Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 685
Inside and outside the camp, feathered arrows flew.

Arrows were shot from inside the camp to outside the camp, or from outside the camp to inside the camp, tearing the rain curtain and drawing arc-shaped tracks in the rain.Some hit the target, and some fell indiscriminately.Both the attacking side and the defending side shouted endlessly.

The shouts vibrate and can be heard far and near.

Standing on the high platform in the camp, Wei Qian, the guard of the west camp, watched all directions with his eyes and listened to all directions, commanding the battle.

Military newspapers on the wall kept coming: "A bandit army of about 500 people raised ladders, crashed cars and stormed the north of our camp. Although it was impossible to set fires due to heavy rain, many of our equipment could not be used, including those buried before. Many of the refusal horses outside the camp were greatly reduced because the rain washed the ground into mud, and the fighting was fierce, and our battalion defenders struggled to deal with it." b
"It's raining too much! The arrows have missed the target, so that the thieves attack the camp without paying attention to the counterattack of our defenders. They just need to hit the wall with a crash car. Captain, please urge the city to send reinforcements quickly."

"The semaphore signal in the city has been sent. Guo Taishou's military order: Our army is required not to retreat half a step. If the camp is lost, the entire battalion will be sentenced to death!"

Wei Qian wiped his face and muttered.The captain of the guards on the side didn't hear clearly, thought he was giving some order, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What did the captain just say?"

Wei Qian turned his head, stared at the captain viciously, and cursed: "What did I just say? I said Grandma Cao!"

The captain of the personal army was stunned, and said awkwardly: "Yes, yes."

"Go and tell the prefect's order to the entire battalion guards." Wei Qian waved his hand irritably: "Then tell the supervisory team, all frontline soldiers, no matter generals or soldiers, who are unwilling to fight hard, cut their hands, and those who dare to retreat Those who cut off their legs and turn around will beheaded!"

The captain of the personal army received the order awe-inspiringly, turned around and waited.

"Wait a minute." Wei Qian stopped him again, took off his waist knife, and handed it to him: "Seeing this knife is like seeing me, and if there is anyone in the prison who does not obey the military order, I will give you the right to kill! The bandits will not retreat, You don't have to come back either."

"Yes!"

The captain of the personal army received the order and hurriedly ran towards the front line of the camp.

At this time, the battle on the front line was in full swing.

It's like a freehand painting of ink and wash, the background of the whole picture is rain, and there are hundreds of soldiers of the enemy and us struggling to fight.Where the sword rises, there is a trail of rain; when the spear slides down, countless limbs are separated, and the sharp arrow breaks through the rain curtain, penetrates the armor, and shoots into the body, splashing blood and flying everywhere, turning puddles of puddles of water on the ground all dyed red
The blood stains rendered an ink-colored picture, which was shocking.

Some people are falling, some are standing up;People face each other and crowds crowd each other.Those who fell down screamed in pain; those who moved forward shouted ecstasy.Arrows were raining overhead, flags were flying up and down in the camp, and both sides were shouting: "Kill the thief! Kill the thief!"

Who is the thief?No one can tell the difference.

Maybe it's still the same old saying, nothing more than the winner, the prince, and the loser, the thief. Both sides are following orders and fighting for their own interests. In fact, there is no right or wrong. As for who is right and who is wrong, only the ultimate winner can do it draw conclusions.

On the west side of the camp north, dozens of vanguards of the Yangzhou Army rushed to the gate of the camp with sabers in their hands, and quickly climbed up the ladder.Those with quick hands and feet can dodge it. If they can't dodge in time, they will be hit by it. There are iron spikes on the wood, and the flesh and blood will become a blood gourd. It screams and rolls down.

Not only Jiangling's guards have a supervisory formation, but Ganning's department also has a supervisory formation. They stand not far from the battle line, lined up in a neat line, with sharp swords, and watch eagerly. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed on the spot. If you retreat, you will die, if you don't retreat, you will die. If you choose one of the two, you would rather go forward and die for the battle.

Because if you retreat, you will die, but if you advance, there is still a chance!
At this time, the focus of the fighting between the two armies has focused on the ladders in front of the camp gate. There are dozens of Yangzhou troops on the ladders, but there are hundreds of people behind them. Climb up immediately. After all, the attacking side has always paid more attention to crowd tactics than defending. Otherwise, why would there be a saying of "surrounded by ten"?

If you care about the casualties of soldiers when attacking a city, fort, or camp wall, then the camp wall, fort, or city will definitely be difficult to capture.

