Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1689 Battle of Shangdang Eighteen
Antelope Mountain.

This place has become a bloody battlefield. The two armies have been fighting for a long time. Under the bloody battle, the blood here has dyed the land here red.

"Damn Ming army!"

After a whole day of fighting, there was no breakthrough. This made Zhang Fei a little angry, but he had to withdraw his troops and return.

"Don't be angry, the three generals!"

Scholar Pang Tong came up, smiled slightly, and said softly: "It is not difficult to break through the defense line of the Ming army, but we can't cause too many casualties right now!"

"Do you have a solution?"

Zhang Fei took off the cloak, took off the battle armor, looked at Pang Tong, and said, "Shi Yuan, if you have a way to defeat the enemy, you can't estimate too much. We moved to Shangdang, but we didn't get any results. , being blocked here by the Ming army, the longer it takes, the more troublesome it will be, and the Ming army in Hedong will react, but afterward, we will be flanked along the road, and the situation we are facing will be even more difficult!"

He paused, and then said: "And if this battle can't be broken through, how long Ju Yi in the eldest son city can last is not necessarily the case. The second brother is still in the Hanoi battlefield. If there is any accident in the Shangdang battlefield, the second brother will be immediately let go." Brother’s retreat has been cut off!”

He said resolutely: "So even if we have to pay the price, we have to force a breakthrough, and we can't continue to waste here!"

Hearing this, Pang Tong sighed: "The general thought about it, and so did a certain one, but the situation is a bit grim, far more complicated than the general thought!"

He spread out the marching map and said: "We are now at this position, which is very close to the eldest son city, and although the hillsides on both sides form a mountain pass, which makes it easy to defend and difficult to attack, but in the final analysis, this is not an important position. What kind of steep terrain can be defended for a while, but not for a long time, our army is currently stronger than the Ming army, so if our army fights forcefully, it is not difficult to break through this line of defense!"

"only……"

He paused, and said in a low voice: "We need to know the intention of the Ming army. The Ming army blocked us here, which means that even if the Ming army knew that we had entered Shangdang, they would not give up on the eldest son city. But as far as I know, The strength of the Ming army cannot withstand the joint efforts of General Ju Yi and the three generals, and they dare to stay, which means they have a thorough plan and are confident enough to fight us!"

There was a sharp light in his eyes, which seemed to be able to penetrate the top of the starry sky. He gritted his teeth and said, "The Ming army is very powerful. There is no need to question this, but the confidence of the Ming army may not be based on him." Because this battle is fought, even if they can win, it will be a tragic victory. From what I know about Zhang Wenyuan, he will not fight such a battle!"

"I'm a bit confused by what you said!"

Zhang Fei's head was getting bigger, and his thinking often couldn't keep up with Pang Tong. Although he had some military strategies, it was really difficult for him to use his brain.

He stared at Pang Tong, and said word by word: "You just say it directly, and don't play around with me!"

"To be direct, that is, we must fight, but not now. Now we will consume some of the morale of the Ming army, and then we will launch a lore attack. During this time, I also want to delay the rhythm of reinforcements. Let’s see how much Ju Yi can consume the Ming army, and I also want to see if the Ming army has any hidden trump cards!" Pang Tong said simply, but it made Zhang Fei a little confused.

"What if Ju Yi can no longer defend the eldest son city?"

Zhang Fei asked solemnly.

Pang De, with a feather fan and a scarf, smiled naturally, and he seemed very confident: "The eldest son's city has high walls and thick walls, and the Ming army could not attack it so easily. Ju Yi is not that kind of incompetent person, and if Ming The army has enough troops to attack the eldest son city, there is no need to fight like this, since it is a war of attrition, then let the eldest son city consume some of the main force of the Ming army for us!"

Since the Ming army appeared to block them here, they have been a little passive and sabotage. The purpose is to stay here in a legitimate way, waiting for Ju Yi to lose most of his main force, and it will not be too late for them to appear again.

Among the Yan army, the competition was also very fierce. Although Zhang Fei was the third general, he did not have much advantage in terms of military power. He was not comparable to Guan Yu, and even Zhao Yun was somewhat inferior.

Now Ju Yi’s surrendered generals occupy many practical positions, so Pang Tong wants to use the Ming army to consume Ju Yi’s strength. As long as they operate properly, they can rescue Ju Yi like a savior. When the time comes, Ju Yi will not be right. They are grateful to Dade.

