Most of the five thousand Wei troops were killed or wounded, but they didn't even see the top of Tongguan City.
Zhang He had no choice but to let the army set up camp first and wait until dawn to find a way to solve the immediate trouble.
The war in Tongguan has just stopped, but the war in Xincheng to the south has resumed.
Eight days of urgent march.
Sima Yi, the cavalry general of Cao Wei, traveled day and night to arrive near the new city. Sima Yi now is not as calm and calm as he was in history.
Because on the sixth day when he led the army out of Wancheng, Emperor Cao Rui's order was delivered to him.
The Shu army divided into three groups to attack Guanzhong.
Order General Sima Yi to quickly lead 30,000 troops from Wuguan into Guanzhong.
At the same time.
When Wuguan fell, the news that Meng Da had killed Shen Yi was also sent to Sima Yi.
If he follows Emperor Cao Rui's will and leads troops to attack Wuguan now, he will most likely face the risk of being attacked from both sides.
Because Meng Da killed Shen Yi.
In other words, Meng Da must have known that the matter was exposed, and he must have rebelled. If Sima Yi went to attack Wuguan now, Mengda would most likely send troops from Shangyong to Wuguan and the Shu army to attack him.
Wuguan is a dangerous pass. If he cannot break through Wuguan quickly and is blocked by Meng Da later, Sima Yi will be in great danger.
Therefore, Sima Yi finally came to the new city with his troops and horses on the grounds that the general's life was not accepted. He wanted to destroy Meng Da first, and then attack Wuguan.
Early morning on March 23rd.
Sima Yi personally led 8,000 light cavalry to the vicinity of Xincheng County, followed by more than 20,000 people, also heading towards Shangyong.
The original plan was to let Shen Yi, the prefect of Wei Xing, stabilize Meng Da until Sima Yi's army arrived, defeat Meng Da in one fell swoop and regain the three Shangyong counties.
It's a pity that Mengda is already prepared now.
Meng Da set up ambushes at several dangerous places leading to Shangyong. However, Sima Yi learned that Meng Da had killed Shen Yi and guessed that Meng Da would be prepared.
So Sima Yi approached the new city and changed his original marching route. He divided 3,000 troops to his eldest son, Sima Shi, and ordered him to take a detour and pretend to attack Fengling County, while Sima Yi personally led 5,000 light cavalry to attack Xicheng County.
On the evening of the 23rd, Sima Yi led his troops to Mulan Village in Xicheng County. Although Mengda also deployed two thousand soldiers and horses in Mulan Village to block it, Sima Yi captured Mulan Village in just two hours.
At this time, Sima Division had already detoured to the city of Fangling County and then launched a massive attack on the city.
Fangling County is located to the south of Shangyong County and is the corner of Shangyong's defense. Although Meng Da also deployed 5,000 troops to garrison here, when Sima Division launched a large-scale attack, the Fangling garrison was still a little panicked.
He thought it was Sima Yi's main force who had arrived. While holding on to the city, he urgently ordered his soldiers to seek help from Shangyong.
Meng Da, who was sitting in the town, heard that Sima Yi was leading troops to attack Fangling County. He did not immediately send troops to assist Fangling County because he already knew that Sima Yi had led 8,000 light cavalry.
It is not that easy for eight thousand light cavalry to attack a fortified city guarded by five thousand soldiers and horses, but he reinforced the city defense of Shangyong City.
The war in Shangyong County has begun, and the war in Tongguan is also fierce.
On the night of the 22nd, the vanguard troops sent by Zhang He encountered an ambush at the five secret doors. On the morning of the 23rd, Zhang He personally led an army of 20,000 people through the Huangxiang Slope, vowing to storm the five secret doors.
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This is no alternative.
Because the five secret doors are the only way to Tongguan, now the main force of the Shu army has entered Guanzhong, and the Wei soldiers are coming towards Guanzhong in three groups. If the army is blocked outside Tongguan, the Wei army in Guanzhong will be in great danger
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Therefore, storming the five secret doors is the only option at the moment.
When 20,000 troops passed through Huangxiang Ban.
Zhang He first sent out the siege troops to fight.
The Shu army occupies a natural barrier, and it is very easy to throw stones from top to bottom. If they only relied on the bravery of the sergeants and were not afraid of death, it would be impossible to pass this natural barrier.
But the siege troops are different.
Siege engines used by siege troops.
The trebuchet was immediately placed at the foot of the mountain, and stones were continuously thrown towards the hillside.
However, although the hillside is not particularly high, it is still difficult for the stones thrown by the trebuchet to reach the Shu army on the hillside.
But Zhang He never thought about using a trebuchet to defeat the Shu army on the mountain. He just wanted to use it to frighten the Shu army, or distract the Shu army.
When the stones from the trebuchet were flying all over the sky, the Shu army's attention was really attracted. They seemed to think Zhang He was a fool.
You are so tall, can you beat us? Are you stupid if you still hit us if you can't?
But while the Shu army was watching the Wei army throwing stones and playing, Zhang He on the other side asked the sergeants to quickly attack the five secret doors.
With the help of trebuchets, although the Shu army on the mountain also threw rolling logs and stones down the mountain, there were siege vehicles blocking the way in front. The Wei army could quickly approach the entrance of the five secret doors, so as not to reach the five secret doors before they arrived.
, too many soldiers were killed or injured.
Arrive at the five secret doors.
The Wei army was in dire straits again.
Because the road is too narrow for these five secret doors, if you want to go up, you can only go up from here.
But the Shu army is at the exit above, ready to greet them with rolling logs and rocks.
It is true that one man can block a barrier and ten thousand men cannot open it.
At this time, Zhang He wished he could grow wings and fly up to kill all the Shu troops above.
Several waves of people were sent to forcefully rush upward, but before they were even halfway there, they were beaten to pieces by stones thrown by the Shu army above.
No soldier can pass through these five secret doors.
Zhang He attacked here for three consecutive days.
But the result was that the lives of four to five thousand Wei soldiers were lost in vain, but what about the Shu army?
Being condescending, there were no casualties.
How can we fight this battle?
Continuing to fight like this is nothing more than constantly destroying Wei's vitality.
The fierce fighting lasted until noon on March 25th.
Zhang He found that the battle situation seemed to have turned for the better, because the Shu troops originally stationed on the hillside seemed to have withdrawn, leaving only the Shu troops on the five secret doors.
Zhang He was overjoyed to see this.
Without thinking too much, the Wei army from Guanzhong must have rushed to Tongguan. Otherwise, the Shu army would definitely not have withdrawn these troops, because these soldiers staying behind would basically make it difficult for Zhang He to move.
But the Shu army withdrew.
Only blocking the five secret doors gave Zhang He a chance. Now he only had to think about the Shu army above the five secret doors instead of the threats on the mountains on both sides.
The five secret doors are about five or six miles long, and the hillsides on both sides are also at the same distance. However, the mountains are steep, so they block the Wei army's advance. If the Wei army wants to attack Tongguan, they can only go up through the five secret doors.
Now that it's better, the Shu troops on the mountains on both sides have withdrawn, and Zhang He focused on the steep slopes on both sides.
Because even if only a small number of Shu troops were left behind, blocking the five secret doors, it would still be difficult for the Wei army to rush forward. If they wanted to pass through the five secret doors, they would have to deal with the Shu troops above them.
Climbing the steep hillside has become Zhang He's current idea, because although the mountains on both sides are steep, they are not cliffs.
What's more, there are no Shu troops on the top now. If dozens of brave people are sent, they may be able to climb up. As long as Wei troops climb up from both sides, the Shu troops blocking the five secret doors can be solved.
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