Chapter 375: The Battle of Hanzhong
The gate of Nanzheng City was wide open, and the cavalry all the way out was killed, Gao Shun saw it really, and knew that these cavalry were not coming at the "tank soldiers" he brought, the bluff component was large, and the infantry behind was the main event.
The soldier who operated the dragon arrow, at this time, adjusted the direction of the dragon arrow on the top of the tank, pointed at the city gate, and then lit the fuse.
The sound of "snort" pierced out, and a continuous stream of fire dragon arrows poured towards the city gate, Yan Pu hurriedly ordered to lay down a large shield defense, but the power of the fire dragon arrows was too great, and those big shields were either destroyed or knocked down, blocking the city gate hole tightly.
Seeing that he had an opportunity, Ma Chao immediately launched an attack when the Nanzheng cavalry could not withdraw to the city.
The main force several times that of the Nanzheng cavalry charged, which could be said to be a thunderous momentum, and the Nanzheng cavalry was forced to respond to the battle and was inseparable.
Yan Pu finally finished cleaning the city gate hole, Gao Shunjun had already finished loading, and it was another round of torture. Yan Pu forced the soldiers out of the city from behind, and rushed out at the risk of being shot through.
The Nanzheng cavalry took advantage of the opportunity to quickly retreat into the city, and the infantry had already approached the Gao Shun army, and the Gao Shun army did not have time to load, so they opened the guards of the troop transport warehouses on both sides.
The heavy infantry hidden inside soon came out, and in the blink of an eye, the Nanzheng infantry had many more heavily armed sword and shield soldiers armed to the teeth.
In a round of slashing, the Nanzheng infantry didn't even have time to light the flint, and they were already in a different place.
After killing the first wave, the heavy infantry quickly returned to the troop transport compartment, and the guards were covered, as if the corpses all over the ground appeared out of thin air.
Zhang Lu didn't really see it very well in the city, but he saw that the ironclad monster was unscathed, and there were many more corpses around, as if it was haunted!
At this interval, Gao Shunjun completed the loading again, and this was also the last wave of fire dragon arrows, and the follow-up fire dragon arrows had not yet arrived.
The Nanzheng cavalry finally withdrew into the city, and the infantry on Ma Chao's side began to attack the city.
The ladder cart quickly moved towards the city walls, and the tidal infantry behind them rushed forward with shouts.
Yan Pu hurriedly ordered the archers to attack, but he didn't expect that there was a guard in front of the ladder cart, and the infantry were hiding behind, and the bows and arrows shot from the head of the city did not hurt many people.
Seeing that Ma Chao's army was attacking, Yan Pu ordered the defenders of the city to prepare for battle.
Suddenly, a "whoosh" sound was heard, and countless crossbow arrows with tail smoke flew out from the top of the ironclad monster.
"Dodge!" Yan Pu roared, and the defenders had all seen the power of the fire dragon arrows, and hurriedly dodged short.
Those fire dragon arrows flew into the city, and when this round of firing was over, the soldiers did not dare to raise their heads for fear of follow-up.
After waiting for a while, the fire dragon arrows stopped firing, and then he raised his head, but as soon as he raised his head, his head was cut off, and the infantry besieging the city had already boarded, and the battle at the head of the city had just begun.
The attack on the city gate also began, and those iron-armored monsters quickly moved towards the city gate, and the iron-armored monsters were rushing in the middle of the car, specifically breaking the city gate.
The battle was raging, the afternoon sun was full of blood, and at sunset, the city gate of Nanzheng was breached, and the city head was already controlled by Ma Chaojun.
Zhang Lu and his family had already run away, and Yan Pu was very angry, but it was useless.
The Ma Chao army that had entered the city had been reduced to pieces, searching street by street, and the defenders who dared to resist were all killed on the spot.
Yan Pu saw that the general trend had gone, so he fled with only his own soldiers, and Nan Zheng was taken down in this way.
When Nanzheng fought bloodily, Liu Bei had been fully replenished, and under the banner of recovering Nanzheng, he quickly advanced towards Jiameng Pass.
Jiameng Pass is the gateway to Yizhou, and it is also a good terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Zhuge Liang has long taken a fancy to this place and controlled Jiameng Pass, so it will be much easier to attack Chengdu.
