Chapter 598: Hold the Pass
When Deng Biao arrived at the Hump Mountain Pass, Gu Jun led the 202nd and 203rd Divisions to break through the Northern Army Village, and it didn't take long for the South Army Village to surrender with a white flag, and the battle of the Hump Mountain Pass ended. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Helian Yu learned the news of the change of hands at the Hump Mountain Pass earlier than Jiang Xi, and was much more indifferent than when he heard that Zhenbei Pass had fallen.
Her response was simple: let the Third Army build a military camp at the Hump East Pass, block the road to Juyang City, prevent the Shaodian Army from leaving the pass to deploy troops, and set up outposts along the edge of the swamp to prevent any more Shaodian Army from bypassing the Mongol army's defensive line.
Gu Jun did not venture to attack Juyang City, because Nanqiu County City and the Chunlu River Ferry were still under the control of the Meng army, threatening the flank and rear of the Shaodian army at any time. The 21st Army did not take Juyang City at the first time, and it was easy to be attacked by the Meng army on both sides.
The Shaodian army was blocked to the west of the Hump Mountain Pass, but Jin Man's strategic goal had been achieved, and several cities in the southwest of Nanqiu County had lost their troop support and logistical supplies, as long as they sent troops to surround them, it would not be long before they could be defeated.
On the evening of April 7, Meng's Ninth Army withdrew from Xiahangguan, and the Northern Route Army commanded by Jiang Xi and the Southern Route Army commanded by Jin Man joined forces.
When all the news gathered in the base camp, it was late at night on the 7th, the headquarters was brightly lit, and the busy staff officers were not tired on their faces, excitedly sorting out all kinds of news, and finally handed over to Bei Yi in the position of the commander.
"Oh, it's so easy to hit the front line of Giant Sheep City, and the Three Kingdoms Alliance will have a decisive battle with our army in Nanqiu County, after all, they have a slight advantage in strength. Pei Yi was talking to herself.
The staff officers of the command treated Pei Yi differently from Jiang Xi, they were more in awe of Jiang Xi and admired Pei Yi. Zhishuai is the object of worship in the hearts of the staff officers of the whole country.
"The 21st Army Corps' eastward march is blocked, and only Chunlu City is left in the north, and further is the Nanqiu County Town; the 1st Army Corps in Zhongdi is divided into three routes to surround Baiting City, Huatong City, and Jiaxin City, and the 22nd Army Corps can advance into Nanqiu County; counting the 11th and 12th Army Corps that are attacking and advancing towards Nanqiu County, a total of four regular corps rush to Nanqiu County. ”
Pei Yi placed war chess in his heart, and he could draw a map of the Nannuma Prefecture theater with his eyes closed, and he could not be sure only of the enemy's troop layout.
"The enemy army can be heavily stationed in Chunlu City, relying on the geographical advantages of the Chunlu River to block our army, and at the same time defend the southwest corner of the county town; send another unit to seize the Huatong mines, threaten Huatong City and Baiting City, and also threaten the grain routes of the 11th and 12th Army Corps; its main force is deployed to the west of the county town, occupying the favorable terrain of open terrain, forcing our army to attack with only a small number of troops. ”
Thinking of this, Pei Yi patted the table.
Staff Officer Zhang came over and asked, "What do you command?"
"The 1st Army Corps was ordered to attack the Bianfeng Pass from the front, and the 201st Division that blocked the pass was reorganized into the 21st Army; the Haitian 1st Army Corps made a detour to attack the Bianfeng Pass from the south; Jin Man was asked to assist Gu Jun in attacking Chunlu City, and Jiang Shuai made other arrangements at his own discretion. ”
Although Pei Yi is in charge of the headquarters, the supreme command of the Nanmara Prefecture Theater is still in Jiang Xi's hands.
Jin Man received the order, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "How can Chunlu City be so easy to capture, the teacher clearly asked me to persuade Lord Jiang not to confront the enemy army in the west of Nanqiu County City." ”
Rayanna coughed lightly twice outside Helian Yu's tent.
"What's the matter?" came Helian Yu's lazy voice from inside the tent.
"Qi Shuang, the commander of the Qi State, led the Cao Qi coalition army of 500,000 to arrive in the boundary city. Rayanna bowed her head in return.
"Hmph, it's not good to fight, and the march is so slow, why hasn't this old man Qi returned to China?" The movements of Cao Qi's coalition army were expected by Helian Yu.
She did not ask Xu Zhuo to send troops for help, but she reported the military situation in a timely manner, and believed that Xu Zhuo could make a correct judgment.
Lei Anna didn't know how to answer Helian Yu's words, and she didn't dare to leave while standing outside the tent.
"Hey, there is no good person who can be a king, Qi Shao wants to borrow my hand to get rid of his uncle, I am not as good as he wants. Send a message to Qi Shuang, and we will be responsible for the logistics supply of the Cao Qi coalition army after the boundary city, so let them rush to the destination as soon as possible. ”
"Yes!" Rayanna breathed a sigh of relief and walked away quickly.
The 206th Division was ordered to garrison the port city, while taking into account the defense of the Hump Mountain Pass, and the 1st Brigade of the 201st Division temporarily accompanied the 206th Division.
Ding Kui did not retreat to the rear to rest, and still stayed at the eastern pass of Hump Mountain. There is no other reason, Ming Tang followed the main army to prepare to attack Nanqiu County, and only Ao Yu was left who could deter Meng Guo Zhan Wei, so Ding Kui could not withdraw, otherwise Ao Yu would follow along.
