Looking at Wuguan, Zhang Yun was in a dilemma.
A forceful attack is not an option. The cavalry in his hands may not be able to survive even a wave of attacks. There is also little hope for a night attack. For the present plan, he can only be smart.
News of Liu Biao's attack on Nanyang has reached Wuguan.
Wuguan Guard General Song Ze, courtesy name Chengkang, was born in Anzhong, Nanyang. He graduated from the Military Academy and performed outstandingly, so he was appointed as Wuguan Guard General.
When Song Ze learned that Liu Biao was attacking Nanyang at night, he expected that they would send people to attack Wuguan, so he ordered people to strengthen defenses. At the same time, he prepared the things to defend the city early to be prepared for the enemy's arrival at all times.
The next day.
After Zhang Yun disguised himself, he took dozens of guards and walked around Wuguan. Wuguan is a mountain city with steep peaks on the left and right, making it difficult to get up and down. Guancheng stretches from south to north. Unless the city is conquered, it will be difficult to get up and down. Otherwise there is no way out.
Then I found a slightly gentler hill to climb up and looked down at the city.
I saw that all the soldiers in the city were wearing uniforms and were divided into teams. They were crouching in the city and could not get out. People up and down the city were drafted civilians carrying things to defend the city.
"Did the enemy already know of my arrival?"
Zhang Yun became confused.
He went out day and night and came here after a hard journey without being discovered. It was impossible for the enemy defenders to know his arrival, but since he didn't know, why did he move the things that defended the city?
"General, look, this place is only three hundred steps away from the city wall." His personal guard pointed to the city wall in front of him. Zhang Yun followed the guard's direction and saw that the city wall in front was connected to the mountain, but the connection was a steep cliff, making it difficult for soldiers to climb.
Unless you are a climbing expert, you can still go up, and the cliff is very high, more than ten battles high. Even if you go up, it will be very difficult to come down.
Zhang Yun looked at it and said, "The mountains here are high and the cliffs are dangerous. How can we get in?"
The guard said: "General, you can select more than a hundred rock climbing masters in the army. They will train rigorously in the past few days. Then they will bring ropes and climb up. Then put down the ropes and follow the ropes to enter Guancheng. As long as you open the city If you open the door, the martial arts pass can be broken!"
Zhang Yun thought for a while and was overjoyed: "If we can really break the city, you should be the first to achieve victory in this battle. Let's go back and prepare quickly. We will be ready to attack the city in three days!"
Returning to the camp, Zhang Yun immediately selected 300 strong men and handed them over to his personal guards.
This personal guard's surname is Wang, his name is Lou, and his courtesy name is Jianbo. He is from Jingzhou.
Wang Lou took these 300 strong men to the foot of a cliff, taught them to sit in a row, distributed a glass of wine to them first, and then toasted them with two bowls of wine. He said proudly: "I am ordered to climb the cliff. Please, please All gentlemen, please drink a full cup and train hard, and follow me to make achievements in three days."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.
Wang Lou saw that everyone was troubled, so he stood up, drew his sword in his hand, and glared at everyone: "I am the general's personal guard, and I will not hesitate to die. Why do you hesitate! Why don't you actively strive for the opportunity to become a general for such meritorious service?"
When everyone saw Wang Lou's expression, they stood up and worshiped: "I am willing to die for you."
Wang Lou shared the wine and meat with everyone, and then began to train their climbing skills. In order to ensure the speed of training, everyone did not have safety measures, and they would die if they fell.
All the soldiers trained hard.
Three days later, two hundred and thirty-six people stood in the darkness, with ropes slung across their chests, standing tall and straight. If you look carefully by the firelight, you can see that everyone's hands are tied with white cloth.
During the entire training, sixty-four people fell off the cliff and were either killed or injured.
The two hundred and thirty-six people who survived were all the elites among the elites in the army.
Zhang Yun distributed a bowl of wine to them and said, "Fellow soldiers, now Zhang Xiu's traitors are causing trouble in the country of Han Dynasty. As a royal family member, the lord should send troops to fight against them. However, Wuguan is blocked. It all depends on your efforts tonight." , after this battle, everyone will be rewarded with a hundred taels of bounty, and will be granted the title of marquis and general!"
With such a generous reward, everyone's breathing began to quicken, and their voices were loud: "I am willing to serve the general!"
"good!"
Zhang Yun felt proud: "I wish my lord a victory, I will wait for you at the gate!"
"Please rest assured, general, tonight, Wuguan will be broken!" Wang Lou said goodbye to Zhang Yun and led 236 people towards the rocks on the right side of Wuguan.
The road has been explored long ago.
The first few hundred steps were on a gentle slope, and we reached the bottom of the cliff in just one stick of incense.
With the faint moonlight, everyone looked up and saw that the cliff several feet high made people feel insignificant. In order to cheer up, Wang Lou put three bundles of ropes on his back and said: "If the generals are afraid and dare not move forward, then I, Wang Lou, will do it." This forerunner, if I unfortunately fall off the cliff, please leave me alone and climb up on your own, please leave me here!"
With that said, Wang Lou bowed deeply.
Everyone was inspired by Wang Lou's behavior and became angry. Without Wang Lou's prompting, some people began to climb up without any explanation.
Seeing this, Wang Lou nodded solemnly and started to climb up.
But the angry public sentiment cannot change the skinny reality.
The nearly 90-degree cliff is very difficult to climb even in the daytime, let alone at night. Halfway through the climb, someone fell off the cliff because of stepping on the air, and only heard a muffled sound below. There was no movement, and he knew he would definitely die without guessing.
But the other soldiers were unmoved and climbed more cautiously.
After an hour.
Finally, they climbed up the cliff and looked down. They could clearly see every move on Guancheng, and their number of troops was reduced from the initial 236 to 189.
Everyone took a short rest.
Half an hour later, Wang Lou divided the 189 people into three teams, tied the ropes to the tree roots, threw down the ropes, and then asked the people of each team to climb down the ropes at different landing points.
It was already the third watch of the night.
The length of the rope was calculated and ended two meters above Guancheng to prevent it from being discovered by the soldiers watching the night below.
Wang Lou held the knife in his mouth, carried the shield on his back, and went down the rope.
The night watch team on Guancheng came over holding a torch. Since it was connected to a steep cliff, no one was expected to come, and the inspection was very sloppy. The firelight glanced around and left.
After the night watch team left, Wang Lou loosened the rope, jumped onto Guancheng, and then somersaulted to the parapet of Guancheng. He stuck his head out and looked inside. There were not many patrolling soldiers in Guancheng, but the fire was like stars. , lighting up every corner, undoubtedly making it more difficult for them to open the city gate.
Underneath the parapet are neatly built stones and rolled logs, prepared to defend the city.
The other soldiers landed safely without any accident. Everyone pressed against the parapet and followed Wang Lou, waiting for his orders.
"Walk!"
Wang Lou saw that the enemy defenders in front were drowsy. He waved his hand and moved along the parapet. He quickly blocked the soldier's mouth with one hand and then touched his neck with a knife.
"hurry up!"
Wang Lou led people to the stairs of Guancheng. "The people from the first team quickly go down and open the city gate. The people from the second team cover the first team to open the gate. The people from the third team guard the city head and intercept the reinforcements."
Everyone has a clear division of labor and is ready.
At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from the stairs, and everyone's hearts were instantly lifted.
