Three Kingdoms

Hanchang City is a small pass-shaped city located between two mountains.

The city of Hanchang was not originally called Hanchang, but was called Shicheng. However, after Liu Yan arrived in Sichuan, he changed the name of Shicheng to Hanchang...

Hanchang City runs east-west and has only two gates. The east gate faces Bashan Mountain Road, while the west gate points to Brazil County. In the relatively wide open space outside the west gate of Hanchang, there is a camp that has been abandoned for a while. It is obvious that there was a garrison here before, but now the garrison has been transferred elsewhere. Although the camp has not been dismantled, it is still in the rolling mountains. Under the occasional drizzle, the wood on many campsites has begun to rot. Some gray or white mold and mushrooms have grown out of the gaps in the wood and spread arrogantly.

It is normal for the garrison to be mobilized. It is not like the rotation of later generations, but soldiers in this era often wear multiple hats. It is the time for spring plowing, so these garrison troops have been transferred to Brazil County to assist. Plowing, anyway, I heard that Zhengxi of Hanzhong was repairing the cottage on the mountain road, so I won't come here for a while...

It's drizzling.

On the wall of Hanchang, seven or eight shadows were swaying in the rain and fog, like lonely ghosts. Under the city gate to the west of Hanchang, it was better. Four or five soldiers were huddled in the gate hole, catching lice. If they found one, they would crush it between their nails with hatred. When they heard the sound of their stomachs exploding, The crackling sound can be regarded as a slight relief from the pain of being bitten by blood.

There were only a few people walking on the road. This kind of spring drizzle is the most annoying. It's not heavy and doesn't stop. It's wet everywhere, as if mushrooms can grow from people's heads if they stand for a long time.

It shook a few times in the rain and fog, but no one noticed it at first. It was not until the sound of feet crunching on yellow mud that it attracted the attention of several defenders at the city gate. This direction leads to Brazil County. It is naturally not as dangerous as the East City Gate, but it is my responsibility, so I just take a look.

I saw twenty or thirty people wandering out of the rain and fog. The first one was wearing tattered, repaired blue and black clothes, with his head wrapped up, and he seemed to be a man. Some of them were carrying burdens, and some were carrying baskets. They were no different from ordinary people who came to the city to buy...

"Huh? A liar?" the soldier guarding the city muttered, pulling his neck and shouting, "From that village?"

Wei Yan was among the ranks. Although his clothes were in tatters and his body was soaked by the rain, which made him uncomfortable, his heart was burning.

There are indeed mountain roads that can be detoured in the mountains!

When going around the mountains, the biggest fear is losing your way. If you accidentally take the wrong path, you will inevitably exhaust all your energy in the complicated mountains. In that case, you really won’t die anywhere. Know.

Fortunately, Wei Yan found some people. These people had no sense of honor and would do things for anyone who gave them money, so they took Wei Yan around some rugged mountain roads to the west gate of Hanchang.

Wei Yan poked the man leading the way and said, "Answer!"

Along the way, these people ate the dried meat and wine brought by Wei Yan, carried Zhengxi gold and silver coins in their arms, and listened to the big pancakes Wei Yan painted along the way. They were somewhat moved, so they also expressed some intention of joining in. Wei Yan also valued these people, and even gave them a pair of close-fitting leather armor and a sword, indicating that if they captured Hanchang, they would be heavily rewarded...

So when Wei Yan made a point, the man walking in front raised his voice and said: "What a bullshit village! There is only one man cave in these ten miles and eight villages! There is Lan Sanlang in front of you, are you talking nonsense again?"

"Hehe..." Lan Sanlang, who was guarding the city gate, didn't have any idea. He held a spear in both hands and leaned crookedly on the city wall. "What are you doing? It's still raining. Are you planning to celebrate something happy..."

"I won't invite you to any happy events!" the man said carelessly, gradually getting closer.

Wei Yan followed Jin Ren, his heart just pounding. He had taken a lot of risks along the way, but this time was particularly important. If he could succeed, it would be his first achievement. If he failed, he would die on the spot. ! Leading people to raid the city gate and seize a city. Even though Wei Yan had prepared a lot of mental preparation for this kind of thing before, when it came to the scene, he was still a little nervous, and his mouth felt bitter and dry!

