Three Kingdoms

The night slowly fell, and from time to time, some birds and beasts that hunted at night began to chirp in the surrounding areas. Firstly, they disturbed the prey so that they could find their targets. Secondly, they also declared their sovereignty to the surrounding neighbors. Laozi was hunting here. , other guys should not come over.

Even birds and animals have a strong sense of territory, and humans are no exception.

Wuli Jian, not just Wuli Jian, but the whole of Sichuan and Shu is not a big place. It really cannot accommodate so many people. Therefore, the battle for the territory is naturally inevitable...

In this era, although they often claim to have an army of hundreds of thousands and millions of people, even the Hu people have learned this trick and declare how many troops they have. It was overwhelming. Think about the first-year military training in various universities. Three to four thousand people basically occupied the entire playground. If multiplied by two, three, or even ten times, an ordinary person who can't even count his fingers and toes would be overwhelmed. People in the Han Dynasty, let alone one hundred thousand or one million, just said ten million, and they still believed it.

Because I have no idea at all...

In Sichuan and Sichuan, among the mountainous areas, it is basically a joke to claim hundreds of thousands and millions. Except for those who originally wanted to scare people, otherwise both sides would really send tens of thousands of people to a decisive battle, and the graphics card would definitely explode. Oh...ahem, the valley must be overcrowded...

There are many mountains in Sichuan and Sichuan. If it is really that big, it will definitely not be able to fit on one mountain. Then the army will be divided into several parts, some on the mountains here and some in the valleys on the other side?

Therefore, normally speaking, the number of soldiers fighting in mountainous areas is at the level of 1,000, with a maximum of 3,000 or 4,000. No matter how many there are, the formation cannot be deployed, and the soldiers who are not on the front line are all out of reach.

Liu Bei claimed to have 30,000 troops, and then he claimed that there were 10,000 troops in Wulijian. In fact, they were just over 2,000, and there were 1,000 Zhang Fei and Zhang Fei who were waiting in the mountains. Although there are not many in number, most of these soldiers are soldiers recruited and trained by Liu Bei when he was in Xinye. Most of them have been training for nearly half a year and are called relatively capable soldiers, or in other words, Being a junior elite is not too much.

In this era, it is basically these elites who undertake the most important combat tasks. They serve as assault forces in the field and can be used as dead soldiers when attacking difficulties. They are well paid and equipped with relatively sophisticated equipment.

The rest of the troops are generally responsible for auxiliary tasks such as garrisoning, warning, patrolling, and maintaining food routes. In the field, their role is to maintain the front, maintain the formation, and cover the flanks, so that these elites can You can launch a decisive impact without any worries.

Not to mention the Han Dynasty, even in dynasties with relatively developed economies like the Tang and Song dynasties, there was no way to prepare hundreds of thousands of soldiers for a long time at the same time, and then let all these hundreds of thousands go off work to receive high-intensity training and become an independent state. Professional soldiers who support this, because this consumes too much material and money, and the civil and military disputes in the past dynasties are often financial disputes.

Therefore, how to make better use of elite soldiers, effectively attack the opponent, and reduce their own casualties while increasing the opponent's losses has become a problem that the generals in command of the soldiers in Sichuan and Shu must face now.

Zhang Fei was tightly wrapped in a large cloak and sat next to a bonfire. He looked at a bird that had been burnt in his hand with some depression...

I was distracted just now, but I didn't notice that it was burnt for a while.

The guard next to him chuckled.

Zhang Fei glanced sideways, snorted, and without much care, opened his mouth and bit. The bird was not big, Zhang Fei didn't even spit out the bones, he chewed them all into pieces and swallowed them. Living in the mountains these days, having hot soup to drink and some blood food to eat would be a good thing, but who has the time to chew slowly?

Although Wulijian is not long, it is not a five-mile road to go around. In addition, it is a mountainous area with ups and downs. In addition, we have to stop from time to time to let the guide identify the direction. The speed of the entire journey Can't get up quickly.

At the Zhengxi camp in Wulijian, the early scouts had already detected and understood that Guan Yu had been sending people to harass the Zhengxi camp these days, not only to put pressure on the Zhengxi soldiers, but also to tire out the Zhengxi soldiers. Attract the attention of the people who are conquering the west in Wulijian, so that Zhang Fei can have more opportunities.

Fighting head-on will consume a lot of money.

