The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 19

Shangyong offense and defense
On the road leading to the new city, an army is marching in a hurry; "How long will it take to reach the new city?" Zhuge Qiao asked a guide beside him.

"As long as this speed is maintained, we will be able to reach the new city after dark."

"Qin Shan sent the order down, the whole army marched at full speed, and entered the city before dark"

Time always runs so fast when people concentrate all their energy on one thing.

"General South Gate has appeared. Thousands of soldiers are flying our flags. Go and have a look." The soldiers came to Liu Feng's room. Liu Feng, who was about to sleep, jumped up immediately when he heard the news. Soldiers and thousands of people, could it be that something happened to Bosong?

When I came to the south gate tower, I looked down and immediately felt that the situation was not good. "It's really Bosong. Could it be that Qiuyanling was captured so quickly?"

When I came to the gate of the city, "What's going on, I'm preparing to come to support Qiuyanling tomorrow." Liu Feng asked hurriedly

"Let's talk about it when we go to the city, we've been driving for two full days," Zhuge Qiao said haggardly.
Xincheng Chamber of Commerce; "What's the matter with Bosong? Could it be that Qiuyanling was captured by Xu Huang?" Liu Feng asked anxiously. It's no wonder Liu Feng was so anxious. If Qiuyanling was captured so quickly , Isn't Shangyong City exposed to the enemy's blade?

"Xu Huang seemed to know our strength, so without the slightest hesitation, he dropped his soldiers and directly attacked the mountain from the outside. We were beaten unprepared. Fortunately, we retreated in time, otherwise we don't know if we can stand in front of you."

"By the way, how did you capture the new city?" Zhuge Qiao asked curiously.

"It's a long story, and it really depends on luck."

"What about the trial! How did you deal with him?"

"Shen Yi and other rebels are now locked up, and the four thousand soldiers in the city have been taken over by me"

"I still have more than 4000 people left here, plus your 5000 people in the original 4000 people in the new city. Now there are more than [-] people in the city. If it is more than enough to defend Xu Huang, it's just..." Zhuge Qiao hesitated suddenly.

"Just what,,,

"According to the report from the spies, Xu Huang led the army to Shangyong. At this time, there are only 2000 people in Shangyong City. It is impossible to defend Xu Huang's [-] army."

"Tomorrow I will lead the army to personally support Shangyong"

"No! You have to go now; you are now leading [-] soldiers and rushing to Shangyong, and there is no time; in addition, you send a letter to Hanzhong to ask for help. If Wei Yan can reach Shangyong, the siege of Shangyong will naturally be lifted. It depends. Can you rush to the city of Shangyong immediately?"

"That's all. I'll prepare my army and march overnight, and the new city will be handed over to you." Liu Feng decided decisively.

Looking at Liu Feng's back, "There is nothing wrong with this trip. Liu Feng has the talent of a general. As long as he goes to Chengdu in the future to sever the father-son relationship with Liu Bei and only serve as a general of the King of Hanzhong, he will definitely be a general. This time I came to save Liu Feng in my previous life. When I was reading Three Kingdoms, I felt very sorry for Liu Feng. Such a great general was killed by Liu Bei to clear the way for Liu Chan." Thinking about Zhuge Qiao, he was relieved, after all, Liu Feng is now Credit will surely make up for mistakes.

The next day, in Shangyong City; the meeting hall "reported that General Yan found a large number of Cao troops fifty miles outside Shangyong City, tens of thousands of them." A scout-like person came to report

"Brother Wen, how do you deal with this matter?" Yan Tong asked Wen Shen next to him.

"Just now the scouts said that Cao Jun was found fifty miles away, which means that the Major General was not found. Then the Major General must have gone to attack the new city after the ambush failed in Qiuyanling. Moreover, the fact that Cao Jun came so quickly proves that the Major General has succeeded in the assassination. When the major general takes down Xincheng, he will definitely come to rescue Shangyong. I think they must be on the way; Cao Jun doesn't know the strength of our army in the city. Hold it with all your strength and the reinforcements will arrive tomorrow, if the reinforcements still haven't arrived by then, we will try our best." Wen Shen analyzed the battle situation thoroughly.

"Just do as you said, I will prepare the equipment for defending the city and fight to the death with Cao Jun."

Sure enough, Xu Huang did not immediately attack the city, but chose to set up camp and prepare siege equipment, "General Wu, you lead five thousand soldiers to hide in the dense forest in front of the west gate at night, and you will be the fastest when I give you a signal tomorrow afternoon." To attack the city at a high speed, you must work hard; the rest follow me to attack the city at the east gate." Xu Huang began to plan tomorrow's siege.

