Shu Chen

Chapter 92
After stepping down the pass, Zheng Pu returned to the army.

Thanks to the reason why the late emperor Liu Bei sent Chen Shi and other more than ten camps to station here, the military camp is ready-made.

Huo Yi and Zhao Guang arranged for their soldiers, and they only asked the generals at all levels to divide the army into each military account, and to distribute the rations and rations of the various ministries on duty.

However, the soldiers were quite safe, and no one dared to leave the camp to wander.

After Gaiyin Zheng Pu took charge of the army, he followed the military order of "Yuesu Prime Minister's Mansion for ten days" set by Ma Zhong when he served as the subordinate governor.A military rule was also established: the generals at all levels in the army were appointed, and the food and consumption were the same as those of the soldiers;

Violators will be punished for one month.

Those who do not change after repeated teachings will be blamed by the military staff and expelled from the Xuanwu Army.

Those who were expelled from the army had a tragic end.

After all, there are only a few situations in which you can retire abnormally when you join the army. You are killed or disabled in battle, or you are a deserter!

Walking slowly, in a short time, to the large tent of the Chinese army.

Zheng Pu then tore off the leather armor from his body and threw it to the Beggar House for others to wash.The masterpiece of the captured city chief before his death made him unable to continue wearing it.

After sitting at the table for a few days, he took out the handwriting of the Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and read it carefully.

The Prime Minister did not say much.

The first was to let Zheng Pu act cautiously, and Yin Yin instructed: "The army is out, the main disturbance, and the second battle. Zijin remember, it is better to have nothing than to lose."

On the other hand, Liao Hua was mentioned.

He claimed that if Zheng Pu felt that it would be difficult to gain profit from his troops, he could send people to walk on the footpath to find Liao Hua, the military governor of Guang.

Ask him to send troops to attack the east and west, and respond to one or two.

Well, there are only three roads in Yinping County, of which Gangdi Road is in the south of Motianling, next to Fushui.

It is very close to Guangwu and Jiangyou Pass. If Liao Hua sends troops to besiege and attack, Di Wang Qiangduan, who is far away on the north Yinping Road of Motianling, will more or less allocate some troops to help the battle.

After reading it, Zheng Pu took some ink and wrote a receipt for the Prime Minister.

Taking advantage of the situation, I explained the idea of ​​the ropeway for transporting food and the detailed drawings of "ropeway and pulley", and recorded it together.

As for whether it can be achieved, let's look at Pu Yuan's craftsmanship.

There is not much to ask for, as long as half of the hardships of the plank road transportation can be reduced, the food and gluten of Shu land can be continuously hoarded in Hanzhong County.

After the book was finished, the ink on the cloth and silk was lightly dried, and Zheng Pu carefully sealed it.

Just as he was about to call out the soldiers outside the tent to send the book to the post on the pass, he stopped abruptly.

Slightly scratching his head and thinking for a while, he started writing again and writing a letter to Qiao Zhou.

Qiao Zhou's ancestor, Qiao Yao, was a master of the Book of Confessions, and he also read the Book of Figures and Prophecies and the Book of Weft.

Therefore, Zheng Pu, on the grounds that Cao Pi forcibly accepted the throne of Emperor Xiandi Chan, died in just a few years, and planned to ask him to write a book claiming that this was divine condemnation, as evidence that the destiny was in Han.

It just so happened that when he was promoting the rebellion against Wei's tyranny and tyranny, he mentioned one or two things along the way.

Quan should not bother the two masters anymore.

After putting down the pen and letting the soldiers send it to the post, Zheng Pu sat at the desk and spread out the map of Yinping Jinggu Dao that Li Shoujian had taken out, groaning and thinking.

Jinggu Road is the only way from Baishuiguan to Yinping.

It is quite spacious and not rugged, and can be passed without the help of plank road soldiers and horses.

If you don't worry about damage to the hooves of the horses, the cavalry can go back and forth.

