Traveling through Chenghan Xiandi, fortunately I have a simulator

Chapter 180

"General, my lord has a letter." A personal guard took the letter from Zhang Yang's messenger, and then hurried into the military tent.

"Why are you so panicked?" Yang Chou took the letter from the guard.

After Yang Chou read the contents of the letter, he couldn't help but panic. He never expected that when he led all the cavalry to chase the Southern Huns Shanyu, the eastern army of the imperial court easily passed through the defense line of Taiyuan County, and easily Take down the defenseless Yanmen County.

And in this letter, it said that Huangfusong and Lu Bu had led the army to set off towards Yunzhong City, if Yang Chou didn't return to defend, Yunzhong City might be in danger.And the note date of this letter was four days ago, which means that it took four days for the letter to be delivered here at the fastest speed.

At this moment, Yang Chou realized that in order to pursue Shanyu of the Southern Huns, Yang Chou had transferred all the cavalry in Zhang Yang's army to the battlefield in Xihe County, in order to destroy the royal court of the Southern Huns in one fell swoop.

Now that I think about it, I have fallen for the imperial court’s strategy. On the battlefield, cavalry are twice as powerful as infantry, and cavalry can choose to attack, harass, investigate, and attack at any time. With the cooperation of these tactics, the combat effectiveness of cavalry legions Only stronger.

For the imperial court, the 2 cavalry under Zhang Yang's subordinates is a complete trouble. Compared with Bingzhou, the Guanzhong area is not suitable for raising horses, so the imperial court only has more than 2000 cavalry, and most of them are concentrated in the hands of Lu Bu. As for Huangfu Song's subordinates had more than [-] soldiers, but only more than [-] cavalry.

But one thing, Yang Chou hadn't figured it out yet, if the imperial court really wanted to deal with Zhang Yang's cavalry, they could have borrowed some war horses from the Southern Xiongnu Royal Court, so why bother?

"Let all the cavalry stop chasing the Xiongnu Shanyu. From now on, the whole army will return." Yang Chou ordered, although the task was not completely completed, but now there is only one Southern Xiongnu Shanyu and a few in the Southern Huns royal court. Ten riding, there will be no impact in a short time.

However, although Yang Chou's order has been issued, Zhang Yang's cavalry has already been divided into several units in Xihe County. His purpose of doing so was to completely wipe out the Southern Huns, but now he realizes that it is troublesome to transfer them back. very.

So Yang Chou no longer waited for the other cavalry to get together, he was going to go back first, and there were more than [-] cavalry under him, which should be able to play a big role on the battlefield.

Just two days after Zhang Yang's letter was sent, Huangfusong's army and Lu Bu's army had already arrived outside Yunzhong City. As for the south and the west, no troops were sent.

"General Huangfu, why didn't you surround Zhang Yang to death in the city? The imperial army currently has more than 1 cavalry and nearly [-] infantry. Even if they storm Yunzhong City, it is just around the corner." Lu Bu asked puzzledly. It is not difficult to take down Yunzhong City, because there are only about [-] infantry in Yunzhong City now, and all the troops that came to support Yunzhong City before have either returned or were sent to the battlefield in Xihe County by Zhang Yang.

"No, although the number of our army far exceeds the number of soldiers in Yunzhong City, the soldiers in Yunzhong City have persisted for more than ten days under the siege of the Southern Huns cavalry. There are also equipment, but deep down in the hearts of the guards in Yunzhong City, there must be a fluke mentality. If our army completely traps them to death, they will fight desperately to buy time to wait for reinforcements. No matter whether the reinforcements arrive or not, our army will meet The fierce resistance of the soldiers of Cloudsdale."

"Although our army has a large number, we can't overuse it. If too many soldiers die because of the attack on Yunzhong City, and we encounter support soldiers and cavalry later, how will our army resist? Is it possible that our army must be like Zhang Yang? , trapped in Yunzhong City, waiting for reinforcements?" Huangfusong explained slowly.His combat method has always been to seek victory while maintaining stability. Even if victory is in sight, he must minimize losses as much as possible.

"Then what should our army do now?" Lu Bu asked. The commander in chief for this battle was Huangfusong, so Lu Bu could only follow Huangfusong's arrangement.

"General Lu can hand over the cavalry under his command to Xu Rong, and Xu Rong will be in charge of cutting off Zhang Yang's cavalry returning from Xihe County. Xu Rong is best at ambushes. With him around, it may not be so easy for Zhang Yang's cavalry to come back." Huangfu Song Looking at Lu Bu said.

