Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1113 Blocked

   Just when Zhang Ji arrived in Suyi, Yang Jun also rushed to Tongguan with his troops.

  Yang Jun sat on the horseback and looked at Tongguan City in the distance. The three long beards were fluttering in the cold wind, which felt somewhat elegant, but Yang Jun himself didn't feel elegant at all.

  Tongguan City in the distance is as quiet as a ghost town, so quiet that it makes people tremble.

The dozen or so soldiers sent to shout at the city stretched their necks and yelled for a while, but there was still no response, not even a single person was seen, let alone someone answered, and there were no flags on the city. Closed, silent.

  The pawns who shouted became more timid as they shouted, gradually quieted down, and looked back at Yang Jun in embarrassment...

Yang Jun coughed twice. The winter wind was biting, and he seemed to be a little unwell, but this was not important. The important thing was that Tongguan originally had two or three thousand soldiers of the Yang family, and there were also guards. What a weird look?

  If there is a change in Tongguan, why is there no one to report it?

  Yang Jun looked around at the surrounding terrain, he couldn't help feeling a little apprehensive, and a not-so-good feeling came to his mind.

  From the day it was built, Tongguan was used to defend the soldiers and horses of Shandong, guarding both ends of the long Hangu Mountain Road from east to west with Hangu Pass. Tongguan was built on the highlands of Tongyuan, facing the towering Yaoshan Mountain in the south, and the big river rolling eastward in the north. Very majestic and steep, not under Hangu.

   "Yang Congcao, what should we do now?" asked the captain next to Yang Jun.

   "... Send some more people..." Yang Jun was silent for a moment, and then said, "...If you can't, then build a ladder to climb up! Whether you are dead or alive, the important thing is to have a look!"

  The captain responded, and then dispatched another group of soldiers, urging dozens of civilians who accompanied the army to transport food, and took two ladders to go down to Tongguan city.

  The city was completely silent, so silent that people couldn't figure it out.

The ladder was built on the wall, and when the soldiers climbed halfway, suddenly there was a drum sound on the wall, and many figures appeared on the edge of the battlements of the city wall, and a rain of arrows was shot amidst the sound of clappers, and they were about to climb the ladder immediately. The soldiers shot up and down.

  Luckily, the civilian husband who was not shot was frightened and ran away.

  Tongguan did not continue to shoot, but shot out the flag...

  The soldiers around Yang Jun were in an uproar!

"Zhengxi?!" Yang Jun squinted his eyes, and his heart sank suddenly, "How could General Zhengxi's troops be here, where are the original guards in Tongguan? If they fell, why would Yang Tong report the news?" Are there any?" Although he knew that Yang Tong might be more dangerous than good, but if Yang Tong was still alive in front of him, Yang Jun might tie Yang Tong up again, cut him down again before the formation, and use his blood to kill him. Festival flag!

  Looking at the figure standing steadily above Tongguan, and at the restless soldiers around him, Yang Jun frowned deeply.

   What people are most afraid of is comparison.

  All the actions of Tongguan from before to now are almost written in four big characters in front of Yang Jun, "Orders and prohibitions"...

  Quiet, can be silent.

   move, can be thunderous.

   General Zhengxi’s subordinates, are all soldiers like this?

   If this is the case, then it is not easy to fight...

  Yang Jun thought quickly.

   There is also another possibility, for bluffing?

  So it means that there are not many troops in Tongguan?

   "Lieutenant Chang, since we have come here, we can't return without success..." Yang Jun said, "You can lead the front soldiers and attack the city gate with chariots..."

   Anyway, you have to try it to know...

  Rushing the car is relatively simple. The main thing is to cut down some trees and hang them up. Directly remove the front and rear of the truck, reinforce the bracket, and then hang the hastily felled trees in the middle, and then nail them with wooden boards as a ceiling. It is a slightly protective rush car.

After working for a long time, following Yang Jun's order and the sound of war drums, the archers who had lined up on both wings moved forward slowly under the cover of sword and shield hands, and were about to hang themselves on the top of Tongguan city. to cover the advance of the central rush car.

   A mixed formation of two-wing sword shielders and archers moved closer and closer.

"end!"

  The captain in front of the battle shouted orders.

  The sword and shield archers all stopped, the sword and shield hand lined up the shields, and then the archers shrank behind the sword and shield hand...

