Chapter 117: Bombardment of Chen Cang
In the Wei Palace in Luoyang, it was gloomy.
The Eastern Front was defeated, losing about 20,000 men and horses, but fortunately the city was not lost; Da Sima Cao Xiu lost his troops and abandoned his armor, not to mention, he was still sick with anger, and he hung up as soon as he got sick; Of the four auxiliary ministers of Emperor Wei Ming, only Cao Zhen, Chen Qun, and Sima Yi remained.
Compared with the defeat on the Eastern Front, the Western Front was even more miserable; More than half of the more than 100,000 troops were lost, Zhang Jaw, Guo Huai and other famous generals surrendered to the enemy after being captured, Yongzhou lost 7 counties, and the land of Guanzhong was in danger; Considering that Chang'an was very dangerous, Emperor Wei Ming, who had personally conquered Chang'an, had to retreat to Luoyang.
Later, the general Fei Yao was released by Wang Jun and brought Cao Zhen a letter; Now, the letter was forwarded to Emperor Cao Rong of Wei Ming; The letter was written by Cao Ying, to the effect that if you marry a chicken and follow a chicken, you can only see each other in the future, and Cao Ying also euphemistically expressed that if you meet someone close to the Cao family in the future, you will definitely open the net and leave a way to live...... In short, Wei must not be an opponent of Wang's army.
After reading this letter, Emperor Wei Ming roared for a whole day, and a few unlucky guys lost their surnames just for some trivial things that day, and said tragically; Cao Ying finally mentioned in the letter that Sima Yi was not credible and would slaughter the Cao family sooner or later...... The question is, when Emperor Wei Ming is angry, where will he believe!
After some tossing, Wei transferred people from all over the country to increase the troops on the western front; and Sima Yi, the general of the fat cavalry, succeeded Cao Zhen, increased the governor and the false festival, and was in charge of the war on the Western Front; And Cao Zhen, after Emperor Wei Ming personally comforted him, he was promoted to Sima and was in charge of the war on the Eastern Front.
For a time, the land of Shenzhou was covered with war clouds.
In the Wei State, there were troop movements everywhere; Sima Yi hoped to strangle the Han army, get military exploits, and go further above the court; Cao Zhen held his breath in the Han army, hoping to find Wu Guo to bite a few bites to vent his anger.
Wu Guo, since the defeat of Cao Xiu, is gearing up and intends to make persistent efforts; Hearing that Cao Zhen was coming, Lu Xun and others threatened that Emperor Wei Ming must be prepared for the next Great Sima, because this will soon be defeated and killed by anger.
Shu State, first defeated by Wei, and then defeated by the Han army, Zhao Zilong, who didn't have a few breaths, was actually rescued, Zhuge Liang really couldn't swallow this breath; Because since Liu Bei's defeat against Wu, there has been no more war between Shu and Wu, so Zhuge Liang desperately increased his troops in Hanzhong and prepared to go north again...... As for whether to fight the Han army or the Wei army, there is no definite number, and it depends on the battle situation between the Han and Wei forces.
In the north, the Xianbei boss Kebineng seized the rare opportunity and began to attack the Southern Xiongnu; Sooner or later, Wei is its own target, but the Southern Xiongnu, which has been controlled by Wei, must be dealt with first.
In the west, Wusun Xiao Kunmi, with the support of the Northern Xiongnu, launched a civil war and began to attack the pro-Wei Great Kunmi; And Qianghu also took the opportunity to start making waves in the isolated Liangzhou and the Western Regions Changshi Mansion, and rebellions and attacks occurred one after another.
The Wang army is still in full swing, and the world is in chaos......
In the spring of 229 A.D.
Sima Yi completed all troop deployment and war preparations, and Chen soldiers were 200,000 on the Western Front; Cao Zhen also mobilized 200,000 troops, but he moved a little faster, and he had already fought with Wu Guo, and the two sides were more cautious, fighting small fights, and winning and losing each other; Zhuge Liang has been standing still, he needs to wait for the opportunity, waiting for Wang Jun and Sima Yi to fight to the death.
