Chapter 216 Attack on Jianjia Pass
"Quick, accurate, and ruthless. The best thing is the trace of inner energy on the air arrow. It accurately calculates the speed of the arrow and the opponent's reaction time to detonate it at the right time. Han Sheng, you can scare away the world with just this move.
Ninety-nine percent of them are military generals!" Tai Shici sighed with emotion.
He is also very good at bows and arrows, and he understands the horror of the arrow just now. If Huang Zhong hadn't kept his hand and only used a trace of his inner energy, Yan Yan might have been killed just now due to his carelessness.
Yan Yan also understood that the other party was holding back. Just now he was shocked by the elite of Huang Zhong's army, and he couldn't help but feel a little distracted. If the other party had not held back, he would have been seriously injured at least.
"The two armies are fighting, and each is his own master. But I will remember your mercy!" Yan Yan said to himself.
"This man is quite courageous. He was able to calmly respond to my arrows even though he was distracted just now. He is indeed a good general." Looking at Yan Yan's still calm expression, Huang Zhong praised.
"Such a good general is too weak in the hands of a useless person like Liu Yan. We should recruit him for the Lord." Taishi said lovingly.
Huang Zhong nodded in agreement.
After Liu Yan became emperor, many extremely ridiculous things happened in Yizhou.
First, Zhang Lu betrayed Liu Yan and became independent, and then rebellions continued throughout Yizhou. All kinds of ghosts and monsters appeared, and the barbarians in the south also took the opportunity to make trouble.
The funniest thing is that Liu Yan couldn't cope with it!
He condemned Zhang Lu, but Zhang Lu was not a bird. He sent troops to exterminate the rebels, but they were defeated. He sent troops to attack the Nanman, but no one dared to go.
Liu Yan's claim to be emperor has become a complete joke in the past few months. If the aristocratic family hadn't saved some face for him and protected Chengdu, I'm afraid Liu Yan would have been killed by the rebels.
Liu Yan's cowardice and incompetence were clearly revealed in the past few months, completely turning Yizhou's civil and military forces and even the people away from him.
Guo Jia used a lot of tricks in this. Most of the rebels were sent by the Yizhou family who wanted to please Yuan Shu.
How incompetent Liu Yan and his son were in history can be reflected in a very simple data.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the population of Yizhou exceeded three million, but when Liu Bei entered Shu, there were only about one million left.
You must know that Yizhou has never experienced any war. Liu Yan and Liu Zhang and his son have been developing steadily, but in the end it developed into such a mess.
In comparison, Liu Biao was at least decent. Before the Battle of Chibi, he still had a population of four to five million and an elite army of two to three hundred thousand.
Zhang Lu did not follow Yizhou, and the Nanman people regarded Yizhou as a fat sheep. The entire Yizhou was almost ignored by the aristocratic family. Liu Yan and his son were destitute to this extent.
"I never expected that Yizhou, which Gaozu relied on to become an emperor, would fall into the hands of such a person! What a great opportunity God has given to my lord!" Huang Zhong said with emotion.
It was a good thing for Yuan Shu that Liu Yan was so stupid. Otherwise, if he wanted to capture Yizhou, he would not be able to do it within a few years.
Given the steep terrain of Yizhou, there were too many hurdles to overcome to get there. Even if the advance went smoothly, it would take a year and a half.
For example, the Jiameng Pass in front of us is too tall and solid. With the protection of the cloud energy from the army, even Huang Zhong felt helpless.
"Jiameng Pass is so strong, how should we capture it? Should we directly ask the military advisor to contact the Yizhou Family?"
"Let's fight! It's hard to come here. If we really capture Yizhou without fighting another battle, we won't know how to lead the troops in the future." Huang Zhong said with some helplessness.
Although the capture of Jingzhou last time was considered a great achievement, in reality the battle was fought between Gan Ning and Zhang Liao. Huang Zhong only took the first step in a roundabout way, and many people have already gossiped about this.
"Just in time, let's take this opportunity to see how Yan Yan is doing and whether he can take on the important task." Tai Shici nodded.
It is easy to ask the gods but difficult to give them away. If you rely on the power of the aristocratic family now, you will have to pay a lot of benefits in the future. Therefore, Guo Jia told them from the beginning to borrow as little power as possible from the aristocratic family.
The aristocratic families in Yizhou are even more unruly than the aristocratic families in Jingzhou. They are all a bunch of old haters and wallflowers, and they can't even reach the level of elegance.
You must know that when Yuan Shu attacked Jingzhou, the aristocratic families in Jingzhou resisted twice even if they had the intention of surrender. The aristocratic families in Yizhou, on the other hand, were completely shameless.
Liu Yan is now the caged bird of the Yizhou family, waiting for Yuan Shu to come and receive him.
Therefore, Huang Zhong and Tai Shici are not in a hurry now and can just push them all the way slowly. If they encounter someone like Yan Yan, they will treat it as a training exercise.
Although Jiameng Pass is strong and Yan Yan is brave, they can't stand it without soldiers!
Yan Yan was not the veteran general who later had a large number of troops. Although he was highly regarded by Liu Yan, he only had a few thousand soldiers and could not defend Jiameng Pass.
It is even more wishful thinking to wait for reinforcements to arrive. Liu Yan cannot protect himself in Chengdu, so he will definitely not dare to send troops to support him, and other members of the family have already surrendered to Yuan Shu, and they will not come to support him.
"My lord's luck is really hard to say. In the Central Plains, there are mostly heroic lords in the north, but I never thought that the south is full of mediocre lords. Liu Biao's foundation was not stable when he first arrived, but Liu Yan turned out to be such a short-sighted and incompetent person.
It seems that we unified the south without any effort." Huang Zhong said with emotion.
"But after my lord takes over the south, it will be difficult to attack the Central Plains next. Liu Bei and Cao Cao are not idle people! I heard that Lu Bu also got involved, maybe we can fight against each other in the future! Han Sheng
, but I don’t know who is better between you and Lu Bu." Tai Shi Ci said curiously.
"I can't take him down, but he can't take me down easily!" Huang Zhong said confidently, holding the bow in his hand.
Taishi Ci looked at the treasured bow in Huang Zhong's hand with envy: "Indeed, with your archery skills and this treasured bow, who in the world can be better than you!"
"Okay, let's stop chatting here. Are you going to go up next or should I go up?"
"How can I kill a chicken with a bull's knife? Let me do it!" Tai Shici said.
After saying that, he urged his horse forward: "The whole army obeys the order and kills!"
Following Taishi Ci's order, countless infantrymen rushed forward with various advanced siege equipment.
There are dozens of ladders, catapults, and rams. They are all carefully made and improved by Yuan Shu's craftsmanship camp. Now pull them out and test them.
Taishi Ci and Huang Zhong had many archers under their command. They all stood on the chariot and fired wildly at the gate. The guards at Jiameng Gate were suppressed by the rain of arrows and did not dare to take the lead.
When Yan Yan saw this scene, her face turned dark instantly.
How can we fight without such a bully? Are these siege equipment free of charge?
Just as Yan Yan thought, Yuan Shu is short of everything now, except money. He has always strongly supported the research and development and manufacturing of warships and these siege equipment.
I am not afraid that you will spend money, but I am afraid that you will not be able to spend it. As long as you do not embezzle it, Yuan Shu will approve as much as the craftsmanship camp under his command needs.
The result is the current situation. If it weren't for the narrow terrain and difficult roads, Huang Zhong would have been able to produce hundreds of cars.
Chapter completed!