Chapter 331 Full Mobilization
The attackers who came from the expedition built a strong stronghold, but the defenders, who were sitting on natural dangers, walked out of the fortress and launched an attack.
This itself is not a normal war mode.
As the saying goes, when something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
Linghu Zhishu shook his head and sighed when he saw that Tang Xiaofeng only sent out three thousand people to conduct a tentative attack.
Fighting in such a dangerous place, one vigorous effort will fail again, and three times will be exhausted.
Once the forward encounters setbacks and suffers a disastrous defeat, for an army like Shuzhong that has not heard the sound of the golden drum for hundreds of years, it is feared that This morale will suffer a devastating blow.
People outside the border who grew up in the continuous border wars have seen many such scenes.
The resilience of an army cannot be trained.
No matter how well you train, you never know when you will suddenly collapse on the battlefield.
Only those warriors who have been through war for a long time and who are indifferent to life and death will face all the cruelty.
Don’t treat yourself as a human being,
Don’t treat others as a human being.
Wu De, who was waiting for news about Li Dachui at Jiguanyan, was elated when he saw Tang Xiaofeng sending troops to attack Jianmen Pass.
There is a very simple and clear fact about the confrontation between the two sides in such a place,
Whoever attacks is in a passive position and must pay a greater price than the defender.
Originally, expeditioners like Wu De, because of the burden of food and baggage, would usually be the first to attack, hoping to break the deadlock as soon as possible and win, so that they could cross the Jianmen Pass and enter the rear. In plain areas, the problem of difficult food supply was solved in one fell swoop.
But now Wu De's task is to contain Tang Xiaofeng's troops at Jianmen Pass.
The opponent does not attack, and he is happy and at ease.
If the opponent wants to attack, he can use the terrain to kill them on a large scale.
After there was a loss in Chengdu and the supply of Jianmen Pass became a big problem, it was time for him to launch a large-scale attack.
And these days, in order to keep the craftsmen who came with the army busy, they have built a large number of offensive and defensive equipment, which can be used just right.
So Linghu Zhishu, who was watching the battle, saw a one-sided offensive and defensive battle.
Thousands of attacking troops were really beaten to pieces. They didn't even touch the edge of Jiguanyan Village. They lost hundreds of lives and retreated in embarrassment.
After this battle, the Shu army at Jianmen Pass came to a halt and did not carry out the next military action. Instead, they waited in silence for news from Yinping and Jiangyou Pass.
At this point, it seemed to Linghu Zhishu that he was just taking off his pants and farting, which was unnecessary.
The enemy behaved like this, obviously waiting for news from another battlefield.
Why else would 10,000 or 20,000 people stop at Jiguanyan?
It’s not like drinking wind and dew every day, it needs to be consumed.
The daily consumption of 10,000 to 20,000 people is an astonishing figure.
No matter how fully Wu De brought food and grass, there was a limit, and replenishing it from the direction of Chang'an and Hanzhong was much more difficult than replenishing Jianmenguan from the great plain behind him.
Wu De has no brains, so he confronts the Shu army inexplicably?
Obviously there is something to rely on.
At this time, either use all your strength to exterminate Wu De's troops in one fell swoop, or immediately withdraw most of the elite troops towards Mianzhu and Chengdu Prefecture in an effort to block the enemy.
Doing nothing is the worst option.
And Tang Xiaofeng chose the most unwise approach.
The so-called pearl in Sichuan is nothing more than gold and jade, with crumbs inside!
What follows is probably all bad news.
No matter what, Linghu Zhishu can only wait here. He has to wait until the situation in Shu is completely settled before he can go back.
The situation in Shu will profoundly affect the next strategic direction and implementation methods of the Linghu clan!
Mianzhu guard Chen Changhui was stunned.
Looking at the extremely embarrassed messenger in front of him, he could hardly believe his ears.
An army of 10,000 people is advancing towards Mianzhu, and the flag they are flying is that of the Imperial Guards.
How is this possible?
What was said earlier was that the imperial imperial army controlled by the Wei family was planning to attack Shu and was marching towards Jianmen Pass.
Now that the Sword Gate is still there, is this Forbidden Army team flying from the sky?
But it was his brother who came to deliver the letter, and the Chen family's manor in the countryside had now been completely destroyed, and everyone in the family was dead and wounded. "Brother, along the way, their team is still expanding. Except for a few, they have almost destroyed all the wealthy gentry along the road. Then they gathered up the mud poles and are coming here in a mighty way. ”
Jiangyouguan, Motianling.
Chen Changhui couldn't imagine how the army could appear from this direction.
But facts speak louder than words, and it is useless to dwell on these now. Mianzhu must be defended, otherwise Chengdu Prefecture will open the door to welcome the enemy.
"You, go to Chengdu Fucheng immediately and report to the prince!" Chen Changhui made a decision immediately.
"Brother, there are only three thousand defenders in Mianzhu, but there are too many enemies, and the man who wields the sword at the head is probably the ninth grade Xuanyuan!"
