Looking at Wen Shi, who had just returned from the Chinese Army, with a worried look on his face, Wang Han, the guard of the engineering battalion, couldn't help but feel a little strange:
"General Wen was summoned by General Hussar, but what are his orders?"
Wenshi heard this, told Wei Yan's instructions, and then sighed:
"Although I have never personally led an army to fight against thieves, I have seen a lot of things in the army over the years."
"In my opinion, the Cavalry General may have been a little too anxious this time."
"If it were the Central Protector, I probably wouldn't let the soldiers attack the city so recklessly for the sake of a city."
When Wang Han heard Wen Shi's words, he quickly made a gesture, looked around, and then took him to a place where there were few people:
"General Wen, General Hussar is the commander-in-chief of the army. Even if we are seconded, we must be controlled by him."
"Talking about the coach behind his back is a serious crime if you really want to be prosecuted. Therefore, General Wen would be better off saying this less often in the military."
Wenshi nodded:
"Thank you, General Wang, for reminding me. I don't know anything about it. It's just General Hussar... Oh! Besides, this is where our engineering camp is, so I can't help but mention it."
When Wang Han saw Wen Shi's appearance, he couldn't help asking:
"What does General Hussar want our engineering battalion to do again?"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Gaodu City not far away.
The outskirts of Gaodu City had long been smashed to pieces by stone cannons.
He turned around again and said casually subconsciously:
"You don't want us to destroy those things on the mountain, do you?"
Unexpectedly, Wen Shi smiled bitterly:
"That's right, General Hussars just wants our engineering battalion to help knock down all the forts on the mountain..."
"Huh?" Wang Han's eyes widened when he heard this, and he let out a haha with his mouth open, and stood there in a daze.
After a while, he realized that Wen Shi was not joking. He couldn't help but raised his voice and shouted:
"What are you dreaming about? If the engineering camp is so powerful, what else do you need others to do?"
Wang Han is a sibling of Wang Ping.
In his early years, Wang Ping was recognized by the wise eye of the Zhongdu protector. He returned to his hometown in rich clothes and brought many fellow villagers out.
The young Wang Han joined the army at that time.
Probably because he was still young, Zhongduhu kept him by his side for several years.
Over the years, Wang Han has stayed in Wudang Camp, Guards Camp, and even Dark Night Camp.
It can be said that, like Wang Ping, his honor and disgrace are tied to Zhongdu Hu.
Now the Central Protector has sent him to the engineering camp as a guard. To put it bluntly, he is to let him take good care of the technical personnel in the camp.
So when Wang Han heard Wei Yan's request, he naturally jumped.
"Shh! Keep your voice down..."
This time it was Wenshi's turn to remind Wang Han:
"If General Hussar hadn't suggested it, I would have wanted to curse. It took me a long time to explain, but then General Hussar knew that this idea would not work."
Thinking of this, Wenshi almost wanted to call someone illiterate.
After all, who but the illiterate would make such a request?
"No! The current military situation is urgent, and the Cavalry General is not easy to deal with."
Wang Han is a careful person. When he heard this, he couldn't help himself:
"What if he brings this up again later and insists on letting us give it a try?"
In fact, it’s not impossible to give it a try on a different day.
But that was under the condition of safety guarantee. Given the current situation, Wang Han did not dare to let the engineering battalion follow him to take risks down the mountain.
The Central Protector sent him here, but he specifically reminded him to pay attention to the preservation of the engineering camp.
After following the Central Protector for so many years, Wang Han also realized something in his heart:
Someone in the engineering camp may hold some unknown secrets related to the military.
If not, why is the engineering battalion directly under the Central Protectorate?
Instead of delegating it to each army?
When Wang Han thought of this, he became more vigilant again:
"I heard that the leader of the thieves, Sima Yi, has already arrived with reinforcements. He is not far from here."
"Anyway, our engineering battalion's mission has been completed. The remaining fighting in front of the battle formation is not what we are good at."
"Therefore, there is no use staying here. General Wen, why don't you use the excuse of supervising the manufacture of equipment and take the master craftsmen in the camp to retreat to the rear to ensure safety."
Wen Shi was startled. He just complained, but he didn't expect Wang Han to make such an arrangement:
"how about you?"
Wang Han shook his head:
"The Cavalry General is not an easy person to talk to. You just rejected his request. If the engineering battalion retreats all at once, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain."
"You take the others and leave first. If General Hussar doesn't respond, in a few days you can ask General Hussar to ask us to help. Then there won't be any problems."
As a guard, Wang Han had 1,500 soldiers.
Not to mention too many, at least during the siege, there were 1,500 people, which was not even enough for the two batches.
Basically, it will not play a role in turning things around.
