Panling, the northern barrier of Zeping County, stretches for hundreds of miles from east to west, and it is almost impossible to bypass Panling.

The road in the Panling is still very spacious, sometimes the two sides are high mountains, sometimes it is a depression, the whole Panling, the mountains are undulating, there are many dangerous peaks and steep mountains, the mist is shrouded, the scenery is beautiful, it is like a fairyland, there are also many famous mountains and historic sites among them, and there are many tourists who usually come to sightsee. But since the two countries of Jin and Chi have been at odds, this place has become the military stronghold of the Red Kingdom, has been completely blocked, and set up sixteen camps in Panling, the interval between each camp is not more than two miles, and the position of the camps is extremely precipitous, if the enemy is not strong, I am afraid that even the first camp can not be attacked.

The Iron Lion Army entered the Panling Range, looking at the towering peaks that could be seen everywhere far and near, the magnificent, ghostly continuous mountains, Chu Chen couldn't help but sigh at the magic of heavenly creation.

Being in the mountains, he couldn't help but feel heroic, and sighed to the generals around him: "It's a pity that such magnificent mountains and rivers are occupied by rats like Chiguo, and now Ben Shuai can finally understand why the adults insist on going south." ”

All the generals also nodded, and some of them sighed: "When I return to the field in the future, if I can find a place to live here and retire for life, it will be a great joy in life!"

Chu Chen looked up and smiled, waved his hand, and didn't say anything more.

The Iron Lion Army walked a short distance to the depths of the Panling Ridge and touched the first camp of the Red Army.

According to Chu Chen's arrangement of troops in advance, Chen Xiu, as the first batch of the Iron Lion Army, took the lead in attacking the Red Army camp.

The Red Army stationed 20,000 men in this camp. Chen Xiu's first division has nearly 100,000 people, and the strength of the two sides is not proportional, and the combat power is not at the same level.

If the You army is still the previous You army, with the steepness of the Red Army camp, even if 100,000 people attack, it is unlikely to capture it in a short time, and its own casualties will be very large, but now the You army has changed its appearance into the Jin army, with a large number of siege equipment provided by the Jin country, stone throwers, city-breaking crossbows, army-breaking crossbows, rushing cars, towers and other large weapons are readily available. This undoubtedly strengthened Youjun's wings. Its overall combat power has been upgraded to another notch.

Chen Xiu was a resourceful man, and he was also very good at using his mind when fighting, and when he saw that the height of the enemy's wall was about the same as his own tower, he immediately gave an order. Climb all your towers first. And elect a death squad of more than 3,000 people. Jump directly from the tower to the enemy's wall, engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, and win the opportunity to advance your main army. Minimizes the number of casualties on your side when advancing.

His tactics were extremely effective, and the 3,000 special death squads stirred up the red army on the wall, and they were too busy to take care of themselves, so where would they still have the opportunity to release arrows outward? The main Jin army under Chen Xiu's command was almost unhindered and smoothly advanced under the wall, the ladder was erected, and a large number of Jin soldiers began to climb frantically, and many Jin troops continued to jump along the tower to the wall, and the battle between the two sides fell into a white-hot battle from the beginning, and the soldiers on both sides launched a fierce battle to the death on the wall.

The Jin army received an order to die, within an hour, it must take the camp, while the Red Army received the order to fight if it can, and retreat immediately if it can't, the two sides are not at the same level in the first place, so it is not surprising that the battle situation began to tilt towards the Jin army.

Just after half an hour of the battle, the Red Army in the camp could not hold on, and its commander took the initiative to order, and the whole army abandoned the defense and retreated to the rear camp.

As soon as the main general gave the order to retreat, the Red Army soldiers below had no intention of fighting, and groups of soldiers ran down the wall, passed directly through the camp, and fled to the back of the camp.

Chen Xiu led his subordinates and took over the Red Army camp as a matter of course, and before he gave the order to pursue and kill the enemy, Tao Yuanfeng in the rear rushed as the second group, chasing the fleeing Red Army's buttocks, all the way to the second camp set up by the Red Army in Panling.

Tao Yuanfeng's style is somewhat similar to Chu Chen's, fierce and resolute, leaving no room for error.

He did not carry any large siege equipment on his side, and rushed to the enemy's camp by chasing the fleeing Red Army, and the soldiers of the Jin Army rushed to the gate of the village while setting up a ladder to attack, and the bloody battle between the two sides began.