Along the way, there are also a lot of small streams and small forks, but they are all small intestine paths, impassable for carriages and horses.

Because Yinping Road is far from Baishuiguan, Di Wang Qiangduan left his camp to guard the place chosen by Bashu, which is the middle of Jinggu Road, where Bailong River and Baishui River meet.

The name is vulgar: Yinping Qiaotou. 【Note 1】

The terrain of the bridgehead is dangerous, and it is guarded by the water blockage, but the enemy is several times. It is known as the "throat of Longshu".

Naturally, it would be an exaggeration to claim that "everyone can't open".

But if you face the triple attack of the enemy, you can sit back and relax.

Such a favorable location made Zheng Pu in a dilemma.

Attacking the fortress is definitely not advisable.

The prime minister asked him to be cautious and not let his soldiers do unnecessary casualties.

Moreover, the bridgehead is the hub of Yinping County. Going up against the Baishui River, you can reach Yinping Road; going up against the Bailong River, you enter Wudu County, and you can reach it regardless of whether it is under Bianxian or Qiang Road.

It also means that once his troops approach the bridge, the Wei troops in Wudu County and Longyou can all come to help.

In particular, Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou stationed in Longyou, had a well-established cavalry under his command. If King Di of Yinping sent someone to report the news, he would gallop to aid with cavalry, and it would not take ten days to arrive!

However, it is impossible to bypass the bridge.

Forget it, the bridgehead is the only way to go to Yinping Road; even if there is a way to bypass it, he cannot expose his army's food route to the eyes of the enemy, and then be surrounded and annihilated by the broken road.

Can not attack, but can not complete the task of this battle.

Since it was in response to Sun Wu's northern expedition, if Zheng Pu just sent troops on the bridge, showed off his might, and then returned, not to mention that he couldn't explain it to Sun Wu, he would feel very sorry for himself.

Not willing to go through fire and water for Sun Wu.

It was because he felt that he had failed the prime minister, Zhuge Liang, who had given him the distinction of being a special governor.

Alas, the dilemma.

Could it be that I have to send someone to ask Guangwu Governor Liao Hua to deal with one or two evil spirits?

Zheng Pu, who frowned, had a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.

The Prime Minister had something to say to him, so naturally he would go to the book to inform Liao Hua, but he did not want to trouble Liao Hua.

The reason is that this is his first time to oversee the expedition independently, and he does not want to seek the help of others, and he does not allow the situation to appear anticlimactic, so as not to let other generals think that he is superior and inferior.

It is the "Second Zhao Kuo" who is talking about soldiers on paper.

Especially, the Northern Expedition is approaching!

He wants to accumulate merits as much as possible, and use a great victory to offset his young age and shallow qualifications!
Let others not underestimate yourself!
For example, Li Shoujian gave a vague warning today.

There is also Yang Ji, the king of Baiqingdi, who has become a lost dog. Today's reckless and rude.

Alas, for now, we can only see if we can lead the snake out of the hole.

I just don’t know, if I looted Diren towns with my troops, and then ambushed my troops on the road, would the bandit army at the bridge head out of the garrison and fight as I wished?
Zheng Pu looked at the area around Jinggu Road on the map, and sighed in his heart as the marked Diren town fell.

Just as he was thinking about it, the curtain of the military tent was pulled aside, and a small figure flashed into it.

It's Fu Yu.

When the army was up and down, he was also a disciple of Zheng Pu, and the guards on duty put in without reporting.

And because he had been with the army, Zheng Pu asked him to lead some chores.

Quan should be, from an early age, he cultivated his familiarity with military affairs and supervision.

Holding a few rolls of bamboo slips, as soon as he entered the tent, he walked forward with a smile and said aloud.

"Sir, this is the prisoner's confession that my elder brother Shao asked me to send. He is asking Baiqingdi King about Yinping. When Liu Jianjun went to look for Li Shoujun, he seemed to be asking about the storage of weapons in the pass. Brother Yoshihiro, because the evening meal is approaching, he is inspecting the arrangement of the soldiers' overnight stay. They all claim that they will return during the evening meal to discuss the military situation with Mr.

