eurekapd Chapter 566: The Battle to Unify the World Begins
Chapter 566: The Battle to Unify the World Begins
After tactical discussions, it was finally decided that Shen Changgong would lead the Yuying Army and the Feiying Army to attack the western hill, the Southern King Ma Ling would lead the Pingnan Army and the Zhengnan Army to attack the eastern hill, Yu Huatian would lead the Tianyu Army to attack Fengling Pass, and the Zhennan Army would provide the support.
The roads to the two hills are rugged and much more difficult to capture than Fengling Pass. Even if the artillery fire is enough to stop them, they still have to pile up corpses to capture the hills.
If they ignored the hills on both sides and only attacked Fengling Pass in the middle, the enemies on the hills on both sides would be in a dominant position and would cause great casualties to the Yan army.
After the tactics were decided, everyone went back to rest that night.
The next morning, the Yan army set out.
A large-scale war to unify the world has begun.
The three Yan armies left the camp in a mighty force.
Shen Changgong rode a horse, accompanied by Yu Ziling, Nie Bei and others, and led an army of 200,000 to the mountains west of Fengling Pass.
The Wei army's western defense line stretches for more than ten miles. There are other mountains beyond this mountain. The first thing they have to conquer is this hilltop that is more than ten miles long.
The mountain is not too high, but it is extremely steep. There are only a few mountain roads suitable for climbing up the mountain, so it can be said to be a must-go road.
The only consolation was that the Wei army had no forts left and could only rely on human lives to resist the Yan army.
As for where the forts went?
Wei Jun's friends asked him to ask Yu Yanwang.
After arriving at the foot of the mountain, the entire army lined up and got ready.
Prepare to attack the mountain.
Shen Changgong looked relaxed, smiled and took Yu Ziling's hand and asked,
"Marshal Yu, how do you think we should fight this battle?"
Yu Ziling pulled her hand back, rolled her eyes and said,
"Let's be serious about fighting and stop being so careless. I think we can first use artillery to attack the enemy troops above, forcing them to retreat.
Then the main force began to feint an attack on the hill in front, and sent another 50,000 troops to both sides of the mountain to attack upwards.
If they are seriously blocked, it means that the enemy's main forces are on both sides, and our main force can then attack.
If there are not many enemies on either side, you can go straight up the mountain, making it difficult for the enemy to take care of both ends, thus creating an opportunity for the main force."
Shen Changgong nodded and said,
"Marshal Yu's arrangements are really good, but I just can't understand why we can't figure out the enemy situation above?
What is our hot air balloon for?
He pointed to the sky, at the balloons flying overhead.
Yu Ziling rolled her eyes at him and said,
"This isn't a loess mountain like the ones in Kundi. It's a green mountain with a lot of trees and forests. The leaves haven't fallen yet this season, so we can't see them from up there."
Shen Changgong nodded and said,
"Since they are all trees, why don't we burn them all? This way, we can not only reduce the enemy's numbers and burn down their camps, but also clear the view. Isn't that killing three birds with one stone?"
Hearing this, Yu Ziling took a breath and said,
"Do you want to listen to what you are saying? Setting fire to a mountain is a grave sin.
Once the fire spreads, the entire mountain will be burned down.
There are many mountain villages behind this mountain. Do we have to burn all the villagers to death?
Even if they could escape by chance, the villagers around here all depend on the mountain for their livelihood. If the mountain is burned down by a fire, how will they survive?
Most importantly, our Yan army has always touted itself as a benevolent and righteous army. If you do something like burning down the entire camp, you will undoubtedly be denounced as a butcher by the people of Wei. At that time, the people of Wei will be very rebellious and full of hatred, which will be very difficult to deal with."
After thinking for a while, Shen Changgong said,
"General Yu is right, but what if we can't take the city?"
"It's impossible for the siege to last forever. I will personally lead the charge. We will definitely take this mountain in two days at most."
"If you can't take it, I will set the mountain on fire. There are still many tough battles to fight, and I can't stand by and watch so many of my brothers die or get injured."
"You are such a living devil."
"Really? But why did I hear that someone in the Wei army is called the Fish King?"
Shen Changgong smiled slightly and said in a low voice,
"Even if I set the mountain on fire, they would think it was the order from the Fish King and would say this woman has a vicious heart and a most poisonous heart."
Yu Ziling gritted her teeth in anger and said,
"Why should I take the blame for what you did?"
"Because you are my wife, hahahahaha."
Shen Changgong pinched her little face and asked her to start commanding the battle.
He himself, along with the rear troops and guards, sat on the prepared platform, observing the battle situation with a telescope.
After Nie Bei and Yu Ziling had a discussion, they each rode their horses to their own military formations, deployed their troops to both sides of the hill, and ordered their artillery to fire to attack the enemy on the hilltop.
Rows of artillery pieces were set up at the foot of the mountain. Soldiers adjusted the best angles, inserted shells, and lit the fuses.
Boom boom boom!
One shell after another flew out of the barrel in an instant, and in the blink of an eye they hit the top of the mountain, falling mercilessly on the heads of the Wei army who were ready for battle.
For a moment, screams and explosions were heard everywhere.
The commander of the Wei army shouted,
"No retreat! No retreat! The main force of the Yan people has advanced. Push them up! When they reach halfway up the mountain, roll the rocks and logs down.
No retreat allowed! "
"Brothers! Defend our country today!"
"The Yan Gou are nothing to be afraid of. They're just showing off their power with their artillery. In close combat, they're weaklings. Don't be afraid."
"Get your bows and arrows ready!"
Boom boom boom!
Another round of shells hit them hard on the head.
After two rounds of volleys, the main force of the Yan army began to advance.
The artillery of the Shenji Camp also changed from volley fire to free fire.
The purpose of this is to prevent the enemy from figuring out the pattern of artillery firing, so that they will be terrified and not know when the shells will fall on their heads.
The 20,000 Yan troops served as the vanguard, rushing upwards in a mighty force and distributing themselves along various mountain roads.
Another 20,000 Yan troops immediately came up from behind, and other corps also made preparations.
The Yan army launched a charge, with shouts of killing that shook the sky and a fierce attack. They rushed forward with spears, shields, swords, and bows and arrows.
The Wei army pushed down large rocks and pieces of wood under the bombardment of artillery.
Those huge rocks and logs fell from above, carrying great destructive power and smashed heavily into the Yan army.
While dodging, the Yan army held up their heavy shields and placed them at an angle to relieve the force of the boulder and carry it down the mountain.
But even so, casualties continued to occur.
Fortunately, the artillery was always ready to attack the enemy troops on the mountainside. As soon as they showed up, they would immediately open fire and kill them severely.