Lu Bu hesitated a little. Although he and Xu Rong were old acquaintances, these cavalrymen were carefully cultivated by him for many years. After all, he still couldn't bear to hand over to Xu Rong.

"General Huangfu, leave this matter to me. These cavalry have been with me for many years. I will command them. It will be easier to do things. As for the [-] infantry I brought on this trip, I will leave it to Xu Ronglai Command." Lu Bu said hastily, in his opinion, the cavalry is his truly elite unit, and he is not willing to let others command.

"That's fine. General Lu's trip this time must prevent Zhang Yang's cavalry from Xihe County from returning in a short time. I don't know General Lu, but are you confident?" Huangfusong said seriously.

"Don't worry, I will definitely not let Zhang Yang's cavalry come back smoothly." Lu Bu said confidently. When it comes to cavalry combat, he is really a cavalry that is not ostentatious. Over the years, cavalry combat is what he is best at.

After assigning the task, Lu Bu led [-] cavalry to Wuyuan County.

Just as Lu Bu's cavalry left, Huang Fusong began to order the attack on the city.

Unlike the siege of the city by the cavalry of the Southern Huns, Huangfusong's army carried siege equipment at hand, and these siege equipment were remade by the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court. Although they have experienced many wars along the way, they can still be used.

The imperial soldiers first built pontoon bridges on the moat. Although these pontoons were not as strong as the suspension bridges, they were enough to allow the siege equipment to move forward. When Zhang Yang's subordinates fought against the Southern Huns cavalry before, they used cavalry archers to pose a huge threat to the Huns cavalry, and that battle had already consumed half of the bows and arrows in the city.

Although many soldiers died under the attack of bows and arrows when building the pontoon bridge, the pontoon bridge was finally built. With these pontoon bridges, the soldiers began to push the heavy ladders forward.

If it is a normal ladder car, the pontoon bridge can’t bear the weight, but the ladder car made by the Imperial Ministry of Industry is much lighter than the ordinary ladder car, so it can barely pass the pontoon bridge. Zhang Yang in the city felt scared.

Originally, Zhang Yang thought that as long as he continued to stick to Yunzhongcheng and took advantage of the moat, even if the imperial army wanted to attack the city, they would have nothing to do. As long as he waited until Yang Chou's cavalry and supporting infantry arrived, the crisis in Yunzhongcheng would be over. Solve it like the previous Southern Huns cavalry besieged Cloud City.

However, things went beyond Zhang Yang's expectations. The opponent's siege equipment was actually able to come from the pontoon bridge. This kind of thing was difficult to do in the past. If you want to do this, unless the siege team is constantly reinforced The thickness of the pontoon bridge, but under the attack of the guards in the city, building the pontoon bridge itself is a difficult thing, not to mention the need to reinforce the pontoon bridge.

The change of offensive weapons in the army is not only reflected in the ladder vehicles. Under Zhang Ming's proposal, the Ministry of Industry and the Research Department redesigned the trebuchets, continuous crossbows, ladder vehicles, punching vehicles, well rails, etc., and it was precisely Because of the upgrade of siege equipment, Huangfusong's army easily took down Wuyuan County, which had insufficient troops.

This time, no exception.With the advancement of the ladder car, Zhang Yang really panicked, and he quickly called Yang Feng.

"I heard that you defended Zhu Jun's troops in Anyi City before. It seemed that you defended them for a whole month. This time, Yunzhong City will defend Huangfusong's troops. How long do you think you can defend?" Zhang Yang was nervous. asked.

"Based on the court's current offensive, my lord can defend for ten days at most." Yang Feng said helplessly. At the beginning, he was able to defend for such a long time because there were nearly [-] soldiers in the city. Although there was no moat in Anyi City, [-] soldiers Constant rotation of defense can also ensure that the imperial army cannot attack.

But it is different now. Originally, Yang Feng also thought that with the help of the moat, the imperial army should not be able to attack the city in a short time, so he and Zhang Yang stayed in the city with peace of mind, did not think about fleeing, and just waited silently for rescue outside the city. When he came to the city wall, he found that the soldiers of the imperial court had pushed the ladder cart under the city wall, and the few bows and arrows in the city were almost exhausted.

