Chapter 110 West City (Part 2)

The guards of the West City were strictly guarded, and Yan Yu and Pang Hong were mostly strategic, so Sima Zhao asked the troops to cut down trees. Most of the Wei soldiers entered the mountains and forests to cut wood. The Wei soldiers were numerous, and in a short time they had begun to build siege equipment.

At this time, the gate of Xicheng County suddenly opened, and a Shu army rushed out. The general was Yan Yu. The Wei army, who was in charge of the front line, never thought that the Shu people would dare to attack, and they lined up to fight in a panic. Yan Yu did not say anything, and led the Shu army down the mountain like a tiger, and rushed violently.

The elite Shu soldiers in the city were all caught off guard by the Wei army, but in a short while, the Wei army was defeated and fled.

Sima Zhao was furious when he saw it in the back formation and ordered Xu Yi to lead the army to attack. Xu Yi loudly agreed to the promise and led the main force of the Wei army to fight for Shu soldiers, killing dozens of front-line soldiers along the way, and ending the defeat of the Wei army.

Taking advantage of the break of the Wei army's counterattack, the Shu army rushed into the nearby mountains and forests in two groups. These dead soldiers carried the forage, which was mixed with flammable objects. Before they could approach the Wei army, they threw out the forage, threw the torch in their hands and turned back to the formation.

More than a thousand Shu troops launched rockets at the woods on both sides. After the crossbowmen retreated, several more Shu soldiers rushed out.

A large number of fireballs and other objects rolled down high into the mountains and into the mountains, and fire broke out wherever they passed.

The Shu army actually set fire to the mountains!

Xu Yi and other Wei generals took the lead and tried to stop the Shu army's arson. However, Yan Yu and thousands of Shu soldiers had already taken the lead and defended the front line. Five or six hundred crossbowmen held the Zhuge crossbow and kept shooting. The Wei army suffered heavy casualties. Although they finally had close contact with the Shu people, it was too late to stop the Shu army from setting fire.

This plan was quite vicious. Sima Zhao was so angry that he hurriedly divided his troops to rescue the Wei soldiers in the forest and helped put out the fire. He led all the remaining Wei soldiers to the forefront, preparing to severely injure the Shu soldiers.

The Wei army had two purposes for cutting down trees, one was to make the tools needed to siege, and the other was to collect wood and set fire to Xicheng County. Therefore, when the Wei army was logging, they did not forget to carry a bunch of dry firewood on their backs, and many soldiers carried flammable objects such as sulfur.

Under such circumstances, when the fire attacked by the Sichuan army, how could they avoid it? The soldiers who encountered flames in panic were the most miserable. The sulfur and other things they carried were in the fire. The fire was fierce and there was no time to slap. The fire on their backs also became poisonous snakes at this time, and they hurriedly threw it on the ground, but most people couldn't react at all, and even worse, they didn't even notice the fire behind them.

The Shu Han people and horses were in an orderly manner, but the time was not enough. They all depended on Yan Yu to lead an army to resist the Wei army in front. The fires in the mountains and forests on both sides soared into the sky, and the fields were wailing, and the soldiers on both sides felt in their hearts. Looking at it, they only saw countless Wei soldiers in the woods unable to escape, rolling back and forth on the ground but could not extinguish the fire on their bodies, burning into coke. The scene of hell on earth made the Wei army and the Shu army fight, but they were not in a state.

Yan Yu took advantage of the shock of the Wei army, and quickly retreated to the city. Xu Yi and others hurriedly chased after him, but they were one step slower and killed more than a hundred Shu soldiers who were behind.

Pang Hong was ready on the top of the city. Seeing that the Wei army was approaching, thousands of arrows were fired at once. The Wei army did not dare to chase them too close. They resisted for a moment and then pulled the army back.

At this moment, there were no surviving Wei troops in the mountains and forests, and there were not many Wei generals who were burned to death. Most of the soldiers and generals had time to withdraw from the mountains and forests, but there were many injured soldiers and generals. Sima Zhao was furious and had no choice but to give up his plan to attack the city.

