Chapter Twenty-Three: Attacking Huguan

When it comes to the command value, this is directly related to the number and manipulation flexibility of the unified army, for example, during the Warring States Period, there were many examples of winning more with less, which was not only related to resourcefulness, but also directly related to the arrangement of troops under command. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The next day, Tai Shici had already counted the casualties, and there were 19,000 people in the battle, and there were five or six hundred dead and wounded, which was almost a small casualty for the siege battle.

Tai Shici then reported that he had captured more than 5,000 people of the Montenegrin army, and selected 3,000 of them to fill the army.

"Lord, according to Niu Jin's report, there is a young general named Hou Junji, who made great contributions in the capture of Shouyang City, and Niu Escort specially told the last general to ask for credit for him."

King Li was expressionless, and before he could summon him, he still consciously ran out.

"Pass him up."

A soldier from the side went to summon him, and after a short time, a man wearing armor and a grim face walked in, looking no more than thirty years old.

"The last general, Hou Junji, meet Lord Taishou." Hou Junji bowed very respectfully, kneeling on the ground and bowing his head.

"Look up." King Li commanded, Hou Junji raised his head at this time, his face was not afraid, and King Li couldn't help nodding in his heart: "Since you have made great contributions, I will promote you to the rank of military commander, lead an army alone, and serve under my account, and there are just two thousand Youzhou horses under your command without a master, and you are allowed to select two thousand elite soldiers to form a cavalry army." ”

Hou Junji is overjoyed, this is a big pie, quickly kowtow like a tassel, and swear allegiance to the death. Tai Shi Ci is also a little red-eyed, although Jun Sima is too guarded and has no rank, but he has a lot of real power under King Li's account, but he is only red-eyed, after all, he still has a position of Pingbei General waiting for him.

"You go to Niu Jin to arrange, go down." Hou Junji clenched his fists and retreated.

In front of the Huguan, there are four behemoths towering, it is the cloud car, nearly ten zhang high, there are many archers on it, it seems that Zhang Yan set fire to the grain and grass of the Jizhou army, which aroused Han Fu's anger and transferred the expensive cloud car.

Behind the cloud chariot, there are more than a dozen three-bow bed crossbows placed, each of which has three arrows as long as a spear, and the tail is made of iron sheets.

Huguan City, Zhang Yan and other generals looked at those dead things, but inexplicably rose a fear, Huguan is not more difficult than the Tiger Pass, but the victory is in the form of a landslide, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but at this time, in the face of so many war weapons, the outcome is really unpredictable.

At this moment, a group of shield soldiers approached the Huguan with neat steps, stopped about two hundred paces, and erected their shields, each of which was accompanied by a group of archers.

Zhang He personally stood on the stage of the conductor, holding several colored flags in his hand, and stared up.

The drum of "dong" was like a clarion call for war, the yellow flag in Zhang He's hand was pressed down, and the shield armor soldiers who had been on standby for a long time put the shield in their hands, and the archers who were full of bowstrings behind them let go, and the arrows rushed to the pot pass overwhelmingly.

The rain of arrows that were thrown fell on the city wall two hundred paces away, and Zhang Yan had already given orders, and the soldiers hid their bodies under the battlements to avoid the edge, but many people fell in pools of blood one after another.

The red flag in Zhang He's hand was raised, and the tens of thousands of foot soldiers who were waiting on the side rushed to kill him, and the people who took the lead set up the ladder and rushed up without dying, Zhang Yan's subordinates picked up the prepared stones and boiling oil and fell, and the soldiers who climbed the ladder corresponded to the end, and those who did not die were still howling in pain on the ground.

"The archers fight back, Li Tong, quickly go and recruit the townsmen to defend the city." The young general beside Zhang Yan promised and turned away.

Behind the foot soldiers under the city, a group of dozens of people, carrying a piece of wood about six zhang long, rushed towards the city gate.

Zhang Yan looked at the bottom of his eyes: "Soldiers, shoot the person carrying the samarin to death, and don't let them get close to the city gate." ”

There was a team of archers who took care of the men, but after all, the bows and arrows were limited, and those who carried the altrus fell down one of them, and the soldiers beside them made up for it, and it was not long before they approached the city gate.

