sweeping the world

Chapter 470
Spring in the jungle is like this. The weather changes faster than people's faces, and there is usually no warning.

The downpour didn't last long. It was heavy at first, and then gradually became lighter. When people were still in a daze, the clouds cracked, and a ray of sunlight shone down from the gap in the clouds, which looked like a passage through the sky.When more and more sunlight falls from the gaps in the clouds, people can't help but concentrate on watching, as if they came to heaven from the world in an instant.

A sudden heavy rain caused water to continuously pour down the mountain. Looking deeper into Guancheng, the low-lying areas were filled with puddles in a short period of time, and even fast-moving channels appeared towards the lower areas. Flow away.

Guancheng originally had a strong smell of blood, but after a burst of heavy rain, the blood was washed away, and the air became fresh again. It was the corpses of those who died in battle that had not had time to clean up after being drenched by the rain, and their skin looked wrinkled and pale. The eyeballs of people who have not closed their eyes look very cloudy.

Liu Rui was holding a steaming bamboo tube in his hand. It was some ginger water, which can also prevent colds by removing dampness and cold. He was asking, "Have the casualties been counted?"

Zhang Lian, a military marquis, also held a steaming bamboo tube in his hand. While rubbing it, he replied: "Our army killed 26 people, seriously injured 57 people, and slightly injured 340 people. We captured 110 people and captured them." [-] nine people.”

In terms of supplies, it is not easy to calculate how much Li's Chenghan side lost. The Han army fired [-] crossbows alone, and recovered more than [-] crossbows that can be reused.

"The number of weapons in the Cheng army is actually more than that of the Zhao army." Zhang Lian was talking about a batch of weapons reserves found after conquering the pass city. There were more bows and arrows, and a few knives, spears, spears, and shields. a batch.He couldn't help showing a contemptuous expression, and said: "In terms of combat quality, Cheng Jun is no match for Zhao Jun."

The Han army fought most against Shijie and Zhao army.In their impression, although the Shijie Zhao army has simple weapons, the Shijie Zhao army will not lack the courage to fight for their lives, but Li's Chenghan troops have greater advantages than the Shijie Zhao army, but they look very cowardly.

When attacking Guancheng, the Han army killed a bit fiercely. Most of the soldiers still wielded their weapons when facing the enemy's surrender. As a result, more people were killed than captured. Otherwise, it would have been a joyful battle under normal circumstances. A great victory should result in more prisoners.

Around evening, a bright dragon made of torches lit up on the plank road behind, indicating that the follow-up of the Han army began to arrive.

As a forward, Liu Rui's troops were supposed to conduct a tentative attack on the cottages on both sides of the valley, but a sudden heavy rain interrupted the rhythm, and launching an attack after the sky darkened would not be worth the loss.

The scouts of the Han army were originally supposed to explore the road, but their actions were still affected by the heavy rain. After night fell, a few scouts were sent back to report the situation, and the rest planned to explore overnight.

The number of the second batch of Han troops who arrived was [-]. They were not idle after their arrival. The tower shield soldiers in the army were busy building shield walls. The defensive performance extends directly, abruptly creating a channel built with tower shields.

During the establishment of the protective channel, the two cottages stationed by the Chenghan of the Li family on the mountainside did not choose to be blind. They found that the movements of the Han army had been shooting arrows all the time. It seemed that the arrows could not pose any real threat. Some stones Being pushed down from the mountainside, the rumbling sound is often ended by a louder muffled sound, that is, the stone hit the wall composed of tower shields, some areas were defended, and many were directly pretended by the stone. Big holes or collapse in pieces.

"At least they are not stupid in using the terrain." Huang Lu looked at his clothes and badges as a general, and he took over the command after he came. It was his idea to use tower shields to build passages.Because it was too dark, he couldn't see the surrounding situation clearly, but there was a bright light on the side of the cottage to see: "There are two thousand enemy troops?"

"Yes, there were originally 400 enemy troops stationed here." Liu Rui frowned. After the follow-up friendly troops arrived, they should have continued to go forward as the vanguard. In a mess, only a few hundred people passed through the enemy's attackable area, and more people stayed behind.He said: "Killed more than 100 and captured more than [-]. Considering that some enemy soldiers will flee, there should be about [-] enemy troops."