A fire attack severely damaged the Wei army, and Yan Yu praised Pang Hong's plan. So Yan Yu asked: "Why does the giant think that fire attack can defeat the enemy?"

Pang Hong smiled and said, "I saw that everyone in the Wei army carried firewood, so I guess Sima Zhao had a plan to burn the city, so I tried it."

Yan Yuli fought against Wei generals several times. Hearing this, he bowed his head and said with a quick look: "After this battle, the Wei people should have no power to fight again."

Pang Hong approached and said, "The morale of the Wei army has dropped sharply, and the army has no intention of fighting. Tonight, I and Wenping each led an army to rob his camp and will win a complete victory!"

Yan Yu thought for a moment and said, "The robbery of the camp is extremely dangerous. Just lead an army away, and the giant can lead people to help."

Pang Hong said: "Although Sima Zhao was defeated, the main force of the Wei army still existed. The army that robbed the camp was not about the number of troops, but about the bravery. Since this was the case, Wenping led the elite troops in front, and I led the army to follow, and we can act according to the opportunity."

Yan Yu laughed and said, "As the master said, you and I are just partial masters, but you have such a great victory. Pacifying the Central Plains is just around the corner."

Pang Hong said: "According to my opinion, if Wei Xing can be preserved, the two counties of Xincheng will be a great achievement."

"Oh? Why is the giant so pessimistic?" Yan Yu was puzzled when he heard this, so he asked.

Sima Zhao divided his troops to attack Wei Xing and Xincheng, and the defenses of Chang'an and Jiangbei will naturally be weakened. The successive defeats caused countless troops to be damaged, and reinforcements were even needed to mobilize from these two places. Therefore, Yan Yu and Pang Hong's initial formation of suspicion has developed into the key to the result of the joint battle between Wei, Shu and Wu.

The more unfavorable the war in Weixing, more Wei soldiers would be mobilized. Although Sima Zhao's generation was not as powerful as his father Sima Yi, he was also a powerful Duke of Jin who was in power and had a great opinion. The gentry families under Cao Wei followed the Sima family, which was the leader of the Sima family, and this force was enough to ensure that the Sima family had no worries.

It is difficult for both Shu Han or Eastern Wu to shake Wei alone, so the two countries jointly fought for the northern expedition this time. The more fierce the Shu soldiers on Pang Hong's eastern road, the greater the space for the Wu army in Jingzhou. Liu Chan in Chang'an and Jiang Wei in Yongliang land will have more calm time to pacify Longxi.

Once the Shu army breaks through Chang'an, it will inevitably march into Luoyang. After the Wu army lands on the north bank, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not launch another attack from Shouchun, allowing Xinye, Wancheng, Jiangxia, Runan and Shouchun to join the front line and go north. Under such circumstances, the eastern Shu soldiers of Yan and Pang will naturally attack the eastern capital Luoyang with Liu Chan's army. Pang Hong said that the two counties of Xincheng would be too conservative.

Pang Hong looked into the distance and said to Yan Yu: "The Wu army in Shouchun has retreated, and Shi Ji in Jingzhou is not enough to improve. Wenping thought what plans do the people of Wu next?"

"This..." Thinking of the Wu people who destroyed the alliance and secretly joined forces with Cao Wei to plot against Jingzhou, Yan Yu's excitement suddenly turned into a chill.

When Liu Bei was displaced and was chased by Cao Cao, he had nowhere to go. Cao Cao even wanted to sweep Jiangdong, so Jiangdong joined forces with Liu Bei to defeat Cao Cao's army again. Later, Liu Bei took advantage of Nanjun and defended him in the name of Prince Liu Qi. Taking advantage of Jiangdong's ignorance, he occupied the northern part of Jingzhou in one fell swoop.

