Chapter 1483 - Breaking the Village
The shouts of killing were everywhere in Changning Village, and the flames were soaring into the sky, Li Zhongyi just quietly held a monocular, silently observing the movements in Changning Village.
As the saying goes, it is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen. Since Li Zhongyi has released the winner, this means that he can only choose to wait silently now.
The art of war is cloudy, surrounded by three que, and trapped beasts are still fighting. This also means that the Shu army must be made to think that there is still a way to escape.
Li Zhongyi was not in a hurry at all, it was only a matter of time before Changning Village was breached. Even if it doesn't break this time, it will break sooner or later, so why rush to get on fire?
Now, the pocket array of the ambush circle has been tied, just waiting for the Shu army to be fooled, and Li Zhongyi's mood is also very relaxed.
In Changning Village, beside Zhou Hongyuan, more than 500 officers and soldiers have gathered. And in the firelight, the Han army that attacked the village was at most one hundred and fifty people.
Zhou Hongyuan had a bottom in his heart, and then waved his knife to the sky, and shouted: "Those who kill the first level of Han thieves will be rewarded with 100 yuan and promoted to a first-level military lord." Sons, bow up, sword unsheathed, follow me to kill the enemy......"
At the moment of the great enemy, instead of sitting and waiting to be killed, it is better to go out and fight, meet on a narrow road, and see who is braver?
"Kill......" Zhou Hongyuan took the lead, brandished his sword, and strode towards the Han army in front of the gate.
As Zhou Hongyuan organized a counterattack, there were constantly Shu officers and soldiers joining the ranks of counterattacks. For a time, there were more than 1,000 Shu officers and soldiers who followed Zhou Hongyuan.
Gao Qiang held a shield in his hand, and through the burning fire, he could see clearly that the enemy was outnumbered, and he could only outwit him, not defeat him.
"Brothers, hide behind their shields. When I listen to my orders, I'll count one, two, three, and throw the 'cocktail' together. Gao Qiang pulled his throat and gave the military order loudly.
When the matter comes, fear and fear are useless, only to make up their minds to fight to the end!
Zhou Hongyuan was also very nervous in his heart, but he understood better that if he didn't kill the Han army in front of him, once the Han army's troops and horses rushed into the walled gate, it would be all over!
"Bring a rough log, and push the cart on fire." Zhou Hongyuan rushed forward and gave a sharp order.
The Han army was really cunning, they actually hid behind the fire, so that Zhou Hong had an absolute advantage in terms of troops, but he was at a loss.
Zhou Hongyuan saw very clearly that the Han army deliberately set fire to it in order to delay their offensive. For the sake of today's plan, only by pushing away the fire can it be possible to kill the Han thieves.
The high strength behind the shield can also be seen clearly. The Shu army is overwhelming, and if he fights rashly, even if all the soldiers under him are dead, it will be difficult to hold out until the reinforcements arrive.
"All of them, listen to my orders, and when the enemy is near, throw 'cocktails' together."
Gao Qiang knew in his heart that just setting fire to the cart might not be able to scare the Shu army, which was overwhelming, and he simply had another wave of "cocktails" flying all over the sky.
The great thing about the "cocktail" is that it can't be extinguished halfway through until it is burned.
Because of this, Gao Qiang would rather carry fewer crossbows and five "cocktail" bottles per person.
Under the command of Zhou Hongyuan, the soldiers in the front row put up their shields, and the soldiers in the back row stretched out their long sticks, intending to push the burning cart aside.
"One, two, three, throw ......" With Gao Qiang's order, the ignited "cocktail" bottle was smashed out like raindrops.
"Ah...... Help......"
"Ah, this is on fire......"
"Oh my God......"
"Fire, fire, how can it not be extinguished......"
With the "cocktail" viciously smashed into the pile of Shu soldiers, the soldiers of the Shu army who rushed to the front row, along with the shields and thick wooden sticks in their hands, were all set on fire.
"Ah...... "A soldier who was ignited, like a burning fireball, rolled on the ground in pain, but could not extinguish the flames.......
"Devil, devil ......" A Shu soldier whose arm was on fire was so frightened that he was completely at a loss.
The scene of the last days in front of him who escaped from hell on earth frightened the Shu officers and soldiers behind Zhou Hongyuan into turning around and running, embarrassed.
Gao Qiang saw that the Shu army was already in chaos, so he simply pulled his throat and shouted loudly in the authentic Shu dialect: "Defeated, defeated, run away......"
"Defeated, defeated, run away......" After Huang Chuanlu woke up, he immediately shouted loudly with Gao Qiang.
In Huang Chuanlu's team, at least one-third of the soldiers are authentic Shu people. Dozens of people shouted defeat together, which immediately disturbed the soldiers of Shu State, and the army was in a big mess, and they turned around and ran away in panic.
For a time, the defeat was like a mountain, Zhou Hong saw that the general trend had gone, and he couldn't help but be disheartened for a while, and planned to kill himself to thank the king for his kindness.
A henchman will desperately snatch the knife in Zhou Hongyuan's hand, and command his subordinates to forcibly hug Zhou Hongyuan and flee towards the back gate.
Gao Qiang's subordinates had few soldiers, and even if the Shu army had been defeated and fled, he did not command his men to pursue them to the end.
"We just need to hold the gate of the village to the death, which is a great achievement." Gao Qiang smiled and slashed on the ground, meeting on a narrow road, and the Han army had won.
Huang Chuanlu couldn't help but admire when he saw that Gao Qiang's command was determined. It is a miracle to sneak attack into the village, however, Gao Qiang restrained his greed for merit and resolutely did not pursue and kill the enemy army to expand the results of the battle, as if he was already a famous general.
With little effort, Wang Ken had already led the pioneer battalion and rushed into the main gate of Changning Village.
When the banner of the Han army was raised high in the monoculars, Li Zhongyi couldn't help but smile knowingly.
"Someone is coming, pass on my military order, be sure to catch the turtle in the urn, and don't teach the Shu general to escape." Li Zhongyi slowly turned around and ordered lightly.
The difficulty of Shu Road is difficult to go to the blue sky!
It was a service, and the Shu general Zhou Hongyuan and below, except for a few dozen people who escaped, the rest of the more than 7,000 people all became prisoners of the Han army.
After breaking through Changning Village, Zhenbei Fort has been taken, and on the road out of Meridian Valley, only the hard bone of Xu Tingzhai remains.
The soldiers were very fast, Li Zhongyi ordered people to escort more than 7,000 Shu army captives back to Jingzhao Mansion, and at the same time led the army south along the plank road, and went straight to the last fortress of the Shu army-Xu Tingzhai.
Unexpectedly, five days later, Li Zhongyi received a good news from Zhang Sanzheng on the way to the army, and Xu Tingzhai had conquered!
At this point, the road to the south of the entire Meridian Valley has been completely opened by the Han army, and the grain, grass, equipment and other materials transported from the rear have been continuously transported along the plank road to the south.
When Zhang Sanzheng led the vanguard army and arrived outside the city of Yangzhou, the Shu army in the city realized that the defense line of the Meridian Valley had completely collapsed.