Chapter 713: Attack from front and back
On March 21, Liu Ling led his troops to launch an attack.
However, they have not yet reached the bottom of Guancheng, but are entangled with the enemy on the outside.
"Rumble..." The thick wood rolled down and pressed into the crowd with a huge force. There were screams and exclamations, and the number of people with broken muscles and bones was countless. .
The sergeants were knocked dizzy, their formations were scattered, and they were running around and bumping into each other.
The soldiers of Shile on the hillside took advantage of the situation to cover up and came down. Their morale was high and they were killing heavily. It was almost a one-sided massacre.
Liu Ling watched silently on the hillside in the distance.
In this kind of terrain, he did not dare to attack directly along the hillside. He had to let the ordinary sergeants use their lives to consume the group on the opposite side, so that the wood and rolling stones were almost used up, and the people were tired. If that doesn't work, then use elite soldiers wearing heavy armor to rush in.
Now is the consumption stage.
This is the advantage of the defensive side, and it is also the human life price that the attacking side must pay.
The first batch of sergeants who rushed up quickly collapsed.
Under the threat of sharp arrows from the rear, they divided into two sides, stumbled and fled in all directions.
Someone was stabbed to the ground by the enemy soldiers who were chasing them.
Someone accidentally fell into the valley and screamed.
Some people were lucky enough to escape and were taken in by the soldiers from the rear formation who arrived.
After the containment and reorganization are completed, they still have to continue. They have no choice - maybe they can choose to resist, but it is really difficult when the rear line is overwhelming the front line. Military law is extremely strict. Many sergeants know that they must resist. If you are beheaded, should you just surrender and wait for death with your eyes closed?
Liu Ling quickly ordered the second wave of troops to attack.
These farmers, Taoist disciples, thieves and even landlord servants from Qingzhou roared and charged upward.
The enemy used various means to resist desperately.
The fighting continued like this for three days. After paying the price of two thousand casualties, Liu Ling finally reached the foot of Jingxing Pass.
The terrain in front of Guancheng is slightly wider, allowing more troops to be deployed.
The auxiliary soldiers brought up the finished equipment.
There are no complicated siege equipment because the terrain conditions do not allow it.
Even a ladder truck cannot be built, only a ladder is available.
Struggling with catapults on flat ground is almost useless, let alone on mountainous terrain.
The parapet wall cannot be deployed and cannot be transported.
The smoke car is still being assembled on the hillside, but it is also difficult to transport it up.
The trench-filling truck could not transport it up, but fortunately there was no trench at Jingxing Pass.
The city rush car can only be temporarily cut down in front of the pass, but there are no trees on the left and right, and there is no wide space.
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The pass is such a pain in the ass. What I haven’t mentioned yet is that we can only use the most primitive ant attack method to attack the city, which is to use human lives to defeat Guancheng at the cost of more than seven or eight times the number of defenders’ casualties - it also depends on luck.
On the 24th, more than a thousand soldiers from Changshan's powerful clan arrived at Guanxia and were temporarily under the command of Liu Ling.
Old Liu was not polite at all and sent them directly, and then used Qingzhou soldiers to suppress the formation.
On the 25th, 1,500 soldiers from Zhongshan's powerful clan arrived to replace the Changshan soldiers who suffered heavy casualties.
On the 26th, two thousand Hejian soldiers arrived...
The fierce offensive came one after another without stopping.
So far, the defenders as a whole are doing well. Because Jingxing is very strong, even though it is open in front of the pass, it is still narrow and cramped compared to the city on the plain. It can only deploy three to five hundred people at a time. It is easier to resist.
But after a few days of fighting, Zhang Jing, who was guarding this place, discovered that Shao's soldiers were endless and non-stop.
After being dispersed, they were taken to the valley to reorganize, replenish equipment, and be ready to fight again at any time - many people with minor injuries were hastily wrapped up and thrown into the battlefield, with the obvious intention of killing you.
There were two rebellions in the defeated army, which were quickly and severely suppressed. Human heads were hung on the branches, all over the mountains and plains.
The "weakness" of the defeated soldiers - their families may also be implicated.
