Hundreds of thousands of believers, vast and winding for tens of miles.
The march was not fast, and it took three days to reach Yangping Pass.
On the day Zhang Lu sent troops, Wang Ding received the news from the spies.
Originally, I wanted to repeat the same trick and ambush Zhang Lu halfway.
But this time, Zhang Lu was very careful and could only march more than fifty miles a day.
Moreover, Yang Bai was appointed as the vanguard and hundreds of scouts were sent to explore along the way, not missing any mountain or forest.
Don't give Wang Ding any chance.
Gao Shun and Xu Huang just went out for a walk and came back soon.
Their strength is only 20,000, and they cannot be lost easily.
Even if Zhang Lu was ambushed and the casualty ratio could be one to three, Wang Ding would still feel that he was at a disadvantage.
Defend Yangping Pass and wait for Zhang Lu to attack. The casualty ratio will be at least one to five.
Maybe even higher.
Unless Zhang Lu can also quietly open the city gate without anyone noticing.
Otherwise, relying on the danger of Yangping Pass, if 100,000 people want to take it by force, the price they pay will be huge.
It depends on whether Zhang Lu has this determination.
Wang Ding also wanted to see how Zhang Lu would take down the Yangping Pass he was guarding.
Zhang Lu's 100,000 followers set up camp ten miles away from Yangping Pass.
It's ten miles away, and Wang Ding didn't send anyone to harass him.
Twenty thousand elite troops were all huddled in Yangping Pass.
At this moment, the offensive and defensive sides changed. Even with a small number of troops, Wang Ding was confident and did not think Zhang Lun could attack.
One hundred thousand believers can muster super fighting power because of their faith, but they were just ordinary people before and had never experienced the baptism of the battlefield.
Now, when it comes to high-intensity and ultra-intense battles such as siege warfare, even if they have a firm belief, the power they can exert is limited.
Wang Ding, Jia Xu and others stood on the city wall and looked at Zhang Lujun's camp in the distance.
The distance is a bit far, as if an army of ants are building their nests and carrying food.
Wang Ding divided the 20,000 soldiers into three groups.
Han Sui led 5,000 men, Xu Huang led 5,000 men, and Gao Shun led 10,000 men.
Generals Fan Chou, Cheng Yin, and Liang Xing also served as deputies with Zhen respectively.
Gao Shun was responsible for guarding the city during the day, while Xu Huang and Han Sui were responsible for guarding at night. They took turns guarding the city.
At the same time, Wang Ding sent people to Chang'an and transferred Li Su and Duan Xuan to Hanzhong.
Only Zhang Liao was left to guard Chang'an.
The one he most wanted to transfer was Zhang Liao.
But if Zhang Liao is transferred here and others guard Chang'an, Wang Ding will not be reassured.
One is the loyalty of the other party, and the other is the ability of others.
Wang Ding was confident enough to be able to block the 100,000 followers in Zhang Lu's hands, but Wang Ding was worried that Liu Yan would secretly support Zhang Lu.
Zhang Lu’s camp was quickly set up.
Wang Ding only sent a few spies to watch each other from a distance.
The camp looked very strong, and a trench was dug outside the camp.
Wang Ding was on guard against a sneak attack at night, and Zhang Lu was also on guard.
During the recent period, he also studied several of Wang Ding's victories.
There is no way he is giving Wang Ding a chance for a sneak attack.
At night.
Han Sui and his soldiers guarded the city wall at Yangpingguan.
Under the city wall, there are several dark shadows swimming around.
Han Sui led five thousand soldiers and guarded the city wall for three hours. Xu Huang came over with his troops to change the defense.
The city gate of Yangpingguan is not completely blocked, and Wang Ding does not intend to defend it.
Even if there are only 20,000 elites in his hands, if there is a chance, Wang Ding will definitely kill him.
Blocking the door is the only way to cut yourself off.
The city gate is only locked with thick wooden sticks.
On the city wall, falling rocks and rolling wood have been prepared, as well as countless arrows, piled in piles beside the wall stacks.
Xu Huang vaguely saw a dark shadow flashing under the city, and he picked up the iron bow beside him.
An arrow was placed on the bowstring, and the bowstring was slowly pulled apart.
Phew!
Xu Huang loosened his bowstring and shot the sharp arrow towards the shadows under the city in the night.
Poof!
"Ah!"
Accompanied by a scream.
Xu Huang saw several figures and ran away.
He did not go down to check, he just put away his iron bow and looked at the enemy camp in the distance.
There are also scouts sent by Wang Ding over there.
It is very dangerous to get close to the enemy camp to detect information.
Xu Huang could only hope that they would be more alert and not be discovered.
Both sides are very careful.
After dawn, someone saw a corpse lying under the city wall of Yangpingguan with an arrow stuck in his chest.
Xu Huang has already gone to rest.
The defender on the city wall was replaced by Gao Shun.
Wang Ding and Jia Xu also appeared at the top of the city.
He didn't know whether Zhang Lu would start attacking today.
Wang Ding was very relaxed. He took a pair of chess and played two games with Jia Xu at the top of the city.
Only a quarter of an hour passed when Wang Ding immediately drove Jia Xu away.
Every time I feel that my chess skills have improved, but every time I face Jia Xu, I always lose so quickly.
This leaves Wang Ding without any sense of experience.
It’s better to play chess with Fan Chou, which gives me a better sense of accomplishment.
Gao Shun didn't want to play chess with Wang Ding at this time.
Even though Zhang Lu did not start to attack the city at this moment, Gao Shun was guarding the city wall and did not relax at all.
It was a very peaceful morning.
The soldiers on the city wall stand upright.
Every hour, Gao Shun will instruct them to change a group of people.
Zhang Lu hasn't started his attack yet. There are a thousand people on the city wall, which is enough.
It doesn’t take ten thousand people to crowd the city wall.
After noon, an enemy army finally appeared only one mile away from the city gate.
The other party didn't come closer, he just looked at it for a while and then went back.
At dusk, Zhang Lu led 20,000 believers and headed towards Yangping Pass to kill them.
There was no stopping, no calling in front of the pass.
Instead, launch an attack directly.
Some people are pushing the ladder, others are carrying a long ladder more than two feet long, and the person at the front is holding a wooden shield.
"Kill."
"Chong."
Twenty thousand people launched a massive attack on Yangping Pass, shouting.
This is their first battle, but they are not afraid.
Everyone looked very brave, as if they had already put life and death at risk.
If it weren't for their formation, which looked scattered, with the momentum of the charge, it would be an exaggeration to say that they are elite soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles.
"Woo woo woo..."
On the city wall, there were soldiers blowing horns.
Gao Shun has already raised the sword in his hand.
Groups of soldiers rushed to the city wall.
Gao Shun roared: "Archers, prepare."
"Launch."
The long sword in Gao Shun's hand fell, and countless arrows flew out from the city wall, shooting towards the enemy troops that were flying over.
Most of the arrows were blocked by the opponent's wooden shield.
Zhang Lu trained them for a month, but there were still some effects.
The formation looked scattered, but when faced with arrow attacks, everyone knew how to raise their wooden shields above their heads.
Twenty thousand people quickly approached the city wall. The long ladder was leaning against the city wall. There were believers holding wooden shields in one hand and climbing up with long poles in the other. Others followed behind with spears.