Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 514
The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass have moved first.

This sentence is not just casually. No matter in the future or in this backward era, logistics will always be fought in wars. There are countless battles in history that were defeated due to insufficient food and grass.

Just take an example in this era.

For example, in the Battle of Guandu in history, the result was that Cao Cao burned Yuan Shao's grain, causing Yuan Shao's army to be defeated like a mountain.

Another example is that in history, the Shu army went out of Qishan six times in the Northern Expedition, and probably five of the six times were due to the problem of grain and roads. In the end, Zhuge Liang, the number one counselor who was known as a lot of wisdom and almost a demon, ended up a powerful killer who was unable to recover. .

This has fully demonstrated the importance of food roads.

Once the grain road is lost, the effect will be immediate, and it will have a huge blow to the morale of the soldiers.

People who don't have enough to eat, let alone fighting, have a hard time surviving.

Therefore, Mujing has always attached great importance to Liang Dao.

But this time, the call was too hasty, and it was a negligence in this regard.

He was negligent, Han Shui.

From Nanzheng along the Han River, you can go straight to the east, completely bypass the main force of the Mu army, and surprise the grain road of the Mu army.

The shepherd army dispatched troops impatiently, and there was not much grain and grass to be escorted. Both Shangyong and Xicheng were gathering grain and grass. Zheng battlefield.

But now, Shiquan Pavilion is not guaranteed, and the food road is equal to loss.

This is the rhythm to force their retreat.

"My lord, this matter will not be investigated in the end, the crime is unforgivable, please allow the general to take the crime and make meritorious service, and the general will immediately lead [-] main forces to kill back to ensure that the grain road is not lost!" Huang Shao also realized the danger of the grain road, and quickly surrendered Please.

"It's too late!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "Calculating the time, our soldiers who stayed in Shiquan may have been uprooted, and even if they can't transport the food stored in Shiquan, they will be burned!"

"How should this be?"

The joy of just entering Nanshuixiang City suddenly disappeared, and everyone became a little worried.

"No wonder they suddenly gave up on Nanxiang!"

Zhang Liao's gloomy eyes flickered coldly: "Their plan at the beginning must be to use many barriers, draw outside the city, hold on inside the city, consume our main force, suppress our morale, and achieve their goal of sticking to Nanzheng, but suddenly Abandoning Nanxiang in between is tantamount to letting our soldiers approach the city, not because they are fearless, but because they have already recognized that we will run out of food, so there is no need to waste with us here, as long as we stick to the county, there is nothing we can do!"

I figured things out all of a sudden, but I felt powerless again.

Now whether it is to continue to attack or to transfer the army back, it is not a good strategy, but the food road is cut off, and they are suddenly caught in a dilemma.

"Since we're here, let's set up camp first!"

Mu Jing took a deep breath, he couldn't be messed up at this time, he waved his hand, and said: "They gave up so that we can enter the city of Nanshui Township under the city. Set up camp here in the water, and send out scouts to stare at the main city of Nanzheng, and Hanshui, and never allow any soldiers to come out!"

"promise!"

Zhang Liao and Huang Shao took orders and immediately went down to make arrangements.

Putting the entire battalion in Nanshui Township is a rather troublesome thing. The soldiers started to move, selecting barracks and schools, arranging the defense of the city wall, and releasing a queue of scouts to the planning area...

Taking Nanxiang is equivalent to opening the door to Nanzheng, and it also gives them a foothold when attacking Nanzheng. This is a good thing, but they must be firmly established in Nanxiang, so a lot of things , making Zhang Liao and Huang Shao very busy.

into the night!

The light of the brazier is shining everywhere in Nanshui Township, and there are many people in the city, still busy building camps.

In a mansion.

This is a large house with three entrances and three exits. If it is placed in the big cities of Nanzheng Xicheng Shangyong, it is an ordinary county town, but in Nanshui Township, this is already the best house, and it was the first in Nanshui in the past. The mansion of the squire Shui family, after the wall was cleared up, all the members of the Shui family were relocated to Nanzheng, only this mansion was left behind, and now it is requisitioned by Mujing.

Above the main hall of the mansion, Mu Jing's robes and bare feet are sitting in front of the desk, his eyes are flipping through the marching maps, racking his brains to think of a strategy that can turn him around.

"After all, I showed my flaws!"

Mu Jing let out a long sigh.

I stared at Zhang Lu's flaws. If Zhang Lu had capable people around him, he would definitely stare at his flaws. After all, I was still impatient. I wanted to quickly defeat Zhang Lu on the battlefield to relieve Nanyang's pressure.

