tangcang town has started!"

"Tell me in detail." Guo Shao hurriedly unfolded the map on the chopping board.

Luo Yanhuan waved to the outside of the account, and a strong man and an old man walked in. The old man was the old man Luo who had received a bounty a few months ago, and Guo Shao recognized it at a glance.

Old man Luo said: "Almost all the Shu army in Tang Cang has been dispatched, and they are heading west."

Guo Shao asked without raising his head: "The way to Huanghua Valley?"

"Yes, yes. There are two roads, and the north one is a bit detoured." Old Man Luo said.

Guo Shao said to Luo Yanhuan: "Beat the drums, call the commanding officer | The generals come to the army to discuss military affairs... Tang Cang soldiers want to cut off my food road and cut off my retreat. Ha! The plan is not small."

At this time, he asked old man Luo a few more words, and said generously: "The reward is fifty guan, and the brothers of the Luo family over there will share it among themselves. You can go with Zuo You to get it. If you don't have that much money, you can use gold and silver instead."