The Three Kingdoms began with self-reliance as king

Chapter 54
"General Li, it's getting late. Qin Taishou and Xu Inspector ordered the troops to withdraw."

Li Yan was extremely unwilling to receive the news of the messenger.

Tens of thousands of people vowed to defend Wancheng to the death, blocking their attacks one after another.

From fighting at sunrise in the east to covering the sky with dark clouds, the more than 1 soldiers and horses he led suffered heavy casualties.

Wancheng seems to be at your fingertips, but in fact it is so resilient that it is difficult to chew on it.

The morale of the soldiers of the Han army was frustrated after being unable to attack for a long time, and the attack became more and more powerless.

"Why is this?"

Li Yan clenched his fists tightly, his muscles trembling uncontrollably.

He has led the army for many years, and has experienced dozens of battles, large and small. This is the first time he has encountered a scene like the one in front of him.

However, Qin Jie has already ordered to withdraw his troops. Even if he is unwilling, he also understands that it is impossible to capture Wancheng today.

The most important thing is that many soldiers can't see clearly at night, just like a blind man.

Obstructed line of sight is indeed not conducive to siege.

Moreover, the soldiers were already exhausted after a day of hard work, their morale was low, and their combat power was greatly reduced.
"Mingjin, return to camp!"

Li Yan finally issued an order to withdraw troops.

He is going to lead the army back to the camp to rest overnight and fight again tomorrow.

At that time, Wancheng will be taken down in one go, and all those unscrupulous people who help the king to abuse and work for the tiger will be killed.

To relieve the hatred in the heart.

"Clang clang clang!"

The sound of Mingjin withdrawing troops suddenly sounded.

The soldiers of the Han army turned around and left as if they had received amnesty. No one wanted to stay in this ghost place for a minute longer!
The ghost knows what kind of medicine these people took, and they went on and on, and they couldn't kill them all.

The Han army came quickly and retreated quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the distant night.

This offensive and defensive battle, which lasted for a day and a night, finally came to an end.

Hold it?
Zhang Mancheng looked at the battlefield where the soldiers of the Han army retreated, but it was still unreal.

After enduring countless waves of strong attacks from the Han army, the opponent's sudden withdrawal made him feel a little uncomfortable for a while.

"The Han army retreated! We held it! We held it!"

"We held it!"

"Oh……"

Everyone couldn't help cheering.

"Great! We held onto..."

Everyone was immersed in the joy of the rest of their lives after the catastrophe.

In order to resist the strong attack of the Han army, they paid a heavy price.

But no matter what, they persevered, and they had the last laugh together.

Zhang Mancheng could deeply feel the joy of everyone and the joy of the rest of their lives after the catastrophe.

He was happy, but also tired.

This fatigue is not only from the body, but more from the spirit.

He didn't join the cheering team, but leaned against the wall, with mixed feelings in his heart, mixed joy and sorrow.

This victory did not come easily.

More than half of the soldiers who participated in the defense of the city were killed or injured, and most of the remaining soldiers were injured and exhausted.

The equipment for defending the city was also depleted.

If the soldiers of the Han army still stormed Wancheng tomorrow, I'm afraid it will be another fierce battle.

Zhang Mancheng looked in the direction of Changsha and remained silent for a long time.

big brother!When will you come back?
Mancheng couldn't keep it any longer...

Once the crisis is eliminated, sleepiness strikes.

After commanding and fighting all day, he was so exhausted that he would fall asleep anytime.

However, he still made up his mind to arrange the city defense and arrange personnel to keep watch at night, so as not to give the Han army an opportunity.

In addition, people prepare the defense equipment overnight to meet the needs of tomorrow's defense.

The common people learned that the equipment for defending the city was missing, and they donated corresponding supplies one after another.

Everyone in Wancheng is actively preparing for the next day's defense of the city.

Compared with Wancheng.

Inside the camp of Han soldiers.

Qin Jie and others gathered in the meeting hall.

Disappointment and regret were on everyone's faces.

