Chapter 248: Two Battles to Break the Village
Shen time, a moment has passed, the sun is setting in the west, still shining on the mountains and forests, but the most intense time period has passed. In front of the cattle village, the sound of fighting, although it was not blazing, lasted for more than half an hour.
Shu Village stands on the dangerous road, and the space in front of the village is not very open, so it is only for a battalion of soldiers to expand, but it is enough for the Han army to try to attack.
Wang Renzhen watched the battle at the top of the peak, and Li Yan supervised the army in front of the battle. Under the wall, a group of sergeants, carrying large shields on their shoulders and holding war knives, faced the blow of the garrison Shu army, rushed forward to replace the two hundred soldiers who were repulsed.
Soon, as the Han soldiers approached, a small but tragic offensive and defensive engagement began again. For the Han army, in this mountain range, such large-scale siege weapons as ladders and wells were too cumbersome and heavy, which was neither convenient for transportation nor conducive to deployment, so they were directly abandoned.
Fortunately, the Han army had a lot of bows and crossbows, and they did not hesitate to consume arrows, and under this cover, they were able to minimize the blows from the walled city in the process of forcing the walled city. However, after all, it is an attack on the back, and the life that should be lost and the price that should be paid are indispensable at all.
In front of the wall, there are five bed crossbows, two bows are combined, twenty pawns are trained to exercise a crossbow, the winch is stretched strings, the arrows are like javelins, the terrifying strength, the long arrows that are triggered, hit the cattle village hard, this is the greatest deterrent to the Shu army. Although it is difficult to cause a large number of direct kills, the damage to the village defense and the blow to morale are even worse.
A long arrow, such as carrying the power of a thousand jun, directly pierced the walled city, piercing two Shu pawns, the iron feather of the arrow wrangled its body to sparse pieces, shocking, and the people around were all terrified.
On the wall, there is not much space, and there are even fewer soldiers who can be deployed. The sergeant was frightened, and in the gap in the chaos, there were already deadly Han soldiers, who were about to climb up.
Han Jixun is a responsible general, and he also has the courage to personally command the defense on the wall. shouted loudly, arranged to drive and kill, and from the city, more than 300 Han archers took turns to continue to strike.
"Envoy, the arrows of the Shu army are too dense, especially those bed crossbows, if they are not destroyed, it will hurt morale too much!" The military academy guarding the village, holding a shield, said to Han Jixun horizontally in front of him.
Han Jixun's expression was serious, his face was angry, and he roared loudly: "The enemy has a bow and crossbow, don't we have it?" Let the crossbowmen shoot at them, and don't save arrows, how can we be suppressed by them if we are condescending? As for the bed crossbow, there are not many of them, and the damage is limited, so there is no need to worry.
Ordered the soldiers on the village, give me an eye on the Han soldiers, they will come to die, fulfill them, and those who dare to fight will be beheaded. The soldiers behind the wall, two hundred and one teams, are ready to take over the defense and enter the battle at any time! ”
Under Han Jixun's arrangement, in the face of the impact of the Han army, the Shu army responded in an orderly manner. Although it was a tentative attack, when it was really into battle, there was no room for it.
A wave of attack, even if he was strong and stubborn, and the big shield protected him, he still paid nearly 50 casualties before there were soldiers who climbed the bamboo ladder to the head of the village. However, when it came to the walled wall, Fang was in the most difficult moment, with less support from the city, but more attacks......
In front of the village, Li Yan, who was in charge of the command, had a cold expression, was aiming at Zhang Gong, the strings moved and the arrows were fired, and the sharp arrows broke through the air, and finally pierced into the body of a Shu pawn. He has a lot of strength and can pull a hard bow. But the strength of individuals is also difficult to break through the battle situation.
Around, the bows and crossbows of the Han army were intensively accumulating and shooting, and they stopped, also taking into account the comrades in Dengzhai, and the second was that the consumption of strength was huge, so that those who were good at shooting with the remaining strength could strike at fixed points. The bed crossbow was still moving, one by one, urging Shu Village.
Looking at the walled wall, the soldiers who climbed the village were constantly devoured by the Shu army, and Li Yan began to be ruthless. He pulled out the saber at his waist and said in a cold voice: "Transfer the last group of brothers!" Rush to the village with me to support! ”
So far, the 1,000 soldiers who have prepared to attack the village are considered to be their turns. Li Yan carried the shield and the sword, charged ahead, and went directly to the village to command, and attacked along the way that Pao Ze paved with his life.
Periphery, seeing Li Yan's risky move, Wang Renzhen didn't frown, at this time, it was necessary for the general to take the lead in charging and taking risks.
The last wave of attack, particularly violent, bloody in front of the cattle village, the Han army was not afraid of death, went forward one after another, and the enemy invaded, white-knives fighting, lasted for a quarter of an hour. On the wall, the Shu army directly changed two waves of people before they withstood it.
Hearing that the sound of killing seemed to be decaying, Wang Renzhen tilted his head and looked at the sunset, which had been covered by the mountains, and the afterglow was already gorgeous, just the sunset covering the sky, which was particularly red.
"Mingjin, let General Li collect his troops!" Wang Renzhen commanded.
At nightfall, the sergeants returned to the camp one after another, and the sick tents, herbs, and medical officers had already been prepared to receive and treat the wounded. The bloody atmosphere added a touch of seriousness to the whole battalion, and the soldiers of the Han army who did not participate in the war felt a lot of feelings, and depression was inevitable.