And the Wang army, which has also completed the reorganization of the army, has sharp minions and is ready to attack at any time.
For the sake of fame, Wang Jun established himself as the king of Han, and the country was called Han...... There is only one word difference between Liu Bei and Liu Bei's self-promotion as the king of Hanzhong, and the country name is completely consistent; Shu was slapped with a big mouth, but Wang Jun was tantamount to confirming his reputation as a "traitor".
Zhao Zilong had not yet fully recovered, but accepted the position of lieutenant to assist Wang Jun in taking charge of all the soldiers and horses.
Qinglong Army, tentatively composed of 20,000 people; Jiang Wei is the general of Qinglong, Ma Zhong is the general of Zhonglang, and Zhao Tong is the general of the auxiliary army; Guarding the two counties of Nan'an and Longxi, waiting for an opportunity to attack Liangzhou.
Xuanwu Army, tentatively numbered 20,000 people; Zhang Jaw is the general of Xuanwu, Zhang Yi is the general of Zhonglang, and Zhao Guang is the general of the auxiliary army; Guarding Anding County and the northern part of Guangwei County, waiting for an opportunity to attack Xinping County of Wei and deterring Fufeng County of Wei State.
the White Tiger Army, with a provisional number of 20,000 people; Guo Huai, the general of the White Tiger, and Zhang Wei as the general of Zhonglang; Defend the two counties of Wudu and Yinping, and defend the Shu State.
Suzaku Army, tentatively numbered as 2,000 people, Cao Ying, as the captain of Suzaku School; Garrisoned the county town of Guangwei.
Yulin Army, tentatively numbered 30,000 people; Deng Zhi, general Yulin, Zhang Hu, general of the auxiliary army; The training in Lixian County has come to an end for the time being, and the whole army is stationed in Guangwei County.
Soldiers who are mildly disabled, old and frail are all retired and transferred to various counties, and Wang Jun single-handedly planned the formation of the Three Kingdoms version of the Chengguan Brigade, mainly responsible for anti-theft, fire prevention, public security and other livelihood work; The Taishou of each county performed well, saving the Wang army countless troubles; The three local talents, especially the well-known, and the four sons of Zhang Jaw have slightly different performances, but they are obviously much better than in the army. For Wang Jun, these 7 Taishou are all young and worth cultivating; However, the future territory is large, and this talent is still far from enough, and it must be cultivated and robbed.
Chen Cang once again became the focus of both sides of the war.
Sima Yi learned the lesson of Cao Zhen's rash march and failed, not only stockpiling heavy troops in important cities, but also building military fortresses and deploying mobile troops between important cities, as if he was preparing to engage in defensive counterattacks; And Chen Cang, as the focus of the key, on the foundation laid by Hao Zhao, added a large number of civil engineering, horse rejection, pits, trenches, etc., all available.
Sima Yi fought with the Han army for the first time, and he didn't know the depth of the Han army, all the information came from the soldiers of the original Western Front, as well as Cao Zhen; He couldn't judge the weakness of the Han army with this information, so Sima Yi was patient with his surname and waited for Wang Jun to strike first.
In Xinping County, Sima Yi sent Fei Yao, the general of Wei Guohou, Yang Qiu, the champion general, Sima Shi, Zhang Ji and others to lead 40,000 troops to resist the Han Qinglong Army occupying Anding County; Chen Cang, Sima Yi sent Wei Zhenxi General Hao Zhao, the right general Xiahou Ba, the Shu Protector Xu Zhen, the cavalry commander Sima Zhao and others, led 80,000 troops to resist the Han Yulin army occupying Guangwei County; The remaining 80,000 horses were stationed in Wugong County, Fufeng County, and Chang'an.
In order to confuse the opponent, the Wei army moved back and forth, and the military fortresses built between the cities became the best cover; No one knows how many soldiers and horses a city has hoarded, maybe 20,000, maybe 40,000...... Playing anti-reconnaissance, Sima Yi's level is not bad.
The best defense is offense, especially for the Han army, which has few troops, this sentence is even more important.
Wang Jun was very simple and did not let Sima Yi wait too long.