Under the fierce attack of the Jin army round by round, the second camp of the Red Army also began to be precarious, especially the Zhaimen, which was originally strong and abnormal, but was crumbling by the Jin army outside with flesh and blood, and it may collapse at any time.

The lord of the second camp of the Red Army was frightened by the fierce offensive of the Jin Army, he did not dare to insist more, and while the outer defense line could still block the Jin Army for a while, he quietly led the Red Army soldiers in the camp to withdraw first.

The Red Army soldiers of the walled wall are still fighting desperately with the enemy, but the main general behind them ran first, as soon as the news came, people all scolded their mothers in their hearts, in this case, who is willing to stay and wait for death, the Red Army of the walled wall also coincidentally routed to the rear.

Under the rampage of Tao Yuanfeng, the second camp of the Red Army was also broken, and then the third group led by Zhang Cheng launched a charge......

The Iron Lion Army entered Panling at noon, and the battle lasted until late at night, and the four groups of the whole army even went down to 11 Red Battalions, which can be described as fruitful results.

By this time, the soldiers of the four groups of the Iron Lion Army were exhausted, while the strength of the Red Army camp was gathering more and more because of the continuous acceptance of deserters.

Seeing this, Chu Chen issued an order for the whole army to suspend the offensive and rest in place.

Soon, the soldiers below handed over the counted battle losses of the enemy and us to Chu Chen's hands.

I thought that if I captured eleven camps of the Red Army in a row, the enemy would suffer heavy losses, but it turned out to be completely different. According to their own statistics, the enemy killed in the battle had just reached 20,000, and the Red Army captured by their own side was less than 5,000, and after a whole day of fierce fighting, the Red Army's losses were only more than 20,000, and the Iron Lion Army's own casualties were close to 20,000.

Seeing this battle damage statistics, Chu Chen's face was gloomy, his brows were tightly locked, and he was silent in thought.

Seeing this, the generals on the left and right were relieved: "General, the enemy will be crushed with one blow. Running faster than a rabbit, this is the main reason for the enemy's few casualties, the next five camps, it can be said that the main force of the enemy army is gathered in every seat, the general can rest assured, tomorrow's battle, our army will be able to annihilate the main force of the Red Army!"

"En!" Chu Chen nodded and said, "It's okay! Wait until tomorrow we will fight the enemy to the death!"

There was no word that night, and the next day, the Iron Lion Army launched a strong attack on the five remaining camps of the Red Army.

The battle situation on this day was basically the same as the day before. Even though there were a large number of Red troops in the camp. But he still fought and withdrew, and did not fight to the death with the Iron Lion Army at all.

Five camps, the Iron Lion Army only took half a day to capture one after another, and the defeated Red Army retreated in a hurry. In one breath, he directly withdrew from the boundary of Panling.

The enemy forces are vulnerable. The war is going so well. The morale of the Iron Lion Army was high and their fighting spirit was high, and the generals proposed to Chu Chen one after another. Continue to pursue the defeated Red Army, and take this opportunity to completely annihilate the main force of the Red Army in Zeping County.

Chu Chen also wanted to pursue, but after all, he was a battle-hardened and experienced commander, the enemy fought this battle too abnormally, the location was so important, the terrain was so steep, and the Panling with such a perfect defense had been built in advance, the Red Army actually said that he would give up, which was too contrary to common sense, could it be a deception?

He called Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, and Guan Dai, the four deputy marshals, and then expressed the doubts in his heart. His concerns and Chen Xiu's four hit it off, and they also sensed that the battle was too smooth, and it was so smooth that it was a little abnormal.

Chen Xiu said: "General, the Red Army obviously did not intend to fight to the death with our army in Panling, so the fighting spirit was not strong, and it was defeated with one blow, and throughout Zeping County, the best defense location was in Panling, and the enemy army uncharacteristically abandoned here, there is only one possibility." ”

Guan Dai continued: "It is a strategy to lead the enemy into depth." ”

"That's right!" Chen Xiu nodded and said, "It seems that the Red Army deliberately wanted to lead our army into the hinterland of Zeping County, at that time, our army was alone in the depths, and it was difficult to guarantee logistics and supplies, and the situation was afraid that it would be very unfavorable." ”

"However," Guan Dai said with a frown: "Our army is not alone! After our army, there are two corps, the First Army Corps and the Fifth Army Corps, will there be any problems with our army's logistical supply being guaranteed by these two corps?"