"OK."

Taking the bamboo slips, Zheng Pu nodded lightly and opened them one by one.

Perhaps the relationship between the three Di people's prisoners was too low, and the confession did not contain much important information.

It is just to claim that there are more than a thousand troops stationed at the bridgehead, that the chief officer of the garrison is very popular among his soldiers, and that the Yinping Di Wang Qiangduan seldom comes to the bridgehead to inspect, there is nothing else to do.

However, for Zheng Pu, there are also gains.

More than a thousand enemy troops are stationed, which can directly stifle the idea of ​​​​attacking the fortress.

And the compliment of "favored by the soldiers" may be able to be used as an article.

Because the military system of the Di people is that big tribes coerce small tribes to fight.Since the chief officer of the bridgehead is loved by his soldiers, he must be someone who is good at coordinating various tribes.

If he sends troops to loot, he may send troops out to inspect to appease the emotions of the leaders of the various tribes.

That is, the number of soldiers sent is no more than a hundred people.

Unable to be satisfied with Zheng Pu, he needs an appetite for a great victory.

That's it.

Thinking alone is incomparable to group work after all.

Let's wait for Brother Zirui and others to return, and then discuss how to arrange it.

Zheng Pu secretly thought in his heart, closed the bamboo slips, and was about to put the plan on the table, but he saw that Fu Yu was paying attention, staring at the map of Jinggu Daoyu, and murmuring to himself, not knowing what he was muttering.

Seeing such a situation, people can't help but smile.

It also made Zheng Pu's heart, could not help but have the meaning of exams.

Putting down the bamboo slip, he asked softly, "Cough! What are you talking about?"

"Ah~~"

Fu Yan, who was awakened, scratched his temples awkwardly, and laughed a few times.

He didn't answer directly, but instead said softly, "Sir, is our army going to use troops against Yin Ping?"

"Ah."

Nodding slightly, Zheng Pu lowered his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows with one hand, "It's been a while since you read "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "Baohe Tactics", let's talk about it. If you are the war governor, how should you manage to defeat the enemy? Don't be restrained, how to think in your heart, as many as you can."

"promise!"

Hearing the question, Fu Yan's face immediately showed an excited look, "Sir, you dare to try to say it."

After responding respectfully, he cleared his throat and said in a clear voice, "Sun Tzu's book of truth and truth has a cloud, 'Those who are good at fighting will cause others but not others. Those who can make the enemy come to themselves are also beneficial; those who can make the enemy not reach, It is also harmful.'. I thought that our army was attacking, and we should first use the truth and let the enemy give up the geographical advantage before we can fight."

"Heh~~~"

Zheng Pu listened, chuckled lightly, looked at him with interest, and asked, "How to use the way of virtual reality?"

Such a gesture greatly encouraged Fu Yan.

There was also a hint of joy in the voice, "Mr. Hui, it is to lure him with profit. I heard that the northwest is barren and the grain production is not abundant, so there are many people in Qiangdi who are greedy for profit. If our army pretends to be a caravan, claiming to seek food and grain resources. When the Di people exchange for war horses, the enemy army will surely come out to snatch it! At that time, our army can take advantage of the situation to ambush!"

After saying that, his eyes lit up, waiting for Zheng Pu's judgment.

However, what he was waiting for was Zheng Pu's finger tapping on his head.

"Well"

Unprepared, Fu Yan was a little stunned.

Wei Wei was stunned, and then hurriedly saluted and asked, "You are stupid, please ask Mr.

"It's unrealistic, and everything is taken for granted."

Zheng Pu closed his eyes again, and his tone was light, "Let me ask you, since the thief killed General Wu and betrayed me, has there been a caravan in Bashu to seek profit? How can the bandit army believe in evil? Besides, the soldiers in our army are either the old soldiers of Shaoxian and Yihong, or the newly recruited barbarians in Nanzhong. How can the bandit army not see through the evil?"

oh~~~~
Fu Yan, who suddenly realized, was slightly embarrassed.

