Chapter 229: Stopping at the Foot of the City Sima Junqi

The thousands of Han troops who took the lead in attacking Wudang County were led by two fierce generals, Ding Feng and Zhang Nan.

Among them, Ding Feng is bold and brave, and he is the most suitable for the task of attacking the city first.

And Zhang Nanzi Wenjin, a native of Guangling Hailing, is a general who followed Liu Bei early on.

In the sixteenth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei was invited by Liu Zhang to enter Sichuan, and Zhang Nan followed Liu Bei.

Later, Liu Bei broke with Liu Zhang, and Zhang Nan led the army to follow Liu Bei to fight everywhere, and he had several military exploits.

In history, when Liu Bei raised an army to attack Wu, Zhang Nan, as a vanguard general, defeated Wu general Li Yi and others in Wuxian, and then joined forces with Feng Xi to lead the army to advance to Zigui.

In history, it was Zhang Nan who led the army and was surrounded by Sun Huan, whom Sun Quanmei called "Zong Yan Yuan".

Zhang Nan, who has followed Liu Bei for many years, has rich experience in both field battles and siege cities.

Therefore, Mi Yang appointed Zhang Nan as the vanguard commander of today's attack on Wudang County.

After Zhang Nan led thousands of Han troops to the moat of Wudang County, he immediately commanded the Han army to emerge from the moat.

Compared with the Han army by the moat, the Wei army on the city wall of Wudang had a condescending advantage, but their military morale was in chaos at this time.

On the other hand, the thousands of Han troops who came to the moat had high morale.

Under the command of Zhang Nan, they lined up in an orderly battle formation and began to fire arrows on the city wall.

The Wei army, which was already in turmoil, was completely unable to give full play to its condescending advantage.

In the case of the confusion of the army, only a part of the Wei army on the city wall was following the order of Man Zhong to fire arrows at the Han army by the moat.

The fire that was not dense was blocked by the shield and did not cause too many casualties to the Han army by the moat.

Even those fire losses did not cause too much turmoil in the formation of the Han army.

Soon after, thousands of arrows were lost at Zhang Nan's order, and they rose from the sparkling moat and headed towards the high Wudang city wall.

Because of the distance and height, after these thousands of Han arrows were lost on the city wall, they did not cause much casualties to the Wei army on the city wall.

But the dense number of arrows missed made the Wei army, which had been shaken by the army's heart, even more panicked.

In the more panic, the more and more people listened to the orders of the full favor.

Man Chong has a very heavy majesty in the Wei army in the city, but no matter how deep his majesty is, it is not comparable to Cao Ren.

After the news of Cao Ren's misfortune began to spread, Manzhong's control over the Wei army in the city was also rapidly weakening.

And this undoubtedly created a great opportunity for the Han army under the city.

The fire that fell from the walls became less and less.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the veteran general Zhang Nan no longer hesitated, and he immediately ordered the Han army, which had already carried the moat to the moat, to start erecting a moat over the moat.

When the full pet standing on the city wall saw this scene, an anxious look appeared on his face.

If you are usually faced with a sharp siege equipment such as a trench car, the best way for the defenders to defend the city is to lose it by fire.

The trench is wide and a good target.

But now the Wei army on the city wall, because of fear in their hearts, fell into a panic, where can they still organize a decent offensive.

Without the interference or destruction of the fire, the five moats were quickly erected and laid on the moat.

The five moat bridges were placed side by side, so that on the moat outside Wudang City, a passage more than 20 meters wide appeared.

Such a passage has been able to accommodate a large number of Han troops passing through it.

After seeing that the wide bridge deck paved by five trench bridges was paved, Zhang Nan immediately ordered Ding Feng to lead thousands of Han troops, holding a large shield to take the lead in stepping on the trench bridge, and then he ordered people to quickly pull and crash to the moat.

Crashing, also known as rushing vehicles, is the main siege equipment of the army to attack the city gates.

Man Zhong saw that Ding Feng was leading thousands of Han troops and was quickly passing through the trench bridge.

And behind the thousands of Han troops, there have been several large crashes.

Even if it is full of favor at this time

He was in a hurry, but he couldn't help it.

Because he has no way to stabilize the mood of the panicked Wei army on the city wall now.

When the full favor on the city wall was helpless, Ding Feng quickly led thousands of Han troops across the moat.

Then Ding Feng led thousands of Han troops to hold large shields to protect the vital points around him, and approached the Wudang city wall in front of him step by step.

