At the beginning of the siege, Mengda was still full of confidence.
To attack a fortified city with 3,500 men would be a fool's errand, but is Xicheng considered a fortified city?
After Mengda's careful analysis, he felt that it obviously didn't count.
Even when the entire army was mobilized, three reasons for victory were cited.
"First! The people in the city are divided. This city has been run by the Shen family for many years. Even if Liu Chan's people are suppressed by force for a while, as long as our army puts pressure, the city will definitely respond!
"Secondly, the person who is in charge of defending the city is a nobody. How can he be proficient in the way of defending the city? He must be too weak to do what he wants!
"Thirdly, King Wei is powerful. If the people in the city hear that King Wei wants to take the west city, they must have been frightened. Our army will win!"
It would be fine if he just used these words to deceive his brothers before attacking the city, but General Meng Da himself believed them.
However, the development of things is completely contrary to this...
The blood relatives of the Shen family had been uprooted by Liu Chan. As for the small families and small forces that had cooperated closely with the Shen family in the past, Liu Chan not only ignored them, but also temporarily used them in large numbers to fill the vacancies left by the Shen family.
Now facing the same enemies of Cao and Wei, the clans and tribes of the three counties can be said to have the same enemies on the matter of resisting Cao.
Under their coordinated organization, everyone in Xicheng was united.
General Meng Da got the first half of his analysis right. Indeed, Xicheng responded as soon as he put pressure on it... A large number of people in the city were organized to deliver water and defense supplies.
Even though a large number of young men and women were transferred to the front line, many people still participated in the defense of the city voluntarily, including men who refused to obey the old age and strong women. Shen Zhong could not persuade him...
Shen Zhong is indeed a nobody. Because of his special status in the Jiangling City Defense Battle, only Liu Chan and a few other people know all his achievements, and they are not widely publicized.
But when it comes to the left and the right, there is no way... The wounded soldiers who have their heads bleeding every day and whose heads are poured with boiled gold juice are worse than death. Many "kind greetings" have been silently sent to Meng in his heart. General Da, and his female relatives.
As for the King of Wei who wanted to take Xicheng, let alone mention it. It was better not to make any noise. Every time he used this to scare the defenders, it was like giving them a shot of chicken blood. His waist and back no longer hurt, and he became more energetic in shooting arrows.
The Mengda tribe, which had suffered nearly a thousand casualties in just a few days, had begun to doubt that the general's "three must-wins" meant that the enemy was bound to win.
The siege failed shortly after it began.
With this number of casualties and the lack of food in Xicheng, there is no hope of victory.
If Meng Da were to force an attack on the city again, the originally loyal tribe he had single-handedly brought out would probably mutiny.
Being embarrassed is better than losing his life. Mengda, who has gained nothing, is ready to withdraw.
However, when people are happy when good things come in pairs, there will be days when the house leaks and it rains all night.
But the good thing went to Liu Chan, and the leaky house went to General Meng.
"General! The enemy troops from behind are chasing us!"
"What?" Meng Da, who was evacuating to the pier in the west of the city, was surprised and happy. He couldn't believe his ears.
There are so few guards in the west city, but they still dare to chase them out. If they don't defend the city well, they actually come out to die?
"How many people are there in the enemy army?"
"At least five thousand."
Haha, five hundred people came out in full force. That unknown guy was so arrogant. God help me Meng Da!
Meng Da waved his hand vigorously: "Return to the army and follow me to fight back!"
Then, he saw the eyes of the deputy general and his soldiers as if they had seen a ghost.
"Why, you are all so frightened that five hundred people don't dare to fight without success?"
"...General, it's five thousand."
Meng Da: "..."
After being stunned for less than a breath, Meng Da immediately shouted: "Retreat quickly, order the entire army to move quickly!"
"yes!"
General Meng had no way to think about where the Shu army had conjured up 5,000 men, so he ran away first.
Fortunately, the Mianshui Pier on the west side is not far away, only two miles away...
Bah da da, bah da da...
In the direction of the dock, a heavily armed cavalry team was running towards them, shaking the word "horse" on the flag, which made Mengda's heart skip a beat.
Mengda, who was about to cry without tears, felt that there were tigers behind him and wolves in front of him.
It's just that there are mountains to the north and south of Xicheng. There is no way to escape in those two directions. It is better to fight to the death or have a chance of survival.
"The only way to have a chance of survival is to fight to the east! Follow me and charge forward!"