"It doesn't matter. , You have to resist, if you can't, I can still escape!" Chen Changhui said confidently: "I am also a master of the eighth level of Xuanyuan. If I can't fight, why can't I escape without fighting? The prince will not let me go.”
Alarm bells sounded in Mianzhu City.
For countless years, the alarm bell on the Mianzhu City Tower has only sounded on major festivals. Today is not a holiday, the bell rang suddenly, and it was not as leisurely as in the past, but extremely urgent.
Most of the people in the city were stunned and looked at each other in confusion.
Until some people finally realized that this was not a celebration bell, but a warning bell that an enemy was incoming.
So urgent, so long, and continuous, it is just telling everyone one thing, the whole city is under martial law and the whole city is mobilized.
When the news finally came to the city, the city was in a state of excitement.
The real war has been far away from Shuzhong for a long time.
When the war really came, everyone was confused and at a loss.
The city gate is locked.
The soldiers ran up the city wall and began to nervously deploy defensive measures. Officials rushed to the streets and stopped every man, no matter what, and then gathered them and sent them outside the weapons warehouse to collect weapons and prepare for battle.
The only good thing is that over the years, Li Shen has carefully prepared weapons, armor, and food. There are also several arsenals here in Mianzhu, and the arsenals are also full.
Every time the Shangguan of Chengdu Prefecture comes down to inspect, he doesn’t care much about the people’s livelihood. What he cares most about is how full the granaries are and how well the weapons in the arsenal are maintained. As long as there are no major problems with these two, then Even if there are some minor errors in other aspects, they are not insignificant.
When Chen Changhui walked up to the city wall fully clothed, he saw that the armor on the soldiers on the top of the city was brand new, the crossbows that had just had their kraft paper removed were shining with a faint blue light, and bundles of arrows were piled up like mountains. , and at the foot of the city, when the young men in the city who had just been gathered as a reserve army were also wearing armor and holding strong, their confidence suddenly exploded again.
Three thousand elites plus thousands of young men in the city, as well as these inexhaustible weapons, why can't Mianzhu defend it?
Men naturally have a desire to make contributions. Sometimes he laments that he was not born at the right time, so he can only stay in Mianzhu and be the Taiping County Sheriff. Now that the opportunity has come, he naturally performs well. Fan, in this way, when the prince steps out of Jianmen Pass, he can show off his talents.
"Protect the family and defend Shu!" On top of the city tower, Chen Changhui raised his arms and shouted.
But the person below was Liao Liao. Everyone looked back at Chen Changhui. The fear and fear in their eyes could not be concealed.
Behind Li Dachui is now a mighty army.
When he came down from Motian Ridge, he only had 3,000 people. If you include those guys who were unlucky enough to get injured on the way, 3,000 people were not even enough.
This road is too difficult to walk. Even if the three thousand people in the inspection team all have martial arts skills, and the worst one is a solid third-level person, there are still many people injured.
This also shows from another level that it is not unreasonable for Shuzhong to ignore this line.
Coupled with the fact that the danger of war has not been heard for hundreds of years, the negligence is understandable. ,
Of course, such negligence will definitely bring fatal threats.
However, when they left Jiangyou Pass and Fengchi Mountain, the team was reduced to 5,000 people.
Setting down on the Black Ice Platform, Wuhou, the local overlord of Fengchi Mountain, used his best talents, and then incited the surrounding people to join the team.
And Li Dachui discovered that Wu Hou, the king of the mountain, was not very capable of inciting others. Along the way, he was sometimes impassioned and sometimes burst into tears, but he could always hit the pain points of the local poor people just right, and then take advantage of everyone's grief and anger. Yu encouraged everyone to take up arms to resist the oppression of big dogs like the Tang family, and to overthrow the rule of King Ji, a big fat pig.
Look at how thin everyone has become, but Li Shen is so fat that he can’t walk.
This is not fair!
If you want fairness, you have to fight for it yourself.
In Li Dachui's opinion, if this guy was more educated, he would definitely be able to shout some lofty slogans such as defeating the local tyrants and dividing the land between the rich and the poor.
From Jiangyouguan all the way to Mianzhu, the big dog owners along the way naturally escaped disaster, and the few who did not suffer most of them had an inexplicable relationship with Wu Hou. Then as soon as the army arrived, the whole family was mobilized , take up arms and join in. Moreover, Li Dachui was also stunned by the weapons hidden in these people's homes.
It seems that Shu is really full of martial virtue. Is this the rhythm of being ready for war at any time?
Going forward like this, when Li Dachui saw the city wall of Mianzhu, there were already more than 20,000 followers behind him.
Li Dachui, who knew people well and was responsible for his duties, now asked Wuhou to go to all corners of the country to mobilize the people to join the great cause of resisting the brutal rule of King Ji Li Shen.
Remarkable results!
We don't expect these ordinary people to have much fighting power. What's important is that they have a huge momentum.
Of course, when the number of people reaches a certain level, it is enough to determine the direction of the war.
(End of this chapter)