Soon after thousands of Han troops crossed the moat, several siege weapons against the city gate were also pushed down by the Han army to the moat.

Looking at the crash that was advancing towards the city gate under him step by step, despair appeared in Man's favored eyes.

Man Zhong couldn't help but raise his eyes in the direction of the northern imperial capital, and he thought with sorrow:

Is this the day of his martyrdom?

But just when Man Zhong looked at the north with desperate eyes, he suddenly saw that behind the solemn military camp lined with Han flags, there was a huge cloud of dust moving rapidly towards Wudang County.

After seeing this scene, Manzhong, who was already desperate, instantly released a strong light in his eyes.

For a moment, Manzhong didn't believe his eyes, he quickly rubbed his eyes with his hand a few times, and then looked intently at the place again.

Gathering all his spirits, he saw a few flags in the dust that he wanted to see the most.

The earthy yellow flag of the Great Wei Army.

When he saw the Great Wei Army Flag appear in the dust, a huge joy appeared on his face.

Who doesn't like to live in a desperate situation!

The excited man immediately pointed to the north and shouted on the city wall:

"Reinforcements have arrived, reinforcements have arrived!"

Although Man Zhong is no longer young, he is still full of energy after many years in the army.

His voice was full of excitement, and soon it sounded loudly in the wall where he was.

When Man Chong's voice began to be heard by some Wei soldiers, they all looked in the direction of Man Chong's finger.

The piece of dust that was still in the distance was already closer to Wudang City at this time.

So when those Wei soldiers looked in the direction of Man's pet fingers, those Wei soldiers also quickly saw the earthy yellow military flag looming in the dust.

It's really reinforcements arriving!

After realizing this, those Wei soldiers were also full of excitement and began to shout "Reinforcements have arrived".

From point to point, more and more Wei troops, under the influence of the high cheers, raised their panicked heads and looked towards the dust.

Then the cheers began to ring louder and louder.

For the Wei army in the besieged city of Wudang, there was nothing more exciting now than to see reinforcements arrive.

Seeing that because the reinforcements had arrived, the Wei army on the city wall began to recover from the panic and panic, and the full favor no longer hesitated.

Man Zhong hurriedly drew the sword at his waist, pointed at the crash car that was crossing the trench bridge under the city wall, and shouted:

"It's our life."

If you just say that, it won't resonate much.

But now that the Wei army on the city wall saw that reinforcements had arrived, their hearts were lifted.

The panic caused by Cao Ren's misfortune began to slowly disappear from their hearts under the excitement of their hearts.

In this case, coupled with the fact that Man Favor already has a high level of majesty in the Wei army, so at this time, if Man Favor is full, it is easy to get the recognition of the Wei army on the city wall.

As soldiers, they all know the crash as a big weapon for siege.

They knew that under the impact of the crash, the gates or walls under their feet would not last long.

So they must not let the crash car approach the city wall at their feet.

The morale of the Wei army on the city wall began to recover rapidly.

And after Man Zhong said that, he gave the order to release the fire loss again.

Because the main direction of the Han army's attack is the north gate, the Wei soldiers on the north wall of Wudang City have the most soldiers

Thousands.

Among the thousands of Wei troops, there were hundreds of crossbowmen.

After the hundreds of Wei crossbowmen received the order to release the rockets again, their minds were stabilized, and they raised their longbows one after another.

They lit the arrows that had been taken out of their quivers on their waists, and then they put the burning arrows with sesame oil into their longbows.

Under the fluttering of the command flag in the hands of the Wei generals on the city wall, hundreds of rockets shot condescendingly from the city wall several meters high towards the five moats.

If the two armies are fighting each other, unless there is a bonus from the special terrain, hundreds of arrows will not cause much damage.

However, if the defending side of the city fires hundreds of arrows with a condescending advantage in the battle for the city, the damage caused will be different.

Because they were on a high ground, hundreds of trained Wei troops could easily aim at the moat.

Moreover, the arrow loss is shot from a high place, so such an arrow loss is undoubtedly more castrated.

When hundreds of fires fell on the hundreds of Han soldiers who were crossing the trench bridge, many Han soldiers were shot down in an instant.

At this time, many fires were lost to the bridge.

No matter how elaborate the construction of the moat bridge is, it is only made of wood.

Therefore, when the sesame oil-stained fire fell on the trench bridge, it immediately caused many fire points on the trench bridge, which was more than 20 meters wide.

This scene was quickly noticed by Zhang Nan, who commanded the charge of thousands of Han troops.

