Chapter 306: Alternating Joy and Sorrow
"General, General Yan Yan has arrived!"
"Good! Good! Good! Wei Yan used three good words in a row, this is the best news he heard when he was ordered to garrison Baishui Pass, especially in the past few days, Zhang Wei has been calling for battle outside the pass, obviously because the reinforcements sent by Zhang Lu Yang Ren are about to arrive, Zhang Wei is afraid that people will rob the credit, so he will continue to strengthen the attack.
To be honest, Wei Yan really couldn't stand it anymore, so when he heard that Yan Yan was coming, he hurriedly got up and ran towards Guanxia.
After the pass, Yan Yanzheng led three thousand recruits to hurry over!
"Haha, General Yan Yan worked hard!" Old Wei Yan greeted Yan Yan, and there was no longer the estrangement and prevention that he had before.
Yan Yan is also a temperamental person, and he walked quickly to Wei Yan with both hands and fists: "General Wei, Yan is not late, right?" ”
"No, no, just right! With the help of General Yan, my Baishui Pass is a little safer! ”
"I hope so!" Yan Yan listened to Wei Yan talk about the defense of Baishui Pass, his expression became solemn again, he knew that Wei Yan was Liu Cong's confidant and favorite general, and his temperament was very arrogant, if it wasn't for the critical moment, he would definitely not urge himself to come with new soldiers.
After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Wei Yan asked Yan Yan to bring these recruits to the city wall and start to enter the defensive state, although these people may not be skilled in bows and arrows, but fortunately, they can still use stones and rolling logs to guard the pass, and the others can only be learned slowly on the battlefield.
The soldiers of Baishui Pass were already exhausted, and more than 3,000 reinforcements suddenly appeared, which made all the soldiers also feel uplifted!
You must know that since Zhang Wei tackled the fortifications, the Baishui Pass garrison can now hold less than 10,000 weapons, and the number of people has increased by 3,000 at once, which naturally reduces a lot of pressure. Soon Wei Yan got another piece of good news. At noon, Dong Yun sent someone to send 3,000 people!
This is also a helpless move, Dong Yun cannot train recruits in a short period of time, but he also knows the importance of Baishui Pass.
So he used Liu Cong and his own prestige to recruit people to go to Baishui Pass. Wei Yan is the one who comes, although these three thousand people can't fight, but they are also very useful! Immediately, Wei Yan called Pang Tong over: "Military advisor, it's going to be hard for you now, Dong Taishou has three thousand people from the east, we can't waste it, you will divide them into several cities, and part of them will be responsible for the food of the soldiers, so that all the firehead troops will fight on the wall."
The other part is cut down bamboo, repaired bamboo sticks, and made wood...... The rest will arrange for three or four hundred people to boil and hand water under the city wall, and I want Zhang Wei to taste the power of boiling water! ”
"Si Si ......" Yan Yan and Pang Tong also gasped a few times when they listened to it, good guy, none of this people are idle!
Although it was a helpless move, Wei Yan didn't want to waste it, these people didn't know how to fight, but it shouldn't be bad to burn fires and cook, chop wood and cut wood, fortunately, they can be used to defend the city! And the soldiers on the city wall also have high expectations for the reinforcements that arrive again, no matter what, the logistics support can keep up, not afraid of no stones to throw, not afraid of no water to fall.
Soon the enemy troops outside the city tasted the bitterness, and the originally tired and deadly defenders of Baishui Pass suddenly ran down from the city wall as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and the stones and rolling logs kept running down from the city wall, and what was even more terrifying was that the boiling water was also constantly boiling soon! To say that the previous rolling wood and stone can still be dodged, this boiling water is simply overwhelming! As long as the soldiers under the city wall are next to each other, they are all hot and call their fathers and mothers!
Zhang Wei was also stunned! This Wei Yan has been languishing for a few days, what's going on today? Just as he was confused, the casualties of the troops were more than double that of the previous days! Normally, more than 1,000 or 2,000 casualties a day have suddenly increased to 3,000 today, and morale is obviously not as good as a few days ago. It's no wonder that the so-called long and long and the other go away! The defenders of Baishui Pass suddenly rose up, and the number of gravels and shrubs increased significantly, coupled with the boiling water that kept pouring down, made many wounded soldiers terrified!
In this way, in the midst of the excitement, the day passed again. The generals of both the offensive and defensive sides ushered in the dark night in great anxiety! Zhang Wei got the news that at most, there were three days left, and Yang Ren's 30,000 reinforcements would arrive at Baishui Pass. When Zhang Wei led the army to attack Baishui Pass, it was 50,000 people, and now it is only 30,000 people, if Yang Yi comes, even if he captures Baishui Pass, this credit is only half!
And Wei Yan couldn't sleep all night! Everyone knows that he is the confidant and favorite general of the lord, and this time the battle on the northern front broke out, and he and Guan Yu each guarded a pass. One is the confidant of the lord, and the other is a veteran who has been famous for a long time but was hidden by Liu Congxue, so the opportunity to prove himself is very cherished! So there's also a taste of dark competition.
Especially Wei Yan, of course, didn't want to lose to Guan Yu, so he politely refused Guan Yu's previous offer of reinforcements. In addition to the fact that the Sword Pavilion cannot afford to lose, he also doesn't want to have anything to do with Guan Yu. But even if he asks Guan Yu for help right now, I'm afraid that Guan Yu won't be able to send reinforcements. And if you lose Baishui Pass, you can still organize resistance in Jiameng County, but once Ma Chao's cavalry breaks through, it will drive straight into Chengdu and attack directly!
