Farmer of Shu Han

"General, the thief has retreated!"

A young man with a knife reported to Wang Ping.

The madness in his eyes has not completely faded away, his face is not sure whether it is stained with his own blood or someone else's blood, faint excitement, kind of inexplicable weirdness.

The attack strength of Wei thief today is very weak, which is completely different from yesterday.

Wang Ping glanced at the young schoolboy with a frown, and criticized:

"Wang Junhou, how many times have I told you, don't rush to the front every time! Why don't you always listen?"

During the first battle in Guanzhong, Zhongduhu moved to Wanli to attack Bingzhou.

In addition to the Liangzhou iron cavalry, the army led by him also has a group of Liangzhou volunteers.

Those Liangzhou volunteers were under the command of the army Sima sent by Liangzhou Governor's Mansion.

And these army Sima are actually the reserve officer corps of the Liangzhou Army.

They were either from the Martial Arts Hall or the Staff Group, and Hu Qiyi was brought by Feng Duhu to train them.

Wang Ping's family military lord, followed General Guan from Jiuyuan, and fought every battle along the way. His classmates called him "Crazy Wang".

It was precisely because of his recklessness that he made military achievements in the battle of Guanzhong.

So he became a regular in advance, and he was transferred from the Sima of the Yi Congjun to the Marquis of the Han Army.

The generals who were similar to "Crazy Wang" were basically admirers of Feng Duhu, and they were also supporters of the Dahan New Deal.

Facing the biggest enemy of the Han Dynasty, the Wei thief, they have the most determined will to fight.

Wang Ping was able to strengthen Sima Yi's tens of thousands of troops with thousands of people. These generals with firm beliefs played an extremely important role.

At this time, Wang Junhou heard Wang Ping's criticism, he just grinned and didn't speak.

Wang Ping is not very literate, and his self-knowledge is not high, so he is narrow-minded and suspicious, and he is conceited.

But over the years, Feng Duhu not only did not underestimate him, but instead used him heavily.

He even asked him to lead these young generals who came out of the staff group or the martial arts hall.

So in Wang Ping's heart, besides gratitude, there was also fear. In order not to make mistakes, he always reminded himself to strictly abide by and implement the laws and regulations that Feng Duhu had promoted in the army.

He knows very well that these young generals under his command are direct descendants cultivated by Zhong Duhu.

Moreover, these people did play an immeasurable role in the army, and Wang Ping himself valued them very much.

Although on the battlefield, no one can guarantee what they will encounter in the next moment.

But in the battle at Otaniguchi, these young generals had already suffered a lot of casualties, which made Wang Ping feel distressed.

The ordinary soldiers are gone, and at worst, a batch of local county soldiers will be transferred over.

But these brave and resourceful young generals who dare to fight and fight hard, but the future of the army, without any of them can make Wang Ping twitch in his heart.

Seeing Wang Crazy's appearance, Wang Ping knew that he didn't listen.

He was so angry that he took the scabbard and drew it fiercely, cursing:

"If you don't listen to me, do you even dare to forget what Zhongduhu said? Hmm? How did Zhongduhu tell you before?"

The scabbard hit Crazy Wang's body, making a "dang dang" sound of metal clashing.

"General, I'm wearing fine armor, I'm fine..."

Hearing what Crazy Wang said, Wang Ping became even angrier, and he stopped showing mercy. He found the gap between the armor skirt and the calf, and slapped it hard:

"The fine armor made by Pingcheng for you to put on is to protect you, not for you to test the pros and cons of the thieves!"

This time, Crazy Wang was finally knocked out with an "Aw".

Thanks to Lai Xinghan's investment regardless of cost, and the continuous improvement of ironmaking technology over the years.

The iron smelting workshop in Pingcheng can finally produce steel in small batches that is more useful than fine iron.

The blade made of these steels can already be called a magic weapon, and it is very sharp.

The armor made of steel is not only lighter, but also stronger than the armor made of refined iron.

In the face of heavy weapon strikes from thieves, the protective ability of steel armor should be higher, and it is more resistant to impact.

In Feng's words, the fourth-generation machine is evolving to the fifth-generation machine.

Of course, such weapons and armor made of steel may not be able to cover the entire army.

In the future, only the most elite battalion will be qualified to equip.

In addition to the high cost-the landlord's family has no surplus food-the bandit army is still in the era of third-generation machines.

Similar to MiG 23 versus F22?

The Xianbei Xiaowei's army stationed in Pingcheng has the moon first because it is near the water.

Of course, it is also possible that Feng Duhu did it on purpose.

After all, the replacement of military equipment is a matter of life and death before the battle.

