Article 176. Wang Ben Vawei

Li Mu and other important generals were poisoned and killed by King Zhao, and Zhao's army was greatly disappointed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 It happened that after the Qiang Qi had finished reorganizing the troops and horses, after the domineering tricks of the public defeat enemy destroyed the city wall, the Qin army rushed into the city and easily defeated the leaderless Zhao army. King Zhao fled from Handan with his clan in a hurry, and was overtaken by Qiang's cavalry in Dongyang. Zhao Wangqian was captured and became a prisoner, and Zhao was destroyed.

Zhao Gongzijia fled to Daijun in the north, rehabilitated Li Mu on the one hand, and took over the remnants of the Zhao army in Daijun on the other, proclaimed himself "Daiwang", and sent envoys to Yan to form an alliance. Qiang thought that his troops were limited, and Daijun had been run by Li Mu so impregnable, so he stopped moving. After the rear infantry came to change the defense, Qiang Qi re-led the cavalry south.

At the same time, Wang Ben's 50,000-strong army besieged Daliang, the capital of Wei. Li Xin sent Qiang's lieutenant generals, namely Tu Sui and Zhao Tuo, to each lead 20,000 foot soldiers as Wang Ben's flanks, blocking the troops rescuing Daliang, and at the same time monitoring the movements of Qi in the east and Chu in the south.

The Wei army requisitioned the people as people's husbands, built city walls, transported rolling stones and rolling wood, and the soldiers and civilians were about 100,000 people. The defender is one of the few generals in the Six Kingdoms who is good at tricks - Wu Fengming.

A boulder was thrown into the sky, roaring through the air, and crashing down, and the walls of Daliang immediately collapsed. The ground seemed to have been struck with a hammer by a giant, and the defenders standing on it were deafening and their hearts were bursting. The area around the crater that was smashed out of the crater is still like this, and the people who were hit in the front have been turned into powder.

Such a powerful momentum moved the main general Wu Fengming.

Wu Fengming: "It's ridiculous that I boast that I am good at tricks, compared with the public and the enemy, it is a world of difference." ”

The Qin army had only 50,000 men, surrounded Daliang City on all sides, and faced the Wei army, which was more than twice as large as itself on each side, but relied on the powerful firepower of the enemy's domineering machine technique to suppress the Wei army.

Since the Battle of Shushan, the use of the trap technique has been improved, since when the enemy and our armies are fighting, the trap beasts are easy to go berserk and lose control, and accidentally injure friendly troops, so it is better to let the trap beasts be porters. Craft and carry boulder projectiles, and reload oversized trebuchets with ammunition. Throwing such a boulder of dozens of tons, where it falls, where it smashes a big hole, the city wall becomes completely crispy.

Wu Fengming changed his tactics and ordered that when the Qin army was shelled, the Wei army withdrew from the city wall and hid on the second wall to avoid fire suppression; When the Qin army attacked, the Wei army returned to the first wall. Wei was cautious and a silent army, and although it was demoralized by the Qin army's artillery bombardment, it still carried out Wu Fengming's orders. One advance and one retreat, so repeatedly, without the slightest chaos. There are three walls in the city of Daliang, and it is easy for the boulder to smash out the gap, but it is impossible to smooth the obstacle. And the boulder hit the ground, although the morale blow was great, but there were not many people who were really killed, and there was still a gap compared with the real shells of later generations.

Relying on the numerical advantage and the city wall, the Wei army defended the sorghum. The offensive and defensive battle of Sorghum has reached a stalemate.

Wu Fengming stared at the map, Daliang City had become a lonely city, there was no rescue, and the trapped beasts were still fighting. At this time, there is a stalemate, and the grain and grass stocks of both sides will finally determine the outcome.

Wu Fengming planned to fight a war of attrition of grain and grass. He heard that there was a famine in the Qin State last year and there was a shortage of food. Now that Qin can carry out military operations, it still relies on emptying Han's grain. The land of Sanhan has a similar climate, and it happens that Wei is also a bumper harvest. If there is a war of food attrition, Wu Fengming is very sure. The only thing to worry about is that the sorghum is a lonely city, there is no reinforcement to adjust, not to mention that the surrounding water network cannot play a role, and it is likely to be used by Wang Ben in turn to flood the sorghum.

Once flooded, the grain in many granaries will become moldy and inedible. On the one hand, Wu Fengming asked the granary to be moved to a higher place, and on the other hand, he sent someone to explain the situation to the King of Wei. Unexpectedly, the king of Wei urgently summoned Wu Fengming into the palace that night, reprimanded him, and ordered him to find a way to repel the Qin army as soon as possible.

