Chapter 3334 I Thought

Chapter 3333 I thought

It has to be said that for generals who are close to first-class or nearly first-class, and even some who are not first-class but have abnormal acumen for the battlefield, casual guesses can be surprisingly accurate.

Just as Zhu Ling guessed, under Pang Tong's instructions, Wuguan's attack on Wuguandao officially launched.

With the sound of drums and under the guidance of the three-color battle flag, more than two thousand infantry troops marched out of Wuguan in a mighty manner and advanced along the Wuguan Road. In front of the army were hussars scouts spread out, and then Fang's military governor generals were Huang Zhong and Pang Shanmin.

Many people think that Wuguan is a point, but in fact Wuguan is a road.

There are various large and small passes on the Wuguan Road that were left over from the time when Qin and Chu fell in love and killed each other. They can all be called Wuguan Pass. Of course, the largest pass was given to Cao Jun, but Cao Jun also lost it after taking it. To increase the stamina of the attack...

Now, it is time to regain the Wuguan Pass.

And Nanyang, Wancheng...

For ordinary hussar soldiers, perhaps attacking Jingxiang is just another place to gain meritorious service, but for the people of Pangshan, it has some special meaning.

Previously, in order to contain the Hussars Middle Route Army, Cao Cao sent Cao Ren to fight for Wuguan. Pang Shanmin had to give up Wancheng. Although Pang Shanmin had considered a long time ago that giving up Wancheng would be a last resort if an unfavorable situation really occurred, but he still felt reluctant to give up.

And now marching into Jingxiang means that it is possible to recapture Wancheng again. For Pangshan people, they can't help but feel extremely anxious, expecting and fearing at the same time. Not to mention what I am looking forward to, what I am afraid of is that Cao Jun will cause too much damage to Wancheng, or if I hear that they are marching, what was not completely destroyed will eventually be destroyed...

So even though he had already marched, Pang Shanmin's brows were still furrowed.

After all, Pang Tong is Pang Tong, and Pang Shanmin is Pang Shanmin.

Although most people in Jingxiang would not treat Pang Tong and Pang Shanmin separately, in fact, Pang Shanmin still cared about them to a certain extent. Not much, but I can't say there's none at all. After all, Pang Shanmin is not yet old, and he has not yet reached the level of open-mindedness that his father has.

At the same time, he also had a hidden thought in his heart, which was that he hoped to inherit the name of Pangzi in Jingxiang. Maybe after many years, there will be a Pangzi in Jingxiang and a Pangzi in Guanzhong.

Pang Degong has passed away.

As a direct descendant of Pang De Gong, if he could not inherit the name of Pang De Gong, but let a subordinate become a world-famous representative of the Pang family, it would not only illustrate the excellence of Pang Tong, but also the incompetence of Pang Shanmin.

In fact, Pang Shanmin may not realize that although his father Pang Degong has always been very fond of him, he has no special requirements. Even at that time, Liu Biao wanted to borrow Pang Degong's name and more or less came out to give Pang Shanmin a When he was idle from his official position, Pang Degong refused.

It is pampering and protection, and there is another point that Pang Degong has never said. Pang Shanmin's talent is not as good as Pang Tong...

Fortunately, Pang Shanmin had no intention of fighting Pang Tong. He just wanted to return to Jingxiang and regain Pang's original status and territory in Jingxiang. He just didn't want Pang Degong's name to disappear in Jingxiang. That’s all.

A person always has multiple identities. Generally speaking, Pang Shanmin is a good person, but he seems a little inconspicuous under Pang Tong's shadow. And even if Pang Shanmin himself doesn't care, his wife and his children may not be as open-minded as he or his father.

Before Cao Jun attacked Wuguan, although Pang Shanmin also assisted in Wuguan, the most important responsibilities were taken by Liao Hua and Huang Zhong. In fact, Pang Shanmin did not bear much pressure, but did not bear enough pressure on the battlefield. , naturally there can be no big gains or growth, so Pang Shanmin doesn't have much confidence in this battle, unlike Huang Zhong beside him who is as confident as he is.

After all, the troops he brought with him were not many, less than three thousand.

If there were 30,000 soldiers and horses, Pangshan people would be extremely relaxed...

As for F2A, just have the skills.

Of course this is impossible.

