After the war, the situation in the north has become clear. Yuan Shao's situation is over, and what awaits him is to be captured one by one by Cao Cao. This will take time. At the same time, it is also a very important time for the princes of the world to adjust their own arrangements.
But this period was a terrifying nightmare for Liu Zhang in Sichuan.
It was early November of the fifth year of Jian'an. The mysterious force that had been silent for several months finally showed its banner. They were the Blood Flag Army, the culprits who had caused panic in southern Sichuan from the beginning.
The Blood Banner Army marched north from Nanguang, and soon the first battle began on the plain between Nanguang and Jianwei.
On one side were the thousands of elites and tens of thousands of men who had undergone rough training that Liu Zhang had withdrawn from the north in the past few months. What Liu Zhang called a large army had to face were four thousand troops led by Gao Shun, including those from the trapped camp.
The elite members of the Blood Flag Army and five thousand militiamen who had been trained for a month before the war.
On the other side, the remaining 6,000 elite Blood Banner Army soldiers led by Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, and 10,000 militiamen bypassed Jianwei's blocking front and marched directly towards Guanghan.
The physical fitness and momentum of the sergeants, as well as the amount of confidence they gain from each other, is the difference between a "strong army" and a "miscellaneous army."
As soon as the first battle on the plain began, the strength of the Blood Banner Army made Liu Zhang's generals understand what it means to be well-trained and what it means to be invincible.
Soldiers who can be considered "strong men" like "One Against Ten" are everywhere in the Blood Banner Army. As long as they take "Sacred Water", their physical fitness will increase by at least 10%, and more can reach 100%.
Fifteen points. Coupled with their training and momentum, the blocking troops sent by Liu Zhang were just "miscellaneous fish" in the eyes of the Blood Flag Army.
The characteristic of the Miscellaneous Fish Army is that when they have the upper hand, they can see clearly, and they seem to be able to fight with their roars. But once they find that their companions are being slaughtered as easily as chopping melons and vegetables, they will quickly lose their will to fight, and then they will be "feared"
" and "cowardice" dominate the body. As long as there are a few more escapees, it will quickly turn into a rout.
It’s also very interesting to talk about the first-timers who run away from battle. Generally speaking, such people are very timid and have many evil thoughts. Honest people will not do this. Moreover, when they run away from battle, in order to avoid being shot by the officer, they will shout "Run quickly"
Ah, we can't beat him! All the officials are dead!" and other words to encourage the similarly frightened companions around him to run with him so that he could stay alive among the defeated army.
In just over a month, the three lines of defense between Jianwei and Nanguang were broken through by the troops led by Gao Shun. It was an overwhelming force that could not be resisted. Finally, the troops came to the gates of Jianwei City. Frankly speaking, as long as they surrendered, they would never embarrass the generals and soldiers in the city.
On the other side, the main force of the Blood Banner Army, which was advancing straight ahead, encountered its first blockage from Liu Zhang when it was less than 500 miles away from Guanghan. But the scene was similar to that of Jianwei. Facing the main force of the Blood Banner Army, which was as powerful as a tiger, Liu Zhang's
The blocking troops were of no use at all. They were pressed to the ground for a while and fell to death. They could not stop the Blood Flag Army at all.
Liu Zhang's elite troops stationed in Danqu wanted to return reinforcements, but Zhang Liao and his men ambushed them at a pass east of Guanghan. After the defeat, they could only retreat to Danqu in a hurry, making it difficult to support them.
As a result, in more than a month, the situation in Sichuan suddenly became critical.
As Liu Zhang's base camp, Chengdu has fallen into an imminent situation of being surrounded and besieged. Once Jianwei and Guanghan fall, Chengdu will be caught in a corner and unable to move. The Blood Banner Army can calmly adjust its status.
He can be beaten or sleepy at his fingertips. He can even kill Liu Zhang by playing with him.
Therefore, Qianwei and Guanghan cannot be lost!
He didn't want to admit defeat, let alone being defeated by a Blood Flag Army who still didn't know the details, which was even more unbearable for Liu Zhang's self-esteem. As a result, Liu Zhang faced two choices.
First, find out the details of the Blood Banner Army and explore whether peace talks can be used to carve out a part of the territory to seek temporary respite. Second, ask Liu Biao for help from Liu Biao who borders the country. Let Liu Biao send troops into southern Sichuan to attack the Blood Banner Army.
From the rear, come to surround Wei and rescue Zhao.
These two methods can be carried out at the same time, both have costs, but Liu Zhang preferred the second method. So when the Blood Banner Army was discovered around Guanghan, Liu Zhang sent out a messenger and hurried to Jingzhou.
Liu Zhang's idea was a good one, but there was a prerequisite. That was that Jianwei and Guanghan City had to hold out long enough under the attack of the Blood Banner Army.
As the last barrier to the city of Chengdu, the walls of Guanghan and Qianwei are extremely high, and each has 10,000 troops stationed in it. They are also backed by the Chengdu base camp, so reinforcements and food are sufficient. Logically speaking, it is no problem to defend the city for one or two months. But
But why is there an "omnipotent" Lord Yama at the head of the Blood Flag Army?
In order for Liu Xie to quickly calm down this era of wars and revive the vitality of this dimension, Xue Wusuan was extremely generous. Especially when he discovered that the power of faith began to pour out of the world in this dimension.
In this way, not to mention that the "two-crop rice" he obtained from this dimension was called "Yan rice" by Liu Xie. The merits of a living person are greater than "gods" in the eyes of ordinary people.
Therefore, a recipe for making "black powder" came into Liu Xie's hands. He was told directly that this thing would work well when used with a large catapult.
Liu Xie, who had firmly believed in Lord Yama's methods for a long time, felt as if he had found a treasure. After first secretly testing it with someone, he was so frightened that his face turned pale.
A round iron ball is filled with this simple "black powder", leaving a fuse, calculating the time and then throwing it out with a trebuchet. It will explode when it hits the ground. The huge power can even level a small forest, and
The explosion is accompanied by high temperatures that can ignite trees. The iron balls that are broken into tiny pieces by the explosion are also terrifyingly lethal.
According to Chen Gong and Lu Bu's estimation, if this kind of thing falls into the military formation, one piece of it can take away the lives of at least a dozen people. And the mental oppression and damage to the soldiers will be unreasonable.
For Liu Xie, the only difficult part of this primitive bomb, which was eventually named "Yam Luo Shen Lei", was making it. They were in short supply of iron. The iron used to make a bomb could be used to hit four or five
The sword has a long handle.
But for the inevitable siege, Liu Xie gritted his teeth and had a hundred large-sized Yama thunders made, each of which could hold thirty kilograms of black powder. Gao Shun took forty of them with him.
After taking Qianwei, Lu Bu's main force left sixty pills behind.
Therefore, Liu Xie, who inherited Wang Tianyun and Rong Zijuan's understanding of war, naturally put the lives of soldiers before the consumption of weapons. Before attacking the city, he would send a few Yama thunders to say hello and it would become a blood flag.
military practice.
So Gao Shun, who was the first to launch an siege against Jianwei, was very pleased to see this new type of weapon, which showed its violent power for the first time in the history of this plane.
The ladder, the chariot, and a small number of bows and arrows were all ready. After a simple test, Gao Shun waved his hand, and ten Yama thunders flew towards the relatively weakly defended section of the Jianwei city wall.