Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 216 Fear Shu like a tiger

Chapter 216 Fear Shu like a tiger

Just when Liu Zhang stopped to look at the city of Xinyang Pingguan, the movement caused by his group of more than 200 cavalry, plus more than 2,000 men led by Colonel Lou Fa far behind, naturally alerted the troops stationed at Xinyang Pingguan. Sima Li Xiu.

"It's exactly what Yan Gongcao said. Huang Quan led his troops to the pass to harass us earlier, just to delay our summer harvest in Hanzhong, and not to really attack our Hanzhong... As for this group of cavalry and where Only the infantry in formation can be called elite soldiers." Li Xiu, who was living on the Guancheng in Zoumaling, looked down at the situation below the Guancheng from above and sighed to Meng Da beside him. In words, he admired Yan Pu's god-like planning.

Meng Da's eyes flickered for a moment, then he nodded and replied with a smile: "I heard that Yan Gongcao is planning for Master Jun. Although we are not destined to meet him, I would like to ask Yan Gongcao one or two things in person and understand Yan Gongcao. Although Yan Gongcao has great demeanor, he lives in Nanzheng and is able to strategize at Yangping Pass. We can see that Yan Gongcao's resourcefulness is extraordinary and he can be said to be unparalleled in Hanzhong."

After praising Yan Pu, Meng Da pointed at Liu Zhang and his group of 200 cavalry at the gate of Guancheng, and said with anger in his tone: "The people in Shu regard us as trivial, how dare they be so generous, with only more than 200 cavalry? Dare to come to Guancheng to observe the situation, look left and right, lingering, it is really hateful... Maybe we can take advantage of this moment when the two hundred cavalry are disconnected from the soldiers arrayed behind them, and send a team of people to climb from the ridge. Charge up and down, with the power of Mount Tai, kill these cavalry, increase the momentum of our army, and encourage us to hold on behind."

Meng Da's idea is very straightforward. The city cannot be defended alone. In addition, the act of defending the city is often not just about holding on to the city. More often, it is often accompanied by the act of leading troops out of the city to fight the enemy, seizing every opportunity. , giving the invading enemy a small shock.

Now, from Mengda's perspective, although the more than 200 cavalrymen under Guancheng are cavalry, they are not very large in number. Even though there are infantrymen from Shu behind the cavalrymen, the distance between the cavalrymen and the infantrymen is two to three miles. Road, there is no rush for a while.

As Meng Da said now, he felt that he might be able to seize the opportunity of the Shu people's cavalry and infantry being separated, and sent people to lead troops to rush down from Guancheng in Zoumaling to kill the Shu people's arrogance and make the Shu soldiers dare not Such a close investigation of Xinyangping Pass.

Hearing this, Li Xiu nodded first, then shook his head, rejecting Meng Da's suggestion. The reason for nodding was that Meng Da's words were reasonable. It was not a wise choice to blindly defend the city, and let the enemy troops Stopping and watching at such a close distance had a huge impact on the morale of the defenders, but Li Xiu still rejected Meng Da's proposal to send men down the ridge to rush forward.

Without him, Gain Li Xiu saw a familiar figure among the cavalry at the foot of the mountain. The man was wearing a white robe and a set of silver armor. He was shining brightly in the sun. He was the most obvious figure among the more than two hundred cavalry. However.

Li Xiu pointed at the white-robed general at Guancheng and said, "Mr. Meng, do you know who the white-robed knight at Guancheng is."

"I don't know him." Meng Da shook his head. How could he recognize the general of Shu when he was a refugee in Guanzhong.

"This man's surname is Zhang Mingren, and his courtesy name is Gongyi. He serves as the captain of the cavalry under Liu Zhang. He is in charge of more than a thousand elite cavalry. It is said that he is in charge of more than a thousand cavalry, but in fact Liu Zhang handed over all the more than 2,000 cavalry in his account. Let Zhang Ren teach you." Li Xiu squinted his eyes and looked down the city wall, trying to see Zhang Ren's face clearly.

"Oh." Meng Da was surprised. Like Li Xiu, he squinted his eyes and looked down at Guan City, looking at Zhang Ren's figure: "Although Da is from Guanzhong and has only been in Hanzhong for a long time, he is also a foreigner. I heard Zhang Ren's name...I heard that Zhang Ren rode out alone during the Bajun rebellion last year and defeated the rebels with one against a thousand. He was valued by Liu Zhang and jumped from a small scholar to a soldier. The official ascended to the position of captain."

‘And he is also a famous captain. ’ Meng Da did not say this sentence, but only said it in his heart. He explained Zhang Ren’s experience. Although his tone was plain, there was more or less a hint of envy for Zhang Ren.

As a mere scribe, Zhang Ren got the position of captain of the cavalry after only one battle in Liang Ping. How could Meng Da, who is now the captain, not be envious of him? Needless to say, even though he was the captain However, Zhang Lu, one of the subordinates under the command, did not give him a sufficient number. He was only in charge of the descendants of the Meng family.

