Chapter 59: Fighting of trapped beasts (1)

There are many roads from Shouchun to Jiangdong, and any road is difficult to walk. Even without the siege of the Wei army, it is not smooth and unobstructed. The water system in Huainan is developed, with east-west traveling between north and south, and the waterways are twisted and twisted to escape too slowly. The land route is also developed, but there are also many rivers that need to pass through to reach the territory of Wu. Moreover, it is not accessible in one day from Shouchun to the territory of Wu, which also increases the difficulty of breaking through.

The east is the troops of Wang Ji, the governor of Yuzhou, Wei, the south is the army of Hu Fen, the west is the army of Sima Zhao. The northern geographical environment is dangerous, which is not conducive to the attack of the army, and it is opposite to the position of the Wu Kingdom, so it is not considered. The three directions of the east, south and west can be used as the target of breaking through. As long as any battalion of Wei troops is opened, they can break through the encirclement.

The army of Hu Fen, the governor of Xuzhou in the Southern Camp, consumed a lot of money after the previous war and suffered a lot of injuries. The Wei army focused on sending troops to Hu Fen's southern camp, and its number was restored, but its combat power was not necessarily comparable to that of the Xuzhou army led by Hu Fen. Jiao Yi, who had fought with Xuzhou people, was naturally very clear. The Wei army seemed to be a gathering of elite troops from each state, but in fact the combat power of the soldiers was also divided into different levels, not the elite troops of the entire army.

Although Wang Ji's Yuzhou Legion in Dongying had experienced several battles, the loss was not very large. This was due to Wang Ji's repeated victory, and the number of troops was reduced. Zhuge Dan, Jiao Yi and others hated Wang Ji to the core, not only because of Jiang Ban's death, but also because of Wang Ji's difficulty.

The elite Sizhou leaders led by Sima Zhao gathered in the west of Shouchun, the farthest away from Shouchun. But no one would choose to attack this side. The elite soldiers and generals of the Wei State gathered around Sima Zhao, and were still far away from Shouchun. The Huainan army could not defeat the Wei army in a battle, and the other Wei army were bypassed and cut off the rear route was a catastrophe. Therefore, it was very risky to attack the west side and could not attack easily.

Although the Wei army had 200,000 people, in order to take into account the supply route and ensure the defense effect, they did not use camps to surround Shouchun City. Instead, they dug deep trenches outside Shouchun City to build earthen mountains. The Wei army defended the danger with the geographical advantages of deep trenches and earthen mountains. These fortifications were coordinated with the nearby terrain construction and were integrated with the surrounding terrain. There was no other way except for the frontal attack.

The Huainan Army watched the Wei army build fortifications at the city wall every day, but was worried but not at all. On the other hand, although the Wei army adopted the method of taking turns to construct, the soldiers would inevitably accumulate fatigue over time. The most elite soldiers would not participate in the construction of the siege, and the most of the people who sold coolies were new soldiers and troops with weak combat power.

On that day, the sky was clear and cloudless, and the sun shone directly on the ground, making the earth heat up. Outside the east gate of Shouchun City, thousands of Wei soldiers waving hoes to deepen and widen the trenches. The digging soil was poured into bamboo baskets, passed on to the ground from the crowd, and then transported to the earth mountain to accumulate. The Wei soldiers were in front of the two armies, and the atmosphere was very peaceful. The Huainan army had been huddled for a long time, and everyone couldn't help but slacking off.

"This Zhuge Dan is just like this. He just surrendered early, which made me work hard here!" Some soldiers looked at Shouchun City and said with disdain.

"I want me to say that you can't blame others for not coming out. This ghost weather is sweating a few steps away. If I were to be a cat in the city, I would be a cat to cool off!" A military soldier made fun of him.

"Zhao Laosan, you said, "Didn't the superiors give orders? We should prevent the thief army from counterattacking. If this fortification is poorly done and is killed by the thief, don't wet your pants at that time." Another Wei Zun who was digging the soil said with a smile.

"I am famous for being strong in the village. I can't get close to me at any time. If the thieves drive out, I will chop them up and throw them into the river to feed the fish!" Zhao Laosan was dissatisfied with being teased, so he rushed to show off.

"Come on, can we use it if we kill thieves? It's just a temporary recruitment. It's good to have food and salary if you work hard." Hearing Zhao Laosan's loud voice, several Wei soldiers nearby surrounded him.

The weather was hot, and the Wei soldiers were working in sweat. When they had fun, they put down their tools and came over to make a fuss. When the supervisor saw it, they hurriedly ran away. Zhao Laosan stretched out his tongue and continued to work. The ditch outside the east gate of Shouchun was more than ten miles long, and thousands of Wei soldiers were distributed among them. Three or five people gathered together to make fun of it. The supervisor was also dizzy when he was letting the horse. He did some management and found a place to hide from the sun.

As usual, it seems that this day has passed. The military camp life is mainly dull, but when the two armies are fighting, Zhao Laosan still hopes that his life will be more lively. Zhao Laosan even fantasized several times that he could make some contributions on this battlefield, and be promoted to a small official after returning to improve his life. He has some expectations for the outbreak of war from time to time, and it would be great to make a fortune with his own bravery. If a veteran who has been through the battlefield knows that Zhao Laosan has such an idea, he must have sniffed it. The battlefield is ruthless and has no eyes, and he has the life to fight for wealth and honor, and he must have life to enjoy it.

