Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 485
At the second quarter of a child, three drums.The officers and men of each department were wearing armor, holding a title, holding torches, and horseshoes wrapped in cloth. The troops of each department quickly formed a team and lined up under the flags of the left, middle, and right generals.

At three o'clock, the soldiers of the three routes left in groups.The left army Deng Ai and Xiang Yu led [-] cavalry soldiers on foot, leading their horses and marched northeast; , Liu Yin, and Wu Yi commanded more than ten thousand people, facing the Wei army camp directly.

When the Third Route Army was running, all the people spoke in silence, the whole body was silent, only the low sound of horseshoes and rustling footsteps.The three-way army formed several long teams on the Weinan Plain, and the soldiers were running around holding torches. From a distance, they looked like fire dragons winding on the ground.

In the past few months, due to Cao Rui's advance, the Han and Wei dynasties fought in Weinan, so the people in the nearby villages often took households and villages as units to escape the war in the foothills of the Qinling Mountains.

Therefore, when the right army marched at the foot of the mountain at night, it was most likely to be discovered by the people in the mountain.Sure enough, the people in charge of the night watch were the first to be alarmed. The brave ones stooped forward, hid behind trees and peeked out;

I saw an army walking through the night, the torches in their hands illuminated the mountain road, the flags were flying high, and the fire dragons rose and fell as the road changed, which was very spectacular.

"It's okay! These are the troops of the Han army. They are quite friendly. Somebody has dealt with them." The villagers who are familiar with the Han army whispered.

Another person asked curiously: "Why are they dispatched so late? Didn't they just lose the battle today?"

The person who spoke before said in a deep voice: "Knowing too much is not good for us, we just pretend we don't know about it. Let everyone not panic and sleep peacefully. As for the war, it is none of our business."

The person who was refuted responded aggrievedly and said: "It's none of our business there. At the beginning, the senior official named Zhuge in the Han army treated us very well. If we can be under his rule, at least our life will be better than before. .”

Everyone sighed. When Cao Zhen was alive a few years ago, the oppression of the people in Guanzhong was getting worse day by day for the sake of the war. It was not until Sima Yi was in charge of Guanzhong that he settled down.

After a long silence, the man lowered his voice and said, "Governing the people depends on the officials, not the country. Just look at the life in Jingzhao County next door. They have Lord Yan, so who do we have?"

Everyone sighed again, Guanzhong was devastated, dilapidated, and the water conservancy was wasteful. At first, the starting line of the three counties was the same, but in the end there was a huge gap in living standards in the past ten years, because of the prefect.Jingzhao County is governed by Yan Fei, who is well-mannered, the officials do not bother the people, the people do not seek officials, and the people are healthy.

As for the other two counties of Feng Yi and Fufeng, the roads have been filthy and clogged, the fields have been barren, and the people have been hungry and cold.

"Let's go, don't look at it. If the Han army finds out, the situation will be hard to say."

"go!"

Everyone echoed, and retreated slowly with the leader, for fear of disturbing the Han army.Someone couldn't see the road at night, stepped on the ground, and fell to the ground with a loud sound. The others quickly picked him up and ran to the foot of the mountain.

The vigilant Li Ming heard the abnormal noise in the forest, subconsciously held his bow, looked into the dark night, and was about to chase and kill.

Suddenly, one hand pressed his arm and said: "The people in the mountains are just avoiding the war, don't be nervous, just march forward."

Li Ming looked back and saw that it was Huo Yi, he bowed his hands and responded, "No!"

"According to the report from the scouts, we can reach Xinling after climbing three more foothills. Pass on our military order, and the whole army will hold half of the torches and move on."

"promise!"

Li Ming immediately ordered his cavalry to deliver the military order.As the military order was issued, half of the torches in the foothills were extinguished, and the torches intermittently illuminated the mountain road in front of everyone.The soldiers got closer and followed the soldiers in front.

Just as they climbed over the second small slope, the soldiers of the Han army on the top of the hill stopped involuntarily. Everyone looked towards the direction of the Central Route Army, only to see that the direction was full of flames, and the sound of drums could be faintly heard.

……

Due to the short distance, the Central Route Army first arrived at the outskirts of the Wei Army camp, and under the command of Huang Quan, they took the lead in launching an attack.

"Boom! Boom!"

Under the urging of the sound of drums, the Han soldiers of the Central Route Army walked quickly, holding huge shields and gathered into a shield wall, followed by spearmen and crossbowmen.

Soldiers gathered in the Wei army camp, and under the command of the generals, a dense army formation quickly formed.The crossbowmen hid behind simple antlers in front of them, and the shieldmen behind them to prepare for the soldiers of the Han army.

As the commander-in-chief, Huang Quan knew the vigilance of Weiying well.The large-scale night march of the Han army in this battle is almost impossible to hide from the Wei army scouts.You must know that this is an action of 300 troops, not an action of 30,000 people.Marching 30,000 people on weekdays is a complicated matter during the day. Today, it is almost impossible for [-] people to march at night without being discovered by the Wei army.

In particular, the two armies had just fought each other. Although they withdrew, they were still on the front line.It is impossible for Wei Jun not to deploy scouts and secret sentries.Therefore, when Huang Quan's army arrived several miles away, its soaring light was discovered by the Wei army soldiers.According to the direction of the Han army coming to the enemy, Jiang Ji immediately asked all the soldiers to stand up and set up the camp.

However, as far as the battlefield is concerned, there are also means to play, that is, to confuse the Wei army in terms of attacking numbers and main force.The number of torches held by Huo Yi's department exceeded the number of people in the headquarters, and so did the torches held by Huang Quan's department. Only the torches held by Deng Ai's department were reduced by half.

Cao Rui, the emperor of Cao Wei, did not panic, but was wearing armor, holding a long sword in his hand, and was with Jiang Ji, who was arranged by the command.At the same time, Cao Rui also ordered Huben, his subordinate, to inspect the camp to boost the morale of the soldiers.

Jiang Ji frowned, listening to the intelligence of the Han army from the scouts on the left and right.At this time, the two armies of the Han and Wei have already fought head-on, but this is only one way of the Han army, and there are two more ways to attack from the left and right sides, and further soldiers need to be dispatched to resist.

Cao Rui pondered for a while, and said: "The enemy on the left (Huo Yi) has many torches, or the main force is here. The enemy on the right (Deng Ai) has few torches, and the main force may not be here."

Jiang Ji, who is an expert in bluff, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, this is just a sign. Huang Quan still uses troops, and he often makes unexpected moves. The main force of the enemy is either on the right, or there are only a few people on both sides. The ambush last night was unexpected. Poor, the number of people should not be too many."

"In your opinion? How is the enemy's distribution?" Cao Rui asked back.

Jiang Ji looked to the right, and said in a deep voice: "If my expectation is not bad, the main force of the enemy is on the right (Deng Ai), and the selected elite soldiers and cavalry guard the right. The enemy on the left is walking at the foot of the mountain, and it is inconvenient to walk. It is not the enemy. The main force is also there, but the number of people is not small, and the most important thing is to stick to it."

"Pass down our military order, the Wuwei battalion guards the left, the guerrilla battalion guards the right. The Xiaoqi battalion sits in the center and rushes to help at any time!" Cao Rui ordered.

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)