The shape of the camp designed by Guo Yong is indeed conducive to defense. Although the west side of the camp is not long, only one or two hundred steps, but the edges and corners are prominent, and two sides are fully protruding. They can cooperate with each other for fire support. , which led to the fact that although the defensive force in this position is only five or sixty people, the effect can be compared to one or two hundred people. Although the fighting is extremely fierce, so far, it is still safe.

But Yingdong on the other side is different.

There are also five or 60 people defending the east side, but the terrain on the east side is gentler than that on the west side, and the Yangzhou army needs less energy to run up, so it is naturally more difficult to defend.

And most importantly.
This position is still the main attack direction chosen by Gan Ning. He has deployed all the most elite forces here. Of course, the strength of the attack cannot be compared with other places. Therefore, the attack and defense started less than half an hour ago. The defenders on the east side Almost half of them were killed.

It was the rain falling like pours, and the battlefield was full of fighting sounds.

The initial battle between the two sides lasted until almost evening.

At the cost of nearly half of the casualties, the Xiying Weiqian Department finally withstood the first wave of attacks from Gan Ning's Department. Of course, Gan Ning obeyed Wang Zheng's orders and was unwilling to pay too much. After all, they were alone this time. The total number is only [-]. After these few battles, no matter how to cherish the soldiers, the strength has also been compromised. Naturally, I want to save some money.

But no matter what, the camp is still there, the barrier is still there, and Jiangling City will not have to face the front of the Ganning army for the time being.

But this news did not make Guo Yong happy, because on that night, Tanma sent a shocking intelligence
Reported from the front, a lot of warships suddenly appeared on the opposite side of the river. It seemed that the follow-up troops of the Yangzhou Army were preparing to cross the river.

"The other side? Could it be that Huang Zhong's troops went north?"

Guo Yong was stunned: "Even going north, there shouldn't be so many troops. According to frontline information, the total number of Huang Zhong's troops is only [-]. Could it be that they are coming out in full force? Are they going to give up being a Tang voluntarily?"

"It's really weird." Huang Ye also looked puzzled: "If you give up being Tang, then General Wen's troops can also come back to help, which is more beneficial to us. Logically, the enemy shouldn't make such a bad move, unless "

Speaking of this, Huang Ye raised his head and looked at Guo Yong's face, the two gasped at the same time, thinking of a very bad possibility.

There is only one reason to give up being Tang, and that is the end of the war there. Now that the war is over, what does it mean?
It means that the victory and defeat have been divided!

"It's impossible," Huang Ye was stunned when he was shocked: "Huang Zhong's army only has 3000 troops, but General Wen's troops are nearly [-]. It is not easy to withstand ten times the army. Maybe less wins more?"

"It's possible." At this time, a captain next to him interjected: "Huang Gong, don't forget that the bandit army still has nearly [-] soldiers, Xu Fangbu, who was besieging Linyuan before. If you fight back and forth with Huang Zhongbu."

Hearing this, the hall instantly fell into a silence that could be heard falling needles. Yes, if this is the case, the difference in military strength between the two sides will not be too big.

And if Wenpin was really defeated by Huang Zhong, the impact would be enormous, not only would the threat to Jiangling increase, even Xiangyang, Nanjun, and even the entire Jingzhou army would inevitably fall into a great passive position.

Because it is very likely that this group of 3000 troops crossing the river may just be the vanguard of the follow-up troops of the Yangzhou Army!
The generals looked at each other, Guo Yong also did not say a word, and he did not know how long it had passed, he looked around and said in a deep voice: "I expected the enemy general Huang Zhong to go north, but this level of force is actually Greatly exceeded previous expectations.”

"With 3000 troops, plus the Ganning and Wu Niu tribes outside the city, the number is over ten thousand. In terms of strength alone, it has surpassed our army. Not only will it put huge pressure on Jiangling, but it may even threaten Xiangyang, the matter is of great importance, it must be rushed to Xiangyang immediately, [-] miles away, and reported to Junshi Cai and the lord."

"We must also report to General Yuguan." Huang Ye on the side added: "Under such circumstances, the plan he made before, 'Use the fortified city to weary the enemy first, and then attack the elite to annihilate' must be changed. The prefect should immediately Please General Guan lead the army into the city, only with our two armies working together, and with a general like him guarding the city, can we protect Jiangling!"

"That's right!" Guo Yong nodded slightly: "Come on, hurry up and report to General Yuguan outside the city!"

The so-called one moment is also the other moment. Seeing that the number of Yangzhou soldiers and horses coming to aid may be larger than expected, Guo Yong made a decisive decision and immediately abandoned his previous delusions.

Destroy the enemy?

