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Chapter 206 Offense and Defense
Two days later, the Mongolian army hurried up and finally made a siege machine, meandering up, and re-attacked Xunsiguan City.

Ashu seemed a little unmotivated.

For him, this battle has no meaning.

General Song was able to recapture the Hengzi Shanzhai, which shows that the general of the guest army has turned his back on the guest.

With such a person occupying a favorable location, the next step will be a siege battle.

The key to victory or defeat does not lie in his Ashu's commanding ability, but in countless factors such as terrain, military strength, food and grass, and weather.

Of course Ah Shu will attack the city, and he is also confident that he will take down Xunsiguan City.

The question is time, meaning.

The purpose of the Tanma Red Army's surprise attack on the Wuchi Road, outflanking and sneaking out of the middle road is to reduce the number of fortifications.

Once the reinforcements from the Song army arrived, it would be meaningless to capture Guancheng.

With such emotions, A Shu gave orders in a rigid manner, no longer furious or high-spirited.

suddenly.

"Oh!"

A headless corpse fell into the ranks of the Mongolian army and fell on the stone path, turning into a puddle of flesh.

"what!"

A Dali soldier who was carrying a ladder was spattered with blood and flesh, and screamed loudly.

A Meng soldier shot an arrow and shot the Dali soldier to death.

"Don't bark, continue to attack the city!"

The Mongolian team quieted down and continued.

On Mount Hengzi, headless corpses fell one after another, some fell into the woods on both sides, some fell into the ranks of the Mongolian army, and occasionally killed one or two people.

Screams sounded from time to time...

Dai Qin's face was ugly, thinking that A Shu would be furious, but when he turned his head to look, he saw A Shu still had a cold face.

"General, General Song is too presumptuous..."

"Otherwise?" A Shu said, "He occupied Hengzi Mountain and launched a cannon again, why not smash it? Let's just smash Guancheng."

Dai Qin was taken aback for a moment, only to feel that A Shu seemed to be a different person.This made him very uncomfortable.

"Isn't the general angry?"

"In a fight, you have to look like a fight." A Shu said lightly.

When he was in the Wumeng tribe, he was angry and could deter those old barbarians. This is the fierceness of "if you dare to steal my horse, I will pull out your stockade"; but in Wuchidao, facing a calm and stern Song general No matter how angry you are, you will only lose your sense of proportion.

He had already decided to kill those Song people after breaking through the pass, but when he opened his mouth, he only ordered: "Take the pass city as soon as possible, as soon as possible, as soon as possible."

"Yes……"

"The general has an order! Drive the Dali soldiers and the native barbarians to attack the city, and break through as soon as possible!"

"Kill..."

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"boom!"

Stones were smashed out of the Mongolian army's cannon carts and fell on the tower of Xunsiguan City, and broken tiles and residual wood flew together.

In the tower, Wu Tong was startled, and wanted to yell, but his mouth was blocked.

"Uuuuuuu!"

"What are you afraid of?!" Jiang Fan said, "The city hasn't been broken yet, so why are you panicking?"

There was another loud noise outside. It was the soldiers defending the city who pushed down the wood and stones on the top of the city, causing screams.

On the top of the wall, Bao San gave a shout.

"Fire arrows!"

Arrows rained like rain.

Soon, the arrows of the Mongolian army also counterattacked.

The road to the west of Guancheng was so wide, and the Dali soldiers and the native captives were crowded to the brim. The Mongolian army couldn't position themselves, and they didn't shoot many arrows.

A big stone flew out from Mount Hengzi again, "Boom!" and hit the five-foot road, killing a Mongolian soldier.

"Move the stone away!" the centurion Hai Rigu ordered.

Meng Zu smashed the boulder and carried it up the nearby hillside.

A cannon cart was erected here, and seventy Mongolian soldiers pulled it hard, and the rocks fell like rain, and then hit Guancheng, and there were screams.

On Hengzi Mountain, Li Xia ordered to adjust the angle of the cannon carriage, and the sixty soldiers roared in unison, and another boulder fell down...

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Ah Shu stood on the top of Niu Mountain, squinting at the offensive and defensive battle.

Dai Qin said: "General, there are only about [-] people in Guancheng, and less than [-] people on Hengzi Mountain. Send soldiers to attack?"

Ashu said, "Come here."

Dai Qin stepped forward.

With a loud "slap", Ah Shu slapped Dai Qin hard.

"General?"

"Speech!" Ah Shu spat on Dai Qin's face.

"I will send you fire!"

"General, I did not say anything wrong!"

A Shu said: "You are in a hurry, you forgot what we are here for."

