Ji Han Liu Zhang

Nanzheng.

"Good archery skills."

As a voice of praise reached his ears, Wenpin, who was practicing his archery skills, naturally turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound. With just a glance, he put down his bow and arrow, arched his hands, and bent his body slightly, facing towards Salute in the direction of the sound.

The Wenpin Sutra subconsciously inspired him to give gifts because of the identity of the visitor. The visitor was his current Ming Gong, Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang.

"I was watching from the side just now, and I saw that every shot of Zhongye was sure to hit, and all of them hit the red heart. Such archery skills are really amazing." Liu Zhang, who stopped the communication among the people on the side and stood up to observe Wenpin's shooting skills for a long time, approached and said, Show off Wenpin's archery skills.

Although Liu Zhang had a lot of complicated affairs every day and papers were piled up like mountains, he had the help of the chief clerk Xun You and the support of the various officials in the shogunate, so he would occasionally have some free time to go out for a walk, relax and unwind.

Just like now, he came to Wenpin's military camp and planned to review the results of Wenpin's supervision of the soldiers.

"Ming Gong made a false compliment. Pin's shooting skills cannot be said to be miraculous. Every shot within seventy steps hit the target. Many people in the army can do it... Speaking of which, Pin heard about Lou Fa who was under Minggong's account. Lieutenant Lou has the miraculous skill of crossing a Yang with a hundred steps, but it's a pity that he can't see it," Wen Pin said modestly.

Liu Zhang shook his head: "Within seventy steps, every shot hits the target. It is not as easy as Zhongye said. Many generals in the army can do it."

It had been two years since he arrived at the end of the Han Dynasty. Liu Zhang also had a certain understanding of the archery skills of army sergeants. Most of the time, when he fired arrows at the enemy on the battlefield, he had no time to aim. He just relied on the rain of arrows to cover the strike and hit the target. It all depends on luck. Accuracy is not very important. What is needed is a burst of strength to be able to draw the strong bow a few more times and fire a few more arrows.

Only generals or soldiers of generals can practice archery skills. They also have free time to practice archery skills. They can draw the bow and shoot arrows calmly and calmly on the battlefield, aiming at the important figures of the enemy and shooting. Therefore, within seventy steps, they can hit the target 100 times. A very remarkable thing.

"Why did Mr. Ming have time to come and sit here today?"

Wenpin stretched out his hand as a guide to welcome Liu Zhang into the Chinese army's tent. He gave Liu Zhang his usual seat of honor, took his seat at the bottom, and then asked Liu Zhang about his purpose.

Liu Zhang looked kind. He took out a document from his sleeve and forwarded it to Wu Ban, who was standing next to him.

"A happy event?" Wenpin didn't know why. He took the document from Wu Ban's hand and unfolded it to read it. Although Wenpin was a military general, Wenpin studied classics intensively and was proficient in Confucian classics. Nothing about writing could trouble him.

As the lines of text came into his eyes, Wenpin's face showed a cheerful expression. When he read the last part, his face could not suppress the joy. The things in this document were indeed very important to him. A happy event, a huge happy event.

After he was overjoyed, Wenpin showed a moved face. He put down the documents, stood up and attended. He solemnly walked to the middle of the tent and knelt down to Liu Zhang: "Ming Gong is so kind, and I am really repaying him just in case."

There was no way that Wenpin could not be so generous. After all, the matter in the document was really a big deal for him. The document was handed back by Zhang Su, the envoy Liu Zhang sent to Jingzhou. It said that after Zhang Su's visit, After a quick turn of events, Wenpin's family had been rescued from Yousi's hands and would be sent to Hanzhong soon.

The whole family reunited in Hanzhong. In the past, Wenpin often had such an idea, but he knew it would not be easy to realize. Unexpectedly, today he would be able to reunite his family and realize what he wanted in his heart.

Liu Zhang stood up and stepped forward to help Wenpin up. He smiled and said to Wenpin: "Zhongye, why do you need to be like this? There is no grudge between you and me, monarch and minister. I can't thank you. Besides, it's my duty to reunite your family." What I did... If I kept you in Hanzhong and your family moved to Jingzhou, thousands of miles apart, it would be in vain."

