Hundreds of thousands of arrows poured out that night. Such a huge number was enough to reach a terrifying level. When it was dark, the Shu army might not be able to detect anything unusual, but after dawn, looking at the arrows all over the mountains and fields, the Shu army was full of horror and faced like earth.

It turns out that they were in the sea of ​​arrow rain last night. If they were not careful or if they were not lucky, they would probably have been buried in the sea of ​​arrow rain.

The ignorant are fearless. When the Shu army attacked last night, they only heard howling arrows broke through the air. Although it sounded dense, they could not tell how many arrows the Wei army shot out.

Now it is true that hearing is false, and seeing is true. So many arrows are placed in front of them, which really scared most of the Shu army. When attacking again, I can't help but be frightened and I no longer have the courage that I had when I first attacked last night.

But if you don’t fight, the Shu army will have no chance. If Fu Qian doesn’t want to give up, he must seize this last opportunity and try to take down the Tushan Mountain.

But if the frontal attack was launched, the Shu army had already made many attempts, and they were suppressed by the dense rain of arrows in the Wei army and had to retreat. The successive attacks could not break through the Wei army's defense line.

Although the Shu army also used bows and arrows and crossbows to shoot against the Wei army, although the Shu army had a large number of people, the number of crossbow soldiers was not as large as that of the Wei army. Although the Wei army had only 3,000 people, 3,000 of them were all crossbow soldiers. The Shu army was far inferior to that in this regard.

Moreover, even if the Shu army used crossbow soldiers to launch counterattacks on the Wei army, they were in a position of attacking the backbone and their geographical location was not good. In addition, the Shu army did not have as many arrow reserves as the Wei army. If both sides shot at each other, the Shu army was always suppressed and could not provide too much assistance to the Shu army that was attacking.

The frontal attack could not start, so Fu Qian had to turn his attention to the east and west sides of Tushan. Although the slopes on the east and west sides were steeper than the north and south sides, it was nothing for the Shu army, which was used to mountain combat.

During the night battle, because it was too dark, the Shu army's attack could only be concentrated on the north and south sides of the road conditions. Now it was dawn, and the Shu army could see clearly the steep slopes on both sides and could launch an attack on Tushan from both sides.

So while Fu Qian attacked head-on, he sent two teams to launch attacks from both sides.

Because the slopes on both sides are relatively large and the roads are more difficult, large-scale troops cannot carry out operations. They can only send small-scale troops of hundreds of people to attack with an attempt. I hope that the Wei army will not send more troops in these two directions.

Fu Qian's move was quite helpless. He couldn't open the situation with a head attack for a long time, so he had to find another way.

I just don’t know if the Wei army will arrange troops to defend both sides. Logically speaking, there are not many Wei soldiers, and they are no longer able to handle the attacks from the front of the Shu army. There should not be too many troops on both sides of the east and west to defend.

If a gap can be opened from these two sides and rushing to the mountain, the Shu army may have the opportunity to take the initiative in the battle situation.

This is probably Fu Qian's last chance.

Since there were not many people who could be sent out, Fu Qian chose his most elite direct troops in the selection of personnel. These Shu soldiers, however, were brave men who had been following Fu Qian's life and death and charged into battle. With Fu Qian's order, the thousand direct troops were divided into two groups, one attacked from the east and the other attacked from the west, and rushed towards the top of the mountain along the rugged path.

This earth mountain is relatively independent and is not connected to other peaks around it, but this earth mountain covers an area of ​​not small, with a radius of at least five or six miles. Therefore, the Shu army detours the east and west sides, and this place is relatively quiet, forming a sharp contrast with the main battlefields on both sides of the north and south.

The mountain roads on both sides of the east and west are indeed relatively steep, but it is not difficult for these Shu troops who are accustomed to crossing mountains and ridges. They are running vigorously on the mountain road and need to rush to the top of the mountain as fast as possible.

The raids of the Shu army from both sides require more of a positive situation. The more troops it invests in the front battlefield, the more it can attract more troops from the Wei army to defend. Only in this way can the raids on the flanks be successful.

Therefore, after sending these two small-scale surprise troops, Fu Qian ordered the Shu army attacking on both sides to increase the intensity of the attack, invest more troops, and launch all his strength. Even if he could not open up the situation, he would at least drag more Wei troops to attract all the attention of the Wei army to the front battlefield.

Only then will the raid teams on both sides have the chance to reach the top.

Under Fu Qian's strict order, the Shu army once again launched an attack on the Wei army's position on the top of the mountain. After repeated setbacks, the morale of the Shu army also plummeted, and it was no longer as excited and high as in the first war.

After dawn, when they saw the scene on the battlefield, the soldiers of the Shu army were furious. Although they knew that there were not many Wei troops on the top of the mountain, they shot too many arrows, and the mountains were full of arrows.

Perhaps because of the lack of water, the vegetation on this soil mountain is relatively sparse, with bare wild mountains and ridges everywhere. At this moment, countless arrows are inserted into the ground, as if they are growing out of the soil, densely packed, making people's scalp numb. If someone with dense phobia, they would have collapsed completely.

But no matter how reluctant Fu Qian's orders were, no one dared to disobey Fu Qian's army. Fu Qian's military management was famously harsh. If he didn't advance when he heard the drum and did not retreat when he heard the gold, he would lose his head. This is definitely not a joke. Fu Qian would definitely take serious action when he was angry.

So when these Shu troops heard the sound of the attack drums, they had to muster up the courage, hold their shields, and rushed towards the earthen mountain again.

After each retreat, the Shu soldiers would first clean up the arrows stuck on the shield. Often, there were at least dozens of arrows on one shield, which would make the shield very heavy. If they were not cleaned, the Shu soldiers would not be able to carry it up at all.

The shield also has a lifespan. If it is shot too much by an arrow, the wood will crack and the entire shield will be scrapped.

The proportion of sword and shield soldiers in the Shu army will not be too high, about one-quarter, and the damage to a large number of shields has also caused the attacking force of the Shu army to be sharply reduced. The crossbow soldiers and spearmen do not have much protective ability. In this case, they cannot devote all their efforts to attack. Only sword and shield soldiers will play the main role of the attack.
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