Therefore, it is normal for Pang Shanmin to have a worried look on his face.

The fewer soldiers there are, the more careful deployment is required. There is no capital for laziness and slippage. Only detailed planning and point-to-point planning can lead to a smooth attack.

Pang Shanmin also spent some time in Xiangyang, and he knew that Xiangyang was not easy to fight. Even though there was great pressure, when Pang Tong's order was conveyed to Wuguan, Pang Shanmin did not hesitate.

Wuguandao, of course, cannot have any artillery support.

Even in later generations, the mountain roads and dense forests are still a nightmare for Butan to cooperate with.

There are some grenades and gunpowder, but not much, so you can't squander them.

Huang Zhong commanded more than two thousand men and horses, which did not reach the upper limit of his processor. He was relaxed and comfortable. Not only could he adjust the speed of the men and horses in real time, he could also take the time to glance at Pang Shanmin's face and guess what he was worried about. He was relieved. Said: "Master Pang, there is no need to worry. Your Majesty has said that it is not advisable to attack with force this time." 』

"Isn't it appropriate to take it by force?" Pang Shanmin thought for a while, nodded, and then asked hesitantly, "Then where should we come from?" 』

Huang Zhong smiled, "Your Majesty said, wait for the news, wait a little longer..."

"hold on? Pang Shanmin was just like Zhu Ling when he heard these words, he was astonished and confused, "What does it mean?" 』

Although Pang Shanmin and Pang Tong are relatives and cannot be written with the word "Pang" in one sentence, things like this still need to be communicated through a third party. A little weird, but normal. Just like people in a family, parents and children need to communicate through third-party hardware and software...

Of course, Huang Zhong didn't quite understand what Pang Tong's "waiting for news" meant, but he was not in a hurry and believed that Pang Tong would definitely make arrangements.

While the two were talking, a soldier came back to report that the vanguard had discovered Cao Jun's troops, like Wenpin's troops...

After Wenpin captured Wuguan Pass, he stationed himself at Wuguan Pass.

Because no one ordered him to retreat.

Even though Cao Zhen and Cao Ren had retreated to Jingxiang, Wenpin was still on the Wuguan Road, at the dilapidated pass where he had spent countless lives to barely advance one step forward.

Others are at best in a dilemma, but Wenpin is facing three dilemmas at the moment.

It was no longer possible to advance any further. Not only were the soldiers and soldiers exhausted, but even Wenpin's own private soldiers were almost exhausted, and they had not received any reinforcements from Cao's army. After all, Jingxiang couldn't care about Cao Jun's own ass at the moment, so how could he care about Wenpin's life and death?

Retreat without Cao Ren's order. Even though Cao Jun left when he wanted, it didn't seem that Wuguan was treating it as a life-and-death matter. But if Wenpin and his men retreated without a clear order, they would be in a state of ruin. Put it on your own head!

It is equally impossible to defend.

How hard it was for Cao's army to fight before, it was just as hard to defend now.

After the news was relayed back from the checkpoint, the expressions of almost all Cao Jun's defenders who were still here changed. These people hurriedly ran up to the broken pass city wall, and then looked up into the distance.

I only saw a tricolor flag peeking out from the far corner of the mountain road.

On the mountain road, the slogans of marching soldiers were faintly coming along the mountains, like rolling thunder in the sky, which would bring violent storms in a moment.

The cold light of those sharp spears exudes a frightening aura among the mountains and forests.

Wenpin also climbed onto the observation deck, staring at the hussars coming from a distance, his face pale.

He expected the Hussars to come back, but he didn't expect them to come so soon!

He has tried his best.

Maybe, here...

Is this his burial place?

"General!" General! 』

Several shouts from the general brought Wenpin's mind back to the cruel reality.

Wenpin turned around and saw his own guard calling him. Looking at the guard's face, which was so thin that his jawbones were high, Wenpin couldn't help but feel a throbbing pain in his heart. The Wen family is not a huge family. Every member of the family is precious, and this is even more so for Wenpin. People in the family followed Wenpin because they trusted Wenpin, but now Wenpin brought them all to death.

Some are dead, and the rest are barely breathing.

"Don't worry, they won't attack so quickly. 』

Wenpin said slowly, trying to stabilize the morale of the army in this way, "They also need to build some siege equipment, at least a few shield vehicles and ladders..."