"This ......" Chen Xiu was speechless for a while, what Guan Dai said was not unreasonable, although the Iron Lion Army was the vanguard army, and there were two strong reinforcements in the back, the First Army and the Fifth Army, if the Red Army used the strategy of leading the enemy into the depths, it would be a big mistake, this was not to lead the enemy into the depths, but to lure the wolves into the room. He pondered for a long time, and said faintly: "Unless the Red Army has a plan to lead the enemy into the front, and then quietly go back to Panling, cut off the reinforcements of the First Army and the Fifth Army, and also cut off the retreat of our army. ”

Guan Dai nodded secretly, this is very possible, after all, his side is not familiar with the environment of Zeping County, and it is very easy for the main force of the Red Army to avoid their own eyeliner and go back to Panling, if that is the case, it will become a closed door and a dog, and the consequences will be worrying.

Chu Chen, who had been silent and listened to the analysis of the two, suddenly laughed and said, "If this is the case, then the Red Army will be burned and will definitely be defeated." ”

"Oh?" Chen Xiu and the other generals were all stunned, and asked, "Why did the general say this?"

Chu Chen smiled slyly and said faintly: "My special army has never relied very much on logistics supplies. You should all remember that when the Jin Invasion Alliance joined forces to attack the Jin Kingdom, an army of our people went deep into the territory of the Jin Kingdom and almost attacked Wancheng, when there were only 100,000 people, and it went deep into the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom, and now our army has 400,000 people, just going deep into the hinterland of Zeping County, compared to it, what are our troops afraid of?"

Chen Xiu and the others looked at each other and muttered in their hearts, why don't you finish your words? Back then, the You army almost hit Wancheng, but what was the result, the whole army, including the main general, was wiped out in the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom, and none of them ran away.

Of course, Chu Chen's citation of this example also shows that the You army does not rely too much on logistics supplies, the reason is very simple, the You army is too barbaric, too capable of plundering, like a locust plague, and the places it passes through are all in ruins.

"In General Chu's opinion......" Chen Xiu and the others asked.

"Since the Red Army intends to lead our army deeper, then, let's make a plan and turn Zeping County upside down!" Chu Chen said with a sneer.

Chu Chen fights, has the strength of desperate Saburo, and at the same time has a shrewd mind, he is undoubtedly an extremely terrifying enemy for his opponent.

The Iron Lion Army knew that the Red Army was planning to lead the enemy deeper, but it still crossed the Panling Ridge and plunged straight into the hinterland of Zeping County like a sharp knife.

Walk through the Winding Ridge. Next, we will enter Panzhong County, where there are three castles, namely Ishibashi, Xintian and Jozan, of which Josan is the county seat.

The main force of the defeated Red Army retreated in the direction of Joyama Castle, but the Iron Lion Army did not dare to directly pursue it.

According to the reports of the army, a large number of local troops of the Red Kingdom were stationed in both Ishibashi and Xintian, and if the Iron Lion Army directly attacked Dingshan, the situation of the Iron Lion Army would be extremely unfavorable to the Iron Lion Army if they sent troops on both sides of Ishibashi and Xintian to attack their own side. Therefore, Chu Chen decided to take the stone bridge first. Take Nitta again. After the end, he fought to the death with the Red Army in Joyama Castle.

Ishiqiao is a large castle rich in iron ore and green granite, and the iron smelting industry is very developed. The green granite it produces every year is also transported to various parts of the country. It was used for the construction of walls and temples. It is one of the more important cities in the Red Kingdom.

The Red Kingdom had a local army of more than 70,000 people at Shiqiao, and a central army of about 30,000. The total number of troops reached 100,000.

Because Shiqiao Castle itself is rich in green granite, the solidity of its city defense is naturally not a problem, not only the city wall is made of green granite, but even the stone prepared by the city wall is mainly green granite.

It is not easy to force the stone bridge, and it is also a tough battle for the Iron Lion Army. In this battle, there was no opportunism, and the Iron Lion Army used all the siege equipment that could be used.

During the siege, the stone throwers and crossbows fired stone bullets and crossbow arrows in the rear to suppress the defenders of the city walls, while the soldiers of the Iron Lion Army marched forward in a phalanx, and at the same time, pushed out all the chariots and towers in the army.

