As soon as the east showed the white of the fish's belly, the camp of the Han army was already active, and the soldiers formed a dense team under the order of Ma Chao, neatly arranged in the wilderness outside Jiameng Pass.

The Qiang people are undoubtedly the main body of this siege battle, tens of thousands of Qiang people are listed at the front of the team, and in the middle of their ranks, you can clearly see a dazzling array of siege weapons.

Cloud ladders, wells, rushing cars, catapults, everything, all of them are like half-squatting beasts on the ground, ready to go.

"Knock, knock, knock......"

In the camp of the Han army, the war drums were constantly beaten, and the dull drums beat the sleeping earth, but to all the Han soldiers, it was inspiring.

Since Ma Chao led the army into Shu, the road has been like a bamboo, smooth sailing, and he has conquered more than 20 large and small passes one after another, but when Bingfeng advanced to the Dao Jiameng Pass, he was blocked here by a small Jiameng Pass for five days.

In the past five days, although Ma Chao's army has always had the upper hand, even though he has thousands of troops, he can't use it in front of this small pass.

Today, Pang Tong and Xu Huang finally transported the siege weapons from Hanzhong, Ma Chao can finally let go of his hands and do a big job, and the depressed mood that he has held back for a few days is destined to vent today.

The sound of the war drums changed from slow to fast, from weak to strong, from loose to dense, a signal, a signal that war was about to be started.

Ma Chao rode a white horse, silver helmet, silver armor and silver spear, and when the morning sun was rising, the first rays of sunlight shone on his body, and the whole person exuded dazzling light. It's particularly eye-catching.

The archers in Jia Meng Pass were taken in by Xu Huang. Ma Chao also had the courage to go to the front of the team. He looked at the tower of Jiameng Pass with deep eyes, but secretly swore in his heart that no matter what today, he must take Jiameng Pass, and he can't delay it any longer.

At the Jiameng Pass, Zhang Fei personally went to the city to command, and saw that the wilderness outside the pass was densely packed with Han soldiers and soldiers, as well as those huge siege weapons. There was a trace of worry in his heart, although the city defense of Jiameng Pass was strong, it might not be able to withstand the repeated attacks of the Han army.

What's more, the soldiers in Jiameng Pass are still a little less than the Han army, and Jiameng Pass can't accommodate so many people, if you really fight together, there may be a lot of casualties.

Zhang Fei is very aware of his current situation, he has just occupied Yizhou for more than a month, and his foundation is not stable. The people's hearts are not strong, and their own army is only about 100,000 people. Moreover, if there is a rebellion in Nanzhong, it is necessary to allocate a part of the troops to deal with the rebellion in Nanzhong to prevent fighting at both ends and being attacked by the enemy on the back.

In addition, it is necessary to arrange some troops in Bajun to prevent the Han army from entering Shu from Jingzhou, in general, Zhang Fei's current available troops are only 30,000 people.

If Jiameng Pass is lost, for Zhang Fei, it will be equivalent to losing an important strategic place, and it will also cause unrest and turmoil to the people and officials in Shuzhong.

Therefore, no matter what, Zhang Fei must not give up this important pass, he must guard this pass, and he must not withdraw lightly.

The drums outside the city became more and more dense, Zhang Fei could vaguely feel that the Han army was about to attack, he had already arranged his troops at the head of the city, and the arrows, wood, rolling stones, and fire oil on the city tower were all ready, just waiting for the battle.

At this time, Liu Xian suddenly walked over and said to Zhang Fei: "Lord, the military advisor is here." ”

Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why did the military advisor come so quickly?" ”

"Peng Tuo said that he met the military advisor halfway, and the military advisor already knew the situation here, so I immediately asked the lord to go to the official office and say that there was something important to discuss." Liu Xiandao.

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "You command here for me, the Han army is about to attack, no matter what, you can't let the Han army's siege weapons get close to the city wall, you must hold this place at any cost." ”

"Whoa!"

Zhang Fei got down the city tower, ran straight beyond the official office, and when he came to the official office, he saw that Fa Zheng was already sitting in the hall, and when he saw him coming, he immediately got up and said, "See the lord!" ”

"Xiaozhi, you have something important to look for me, what is it?"

Fa Zhengdao: "On the way here, I have asked Peng Tuo about the situation here, the Han army has a large number of troops, and it is supplemented by siege weapons, if it is attacked by the Han army in turn, day and night attack, no matter how strong the Jiameng Pass is, the soldiers can not bear it." There are many Han soldiers, and they can take turns to fight, but our army has few soldiers, and if we fight hard, we will inevitably suffer great losses. It is better to feign defeat, abandon the pass, and lead the Han army into the mountains and forests, even if there are many Han soldiers, they will not be able to play a role in the narrow mountain roads, but our army can rely on the advantages of the passes in the mountains to defend, and then set up roadblocks, and the defense will not be a problem for half a year. ”

Zhang Fei frowned, thought for a while, and asked: "Military Division, didn't you say before, if you want to defend the Sword Pavilion, you must first hold the Jiameng Pass, and the Jiameng Pass is also one of the important passes, it can lead to Chengdu by land, and it can lead to Langzhong by water, if the Jiameng Pass is captured by the Han army, and the Han army is blocked by land, will it change to the waterway, go down the river, and go straight to Langzhong, when the time comes, Yan Yan, who is stationed in Ba County, will not be attacked?" ”

