Chapter 1466: The Han Banner (One Hundred and Fifty Six) Battle in the Snow (Part 1)

Wang Changyong stood on a high ground, staring at Longshou County not far away, his eyes full of annoyance. It had been almost ten days since he attacked Longshou, but there was no progress. He knew what General Lu Chaolu expected of him. He wanted to attack Han so that Han would be submissive and Han would no longer be able to look westward for a long time. This was mainly on his side. Although Xu Yahua's troops on the middle route had more troops at Hangu Pass, he faced the three reorganized armies of the Han Army's First Military Region and the complete defense network. It was difficult to break through, and Qu Wan's route , too close to the Chu State, even if there is a breakthrough, I am afraid that it will immediately attract an attack from the Han army, and it will be difficult to cause too much damage to the Han State. Only our own way can do this. Dayan County, Jishi County, and Liaoxi County are all the fundamental places of the Han Kingdom. If these places are destroyed, the Han Kingdom will inevitably be damaged. No ten It will be impossible to catch your breath for years or even decades.

The current Qin State simply does not have the strength to occupy these lands = pig = pig = island = novel ww.zhuzh. What they want is just to beat the Han State to a pulp, and destroying it completely is enough. .

King Wulie of Qin had already seen this when he was still alive, but that battle ended in Qin's defeat. Two generals, Li Xin and Wang Xiao, died in the battle, and an army of hundreds of thousands disappeared. This is Qin's second attempt. The difference from the last time is that this time, the Han's main troops are thousands of miles away from here. Even if they have wings, they can't fly over. What's more, in Yingshui, in At Hangu Pass, they also need more soldiers and horses, which is enough to make them busy.

If he succeeds this time, then Wang Changyong will surpass Li Xin and Wang Xiao back then, and will become another general of the Qin State, enough to go down in history.

But now, he is blocked here. Not just the dragon head, Beiyu. The two teams of Yao and Qu also made no progress. The Third Military Region of the Han Dynasty did not have many troops. Looking at the flags displayed by the opponent, they turned out to be militia reserves from Dayan County and Jishi County. The Qin people are no strangers to this militia reserve. In the last Qin-Han war, the Huns cavalry led by Gu Li, who suffered great losses to the Qin people, were the Han militia reserve.

The militia reserves of the Han State were similar to the Qin State's whole-nation army. The difference was that these reserve forces of the Han State were trained during the leisure time. During the training period, the Han government paid salaries, which was simply impossible in Qin. This made the two sides really have a huge difference in the combat effectiveness of their reserve forces.

The Han people allowed the common people to possess weapons, and a large number of weapons that had been eliminated from the army were sold to the common people at very low prices. Every household of the Han people had weapons, including bows and crossbows. This was once believed by the Qin people to cause great chaos in the country. But what disappointed them was that the country of Han was peaceful and quiet, nothing happened, and the people were much better behaved than the people of Qin and Chu. On the contrary, it is Qin and Chu. In recent years, no matter how strict the control is, riots have occurred from time to time, especially in the Qin State. Rioters have become the norm.

But no matter how strong the reserve force is, he is still a reserve force! What makes Wang Changyong extremely puzzled is why the reserve force can withstand its own attack in such a head-to-head offensive and defensive battle.

The snow is heavy.

The wind is strong, which increases the difficulty of the attack, but God is fair to both sides. If the Qin army is uncomfortable, the opponent will never be uncomfortable, and Wang Changyong believes that the endurance of the elite Qin army is definitely not that of the reserve forces on the opposite side. In contrast, in such a bitterly cold battle, what surprised him was that it was his subordinates who were unable to withstand it first. In recent days, he had to weaken his offensive in order to send more people out to look for firewood. It was not an easy task to find something to burn on the prairie on a snowy day.

"If we don't capture Longshou and other places, we will freeze to death on the prairie." General Wang Zhijun looked sad, "General Wang, the enemy has logistical supplies behind them, but our logistical supplies are too far away to keep up. Our consumption. We must fight quickly!"

"The opponent's combat effectiveness is beyond our expectations. I very much suspect that they are not reserve forces at all, but regular troops. Moreover, their fighting methods always feel familiar to me. They are different from the Han army's fighting methods! Another general, Yue Peng, looked at Wang Changyong in confusion: "The trainers of the Han Army Reserves are all active or retired officers of the Han Army. Their fighting methods should be in line with the main force of the Han Army. But how can these enemies in front of us come from the same line? It doesn’t look like the Han army, but it looks like our Qin army’s tactics?”

"What I'm worried about is not this, but where are He Lanxiong and Zhao Xilie's troops in the Third Military Region? If all we have in front of us are the reserves of the Han army, then where are the main forces of the Third Military Region? General Wang, in the Third Military Region He Lanxiong has a cavalry force of 5,000 people. When Zhao Xilie came, he also brought a personal army of more than 10,000 people. Where will this army go? I am worried that they will try to steal our retreat. Once we are cut off, We will be in big trouble if we lose the supply line," Wang Zhijun reminded Wang Changyong.

