Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 159 Zheng He, Qi Sheng

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" said: "All fighters, use righteousness, and use surprise to win."

As Wang Ping said, Zhang He and Wang Ping confronted each other in the Guanchuan River Valley and reached a stalemate.Under the desperate fighting of the Han army regardless of casualties, the Wuwei Battalion, which is the backbone of the army, could not bear it at all, and the Han army traded lives for lives.

In the narrow river valley, rare soldiers are just the icing on the cake for regular soldiers.

After Zhang He thought deeply, if he couldn't break the situation in time and continued to fight with Wang Ping for days, he might be defeated by Wang Ping and return to Liangzhou. His previous victory in the battle of Woganban was almost useless.

That night, Zhang He sent soldiers to try to attack the No. [-] camp and disturb Wei Yan's camp; he sent Niu Jin to lead the elite soldiers of the Wuwei camp to take the mountain path and lie in ambush between the Han army headquarters and the No. [-] camp, following the example of Zhongshantun.

Unexpectedly, there was almost no opportunity for Wei Yan's camp, and the soldiers of the Wei army could only keep harassing outside the camp; while Niu Jin blew the cold wind almost all night in the middle of the night, and he did not see the Han army.

The next day, the golden rooster broke dawn, and the light of the morning light filled the entire Guanchuan River Valley.

The soldiers of the Han army were well-trained, and they got up to pack the camp, eat, and prepare horses. In less than half an hour, after the three-way drum, thousands of people and horses set off meanderingly.

Xiang Yu was the first to get on his horse. His subordinates were Qingjiawei, elite cavalry who were rare in the Han army. He needed to open the way first, just in case.

The Qingjiawei assembled as early as when the sky was gray, waiting to set off; the mountain breeze in the early spring morning was a bit cold, which lifted Xiang Yu's spirit.

"Let's go!" He shouted in a deep voice, lightly clamping the horse's belly under his feet.

Xiang Yu rode his horse and stationed in Xiaopo, watching the soldiers of the brigade come out in single file, with forests of spears and spears and dazzling armor, thinking of what Wang Ping said in the morning, the defeat of the enemy is just around the corner.It made him almost unable to suppress the excitement deep in his heart, because he had just received a letter from home saying that his wife had just given birth to a baby boy for him, and if he could finish earlier, he might not be able to catch up with his son's full moon.

On the rocky beach by the Guanchuan River, blood coagulated on the stones can be seen everywhere.When everyone was marching, they were silent, and couldn't help thinking about how they survived the fierce battle a few days ago.

When they arrived at the No. [-] camp, Wei Yan's army was already in formation and joined Wang Ping's army. The two armies joined forces and marched towards Wei's main camp together.

Wang Ping and Wei Yan rode side by side.

Wang Ping held the reins in his hand, pointed around the camp, and said, "I don't know how the Wei army attacked last night?"

Wei Yan laughed loudly and said proudly: "I knew in advance that the Wei army might attack at night, so I specially ordered the soldiers to sleep in armor. As I expected, the Wei army attacked the camp at night, and I played tricks, and the Wei army was defeated. "

"It's just a pity that the enemy general Zhang Yun escaped, but I also beheaded more than a hundred heads." Wei Yan said with a regretful face, patting his thigh.

Wang Ping showed surprise, and boasted with his palms, saying: "Brother Wen is so brave! Last night, all the generals thought that the general could not retreat from the enemy, and they all persuaded Ping to go to the rescue. But Ping thought that there was a general in the camp, and the Wei army could take it safely. Dismiss all the generals and order him to sleep peacefully. Seeing him today is indeed the case!"

After hearing the sound, Wei Yan rode on the horse, leaned over, pointed at Wang Ping's chest, and said with a smile: "Haha! All the soldiers in the army know me."

However, Wang Ping sighed and said: "Even so, Ping was worried about today's battle and stayed up all night, thinking that there is a heavy responsibility in today's battle, which is very human."

"Oh! I don't know what's causing Zijun to worry about it?" Wei Yan asked curiously.

Wang Ping pointed to the Wei army camp, made gestures out of thin air, and said: "Brother Wen, look, the front of the Wei army camp is wide, which is good for tigers and leopards to gallop. If it is a little narrow, our army can restrain it with the power of the army. But if today If it cannot be restricted, our army will suffer from iron cavalry."

