Ji Han Liu Zhang

The same recipe, familiar taste, Cai Mao received news from the former army one after another. It was the Shen clan's tribe that the former army came into contact with that collapsed at the first touch. It seemed that he was trying to lure them to pursue, while Lieutenant Li of the former army obeyed. When Cai Mao issued the order, he did not let go of the pursuit carelessly. He just advanced cautiously, determined not to give Shen a chance to ambush.

"In this way, the Shen family is at the end of its rope. Our army will definitely win this time." Zhang Yungong looked at Cai Mao with joy in his tone.

A proud look appeared on Cai Mao's face, but he waved his hand, as if to shirk Zhang Yun's flattery: "Captain Lieutenant, the victory or defeat has not yet been determined. It is too early to say a big victory at this time. When General Shen Gong and him His two sons were captured, and their heads were hung on the city wall of Shangyong County for three to five days. Then it was time for us to celebrate."

"Zhonglang will teach you a lesson." Zhang Yun's attitude was very sincere. He accepted Cai Hao's teachings respectfully. Although he was Liu Biao's nephew, Cai Hao came from a wealthy Xiangyang family, and his sister Cai was Liu Biao's current wife. The power of the wind should not be underestimated, so he did not dare to show off in front of Cai Mao.

Just as Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were complimenting each other, Lieutenant Li of the former army walked to a spacious and open field, and heard the sound of golden drums advancing from the front.

Of course, the spaciousness here refers to the situation where the mountains and forests on both sides of the site are within a certain range of each other. Their front army is still in the mountains, forests and ravines. After all, Shangyong Land is very dangerous. There are not many flat and wide places, so it is difficult to find a plain. The larger flat land is also sandwiched between mountains and forests, so it cannot be completely stretched out and can be clearly seen at a glance.

Lieutenant Li first raised his hand to stop the advancing pace of his soldiers, and then he looked straight ahead. From the mountains and forests behind him on the open plain in front of him, groups of troops rushed out from the mountain road, in front of them. Arranged in formation, these groups were either holding a banner with the word "Shen" or a banner with the word "Zhang". The flags were clear and easy to identify.

Captain Li, who had already learned about the alliance between Zhang Lu and Shangyong Shen in Hanzhong, was not surprised. While he ordered his soldiers to stop and form formation on the spot, he reported the situation to Cai Hao and Zhang Yun at the rear of the Chinese army. At the same time, Lieutenant Li was cautious and sent scouts to investigate the mountains and forests on both sides of the site. Although the mountains and forests on both sides were far apart, if the enemy ambushed among them and rushed out at the critical moment, it would be a battle. What a disaster.

Lieutenant Li held his position and waited for the arrival of the large forces from behind. The coalition forces of Zhang Lu and Shen on the opposite side were also slowly extruding soldiers from the mountain road and arranging the army into formation, as if they wanted to fight with Jing Chu. The idea of ​​​​fighting after the soldiers set up a battle array.

Therefore, the two opposing parties did not immediately start fighting. Instead, they were silent to each other. One was waiting for the large forces at the rear, and the other was waiting to get into position before engaging in a big fight.

When Cai Mao, who was at the Central Military Department in the rear, received the news from Captain Li, he stroked his palm and praised several times: "Very good, very good."

With superior troops and sophisticated equipment, Cai Mao had no intention of playing tricks. He just wanted to fight the Shen and Zhang Lu's coalition forces in an upright manner, crushing the Shen and Zhang Lu armies along the way, and then captured the city. Shangyong, and then take Xicheng.

However, Cai Hao was very unhappy when the Shen family pretended to be defeated and lured the enemy. Therefore, when he heard that the coalition forces of Shen family and Zhang Lu appeared in front of the front army and intended to fight to the death, Cai Hao immediately became excited. He got up, cheering in his heart, and finished the battle with Shen and Zhang Lu.

At first, Cai Mao was worried that Shen would defend Shangyong's city and not send troops to fight him. Attacking the city would delay the sun and the moon the most. If Shen had the slightest intention to hold on, he was afraid that the battle would be delayed until winter. When it snows after winter, it is not a good time to use troops. If the siege fails again, it will have to be postponed until next year. It would be good to have the opportunity to sort out the mess in Shangyong Land before the end of the year. In his heart Rejoiced.

"Inform the whole army, and the army will march together to press forward." Cai Mao issued an order loudly, urging the messenger to execute it.

A smile appeared on Zhang Yun's face. He also wanted to deal with the Shen family before the end of the year, and return to Xiangyang to spend a good year with his achievements in opening up new territories. However, Zhang Yun thought of the Shen family's cunning, so he took the opportunity to give Cai Mao some advice. He said: "General Zhonglang, you still need to be careful. You need to find out the terrain and enemy situation in front of you before you can advance."

"Well, even if the captain doesn't say anything, I will act cautiously." Cai Mao did not rebuke Zhang Yun for being too cautious. He was also worried about Shen and didn't want to lose another battle. He called on a confidant and asked him to go Lieutenant Li from the former army conducted a careful investigation.

Not long after, a confidant riding a fast horse came back from the front army. This confidant reported the news to Cai Mao and Zhang Yuntong, telling them that Lieutenant Li of the front army had sent scouts to check the surroundings, and the two armies were facing each other. There is no ambush in the forest on the left, while the forest on the right is a cliff-like mountain. The mountain on the outside is almost perpendicular to the earth. There is no possibility of an ambush, so you can march with peace of mind.

