Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 231 Attack on Xuanyuan Mountain

A few miles to the southwest of Xuanyuan Mountain, an army of the Han Dynasty was slowly advancing.

The loose cavalry on both sides of this army always kept a distance of a hundred steps from the main team. The infantry in the center lined up in a loose marching formation, with spearmen and halberds outside, and archers inside. Shields, guarding the marching baggage and barrels of filtered water.

It seems that this is an ordinary marching lineup, but those who know the art of war can tell at a glance that this lineup is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and moves freely.Once something happens, they will immediately become a sharp knife or a solid shield.

A scout galloped quickly from a distance, and several rangers went up to meet him, confirmed the identity of the other party, and then moved out of the way.The scout rushed to the front of the queue and shouted to a general: "Report! Sixty miles ahead, there are Yuan Jun's scout cavalry."

This news made the leading general's expression froze slightly.The appearance of reconnaissance cavalry there indicated that they had already entered the field of vision of Yuan Jun's main force, and they might encounter battles at any time.The leading general quickly raised his hand to stop the army from marching, and the soldiers quickly formed a team, with their spears and halberds tilted slightly, and their bows and crossbows strung up, so as to respond to possible surprise attacks at any time.You can tell at a glance that it is a master of a hundred battles, and the details are not neglected.

However, after this move, the decisive general did not issue other orders, but asked in a deliberative tone, "Yuan Jun came here for an unknown purpose, and our main force dispatched an army to go up to find out the truth. "This is a prudent statement, and the lieutenants around him all nodded in agreement.

"Trying a fart..." A young but angry voice next to the general said: "General Xu, you don't really think that Ji Ling will use our plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, do you? Ji Ling is also a battle-tested fighter." In general, our expedient measure of sowing doubts can only fool him for a while, but it won't fool him forever."

Yes, this team is Xu Rong's army.As Xuanyuan Mountain and the soldiers of the supply team fled, Ji Ling of Nanyang Wancheng soon learned that Xuanyuan Mountain was attacked and the food road was blocked.To the surprise of Xu Rong and Yang Xiu, Ji Ling quickly led the army to Xuanyuan Mountain to relieve the difficulties without any hesitation, and without reporting to Yuan Shu at all.

Ji Ling's resolute response greatly exceeded Xu Rong's expectations, and at the same time made Xu Rong feel wary towards Ji Ling, Yuan Shu's number one general.However, just when he was about to defend Xuanyuan Mountain to the death, Yang Xiu, who had been sighing for the first time, took the initiative to propose a plan to Xu Rong.

This strategy is very simple. It is to let the army on Xuanyuan Mountain die down and prepare fortifications silently, while the general Xu Rong will lead a team of thousands of people to confuse Ji Ling's main force.The early stage of the plan was very successful. With Yang Xiu's keen sense of smell like a fox and Xu Rong's veteran combat experience, this partial division successfully broke through Ji Ling's encirclement and suppression several times, and was led by their noses around Xuanyuan Mountain for five days. For a long time.

"How many scouts are there in Yuan Jun's team? Compared with usual, what's the difference?" Yang Xiu asked the scouts of his own army after rejecting Xu Rong.

The scouts were shocked when they heard Yang Xiu's reminder, and replied: "Back to join the army, there are dozens of scouts in this Yuan army, and there is dust and smoke behind them, as if they are very close to the main force."

"This is wrong. Yuan Jun has been struggling to find us recently, let alone put the scouts so close. Unless..." Xu Rong frowned. He is a general. The situation has a keen sense of alarm.

"Unless, Ji Ling has seen through our intentions." Yang Xiu revealed the answer in one word, and seemed a little weak: "After being played by people for five days, even a pig guessed that something was wrong. I'm afraid this scouting is just With a blindfold, Ji Ling's army should have already marched directly towards Xuanyuan Mountain."

"The whole army obeys the order, and the soldiers enter Xuanyuan Mountain to join the main force!" After hearing Yang Xiu's explanation, Xu Rong issued the military order without hesitation.Yang Xiu on the side was still a little reluctant, but Xu Rong whipped him on his horse's buttocks, and was immediately wrapped up in the march, screaming and screaming, which was very miserable.

When Xu Rong finally arrived at the foot of Xuanyuan Mountain, he was immediately shocked by what he saw.At the foot of Xuanyuan Mountain at this time, Yuan Jun was everywhere as far as the eye could see. Under the command of a majestic general under a canopy, they had quickly organized a traditional offensive formation and were slowly advancing towards the enemy. Go up Xuanyuan Mountain.

