【Chapter 844】 The Way of Gain and Loss
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The earth-shattering "boom" shook the wilderness, and suddenly entered the ears of the Hanzhong soldiers under Chencang City, causing the eardrums of the soldiers to buzz, and the horror was inexplicable.
Suddenly, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Hanzhong Army looked back at dusk, only to see the fire in the valley twenty miles away, and thick smoke billowing into the sky. The red light of the fire illuminated the mountains and fields within a radius of dozens of miles as if it were daylight, so that many soldiers inadvertently saw thousands of Protector Guards on the eastern slope of the mountain forcibly attacking the city, and there were countless figures of the Xiliang army on the top of the mountain behind them.
So it was with the city on the east, and so it was with the city on the west.
In contrast, on the contrary, the main army attacking the city head-on was afraid, and so far no soldiers had climbed to the top of the city and fought hand-to-hand with the Xiliang army.
What the soldiers saw, Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei, who were sitting in the rear, could naturally see it.
At this moment, there are already warriors fighting bravely on both sides of the city, and there are quite a few of them. In particular, the great elder of the east, Zhang Quan, took the lead, stepping on the shoulders of a soldier and jumping to the top of the city. Zhang Quan, who jumped up to the city tower, was unstoppable, the four-foot sword blade flew in the air, and several defenders were killed in a few breaths, and he grabbed a foothold on the city tower, and then he had to inch in, and rushed left and right, covering the armor warriors behind him to quickly climb the city tower, and then stand firm, pressing step by step. The offensive momentum of this cathar guard was strong, and it would not be long before they could capture the eastern city, laying a solid foundation for the army to attack the city head-on.
However. Seeing that the camp was burned down, Zhang Lu didn't know this. The moment he saw the robbery of the camp in the rear, he was shocked and distracted. Instinctively drew his saber and exclaimed: "Withdraw ??????"
"No!" The strategist Yan Pu immediately noticed that Zhang Lu was panicked, and shouted loudly without waiting for Zhang Lu to shout the word "withdraw the army", and the volume seemed to overshadow Zhang Lu's voice.
"Don't panic, my lord, we may not lose this battle!"
The moment he stopped shouting, Yan Pu immediately spoke comfortingly, and Zhang Lu's expression eased slightly. He continued: "Now that the big camp has fallen, our army has no way to retreat, and it is bound to become a tiger. At this time of life and death, we must not withdraw our troops! Once our army retreats, the Xiliang army is bound to rush up and pursue out of the city; That's true. Our army is bound to be defeated. It is still unknown whether they will be able to escape the pursuit of the Xiliang Army in the end. For today's plan, our army can only bravely attack the city, the whole army attacked, regardless of casualties, there is no retreat, and swear to capture Chencang City; We must capture the city before the Xiliang army, which attacked our army's camp, returned to help and flank our army under the city. Only in this way can we have a chance to survive. If you defend the city, you can be invincible. Otherwise, we will be defeated tonight! ”
"Siege?" Zhang Lu, whose face was pale with fear, was shocked when he heard this, and muttered in a lost voice: "Do you want to attack the city at this time?" The big camp has been lost, the back road has been cut off by the enemy, if you don't withdraw the army quickly, and wait until the Xiliang army surrounds us, we will die without a place to be buried! ”
"Don't be surprised, Chen Cangcheng may not be able to be attacked."
Seeing Zhang Lu so panicked, it seemed that he had made up his mind to withdraw his troops and flee immediately, Yan Pu was greatly disappointed and couldn't help but be anxious. But he knows Zhang Lu's temperament very well, and the more times like this, the more relaxed he has to be. Only in this way can Zhang Lu's flustered feelings be alleviated, so that he can calm down as much as possible, so that he can think rationally. At this time, you must not be impatient, otherwise it will backfire, exacerbate Zhang Lu's panic, and prompt him to leave without thinking about it, and stay away from the place of right and wrong as soon as possible.
"Uh, can you still capture Chen Cangcheng?" Sure enough, Zhang Lu was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Yan Pu with a look of surprise, his eyes were erratic, as if he was quite suspicious of Yan Pu's intention to persuade him to stay.
"My lord, look at the city in the east, the great elder Zhang Quan has led his troops to attack the city tower and gain a firm foothold, and now he is clearing the reinforcements of the defenders. If this momentum continues, it will take at most two teas to capture the eastern tower, and then take advantage of the victory to pursue the defenders on the front tower. In this way, the defenders of the city are lacking in skills, and we can take the opportunity to attack the city tower and seize the city in one fell swoop! ”
After speaking, seeing Zhang Lu's hesitant expression and still hesitating, Yan Pu sighed secretly and continued to persuade: "Not only is the head of the city in the east good, but even the tower of the city in the west is also the figure of the Guardian Guard.
In addition, the lord might as well imagine that the Xiliang army had gathered a total of 40,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and the previous attack on the camp had lost thousands of men and horses, and the Xiliang army stationed in Chencang City was only more than 30,000 troops. At present, the Xiliang army divided its troops to attack our army camp, and our army left behind in the camp of 3,000 soldiers and horses, and the enemy army captured the camp so quickly, which shows that they robbed the camp tonight, at least 10,000 soldiers and horses. In addition, the 10,000 Xiliang troops that appeared on the top of the mountain in the east meant that there were only more than 10,000 Xiliang troops left behind in Chencang City at this moment. Is it only more than 10,000 defenders, how many men and horses does my Hanzhong army have at this moment, a full 60,000 army, which is five times the Xiliang army defending the city. Therefore, at this moment, the shape is extremely beneficial to our army, and if Chen Cangcheng is not taken at this time, when will it stay? ”
Zhang Lu looked around with Yan Pu's narration and found that it was really as he said, the defenders on the city tower were obviously under-manned, and the siege soldiers and horses who were attacking from three sides seemed to be in a hurry, and they were tired of parrying. Therefore, at present, Chen Cangcheng is already in danger, and if you work harder, it is really possible to capture this city in one fell swoop.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Lu looked back at the sky-high fire that reflected half the sky, then gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, raised his sword, and shouted: "The army is attacking, attacking the city with all its might, and those who dare to take a step back will be killed!" Siege ??????"
