Chapter 2130 Frustrated
Huangfu Jian was very imminent now. He couldn't figure out how many sentries the Shu army had sent, but just within the range of the Wei army's bow and arrows approaching the Shu army's position, no matter which direction they were detouring, the whistle would sound.
After the whistle, the Shu army's bows and arrows would launch a cover-like attack without exception. The Wei army suffered many casualties, but they could never get close to the Shu army's positions.
The existence of sentries has seriously threatened the Wei army's attack, but it is not easy for the Wei army to clear these sentries. They are lurking in the thick fog. If they don't make a sound, finding such a single target is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Even after they blew the whistle, they would quickly move, and quickly disappeared with the cover of thick fog.
The Wei army wanted to pursue at first, but found that they had no chance to pursue at all. Once the whistle sounded, the Shu army's arrows would cover this area in a flash. The Wei army had almost no other good way except to avoid and retreat.
Later, although the Wei army also tried to use crossbows to deal with these sentries, they shot in the direction of the sentry's escape under pressure. Although they had shot several sentries, they were mostly futile. In this thick fog, it was almost impossible to lock the target, and they could only be blind cats to hit dead mice.
Although the Wei army also tried to use a crossbow to fight back against the Shu army, it also had little effect. Although they could judge the direction of the Shu army through arrows, they knew nothing about whether the Shu army was hidden behind the bunker and whether they used shields. They could not suppress the Shu army with a crossbow, and they could only retreat and escape from the range of the other party's bow and arrow.
Because such attacks are usually preemptive, and the later attack is subject to others. The Shu army can lock the position of the Wei army through whistles and carry out preemptive strikes. The position of the Wei army is often unfavorable terrain. Once it is hit, it is difficult to make an effective counterattack.
In addition to the people led by Huangfu Jian himself, the other four people were obviously blocked by the same situation. Although the fog was everywhere, the constant sound of bamboo whistles, the sound of arrows breaking through the air from time to time and the screams of death made Huangfu Jian understand that all his troops and horse attacks were seriously blocked.
Without clearing these elusive sentries, the Wei army had almost no possibility of advancing forward. The existence of these sentries was equivalent to exposing the Wei army to broad daylight, while the Wei army was in darkness against the situation of the Shu army. Originally, the Wei army used heavy fog to attack, and they were the advantageous side, but now it seems that the situation is reversed. The Wei army is restrained everywhere, suffered heavy losses, and is at an obvious disadvantage.
This result was indeed beyond Huangfu Jian's expectations. When he hit Yingzui Cliff a few days ago, the Wei army used this method and took the Yingzui Cliff smoothly. However, today it was done in the same way, but it could not work. It seems that the Shu army has not been idle these days and found a way to crack the fog battle. Instead, the Wei army still adopted the unchanging fighting style and was in a passive state.
Faced with such a situation, Huangfu Jian had no choice but to do anything. Those elusive sentries were wandering around like ghosts and could not detect their existence at all.
But as long as the Wei army enters the range of the Shu army's bow and arrow, they will hear the harsh whistle at any time. The Wei army is disturbed by them. Only by retreating to a safe area can there be no danger for the time being.
But the Wei army's goal is to attack. If we keep our feet on our way, what's the point? Wouldn't the Wei soldiers who were shot to death die in vain?
But if these sentinels cannot be solved, the Wei army will not be able to break through to the front of the Shu army's position. The foggy weather that had advantages before against the Wei army has now become a disadvantage. With this kind of attack method, the Wei army has no hope of taking Guiniupo.
The war was in trouble. Although Huangfu Jian was quite unwilling to give up, he still forcibly launched many attempts to attack. Without exception, as long as the Wei army entered the range of the Shu army's bow and arrows, there would be a whistle to the alarm and a dense rain of arrows, which made the Wei army difficult to move forward.
As time goes by, the fog has become thinner and thinner, from the initial ten steps not seeing people to a hundred steps away, to the end, the scenery hundreds of steps away gradually becomes clear.
Although the weather continues to be cloudy, the dissipation of the fog is still irreversible. As the fog fades, the Wei army's attack has become increasingly difficult. Now, even without the need for sentries to warn, the Wei army can see clearly that the frontier positions of the Shu army are approaching.
Liu Jing, who was supervising the battle behind, saw this scene and knew that today's attack would be fruitless, so he ordered the Jin Dynasty to withdraw his troops.
Huangfu Jian slashed a rock with a slash, and sparks splashed everywhere. However, even if he was angry, it would be useless. At this time, most of the fog dissipated, and the Wei army could no longer use the heavy fog to launch an attack. As for other attack methods, the Wei army had not done well, so retreating at this moment became inevitable.
Seeing the Wei army retreating like a tide, the generals of the Shu army were eager to try and asked Sima Lun for battle, wanting to go out to pursue the Shu army and expand the results of the battle.
However, the petition of the generals was ruthlessly rejected by Sima Lun. Although some generals said that they would only pursue at a short distance and would not exceed the range of Guiniupo, Sima Lunlun knew that if the Shu army was allowed to attack, they would probably not be able to hold it back. If they left Guiniupo and were counterattacked by the Wei army, it would be more than worth the loss.
So Sima Lun directly rejected their request. Although the Shu army repelled the Wei army's attack this time, the enemy's strong and we are weak has not changed at all. The Shu army is still in a weak position.
Since the enemy is strong and we are weak, Sima Lun must put his position in the right place. This is the first time he fought with the Wei army. After the Wei army loses, he will never give up and will definitely organize troops to attack again. Therefore, the Shu army must now defend its position and welcome the next fierce battle.
The Wei army was just a sneak attack in the first battle, but Sima Lun arranged dozens of sentries to hide on the way in advance, which made the Wei army's attack frustrated.
Then the Wei army will definitely give up the sneak attack and use a frontal attack to attack Guiniupo. The battle behind will become extremely cruel. Simalun asked the troops of each battalion and division to be prepared and devote all their efforts to the battle.
Chapter completed!