Before it has been tested in actual combat, it is impossible to implement it in the army.

That's why they were equipped with new weapons and armor that could only be regarded as experimental products.

At the same time, this battle is also an actual battle to test the latest weapons and armor.

The effect cannot be said to be very good, it can only be said to be very good.

The high-spirited and fearless morale, the unyielding soldiers, the magical weapons, and the extremely high armor rate caught Sima Yi off guard and gave him a toothache.

"General, general, the last general looks at the thief, it seems that something has changed!"

Crazy Wang raised his arm to block the scabbard, yelling again and again.

Wang Ping gave Crazy Wang a hard look.

If it weren't for the ethos brought up by this guy, the lieutenant general would have reduced casualties by at least 30%.

It is a good thing for soldiers to use their lives, but it is rare for these generals to fight their lives to make the chief general feel distressed.

"Sima Yi is planning to bypass us and attack Jinyang."

Wang Ping raised his binoculars and looked at it for a while, and he already understood Sima Yi's plan.

"Then what shall we do?"

Crazy Wang became a little anxious, "General, why don't you let me lead you down..."

"you shut up!"

Wang Ping shouted, "Go down and guard your position!"

Can attacking camp and defending camp be the same thing?

The difficulty of the two differs by several times.

Wang Ping has the confidence to defend the camp, but he doesn't have the confidence to attack the camp, not to mention that there are only two thousand people who can fight now.

Moreover, these two thousand people have been exhausted after several days of hard work.

Not even a siege implement.

Dare to go down to the high ground to attack the Wei thief camp at this time, isn't this courting death?

Looking at the Wei army under the high ground, some former troops have already pulled out their camps, bypassed the high ground, and headed towards Jinyang.

But even if he sees Sima Yi's plan, what can he do?

Wang Ping sighed, then turned to the southwest direction, with worry in his eyes.

Reinforcements, can we still wait?

But no matter what, Sima Yi adjusted the direction of the battle in time, so that the army guarding Xianbei Xiaowei's mansion on the last high ground finally got a temporary respite.

At the same time, the last stronghold of the Dahan in Shangdang, that is, the Gaoping Pass of Shangdang, is in a critical moment.

After Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Shangdang moved to the county.

Coupled with Shangdang and Hedong, it has been Cao Wei's territory for decades.

Therefore, Gaopingguan has no strategic position over the years, resulting in no one to take care of it, and it is already in a dilapidated state.

But Gaoping Pass is also the most important pass from Hedong to Shangdang, and the terrain is considered dangerous.

Although the Hedong Dudu Mansion has suffered heavy losses these days.

First they stormed Gaodu City, and then rushed on their way to storm the eldest son city.

Not to mention casualties, it is difficult to count the scattered and missing soldiers.

In Gaoping Pass, all the soldiers that can be gathered now are no more than 10,000 people.

But relying on the location, and Wang Han still has a complete engineering battalion on hand.

It is enough for him to build Gaopingguan into a dangerous place that makes Sima Shi daunting and hesitant to move forward in the shortest time.

Sima Shi tried to attack twice, but was repulsed by Wang Han, so he temporarily stopped thinking about taking Gao Pingguan immediately.

But before Wang Han could breathe a sigh of relief, another remnant army came from the north.

It was none other than Wei Chang who went to meet Wei Yan.

Sima Shi was regretting that he had missed the good opportunity to capture Gaoping Pass. Now seeing Wei Chang's remnant army, how could he let him enter Gaoping Pass safely?

So an army was sent out, intending to wipe out the remnant army.

Wei Chang, who was anxious to retreat to Gaoping Pass, was almost wiped out without any precautions.

Fortunately, the people Wei Yan left behind are all elite soldiers with the will to die.

And the person Wei Chang brought over was a trusted old man brought out by Wei Yan.

Under the desperate cover of these soldiers, Wei Chang led less than a thousand soldiers in a panic, escorted Wei Yan, who was seriously injured and unconscious, retreated to a hilltop, and guarded from a high place.

Wang Han had seen what happened to the north on the pass city long ago, but Sima Shi also guarded that the defenders in the pass city would come out to respond.

Therefore, the Wei army in front of Guancheng is already in full battle.

"In Guancheng, there are all soldiers of the Governor's Mansion in Hedong. Now General Wei and his son are in danger. If we don't try to save each other, the hearts of the soldiers may be shaken."

Wang Han knew very well that he was not originally from the Governor's Mansion of Hedong, so at this time, he could make these remnants of the Governor's Mansion of Hedong obey the military orders.

One is because of the current enemy, and the other is because of Wei Chang's entrustment.

But this does not mean that everyone is convinced of themselves.

