Chapter 18 Rush to the Rescue

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"Yingjun Shou, the Han army is menacing, Yu Yuan will bring 10,000 elite soldiers to support Chenggu! Strive to ensure that you do not lose it! As soon as he heard the news of the Korean army's large-scale attack, Ren Yu, the county lieutenant who was known for his bravery, asked for battle.

Hanzhong County guards the Yingqu because it knows the importance of Chenggu, as a barrier to Nanzheng, if Chenggu is lost, there will be no danger to the east of Nanzheng. Ren Yu is quite contemptuous of his father, and he is actually a fierce general of the three armies. The people of the time praised him as "strength is contemptible, wisdom is in the sky", the tiger father has no dog son, as the son of the former Hanzhong county guard, Ren Yu is indeed the most suitable candidate.

"Hmmm! If a general comes out, it will naturally be a victory! However, the South Korean army has been fighting all the way to Chenggu, its morale is high, and the troops are unstoppable, will this 10,000-strong army be less? Yingqu said worriedly.

"Haha! The county guard was too worried. There are clouds in the book of war, and those who are interested in a hundred miles will step on the general, and those who are interested in profits will be half in the army for fifty miles. Today, the Korean army has traveled thousands of miles to come, and it seems that the edge is very strong, but in fact it is the end of the crossbow. If it can be won quickly, then it's okay to say. Once the attack cannot be carried out for a long time, the grain and grass will not continue, and the morale will inevitably be exhausted. Our army waits for work at ease, and when the South Korean army attacks with the intention of retreating, it will inevitably win a complete victory! Ren Yu explained with a smile.

"So good! This officer doesn't understand military affairs, and the general is bothered. When the news of the Korean army's attack was announced, the official had already sent an envoy to Xianyang as soon as possible. As long as we can keep it solid, it's a great achievement! If it is really possible to defeat the Korean army before the reinforcements from Xianyang arrive, as the general said, then the general will definitely show Ling Zun's reputation! The general's prestige will also spread in the streets and alleys of Guanzhong! ”

Ren Yu smiled proudly, as the lieutenant of Hanzhong, he had not made any achievements in battle for many years. If you don't have military exploits, you can't be promoted, although you are already in a high position. But the eldest husband was returned as a horse leather shroud. Old age died in the gentle township or on the couch, not what Ren Yu wanted! When others talk about themselves, they will always say that they are the son of contempt. Ren Yu was proud at first, but after many times, he got tired of it. At that time, he secretly swore that one day. Others mention themselves by no means because they are the son of Ren Contempt!

"However, since the general said that as long as he holds on for a while, he can turn defeat into victory, why not bring more troops! Anyway, there won't be any war around Nanzheng! As long as the Korean army can be blocked to the east of Chenggu, Nanzheng is impregnable! When the Korean army is defeated and retreats, the more soldiers under the general will naturally be as many as possible! Yingqu continued.

Judging from the current shape, the seven counties of Xicheng, Xunyang, Baihe, Fangling, Wuling, Shangyong, and Xunxian should be more auspicious and less auspicious. Although their loss is not directly related to themselves, as the scope of their jurisdiction, if the imperial court really investigates it, they and Ren Yu will not be able to get rid of each other. The only way to get the king to give up the pursuit is to hold on to Chenggu. Keeping the South Korean army out of the Hanzhong Basin. If you can defeat the South Korean army, it will be a blessing in disguise!

The strength of 10,000 is not much, but it is not too much, and it should be no problem to defend the city. But if you want to counterattack after the South Korean army's momentum has exhausted, the number is a little insufficient. If you can't expand the results of the battle because of the lack of troops, then you will lose a lot because of a small one. Anyway, Nanzheng has an army of 25,000, even if he takes out more than half of it. It also does not affect the city defense of Nanzheng.

"Hmm..."Ren Yu groaned for a while, and asked, "How many troops does the county guard think is appropriate?" ”

"There are 25,000 people in the army of Nanzheng! There are also 15,000 troops in the surrounding cities of Weiyang and Baozhong. The general might as well take 20,000 troops to support Chenggu! Praise and Yangyang. This official will send someone to recruit 8,000 troops to help the general! Yingqu said tentatively.

"Good! In the opinion of the county guard! Ren Yu replied happily.

