Jieting City is also known as Longcheng. A Longcheng River runs through the city. It is between the two high mountains in the north and south, but it cleverly avoids all the mountains and only winds around at the bottom of the mountain. Within an hour, Longcheng, which was rushing to be completed, glanced at the city wall on the east side which was piled up randomly with many rubbles, and felt hesitant. Once Zhang He ordered a full-scale attack, this kind of city wall could last for up to half an hour.
"General Wang, how many soldiers and horses do you have in your headquarters?" Li Xian asked.
Wang Ping cupped his hands at the top of the city and said, "General, my headquarters actually only has five thousand people."
Li Xian made a mental calculation and found out that Ma Di commanded a total of 25,000 soldiers and horses. Excluding Wang Ping's headquarters, there were about 20,000 people currently camping on Nanshan in front. The remaining 6,000 people from his own headquarters could participate in the battle. If If all the troops can be gathered, there should be 30,000 people able to fight at this time. Even if Zhang He presses all the Chencang defenders up, if all 30,000 people camp on the road and resist for a while, there will be no problem. However, Ma Di will now station his main force. There are only 10,000 people who can fight on the mountain. Although they are not confident in their hearts, they must remain calm on the outside.
"Gong Jie, raise my general's flag! Right at the top of this city!" Li Xian ordered.
"Yes!" Gong Jie quickly called to his troops to raise the banner of the Han Dynasty's Eastern Conquest, and then another banner of the Conquest of the Central Plains was also raised in Longcheng.
"Report! Enemy traces were found ahead! It's Wei General Zhang He!"
"Explore again!"
Li Xian continued to look at the billowing smoke and dust in front of him expressionlessly, his heart was already turbulent, but his expression remained calm.
Under Nanshan.
Zhang He looked at Nanshan, which was cleverly avoided by the Longcheng River, and couldn't help laughing. He said to Le Lin: "With such an array, wouldn't it be like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth? Does General Le have any insights?"
Le Lin heard Zhang He's question, so she cupped her hands and replied: "The general laughed, so the general said that the water channel of this mountain is at the foot of the mountain, not on the mountain. Both the uphill and downhill of Nanshan are on this narrow mountain road. Our army All he needs to do is to lay down on both sides of the mountain road with 500 strong bows and strong crossbows, and Ma Su will be defeated without any attack."
Zhang He stroked his beard and smiled and said: "It's good that he is the son of General Le. If you win this battle, I will teach you this skill! I will leave this crossing to you."
Le Lin first thanked her, then asked in confusion: "Does uncle want to go somewhere else?"
Zhang He said with a smile: "Have you seen that big flag? I have heard for a long time that this man is the tiger general who captured Meng Huo alive in Nanzhong. I thought about it for a while and wanted to defeat Ma Su together with the general. If it weren't for the unbearable spear in his hand, this I am not willing to give you this great credit. Just lead five thousand soldiers to guard this mountain road and wait for it to die when there is no water."
Le Lin nodded, cupped her hands and said, "Uncle, be careful!"
Zhang He stopped talking, urged his horse to draw his spear, and summoned his troops to go straight to Longcheng.
Longcheng city head.
Li Xian could clearly see that the mountain road of Nanshan was already blocked by the crossbowmen led by Le Lin. Even if he sent troops to rescue him at this moment, he would naturally send them into the tiger's mouth. He could only find a way to defend Longcheng, which was the best policy.
Gong Jie and Wang Ping were fighting behind Li Xian and said: "General, that is Zhang He, the best general in the world, who has already rushed here. How should our army respond to the enemy? Does the general have any countermeasures?"
Li Xian was also helpless. The opponent was Zhang He, let alone him. Even if Zhao Yun came now, he might not be able to defeat Zhang He. Thinking of this, he thought, since the opponent thought I was afraid of him, so he took advantage of the danger and defended, why not charge forward? Once, when he came to defend the city again, his thoughts moved slightly and he asked: "If you were Zhang He, what would you do now?"
Gong Jie cupped his hands and said: "Of course we are encircling but not attacking. We only led our army to see General Ma Su's defeat and were naturally frightened. Then we tried to persuade him to surrender in such a heart-breaking battle, and our army was naturally defeated."
Li Xian nodded: "In that case, let's do the opposite! Gong Jie, you can use bows and arrows to cover the top of the city. I will take all the vine-armored euphorbia warriors and charge into the formation first! General Wang Ping, You should quickly bring five thousand people to continue repairing the city wall!"
When Wang Ping and Gong Jie heard this, they immediately knelt down and said: "General, don't go out lightly. That Zhang He is a fierce tiger. General, you should put the overall situation first!"
"Listen, even if I can't come back this time, don't lose this city! No need to persuade me any more!" Li Xian said decisively, immediately ordered the two generals to get up, and then ordered his troops without looking back.
Under Longcheng, due to the long-distance attack, Zhang He's army was not much better than Li Xian's army. However, one came from Nan'an's Mumen Road and the other came from Baoxie Road. Zhang He looked at the forcibly repaired and broken troops. Longcheng, who was overwhelmed, was even more overjoyed. He looked at his troops and horses again, but they were exhausted. He thought slightly, thinking about setting up camp along the river.