"I will lead the army out of the city to meet them and rescue them."

"No!" Wen Shi hurriedly stopped Wang Han, "Now the safety of the Guancheng depends on the general, how can the general take risks lightly?"

"If there is a discord, who can guard the city? I'm afraid it will be handed over to the thieves."

Although he knew that Wen Shi was telling the truth, Wang Han smiled wryly:

"Lieutenant Wen, if I just sit and watch in the city, I'm afraid this pass city will be difficult to defend!"

After a series of incidents, the remnant soldiers in Gaoping pass, facing the Wei army with high morale outside the pass, mustered up the courage to repel the Wei army's attack and defend Gaoping pass, which is considered rare.

If we ignore the life and death of Wei Yan and his son outside the Guancheng at this time, I am afraid it will be another heavy blow to the soldiers in the Guancheng.

The morale of the army, which had finally stabilized, was fluctuating again.

At that time, whether Wang Han can make these soldiers obey his orders, he really has no confidence.

Maybe he would obey, but Wang Han didn't dare to bet.

Because this is betting on the engineering camp and Gaopingguan, he can't afford to lose.

It's just... what the text said makes sense.

Wei Yan's original intention was to ask Wei Chang to guard Gaoping Pass, and Wei Chang transferred this task to Wang Han.

Who can Wang Han transfer to?

Changing coaches just before the battle is a big taboo.

Not to mention that when the morale of the army is low, two generals have been changed in a row.

If it is changed again, what Wen Shi said about handing over Gaopingguan to the thieves is not alarmist.

So, this is basically a dead end.

Wen Shi gritted his teeth, lowered his voice, and said to Wang Han:

"General Wang, please forgive me, the engineering battalion is of great importance and must not fall into the hands of thieves."

"In my opinion, it is better to lose Gaoping Pass than to let the engineering battalion make mistakes."

Wang Han was taken aback.

He actually forgot this crop.

Wang Han paced back and forth for two steps, and finally made up his mind:

"Lieutenant Wen, from Gaoping Pass to the west, although they are all mountain trails, it is safe to go straight to the east of the river."

"I sent a thousand escorts, and you immediately return to Hedong with the engineering battalion."

Hearing Wang Han's words, Wen Shi's heart skipped a beat:

"how about you?"

Wang Han shook his head:

"I can't leave. I'm here, if I can defend Guancheng, that would be the best."

"If you can't keep it, at least you can delay it for a while, and try to buy as much time as you can for Chang'an."

The changes in the Shangdang were really caught off guard.

In addition, the Central Guard is not in Chang'an, but the leader is outside.

Wang Han really wasn't sure when the court would be ready.

So he can only do his best.

And taking a step back, it is not necessarily a bad thing to personally lead the army out of the city.

If Wei Yan and others can be rescued, that would be a great thing.

Even if he couldn't, he could show his attitude and establish his prestige.

When Wen Shi heard what Wang Han said, and saw his resolute expression, he couldn't help but sighed.

I wanted to say something, but I couldn't say it.

Knowing that this is not the time to be hypocritical, Wen Shi could only whisper in the end:

"Then be careful."

Although cold-blooded, Wen Shi also knows that Wang Han's decision is probably the best way at the moment.

Wang Han grinned:

"You have to be careful. Although there should be no enemy situation from Gaoping Pass to Hedong, it's all mountain roads, so it's not easy to walk."

The two have cooperated for such a long time, and the tacit understanding has come out. In addition to being comrades-in-arms, they are also friends.

Even after all these years, I'm used to watching life and death, but it feels a little uncomfortable to be separated at this time.

It was not until the second day that Wang Han sent Wen Shi away, returned to Guancheng, and ordered:

"Come here, organize the army, follow me to the pass, and prepare to meet General Zuo Hussar!"

"Here!"

The sound of whining horns sounded, followed by the beating of war drums.

Wang Han had arranged things in the pass and was about to go out of the city, but he didn't expect that there was a sudden noise from behind.

"What's the noise?"

At a critical moment, Wang Han naturally didn't want any surprises.

The soldiers in the rear were noisy, he only thought that there was a change in the army, and his heart sank.

"Come on, hurry up and inquire!"

Before the person sent to inquire came back, someone from the rear ran over ecstatically to report:

"General, Zhongduhu, the Zhongduhu sent someone over!"

"Central Guardian?!"

When Wang Han heard this, his eyes suddenly widened:

"Has the Central Guards sent someone over?"

"Yes, the person who came here claimed to be surnamed Shi, and said that he was sent by Zhongduhu, and he also brought Zhongduhu's warrant and tiger charm!"