By the time Sun Quan recovered, Liu Bei was already a prince who dominated Jingzhou and used tens of thousands of troops. Instead of being a guest general who fled in the desert and lived in Nanjun. Therefore, Sun Quan had no choice but to use Huairou methods to win over Liu Bei as his help. Until Liu Bei occupied Xichuan, Sun Quan had several negotiations to return Nanjun but failed, so he sent general Lu Meng to lead his troops to attack Jingbei and seized several counties in one fell swoop.

When Liu Bei heard this, he was furious and claimed that Sichuan soldiers were 50,000 to run to Jingzhou. Guan Yu, the number one general of Shu Han, added troops to Yiyang, and wanted to fight with Sun Quan for Jingzhou. Sun Quan, on the other side, also led his army westward to fight with Liu Bei. At this time, Cao Cao entered Hanzhong. Hanzhong was the gateway to Sichuan, and it was even more a place to throat. Liu Bei decided to return to the army to compete for Dongchuan, so he sent someone to negotiate with Sun Quan.

In the end, the two sides reached an agreement in the Hunan River, and Jingzhou was divided into two, and both sides accounted for half. Liu Bei returned to Hanzhong to fight against Cao Cao, while Sun Quan led his army to Hefei to take the opportunity to plunder the two Huai Rivers. The "borrowing Jingzhou" incident came to an end, and Sun and Liu each had their own strategic goals.

Only sigh that the facts failed to do so. Liu Bei counterattacked the main force of Cao's army in Hanzhong and seized and occupied Dongchuan in one fell swoop. Sun Quan's 100,000 army was defeated by Wei general Zhang Liao in Hefei, and almost died in the battle of Xiaoyaojin. The overall victory of Liu's family formed a sharp contrast with the Sun family's embarrassing defeat.

When he was unable to go north, the Eastern Wu took advantage of Guan Yu's attack on Cao's army and attacked Jingzhou. This triggered Liu Bei's eastern expedition, and the elite forces of Shu Han were injured in these two battles and their vitality was severely damaged.

With this lesson in the past and thinking about Pang Hong's questions, Yan Yu suddenly felt that the situation might not be as beautiful as he thought. Now Jiangdong has just obtained Xiangyang, and the army besieged Shouchun has retreated. Shu Kingdom is about to occupy the two prefectures of Yong and Liang, and attack the two counties of Weixing and Xincheng. Such a result is above the people of Wu, how similar is this to Shu gaining Hanzhong and Wu defeating Hefei?

"Jiangdong has been repeated, and you and I have to guard the East, and I have to guard the responsibility!" Pang Hong said meaningfully.

If Jiangdong betrays the alliance again, his target is obviously the closest Wei Xing, Xincheng and Badong region. Badong has left the general Luo Xian temporarily in charge of Yong'an affairs as a barrier to the east of Sichuan. If Yan and Pang rashly march northward, and Jiangdong attacks again, it is like the story of Jingzhou that year.

At first, Yan Yu believed that Pang Hong's strategy of defending Xicheng County was to deal with the Wei army's offensive. Now Fang knew that Pang Hong even included the calculation scope of the rebellion in Jiangdong. He captured Wei Xing and Xincheng counties, and then used this to restrain the Wei army as much as possible, increasing the pressure on Chang'an and the Wei army on the north bank of the Yangtze River. A deeper meaning is that the two hard-to-hold counties can protect the rear at any time.

Such a strategy was enough to get rid of his own several streets. Yan Yu was overwhelmed by Pang Hong and admired him very much.

At the third update, Yan Yu brought three thousand elite soldiers out of the city lightly and went to sneak attack Sima Zhao's camp. Pang Hong led 10,000 Shu soldiers out of the city later as Yan Yu's support.

As he sneaked along the way, the Shu soldiers gradually approached the Wei army camp, and saw that the Wei army camp was brightly lit. There were still Wei army posts on the camp building responsible for the alert, carefully observing the movements in the camp. There were not many Wei soldiers patrolling each other.
Chapter completed!