"Stones! Tell Long Tan to transport the stones quickly, Meng Jun took the wrong medicine this morning, and it is simply using human lives to consume us. ”
Ding Kui pushed Bai Qian away and asked her to give the order.
The remaining stones were all concentrated on the first layer of the city wall, which was only enough to repel another wave of enemy attacks, and the Meng army in the distance was in formation, and it was about to launch a new wave of attacks.
Hao Liao ran down from the fourth floor and said to Ding Kui: "Captain Ding, our captain asked when you will rest? The second brigade can take over the defense at any time. ”
"Fight back this wave and you can come up. Yards, defending the city without archers is a loss, and throwing stones is too hard. "The two of them are from the same state competition, so they don't have so many scruples when they talk.
"We can support you with archers. "Hao Liao is also a squadron leader, and he can speak well in the second brigade of the 206th Division.
"No, let Meng Jun get used to us using stones to defend, and wait for you to come up and give them a hand. ”
"Good fellow, the higher your strength, the more treacherous you become, Captain Ding. ”
", don't bury me here. ”
Ding Kui made a gesture to kick Hao Liao's ass, but Hao Liao ran away with a smile.
"Team D, let's go up to the first floor. "Feng Liang came down from the second floor.
"It's okay, Captain Wind, our squadron hasn't had enough of it. Peng Zhi shouted on the side.
"Ding Kui squadron!" Ji Xing suddenly shouted.
"Brave, brave, brave!" the first floor, both sitting and standing, responded in a loud voice. Since Ding Kui took over the banner of bravery, they have replaced the elite with bravery when boosting morale.
"Handsome, Captain Wind. Ji Xing was proud.
"Shuai has a fart, protect your subordinates, and if anyone in the third squad gets hurt, I'll tell you. Ding Kui still remembered that two people in the third squad were wounded by arrows in the morning.
Ji Xing closed his mouth and returned to his defense area in a gloomy manner.
"Did the enemy sense something? I guess the enemy is trying to force you back. Feng Liang stood next to Ding Kui and watched the movement under the pass.
"Although it is said that an agreement was reached with Zhan Wei in private, and neither of the sixth-level combat forces and magicians on both sides will participate in the battle here, but I believe that the enemy army will not dare to tear this agreement at will. As long as Ding Yu stays here and watches, it doesn't matter if I quit the pass, we won't suffer if we continue to consume it like this. Ding Yu, blow the trumpet!"
Ding Kui was promoted to captain, and the items commanding the troops included horns and flags, which naturally all fell on Ao Yu's body.
After the Meng army finished the whole team, he once again walked towards the pass with neat steps.
Feng Liang quickly returned to the second layer, and the archers of the special operations brigade were under his command, and the defenders were the first to attack on the second layer of the city wall.
Bai Qian ran back panting and said, "Captain Long will be here soon, and they have transported the stones to the city. ”
"Okay, go back to your squad. Wait for them to climb the ladder before smashing it. Hehe, they don't have catapults anymore, they're not very prepared. ”
Ding Kui buckled the helmet of the black magic armor to his head, and he had no choice but to choose the best helmet to wear.
Ao Yu leaned against the wall at the entrance of the cave where the soldiers were hidden, hung the horn back on his belt, picked up a blue flag on his toes, and grabbed it in his hand and waited for Ding Kui's order. From yesterday to this morning, he was already familiar with Ding Kui's command routine, and the next step was to wave the blue flag and command the archers to shoot.
He was bound by the agreement not to participate in the defensive battles of the Shaodian Army, but he was not restricted from being a herald. When Ding Kui is in danger, he has to come to the rescue, the battle can defeat Ding Kui, he can't die, the dragon has its own bottom line.
Sure enough, as soon as the Meng archers entered the range of the defenders, Ding Kui ordered Ao Yu to wave the flag.
Li Hao and more than 30 other surviving archers pulled their bowstrings, looking for gaps in the defenses of the Meng army's shield bearers, and attacked the densely lined Meng army's archers phalanx.
There were too few archers in Ding Kui's brigade, even if one person was killed with each arrow, it would take thirty rounds to clear the archers of the Meng army, not to mention that only a small number of arrows could hit the target in each round.
Soon the archers of the Meng army entered the attack position and began to counterattack, covering the wall with a dense rain of arrows, and the scattered fallen archers did not weaken the long-range firepower of the Meng army.
"Pay attention to the rhythm and be careful of cold arrows!" Ding Kui's spear danced like a windmill, whipping arrows for his subordinates.
The special operations brigade is all veterans, and they are not afraid of this salvo of arrows, which looks scary, but the trajectory is very predictable, and anyone can easily block it. The biggest threat is the cold arrows fired indiscriminately, which cannot be detected at the first time on the noisy battlefield, and often the arrows are only known until they are fired, and they are shot if they react slowly.
There is cover above the city wall, just hide behind the cover when the arrows are about to fly, and you can drill out after a wave of arrows.
The Mong siege force relied on wave after wave of empty advances, and did not expect the archers at this stage to kill a few defenders.
The trench in front of the pass had been filled in the previous night, and the vanguard of the Mongol army rushed directly to the bottom of the city wall, raised the square shield and put it together, and there were soldiers below to remove the stones from the ground and empty the foot of the wall in preparation for the erection of the ladder.
Ding Kui could not hide behind the bunker, but had to observe the movements of the siege troops, and poke his head out from time to time to look at the situation under the city.
This is also the reason why he wore a black armor helmet, for fear that the Meng army would have a sunset archer secretly attack him, even if it was a great archer, he would be able to resist it.
"The ladder is coming up, pay attention!" Ding Kui's throat was dry and a little broken.