Just when Zhang Yang and Yang Feng were going to continue their conversation, big stones flew to Yunzhong City under the action of the trebuchet. Although these big stones were not very accurate, they all achieved the effect of falling in the city, and This is also the situation that the improved trebuchet can achieve. The accuracy of the new trebuchet has been improved a lot, and even its lever has been lengthened, which makes it more labor-saving.

While these big stones were falling down, the first wave of soldiers had already climbed up the city wall along the ladder car. Although these big stones did not cause too many casualties, the huge and terrifying sound, especially the powerful The destructive power immediately caused the guards in the city to panic, which of course also included the guards on the city wall.

The guards on the city wall slowed down for a while, and then poked at the court soldiers through the female wall with their spears. However, when these guards were pushing outward, the crossbowmen outside the city were holding spears under the cover of shield soldiers. The improved repeating crossbow was fired towards the city wall guards. This improved repeating crossbow can be fired continuously in a short period of time, but the range is relatively short, and it is only suitable for short-distance attacks.

The guards behind the female wall fell down one by one, and the first wave of court soldiers who climbed the ladder carts had already boarded the city wall. The soldiers under Huangfusong were all veterans, so they quickly formed a crowd. The circle, so as to leave room for the imperial soldiers who climbed up behind, so that they would not face the siege of several city wall guards as soon as they climbed up the city wall.

"My lord, my subordinates made a mistake just now. It seems that the imperial army can take down Yunzhong City within three days." Yang Feng smiled wryly. He didn't know why, but he always felt that Huangfusong's troops were better than Zhu Jun's back then. It was much stronger. If it was Huangfusong's army that attacked Anyi City, Yang Feng might not be able to defend it.

As everyone knows, the imperial court attacked Hedong County in April, and now it is the end of August. In four months, the imperial court's equipment has already been upgraded. Now it is precisely because of these new equipment that the siege Also made easy.

If the court was given more time to prepare, Zhang Ming could equip the entire army with the ring-shoulders made by Pu Yuan, a master craftsman of the Ministry of Industry. In that case, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers could be raised to another level.

"City gate guard, hurry up and command, let these guards guard the city wall seriously." Zhang Yang kicked the stunned city gate guard.

"Yes, my lord." After finishing speaking, the city gate guard ran to the right-wing city wall and took command.

After the city gate guard left, Zhang Yang led the generals away from the city wall and came to the meeting hall under the city.

"Everyone, what should we do now?" Zhang Yang asked eagerly.

All the generals here are staring at each other. No one has a good way. There are only about [-] soldiers in the city. At the beginning, everyone thought that relying on the moat could stop them for ten days. When the time comes, the crisis will naturally disappear. It can be resolved, but now that the enemy army has already attacked the city, they can only watch.

"My lord, first move most of the troops in the city under the city wall, and let them resist seriously. At least until tonight, Yunzhong City cannot be broken." Yang Feng said slowly.

"What about after that?" Zhang Yang asked puzzled.

"Tonight, my lord can order someone to open the gate of the south city, and then leave Yunzhong City." Yang Feng said helplessly. At the beginning, he escaped from Anyi City very decisively, only to save his life, and those who guarded the city, They all died at the hands of court soldiers.

The rest of the generals agreed with Yang Feng's statement that there is only one way to die if you stay here, and you have a chance to escape. In the end, Zhang Yang saw that the generals had no other opinions, so he also agreed with Yang Feng's idea.

Although the imperial army attacked fiercely, there were more than ten thousand soldiers in the city, and it was not easy to break into the city, so the battle on the city wall continued until night, and when it was dark, Huangfusong issued an order to retreat.

That night, Zhang Yang selected 500 elite soldiers from the city, and then called the generals in the city, and then ordered someone to secretly open the south gate, and the group of more than [-] people quietly escaped through the south gate.

"General, Zhang Yang led his people to flee from the south gate, do you want to pursue them?" Xu Rong immediately told Huangfusong after receiving the news from the scouts.

"Lead a thousand cavalry and go after them now." Huangfusong said.

"Yes, General." Xu Rong replied.

After Xu Rong left, Huangfusong smiled inwardly. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yang was really caught in the trap. Although the imperial army had 4 soldiers, Lu Bu's [-] infantry were no different from recruits. Before Xu Rong arrived in Yunzhong City, he had sent a group message of rescue. As long as Zhang Yang led the soldiers in the city to resist for a certain period of time, when the support from outside the city arrived, the crisis in Yunzhong City would resolve itself.According to Huangfusong's judgment, if Zhang Yang desperately resisted, it would not be a difficult problem to defend for five days.

(End of this chapter)