These twenty or thirty people just walked in disorder to the trench of the city gate. The wooden bridge spanned the trench, and opposite was the Hanchang city wall. There were seven or eight figures swaying above the city wall, but only one or two were interested in leaning down to take a look.

Behind the trench, the person speaking, leaning against the city gate, was Lan Saburo. He looked somewhat better than the other defenders. At least he had decent shoes on his feet, although they were just a pair of straw sandals.

Lan Sanlang was smiling lazily and talking nonsense: "That can't be done. If you don't invite me, I will let you..." Lan Sanlang's eyes suddenly focused on Wei Yan, "...this young man , looks unfamiliar..."

Wei Yan was among the crowd, his eyes flashing like lightning. All the breaths that have been suppressed in the chest for a long time, all the hardships encountered along the way, and all the worries before, are all spewed out at this moment with a loud roar: "Kill him! Seize the city!"

The roar shook the rain and fog, shook the Hanchang city wall, and shook the defenders, all of whom lost their blood!

The crowd moved away with a roar. The guard behind Wei Yan had already lifted the cover of the basket on his back, took out the crossbow bolt that had been strung long ago, took aim, and then shot it out in a flash, right through the city head looking down. soldiers chest. Before the guards at the city gate could react, the soldiers on guard at the top of the city were already falling straight down from the city wall!

In the rain and fog, the screams of dying people seemed muffled, reaching the ears like beating on a leaking drum head.

Wei Yan said that the two or three people who were leading the army to seize the city were all private soldiers he had carefully cultivated during this period. These people lived and ate with Wei Yan, and received money that Wei Yan allocated from his own salary. Yin Qian enjoys better treatment than ordinary soldiers. Of course, he is naturally stronger and more brave than ordinary soldiers.

When Wei Yan shouted loudly, these soldiers did not pause at all. They threw down their original disguised burdens or baskets, drew their weapons, and followed Wei Yan directly to attack him!

This moment is the most critical time. If we can't catch the defenders off guard and seize the opportunity, then even if the subsequent troops come up, they will still have no chance against the closed city gates of Hanchang. Method!

Opportunity is always only once!

Lan Sanlang was shocked. He yelled to gain courage at Wei Yan, who was charging towards him. Then he took a lunge and thrust forward! The tip of the gun passed through the rain and mist, and the red tassel pushed aside the continuous drizzle, scattering one after another with some spiral arcs. This shot can be said to be Lan Saburo's most powerful shot since he has been in the army for many years. Shen, as fast as lightning!

Lan Sanlang even felt that even if a cavalry was rushing over, he could still stab the man and his horse to death on the spot!

Unfortunately, Wei Yan was not an ordinary cavalryman who only knew how to charge.

At this moment, when the battle actually entered, Wei Yan's previous anxiety and uneasiness had completely disappeared, leaving only the churning blood and sharp nerves. Staring at Lan Sanlang's spear thrust into his chest, Wei Yan could even see the water droplets being bounced off the surface of the spear that was stabbed like electricity!

I saw that the gun was getting older...

"Dang!" Wei Yan turned around, raised his fist, and hit the red tassel of the spear with the iron wrist guard on his forearm, sending Lan Sanlang's spear flying high! The sword in his right hand swept across, as if splitting the space in front of him, and directly chopped down Lan Sanlang, whose middle door was wide open!

There were screams and screams above the city wall, and roars with different voices highlighted how much surprise Wei Yan's surprise attack had brought to the guards on the city wall. Various horns and golden drums prepared to convey orders or warn were sounded in succession after an obvious delay of more than ten breaths, almost regardless of what kind of sound conveyed what kind of signal. These panicked city defenders Just banging hard!

At this moment, Wei Yan had led his men into the city gate and killed all the more than ten defenders in the city gate to the ground!

For the military of this era, this method, which is similar to the special raid operations of later generations, is too difficult. Because this requires extremely high abilities of soldiers, and they also need suitable generals. In this era of cold weapons, most generals and soldiers are still accustomed to fighting in formations, relying on orders and flags to unify command and advance mechanically. Or retreat, and finally fight. There were indeed very few generals like Wei Yan in the Han Dynasty who were naturally fond of surprise attacks.

