Royal Road

"Zhang Sima, shall I just sit on the upper party and not try to attack the city?" Pu Hongji sat on the Hu stool in the camp with a look of impatience.

This time he was ordered to come to the party, originally planning to capture two cities. Unexpectedly, when he got to the place, the Qin King You Sima simply put on a posture of a warrior, let alone attacking the city, and even his pawns were divided into two halves, guarding the Xingdao and Huguan respectively, it was not a posture to fight at all. Then what did he come to the party for? Aren't they miscellaneous and miscellaneous, not worthy of meritorious service?

Faced with Pu Hong’s complaint, Zhang Dian smiled faintly: “Why is General Pu anxious? The deployment of troops to the party is of great importance to the overall situation and is not inferior to Luoyang. It’s just that the state soldiers and horses have always been good at defending the city. At the beginning, your Majesty sent troops several times. They came to attack, and they all went back down. A prince was also broken. Why bother to attack the strength of the other with the shortcomings?"

These words made Pu Hong's words speechless for a while. Although they can fight, they are very bad at attacking cities. If the Shangdang is really as Zhang Sima said, it really can't be a waste of troops.

Seeing that Pu Hong's expression had changed, Zhang Dian said again: "What's more, if you just stick to the Xingdao, why should you send cavalry? Since His Royal Highness Pyer is here, it will be a battle after all."

Pu Hong suddenly came to the spirit: "Zhang Sima is saying that the Shangdang will send troops to rush through the barriers?"

"Nature." Zhang Dian replied firmly. He had met Liang Feng. Back then, Wang Jun sent his son to invite that person to conspire with him, but he never tempted him. Coupled with Liang Feng's methods of governing the state, saying that he would ignore the emperor and sit and watch Luoyang fall, which is really impossible.

"If you really want to fight, wouldn't it be possible to divide the army and let someone kill it?" Pu Hong was not unfighted either. If the army is playing against each other, there must be more soldiers, and there is a chance of victory. This way of dividing the forces, if someone breaks them one by one, it is not worth the loss!

"The general knows something, and the division of troops is just to let the soldiers and horses see the opportunity. If they don't show weakness, how can the other party attack?" Zhang Dian talked eloquently, with a confident expression on his face. He made great contributions in Yongzhou, and the city of Chang'an was destroyed twice, all thanks to his advice. It is precisely because of this that Liu Yao valued him very much and entrusted him with the task of attacking the party.

Since it's here, Zhang Dian won't let the opportunity go in vain. A big win is the key. It is precisely because of this that he has studied the topography of the Shangdang, and carefully deduced the reasons for the failure of the Xiongnu to attack the Party for several times. In the end, there is only one thing: to join the state soldiers and horses, very good at positional warfare!

Once it is ready for battle, the methods are endless and it is impossible to guard against. Whether it is a thunderbolt car or a crossbow, it is a weapon that makes people fearful. If he was dragged into a rock-solid position, there would be nothing to do except to keep filling his life. There is even the threat of a sneak attack by the horse army. There are also cavalry in Binzhou, although the number is not large, but the strength is not weak, you must beware.

In this way, the best way is to force the opponent to throw away the battlefield like a tortoise shell, from the defensive side to the offensive side. What else can make the enemy useless than sticking to Xingdao?

If the state soldiers and horses are unwilling to give up the battle, then set up a camp and confrontation. Anyway, their first task is to stop the state's aid, and a delay of ten and a half days is not a big problem. On the contrary, if it is anxious to go out and help Luoyang, the opponent must take an offensive. In this way, how useful are those sharp tools?

The more anxious, the easier it is to make mistakes. Now he is the one who is at ease, and deliberately reveals his flaws, is he still afraid that the enemy will not take the bait?

"But even if there are cavalry to help out, our army won't have the advantage." Pu Hong frowned, "and the enemy doesn't know which way the enemy will go. If you don't prepare well, wouldn't it be troublesome?"

This is a question of choosing one of two. Taihangxing and Baixing are quite close, and the difference is less than a hundred miles. It doesn't take much trouble to travel to Luoyang from where. It's just that Taihangxing is close to Gaodu, where Liang Mansion is located. Zhang Dian is 80% sure that they will take the shortcut of Taihangxing!

Zhang allused with a mysterious smile: "The enemy is afraid that they will set up some puzzles. As long as the general listens to what I say, he will be able to make great achievements!"

Seeing that Zhang Dian was so confident, Pu Hong's worries were also put back in his stomach. Going all the way to leave your hometown, do you want to make contributions? As long as you can win the battle and listen to this kid once, it doesn't matter!

What Zhang Dian expected was not wrong. Three days later, a soldier and horse set off from Lucheng and drove towards Baixing. It has ten thousand troops, including two thousand cavalry. This team marched extremely cautiously, set the camp as soon as it arrived, and began a tentative offensive. He looks like he's fighting steadily and wanting to break through from Baixing.

However, Zhang Dian was not fooled. If you really intend to attack Xingdao, how can you only send 10,000 people? Even if the reinforcements from Jinyang haven't arrived, the Shangdang will not only have this strength. And they are still camped, defense is easy, but not an offensive formation.

In this way, Baixing's direction is just a bait. Since the enemy wanted to strategize, Zhang Dian naturally accompany him. Under his instructions, the cavalry led by Pu Hong pulled out of the camp, approached the Baixing with false intentions, and assumed a rescue posture. On the second day after the cavalry left, there was a newsletter from Gaodu and Liangfu, saying that the two places had moved their troops.

