"The Grand Duke, the last general is incompetent, Chen Cang...... Lost! ”

Hao Zhao and others rushed to the military village 10 miles away and reported the bad news to Sima Yi with great grievances.

"How is that possible?"

The movement of the bombardment of Chen Cang was not small, Sima Yi stayed in the military village, and he could hear it, so he naturally thought of the stubble that the Han army used gunpowder; Because of the director's brain damage, gunpowder was available in the Three Kingdoms during this period, and it has been applied to the battlefield, but the usage is simple and primitive.

The problem is that in Sima Yi's thinking, even if the Han army used gunpowder, it was impossible to take Chen Cang; Gunpowder is a rare thing, and the Wei army has very few equipment and limited power, so as long as there is some precaution, it should not be a big problem.

Hao Zhao and others described it, and Sima Yi was confused; Thunder came from heaven...... Wailing...... Explosion, what kind of mess, without modern knowledge, how can Sima Yi figure it out?

However, the matter in front of him is the key to Sima Yi's entire plan, Chen Cang, who lost it in less than half a day!

The original plan of relying on Chen Cang to catch the Han army and find an opportunity to annihilate it has now come to naught...... Losing Chencang, the west of Chang'an is equal to the opening of the portal; Chen Cang must be recaptured! For Sima Yi, the battle of Guanzhong is the key to his career, don't look at Cao Zhen's failure, it's okay, if he loses Guanzhong, Emperor Wei Ming is not so easy to talk about.

On March 3, as soon as night fell, 70,000 Wei troops touched the east of Chencang; The 20,000 Wei troops stationed in Wugong County also received an order from Sima Yi, and as soon as the sun went down, they set out, and it was expected that they could rush to Chencang in the night of the 4th; Sima Yi planned to take advantage of the slack victory of the Han army to launch an attack that night and recapture Chencang in one fell swoop.

In the middle of the day, the offense and defense were switched, and Sima Yi's mouth was full of bitterness.

Inside Chencang City.

After simply repairing the buildings damaged by artillery fire, Wang Jun and his party lived in Chencang in a happy mood, which was much more comfortable than camping in the wilderness; Relatively speaking, the city defense facilities in the east are basically intact, which is naturally cheaper than the Yulin Army garrisoned, and it is only slightly adjusted.

"Zhang Hu, do you say that the Wei army will definitely come to seize the city tonight?"

Deng Zhi sat straddling the battlements and looked at the dark east.

"If I were Sima Yi, I would definitely come tonight; As soon as Chen Cang is lost, Chang'an will be in danger, and if he can't defeat us in the field battle, he can only wait in Chang'an to be surrounded...... What's more, we just won Chencang, and our foothold is not stable. ”

Zhang Hu's strength is not high, but his resourcefulness is good, and he can understand the rules of Wei officialdom.

"I hope they really dare to come, and we can exercise our muscles."

Twisting his neck, Deng Zhi was a little excited; The morale of the Yulin army is high, but there is no battle to fight, which is so boring.

The topographic data near Chencang, Ada surveyed, as long as the dragon artillery guards are executed as required, and the mortars are pointed at that and that; The efficiency of the Terminator made Wang Jun very comfortable, eating and drinking with peace of mind, washing and sleeping; If Sima Yi dares to attack at night, he will not be able to eat and walk around.

In the middle of the night, it suddenly rained heavily, and the road was muddy.

Whether it was the Yulin army, which was waiting for battle, or the Wei army, which was preparing to attack, they were not very interested in the rain; The rain in March was so cold that no matter who got wet, it was shivering. Relatively speaking, the Yulin Army occupying Chencang is much better, after all, there are many places to provide shelter from the rain; Xiahouba and the others were sad, and they could only suffer in the wilderness when they advanced lightly.

"God help me wait!"

Sima Yi's words ignited the enthusiasm of the Wei soldiers; Although the night rain added a lot of difficulties, it also concealed the traces of the Wei army's march and also increased the difficulties of the defenders...... In short, this rain made the night attack more favorable; At the very least, Sima Yi believed that the Han army, in the case of rain, would inevitably not be able to use what Hao Zhao called the terrible gunpowder weapons.

If Wang Jun knew Sima Yi's thoughts, he would definitely laugh and pee; The early mortars are hard to say, but the modern mortars are still used in heavy rain, and even the action of pouring water is omitted.

5,000 Wei soldiers slowly touched the east city of Chencang, swords into the sheath, guns wrapped in cloth, so as not to produce reflection; The trenches, traps and other things outside the city, they knew the location, and they could easily bypass them, but Deng Zhi asked the Yulin army to make some adjustments during the day in order to disgust the Wei army.