The next day, "the general and the enemy are gathering at the east gate and are preparing to attack the city." The defenders rushed to report.

"Go, follow me to the east gate to meet the enemy." Yan Tong was about to lead his troops to the east gate, but "slowly" Wen Shen stopped Yan Tong for some reason; "Wen Zong, what do you mean?" Yan Tong asked in surprise ;

"Xu Huang has tens of thousands of people. It is impossible to attack only the east gate. He may be tempting you to lead most of the defense to the east gate. If he sends out surprise troops to break through the other gates, Shangyong will be in danger," Wen Shen said anxiously. plan said.

"Then I will lead 400 soldiers to guard the east gate, and the remaining gates will be guarded by [-] men per city." Yan Tong gave the order

When he came to the gate of the city and looked into the distance, Yan Tong was really frightened; he saw that there were at least 3 people lining up below the city and preparing the equipment for attacking the city; Already stunned by the situation below, but he couldn't show it, it would be the courage of the soldiers.

The [-] soldiers at the top of the city had already been prepared, and the equipment for defending the city was waiting for them. This army was brought by Meng Da from Yidu, Jingzhou, and they are also veterans. Although Cao Jun was said to be fierce, they still did not show their timidity. .

"Soldiers, Cao Jun is about to attack the city, are you afraid?" Yan Tong shouted from a high place

"Not afraid"

"Okay! What we want is your spirit. We just need to stick to it for a day." Yan Tong continued to encourage him; in fact, he himself didn't know when Liu Feng would arrive, so it was all about boosting morale.

On the way from Xincheng to Shangyong, there is an army marching at the fastest speed. "Everyone, hold on, the brothers in Shangyong City are fighting bloody battles. We must dare to support as fast as possible." Liu Feng kept encouraging soldiers.

"General, we will arrive at least in the afternoon," a man who looked like an officer told Liu Feng.
"No matter what time we arrive, we must rush to Shangyong as quickly as possible now," Liu Feng replied resolutely
Shangyong City; at this time, Xu Huang has issued an offensive order. Xu Huang is a good general with five sons. He has marched and fought for more than 20 years and the siege of the city is naturally impeccable. It only took nearly half an hour to fill up the moat. It was a fierce siege battle, with archers under the city constantly suppressing, and there were countless Cao soldiers climbing the ladder above the city; soldiers on the top of the city used boiling water, stones, and rolling logs to attack the enemy mercilessly, and the boiling water fell for a while. The miserable screams, Cao Jun actually retreated after holding on for an hour, perhaps this was just Xu Huang's purpose to find out the strength of the enemy's defense.

After Cao's army retreated, Yan Tong immediately ordered another 100 people from other city gates to come to support. According to Yan Tong's words, "I can't control so many people. If I don't draw people to support the east gate, I can't defend it."

At this time, Xu Huang fell into deep thought, "The enemy ambushing in Qiuyanling is at most 6000 people, and the Shangyong garrison belongs to the border counties. There should be no less than 5000 people, and the counterattack from the city and the number of arrows, It all shows that there are less than 1000 defenders in the city, and Liu Feng brought about 2000 troops from Yizhou, so it is impossible for Shangyong City to have no defenders. Could it be that Liu Feng wants to plot against me again?" Xu Huang is analyzing but he didn't know that the real strength of Shangyong City was only [-] people;

"The general will give me 3000 people, and I will open the city gate," a general volunteered.

"Don't be impatient, something is wrong on the top of the city, hold off the attack," Xu Huang responded.

After that, Xu Huang analyzed the entire battlefield situation, including the terrain, which could not deal a devastating blow to him, so Xu Huang made a very correct step and agreed to the general's request just now, "Wu Hua, I will give you 3000 people for an hour. There may be problems opening the city gate"

"No problem." Wu Hua accepted the order without any thought. For him, this was an opportunity to make a difference.

"After a few rounds of battle drums, Wu Hua led the 3000 people, carrying ladders, holding swords and shields, and began to rush to the city;
After throwing down more than a hundred corpses, they finally came to the city wall. They did not hesitate to climb up with the shield on the ladder; the city also mercilessly poured boiling water, rolling stones, and rolling logs, and the casualties of the attacking party gradually increased. , and the defenders of the city were also shot by some crossbowmen below the city. Fortunately, the road between Shangyong and Xiangyang is a mountain road where large-scale siege equipment cannot be transported. With 1000 people, there must be no backhand power.

(End of this chapter)