In the early morning of March 3, 229, Deng Zhi led the Yulin army from west to east, and Zhang Jaw led the Qinglong army from north to southeast, and the Han army invested more than 50,000 troops at a time, and launched attacks in two directions at the same time; The Battle of Guanzhong, which shook the land of Shenzhou, was officially opened by the Han army.
The purpose of war is to seize resources; No matter what Sima Yi thinks, that's what Wang Jun thinks anyway; Land is a resource, population is a resource, and everything else is a floating cloud.
For safety reasons, Wang Jun left Ada by his side and sent Arnold to Zhang Jaw; Just kidding, Ada is now at the level of a "miracle doctor", in case he has a headache and brain fever...... In fact, after seeing Zhao Zilong's stomach, Wang Jun couldn't help but worry, in case he was poisoned by someone, the result seemed to be very miserable.
"Lord, this Sima Yi is not simple...... Chen Cang cannot be attacked. ”
Deng Zhi stationed in the horse and looked at Chen Cang from afar, and he didn't see him for a few months, and his defense was greatly strengthened, like a hedgehog, it was difficult to speak; Filling with human lives is not the style of the Han army, and besides, there are not so many people in the Han army.
"My lord, the last general seconded it." Zhang Hu held the telescope and continued to observe while responding.
"It's okay...... Assault, there are many kinds of ......"
Wang Jun put down the telescope in his hand and returned it to Deng Zhi; At the level of the Han army's generals, Wang Jun alone sent a telescope, which made everyone happy, and this artifact was much stronger than the lighter given last time.
Zhao Zilong's body did not recover and stayed in Guangwei County to recuperate; And Cao Ying, pregnant with a child, Wang Jun also left her in Guangwei County, as for the 2,000-strong Suzaku Army, Wang Junsuo left them in Guangwei County.
Regarding the fact that he wants to be a father, Wang Jun was pleasantly surprised; Happy, naturally there is no need to say much, for the first time in life, it is beautiful; Surprised, because after completing the task, he will disappear into this world...... What about the child?
Lanjing clearly told Wang Jun, cold salad!
In desperation, Wang Jun could only take one step at a time.
The 30,000 Yulin army did not camp and set up camp, but lined up neatly 1 km west of Chencang City; The 119 Roman hoplites, stripped of their heavy armor, were replaced by the U.S. Army's combat uniforms...... Wang Jun was unhappy when he looked at the Star-Spangled Banner logo, and asked people to change it to the Golden Dragon Chinese character logo.
Wang Jun gave this absolutely loyal team a name, "Dragon Cannon Praetorian Guard"; The guards, Zhao Zilong and others are very understandable, anyway, these people only listen to Wang Jun, not the royal guards; Dragon artillery, this is not the earthen cannon in the game, Wang Jun took out 30 M252 mortars from the space ring, equipped with M82181mm shells.
As a Terminator, he is obviously more fond of hot weapons than cold weapons, and his mastery is unmatched, and he is the commander and instructor of the Dragon Cannon Guard, which is very suitable; In order to let the Roman hoplites learn to use this thing, Ada spent a full 3 months, desperate training, and now it can finally come in handy, these soldiers are worthy of Germain blood, execute orders extremely rigorously, and learn well.
Ada led the team out of the ranks, 30 mortars lined up in front of the formation, and boxes of shells were neatly stacked; Wang Jun took Deng Zhi and Zhang Hu to watch from behind, and the large-scale shelling, even if it was a mortar, was very enjoyable; The 109 stout dragon cannon guards moved in unison, exactly according to Ada's orders...... Ranging and preparing to shoot the elements, the Terminator is 100% accurate, but the accuracy of the mortar cannot keep up.
"General Hao, what are the Han soldiers trying to do?"
Sima Zhao was 18 years old at this time, the second generation of standard officials, and he came to the front line to participate in the war, more for mixed military merits; However, don't look at Sima Zhao's youth, there are a lot of goods in his stomach, Sima Yi is still very concerned about the education of several children.