"Don't worry about this. I am also a leader of old soldiers. How could I not pay attention to this? This is what Gou Xin and his troops are doing. Under such weather, they want to bypass us in a roundabout way. Come to attack our supply line, how is it possible that they can get around it in less than ten days and a half? Gou Xin and his five thousand cavalry are waiting for him to get around, I guess He Lanxiong's main force is waiting for work? He is still hiding in the rear. He wants to use these reserves to grind against us and delay us. When our logistics and physical strength are exhausted, he will then send out the main force to catch us by surprise!" Wang Changyong sneered.

Yue Peng spread his hands: "But the current reality is that we are walking step by step into the trap he set. Our morale, physical strength, and logistics are being depleted. Now I'm afraid He Lanxiong is recharging his energy. General, what should we do? ?”

Wang Changyong knocked on the table, "I underestimated the enemy, but what Yue Peng just said is indeed very strange. Yue Peng, think of a way to catch a few alive, I want to figure this out."

"clear."

"Zhijun, your opponent is the weakest in Yaoqu, your main attack. I will give you more explosives and grenades. Don't be stingy with these things. As long as you win, you will have everything. If you lose, you will have nothing. Wang Changyong said.

"The last general understands that no matter the casualties, the last general will definitely defeat Yaoqu." Wang Zhijun nodded vigorously: "We can't compete with our opponents for time, what we need is time."

Yaoqu is defended by two real militia reserves from Jishi County and Dayan County. Two reserves of 5,000 people guard Yaoqu. The general commander is the provost of the Staff Department of Jishicheng Military University, and the two deputies are They are respectively held by two instructors from the command department of the military university. These two instructors are both meritorious generals who have repeatedly made military exploits on the battlefield and have extremely rich practical experience. "By now, I guess the Qin Army has finally found out that we are the weakest here." Zhao Youguo, the former provost and now the commander-in-chief, looked at his two colleagues with a smile, "The combat effectiveness of the reserve force is indeed better than that of the regular army. It's not even a little bit off. Next, they will definitely increase their attacks on us. Now is the tenth day. Commander Helan should have almost arrived at the scheduled location, so we have to hold on for at least one to two days before the enemy will Come to think of it, you two, are you confident?"

Both deputies laughed, "Brother Zhao, this heavy snow is our biggest help. The cold weather makes our city wall stronger. After the last battle, I have ordered everyone to build the city wall with snow again." It was raised three feet high and poured with water. Overnight, it became a solid ice wall, definitely not inferior to a city wall made of cement. When those Qin people came to attack again with ladders, they would suddenly realize, oh my! Why is the ladder shorter? Hahaha, the siege vehicle will also be much shorter. When the Mengcheng vehicle hits the city wall, it first encounters countless solid ice blocks in front of the city wall, but our combat effectiveness is a little weaker. The firepower makes up for it, which is enough to make the opponent sigh." Zhou Hao walked down from the Donghu battlefield and laughed. He has rich experience in using ice and snow to fight. No one else can match him.

"In terms of artillery, we have sufficient ammunition, but the quality of the gunners is much worse. After all, they have basically never fired any artillery. If they can operate it, it is considered good. To kill a large number of enemies, I am afraid we will have to rely on crossbows, grenades and close combat to kill the enemy. ." Another commander Qian Minyi said.

"The artillery can only be allowed to be used freely by them. Even if they are blind, they can be blinded a little. But the big people need weapons but never rely on them. Even if we fight face to face, we will not lose to anyone. "In the next day or two, we will face the most fierce challenge. Let's face him together," Zhao Youguo said boldly.

"Wang Jian sent people to ask if we need reinforcements? How should we answer them." Qian Minyi asked.

"No, they will be the main force in the next battle. They need to accumulate strength and Commander Helan to gather together and annihilate Wang Changyong's men. We can withstand this battle now," Zhao Youguo said.

As Zhao Youguo expected, the Qin army attacking Yaoqu suddenly stepped up its offensive from the next day. Wang Zhijun fulfilled his promise, regardless of the cost or casualties. From the beginning, the Qin army was throwing against itself. They rushed forward with the bombardment of explosive cannons thrown by the machine. The ladders were shortened, some of them were cut off and tied to others. They even used a large amount of explosives to directly carry out blasting operations in an attempt to directly collapse the city wall. Thanks to Zhou Hao's use of The ice and snow solidified into ice and thickened the city wall. The violent explosions peeled off the ice layer by layer and made the city wall sway, but it still stood proudly in front of the Qin people.

Casualties on both sides mounted at an alarming rate. (To be continued.)