   "Arrow up! Bow up! Ready..."

   Before the lieutenant had finished shouting, he heard the drums on the top of Tongguan City suddenly sound again, and countless black lines flew out from the city wall!

   "Shield! Raise your shield!"

  The captain shouted quickly, and then shrank himself under the shield.

   "Om!"

The condescending rain of arrows came, and immediately shot many archers who had no time to dodge and sword and shield players who showed their flaws. The formation suddenly seemed to be pulled by a rake, and it seemed a little scattered amidst the blood and screams. .

  Yang Jin looked at the **** mess in front of the formation, but he couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart, because he saw that although the two wings were slightly injured, the number of arrows flying down from the top of the city was actually not many!

  What does this mean?

   It shows that there are not many troops in Tongguan!

   "Beat the drum! Continue to attack!" Yang Jun ordered loudly.

  Lieutenant Chang, who was in front of the battle, heard the sound of drums behind him, and he didn't feel much dissatisfaction or surprise in his heart, because on the battlefield, human life is like ants, there is not much difference. What's more, no matter how you say it, since you have stepped forward and made these preparations, naturally there is no reason to retreat immediately under the rain of arrows...

   "Raise the bow! Cover and shoot!" Captain Chang shouted loudly, taking advantage of the gap between the bow and arrow above Tongguan City.

"Don't **** look at the ground! Keep an eye on the top of the wall for me!" The Shesheng officer in the queue shouted loudly, "Be quicker with your hands and feet! If anyone can't move, just tell me, I will give him a knife to help him on the way !"

The archers who hid behind the shield heard the order in fear. Although the unlucky ones who were shot just now died beside them, and there were still some who were not completely dead howling, but when the military order was issued, there were also military commanders leading them. Watching the veterans supervise the battle from behind, holding a shining knife was very intrusive, so he swallowed his saliva, restrained his timid thoughts, and focused his attention on Tongguan again.

"shoot!"

  The lieutenant gave the order to shoot.

   "Om!"

  The archers finally shot the first row of counterattack arrows at the top of Tongguan city...

Accompanied by this batch of arrows raining into the sky, there was a clatter on the top of Tongguan City, and a neat row of shields was raised immediately, as if the city wall had suddenly become higher, sealing a tight gap between the battlements. , the arrow fell on it, or was bounced off, or pierced on the shield, just like waves splashing on a rock. Although it looks good, it actually has no effect.

  Seeing this scene, Yang Jun couldn't help sighing secretly.

  The soldiers of General Zhengxi are indeed extremely powerful...

For the troops defending the city, what is harder than shields is the battlement of earth brick structure. Therefore, when the enemy's arrows come, in order to avoid the rain of arrows, the common way to dodge is to retract behind the battlement , using battlements to resist arrow attacks.

  But such a choice will lose the vision of the battlefield, and a very important point is the psychology on the battlefield. Once you retreat back, you need even greater courage than before to come out next time!

   And a little hesitation will not only destroy the overall collaboration, but also lead to a drop in morale. The retreat of one or two people may accumulate into the retreat of more people...

Using a shield to block arrows is of course not as safe as using a city wall to block arrows. However, this kind of behavior is indeed an unanimous behavior. When you give the courage to cooperate with your comrades around you, your comrades are also supporting you, and the formation will not change. chaos!

  This is what it means to take risks and never back down.

  After welcoming the rain of arrows, the shield suddenly parted, and then another rain of arrows was thrown down, rushing towards the archers' positions below the city.

  The long arrow pierced through the air, and then there was the sound of being pierced on the shield, the sound of shooting into the flesh and blood body, and the screams of wounded soldiers, and they sounded chaotically again.

  The defending side is condescending, and its range and power will be stronger than that of the attacking side. Even with the shield cover, the archers arrayed under the Tongguan city still suffered a heavy blow.

A **** hit by an arrow either fell head-on, or fell backwards, while the others tried their best to forget about the approach of death, just sluggishly shooting the arrows in their hands as much as possible, because if they didn't shoot out , can't delay the opponent's rhythm, then the pawns who died before are meaningless...

   When the archers and sword-shieldmen on both sides tried their best to support, the captain shouted: "Rush forward! Attack the city gate!"

