Chapter 397: Fierce Battle
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For Wang Ping, this battle cannot be lost, because if the Qianshan position cannot be recaptured, it means that the Xingshi defense line has collapsed, and the position in the back mountain alone cannot stop the Wei army's attack.
This battle for Xiahou Ba, the same can not be lost, the Wei army because of Cao Liang's fire, easily took the front mountain of Xingshi Mountain, if in the hands of Xiahou Ba lost the position, then Xiahou Ba will undoubtedly become a sinner.
This battle is also extremely important for both sides, so both sides are going all out and dare not slack off in the slightest.
The battle unfolded in this piece of ashes, and the gray dust raised by the soldiers on both sides was almost like a sandstorm raised, obscuring the sky and the sun, and it was difficult to distinguish the figure within a hundred steps.
However, this does not seem to affect the fighting of the soldiers on both sides, the Wei soldiers are wearing Chu yellow uniforms, while the Shu army is wearing red uniforms, the recognition of the two sides is very high, so as not to distinguish the enemy and me because of the dim light.
The two sides fell into hand-to-hand combat, long-range bows and crossbows could not be used, only the use of melee weapons such as swords, guns and halberds, because the two sides fought fiercely, there was constantly the sonorous sound of weapons colliding and the screams of the temporary time.
People kept falling, and on the battlefield, there were corpses lying all over the place, and the blood stained the ashes that had just been burned into black and purple, and it looked very ugly.
The two sides continued to send more men and horses, the scale of the melee was getting bigger and bigger, before Guo Huai led the army into the battlefield, the Shu army was in a certain advantage, Wang Ping led 8,000 elite soldiers, both in terms of number and battle strength, are superior to the Wei army.
After the Battle of Jieting, Wang Ping served as a general and commanded the Wudang Fei Army, the ace unit of Shu, and achieved brilliant results.
Later, Wang Ping was promoted to the governor of Hanzhong, and the command of the flying army was handed over to Zhang Wei, when the barbarians rebelled in Nanzhong, Zhang Wei led the Wudang flying army south to pacify and left Hanzhong.
There was no Wudang Fei Army under his command, Wang Ping lost his left and right hands, and later Wang Ping allocated his strength, Lin selected warriors, set up another battalion, imitated the establishment of the Wudang Fei Army, and trained this elite army of 8,000 people.
According to Wang Ping's original plan, these 8,000 people will not be used easily for the time being, and only when Liu Min's defense line in Qianshan is in danger or when the Golden City Liuyin is besieged, these 8,000 elite soldiers will come in handy.
But he did not expect that the Wei army adopted the method of fire attack, and the Shu army in Qianshan could only be forced to retreat under the leadership of Liu Min, resulting in all the dangers of Qianshan falling into the hands of the Wei army.
Forced to do so, Wang Pingcai led these 8,000 elite soldiers to fight in advance, just to recapture the Qianshan position that had just been lost.
As soon as they went out of battle, these 8,000 elite soldiers were like tigers out of the forest, rushing all the way, and they reached the top of the front mountain in one breath.
At this time, Yanghu had not yet moved to the rescue, and the situation on the top of the mountain was dangerous, with the risk of falling and the crisis, but fortunately, Guo Huai led the troops to arrive and relieved the siege for a while.
Guo Huai's position is actually very embarrassing, originally he was the main force of the Wei army's forward, and he has been marching to the forefront of the entire army, but after arriving in front of Xingshi Mountain, he has been standing still, ready to watch Xiahou Ba's jokes.
In Guo Huai's view, Xiahouba wants to conquer Xingshi Mountain with this army, which is simply wishful thinking, and Xiahouba is unwilling to give up without touching a nose of ashes.
The previous plot was indeed as Guo Huai expected, Xiahou Ba's attack was unfavorable and he lost his generals, but what Guo Huai never expected was that after Cao Liang arrived, he suddenly burned Xingshi Mountain.
Guo Huai originally continued to look at the jokes with a cold eye, but this time the result surprised him, after Cao Liang put the fire on fire, he really set the entire Xingshi Mountain on fire.
didn't see the joke, but made Guo Huai carry a burden.
Guo Huai came with a destructive attitude towards this expedition, and absolutely did not want to succeed in the expedition, so even if he became this pioneer, he would not be able to work hard, secretly stumbling up, and suppressing the active Xiahou Ba as much as possible.
But now Cao Liang has successfully set fire, Xiahouba took the lead in climbing the mountain, and put Guo Huai in a rather embarrassing position, although he doesn't want the battle to succeed in Shu, but as a pioneer, if he really has nothing to do, it will be difficult for him to explain to Cao Shuang.
Even if it was a gesture, Guo Huai could no longer be indifferent, so he could only set up camp and come to Xingshi Mountain.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they reached the top of the mountain, Guo Huai's army encountered a strong counterattack by the Shu army, and Guo Huai could not retreat at this time, so he could only rush to the battle.
Guo Huai himself has no desire to fight, but it is impossible for him to convey this spirit to his subordinates bluntly, so even if the Yongzhou army is forced to fight, it is impossible to fight too much.
With the support of the Yongzhou army, Xiahou Ba is spirit was greatly boosted, and his determination to stick to the top of the mountain was also more firm, and he was more resolute when he fought.
It is not good news for Wang Ping to attack for a long time, the Wei army has gathered an army of 150,000, Guo Huai and Xiahou Ba led by only the vanguard of the Wei army, once the main force of the Wei army goes to the battlefield, the Shu army wants to counterattack Xingshi Mountain, the difficulty will become infinite.
Today, no matter how difficult the battle situation is, it is necessary to take the front mountain, so Wang Ping made a desperate bet, transferred Liu Min's men and horses, and launched an attack with all his might, giving it a go.
The battle became more and more intense, and the Shu army once again had the advantage in numbers, frantically launching the most fierce attack on the Wei army, which had retreated to the top of Qianshan Mountain.
Wang Ping hissed and shouted as hard as he could, and kept giving orders to attack, so that his throat was almost hoarse.
Guo Huai fought this battle half-heartedly, and his will was not resolute, under the crazy counterattack of the Shu army, Guo Huai's army was defeated and retreated, and only Xiahou Ba's army really carried the main beam of the battlefield.
Outnumbered, Xiahou Ba was under considerable pressure, the army under his command suffered extremely heavy casualties, and many Qutun reorganized and formed were killed, but in the face of the Shu army that came like a tide, Xiahou Ba gritted his teeth and persevered, and never retreated half a step.
This is the last hold of the Wei army, if you give up the position on the top of the front mountain, it means that the previous achievements are lost.
Cao Liang also led his own soldiers to fight with the Shu army, although Fang Bu was extraordinary, but in this chaotic army, the role he could play was also very limited, Cao Liang at this time, the only thing he could count on was to bring reinforcements as soon as possible.