Liu Ling was so "crazy" that Zhang Jing did not dare to take it lightly. He gathered almost all the strong men he could recruit nearby, even the strong women, and moved to the back of Guancheng. They collected firewood, washed, cooked, and cared for the wounded to free up men to go to the city to guard the city and allow the defenders to have sufficient rotation.
In addition, he did not forget to ask for reinforcements from Shi Le - no matter whether there are enough troops or not, it is always right to ask for reinforcements first. What if there are not enough troops in the future?
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On the 24th, Lu Ya had arrived in Shangai County with more than 2,000 people.
The county magistrate escaped over the wall and disappeared.
The county magistrate refused to surrender and was executed on the spot.
The county lieutenant only hesitated for a moment and was also beheaded.
Guo Rong took control of the entire county and summoned two powerful families who were familiar with him, and obtained thousands of troops.
Other wealthy families had received orders from the county magistrate to recruit young men to go eastward and cut down trees and set up fences at the edge of Wei Ze as a precaution. When they heard that the county seat had changed its flag, they immediately withdrew their troops and went home to wait and see the situation.
The Xiongnu lost consecutive battles, and now, this is the virtue of the local government.
When Guo Rong heard the news of Master Wang's arrival, he immediately sent people out of the city to work with pigs, sheep, cattle and wine.
The two sides met in the east of the city.
Guo Rong was shocked when they met.
Is this the fucking Master Wang? Worse than refugees.
My whole body was covered in mud, and it had dried and smeared on my legs.
Many of the clothes and shoes were damaged, and many people also lost equipment.
The food I brought with me was almost eaten, except for the last bit.
Everyone was so tired that they collapsed on the ground and breathed heavily.
Guo Rong felt that if he did not capture Shangai County and let Wang Xiu come to supervise and recruit a group of young men, he might not be unable to defeat the two thousand or so Wang divisions in front of him. "General Lu." Guo Rong stepped forward and saluted, looked at Master Wang's majestic appearance, and finally said: "You are really an iron army."
“Stop dawdling.” Lu Ya glanced at him angrily and said, “Hurry and prepare hot water and rice so that the boys can rest and take a breath.”
“ Okay." Guo Rong didn't hesitate, and immediately sent people back to summon him, ordering houses and beds in the city for Master Wang to rest, and recruiting more people to make hot soup and rice.
"Is there an arsenal in the city?" Lu Ya asked again.
“No.”
“Try to find some equipment and send it over. It would be better if you have armor, good bows, and draft animals.”
“This is a bit Difficult." Guo Rong said: "General Lu, why don't you stay for a few more days? I'll send people to Wubao in the countryside to collect, maybe something will be gained. In this situation, the commanders of Wubao must know the importance and won't be confused."< br>
"No." Lu Ya said: "We will only rest here for one day and night. At the latest tomorrow afternoon, we will send troops to attack Jingxing Pass."
"Why is the general so anxious?" Guo Rong? He advised: "Both the north and south roads of Jingxing Pass converge here. As long as we occupy Shangai County, we can cut off the food route for the defenders of Jingxing. Why risk it again? If we are defeated in the field and the enemy's siege is relieved, it will be said that the gain outweighs the loss." "
"You don't understand!" Lu Ya didn't bother to talk to Guo Rong, looking very arrogant, and just listened to him say: "We must defend Shangai County, but we must also send troops to the east. Do you know Governor Liu. Are you storming Jingxingguan? ”
"I know." Guo Rong nodded subconsciously.
"Then do you know how many people will be killed or injured every day of delay?" Lu Ya asked: "Although the food road is cut off, the garrison in Guancheng will not be able to run out of food for a while. They may not know what is going on in the rear. I will still defend the city with all my strength. Or even if I know, it will only be hidden from the upper-level generals. No matter what, I will go eastward."
Guo Rong sighed and said, "In that case, I don’t have much advice, the general can decide on his own. But can you leave some people for me?”
“How many?” Lu Ya asked.
“Five hundred people are enough.”
Lv Ya hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, “I’ll give you five hundred people.”
“I’ll give you more. Some flags and drums.”
“No.”