King Wei faked a furious and said, "Do you know that the widow hasn't slept well for a few days and nights? Those giant stone cannons of the public and the enemy, you have to find a way to destroy the widow! The ground shook and roared, and the widow had a headache when he heard it! I'm afraid that one day when I close my eyes and open them again, the widow will be torn apart! ”

Wu Fengming came out of the palace in a gray manner, and the left and right generals said: "The king is really difficult for a strong man, how can our army be Wang Ben's opponent when he goes out of the city to fight." General, what to do? ”

Wu Fengming's face was gloomy and he didn't answer. Back at the Shuai tent, Wu Fengming asked, "Qin Jun's spies, have you found them?" ”

Yijiang hurriedly replied in a deep voice: "Found it." ”

Wu Fengming: "Tell him all your complaints about the king." Don't be too deliberate, when you talk, he listens and reveals it to him. Especially the matter of going out of the city to destroy the catapults. And the king's words and deeds tonight should be depicted in an immersive way. ”

Left and right wondered: "General, what does this mean?" ”

Wu Fengming: "Don't ask too much, do what I say!" ”

The news reached Wang Ben's ears, and Wang Ben gathered the generals to discuss: "The king of Wei pretends to put pressure on Wu Fengming, and soon the Wei army will go out of the city to fight with our army in order to destroy the stone artillery!" The generals looked excited. After besieging Daliang for five days, the Wei army gradually adapted to the offensive, and any further delay would be protracted.

Fanyang (Adjutant General Wang Ben): "The Wei army is okay to defend the city, but if you go out of the city, the only attack power is the berserker Chaomei and Meng Kai, who is good at using a big sword." We must be careful of these two people, with Wu Fengming's wisdom, in order to destroy the stone cannon of our army, they will definitely be both false and real. ”

Ren Huan (Deputy General Wang Ben): "I want to ask, is the news coming out of the Wei army consistent with the news in the palace of King Wei?" ”

One General reported: "Exactly. Under the pressure from King Wei, Wu Fengming was about to lose it. ”

Ren Huan: "That's weird. The people around him were shocked, "We have fought with Wu Fengming all these years, and this person has always implemented the cautious tactics of the Wei army. He only fights a battle that is smooth sailing, grasps the initiative, and as long as the situation is slightly unfavorable and a little passive, he will immediately turn around and withdraw his troops, and never carry out a campaign that may lead to complete defeat. Taking the risk of destroying the stone cannon and being willing to be passive is really not his style. I suspect this step is fake. ”

Fanyang: "In the past, he still had a way out, but now he is subject to the king's order, not to mention, after Daliang City, there is no way out." ”

Wang Ben got up and said, "I don't think Wu Fengming will really make a desperate bet. But if he is willing to go out of the city to fight, our army will not have to be consumed. This is a good thing, I heard that the Qiang fistula has been wiped out of Zhao, we also have to hurry up here, and tomorrow we will see what tricks Wu Fengming can play! ”

The stone cannons of the Qin army were arranged on the half-mountain col in the southwest of the city. After failing to capture Daliang on the first day of the four-sided attack, the Qin army changed to encircle the south, north, and west, and mainly attacked the western city wall. The Qin army in the north and south each had more than 10,000, and the Qin army in the west had 20,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 cavalry. In order to strengthen the defense of the stone artillery position, Wang Ben transferred 5,000 infantry and 3,000 crossbowmen to lie on both sides of the stone artillery position; He personally led 10,000 cavalry to monitor not far away.

Fanyang, who was ambushed in the mountain pass, sighed and said in his heart: "The cavalry is too close, and when you look at it, you will suspect that there are ambushes in the woods... Is this really good, if you want to lure Wu Fengming to come, shouldn't you put on a relaxed appearance. Alas - old! Thinking is increasingly unable to keep up with these young juniors. ”

During the day today, the Qin army was supervised by Ren Huan. After the artillery bombardment, the Qin army launched a general attack on three sides. The crossbowmen suppressed the head of the wall, the arrows rained down, the broken and cracked city wall could no longer provide effective protection, and the wails of the Wei army came and went.

"General! Today's Qin army's offensive is fierce! ”

Wu Fengming looked at the stone artillery position from afar, and saw that Wang Ben's cavalry was not far from the woods in the mountain pass, and he was secretly happy in his heart.

Wu Fengming shouted: "The other party's well fence is about to come up, prepare fire oil for our catapult!" ”

After a day's immersion in water, the fire oil was poured on the wood, and only a burst of water vapor came out.

