Chapter 230: The Battle for the River Embankment

It is said that the Wei army decided to temporarily stay in Fancheng, then they must protect the embankment, so they had to constantly send people to inspect and defend the embankment everywhere, this is good, Sima Yi kept sending people to dig the embankment, they went to protect the embankment, and the two sides inevitably continued to have small-scale conflicts.

The Shu army came prepared, and had the advantage of firearms, so they took advantage of the conflict. What's more, the Shu army is a saboteur, and a pretended saboteur, and it is always easier to destroy than to build. The Shu army did not need to hide their whereabouts at all, they often dug a few river embankments indiscriminately when no one was around, but they did not completely dig the river embankment, and when they almost dug up, they stopped waiting for the Wei army to arrive, and even if the Wei army did not come, they had to find a way to attract the Wei army.

For this reason, they even asked people to pretend to be ordinary people, and reported to the Wei army to receive a reward of silver by the way. When the Wei army came, if there were many people, they would flee, and if they were small, they would attack them, of course, they could not win in the end, and when the battle was almost over, the Wei army's people were almost killed, so they pretended to be invincible and retreated.

In order to ensure that the people who dig the embankment do not suffer losses, Liu Hou deliberately used special forces, anyway, these people are idle, and there are constantly new people joining the special forces, they need actual combat experience, this kind of low-intensity combat is just suitable for them to train.

The equipment of the special forces is the most advanced, and the repeating weapons such as horse crossbows, left # wheels, and guns make them all able to use one as ten, and they train hard, all of them run fast, and their explosive power and endurance for long-distance running are a few streets better than the Wei army.

All these conditions ensure that every time the excavation team goes out on a mission, it looks like it is dangerous, but in fact it can come back safe and sound every time.

Of course, in addition to the special forces and their special equipment, there is another important means of support, and that is information support. There were hundreds of scouts on the ground surrounding them in all directions to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and the key thing was that there were three hot air balloons in the sky to monitor the movements of the Wei army from afar.

Often, as soon as the Wei army came out of the gate of Fancheng, it was already discovered by the Shu army, and the high-speed transmission means of the Shu army were transmitted to the excavation team in an instant. After receiving the information, the excavation team immediately formulated a response plan based on factors such as the number of invading enemies, the types of troops, and equipment.

Information transparency played a very important role in this operation, for example, the Wei army dispatched cavalry, then the excavation team should escape as soon as possible, if the Wei army found out the whereabouts, how can the special forces run, two legs can not run more than four legs, so it is necessary to retreat before the two sides meet, otherwise it is easy to suffer.

Such large and small battles happened almost every day, and the Wei army lost a large number of men and horses every day, and they were forced to give up the protection of the fortified city and fight with the Shu army in the field.

Within ten days, the losses of the Wei army had reached a terrifying number, and the Shu army continued to expand the size of the excavation team, putting more and more pressure on the Wei army, and the Wei army had to increase the number of people patrolling the river embankment, so that they lost more and more people.

At this time, Sima Yi's second trick also began to take effect. His second trick is actually nothing new, that is, to send people to Fancheng to spread rumors, saying that the Shu army is about to dig the river embankment and divert Han water to pour into Fancheng, and then all men, women and children in the city will become fish and turtles.

Although the city gate of Fancheng was closed, except for the soldiers and horses who went out of the city to perform tasks, ordinary people were strictly forbidden to enter and exit, but the Shu army's means of spreading rumors simply ignored the existence of the city wall, and only used two hot air balloons to carry hundreds of thousands of leaflets from the air into the city.

This is not the first time that the Hongjun has used such a propaganda method, and it is simply familiar to use it now. In addition, there are some "CIA" people hidden in Fancheng, and when they see the leaflets scattered in the sky, they also know the meaning of the base camp, so they also take action and spread rumors everywhere.

It is also very important for these people to spread rumors, because many people in this era are illiterate, so the propaganda effect of leaflets is very limited, but it is different if there are more "CIA" agents to spread them in the market, and they just supplement the propaganda role of low-level people.

This propaganda not only caused panic among the people, but also shook the morale of the army. Xiahou Ba and Zhu Ling did their best to suppress the instability in the army, as well as the riots of the people in the city. However, the situation is getting worse and worse.

Especially at the major city gates, a large number of people gathered every day to escape from the city. Due to military needs, Xiahou Ba had already ordered the city gate to be closed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without an order. But now the people are convinced that the Shu army will definitely flood the city, so they want to escape by all means.

At first, they only gathered at the gate and begged the guards to let them out of the city, and the soldiers told the people that the general had ordered that no one should enter or leave the city. Seeing that their pleas were in vain, the people began to storm the gates in a frenzy of desperation.

The Wei army had to use force to suppress# suppress these people, and for a while, the sound of killing at the major city gates shook the sky, hundreds of people were killed, blood flowed like a river, and the corpses almost blocked the city gate hole.

The people were frightened by the bloody slaughter and did not dare to storm the city gates again, but they refused to disperse, and still gathered around the gates, hoping for a miracle, hoping to escape from the city and find a way out.

Chaos arose in the city, and the Wei army had to hold another meeting to discuss how to deal with it. This time Xiahou Ba was speechless, before he forcibly suppressed the fleeing faction with his power, but now not only the troops have suffered heavy losses, but the city is also chaotic, it seems that the city is about to be unable to hold, this qiē completely proves that the method of rigid defense does not work, in this case, what else can he say?

"General Xiahou, the Shu army has become more and more presumptuous in the river embankment recently, and now not only are people digging the river embankment day and night, but the number of people is also increasing, it seems that the Shu army is determined to dig the river. Our army has to defeat the Shu army and rush to repair the river embankment, and it has long been exhausted, and the point is that so far, we have lost no less than 5,000 people.

In only ten days, 5,000 people were sacrificed, and the speed of this kind of battle damage was almost the same as the Shu army's all-out attack on the city. If this continues, I believe that without the Shu army digging the embankment, we will soon run out of soldiers.

Not only that, but the city is now very unstable, not only the people are clamoring to leave the city, but many soldiers are also dissatisfied, and if this continues, I am afraid that the troops will mutini sooner or later. Zhu Lingdao.

"General Zhu, as a general, it is the responsibility to defend the land, how can we retreat lightly, eat the king's Lu and bear the king's worries, as the courtiers of the Great Wei, we should be loyal to the country and His Majesty, and the last general will never run away, it's just a big deal." It was Xiahouba's lieutenant who spoke, the guy who was used by Liu Hou and put back as Jiang Gan.