Chapter 1418: Han Banner World (One Hundred and Eight) Iron Wall (Part 1)

The leading troops of the Chu army arrived in Danfeng County, which was only ten miles away from Wuguan. When Wuguan was lost, some of the remnants of Zhang Gan's army fled here, but the Han army did not know why and did not No troops were sent to attack this county town which did not have much defensive capabilities.

Qu Wanyi rushed here immediately, and with the arrival of the large Chu army, Han army scouts immediately appeared around Danfeng County. The most unscrupulous guy actually appeared in Danfeng City openly. Under the head.

The situation has become extremely bad, and Qu Wan has been very careful. He almost racked his brains for this retreat, but he still lost nearly 20,000 infantry and tens of thousands of cavalry during the retreat, and all of this... It was caused by the Han cavalry who had been wandering on both sides of the Chu army.

The morale of the Chu army was very high. The thought of returning to the motherland to fight against the tyrants made the soldiers feel eager to return and also maintained a high fighting spirit. However, the successive losses dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the soldiers. This The road back home doesn't seem so easy.

Of course, it was extremely difficult to leave. Qu Wan had already learned the latest information about the Han Army in Wuguan. The troops of the First Army of the Han Army's Young Guards Corps arrived at Wuguan ahead of him. Now the guard strength of the Han Army in Wuguan has reached For a city like Wuguan, 20,000 people is already the limit and the most guards it can accommodate. This was extremely bad news for the Chu army. Qu Wan knew very well that even though he had twice the opponent's army, in the terrain like Wuguan, the advantage of large numbers could not be used at all. Moreover, what he was facing was the First Army of the Young Guards, the most elite army of the Han army, which could be said to be famous.

The military's reputation is built, not blown, and there will never be any false soldiers under such a great reputation. Facing Wuguan guarded by such an opponent, Qu Wan felt that he had no confidence in his heart.

Scout teams were sent out one after another. Now he needed to understand the defensive situation of the entire Wuguan. He was too anxious to eat hot tofu. The more anxious he was, the more careful he had to be in his actions.

As more and more information came to his desk. The enemy's defense system on the sand table in front of him was gradually taking shape in front of him, but Qu Wan's heart became increasingly heavy.

This is a defense system that he has never seen before, and it is completely inconsistent with the experience he has accumulated in decades of military service, obviously. This defensive position was designed based on the Han army's fighting style. The most important part here is definitely the artillery that can cause huge damage at long distances.

"General, the Han army has built an entire defensive system with Wuguan and Shaoxi Mountain as the fulcrum. The frontline defensive position is several miles away from Wuguan, and the forward position is prominent. We have no idea what is behind the forward position. We learned that, but one thing is certain, if we want to capture Wuguan, we must first capture Shaoxi Mountain. According to the remaining soldiers of Zhang Gan’s command, the reason why Wuguan was lost was because of the Han Dynasty. The army first captured Shaoxi Mountain, then set up artillery on the mountain and bombarded the city from above.

The first thing to destroy was the long-range weapons in the city, and then bombarded the defenders at the top of the city, making it impossible to organize an effective defense at the top of the city. Therefore, the focus of our first offensive is to capture Shaoxi Mountain. As long as we can capture Shaoxi Mountain, we can imitate our opponent's previous success, although we have no artillery. But large trebuchets could also throw bags into the city. It can still cause huge damage. "Front general Wang Shubo pointed to the sand table in front and said.

"The Han army relied on this move to take Wuguan. They must know that the focus of our attack is also Shaoxi Mountain. Now their defense must be the tightest wherever they are. Everyone knows this. So the battle at Shaoxi Mountain will be It will be a bloody battle." Qu Wan sighed.

"This is something that can't be helped." Wang Shubo said: "General, our troops are willing to be the vanguard. Even if we shed all our blood, we must take down Shaoxi Mountain. Otherwise, we will not be able to take down Wuguan at all. And . The sooner the attack is launched, the better. You know, I went to the front line and looked at it in the past two days, and I couldn’t believe my eyes at what I saw.”

"What did you see?" Qu Wan was surprised.

"The Han army was still building defense lines. They built dense fortresses at a shocking speed. They made molds out of wooden boards, poured some things into them, and inserted iron rods one after another. Originally, I I didn’t pay much attention to it, but when I went back on the third day, they had removed the wooden boards outside. What I saw was a gray fortress, and they had even started to install the divine machine crossbow on it. It only took a few days. With the effort, there were more than a dozen such fortresses on their front line."

Qu Wan said in a low voice: "I know this thing. In the Han Dynasty, buildings with reinforced concrete structures were built using this technology. The construction speed is extremely fast, and they are strong and durable. In fact, our Da Chu has also mastered this technology now. . This kind of reinforced concrete structure is difficult to destroy.”