Guo Rong was speechless and said with a forced smile: “That’s fine, that’s enough. I’ll use this force. Visit the nearby Wubao and ask them to send some people to guard Shangai with great righteousness. "
"Where is Shi Le?" Lu Ya asked again.
"In Xinxing. It's not peaceful there either. We have to guard against the Xianbei people in Yanmen."
Lv Ya nodded and said, "Let's enter the city."
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On the morning of the 25th, after eating a hearty breakfast, Lu Ya looked at the sergeants who had recovered some of their strength. With a wave of his hand, nearly two thousand people came out of the south gate. , escorting some of the baggage vehicles, headed east - at this time, the battle at Jingxing Pass had become increasingly fierce.
Jingxing is a narrow mountain road with two mountains facing each other and a line in the middle, about a hundred miles long.
The east entrance is in Hebei Province, and the west entrance is eighty miles east of Shangai County, Leping County, Bingzhou.
Jingxing Pass and Tianchang Town are actually within Jingxing, but Jingxing Pass is more dangerous and Tianchang Town is not so dangerous, but in theory they can block each other - during the Tang Dynasty, the Chengde Army Jiedu The envoy Wang Rong sent troops to garrison Tianchang Town to block Li Keyong. As a result, the field battle was defeated and the military town could no longer be defended.
Lu Ya led his army from Shangai County and walked along the post road. Along the way, he saw many strong men and women transporting supplies in large and small vehicles. He went directly to kill them and seized all the supplies.
The enemy was very frightened. They really didn't expect a troop to suddenly appear from behind.
At first, they even thought that a wealthy family had rebelled, but after hearing a few words with a foreign accent, they immediately understood that Shao Bing had entered Bingzhou and the situation was over. No more food.
Lu Ya secretly breathed a sigh of relief and led nearly two thousand troops to fight and leave. The eighty-mile journey took a total of three days and arrived a few miles behind Jingxing Pass on the night of the 27th.
Under the dark night, the sergeant hiding in the col was sitting on the ground, chewing on the captured meat - the texture of the meat was a little strange.
After eating, continue to rest, and you can even sleep with your clothes on.
Lu Ya climbed up the hillside and waited patiently while observing the Jingxing Pass where the sound of killing was loud.
The army outside Guancheng attacked all night without any sign of stopping.
The soldiers and horses in Guancheng are also frequently mobilized, either for reinforcements or for rotation.
If we don’t use surprise troops, it is really difficult to take this Guancheng. It may be impossible to break through tens of thousands of casualties.
In the middle of the night, Lu Ya went down to the mountain col and asked the officers to wake up the sergeants one by one.
Half an hour later, everyone checked the equipment, quietly left the col, and climbed up the post road.
The sound of "rustling" footsteps sounded in the mountains, and occasionally there was the sound of clashing weapons.
After walking for a while, the torches were lit one after another.
Looking down from a high place, on the winding mountain road, a long dragon bared its teeth and claws, rushing forward at an extremely fast speed.
Many tents were set up behind Guancheng and many wounded were placed there.
This is also a huge camp. Craftsmen are working day and night to repair equipment and armor, make arrow shafts, polish rolling stones, etc.
The healthy women were also divided into several batches, taking turns to pound rice, preparing to send it to the city after dawn.
Guancheng has limited space and cannot accommodate too many non-combatants. This is the logistics base for the defenders.
The sound of piercing the sky came, and countless arrows were shot from the grass, hillsides, and post roads. There were constant screams in the camp, and dozens of people fell in an instant.
"Kill the thief!" A roar came, and countless Qingzhou soldiers came out of the night, killing old people, healthy women, craftsmen and doctors, the sick and wounded, and a small number of pressure guards.
In the midst of the fighting, there were still people rushing everywhere with firewood in their arms.
Soon, fires burst out and burned.
The entire camp was in a state of disorder and collapse, with cries and screams piercing the sky.
The footsteps on Guancheng suddenly became denser, and some people looked around and shouted loudly, but the only answers they received were arrows.
There is no doubt that the rear of Guancheng was lost.
As for the defenders, they lost more than half of their baggage personnel, their food routes and retreat routes were cut off, and they were alone.
(End of this chapter)