The Blood Flag Army's strategic plan has been dormant for seven years. Once it starts to advance, there will be absolutely no room for failure.
Weapons include the Mod Sword and the Yama Divine Thunder. The quality of the soldiers is several times that of Jingzhou's elite. The food, grass and baggage are sufficient. The morale is high. Under such circumstances, if the enemy cannot be defeated within the scheduled time and is so stupid, then why bother with the head?
The battle lasted from noon to evening. Even at night, Zhang Liao did not let his soldiers rest. He lit fires around the city wall and continued the night battle.
When the first echelon of the 10,000 militiamen who attacked the city retreated, there were only 8,000 left. The second echelon consisted of more than 8,000 militiamen who had previously fought with the Blood Flag Army in the field. They fought until dawn the next day and retreated, leaving only 5,000.
Yu. The third echelon is Zhang Liao's 5,000 Blood Banner Army, which has been recharging its strength until now. And every echelon replacement uses the Yama Divine Thunder as a gap.
By the time the third echelon went up, 200 of the 500 Yama Thunders brought by Zhang Liao had been used up. No fewer than 6,000 defenders had died beneath them.
The third echelon went up, and the attack continued until noon the next day. Finally, they captured an entire wall of Xiangyang City. Then the fourth echelon was the Blood Flag Army that Gao Shun led in the field battle before.
At sunset, the entire three walls of Xiangyang City fell into the hands of the Blood Banner Army.
It seems that Zhang Liao's playing style is too crazy. But he also has an echelon structure. He even has a clear mind all the time.
First, the militiamen went up in batches to consume the defenders' physical strength. Because even the militiamen were no less generous than the elites in Jingzhou. With the assistance of the Yama Divine Thunder, the exchange ratio was always within an acceptable range.
And siege is like smashing walnuts. If you can't smash them open at once, you have to keep smashing them. The most taboo is to take a break after smashing them. If you take a break, your enemy will also take a break. Nowadays, the quality of the troops has a huge advantage.
The right way is to fight in one go. Therefore, Zhang Liao directly chose to fight at night.
After that, after a day and night of offensive and defensive battles, the fatigue of the defenders was clearly felt. Then the Blood Flag Army came on stage. And this time it was 5,000 people who had been recharging their strength. And these 5,000 people,
This became the last straw that broke Xiangyang City.
The remaining battles in the city were no longer relevant. Zhang Liao's heart, which had been hanging around, finally fell back into his chest. His head was saved. However, this battle brought him great psychological stimulation.
I still underestimate the heroes of the world. Even if many factors have the upper hand, it will be very difficult to fight against hard characters. Especially for our own forces that have been following the strategy of elite soldiers, it is really difficult to deal with casualties and losses.
I feel sore.
An inventory showed that in this battle to attack Xiangyang, the main force of the Blood Banner Army died more than 1,000 people, and the militiamen died nearly 6,000 people. Although the battle loss ratio has always been about 1:5, the total military strength brought by Zhang Liao and Gao Shun was only
Thirty thousand, so nearly one-third has been lost. It can be described as a miserable victory.
Gao Shun and Zhang Liao looked at each other speechless. In the end, the two of them picked up the lamp and wrote quickly, describing all the circumstances of the battle and the post-war summary without any concealment or exaggeration. They sent fast horses to report back to Chengdu overnight.
The huge losses forced Gao Shun and Zhang Liao to repair in Xiangyang City for three full days before continuing to approach Jiangling as planned.
The number of soldiers left behind in Xiangyang is also larger than that left in Yidu by Lu Bu. There are a thousand blood banner troops and a thousand militiamen. They are to guard against Liu Bei who is not far from Xiangyang. The mission of these soldiers does not need to stick to Taiyang.
Wait for another three days, and the follow-up reinforcements will arrive.
At this time, Liu Bei, who was in Xinye, was extremely shocked as he held the letter for help that had just been sent to him.
