Three Kingdoms

The city gate of Langzhong was originally opened in order to better confuse Xu Shu and others. Some soldiers pretending to be the so-called common people in the city pretended to place some tables and drinks outside the city gate, so they acted as the vanguard of the expedition. The Western soldiers rushed straight towards the city gate without any courtesy.

In Langzhong City, there were originally about 2,000 defenders, plus Yuan Yue's troops who were mobilized from the rear some time ago. At their peak, there were even nearly 10,000 troops. However, as time went by, After suffering defeat, there are currently less than 4,000 people in Langzhong. However, if these 4,000 people can work together to defend together, it is not necessarily that Xu Shu can chew off this meaty bone in Langzhong immediately.

But this time, in order to lure Xu Shu, Zhang Ren not only let Yuan Yue out of the city, but also opened the city gate and showed an undefended look. He originally thought that using the urn in the city would be enough to get Yuan Yue into the city first. The Zhengxi soldiers killed a wave of soldiers, and then used the momentum to attack Xu Shu's formation. A great victory was expected. Unexpectedly, Xu Shu defeated an army now. Seeing the Zhengxi soldiers holding large shields and spears, they came forward directly. They wanted to seize the outer city gate of Langzhong. In panic, the soldiers who were ambushing in the city were naturally unable to move over immediately.

After all, most of the archers were deployed at the back end of the urn city, and even a small number of them were originally on the other side of the city gate tower, crouching towards the city. As a result, the vanguard of the Western Expedition soldiers only snatched the outer city gate and The suspension bridge did not want to rush directly into the urn city, so Zhang Ren's archers could not find a suitable point to suppress it.

The soldiers at the city gate shouted in panic, pointing at the soldiers of Zhengxi who were charging forward, "Zhengxi, Zhengxi's troops are robbing the city gate! They are robbing the city gate!"

Of course, the most correct approach is for these soldiers who are pretending to be common people and villagers outside the city to directly attack them at the risk of their lives. As long as they can buy a certain amount of time, Zhang Ren's soldiers hidden in the city can pull up the suspension bridge and close the city gate. , then at least Langzhong City still has a chance to defend.

However, the momentum of the Zhengxi soldiers shocked them all. At this moment, not a single Langzhong soldier moved forward to meet the enemy. Instead, they ran towards the city one after another, shouting and rushing to enter the city, and even They were huddled together on the suspension bridge. Some soldiers were pushed off the bridge and fell into the trench under the suspension bridge. They were pierced through the chest and abdomen. Screams came one after another, making the scene even more chaotic and leading to Zhang Ren's eventual loss. The only chance to close the outer city gate.

The Langzhong soldiers at the city gate were in chaos. Before they could fully enter the city, Zhengxi's forwards had already arrived. They attacked fiercely and crashed directly into the chaotic soldiers at the Langzhong city gate!

The sound of shouting and killing suddenly broke out. The soldiers in Langzhong were so frightened that they ran away. Those who had not had time to enter the city were still crowded on the suspension bridge. They were either hacked to death or pushed and fell. In the trench, they could only hear the sound of shouting and killing. There was a splashing sound of falling into the water, the unlucky guy was poked on the sharp stake, and blood spurted out, immediately dyeing the water of Langzhong moat red!

Most of these soldiers who serve as the vanguard of the Western Conquest are veterans who have followed General Fei [.] to conquer the north and south. They are extremely keen and familiar with the things in the battle formation. They wield swords and don't need to be special at all. He immediately ran to the ropes of the suspension bridge, stood with his back to the ropes and held a shield, and shouted: "Here comes the axe!"

Immediately, another soldier dropped the spear in his hand on the ground, then took out the ax from his waist, and rushed over in a few steps. Under the protection of the shield, he slashed the ax on the rope of the suspension bridge, and it suddenly became tight. The sling made a crisp cracking sound along with the flying wood chips!

The second ax!

After the third ax fell, with a bang, the rope of the suspension bridge was completely broken, and the severed head suddenly retracted, flying in vain in mid-air...

Two or three Langzhong sergeants had already rushed to the city gate along the Chi Road, but these sergeants were overwhelmed by the chaotic crowd of soldiers and could not even stand. No matter how these sergeants shouted, it was of no avail and they were just swept away. We have to rush to the only galloping road in Wengcheng together!

This galloping road is not the kind that can be used for horse racing, but a stone step path that is about 70 or 80 degrees opened in the city wall. There is a small door at the bottom of the city that can only accommodate two people, and the exit above the city is only three. A square opening can be used to move up and down, but it is not convenient.

Because the gate of Wengcheng is closed, the only way to escape from the battlefield is through this narrow hole.

Zhang Ren was almost red-eyed. Seeing that these rebel soldiers only wanted to escape and did not even offer any resistance, he was furious. He came to the opening in the city with a sword and shouted angrily at the soldiers to retreat. Go down.