He stretched out his hand, slapped Daiqin's helmet hard, and shouted: "A thousand teams of the Red Army Exploring Horses have already killed three centurions and lost nearly 200 people. In order to attack Hengzishan and patrol the city , and lose another 200 people, then why go out of Wuchidao?!"

"Then... what should I do?"

"Continue to fight, take the lives of Dali soldiers and Tu Laoman captives, and see if General Song makes any mistakes in command..."

~~
Standing on Hengzizhai, Li Xia looked at the battlefield without any disturbance in his heart.

This battle up to now, as long as Hengzi Mountain is recaptured.The rest is just as Wu Tong said, just take advantage of the terrain to guard the city.

Wuchi Road is originally a place where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it.As long as Ashu was on guard and then attacked Hengzizhai with a conspiracy, the battle would be over.

It just depends on how long the reinforcements will arrive...

Of course, if the reinforcements never arrived, it would be meaningless to retake Hengzi Mountain desperately.

On the third day of the Mongolian army's siege, Li Xia's mind gradually became heavy.

"Huhuhu, come here."

Li Xia recruited Hu Hu, walked to a place where there was no one there, and said, "If the reinforcements don't come today, we will withdraw."

"County lieutenant?"

Li Xia looked at Niuzhai Mountain, and said slowly: "The meaning of our desperately guarding Hengzi Mountain and patrolling the city is to buy time for the rear, but if we guard for so many days, the reinforcements still don't come. Then it will be useless to keep on guarding." die, do you understand?"

"The villain doesn't understand." Luhu said: "The villain only knows how to listen to the county captain."

"Okay, you go to contact secretly to see who among the soldiers in the village is willing to go with us. We will go down the mountain in the evening and withdraw from Xunsi Pass tonight."

"Yes..." Chouhu clasped his fists, and when he turned around, he suddenly froze.

"County lieutenant, look."

Li Xia looked around and saw a Great Song army flag flying among the mountain roads in the distance.

"Reinforcements are coming. Come down the mountain, let's find a way to keep this Mongolian army..."

~~
"withdraw."

On Niuzhai Mountain, A Shu took a look at the Great Song Army Flag, and quickly ordered the troops to withdraw without delay.

Since he dared to use tricks and take dangerous paths to outflank, he was already prepared to retreat before setting off.

Although he withdrew swiftly, he did not panic, and issued orders one after another without haste.

"Let the captives continue to attack the city..."

"Destroy the siege equipment, block the road..."

"Leave [-] elite soldiers in ambush. When the Song army passes the Fenshui Cliff, set fire to break their formation. These people will return to Dali by themselves after the battle..."

After making arrangements, Ah Shu turned his head and took a deep look in the direction of Mount Hengzi.

For him, this sneaking is not a defeat, a total of more than [-] people have been lost, and the number of staff reductions under his command on the Southern Expedition far exceeds this number.

It is normal for Duke to be ambushed in Yanfanggou, and if he dares to walk five feet, he will definitely encounter an ambush; it is also normal for Baolide to be ambushed in Yuecheng, which can only show that General Song is cautious.

The only thing that surprised Ah Shu was that General Song dared to counterattack Hengzi's stronghold, and actually captured it.

This is also the only place where he can admit that he made a mistake, and it is also where he thinks General Song's courage is different from ordinary people.

"Fighting is like me, not sticking to routines." A Shu walked up the five-foot road and murmured again.

"I remember you..."

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Hengzishan, Li Xia is also looking back on this battle.

He is not satisfied with his performance.

We could have done better... For example, before the arrival of the Mongolian army, we should have seized Wu Tong's military power, personally guarded Hengzi Village, and even guarded dangerous places such as Xiakouyan.

Then, this battle may be able to go smoothly.Relying on the terrain, it is not difficult to defend the Changning Army for assistance.

Ashu likes to take risks with his troops, and the reason why he sent troops five feet away was to catch the Song army by surprise. As long as he was prepared, the Mongolian army's strategy would be defeated.

"Do not……"

Thinking of this, Li Xia shook his head suddenly, realizing that he was too conceited.Who can be sure that by defending Hengzi Mountain by himself, he can defend against Ashu?

When things happen, they push back and always feel that they can hold on... It is this kind of arrogance that is the most taboo for generals. A Shu repeatedly "jumps under the guise of a master", and it is the arrogance of the generals in this world.

Didn't Wu Tong know that Mount Hengzi was important, otherwise why would he say retreat?But Hengzishan was still lost.

That night, Li Xia himself didn't expect that Hengzi Mountain would be lost, otherwise he wouldn't just guard the city gate.

Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He believed that this time, Ah Shu taught himself a lesson.

"First lesson in war..."

Li Xia looked back, and saw Ashu's troops walking farther and farther away in the mountains...

(End of this chapter)