Chapter 1407: The First Battle of the Han Banner World (Ninety-Seven)

Zhang Gan was awakened from his sleep by a violent knock on the door. He was busy until very late yesterday before going to bed. He handed over a thick stack of grain and fodder to be shipped today and waited for the written instructions to be shipped before resting. It was almost the fourth watch at that time. . As I get older, I have less naps. In addition, my mind is highly tense. I tossed and turned in bed for a long time before I managed to fall asleep. However, I felt that as soon as I closed my eyes, there was a fierce knocking on the door.

It seemed that the knocker outside was extremely anxious. Before Zhang Qian could get up from the bed, there was a bang and the person had already opened the door and barged in.

"General Zhang, the enemy is attacking, the enemy is attacking!" The man was sweating profusely. It was still early and the weather was cool. This man's sweat was obviously from the rush.

This sentence suddenly made Zhang "Pig" "Pig" "Island" novel www.zhuzud.om jump out of bed: "Enemy attack, where did the enemy attack come from? Where did the enemy come from?"

"Han people, Han army, Huanglong Banner." The person who reported the news was also incoherent.

Zhang Qian felt a buzzing sound in his head and exploded, Han Army, why is it Han Army? How could he be Han Chinese? "What nonsense are you talking about? Why did the Han army appear here?"

"General Zhang, how could you get it wrong? There are at least tens of thousands of people in the dark army, and there are so many flags. How could you get it wrong?" the messenger said with a pale face.

Zhang Gan's face turned pale, he put on his clothes haphazardly, and ran out.

Climbing to the top of Wuguan City, Zhang Gan's face paled a bit. It was indeed the Han army, and it was also the most elite young guard regiment of the Han people. They were the guards of the Han Dynasty. Their appearance here represented The meaning behind this made Zhang Qian's mind feel like thunder roaring from the sky.

The Han State has launched a war against Da Chu. The goal of these Han troops is Wuguan, which is the 200,000-strong army of General Qu Wan.

opposite. Flags were fluttering, the ranks were tight, and fast horses galloped back and forth between the phalanxes. As these fast horses came and went, each phalanx began to move slowly, obviously making final preparations before the attack.

"General Zhang. Shaoxi Mountain, look at Shaoxi Mountain!" The deputy general's voice trembled beside him. Deputy General Fan Kui had just rushed to the city wall in disheveled clothes.

Zhang Qian's heart sank a little more. Only then did he remember that due to the continuous rain some time ago, the garrison on Shaoxi Mountain was almost soaked in water, which was really uncomfortable, so he asked for instructions. He ordered the large troops to withdraw into the city, leaving only a few troops on guard. But who would have thought that the Han army would actually attack at this time.

On Shaoshi Mountain, the fire phoenix flag representing the Chu State has long since disappeared, replaced by a yellow dragon flag fluttering in the wind at the highest point of the mountain.

Shaoxishan was also lost.

"What should we do, General Zhang?" Fan Kui's voice was trembling.

Zhang Gan raised his head and squinted his eyes. Looking at the fiery red clouds on the horizon, it has been raining continuously in the past few days. Today, when the Han army came, the weather had cleared up. Seeing that it was a sunny day, Zhang Gan suddenly hated the sun that was about to jump over the mountain. If it rained heavily, it would cause some trouble for the attackers. But obviously, God was not prepared to give the Chu army some convenience.

"General Fan, what are you afraid of? Wuguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. With such a small attack surface, the army cannot deploy at all. The number of troops invested by the opponent at one time is limited, and looking at the opponent's lineup, it is only one of their divisions. The scale is about 10,000 people. Although our Wuguan is currently understaffed, we still have 5,000 troops. So what if we lose Shaoxi Mountain? Is it possible that they can still fly down from Shaoxi Mountain? "

The initial excitement slowly calmed down, and Zhang Qian began to think about countermeasures. With the terrain of Wuguan, the defenders had a great advantage. Even if Shaoxi Mountain was lost, they would be attacked from the top of the mountain, but that would not be the case. This kind of attack will not have much impact on the city defense. The enemy can invest up to one battalion of troops at a time, but he has sufficient troops on his side to defend Wuguan. He thinks it is not a problem.

In fact, what he is thinking more about now is the significance of Han's launching a war against Chu at this juncture. Is it just this way and the target is General Qu, or has Han's general offensive already begun? Previously, everyone in the court agreed that Han would not take action against Chu before destroying Qin. In the ranking list of Han's enemies, Qin was naturally ranked first. Zhang Qian is now skeptical about this conclusion. The Qin State is now in trouble internally and externally. It stands to reason that this is the best time for the Han State to destroy the Qin State, and a considerable part of the Qin State's power is now being restrained by Qu Wan. From any point of view, attacking the Qin State now would be a matter of great benefit and no harm, but why did the Han State target the Chu State?

He took a deep breath and thought too much. Although he was a senior general, he was not the kind who could enter the core. What he had to do now was to defend Wuguan. I believed that General Qu would gain the After hearing the news, they would immediately understand the meaning of this and immediately withdraw their troops and return to Wuguan. Unfortunately, if this happens, the southern part of Qin State, which Chu State spent so much manpower and material resources to capture, will probably not be able to keep it.

