After Wang Ken's 10,000 army arrived in front of Jianmen Pass and successfully met with Liao Shanhe, the time to attack Jianmen Pass was ripe.

After all, the total strength of the Forward Battalion is only 3,000. Even though two peaks have been taken down, the main force of the frontal attack is only 2,000, which is too few.

The 20,000 people who attacked the Shu army guarded the pass with two thousand people were only harassing and could not play a real role.

With the arrival of Wang Ken, after the Han army grasped the advantages of the two mountains, they also had the strength to attack and win the pass.

The pre-war meeting began immediately, and there were not many people participating, mainly Liao Shanhe, Zhong Yuanjun, Wang Ken, the commander and sergeant of each army, and the senators of the Senate Department of the Army.

"Everyone, now the two mountains have fallen into the hands of our army. The next step is to take down Jianmen Pass as soon as possible. I wonder what you have to do with your ideas?"

At the last meeting, Senator Yang Gang, who showed his face, put forward a lot of good ideas. After Liao Shanhe tasted the sweetness, he attached more importance to the Senators' opinions than before.

"The chief manager, I thought that we could not throw too many cocktails like we did when we attacked Yangping Pass last time. Otherwise, even if the enemy was scared away, our army would be blocked by the flames of Xiongxiong and could not pursue them smoothly." Wang Ken learned the lessons of burning Yangping Pass last time and put forward suggestions for improvement. "Our army on the top of the mountain can throw out a small amount of cocktails, plus stones and wood and other debris. As long as the enemy is forced to not dare to show up easily on the city of Guan and protect our main siege to advance to the gate, it is a guarantee of victory."

"Yes, throwing too many cocktails not only blocked our army's way, but also easily created an opportunity for the enemy to burn the plank road."

Yang Gang, who climbed down from the mountain to participate in the military convention, followed closely behind Wang Ken and put forward a reasonable view.

The tutor Zhong Yuanjun picked up his beard and looked at Yang Gang who was calm and calm, and he was very approving of him in his heart.

The emperor sent Yang Gang to the sixth wing as a senator. It was not as simple as being promoted if it was gilded, but wanted to use Yang Gang's military command ability to provide necessary assistance to the army's southern expedition.

In fact, in the battle to capture the two mountains, Yang Gang not only put forward rational suggestions, but also charged forward desperately. It was rare that he did not have the arrogance of the emperor's disciples.

Previously, Zhong Yuanjun, who was in charge of political work, had already found out clearly that Yang Gang had a younger brother under him, and he had not yet been married.

Coincidentally, Zhong Yuanjun's youngest wife and sister happened to be at the age of hiding.

If this marriage can be accomplished, it will be equivalent to an indirect marriage between the Zhong and Yang families, and the benefits will naturally be many.

The main reason for this idea was that Zhong Yuanjun was very optimistic about Yang Gang's future. After all, among the hundreds of thousands of Han soldiers, there were very few officers who could truly be in the imperial heart.

According to the rules of the Han army, commanding operations falls within the scope of power of Liao Shanhe, the commander-in-chief. As usual, Zhong Yuanjun did not speak easily, so as not to affect Liao Shanhe's authority.

If it involves promotion and demotion of officers, salary and salary, or difficulties in life, Zhong Yuanjun will be the leader.

To put it bluntly, it means that the military and political affairs are separated from military orders. No one in Liao Shanhe or Zhong Yuanjun can control all the power of the entire sixth wing alone.

Everyone present spoke enthusiastically, expressing their opinions, and their words became more and more intense.

Liao Shanhe smiled slightly. Even if he was an officer who had studied in the martial arts lecture hall, although his education level was much higher than before, he was still very angry.

Li Zhongyi once said that if an army wants to win every battle, it must focus on its ideas, summarize its shortcomings, and develop its strengths.

At the military meeting, the army that no one dares to tell the truth will sooner or later fall into a big blow!

The so-called "the superior has something to like, the subordinate must be more likely to be more favorable.

