As the sun set, Jiang Yu began a tentative attack. Because of the route Guan Yu was walking, this area happened to be a plain with a flat river, which was very suitable for cavalry to launch a charge. However, for infantry, such terrain was a nightmare.
Three thousand cavalry were divided into six batches and began to charge towards Guan Yu. Looking at the massive cavalry team coming towards them, Guan Yu's army was unconsciously timid. The infantry had an instinctive fear when facing the cavalry, just like
It is the same as an ordinary person facing an oncoming high-speed large truck. Not to mention the lethality of the cavalry, the impact of the war horses alone can carry them into the sky.
The dark night further aroused the fear in the hearts of the soldiers. A group of cavalry seemed to be tireless.
The front army was constantly retreating, almost swarming the rear troops that Guan Yu had worked so hard to build.
Guan Yu kept giving orders. It was also the first time for him to face such a large-scale battle. He was a brave general on the battlefield, charging into the battlefield without even frowning, but this kind of battle was beyond his expectations.
, in his opinion, even if the Xiliang army had three thousand cavalry, they would not dare to challenge 20,000 troops.
"Heavy infantry come forward." Guan Yu gave the order, and the soldiers covered in armor slowly moved towards the front of the team. Seeing this soldier, the panicked soldiers gradually calmed down. The only one in the army who could compete with the cavalry
This is the heavy infantry. Even the cavalry cannot easily kill the heavy infantry. The high-speed running horses may knock the heavy infantry away, but it is difficult to kill them with the weapons in their hands.
When Jiang Yu saw this situation, he directly started the next deployment. Heavy infantry had certain advantages on the battlefield, but their weakness was also obvious, that is, they did not have speed. Guan Yu only had more than 500 heavy infantry and cavalry in his hands.
You can completely bypass these infantry and launch an attack on other parts.
Facing the cavalry that kept running and charging, the heavy infantry felt helpless. If they followed the pace of the cavalry, they would be exhausted to death.
The sky was bright, and Jiang Yu was still swimming very patiently, as if he were a wolf, following the prey in his mouth, showing enough patience, waiting for the prey to reveal its flaws, and then deliver a fatal blow.
A night of fighting made Guan Yu's troops exhausted. The cavalry could take turns to go into battle. They had to stay alert at all times. Guan Yu also stayed up all night. Facing such a battle, he felt that he had 20,000 troops for nothing, so he used
He didn't have any strength, and at the same time he secretly regretted that he didn't choose the right place. This was a plain. If the terrain were different, the cavalry wouldn't be so arrogant.
When the first ray of sunshine in the morning shone on the earth, Jiang Yu shouted loudly: "The whole army attacks!"
The rumbling charge was countless times stronger than the midnight battle. After a night of suffering, the soldiers were already very tired. If it were not for the cavalry of the Xiliang Army in front of them, they would be killed at any time. They would have fallen to the ground and buried their heads.
Big sleep.
Most of the cavalry in Jiang Yu's hands were foreigners. These foreigners had experienced harsh conditions and had not slept all night. It had no impact on them and they launched a charge with great momentum.
The front army retreated quickly, and Guan Yu suddenly became anxious. He could see that the Xiliang army was serious this time, and hurriedly ordered the heavy infantry to come forward, hoping to temporarily suppress the Xiliang army.
The cavalry did not give the heavy infantry any chance. Under Jiang Yu's order, the cavalry quickly avoided the heavy infantry and attacked the weak links among the infantry.
The battle lasted for a full five hours. The cavalry showed enough patience, but the infantry had long lost their spirit under the repeated suffering. Guan Yu led the troops to retreat in the direction of Nanjun dejectedly. Jiang Yu could not help but
He stopped leading his troops to fight, but only Guan Yu's team was killed. Rivers of blood flowed, and corpses piled up like mountains. After counting the losses, Jiang Yu's face showed a trace of a lunar smile. After this battle, Guan Yu would not dare to support him.
Xiangyang.
The news that 20,000 Guan Yu's reinforcements were defeated by 3,000 cavalry quickly spread throughout the city through the Xiliang Army. Some aristocratic families also began to think about what to do next. Guan Yu is Liu Bei's brother. In such a crisis, they will naturally lead troops to rescue.
, but was defeated by three thousand cavalry on the road. Will anyone from Xiangyang come to rescue?
Many aristocratic families began to dislike Liu Bei, but due to Liu Bei's strict surveillance in the city, they could only hide their thoughts temporarily and get into trouble.
Zhuge Liang's fair face showed an angry look, "Isn't it an explicit order that no one is allowed to support Xiangyang?"
"Kong Ming, my second brother is also worried about the safety of Xiangyang." Liu Bei stepped forward and said, he didn't think there was anything wrong with Guan Yu supporting Xiangyang. If it had been Zhang Fei, he would have screamed and killed him.
"Alas." Zhuge Liang sighed and said nothing. The three brothers had a deep relationship. I don't know whether it was luck or disaster. Guan Yu's support seemed to have no problems, but it gave the defenders elsewhere a warning.
