Three Kingdoms

General Fei Qian of Zhengxi suddenly felt like he had become a bald man.

Liu Bei occupied the Sichuan-Sichuan Chengdu area, and the plan he adopted was a typical plan to win over the marginalized, attack the vested interests together, and then win over the middle ones to redistribute the interests, while Fei Qian was like watching the fire from the other side, ready to attack Chengdu at any time. That faction.

Therefore, even if Fei Qian is not ready to march immediately, he still needs to show a certain degree of strength, otherwise Liu Bei, who picked the peaches, may actually eat them all.

The person responsible for showing strength is Wei Yan.

There was also Huang Cheng who was following Wei Yan.

One in front of the other, one bright and one dark.

It is now autumn, and the temperature is quite pleasant. Up and down the mountain, earthy yellow and green colors are mixed together, and there are not many signs of decay.

Originally, this mountainous area was a paradise for birds and animals, with everything they had here, but now the years of peace in the mountains have been broken by a surging crowd of people.

Although the number of people led by Wei Yan was not very large, they were winding along the mountain road and looked like they were all over the mountains. The army ranks spread along the mountain road to the valley, then re-entered and exited the foothills, stretching for several miles. The scouts responsible for liaison and planning routes walked through the rugged roads, responding to the many nearby military columns, adjusting their movements. Dial the speed of the army.

Wei Yan hopes that he can be a general with ten thousand people and be able to control ten thousand people, but he also knows that he can't do this now. Between a general with a thousand people and a general with ten thousand people, it is not as simple as the number of people superimposed. What is more important is the difficulty of deployment. Climbing, this increase in difficulty, is not the sum of the number of people, but the multiplication.

A general with a hundred men can bravely kill the enemy, boost morale on the front line, and seize the opportunity to break the formation to kill the enemy general. This is considered very good and has become the first choice for the vanguard. A general with a thousand men needs to consider the front and rear of the formation. There are tasks such as transfer, mutual coordination of soldiers, arrangement of attack waves, adjustment of personnel and equipment, etc. However, when entering the category of generals with ten thousand people, in addition to the above, you must also understand the advantages and shortcomings of each unit, the position arrangement of each general, and the arrangement of each general. The echoes of an attack, the utilization of each piece of space...

Even if the number and type of soldiers on both sides are the same, a wise commander will suppress them throughout the whole process and then punish the other side until they cry for help.

In reality, soldiers will get tired. The time for ordinary soldiers to fight with all their strength is usually between a quarter of an hour and two quarters of an hour, which is about 15 to 30 minutes. After this time, the soldiers' physical strength will be greatly reduced. If it declines, it is easy to be defeated by the opponent's newly added force, so the soldiers with reduced physical strength are replaced in waves to rest and recuperate. This is the advanced course for the hundred-man general and the thousand-man general.

For tens of thousands of generals, this control is to be extended to every area on the battlefield, and whether every front line conforms to their own plan, how long the fighting fronts need to last, whether the damage rate is acceptable, and whether Whether emergencies require the dispatch of soldiers to adjust, etc., they must respond at an extreme time, or even instantly. Such requirements are a great challenge for Wei Yan, who has not been leading troops for a long time.

For the current Wei Yan, five thousand people is probably the upper limit, and more than three thousand people are still better. As for commanding more than ten thousand people, I am afraid that he still needs to accumulate considerable experience before he can be somewhat confident.

Because the mountains in the Sichuan-Sichuan area are undulating, the march cannot be maintained in a unified military force. Instead, it must become a long snake winding around. Wei Yan planned carefully and divided the army into six parts. He slowed down and echoed the previous steps. OK, and each day's itinerary must be assisted by the detection of the scouts. After planning the speed and target for the next day in detail, advance slowly under the signposts set by the scouts to avoid the appearance of soldiers at any time. Overworked, or even out of touch with the military formation, we strive to be in the safest posture to meet any enemy that may appear at any time.

After all, entering such an area where enemies are likely to appear on the left and right, it would definitely not work if we were not cautious.

Fu County is in the northwest, Zitong is in the northeast, and Wei Yan is in the middle, like a triangle. Although there is Huang Cheng's troops hiding behind as support, Wei Yan of course wants to solve it by himself. The more merits his family has, the better...

