-- The structure of Yangping Pass is indeed similar to the castle of the Holy Helmet Valley, for example, the Holy Helmet Valley is surrounded by mountains on three sides, so you don't have to worry about being attacked on your back, you only need to use all your forces for frontal defense.

The attack on the Valley of the Holy Helmet was a strong orc evolved from the half-orcs, not only with powerful attack equipment such as plate armor, ladders, trebuchets, etc., but also in the face of such a powerful enemy, the defenders of the Rohan Kingdom composed of thousands of old and weak still relied on the fortified city of the Valley of the Holy Helmet to withstand the strong attacks of the orcs wave after wave.

And if it weren't for the orcs' magical use of explosives as a super artifact in the context of the Middle Ages, let alone 20,000 orcs, even if it was another 100,000, it was estimated that they would not be able to break through the rough outer city of the Holy Helmet Valley.

In addition to the lack of explosives, if you are not afraid of self-destructing your image, Liu Beijun is so similar to the orc army in the movie. However, it would be a bit far-fetched to compare the Hanzhong army to the Rohan army.

First of all, the Hanzhong army has as many as 20,000, which is well-equipped and not weak, and it is also backed by the rear of Nanzheng University, so it can be supported at any time.

Again, the European medieval castle surname defense system in the Valley of the Holy Helmet is really rough, except for a city wall, a few arrow towers, not even an urn city, the most pitiful thing is that there is no moat outside the city, which means that the orc army can easily reach the city wall, and once the outer wall is breached, it means that the overall failure.

In contrast, the city defense system of Yangping Pass is much more clever, the inner city and the outer city structure are reasonable, the arrow towers are lined up, the urn city is complete, outside the city wall, there are also large and small stone villages, and the main gate city in front constitutes a three-dimensional defense system.

And at present, what Huang Zhongjun is attacking is only the front of the outer city of Yangping Pass, Liu Bei also wants to pile tens of thousands of people together, and use the tactics of a sea of people to break the city, but unfortunately there is such a little terrain in front of the pass, if you don't want to be smashed to death by the enemy, the number of troops that can be put into the attack every time can only be kept at about 2,000 people.

Moreover, there are as many as 3,000 Hanzhong troops distributed in the outer city alone, and the number of people besieging the city is less than the number of defenders, which is really tragic.

So, when the 3,000 siege troops easily climbed over the moat and prepared to attack the city, the Hanzhong army in the city had already recovered from the initial panic and began to counterattack.

At the beginning of the contact battle, the Shenwei cannon did not dare to fire again, so as not to bombard his own people by mistake, and at this time, the only ones who could provide cover for the attacking soldiers were the two thousand crossbowmen who followed them.

When the soldiers climbed the city, they tragically discovered that the original city wall was narrower than the place where they had Chen soldiers before, and more than 3,000 people were piled up underneath it was too much, and the space that could be used to climb the city at one time was only five or six hundred people, and the rest of the people were crowded under the city wall and became the target of the Hanzhong army.

For a while, wood, stones, and boiling soup came down one after another.

However, this army is an army trained by Zhuge Liang's method of governing the army, the order is forbidden, and the soldiers use their lives, although the enemy's means of defending the defense are extremely strong, but they are not allowed to retreat, so they still risk the threat of death, bravely climb along the ladder to the city.

However, the number of people involved in the attack was not superior, and the enemy's firepower could not be effectively suppressed, coupled with the extremely high level of the city, after a short time, more than 3,000 elite soldiers were lost in half, but none of them were able to successfully reach the top of the city.

At this time, Fang Shao had already seen the signs of defeat, so he said: "Old general, Yangping Pass is too dangerous, our army's attack is unfavorable, and it is not a way to attack it so strongly, the loss of the soldiers is too great, it is not worth it." ”

Huang Zhong is well versed in the way of approaching the battle, seeing this situation, he also knows that a strong attack can only damage the soldiers in vain, and he also has the heart to withdraw the troops, but he knows that although he is the main general, he is only a wage earner in the end, and he has to listen to the law whether to withdraw or not.

Therefore, Huang Zhong did not speak, just frowned and stared at the miserable situation under the city.

"The offensive is unfavorable, and it is useless to fight any longer, anyway, this battle is just a tentative attack, old general, it is better to withdraw first." Fazheng, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't hold it anymore, but he was unwilling to withdraw, so he had to find a high-sounding reason.

As soon as Fa Zheng spoke, Huang Zhong hurriedly ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, and the soldiers in front of him hurriedly retreated. Although the losses in this battle were not small, the morale of the army was still stable, and the retreat was orderly, but it did not give the Hanzhong army a chance to take advantage of the situation to cover up.

The siege battle of the day ended in defeat, and Liu Bei and Pang Tong also watched this battle on a high ground in front of the pass, and finally had an intuitive understanding of the danger of Yangping Pass.

It's just that when he couldn't think of other ways to break the city for the time being, in the next ten days, Liu Bei still sent troops to attack several times, and lost as many as 3,000 soldiers before and after, but in the end it was all in vain.

After many defeats, Liu Bei stopped the assault and tried to lure the Hanzhong army out of the pass to fight, but Zhang Wei saw the elite of Liu Bei's army, so he was bent on defending the city, and let Liu Bei use any scolding and feign defeat schemes, and never wanted to go down the city.

