Chapter 208: Night Attack on Wuguan
Ten days after Gao Chi sent troops, Xiao Moheng's Chinese army finally set off, just as Dahuan's Chinese army was sailing towards Shangyu Valley Road, Gao Chi successively conquered more than a dozen beacon towers between Wuguan and Nanyang, and now the soldiers are pointing directly at Wuguan.
At this moment, in Gao Chi's tent, he was discussing with several generals about tackling key strategies.
"General, Wuguan is surrounded by the rock danger of Shaoxi Mountain in the north, and the Wuguan River Valley is in the east, west and south. Hao Zhanwei, who had just inspected the Wuguan landform, sighed. Compared with Xiangyang, the attack on Chang'an is extremely difficult and dangerous, the long distance is secondary, there are many passes, and every field will be a hard battle.
"That's right, the Wuguan city wall is tall, and the river in the south is fast, which is indeed extremely dangerous!" Tian Zigeng also echoed.
"The general defending the city is Li Daolin, who has fought with us several times, and he is guarding the pass here with 10,000 elite soldiers, and he is our fierce enemy!" Wei Chihun also tightened his brows and said worriedly.
Gao Chi still looked at the three generals with a calm face, he naturally knew this, but he never thought about how difficult it was to do something, he only thought about how to overcome it.
He spread out the map, pointed to the surroundings of Wuguan and said: "You see, the north of Wuguan is Shaoxi Mountain, the other three sides are Wuguan River, Wuguan River is close to Baiyan Mountain, Bijia Mountain, and then flows eastward, Wuguan East and West each open a gate, but the terrain of Guanxi is slightly flat, the past business travelers are more out of the West Gate, and then to the east, the east of the Guandong is the Suspension Bridge Ridge, which is the barrier of Wuguan. So if we want to break through Wuguan, we must first break the Suspension Bridge Ridge! ”
"Uh-huh, the general is right!" Tian Zigeng nodded.
"Okay, it's just that this Drawbridge Ridge road is rough. We can't ride together, we have to abandon our horses and walk! Hao Zhanwei added.
Gao Chi looked at Hao Zhanwei steadily, and said solemnly: "General Hao, I will give you 8,000 infantry and let you capture Drawbridge Ridge in the starry night!" ”
Hao Zhanwei immediately stood up and arched his hand towards Gao Chi: "Obey!" ”
Gao Chi hurriedly grabbed his arms and said with concern: "General Hao, your task is to attract the main force of the Yan army and catch them off guard!" ”
"General Tian!"
"The last general!" Tian Zigeng replied respectfully.
"There is a Qin-Chu boundary wall on the suspension bridge ridge, and this wall is east and west with Baiyang Pass, Zhulin Pass, and Manchuan Pass. and chicken heads are connected into a line. The Jitou Pass and the Zhulin Pass are on both sides of the Suspension Bridge Ridge. I order you to take 5,000 elite soldiers and lurk in the area of Zhulin Pass overnight, and wait for the battle of Drawbridge Ridge to attack Zhulin Pass! ”
"Yes!"
"General Wei Chi!"
"In!" Yu Chihun also said solemnly.
"I order you to bring five thousand elite soldiers. Go to Jitou Pass overnight. When General Hao attacked Suspension Bridge Ridge. Send troops to the chicken head pass! ”
"Yes!"
Gao Chi breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at the three of them and said, "This battle is very important, and the three of you must overcome three levels at the same time." It's a win! ”
"Understood!" The three of them said calmly in unison. Facing difficulties, Fang is the true color of a husband!
"Good!" Gao Chi praised loudly, then raised his wine glass, and arched his hand: "This is a bloody battle, Gao Chi will drink a glass first, and salute the three!" ”
The three of them immediately took a glass of wine each, "To the general!" "Drink with Gao Chi.
"In this case, please ask the three generals to return to the camp and prepare, and wait for the generals to make meritorious contributions tonight!" Gao Chi finally smiled heartily.
"No!"
The three of them said firmly, and then strode out of the tent and returned to the camp to reorganize the army.
That night, Gao Chi personally climbed a high mountain and looked at the smoke of war in three places. Behind him stood two guards, three of them standing on the top of the hill together.
At this moment, he is not like a general, but like a mountain villager, with a pair of light eyes in the world, quietly looking at the land of Sanqin in the distance, compared with the tranquility of the mountains here, the east, west and north of the city pass, the beacon fire is burning, and the sound of killing is shattered, shattering the tranquility of the night sky.
"General, you see, General Tian Zigeng has broken through the Bamboo Forest Pass!" A guard beside him was surprised and pointed in the direction of Zhulin Pass in the west.
Gao Chi looked to the west when he heard the sound, and saw three fire arrows shooting into the air at the same time, which was the signal arrow they had agreed on. Gao Chi's tense face finally relaxed a little, as long as there is a breakthrough, then the three passes can be determined, according to their agreement, after Tian Zigeng breaks through the bamboo forest pass, he will lead people along the city wall to the east to attack the suspension bridge ridge.