Although Wuli Jiankou is relatively spacious, after all, there is only one exit, and the spread area is less than a thousand people at most. If the soldiers of the Western Expedition were to form an arc formation outside the Jiankou...

So Guan Yu just led his men to keep pulling, forcing the Zhengxi generals in Wulijian to form formations at the mouth of the stream every day to prevent the camp from being attacked. At the same time, the Zhengxi generals did not dare to rashly pursue Guan Yu's troops. Come, General Zhengxi's establishment of the stronghold was naturally delayed.

And Zhang Fei was the one who broke the deadlock.

Zhang Fei gnawed the roasted bird, ate a black and yellow pancake, took a water bag and drank half of it. Then he felt a little full in his belly, so he called the guide and asked carefully about the details. After the journey, he sent an order: "Take a rest early today! Cook at Yin time tomorrow and set off at Mao time!"

The soldiers responded one after another, but Zhang Fei looked at the bonfire, and there seemed to be some flames dancing and flickering in his eyes. After two more hills, he would have gone around, and tomorrow would be the critical moment for victory or defeat!

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Wei Yan threw the helmet aside angrily.

Today I basically stayed on duty all day again.

During these days, if Xu Shu had not given an explicit order, Wei Yan would have led his soldiers into Wuli Stream!

Every day he saw the guy with slender eyes and long beard showing off his power across the street. Wei Yan didn't know why, but he felt disgusted in his heart. Anyway, he didn't like it, so he wanted to chop him over with a knife and chop off the bearded head.

The guards who followed Wei Yan were also filled with anger.

"General," the guard said, bringing a water bag to Wei Yan, "the camp is being delayed every day, and this is not the way to go..."

Wei Yan took the water bag, took a sip, and then threw it to the guard. He leaned back on the pillar of the camp, straightened his legs, and sighed happily, "Ha... don't worry, count the time." , it’s almost time to come…”

The guard took the water bag and was stunned when he heard this, "General, what do you mean..."

"I don't mean anything," Wei Yan glared and said, "Send the order quietly to all my brothers. Those who don't want to die should tighten their skin. Don't let someone steal the camp in the middle of the night without knowing it! Others...don't worry about it. them……"

Although in this kind of terrain, as long as you guard the hilltop sentry, the probability of being attacked will be greatly reduced, but Wei Yan has to guard against it. After all, Wei Yan knows that his unit is the bait, and among them the most attractive to the Jingzhou Army Delicious is naturally a part of the original Guanghan soldiers who were separated from Zhao Wei.

This part was originally meant to be abandoned...

After all, Zhao Wei is still part of the alliance. If Zhao Wei retains too many soldiers, it will not be conducive to the stability of Guanghan. Zhao Wei is also aware of this, so he cut it off and brought it to Wei Yan. They are all old, weak and disabled soldiers, and these people naturally become the targets of sacrifice.

The guard understood, and turned around to deliver the order. Regardless of whether it is ancient or modern, the weak will always be the first to be abandoned. If you want to avoid being abandoned, begging and crying are useless. You can only continue to become stronger, so strong that others have to take it seriously.

Wei Yan also waited for such an opportunity.

Shortly after dawn, Guan Yu led his troops again. Anyway, the land was less than five miles away, so it was not troublesome to go back and forth every day. While the two sides were forming formations and facing a stalemate, Zhang Fei and his troops rushed from Wei Yan's flank. Come out, outflank Wei Yan's retreat, and rush over to kill him!

"Little thief! Take your life!"

Zhang Fei let out a scream, which made the valley buzz with vibration, and he came to fetch Wei Yan with his head straight. More than ten Zhao Hao and Guanghan soldiers who were originally on the flank were immediately wiped out by Zhang Fei!

Seeing such a situation, Wei Yan's pupils couldn't help but shrink!

Although Wei Yan and others were well prepared, Zhang Fei's bravery greatly exceeded Wei Yan's expectations. Watching Zhang Fei's long, alien-shaped spear flying up and down, not only was his killing power fierce and invincible, but Wei Yan could also see that Zhang Fei's men still had some strength and could act at any time according to changes in the battlefield situation. Out of adjustment...

"Let's go!" Wei Yan immediately turned around and retreated with his troops without saying a word. Guan Yu was slashing at the entrance of Wuli Jianjian. He was blocked by Zhao Wei's soldiers and could not get out for a while. However, if Wei Yan hesitated for a moment and was attacked by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he would definitely not get any benefits.

"Ouch, oh, where to go!"

