The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 386 Counterattack of West City ([-])

"Keng Bang~" The counterweight fell heavily, and the cannon was raised high.The huge potential energy propped up a boulder and advanced rapidly in mid-air at a very high speed.In an instant, the stone slammed heavily on the city wall, making a dull and loud sound.

This was a day in late March in AD 1970, [-], five full days had passed since Xicheng was besieged by heavy troops.

In late January of this year, after receiving the exact news that the entire division of the Jingzhou Corps of the Eastern Wu Dynasty was advancing westward, and the Yangzhou Corps was splitting up and going south.Under the repeated requests of many clans, Sima Yan ignored the objections of Pei Xiu, Jia Chong and others.Once again, the Jin army that besieged the west city was overweight.[-] Jingzhou Army, [-] Yangzhou Army and [-] Chinese Army were dispatched into the three counties of Weixing.By mid-March of this year, all reinforcements were in place.With an army of [-] in his hands, Sima Jun finally possessed the ability to carry out a strong attack on the west city.

"Kill it~~"

After two rounds of attacks by the trebuchets on our side were completed, and the trebuchets on the city wall were hit more and more accurately.Yang Zhao, the former enemy commander of the Jin army who was in charge of the siege, drew his sword and pointed forward. Tens of thousands of Jin troops shouted in unison, or pushed the siege towers, or carried ladders, and began to run quickly towards the four gates of the west city.

"Jin Ni is here again! Archers!"

"Hey~~!"

The fierce siege battle has lasted for five days.During these five days, Luo Xian averaged less than two hours of rest each day.He couldn't take it anymore after such a high-intensity battle of defending the city.

"Hey, the West City is a rare and relatively large area of ​​flat land among the three counties of Weixing. With this city as the center, it is of course very good to rule the three counties of Weixing. But if you defend this city, you will really suffer a bit."

Since Xicheng is located at the core of the flat Ankang Basin, the surrounding terrain is flat.For the siege side, as long as there are enough troops, they can attack with all four.

Sima Jun has about 1 troops here.After handing over [-] people to Hu Lie and Gou Xi to hunt down Zhang Hu and others, there are still [-] people in Xicheng City.According to Liu Hong's suggestion, the Jin army's attack is to attack all four.Although this greatly dispersed the troops, it also prevented the [-] defenders in the west city from getting a good rest.Therefore, with the passage of time, the physical strength of the Xicheng defenders declined rapidly. Yang Zhao, who was in charge of leading the troops to attack the city, clearly felt that the counterattack strength of the Xicheng defenders was at least stronger in terms of momentum than the previous two days. It is much weaker.

"Hey! Shuhe's method of weary troops is really effective. Although the casualties of our army were a bit higher two days ago, the general believes that as long as we persist. On the tenth day, the losses of both sides will gradually equalize." .”

In the camp of the Jin army, the generals at all levels sat under Sima Jun, summarizing the situation of the siege in the past few days.Although the Jin army only captured the top of the city twice in the past five days, overall, everyone is quite optimistic.

"Good, I just want to ask, what are the casualties of our army if we have continued to attack the city for the past five days?"

"This..." Xun Kai hesitated for a moment, then stood up: "The lord, the city was attacked in five days, and more than [-] people were killed in total, more than [-] people were seriously injured and could not return to the battlefield, and [-] people were slightly injured. More than [-] people are missing."

"What?" Although as a son of a noble family, Sima Jun would not take the lives of common people seriously.But these soldiers are different. When they set off from Luoyang, Du Yuankai gave a thousand warnings: These veterans are the seeds of the country's military power, and it would be a pity to lose one of them.These recruits have only been trained for a year, and they have just become a bit elite. If they disappear at this time, I will have to train new recruits from scratch... So, my lord, you have to pay attention to casualties!
"Your Majesty, although there have been heavy casualties these days, there is no doubt that the balance of victory and defeat has gradually tilted towards us. At this time, we must not have the kindness of women. As long as we persist in such an intense four-door attack For five days, Wei Ni's decline will be inevitable. At this time, it depends on who is more patient and who can hold on to the last breath! If you give up at this time, those soldiers who died a few days ago will die in vain !"

"...Hey, okay. It's just that the military medical officer must try his best to treat the wounded, and if he can save one, he will be one."

"Your Majesty is sympathetic to the soldiers, I dare not follow orders."

"Well, you don't want to put a high hat on this king. The casualties here are too great. Even if Cao Ti's head is taken, His Majesty and Shao Fu will not let this king go back. Forget it, let's put this matter aside for now. By the way, what happened to Xuanwu and Daojiang?"

"Your Majesty, in the past two months, our army's grain routes have been basically stable. Some batches of grain ships have been damaged by enemy attacks. But generally speaking, the expected grain can at least reach the West City More than [-]% of the city."

It should be said that on the logistics battlefield, Hu Lie and Gou Xi's work is still very effective: Although the two sides have fought almost every day in the past two months, there are very few battles with more than a thousand people on both sides. It's only one or two levels, and the number of dozens of levels in the sky.However, Gou Xi's method of tracking the enemy's tracks and taking the initiative to attack did impose great restrictions on the guerrilla operations of Zhang Hu and others.After a few months, the food roads of the [-] Jin troops were generally safe and stable.This is Gou Xi's victory.

