Chapter 72: The Tiger Prison is Difficult
The Allies chased them to the Tiger Prison in one fell swoop and gained a lot; But Hua Xiong still escaped into the Tiger Prison. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
In addition, the generals of the Xiliang Army lost at least 2,000 people, and less than 20,000 people escaped into the pass by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
As for the nearly 30,000 Xiliang iron horsemen who did not enter the customs, they either became the nutrients of the earth, or they became prisoners of the Kwantung princes.
The harvest of this battle almost made the Kwantung princes smile crookedly, of course, except for the Yanzhou Thorn History and Jizhou Thorn History, which lost the top generals.
The allied army of nearly 400,000 troops, except for the tens of thousands of horses left behind in Sujube City, the other teams all gathered at the Tiger Prison Pass at this time.
In addition to the tens of thousands of generals in front of them, and the combined Allied cavalry, who took advantage of the night to attack the city pass without success, the allied troops set up camp at the pass, preparing to conquer the Tiger Pass in one fell swoop the next day.
In the eyes of the Kwantung princes, there are less than 30,000 people in the Tiger Prison Pass at this moment, and the generals are even rarer.
However, the facts quickly gave the Kwantung princes a slap in the face.
After dawn the next day, the allies launched a siege, but there were more than ten times in a row throughout the day, whether it was a cloud ladder siege or a general's siege with spells, there was not much to enter the corpse exhibition.
On the contrary, it was the soldiers of the Allied army, who killed and wounded tens of thousands.
Although the main general of the Tiger Prison Pass is Hua Xiong, it is Xu Rong who presides over the defense of the city. In the entire Xiliang Army, Xu Rong defended the city, which was impregnable.
Last night, if Xu Rong hadn't taken 5,000 foot soldiers to defend the city pass, whether Hua Xiong and they could escape into the Tiger Prison Pass depended on the mood of the allies.
Now, Xu Rong has more than 20,000 troops in his hands, isn't it still like a joke to defend the Tiger Prison Pass?
Although more than 20,000 people are newly defeated, and the morale is not very strong, in Xu Rong's hands, there is still no problem in defending the city.
As long as the grain, grass and weapons can keep up, Xu Rong is confident that with more than 20,000 people in his hands, the allies will be blocked in the Tiger Prison for a year and a half.
However, the generals' various spells can cause some damage to the defenders on the city wall and the wall.
However, if the Allied generals wanted to attack the wall and the defenders on it, they had to step within a thousand steps of the Tiger Prison.
In this way, the defenders on the city walls were given an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Although there are not many generals left in the Western Liang Army, they can also kill and injure the allied generals who have stepped within a thousand steps. Besides, the bed crossbows and trebuchets on the city walls are not good-looking.
Therefore, the day after the battle line was pushed to the Tiger Pass, the Allied siege operations ended in failure. Not to mention the tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers killed and wounded, even the generals were killed and wounded nearly 1,000 people.
When night fell, all the princes who participated in the siege were very distressed by the losses under their command.
Those gains from last night can't make up for today's siege losses at all!
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At night, outside the Tiger Prison Pass, in the camp of the Allied forces.
At this time, the princes of the Eighteenth Route gathered together again to discuss how to take the Tiger Prison Pass as soon as possible.
Well, I have to add a Liu Bei who has no right to speak.
"Lord Yuan, generals, in my opinion, our troops are still divided into several ways, bypassing the Tiger Prison Pass, and directly attacking Luoyang."
"In this way, the tens of thousands of Xiliang troops in this tiger prison will become a source of water, either surrender, or wait for us to come back and clean them up."
This is Cao Cao's suggestion.
Cao Cao still insisted on attacking Luoyang directly.
Although the Tiger Prison Pass blocked the way for the allied troops to enter Luoyang, in addition to the Tiger Prison Pass, from the remaining veins of Songshan, as well as Hanoi or Nanyang County, the Tiger Prison Pass could be bypassed.
The Allied attack on Luoyang does not necessarily have to go through the Tiger Pass!
"Mengde's words are inappropriate!"
"It is not less than a thousand miles to go to Nanyang from the Tiger Prison Pass, and the more than 300,000 allied troops will be delayed for a long time, and the army will inevitably be disheartened and have no fighting spirit."
When Yuan Shu heard that he was going to Nanyang, he quickly opposed Cao Cao's proposal.
If it was the beginning of the alliance, when the leader of the alliance had not yet fallen into Yuan Shao's pocket, Yuan Shu would definitely raise his hands and feet in favor, and the alliance would send troops from Nanyang to Luoyang.
At that time, on his own territory, so many princes had to give him a face no matter what, who belonged to the alliance leader? It doesn't have to be him Yuan Benchu!
At the very least, at that time, he Yuan Shu would not have to be the nanny of the allies!
Now, although his Yuan Shu Department does not need to charge into battle, it is impossible to have any big gains. The army passed through his family's territory again, and the grain and grass materials consumed, the people who were requisitioned, etc., Nanyang County would inevitably bear the lion's share.
Yuan Shu is not so stupid, and he and Yuan Shao themselves are at odds with each other, and he will never do such a deal that harms himself and others.
"Or, when our sailors catch up, the army will directly take a boat, go up from the Yellow River, and launch an attack directly near Luoyang."
This is the suggestion of Han Fu, the assassin of Jizhou.
Of the entire Allied forces, there may be a few with sailors; But most of their sailors were from the southern fleet, and they didn't bring them with them at all.
At this time, the sailor closest to Tiger Prison Pass was still under the command of Han Fu, and there were more than a dozen big ships.
"That's not right either!"
"With the sailors of Jizhou alone, they can carry three or five thousand people at a time, or go upstream."
"Our pioneers will all be transported to the vicinity of Luoyang, and it will take a month to say the least."
"For such a long time, Dong Zhuo is not a fool, every time the soldiers and horses are transported, they must deliver food to Dong Thief!"
This is Sun Jian's opposition.
Mixing on the Yangtze River all year round, Sun Jian naturally knows the carrying capacity of the naval warship.
He has more than 20,000 people in Jiangdong, and if he can transport it to the edge of Luoyang at one time, Sun Jian will agree to this suggestion without saying a word.
After all, the 20,000 Jiangdong soldiers and horses, although their offensive capabilities are insufficient, have no big problem in taking root on the edge of Luoyang and holding positions for the allies.
But if you can only transport a few thousand people at a time, it is not to attack Luoyang at all, but to send equipment to Dong Zhuo!
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In the Great Tent, the princes of all walks of life expressed their opinions or opposed the suggestions of others; Even Liu Bei suggested that someone should be sent to cross the Tiger Prison Pass from the remaining veins of Songshan.
In short, after more than an hour of noisy and shouting, there is no effective way to adopt at all.
Helpless, Yuan Mengzhu had no choice but to wave his hand and said: "Everyone doesn't have to quarrel, we don't have to do anything, just under the Tiger Prison and fight to the death with the Xiliang Army." ”
"In two days, when the siege equipment in the back comes up, the princes of all departments will take turns to attack the city."
"The leader of this alliance will personally supervise the battle, and if there is a thief and a cheater, he will be severely punished!"
Yuan Shao still hasn't forgotten that in the battle against the Demon King Dong, the strength of the princes from all walks of life will be slowly consumed.
At present, there is really no place as good as Tiger Prison.
Yuan Shao then said: "Generals, we will also send some generals to clean up the mountains and rivers between the sour jujube and the tiger prison pass. ”
"We must ensure that there are no generals of the Xiliang Army left behind in our back road!"