Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 494

In mid-November, the sky and the earth were chilly.

Since Shangyong reorganized his troops, Mu Jing set up camp and marched towards the west city. After several days of rushing, he personally led the main force, joined the vanguard of the Yellow Turban Army, gathered all the main forces, formally approached the west city, and started the battle to attack the west city.

In this battle, the Yellow Turban Army was the main force, and the Jingping Army was assisted by the Jingping First Army led by Chen Dao, with a total of 3 elites.

The army lined up with the eastern suburbs outside the city, and the ten-mile company battalion, with banners covering the sky and covering the sky, came in a menacing manner, covering half of the eastern suburbs of Xicheng County. They were like a giant beast crawling, and they didn't know when they would open their mouths. , Eat up Xicheng County in one bite.

"There are nine counties in Hanzhong, and Xicheng can be regarded as a main city!"

Under the city, Mu Jing was dressed in military uniform, standing under the banner, staring at the high and thick walls of Xicheng City, and said with a sigh: "If we attack this city by force, we will pay at least three times the price for this terrible weather!" , and ten times the time, it may not be able to fight in the end!"

Although there is no snow today, the sky is gloomy with a lot of cold wind, and it has been snowing in Hanzhong for several days in a row, and it can pile up three inches high on the ground. The chill between the sky and the earth has already accumulated. There is a bit of biting cold wind everywhere.

With such weather, it is undoubtedly suicidal for the soldiers to send troops to storm the city.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, if possible, he also wanted to hug his wife in the warm bed to keep warm.

But it was precisely because of this season that he was given a chance.

He can't miss such a great opportunity, the only way is to send troops.

But the siege, such weather, is a little embarrassing for these soldiers.

"My lord, why don't we wait a little longer. The army is on the outskirts of the city, forming a deterrent to them. After the beginning of spring, we will attack again. After all, in the winter, when the sky is covered by heavy snow, the soldiers can't even hold their weapons. Not a good idea!"

Feili took a step up and said in a low voice.

As a vanguard, he arrived at the city first, and had already fought several battles with the Hanzhong army in the west city, causing casualties to each other. Due to the influence of the weather, many soldiers have started to suffer from frostbite, their hands and feet burst, and some even fell down and were sent to the wounded barracks. Although the morale has been maintained well, the combat power is only [-]% of the usual level.

[-]% of the combat power can't be used much. Compared with the past, it is a war that will only cause casualties.

"no way!"

Hearing this, Mu Jing was taken aback for a moment, glanced sideways at Fei Li, and finally shook his head, saying, "It's not that I'm anxious, nor that I don't want to estimate the lives of the soldiers, but that they in the city can afford it, and we can't afford it." ah!"

He can't afford to spend outside the city for two reasons.

First, time is running out, he is racing against time with Liu Yan, and he has to win Hanzhong before Liu Yan, so he can't afford it.

Second, the problem of food and grass is already very serious. His tens of thousands of soldiers eat horse chews and consume astronomical figures of food and grass every day. Shangyong can't afford it, and Nanyang can't afford it either. The problem is big.

"So we must attack as soon as possible!"

Mu Jing gave an order: "Pass on our military order, now the soldiers of all armies should immediately build siege equipment, and three days later, the main attack will be frontal!"

"promise!"

The generals took the lead.

……

After inspecting the entire barracks and observing the surroundings of the west city along the city wall, Mu Jing left the front line, returned to the Chinese army barracks, and returned to the main tent of the Chinese army. Sitting on his knees, he picked up a few papers on the desk and looked at them.

As a lord, he cannot give up on government and military affairs.

Even on the battlefield, Nanyang and Shangyong would send many memorials for him to read in person.

Although he has already made Cai Yan imitate his handwriting, and many matters in the six counties of Nanyang have been resolved in the Minghou Mansion in Nanyang, the Hanzhong Prefect Mansion established by Shangyong is the first to be established, and it was sent to him before the case. Still a lot.

He looked at a few of them, including Nanyang and Hanzhong, and finally picked out a few, and said to Huo Yu who was recording next to him: "Zhongheng, type all these memorabilia back!"

"My lord, you haven't reviewed it yet!"

"Review ass!"

Mu Jing said coldly: "The establishment of the Minghou Mansion system is to allow them to perform their own duties. Contractors are required for large and small matters. Zhao Ji doesn't understand, and they think it's easy to bully someone. This was sent to a certain family on purpose, and the complaint came, call me back the same way!"

The Minghou Mansion was established, with the Minghou Mansion commanding the region, naturally there were a lot of big and small things, but there were a lot of chief officials below, if he was allowed to solve everything, he would still be a fart master, a coolie.

