The city gate in Langzhong was originally opened in order to better confuse Xu Shu and others. Some soldiers pretending to be the so-called common people in the city pretended to place tables and drinks outside the city gate, so they acted as the vanguard.
The soldiers who conquered the west rushed straight towards the city gate without any courtesy.
In Langzhong City, there were originally about 2,000 defenders, plus Yuan Yue's troops who were mobilized from the rear some time ago. At its peak, there were even nearly 10,000, but as time went by,
After suffering defeat, there are only less than 4,000 people in Langzhong now, but if these 4,000 people can work together to defend together, it is not necessarily that Xu Shu can chew off this meaty bone in Langzhong immediately.
But this time, in order to lure Xu Shu, Zhang Ren not only let Yuan Yue out of the city, but also opened the city gate and showed an undefended appearance. He originally thought that using the urn in the city would be enough to lure the people who entered the city first.
The Zhengxi soldiers killed a wave of soldiers, and then used the momentum to attack Xu Shu's formation. A big victory was expected. Unexpectedly, Xu Shu defeated an army now. Seeing the Zhengxi soldiers holding large shields and spears, they came forward directly.
They wanted to seize the outer city gate of Langzhong. In the panic, the soldiers who were ambushing in the city were naturally unable to move over immediately.
After all, most of the archers were deployed at the back end of the urn city, and even a small number of them were originally on the other side of the city gate tower, crouching towards the city. As a result, the vanguard of the Western Expedition soldiers only snatched the outer city gate and
The suspension bridge did not want to rush directly into the urn city, so Zhang Ren's archers could not find a suitable point to suppress it.
The soldiers at the city gate shouted in panic, pointing at the soldiers of Zhengxi who were rushing forward, "Zhengxi, Zhengxi's troops are robbing the city gate! They are robbing the city gate!"
Of course, the most correct approach is for these soldiers who are pretending to be common people and villagers outside the city to directly attack them at the risk of their lives. As long as they can buy a certain amount of time, Zhang Ren's soldiers hidden in the city can pull up the suspension bridge and close the city gate.
, then at least Langzhong City still has a chance to defend.
However, the momentum of the Zhengxi soldiers shocked them all. At this moment, not a single Langzhong soldier moved forward to meet the enemy. Instead, they ran towards the city one after another, shouting and rushing to enter the city, and even
They were huddled together on the suspension bridge. Some soldiers were pushed off the bridge and fell into the trench under the suspension bridge. They were pierced through the chest and abdomen. Screams came one after another, making the scene even more chaotic and leading to Zhang Ren's eventual loss.
This is the only chance to close the outer city gate.
The Langzhong soldiers at the city gate were in chaos. Before they could fully enter the city, Zhengxi's forwards had already reached them. They attacked fiercely and crashed directly into the chaotic soldiers at the Langzhong city gate!
The sound of shouting and killing suddenly broke out, and the soldiers in Langzhong were so frightened that they ran away. Those who had not had time to enter the city, and those who were still crowded on the suspension bridge, were either killed or pushed down. In the trench, they could only hear the sound of shouting and killing.
There was a splashing sound of falling into the water, the unlucky guy was poked on the sharp stake, and blood spurted out, immediately dyeing the water of Langzhong moat red!
Most of these soldiers who served as the vanguard of the Western Conquest were veterans who had followed General Fei [.] to conquer the north and south. They were extremely keen and familiar with the things in the battle formation. They waved their swords and did not need to be special.
After giving instructions, he immediately ran to the ropes of the suspension bridge, stood with his back to the ropes and held a shield, and shouted: "Here comes the axe!"
Immediately, another soldier dropped the spear in his hand on the ground, then took out the ax from his waist, rushed over in a few steps, and under the protection of the shield, struck the rope of the suspension bridge with his ax, causing it to tighten suddenly.
The sling made a crisp cracking sound along with the flying wood chips!
The second ax!
After the third ax fell, with a bang, the rope of the suspension bridge broke completely, and the severed head suddenly retracted, flying in vain in mid-air...
Along the Chi Road, two or three Langzhong sergeants had rushed to the city gate, but these sergeants were overwhelmed by the chaotic crowd of soldiers and could not even stand still. No matter how these sergeants shouted, it was of no avail and they were just swept away.
We have to rush to the only galloping road in Wengcheng together!
This galloping road is not the kind that can be used for horse racing, but a stone step path opened in the city wall at about 70 or 80 degrees. At the bottom of the city is a small door that can only accommodate two people, and the exit above the city is only three.
A square opening can be moved up and down, but it is not convenient.
Because the gate of Wengcheng is closed, the only way to escape from the battlefield is through this narrow opening.
Zhang Ren was almost red-eyed. Seeing that these rebel soldiers only wanted to escape and did not even offer any resistance, he was furious. He came to the opening in the city with a sword and shouted angrily at the soldiers to retreat.
Go down.