After Nanzheng was broken, Liu Zhang was so frightened that the six gods were left without a master, and hurriedly convened the civil and military forces to discuss countermeasures.
Fei Wei suggested that Liu Zhang let Liu Bei be stationed in Jiameng Pass and Baishui City, responsible for resisting Ma Chao.
This suggestion was supported by everyone, except for Fa Zheng, of course, who offended Liu Zhang by preventing Liu Zhang from accepting Liu Bei, and after being scolded by Liu Zhang, Fa Zheng was idle at home.
Liu Bei originally wanted to forcibly occupy Jiameng Pass, but now that he is right, he has entered the station and won Baishui County.
According to Jiang Sheng's plan, Yizhou will not be moved for the time being, and Hanzhong can be taken, so Ma Chao did not go south after taking Nanzheng.
Liu Bei took the opportunity to march into Jiameng Pass, and then left Guan Yu and Jian Yong to guard Jiameng Pass, sent Zhang Fei and Liao Hua to guard Baishui City, and went to Zitong with Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang and other advisers all suggested that Liu Bei attract Liu Zhang to Zitong, directly get rid of Liu Zhang, and replace him.
Liu Bei said that Liu Zhang and he were clan relatives, and it was not appropriate to do so, as long as Zitong was left as his place to live, he would be satisfied.
Seeing that Liu Bei insisted, everyone did not persuade him again, and Liu Bei wrote a letter asking for help, hoping that Liu Zhang would allow him to stay in Zitong.
Jiang Sheng's side is strong, Baishui and Zitong are directly facing Jiang Sheng's army, Liu Zhang has no ambitions, he can give up Zitong and exchange the security of the north, he thinks it is cost-effective.
Liu Bei so naturally gained a foothold in Yizhou, and under Zhuge Liang's planning, Liu Bei implemented the people's livelihood policy, recruited troops everywhere, and won over people's hearts.
Ma Chao strictly implemented Jiang Sheng's strategy, and only sent 20,000 soldiers and horses to be stationed on the border between Hanzhong and Ba County, and the rest of the soldiers and horses were divided into three routes to attack the counties of Hanzhong County in the east.
Zhang Lu fled to Shangyong, frightened, and a few days later, Yan Pu also escaped, but there were few soldiers left who could fight.
Gao Shun's "tank troops" were supplemented with a large number of fire dragon arrows, which were specially used for siege operations, and the counties in the western part of Shangyong were quickly taken, and a large number of refugees poured into the surrounding areas of Shangyong.
Defeated and fleeing Hanzhong soldiers were everywhere, and Shangyong was able to accept some of the returning soldiers at first, but later the crowd poured in, and Zhang Lu ordered the city gates to be closed.
But with the flow of people, does it mean that the door can be closed when it is closed? Countless refugees mixed with the remnants of the soldiers, crowded into the city without restraint.
Zhang Lu arranged for the soldiers who guarded the door to be hacked to death with knives in the chaos.
Where do the knives come from among the refugees? Clear-eyed people know that many of these refugees are powerful and powerful, and they are definitely not refugees, but soldiers under Gao Shun!
The city gate was controlled, Zhang Lu could no longer close it, and by the time he realized that something was wrong, the steel knife had already reached his neck.
Zhang Lu exclaimed: "Don't kill me!" Don't kill me! I give up! ”
Yan Pu hurriedly came over, ready to report to Zhang Lu the news that there were enemy troops among the refugees, but as soon as he entered the door, he was tripped over a "dog gnawing mud", and several soldiers rushed up and tied Yan Pu.
The two highest officials in Hanzhong were captured, so there was no need to fight this battle.
Zhang Lu went to the barracks, gathered all the troops, and surrendered to Gaoshun.
The soldiers under Jiang Sheng's command were well treated, and Zhang Lu originally planned to persuade the Hanzhong soldiers, but as soon as the surrender was announced, the soldiers cheered, which made Zhang Lu embarrassed.
Shangyong's victory without a fight greatly saved Ma Chao's time in attacking Hanzhong, and the remaining counties directly changed their banners and belonged to Jiang Sheng's sphere of influence.