Shu Chen

Chapter 63 Breakthrough
The waning moon is like a hook, and the soul is moved.

Hooked up in the sky, the stars were confused, and they were happily shining on the night, vying to invite pets and flattery.

It is also very provocative, so that those who are far away from their hometowns can't help but miss the townsfolk and their relatives in their eyes.

Zheng Pu and Yi lay on a boulder by the side of the water, with his hands behind his head, staring at the crescent moon, and he was also thinking of the people in the Shifang Mulberry Garden and all the bosses.

Before I knew it, it had been almost half a year since I came to Nanzhong.

During this period, he wrote a few letters sporadically, and entrusted the military messenger to take the foreign scorpion as a post office in the county and return it to his home.

However, Shifang Sangyuan was unable to entrust the Nanzhong military officials with messengers, and the caravan had long since stopped contacting, so there has been no news.

Makes him worry.

Although, I knew in my heart, my elder brother Zheng Yan will definitely settle down his family.

Of course, the family relationship that blood is thicker than water, and the warmth that has come from the long-term relationship between day and night, will always make the longing in his heart, like the waves crashing on the beach, one wave is not extinguished, and another wave is coming.

Tireless, never stop.

But I don't know, how is my mother doing recently?
Also, this star is flashing fast, like the eyes of Xiao Yaner's naughty moments~~~~
When he was in his own thoughts, a slight footstep sounded faintly in his ears.

He turned his head slightly and looked at him, it turned out to be Jufu.

At this moment, he was bare-chested, kicking his shoes, twisting his wet hair, and when he saw Zheng Pu looking over, he grinned, "Zijin, I was thinking about the news of brother Xiuran. evil?"

Asking, walking to the side, sitting cross-legged.

Zheng Pu is also used to this.

Since they had been running around in Pingyi County for nearly [-] days, and within a few days of rushing all the way to Anzha, Jufu and those banzheng savages had completely let go of their tempers, as if they had returned to the village of Badi.

In addition to the daily vigilance, during the rest of the time, two No. 30 people would pull the simple vine nets made of vines to fish in the pool, or go into the forest in groups of three or four to look for longworms or other prey, as if their purpose of coming here was to Sleeping and having a picnic in the mountains and countryside, instead of sneaking into the enemy's rear to ambush.

Well, this place is the Beipan River, a mountain and water lake that winds out of it.

Going east, about three miles is the Penghe River.

Because it was almost uninhabited, the fish here were numerous and huge, and there was no shortage of prey such as long worms and shrubs.

"The army doesn't carry a lot of food, and the athletes are good at fishing and hunting, and there are no outsiders who come out this time, so they don't strictly abide by the military regulations. Let them move their muscles and bones."

This is what he explained to Zheng Pu.

Zheng Pu is not without exception.

This time the danger is coming. After the battle, I don’t know how many people will be able to go back. Let’s play with them.

As for what Jufu asked, Liu Yin had brought some servants a few days ago, led by the native guide and Qi Ya Cuo, and went north to find out the whereabouts of the thief Zhu Bao.

Whether Zhu Bao retreated his troops or not, and the choice of the dangerous route for the southward army, all depended on the change of the ambush location.

This is also the reason why Zheng Pu and others did not start building ambush fortifications.

"Not really."

Hearing the question of Fusuo, Zheng Pu also smiled and said, "It's up to people to make things happen, and it's up to heaven to make things happen. I'm going to ambush here. I'll do my duty well and see if I can succeed. Let's see what the will of heaven is. It's useless to think too much."

"Ha, Zijin is really free and easy!"

After giving praise, he raised his head and shook his hair, his voice was a little anxious, "I am so determined by Wu Zijin. Brother Xiuran has been going north for five days, and I am very worried, lest the thief Zhu Bao will not come to the south. To be honest with Zijin, I still want to kill the thief chieftain and consolidate the merits for the post of tooth gatekeeper!"