How could these soldiers who had lost their courage listen? In addition, although the soldiers at the top were blocked, the soldiers below kept pushing up, just like squeezing toothpaste. Even if the soldiers at the top didn't want to move, the soldiers at the bottom kept pushing up.
I squeezed upward, but I couldn't help but move...
Zhang Ren saw that his words had no effect at all. He had not had a good rest in the past few days and was furious. He couldn't bear it anymore. He cut off the head of his pocket with a knife, and with a pop, he killed the soldier who was trying to climb up.
, the head flew to the side, and blood spurted into the sky!
"Kill!" Zhang Ren shouted at his guards, "Whoever dares to come up will be killed by me!"
Several Zhang Ren's guards took the order, swarmed up, and stabbed the entrance of the cave with their spears. The soldiers stuck at the entrance of the cave were pushed upwards by the people below, and were pierced by spears above. They cried and cried to no avail.
He also lost his temper and swung his weapon vigorously to chop the legs and feet of the soldiers above. The two sides immediately started fighting, but after all, they suffered a loss in the entrance of the cave. In just a short time, more than ten people died, and their bodies rolled down mixed with blood.
It did help the disorganized soldiers below to wake up somewhat and stop surging upwards.
Zhang Ren's eyes turned as red as the blood on his body. He rushed to the crenellations at the top of the city. Seeing that the Zhengxi soldiers were already approaching the city in large groups, he turned around and shouted: "Wait a minute."
What, hurry up! What are you doing standing still! Bring the bows and arrows! Hurry up! Get ready for battle!!"
Zhang Ren himself did not expect that he had arranged everything so painstakingly, even sacrificing his own clan brothers, using the greatest benefits to win over the Taoist Yuan Yue, and also arranged such a weird trap to lure General Zhengxi into
Falling in front of such a big bait, and then working together internally and externally to carve out a path to victory in the midst of defeat...
Zhang Ren had already thought very hard, and all the arrangements were originally going as planned. He saw that the troops conquering the west were about to enter the Wengcheng, but at such a pass, something suddenly changed!
Why?
Why!
I thought I was a hunter and laid a trap, but I didn't expect that I was actually the trapped animal trapped in the trap!
Zhang Ren roared wildly, his voice filled with grief and anger, but he also revealed some of his own fear and helplessness...
Accompanied by Zhang Ren's roar, there were only a few screams on the suspension bridge in Langzhong, and the focus of the competition between the two sides was only the gate of Wengcheng...
Of course, normally speaking, although the gate of Wengcheng is not as strong as the outer city gate, it cannot be cut open with swords alone. Even with heavy weapons such as axes, it may not be possible in a short time.
Chop and smash open, so if you use bows and arrows to shoot from all directions, Zhang Ren believes that even if the Zhengxi troops do not fall into the trap, they will still have to pay a considerable price to break the city. After defeating Zhengxi's offensive forward,
, there may not be a chance to counterattack!
A soldier from Zhengxi Mountain came running from under the mountain ridge, came to Huang Cheng, and reported the situation on the other side of the mountain ridge, which made Huang Cheng feel a little surprised...
But soon, Huang Chenggong ordered the mountain camp soldiers on the mountain ridge to continue to monitor the defensive flanks, focusing their attention on the gate of Langzhong Wengcheng. Although Xu Shu and Huang Cheng came, in order to confuse Zhang Ren and Qin Mi, they did not bring any
What kind of heavy siege equipment, but if it is only aimed at an urn gate, Huang Cheng said that it is not too difficult.
"Shield formation!" Seeing that Huang Cheng had already controlled the suspension bridge and the outer city gate, he loudly ordered, "Turtle shell formation! Move forward! The city is broken now!"
The sound of shouting sounded at the outer city gate of Langzhong. Immediately, the soldiers of Sichuan and Shu in Langzhong around the barbican city, including Zhang Ren, could not help but stare in dumbfounded eyes as the Zhengxi soldiers raised their large shields and stacked them together, forming a
The formation like a tortoise shell slowly moved towards the gate of Wengcheng...
Generals who have not personally experienced battle formations or have experience in military training are completely unable to understand how strong training proficiency is required for such an array. Not to mention other things, just the movement speed of each person in the array.
, it must be at least generally consistent, otherwise gaps will inevitably be exposed, and if someone is unfortunately injured or killed during the march, there must also be soldiers in the formation to fill in and adjust. Everything above these details was recruited in many Han Dynasty
In a situation where the soldiers may not be able to distinguish the left and right clearly clearly, it is not certain that they will be able to do well after three or four months of training!
"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!" Zhang Ren shouted, "Quick! Quick! Get ready to light the fire! Use rockets!"
It is said that rockets are used, but to use rockets, you don't just hold the arrow and point it on the flame to become a rocket. Instead, you need to prepare an oiled cloth strip, wrap it around the arrow, and then ignite the flame.
