Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 984 Winning Nanyang Seven

"Where is the scout!"

"exist!"

"What's ahead?" On a galloping road, Zhang Liao, who had marched for three consecutive days, suddenly reined in his horse and looked up.

There is no way ahead.

The road in this era is very simple. Qin ruled the world, signed books with the same text, and cars on the same track. He established 36 counties in the world and built roads in the world. The Han Dynasty has built a lot of roads for 400 years. Between counties, counties There is basically a freeway between the county and the county.

But not all states and counties have access. Sometimes a road will come to an end after walking. In this case, most of them are between the current borders of two counties.

Because the two counties belong to different officials, some of the chi roads were repaired halfway due to geographical problems, and the rest were not repaired.

Therefore, sometimes rushing is a very troublesome thing.

"Report to General Zhonglang, there should be a lion forest ahead!"

The captain of the scout battalion clapped his hands and reported.

"Lion Grove?"

Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes.

"There is a way!"

A member of the Violent Bear Army, the first lieutenant under Zhou Cang's command, Pei Yuanshao, who is also the temporary chief general of the Violent Bear Army this time, walked up and said to Zhang Liao, "But the mountain road that Chidao turned into is more difficult to walk. , but from here, as long as we cross the Lion Forest, and then cross Wangshui, we will be Bowang City, if we take Chidao, it will take at least two days and one night's journey!"

"Bowang?"

Hearing Zhang Liao's words, a dazzling light suddenly shot out from his eyes, and he said in a low voice, "March map!"

"exist!"

The left and right guards spread out a marching map about one meter long and fifty miles wide, marking the detailed surrounding terrain.

Zhang Liao stood on the horseback, staring at the marching map for a long time, and pondered for a long time along the roads, and suddenly ordered: "Send my military order, find a place to camp in the Lion Forest, and rest. One day later, at noon tomorrow, continue to cross mountains and rivers and enter Bowang!"

"promise!"

The generals took the lead.

Their march this time was originally a little too urgent. If it was a simple march, they could barely hold on, but there were a lot of large equipment behind them, so the soldiers looked very tired.

Just as Zhang Liao gave the order, they quickly found a suitable place to set up camp, and built some simple fortifications without even propping up the tents. Each soldier buried the pot to cook, and then quickly entered the rest mode, racing against time to recover their strength .

The sun was setting, and the smoke was curling up from the kitchen. Not long after, it had already begun to fall into the night.

The night was shrouded, and the bonfires shone brightly. To meet the enemy temporarily, more than a dozen temporary watchtowers were built around them, and a battalion of soldiers and horses were arranged to patrol alternately to ensure safety.

In the temporary barracks, around the bonfire in the center, there were about a dozen school lieutenants, battalion commanders, battalion generals, and other generals hovering around Zhang Liao, discussing the next march strategy.

"I plan to change the strategic deployment and bypass Bowang!"

Zhang Liao said in a deep voice, "Today we will rest for the whole night, and we will continue marching at noon tomorrow, but I want to divide my troops into two groups, attacking Xi'e City on the west of Bowang and Zhixian County on the north from the left and right flanks!"

"Master Zhonglang, the scouts reported that a group of soldiers and horses had already crossed Bowang and entered Wancheng. At this time, shouldn't we defeat this group of soldiers?"

A general of the Violent Bear Army pretended to be brave and asked Zhang Liao.

"Need not!"

Zhang Liao said indifferently: "It's just a small group of soldiers and horses. At most it's just a vanguard. It's not a threat. It's more of a bait to lure me to attack. We can't eat this bait. It has exposed our main force!"

There was a sneer at the corner of his mouth: "Maybe we can't eat this bait yet!"

If he entered the vanguard camp that was Gao Dongming's trap, he might not be able to bear it.

Back then in Bingzhou, everyone said that the Shuofang camp in Bingzhou was good at defending, and defended like an iron barrel, but it was not the case. The one who could really push the defense to the limit was definitely not himself, but Gao Shun.

"Entering the battlefield, the rhythm must be controlled by ourselves!"

Zhang Liao emphasized: "In fact, the purpose of the Bingzhou army entering Nanyang was not to fight us, but to carve up Nanyang. Our purpose of abandoning Runan and entering Nanyang was not to compete with them!"

Zhang Liao stared at the flames of the bonfire, and said calmly: "I even guess that there is a certain gap between the main force of Bingzhou and the vanguard. Even if the vanguard of Bingzhou enters Wancheng, the main force of Bingzhou may not have entered Bowang. At that time, Bowang City may not have any troops at all, and the troops of the Bingzhou Army have already been distributed in Xi'e and Zhixian County!"