Having said that, he moved his hand for a while, tucked his hair to the other side, leaned his head over and said softly, "I forgot to know that I will meet Zijin. When I was surrounded by Yingshan, my father asked a small official to ask the military messenger to send a letter to the family. Come. In the letter, he claimed to have found a marriage for me. After the war in Nanzhong, he would let me take leave and go back to marry. At that time, a house must be built in the city of Chengdu. Zijin, there are still others around your small house. Is the house being sold by others?"

"You're getting married?!"

Zheng Pu, who sat up straight, was surprised.

After the words were finished, he smiled again, "Well, Xiaoxing is now in his twenties, and he has reached the age of marriage. It's good news! It's good news!"

"Hehe~~~~"

Gu Fu also smiled, Fang wanted to say something, but he heard a slightly loud voice not far away, so he turned his head to look.

When he saw several torches, swaying and running towards this side, he suddenly stood up, with a solemn expression on his face, and put his hand on the ring-head knife on the side of his waist.He has been in the army for a long time, and he is used to it. The sharp blade never leaves his body.

The same goes for Zheng Pu.

He got up quickly and waved his hand to let the surrounding armored soldiers quickly gather other savage savages to prepare for the enemy situation.

When I was young, several torches stopped more than ten zhang away, and a group of night armored soldiers rushed forward.

As the people arrived, so did the voice, "General Zheng! General Ju, Liu Sima has sent scouts back!"

Ok?
Hearing this, Zheng Pu and Ju Fu looked at each other and walked towards the place where the torches were gathered.

The two who returned were Liu Yin's personal retinues. Zheng Pu had met each other when he was in the Liu family, and they were quite familiar with each other.Seeing Zheng Pu and Ju Fu coming, without waiting to ask any questions, he spoke out, "General Zheng, General Ju, my Sima ordered me to come back first and let me know that the thief Zhu Bao has retreated and marched to Lianjiang, east of Yelang. , is about to enter the Mengjiang area."

"Mengjiang?!"

After listening to the sentence, he strode forward and patted the Liu family squire's shoulder to show his joy, Fang turned his head to look at Zheng Pu, and said with joy, "Zijin, the thief Zhu Bao can't escape this time, it must be me. One of the feats!"

The Mengjiang River is one of the tributaries that join the Penghe River.

Since Zhu Bao's retreat route, since he chose the Mengjiang River Valley, it can be concluded that he must have come against the current and traveled by the Henghe River.

"Very good!"

Zheng Pu was also overjoyed, nodded again and again, and said, "From tomorrow onwards, we will start building ambush fortifications!"

"Why do you need tomorrow?"

But when Jufu heard it, he immediately waved his hand and shouted to himself, "The thief Zhu Bao is here, how can I neglect the evil? Besides, in the mere night, An can stop me, Badi Jianer, from marching against the evil!"

After saying that, without waiting for Zheng Pu's reply, he strode forward, arousing the banzhengmen to prepare for the ambush.

Seeing this, Zheng Pu couldn't help but smile.

He didn't do anything to stop him, he simply pulled Erliu's squires, found a quiet place, and asked Liu Yin about the details of the enemy's situation.

On the banks of the Mengjiang River, the rebels made a temporary camp.

Zhu Bao, surrounded by more than a dozen personal guards, slowly inspected the placement of the soldiers in the military camp.

It's not that he has the appearance of a famous general who shares weal and woe with his soldiers, but the morale of the army has been a little unstable recently.The reason was the madness he had been fighting with Ma Zhong for nearly ten days when he was talking about the dangers between Qielan.

That dangerous pass is called Ma Duan Valley.

It is two steep and dangerous mountains approaching each other, and the mountain stream channel squeezed out is no more than ten feet wide.

He set up camp with [-] heirlooms on the ground, with huge boulders and wooden railings to block the road; fortifications such as digging gully canals, setting up deer villages, and pits, although it cannot be called impregnable, but it is not difficult to defend against the enemy for several months.

This is also his plan.

