Chapter 231: Attack on Keiguan
Yuan Shao immediately ordered Zhang Jawshuai's 200,000 troops to rush to Baima. The 200,000 army covered the past, and Cao's army took the initiative to retreat. Subsequently, Yuan Shaojun's main force attacked Guandu, and Cao's army contracted to resist Yuan Shaojun's entire line. The two sides entered a stalemate.
Eyes turned to Luoyang.
Zhang Lang stood on the north gate tower and looked at the vast world in the north, with a thoughtful look on his face. Huang Yueying stood behind him, dressed in black men's clothes, with a stunning face, and a different charm from contemporary women.
Zhang Lang muttered: "The two major armies of the Longtao Legion and the Tiger Wing Legion are heading north, is Luoyang empty in space?" Huang Yueying asked, "Big brother is worried about Sun Jian?" Zhang Lang frowned and said: "Sun Jian didn't move, because we didn't move, he didn't dare to move!" What would he do if we moved? Is it to raid Cao Cao's back, or to take the opportunity to attack Luoyang? Can the Luoyang Legion and the Eagle Yang Legion stop Sun Jian? There is also Hanzhong, if the two major armies go north, there will be only one Pingnan Army in Hanzhong, will history repeat itself! ”
Huang Yueying said: "Big brother should consider the three major legions in these two places as a whole!" No matter which point Sun Jian attacks, the defenders of the other point can take the initiative to attack and lead the enemy! ”
Zhang Lang frowned and shook his head, "I'm afraid not!" I don't feel at ease when I take the initiative! Zhou Yu's kid is not only beautiful, but also treacherous like a ghost, and the troops who took the initiative to attack are likely to fall for his tricks! ”
Huang Yueying said with a smile: "Big brother can transfer Mr. Zhuge to Hanzhong." ”
Zhang Lang's eyes lit up, "That's right! I'll hand it over to you here, Kong Ming is in Hanzhong, and the resourcefulness of the two of you is comparable to Zhou Yu! After a pause, he said with some concern: "But Sun Jian can now mobilize 600,000 troops!" Compared with the 300,000 troops in the two places, it seems too weak! Is there a legion left? ”
Huang Yueying analyzed: "Yuan Shao's garrison in Bingzhou has more than 100,000, plus the powerful private soldiers in various places, the total strength is probably no less than 200,000!" A legion to go looks too thin! Moreover, the enemy of the eldest brother is not only the soldiers and horses of Yuan Shao, who garrisoned the state, but also the Xianbei people and Karasuma people in the northern grasslands, a legion, in case of the worst, it will be difficult to deal with! Big brother doesn't need to worry about the rear, Mr. Zhuge and I will guard the big brother! ”
Zhang Lang nodded, and looked into the distance again.
That night, Zhang Lang and his wife and concubines drank wine all night. Early the next morning, when the wives and concubines were still immersed in sleep, Zhang Lang left quietly. At this moment, the 200,000 elites of the Tiger Wing Legion and the Longtao Legion have gathered outside the city. Zhang Lang swore an army to set off, there was no grand ceremony, Zhang Lang didn't like it, the army had already set off, and the people in Luoyang City were still ignorant.
The Tiger Wing Legion stood at the front station, the Long Tao Legion held the general's handsome banner and then Dong Ying, who was dressed in military uniform, led the personal guards to protect Zhang Lang in front of and behind.
The Tiger Wing Legion and the Longtao Legion are the two most elite legions under Zhang Lang, both of which are mixed infantry and cavalry corps, with heavy armor, light armor, infantry army, and cavalry army, and all arms are fully equipped. Each legion has 30,000 cavalry, and the Longtao Legion has the strongest combat power of 10,000 ironclad cavalry, this powerful force has not exerted its power for a long time!
At sunset, the soldiers of Yuan Shaojun on the Keiguan gathered in groups to eat the dinner that had just been delivered by the Huotou Army. They all looked very lazy, and even the banners at the head of the city looked lazy and listless. The afterglow of the setting sun reflected the distant mountains and near the city, and from time to time a rooster crow came from the nearby countryside, and every qiē seemed so peaceful.
"I heard that the Lord Justice fought with Cao Cao in Guandu, I don't know if I can win?" A young soldier said worriedly. The old soldier next to him smiled: "Needless to say, the lord will definitely win!" Cao Cao only had 500,000 soldiers and horses, and the lord's army was nearly a million! If you can't win, you're a ghost! Another soldier laughed and said, "You kid is so bold that you dare to doubt the lord!" The young soldier hurriedly said, "I didn't mean that!" I, I mean ......" The old soldier patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "That kid is bluffing you, what should he do!" ”
"Look! What is that? A soldier standing next to the women's wall suddenly pointed out of the city and shouted. The old soldiers stood up, turned their heads to look outside, and saw that under the afterglow of the setting sun, it seemed as if a wave was surging from the sky.
The old soldier looked at it for a moment, and his face changed in horror, "Not good! The enemy army is coming! Immediately the city was in chaos, the jugs were knocked over, the bamboo baskets were kicked over, and the alarm bells rang loudly.
A moment later, Jiang Fang, the general of the Yuan army who was in charge of guarding the Kei Pass, climbed the city wall, and looked out of the city under the guidance of an officer, and sure enough, he saw a long army pressing towards him. The color changed slightly, and he turned his head to the soldiers and said, "What are you panicking about?" We have 50,000 soldiers and horses to garrison, and we rely on the natural danger of Keiguan, and the enemy can't get in! These words gave the soldiers some confidence.
Jiang Fang turned his head and said to an officer beside him: "Immediately send a fast horse to inform the lord that Lu Bu's army is coming!" The officer answered and ran down.
Zhang Lang led an army of 200,000 to Jiguan, with the Tiger Wing Legion on the left and the Longtao Legion on the right.
Zhang Lang looked up at the Keiguan, which was not very majestic but very steep, and turned his head to nod to a general beside him. The latter immediately beat his horse out, galloped to the city gate, reined in his horse, and shouted: "The general of the Han Dynasty is here, if you don't want to burn the jade, surrender early!" ”
Shout! An arrow suddenly flew down from the city pass, and the officer was taken aback, and hurriedly dodged, and the arrow was nailed to his left shoulder with a pop, and he quickly turned his horse's head and ran back. There was laughter on the walls.
Zhang Lang's expression was cold, and with a wave of his right hand, the two assault troops who had been waiting impatiently for a long time shouted violently, pouring out of a large array, pushing and pushing the city-rushing vehicles, arrow towers, and cloud ladders, and there was a loud bang, and the earth trembled.
There was a loud buzzing of the crossbow, and a huge gun and arrow immediately roared out, and the city wall immediately crackled, and some soldiers who had no time to dodge overturned the city wall and even knocked down the city wall, and the city wall was in chaos!
The two siege troops, one on the left and one on the right, quickly approached the city wall under the cover of shield bearers.
Entering the range of the opponent, the arrows rained down, crackling on the shield, and the soldiers continued to fall to the ground with arrows. Finally under the city walls, the rushing carts began to storm the city gates, making a loud noise; At the same time, a number of ladders on the wall, the assault soldiers bite and feel the rapid climbing, the rolling stones and trees rumble down, the assault soldiers have been smashed down, screams, shouts into a one, suddenly, a loud bang, a ladder was broken by the waist, the soldiers above fell down together, dead and wounded.