Hanzhong County, Chenggu.

The night gradually sank, and under the coercion and temptation of the county commander Yang Yi, the local wealthy clans in the city reluctantly sent most of the soldiers, plus some craftsmen and traders. They were able to stop the South Korean army. Just when they thought that they would be greeted by a bloody hand-to-hand battle, the Korean army unexpectedly retreated. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Fang made a count of the battle loss ratio between the two sides, and found that his side had lost more than 1,000 people in the past three hours, of course. The cost of the Korean army was even greater, they discarded no less than three or four thousand corpses.

No one would think that the South Korean army gave up the siege because it was afraid of excessive casualties. No one would be naΓ―ve to think that after seeing two or three thousand young men ascending to the top of the city, the Han army was worried that the Qin people would recklessly send people to defend the city and fight to the end and deliberately retreat on their own initiative to hit the morale of the Qin army.

No matter what reason the Han army gave up the siege, it finally gave Chenggu's Qin army a chance to breathe. In fact, the Qin army soon realized that the Han army did not succumb so quickly. They retreated only for fear of being injured by mistake - because the ROK trebuchets were about to start to wield.

The Qin army soon saw the power of the stone rain - suddenly, the sky turned dark, and the sky was full of "meteorite rain". They flew towards Qin Jun enthusiastically, wanting to kiss death. All the Qin troops who were chosen by the stone were undoubtedly not tragically killed on the spot. The brains are mixed with flesh and blood, making for the bloodiest and most original violent picture. Such a scene is enough to make the "young and strong" who have not experienced much of the formation break down!

Such a scene only lasted for a few quarters of an hour, but to the Qin army at the head of the city, it seemed like centuries had passed. Most of the Qin troops who were lucky enough to stock up looked at the bloody scene under their feet with pale faces, and really calculated that the casualties of the Qin army were not much, that is, more than a hundred people. But because the death was too miserable to see, it made every Qin army feel palpitations.

Just when Qin Jun thought that the matter was over, Han Jun's trebuchet began a new round of projection. This time, what they were going to attack was not the mottled and potholed city wall, not the city head at the foot of the Qin army, which had few left, but the ground not far from the city wall.

At first, the Qin army thought that the Han army was playing abnormally, but as the stones piled up higher and higher on the ground, the careful Qin army gradually found that this was a road that was about to take shape. As long as you persist, it won't take three or five hours, and the head of the city under the feet of the Qin people will be able to go down directly to the city along this slope. In the same way, the Korean army can also use this slope to attack the head of the city without difficulty.

Of course, this slope wants to be built. The amount of stone to be spent is definitely not a small amount. If you do it elsewhere, you will never have a chance to do it. But Chenggu is at the foot of the Qinling Mountains, and the most important thing in the Qinling Mountains is stones! In particular, Qin Jun remembered that ten miles east of Chenggu was a quarry. The South Korean army can accomplish this feat without much effort!

Han Jun's new move was quickly reported to the county lieutenant Wang Fang, and Wang Fang also looked annoyed after hearing it. This is almost an inexplicable means, unless the Qin army is willing to give up the advantage of the city. Otherwise, it is necessary to block the next strong attack of the South Korean army here. This is not to say that Qin Jun is afraid of Han Jun, but the truth that ants bite elephants to death. It is better to be able to exchange four or five South Korean troops for one at the head of the city than to face the enemy head-on for two or three South Korean troops.

Fortunately, as night fell, the offensive of the South Korean army finally stopped. Maybe the Han army was too tired from the long journey, or maybe the collected stones were used up, in short, the Qin army never enjoyed the hospitality of the "meteorite rain" again.

Wang Fang repeatedly asked the soldiers on duty tonight not to slack off, and beware of the Korean army taking advantage of the cover of night to make some small moves. And he hurried to the west gate.

There are a total of four gates in Chenggu, but for some reason, the Korean army only placed a large army in the direction of the south gate, the north gate and the east gate and launched a strong attack, but the west gate was surprisingly quiet. Wang Fang, who was familiar with military books, knew that Wei Sanque Yi said in the military book that the Han army ostensibly wanted to give himself a way out, but he did not have the intention of forcing himself to flee from the West Gate and then pursue him. If the South Korean army is bolder, then it is. Maybe it's the idea of encircling the point to send reinforcements. After all, it is very likely that the main general of the other party has realized that Nan Zheng's reinforcements are imminent. Eat this reinforcement. The morale of his own army must have dropped to its lowest point.