"Lord!"

"Meet the lord!"

The officers and men of the Yellow Turban Army and the Jingping Second Army, who were at the rank of lieutenant or above, gathered in the main hall after the military affairs were arranged. They knew that there was a military affairs discussion.

"Come here!"

Mu Jing beckoned, let them come over, and analyzed the marching map on the desk: "What do you think, should a certain retreat now, or continue to advance!"

"My lord, I can't retreat!"

Li Yan was the first to oppose the retreat.

"Why?" Mu Jing asked.

"Withdraw now, waste all previous efforts, lose morale, the battle of Hanzhong, I am afraid it will continue, and lose the good opportunity, then we need to look at the faces of outsiders, it must be the Chang'an court in the north, or the Yizhou Mufu in the south!"

Li Yan bowed his hands and saluted, and then talked eloquently: "Now we can only grit our teeth and move forward. The only way to attack Nanzheng is the best strategy!"

"What if we can't defeat Nanzheng?"

Huang Shao asked in a low voice: "After our food is consumed, how should we deal with it? Is it possible to wait for death in vain? I think it's better to take a half-step back and return to Shiquan now. After we get through the food road, we will make a comeback. It will only be less than half a year. After the beginning of spring !"

Li Yan also had no words to answer.

Entering is not as easy to fight as he said, and retreating is not as easy as Huang Shao said. This is a dead end.

"Wen Yuan, what do you mean?"

Mu Jing's eyes fell on Zhang Liao.

This handsome talent has been too low-key these years, and now he doesn't allow Zhang Liao to keep low-key any longer.

"No advance, no retreat!"

Zhang Liao didn't just start thinking about it now, after he entered the city, he was already thinking about it, and finally he came up with an idea, which had some prototypes, but he thought it was useful, so when Mu Jing asked him, he said it.

"No advance or no retreat?"

Hearing this, Mu Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, his face was illuminated by the light, with a hint of evil, he asked faintly: "Can you be more careful!"

"promise!"

Zhang Liao took a deep breath and began to say to the generals: "This is a crisis. In danger, it may not be an opportunity. Although the food supply road is cut off, our current supply of food and grass can last at least eight days, and even ten days at most. , as long as we defeat Zhang Lu within this time, everything will be fine, so before that, we must first ensure that the morale of the army will not be disturbed!"

"If you don't advance, you won't attack. At this moment, I'm afraid Nanzheng will use all its strength to defend. If we attack, it will be a last stand. Regardless of victory or defeat, bloodshed is inevitable and not worth it!"

"Don't retreat, retreat now, it won't help, it can only waste time and experience, so what if we seize the Shiquan Pavilion, do we have a navy, can we hold the Han River, it doesn't work, they can seize it once, they can Take the second time!"

Zhang Liao's analysis was tantamount to an in-depth analysis of the situation, but these soldiers were taken aback by what they said.

But Huang Shao, Li Yan and others will not be intimidated by him. Huang Shao asked: "Neither advance nor retreat, is it possible that we can only wait here to die? Although the food and grass can last for eight to ten days, we can It will be consumed soon, how will we deal with it then!"

"No!"

Zhang Liao shook his head: "We're not waiting to die, we're just planning!"

"Just count?"

"How do you follow the plan?"

All eyes fell on Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao is a surrendered general, but since joining the Jingping Army, he has kept a low profile, but his fighting strength is obvious to all. The Jingping Army has a reputation today, and he ranks among the top three heroes, so the generals dare not underestimate him.

"Wen Yuan, to be more careful, I also want to know how to follow the plan?" Mu Jing asked with narrowed eyes.

"promise!"

Zhang Liao nodded and continued: "Since our food supply is cut off, the city will definitely be watching our reaction. Don't they want to expand the results of the battle? No, they will definitely try their best to attack us. When we attack, they must stick to the end. If we withdraw our troops, they will chase them along the way and beat the dogs in the water. No matter what, they will take advantage of it. This is also an opportunity we can use. Since they want to expand the results of the battle, why don't we lead our troops out of the city and fight in the wild, which is better than siege casualties Make it smaller!"

"I'm afraid it's not that easy?" Li Yan said cautiously: "They won't be fooled easily!"

"As long as they want to remove us, they have a chance to be fooled!"

Zhang Liao said confidently.

"Wen Yuan, are you confident that you can lead them out of the city to fight before we run out of food and grass?" Mu Jing stared at Liao with burning eyes.

"Have!"

