Episode 170: Breaking the City
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In one night, Zhou Cang Xu Chu took turns to attack, and a total of thirteen sieges were made, except for the first two real attacks, among the next eleven attacks, only the ninth was a real attack, and the remaining ten times were all feints. ●⌒,
However, even if it was a feint, would Tao Qian and the others dare to relax their vigilance? Of course, the answer is no, because they know very well in their hearts that once they let their guard down, even if it is only a little bit lax, what awaits them will be the fiercest attack of the Taiping army.
Therefore, Tao Qian, Liu Guanzhang and others worked all night, and when the sky dawned and the east side showed the white belly of the fish, the soldiers guarding the city, although the casualties were not large, but one by one, they were all exhausted and sleepy, and it seemed that they could not even stand on their feet.
"Just follow the method last night, continue to attack the city today!" Xiao Lan continued to order without hesitation, he would never give birth to even the slightest mercy and sympathy for the defenders on the Bishui Pass, because this is war, either you die or I live!
Cold-blooded, ruthless and brutal killing....... this is the theme of war, no matter how much it claims to be a righteous holy war, it cannot be shaken off!
This time it was Dian Wei who was in charge of organizing the attack, and the defenders of the city were still resisting stubbornly, but it was obviously not as strong as last night.
Seeing this, Zhou Cang couldn't help but praise Guo Jia: "The military master is really powerful, this strategy of exhausting the army is really wonderful, according to me, I am afraid that it will not take three or five days, and this water pass will be self-defeating." ”
Guo Jia said modestly: "The general has won the award, this is all thanks to the general's courage in leading the troops to fight, this time, the general is afraid that he will take the credit!" ”
When Zhou Cang heard this, he was overjoyed at first, but then he couldn't help but cry out in frustration: "I don't read much, don't lie to me, I know in my heart that I can't beat the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang." ”
"Hahahaha........." As soon as this remark came out, it was in the big tent. Everyone burst into laughter, this Zhou Cang, after all, is an honest man!
The Taiping army here was full of laughter, and the water was closed. Tao Qian, Liu Guanzhang, the three brothers and other defenders are pressing, although Dian Wei is not smart, but for the military orders are strictly enforced, two feints. A real attack, all morning, tossed the defenders of the Bianshui Pass to the point of almost crumbling.
"Big brother, these Taiping thieves are too cunning, like this again and again, when will they be the head!" Zhang Fei, who had been guarding the city for a long night, couldn't help but complain, at this moment, he was already very tired, and his biggest wish now was to sleep well. It's a pity. The wish is beautiful, the reality is cruel, which is destined to be only his wish.
"There are many Taiping thieves, and they take turns to attack the city, and the truth is uncertain, but we are different, the defenders themselves are less than 10,000, and it is impossible to withdraw and rest, so even if we know that it is the enemy's trick. We can only be as vigilant as possible to deal with it! Liu Bei leaned against the wall weakly, and between his words, there was an indescribable tiredness.
He has always been an ambitious man, otherwise. He will not bow to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, pull them to organize the township to fight against the Yellow Turban Army, and do everything possible to make meritorious contributions to become an official, but unfortunately, the court is mediocre, and his wish has never succeeded. But he never gave up, so when the Eighteenth Route Princes allied forces to attack Dong Zhuo, he still came, even though he knew that compared to the Eighteenth Route Princes, he was almost a white body.
It's a pity that although he entered the allied army with the help of Gongsun Zhan, the existing second brother Guan Yu Wenjiu beheaded Huaxiong, and then their three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang fought against Lu Bu in the Tiger Prison Pass, and made great achievements, but the performance of the allied forces of the princes of the Eighteenth Route really made him feel extremely disappointed, so after the allied army arrived in Luoyang without enterprising intentions, he left Luoyang with his two brothers.
Save Tao Qian, help him resist the Taiping Army, and then slowly accept all of Tao Qian's forces, and then ...... Liu Bei seemed to see the most beautiful prospect. However, God bless him, the Taiping army is attacking, and someone has come up with such a tired plan, he feels that he is afraid that he will not last long in Bishui Pass.......