First drag the imperial army to suppress the rebellion, drag it here for a month or two, exhaust half of their grain, and then slowly retreat south.

At that time, the imperial crusade army was in difficulty in supplying grain and fodder, and would definitely not pursue it.

Moreover, the wars between Yizhou and Yueqiang should be able to roughly determine which army has the greater advantage, so that he can plan his future plans: draw a river with the imperial court to rule; or incite the barbarian tribes to sneak into the area of ​​Pingyi County, Waiting for the opportunity to cut off the food route of the imperial crusade army, and then lead the army north to take back the entire county!

However, the chief general of the imperial court's crusade against the scorpion disrupted his plan in just ten days.

Well, Ma Zhong led an army of more than [-] to camp in front of Ma Duan Valley, and he was surrounded by more than ten personal guards. .

At a glance, it is a day.

On the second day, three or five hundred soldiers were dispatched to form a small hill, and then more than ten large yellow crossbows were mounted!
The big yellow crossbow is a weapon in the army!
The bow strength can reach up to twelve stones, and the shooting range can reach two hundred feet (five 600 meters)!

Even the Xiliang war horse, known for its majesty, can be killed with one blow!

In the past, when Li Ling went out of the fortress and fought more than [-] Xiongnu with [-] infantry, he personally manipulated the big yellow crossbow to snipe, almost shooting Xiongnu Shanyu two hundred meters away!
Naturally, these sharp tools are cumbersome and expensive.

That's why Zhu Bao couldn't figure out why the imperial court, which had already experienced the Battle of Yiling and was stricken with military shortages, had a partial division come to the barren land with more than ten incomparably valuable rhubarb crossbows!

It is also known for its hardships!
Although the big yellow crossbows that Ma Zhong brought were all simple and reduced versions, the range was only about one hundred meters.

But it was enough to make the soldiers under Zhu Bao's command panic and demoralize.

Just imagine, if you climb the lookout tower to guard and guard the wooden fence of the camp, you will become a target for the big yellow crossbow to snipe, and the fences and shields built by the wooden plank cannot prevent the crossbow arrows from penetrating, how can they not panic?
Moreover, nearly a hundred feet away, is the range that they cannot counterattack!
Zhu Bao also tried to recruit people who dared to die with a lot of money, and wanted to destroy the big yellow crossbow.

As a result, the three hundred warriors only rushed halfway, and were forced to return by a burst of crossbow rain.

Only a hundred people were fortunate enough to return alive.

Pina Ma Zhong, on both sides of the mound where the big yellow crossbow was erected, had been waiting for a long time by the half-school crossbowmen!

The inability to destroy the big yellow crossbow also caused the morale of the rebels to plummet. It was the turn of the soldiers who were guarding the arrow tower.

But Zhu Bao felt helpless about this.

More than ten large yellow crossbows were of little benefit to attacking fortifications, and the number of people who shot and killed was limited, but he couldn't explain it to his subordinates, so he had to let the soldiers on duty, two or three groups, jointly hold the big scull to his life. .

On the tenth day, Ma Zhong suddenly summoned all the troops, beating drums and carrying long ladders, ready to attack the fortress.

It also made Zhu Bao, who was watching from behind the big turret, sneer again and again.

The fortifications he built were impossible to break in one day. That is to say: the imperial court attacked the fortifications today, and his soldiers will usher in a victory, which will boost their morale.

Of course, he never expected that Ma Zhongzhen would break through it in one day!
It's the day, the east wind is making great work!
Ma Zhong dared to die first, and in the rain of arrows, he threw a lot of damp vegetation and grease jars on the defensive deer village, and then ignited the fire crossbow with a large yellow crossbow, so that the billowing smoke was covered by the strong east wind. Praise's camp.

Immediately, the army came to cover and kill.

The soldiers on Zhu Bao's side were choked on by the thick smoke, coughing and crying, unable to see anything.

No matter how the general rate roared, he could not resist the attack on the wooden fence.

That's why, the road defense was defeated in the first battle!

(End of this chapter)