"General, the enemy general has opened the city gate!"
Zhang He was shocked when he heard this and immediately looked towards Longcheng, only to see a type of armored soldiers he had never seen before pouring out of the city and advancing rapidly forward in a square formation.
Zhang He looked at these soldiers in full armor, even wearing masks, and was horrified. He secretly thought that this Shu Han had always been poor and weak. How could he have so many armors? After all, he was a famous general in the world. He immediately ordered: "Form up! Welcome!" enemy!"
Li Xian stood in the military formation and immediately commanded: "Soldiers! The time has come to revive the Han Dynasty! Follow me and charge into the formation!"
"Drink!" The four thousand vine-armored Euphorbia warriors shouted in unison. At this time, they seemed to be as powerful as a rainbow, giving an invisible mental pressure to Zhang He's army, which had already arrived.
Zhang He sneered: "All these bells and whistles." He immediately drew his gun and reined in his horse, stood in front of the formation, and shouted: "Li Xian! Your grandfather Zhang He is here, do you dare to fight in front of the formation?"
Before Zhang He finished speaking, he saw an arrow flying from the top of the city. Zhang He had quick eyes and quick hands and immediately avoided the arrow and shouted angrily: "Who shot the arrow!"
"Your grandfather Gong Jie is here! Common man! Since you can't defeat my general, go back to farming early and keep your reputation as the best in the world!" Gong Jie shouted angrily from the top of the city.
After all, these words made Zhang He very angry, and he immediately shouted: "Soldiers, hold on to the battle!"
Behind Zhang He were countless soldiers, holding up their shields, and the whole area was filled with darkness. If it weren't for the long and narrow Jieting Tunnel and the mountains blocking it in the north and south, Li Xian's troops would have been surrounded and annihilated at this moment. This so-called encounter on a narrow road, even so, The sound of thousands of people shouting in harmony is still more shocking than the sound of thousands of people shouting.
Immediately afterwards, due to Li Xian's orders to rush into the formation and Zhang He's order to suppress the formation, the two armies quickly met each other on the narrow road. After a while, these Wei soldiers were surprised to find that these euphorbia warriors without shields were wearing armor. Not only was it light, but it was also invulnerable. The soldiers fighting in the front began to fall in pieces. Looking at their comrades who fell in groups, the soldiers in the back row could not see what happened to the troops in the front, but they were so killed in battle. The speed is indeed a bit confusing, and in addition, they were marching in a hurry, and many soldiers suddenly started to feel timid.
"Burst! Burst!" Li Xian raised his spear and commanded Ruoding on the Feihongju. The soldiers in the front row saw that their side was facing off against the enemy on this narrow mountain road with almost zero heads. Time has aroused the fighting spirit even more. After all, this general of his has never lost a battle. He is even more motivated, and the big halberd in his hand is getting smoother and smoother.
Zhang He was stunned with shock at this time, and immediately ordered: "The whole army is coming, attack me hard!"
"General, general, the enemy is so good at sorcery, they really can't cut it!" A school lieutenant was at a loss for a moment when faced with this scene.
Zhang He still didn't believe it. He galloped forward and came to the front of the formation. He saw only the corpses of the Wei army lying on the ground and no Shu army at all. He was horrified that it was Zhang He after all. At this time, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, generals, change the formation." , The cavalry is in front! The infantry is behind!"
Suddenly someone on the city shouted: "General, Zhang He has changed his formation!" Thanks to the ten-meter fault line from west to east, the rear of Zhang He's army could be seen at a glance from the top of Longcheng.
Li Xian nodded at the bottom of the city and commanded again: "Take it!"
This group of rattan-armored warriors formed a square formation again, and took advantage of Zhang He's change of formation to enter Longcheng in an orderly manner.
Zhang He's military formation.
"General, the enemy general has retreated!"
Hearing this, Zhang He looked again, but could only see the corpses left behind in the previous battle. He was very angry. He knew that if he moved the infantry to the front again, Li Xian would definitely attack again. It would be better to use the cavalry to suppress him in Longcheng, making him unable to move. But if these cavalry were used Attacking the city is too impractical, but if Longcheng is not broken and the grain road between Shanggui and Longxi is blocked, then Yongliang will definitely change hands in less than half a month. It is really a dilemma. I am very upset when I think of this, but suddenly , Zhang He's mind moved slightly, and he immediately came up with a plan and ordered: "The entire army retreats to the Nanshan Pass."
"Why did the general retreat?" asked a captain in the camp.
"Li Xian is a good general in the world. A hard attack at this time will inevitably cause heavy damage. Our army is stationed at the Nanshan Pass. When he sees Ma Di's defeat, he will definitely come to rescue him. When the time comes, our army will attack from both front and back and will definitely defeat the enemy." Zhang He pinched his beard and smiled.
At the top of Longcheng City, Li Xian once again stood at the top of the city and looked over. He could see Zhang He and Le Lin had joined forces again and gathered at the entrance of Nanshan Road. He frowned and immediately ordered: "The whole army cannot leave the city to fight without me." , Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
"Got the order!"