It's just Zhang Wei's soldiers and horses, and it will be very difficult for Wei Yan to resist, if Zhang Lu's reinforcements arrive...... Wei Yan knew that Hanzhong was much closer to Chengdu than to Chengdu. 30,000 is not enough, 50,000, 50,000 is not enough for 100,000! Zhang Lu can continue to increase his troops, and he must recruit new soldiers! How can this be?
Yan Yan and Pang Tong, who were idle, looked at Wei Yan and frowned, and they didn't dare to disturb.
"General! Exultation! The general ...... "There was a sudden commotion in the gate!
"What happened?" Wei Yan hurriedly rushed out of the tent!
"General, it's the herald......"
"Report, the lord is eight hundred miles urgent!"
"Urgent?" Wei Yan hurriedly followed the prestige, only to see a messenger turn over and dismount, and quickly ran to Wei Yan's side to hand over the letter.
"Report to the general, the lord has taken the city!"
"What?" Wei Yan, who hadn't had time to read the battle report, hurriedly grabbed the messenger's arm and shook it vigorously: "Is what you said true?" ”
The messenger was so dizzy that Wei Yan shook his head, and said with a red face: "It's true! How can this be faked? ”
"Tell me, how did the lord quickly attack Chengdu?" Wei Yan knew from the previous intelligence that Liu Zhang had gone out of the city and surrendered, but Huang Quan was still resisting! What Wei Yan is worried about is that Chengdu will fall into a stalemate, and then Baishui Pass will be lost!
The messenger breathlessly said, "General, the lord has said very much in detail in the letter, so you should take a look at it first." ”
"Oh, somebody, bring him some water!" Wei Yan suddenly woke up, this messenger has been running for I don't know how long, this will not catch his breath, he is too excited!
Wei Yan hurriedly unfolded the letter and hurriedly read it!
"Wonderful! Wonderful! That's wonderful! Ha ha...... Ha ha...... Strategist, come and see! After speaking, he handed the letter to Pang Tong, and then quickly climbed the city wall, grabbed a torch, and said loudly: "Soldiers! The lord has captured Chengdu yesterday! Reinforcements will arrive soon! ”
"Oh!! Oh!!! Oh!!! This news suddenly made the already quiet Baishuiguan completely boil!
Everyone knows what it means for the Lord to capture Chengdu!
This Zhang dared to violate Baishui Pass because Liu Cong's battle in Chengdu was deadlocked! Now that Chengdu has been broken, where is there an army of forty or fifty thousand, plus the surrender of Yizhou, how can these enemy troops outside the pass be afraid?
As soon as it was passed on to ten or ten, some soldiers in the entire military camp who were originally resting also hurriedly got up and high-fived each other and hugged each other to celebrate! The soldiers on duty on the city wall of Baishuiguan are even dancing torches, singing and dancing!
The movement in the gate made Zhang Wei very nervous, and when he heard the shouting, he thought that Wei Yan was attacking the camp at night.
As a result, I didn't see the enemy for a long time, but I found that the lights in the pass were bright, what happened? Are there reinforcements again? During the day, the defenders of Baishui Pass were excited twice, and when Zhang Wei finished fighting, he knew that two groups of reinforcements had come.
Could it be that there are still reinforcements at night, looking at the posture of a lot, could it be that Ma Chao has withdrawn?
Zhang Wei's first suspicion was that Ma Chao's attack was unfavorable and he retreated, so that most of the soldiers stationed in the Sword Pavilion could support Baishui Pass. If that's the case...... Zhang Wei's heart is even heavier!
Originally, he thought that he would be able to take Baishui Pass in less than half a month with 50,000 elite soldiers, but he never thought that he would meet Wei Yan and Pang Tong, and Yan Yan would help him! It took 20,000 soldiers to swing, but I couldn't help it.
Not only Zhang Wei, but most of the soldiers in Zhang Wei's camp outside Baishui Pass were awakened by the movement of Baishui Pass! None of them knew what was going on in the pass, but apparently the enemy was not happy with what they wanted!
And Wei Yan waited for the messenger to rest for a while, and then asked in detail about Liu Cong's invasion of Chengdu!
After listening, Wei Yan had to admire, his lord really had a way to reach the critical moment, he didn't know that Pang Tong next to him was constantly urging, so that Liu Cong made up his mind to attack quickly!
Pang Tong was also secretly surprised after listening to the messenger's account. Kong Ming lantern? What is it that can also be used to siege cities? This lord of his own really can't see through it! However, what made Pang Tong most gratified was that the lord finally paid attention to his suggestion. Everything was so timely!
Wei Yan and Pang Tong both understood that since the lord had given up the cultural attack and decided to attack Chengdu by fire, he must have known the situation on the front line, and now that Chengdu has been broken, reinforcements will naturally arrive soon! In this way, they don't have to worry about Zhang Wei outside the gate, even if Zhang Lu's 30,000 reinforcements come, they can hold out until the reinforcements of the Lord Gong arrive!
Wei Yan knew this truth, Pang Tong and Yan Yan knew, and most of the soldiers naturally knew! This news is an encouragement to oneself, and it will be a fatal blow to the enemy troops outside the gate!
Soon, Wei Yan summoned all the ministries to deploy urgently! He knew that tomorrow the enemy army would definitely know about the invasion of Chengdu, so the enemy general would definitely launch a more fierce attack in order to take Baishui Pass before the morale was exhausted! Your side must be prepared! As long as it resists for another three or five days, the enemy army will surely collapse! When their greatest reliance and reason for sending troops are not valid, they may retreat in the face of difficulties!