There might be cavalry from the Xiliang Army watching eagerly outside their city. Under such pressure, no one would dare to support them even at the final moment of the Battle of Xiangyang. The reason why Zhuge Liang asked them to stand still was because
Give the Xiliang army the final blow.
Now it seems that Xiangyang has no other way besides sticking to it.
Zhuge Liang looked carefully at the Xiliang army attacking the city. Suddenly, dozens of soldiers not far away caught his attention. Mainly, the soldiers used by the Xiliang army to attack the city wall were all wearing armor, but these people were
Wearing simple clothes, he moved quickly, and even the weapons in his hands were a bit strange. Even at this time, the number of soldiers attacking the city from the Xiliang Army became sparse. After careful observation, it was found that the Chinese army had gathered about two thousand soldiers.
Soldier.
"What is the Xiliang army doing?" Zhuge Liang whispered: "Is it possible?"
"Prepare the kerosene." Zhuge Liang hurriedly ordered.
Dozens of soldiers in black clothes, supported by the large army, quickly approached the city gate, waving the shovels in their hands, constantly kicking up dust on the solid ground, doing this kind of thing.
, they are already able to do it with ease. Under precise development, these soldiers used to blow open the city gate can successfully complete the task without even sacrificing themselves.
Jars of kerosene fell from the sky and quickly surrounded the city gate. On the city wall, this was a blind spot and it was impossible to observe. Zhuge Liang did not understand what the soldiers at the city gate were doing. His intuition told him that these
The soldiers were not simple and could only use kerosene to force them out.
"Rockets." Under Zhuge Liang's order, rockets were shot in the direction of the city gate.
The monstrous flames ignited, and Huang Zhong's eyes suddenly tightened. This was a critical period for the operation of the soldiers. The occurrence of such a thing not only meant that the city gate could not be blown open, but also the lives of these soldiers were at risk.
"Boom, boom, boom" three consecutive explosions made Zhuge Liang a little unsteady at the city gate. He glanced at the army outside the city with a pale face, and hurriedly said: "Go to the city gate and see if there are any changes."
Three packs of explosives did not cause major damage to the city gate. Under the offensive of kerosene, the explosives exploded one after another, and dozens of men in black were also killed by the power of the explosives.
"Withdraw the troops!" Huang Zhong said coldly. Today's siege has been prepared for a long time. The previous siege was to paralyze the defenders on the city. Unexpectedly, the defenders were able to easily break through. This was a big blow to the Xiliang army.
It's not easy to give someone a big slap in the face.
Looking through the telescope and seeing the pale-faced Zhuge Liang, Huang Zhong's eyes suddenly sharpened and he snorted: "We will definitely conquer Xiangyang in the future."
After returning, Huang Zhong talked with his generals in the middle of the night. Today's losses made all the generals a little silent. The explosives that had always been invincible unexpectedly had an accident, and this accident was the kerosene released by the defenders. Could it be that the kerosene was
The nemesis of dynamite.
"Everyone, the defenders were able to crack the explosives by coincidence this time. They must have been well prepared. The weapons in the hands of the soldiers responsible for blowing open the city gate were too obvious, and their costumes were too different from the Xiliang army.
We should think about the problem from this aspect." Guo Jia slowly expressed his opinion.
Everyone present was not confused. After understanding this, they began to think about countermeasures. The most important thing for the soldiers who blew open the city gate was to blow the city gate open as quickly as possible. This was also the case when they captured the city gate before.
"Does Master Guo mean to ask them to put on normal soldier's clothes and then blow open the city gate?" Huang Zhong said.
"Exactly, not only that, whenever Xiangyang is attacked in the future, the general will send soldiers to the city gate." Guo Jiadao.
The next day, the Xiliang army regrouped and began the offensive again.
Not only the Xiliang Army, but after Zhuge Liang returned last night, he also summarized some of the characteristics of the Xiliang Army soldiers who blew open the city gate. He ordered his generals to observe the movements of these soldiers. Once discovered, he would immediately throw fire at the city gate.
Oil.
The momentum of the explosives completely shocked the defending generals. They carefully observed the Xiliang Army one by one. After yesterday's failure, there were no more such soldiers in the Xiliang Army.
"Military advisor, some soldiers have just gone to the city gate." A sharp-eyed general hurriedly reported the situation.
Zhuge Liang was obviously shaken by yesterday's explosives. Hearing this, he hurriedly ordered: "Use kerosene."
The kerosene had just poured down, and the soldiers who had been prepared hurriedly withdrew, but instead helped the defenders light the kerosene.
Seeing this situation, Zhuge Liang's face suddenly darkened. It was obvious that the Xiliang army had played a trick on them.
"Observe the Xiliang army carefully." Zhuge Liang left these words and turned to leave.
"General, this is a letter sent by assassination from a noble family in the city. Please take a look at it, General."
Huang Zhong took a cursory glance and said, "Go and invite Master Guo."
Guo Jia took the letter from Huang Zhong, read it carefully and said, "General, this is a great opportunity."
"Oh, what do you mean by this?" Huang Zhong knew that Guo Jia always had many tricks up his sleeve.