Huang Lu nodded, but his brows were also frowning.

If it is on flat ground, according to the quality of Li's Chenghan army, [-] enemy troops can be eliminated by a single charge, but the remaining enemy troops are located on the absolutely advantageous mountain stronghold, or both sides can threaten the stronghold passing through the road , It can be regarded as taking advantage of the advantage of being easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"I plan to infiltrate in batches." Liu Rui knows what a military order is like a mountain. They are forwards, and they are used for desperate troops. It is a military order.He said not so sure: "Cheng Jun's quality is not good, so he probably won't find out."

Huang Lu directly said: "..."

Any military operation involves risky behavior, and there is absolutely no 100% certainty. So once he said it, Liu Rui did what he said. In the middle of the night, the troops began to infiltrate secretly in batches, and they really passed the dangerous area quietly.

Liu Rui couldn't figure out why the enemy troops on the cottage didn't know how to throw down torches from time to time, but since his subordinates had achieved their goal, the problem should be left to the Yellow Brigade who had the task of attacking fortified areas.

After the sky brightened again, Yang Xu had no idea that a group of Han troops quietly passed through his defensive area and continued southward.He condescendingly looked down, and the banner of the Han army was flying above the Guancheng, and found that the number of the Han army was so large that the tents were full of space.

The two cottages on the mountainside are not big, and the range of the valley road below can be controlled by the range of about 270 steps (about 400 meters) with the range of bow and arrow.The inclination of the mountain is too high. Basically, any building is pier with wooden piles to maintain balance. The buildings in the cottage are all timber structures, and some roads need to be made into plank roads to stand.

With the light, Huang Lu was finally able to see clearly what happened to the two cottages halfway up the mountain. At a glance, he could find the obvious characteristics of the Nanman village. On rocks and objects that look like wood.

The valley road surrounded by mountains looks like a mess, tower shields crumbling here and there, arrows everywhere, and there must be some dead bodies of Han soldiers who were killed by stones rolled down from the mountain during the operation.

The channel that the Han army worked so hard to build existed for a very short time, especially the position directly below the two cottages looked the worst, and the channel would not be able to be opened without letting the enemy's rolling stones consume it. Huang Brigade should think about it Should we continue to develop channels, or focus on attacking the two cottages.

There are many mountains in Hanzhong, but they will definitely not be more than those in Shu. Li's Cheng Han will definitely use the terrain to the extreme, and the invasion of the Han army is destined to be a hard enough difficulty.

Considering that the terrain would make the invasion countless times more difficult, Huan Wen explained in great detail at the beginning that the invasion of the Li clan into the Han Dynasty was a psychological war, and the invasion should be fierce from the beginning of the invasion, psychologically and thoroughly. The army of Li Shicheng Han found that there was a gap with the Han army, which gave Li Shicheng Han's army no hope of persevering.

Liu Rui sent scouts before, and Huang Brigade also sent scouts overnight.After the sky was bright, the scouts sent by Liu Rui returned and brought back a lot of information. What was more useful was that there was indeed a narrow path to the enemy's stronghold, but the road still couldn't accommodate two people walking side by side.

"Mountain warfare..." Huang Lu was not expressing any emotion, he didn't even have any extra expressions, and directly ordered: "Strike!"

The Han army who had just finished eating, the troops who received the order left the brigade with the sound of the horn.Most of them looked at the attire of some troops holding a small round shield in their left hand and a saber in their right hand. They only wore battle robes and no armor, and most of them were not tall.The other part is the crossbowmen, they go last.

The reason for the sound of the horn is not because there is no way to carry the war drum when walking on the plank road.

The number of Han troops dispatched was [-], and each team of [-] went straight to the cottages on both sides. Their actions made the sound of horns and wooden drums on the cottages loud.

The attacking Han army approached the fortified shooting range of the cottage defenders. First, loose arrows struck, and the Han soldiers blocked with small round shields or with swords, and the casualties were not serious.

The stronghold should have fully reacted, the arrows gradually became denser, and the casualties of the attacking Han army began to increase, but at this time the Han army just rushed to the foot of the mountain.

It just rained yesterday, and your feet will be covered with mud when you step on the ground. If you enter the soft area, you will sink to your ankles. After you fall, you will be covered in mud. On the battlefield, no one would pay attention to those.