"Well, by the way, is there any news from Jinzuo Cao? Is there any new reinforcements from the Shu thief Hanzhong County?"

"My subordinate just confirmed with the person who entered Cao Cao yesterday. There is indeed an army of thousands of people stationed in the Golden City in Hanzhong County, the Shu thief, but no abnormalities have been found so far."

"Hmph, although this king doesn't know about soldiers, he also knows what the Shu thieves are up to. Isn't it just that they want to use the West City as a millstone to drain the vitality of our Jin and Wei Ni, so that they can come to pick peaches later? Sure enough, the Shu thieves From the big-eared thief to the Zhuge villager to this Guan Zifeng, they are all of the same breed!"

"Hahaha, Your Majesty, although the Shu thieves think they have a plan, but if we don't make a move at this time, we will take down the West City. The last general is talking big, even though his subordinates are working hard to shoot and kill all the people who came out of the West City. Birds, but it is really difficult to guarantee that the things that fly out at night can be completely shot. Therefore, we can’t guarantee a complete blockade of the news of the west city. But that’s it, the army of the Shu thieves in Hanzhong has not moved at this time. That’s either The guards in the west city are too confident, or the Shu thieves in Hanzhong are too timid! In short, if the army of the Shu thieves has not moved at this time, even if they move out tomorrow, it will be too late to reach the west city."

"Hahahaha~~ Shan, in this way, as long as the grain road remains stable, our army will definitely be able to capture the west city. Work hard, everyone! If you can really take the head of the thief Cao Ti, I will go back to Luoyang and personally ask for it for you all. The reward will definitely satisfy you all!"

"Don't you dare to dedicate yourself wholeheartedly to Dajin!"

……

At the same time, in the west city.

"To the King of Wei and General Wei, in today's battle, our army killed 350 people, 280 people were seriously injured, [-] people were seriously injured, [-] people were slightly injured, and [-] people were missing. In addition, the civilian husbands who went to the city to help defend the city also suffered more than [-] casualties. .”

"Hiss~ Today's casualties are almost twice as many as yesterday's casualties!" It was not Luo Xian who said this, but Cao Ti.At this time, Luo Xian also frowned, very distressed.

"The Jin army has enough troops, divided into eight teams, and the four gates continued to attack. As a result, our soldiers could not get enough rest. The longer the time dragged on, the greater the casualties of our army."

"General Wei, why do Jin Ni have so many soldiers? Xiao Wang has walked around the four gates of the city in recent days. According to a rough estimate, it may be no less than [-]. With so many soldiers, how do they maintain their food supply? The former general and the others are outside, did something happen to them?"

"My lord, please rest assured. For several months, the Jin army has not taken General Zhang and other generals to the city to boast. This shows that the lives of these generals are still safe at least for now. , they must have encountered certain troubles, and the raids on the Jin army’s food roads were not particularly successful.”

"That……"

I really didn't expect that the terrain of Xicheng would be so favorable to the attacker.It seems that Haikou, which was boasted in front of Da Sima before, is still a bit big.

With a long sigh, Luo Xian said to Cao Ti: "Don't worry, my lord. In the opinion of my ministers, even if the Jin army continues to maintain such a high-intensity siege, our army can still hold out for at least five days with the same intensity of defense. After that, If the Jin army can still attack the city without regard for casualties, our army's losses will definitely increase, but at least we can persist for more than ten days."

"So, that's fifteen days. What about after fifteen days?"

"Hehehe, my lord, I have a large army in the Golden City. Speaking of which, some people should have arrived there at this time. Come on, let the people from the pigeon loft come in!"

……

March 28, late at night, Hanzhong, Golden City.

"Report~~ to the two generals, Xicheng Feige passes on the letter!"

"Huh? The letter was sent so soon? I thought it would be at least until May."

"Hehehe, it seems that Ling Ze also encountered a tough battle in the west city. It's also good, send troops earlier, and return to Longxi after the battle. I have been thinking about Yao Kehui's dog head for a long time."

According to Guan Yi's order, Wu Qiao and Lai Qing, who had led the [-] Longxi Army to Hanzhong's Dongdaemun Golden City for nearly three months, smiled at each other, got up together and entered a secret room.

"General, General Wei sent an urgent message. We are required to launch an attack on the outskirts of the west city no later than ten days later."

Following the voices of Wu Qiao and Lai Qing, a thin and tall figure slowly turned around in the dark secret room.It was Jiang Wei who sneaked here from Chang'an quietly.

"Oh, let me just say it. Luo Lingze is still a little too confident. A city like Xicheng, which is located on the plain, is not a city like Yong'an, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It is very difficult to defend. Well, the two of you , what the old man asked you to do earlier, have you done it?"

"How dare you delay the general's order. The 8000 Longxi Legion was divided into 2000 batches and infiltrated into the mountains of Weixing County one by one. In the past two months, [-] people have been scattered in [-] batches. The Golden City has already There are only [-] left."

"Shan, there must be Jin Zoucao on my side of the Golden City. Only in this way can we be caught by surprise. But since Ling Ze has already sent a letter asking for help, then these 2000 people should not sneak out at night. How about it, Under the banner of chariot and cavalry general Zhang Bogong, 2000 people marched east together!"

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)