After seeing this scene, even though Ding Feng led thousands of Han troops had approached the city wall, even if the first car on the moat bridge had crossed half the distance of the moat, Zhang Nan still gave the order to withdraw the army very decisively.

With a few ringing sounds, the Han army on the trench bridge pulled the crashed car and quickly retreated.

And when Ding Feng, who was approaching the city wall, heard the sound of gold behind him, he looked behind him incredulously.

He didn't understand why Zhang Nan suddenly screamed at this time, even though he was about to lead the army to the city wall of Wudang County.

Although Ding Feng also found that the moat bridge behind him was already on fire everywhere, Ding Feng felt that as long as he held on for a while, he might not be able to lead the army to break through the city.

But even if Ding Feng had more reluctance in his heart, the sound of gold behind him became more and more urgent.

Military law is strict.

Ding Feng could only glance at the mottled city wall that was close to the end with regret.

In the end, he secretly gritted his teeth and led thousands of Han troops to quickly retreat from the trench bridge that had not yet completely burned.

When Ding Feng led thousands of Han troops to quickly retreat from the moat, the moat, which was more than 20 meters wide and had been attacked by many fires, began to burn fiercely on the moat.

Soon after, the wide moat bridge was completely in flames.

Zhang Nan looked at the trench bridge that fell into a sea of fire, and there was fear in his heart.

If he hadn't retreated in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Unlike Zhang Nan, who was afraid in his heart, after Ding Feng retreated from the army, although he also saw the trench bridge that had begun to burn, he still had unwillingness in his heart.

Ding Feng came to Zhang Nan and asked puzzledly, "Our army is about to touch the enemy's city gate, why don't Zhang Du wait a while?"

In front of Ding Feng, Zhang Nan pointed to the trench bridge that had been completely caught in the fire, and said to Ding Fengyan:

"If we don't retreat in time, our army's rear road will be cut off."

Under Zhang Nan's answer, Ding Feng continued:

"If Zhang Du urged the soldiers to push the car and crash across the bridge, it is not impossible for our army to break through the city gate."

Regarding Ding Feng's point of view, Zhang Nan shook his head and said, "This move is too risky."

"Enemy reinforcements have arrived, and the morale of the enemy troops in the city has been restored.

Even if there is a collision and a smooth crossing of the bridge, with the more than 1,000 soldiers of Cheng Yuan, I am afraid that we will not be able to break through the city gate smoothly."

The Wei army on the city wall cheered, Ding Feng and Zhang Nan heard it most clearly, Ding Feng didn't know what Zhang Nan said.

But

Ding Feng was known for his bravery when he was young, and he was young and vigorous, so he didn't understand Zhang Nan's approach.

Ding Feng's character has always been that as long as there is a glimmer of opportunity, he will try his best, which is why he will suffer so many injuries.

And although Zhang Nan was also a brave general when he was young, with the growth of age and Liu Bei's training, his personality has become much calmer.

If it was time for him to fight hard, Zhang Nan would never back down.

But he will not take great risks and let his soldiers die in vain.

Although Ding Feng was dissatisfied in his heart, but the matter had come to this point, and he couldn't help it.

Mi Yang didn't know for the time being that because of Zhang Nan's Mingjin withdrawal, dissatisfaction began to appear in Ding Feng's heart.

But even if Mi Yang knew, he still agreed with Zhang Nan's approach.

Siege warfare has never been easy, and it is true that the situation just now has been very good for the Han army.

But in the battlefield, there has never been an absolutely superior side, the army is impermanent, and the water is impermanent.

Perhaps just now the Han army was only one last step away from breaking through the city gate of Wudang County.

But it was Mi Yang's plan to attack the heart that disturbed the morale of the Wei army in the city first, and it had this effect.

Now with the arrival of the Wei army reinforcements, the Wei army in Wudang City has revived, so Wudang County is not so easy to take.

At this time, most of Mi Yang's attention was focused on the Wei reinforcements that were constantly wandering outside his camp.

Mi Yang, who was standing on top of the nest car, his gaze kept wandering on the earthy yellow Wei army flag.

In the end, his eyes were fixed on one of the flags, and the surname on that flag made Mi Yang feel valued.

Sima.

Originally, Mi Yang was still curious about why the Wei army reinforcements would arrive so quickly, but if the dark horse was there, Mi Yang would not be too curious about this.

Before Sima Yi met his mentor Zhuge Liang, he was already a general who was good at fighting raids.