As he spoke, Wenpin noticed that the faces of his subordinates and the surrounding Cao soldiers became increasingly bleak, and he quickly added, "Here comes someone!" Report this letter quickly! rest assured! General Cao will not leave us alone! 』

Although Wenpin said it categorically, maybe everyone has the answer in their mind.

If we want to compare the number of soldiers, the number of Wenpin left here is not that small. Generally speaking, the number of soldiers stationed here by the Hussars was similar to that of the same number of more than a thousand people. Logically speaking, since it is equivalent, even if the damage to the pass is deducted, the Hussars held on for more than a month at that time, and now Wenpin can hold on for at least ten and a half days...

However, it would be great if war could be calculated so simply.

The hussars didn't seem to move very fast, but in fact because there was no pause in the queue, they were quite smooth, as if they were swimming on a mountain road. Soon, Cao Jun's field of vision was filled with red tassels on the ducks one after another.

Wenpin turned around and looked around, and saw that the red tassels seemed to have sucked the blood of the surrounding Cao soldiers.

"I wish... I wish..."

Wenpin sighed softly in his heart, but even he himself could not explain clearly what he wished for.

Just when Wenpin was sighing secretly, Cao Jun's battle against Jiangling had begun.

Although Lu Su traveled all the way to Xu County to start negotiations and wanted to heal the broken alliance, for Cao Ren, losing Jiangling was like the people of Jiangdong shitting on his head...

Although he said he didn't care whether Jiang Ling was good or bad, in Cao Ren's opinion, at least Jiang Ling was his dog. The people of Jiangdong killed him for meat without saying a word. Have they ever asked him as the owner?

If you can't defeat the Hussars, Cao's army is more or less acceptable. After all, most of the Hussars are elites. It's like a scumbag seeing a top student. He doesn't feel any shame if he doesn't win the exam, but if he can't even do the same Even the scumbag Kodong people can't pass the exam, so they are really the younger brothers among the big men!

Therefore, even if the arrows and crossbows on Jiangling City whizzed down, as long as they entered the range of an arrow, they would be in danger of being shot, but the Cao army still shouted and pushed the shield cart forward.

There was basically no problem for the shield cart to resist arrows, but if it was a crossbow, it would inevitably be damaged.

The flying wood chips hit the helmets of the Cao army, making a clanging sound.

The broken shield carts remained on the road where the soldiers passed, becoming waste on the battlefield, and blood flowed around, like blooming blood-colored flowers. The moat in front of the Jiangling city wall had been hollowed out and drained, and the ditch had been filled with wood boards and soil to create two or three attack surfaces.

More than 2,000 infantry approached within a hundred steps of Jiangling City, and began to attack amid the exciting drumbeats of the war drums.

The animal instincts in the blood of the Cao army were aroused. Bullying the weak and fearing the strong was a natural talent. Facing the Jiangdong army, they howled wildly, shaking the earth and making a magnificent momentum.

The Jiangdong soldiers in Jiangling showed their best skills, firing rapidly and focusing on the Cao army that rushed over. Every time the dense arrows whizzed down, some of the Cao army soldiers would always fall down, but this could not stop the surge of Cao's troops.

In view of Jiangdong's absolute advantage in long-range fire bows and crossbows, Cao Ren simply gave up the suppression of bows and arrows and rushed directly to the Jiangdong army for close combat. After paying a considerable casualties, the infantry of the Cao army finally rushed to the top of the Jiangling city wall under the cover of the last remaining shield car and began to climb the city for hand-to-hand combat.

After the Jiangdong army entered the hand-to-hand combat, it seemed a little weak, and casualties continued to soar in the bloody close combat. On the city wall, spears and swords came and went, in and out, with juices and foams of various colors, singing between human tissues.

Some shooters of the Jiangdong army also tried to stand on the higher corner towers to snipe the Cao army soldiers.

Jiangdong is known for its navy, which means that most of the Jiangdong soldiers wear leather armor suitable for fighting on the water, and rarely wear iron armor like a weight. However, this advantage on the water naturally becomes a disadvantage on land.

Arrows are naturally sharp at a certain distance, but when the enemy and us are mixed together, even if you have extraordinary archery skills, you may not be able to guarantee that you will hit someone...

