Han Shizu

Chapter 798

In the early autumn season, it is still a bit hot, the river road is high and dangerous, and the raging mountain wind is enough to make people feel the coolness of autumn.From the north of Lizhou, there are two hundred miles of mountain roads and elevated plank roads, which open a passage between dangers and obstacles.

Blocked by rocks and cliffs, the Jialing River winds its way southward, and there is a sense of emptiness between the steep mountains, which makes the sound of the water hitting the rocks clearer.In the section of plank road on the right side of the river, there are tall trees with military flags, which are Shu flags. Three thousand Shu soldiers are marching deeply. Because of the road, the team is very long.

The general flag in front of the army, with the word "king" written on it, this team was ordered by Zhao Chongtao, the envoy from the north of Shu, to go north to support the army at Sanquanguan.According to the military report of Sanquan Pass, the attacking Han army was only thousands of troops supported by King Ren of Hanzhong. With the defense of Sanquan, and the "General" Li Jin of Later Shu stationed there, it should be able to resist.

But after all, he fought against the Han army. After the Han-Shu war three years ago, he knew how powerful the Han army was.Therefore, without too much hesitation, Zhao Chongtao decided to strengthen the guards at Sanquan and let the supervising army Wang Shenchao go north in person.

Since the founding of the Northern Han Dynasty, in the ten-year-long Han-Shu disputes, they have been defeated in a row, lost soldiers and generals, and the morale of the army has long been destroyed. Most of the generals of the Shu Kingdom have actually suffered from Hanphobia.Including Zhao Chongtao, this duke's loyalty to Hou Shu is unquestionable, but his fear of Han is also true.

The sudden attack of the Northern Han Dynasty still caught the Shu army by surprise.Because the Han-Shu peace agreement agreed that the Shu army could only station 50,000 soldiers in Lizhou. It was not only forced by the power of the Northern Han Dynasty, but also in order to shorten the distance of transporting the military supplies to the north and reduce the pressure of transshipment. The peace agreement was faithfully fulfilled. .The [-] people and horses of the Shu army in the north are mainly stationed in Jianmen and Jiameng.

Of course, when it comes to national security and border defense, the Shu army will not be really "honest" to that extent. In the past three years, several defensive military strongholds have been built between the Lizhou roads to break the river roads, repair the city walls, and stockpile Ordnance food and grass.

Since the Han division sent out, in addition to mobilizing troops to support Sanquanguan, they stepped up sending troops to the villages to strengthen their defenses.

And Wang Shenchao's army, after receiving the urgent news, resolutely rectified the army's supplies and supplies, and went northward from Miangu, Lizhou, and it was fifty miles away. It took more than three days before it approached Sanquan.

At this time, five days had passed since the Han army attacked the pass.In the process of marching northward, I kept receiving military newspapers from the north. In summary, there was only one sentence: The Han army attacked the city more urgently, and the defense was dying, and reinforcements were urgently needed.

In this way, Zhao Chongtao's move to send troops to support seemed prescient.While Wang Shenchao was on the way, feeling the urgency of the situation in the north, he couldn't help but feel anxious, and kept urging the soldiers to hurry, otherwise, the marching speed would be even slower.

"Captain, the soldiers are very tired from marching for days, let's take a rest!" Standing by the plank road, watching the Shu soldiers passing by constantly, a commander came up and suggested to Wang Shenchao.

"The fight at Sanquan is imminent. We can afford to rest. I'm afraid Li Jin can't afford to wait!" Wang Shenchao said helplessly: "Sanquan is the first pass for the Han army to enter Sichuan. We must attack with all our strength. I will be ordered Aid should not be neglected."

"However, after marching like this, the army is exhausted. Even if they arrive at Sanquan, the soldiers will not be able to fight!" said the commander.

Hearing this, Wang Shenchao's expression became serious and determined: "That can't be delayed. If the Sanquan Pass is broken, our army will surely frown. And once it stops, I don't know how much time it will take!"

"The battalions are ordered not to relax, and those who violate the military law will be dealt with!" Wang Shenchao said, paused, and added: "This place is less than forty miles away from Sanquan. Let the soldiers persevere and wait until they reach Guancheng." Rest again!"

After the order was issued, the former military barracks school who opened the way turned back in person, with a hurried expression, and said: "Reporting to the capital prison, there is something strange ahead!"

Seeing this, Wang Shenchao's face changed slightly, and Wang Shenchao immediately ordered the whole army to suspend alert, and rushed forward with the Chinese army guards.In the middle of the plank road, the Shu soldiers of the former army did not care about being tired, erected their shields and raised their guns, stretched their bows and set up their arrows, and stared warily at the north.

The movement ahead was obvious, chaotic and noisy, and when there was a faint killing sound, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.After a while, a team appeared in the field of vision. They were in a panic and panic, and there were no flags to distinguish them. But looking at their armor and uniforms, it was obviously the Shu army.Seeing the situation, Wang Shenchao's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the situation, it was obvious that something had happened at Sanquan Pass.

Although it is a friendly army, he did not dare to relax even if he was defeated. When he came close, he stopped drinking.But no matter how many defeated troops were there, when they saw the reinforcements, those who fled at the front couldn't help showing joy, and rushed straight to Wang Shenchao's side regardless of the order.