Cai Hao and Zhang Yun looked at each other, and then Cai Hao, as the coach, waved his hand, and the Jingchu army suddenly started to move forward, sweeping forward.

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"Yang Ang, go and test the quality of the Jing soldiers." Zhang Lu, who stood under the banner of the Chinese army together with Shen Gong, the patriarch of the Shen family, spoke out and ordered Yang Ang, a descendant of the Yang family of the Hanzhong wealthy family. Yang Ang was in his youth and a son of a wealthy family. He was full of heroic spirit. He raised his hands and said loudly: "No." Then Yang Ang galloped away on horseback.

Seeing Yang Ang's heroic spirit, Zhang Lu smiled. At the same time, he couldn't help but think of Yang Ren, the wine worshiper who belonged to the same clan as Yang Ang. Yang Ren, the wine sacrificer, was loyal to him, while Yang Bo, the wine sacrificer at Xinyang Pingguan, was rebellious. Under the circumstances, not getting along with Yang Bogou helped him stick to the old Yangping Pass and bought time for him to escape Hanzhong.

Moreover, after he heard that Yang Ren was captured by Liu Zhang, he would rather die than surrender. On the contrary, the military commander Li Xiu, who was favored by him, actually surrendered. He was very grateful for Yang Ren, a loyal minister and good general, but it was a pity that Yang Ren In Liu Zhang's hands, he had no way to save him and could not reunite with Yang Renjun and his ministers.

The current situation could not allow Zhang Lu to miss Yang Ren for too long. In just this moment, Yang Ang led the ghost soldiers to fight against the Jing soldiers. However, the two sides were separated by a distance and could attack and kill from a long distance. At the moment, they could only Bows and arrows can do this, so the two sides are shooting arrows at each other, you come and I go, forming two black clouds of arrows crossing each other in the sky.

When the black cloud of arrows fell from the sky, there was a clanging sound from both sides. It was the sound of arrows hitting armor. Of course, not all soldiers were so lucky. They relied on their armor to block the arrows. Many soldiers He was hit by an arrow. The wounds were shallow and he could hold back his voice and grit his teeth, but the wounds were serious and deep and he couldn't help but cry. The sounds were really pitiful, but the unlucky soldier only screamed and lost his voice. , became the first batch of harvested souls.

While facing each other, the soldiers on both sides approached each other, preparing to engage in hand-to-hand combat, and bite the enemy hard. Soon, the two sides began to engage in hand-to-hand combat, and they started fighting back and forth, but no one saw them. One side overwhelms the other, and both sides seem to be evenly matched.

"The formation is strict and unhurried. This Yang Ang is a talented general." Shen Gong, the leader of the Shen family, stretched his neck to watch the battle and commented on Yang Ang.

"Yang Ang is a general." Zhang Lu smiled and nodded, affirming Yang Ang. At the same time, thinking of someone, he sighed and continued: "But he is not the best among the generals named Yang under my account. There is one The man named Yang Ren is both brave and loyal, and has the air of a general. Unfortunately, he was captured by Liu Zhang's son, and he is now alive and dead."

"Oh, that's such a pity." Shen Gong only said a pity, and did not ask Yang Ren too clearly. He guessed that this was Zhang Lu's pain point, and Zhang Lu didn't want to say more.

Duke Shen changed the subject: "If the Jing soldiers are of this quality, even if the Jing soldiers are more numerous than us, we can withstand them for a while."

Zhang Lu did not deny it. He raised his eyes and looked at the mountain to the right of Jing Bing: "We will resist here. As for the next step, it depends on Pu Hu and Yuan Yue."

At this moment, under the cliff on the right where Cai Mao's former army officer Li Duwei had sent people to investigate, a man holding a wooden shield and a ring-headed sword was biting a piece of meat and waiting quietly, his eyes focused on their handsome man. Pu Hu and Yuan Yue.

Pu Hu and Yuan Yue were silent for a long time, waiting quietly without saying a word. When the sound of golden drums coming from the mountain became more and more urgent, the sound of fighting shook the sky, and the birds in the forest were frightened and flew up. At that moment, the two finally moved their steps and pointed their fingers at the countless vines hanging down from the cliff.

After receiving the order, the famous people hung their swords on their waists and carried their wooden shields behind their backs. They grabbed the vines with their hands and climbed up to the top of the mountain. They climbed very fast, and even the fastest people climbed up in a matter of seconds. Reached halfway up the mountain.

Pu Hu smiled when he saw this. They originally lived in the mountains and forests. They were good at climbing mountains and ridges, and they were also good at climbing. The best among them could hang down from the big trees in the mountains and forests. Jumping and swaying among the vines.

Therefore, when the combined forces of Zhang Lu and Shen were smaller than the troops of Jingchu, they made a strategy to win over Cai Mao and Zhang Yun with their extraordinary troops. As for the extraordinary troops, they were a group of fools who were good at climbing. .

Yuan Yue said in a low voice: "No matter how hard Cai Mao, Zhang Yun tried, they would never have thought that we would rush down the cliff-like mountain... We are the only people in the world who can do such a thing. ”

Although his voice was low, Yuan Yue's words revealed a sense of pride, which came from his confidence in the combat power of the people and his excitement for them as a rare soldier.

Pu Hu did not answer, he just smiled and nodded. The matter has not been settled yet. This is not the time to talk big. He does not have the confidence of Yuan Yue. He prefers to rejoice after victory. (End of chapter)