On the contrary, Cao's infantry are more accustomed to fighting on land, and imitating the armor of the cavalry also makes their health bars longer than those of the Jiangdong army. In addition, Cao's infantry are used to attacking cities one after another, and they are quite experienced in multi-weapon cooperation, especially in the cooperation between shield soldiers and spearmen. They show very skilled combat skills and fight a bloody battle with the Jiangdong army on the city wall.

Even if the number of Cao's soldiers in some areas is less than that of Jiangdong soldiers on the city wall, Jiangdong soldiers can't drive Cao's army down for a while!

While the battle for Jiangling City was unfolding, Cao's army also coordinated the attack on the Jiangdong Army camp and water fort outside Jiangling City.

Especially the battle for the flank of the Jiangdong Army, which was almost suppressed by the Cao Army.

On the flank of the army, cavalry or fast-moving troops are often the main force, and the cavalry of the Jiangdong Army is a joke in front of the cavalry of the Cao Army. Although the cavalry of the Jiangdong Army is basically the general's direct troops who are qualified to ride war horses, even such relatively elite Jiangdong soldiers, they combined with scattered Jiangdong infantry squads to attack the Cao Army's cavalry from both wings. However, the cavalry of the Cao Army did not know who they learned from, and launched a line of soldiers similar to the Hu people, making the front of the entire cavalry line very wide, and then constantly rotating to attack and trample.

The cavalry guards on the two wings of the Jiangdong Army needed to protect their flanks, so they could not avoid direct battles with the Cao Army cavalry. However, the riding skills and tactics of these Jiangdong guys were not enough to fight against the Cao Army cavalry, and they were soon beaten to the ground by the Cao Army cavalry. The guards on the two wings of Jiangdong were also soon severely damaged and completely lost the ability to protect the flanks of the army.

Cao Ren soon discovered the exposed weakness of the Jiangdong Army, and immediately began to attack the flanks of the Jiangdong Army with soldiers, trying to cut off the connection between the Jiangdong Army city and the water fort, dividing and encircling the Jiangdong Army, and posing as if he wanted to swallow these Jiangdong Army completely.

Jiangdong General Zhu Zhi is now in a state of panic.

This general who originally thought he had a good plan to capture Jiangling and plunder Jingxiang Nanjun to replenish his own pockets has now been knocked unconscious. Fighting on land is completely different from fighting on the water!

The surface fighting in the current Han Dynasty is actually roughly a line. Because most of the battles were fought in rivers, the battles with ships were linear and single-process, but the battles on land were not like that. The contact area was wide, especially when he encountered a veteran land warrior like Cao Ren, who started to attack and caught Zhu Zhi off guard.

Zhu Zhi originally thought that he had enough time and reason to maneuver, but he never expected that Lu Xun and Jiang Qin would temporarily repel the Sichuan Navy!

This caused Zhu Zhi's originally prepared reason for withdrawing troops to disappear all of a sudden...

Before, Zhu Zhi could still say that the eldest brother would not laugh at the second brother, and everyone was defeated by the Sichuan Army. Now they couldn't bear it anymore, so naturally they would leave together, but they didn't expect Lu Xun, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, to do such a thing!

Once Zhu Zhi couldn't leave, Cao Ren naturally came.

Zhu Zhi’s ability in water warfare is still good, but of course he is inferior to Cao Ren in land warfare. Moreover, it is not only Zhu Zhi’s personal ability that is poor, but the land warfare ability of Jiangdong Army is also inferior to that of Cao’s soldiers. Therefore, after Cao Ren launched the attack, it did not take long for them to fall into a passive position. They were about to be cut off by Cao’s army…

At this moment, a fleet suddenly appeared on the river, and the Jiangdong Army cheered loudly, and their morale suddenly rose!

In the fleet, the Zhou flag was flying high!

Commander-in-chief Zhou is here!

The soldiers of the Jiangling garrison seemed to be injected with stimulants, and immediately suppressed the offensive momentum of Cao’s army.

Seeing this situation, the Cao army knew that they could not conquer it for the time being, so they retreated like the tide receding.

After surviving the disaster, the Jiangdong soldiers almost cried with joy!

Zhu Zhi looked up, and the joy on his face just showed up, and then turned dark.