Anyone who has fought against the Liangzhou Army has almost all experienced a feeling that cannot be described in words.
It was like an inexplicable pressure, and like an invisible big hand pinching his heart.
Before a battle, every soldier will be extremely nervous.
Including the current First Battalion of the Shu Army.
Although they are the number one ace unit of the Shu Army, they always belittle the Liangzhou Army as worthless.
But only the person himself knows when someone is angry.
Only you know whether you are afraid of harm or not.
At this moment, even if they are stationed at the Jianmen Pass, the first pass in the world.
But when facing the majestic momentum of the Liangzhou Army, he still couldn't help but feel his heartstrings trembling.
Especially when they saw those soldiers and stopped to arrange artillery, many soldiers were nervous and their palms were sweating.
At this time, Shang Yunxian, the commander-in-chief of the Shu army, also personally climbed onto the city gate tower to check the enemy's offensive.
When he saw this powerful and well-trained team, he couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder everyone says that the Liangzhou Army is the best military force in the Tang Dynasty. When I saw it today, it certainly lived up to its reputation."
"but……"
Shang Yunxian raised his lips and said, "Only by defeating the elite can you become an elite."
After finishing speaking, he looked straight at the people behind him and said, "The army in front of you is the Liangzhou Army, which is known as the best in the Tang Dynasty."
"But we're not just doing it for a living."
"What's more, what we are stepping on is the first level in the world, so why should we be afraid?"
"Today, we might as well show these guys how cruel our Shu men are!"
After saying this, Shang Yunxian waved his hand and said: "The infantry withdraws the city wall, the gunners prepare!"
Said it earlier.
Both the Shu army and the Liangzhou army have already entered the semi-firearm era.
In the competition between their two armies, the artillery competition will naturally be placed at the forefront.
And because the artillery of this era is not as good as that of later generations, it needs to be fixed in advance, and the distance must be tested in advance.
Otherwise, there will be situations where the vibration of the gun body affects the direction of the cannonball, or the distance is not enough and the cannonball cannot touch the target at all.
The Liangzhou Army came on a long journey, and almost all of them came to Jianmen Pass for the first time.
That's why Liu Qicai first mobilized thirty cannons to test the waters.
The purpose is the same, which is to determine the location of the artillery when launching a feint attack.
Compared with the Liangzhou Army, the artillery of the Shu Army currently has an absolute advantage.
Because the Shu army was on the defensive and waiting for work, the Zhenguan cannon had already set its position.
In this way, after both sides entered the other side's artillery fire coverage, the Shu army took the lead in launching an attack on the Liangzhou army.
In such a narrow terrain, the power of artillery fire was exerted to its limit.
Just at the moment when the Shu army's artillery fire started, dozens and nearly hundreds of Liangzhou army officers and soldiers were drowned in the artillery fire.
Under the bombardment of artillery fire, the advancing momentum of the Liangzhou Army could not help but be halted.
Although the current artillery shells are not as powerful as those of later generations, their lethality is not small.
The air waves generated by the shells were enough to knock over all nearby soldiers.
The sand and gravel pieces carried up by the air waves will penetrate directly into the soldiers' bodies like sharp knives.
For a time, screams, wails, and loud rumbling sounds were heard in the canyon...
But who are the Liangzhou Army?
Shang Yunxian himself said that the Liangzhou Army was the best in the Tang Dynasty.
The artillery fire only slowed down their advance a little.
More Liangzhou Army soldiers also continued to advance forward without looking away.
And at this time, thirty artillery pieces from the Liangzhou Army also arrived within their range.
The artillerymen also seized the time to fix the gun body. Before the second round of artillery salvo from the Shu army arrived, the artillery from the Liangzhou army also launched an offensive towards Jianmen Pass.
For a time, loud rumbling sounds continued to sound in the canyon.
Soldiers on both sides were hit by flying cannonballs from time to time, or were stirred up by the air waves from exploding cannonballs.
This is a close war.
Likewise, this is also a nightmare for soldiers on both sides...
…
And just when Jianmen Pass fell into a melee.
Li Chengqian and his party have arrived at Jian Mountain.
Jianshan stretches for hundreds of kilometers, with gentle southern slopes and steep cliffs on the northern slopes.
It is also for this reason that Jianmen Pass is particularly important.
After all, Jianmen Pass is the only gap in Jian Mountain and the only road that pedestrians can pass through.
If they did not go through Jianmen Pass, the team would have to detour hundreds of miles and take other trails.
As a result, the pressure on logistics is huge.
If there is not enough confidence, no one will take any step.
But throughout history, those who were able to conquer Shu almost always took a roundabout way, going around the path behind Jianmen Pass.
For example, Zhong Hui attacked Shu.
A hundred thousand troops were locked behind closed doors for several months, unable to advance even an inch. In the end, they ran out of food and tried to return it.
At this time, Deng Ai detoured to the Yinping Road, entered the middle of Shu from Jiangyou, defeated Zhuge Zhan at Mianzhu, captured Chengdu, and finally forced Jiang Wei to surrender.
But is the Yinping Road so easy to walk?
The history books describe Deng Ai's entry into Shu: "Deng traveled more than 700 miles from Yinping Road to uninhabited land. He carved mountain passages and built bridges and pavilions. The mountains were high and the valleys were deep. It was extremely difficult and dangerous, and food transportation was running out, so he was in danger frequently. …”
It can be seen from this that the Yinping Road is dangerous.
Only when forced to do so can it be used as a surprise weapon.
Otherwise, it would be like Shi Jingtang attacking Shu.
Meng Zhixiang of Shu was guarding the Jiange and Jianmen Pass on one side and the Yinping Road on the other.
As a result, when Shi Jingtang advanced from Yinping Road, he was directly defeated by Meng Zhixiang.
So it's a matter of weighing the left and right.
Li Chengqian finally adopted this strategy.
Of course, it is not easy for his plan to proceed.
After all, if they want to reach the southern foot of Jian Mountain, the first thing they have to conquer is the steep cliff at the northern foot.
However, this is not too difficult for Li Chengqian.
After all, the brains of science and engineering men are no joke.
When he was trapped in the mouth of the gourd, this guy also led thousands of soldiers out of the enemy's encirclement as if they had wings.
Compared with the enemy's encirclement, the cliff is naturally much easier.
When he came out of the military camp, he took with him many pulleys and ropes to cope with the cliff.
At this moment, these pulleys and ropes were all put to use.
First, Liao Ji led a group of spies to climb up the cliff and fixed the pulleys and ropes.
Then the death squads of the Liangzhou Army climbed all the way up along the ropes they dropped.
Although it took some time, everyone finally arrived at the southern foot of Jian Mountain together.
The slope at the southern foot of Jianshan Mountain is slightly gentler. Compared with the northern foot, at least people can walk on it.
As everyone approached the Shu army camp, the rumbling sound of artillery fire gradually became clearer and reached everyone's ears.
Everyone knows it.
This is my comrade trying to buy time for himself...
Li Chengqian also knew that the longer the delay, the greater the casualties his side would suffer and the lower the success rate.
Therefore, he did not dare to hesitate at the moment and said directly: "Whether we can win this battle depends on whether we can break through the enemy's camp."
"The feint attack by the brothers outside has already begun. No matter what we say, we cannot let them down..."
Li Chengqian waved the Zhenguan Sword in his hand and said: "Speed up the march. We must arrive outside the Shu Army camp before sunset..."