Mu Jing said in a cold voice: "The bastards Hu Kongming and Liu Ziyu obviously saw that a certain family asked Zhao Ji to come forward to take charge of the Minghou Mansion, and they felt a little tempered, so they can just call back the same way, they understand the meaning of the certain family! "

Cai Yan's first character was imitated by him, and he could deceive many people, but he couldn't hide it from Cai Yong. A few words from Cai Yong were enough to make Hu Zhao and others understand.

Although in order to hide Nanyang's eyeliner, they dare not get angry.

But the concept since ancient times makes them absolutely unable to accept a woman in power.

"promise!"

Huo Yu nodded, he thought for a while, and reminded: "My lord, there is one more troublesome thing. We wanted to use war to support war before, but although Shangyong has a lot of food and grass, it can't sustain the consumption of our army. In terms of food and grass , getting tighter and tighter!"

"rest assured!"

Mu Jing took a deep breath: "In a few days, the west city will be destroyed!"

There was a scorching light in his eyes: "I heard that Hanzhong has stored a lot of grain and grass in Xicheng, and if we win Xicheng, we can solve the difficulties in front of us!"

"What if they burn the food and grass when they are defeated?"

"I won't give them this chance!"

What Mu Jing said was very decisive.

A lot of craftsmen were recruited in the barracks, and the equipment was built very quickly. After three days, more than ten well rail cars and hundreds of ladders had been built, including a few simple catapults.

……

November [-]th, early morning.

On this day, the weather was not bad. After several days of gloom, a round of rising sun appeared in the east. The sun was so warm that it melted the snow on the ground.

Outside the eastern suburbs of Xicheng, the herdsmen lined up, and each of the phalanxes gathered together, ready to wait.

"Drum!"

Mu Jing, in military uniform, stood on a viewing platform that had just been built and was a full three feet high, where he could look directly at the city wall, giving orders.

"Boom boom boom boom!!!"

There were ten battalions of the two armies, and one battalion had thunderous war drums on one side. The sound of the drums roared, overlapped and crisscrossed, converging like thunder, and resounding above the nine heavens.

The sound of war drums represents the outbreak of battle.

……

on the city head.

"It seems that I underestimated them. I thought it was just a bluff. I didn't expect that Mulongtu would dare to lead the main force to come here in person. They are determined to eat our West City!"

Yang Bai's expression was gloomy. He looked down at the enemy soldiers all over the mountains and plains below the city, and his heart was gloomy. Although he was fearless, he still couldn't figure out where the Mu army got the confidence to dare to attack the west city on this cold winter day.

Is it true that the more than [-] Hanzhong soldiers under his command are dead?
Just because he couldn't figure it out, he felt depressed, suppressed a mouthful of resentment, and stared at the battlefield.

"It's really greedy, I want to open my eyes wide to see how powerful the Mu Clan's Dragon Figure is, it can count us down!"

His face was gloomy.

"General, as long as we stick to the city according to Master Shijun's instructions, and don't take the initiative to attack, don't be fooled, and don't be greedy, the defense of the city will definitely be safe for us!"

Yang Xu stood beside him, cupped his hands and said.

He said this with confidence.

Originally fighting in winter, the attacking side must be very difficult. If you can't exert your combat power, you will get twice the result with half the effort. Even if you spend your life, you may not be able to get what you want. With [-] soldiers and horses, even if there are [-] troops outside the city, they think they can hold on to the city. They are really not afraid of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

"Don't worry, I won't be greedy and fooled!"

Yang Bai nodded, and he issued a military order: "Pass down my military order, and all ministries will strictly guard against it. Without my military order, no one is allowed to take the initiative to attack. Anyone who violates the military order will be killed without mercy!"

"promise!"

The generals surrendered.

……

"Break through the moat first, and the soldiers approach the city!" Mu Jing threw out the command arrow: "Li, you lead the army to attack, Chen Dao, you lead the army to cover, you must cross the moat, and set up camp on the other side of the river!"

"Yes!"

The two took orders, turned and left.

"Archers, crossbowmen, all ready!"

Chen Dao gathered all the bows and arrows and crossbow beds of Jingping's First Army, lined up at the front, and aimed at the city wall a hundred paces away.

This is to shoot from the sky, and shoot arrows without distinction.

These bows and arrows shot towards the sky, crossed an arc in the direction of the angle, and then landed on the opposite side.

It is impossible to aim, and the lethality is weakened, but this is the best way to shoot from a long distance. Even if Huang Zhong's arm strength and crosshairs are hundreds of steps away, he cannot hit a target.

"The first round of attack, let it go!"

Chen Dao ordered.

"Hush shhh!!!"

The first round of bows and arrows were shot, and most of them covered the city wall.