How could these soldiers who had lost their courage listen? In addition, although the soldiers at the top were blocked, the soldiers below kept pushing up, just like squeezing toothpaste. Even if the soldiers above did not want to move, the soldiers below would not move. I squeezed upward, but I couldn't help but move...

Zhang Ren saw that his words had no effect at all. He had not had a good rest in the past few days and was furious. He couldn't bear it anymore. He cut off the pocket head with a knife, and with a pop, he killed the soldier who was trying to climb up. , the head flew to the side, and blood spurted into the sky!

"Kill him!" Zhang Ren shouted at his guards, "Kill anyone who dares to come up!"

Several Zhang Ren guards took the order, swarmed up, and stabbed the entrance of the cave with their spears. The soldiers stuck at the entrance of the cave were pushed upwards by the people below, and were pierced by spears above. They cried to no avail. He also lost his temper and swung his weapon vigorously to chop the legs and feet of the soldiers above. The two sides immediately started fighting, but after all, they suffered a lot in the entrance of the cave. In just a short time, more than ten people died, and their bodies rolled down mixed with blood. It did make the defeated soldiers below wake up somewhat and stop surging upwards.

Zhang Ren's eyes turned as red as the blood on his body. He rushed to the crenellations at the top of the city. Seeing that the Zhengxi soldiers were already approaching the city in large groups, he suddenly turned around and shouted: "Wait a minute." What, hurry up! What are you doing standing still! Bring the bows and arrows! Hurry! Get ready for battle!!"

Zhang Ren himself did not expect that everything he had painstakingly arranged, even sacrificing his own clan brothers, using the greatest benefits to win over the Taoist Yuan Yue, and also arranged such a weird trap to lure General Zhengxi into Falling in front of such a big bait, and then working together internally and externally to carve out a path to victory in the midst of defeat...

Zhang Ren had already thought very hard, and all the arrangements were originally going as planned. He saw that the Zhengxi troops were about to enter the Wengcheng, but at such a pass, something suddenly changed!

Why?

Why!

I thought I was a hunter and laid a trap, but I didn't expect that I was actually the trapped animal trapped in the trap!

Zhang Ren roared wildly, his voice filled with grief and anger, but it also revealed some of his own fear and helplessness...

Accompanied by Zhang Ren's roar, there were only a few screams on the suspension bridge in Langzhong, and the focus of the competition between the two sides was only the gate of Wengcheng...

Of course, normally speaking, although the gate of Wengcheng is not as strong as the outer city gate, it cannot be cut open with swords alone. Even with heavy weapons such as axes, it may not be possible in a short time. Chop and smash open, so if you use bows and arrows to shoot from all directions, Zhang Ren believes that even if the Zhengxi troops do not fall into the trap, they will still have to pay a considerable price to break the city. After defeating Zhengxi's offensive forward, , there may not be a chance to counterattack!

A soldier from Zhengxi Mountain came running from under the mountain ridge, came to Huang Cheng, and reported the situation on the other side of the mountain ridge, which made Huang Cheng feel a little surprised...

But soon, Huang Chengcheng ordered the mountain camp soldiers on the mountain ridge to continue to monitor the defensive flanks, focusing their attention on the gate of Langzhong Wengcheng. Although Xu Shu and Huang Cheng came here to confuse Zhang Ren and Qin Mi, they did not bring any heavy siege equipment, but if they were just targeting an urn gate, Huang Cheng said that it was not too difficult.

"Shield formation!" Seeing that Huang Cheng had already controlled the suspension bridge and the outer city gate, he loudly ordered, "Turtle shell formation! Move forward! The city is broken now!"

The sound of shouting sounded at the outer city gate of Langzhong. Immediately, the Langzhong Sichuan and Shu soldiers surrounding the barbican city, including Zhang Ren, could not help but stare in dumbfounded eyes as the Zhengxi soldiers raised their large shields and stacked them together, forming a The formation like a tortoise shell slowly moved towards the gate of Wengcheng...

Generals who have not personally experienced battle formations or have experience in military training are completely unable to understand how strong training proficiency is required for such an array. Not to mention anything else, just the movement speed of each person in the array. , it must be at least generally consistent, otherwise gaps will inevitably be exposed. And if someone is unfortunately injured or killed during the march, there must be soldiers in the formation to fill in and adjust. Everything above these details was recruited in many Han Dynasty In a situation where the soldiers may not be able to distinguish the left and right clearly clearly, it doesn't mean that they will be able to do well after three or four months of training!

"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!" Zhang Ren shouted, "Quick! Quick! Prepare to light the fire! Use rockets!"

It is said that rockets are used, but to use rockets, you don’t just hold the arrow and point it on the flame to become a rocket. Instead, you need to prepare an oiled cloth strip, wrap it around the arrow, and then ignite the flame. The arrow must be shot out, otherwise if it is delayed, the archer himself may be burned. Therefore, an archer who can shoot rockets must at least be a skilled veteran. Generally, new archers may not be completely competent.