The battle was extremely fierce at the beginning, on one side was a strong attack that could only advance and not retreat, and on the other side was a desperate fight with no way out.

During this period, the Iron Lion Army attacked a group and was repulsed a group, and the same was true for the defenders.

The corpses of the soldiers on both sides were stacked under the city, and they were all piled up high.

At night, even Chen Xiu, Tao Yuanfeng, Zhang Cheng, and Guan Dai, the four deputy marshals who couldn't resonate with Youren, couldn't fight anymore, and the casualties of the soldiers below were too great, and if they didn't withdraw their troops to rest, I was afraid that the whole army would be in danger.

The four of them came to Chu Chen together and asked him to collect his troops and fight again tomorrow.

When Chu Chen heard this, his eyes turned red, and he shouted at the four of them: "Without the order of the commander, no one is allowed to retreat! If anyone dares to say the word 'retreat' lightly, the military law will deal with it!"

With a word, he said that Chen Xiu and the four of them were speechless, and the latter could only bite the bullet and continue to command the soldiers to fight.

Chu Chen knew in his heart that the battle was hard, his own losses were heavy, the losses on the enemy's side were not light, his own side was tired, and the enemy army would be even more tired, now it depends on who can grit his teeth and hold on to the back.

The fierce battle lasted all night, and when the next day dawned, the Iron Lion Army's offensive still had no intention of ending, and the soldiers who had fought fiercely for a day and a night continued to rush forward like mad beasts.

At this time, look at the stone bridge under the city, the stones are mixed with the corpses, and the corpses are mixed with the stones, which have been piled up almost two meters high outside the city.

After fighting to such an extent, he still failed to break through the stone bridge, so Chen Xiu and others came to Chu Chen again and asked him to withdraw his troops and stop the battle. Chu Chen's tone was even worse this time, he almost scolded the four of them with a roar, and let out the words, if they couldn't beat the stone bridge, the four of them raised their heads to see him.

In the first battle of Shiqiao, the Iron Lion Army and the Red Kingdom defenders fought for two days and one night, and it was not until late at night the next day that the Iron Lion Army tore through the city defense of Shiqiao, and the soldiers of the Iron Lion Army, who had already killed red eyes and lost their minds, rushed into Shiqiao City and launched a more bloody massacre of the defenders and people in the city.

Now, Chen Xiu and the others can finally understand why You Ren slaughtered the city.

You are good at fighting tough battles, which is also piled up by the blood and lives of countless soldiers, and those who survive the fierce battle can be regarded as lucky, they have experienced wandering outside the ghost gate, and have seen too many of their comrades and brothers around them fall to the ground, they need the object to vent the resentment in their hearts, and they also need the object to vent the fear in their hearts, and the slaughter of the city has become a natural thing.

The Battle of Shiqiao Castle was the heaviest battle since the Iron Lion Army invaded the Red Kingdom, with more than 20,000 seriously wounded soldiers transported to the rear alone, and 30,000 soldiers buried under Shiqiao Castle, as for the lightly wounded soldiers, there were countless and could not be counted.

After this battle, the direct attrition of the Iron Lion Army was as much as 50,000, but fortunately, in the end, Shiqiao City was successfully defeated, and the casualties of the Iron Lion Army were also valuable.

Shiqiao is a large city, hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and it is impossible for the Iron Lion Army to control the whole city at once, kill all the people in the city, and take advantage of the chaos to drag their families and flee with their families.

Originally, the Iron Lion Army also planned to organize troops to chase and kill, but at this time, Chu Chen ordered not to chase and kill the people of the Red Kingdom. At the same time, he ordered a group of more than 10,000 elite soldiers to take off their armor, change the clothes of the people of Chiguo, mix with the fleeing people, and run with them.

The people of Shiqiao City fled to Xintian City, which was the closest to them, and the elite of the Iron Lion Army in disguise and disguised 10,000 elites smoothly mixed into Xintian City with the flow of fleeing people, so that the Iron Lion Army did not attack Xintian, but first buried a deadly knife in Xintian City.

Chu Chenwei is a veteran of the battlefield, too experienced, and also familiar with various combat examples and tactics, the situation in Shiqiao City made him immediately realize that his opportunity to attack Xintian had come, and secretly planted 10,000 elite soldiers in Xintian City with a mixed method.

He knew in his heart that in the fierce siege battle, the role that these 10,000 soldiers mixed with the enemy city could play was more important than the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers outside the city......!