"Something strange...... Do they think they can lay down Chen Cang in one day? ”
Zhenxi General Hao Zhao did not answer this question head-on, because he could not judge that there was something unusual about the Han army's behavior.
"General Hao, do you want me to take someone to test it?"
Xiahou Ba looked coldly into the distance, his father Xiahou Yuan died in the hands of the Shu army, and he hated the Han army that split from the Shu army; The position of the right general is not for nothing, as a first-class general in the army, Xiahou Ba has excellent force, but unfortunately the strategy is insufficient.
"General Hao, the last general, please go with you!"
Xu Zhen, the protector of Shu, immediately agreed, and he was also a brave general; There are 60,000 men in the city, and in the military fortress 10 miles to the east, there are 20,000 men and horses in the governor's place!
The Han army outside the city seems to have at most 30,000 men and horses, so what is there to be afraid of, it is better to lead the army out of the city and fight happily.
Hearing the words of the second general, Hao Zhao was full of hesitation; Wang Jun's toughness, Hao Zhao has seen it with his own eyes, although Xiahou Ba and Xu Zhen are indeed brave, but they may not be Wang Jun's opponents. After fighting against Wang Jun, Hao Zhao had a clear understanding that the Han army was invincible and the Han generals were unstoppable; To put it simply, the Han army's successive victories mainly relied on the bravery of their generals.
If he agrees, the two fierce generals Xiahouba and Xu Zhen may not be able to come back; But if he didn't agree, he was worried about dampening their fighting spirit.
"The Metropolitan Governor strictly ordered us not to go to war without permission...... The two generals were a little restless, and seeing the movement of the Han army, they might immediately attack the city. ”
Hao Zhao's tone was very gentle, and he played the card of Sima Yi.
glanced at Sima Zhao, who was standing next to him, Xiahou Ba and Xu Zhen had no choice but to shut their mouths stupidly; The two of them are brave, but they are not stupid, and the son of the governor is here, so he can't say that he is not to his face.
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"Bang! Boom! ”
There was a burst of smoke in front of the Han army, and the firing movement of the 81mm mortar was not small, but the sound was still much smaller than the moment it exploded.
In the sky above the west city of Chencang, a strange howl sounded; Subsonic flying shells, and soldiers with good eyes can faintly see the flight trajectory...... For the Wei army on the tower, the shrill howling was getting closer and closer, and then suddenly it was gone.
"Boom!"
Maybe it's 1 second, maybe half a second, anyway, no one can give an accurate time, in short, after the whistling sound disappeared, on the long Xicheng Tower, a series of thunderbolts exploded, and the wall cracked; Powerful shock waves and shrapnel flying all over the sky, like a "thunder storm", raged and destroyed on the towers of the city; The Wei officers and soldiers who were waiting on the city tower were emptied in groups.
When the smoke cleared slightly, the sight of 30 bloody and severed limbs shattered the hearts of the frightened survivors.
Lying down, a common action in modern warfare, was unknown in the era of cold weapons; In the first round of test firing of Ada, all of them hit the city tower, and the dense Wei army suffered heavy losses, and the officers and soldiers of nearly 2 Qu lost their combat effectiveness.
"What's going on?"
Xiahou Ba, Xu Zhen and others, who were lucky, widened their eyes and showed a look of horror; Sima Zhao was even more unbearable, and his feet were scared and weak...... A broken palm flew to his shoulder, bloody, it seems that it is not so easy to mix military skills!
Xiahou Ba and Xu Zhen secretly rejoiced that if Hao Zhao hadn't stopped it before, the two of them would have run to challenge the Han army, and the result might be these stumps and broken flesh in front of them.
For the Dragon Cannon Guards, this is just the beginning.
Ada's precise command, the rigorous execution of the dragon artillery guards, and a ** mortar shell repeatedly ravaged the Chencang West City Tower; Spanning the weapon gap of nearly 2 centuries, Hao Zhao was powerless to return to the sky, and could only watch helplessly as the soldiers were blown up by groups.