"Uh......-*"

One after another, Wei soldiers stepped into the trap, and non-combat attrition appeared one after another; Xiahou Ba, who served as the commander of the night attack, had a lot of experience, so that all the soldiers tied strips of cloth around their mouths and tied a slipknot on the back of their heads; The advantage of this is that when the soldier encounters an accident, he cannot let out a loud scream, so as not to reveal his whereabouts.

More Wei troops stayed quietly 300 meters away from the city wall, letting the icy rain fall on them; Sima Yi came to the battlefield in person, Hao Zhao and others followed, waiting patiently; As long as Xiahou Ba can go up to the city, then Xu Zhen will quickly follow up with 20,000 horses, and after that, the team will attack in an all-round way.

In order to avoid cannibalism, Sima Yi also formulated the code word "heavy rain" for tonight's battle...... Wei Xing", the soil is a little dirt, but it can be used.

"Bang!"

A muffled sound suddenly came from the dark city tower, startling the Wei soldiers who were less than 30 meters away from the city wall; Sima Yi, who was 300 meters away, felt a tense heart when he heard the sound, and just wanted to say something, something that made him desperate happened.

An extremely bright "light" suddenly appeared in the night sky, comparable to the light of the sun, so that the Wei army under the city had nowhere to hide; Within a range of nearly a thousand meters, all objects were presented in the light, not to mention the 5,000 people of Xiahou Ba, even Sima Yi who was 300 meters away, were completely exposed to the sight of the Yulin Army at the head of the city.

Ada stood on the city tower, the grenade launcher in his hand still emitting green smoke, with a cool expression on his face; Before Wang Jun went to bed, he gave Ada a grenade launcher and a few flares, and waited for Sima Yi to come. In fact, Ada does not need flares, and his infrared imaging camera can clearly see the silly platoon of the Wei army outside the city; This flare is completely for Deng Zhi and them.

The first flare lasted 35 seconds, which looked short, but enough for a lot to happen.

The first 1 second.

All the Wei troops outside the city were dazzled by the sudden bright light, and they couldn't see anything clearly for a while, let alone what was happening.

The first 5 seconds.

Thousands of Wei troops led by Xiahou Ba stood in the mud dumbfounded, they still couldn't understand the situation; Like the light of day, their hard work to touch the edge of the city has become a farce.

A few hundred meters away, Sima Yi, Hao Zhao and others were all snow-white; The methods of the Han army are simply incredible, and this time it is still attacking at night! The Han army can see the situation clearly, and when they touch the soldiers under the city, it is estimated that there will be more than one luck.

In fact, Deng Zhi and the others were also a little hairy in the first 1 or 2 seconds; Even if you are mentally prepared, the brightness of this flare is beyond everyone's imagination.

At the 5th second, the Yulin Army on the city wall raised its bow and crossbow and began to aim happily; With the help of flares, Sergeant Yulin aimed at the enemy within a hundred meters, which was quite easy, almost the same as during the day.

"Put!"

7th second.

A bright smile appeared on Deng Zhi's face and shouted loudly.

"Poof! ……”

Arrows rained down, and powerful crossbow arrows ferociously pierced through the Wei soldiers; Once the fig leaf of the night was lifted, the thousands of Wei troops standing outside the city were like a flock of fat sheep in captivity, let alone resisting, and there was no chance to escape.

What's even more aggrieved is that because of the strips of cloth tied in their mouths, the soldiers can't even scream before they die, and they squeak and fall, is this considered a sacrifice for the Great Wei Kingdom?

8th second.

"Run! Come on! ”

Xiahou Ba was lucky not to be shot by the first wave of crossbow arrows, so he quickly tore off the strip of cloth and howled wildly; If you don't run, these men will all be here.

Since the imitation longbow of the Vermilion Bird Army shined in the Grand Canyon, the Han army began to install imitation longbows, eliminating bows and crossbows of 3 stones and below, leaving only 5 stones of the strong crossbow, which was used in addition to the longbow; The 30,000-strong Yulin Army was equipped with 2,000 longbowmen and 2,000 strong crossbowmen, and as for the huge bed crossbow like the Wuhou Shen crossbow, the Han army mainly used it as a defensive weapon for the city; It is inconvenient to carry, the launch speed is super slow, and it is definitely a thankless task to use in the field.