With Li Zhongyi's example, the entire Han army system has formed a good discussion atmosphere of seeking truth from facts.

At the combat meeting, regardless of the position, only the actual needs of the combat are both truth-seeking and pragmatic!

"In addition, when attacking head-on, in order to prevent the enemy from throwing wooden rocks, or even pouring tinder oil to burn us, we must prepare a large amount of earthblocks in advance to avoid being in a hurry and causing unnecessary losses."

Yang Gang's addition made everyone present nod and applaud.

The mountain road is indeed extremely rugged. After on-site investigation, only one half-carriage can be used. Moreover, the Shu army on the wall is easy to find attacking troops.

To put it bluntly, on this kind of road, if the enemy simply smashes a big stone, the more troops you put, the greater the losses will be.

Therefore, using landbags as cover to advance layer by layer, even if the speed is slower, it can protect the attacking officers and soldiers to the greatest extent.

Affected by Li Zhongyi, the current Han army generally advocates the idea of ​​fighting that must not only win battles but also lose small losses, but there is no room for reckless work.

In the final analysis, since Li Zhongyi adopted the policy of raising the army with great strength, the cost of every soldier sacrificed is huge!

Li Zhongyi once calculated a big stake in public. If in a certain battle, more than 10,000 soldiers were killed, the court's finance would fall into a great dilemma. If more than 20,000 soldiers were killed, the court's finance would go bankrupt in an instant.

Of course, at that time, the imperial court had not yet taken over Jiangnan and Shu, and the financial income level was relatively limited.

Even if the current financial affordability has been more than doubled, the upper limit of deaths cannot exceed 30,000.

It is precisely because the cost of war losses is too high that in the Han army, generals of all sizes, both voluntarily and forced, must learn to actuarially calculate the losses.

After summary, the battle with the largest proportion of damage to the war is to be pursued in addition to ambushing!

Therefore, the soldiers of the Han army have developed the habit of fighting that they would rather not win than be defeated by underestimating the enemy. After all, every elite warrior is a valuable asset, not a worthless consumable.

Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the status of the military and Han people has declined, and they have completely changed from state soldiers to human-shaped consumables for the vassal states to fight for power and profit.

In order to prevent the military men from escaping, warlords from all walks of life even madly tattooed their faces, completely trampling their self-esteem under their feet, and their faces disappeared!

It is precisely because of Li Zhongyi's sudden emergence that the social status and image of soldiers have been completely reversed and given soldiers a proud and confident attitude.

Since the establishment of the army in Hechi, Li Zhongyi has formulated a policy of preferential treatment for high income and high treatment, and a glorious preferential treatment for the whole family as a soldier. Even if a soldier unfortunately died in the battlefield, he had no worries at all. The court came forward to take good care of his family and children.

Master regards everyone as brothers, how can you not work hard?

After two hours of quarrel, the final combat plan was formed, and the main attack task was handed over to Wang Ken, while Liao Shanhe, the main general, was in the middle and commanded.

"Everyone, the emperor is watching us from behind. I have only one request. I hope you will strictly follow the combat plan and strive to demonstrate our army's military power to win every battle!"

"Here!"

About an hour later, Li Zhongyi got the detailed combat plan. He looked at it several times and couldn't help but lift the corners of his mouth: The arrangement is reasonable and the morale of the army is available!

In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Liao Shanhe placed the time for the general attack on Jianmen Pass after the bright light.

The battle starts at the time of the war horn sounding. The soldiers who occupied the two mountains took the lead in launching the attack. They only needed to throw stones and cocktails into Jianmen Pass.

What made Li Zhongyi particularly happy was that his subordinates had strong summarization skills and formulated a tactic of relentless pursuit and fighting, not leaving time for the defeated soldiers of the Shu army to set fire to the plank road.

This time, the plank road was burned. At least one and a half months later, the lesson was actually quite profound.

"Zhonghe, let's follow us too? Anyway, I'm idle." Li Zhongyi looked at Yang Wushuang with a smile.