They originally had a chance to win Wancheng, but because of the people's cross-cutting at a critical moment, they fell short in the end.

Now every extra day, the chances of their reinforcements rushing back to rescue will increase.

Correspondingly, it will be more difficult to recover Wancheng.

"Prefect Qin and Governor Xu are incompetent generals who have failed everyone's expectations!"

After Li Yan finished speaking, he lowered his head in shame.

Seeing Li Yan's expression of guilt and regret, Qin Jie couldn't help comforting him:
"There is no need for the affirmative to blame himself!

Although Wancheng could not be captured in today's battle, it also consumed a lot of their defense materials.

After our army rests overnight, we will definitely be able to take Wancheng in one fell swoop by attacking the city with all our strength tomorrow! "

"I don't blame General Li for this matter, it's all about those ordinary people who don't know what to do."

"Tomorrow, I will cooperate with General Li to attack the city, and I will be able to take it..."

Everyone comforted Li Yan one after another.

The incident happened suddenly, beyond their expectations, and it was really no wonder he was there.

Hearing this, Li Yan's mood improved a lot.

Tomorrow, Nancheng is bound to be breached and the people in the city will be bloodbathed.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to solve the hatred in his heart.

After a discussion, everyone discussed.

Make corresponding deployment adjustments for tomorrow's siege.

Then Qin Jie asked Zhou Liang:

"Yizhen, how are you preparing to ambush Wancheng's reinforcements?"

"Everything is ready, just waiting for them to enter the network!"

Zhou Liang replied confidently, and set his sights in the direction of Jinren Gorge.

……

But said.

Since Liu Yi bid farewell to Bocai.

Before Bocai went to mobilize [-] elite soldiers, he had brought Gongsun Qi and others to rush back to aid Wancheng.

Everyone travels day and night, day and night, non-stop all the way.

Finally returned to Nanyang at the fastest speed.

At this moment the team stopped suddenly.

Because there are two roads under their feet to choose from.

An official road.

a trail.

The official road is more than twice as far as the trail.

Taking the trail, at the speed of their full march, it only takes about a day to rush back to Wancheng.

Undoubtedly, Liu Yi wants to take the trail.

But for safety reasons, he still decided to check the situation before making a decision.

Liu Yi ordered the whole army to dismount for a short rest, eat some dry food, and replenish some water.

He summoned a personal guard who was familiar with the terrain of Nanyang and asked about the conditions of the trail.

The personal guard did not dare to hide it, and analyzed it based on his own cognition:
"My lord, if you take the path, you must go through the Jinren Gorge, this is the shortest path to Wancheng.

However, the terrain of Jinren Gorge is complicated, with jagged rocks and narrow and wide roads, which is not conducive to rapid marching.

And once you pass Jinren Gorge, you can go all the way unimpeded, and you can reach Wancheng in a few hours. "

Listen carefully to the analysis of the guard.

Jinren Gorge?
Liu Yi's expression froze.

According to the movies and books he watched, the canyon is naturally a pit.

What's more, it is still a valley with strange rocks and roads of different widths.

If it encounters an ambush, the consequences will be very serious.

Liu Yi frowned slightly and sighed:

"Take the trail to fear an ambush!"

"My lord is in ambush in fear, so you might as well follow the official route. Although it will take an extra day or two, it is safe."

A day or two?

Wancheng is in danger, and Zhang Mancheng and the others will be in more danger every day they spend.

Li Dagui beside him said with a solemn expression:

"I have walked through Jinren Gorge several times, and the terrain is really easy to ambush.

If there are really ambushes guarding the key points, I'm afraid there will be a dilemma.

But this place is far away from Wancheng, and the Han allied forces are eager to attack Wancheng, so why not run so far to ambush us? "

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Yi felt that what Li Dagui said made sense.

Qin Jie was eager to attack Wancheng while he was away.

With more than 4 troops, attacking Wancheng with [-] troops will not divide the troops to ambush.

Thinking of this, Liu Yi finally made a difficult choice.

(End of this chapter)