But to say it's less, it's not too little.
These elite soldiers specially mobilized by the Central Protectorate can at least protect the core personnel of the engineering battalion most of the time.
Wen Shi nodded in agreement without too much entanglement.
He knows that in this kind of matter, it is best for him to listen to the arrangements of professionals.
Just like Wang Han never interfered with how he fucked.
"Then when do we act?"
"Tomorrow, you just came back from there, and now you go back, it seems a little too deliberate."
In fact, Wang Han thought about mentioning this matter again in a few days, but things before the battle were changing rapidly.
Plus a hussar general who didn't have a harmonious relationship with the Central Protector.
Naturally, it is better to do this sooner rather than later.
As a direct descendant of the Central Protector, but now under the command of General Zuo Hussar, Wang Han did not dare to have the slightest intention of entrusting him.
The two discussed some details and refined the plan before going to prepare separately.
The next day, Wen Shi plucked up the courage and went to see Wei Yan again.
Unexpectedly, when Wei Yan heard this, he had no doubts at all and agreed directly.
After all, the siege has entered the final stage, and it is really necessary to step up the production of equipment.
And there is a more important reason, that is, Zhang Bao from Hedong sent a fast horse to deliver a message:
Wei thieves appeared on Zhiguanxing.
Wei Yan quickly made a judgment:
This is because the Wei thieves want to contain Hedong and prevent reinforcements from Hedong from being sent to support him.
However, in Wei Yan's view, the Wei thieves were just unnecessary.
Because the reinforcements he wants to mobilize are not from Hedong, but from Shangdang!
But behind this news, Wei Yan felt more and more the urgency of time.
It was obvious that the Wei thief had already started taking action.
There was movement among the Wei thieves on the other side of Zhiguanxing.
Coupled with yesterday's scout's report, it was said that a new Wei thief was discovered at Tianjingguan, Taihangxing.
All this shows that Sima Yi probably wanted to use offense as defense to force the Han to retreat.
Sima Yi, who fled from Guanzhong to Luoyang, has been quiet for the past few years.
The biggest reason why he dared to go to war at this time may be:
Feng left Chang'an and went to Wuguan. The pressure in Luoyang dropped sharply, so Sima Yi dared to act like this.
After figuring this out, Wei Yan suddenly became a little more irritated and angry:
"That guy Feng Yong did it on purpose. He couldn't see me leading the army to make meritorious deeds. He was just like a rat!"
He looked at the last hilltop of Gaodu City, his face extremely pale.
If reinforcements from the traitors at Tianjing Pass arrive, then all the efforts he has made these days will be in vain.
However, the soldiers were already tired due to their hurried attack on the city.
In addition, because they suffered a lot of casualties during the attack on the mountain, their morale has become low and they are in urgent need of rest.
Wei Yan's eyes flickered as he looked in the direction of the engineering camp.
At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came, interrupting Wei Yan's thoughts.
"What's the matter?"
Before Wei Chang could speak, he heard Wei Yan suddenly ask a question. He was stunned for a moment and quickly replied:
"General, reinforcements from the Shangdang are coming!"
"finally come?"
Wei Yan, who was looking deep in thought at Wei Chang with his hands behind his back, turned around hurriedly when he heard this:
"Where are they now?"
I thought Shangdang reinforcements would arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the earliest.
Unexpectedly, it arrived one day early.
The military situation is on fire. If we can get one more day, we may be able to turn the tide of the war!
Wei Yan felt that the dullness of the past few days was gone.
Probably seeing Wei Yan's doubts, Wei Chang explained:
"Shangdang's reinforcements were urgently summoned by the general and did not dare to neglect. They traveled at double speed yesterday and this morning, so they arrived one day early."
"Okay, okay!" Wei Yan was overjoyed and ordered impatiently, "Let them gather immediately, eat some food, take a rest, and attack the city today!"
"Ah?" Wei Chang was stunned when he heard Wei Yan's words.
"Ah what? Why don't you go quickly?!"
Wei Yan couldn't help but shouted when he saw his appearance.
Wei Chang's lips moved and he wanted to turn around and leave, but in the end he reminded him:
"General, the soldiers have traveled a long way and are exhausted. How about..."
Before Wei Chang finished speaking, Wei Yan's anger that he had been holding back all these days suddenly rose.
He suddenly flew up and kicked Wei Chang to the ground.
I saw Wei Yan pointing at Wei Chang and scolding:
"I have been leading troops for decades. Do I still not know this and need you to remind me?"
Besides, the soldiers of Shangdang were brought out by myself. Is there anyone in the world who knows them better than me?
The soldiers are really tired from coming all the way.
But the bandit army has been fighting continuously these days, which will only make them more tired.