Wang Shubo was silent for a moment: "General, we must attack as quickly as possible. Every day we delay, the enemy's defense will become stronger. The domestic situation is dangerous and we urgently need to return home, and our logistics cannot support us. Fight the enemy here for a long time.”

"Wuguan was captured, and a large amount of our grain, grass, and weapons fell into the hands of the enemy. Fortunately, Wuguan also sent part of it earlier. Plus what we brought from Sanchuan County, it can support the army for about half a month." Qu Wandao.

"That is to say, we must capture Wuguan in half a month." Wang Shubo took a deep breath: "General, I request you to immediately launch an attack on the enemy without waiting for Bai Xizhong and Huang Zhong."

"Huang Zhong suffered serious losses, and because of this incident, he and Bai Xizhong were very unhappy. For the time being, we can't count on them." Qu Wan sighed.

"It's not Bai Xizhong's fault for this matter. Speaking of which, Huang Zhong still neglected to take precautions. The Huns cavalry division must have passed through the gap in his defense area and rushed into Bai Xizhong's headquarters first. The attack on Bai Xizhong's headquarters attracted two other cavalrymen to come to the rescue. After that, they returned to Huang Zhong's rear, but how did the Han cavalry do this?" Wang Shubo sighed. "Not only is Huang Zhong unable to understand this, but even I, the last general, find it unbelievable!"

"The cavalry of the Han army is the toughest. Ten years ago, during the battle of the Yan Kingdom against the East Hu, Gaoyuan was trapped. It was He Lanxiong who stayed up for several days and nights. After defeating a Donghu army, he quickly returned to the camp and rushed to the camp. , and Gao Yuan attacked from both inside and outside, and defeated the Donghu people. Only then did Gao Yuan escape from Jingyuan into the prairie, and then returned to Jishi City. If not for this battle, Gao Yuan would have been destroyed by the Donghu people. "Qu Wan sighed slightly: " No one is more powerful than the Han cavalry in the ability to carry out long-distance attacks. Let alone the current Donghu Cavalry Division and the Xiongnu Cavalry Division. The cavalry have one person, two horses or even three horses. They change horses without changing people. They can indeed do it. It was my negligence to make large-scale detours in the shortest time. For many years, the Han army had never shown this ability again, and almost everyone had forgotten it when the two of them arrived in Dan. Queen Feng, let me mediate with them. We are facing a formidable enemy. If we cannot work together, we will be defeated before we fight."

Wang Shubo nodded slightly. In this situation, the only way for the general to shoulder the responsibility first was for Qu Wan to step forward and take the responsibility. Bai Xizhong and Huang Zhong would not blame each other and make the army unstable.

"General, I would like to see Fan Kui, the deputy general of Wuguan." An officer strode in from outside.

"Fan Kui, is he still alive?" Qu Wan stood up immediately.

"He, he was escorted here by a group of Han troops." The officer hesitated and said.

Being escorted by the Han army meant that Fan Kui had been captured by the Han army. Wang Shubo's face showed an angry look. The morale of the army was already low at the moment. The Han army escorting Fan Kui here in such a arrogant manner was not just another blow.

"This coward." Wang Shubo said angrily: "Why are you leaving him here? Kill him!"

Qu Wan shook his head. Fan Kui himself didn't have much, but even he was a little afraid of the power behind this man: "It doesn't matter whether he kills a common man or not. Regardless of whether he comes back, we just happened to be from He knows some things about Wuguan."

Fan Kui entered the room with some trembling body. Yang Dasha wrote a letter for him to send over. He was extremely reluctant to come over. If Qu Wan knew about his killing of Zhang Gan and his surrender, he would die. No, you must know that among the Chu army, if anyone dares to kill him, Qu Wan will definitely be one of them. If you don't want people to know, unless you don't do anything, your murder and surrender is not a secret in Wuguan. If it reaches Qu Wan's ears, it will be over.

"General!" Seeing Qu Wan, Fan Kui's legs softened and he knelt down. "The last general will be guilty."

Qu Wan took a deep breath and suppressed the disgust in his heart: "General Fan, please rise. The loss of Wuguan was due to the Han army being too cunning. You can resist for so long, which is beyond my expectation." , It’ll be great if you can come back alive, thank you for your hard work. Come, show me your seat to General Fan.”

"Thank you, General!" Fan Kui felt reassured after listening to Qu Wan's warm words of comfort.

"You came back from Wuguan. You should have a general understanding of the current situation in Wuguan, right?" Qu Wan asked.

"Yes, I understand, I understand." Fan Kui nodded repeatedly. More than understanding, he himself participated in the construction process of fortifications with the surrendered Chu army, and the Han army did not seem to avoid him at all. It was not until the final deployment of troops for defense that the Chu people were allowed to leave. (To be continued.)

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