Chapter 402: Light Cavalry Night Attack
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A team of Shu soldiers lay down on a high slope in a bamboo forest, and under the high slope is a road that is not too wide, and this road is the only way to Lecheng.
This bamboo forest grows quite luxuriantly, and the emerald green bamboo leaves sway in the wind, which also brings camouflage convenience to these lurking Shu troops, and from the outside, this bamboo forest is not the slightest abnormal.
Although this bamboo forest is adjacent to Mt. Khungshi, there is a large open space in the middle, so the fire of Mt. Khungshi did not spread here.
The equipment of these Shu soldiers is different from other Shu army teams, each of them has a blackened crossbow machine, the volume is one size larger than the ordinary crossbow machine, and it is also equipped with a large crossbow and arrow box, if Cao Liang is present, he will immediately recognize it, this should be the Zhuge crossbow that makes the Wei army frightened.
After Wang Ping evacuated Xingshi Mountain, he did not completely withdraw, but in a highland bamboo forest not far from Xingshi Mountain, a team of thousands of people was ambushed, equipped with Zhuge crossbows, ready to give the pursuing Shu army a head-on attack.
The Shu army's ambush method when playing this retreat has long been perfect, because the ambush force is equipped with a big killing weapon like the Zhuge crossbow, but if the Wei army dares to pursue, it has to suffer a big hardship.
Zhang He, a famous general of the Wei State, was killed by the arrows of the Zhuge crossbow because he pursued the retreating Shu army in Mumendao, and the rainstorm and pear blossom-like attack method of the Zhuge crossbow made all the Wei troops who had experienced it a nightmare, and they still had palpitations after many years.
Wang Ping deliberately arranged a crossbow team to ambush here, the target was naturally the Wei army that came to pursue, this kind of big killing weapon, it is indeed the best weapon in ambush, the spectacular scene when a thousand crossbows are fired together, it is breathtaking.
Under normal circumstances, the pursuit is inevitable, no army can easily let go of the retreating opponent, as long as the pursuit continues, there will be countless benefits, especially when the pursuing side occupies a clear advantage, few troops will give up such an opportunity to beat the opponent.
This Shu army has been lurking here for a while, and they have been maintaining a state of calm and concentration, but the expected opponent has not appeared, and the hands holding Zhuge Lian's crossbow seem to be a little numb.
Fu Yan served as the commander of this army, and he seemed to be able to vaguely hear the movement of the Wei army in Xingshi Mountain not far away, but on this silent road, he never saw half of the Wei army's pursuers.
At this time, Wang Ping appeared behind him, patted Fu Yan's shoulder, and said, "Withdraw, it seems that Wei Jun will not appear this time." ”
The purpose of the ambush is not only to annihilate the opponent, but also the main purpose is to cover the retreat of the main army, now the main force of the Shu army has withdrawn to a safe place, their ambush task is actually completed, Wang Ping personally rushed to check, found that there was no half of the Wei army, so he ordered Fu He to withdraw.
Fu Yi was a little unwilling, he got up from the ground in a daze, looked at the direction of Xingshi Mountain, and there was still no movement, so he had to order a retreat.
Wang Ping's face is not good-looking, he used to follow Zhuge Liang to fight, every time he withdrew, the Wei army would chase after him like crazy, even after the death of Zhang He, the Wei army would chase after the Shu army that was far away.
But this time Wang Ping was probably a little disappointed, it seems that this time the Wei army has insight into his plan, and deliberately did not come to pursue, so that the army specially arranged by Wang Ping waited in vain for most of the day.
said that the evacuation would be evacuated immediately, but in a moment, the Shu army ambushed in the bamboo forest had already evacuated cleanly, and there was no one left.
Giving up the Xingshi Mountain position, Wang Ping's heart seemed to be dripping blood, Xingshi Mountain is the only gateway to the eastern part of the Hanzhong Plain, Xingshi Mountain is not lost, even if the Wei army sends more troops, it can only be crowded in the Fugu area, and do nothing.
However, Xingshi Mountain was occupied by the enemy, and the strategy of keeping the enemy out of the country was completely shattered, and no one could stop it anymore, and the army of Wei could gallop across the Hanzhong Plain with impunity.
The Shu army, due to the limitation of troops, could only shrink to defend the two cities of Hanle and wait for reinforcements.
Now I am afraid that the Fucheng side has just received the news that the Wei army is coming, even if the army is sent in the first time, I am afraid that the time to reach Hanzhong will be more than ten days and twenty days later.
Not to mention that Wang Ping has no confidence in holding the second city of Hanle, after all, the second city of Hanle is the soul of Hanzhong's defense, and even the city walls are built of bricks and stones, far from those rammed earth walls can be compared, solid as a rock, even if the Wei army doubles the strength, Wang Ping is confident that he can hold it.
The two cities of Hanle were the most important fortresses in the siege of Hanzhong, and a large amount of grain, grass and ordnance were stored to prevent the attack of the Wei army.
Wang Ping ordered Liu Min to guard Lecheng, and he himself led his army to Hancheng, which was separated by more than 100 miles, one guarding the eastern end of the Hanzhong Plain and the other guarding the western end of the Hanzhong Plain, and the two cities could be horns against each other.
As the governor of Hanzhong, Wang Ping had more than 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command, excluding more than 5,000 people lost in the battle of Xingshi Mountain, and the garrisons in Jinjin, Yangankou and other places, and the army that could stay in Seoul and Lecheng, there were only more than 20,000 people.
The Wei army still moved very quickly, and not long after Wang Ping entered the city, the Wei army's troops had already killed the city of Seoul and surrounded Seoul.
When it came to the plains, the advantage of the large army of Wei could be fully reflected, with 50,000 troops besieging Lecheng and 50,000 besieging Hancheng, and there were still more than 40,000 people left to ensure that the grain route was unimpeded.
The Wei army soon launched an attack on Hancheng and Lecheng, which would not be a surprise to the Wei army and the Shu army, because on the surface, the purpose of the Wei army was to conquer the second city of Hanle, and only by removing these two nails could the Wei army really take the land of Hanzhong.
When all the people turned their eyes to the fierce battle of Hanle, a cavalry team took advantage of the night to quietly leave the vicinity of Hancheng and galloped towards Yangpingguan.
In the darkness of the night, nothing seemed to be heard except the crisp sound of horses' hooves, and the darkness obscured everything, so that no one noticed where the team was going.
Cao Liang traveled lightly, threw away all the baggage and materials, and set off on the starry night in order to catch the Shu army off guard.
Starting from Seoul, the distance from Yangping Pass is not too far, the Yue Cavalry Camp only needs one night, and at dawn, you can reach the city of Yangping Pass.