After seeing the five hundred lords guarding the West Gate, Wang Fang didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly: "Is there anything unusual here in the West Gate?" ”

The Five Hundred Lord sighed and said with some depression: "General! It's because a qiΔ“ is too normal that the last general feels very abnormal! ”

Wang Fang nodded and said approvingly: "Yes! The movements of the South Korean army are inscrutable. The most dangerous thing is such an inscrutable enemy! Wait until tomorrow. Nanzheng's reinforcements should come, and in these few hours, you can't give Ben any errands! If Simon had lost it, he would have used your head as a urinal! ”

For the threatening words of his old boss, the five hundred lords did not put the slightest pressure. Instead, he said with a smile: "The general is relieved!" The last general is afraid that the Korean army will not come! If the Han army dares to come, I will definitely be able to mix two or five hundred masters to be the master, and even the captain may not be! ”

"You kid, do you want to sit in my place?" Wang Fang smiled with some annoyance.

Only then did the five hundred lords realize that Wang Fang was the captain of a county, and his subordinates were only five thousand! This is because Chenggu is a larger city, and if the people are not more than 10,000 households, there are only about two or three thousand soldiers under his command. The lieutenant is a middle- and high-ranking officer in charge of 5,000 men, and what he just said is a little bigger.

"Hey, hey! Hey! The Five Hundred Lord smiled a little embarrassedly.

Wang Fang put away his smile and said expectantly: "Do it well!" You have to be a school captain! My soldiers are not bad! ”

"Whoa!" Seeing that Wang Fang was no longer joking, the five hundred lords also replied in a positive way.

The next day, when the sun rose again, the Qin army, who was in charge of the night, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Last night, the Korean army's virtual offensive made Chenggu not enjoy a moment of peace, one moment was the rumbling drums and killing shouts from the east gate, one was the south gate appeared countless torches, and the other was the north gate to shoot countless arrows. As a last resort, in order to prevent the Han army from doing a fake show, Wang Fang divided the army into two groups and survived the night.

As the sun rises, there is nowhere to hide the intrigues of a qiΔ“. When Qin Jun looked at the Han army camp again, in addition to anger, there was also a faint envy. Perhaps in order to lure the Qin army out of the city, the camp of the Han army was deliberately "rough". Han Jun was almost cooking and playing games under Qin Jun's nose, and his expression was quite unimpressed. Such an expression Qin Jun is very familiar, and he was provoking the army of the Six Nations in front of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong. When they can't hold it back, their own side will give them another thunderous blow. Unexpectedly, feng shui takes turns, and those who have been resting in the heart of Hanzhong will also enjoy the previous "treatment" of the armies of the six countries!

The Qin army that asked for battle was one after another, and the main force of the Korean army attacking the east gate was to hit the stone with eggs, but the Qin army at the south gate and the north gate had a chance! Especially at the North Gate, the South Korean army probably only has less than 4,000 troops! Qin Jun felt that Han Jun's arrogance was too arrogant. As long as the Qin army dispatches 3,000 people. Surely the battle can be over in half an hour! Deal a good blow to the arrogance of the South Korean army.

But these letters of request were forcefully suppressed by Wang Fang, and for the sake of a small result, the entire Chenggu was put in danger! This is not the work of a wise general! Han Jun is probably just waiting for himself to make a mistake, and he must not take this risk.

After breakfast, the South Korean army launched several attacks in style and then retreated. Before leaving, he did not forget that he insulted the Qin army as a group of cowards, and he did not dare to open the city gate and fight. The South Korean army even sent someone to swear an oath. If the Qin army is not a bad seed, it will send 5,000 people and 5,000 people of the Han army to fight in an upright battle, if the Qin army wins, the Han army will retreat without saying a word, if the Qin army is defeated, send Chenggu with both hands as soon as possible, and the Han army will definitely not be difficult for the Qin army!

Such favorable conditions were extremely beneficial to the Qin army to be honest, but the agreement between the two sides was based on strength. The defeat of the Qin army goes without saying, the result is victory. The South Korean army can immediately regret it. Anyway, as long as this Qin army is completely annihilated, the Korean army will no longer be burdened with infamy, so why not! If it really spreads, everyone will only laugh at the naivety and naivety of the commander of the Qin army!