The huge explosion made the entire Chen Cang tremble; The troops who served as the guards of the western city wall were directly subordinate to Xiahouba...... But no matter how Xiahou Ba tried to find a way, he couldn't reorganize the defense of the centaur organization; Not to mention the soldiers and ordinary generals, Hao Zhao and his party also evacuated the city tower in disgrace; The attacks of the Han army were unpredictable and earth-shattering, and no one dared to stay on the city walls.
To put it simply, the defense of Chen Cang's West City Tower has completely collapsed.
"Deng Zhi, it's your turn......"
Wang Jun patted Deng Zhi on the shoulder and pulled him back from his daze; Observing through the telescope, Deng Zhi finally understood what was going on with Wang's so-called assault.
The lord's methods were too violent and cruel, Deng Zhi was shocked, and he was replaced by him, and the result was the same.
A large number of Yulin Army foot soldiers flocked to Chen Cang; Under the command of Deng Zhi and Zhang Hu, they began to assault civil works, filling trenches, removing traps, removing horses, and so on; The Yulin army was in full swing, and without the sniping of the Wei army, everyone was busy without any scruples...... This is a war, it is simply a demolition!
Ada was expressionless, commanding the dragon cannon guards to gradually extend the artillery fire; Wei Jun thought it would be safe to retreat from the tower?
Miss by a mile!
The M252 mortar has a maximum range of 5.9 kilometers, which can keep fighting the Wei army, and the special surname of the mortar of the curved attack determines that the Wei army cannot hide behind the wall and steal his life.
In the place where the Han army must attack, build a perfect defense, defend the city, and fish the Han army outside the city; Advance, not obtain, retreat, not willing; After attacking and defending for a few days, the strength and sharpness of the Han army will be consumed a lot, and a large number of reinforcements nearby can quickly arrive and encircle and annihilate them...... Sima Yi's idea, Wang Jun admired, but never accepted.
Unlike the last time, in this battle of Chencang, how many kills and wounds and how many prisoners were not the key goals of the Wang army; In order to take Guanzhong as soon as possible, the Han army must fight quickly and pull out the nail of Chen Cang.
The artillery fire has been extending to the interior of the Chen Cang, and the sky-high smoke obscures the rare sunlight of spring; The figure of the Yulin Army appeared on the west city wall one after another, and the city towers full of wreckage, except for the dead and the half-dead people, the normal ones all ran away.
Isn't it unbelievable that a city can be taken down with all artillery?
For Hao Zhao and others, who finally abandoned the city and fled, this was just a helpless thing; A thunderbolt kills and injures a lot, which is enough frightening pleasure, and the thunder continues, and it chases the ass and explodes...... What else can you do besides running away?
Of course, in the chaos, many of the routs hid in this house and that house, and the density of 30 mortars was far from enough to plow the city; However, when a large number of Yulin troops entered the city, everything was a foregone conclusion, even if a small number of Wei troops tried to fight for their lives, it was only a drop in the ocean and disappeared in an instant.
On the basis of Hao Zhao's laying a good foundation, Wei Jun spent more than 3 months of effort to build Chen Cang like an iron bucket; No one could have imagined that there was no conspiracy, not a night attack, the Han army attacked head-on during the day, and in just 2 hours, Chen Cang changed masters.
In later generations, there were many anti-Han brick families called beasts, based on the Battle of Chencang on March 3, 229 AD, attacking the founding emperor of the Han Empire, Wang Jun, for his cruelty and unkindness; For their own selfish desires, they brutally shelled civilian residential areas, killing tens of thousands of innocent civilians and displacing countless people......
History is written by people, and after subjective assumptions add fuel to the vinegar, it gradually becomes very shameless; The real thing is known only to the person concerned.
In fact, according to Ada's post-war statistics, only 39 houses were accidentally bombed, killing 37 people and injuring 115 people. Judging from the total number of nearly 2,000 houses in the city, the data of accidental injuries can barely be said.
Not to mention the tens of thousands of civilians who died, even the number of dead Wei troops was less than 10,000, and some of them were trampled to death by the rebels; The brick family in later generations is called a beast, and it is completely high-grade black, anyway, the parties are all dead, and there will be no witnesses crawling out of the grave to testify.