"Yes." Li Xiu's response was also laced with a hint of envy. He touched his nose and said: "Riding alone in the battle, one ride can equal a thousand. Zhang Ren has such a great reputation. In the past, I thought he could only It was because the Shu people were ignorant and spread rumors and exaggerated... But when Zhang Ren led more than a hundred cavalry to protect Huang Quan to investigate at the foot of Yangping Pass City, Zhang Da Jijiu in the old Yangping Pass was naturally not angry with Huang Quan. Waiting for his arrogant behavior, he sent out twice as many cavalry as the enemy, thinking that with the advantage of numbers, they could fight against the Shu people and kill them with their arrogance, so as to prevent the Shu people from thinking that there was Huxuan under Yangpingguan City, so they could come and leave whenever they wanted. Walk."

"Hey." Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh: "But, the more than 200 cavalry sent by Zhang Dajiu were actually suppressed and beaten by Zhang Ren riding out alone, and then Zhang Ren's cavalry came forward to kill them. The more than 200 cavalry sent by Zhang Da Jijiu suffered heavy casualties and retreated in defeat. However, even after retreating, Zhang Ren was still pursuing them... If they had not arrived at the head of the old Yangping Pass, Zhang Ren would have been worried about the defenders on the top of the city. With the powerful crossbows, I am afraid that the two hundred cavalry sent by Zhang Da Jijiu may not survive."

That day, Li Xiu saw the scene of Zhang Ren chasing death and chasing the north on the Guancheng of Zoumaling. From that moment on, he believed in the legend of Zhang Ren riding a thousand horses in Liangping, and he never believed in it again. Any doubt.

"It is said in the world that Liangzhou's horses are rampant in the world, but unexpectedly there are people like this in Shu who are good at riding." Meng Da sighed with emotion, his eyes were more wary of the white-robed figure under the city tower, but more It is admiration for Zhang Ren.

"Of course, there are many talented people in the world, but few can stand out. As far as Zhang Ren is concerned, he was born in a poor family, and his official position was just a small official. He had no talent, learning, or martial arts. But the pearl is dim and cannot shine... Fortunately, Zhang Ren met Liu Zhang, and even more fortunately, Liu Zhang did not despise Zhang Ren because of his family background, but promoted Zhang Ren to the school captain, allowing Zhang Ren to show his talents. ." Li Xiu said slowly. Although he and Zhang Ren are clearly enemies, this does not diminish his appreciation for Zhang Ren. A hero cherishes a hero.

"Therefore, Lord Meng advised me to send troops out of Guancheng. It is absolutely impossible to attack and kill from a high position... With Zhang Ren at the gate of Guancheng, we should be more cautious, otherwise it will be easy to damage the soldiers and their morale will be greatly reduced. That’s not good.”

Meng Da nodded in agreement: "What Li Sima said is that Zhang Ren is brave. Although there are more than 200 cavalry at the gate of the city, if there are not more than 2,000 soldiers coming out to fight, I'm afraid there is no guarantee of victory."

Li Xiu and Meng Da, who were at the head of the New Yangping Pass, talked to each other, but finally stood still and allowed Liu Zhang's more than 200 cavalry to run rampant in all directions. However, Zhang Wei, who was at the head of the Old Yangping Pass, was offering sacrifices to Zhitou. He also stood still, just silently watching the more than 200 cavalry at the top of the city. Although Zhang Wei's face was calm, relying on many years of Taoist Qi cultivation skills, he did not show any emotions easily, but his heart was very angry, and there was a fire of ignorance burning in his chest and abdomen, and the enemy was close to him. He was so close, looking around, treating the people of Hanzhong as if they were nothing. Such arrogance and domineering, how could Zhang Wei not be angry.

"Grand Jijiu, do you want me to take some people to drive them away? If we just sit on the top of the city and let them walk around and do whatever they want, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the morale of the army." Jijiu Yang Ren pointed to the bottom of the city tower. There were more than 200 riders, and they spoke in a bad tone.

Zhang Wei was silent when he heard this. He had the intention to send troops out of the city to charge and kill, but his reason told him that Zhang Ren should not be underestimated. It is very likely that he did not bite Zhang Ren's flesh, but his teeth were broken by Zhang Ren. He had sent more than 200 cavalry to fight Zhang Ren before, but suffered heavy losses. Hanzhong's cavalry was originally small, only about 1,800, which made him feel heartache for a while, and because of this incident, he Zhang Lu, his elder brother, sent a letter to warn him not to make any rash remarks. There was a faint intention to scold him in the letter.

"That's all." Zhang Wei thought over and over again, and finally reason prevailed, but he couldn't directly say that he was afraid of Zhang Ren, so he put forward a set of excuses: "Mr. Yang, we will hold on to the fortified city. If you do a lot, you will make a lot of mistakes. As long as you don't do risky things, you won't make mistakes. You don't have to worry about what happens to the people in the city. Just let Liu Zhang do what he wants. When Liu Zhang attacks the city, Liu Zhang will be given some pain. yes."