Wei Chang didn't dare to say anything anymore. He got up from the ground silently, without even daring to pat the dirt on his body, and walked towards the back.
At Tianjing Pass, fifty miles away from Gaodu City, Sima Shi was standing at the highest point of Guancheng, looking to the north, as if listening to the killing cry coming from Gaodu City.
There were footsteps behind him, and Niu Jin walked behind Master Sima with a slightly anxious look on his face:
"General, according to reports from spies, Gaodu City is in danger. The general has led his troops here for more than a day, why did he stop moving forward?"
Master Sima did not look back at him, but said in a calm tone:
"The soldiers have traveled so far and are overtired. Naturally, they need to take a good rest first to regain their strength."
Hearing this, Niu Jin had an incredible look on his face and pointed his finger towards the north:
"But……"
"No but." Master Sima also stretched out his hand, pointing in the same direction as Niu Jin, "What we are facing is one of the leaders of the Western Bandits, Wei Yan."
"Wei Yan is a rare and powerful general among the Western thieves, and he is also an experienced general. He is only inferior to Feng Thief."
"Therefore, we should not advance rashly without knowing the situation in Gaodu City."
Hearing this, Niu Jin opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but he didn't know where to start.
Because what General Sima said is not wrong.
But he always felt that something was not right.
However, since the coach has made a decision, it is naturally difficult for him to comment on it.
In the end, he just said:
"General, how about I personally lead someone to check the situation?"
Master Sima finally turned around and glanced at Niu Jin expressionlessly:
"General Niu, your current duty is to restrain your soldiers and arrange for them to have a good rest so that they can cope with the fierce battle in the near future, instead of taking risks yourself."
Seeing Master Sima's appearance, Niu Jin seemed to have some idea, so he excused himself to go down to arrange the soldiers and slowly retreated.
After Niu Jin left, Master Sima looked steadily towards the north again. He was silent and didn't know what he was thinking.
I don’t know how long it took, but a guard came over quietly and whispered:
"Sir, the scout is back."
"Oh?" Master Sima's expression changed and he quickly turned around, "Have someone come over quickly."
"No need to salute, tell me how the situation is?"
The scout chief was halfway through his salute when he heard the words and quickly stopped his movements and replied:
"General, the Western Bandits are attacking the city in a hurry. Although Gaodu City has not been completely lost, it will only be possible in a short time."
"The villain followed the general's instructions and sent people down the mountain to venture to the side of the bandit army to investigate the enemy's situation."
"After losing nearly ten masters, we found out the news. The thieves' reinforcements seem to have arrived..."
"Okay!" Master Sima shouted, fisting his fist, "It's finally here!"
Seeing that both the scout chief and the bodyguard looked shocked, Master Sima did not explain, but just said to the scout chief:
"I will mark the loss of those brothers under your control and provide double compensation after the war."
The scout chief, who was still a little ashamed, didn't react for a moment when he heard this.
He originally thought that the disappearance of his brothers would leak military information.
Unexpectedly, instead of pursuing the case, the general gave him a meritorious deed.
Sima waved his hand and told the guards and scouts to retreat.
Then when he turned to look north, a smile finally appeared on his face that had been expressionless all day:
"Wei Yan, Wei Yan, you have fallen into the master's plan after all..."
After muttering this sentence, he snorted with a sneer:
"The mere Gaodu City has not been captured so far. It seems that you are no more than that."
Although he didn't hear Master Sima's sarcasm towards him, Wei Yan was already like a gambler whose eyes were red at the time.
I saw him wearing armor, standing in front of the Han soldiers who had just arrived from Shangdang, shouting loudly:
"The thieves are weak, you and other new talents, if you don't defeat the thieves now, when will you wait?"
"Today, I will personally lead you to attack the city. If the city is not broken, I swear not to retreat, but rather to die on the mountainside!"
Wei Yan was good at raising his soldiers, and he basically brought them out personally.
At this time, when they heard that the coach personally led them to attack the city, the crowd couldn't help but get excited, shouting "Destroy the thief! Destroy the thief! Destroy the thief!"
"Follow me!"
The war drums sounded, and the Han army once again launched a charge towards the last highland of Gaodu City.
The defenders, who had not waited for reinforcements, could no longer hold on this time.
The Wei army flag at the highest point of Gaodu City was finally burned.
Wei Yan deeply hated the Wei army for refusing to surrender, which resulted in the death of many soldiers.
So he ordered that all the captured defenders, regardless of whether they were injured or disabled, be killed.
Fortunately, Wei Chang knelt down and begged. After learning about this, Wen Shi and Wang Han also came to persuade them, and the prisoners escaped with their lives.