Some people panicked and started shooting at the turtle shell formation of Zhengxi soldiers heading towards the gate of Wengcheng. The arrows hit the big shield, and were either bounced away or blocked by the big shield. Occasionally, individual arrows were fired. The arrows hit the gap, and most of them were blocked by the soldiers' own armor. Even if some individual arrows hit the area not covered by the armor scales, it was not serious. The turtle armor formation of Zhengxi soldiers still moved towards the gate of Wengcheng step by step. approaching...

Langzhong was not a big city to begin with, and naturally the Wengcheng was not that big either. It was only thirty or forty steps away. Even though the turtle formation was not moving very fast, it didn't take long for the formation to reach the gate of Wengcheng.

The Sichuan and Shu soldiers on the Wengcheng gate lifted several rolling stones and smashed them down. However, the rolling stones hit the large shield and did not immediately smash the turtle shell formation as the Sichuan and Shu people imagined. After knocking down several Zhengxi soldiers, the gap was quickly closed...

"Fire oil! Golden juice! Quick! Get ready to set fire!"

Zhang Ren shouted, and his soldiers hurriedly opened the cellar and carried it out. After all, Zhang Ren originally wanted to go out of the city to pursue him, so he had no intention of setting fire either at the outer city gate or at the Wengcheng gate. Moreover, dangerous items such as kerosene cannot be piled randomly in the open air, so even if the situation is urgent now, It cannot be transformed immediately. It still has to be carried out from the cellar of the gate building.

But it was too late...

Just as Zhang Ren's soldiers were hurriedly carrying the jars of kerosene towards the gate of Wengcheng, Zhengxi's shield formation suddenly let out a whistle and immediately dispersed. Each one seemed to be being chased by a beast, crashing. With a sound, he retreated back, leaving the surrounding archers Zhang Ren who were still trying to shoot downwards unable to react in time.

"?" If the current scene was in the game, then you would definitely be able to see that question marks appeared on the heads of Zhang Ren and the soldiers of Langzhong Sichuan and Shu.

It seemed like a long time had passed, and it seemed like only a few breaths had passed. Suddenly, at the gate of Wengcheng, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue. There was a loud bang and he was pressed tightly against the gate of Wengcheng. The gunpowder jar exploded, and the huge impact was no less than the sudden impact of a car!

Amidst the rising smoke, the door bolts and door panels of the Wengcheng gate were blown apart. One side hung crookedly on the side, while the other side still stubbornly tried to stand in place.

Although the gate of Wengcheng was not completely destroyed, it was enough. Without Huang Cheng's order, the Zhengxi soldiers shouted in unison and swarmed into the interior of Wengcheng!

At this moment, the soldiers of Sichuan and Sichuan in Langzhong around Wengcheng were shaken by the loud noise, and their hands and feet were weak. In addition, as soon as the gate of Wengcheng was broken, the defense line in their hearts seemed to have been pierced. Feeling weak all over, even the arrows shot out were soft and fluffy. When the wind blew, they didn't know where to float. Some soldiers even threw their bows and arrows to the ground without saying a word and buried their heads. Start running for your life...

"The city is broken!" Guard Zhang Ren saw Zhang Ren standing blankly, staring and mouthing, motionless for a while, and couldn't help but shouted anxiously, "General! The city is broken! Escape quickly! Otherwise, it will be too late!"

"Haha, the city is broken, haha..." Mr. Zhang reacted and laughed nervously, "Evacuate? Where can we evacuate?"

"General! We can take the mountain road back to Chengdu!"

"..." Zhang Ren was silent for a moment, shook his head, and said, "You... go... don't go back to Chengdu. Find a place to live a good life incognito... A certain person killed his clan brother and trapped Brother Qin. , lost Langzhong, and lost soldiers and generals... Haha, haha, go back? Go back and be ridiculed and insulted for the rest of your life?"

Zhang Ren looked around with his sword in hand and showed a wry smile, "You have been with me for many years, but I can't bring you glory and wealth... I'm sorry... If there is an afterlife, let me be a cow and horse to pay back this sum for you. Just settle the bill! Just...don't pass!"

After saying this, Zhang Ren held up his sword and ran towards the flow of soldiers from the Western Expedition below the city, swimming upstream among the soldiers from Sichuan and Shu in Langzhong who were scattered in chaos...

"General!" Some of Zhang Ren's guards roared, and followed Zhang Ren, rushing into the torrent of soldiers marching to the west, while others looked left and right, then lowered their heads and lost their soldiers. The blade quietly blended into the broken troops and disappeared.

Soon, although several Zhengxi soldiers were killed, the weak Zhang Ren and the few loyal guards were overwhelmed by the rolling flow of Zhengxi soldiers and disappeared under the roiling waves of blood...