"General! No, the well bar is soaked in too much water to burn! ”

Wu Fengming: "Damn! The network of rivers outside the city is dense, and in turn it is used by the other party! "The walls are broken, and the overhanging corridor of the well railing will not be fastened very tightly!" Everyone presses down on the wall, and my guards will go up too, with the goal of destroying the hook of the well bar! ”

The well fence slowly advanced to the city wall, and with a muffled "bang", the gate with a sharp hook of the well fence was firmly buckled on the city wall. The soldiers of the Qin army crossed the staircase inside the well railing, crossed the air hanging corridor paved by the gate, and attacked the Wei army on the city wall without any height difference. Qin thousands of generals and hundreds of people will guard the exit of the well fence, using this as a stronghold, so that the Qin soldiers behind will continue to come up and pass; Wei Qianren and 100 generals were going to destroy this stronghold and destroy the hanging corridor of the well railing. In addition to the ten well fences, there are hundreds of ladders, and there are also hundreds of people who will establish a stronghold through the ladders.

Dense crowds, all over the city walls and beyond, the sound of Jin Ge, the swishing sound of powerful arrows, the roar, the shout. Xu Xian stood on the flying sword in the sky and watched the battle, and he was shocked. What kind of fire oil rolls wood, it's not like filming TV, as soon as you throw it down, the other party will attack and frustrate. The fire oil was poured down, but it only killed and injured a few Qin soldiers, and the pace of the crowd climbing and fighting did not decrease at all.

It was not only the well fence that was flooded, but the soldiers of the Qin army in the previous waves also wore loose water-soaked robes. It is said that it is a robe, but it is better to say that it is a prison uniform, the outlaws of Qin Lu's "felony pioneer", extremely fierce, after being stained with fire oil, continue to fight for a while, and then tear the prison clothes and throw them away, using the blood and wails of the Wei soldiers to celebrate their escape from the guilty body.

"You Qin dogs, don't be too proud!" A knife light slashed, and before the six or seven prisoner soldiers could react, the upper and lower bodies were separated, and the intestines, blood, dirt, and fishy smell were scattered all over the ground.

"It's Meng Kai! Be careful, everyone! "Ahh

Meng Kai's body is like a giant, with a bear's waist and a tiger's back, a fat national face, and a long beard hanging down to his chest. He stared at the giant eyes and stroked his long beard, and the Qin soldiers behind him did not dare to step forward again. In the blink of an eye, the knife light is like a meat grinder, and the surrounding ground is like opening a human breast exhibition store. Meng Kai took out two more knives and crossed them into a cross. The well fence hanging corridor that had always made Wei Bing feel laborious was as light as a feather in front of Meng Kai's heavy knife technique at this time. The hanging corridor was dismantled in eight pieces, and a well fence was destroyed.

Ren Huan watched the battle under the city and saw Meng Kai's activity. In another place, another well fence was destroyed, and a berserker wearing an iron mask was slaughtering with a long sword. Wherever the berserkers passed, there were constantly stumps and severed arms flying.

Ren Huan: "Meng Kai and Chao Meiqi were both on the city wall, and they did not go to command the cavalry. Sure enough, Wu Fengming didn't plan to go out of the city during the day, and was preparing for a sneak attack tonight. With a wave of his hand, Mingjin withdrew his troops, and the Qin army retreated like a tide, coming and retreating in a hurry.

In this wave of general attack, the Qin army was destroyed and all the well fences were destroyed, and the offensive was seriously frustrated! While the Wei army took a breath, the morale that had been low rebounded, and they exchanged glances, feeling that they could hold the sorghum. Wu Fengming ordered the three armies to be rewarded and morale boosted.

In the third watch of the night, everything is quiet. The moon in the sky was obscured by dark clouds, and as far as the eye could see, it was all dead darkness. A Wei army, then at night, rushed upstream along the river, and the first general was Meng Kai. Next to Meng Kai, a person wearing a black tights was a black crow.

Meng Kai praised: "Your Excellency is worthy of being a general of the Korean army, and he is good at night battles. It's amazing that you can march calmly in such a dark night. ”

Mo Crow said humbly: "It's so-so." The training time is still too short, and there are less than 100 people with night vision. The horse's hooves were wrapped in cloth, but it was still so neat that it had to be disguised by the sound of the river. ”

Meng Kai: "The cavalry has developed a habit, and in the short term, this is something that cannot be corrected. Anyway, thank you very much, Han. The Quicksand Organization of the country. In this way, we will be able to successfully take the stone artillery positions of the Qin army. ”

Mo Crow snorted, "I don't think this will take the stone cannon position. During the day, I also saw cavalry not far from the edge of the woods, and there must be ambushes. And I don't think the general's goal is the stone artillery position," his voice sank, "It's to intercept that cavalry, so as to cover the main force of General Wu Fengming." You won't even tell me your real goals, and it seems that you still don't trust me. ”

Meng Kai laughed: "This is also something that can't be helped." I heard that the quicksand organization has always only recognized money, not people. General, he had to be careful. ”

Mo Crow: "So, what is the goal of General Wei?" ”

Meng Kai: "Hehe, who knows. ”