Although the speed was not fast and the posture was conservative, when Wei Yan slowly advanced with his soldiers, when the three-color flags pressed towards Fu County like a forest, it still put great pressure on Zhang Fei's defenders in Fu County.

The Sichuan-Sichuan defenders in the direction of Zitong seemed to be silent, waiting for something, as if they had no intention of participating in this battle.

As the distance between the two sides approached, around 6 o'clock on the eighth day of October, Liu Bei's flag of Sichuan and Shu appeared in Wei Yan's field of vision...

Half an hour later, the battle started.

Wei Yanjun mainly attacked, and Sichuan and Shu soldiers mainly defended.

"Woo... Wuwu Wuwu..." The sound of long horns echoed in the mountains, and the figures spread forward and backward. On the gentle slopes and flatlands in the mountains of Sichuan and Sichuan, one by one, groups of people unfolded piece by piece. , from the sight of the defensive camp in Sichuan, it seems to stretch to the other side of the sky.

This camp can barely be regarded as an outpost of Fujian County.

There are many mountains in Sichuan and Sichuan, and the business is not bad, so with the development of caravans, there is a trade that naturally produces bandits.

In order to maintain trade routes, most of the key points between Sichuan and Sichuan counties will have such camps, ranging from a team to a song, blocking the main passages and responsible for the security of the area. Of course, if it is those trails through the mountains, there are generally no caravans walking there, so naturally there will be no such outposts and camps.

In order to resist the troops conquering the west, the outpost camp has obviously been reinforced again. The new wooden sections exposed on the camp wall can explain some problems. In a hurry, these woods were neither painted with raw paint to prevent insects nor calcined to prevent corrosion. They were simply pasted with a layer of mud. In some places, they were not pasted at all and were left exposed.

Wei Yan observed silently. Although he came from afar, he did not let the soldiers rest, but directly entered the battle. He believed that his soldiers in the expedition to the west had such strength. It was also a test. After all, the one who blocked the road was Yingzhai is just an outpost camp in Fujian County. You can pay attention to it and be cautious, but you can't show timidity or fear.

Wei Yan decided that in the first battle, he would choose to break through the village gate directly, fight head-on, and attack them head-on. He would defeat these Sichuan and Shu troops as soon as possible and end the battle.

Wei Yan turned his head and issued an order to the messengers on the side. Immediately, the messengers began to wave flags, and the horns of horns also sounded, conveying the message to the military formations at the front...

In the front line of Wei Yan, Gao Ran was lecturing his men, who were also his companions, in a wasteland behind a bush at the foot of the mountain.

This bush happened to cover the figures of Gao Ran and others, so that they were not directly exposed to the sight of the Sichuan and Sichuan defenders, but it did not prevent them from receiving the signal sent by Wei Yan.

Gao Ran and others were the biggest contributors to breaking through the gate of Langzhong Wengcheng and capturing the tortoise shell shield formation in one fell swoop.

The leader of the team, Gao Ran, was selected from the poor students in the academy, especially as the leader of these special battle formations. Now in his thirties, he has steady eyes, a body like an iron tower, and rough skin on his hands. The tiger's mouth is covered with calluses, which are the traces left by the training outside the battle array and the slashing and killing in the battle array.

Gao Ran has read books and been a refugee for a while. He understands how difficult life is and how valuable life is. At the same time, with a certain knowledge, he can accept some special tactics and instructions more easily than ordinary generals, and he has become a The powerful middle-level force in Zhengxi General Fei Qian's army was revealed.

Gao Ran has a solid and brave temperament, but he does not have outstanding planning abilities, so he is more suitable for fighting on the front line, rather than being deployed and commanding from behind. Now, he is leading a tortoise shell formation specially used to break down doors under Zhengxi. The total number is nearly 400, half of which are veterans. The rest of the recruits are mostly selected for more than a year. High-quality recruits.

Although Gao Ran and others had already appeared in Langzhong, in the Han Dynasty, when information transmission was shockingly backward, these Sichuan and Shu soldiers in Fuxian County did not know what was special about Gao Ran and others. Or among the soldiers of the Zhengxi Army coming from the mountains, each of the Zhengxi Army formations in front of them is equally mysterious and terrifying.

"...Say it again! Listen carefully! After the first wave of military formations retreats, we will move forward to the reserve line. When the second wave of military formations begin to fight, we will move forward. , gather outside a stone's throw away and form a formation! The target is the village gate on the opposite side! Pay attention! Don't rush! If anyone's steps are messed up like last time in Langzhong, come back and practice holding three shields alone for three days! Listen! Do you understand?"