Unlike the Suzaku longbow, the other troops are all male soldiers, and the longbow bowstring pull can be designed to be larger, and the range is increased a lot; However, relative to the range, the rate of fire is the most terrifying part. The strong crossbowmen all retreated and stretched the strings, using both hands and feet, it was really not easy; The longbow soldiers rushed up and took over the position of the crossbowmen, taking arrows, strings, raising bows, aiming, everything was in order, and the high-intensity training of the Han army was exchanged for elite soldiers.

12th second.

"Buzz!"

The hum of the bowstring became the only protagonist on the North Tower; The firing speed of 4 seconds and the salvo of 2,000 people made Xiahouba, who was looking back, cold.

32nd second.

The fifth wave of arrows of the longbowmen swept swiftly across the night sky like day, covering the last of the fleeing Wei troops; The muddy road surface and crowded crowds greatly reduced the speed of the Wei army's escape; 2,000 crossbow arrows, 10,000 flying feathers, and more than 3,700 surnames were harvested.

It can't be said that the Yulin army's archery skills are too good, it can only be said that the Wei army is too close, especially when the first wave of crossbow arrows attacked, it was only a distance of about 30 meters......

In the 35th second, the dazzling light suddenly faded, and darkness fell instantly.

For both the enemy and the enemy, at this moment, it is pitch black in front of them, nothing can be seen, and there is a feeling of falling from heaven to hell.

Xiahou Ba, this will be really cold all over; Two arrows pierced his body, one through his chest and the other through his abdomen...... Xiahou Ba, who was lying on the ground, his face was covered by muddy water, and he couldn't die anymore.

"Bang bang!"

Without waiting for Sima Yi to make a new decision, Chen Cangcheng suddenly flashed red light, and there was a muffled sound.

After firing the flares, Ada immediately descended the tower and quickly arrived at the dragon artillery guard position that was waiting for him; The more than 100 dragon cannon guards didn't need to know the specific location of the enemy outside the city at all, they just needed to follow Ada's orders.

Thirty mortars fired at the same time, and after the roar, only a sharp whistling sound could be heard piercing the sky.

"Not good!"

Hao Zhao and other experienced generals suddenly turned from pale to miserable green, they understood too well what this meant; Sima Yi had only heard the description from his subordinates, and his reaction was a little slower......

"Boom!"

Streams of red light shone in the dense Wei army, and a thunderclap sounded almost simultaneously; The Wei soldiers, who saw the power of mortars for the first time, panicked and fled; As for the Wei army, which had been repaired by artillery fire during the day, it was even more unbearable, and it turned around and ran away, no matter which general scolded him, he couldn't stop it.

In the vast night, more than 60,000 Wei troops launched a rainy night escape; Unorganized, undisciplined, and untight, the key is that everyone has chosen the direction of turning their backs to Chen Cang, which is a correct direction...... However, more than 60,000 people fled together, even during the day, without organization, it would be fatal, not to mention this dark and rainy night; After only three rounds of artillery bombardment by the Han army, the first large-scale stampede in the history of the Wei army began, and this tragedy was accompanied by a drizzle that had been drifting.

In view of Wang's order to save shells, when the Wei army lost control, Ada stopped firing artillery salvos; A total of 90 shells were fired in the three rounds of salvos, all of which exploded in the crowd, bringing nearly 3,000 casualties to the Wei army, which was not as great as the previous Yulin Army's arrow feather storm; However, the shock brought by artillery bombardment is far beyond the reach of cold ice weapons.

In order to keep the trample tragedy of the Wei army alive, Ada took four dragon cannon guards and a mortar to the city tower; With the help of Ada's infrared night vision capability, where there is not enough chaos, a mortar shell will inevitably hit there; The maximum range of nearly 6 kilometers allowed Ada to calmly tease Sima Yi's army.

As time passed, the night sky gradually turned from black to gray, and the rain gradually became smaller; There was a dead silence on the dark battlefield, and the howls of the wounded soldiers that had been heard from time to time gradually disappeared; Maybe it was because of the aggravation of the injury and the coma, maybe it was frozen by the cold rain, but for Deng Zhi and the others, who would care about this?

The sky gradually brightened, and before I knew it, it was dawn, and the rain finally stopped.

The Yulin cavalry of the brigade rushed out of the east gate of Chencang; Deng Zhi, who hadn't slept all night, was obviously in high spirits, still alive and well, leading 10,000 cavalry to the east.

"For the dog that falls into the water, you must hurry up and beat it hard! …… Cough! No, it's a hard scratch! ”

Before Wang Jun set off from Deng Zhi, this was the explanation.