To be honest, all of Pang Tong's plans for Zhang Fei were not very problematic. The key point was that he had missed one factor. He never expected that the Ming army would break through the city like thunder.

"Even if there is an emergency!"

Pang Tong is a man with strong calculating ability, so he naturally wouldn't think that it is possible that the Ming army directly broke through the eldest son city. He said in a low voice: "Ju Yi is really useless, so we don't need to take risks. In these two days, it may not be a bad thing, when Xiu Osi comes, we can immediately withdraw our troops, return to Hexi from the east, and withdraw the main force safely!"

"Shi Yuan, I feel a little uneasy in my heart!" Zhang Fei was silent for a while. He knew that Pang Tong was doing it for his own benefit, but at this moment he had a strong battlefield instinct.

If you can't break through the obstacles in front of you, then you may face great trouble, even the fear of life and death.

Hearing this, Pang Tong frowned slightly, but he glanced at Zhang Fei, but he didn't doubt Zhang Fei. A straight-hearted person like Zhang Fei wouldn't talk about such things.

That can only show that he is indeed uneasy about this battle. With Zhang Fei's character, his uneasiness is not fear, but more of an intuitive judgment on the battlefield.

This made Pang Tong hesitate.

"If you want to defeat the enemy, tonight should actually be a good opportunity!" Pang Tong said in a low voice, "I've seen the sky, it's dark, it might rain tonight, and rain is the best cover , if it rains at night, the Ming army will relax their vigilance, and I have already figured out the surrounding terrain. The pass of Antelope Mountain seems to be a position that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It penetrated, but it was just a small road. It was more complicated to march, and the concealment was not enough. But if it rains tonight, with the cover of the rain and the dim night, maybe we can sneak attack along the small road and directly penetrate the Ming army. camp!"

"really?"

Zhang Fei's eyes flickered brightly.

"But the three generals, the battle of the night attack is not a good idea, and it is still a field battle in the rainy state. Once it is disrupted, it will not be distinguished from each other. Even if the Ming army's camp is penetrated, our army will be defeated." You have to pay a heavy price!"

Pang Tong disapproved of such a fight. First of all, the Ming army was not only in the state of the army, but even in individual combat, its combat effectiveness was stronger than that of the Yan army.

This can be seen from the war, the continuous battle against Antelope Mountain, the two sides can almost touch each other's combat effectiveness.

Even if they don't want to admit it, it's a fact that even Zhang Fei has to admit.

It is true that most of Zhang Fei's men are elites, but if they compete with the Ming army in the night rain state, they may not have much advantage. If they win, they will inevitably suffer heavy casualties in the end.

"do not care!"

Zhang Fei's heart became more and more anxious. He has been in the battlefield for many years, and he trusts his intuition very much. The more he trusts, the less he dares to restrain him.

He always felt that the eldest son city would fall.

It's not that he doesn't trust Ju Yi. Ju Yi's ability is not inferior to him, or even superior to him. What he doesn't trust is the Ming army, and he doesn't trust the fighting power displayed by the Ming army.

Especially the most mysterious new weapon of the Ming army. Whether this weapon has ever appeared or not made him a little scared.

As the main general of the Yan army, although Liu Bei showed him the power of the new weapons of the Ming army, this kind of weapon that can blow people apart is really scary.

"Night attack tonight!"

Zhang Fei gave the order, and his eyes looked at Pang Tong: "Shiyuan, you arrange it, and do it as well as possible. As long as we break through the defense line of the Ming army, we will not stay any longer, and we will kill it immediately. Reinforcement of the eldest son city is the only way." Our goal is not to love to fight!"

"Yes!"

Pang Tong nodded.

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The night shrouded the land, on the east side of Antelope Mountain, on the left and right positions of the mountain pass, camps were built one after another, forming a defensive position with horns.

In the barracks, the main account.

Min Wu has resisted for two days, and he has completed the task, but he does not intend to continue to defend, he wants to take the initiative.

Although Zhang Fei's military strength is ahead of him, even surpassing him by a lot, but the battle is not only based on the strength of the troops, but more often depends on the cooperation of the right time and place.

"How about the casualties of the White Horse Battalion?"

Today was a bitter battle, and his two battalions, Shenlang and Baima, were the main force. They fought a bloody battle with the Yan army. The Shenlang battalion thought it had a geographical advantage, so there were not many casualties, but the Baima battalion suffered a lot of casualties.

"120 three warriors were killed, and more than [-] soldiers were injured!" A general replied: "The morale of the White Horse Battalion is very low now, and the combat effectiveness is rapidly declining!"