"why?"

"Lu Bu seems to be the champion of the three armies, but on the battlefield, you can't just see his bravery, you must be careful about the deployment of his troops. His tactics may not be determined, but he is born with a keen sense of touch, and he can deploy troops where his intuition is the most In the right place, Xi'e is close to the west, and you can withdraw westward at any time, and enter Hanzhong from Wuguan along the road, and Zhixian County is in the north. Once you pass Zhixian County, you can return to Yuzhou. It is the main force of the Bingzhou Army!"

Zhang Liao said: "As for us, the battle line between these two cities is extended. Although the battle line is too long, as long as the troops are used accurately, it is equivalent to choking the throat. The purpose is to give Xi Zhicai enough time to take it down. Wancheng, once Wancheng is in hand, then we won't have to fight hard, and we can fight slowly with ease!"

He did not seek a decisive battle with Lu Bu angrily.

Zhang Liao is a person who mainly focuses on strategic goals. He will never let his personal goals affect the existence of strategic goals. He also changed a bit when he fought with Lu Bu, but the more important goal is to win Wancheng.

"With our current troops and horses, it may be very difficult to hold back the main force of the Bingzhou Army in the three counties of Xi'e, Bowang, and Zhixian that stretch nearly a hundred miles apart?"

One of the captains raised doubts.

Their military strength is not very strong, there are only five battalion main forces in total, and to deal with other main forces, even if the enemy army doubles their strength, they still have a little confidence, but the shadow of a famous tree, Lu Bu's strength, is famous all over the world, and he is weak They were a little worried when their troops fought against Lu Bu.

"That's why I said that using troops requires risk, not stability. As the generals, as long as you remember three principles, we will be invincible!"

Zhang Liao said: "First, we should focus on our own strategic goals. Whenever the enemy and the enemy are fighting, we must maintain a sense of rhythm. Second, once the Bingzhou army attacks, we must not fight head-on. It is better to retreat half a step. Don’t stand still for one step, and thirdly, once we can’t stabilize the front line, we can let it go, and go south from this line of defense, the depth is more than a hundred miles, which is enough for us to delay time!”

To put it bluntly, Zhang Liao's purpose was not to head-on, and then use up all his strength to directly annihilate the Bingzhou army here, so that even if there is a chance, the main force under his command will be seriously injured.

He just wants to hold back Lu Bu's main force, that's enough.

There is only one method of warfare, entanglement.

He handed over the rest of the task to Xi Zhicai. He believed that Xi Zhicai would be able to complete it and take down Wancheng before Lu Bu broke through his defense.

"Yes!"

The generals looked at each other, and their expressions quickly became firm. They were willing to obey orders, not only because of the tiger talisman in Zhang Liao's hand, but also because of Zhang Liao's reputation in the herding army, which convinced them a little.

"Go to rest now and recharge your batteries. Starting tomorrow, I'm afraid we won't be able to rest for two hours a day. Only with high-intensity combat can we quickly take Nanyang back!"

Zhang Liao's single waterway.

"promise!"

The generals took orders, returned to the camp one by one, and then went to rest with the tired soldiers.

The night was lonely, but Zhang Liao couldn't fall asleep. Even though he felt the pressure from the march for several days, the anger in his heart kept her from falling asleep.

"Fengxian, I don't know if your temper has improved over the years. If you are not calm enough, you will suffer a loss in this battle!" Zhang Liao said naturally.

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The northern suburb of Wancheng.

After a lot of hard work in the camp, they finally saw Wanshui. As long as they crossed Wanshui smoothly, they could enter the city of Wancheng.

"Give orders, set up camp, and stand still!"

Gao Shun stopped, not intending to cross the river at all.

"promise!"

The generals took the lead and quickly arranged for camping.

Gao Shun summoned the military marquis who was scouting Buqu, and asked, "Is there any movement on the Eastern Front today?"

"no!"

The Marquis shook his head: "We have always been on the eastern front, and we have placed our scouts at least fifty miles away. We haven't found anything. If there is a large-scale army approaching, we will definitely notice it immediately, and our scouts have not disappeared. This shows that the scouts did not engage in a confrontation, and should not have encountered the enemy!"

"Ask carefully!"

Gao Shun said in a deep voice.

"promise!"

Junhou took the order and left.

Gao Shun waved his hand to let the left and right guards leave as well. He stood by himself, watching the soldiers in front of them gearing up and cutting wood to build camps.