Zhang Liao's eyes on Shang Mujing, this will be a turning point in his fate, if this battle is successful, he will become the first coach among the generals of the Mu army who stands out from the crowd, and will be relied on by Mujing.

"Dare to issue a military order?"

"dare!"

Zhang Liao raised his hands and made an oath: "Zhang Liao has issued a military order in front of you. If you lose this battle, come and see me!"

"it is good!"

Mu Jing also has great courage: "If you have confidence, I will have the determination. I will entrust this battle to your command. From the bottom of the army to the peasants, up to a certain family, everyone is at your disposal. If you don't follow through, you will be decisive." , but this battle is only allowed to win, not to lose, if you lose, you really come to see me!"

"The last will obey!"

Zhang Liao knelt down and bowed his hands to accept the order.

"Are you rebellious?" Mu Jing narrowed his eyes, his eyes were as cold and sharp as a sword, and swept them away.

"I will obey!"

The generals trembled with chills, and quickly surrendered their hands to accept orders.

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The sword pavilion.

The army is stationed in all directions, sticking to the pass, guarding against Hanzhong in the north, and at this moment the chief general Pang Xi is sitting cross-legged in the pass, holding a volume of books, reading carefully. The posture of the sage book.

He is a native of Luoyang, a scholar from a poor family. He studied hard for many years in Han Chuang, but he had nowhere to seek an official position. Fortunately, he was recommended by Liu Yan at that time, and he entered the official career. When Emperor Ling was still alive, he served as Yilang. He was invited to join the mansion as a staff member for the position of shepherd in Yizhou. In order to repay his great kindness, he abandoned his official position and went south.

Liu Yan dared to enter Bashu, how can he be a brave and intrepid person, he has prepared a lot of team members, by his side, he is not a confidant of Dong Fu, but Liu Yan is thoughtful, when he goes south, he has calculated whether this trip will be or not. It was too smooth, so people were placed in the counties of Yizhou.

Jiange here is backed by Hanzhong, and it is one of the gates of Shu County, so a Yizhou army will be stationed here for many years. Pang Xi was inserted by Liu Yanan. He was only an army commander and a deputy general, but within a year, he had replaced him. Assuming the position of captain of the Jiange, he became the general guarding the Jiange, and also became Liu Yan's barrier to the north.

"Master Captain, someone wants to see you!"

A soldier came in from the outside and reported with his hands clasped.

"who?"

"They came from Chengdu, and they said they brought the envoy's secret order!"

"secret order?"

Pang Xi stood up abruptly. He had been waiting for the situation of the battle of Chengdu. Liu Yan besieged Chengdu. Success or failure would be the key to his domination of Yizhou. At this time, the secret order came, could it have already been captured?

"Please!"

Pang Xi said loudly.

"promise!"

The soldiers went down quickly, and soon a person was invited in.

This is a young scholar.

"Who are you?" Pang Xi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I'm just a Chinese official in the envoy's camp. I have a secret order from my lord. Please read it to Lieutenant Pang!" The young man escaped from his arms with a secret letter, on which Pang Xi personally signed the words.

"It's the master's handwriting!"

Pang Xi glanced at it, but he didn't suspect anything. First, he was just a scholar. The scholar was handsome and handsome. Second, the handwriting on the secret letter was the lord's handwriting.

He personally stepped forward and took the secret letter.

At this moment, a shocking change occurred.

All I saw was a broken blade protruding from the palm of the young scholar's hand holding the letter. The broken blade flashed and rested on Pang Xi's neck. The young scholar's hands tightened Pang Xi's neck.

"Master Captain!"

"There are assassins!"

"Protect the captain!"

This time, the guards inside and outside were alarmed, and dozens of elite soldiers surrounded him.

Pang Xi was calm. The secret letter he opened was empty, with a blank sheet of paper. He ignored the knife and squinted at the young scholar who was holding him hostage: "Who are you?"

"Yingchuan Opera Zhicai!"

Xi Zhicai said indifferently: "If you want to borrow Dao Jiange, please give me a hand!"

This kind of thing is best done by Huang Zhong.

But Huang Zhong saw that he was a military general, and it was impossible for him to come in unprepared. He was the only scholar who had the least offensive power and was the most suitable person for this kind of thing. The handle style, so it can hit the enemy with one hit.

"Master Captain, it's not good!"

As soon as Xi Zhicai's words fell, a military marquis came in a hurry: "A large army has been shut down, and it is approaching the Jiange pass. There are more than ten thousand soldiers and horses!"

(End of this chapter)