Let's make sure we can defend the city first!
Outside Jiangling City, in a valley.

Not long after a sentry cavalry entered, there was a muffled sound of drums in the valley.

In less than a cup of tea, more than a dozen military generals stepped on the drums, passed through the hall, and entered the tent one after another.

When the sentry came to the tent, he looked up and saw that there were already a dozen people in the hall. The one sitting in the main seat had a complexion like jujube, with long temples, and a tall and majestic figure. He was the sworn brother of Yuzhou Mu Liubei. Brother, Guan Yu, the world-renowned general of bears and tigers.

When the sentry rider entered the tent, Guan Yu's eyes seemed to be closed but not closed, as if he was thinking about something, he opened his eyes suddenly when he heard the footsteps, and his eyes swept across the sentry rider's face like cold lightning.

The sentry rider's heart skipped a beat, he lowered his head subconsciously, knelt down and saluted, not daring to let out a breath.

Staring at him for a while, Guan Yu cut to the chase, and asked directly: "Let me ask you, Guo Yongjun reported that after the Ganning Division, another division of the Yangzhou Army intends to cross the river and attack, and the total number is estimated to be no less than [-]. ?”

"That's right," the sentinel quickly replied, "My prefect guesses that this trilogy is probably the Huang Zhong tribe who was in Tang Dynasty, and the Xu Fang tribe who was in Linyuan before."

"Xu Fang?" Hearing this name, Guan Yu's expression changed, he was silent for a moment, and then said: "At present, Wenpin has already lost?"

"I don't know yet."

"How is the situation in the city?"

"When the villain came out of Jiangling, there were about 3000 bandits from Ganning's troops, and they were already twenty miles away from the city. They had just launched an offensive against our army's West Camp during the day." The sentry said: "The West Camp Although the guard Wei Qian repelled the bandits, the casualties were quite heavy."

Guo Yong had already reported Jiangling's overall defense system to Guan Yu, so Guan Yu knew it very well. Hearing this, he nodded and asked, "Where is Jinxiang City in the east of the city?"

"Jin Township is fine. Although the Ganning and Ning tribes are under the city, the Wu and Niu tribes haven't made any changes for the time being."

"What about the city?"

"There are prefects and Huang Gong sitting in the city, patrolling unremittingly every day, and adopting various methods to improve the morale of the army. The fighting spirit of the brothers is very high."

"Oh?" Guan Yu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and his expression eased a little: "When you left the city, another part of the bandit army was ready to cross the river?"

"Yes, it is expected that we may have already crossed the river and entered the country, so it is only a few tens of miles away from Jiangling." The sentry raised his head bravely, "General Guan, the situation is critical, please take someone to help you as soon as possible." aid."

Guan Yu remained silent for a while, then closed his eyes, and after a while, he opened them again, Gu Pan said to the left and right, "Is there any news from our Sentinels recently?"

"Return to the general, there is no information sent from the north." A school lieutenant came out and said: "As for the southeast, the Yangzhou army is in Dongting Lake, and the garrisons in Linxiang and other places have not changed."

"Then it is impossible for Wang Zheng to dispatch new soldiers and horses from Nanchang." Guan Yu nodded, "There are nearly ten thousand bandits attacking outside Jiangling City. Zhong and Xu Fang defeated, what do you think?"

The lieutenant lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then replied: "This troop is definitely not mobilized from Changsha, if the number is really that large, it is very likely that they are troops from Huang Zhong's and Xu Fang's tribes. And if they voluntarily give up being Tang, they will have nothing to worry about, and I am afraid that Wen Pinjun has indeed been severely injured."

"If the Wenpin Army suffered heavy losses, why is there no news from Sentinel?"

Wenpin's army was close to [-] soldiers, if they suffered heavy losses, they must have gone through a big battle, and the movement will not be small, so Guan Yu asked this question.

"There are three possibilities. First, the Yangzhou Army just won the victory not long ago. Even though our army has scouted the horses, we haven't had time to send back the news. Second, the Yangzhou Army has sealed off the border of Linjiang, so the information cannot be sent out. As for the third?"

The school lieutenant paused, raised his head and said: "The last general also read the military newspaper just now. The enemy's reinforcements exceed ten thousand. At present, it is still Guo Taishou's speculation, and the basis for his speculation is that there is a group of thousands of people who want to cross the river. come."

"First of all, this information may not be accurate. Maybe this army does not have three thousand troops."

"If there is no three thousand, it cannot be inferred that Huang Zhongbu voluntarily gave up the Tang Dynasty, and it cannot be said that Wenpin's army has already been defeated."

(End of this chapter)