Yang Wushuang wanted to dissuade him, but after seeing the determination in the emperor's eyes, he swallowed the words back and nodded, "Anyway, the plank road is long-lasting, so why not go ahead and see the fun."

It is naturally impossible to carry heavy equipment such as artillery through the mountains and rivers. Li Zhongyi, surrounded by the Guards, set out in a mighty manner and headed straight to Jianmen Pass.

In the early morning, in the Han army camp, the soldiers had already had a full meal and were standing in front of their respective camps, waiting for the military orders issued by the upper party.

When fighting in the mountains, no matter how many soldiers and horses are, they cannot fully unfold like the plains. Today's Han soldiers are actually placing a one-word long snake formation that is a taboo in military strategists.

The snake head of the long snake formation is at the foot of Jianmenguan, but the snake tail is placed on the hillside several miles away. There is no way, although the battle formation is ugly, it is the best deployment at present.

Liao Shanhe walked to the front of the formation, drew his sword in his hand, and shouted sternly: "My sons, opposite us is the world's most powerful pass. Meng Chang, a pseudo-Shu, once spoke wildly, saying that our army would definitely not be able to pass this pass. Do you think we can't pass it?"

"Tread through Jianmen Pass and enter Chengdu Prefecture!"

"Tread through Jianmen Pass and enter Chengdu Prefecture!"

"Tread through Jianmen Pass and enter Chengdu Prefecture!"

Because the battle formation was too long, the soldiers in front had just finished shouting, and the soldiers behind were shouting together, and the sounds were rising one after another, showing the power of the Han army!

"Blow the trumpet and attack!" Liao Shanhe waved the sword in his hand and pointed straight at Jianmen Pass.

"Did it did it did it did it did..." The loud military horn suddenly sounded, and the sound waves spread throughout the valley, indicating that the total attack had begun.

Yang Gang had been impatient for a long time. When he heard the attacking horns, he waved his hand and ordered loudly: "Top five small stones first, then a can of cocktails, and finally a large stone."

This practice is very terrible!

The purpose of throwing the small stones is not to kill the Shu army, but to disrupt the morale of the Shu army and make them panic.

Throwing it down with a can of cocktail is a threat to death. No matter who is stained with the burning devil liquid, even if it is not burned to death, it will be burned to death.

As for throwing big stones, it is really to smash the soldiers of the Shu army to death on the ground. The more bloody the scene is, the more terrifying it is.

The feeling of being condescending was really exciting. With Yang Gang's order, the ten soldiers standing in the first row raised the stones or cocktail jars in their hands and smashed them fiercely into Jianmen Pass at the foot of the mountain.

"boom……"

"Bang..."

"Click..."

"Bang..." A can of cocktail thrown from the mountain happened to hit the dense crowd of the Shu army. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people rolled on the ground in pain, wailing at the top of their lungs.

"Oh, my mother..."

"It hurts..."

"Save me..."

Jianmen Pass is a mountain city. In order to defend against the attack of the Northern Army, there are many wooden rocks and oil pans burning with smoke.

However, there was no candle to put out the fire, so this was troublesome!

Someone's relative was caught and was burned to a fire. He hurriedly brought a bucket of water and poured his head over, trying to extinguish the fire.

Unexpectedly, it would be fine if I didn't splash water. After splashing water, the fire became more and more prosperous, and it turned my relatives into barbecue.

"Oh, even the water cannot be extinguished, is it a ghost fire?" There was a heartless boy who shouted out whatever he thought.

Just when people were in panic, another round of stones and cocktails fell from the sky.

This time, everyone was so scheming that they hid against the wall, but they didn't hurt anyone.

However, just as everyone was happy for a while, everyone was attacked by extremely cruelly on the side of the wall, and more than a dozen people were burned into firemen by cocktails.

Now, the Shu army guarding the pass understood clearly. Whether they hid to the left or to the right, they could not escape the attack on the mountains on both sides.
To be continued...