"No." Yang Ren responded with his hands raised. He had no doubts about the order issued by Zhang Wei. Firstly, Yang Ren had a deep belief in Tianshi Dao, which can be said to have been absorbed into his brain. When faced with Zhang Wei, who was one level above him, he obeyed orders. On the other hand, the Yang family was originally just a small powerful man in Hanzhong. He likes the Tao of the Heavenly Master and has no good impression of Zhang Lu, so he cannot gain Zhang Lu's trust. On the contrary, the Yang family believes in the Tao of the Heavenly Master, so he is reused by Zhang Lu. During the years when Zhang Lu was in Hanzhong, the Yang family Step by step, there is a faint momentum to surpass the Li, Zheng, Zhao and other aristocratic families and become the first-class aristocratic family in Hanzhong.

On the one hand, it is faith, and on the other hand, it is the kindness in the real world. With the blessing of the two, Yang Ren and the Yang family are deeply bound to Zhang Lu, almost like one body. The Yang family is a loyal eagle dog under Zhang Lu's tent. .

"When Liu Zhang's son attacks the city in the future, Ren will let him know what natural danger is and what the way of the heavenly master is." Yang Ren vowed, patting his chest and promising Zhang Wei that Liu Zhang would definitely suffer a lot.

Zhang Wei smiled noncommittally, just like before, quietly looking down the tower.

"Let's go back to camp. We've seen everything we need to see. The two guards at Yangping Pass are like bastards, motionless. It seems there is no unexpected news today." Liu Zhang said sarcastically.

But more than anything else, Liu Zhang's words were filled with helplessness. He didn't expect Zhang Wei and Li Xiu to be so cowardly. Seeing his group of people walking around arrogantly and domineeringly under the city tower, not a single one of them showed up. Ding Dian's reaction was comparable to that of Sima Yi, who was as afraid of Sichuan as a tiger.

This couldn't help but make Liu Zhang a little suspicious. Could it be that Zhang Wei had the blood of the Sima family in his body? Given Zhang Wei's behavior today, he might as well become Sima Wei instead.

Liu Zhang originally planned to have some fun today, but Zhang Wei and Li Xiu didn't cooperate with him, so he couldn't survive. There was no point in staying any longer, so he simply went home.

Liu Zhang and his party of 200 people were all riding horses, so they were traveling very fast. In just over a quarter of an hour, Liu Zhang returned to his Chinese army camp. When he returned to the camp, he did not rest, but summoned Civil and military officials discussed how to break Yangping Pass.

As the chief secretary, Huang Quan was the first to speak: "Judging from today's events, the thieves seemed to be holding on blindly and had no intention of going to war. In this case, our army had no choice but to attack the city... And the old and new Yangping Pass In comparison, New Yangping Pass is located on Zomaling, which is more dangerous than Old Yangping Pass. In addition, New Yangping Pass is located on the side of Jinniu Road. In front of Old Yangping Pass, if we do not capture New Yangping Pass, it will be difficult for our army to attack. Jiu Yangping Pass. When attacking Jiu Yangping Pass, we must always be on guard against Li Xiu sending people to harass our army from the side. Therefore, we should capture New Yangping Pass on Zouma Ridge first. If Hanzhong loses New Yangping Pass, Jiu Yangping Pass will be weak. If you are weak, it will be easy to take down.”

Soldier Cao Pengyi attended the meeting and echoed: "As Master Huang said, of the two Yangping Passes, the old and the new, the topography of the New Yangping Pass is more important. Our army only needs to capture the New Yangping Pass, and the arrogance of the thieves will be instantly eliminated. After passing the two Yangping Passes, the land of Hanzhong is like being in the mouth of the throat, and you can swallow it as much as you want... It's just that the New Yangping Pass is located on Zouma Ridge, with many forts and fortresses undulating along the mountain. It’s very difficult.”

Speaking of this, Peng Yi's brows furrowed into the character "Sichuan". The country of the four fortresses in Hanzhong was turned into an iron bastard by Zhang Lu. It was hard for people to eat it for a while. If he did, it would inevitably break a few teeth. , he may not be able to get a decent harvest, which makes him a little worried.

Liu Zhang, who was sitting at the top, had a calm expression and just nodded, indicating that he agreed with Huang Quan and Peng Wei's views, but he did not say anything. His eyes scanned the civil and military people below, wanting to see who else would jump out to make suggestions. Whether the proposed strategy can approach his thoughts.

The tent was only quiet for a moment before a figure appeared below. Accompanied by the ringing of a bell, Gan Ning appeared. He held up his hands and declared loudly to Liu Zhang: "It's just a Guancheng on a mountain. I'd rather To ascend first and capture this city for Ming Gong... If I fail, I will never see Ming Gong again."

Gan Ning's eloquent words were as powerful as a mountain, and his words were extremely firm. After hearing Gan Ning's declaration, the two generals Shen Mi and Lou Fa immediately had the idea of ​​not falling behind others, and they all attended and raised their hands to Liu Zhangyan. He said: "We are also willing to be the first to ascend and capture this city for Ming Gong. We will not hesitate to die."

(End of this chapter)

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