The Yan army will naturally set up heavy troops to garrison the Suspension Bridge Ridge, so the pressure on the Suspension Bridge Ridge is very large, but once it is broken on both sides, the Suspension Bridge Ridge is attacked on three sides, and the Suspension Bridge Ridge is worry-free.
About two quarters of an hour later, Gao Chi was also pleased to see the signal arrow at Wei Chihun's place, so it was a great success tonight.
"Let's go, follow me back to the camp to prepare breakfast for all the soldiers!" Gao Chi smiled faintly and strode down the mountain. Two guards followed.
Early the next morning, except for Hao Zhanwei to guard the Drawbridge Ridge, the other two generals left most of the soldiers to guard the pass, and they themselves took some guards back to the camp to obey the orders.
Gao Chi was already waiting outside the camp for the two generals who had returned from victory. Gao Chi looked at Tian Zigeng and Wei Chi Hun who were running towards him from afar, and the two of them followed Gao Chi all the way from Jiangzhou to Jingzhou and then to Wuguan, and the two of them were also promoted from Gao Chi's general to Wupin general.
"General! There were a lot of injuries in the first battle last night, but I was lucky to be able to overcome the Bamboo Forest Pass! After Tian Zigeng dismounted, he hurried to Gao Chi and reported back.
Gao Chi's eyes warmed, this field is ploughing, and the first sentence of getting off the horse is not to invite credit to himself, but to think about injuring a lot of soldiers, how can this not move Gao Chi?
Gao Chi then said gently: "Zi Geng doesn't have to mind, a few people have come back to fight in ancient times, and death and injury are inevitable, but we have to let them die worthwhile!" ”
Tian Zigeng nodded with an impassioned face, "Zigeng understands!" ”
At this time, Wei Chihun also came over and arched his hand: "General, the three levels have been conquered, and the other levels are also in the wind!" ”
Gao Chi laughed when he heard this: "Okay, since ancient times, one hundred and two Qin passes, the passes protect each other, as long as we stand on the city wall, we can be like a bamboo!" ”
"Exactly!" Wei Chihun also said proudly.
"Okay, you two have worked hard, go and rest first, and then follow me to Wuguan the day after tomorrow!" Gao Chi smiled.
"No!"
Let's talk about it. The two returned to the camp with Gao Chi to rest. And Gao Chi himself was thinking about the next battle strategy in the main account.
After the army rested for two days, Gao Chi summoned the three generals to begin the deployment of the plan to march into Wuguan.
"General Hao, what has happened to Li Daolin in the past two days?" Gao Chi looked at him intently and asked.
"He sent people to attack the pass three times and twice, but they were all repelled by us!" Hao Zhanwei replied, although his voice was strong, it could not hide the fatigue of his continuous battle for several days.
Gao Chi was a little distressed, so he nodded and said softly: "General Hao, you come to rest tonight." I'm going to guard Suspension Bridge Ridge! ”
"No, no. Is the general afraid that I will be physically exhausted? Haha, I'm Hao, I'm still very good! Hao Zhanwei hurriedly smiled,
Gao Chi stopped: "After listening to me, the general has only five days of rations left. So you must take the martial arts pass within five days. ”
His voice fell. Hao Zhanwei and the other three all frowned, Wuguan is one of the most dangerous passes in the pass, and the military food is so tight. If you want to win the Wuguan in five days, I have to say that it is a great challenge.
Gao Chi took in the gloom of the three of them, and then smiled lightly: "Don't worry, I have a plan." ”
"Oh? Please show the general! Tian Zigeng's eyes lit up and he immediately asked.
Gao Chi nodded and smiled, and said, "Please divide the three generals into three groups of their respective soldiers, and take turns to attack the key points within five days." During the day, General Hao Zhanwei took his soldiers to Wuguan to scold the war, and rested at night, and at night, General Tian and General Wei Chi each led 5,000 soldiers to sneak attack, and rested during the day, so that for four consecutive days, and on the fifth day, I had my own arrangements. Gao Chi smiled secretly, making the three of them suspicious. However, it can be seen from Gao Chi's relaxed smile that he has a clever plan to break the enemy.
All three nodded yes. Gao Chi then said to Tian Zigeng and Wei Chihun: "The two of you have rested for two days, and tonight the two of you will each bring 3,000 soldiers to attack Wuguan from the east and west gates!" ”
"Yes!"
"Haha, those two generals hurry up and prepare!" Gao Chi smiled.
Tian Zigeng and Wei Chihun withdrew from the camp.
Gao Chi immediately said to Hao Zhanwei: "General Hao, please rest here now, and I'll go to Suspension Bridge Ridge to have a look." Without waiting for Hao Zhanwei's reaction, he put on his armor and rushed to Suspension Bridge Ridge with his personal guards.