He hurriedly bowed and bowed, "Ashamed. I didn't think fully, thank you sir for clarifying the confusion."

Naturally, when he bowed his head, he didn't notice Zheng Pu's gaze, and when he fell on him, there was a faint flash of admiration and relief.

At only twelve years old, he has been able to contrive, and even if he has shortcomings, he can still be successful!

However, Zheng Pu, who has always regarded himself as a strict teacher, would naturally not make words of praise.

But he whispered, "Well, you are still young, and you should see more and think more. Before making a plan, remember to first try to figure out the factors of the enemy and all parties. For those who have no last resort, the prerequisite is to consider all the details. Encourage yourself."

"No! You should remember the teachings of Mr.

Fu Yu, who responded loudly again, looked up and saw that Zheng Pu had closed his eyes and thought, so he didn't dare to disturb him again.

He walked lightly, sat down on the inside of the tent, picked up the bamboo slip and looked at it for himself.

When he was young, Begya made a noise from outside the tent, and since the evening meal had arrived, he invited him to patrol the camp.

Of course!

It's a camp tour, not a meal.

Zheng Pu knew that he had no courage similar to that of Zhao Guang and others, which made his soldiers admired and heartbroken.

Simply, abandon the short and choose the long.

He imitated Huangfu Song, a famous general of the Han Dynasty. When crusade against the Yellow Turbans, "every time the army stops, the tents must be erected, and then the tents are put down. The soldiers are all eaten, but they are eaten."

Every morning and evening, he would patrol the camp, and after every soldier had eaten, the others would eat.

The effect is quite remarkable.

In this Xuanwu army, which was a mix of Han, old, Pu and Li people, all the soldiers respected and loved him and were willing to serve.

Even Zhao Guang and Huo Yi didn't lose their peace because of his stubborn temperament and revenge.

After patrolling the camp, the sky was already out of sight.

In front of the school fire, Zheng Pu hurriedly devoured the rice in the pottery bowl and rushed back to his military tent.

Inside the tent, Zhao Guang, Huo Yi, Liu Min, and Yang Ji were already present, each frowning and thinking about how to use troops against Yin Ping.

Fu Yan was also there, the difference was his seat, he acted as a listener in the corner.

After a short while, Zheng Pu returned, and everyone expressed their opinions.

However, it is a pity.

All the plans and suggestions are similar to Zheng Pu's own thinking, and he has been working together for more than an hour without any achievements.

In the end, at the end of the night, without any results, they each went away.

Surprisingly, just as Zheng Pu was about to rest, Yang Ji left and returned, seeking to meet outside the tent.

And very respectful.

Because in the daytime, the thoughtful Huo Yi asked him about Yin Ping, and he also revealed some things "unintentionally".

For example, only the name of the Xuanwu Army was given by the emperor himself.

For example, among the new troops newly established by the imperial court, only Zheng Pu, who was not an honorable person, could be appointed as the military governor.

There were also prime ministers who often sat down with Zheng Pu to discuss military tactics and so on.

Therefore, he came alone to accuse Zheng Pu of his rudeness when they first met, and to ask Zheng Pu to allow him to take the Yinpingdi people back and strengthen his tribe during this battle.

The price is that he and his more than [-] clansmen are willing to go through fire and water in this battle and let Zheng Pu send them.

It also made Zheng Pu's eyes light up.

He thought of a way to "lead the snake out of the hole" for the defenders at the Yinping Bridge! ——
[Note 1: Yinping Bridge is the Xiongguan fortress in the east of ancient Yinping, and it has always been a battleground for military strategists.In history, Guo Huai once built a garrison here to defend against Liao Hua, the prefect of Yinping, and was called "Guo Huai City".It was later built as "Yulei Pass", located in Yulei Township, Jinwen County, not the Tang Dynasty Yulei Pass in Dujiangyan. 】

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