The Han army recuperated for a day, and the wounded soldiers were sent back to a nearby military town to be temporarily supported by the local government. Then the army came to Fengxiang Mansion City.
As soon as the Han army set up camp in the south of Fengxiang Mansion, Wang Jingchong sent troops and horses out from the west gate, hoping to sneak attack the Han army's camp while the Han army was not yet stable. However, Zhao Hui was prepared for it, so he defeated the enemy outside the west gate and took the opportunity to capture Xiguan City.
Wang Jingchong lost for a while, and finally retreated to the city and stopped fighting. The Han army successfully surrounded Fengxiang Mansion.
After surrounding Fengxiang Mansion, Guo Xin took the initiative to introduce his tiger shooting cannon to Zhao Hui, but Zhao Hui took it casually with a smile and was not moved at all. Naturally, Guo Xin stopped insisting and waited to see how Zhao Hui planned to attack the city.
Guo Xin waited for a few days before he discovered that Zhao Hui's siege was completely different from what he had seen in Weizhou and Chang'an. He neither made tools nor dug holes. In addition to digging trenches around the city, he sent people to the city every day. challenge. Of course Wang Jingchong did not dare to go out of the city to fight, so Zhao Hui patiently stood still. In Guo Xin's view, Zhao Hui was clearly paddling the water instead of attacking the city.
The two armies were locked in a stalemate outside the city for more than two months. At the end of August, the autumn air was crisp and good news suddenly reached the army.
In the direction of Baoji-Sanguan, southwest of Fengxiang Prefecture, the person guarding Baoji Village and guarding the passage out of Sanguan was Li Yancong, the military supervisor appointed by Zhao Hui. At the end of July, after it was discovered that the former Shu army had arrived at Sanguan, Li Yan led his army to attack. The former Shu army was defeated in a hurry and all fled.
This news greatly boosted the morale of the Han army under the city. Everyone knew that Wang Jingchong's only support at the moment was the Kingdom of Shu. The first battle with the Kingdom of Shu was declared a great victory, which undoubtedly provided an excellent start for the war to come.
However, the victory of Sanguan also revealed unfavorable information from the side, that is, the Shu Kingdom has made military preparations to rescue Fengxiang. Even if the front army fails, the real main force of the Shu army should not be far from Guanzhong.
After all, Zhao Hui could not remain patient and summoned the generals to discuss ways to defeat the enemy.
When Guo Xin and a dozen other commanders and generals arrived at the Chinese army camp, Zhao Hui quickly walked into the tent with Zhao Yanjin beside him.
All the generals clasped their fists and saluted. Zhao Hui sat down on the chair above and waved his hand. After the generals stood in order, he first asked the generals: "I have been wasting two months under the city. How is the morale of the soldiers?"
All the generals answered in the affirmative, and Zhao Hui stroked his beard and said: "Wang Jingchong is trapped in an isolated city. If there are no worries about the Shu army, our army will just sit quietly and enjoy the transshipped food, waiting for him to die. But since Shu The army is in trouble outside, so we don't have time to spend time with Wang Jingchong in the city, so it would be better to wipe it out as soon as possible. What do you think?"
"It's time to kill the dog thieves as soon as possible, so that the brothers can go to the city and have a peaceful sleep!" "We have already captured Xiguan City, and it's not a problem to capture the main city." The generals rushed to fight.
Guo Xin stood aside, with no intention of speaking at all, and only used his eyes to wander on the faces of the generals and Zhao Hui. You must know that unlike the Forbidden Army that besieged Chang'an, except for his Tiger Shooting Army, the other soldiers and horses here were brought by Zhao Hui from Shaanzhou. It can be said that they are completely Zhao Hui's private soldiers. Can Zhao Hui really be willing to send his own people to die like Shang Hongqian?
After Zhao Hui listened to the generals' invitation to fight, he shook his head and said: "Sacking a city is like peeling walnuts. It is not possible to rely on brute force alone, but to rely on skill. Now that there are other strategies, there is no need to let the soldiers be in vain under the city. Die."
When the generals heard this, most of them looked puzzled, but knowing that Zhao Hui was going to continue speaking, they held their breath and listened carefully. When Guo Xin saw this, he immediately felt that Zhao Hui was not only good at fighting, but also very good at running the army. When he was under Xie Hui or even under Shi Hongzhao, he had never seen such a quiet scene when the Chinese army was discussing matters.
Zhao Hui spoke next, but still asked the generals: "What does Wang Jingchong need most right now?"
Everyone was talking, but they were all talking about the Shu army.