After all, the size of the cavalry in front seemed small, and everyone finally mustered up the last courage to move forward... and escape.
Yes, of course they didn't want to launch a countercharge against the cavalry with two legs. These soldiers just thought that there were fewer cavalry in front, so escaping forward would be more reliable than retreating.
This time, Ma Chao, who had led his troops here, was frightened, and he became furious.
He has led troops in battles for many years and has never seen an infantry dare to charge the cavalry without forming a formation.
Even if he only has a hundred cavalry, the enemy generals are looking down on him, Ma Chao!
"You little thief, how could you think so low of me?"
Ma Chao hated Cao Cao the most in his life, and the people who looked down on him. Being of Qiang descent, he has always been very sensitive in terms of self-esteem.
"Raise the gun!" Ma Chao shouted, silently calculating each other's speed very seriously.
"Throw!"
Buzz—!
The first wave of hundreds of spears flew straight towards Meng Dajun with the sound of roaring through the air.
This time the hit rate has improved compared to before.
The futile screams and pitiful appearance of the man who was shot once again dealt a heavy blow to Meng Dajun's nearly collapsed will.
After two rounds of gunfire, the angry Ma Chao led his hundreds of cavalry into the enemy formation.
Then he discovered that the enemy troops were not charging towards him, but fleeing...
It was he who led his men to block the retreat of Mengda's army, which caused the strange scene of the infantry "charging" against the cavalry.
Ma Chao, who was leading his troops to create widows, was even more confused. Even if he could not retreat for a long time, he would not be defeated.
After killing the defeated soldiers, Ma Chao was about to turn around and continue the pursuit, but he was surprised to find that there were still people shouting for death in front of him.
Thousands of friendly troops were charging towards us with flags fluttering, using the banner with the word "king".
Ma Chao solved his old doubts and added new ones, but he didn't know who was coming.
But there was no time to elaborate at this time, and he was busy leading his troops to continue the cover-up.
Ma Chao led his cavalry to pursue them all the way. Meng Dajun's escape speed was greatly affected, and he was finally chased by his pursuers.
While fleeing, they panicked and didn't choose their way. It was unknown how many people were driven into Mianshui. Mianshui was once dyed red with blood...
In the end, the general Meng Da was wounded and captured, and more than a thousand of his remaining soldiers gave up resistance and surrendered.
After the war, Ma Chao had just found his general. This man's cheeks were dark and rosy, and he looked more like a strong farmer than a general.
"Wang Ping, the last general, pays homage to General Ma." Wang Ping cupped his fists and saluted.
Ma Chao cupped his fists and nodded in return. At the same time, he searched his mind, but he didn't have much impression. He asked, "Are you a Hanzhong reinforcement?"
"Exactly, the last general, on the orders of General Wei, led his army to help the prince."
There is no doubt about Wei Yan's true loyalty, but he is a very independent person who never hesitates to make decisions when the opportunity arises.
After Liu Chan left, for the sake of the overall situation of Hanzhong and even Yizhou, he was indeed stabilized and did not send troops for the time being.
But he didn't just let the prince go to fight in the three counties, and he did nothing.
If that were the case, he wouldn't be called Wei Yan.
He personally arranged the manpower and sent scouts along the north route to investigate the movements of Cao's army. At the same time, he ordered Wang Ping to prepare for war and be ready to leave the three counties eastward at any time to help the prince.
After receiving Shen Dan's letter of pretending to move reinforcements, Wei Yan sneered and remained still, in case he fell into Cao's army's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain as the prince said.
However, after various scouts reported back one after another, and there was no movement from Cao's army in the north, Wei Yan immediately sent Wang Ping with 5,000 soldiers to reinforce the three counties.
Wang Ping had not yet contacted the defenders in the west city. At this time, he asked Ma Chao worriedly: "General Ma, may I ask where the prince is? The last general just saw that the defenders at the top of the west city did not have the prince's flag... The enemy has actually attacked the west city. , could it be that both Shangyong and Fangling have fallen into the hands of their enemies?"
Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, and then he looked at Hu Li beside him. Seeing that the other person was looking at him with a stupid look on his face, he couldn't help laughing after looking at each other for a moment.
Wang Ping asked anxiously: "Why is the general laughing? Is the prince okay?"
"The prince only suffered some superficial injuries, and he is now in a good condition. The city has not fallen into the enemy's hands. General, look, this is Xia Houshang, the commander of Cao's army. If the general is worried, you might as well worry about Xu Huang, eh? Hahaha... …”
"……ah?"
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