After getting close enough, the crossbowmen of the Han army began to shoot back. The arrows fired by the strong crossbow could reach the position of the stronghold from the bottom up. Even the strong bow in the hands of the archers could not reach it. It is necessary to understand the gravity of the earth. What is it and what does it do.

Amidst the arrows flying back and forth, someone is falling all the time, and screams become an indispensable sound in every battlefield.

The soldiers of the Han army who started to climb had to suffer a lot. They could not use the small buckler to block the arrows while climbing, and the soldiers of the Han army who rolled down after being hit by the arrow would hit the robe behind them, triggering a series of rolling gourd effects .

Yang Xu condescendingly watched the Han army step forward, it was an absolutely bloody scene, watching the Han army not only miserable but also in a state of embarrassment, but the Han army was still advancing.

There was no way around it. The mountain was already very slanted, and the defenders of the Li family had cut down the trees that would block the shooting range. After the rain, the ground was still very soft, without any shelter. If the Han army falls in two steps, it must become a target for the defenders of the cottage. The difference is whether the defenders are accurate enough to shoot arrows.

The Han army felt that unfortunately the ground was soft after the rain, which made the already difficult climb even more difficult.Fortunately, it was also heavy rain, only because the bowstrings of the cottage defenders were wet and soft, some bows could not be used, and some bows that were barely used were really not very strong. The Han soldiers who were shot looked miserable, and they were not directly A shot to the point is just wounded, not killed.

The attack after sunrise continued without stopping. At first, the defenders of the mountain stronghold only used arrows, and later they used wood and rolling stones. By almost noon, the Han army finally got close to the mountain stronghold despite suffering huge casualties.

I don't know whether it was the heat or nervousness that made Yang Xu's forehead covered with sweat. His hands trembled a little. Within the line of sight of his eyes, the Han army who had already approached the stronghold was closer, and the farther place was taking advantage of the opportunity to catch up. The Han army who responded to the wounded soldiers.

"Chengwei, the arrows are exhausted!"

"Cheng Wei, Han soldiers are everywhere."

"Chengwei, some villages have fallen!"

"City lieutenant,..."

Yang Xu is more or less a qualified general, and he can guess how many casualties the Han army should have.What he doesn't understand is how the Han army has more than [-]% casualties and still maintains strong morale. Shouldn't it collapse and retreat?

Soon Yang Xu received a new report that some Han troops came from another road. Although they had been prepared for a long time, the two sides fought hard. Not long.

Ordinary troops will lose their fighting spirit when their casualties reach [-]%, and elite troops should stop attacking if their casualties reach [-]%. Fighting to the last man is actually forced.Whether the army is elite depends not on how capable it is, but on how strong it can withstand casualties.

In the afternoon, the defenders of the cottage on the right were the first to stop resisting, and the cottage on the left was still supervised by Yang Xu himself.

Under the repeated attacks of the Han army, the outer periphery was cleared with heavy casualties, and they approached the highest point where Yang Xu led the remnants to continue to resist.

"How many casualties?" Huang Lu's face was so gloomy that he could drip water: "When can the enemy who are still resisting be wiped out?"

In the first batch, two thousand Han troops participated in the battle, and another thousand were added later.The reason why there is no more increase is not only because of the attack, but because the terrain is just like that. There is really not enough room for too many troops.

Huang Lu didn't wait long, only half an hour passed from when he asked the question to when Yang Xu was escorted in front of him.

"Hmm..." Huang Lu saw Yang Xu, looked at it carefully for a while, and commented: "He is a man with backbone."

Yang Xu was not tied up, and he didn't seem to have been abused. He wanted to speak, but Huang Lu had already made a decision.

"Chengjun's resistance is strong, it's worth it...well...it's worth it, um, respect, that's respect." Huang Lu was actually very angry in his heart. They paid the price of more than five hundred deaths in battle, and they knew that if they killed Chengjun on flat ground How much more difficult will it be than killing a chicken, because the damn terrain is too fucking.He actually saw Yang Xu's reserved expression, and continued to say with respect for a moment, "So in order to show respect, let's give them the home that warriors deserve."

Yang Xu: "..." At the moment of his death, he realized that the price of being respected is very high. From the beginning to the end of the grievance, the Han army never tried to persuade him to surrender.

(End of this chapter)