The arrow must be shot out, otherwise if it is delayed, the archer himself may be burned. Therefore, an archer who can shoot rockets must at least be a skilled veteran. Generally, new archers may not be completely competent.
Some people panicked and started shooting at the turtle shell formation of Zhengxi soldiers heading towards the gate of Wengcheng. The arrows hit the big shield, and were either bounced away or blocked by the big shield. Occasionally, individual arrows were fired.
The arrows hit the gap, and most of them were blocked by the soldiers' own armor. Even if some individual arrows hit the area not covered by the armor scales, it was not serious. The tortoise shell formation of the Zhengxi Soldiers still moved towards the gate of Wengcheng step by step.
approaching...
Langzhong was not a big city in the first place, and naturally the Wengcheng was not that big either. It was only thirty or forty steps away. Even though the turtle formation was not moving very fast, it didn't take long for the turtle formation to reach the gate of Wengcheng.
The Sichuan and Shu soldiers on the Wengcheng gate lifted several rolling stones and smashed them down. However, when the rolling stones hit the large shield, they did not immediately break open the tortoise shell formation as the Sichuan and Shu people imagined.
After knocking down several Zhengxi soldiers, the gap was quickly patched up...
"Fire oil! Golden juice! Quick! Get ready to set fire!"
Zhang Ren shouted, and his soldiers hurriedly opened the cellar and carried it out. After all, Zhang Ren originally wanted to go out of the city to pursue, so he had no intention of setting fire either at the outer city gate or at the Wengcheng gate, and the kerosene
Of course, such dangerous items cannot be piled up in the open air at will, so even if the situation is urgent, they cannot be found immediately. They still have to be carried out from the cellar of the gate building.
But it was too late...
Just as Zhang Ren's soldiers were hurriedly carrying the jars of kerosene towards the gate of Wengcheng, Zhengxi's shield formation suddenly let out a whistle and immediately dispersed. Everyone seemed to be being chased by a beast, clattering.
With a sound, he retreated back, leaving the surrounding archers Zhang Ren who were still trying to fire downwards, no time to react.
"?" If the current scene was in the game, then you would definitely be able to see that question marks appeared on the heads of Zhang Ren and the soldiers of Langzhong Sichuan and Shu.
It seemed like a long time had passed, and it seemed like it was only a few breaths. Suddenly, at the gate of Wengcheng, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue. There was a loud bang and he was pressed tightly against the gate of Wengcheng.
The gunpowder jar exploded, and the huge impact was no less than the sudden impact of a car!
Amidst the rising smoke, the door bolts and door panels of the Wengcheng gate were blown apart. One side hung crookedly on the side, while the other side still stubbornly tried to stand in place.
Although the gate of Wengcheng was not completely destroyed, it was enough. Without Huang Cheng's order, the Zhengxi soldiers shouted in unison and swarmed into the interior of Wengcheng!
At this moment, the soldiers of Sichuan and Sichuan in Langzhong around Wengcheng were shaken by the loud noise, and their hands and feet were weak. In addition, as soon as the gate of Wengcheng was broken, the defense line in their hearts seemed to have been pierced, and they were suddenly shocked.
I felt that my whole body was weak, even the arrows that were shot were soft, and I didn’t know where they would float when the wind blew. Some soldiers even threw their bows and arrows to the ground without saying a word, and buried their heads.
Start running for your life...
"The city is broken!" Guard Zhang Ren saw Zhang Ren standing there blankly, staring and mouthing, not moving for a while. He couldn't help but shouted anxiously, "General! The city is broken! Escape quickly! Otherwise, it will be too late!"
"Haha, the city is broken, haha..." Mr. Zhang Ren reacted and laughed nervously, "Evacuate? Where can we evacuate?"
"General! We can take the mountain road back to Chengdu!"
"..." Zhang Ren was silent for a moment, shook his head, and said, "You guys... go... don't go back to Chengdu, find a place to live anonymously... A certain person killed his clan brother and trapped Brother Qin.
, but also lost Langzhong and lost soldiers and generals... Haha, haha, go back? Go back and be ridiculed and insulted for the rest of your life?"
Zhang Ren looked around with his sword in hand and showed a wry smile, "You have been with me for many years, but I can't bring you glory and wealth... I'm sorry... If there is an afterlife, I will let you be a cow and horse to pay back this sum for you.
Just settle the account! Just...don't pass!"
After saying this, Zhang Ren held up his sword and ran towards the flow of soldiers from the Western Expedition below the city, swimming upstream among the soldiers from Sichuan and Shu in Langzhong who were scattered in chaos...
"General!" Some of Zhang Ren's guards roared and followed Zhang Ren, rushing into the torrent of soldiers marching to the west. Others looked left and right, then lowered their heads and lost their soldiers.
The blade quietly blended into the broken troops and disappeared.
Soon, although several Zhengxi soldiers were killed, the weak Zhang Ren and the few loyal guards were overwhelmed by the rolling flow of Zhengxi soldiers and disappeared under the roiling waves of blood...