  The sword and shield hands in the array erected their shields, put them together to cover the companions pushing the cart, and then approached the city gate as quickly as possible.

Tongguan used to have moats and moats, but when Huangfusong attacked Tongguan, he basically filled them in. Therefore, the current Tongguan does not have the convenience of defending the city, and Yang Jun can only let Yang Jun go straight. under the city.

When the rushing cart converted from a baggage cart approached Tongguan, the archers on the top of the city also gradually focused their targets on the baggage cart. Although there were guards with swords and shields, there were still many The person was shot in the exposed gap and fell to the ground screaming...

   "Quick! Quick!" the captain propped up his shield, shouted loudly, and then urged the surrounding soldiers to speed up.

  Amidst the roar, the soldiers rushed towards the gate of Tongguan with faster and faster charging carts!

   "Boom!"

  The huge ram made by the swinging rough tree hit the city gate, making a deafening noise. At this moment, the Tongguan city gate seemed to sway backwards, and one could even see the ray of light emerging from the gap in the city gate...

   Captain Chang seemed to see the light of hope, and shouted loudly to make the soldiers hit the city gate again!

  The bang sound of Tongguan hitting the city gate came over, Yang Jun couldn't help being overjoyed, his brows relaxed, and he immediately felt that the pressure on his body was reduced a lot. Normally, the city gate is the biggest weakness of a city. After breaking through the city gate, for both sides, the morale is almost reversed, and the defender will quickly fall into a passive situation.

   Moreover, Yang Jun knew that most of the previous urn city in Tongguan had collapsed due to disrepair for a long time, so if the gate of the city was knocked open, it would basically be possible to break through and enter!

   "The Chinese army is ready!" Yang Jun shouted loudly, "Come forward to meet..."

   Before Yang Jun could say the word "response", he suddenly saw the flames under the gate of Tongguan City!

   With a sound of "huh", a huge group of flames exploded from under the Tongguan city, and immediately engulfed the city rush car converted from a baggage car and all the surrounding soldiers!

  The flames soared into the air, reflecting that Yang Jun's complexion changed drastically, and the originally excited blood suddenly turned pale.

A few soldiers staggered out with fire all over them. They covered their faces, howled loudly, and rolled on the ground, but they still couldn't extinguish the flames on their bodies, and soon became silent. The person fell to the ground, the person was already dead, but the body, legs and feet were still twitching and twisting under the flames, and then gradually curled up into a ball and turned into coke...

  In the air under Tongguan City, in addition to the original smell of blood, bursts of burnt aroma were added...

  Yang Jun's scalp was numb, and he took a step back subconsciously, as if the flame had burned him, and swallowed the order he was about to give.

The flames at the city gate also completely disrupted the rhythm of the attack. Before the flames were extinguished, no one could approach the city gate, and the archers on the two wings lost the meaning of cover, so they hurriedly retreated amidst the orders. , leaving behind a dead body here and there.

   Watching Captain Chang retreat, Yang Jun barely suppressed the uneasy look on his face, and asked calmly, "How?"

The lieutenant took off his helmet, and even though it was winter, he still had sweat dripping down the corners of his face, "Yang Congcao, judging from the defense of the city gate, Tongguan has been prepared for a long time... If you attack the city again The door, I'm afraid it's also..."

The captain shook his head, and continued: "If you want to attack the city, you can only attack the city with ants... Judging from the counterattack just now, there are at least a thousand defenders on the top of the city. I'm afraid it's still not enough, we still need to call in reinforcements... Before General Huangfu attacked the city, he used countless civilians and injured thousands of soldiers... If Xiliang had no reinforcements at that time, I'm afraid..."

  Yang Jun heard the words and looked at Tongguan in front of him. Although the city wall was dilapidated, and there were still some dilapidated places left over from the last war that had not been completely repaired, it did not damage the might of Tongguan. Like a ferocious beast, even though its body is full of scars, it is still majestic.

   "...Come here! Report this matter to Duke Yang!" Yang Jun thought for a long time in silence, and then said, "The whole army! Back five miles to build a stronghold!"

   What the captain said is also true. Although he has several thousand soldiers, he is still not enough in front of Tongguan. Therefore, since he is powerless, let Yang Biao decide whether to advance or retreat...

  (end of this chapter)