"Defense!"

"Iron Shield!"

"Dodge carefully!"

On the city wall, Yang Bai suppressed the idea of ​​fighting back, and ordered the soldiers to hide.

It is not difficult to avoid this kind of arrow, but it is a bit embarrassing, which also makes the formation on the wall a little messy.

"Second round of attack!"

Chen Dao continued to order: "Get ready... let it go!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!!!"

Another round of bows and arrows was shot, this time they adjusted a lot of angles, about [-] arrows, about [-]% of the arrows landed on the city wall, and the rest fell through.

"Take advantage of this time, boys, cross the river and snatch the suspension bridge!"

Taking advantage of Chen Dao's bow and arrow suppression, Fei Li quickly led his troops to attack, attacking the first line of defense they broke through, the moat.

The moat in the west city is actually not big, the river is very icy, between a frozen state and a non-freezing state, it is so cold that people shiver, but the river is not big, and it is not difficult for the strenuous effort to cross it.

"Where are our archers?"

Yang Bai in the city is also an experienced general. When he saw this scene, he immediately prepared to fight back without saying a word.

"exist!"

The archers lined up.

"Snipe the moat under the city for me, don't let them cross the river!" Yang Bai shouted.

He knew that they couldn't stop them from crossing the river, and the final battlefield must be up and down the city wall, but seizing this opportunity should make the enemy pay a price.

"Yes!"

The archers on the top of the city wanted to fight back.

"The third round of attack, let it go!"

But Chen Dao's cover was in place, and his third round of bow and arrow attack suppressed the counterattack on the top of the wall.

An hour later, Li Li led the main force of the two battalions, crossed the moat, and snatched the suspension bridge.

The army continued to enter less than fifty paces below the city.

Take an hour break at noon.

An hour later, it began to enter the afternoon, and Mu Jing personally gave the order to launch a frontal attack on the west city wall.

"Children, kill!"

"Huang Tian God is above, protect me and go up to the city!"

"Bump, hit me hard, smash open the city gate!"

The Yellow Turban Army overwhelmed the main force of the four battalions and attacked head-on.

"Hold on!"

"Smashing stones!"

"Tung oil, burn their ladder!"

Although the Yellow Turban Army attacked fiercely, there was not much pressure on the Hanzhong Army on the city. The crenels on the top of the city were built neatly, which brought natural advantages to their defense. The rolling log smashed desperately, so it could naturally block the attack.

During the two-hour attack, the Mu army didn't even touch the top of the city, but instead damaged dozens of ladders, and nearly hundreds of soldiers were killed or injured. Before the sun set, Mu Jingming retreated his troops.

……

into the night.

The animal husbandry flag is flying under the starry sky.

Tent in the barracks.

The generals stood on the left and right, Mu Jing stood in the middle with his back, looked at the topographic map on the screen, and focused on the section of the city wall to the east of the West City: "Tomorrow attack, along the city wall, and open another mile, The Yellow Turbans are all on top!"

"Press them all up?"

All the generals of the Yellow Turban Army heard the words and peeped at each other.

A school lieutenant stood up and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, according to today's situation, even if we push up, it will be difficult to break through the city wall. The city wall is tall and thick, and the city is well prepared. If we attack by force, we will suffer a lot of casualties!"

"I didn't let you break the city, I only let you attack!"

Mu Jing turned around, his cold eyes were like eagles, and he swept it away: "Remember, it's a strong attack, and it's a strong attack that attracts all their troops to us. Even if we pay a price, we must do it, understand?"

"Yes!"

All the generals of the Yellow Turban Army bowed their hands and took orders.

"Go to rest and recharge your batteries. I don't want to see a group of tired Yellow Turban soldiers on the battlefield tomorrow!"

Mu Jing waved his hand and said.

"promise!"

The generals took orders, turned and left.

"Uncle Zhi!"

"Lord!"

"Fight for a while at night!" Mu Jing said.

"Night attack?" Chen Dao's eyes lit up.

"Correct!"

The corners of Mujing's mouth raised slightly: "It's a night attack, but the attack must be advanced and retreated in a certain way. You can't get caught in the battlefield, fight for a while, and then withdraw your troops immediately!"

He will attack day and night.

Only in this way can the soldiers in the city tense up and focus all their attention on him.

As for the rest...

It depends on Huang Shao.

Huang Shao was the former commander-in-chief of Huangjinqu, and he is also a veteran. When he was in Runan, he almost buried the soldiers of Nanyang County single-handedly, and almost buried himself and his father in Runan. Such characters should not be underestimated. watch for.

This person will hide clumsiness.

But this time, he likes to see an offensive Huang Shao.

(End of this chapter)