Hao Zhanwei, who didn't have time to say half a word, looked at the mighty and tall back of the main general in a daze, and couldn't calm down for a long time, the two were both Yin Hong's old generals, Gao Chi was Yin Hong's henchman, and Hao Zhanwei was the first strong general under Yin Hong. Gao Chi can make good decisions, and he can also enter and exit the field, and his strength and prestige slowly surpassed Hao Zhanwei, until Yin Hong died, Gao Chi was appointed as the assassin and became Hao Zhanwei's top coach, how can this convince Hao Zhanwei. However, since he surrendered Yuan Zhen's troops without a fight and kept the foundation of Jiangzhou, Hao Zhanwei was impressed, and even admired. And then in today's Northern Expedition, Gao Chi's charm and demeanor of the main general have made Hao Zhan's prestige beyond his reach, but Gao Chi has never bullied anyone with the authority of the Lord, and has always been humble and calm, and today, Hao Zhanwei has completely surrendered to his mind and bearing.
After thinking about it, Hao Zhanwei rested according to his words, so, in the next four days, the Huan army was like Gao Chi's arrangement, day and night to invade Wuguan, during the day Hao Zhanwei scolded Murong Yue and Beihe's eighteenth generation ancestors under the city to spat at the mouth, and at night Tian Zigeng and Wei Chihun would give the Yan army a surprise attack at different times, disturbing the soldiers guarding the pass day and night.
On the third day, Li Daolin couldn't bear it anymore and let a deputy general go out of the customs to fight with Hao Zhanwei, but unfortunately the soldier was not Hao Zhanwei's opponent, and was beheaded by Hao Zhanwei after dozens of moves.
Later, he found that every time the Huan army invaded, there was only a small force, and they fought and fought, but they did not fight hard, so the damage on both sides was not great, but the Yan army was disturbed three days ago. Li Daolin also learned to be smart, so he also arranged for the soldiers to take turns guarding the pass, and the drawbridge ridge was broken by 2,000 people, and now he only has 8,000 soldiers left, but as the old saying goes: one person checks the pass, and a hundred people are not enough, so he is not worried that his number is inferior to the enemy.
On the fourth day, when the Huan army invaded, the Yan army took turns to fight, and sure enough, it was in order, and the pressure was greatly reduced. Li Daolin adheres to the purpose of Beihe and sticks to it.
However, Li Daolin was strange that on the fifth day, Hao Zhanwei did not come to fight, so he wondered if the Huan army would attack at night. But Tian Zigeng and Wei Chihun did not come to invade that night. Until the sky was bright, there was still no shadow of the Huan army, so Yan Jun, who was in a tense state for a day and a night, finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking in his heart that this Huan army was also a human being, and he would definitely not be able to bear it if he didn't sleep for four consecutive days. I thought they should want to rest for a few days.
However, Li Daolin was not stupid, when he went back to rest, he still instructed a group of soldiers who had changed shifts to defend the city, but most of the soldiers went to rest because they didn't sleep last night.
So what is Huan Jun doing at this time? At the beginning of the hour, the Huan army who rested for a day and a night opened the pot early to eat, and everyone ate very energetically for this breakfast, because General Gao prepared the most sumptuous breakfast for them, of course, he also told the soldiers at the same time, this is their last meal, if they do not conquer Wuguan today, they will return to the Chinese army, but the soldiers know that this is very faceless, so all the soldiers of the Huan army have eaten and drunk enough, and then they will abandon the pot and spoon in the wild, they are ready to work hard to conquer Wuguan, and go to Wuguan to eat the next meal.
When the day was bright, the Huan army poured out, Tian Zigeng and Hao Zhanwei each led 10,000 soldiers and horses from the east and west gates to attack Wuguan, and the soldiers put the giant wooden bridge built in the past few days on the river on the east and west sides of Wuguan, and attacked Wuguan with an unprecedented offensive.
Wei Chihun led 2,000 elite soldiers along Baiyan Mountain on the west side of Wuguan to Shaoxi Mountain, and they carried crossbow machines and arrows to break into the rear of the Yan army and attack the Yan army from the north.
After Gao Chi ordered the old, weak, sick and disabled to pack up the camp, he stood on the top of the suspension bridge and watched the whole battle.
The sudden shouting of the Huan army woke up the quiet and majestic Wuguan, when the Yan army sentry guards ran around and shouted, the Huan army launched a fierce attack on Wuguan with lightning speed, the first row of soldiers of the Huan army is the shield guard, the second row is the siege ironclad, they carry the ladder across the Wuguan River, run towards the city wall, in order to cover the siege of the city, there are three rows of shooters on the periphery, take turns to shoot arrows to the city of Wuguan, and many soldiers fell on both sides for a while.
However, the heroic Huan army was not afraid of life and death one by one, and fell one after another, and when the large-scale Yan army reacted, the first batch of armor soldiers of the Huan army had already boarded the city wall of Wuguan, but once there was a gap in the solid defense, they could no longer resist the Huan army that surged up like a tide.
Li Daolin, who had just fallen asleep, was startled by the shouts of killing around him, and when the guards rushed into his camp tent, he had already put on his battle armor and was ready to go to the city to fight.
"General, it's a big deal!" The guard fell to his knees and cried. (To be continued......)