It was before noon, and another soldier and horse appeared before the camp, and the force was still ten thousand. There was no camp, no antlers, they lined up directly, armed with spears, swords, and shields, and attacked!

finally come! This is where the enemy's main force lies! The Shangdang county soldiers probably only cost 20,000. Using half of them to set up a puzzle is really costless. The purpose is just to take advantage of the cavalry to go away, defeat the camp in one fell swoop, and break into the Xingdao.

The 20,000 horses should only be forwards, and when the reinforcements from Jinyang arrive, it is the time for the army to assist Luoyang. Unfortunately, they can't succeed! The cavalry led by Pu Hong did not go to Baixing at all, but lay in ambush elsewhere. At most an hour, you can rush back to help out. At that time, they will lose their usual defense methods, and they will be attacked by the enemy. Let's see how they can resist the charge!

Excited sparks appeared in both eyes of Zhang Dian, and he shouted: "Stick to the camp and wait for the cavalry to come back!"

Because of the preparations and the purpose of guarding the border, the battalions of the Han army were extremely strong, and there was no shortage of horses, archers, and shield formations. But the enemy was really desperate, and rushed forward without fear of death. For a time, arrows and crossbows flew in front of the camp, and the blades flickered. Rao was strong as a rock, two or three times, and he was almost destroyed by enemy soldiers.

The Shangdang group of Jin troops really should not be underestimated. Zhang Dian gritted his teeth and commanded the soldiers and horses to fight. After all, it is on the defensive side. If you hold on for a moment, you will have more chances of winning!

However, this non-stop offensive lasted only half an hour, and the enemy team suddenly started to retreat.

"Crap!" Zhang Dian reacted immediately. The enemy's scout was probably aware of the cavalry, and this was preparing to withdraw the troops!

If he retreats at this moment, even if Pu Hong hurries back, he will only be empty. Isn’t it a good plan to arrange it all at once? The enemy's strength was not damaged. If Baixing were to change the main attack direction, they would not be in a hurry to defend.

The enemy must be stopped!

After gritting his teeth, Zhang Dian said loudly: "Get out of the camp and chase the enemy!"

This is a bit of a risk, but the enemy soldiers have already started to retreat, and they are backing the camp. If they attack, as long as they are not far away, there will be no trouble. But before the battle, the most feared is being disturbed when retreating. Now that he heard the news of the cavalry returning to help, they were pursued again, and this group of soldiers and horses was very likely to be defeated on a large scale.

Even if the opponent doesn't break their troops, they can return to the camp smoothly. This bet, Zhang Dian is going to try it anyway!

Refusing to move away, the antlers withdrew, and soldiers in leather armor lined up and rushed out of the camp. At this moment, the enemy's expectations were greatly exceeded, but after a brief confrontation, they remained motionless, and the formation of endless water was in chaos. After hesitating for a moment, the enemy stopped fighting, turned around and fled!

They didn't care about the companions who were still fighting behind them.

It was originally fighting and retreating, and was suddenly dropped by the army. Who else can fight? In the battlefield, it is nothing but blood and courage. Once the courage is exhausted, it is time to flee! These abandoned Shangdang soldiers began to commotion. Not long after, the more than a thousand people also had no intention of fighting, dropped their weapons and scrambled.

It's like an ant nest on the embankment, which was just a small mouth at the first moment, and the embankment collapsed for thousands of miles in the next moment. The soldiers collapsed. The formation can no longer be kept, the enemy rushes like crazy.

This is by no means to lure the enemy! Zhang Dian looked extremely confident. Many soldiers scattered and fled, only the middle one could barely maintain the formation. But they can't escape!

Zhang Dian exclaimed: "The enemy is in a great collapse! Catch up, wait for the cavalry to arrive, and wipe out the army!"

Only two thousand people were left in the camp. Zhang Dian personally led the remaining eight thousand people and rushed towards the desperately fleeing enemy!

Less than two miles away from the battlefield, Yi Yan was lying in the withered grass, quietly waiting for the prey to arrive.

The soldiers who came all the way from the Shangdang had only four thousand Qingqi. However, they brought 6,000 horses, almost one person with two rides, and arrived in the Shangdang party in just two days.

After determining the enemy's layout and troop strength, he and Zhang Bin will count and divide their forces into battle. The enemy was really hitting the mark and pretending to be deployed, but actually hid the cavalry near the camp. And this is exactly the result Yi Yan wanted.

The enemy thinks that the reality is clearly seen, but the reality is the reality, and the reality is the reality! There is no main direction of attack at all. The two soldiers and horses are responsible for the hard attack, in order to wipe out the enemy before the road!

On his side, he was not trying to fight for battle, but to lure the enemy into deep. In fact, only half of those who went to the camp this time were veterans, and the rest were infantry who had just joined the army. These people's combat experience is not very rich, but the physical quality is not inferior to any veteran. It is not easy to take down the enemy camp, but it is not difficult to play the role of a defeated soldier. In fact, half of it was a genuine rout, and even experienced veterans couldn't see the flaws.

But the remaining half that has not been broken is the key to lure the enemy into the ambush.

In the face of such a "defeated army", with 10,000 cavalry on the side, will the enemy let them go? will not.

Because Yi Yan just learned that in the battle of the Shangdang, it happened that Liu Yao's right Sima was in charge of the overall situation. That person is named Zhang Dian!

In Wang Yu's camp that day, he dared to poison the lord and endangered the lord's life. Will such a bold and arrogant, insidious and vicious guy let go of the rare opportunity to wipe out the enemy? He will send troops to pursue it!

This battle is no longer just to fight for Xingdao and rush to help Luoyang.

In the distance, smoke and dust rose up and shouted constantly. After chasing and fleeing, the two groups of men and horses got closer and closer, and Yi Yan clenched the long knife in his hand tightly.

Won't wait any longer. He will let the despicable villain pay with his life!