Seeing that Qin Jun didn't pay attention to it, Han Jun also felt very bored. So the trebuchet had to keep firing stones, trying to pave a ramp to the head of the city as soon as possible. Of course, occasionally more than a dozen stones will hit the city with "inaccurate heads", giving the onlookers some "excitement" to the Qin army! Such a strange situation between the two armies lasted for a morning!

At three o'clock in the afternoon. The ramp paved by the South Korean military trebuchet is gradually taking shape. Now it seems that the slope is not as wide as two carriages. It is only half the height of the Chenggu wall. But all the Qin army knew that as long as the Han army persevered, the Qin army could only watch the Han army's ramp be built. The most fearful thing is not sudden death, but someone telling you that you will die at what time and in what way. The Han army fired stones in such an orderly manner, as if to signal to all the Qin troops - wait, it won't be long before we will be on your top of the city. Your advantages will no longer exist!

When the time came, a long-awaited army finally appeared in Chenggu's Simon. Because of Yique's lesson, the five hundred lords guarding the door did not take matters into their own hands and let in this Qin army, which numbered about 20,000. Instead, he hurriedly found the county lieutenant Wang Fang and asked him to decide.

Wang Fang saw that the leader of the troops was the county lieutenant Ren Yuhou. Without a moment's hesitation, the city gates were opened! Ren Yu was a fierce general who shook the Qin State, and he was as loyal to the Qin State as his father. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the 20,000 Qin troops to be pretended by the Han army.

A county lieutenant, a county lieutenant met in such a situation. Throwing the reins in his hand to the guards and ordering the deputy general to lead the army into the city, Ren Yu asked with concern: "County Captain Wang, how is the war now?" ”

"Don't worry about it! Cheng Gu is still impregnable, but if the county lieutenant comes a few hours later, it is really hard to say whether Cheng Gu is still in the hands of our Great Qin! Wang Fang said with some grievances.

"What does County Lieutenant Wang mean? Could it be that the combat power of the Korean army is so strong that it is like this? Ren Yu asked a little puzzled. Chenggu has an army of 5,000! These 5,000 troops are all the elite of the old Qin people who have experienced a hundred battles! It's enough to withstand three or five days.

Wang Fang sighed and said, "The county lieutenant doesn't know anything! The South Korean army began to attack Chenggu early yesterday morning, first with a fierce attack regardless of casualties, and then with trebuchets attacking the head and walls of the city without stopping! They even made a way out of stones fired by trebuchets! ”

"Building roads?" Ren Yu was completely confused. What road to make?

"The Korean army wanted to lay a ramp so that they could effortlessly attack the city. Now the ramp has reached half the height of the city wall, and if it goes down like this, it won't take dark for the Korean army to pave it! If the county lieutenant hadn't led the army, we would have had to fight to the death with the Korean army, which was several times our size! Wang Fang explained helplessly.

Ren Yu suddenly realized at this time, and said with empathy: "I didn't expect that this Korean army would be so difficult to deal with!" Speaking of which, if it weren't for the harassment of the Korean army on the road, I would have arrived a long time ago. ”

"What? County Captain: Did you meet Han Jun on the road? ”

"yes!" Ren Yu said with some complications: "This way! The South Korean army set traps like traps on the road, fired rockets at our camp at night, and sniped my scouts from time to time, which was really annoying like flies! ”

"County Lieutenant, are your losses great?"

Ren Yu smiled and said, "The number of this Korean army is about three or five hundred!" I can only do some harassing things! At first, we had the upper hand while we were unprepared, and the rest of the time I let the army defend it tightly, so I didn't give them any loopholes! Speaking of losses, it was just more than 100 casualties! ”

Only then did Wang Fang put his mind at ease and said with relief: "That's okay! The Korean army must be afraid of reinforcements from the general! That's why we came up with this decision! Since the general has brought 20,000 troops here, I am afraid that the thoughts of the Korean army will be in vain. ”

Ren Yu said confidently: "Of course! When we suppress the morale of the Korean army and the second batch of reinforcements from Nanzheng arrive, it will be our chance to turn defense into attack! (To be continued......)