The night is getting dark.
At Qutang Pass, there were densely packed figures standing by the wall, but it was quiet behind the closed door, with only the sound of two teams of patrolling soldiers walking and stopping echoing.
In contrast, the Chu army camp in the distance was brightly lit.
Although it is far away, you can still see the lights in the lake. The craftsmen are coming and going, assembling the towering ladders and wells. The chants are carried in the wind, like whispers to accompany you to sleep. .
The night is getting dark.
Wei Yanyi looked at Qutang Pass in the shadow behind the rock. A figure fell quickly and lightly behind him.
"General, brothers are all here and ready."
Hearing this, Wei Yan showed a satisfied smile on his stern face and nodded.
"Han Zong, send the order, start the attack!"
"yes!"
Han Zong answered excitedly, clasping his fists, and left immediately.
A dozen or so flames suddenly lit up two or three hundred steps in front of Qutang Pass. With a crunching sound, the dozen or so flames streaked across the night sky and quickly hit the city. After entering the pass, only two of them hit the wall of Qutang Pass.
The soldiers who closed the door didn't even have time to be surprised. There was a loud bang and the flames spread quickly. The densely packed figures at the top of the city were ignited with flames. They were actually many scarecrows in armor, and the patrolling soldiers were screaming.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The screams of the Shu army seemed to turn on a signal, and the darkness hundreds of meters in front of the pass surged like boiling hot water.
"Kill! Take Qutang Pass!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill! Take Qutang Pass tonight!"
Countless Chu soldiers rushed into the light within a hundred steps in front of the pass. Several of them carried a simple wooden ladder and rushed to the city. The Shu army behind the gate was obviously not prepared. Some people were busy putting out the fire, and some were busy calling for reinforcements from behind the city gate.
At this time, dozens of flames lit up again.
The purpose of concealment has been achieved. In order to ensure the accuracy of the operation, the Chu army lit the torch. This time the assembled catapult can be clearly seen.
Each catapult has no wheels because they are assembled piece by piece by soldiers carrying the parts to the pass. What looked like a wine jar with a burning flame on it was put into the hopper of the catapult.
[In view of the general environment,
"put!"
Incendiary bombs filled with kerosene streaked across the night sky and landed on Qutang Pass again. This time, three rounds landed on Chengguan Pass.
The Shu army was completely stunned.
The Chu army's offensive became more and more fierce. The ladders had been set up on the city wall, and the soldiers began to climb up.
Even Han Zong didn't expect it to go so smoothly, he shouted.
"Stay away, everyone! Stay away! Don't hit our brothers."
The third wave of projections took longer to prepare, and the incendiary bombs also fell on the enemy barracks behind Qutang Pass.
The Chu army climbed up the city in a steady stream, and the fierce battle to seize the pass began.
The night is getting dark.
The fighting only lasted until early morning, when Qutang Pass guard Yan Yan fled towards Yong'an City with more than a thousand remaining soldiers.
Because the Shu region is mostly mountainous, he did not prepare many cavalry for this expedition. In the end, Zhao Yun only improvised 800 cavalry and chased him for more than a hundred miles. Unfortunately, he still failed to capture the enemy general Yan Yan.
After that, Wei Yan led his army to capture Yiling County without any effort. Ji Shu ordered a small reward to the entire army, rested for another day, and then headed for Baidi City.
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Two days later, the main force of the Chu army led by Ji Shu and the naval vanguard led by Xu Sheng surrounded Baidi City and completed the rendezvous.
The main force of the Shu army led by Zhang Ren fled back to Yong'an City, leaving only five or six thousand men stationed in Baidi City, nailed in front of the Chu army.
After walking through the tents of the Chinese army, Xu Sheng and Huo Yi met Ji Shu.
"Wen Xiang, thank you for your hard work."
"military adviser
Miuzan, all the maps surveyed by our soldiers are here. "
Ji Shu nodded, took the map to the table, spread it out and looked at it carefully.
To be honest, Huo Yi was a little confused as to why General Xu Sheng didn't hold back Zhang Ren's army and wait for Ji Shu's army to encircle and suppress him. Wouldn't this be more cost-effective than attacking the high wall of Yong'an City?
But Huo Yi knew that his position was low, so he just stood aside quietly and said nothing.