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Da-da-da-da!
"Whoever is coming, get off the horse quickly and stop!"
On the tower of the north gate, the team has just gone to the south gate to support the defense of the city, leaving only more than 100 defenders to guard the north gate. Unexpectedly, as soon as the team left, a cavalry of more than 300 people immediately ushered in a group of more than 300 people and came straight to the city gate. Suddenly, the colonel defending the city was shocked, and while instructing the soldiers to prepare for the defense of the city, he shouted fiercely.
"Hehehe! Fortunately, it seems that I came at the right time, at least the north gate is not lost, and Chen Cangcheng is still in our hands. At first glance, when he heard a thick Liangzhou accent coming from the city tower, Li Li, who was galloping, couldn't help but sigh, and slowly slowed down the Golden Lion Beast King, and said with a smile.
Li Zhi happily continued: "Hurry up and hurry up to finally catch up, it's not in vain that I will wait for hundreds of miles day and night!" ”
While talking, Li Zhi rode his horse to approach the city gate, raised his head and shouted, "Where is the captain of the North Gate?" The lord is here, you quickly open the city gate and welcome the lord into the city! ”
While Li Zhi was speaking, Li Li drove the Golden Lion Beast King to slowly walk up to the drawbridge, but his eyes were not on the city tower, but at the smoke in the city, listening to the noisy shouts and screams.
"Beastmaster Mount!" The city gate junior colonel was shocked when he heard Li Zhi's shout, but he suddenly saw the familiar golden mount, and suddenly the scene of seeing this tall figure leave twenty days ago came to his mind, and the tall figure of the beast king's seat was ?????? Lord!
In an instant, the city gate junior school was in a frenzy of surprise, and shouted excitedly: "Quick, quick, open the city gate, the lord is back!" ”
"Quack, quack?????? Bang! ”
Before the school's voice fell, the city gate suspension bridge had slowly descended, and then slammed to the ground. At the same time, the closed city gate was opened, and dozens of soldiers defending the city stood on both sides of the city gate to welcome the lord Li Li into the city.
This series of skillful movements was carried out almost at the same time as the order of the little colonel of the city gate, and the moment his words fell, the city gate had been opened, the drawbridge had been lowered, and more than twenty soldiers guarding the city gate had lined up to greet him.
That is to say, these soldiers all knew their own lords, and their eyesight was amazing, and their reaction speed was extremely fast, and when the cavalry approached the city gate, they had already recognized that this was the lord Li Li who returned to Chencang City overnight. It's just that because of military discipline, they didn't dare to open the city gate without authorization, and when General Li Zhi, the commander of the personal guards beside the lord, stepped forward to shout, they didn't need the order of the city gate colonel at all, so they immediately opened the city gate.
These soldiers were just ordinary soldiers defending the city, but most of them had seen the lord Li Li, and respected him like a god, with absolute prestige and supreme prestige unimaginable to ordinary people, and were deeply loved by the soldiers of the whole army. As long as Li Li shows up, the military power will automatically return to his hands, and no one in the army can stop him. And this is also Zhou Yu's personal experience in Anyi City, Li Li's general order, the military power changed hands accordingly, whether he wanted to or not, he must obey it, and he couldn't resist.
"Into town!" The moment the city gate opened, the smile on Li Li's face disappeared, replaced by a solemn expression, his sword eyebrows were frowned, and his eyes flashed with a fierce murderous aura.
After entering the city, Li Li first jumped on the back of the Golden Lion Beast King and landed on the ground, and then with a wave of his hand, he took more than 300 personal soldiers directly to the north gate tower.
"Why don't we go directly to the Castle Guard's Mansion?" Quickly following Li Li, Wang Yue asked in a puzzled low voice.
Li Li turned a deaf ear, and after going upstairs, he jumped up to the arrow battlement at the head of the city, looked at the south gate from a high position, and said in a deep voice: "The current situation in the city is unclear, and it is not appropriate to enter the city guard mansion rashly. In addition, the distance from the castle tower to the south gate is closer, and you can observe the situation in the city at any time, so why not kill two birds with one stone. ”
As he spoke, Li Li had already come down from the city and instructed Li Zhi: "Leave a hundred soldiers to take over the north gate, and all the remaining soldiers will go with me to support the south gate." At present, it seems that the south gate is in danger, and the Hanzhong army has climbed the city tower, perhaps the Hanzhong army has broken through the city gate and entered the city. Without further ado, we will set off immediately and must guard the south gate, otherwise the suspicious tactics will become a wolf into the house and become the laughing stock of the princes of the world! ”
Before the words fell, Li Li took Wang Yue and others to take the lead, and the accompanying soldiers were still more than 300 people, but the defenders of the north gate had all been replaced by 100 Jinyi guards. This is just in case, Li Li left himself a way to retreat in advance, if the general trend has gone, he can still return the same way, so as not to be besieged in the city by the Hanzhong army and unable to get out.
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I wish you all good brothers and virtuous brothers, happy National Day!
On the first day of the long holiday, Hu Ben sincerely asked for a monthly ticket and a recommended ticket, thank you! (To be continued......)