Guan Yu was blocked by the crowd and could not see Wei Yan's movements at the rear, but Zhang Fei, who rushed out from the flank, could see clearly and quickly came to intercept him with his long spear in hand, shouting.

The soldiers of Zhao Wei and Guanghan on the flank heard Zhang Fei's cry and then saw Wei Yan retreating. Their morale was shaken and their hearts were shattered. They all turned around and ran away. Zhang Fei and his men did not get too entangled with these fleeing flank soldiers. He was going directly to kill Wei Yan.

Wei Yan frowned slightly and said to a military lord beside him: "Take your brothers and go forward, I will stop this guy for a while!" After that, he took his own bodyguard to intercept Zhang Fei.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Good job!"

The noise of the battlefield still couldn't cover up Zhang Fei's loud voice. Zhang Fei saw Wei Yan coming up to attack him. He smiled strangely and rushed forward a few steps, then stabbed Wei Yan in the chest!

Although Zhang Fei's stick was directed towards Wei Yan's chest, and it looked powerful, in fact, the stick trembled slightly, and he still had three points of strength in his back hand, ready to change at any time according to Wei Yan's reaction, but he could move up and down. Adjust it, you can even change it to whipping and smashing, there are so many changes!

Wei Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and stared closely at Zhang Fei's long sword. When he saw Zhang Fei's arms straightened from bending, he suddenly turned around and swung the long sword diagonally from bottom to top. come out!

Because of the center of gravity, the center of gravity of the long sword is relatively forward compared to the long sword. Even if Zhang Fei's long sword is lengthened and twisted like a snake, it still suffers in terms of weight when compared with the long sword. Some. Wei Yan twisted his body and threw out the long sword. It not only had its own strength, but also the strength of the weight of the long sword itself. It came first and was as fast as lightning. With a "clang", it hit Zhang Fei's long branch. On top of the pole!

If it were an ordinary wooden pole, the blow would have caused sawdust to fly around and break into two pieces. And if it were an ordinary person, most of them would just hold on to the wooden pole tightly, and then they would not be able to fight because they squeezed it too tightly. Under the huge shock of the blade impact, even the jaws of both hands will be shattered!

Zhang Fei and Wei Yan both released their weapons almost at the same moment when their weapons collided. After dispelling the first wave of impact force, they clenched their weapons again and adjusted their control, almost at the same time. , the knife hit another place, and the impact sound was louder than before. Sparks were flying, and the bodies of both parties couldn't help but raised back and took half a step!

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Come again!" Zhang Fei screamed strangely, shaking his numb arms. He was not angry but happy, shouting to invite a fight, and then stabbed again.

However, Wei Yan took advantage of the momentum, sheathed the long knife, jumped back a step, and shouted: "What are you waiting for? Shoot!"

Wei Yan gave an order, and several guards behind him rushed forward from behind the shields, raised the crossbow that had just been strung up, and without having time to aim, they basically drew the hanging knife at Zhang Fei!

Before facing Zhang Fei, Wei Yan ordered several guards to prepare powerful crossbows. At this time, he suddenly used this move and killed Zhang Fei by surprise!

Zhang Fei made a "ouch" sound, and his hair stood on end. At this moment, it was too late to find something to block him. Moreover, Zhang Fei was charging forward with his long spear, and he had no time to wave his long spear to make a call. Between the lightning and flint, only Seeing Zhang Fei slam down his hands, like pole vaulting, Ma Shu hit the ground and took advantage of the momentum to fly into the air!

Seven or eight crossbow arrows screamed past Zhang Fei's feet, and immediately shot down several guards who rushed after Zhang Fei.

"Arbalest!"

"careful!"

"Third General!"

Zhang Fei's guards rushed forward and blocked Zhang Fei with their shields.

In front of the crossbow at such a distance, all living beings are really equal. If you are accidentally shot, even if you are protected by armor, there will basically be another transparent hole!

"What a pity..." Wei Yan glanced at Guan Yu, who was coming to kill him, tapped Zhang Fei with his finger, then turned around and left, "Quick! Let's retreat!"

"Wow!" Zhang Fei pushed away the shield-wielding guard in front of him and roared furiously, "You rat that hurts people with hidden arrows! Don't leave if you have the guts!" Wei Yan's demeanor of knowing your kid's fate was completely irritating. After catching Zhang Fei, he immediately followed Wei Yan with his soldiers regardless, and chased him all the way...