Wei Yanfu must ponder, and said slowly: "I originally wanted to discuss this matter with Zijun, but I never thought that Zijun would mention it first. In my opinion, today's battle requires brave men to set up fences and place antlers. , Restrict tigers and leopards from charging forward."

Wang Ping looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "What Brother Wen said is exactly what Ping Zhi thought. That's why I stayed up all night last night, thinking about who can take on this important task. After thinking about it, I think that this important task is very important. Brother Wen can't do anything."

Wang Ping glanced at Wei Yan, saw that he fell silent, and said to himself: "This battle is not easy. Zhang Yun has tiger and leopard cavalry in his hand, and we want to defeat him. This battle is so difficult! But Zhang Yun's troops are also Has a weakness."

Wei Yan couldn't help listening to Wang Ping's analysis.

"The weakness of Zhang He's troops is that each of them comes from different regions. There are soldiers from Liangzhou, there are soldiers from Qiangbei counties and tribes, and there are soldiers from the Wuwei camp led by Zhang He from Luoyang. The soldiers are in a messy area and have different thoughts. , as long as the military guard battalion is defeated, the army will naturally collapse." Wang Ping pointed to the flag of the Wei army and said.

Wei Yan couldn't help but stroked his beard and nodded, agreeing with Wang Ping's words.

Wang Ping looked at Wei Yan, and couldn't help emphasizing his tone, and said: "That's why Ping ordered the army to fight day and night, consuming the morale and number of soldiers in the Wuwei battalion. Last night, Zhang Yun attacked the camp at night. He has nothing to do, so he can only find this. If Zhang He was unable to win in the field today, and his soldiers were discouraged. If Zhang He had no foreign aid, his defeat would not be more than a few days away."

"That's why today the fence can be inserted into its wide area to prevent the tiger and leopard cavalry from attacking. Although the tiger and leopard cavalry are brave, they are helpless. And the only person in our Han army who can compete with the tiger and leopard cavalry is Wen Chang. Don’t do it, brother! The king is brave and crowns the three armies. In terms of bravery and skill in combat, there is no one on the right hand of the king.”

Wang Ping showed sincerity, looked at Wei Yan sincerely, and said.

Although Wei Yan felt uncomfortable letting him direct him, but listening to Wang Ping's words, he felt very comfortable.

Wei Yan stroked his beard and said calmly: "What are you afraid of riding tigers and leopards! Don't worry, everyone. Today, I will lead my soldiers to guard the left side of our army formation, and set up fences and antlers in front of the formation to prevent tigers and leopards from riding. too."

The army marched forward for a while, only to see that the Han army was about to reach the front of the Wei army, taking each army and each battalion as a unit, and stopping at random.Huo Yi, Cuan Xi, Li Yi, Li Qian and other generals all surrounded the central army, waiting for the general's order.

The Wei army also filed out from the camp. Due to the short distance, they gave priority to occupying the vast battlefield, and the two armies confronted each other.

The battlefield here is at the intersection of the northwest-southeast-running Ching Ridge Road and the southwest-northeast-running Guanchuan River Valley.There are many ravines in the northeast, making it difficult to march; the southwest is a rare open land, suitable for the two armies to fight in formation, the ground is hard, and only a few shrubs grow in it.

After the formation of the two armies was completed, Xiang Yu led the Qingjiawei to withdraw from the center of the battlefield and get rid of the entanglement with the Qiang Rangers.

Wang Ping pointed to the terrain, analyzed it to the generals around him, and said calmly: "As I said the day before yesterday, the Wei army is tired, but today is Zhang Yun's last fight. Therefore, this battle is very difficult. Everyone must do their best. No sacrifices are counted! Even if our army cannot win today, it cannot be defeated."

(The state is not good, the original climactic chapters always feel almost meaningless, sorry!)——
(Wei Yan was defeated. I have already given a lot of conditions. I don’t know that Zhang He came. He won the Liangzhou army in a row in front of him. There were only 4000 people on the opposite side. The morale was low, and he retreated into the camp. The Han army had 8000 people, and Zhongshantun had 2 people , There are 6000 people in Wei Yan’s camp, and Wei Yan led 2 people to ask for help. If Zhang He hadn’t come, the Liangzhou Army would only have 4000 people. Why not? Unless Wei Yan also had God’s time, knowing that Zhang He led the Central Army.)
(End of this chapter)