Time kept going on, and in the blink of an eye, another day and a night passed, during this period, the Taiping army carried out dozens of sieges in the void and reality, sometimes feints, sometimes tentatively carried out real attacks, the defenders of the city were very tired, and the huge consumption made it difficult for them to support.
So, after three consecutive feints, Guo Jiajin said: "My lord, generals, now that the defenders of the city are extremely tired, it is time to start the final general attack. ”
"Good!" Since Xiao Lan chose to make Guo Jia a military advisor with the army, he naturally believed in his strategy of using troops, so as soon as Guo Jia spoke, he did not hesitate to order: "Zhou Cang led 50,000 troops, forcibly attacked the city, Xu Chu Dianwei, gathered 5,000 elite cavalry, after the city was broken, and I chased and killed the three brothers Tao Qian Lao'er and Liu Guanzhang, and the military advisor Guo Jia, led the army to sit in the rear." ”
"No!" Hearing the new military order, all the soldiers responded one after another, and immediately, Zhou Cang led 50,000 troops and launched the most fierce attack towards Bishui Pass.
"I'm so angry, this Taiping thief, I'm afraid it's really here this time, why is the offensive so fierce!" Looking at the Taiping army pouring up to the city tower like a tide, Zhang Fei couldn't help but scold, and picked up the spear to resist, but the snake spear that weighed more than a thousand pounds was now as heavy as a mountain in his hands, and he had not rested much for several days, but at this moment, where did he still have the strength to fight hard?
Guan Yu was more tired than him, after all, the Qinglong Yanyue Knife he used was heavier than Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear, and he was naturally mighty and unparalleled in the past, but now, after not resting for a few days and nights, he was already physically and mentally exhausted to the extreme!
Even fierce generals like Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are so embarrassed, not to mention those soldiers who defend the city, one by one, almost all of them are soft and untenable, and they can't even hold their weapons, how to resist the menacing Taiping army, it almost didn't take much effort, and the Taiping army attacked the city wall.
"All the soldiers are ready, this battle must not be gone, Tao Qian and Liu Guanzhang, the three brothers!" Xiao Lan looked at the three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang who were leaning on each other at the head of the city, with a bit of a playful smile on their faces, and the five thousand elite horses were under the auspices of Xu Chu and Dian Wei, ready to go out at any time.
"Tao Thorn History, I'm afraid this Bishui Pass can't be defended, let's still prepare to evacuate from the back city, right?" Seeing that the city was about to be lost, Liu Bei hurriedly spoke sincerely to Tao Qian.
"Is this water pass really unstoppable?" Tao Qian still has a trace of luck in his heart, thinking that at the beginning, their eighteenth road princes allied forces, there were more than 400,000, and they were also blocked in front of this Bishui Pass for more than a month, but now, the Taiping army has only attacked the city for three or four days, and his side can't stand it, such a result really makes Tao Qian feel very unacceptable.
"I can't hold it!" Looking at the city tower that had lost most of it, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh and let out a sigh, if he didn't leave, he was afraid that all of them would have to explain here.
Tao Qian was silent for a while, but finally nodded, and responded: "The matter has come to this, and we have to withdraw from Bishui Pass first." ”
The Taiping army's offensive became more and more fierce, on the contrary, the resistance in the city became weaker and weaker, coupled with the fact that the three brothers Tao Qian and Liu Guanzhang had gathered hundreds of remnants and had begun to retreat from the back city, and they were completely lost.
"Xu Chu Dianwei, follow me to Houcheng and pursue the three brothers Tao Qian and Liu Guanzhang!" In line with the original intention that the snake must be killed, Xiao Lan gave up entering Bishui Pass, did not stop at all, and pursued directly, he knew very well that this Liu Bei would be the best at escaping, and if he was not careful, he would be smeared with oil on the soles of his feet.
At this time, the exhausted Tao Qianke, Liu Guan, and Zhang brothers led hundreds of officers and troops to escape from Bishui Pass for less than a few miles, so they were easily chased by Xiao Lan and the cavalry.
Xu Chu took the lead, and shouted loudly: "Tao Qian, old man, Liu Bei, Xiao'er, take a break!" (To be continued.) )