Looking at Fan Kui who was shaking next to him, Zhang Qian snorted. This Fan Kui is the nephew of the superior doctor Fan Zhuo. He used to serve in the Imperial Guard. Bi Xuan took over as the commander of the Imperial Guard. After that, he kicked out this incompetent guy. This guy is a typical character who just occupies the manhole and does nothing. He can't do anything, but he is a good hand at grabbing credit. General Qu left him here, so naturally I sold Fan Zhuo to save face. After all, this is not the front line, so there won't be too many dangers. If the battle is won, the credit will not be less.

It's just that no matter how many times you calculate it, Wuguan has become such a dangerous place.

What a waste of such a burly body.

"Vice General Fan, go down immediately and organize the troops to transport the defense equipment to the top of the city, mainly long-range attack weapons. There is still too much difference above the top of the city. It needs to be doubled at least. We don't have many other things in Wuguan. These things , There are a lot of them now. After you finish this, go and supervise the people behind to prepare the meals, and then deliver them to the top of the city!" Zhang Gan ordered.

"Understood, General Zhang, I will take care of it immediately." After hearing that he could not stay on the city wall, Fan Kui turned around and walked away at an extremely fast speed.

What a waste snack.

The Wuguan garrison quickly moved into action. The 200,000 troops brought out by Qu Wan this time, but the results of Taiwei Qu Zhong's hard work in organizing the army in the past few years, were the essence of the entire Chu army. Even if they stayed at Wuguan to guard On the back road, the army responsible for logistics is far from the previous army. Amidst the passionate drums, groups of soldiers quickly took their positions. On a platform crossbow, the gleaming crossbow arrows were aimed at the soldiers in front. The attack surface was not spacious, and in the rear, more trebuchets tightened their ropes. Of course, what they were throwing now was no longer stone bombs, but explosive packets.

Ignite the explosive package and then throw it out with a trebuchet. This is much more powerful than stone bombs. This was originally invented by Tan Feng of Yingchuan County. In the past two years, Tan Feng has been closely related to the Chu State, and the Chu people have also learned it. the use of this technology. The original trebuchet was slightly modified to throw explosive packets.

Chu Ren's explosive bag was mixed with broken porcelain fragments. After it exploded, the damage could not be underestimated. And clay pot grenades are now popularized in the army. This kind of thing is also extremely useful against infantry attacked by ants. There is no shortage of explosives in Chu State now. Qu Wan's first target when he attacks Qin is the whole city. Once he controls the whole city, he controls the huge explosives workshop built there. And Mao Wei, who is in charge of all this, immediately Then he was sent to Yingdu in a carriage. Mao Wei's reputation was not well known when he was in the Han Dynasty, but now, he is an explosives expert in Qin and Chu. Of course, Qu Wan cannot let such a person go.

"Come on, come on, I will let you taste the defeat of Pengcheng again." As the soldiers took their positions, Zhang Qian's heart slowly calmed down.

After the Han army on the front set up their formation, they were not in a hurry to attack. With their flags fluttering, they seemed to be waiting for something. They were not in a hurry, and neither was Zhang Qianbian. He felt that time was on his side. When the Han army was defeated, In this wave of attacks, we must find a way to recapture Shaoxi Mountain. With Shaoxi Mountain's assistance, Wuguan will be even more stable.

At this moment, on Shaoxi Mountain, Long Bin was holding a telescope and looking at the city defense layout above Wuguan. He borrowed this telescope from the division commander. This thing is now produced in very small quantities and is only equipped to the division level. , all the lenses are polished by hand, and the proportion of scraps remains high. The value is extremely amazing, but it is indeed a good thing. Through the telescope, the Wuguan guard who was originally as small as an ant at the foot of the mountain seemed to be pulled into front of his eyes. There were several moles on his face clearly visible. Long Bin was wondering if after the battle, he should think of a way to swallow this thing up for the teacher. With such a thing, it would be difficult to fight It is very convenient to gauge the enemy's situation.

After watching for a while, he handed the binoculars to the artillery battalion commander next to him, "Look carefully, the first wave of attacks is to blow up all their trebuchets. Otherwise, if they throw out the explosive packets, they will be killed." Our siege armies inflicted great damage."

The artillery battalion commander looked at it carefully for a while and grinned: "Captain Long, don't worry, these Chu people have no sense of concealment. These trebuchets are placed like this, and they are huge. They are simply targets now. Watch me blow them up." "Zhazha."

"Get ready. The attack will be launched from us. The division commander spent a lot of effort dragging your dozen or so cannons up the mountain, but we have high hopes for them." Long Bin said with a smile. "I'll lend you the telescope first. Aim a little and try to get a roll call one by one. The division commander said that in this battle, capturing Wuguan is not a big deal. The most important thing is to defend Wuguan. Because if you go too far, Qu Wan will definitely be like a Madmen come to attack us. Until then, your cannons will still be useful. Save some ammunition. The roads in Qin are too bad. It will be too laborious to transport a cart of artillery shells. "

"Don't worry!" the artillery battalion commander said with a genuine smile. (To be continued.)