Chapter 680 Layout (Second Update, Ask for a Monthly Pass!) )
"Kill-" A Wei soldier swung his knife and cut down a Shu Han soldier, and two more stabs cut the straw rope tied to the rejecting horse. Several people worked together to lift the huge horse-resisting crossbar, throw it aside, and then swarm in and kill the position of the Shu Han army.
By the time they destroyed the rejection of the horse, the Shu Han army had already withdrawn more than ten steps away. They fired arrows to block them as they retreated to the ridge. The Shu Han soldiers on the ridge also stood up from their hiding places, raised the strong bows and crossbows in their hands, and poured down bursts of arrows.
However, these arrows were far less dense than before, and their counterattack also lost the power of the previous few days, and the Wei army held shields and lined up in a loose formation, pressing towards the ridge step by step.
Guo Li was surprised and hurriedly ordered to stabilize his position. After more than ten days of fighting, he already knew that it was not Wei Feng who stood in front of him, but Wei Ba, he had also seen Wei Ba's defensive position, and knew that although Wei Ba's troops were not many, his position was very stable, and today's situation was obviously a little abnormal.
When things go wrong, there must be demons. Guo Li didn't dare to be careless, for fear of falling into Wei Ba's tricks, so he rushed to the front of the battle to observe.
When cautiously observing Wei Ba's position, he found a problem, Wei Ba's troops were obviously much smaller than a few days ago, and it was precisely because of this that the Wei army was able to break through Wei Ba's position and kill the north ridge of Shuanghu Ridge. A rough estimate shows that the strength of Shuanghuling will not exceed five hundred at most.
Just when Guo Li was puzzled, he received a message from Wuqiu Jian: Wei Ba appeared under Shunyang City, and nearly 10,000 Shu Han troops were storming Shunyang. Because of the appearance of Wei Ba, the morale of the Shu Han army was greatly boosted. The attack was very fierce, please Guo Li to support as soon as possible.
Guo Li suddenly realized, it turned out that Wei Ba went to Shunyang City, no wonder the troops here were so thin. He regretted it too much, he knew this was the case, so he launched the onslaught earlier. Because he was afraid that the loss would be too great, he kept controlling the rhythm of the attack and did not dare to go all out. Wei Ba probably saw through this, so he left a small number of troops here as a suspicious soldier to block the attack, and moved the main force to Shunyang City to help.
Guo Li immediately sent a herald. Notice to Wu Qiu Jian. At the same time, he led the army to advance rapidly. Despite this, he still didn't dare to be careless, the terrain here was very conducive to ambushes, and who knew where Wei Ba would set him up. Careful. It's never too much.
Guo Li sent a large number of scouts. Ask around. It was not until it was confirmed that there were indeed nearly 10,000 Shu Han troops outside Shunyang City, and there was no ambush along the way, that he could move forward with confidence. Shuanghuling is only fifteen miles away from Shunyang City. Once it was determined that it was safe, Guo Li rushed to Shunyang. When he arrived five miles east of Shunyang City, the Shu Han army stopped him again.
This time it's really Wei Feng. The 5,000-strong army, waving flags, lined up against the mountains, blocked in front of Guo Li.
After more than ten days of hard fighting, Guo Li lost more than 1,000 people, although there were cavalry, but the terrain here was not suitable for cavalry assault, so he had to be patient and engage Wei Feng. Fortunately, he rushed here and forced Wei Feng to fight, even if it relieved the pressure on Shunyang. With less than 4,000 troops left in the Shu Han army, it was obviously not easy to break through Shunyang.
Guo Li set up his own command platform on the hillside. Standing on the hillside, he saw another Wei-shaped battle flag behind Wei Feng, which was the battle flag of Wei Ba, the general of Zhennan. Wei Ba didn't seem to be at ease with Wei Feng, and he was lined up behind him, ready to support at any time, while the city of Shunyang in the distance had calmed down and there was no sign of battle.
Guo Li came quite quickly, and Wei Feng's position was prepared in a bit of a hurry, unlike Wei Ba who had prepared so many horse rejections and trenches in Shuanghuling, which was a great opportunity for Guo Li. If he waited a little longer, Wei Feng was fully prepared, and it would be difficult for him to attack.
Guo Li launched an attack, and at the same time sent people to garrison Shuanghuling, so as not to be copied by the Shu Han army. This place is close to Junshui, and the sailors of the Shu Han army can completely ignore him and rush directly behind him.
The situation is unfavorable to the Shu Han army, there is a strong city in front of them, there are reinforcements behind them, the morale of the Wei army in Shunyang City is revived, once they go out of the city and attack inside and outside, the strength of the two sides is almost the same, and the battle situation may be reversed. As soon as the battle began, Guo Li launched a fierce attack. The two sides come and go, arrows gallop, and the killing is inseparable.
The shouting and killing sound reached the head of Shunyang City, Wu Qiu Jian took off his helmet, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the battlefield in the distance, and let out a long breath.
Wei Ba's sudden appearance under Shunyang City really surprised him. Although he only brought more than 1,000 people, the impact on the morale of both sides was very great. In the minds of the soldiers of both sides of the Han and Wei dynasties, the young Zhennan general Wei Ba has become a legend, in just a few years, he has defeated one opponent after another in Guanzhong, Xiangyang, Jingzhou, and Jiaozhou, and even the auxiliary general Lu Xun, who was very jealous of the Wei army, was defeated in his hands, and he fought in an open formation.
His prestige had surpassed Lu Xun and he had become one of the enemies that the Wei soldiers were most reluctant to fight. When such a person came to the city, the impact on the morale of the Wei army can be imagined. On the contrary, the Shu Han army became enthusiastic because of the arrival of Wei Ba, and under the cover of thunderbolts and ballistas, they set off waves of attack frenzy, and the warships sailed all the way to the city of Shunyang, as if they were going to sail the warships directly to the city.