"Order the White Horse Camp to postpone the rest!"

Min Wu thought for a while: "Think of the burning, and press the zero and two parts first!"

He looked at the sky, it was so dark that he couldn't see his fingers, the lights in the big tent were bright, but when he walked out of the tent door, he felt like he couldn't see his fingers.

"It is estimated that the Yan army will not continue to spend like this with us. They came from the east of the river and did not bring much food and grass at all, so they should launch a more powerful attack soon. We must prepare for the worst!"

Min Wu hasn't received the battle report from the eldest son city yet, and he doesn't know anything about the current situation of the eldest son city, which makes him hesitate.

He didn't think about victory, but he thought about failure first. Even if he wanted to counterattack, he still had to think about what would happen after he failed and was broken through the mountain pass.

Many things cannot be resolved impulsively.

"Yes!"

The generals surrendered.

Tick ​​tock tick tock…………………

At this time, a light rain suddenly fell outside, and the rain fell on the Ming army's tent, and the raindrops hit the tent one by one, making a crisp sound.

"It's raining?"

"Is it raining at this time?"

Min Wu walked out of the tent door, looking at the sudden rain, he frowned: "Once it rains, it will affect the battle, but it is reasonable to me. Under the rainy state, the Yan army may not have the courage to continue to attack!"

The state of rain is worse than that of the situation where you can't see your fingers, and when there is a fight, the casualties are even greater.

Because once it rains, fighting starts, even a slight wound may cause illness and death of soldiers, so few people fight when it rains.

Whether it is the enemy or us, they are all concerned about their own pawns, and they are unwilling to take such losses with their own pawns.

Of course, if it is a strategic war, let alone rain, even if there are mountains of swords and flames ahead, cliffs and cliffs, then it must be fought.

"Order the ministries to guard the granary!"

Min Wu continued to order.

"Yes!"

The orderly went to order again.

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It has been raining for more than an hour, and the rain seems to be getting denser and heavier, and the sound of tick-tock-tick has become louder and louder.

"Tap Tat Tat!!!!!!"

Suddenly, in the rain, there was this sudden sound of horseshoes.

"kill!"

Under the night sky, under the vibration of a loud voice, the camp of the Ming army suddenly exploded.

"Enemy attack!"

"Wake up quickly and prepare for battle!"

"Quick, beat the drum!"

"Beacon tower, light the beacon tower!"

"It's raining, there's no lighting at all!"

The layout of the Ming army's camp is well-organized, with partial divisions on the front, back, left, and right, and the main battalion in the middle guarding, forming a situation in which the camps are arranged in a four-way guarding the middle.

Bear the brunt of the front battalion.

The front battalion was almost shattered by the surprise attack of the Yan army, but it also delayed the Yan army's footsteps, because the war quickly awakened the middle battalion.

"Enemy attack?"

Min Wu woke up with a start, walked out in the heavy rain, and stared ahead. Under the cover of the rain, there were not many beacon fires, but dense shadows emerged, and the sound of shouting and killing, and the sound of weapons clashing, were also incessant. It reverberated in the rain.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

"Beat the battle drum in the middle camp, assemble the left and right camps, and order the rear camp to guard the food, grass and supplies, and we will fight!"

"Yes!"

The middle camp is the command center of the big camp, and Min Wu's reaction quickly made the whole big camp react.

However, the sudden change caught Min Wu by surprise.

"What about the left and right battalions?"

"General, the enemy's sneak attack from the left and right sides, the two battalions were caught off guard, and those who were already in a hard fight couldn't stop them at all!"

"What?" Min Wu stared.

He counted to the front, but he didn't expect that there were paths on the left and right sides that would allow the marching army to cross the defense of the hillside and directly attack his camp.

At this time, the whole camp was a little chaotic.

Min Wu had to face a choice, whether he would take the whole army into it regardless of whether the front battalion, the strong men cut off their arms, or the entanglement in a deadly battle.

This battle may not be lost.

But to the whole point, if you win, you will lose.

He, Min Wu, is not only a Zhonglang general of the Ming Army Zhaoming's third army, but his son Lang is also Xi Qiang Er Lang. He deliberated for a while and made a decision on the spot.

"Come on, send an order immediately, the front battalion retreats, the left and right battalions close together, all move closer, give up the middle, and the Shenlang battalion will follow me to attack!" Min Wu shouted angrily: "Kill the past!"
(End of this chapter)