"Military advisor, you are indeed as expected as expected. The Blood Banner Army has indeed raided Xiangyang with great force. Liu Biao has already sent a letter asking for help!" Liu Bei took the letter and hurriedly found Zhuge Liang, who had newly joined his camp. His words
I was both impressed and a little panicked.
It's strange not to panic.
First of all, Liu Bei has very little power in his hands. He has been running around for many years and has no territory of his own. Now that he is in Xinye, Liu Biao is constantly guarding him, and there is no chance for him to use his fists. After a few years, the power in his hands
Although there has been growth, it is also very limited. How to deal with the sudden crisis situation?
Secondly, the "Longzhong Dual" prepared by Zhuge Liang for him was originally good and very feasible. Liu Bei believed that it would not be difficult for him to steal Jingzhou from Liu Biao. As long as he succeeded, he would have confidence.
But things have changed now. Before he could plot against Liu Biao, the Blood Banner Army, his neighbor to the west, had already taken action. And from the letter asking for help from Liu Biao, it could be seen that the Blood Banner Army was coming in a menacing manner, and Liu Biao might not be able to compete.
In fact, Zhuge Liang has been thinking about this matter. A glimpse of the leopard shows that the mysterious and powerful Yama in front of him can already be determined to be a member of the Blood Banner Army. With such a person, how can the Blood Banner Army be simple? The previous
After a series of analyses, Zhuge Liang also felt that he was really sloppy and made the stupid mistake of following others' opinions.
If you make a mistake, you should correct it.
"My lord, don't panic. Preserving Liu Biao's power is the key right now. Once Xiangyang is lost, the impact on the entire Jingzhou situation will be huge. When the Blood Banner Army continues to go south or east, it will be overwhelming. And my lord,
You will also lose the ground to gain momentum. Therefore, Liang believes that the lord should use the two generals Guan and Zhang as commanders, send troops from the new field, and rush to Xiangyang under the stars at night!"
"The whole army rushes to rescue?!" Liu Bei also understood the importance of protecting Liu Biao at the moment. But is it too much to rush the whole army to rescue Xiangyang? If there is a change in Xinye, he will not even have a place to stay.
Seeing Liu Bei's hesitation, Zhuge Liang quickly advised: "My lord, you must not hesitate. Liu Biao's letter asking for help has made it very clear. The word "quickly" must mean that the situation is already critical, otherwise it would not be like this. And the good will never come.
If it’s not good, there will be fewer people going, so I’m afraid it won’t be of much use.”
Liu Bei thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Go and ask for help. General Zhang is here to discuss matters!"
Liu Bei, who was determined, summoned Guan Yu and Zhang Fei overnight and asked them to lead all the regular troops of 10,000 new fields to Xiangyang to rescue. Among them, Zhang Fei led 500 cavalry to go first, and Guan Yu led the rest of the army to quickly follow.
However, the journey from Xinye to Xiangyang requires more than a day on horseback without stopping, and it takes at least three to four days for infantry to travel quickly. Regarding this, both Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were worried.
"Military advisor, Xiangyang City should be able to withstand the arrival of Third Brother's reinforcements, right?"
For some reason, even though he knew that there were more than 40,000 defenders around Xiangyang City, as well as more than 2,000 elite cavalry, and there was no shortage of food, grass and baggage. The city walls were tall and strong, Liu Bei still felt guilty and panicked.
Zhuge Liang also had a gloomy look on his face, shook his head and said: "My lord, everything depends on God's will. Before setting off, Generals Guan and Zhang had been warned repeatedly by Liang. Once Xiangyang fell before they arrived, they would return quickly. If they encountered
Changes can be made easily."
"But military advisor, if Xiangyang falls, what should I do?"
"If Xiangyang falls, Xinye will become an isolated island, and it will be attacked by the Blood Banner Army if it is isolated and helpless. The Lord has no choice but to go east to Jiangxia, or retreat south to Changsha to find other options."