Five days——
The 50,000 elite men led by Zhang He have lost more than 10,000 people, but Tongguan is still in the hands of the Han army.
Zhang He is very sad.
Half an hour later, the sixth attack failed again. When Zhang He was about to launch the seventh attack, a person next to him suddenly stopped him and said: "General, it's getting late today. It's better to fight again tomorrow."
This person's surname is Zhang Mingshou, whose character is Yuanshu.
Zhang Shou is one of Zhang He's lieutenants. He has followed Zhang He in his military campaigns in the north and south all year round. This time he was ordered to go to Guanzhong, but he didn't want to be blocked in Tongguan and unable to advance or retreat.
"Yuan Shu," Zhang He asked in a deep voice after withdrawing his troops and returning to the camp, "Do you have any strategies to help me break through the barrier?"
After fighting for so many years, this was the first time that Zhang He asked Zhang Shou for advice. Zhang Shou naturally knew that this battle really stumped Zhang He.
"General!" Zhang Shou said: "Tongguan is dangerous and difficult to defend, unless..."
"Unless what?"
Zhang He was immediately shocked. As long as he could break the Tong Pass, he was willing to use any strategy.
"It is no longer advisable to continue to attack the city by force;" Zhang Shou said with a frown: "Unless we can induce Wei Yan to come out for a decisive battle."
Bah——
Zhang He originally thought he would have some good plans, but he didn't expect that he would actually come up with such a bad idea.
Wei Yan is not a fool.
Sitting in Tongguan, there is no natural danger, but he has to abandon the pass and come out to fight with them, unless Wei Yan's brain is broken.
Seeing Zhang He's gloomy face, Zhang Shou then smiled and said: "If we can't lure Wei Yan out of the city, maybe we can treat him in his own way."
"What does Yuan Shu mean by this?" Zhang He immediately opened his eyes, as if he saw hope.
"Lime powder!"
Zhang Shou said these three words calmly, which made Zhang He stunned: "Can Yuanshu make lime powder?"
Zhang Shou nodded slightly: "When I was a boy, I saw villagers in my hometown burning lime to make waterproofing."
"Oh?" Zhang He was overjoyed when he heard this: "This is true. Yuan Shu must not deceive me."
"How dare you deceive the general!" Zhang Shou said with a smile: "It's just that if a large amount of lime needs to be burned for use on the battlefield, it cannot be done in a short time."
"How many days will Yuan Shu take?" Zhang He was a little impatient. In the past two days, he had suffered greatly from the lime powder of the Shu army, and he had lost five or six thousand elites.
If the Wei army can also possess lime powder, they must let the Shu army taste the pain of lime powder.
"It will take at least ten days!" Zhang Shou said seriously.
"Ten days are too long," Zhang He immediately refused after hearing this and said, "I can only give you three days. If you delay it for longer, Guanzhong would have been captured by the Shu army."
"Three days?"
"Yes, just three days!"
Zhang Shou really wanted to give himself a slap in the face, but what could he do if he had nothing to do? How much lime could he burn in three days?
But the words had been spoken and it was impossible to take them back. Zhang Shou could only promise to burn twenty baskets of lime for Zhang He within three days.
Zhang He plotted to burn lime to retaliate, but in Tongguan City, because Guo Huai surrendered and Wei Yan held on to the city, Liu Chan asked the kitchen to add an extra dish as a small celebration.
"My dear friends," Liu Chan raised a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Don't blame me for being stingy. We are facing a formidable enemy. Drinking alcohol can easily cause trouble. Today I will offer you a cup of tea instead of wine."
"When our army defeats the Wei army, I will let you all get drunk for three days."
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
Wei Yan, Guo Huai, Zhang Shao and some middle and high-level generals shouted in unison that they were very happy, of course not because the emperor promised to let them get drunk after the war, but because they blocked Cao Wei's famous general Zhang He today.
A small banquet washed away the fatigue of the soldiers after a day of fighting, because they would continue to face Zhang He's attacks.
The war in Tongguan is far from over.
It's just a little strange.