Therefore, when Wei Yan led a team to seize the city, although the vanguard only had twenty or thirty people, the soldiers recruited from the west should be regarded as professional soldiers. They were stronger than the soldiers recruited by these part-time farmers in central Sichuan. In addition, Wei Yan carefully prepared Those selected and trained were even more elite, both in terms of physical strength and fighting skills, far superior to the Sichuan army. At the same time, Wei Yan, the god of killing, was present, which brought shock and confusion to the defenders at the top of the city. The effect was natural. It's quite amazing!

In the rain and mist, there was chaos and chaos, and there seemed to be countless figures rushing toward the city gate. The defenders on top of the city were so frightened that they didn't know how to organize their defense, whether to guard the straight path on the city wall, or to attack. Kill these soldiers who are rushing towards the city, or retreat to the gate tower and wait for reinforcements to arrive...

At this time, the city of Hanchang was finally alerted, and golden gong warning sounds sounded in the streets and at the county government garrison in the city. Lingbao hurriedly tied his belt and rushed out of the county government office, roaring loudly: "Where did the thief come from!?"

Countless noisy sounds vibrated in the rain and fog, and more than a dozen soldiers shouted subconsciously, but no one could hear what they were saying, and they only knew that their ears were buzzing.

Lingbao was impatient and grabbed a soldier directly. After asking some questions, he couldn't help but became furious: "Only twenty or thirty thieves can seize the city gate!? What else can you losers do?! "

Lingbao never expected to be attacked by Zhengxi at this point in time. He only heard that the Zhengxi soldiers in Hanzhong were repairing the mountain stronghold in Bashan two or three days ago. It seemed that they were going to re-stabilize the attack point. Even if they wanted to march, it would be almost impossible. Waiting until the end of summer and early autumn, when the west city gate was attacked, Lingbao thought it was another rebellion of the Jin people...

Anyway, there are many ethnic minorities in various caves and villages in central Sichuan, and from time to time some internal conflicts break out because of this or that matter, so Lingbao doesn't pay much attention to it. Hearing that there are only twenty or thirty people, he leads the direct soldiers and goes straight to them. They came towards the west gate to kill all these so-called "thieves".

There are probably nearly a thousand people under Lingbao. Although the number of soldiers is not large, if a war breaks out, according to the rules, the residents of the city can be temporarily recruited to serve as civilians, carrying equipment, weapons, etc., so generally speaking, it can be done according to two Counting thousands of people, plus Hanchang City was originally stuck in the valley between two mountains. If it was really attacked, it usually only needed to defend one direction, so if it really was a direct attack on the city, even if it was Thirty to fifty thousand soldiers and horses have arrived, but they may not be able to capture it immediately!

After all, the expansion area is so large. Even if it is a series of attacks, if you want to capture Hanchang City, you can't even think about it in ten or twenty days. This is still the case when Hanchang City has no reinforcements. If the barracks in the west of the city are still there, the price to capture Hanchang will definitely be higher.

Above and below the city, the shouts were almost mixed together.

After Wei Yan rushed into the city gate, he assigned more than ten people to guard the city gate. Wei Yan personally led his men to chase and kill the guards near the city gate. Since the banner of conquering the west had not yet been raised, these defenders were similar to Lingbao and thought it was a rebellion by the Qin people. Therefore, they all mustered up the courage to surge up from all directions in an attempt to force Wei Yan out.

Every time Wei Yan's sword splashed out, it swept out a large circle in front of him, and the severed spear head flew in the air, accompanied by splashes of blood!

From time to time, someone would fall to the ground, but the people behind them didn't care and just stepped on them!

Along with the rain and mist, blood spread at the gate of the city. The strong smell of blood was mixed with the earthy smell. One whiff could even make someone choke.

Several more guards rushed over from the front with red eyes and brandished swords and spears. They almost rushed forward. They wanted to join forces to kill Wei Yan who was rushing into the city. However, Wei Yan didn't even look at him and swept over with his sword. It actually chopped three people down together, one of them even broke from the waist, wailing and struggling on the ground, the blood spurted out, and even sprayed all over Wei Yan and the surrounding soldiers, like a killing god coming out of hell!

"Bold thief!" Lingbao rushed over and shouted, trying to stabilize the morale of the army. "How dare you conspire to rebel? The nine tribes will be punished!"