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Chapter 625

Half a month later, Lin Yifan led [-] cavalry to the south gate of Wanren Pass.

Looking at the dark cavalry in the south, Li Chong, the chief general of Wanren Pass, had already turned pale.Now he is surrounded by the Hengshan Army on both the north and south sides of Wanren Pass, if there is no reinforcements, he might not be able to survive for three months.

At this time in the pass, the defenders were panicked and their morale plummeted.Li Chong knew it was impossible to go on like this, but he had nothing to do at this moment, the situation was very obvious, Wanren Pass had become an isolated city, and they were also trapped in it.

After Lin Yifan set up camp, he immediately ordered people to light the three-color fireworks to notify Qin Yuanhao outside the pass that he and others had arrived at the pass.

Although the distance between the two armies is only a few miles, it is very difficult to communicate with each other under the barrier of Wanren Pass.Therefore, Lin Yifan could only agree on a few hints with Qin Yuanhao, by burning fireworks of different colors to convey their respective meanings.

Sure enough, after setting off fireworks on Lin Yifan's side, a three-color fireworks went up on Qin Yuanhao's side to show that he had received the news.

A few days later, more than 50 Shahuguan artillery pieces transported from the rear, as well as two hundred captured Cao Jun artillery pieces, also arrived in the army.

Lin Yifan immediately ordered the cannons to be placed in front of the formation, and he couldn't wait to launch the shelling.

More than 200 cannons fired in salvo, and the power was really not small. After only an hour of bombardment, a huge crack appeared on the south wall, about ten meters long.Lin Yifan applauded loudly, and immediately ordered the bombardment to continue without stopping.

At the same time, this crack also caused great panic among the defenders. Li Chong had to transfer some of the troops and defensive equipment on the north wall to the south wall, and at the same time ordered people to find ways to repair the crack.

In fact, no one expected that Wanren Pass has stood here for hundreds of years. Although there have been several overhauls, they basically focused on repairing the north wall. As for the south wall, not only is it lower in height than the north wall, but also more solid Also nowhere near the North Wall.

After more than ten days, Lin Yifan and Qin Yuanhao agreed on a time to launch an attack at the same time, forcing Cao Jun to divide his forces and reduce the pressure on both sides.

However, after so many days of fighting, Lin Yifan found to his disappointment that the south wall was indeed not strong enough, but no matter how the artillery bombarded it and how the city wall was broken, it still remained stubborn.Lin Yifan and these were cavalry, he didn't want to let the cavalry serve as infantry to attack the city, he couldn't bear the loss.

It was at this time that Zhang Zhongliang, who had come from Huazhou, had also arrived in Yanzhou. After arranging his affairs, he hurried over to meet Lin Yifan.

After seeing Zhang Zhongliang, Lin Yifan couldn't help being overjoyed. These days, he was worrying about breaking through the Wanren Pass. At this time, he urgently needed a counselor.

After sitting down, Lin Yifan couldn't wait to vomit his bitterness to him, and asked him the strategy to break through the level with great anticipation.

After Zhang Zhongliang pondered for a while, he stroked his long beard and said: "My lord, since Wanren Pass is hard to win, why not take it out of your wits?"

"Outsmart? How to outwit?" Lin Yifan wondered.

"My lord, now we are in control of both the north and the south, and Wanren Pass is nothing more than an isolated city." Zhang Zhongliang smiled, "The other side has been trapped in the pass for a long time, and their morale is low; they are short of food and supplies, and it will not last long. As long as your lord surrounds it for a month, When the weather is extremely cold, the opponent will definitely not be able to keep warm, and at that time, my lord will send someone to say surrender, and it will surely succeed."

"This?" Lin Yifan couldn't help hesitating. It's okay to continue the siege for a month. He might not be able to make the other party surrender, so he was not so optimistic. "Why are you so sure, sir, that the other party will definitely surrender?"

Zhang Zhongliang smiled slightly, "My lord attacked Cao's army, have you ever seen an army that would rather die than surrender?"

Lin Yifan suddenly realized, yes, although Cao Jun's combat strength is good, but its cohesion is not strong, and often when the situation cannot be reversed, it collapses suddenly and many people surrender.

Then the same is true of Cao Jun in the pass. Once there is no way out, how can Cao Jun's soldiers be willing to live and die with the city so easily.Then, it would not be difficult to persuade them to surrender as long as they were driven to the point of no return.

"Haha, Mister's plan is great." Lin Yifan couldn't help laughing out loud as soon as he relieved his previous depression.

For a period of time after that, the Hengshan Army on both sides stopped attacking and instead defended, surrounding Wanren Pass to death.

Li Chong soon understood the intention of the Hengshan Army, and was immediately anxious.If the opponent is allowed to be besieged for several months, their own army will be short of food and clothing, and they will collapse without a fight.Originally, he wanted to wait for the reinforcements to arrive, but more than half a month later, the other party still did not move. It can be seen that there are no reinforcements in the south.This made him feel suspicious, is King Wei ready to give up on them?
Seeing that the food supply was decreasing day by day and the weather was getting cooler day by day, Li Chong had to organize tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to break out to the south.As expected, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were quickly defeated by the Hengshan Army.

After this defeat, the morale of the defenders in Guanzhong was even lower. They all looked to the south with homesickness on their faces.

In this way, more than ten days passed, and it was November in a blink of an eye.The cold wind began to blow, and the temperature dropped to a low point.When I woke up the next day, the sky was extremely gloomy, and in a blink of an eye, there was a lot of light snow falling.

At this time, in Wanren Pass, food was still sufficient, but clothing to keep out the cold was urgently needed.At this time, the officers and soldiers of the defenders gathered around the bonfire, shivering and roasting the fire.But at this time, the north wind became more and more violent, making their teeth chatter. Although they were close to the fire, they could not feel the temperature at all.

Li Chong looked at the state of the soldiers worriedly, and thought to himself, if this continues, the soldiers will be frozen to death if they don't die in the battle.The inside of the pass is simple, and there is not much wood that can be used for living. Maybe it can last for a few days, but what about after a few days?

Came to the south wall, looking at the Hengshan army camp, there was a faint smell of meat.After Li Chong heard it, he couldn't help swallowing.Now in the pass, although there is still food, he dare not open it to eat casually, the daily ration has already been limited.The soldiers were not full, and he was not the only one drooling at the smell of the meat.

A few days later, a person suddenly came from the Hengshan barracks in the south, saying that he wanted to give a message to the general in the pass.

Li Chong also wanted to see what the Hengshan Army wanted at this moment, so he immediately ordered someone to bring that person in.

Entering the meeting hall, the visitor reported his name, "Murong Teng, commander of the cavalry division of the Hengshan Army, met General Li."

"Murong Teng, are you from Murong's family?" Li Chong looked at the middle-aged man in front of him in surprise.

"That's right, the current Protector of the Western Regions is my brother." Murong Teng smiled lightly.

"I don't know, what is it that your lord sent you here?" Li Chong restrained his mind and looked at him vigilantly.

"General Li, I'm here to persuade you to surrender." Murong Teng replied calmly with a slight smile.

(End of this chapter)