Dongdongdongdongdongdongdong... Dongdongdongdongdongdong... The war drums in the distance sounded, and Zhao Laosan was shocked and jumped out of the pit. More than ten big drums were set up on the Shouchun City Tower, and Huainan soldiers kept beating the drums. The city gate slowly opened, and countless Huainan soldiers rushed out, shaking flags and shouting at the Wei camp. The shouts resounded throughout the sky, which made Zhao Laosan and others unable to tell whether the earth was shaking or themselves.

"Run quickly! The thief army is here!" I don't know who reacted first and ran away, and everyone also left the tools in their hands and ran towards Wei Camp.

The Huainan Army charged very quickly, and it was not far from the long chasm. In addition to the construction of the army, there were also Wei soldiers responsible for the defense. Seeing that all the new soldiers ran away, the Wei general in charge was so angry that he jumped up. The enemy was in a big way and wanted to stay together to defend. It was too scattered to scatter. The military situation in front of him was critical and it was not the time to deal with deserters. General Wei sent people to the camp to pass on and command the Wei army to enter a state of combat.

"Shoot the arrow!" Wei general waved his flag and flew down countless arrows from the earthen hill behind the trench and shot towards the Huainan Army. The Huainan Army rushed forward held shields in one hand, using shields to cover their bodies and try to maintain their propulsion speed. The warriors charged in front were to open the road for the large army and block the enemy's attacks. Therefore, the Huainan Army in front stood up straight and strided forward, trying to cover more arrows for the comrades in the rear.

However, the Wei army was condescending, and the coverage of bows and arrows was extremely large. Even if it was blocked, people were still hit by arrows and fell to the ground. Fortunately, the Wei army seemed to be inadequately prepared, and the military strength was slightly weak under the premise of tens of thousands of troops in Huainan. Relying on the advantage of the number of people, the Huainan army quickly advanced to the ditches in front of Tushan.

The ditch is more than one meter wide, and is filled with bamboo stakes and wooden cones. Once it falls into the ditch, it will definitely die. The Huainan army in front of them stopped and raised its shields in an orderly manner to form a shield formation to resist the flying arrows. The Huainan army seemed to have come out in full swing, and was dissatisfied with the entire open space outside the city for a while. The shield army continued to form a shield formation in front of the long trench, and for a moment formed a confrontation with the Wei army crossbowmen on the earthen mountain, which was quite spectacular.

The vanguard stood up, and the Huainan army in the rear began to follow up, and several generals in the Huainan army also joined the battle with their own personal troops. The shield hand protected the crossbowmen to form an array, and moved to the back of the shield formation, the Wei army on the earthen mountain was still shooting. However, the distance was far away, and the Wei people were convenient to hide on the earthen mountain, and their lethality was far inferior to the Wei army. However, the Wei army's crossbowmen were threatened, and the attack momentum began to weaken.

At this time, countless Huainan troops emerged from under the shield, either in groups of two or in groups, or in groups alone, charging in groups of arrows. The two groups carried ladders or long wood one after another, and ran to the edge of the deep ditch to knock down wooden ladders, long wood and other objects. Then they crossed the ditch through wooden ladders and long wood. The soldiers alone carried sandbags, threw sandbags into the ditch and landed them, and then rushed to the opposite side along the ladders and other objects.

These soldiers all sacrificed their lives to move forward, except for wooden ladders, sandbags, etc., with a long sword on them. The defense of the Wei army was completely exposed to the crossbows of the Wei army. Seeing this, the Wei people tried their best to stop them and focused their vitality on these Huainan troops. They delayed the time when the Huainan troops crossed the ditch and killed as much as possible in the Huainan army.

In the Wei army camp in the rear, Wang Ji and others also heard the sound of drums and hurriedly ordered their troops to come out to support. Unexpectedly, the Huainan Army had a fierce offensive. After further advancement, many Huainan soldiers had already crossed the ditches and rushed to Tushan. The crossbowmen on the Tushan were surrounded by the Huainan Legion, and the Huainan Army kept firing arrows and attacking Tushan.

The Wei soldiers were also brave and fierce. Many people threw away their crossbows and picked up big swords and spears to fight with the Huainan army on the earthen mountain. The Huainan army in the rear continued to cross the ditch like a tide. Without the pressure of the Wei crossbowmen, the Huainan army quickly filled the ditch and the army began to advance as a whole.

The Wei general who was in charge of commanding the defense line was originally on the Tushan Mountain. When the Huainan army came to kill, he summoned soldiers to go down the mountain to resist. Although these Huainan soldiers were not strong in combat, everyone was afraid of death. Behind him was his own army, and above were arrows from the Wei people. Only by moving forward could he survive! The Wei general could not resist the attack of the Huainan army, and was pushed out more than ten feet away by the Huainan army. Seeing that the defense line was lost, the Wei general sacrificed his life to rush forward and immediately fell into the siege of the Huainan army.

Wang Ji, the governor of Wei Yuzhou, sat on the horse, watching the situation, and seeing the Huainan army flooded the defense line that he had been operating for a long time, took a deep breath and said, "Tell the general quickly, this is Zhuge Dan's life-threatening move!"

"General, I'll go to rescue the front office at a quick moment!" Wang Chong and Zeng Lie asked together.

"Tell me the order, the whole army will attack! Be sure to block the thief army!" Wang Ji pulled out the sword beside him and shouted.

The Wei army was so powerful that it was so powerful that it received the order of the army to rush towards the Huainan Army, vowing to rescue the surrounded brothers. The Wei general who was responsible for defending the front line heard the sound of killing in his own direction, and knew that reinforcements were coming, so he was so excited that he became more and more brave. The group of only a few hundred Wei troops, and the surrounding Huainan Army was helpless for a while.
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