Zhuge Liang sat in charge of the central army and commanded the soldiers to fight in an orderly manner. The combat effectiveness and training of these soldiers were not very good. Zhuge Liang still commanded well. The cooperation between the arms and the traps set up in the camp gave the Xiliang army a hard time.
Not a small loss.
Yan Yan saw Zhuge Liang's calm manner and secretly marveled in his heart. With such talents, given time, he would definitely become a powerful enemy of the Xiliang army. Originally, Zhuge Liang was young, so he looked down upon him.
The sound of fighting between the two sides resounded throughout the world. Zhuge Liang's calmness and Zhang Fei and Yan Yan's bravery gave the army an advantage to a certain extent.
The battle lasted for nearly an hour. Jia Rong ordered the withdrawal. After hearing the number of soldiers lost, his face became a little depressed. The opponent only had some old and weak soldiers. How could they compare with the elite Xiliang Army? I didn't expect that such an army would defeat the Xiliang Army.
A big loss.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is Zhuge Villager's plan." Guo Jiada said.
"Well, Zhuge villagers should not be underestimated. I don't know what good advice is there to show filial piety?"
"My lord, the army attacking Zitong is in progress. We should go to support as soon as possible. Zhuge Liang is just suffering from scabies. After two days of fighting, I am afraid that he has already understood the great disparity between the enemy and us. All he needs to do is send an envoy and he can make it happen with a few words."
Retreat the troops," Guo Jiadao said.
Jia Rong shook his head slightly. This kind of strategy is good, but Jia Rong's intention is to make Zhuge Liang disappear forever, rather than letting him go. Today's battle also allowed Jia Rong to see the terribleness of Zhuge Liang.
In terms of the quality of the soldiers, the soldiers in Zhuge Liang's hands are not even half as good as the Xiliang Army. With such a team in hand, the combat effectiveness is so strong. If he is given some room to grow, Liu Bei will not go to heaven.
"Zhuge Liang has many schemes and will be a powerful enemy of our army in the future. Unless he is eliminated, Yizhou will not be stable," Jia Rong said.
"The Holy Spirit's intention?" Guo Jia asked.
"Continue to attack Zhuge Liang. No matter how many soldiers and horses we lose, we will still bring Zhuge Liang's head." Jia Rong said firmly.
The emperor's words were like thunder from the nine heavens. The soldiers risked their lives to attack. Even Zhuge Liang's strategy was outstanding and he had thousands of gaps in his heart, but he could not make up for the difference in the quality of the soldiers. Under the attack, he was defeated step by step.
Facing such an attack by the Xiliang Army, Zhuge Liang felt a lot of pressure. He even suspected that Jia Rong was not coming to support Yizhou, but specifically to destroy him. The two sides had equal strength, and Jia Rong did not hesitate to send soldiers
Attack the camp with your life.
For three consecutive days, the two sides continued to fight, and the blood stains on the ground turned black.
"Military advisor, withdraw your troops. If this continues, our army will be annihilated sooner or later," Zhang Fei said.
Yan Yan on the side also nodded slightly. Yan Yan learned a lot from the Xiliang Army, and also discovered his shortcomings in training soldiers before. As long as he is given a certain amount of time, he can train an excellent soldier.
horse.
Zhuge Liang shook his head gently: "Jia Rong will not give us a chance to retreat. As long as the army retreats, it will face endless pursuit by the Xiliang Army's cavalry. In that case, our army will lose more soldiers."
"Gao Shun, lead your heavy infantry and tear apart the opponent's camp." Jia Rong ordered.
"promise.",
Eight hundred heavy infantry appeared at the front of the battle formation, boosting the morale of the entire Xiliang Army. The heavy infantry, the trapped camp, and the Lone Wolf Army were the flags of the Xiliang Army. As long as they appeared, it meant victory in the battle.
, no suspense.
Compared with the previous army, the path forward of the heavy infantry was full of blood. Gao Shun's grasp of the battlefield was very good. Every order seemed to predict the enemy's movements in advance, and a bloody road was opened by him.
"Military advisor, the heavy infantry of the Xiliang Army has gone into battle, and the soldiers in front cannot resist it," Zhang Fei said urgently.
"Yes, I understand. Order the soldiers to move forward. As long as this wave of offensive is stabilized, the Xiliang army will retreat." Zhuge Liang said calmly. It is in times of adversity that the talents of a general are revealed.
The bloody massacre of heavy infantry and the swarming of cavalry completely tore the enemy camp apart, followed by a one-sided massacre. Even if Zhuge Liang had a strategy, it was difficult to stop the retreat of the soldiers.
After losing nearly 20,000 soldiers, Zhuge Liang hurriedly led the army to escape from the pursuit of the Xiliang army.
"Is it possible that Zhuge Liang in this life is too weak?" Jia Rong murmured to himself. He originally thought that Zhuge Liang could spread the beans and form an army with various strategies to resist the Xiliang army. Unexpectedly, he retreated in just five days.
It is true that Zhuge Liang had a plan, but facing an enemy as strong as a piece of iron, the plan in his mind was useless. Cao's army had flaws because their soldiers did not have the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang army.
"Your Majesty, Zhuge Liang has retreated." Guo Jia reminded.
"Well, I already know that Zhuge Liang was able to retreat, and everyone's contribution is indispensable. It is urgent to support Zitong. Tomorrow, the three armies will go to Zitong and try to capture Zitong in one battle." Jia Rong said.