Once he wants to gain a firm foothold in the northern suburbs, he needs a strong camp. This place can be attacked, retreated or defended. Wanshui blocks both the north bank and the south bank. He can have more initiative, choose to cross the river or not cross the river.

"Feng Xian!" Gao Shun sighed bitterly for a moment: "You insist on fighting with Wen Yuan, how can you beat him!"

Zhang Liao is definitely the most educated scholar and the most capable general among them. Maybe he is not as good as Lu Bu in martial arts, and he is not as good as himself in military training, but in terms of comprehensiveness, no one is as good as Zhang Liao.

And Gao Shun himself felt a little uncomfortable, fighting desperately with his friends who grew up together in the past.

What made it even more uncomfortable was that he felt that both himself and Lu Bu were a little confused about Zhang Wenyuan's intentions, deliberately leaving the distance between the vanguard and the main force, and trying to lure Zhang Liao into being fooled. It was a good idea, but it might not work.

They were familiar with Zhang Liao, but Zhang Liao was also familiar with them.

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Ruomo was two days after Gao Shun's entry was completed.

Wancheng, the southern suburbs.

Xi Zhicai came late, he personally led thousands of soldiers from the Xiangyang Battalion, and slowly entered the gate of Wancheng.

Now that he wants to take Wancheng, Zhanhu Camp and Wuxi Camp alone need to guard against the Bingzhou Army in the north, and there is simply not enough troops to attack, so he also brought up Xiangyang Camp.

If it wasn't for the integration of the Xiangyang camp, he wouldn't have entered Wancheng until now.

The main general of the Xiangyang camp is Lei Bo, who was a surrender general. He was forced to lead the remnants of Nanyang and surrendered to the Mu army. Later, he was allowed to stick to Xinye, and Xiangyang County was established, and all the soldiers and horses in Xinye were merged into the Xiangyang camp.

At that time, the Mu army was all focused on fighting in Nanzhong, and the troops in their hands could not be spared, and there were not many generals in their hands. They established the Xiangyang camp, and they lacked a general, so they let Lei Bo mount the horse.

He has always been very peaceful, especially now that Yizhou is becoming more and more stable, he began to have more and more heart for Mujun.

To say when did he start to reassure Beiwutang and stop being watched by Jing Wusi's spies, it should be after Yuan Shu's death, the First Lord is dead, and he, Lei Bo, will not have any other thoughts.

The current Lei Bo can be regarded as safe for the Minghou Mansion to use, which is why Xi Zhicai emphasized the need to dispatch the Xiangyang camp to the north to assist.

In the beginning, Xiangyang Battalion was only to assist in rectifying local order, but now its strength is really insufficient, so Xi Zhicai brought Xiangyang Battalion up. Xi Zhicai didn't trust Xiangyang Battalion's combat power, but there were not many troops, more than [-] The soldiers and horses are aggressive, and they can still deter the guards in the first and second cities.

"How's the situation in the city?"

Under the temporary tent, Xi Zhicai's face was a little tense.

"There is very little information so far!"

A general banner of the Jingwu Division stood in front of Xi Zhicai, with a wry smile: "Our Jingwu Division is invincible in other places, but in Nanyang, we suffered repeated losses. Back then, the commander suffered a lot here, and Nanyang Town was almost wiped out. , have not yet recovered their vitality, so the control over the city is very weak!"

"Isn't there anything useful?"

"At present, this is the only information that our Jingwu Division can inquire about, and all the information has been clearly recorded in this memorial!" Jingwu Division General Banner presented a memorial.

Xi Zhi just opened it, and looked carefully: "The news is still too small, I want a clearer map of the deployment of troops!"

"We do our best!"

"It's not about doing your best, it's about doing it!"

"Yes!"

The people from Jingwu Division bit the bullet and gave the order.

"Huangfu Yin!"

Xi Zhicai began to think about this Nanyang prefect: "Cousins, Huangfugui's son, their relationship is close enough, and their ability may not be as good as Huangfusong, but the children of Huangfu's family should still have some ability. With half of Huangfu Gui's ability, it will be even more difficult to deal with, but I don't know if Huangfu Yin knows what kind of situation he is in now!"

This is the defender of Wancheng, his fighting spirit can determine many things.

If he sticks to Wancheng.

This will somewhat hinder the Mu army, and even cause the Mu army to suffer a lot of casualties.

If he still has the will to survive and chooses to break through, it will be a good thing for Mu Jun. He can even let him go and take Wancheng without bloodshed. The key is Wancheng.

(End of this chapter)