Chapter 1054: Bloody Battle (Part I)
"This Jiameng Pass is really one of the three dangerous passes in Sichuan and Shu, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is very steep."
Before the Guanlong army lined up in front of Jiameng Pass and prepared to launch the first round of offensives, under the command banner of the Chinese army in front of the battle array, many of the highest-ranking generals were also carefully looking at the first pass in eastern Sichuan that blocked their way into Sichuan, and one of them let out a sigh of emotion.
"Brother Qin also feels that this is difficult to overcome?" Li Wannian, who had just come back from his thoughts, asked quietly. He was not dissatisfied because of Qin Yuxiang's emotion.
Because the facts are indeed in front of you, Jiameng Pass is the first dangerous pass in eastern Sichuan, and naturally has its uniqueness, and it can really be regarded as a one-man pass.
Not to mention anything else, the height of this wall alone has surpassed all the fortified cities in the world, and it is more than ten zhang, and it can even be called a cliff standing on the road ahead.
This is not because this pass city was indeed built so high, but because the Jiameng Pass rises according to the mountain, and the foundation below it is on the slope of the mountain that is more than five zhang high. In this way, the upper and lower parts are integrated, and only five or six zhang of idle earth walls are built, and its height has already covered the world's closed cities.
And this is just one of the points that Jia Meng Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The wall of the gate extends to the left and right along the mountain, and it is integrated with the mountains on both sides, but the road below is only the narrow one, which is where they display their soldiers, and it cannot be compared with the wings that expand on both sides of the wall.
In this way, if you really talk about it, once you launch an attack, your own army will be completely under the semi-encirclement and attack of the defenders of the gate. Not only must they defend against a frontal attack, but the two wings also have a considerable number of soldiers and horses to resist, which will naturally greatly weaken the combat power of the besieging army.
And because of the high cliffs and deep valleys on both sides, the attack and defense can't even pose too obvious a threat to the two wings of the defenders - this is completely a one-sided passive beating, and it is difficult for anyone to deal with it.
Coupled with the abundant soldiers, horses and weapons, it is indeed difficult to capture this Jiameng Pass head-on.
"General Li, if it weren't for the morale of others to destroy the prestige of our army, this level is really not easy to fight. Moreover, we will not be able to exert our superiority in strength, and with the terrain in front of us, we can only let 5,000 soldiers and horses attack in several teams at most." Qin Yuxiang also came to his senses at this time, but he still frowned and said.
Li Wannian smiled and nodded, and actually agreed with his judgments: "Yes, Sichuan and Shu, as the country of abundance, have always been stable, relying on the three major dangers of Baishui, Jia Meng and the sword gate in the rear. Therefore, I have been prepared for the danger of this hurdle for a long time."
"How is the general going to break the level?" Qin Yuxiang seemed to think of something, glanced at the other party and asked.
"Well, you'll see it soon." Li Wannian didn't delay, and immediately raised his hand and pointed at it, "Come on, go talk to them."
A civil official with an elegant temperament immediately stepped forward, and soon came to the Jiameng Pass, raised his head and shouted at the pass: "Xie Yun in Xia Chang'an, I am here to talk to you General Gao on the order of General Li Wannian Li. General Gao, are you here?"
Soon, a loud voice came from the close: "Xie Hailiu, Mr. Xie's name, I have heard of it even though we are on the border, I don't know what to teach?" It was Jia Meng's guard Gao Jinxian who responded.
"General Gao, now you only have two or three thousand soldiers and horses in Jiameng Pass, and if you look at this side, there are 100,000 people in the army. Do you think that a single city can really stop fifty times the enemy?
"So in the spirit of a good life, I hope that the general can make the wisest choice. As long as the switch is returned to my Guanlong army at this time, not only can you be preserved, but after the matter is completed, you will be able to increase your official position and become a knight, and you will ......be rich and noble for a lifetime."
Xie Yun gave it with his tongue, and said tactfully at this time, it really had a rather demagogic effect, that is, Qin Yuxiang in the rear, he couldn't help but nod when he heard it.
That's the truth, after all, the city has to be guarded by people, only two or three thousand people, and no matter how strong the pass is, it will be blocked
It's not more than 100,000 long.
It's just that he just nodded, and a loud laugh sounded on the gate in front of him: "You and other traitors are really a big breath, if you are about to unify today, you still intend to mess with me
Shu, I really don't know whether to live or die!
"If it's just this nonsense, then there's no need to say more. In front of the two armies, I don't want to kill you and break the rules, so retreat quickly. Otherwise, I will let you die tragically in front of my Jiameng Pass, and make a good start to this battle!"
As soon as Gao Jinxian said a word, an arrow shot down with a swish, and landed a few feet in front of Xie Yun's horse, startling him as a civil official, and hurriedly dropped the sentence: "If you don't surrender at this time, you will regret it!" He fled and retreated.
His fierce performance immediately caused a burst of laughter from the defenders of Guanshang, and also made the soldiers and horses of Guanlong of Chen's army in front of Guanshang annoyed for a while, and they asked Li Wannian to fight.
Li Wannian's face was also a little heavy, knowing that it was difficult to impress the other party with words, so he decisively chose to attack: "Xu Wenbiao, Zhang Tianbao, you two have a total of 5,000 elites, attack me!"
The two Ganzhou generals who were named immediately agreed, and with vigor, they personally led their troops to battle, and roared straight to Jiameng Pass.
And when the five thousand soldiers and horses rushed along the narrowing road, their various defensive weapons also began to attack in a targeted manner.
Suddenly, up and down the city, the sound of killing rang out.
The non-stop bow and crossbow shooting, the constant rushing charge, and all kinds of tools to climb the wall of the city were also carried and dragged by the elite soldiers of Guan Long, withstanding the raindrop-like arrow and stone attack on their heads, and towards the slightly outwardly tilted wall.
This is a road that is destined to be opened with the blood and lives of countless people, and these soldiers have long had such an awareness, so this offensive is indeed quite fierce, and they have not retreated in the slightest.
As a result, in just half an hour, hundreds of people fell, but their threat to the wall of Jiamengguan was minimal, and even the simple ladders and other climbing tools could not really be built.
Seeing this, Xu Wenbiao and Zhang Tianbao, as the main generals, naturally found it difficult to accept, and immediately personally went on foot, holding swords and shields and launched a charge.
With these two lords leading by example, the soldiers and horses under their command, whose morale had already been frustrated, quickly rallied again, shouted, and launched an offensive with a more fierce attitude.
This time, although they paid a rather tragic price, they finally put the ladder on the city, and there were many brave and agile soldiers, who took advantage of the situation and had the posture of killing Jia Meng at the juncture.