Xu Rong took a closer look at the attacking team and discovered a terrifying fact: there were as many as 5000 forwards in that attacking team!

Generally speaking, when encountering this kind of tough battle, when the generals don't know the opponent's reality, they will first send a tentative step up.The strength of this test force does not need to be very strong, and the number of people is also small. Generally, a thousand-man force is enough.Or, you can directly use those no-name cannon fodder, after all, these people are very proficient in the skill of escaping.

However, Ji Ling sent out 5000 troops this time, and, judging from the attire of that troop, it was not a cannon fodder troop, but a regular veteran of the Han Dynasty and the Northern Army!
This fortified team with rich combat experience climbed up the mountain, and the initial stage went smoothly. Yuan Jun advanced sixty to seventy feet in one breath, and the top remained silent.But when they climbed a few dozen steps closer to the Han army camp, a horn sounded suddenly, and three hundred Han army crossbowmen appeared behind the fence at the same time, holding black painted crossbows in their hands.

Just listening to the sound of "pop", three hundred sharp arrows shot out through the air and shot straight down from a high position; in an instant, dozens of soldiers who climbed to the front of the Wei army groaned miserably, and shot arrows from the hillside one after another. Roll up and down.

But when Xu Rong saw this scene, he was so angry that he thumped and cursed: "Idiot! Didn't you see those soldiers marching forward with their big shields up? Why waste precious crossbow arrows at this time! Use throwing stones, there are so many on the mountain!" It's a stone!"

"Stop yelling and scolding." Yang Xiu rushed up to Xu Rong weakly, his face was still a little pale, but when he looked at the battlefield, he immediately became focused and professional: "You general is not on the mountain, and Ji Ling deliberately sent all of you to Xu Rong. The soldiers set up an array to threaten, but the lieutenant general had no prestige to call for an effective resistance. Although the method of throwing stones was correct, he had to wait until Yuan Jun approached the camp before using it. The defenders on the mountain lacked courage, so they had to shoot the enemy with crossbow arrows."

"Then what should we do? Find a way to lure Yuan Jun away again?" Xu Rong was a little annoyed that Yang Xiu was still so calm at this time, but he had to admit that Yang Xiu's vision was indeed more accurate than his.

"Impossible." Yang Xiu sighed in disappointment: "Ji Ling has found our fatal spot, so it is impossible for us to lead him by the nose. The only thing we can do at this time is to wait for a gap in Yuan Jun's attack. , and then take advantage of the situation to attack, in order to win this round."

After saying this, Yang Xiu smiled wryly, took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Xu Rong: "General Xu, here, your suicide note."

Xu Rong turned around, slapped the suicide note on the ground, and cursed at Yang Xiu: "Bad luck! Can you be more serious, kid?"

While the two were bickering, Xuanyuan Mountain's offensive changed again.Yuan Jun got up again amidst the sound of Ji Ling's horn, and charged towards the Han army's camp at a half-baked waist.But the rotation of crossbowmen in the Han army was faster than theirs.The crossbowmen who had fired in the previous round raised the crossbow machine and took a step back. Another row of crossbowmen immediately followed up to fill the gap, and then another round of single salvo was fired.

This time, because of the closer distance, the damage to Yuan Jun was even greater.A few Yuan Jun who escaped the shooting by chance approached the fence, but was stabbed by a spear that suddenly protruded from the fence, and lay down on the ground wailing.

The attack lasted less than half an hour. As a result, Yuan Jun lost nearly 200 people, and the others retreated in embarrassment.The casualties of the Shu army were less than ten.The deputy general beside Xu Rong couldn't help but relax when he saw that the attack was so anticlimactic.Only Xu Rong frowned even more, worried.

"Ji Ling really deserves to be the number one general under Yuan Shu." Xu Rong was worried, and sighed: "Using a 5000-man formation to test out the reality of our army, it also greatly shocked our army with an excellent counterattack. It seems that , the next step, he will use the real trick."

Sure enough, as soon as Xu Rong finished speaking, the horn under the big banner suddenly changed, and the five thousand fortified team regrouped.Only, this time, each of them put down their large shields and picked up a bundle of wet firewood.

Xu Rong suddenly tore off a part of Yang Xiu's sleeve, threw it in the air, and his face changed drastically: "No, the wind is blowing to the north. Ji Ling will use fire to force the defenders out and annihilate them in one fell swoop!"

(End of this chapter)