Zhao Hui waved his weighty hand and emphasized: "Since he needs the Shu army, I will send him the Shu army."
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On Nanshan Mountain northwest of Fengxiang Mansion, Guo Xin suddenly swatted a mosquito to death on the back of his hand.
Nanshan is not high, but the forest is very dense. In addition, it rained a few days ago, so mosquitoes and flies are everywhere, making it difficult for people to guard against. Even now, Guo Xin still hates mosquitoes. The bites don't hurt but they itch terribly. He can't stop swatting them. Even if he pays attention all the time, he still can't be on guard. Besides, he has more important things to pay attention to right now.
What he focused on was the not-wide dirt road at the foot of the mountain. The dirt road would have been inconspicuous on the plains, but here it was the only way between Fengxiang Mansion and Longzhou to the northwest. At this moment, there is an army under the banner of the Shu flag lining up on the dirt road for repairs, but if you look closely, you can find that many of them are still wearing Han army uniforms.
There is no doubt that this Shu army was disguised as a Han army. Although the Han army's costumes were full of flaws, it was difficult to see the details as long as they were farther away. At this time, the army was still used to judging the enemy and ourselves through flags in battles. As long as It would be great if Wang Jingchong in the city not far away could be taken seriously.
At this time, Guo Pu beside him pointed his finger at the mountain pass: "Brother Yi, look."
I saw a group of soldiers and horses gradually appearing on the other side of the mountain pass, slowly moving this way. It was Wang Jingchong who came to meet the "Shu Army".
Guo Xin secretly shouted hello, and Wang Jingchong was indeed fooled!
He waited patiently for a moment, and after half of the enemy troops entered the mountain pass, he immediately raised his sword above his head, and there was a sound of swords scraping behind him. He looked back and saw that the light in the woods was very dim, but the cold light of weapons was everywhere.
"There's a trick!" Someone from the enemy troops at the foot of the mountain shouted, and the enemy formations instantly fell into chaos.
However, it was too late at this time. The "Shu Army" on the dirt road blew the horn and began to attack the enemy head-on.
A shower of arrows suddenly erupted from the woods on the low hills on both sides of the dirt road. Guo Xin looked up and saw countless black shadows rising from behind, falling to the heights of the valley and pouring down again. The enemy formation screamed countless times.
Guo Xin did not hesitate, got on his horse and immediately gave the order: "The infantry come down the mountain to engage in battle! The cavalry mounts! Follow me to block the mountain pass!"
After saying that, he rushed out of the woods and ran straight to the mountain pass behind the enemy. The valley road out of the mountain is relatively spacious. Guo Xin's cavalry army only has 300 horses, so it is convenient to display it there.
The passing soldiers and galloping horses suddenly filled the valley with noise. The front of the enemy army was blocked, and there were slopes on both sides. No one dared to engage in battle. Except for a small number who tried to resist the Han army under the command of the general, the rest were He wanted to evacuate from the mountain.
However, Guo Xin's cavalry army ran faster and blocked the opening before withdrawing. The Han army trapped the enemy like a tight bag.
At this time, the enemy army was already panicking. When Guo Xin saw this, he did not lead his cavalry troops to charge directly. Instead, he fired arrows in front of the formation to drive the enemy troops back into the pocket, allowing the main force of the infantry to encircle and suppress the enemy troops.
There was a loud killing sound in the valley, and soon Qi Tingxun's infantry came to join him and formed a formation at the mountain pass to guard against the enemy's breakthrough.
The shouts of killing in the valley were getting closer and closer, and more and more people broke out towards this side. At this time, another Han army and horse army also came out of the valley, which was part of Zhao Yanjin. The cavalry troops of Guo Xin and Wang Huan gradually could not stop more and more enemy troops, so they had to lead the cavalry troops to kill for a while, and then moved closer to Zhao Yanjin.
When he got closer, he discovered that Zhao Yanjin was chasing an enemy cavalry. Guo Xin's position happened to be in the direction of the cavalry coming out of the mountain, so he was ready to step forward to help intercept it.
Zhao Yanjin saw Guo Xin and shouted on his horse from a distance: "Guo Lang shoot him!"
The enemy general had just broken out of the siege, and when he saw Guo Xin coming to stop him, he immediately charged towards him with his gun in hand without any intention of giving way. However, halfway through the charge, he immediately turned around and ran south as if he had suddenly seen a ghost. However, after this pause, Zhao Yanjin behind him had already caught up and quickly killed the group of enemies.
Only Guo Xin stopped on his horse and looked back for no reason, as if there was nothing else but the flag of the Tiger Army behind him.