Without the slightest hesitation, he ordered to shoot a round of arrows, and the dozen or so Shu soldiers who rushed to the front immediately fell to the ground, which made them calm down and did not dare to approach rashly.

After a while of hustle and bustle, a Shu general rushed out from the defeated army, leading several sergeants forward.The person who came was Liu Tingzuo, the supervisor of Sanquan City. He was in a state of embarrassment. Seeing his appearance, Wang Shenchao pulled him over and asked anxiously, "Jian Liu, what's the matter? Sanquan Pass is lost? Where is General Li?"

When Wang Shenchao came to the reinforcements, Liu Tingzuo breathed a sigh of relief, but when he heard his question, his eyes averted, he nodded, and said: "The Han army is brave and fearless, attacking the city for days, our army resisted desperately, but in the end it failed. General Li was beheaded by the Han generals at Beiguan. I have no choice but to gather some defeated troops and retreat south!"

As he said that, looking at Wang Shenchao, Liu Tingzuo lamented: "If Wang Dujian can arrive one day earlier, he will definitely be able to guard Sanquan!"

"What do you mean! Are you blaming our army for being late?" Hearing what he said, Wang Shenchao couldn't help being furious: "After receiving your military report, I was ordered to march north and march for days without delay. Weary ones. You have 3000 people, according to the dangerous fortress, you can't hold it for five days?"

Seeing that Wang Shenchao was annoyed, Liu Tingzuo's face changed slightly, and he quickly explained: "I didn't mean that! Wang Dujian, the Han army is chasing after him, so stop talking, let's think about how to resist!"

The sound was still in my ears, and the shouts of killing from the northern road became more and more clear. Obviously, the pursuit of the Han army was approaching.The number of defeated soldiers in the front piled up, and there was already a commotion, and the front battalion of the reinforcements also began to feel uneasy.

Wang Shenchao's face changed drastically, and he suddenly realized the embarrassment and danger of his situation.His reinforcements were exhausted and scattered among the plank roads. The defeated army gathered in front and the pursuers were in a hurry. Under such circumstances, without sufficient time, it was difficult to organize an effective defense.

"Liu Jianjun, I am gathering here to defend. You go back immediately, organize the defeated army, resist the Han army, delay their pursuit, and buy me time!" After a little consideration, Wang Shenchao ordered: "If you blindly flee, They will only be chased and killed by the Han army!"

Hearing the order, Liu Tingzuo shook his head again and again: "Wang Dujian, the defeated army is no longer organized, and the morale of the army is lost. It is impossible to resist while organizing the army. If you get out of the way and let the defeated army retreat to the south first, you resist here, we will Regroup the army to the south!"

Hearing what he said, Wang Shenchao almost spit on Liu Tingzuo's face, his expression became ugly, but at this moment, he didn't care about it, his eyes flashed and he said immediately: "Okay! But don't be so confused. Preface, you go ahead immediately, make some arrangements, and tell the Sanquan defeated soldiers that I will open the way and let them go south in an orderly manner, and lead people to fortify here!"

"Okay! The true righteous general of Wang Dujian!" Seeing his statement, Liu Tingzuo looked happy and cupped his hands.

After finishing speaking, he turned back to the organization. As soon as he left, the military academy next to him couldn't help but said to Wang Shenchao: "Captain, defeated soldiers are not available, and exhausted troops are not enough! Once the road is opened and the defeated soldiers from Sanquan pass by, It is bound to disrupt our army and lead our army into the abyss of defeat!"

"How could this general not know!" Wang Shenchao changed his face, and immediately said coldly: "Listen to the order, the front battalion occupies the plank road, and all those who come from the north will be shot!"

After finishing speaking, he ordered the deputy general to command: "Immediately send orders to the rear army, retreat slowly, and retreat to Mantianzhai. You personally lead people, pile up firewood and grease along the road at the rear stack, and prepare to burn the road, so as to prevent the Han army from advancing. !"

"Yes!"

On Wang Shenchao's side, he quickly made a decision and arranged for action.On Liu Tingzuo's side, he returned to the defeated army and reported Wang Shenchao's intentions. The defeated army was overjoyed, and within a moment, he led his people shouting and ran southward, without any intention of "rectifying a little".

Wang Shenchao looked from the south, and couldn't help but yelled. On his side, he was still ordering people to move arrows forward.Not caring too much, he directly ordered to release arrows to shoot and kill all living things that dared to come south.

When Liu Tingzuo saw Wang Shenchao, who was occupying the Dao, he didn't understand that he had been deceived. Facing the ruthless arrows of the friendly army, Liu Tingzuo couldn't help tearing his eyes, and scolded Wang Shenchao for killing each other. son of man.

There were more than a thousand defeated Shu troops who withdrew from Sanquanguan. In the front, reinforcements were invited to the front with bows and arrows, and Han troops were slaughtered in the back, and they collapsed completely.

When the Shu soldiers who were in contact with the pursuers heard the news, they simply abandoned their weapons and surrendered, but the Han army didn't know what happened, so they killed them directly, and had no intention of surrendering.All the way forward, every step was bloody, resulting in the defeat of Sanquan's army. If you advance, you will die, and if you retreat, you will die.

In this situation, the defeated army was inspired to show its last bloodliness. Under the leadership of Liu Tingzuo, they chose to directly attack Wang Shenchao who was blocking him. disturb.
Wang Shenchao had to lose.

(End of this chapter)