Wei Ba's prestige, coupled with Wei Fengfei's miraculous feat in capturing Nanxiang City, the name of the Wei brothers alone is enough to make people tremble. Wu Qiu Jian once doubted whether he could hold out until Guo Li's reinforcements arrived. It wasn't until he saw that the Shu Han army that was attacking the city suddenly retreated and lined up five miles away, that he put down that heart.
Guo Li finally arrived in time.
Cao Yu, under the protection of Yin Damu and others, hurriedly walked over, glanced at the battlefield in the distance, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "Zhong Gong, when will we go out of the city to attack?" ”
Wu Qiu Jian put on his helmet again, carefully fastened his jawstrap, and then replied: "Don't worry, the king, Guo Duwei said that his loss is not big, and he has two thousand fine horsemen, and he can still support it for a while." Let him fight with the Shu Han army first, and when both sides are exhausted, it will not be too late for us to attack. In addition, the soldiers worked hard and needed time to recover their strength before they could go out of the city to fight. ”
Cao Yu nodded approvingly: "What Zhong Gong said is very true, it is getting late today, we just have a night's rest, and we will go out of the city tomorrow, attack inside and outside, defeat Wei Ba in one fell swoop, and then recapture Nanxiang." ”
Wu Qiu Jian smiled bitterly: "King, it's not easy to talk about. You see, after Wei Ba showed the battle flag, he was the supreme general here, and the current position was dominated by him. Wei Feng blocked Guo Duwei in front, Fu Xing led the sailors to block under the city, Wei Ba was in the center to respond, we went out of the city, if we couldn't quickly defeat Fu Xing and entangle Wei Ba's Chinese army, it would be difficult to echo Guo Duwei, and the outcome of Zuihou was unpredictable. ”
Cao Yu also sighed, the total number of troops on both sides is about the same, the Wei army has the advantage of the city, but the Shu Han army has Wei Ba, a famous general, in charge, and the Wei army is indeed not sure of victory. In fact, the reason why Cao Rui sent Guo Li to support Shunyang was because he was afraid of Wei Ba, otherwise with Wu Qiu Jian and his troops, there would be no problem at all in holding Shunyang and Nanxiang, and there was no need to send Guo Li again.
Guo Li and Wei Feng fought a big battle, regardless of victory or defeat, and both sides collected their troops and returned to their camps. Due to the terrain limitations, the camps of both sides are not far away, and the sound of drums and horns is heard, and no one dares to take it lightly, so as not to be taken advantage of by the other party.
The big tent of the Shu Han Army, the three Wei brothers and the four Fu Xing sat around the fire pond, an iron kettle creaked on the fire, the soup became thicker, and the fragrance of fish overflowed the entire big tent.
Wei Ba picked up the chopsticks, took a fish, and sent it to Wei Wu's bowl, and said with a smile: "Come, try the famous Dan fish of Danshui and see if there is any bloody smell." ”
Wei Wu grinned and laughed: "It's fragrant when it smells of blood." As he spoke, he tilted his head and snorted the fish.
"They are all people who are lieutenants, and they are still the same as when they were children, and they forget the etiquette when they are delicious." Wei Feng glared at him and greeted Fu Xing: "Zhong Jian, you're welcome, they're all your own brothers, come, eat." ”
Fu Xing also picked up the bowl, picked up the chopsticks, and went to the kettle to catch fish together. They ate fish and discussed the battle situation.
"Ziyu, do you see how you fight tomorrow, do you eat Guo Li first, or eat Wuqiu Jian first, and catch Cao Yu, the big fish?"
"The two fight together." Wei Ba spit out the fish bone, turned the chopsticks upside down, and drew a sketch on the ground: "You see, the current situation is that Shunyang City is in the west, Guo Li is in the east, and we are in the middle. Based on our situation, Zirou's main force is in the east, resisting Guo Li head-on, Zhong Jian, you are in the west, and it is Wuqiu Jian in the city who is defending. Zirou's troops are sufficient, and he should be able to entangle Guo Li and prevent him from advancing westward, so the most dangerous one is Zhong Jian. I believe that as soon as Wu Qiu Jian leaves the city tomorrow, he will definitely storm your position. You don't want to fight, after blocking it a little, withdraw to the warship, go around to Shuanghuling, cut off Guo Li's retreat, and hand over this place to me. ”
"Hmm." Fu Xing nodded, picked up the wooden spoon, and scooped a spoonful of hot fish soup for everyone.
Wei Ba took a sip of fish soup, and then said: "I heard Xiahou Xuan say that Wu Qiu Jian is quite high-spirited, he now has four or five thousand people on hand, even if some people are left to defend the city, there will be at least three thousand people who go out of the city to fight. He will not be satisfied with defeating Zhong Jian, who only has two thousand men, and next, he will aim at me. ”
"Ziyu, your Chinese army only has 1,500 people, isn't it too little?" Wei Feng held a fish in his mouth and said vaguely, "Or I'll allocate another thousand people to you." ”
"Don't, I'm afraid that there will be too many people, and I will scare Wu Qiu Jian away." Wei Ba smiled, "Your task is to block Guo Li, you must not let him advance, otherwise, once we reach the open area and let the war horse run, we will be really in trouble." ”
"And what do you do?"
"I'm going to be fine." Wei Ba said confidently: "I know that my personal guard battalion must have no problem dealing with three or four thousand ordinary Wei troops, not to mention that I also prepared a gift for Wuqiu Jian." Awu ......"
"I have words now." Wei Wu hurriedly said: "Daddy gave me the word, Zilie." ”
"You're crowning?" Wei Ba said in surprise, "When did it happen?" ”…… (To be continued......)
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