Beginning on the 26th, Zhang Heyi, uncharacteristically, did not attack the city again, but personally led 3,000 sergeants to the pass to challenge.
"Wei Yanpifu, coward!"
"Wei Yan is a useless man!"
"..."
"Asshole!"
"Asshole!"
Wei Yan was so furious that he wished he could lead his troops out of the city immediately and fight Zhang He for three hundred rounds.
But he suppressed his anger.
I just keep talking about it.
"Chief Wen, calm down," Guo Huai patted Wei Yan on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Chief Wen should be happy to see Zhang Hetu."
"Why did Bo Ji make fun of me?" Wei Yan said somewhat speechlessly: "Zhang He insults me all day long, I swear to kill this thief."
Guo Huai continued to laugh and said: "Wen Chang held on to the city for days, making it difficult for Zhang He to move even an inch, and even lost his troops. Now he did not dare to attack the city by force, so he only provoked Wen Chang to go out of the city to fight with him. However, he led his army to seize the opportunity.
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"Yan naturally knows what Bo Ji said," Wei Yan sighed and said speechlessly: "It's just that he yells and curses like this all day long, which is really harsh to hear."
"Wen Chang is kind-hearted," Guo Huai said with a smile: "Huai has a method that can counter anger Zhang He, Wen Chang is willing to use it?"
"What a clever plan Bo Ji has, tell me quickly!"
"Come here!"
Guo Huai suddenly shouted, and a group of soldiers ran over. Guo Huai waved his hand.
I saw one of the soldiers shouting loudly to the Wei army below the city: "General Zhang, go back quickly. You can't defeat Tongguan. Go back to Luoyang to farm!"
As soon as the soldier finished speaking, Wei Yan laughed: "Boji, this is your plan, hahahaha!"
Guo Huai did not answer, but pointed at the soldiers, indicating that it was not over yet and continued to listen.
Immediately afterwards, the group of soldiers were heard shouting in unison: "Speaking of Tongguan Road, Tongguan, Zhang He doesn't want to attack Tongguan. Five thousand people will die at the secret door within five miles, and three thousand people will be burned with a handful of lime. You can't attack Tongguan, be careful Zhang."
Together we are destined to return to heaven, our destiny is returned to heaven."
The soldiers sang rhythmically, and soon the other Han troops on the top of the city began to sing too.
"Speak of Tongguan, talk about Tongguan."
"Zhang He doesn't want to attack Tongguan."
"Five thousand people died at the five-mile secret door."
"A handful of lime burns three thousand."
"You can't defeat Tongguan."
"Be careful Zhang Heming dies."
"…"
There are more than 3,000 Wei troops under the city. They will only call Wei Yan, "Pio, come out of the city to fight, or Wei Yan, you are a coward and a coward."
However, there were two to three thousand Han troops on the tower of Tongguan City. They were condescending and sang in rhythm, and soon they drowned out the Wei army's slogans.
Wei Yan, who had been extremely depressed before, suddenly felt better. He was also an experienced warrior, so he naturally knew the purpose of Zhang He's shouting, but it was quite uncomfortable to be insulted.
It's fine now.
It was time for Zhang He to feel depressed, and the Han army was worried. Previously, he attacked the secret gate of Wuli and killed five thousand soldiers. The day before yesterday, the Han army used lime powder to burn out the eyes of more than 3,000 Wei soldiers.
Counting yesterday's six attacks on the city, Zhang He lost another four to five thousand people, but until now, Tongguan is still in the hands of the Han army.
"Go back to camp!"
Zhang He scolded Wei Yan before the battle, but he never thought about scolding Wei Yan out of the city. He just wanted to buy Zhang Shou three days to burn lime.
In these three days, he does not intend to waste any more troops.
But he didn't intend to let the Han army stop.
However, not long after he scolded him, he was almost angered by the Han army.
Zhang He retreated his troops and returned to the camp.
Wei Yan asked out of curiosity: "Bo Ji, could this rumor be written by Bo Ji?"
Guo Huai laughed loudly when he heard this: "The article is long and funny. Huai is nothing more than a martial artist. The one who has such talent and teaches this ballad is your Majesty."
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This chapter has been completed!