At this time, Li Tong walked up, and he just saw the scene in front of him: "Qu Shuai, the captured and publicized horses from Bingzhou are just stationed in Huguan, and I only need 800 horses, and I will definitely be able to scatter the cloud chariot and the wooden soldiers." ”

Zhang Yan knew that this might be the only way: "You go and order all the eight hundred Bingzhou cavalry, and I will personally guard the city gate and wait for you to return." ”

Zhang Yan is not greedy for life and afraid of death, but as the main general, he must sit in Guanzhong, otherwise it will be too late to regret the slightest mistake in the Chi army.

The cloud car was full of arrows and condescending, causing devastating damage to Huguan, which made Huguan take risks, otherwise it would be wiped out if it continued to be worn out like this.

At this time, Yang Zaixing was setting up a chessboard at the door of the camp tent, and it was Zhang Juzheng, who was supposed to be on duty in Wei County, sitting opposite him.

"Zaixing, this Zhang Yan is your senior brother, why don't you be in a hurry to see you at all."

Yang Zaixing looked up at Huguan, and the scene of the siege could be vaguely seen: "Life and death are in the sky, wealth and wealth are in the sky, I didn't expect Zhang Yan's actions to anger Jizhou Mu, and put a few cloud cars in the entire Jizhou into the battlefield, which was really a stone." ”

"Speaking of which, the Montenegrin Army is a common man who has been poisoned by the world, and he has no choice but to join the Montenegrin Army. Zhang Juzheng took a sip of tea.

Yang Zaixing looked thoughtful, and finally left the chess pieces in the middle: "Poor people must have something to hate, being merciful to the enemy is cruel to oneself, and it is better to kill the tiger ruthlessly than to let the tiger return to the mountain." ”

Zhang Juzheng looked at the chessboard helplessly, shook his head and said: "I lost, I didn't expect that after a few days, your chess style would become so solemn." ”

Yang Zaixing smiled: "There is too much blood on my hands, which has penetrated deep into the bone marrow, but it is difficult to change." ”

"Speaking of which, attacking Huguan is a great achievement, why didn't Uncle let me go?" Yang Zaixing was very confused about this, since King Li sent himself as the vanguard, the soldiers were sent to the pot, but he secretly told Zhang Juzheng to remind himself not to participate in the war.

Zhang Juzheng simply lay down on the chair and put a letter on the table: "You take a look at this first." ”

Yang Zaixing picked up the letter on the table in confusion, which read Yang Zaixing Zhang Juzheng personally opened, and was stunned for a moment, it was Wang Li's notes.

King Li's letter carefully listed the plans for the future, and also informed him of Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu's crossing of the Taihang Mountain, including Zhou Yu's plan to release water to flood the Huguan.

Although Yang Zaixing and Zhao Yun are both resolute and decisive people, but Yang Zaixing is more decisive in killing, Zhao Yun thinks of his feelings, and will definitely inform Zhang Yan to prevent floods, in fact, it is King Li who has the intention to keep him alive, if this matter is handed over to Yang Zaixing to decide, with his temper, he will definitely not choose to inform Zhang Yan, after all, if Zhang Yan knows the cause and effect, there are too many changes to be mastered.

Yang Zaixing was relieved, this time the battle of Bingzhou was led by Jizhou Mu Han Fu and Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, and the credit will definitely be distributed to the soldiers under their respective commands.

After a cup of tea, Yang Zaixing put down the letter and was deeply impressed: "The lord is resourceful, and the gods and ghosts are unpredictable." ”

Zhang Juzheng opened his eyes at this time: "It's just some conspiracy." After speaking, he turned around and said with a smile: "But in troubled times, the princes rise together, which is also the way to do things." The two looked at each other and laughed.

Zhang He was about to raise the yellow flag and wave it, but he saw that the city gate suddenly opened, and a group of nearly 1,000 cavalry rushed out.

Not only Zhang He was stunned, but Geng Wu and the deputy general were also stunned, in the face of dozens of times the number of troops, this Li Tong was really bold, and he actually rushed out.

But the fact is the opposite, Li Tong's rush to kill immediately disrupted the well-organized soldiers of the siege, and he didn't know how to resist, and after a while, he rushed to the front of the soldiers.

Like a storm and clouds, Li Tong led the cavalry to sweep through, dozens of people fell one after another, and the wooden stake also fell to the ground with a bang.

The archers on the cloud cart did not dare to fire arrows indiscriminately, after all, those cavalry were surrounded by their own soldiers, and the slightest deviation would cause accidental injury.