After Zhuge Liang retreated to Bajun, he strengthened the city defense and used the Xiliang Army to find the shortcomings of his own soldiers. Comparing the two, he found that not only were the quality of his soldiers not good enough, but even the orders issued were difficult to implement quickly, and
The Xiliang army was able to complete it quickly. Is this the gap?
After putting Zhuge Liang's affairs aside, Jia Rong came to Zitong. The three consecutive days of attacking did not produce any results but only lost troops and generals, which made Jia Rong a little impatient.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Zitong's guard is Zhang Ren." Zhang Xiu said.
"Well, so what?"
"My lord, I studied under Master Tong, and Zhang Ren and I have the same friendship, and are willing to go to Zitong City to have a try. If we can agree, open the city gate to welcome our army into the city, it will be a fatal blow to Yizhou
." Zhang Xiu said.
"Okay, let's go to the city. The situation is complicated. If we can't do it, forget it. Safety is the most important thing." Jia Rong said.
"promise."
Zhang Ren's first reaction when he saw Zhang Xiu was not surprise. Instead, he immediately ordered the soldiers to tie up Zhang Xiu. He even went to search him personally and said coldly: "General Zhang, you are the general of the Xiliang Army.
Why did you go to the city late at night? Could it be that you wanted to persuade me to surrender?"
"General, why is this necessary? You and I have the same friendship. Even if you don't surrender, you won't treat me like this." Zhang Xiu said.
"Hmph, it's useless to talk more. After I defeat the Xiliang army, I will definitely offer you to the prince and let him do whatever he wants." Zhang Ren said coldly.
Zhang Xiu lowered his head weakly. It seemed that Zhang Ren had eaten the weight and was determined not to surrender.
"Take him down and guard him carefully. This man is very skilled in martial arts. If you let him go, be careful about your heads." Zhang Ren said.
Zhang Xiu went to the city and never returned, which made Jia Rong feel slightly uncomfortable. In this era, the friendship between teachers and sects was still regarded very seriously. Even if Zhang Ren did not intend to surrender, he should have released Zhang Xiu.
It wasn't until three days later, when Zhang Ren brought Zhang Xiu to the city wall, that Jia Rong understood something.
In Long Yan's rage, Jia Rong directly mobilized the strongest attack methods and traveled day and night. After clearing the terrain outside Zitong City, the cavalry used thunderbolts, chariots, wells, and siege ladders to attack the city.
Knowing that the Xiliang army had such powerful weapons, Zhang Ren attached great importance to the city gate. Not only did he station a large number of soldiers in the city corresponding to the city gate, but the back of the city gate was also blocked by piles of huge rocks.
Boom, boom, boom, there were several loud noises in succession, and the city wall at the city gate collapsed. Three groups of soldiers were dispatched at once, and the effect was quite impressive.
After the city gate collapsed, Zhang Ren's expression suddenly dropped. It was obviously a fortified city, but it was so fragile in front of the Xiliang army. It exploded directly. Such a war was unprecedented. Xiliang had such weapons.
The Liang army is a rare enemy in the world.
The tightly defended Zitong Pass was captured in Jia Rong's anger. Zhang Ren was defeated not by the soldiers, but by advanced technology. The Xiliang Army used the facts to tell the princes that they were not strong.
The weapons could only tremble continuously under the offensive of the Xiliang Army.
Looking at the tied-up Zhang Ren, Jia Rong smiled and said, "General Zhang, do you know that the military power of the Liang Kingdom is inviolable?"
"Hmph, it is a traitorous minister to take the emperor's salary without knowing how to share his worries." Zhang Ren snorted coldly.
Jia Rong's expression immediately dropped, "Come here, take this man out and behead him in public." Since he ascended the throne and became emperor, few people have disobeyed Jia Rong face to face, let alone such words.
"Your Majesty," Zhang Xiu said anxiously. Zhang Ren and he had the same friendship, and if he offended Jia Rong, the consequences would be serious. Naturally, he didn't want to see Zhang Ren die innocently.
"Drag him down." Jia Rong glanced at Zhang Xiu and ordered directly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Zhang Xiu naturally understood that Jia Rong had betrayed his face and bowed repeatedly.
Yang Huai Lingbao and others had not yet had time to escape, or in other words they could not escape at all. After the Zitong city gate was breached, Zhang Ren still refused to give up and organized soldiers to resist the Xiliang army. If they had escaped in time before, they might have been killed in Yizhou
, Jia Rong had difficulty catching them.
"What about you?" Jia Rong looked at Yang Huai and Lingbao.
"Loyal ministers have nothing to do with the two masters. They only want to die." Yang Huai Lingbao looked at each other and said in unison.
Jia Rongzheng was unhappy because of Zhang Ren's incident. After hearing such words, he directly ordered without thinking: "Pull him out."
Two fierce generals from Yizhou were beheaded in this way.
After Zitong was defeated, Liu Zhang couldn't sit still. The Xiliang army was so powerful that it was difficult for people to resist. Zitong, who numbered tens of thousands, was still unable to resist.
Liu Zhang was not thinking about how to resist the Xiliang army at this time, but began to think about his own funeral. He had just inherited the position of King of Hanzhong, and before he had time to enjoy it, he had to face the reality of Yizhou being conquered. The feeling in his heart was terrible.
Just imagine.
"Your Majesty, a messenger from the Xiliang Army is here."
