Chapter 419 The Fall of Guancheng
There was a loud "bang", and the door of a room in Fangchengguan was suddenly pushed open.
The violent noise woke up the sleeping general at Fangcheng Gate of Chu Kingdom. His eyes suddenly fell on the face of the deputy general who rushed in front of him.
"What happened?"
"Report to the general, the Wei army is carefully setting fires everywhere, and the pass is now in chaos."
"What!"
A look of horror appeared on the face of the Chu army guard. He didn't even have time to put on his coat, so he ran towards the door in three steps and two steps at a time.
After a few breaths, all that could be seen was a blaze of fire, and the originally dark night was now dyed as bright as day by the raging fire.
At this time, the Chu army guard recovered from his shock and realized that the Wei army must have something up his sleeve.
"Quick, send more manpower, put out the fire quickly, and stop the chaos in Guancheng."
"In addition, we sent soldiers to guard various places in Guancheng, so as not to give the Wei army any opportunities to take advantage of them."
"Here."
After the deputy general bowed and accepted the order and quickly retreated, the Chu army guard returned to the room.
But before he had even taken a few steps, something amiss appeared in his heart.
Wei Jun Xizuo had already sneaked into Guancheng, why did he launch such a big event tonight?
Aren't they afraid that their operation will fail, or are they confident of capturing this city?
Thinking of this, the Chu army guard immediately understood the Wei army's detailed intention.
Setting fires everywhere seemed grand, but it was just a way for the Wei army to divert their own attention.
The key tonight is not the raging fire in the city, but the passage connecting the inside and outside of the city.
Close the wall!
There was an indescribable solemn expression on his face, and the direction of his footsteps reversed in an instant, and the Chu army guard quickly walked out of the door again.
"Someone is coming!"
"exist."
"Pure out the personal guards and follow my general to reinforce Guanqiang."
"Here."
After saying this, the Chu army guard returned to the room for the third time, put on strong armor, and took out the sharp sword.
A moment later, when the tough-clad Chu army guard walked out of the room, a cold light appeared in his eyes.
"All officers and men, follow me to kill the enemy together!"
"kill!"
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"Hurry up……"
On the road southeast of Fangcheng Pass, short calls could be heard constantly, urging the Wei soldiers to move forward quickly.
Walking among the groups of Wei army soldiers, watching the soldiers passing by him constantly, the Wei army general Gongsun Cuo was not at peace in his heart.
Whether they can wash away the shame of defeat in the Battle of Tangxi, and whether they can successfully complete the mission according to General Pang Juan's plan, all depends on this night.
"Someone is coming!"
"General."
"How far is our army from Fangchengguan?"
"General Qi, according to the current marching speed, our army will reach Fangcheng Pass in a quarter of an hour."
After hearing the report from this personal guard, Gongsun Cuo glanced at the soldiers of the Wei army illuminated by the surrounding firelight.
Although there was no change in the expressions on their faces, Gongsun Zuo could still feel that each of them was holding their breath.
A breath of air to wash away shame, a breath of victory.
"General, look!"
A reminder came from beside him, pulling Gongsun Cuo out of his thoughts, and he quickly raised his head.
As far as the eye can see, Fangchengguan, which was originally pitch black, is now ablaze with flames.
"It worked, they succeeded."
Hearing the cheers of the guards, a smile appeared on Gongsun Zuo's lips.
"Speed up. Tomorrow we will enjoy the imperial meal with all the soldiers at Fangcheng Pass."
"Follow orders."
…
The distance was closer, and the Chu army reached the Fangcheng Pass wall earlier than the Wei army.
At this moment, the raiding Wei army was still engaged in a fierce battle with the defenders of the Guanqiang.
Although the Wei Army's elite troops had the upper hand due to their surprise attacks and superior combat power, the Guancheng garrison still barely resisted the Wei Army's elite troops at the gate.
When the Chu army guard general and his personal guards came to the wall and saw the battle taking place in front of them, they immediately drew the long sword from their waist with their right hand.
"Archers, prepare!"
"Fire the arrow."
Waves of bowstrings vibrated immediately, and the sound of piercing the air resounded through the dark night. Sharp arrows were fired at the Wei army on the opposite side.
The sharp arrow clusters pierced the armor and penetrated the flesh, and the painful wails sounded as the Wei army worked carefully.
Hearing the wailing coming from behind, Wei Jun, who was launching an offensive against the gate, glanced back carefully, with an anxious look in his eyes.
"Captain, what's wrong, reinforcements from the Chu army have arrived!"
A Chu soldier in front of him was killed with one sword. The Wei army's careful commander looked back, and a trace of determination suddenly flashed in his eyes.
"There are so many soldiers in Chu that it is impossible to spread out our forces. We order the soldiers to gather at the city gate."
"Even if we all die here today, we still have to open the city gate and let the army enter the city."
"Go quickly."
Facing the Chu army who came for reinforcements, the Wei army could only barely resist while concentrating its forces to capture Guanmen.
As time passed bit by bit, the Wei army fell one after another, and the battle seemed to be developing in favor of the Chu army.
"General, the Wei army's actions are nothing more than a fight between trapped beasts. I believe we will be able to deal with them soon."
Looking at the Wei army in front of them who were being killed one by one by the Chu soldiers, a Chu army brigade commander standing next to him had a face full of confidence.
The Chu army guard standing next to him was not so confident. Before everything settled, anything could happen on the battlefield.
"Kakaka..."
Before the Chu army guard could finish his thoughts, a squeezing sound of wood came from the front, which immediately put a look of horror on his face.
Fangcheng Pass was closed and opened.
"Attack with the entire army and retake the gate!"
Almost using all his strength, the Chu army guard roared out this sentence.
After giving the order, the Chu army's offensive became more and more fierce. The Wei army, which originally numbered less than a hundred people, suffered heavy casualties.
Standing in front of the open door, the injured Wei soldiers carefully looked at the rapidly approaching Chu army, with a smile on their faces.
Before setting off, these people already knew that many of them would die tonight, but they still set foot on the battlefield resolutely.
Now that they have successfully completed the tasks entrusted to them by the Wei State, their descendants in the Wei State will be taken care of, and their names will be remembered by subsequent Wei people.
"kill……"
Huge shouts of killing came from outside the pass, and Gongsun Cuo's troops who arrived quickly rushed into the city along the gate carefully opened by the Wei army.
The soldiers of Wei were all the elites of the Wei army, and the defenders of Fangcheng did not have the regular combat strength of the Chu army. The two sides made a decision as soon as they engaged in battle.
Countless Wei soldiers rushed into Fangcheng Pass, and huge red waves continued to pour in behind them.
Seeing the red color occupying the wall, and looking at the surrounding comrades who were lucky enough to save their lives from the battlefield, the smile on the face of the Wei army commander became brighter and brighter.
He knew that they had won this battle and that this square city pass was about to fall into the hands of the Wei army.
"Great Wei for ten thousand years!"
Chapter completed!