Fa Zhengdao: "Having said that, we are not really giving up on Jiameng Pass, but temporarily retreating to the west of Jiameng Pass. The lord should know that twenty miles west of Jiameng Pass, there is a fork in the road, which is the real boundary between water and land. And on the 20-mile lot, are rugged mountain roads, cliffs on both sides, only a trail can be passed from guò, there is no open area at all, and there is a cliff near the river, can only accommodate two people side by side, such a road, although there is no pass, but it is a natural defensive zone, if you give up the Jiameng Pass, retreat to the mountains and forests, in the Niutou Mountain, Dajian Mountain, Xiaojian Mountain in the dangerous position everywhere fortified, let the Han army have thousands of troops and horses, but also do not want to pass guò in a short time. Unless, the Han army grew wings and flew through the sky. ”

After Zhang Fei listened to Fa Zheng's words. I fully understood the meaning of Fazheng's words. This is to make him retreat as advance. After all, there is an open area outside Jiameng Pass, which can accommodate thousands of soldiers and horses, so that the area of Jiameng Pass under attack has been greatly increased, and if he fights with the enemy here, Zhang Fei, who has fewer troops, will definitely suffer. It is better to retreat as advance, take the initiative to give up Jiameng Pass, and then retreat to the mountains and forests behind Jiameng Pass. Relying on the danger and ruggedness of the mountain road, it is necessary to carry out layers of fortifications to block the enemy's attack. In this way, even if the Han army had siege weapons, they would not be able to use it.

"Okay, then according to what the military advisor said, feign defeat and take the initiative to withdraw from Jiameng Pass. However, when you withdraw from Jiameng Pass, you must give the enemy a hard blow! ”

"That's for sure, I've already arranged it. As long as the lord does what I say. Fa Zheng said with a smile. It is guaranteed to give Han Jun an unforgettable memory! ”

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

The sound of war drums outside Jiameng Pass became very tight, like a raging storm. It shook the entire battlefield, but it only lasted for a moment, and the dense drum beat suddenly stopped.

"Siege!"

Ma Chao rode on the white horse, moved the silver spear in his hand forward, and shouted, but saw that the soldiers behind him began to move.

The soldiers pushed the catapults to the designated position, and then began to load the boulders weighing more than 100 catties into the leather trough of the catapults, and then the forty soldiers pulled the ropes of the catapults together, and a boulder flew into the sky with a "whoosh" sound, and smashed mercilessly towards Jia Mengguan, which was about 150 steps away from them.

Immediately afterwards, the boulders gradually rose into the air, piercing the sky, and with a piercing whistling sound, they flew towards the city wall of Jiameng Pass.

On the city wall of Jiameng Pass, Liu Xian saw more than 20 huge black shadows that suddenly flew over, and saw that the black shadows were getting bigger and bigger, and with a huge force, his pupils also dilated, and shouted at the soldiers on the city wall: "Hide!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Xian jumped behind the battlements with an arrow step, his body was tightly attached to the city wall, and he didn't dare to raise his head, and at this time he only heard a muffled sound of "boom", the city wall shook slightly, and a boulder hit the battlement, and it suddenly shattered, and the stone chips flew wildly and the dust was filled.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

One after another, boulders flew up the city wall, some directly hit the city wall, some flew over the battlements, and one boulder directly hit the gatehouse on the city wall, smashing the roof of the gatehouse and collapsing.

However, with the sound of the impact of these boulders, there was also a scream on the city wall. Some were slightly injured by stone chips, some were seriously injured by boulders, and some were directly hit by boulders, shattering their skulls on the spot, splashing brains and blood on the ground, and killing them instantly.

Although Liu Xian's voice shouted out, the people's reaction was not so fast, and many people did not hide in time, so that the city wall was covered with bruises by this wave of boulders.

However, before everyone could react, another wave of boulders struck, and the soldiers of the Han army operated a catapult every fifty people and continued to attack the city wall.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The huge impact sound continued to sound on the city wall, and for a while, the city wall of Jiamengguan was dusty, and the stone chips were flying, but the soldiers on the city wall were tightly attached to the city wall, not daring to take the head, and they had been completely suppressed by the Han army.

At this time, in the camp of the Han army, the Qiang soldiers at the front began to move forward one phalanx after another.

There were 500 people in each phalanx, some holding shields, some holding spears, some holding bows and arrows, and some holding single swords, and dozens of soldiers in the middle of the phalanx pushed a ladder cart with a city wall as high, and ten carefully selected elite soldiers in the car were in full array, always ready to get close to the city wall, they borrowed the ladder to climb the city wall, and strive to fight a place at the head of the city.

The five hundred soldiers in the phalanx were lined up, their swords were tense, and their steps were in unison, approaching the city wall of Jiameng Pass without hurrying or slowing, and above their heads, there were huge boulders whistling by, completely suppressing the defenders on the city wall, so that they had no power to fight back.

Ma Chao rode on horseback, watching this scene, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he was full of confidence in winning Jia Meng Pass. (To be continued......)