Gao Ran stretched out his big hands like cattail leaf fans and patted each other, "Everyone cheer up, this is a mountain road, it is not flat! You must not only watch the road, but also watch the height of the shield! You must make timely adjustments... Qian Don’t mess around. If you are really going to get hurt, don’t be afraid. Cover your head and chest with a shield and lie down..."

Gao Ran said, emphasizing the key points repeatedly.

"Gao Junhou, don't worry, we will take care of you..." After Gao Ran finished speaking, one of his team leaders said with a smile, "How long have we been practicing? This is a small village... Come on, is there anyone? If you are afraid, say it without shame, and don’t waste your brother’s life! Practice more during this period, and you can do it next time!”

A flurry of voices started to ring up, "Hey! What I'm saying is that I'm afraid of my grandson!"

"That's it, what a joke, there aren't many people over there!"

"Isn't it just a copycat, just for a while!"

A group of people laughed, but there was really not much nervousness.

The horn sounded again, and the flag representing Gao Ran's unit was raised in the middle of the army and waved back and forth in a circle. When Gao Ran saw it at a glance, he motioned to his flag bearers to respond to the Chinese army and said, "It's done! Just don't be afraid! But be careful and remember their positions for me! Okay! It's our turn!"

It was just after noon, the sun was high in the sky, the sky was blue and cloudless. On the mountain road, among the yellow leaves and yellow sand, blood flew everywhere.

Due to the terrain, there were no more than 200 people actually fighting on the entire battle line. The total number of people from both sides was four to five hundred. However, it was equally brutal. The first wave of Zhengxi soldiers tried to clear away the route. Many people were hit by arrows and fell down on the yellow sand due to the traps and obstacles on the way. Many of the archers in the village were suppressed and covered by Wei Yan's archers and crossbowmen. It was as if a layer of spikes suddenly appeared on the village wall. The tail feathers of the arrows were stained with bright red blood and swayed in the wind. …

Gao Ran and others gathered on the reserve line in a tacit understanding. At the same time, the second wave of Zhengxi soldiers rushing forward had already cleared away all the antlers and traps along the way.

"It's done! It's our turn!" Gao Ran shouted in victory, "Get ready to form a formation!"

The soldiers responded loudly, and then gathered together. The shield formation that had appeared under Langzhong City once again appeared at the outpost of Fuxian County...

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"What!"

Wu Yi grabbed the soldier who came to report, with veins popping out on his head, "Say it again! How long did it take to defeat the three villages in Zhengxi?"

"General, general..." The poor soldier swallowed his saliva, "Within... one day..., the company, the company... the company... even defeated three villages... it is already less than fifty miles away from here!"

"Ah, hey!" Wu Yi shouted angrily and pushed the soldier away with one palm, the expression on his face changed very wonderfully.

Any plan may encounter unexpected changes.

In order to flood the soldiers in the west, whether it is to intercept the Fu River and build a dam or to store the water, it will take time. Therefore, Wu Yi specially sent some soldiers to strengthen and repair the military strongholds outside Fu County in an attempt to use These military strongholds delayed Wei Yan's advance and bought him time to do something in Fushui. But what Wu Yi didn't expect was that Wei Yan's edge was so sharp!

Wu Yi thought that the three outposts that were almost connected together could withstand them for at least two to three days. In fact, they were all defeated by Wei Yan in one day!

Damn, damn!

"Go and see how long it will take to build the dam!" Wu Yi grabbed one of his personal guards and ordered eagerly. However, the guards who came back shortly after brought back a piece of news that made Wu Yi extremely disappointed. They had just dropped the felled trees on the upper reaches of Fu River, tied them together, and were digging the soil to fill it in the middle, but the distance was closed. It will still take at least one to two days to store water!

After hearing the news, Wu Yi was like an ant on a hot pot, spinning around.

Wei Yan is only forty or fifty miles away from here. Even though it is already getting late, Wei Yan's troops are unlikely to travel overnight, but they will normally arrive here tomorrow. Maybe their scouts...

Wu Yi shuddered and immediately ordered: "Come here! Send additional scouts to the east coast to find out the movements of the troops marching to the west!"

Damn it, what should I do?