Wang Renzhen personally arranged the return of the soldiers and the battalion defense affairs, and inspected and calmed the hearts of the army.
In the camp of wounded soldiers, there was a constant moaning, and the smell of the medicine mixed with the pervasive smell of blood. In the camp, the cauldron and cauldron boiled water, and it was busy but not chaotic. Li Yan sat on a low stool, bare arms, sweating profusely, under the operation of the medical officer, pulled out the arrow, and then applied medicine and bandaged, extremely skillful.
"How's it hurting?" Wang Renzhen entered and asked.
Picking up the white cloth and wiping the sweat on his forehead, Li Yan's face twitched: "The small injury is fine, I was bitten by a stray arrow!" ”
Together, the two inspected the wounded soldiers, the attack and defense of the walled city, and the serious injuries were far more than the minor injuries, but those who could come back alive could still be treated.
Even so, there are still many tragic and shocking situations, but for generals like Wang Renzhen and Li Yan, they are nothing, and their hearts have long been like iron stones. Even, the Han soldiers, even if they have relatives, are not surprised, and their psychology has long been numb.
As for the wounded soldiers, there may be a kind of luck, at least they saved their lives and returned to the camp alive, and before they recovered from their injuries, they basically didn't need to play in the next battle.
"What about the casualties?" Li Yan asked.
Wang Renzhen said: "After the count, the soldiers who participated in the attack on the village only came back less than 700 people, and half of them were injured. ”
"That Han Jixun, there are still some means, looking at his command and response to the battle, it is quite methodical!" Wang Renzhen said.
Li Yan nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "However, the combat power of the Shu army is indeed inferior to our army, and it seems a little unprepared in the face of our army's attack today.
Judging from the results of today's fierce battle, as long as they rush to the wall and fight in close combat, they will never be the opponent of our army.
Even if you take the addition of Ding consumption, it can be broken. However, after today's battle, the Shu army will definitely fight to prevent our soldiers from climbing the village, and if we want to go to the city to fight, we need to pay a greater price, and more soldiers will die! ”
Listening to Li Yan's general of the gains and losses of the attack and defense of the First World War, Wang Renzhen agreed. After thinking about it, he said: "It is inevitable to attack the city and make sacrifices. However, the enemy situation is known, and it is time for us to make up our minds! ”
"How are you going to fight?"
"The whole army will continue to rest and recuperate, send a small number of soldiers tonight, carry the banners, take turns to harass, and exhaust the morale of the army first!" Wang Renzhen said.
"The Shu army is defending the fortress according to the danger, I am afraid it will be difficult to disturb the enemy!" Li Yan shook his head.
"Then it will also make the enemy army in the village always hang in suspense and have no peace!" Wang Renzhen showed a wicked smile.
"Tomorrow, ten thunderbolts will arrive, and then the bows and crossbows will be pressed, and the flying stones and fire oil will hit them, and the brave people will go first, attack the village with all their might, and break it in a battle, and no longer have time to breathe!" Wang Renzhen clenched his fists, murderous and resolute.
"After eating, gather the commanders of all battalions and arrange combat missions!"
In the cattle village, the atmosphere of the Shu army is much more cheerful, after all, the Han army was repulsed, and the first battle of the offensive and defensive victory was achieved.
"The Han army is certainly fierce, but our army occupies the best position and defends, what can I do?" A military academy who participated in today's battle stood up and held a wine bowl and said to Han Jixun: "The last general has checked, and the Han army directly dropped more than 300 corpses in this battle, and the wounded are even more difficult to count, so they retreated in a hurry!" And our army, the number of casualties and minor and serious injuries combined, is only about 400 people! ”
"You can report it, and you can take credit!" The other is humane. In the eyes of this Ganshu army, the results achieved this time can be described as "rich", which is enough to be considered meritorious.
"The king did not avoid danger, he risked the arrows, and commanded the enemy in the village, and the soldiers were infected by it and fought hard. This is all the work of the king, and we will respect the king together! Another general appeared, and the two Koreas continued to compliment, drawing a chorus of approval.
In the midst of the commotion, Han Jixun couldn't help but smile a little: "This is all the work of the soldiers, and I really dare not be honored with such praise." In the military merit book, it has been registered, and the process and results of this battle have also been sent to Li Zhaoqiu! ”
"But!" Han Jixun's tone was a little more serious, and he said: "Today's battle, it can be seen that the Han army is well-equipped and the armor is fierce, and it is still not to be taken lightly. We must continue to strengthen the wall, prepare more arrows and spears, wooden shields, rolling stones, and gold soup to block the Han army in front of the wall, and not to be able to climb the wall easily! ”
"Yes!"
That night, after the middle of the night, in front of the cattle village, every half an hour, there was a sound of drums and killing, four times in a row, and the Shu army was disturbed by it.
On the next day, the Han army went out in a big way, with strong bows and crossbows, and stone-throwing missiles slammed into the wall, and the Han general Wang Renzhen selected 500 people who dared to die, and the whole army took the lead and attacked the city with all his might.
The two sides attacked, more than two hours before and after, the Han army was not afraid of death, fierce as a tiger and a leopard, and finally it was difficult to resist, the wall was destroyed, and it was not defeated and retreated. The Han army broke through the village and pursued it, with 3,000 Shu troops and more than half of the casualties.
Shu general Han Jixun, who was weak, gathered the remnants of the army, and retreated to the Qingmaling in the rear of the side of the scalper. The Han generals Wang Renzhen and Li Yan can be said to have achieved success in two battles.