In the mud outside the east of the city, the corpses of the Wei army were lying there; Thousands of corpses near the city walls, with arrow feathers stuck in their bodies, clearly expressing the cause of their deaths; At a distance of 300 meters, there were again patches of corpses, near the crater, apparently dead under fire, and many more, with their heads facing east, with no wounds on their bodies, and occasionally deformed limbs...... Nearly 5,000 Wei soldiers were trampled into the muddy water, choked to death or trampled to death, and the result was the same tragic.

After Deng Zhi, Zhang Hu appeared on the battlefield with a large number of Yulin Army foot soldiers; Cleaning the battlefield is a job to be done after every battle, collecting the enemy's equipment, recovering your own arrows, and of course, it is necessary to bury the corpses in a centralized manner, otherwise the plague will break out and the consequences will be serious.

Sima Yi was covered in mud and water, embarrassed; As one of the auxiliary ministers of the Wei State, when did he get so desolate?

However, mixed in muddy water, this has become the best way to distinguish Wei Jun, regardless of the position, it is the same.

Hao Zhao and others, who were also covered in mud and water, began to gather men and horses after the sky was light, and only got more than 20,000, and the rest of the rout soldiers ran away in the dark night; When passing by the military village, Sima Yi arranged for Xu Zhen to bring hundreds of cavalry to stay, so as to gather the rest of the routed troops here; The main force, which had no morale, followed Sima Yi straight to Wugong County.

10,000 forest cavalry rode their horses and galloped on the field after the rain, and the rising sun gradually sprinkled a trace of warmth, driving away the cold of last night; Thanks to the existing territory, especially in the Tianshui area, the Han army obtained a large number of high-quality war horses; You must know that there have always been very few cavalry in Shu.

The Han army was equipped with 10,000 cavalry, accounting for one-ninth of the whole army; Obviously, the Wang army focused on Deng Zhi, while the Qinglong, Baihu, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu armies only provided war horses to the senior generals.

The cavalry is over 10,000, the momentum is as big as the river reversing, and the roar is like spring thunder; How to use cavalry on a large scale, there are really not many people who understand it during the Three Kingdoms period, for example, in the Wu Kingdom, the horses are trying to get a little bit from Liaodong, let alone how to use cavalry; It can be seen from the map that there is no reason for the Wei cavalry not to be the boss, and in fact it is indeed the case.

Wang Jun didn't know that Sima Yi had taken over the war on the Western Front this time, and he had already asked Emperor Wei Ming with a cheeky face to ask for two battalions of men and horses.

The backbone battalion, expanded on the basis of the late Dianwei's guards armor, the whole army of 5,000 people, all strong and strong, wearing heavy armor, equipped with two halberds, 6 halberds, the backbone, meaning the pillar of the army, indestructible; The commander of the army is the grandson of Dian Wei, Dian Lin, and the general of Hu Lie.

The Xiaocai battalion, the original body is actually a tiger and leopard horse, the whole army of 5,000 people, and the soldiers are all skilled in bows and horses; The commander of the army is the son of Cao Chun, Cao Yan, who is awarded the leading general.

Of course, because of the expansion, the average combat power of these two armies is obviously not as good as that of their predecessors; Take the Xiaocai Battalion as an example, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of the predecessor, all the soldiers are at the level of 100 generals, which shows the strength of the combat power; However, even so, the cavalry battalion was still the most powerful cavalry regiment of this period.

In order to deal with the situation in Guanzhong, Sima Yi placed these two teams in the middle of Chang'an and Chencang, Wugong County; He didn't want to use these two elite troops casually; For Sima Yi, the fortunate thing in the misfortune was that he did not arrange for the two battalions of the backbone and Xiao to participate in the night attack on Chencang last night, otherwise the outcome would be even more miserable.

Thirty-five kilometers west of Sima Yi, the Han Yulin cavalry of the brigade slowly moved westward.

Deng Zhi was in a happy mood now, and there was no trace of tiredness on his face.

With his 10,000 Yulin cavalry to show off his might on the Guanzhong Plain, he only slipped around, and a group of Wei troops were captured; After gathering the captives, at a glance, the field was densely packed, and the number reached more than 30,000; The Yulin cavalry rode slowly like a sheep, driving more than 30,000 captives back to Chencang.

Such a scene, how can Deng Zhi, who is freshly dressed and angry, not laugh?

and Xu Qian, the general of Shu who stayed in the military village, only collected more than 5,000 horses; As soon as Deng Zhi's Yulin cavalry emerged on the horizon, Xu Zhen had to lead his troops to retreat eastward; Xu is brave, but after all, he is a person who has led soldiers, and the newly defeated soldiers are not many in number, and they cannot be able to fight against the fierce and large number of Han cavalry; Thirty-six strategies, go for the best policy.