After a month of tossing, Yangping Pass was like an insurmountable Great Wall of steel, blocking Liu Beijun at the gate of Hanzhong and there was nothing to be done. Unfortunately, a heavy snow suddenly came, and the weather was cold and the ground was freezing and the troops were not used, so Liu Bei could only suspend the attack, ordered all the armies to guard the camp, and at the same time planned how to break the enemy at night, and the war entered a stalemate stage.

On this day, as soon as the heavy snow stopped and the weather became colder and colder, Liu Bei convened all the strategists to discuss the matter. There was a lot of snow in the camp, the road was not easy to walk, and everyone was late, when Fang Shaoshen walked into the Chinese army's tent with one shallow foot, Pang Tong and Fa had already arrived first, and the three of them were warming themselves around the hearth, and there was a pot of steaming wine on the stove.

"Zhongzheng, it's just in time, the wine is just hot, just drink a glass to warm up."

Liu Bei personally poured him a glass of wine, Fang Shaolian thanked him, took it and drank it all, the warm current poured into his abdomen along his throat, and the chill on his body was dispelled, and he felt comfortable for a while.

"Good wine." Fang Shao couldn't help but praise.

"Come on, let's drink together, this is a good wine sent by Kong Mingjun from Chengdu, and it is the most exciting to drink in the cold weather." Liu Bei was in great spirits, and filled all the strategists with a glass of wine one by one.

Fa Zheng was holding the wine glass in his hand, but he had no intention of enjoying it, and sighed: "Lord, now that Yangping Pass is repeatedly difficult to break, you still have the leisure and elegance to enjoy fine wine." ”

Liu Bei smiled and said, "With a few of you conspirators in the world, it is only a matter of time before the city is breached, so why should I worry." ”

Liu Bei said it easily, but he threw the responsibility on the three people present, he was tactfully putting pressure on them.

Pang Tong and Fa Zheng glanced at each other and said: "Don't hide it from the lord, I have discussed with Xiaozhi for a long time, and I feel that this Yangping Pass is indeed the most dangerous point in the world, and it will never be possible to attack it again." The only feasible strategy is to lure the enemy into dividing his troops, so that our army can use clever strategies from them. ”

Fa Zheng also said: "What Shiyuan Junshi said is very true, but I have been thinking about it, and I have not been able to think of any suitable plan to lure the enemy, and I am now sad about this matter." ”

When the two of them made a suggestion to Liu Bei, Fang Shao had been sipping wine with his head down, as if he was thinking about something.

Pang Tong looked carefully, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Zhongzheng, looking at you like this, do you have any ghost ideas in your heart?" ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he immediately said: "Yes, Zhongzheng, when you discussed it last time, you had something to do but couldn't be there, saying that you were going to survey the terrain, could it be that you already had a strange plan in mind?" ”

Fang Shao smiled faintly: "Well, Shao does have a plan these days, but I'm afraid it's not too mature." ”

Pang Tong waved his hand and said: "Don't be immature for now, just say it and talk to us in detail." ”

Fang Shao put down the wine glass, got up and walked to the map, pointed to the east of Yangping Pass and said: "Lord, please see, the terrain of Yangping Pass is low in the west and high in the east, if you attack from the east, it will naturally be much easier than now, we can make a fuss from this point." ”

Fang Shao just made an introduction, and everyone couldn't understand it yet, Fa Zheng said first: "Zhongzheng's consciousness, do you want to send a group of soldiers and horses to climb over the mountains and mountains along the mountain path, and then attack Yangping Pass from the east?" Hehe, this idea is good, but whether it is the Qinling Mountains in the north or the Micang Mountain in the south, even if there is a trail, it is extremely difficult to walk, even if people barely walk over, it is difficult to bring the siege equipment over, if there is no siege weapon, I am afraid that it will still be useless to rely on manpower alone. ”

Fang Shao smiled strangely and said, "Xiaozhi has forgotten your previous strategy, if you attack from the east, it is actually just a plan to lure the enemy." ”

Seeing Fang Shao's confident appearance, Fa Zheng and the others were all interested.

Fang Shao continued: "Everyone, please see, on the southeast side of this Yangping Pass, there is a mountain named Dingjun Mountain, this mountain is the only place where the Micang Mountain Trail leads to Nanzheng in the south, although it is not as important as Yangping Pass, but if you occupy this mountain, you can threaten Nanzheng in the east, and you can threaten the rear of the side of Yangping Pass in the west, which is also an extremely important point. If our army crosses the river in the south, passes through the Micang Mountain trail, and unexpectedly occupies Dingjun Mountain, it will inevitably cause great deterrence to the defending enemy of Yangping Pass, and the enemy will inevitably divide his troops to fight for Dingjun Mountain after he is afraid of our attack. ”

After listening to Fang Shao's statement, Fa Zheng was the first to show surprise on his face, and said excitedly: "Zhongzheng, you are really powerful, this important surname of Dingjun Mountain, why didn't I think of it, lord, I think Zhongzheng's plan is feasible." ”

At this time, Pang Tong said: "Occupying Dingjun Mountain, although it can induce the enemy to divide the army, but the area around Dingjun Mountain must also be narrow, which is not conducive to attacking. Our army is unable to attack, and the food and grass are insufficient, and sooner or later we will have to abandon the defense and retreat, and it will not be an empty labor at that time. ”

Fang Shao smiled and said, "Shiyuan military division is too worried, I have sent people to explore the terrain around Dingjun Mountain, and the terrain here can be regarded as a treasure land specially given to us by God." ”

(To be continued)