Ji Shu didn't know that the little hero in front of him had so many small thoughts. He focused on this map and carefully compared the map that had been unfolded on the table to see if it was consistent. Only in this way could he start the next project. action. It can even be said that the most important task of the Pioneer Army is to draw a map from Wu County to Baidi City.
After a long time, Ji Shu finally spoke.
"Okay, now we only need to pull out the nail of Baidi City, and then we can build a stable front line and push the troops to Yong'an City. How to fight Baidi City? What do you think?"
With that said, Ji Shu handed Xu Sheng's map to the soldiers and hung it up for everyone to check. Xu Sheng glanced at Huo Yi and said.
"Xian Shao, please introduce the situation of Baidi City."
"yes."
Huo Yi said immediately.
"Baidi City is surrounded by water, and the river is very narrow. Our scouts have gone into the water to investigate. The draft of the building is too deep and cannot be driven in, so we can only enter the fighting ship. If we attack from one side, we can move away a dozen fighting ships. , If we attack from multiple sides, we are afraid of collision with each other and the risk of overturning. It can be said that the terrain here limits the strength of our offensive."
"There is another difficulty. From the river beach to the wall of Baidi City, there is only a distance of seventy or eighty steps. From the top of the city, you can clearly see the situation on the river. If an arrow is missed, it can effectively cover the riverside. If you want to go ashore, you can assemble an attack City equipment will be very difficult."
Everyone looked at the map and couldn't help but think after hearing this.
"Oh, a water fortress. That's why Zhang Ren dared to nail it in front of us. Shiyuan, do you have any ideas? Let's talk about it first."
Ji Shu opened his mouth and looked at Pang Tong. Since he has such a top strategist by his side, there is no need to use it in vain!
Ever since Pang Tong went on the expedition, he looked like he was being wooed by Ji Shu and his wife. Hearing this, he immediately revealed an expression that was exactly what I expected, and said helplessly.
"I have a plan. I can ask the craftsmen to build a huge iron rope to lock up the warships and connect them together. It can be turned into a pontoon and the ships can be spread to the other side."
Ji Shu immediately felt his heart tremble.
Good guy, what a chain of iron chains!
Lao Pang, are you trying to trick me?
Ji Shu coughed twice and said.
"This strategy is indeed good, but if the warships are connected, they are afraid of fire attacks. Do you have any other ideas?"
A strange color flashed in Pang Tong's eyes. He naturally knew the shortcomings of his strategy, but he didn't expect that Ji Shu would see through it as soon as he proposed it. Thinking of this, he stopped being a little careless.
"Zi Yuan is really sharp. This strategy is indeed afraid of fire attack, but it is the spring equinox and the weather is humid, so the fire attack strategy is difficult to succeed."
Ji Shu's heart trembled again.
Didn't Cao Cao just think that there would be no east wind in winter?
Lao Pang, are you really trying to trick me?
Although he knew that what Pang Tong said was reasonable, Ji Shu hesitated to agree because he was worried about the burning of Chibi in history.
At this time, Huang Yueying also came up with a plan.
"Since my husband is afraid that the enemy will be able to use fire attack tactics, I have another way. During this expedition, many Tiangongyuan craftsmen under my command also came. Since we can't go ashore to assemble siege equipment, fortunately we can Remove the sails from the fighting ship and load the catapult onto the fighting ship!"
"Isn't the city wall close to the river? That would be better. The accuracy of throwing stones is higher. In the early stage, we can use stones to consume the enemy's army and destroy the city wall and defensive equipment. Our army will be several times larger than the enemy's, and we can divide it into several batches, day and night. Launch attacks on the spot to wear down the enemy's energy. In the mid-term, use incendiary bombs to attack at night and seize the breach in the city wall to attack. If it cannot be breached, it will be enough to shake the enemy's confidence in holding on, making the enemy nervous and panicked day and night. Invest in persuading surrender letters to divide. No
Within half a month, the enemy's fighting spirit will inevitably collapse. "
Everyone couldn't help but nod in agreement, this was a safer and better way.
Huo Yi on the side was also a little surprised. When they investigated Baidi City, they only felt that the terrain was so unique and thick, like a copper wall and an iron wall, that it was difficult to put down their words. Unexpectedly, everyone in the tent just listened to his report, and in an instant they had already planned two strategies to defeat the enemy. Huo Yi was a little excited. Only then did he understand why the princes were afraid of the strength of the Chu army.