"Ming Gong." Wenpin's eyes were filled with emotion, and he couldn't stop showing his true feelings.

Feeling Wenpin's fiery eyes, Liu Zhang felt a little embarrassed. After going back and forth, he, a descendant of the Han clan and surnamed Liu, also showed the charm that a succubus should have, attracting many loyal eyes, but the atmosphere was Somewhat anxious.

"But I don't know who over there in Jingzhou offered a helping hand?" Wenpin sat down again, and he asked carefully who over there in Jingzhou helped him and rescued his family from Yousi. He deliberately wrote down this incident. favor.

Zhang Su's documents were brief and not clear enough on how to rescue him. Liu Zhang asked for details from the messenger, and he said meaningfully: "Zhang Su asked Kuai Yue for help, and Kuai Yue persuaded Cai Mao to take action. Zhongye’s family has just been released from Yousi’s hands.”

"General Cai Zhonglang?" Wenpin frowned. This was a name he didn't want to hear. He was framed by Cai Mao and Zhang Yun earlier, and the reason for the defeat in the first battle of Shangyong was pushed to him and made him bear the blame. Such a big scapegoat indirectly caused his family in Jingzhou to be angered by Liu Biao and detained by Yousi.

But now Liu Zhangyan was Cai Mao's helping hand, and the host released his family. This made Wenpin a little unbelievable, and he looked confused.

"Well, it is indeed Cai Mao. As for Cai Mao's motives for acting like this, the messenger sent back by Zhang Su has explained it... Cai Mao doesn't want you to return to Jingzhou, lest you say something you shouldn't say after returning to Jingzhou, so Simply release your family and take Zhang Su back to Hanzhong so that you can stay in Hanzhong with peace of mind." Liu Zhang tapped the table with his fingers, peeling away Cai Mao's hidden thoughts.

Wenpin sighed softly: "General Cai Zhonglang made a good plan and thought about me like this. I will definitely repay him in the future."

After hearing these words, ordinary people would think that Wenpin wanted to repay Cai Hao, but when Liu Zhang heard it, he knew that there would be an unbreakable hatred between Wenpin and Cai Hao. Cai Hao was greedy for personal gain and The injustice forced Wenpin to travel to a foreign country and he was not allowed to return to his homeland. The hatred was already deep.

Liu Zhang clapped his hands on the table and said boldly: "Let's not talk about Cai Mao and other villains. If we talk too much, we will only feel bad breath... I am here today. In addition to telling Zhong Ye about this happy event, I also plan to see Zhong Ye. Thank you for your achievements in supervising and training the soldiers."

"Ming Gong, please sit down for a moment. Let's go and gather the troops to practice for Ming Gong." Wenpin stood up immediately and stepped out of the big tent after making an announcement. Immediately, deafening drums came from outside the tent.

Not long after, all the armies were gathered together and formed. Liu Zhang stood on the commander's platform and saw the soldiers training under Wenpin's command platform. The soldiers followed the order flag in Wenpin's hand, either marching forward or retreating. The soldiers occasionally crossed left and right, concealing the charge, but the formation was extremely stable, with no loose traces. On the general ordering stage, Liu Zhang had a smile on his face to show that he was in a good mood and was very satisfied with the results of the civilian training of the soldiers. Although the soldiers under the stage were only practicing the basics of forward and backward, covering left and right, compared with modern The army is just like a child.

But that’s how the times were. In the feudal era, soldiers who could follow orders and stay in formation during the march were already considered a very good army. Liu Zhang would not be dissatisfied just because he had seen a truly modern army. Wenpin was not satisfied with the results of the training. He did not have high requirements for the feudal army, and he did not have so many resources to build a modern army.

"Good, great good." Liu Zhang touched his palms and said to Wenpin, who asked him for advice after the exercise.

Hearing the word "Great Goodness", Wenpin's face beamed with joy. He did not try to be modest. After all, training soldiers was his specialty. He had this confidence. The soldiers he trained were worthy of Liu Zhang's praise of "Great Goodness".

"I was hired and promoted by Ming Gong and became a school captain without merit. I often feel ashamed. Today I have successfully supervised and trained the soldiers. I am willing to lead the troops to fight on one side and achieve first and second battles. I will not be ashamed of the word "school captain"." Wen Pin Taking advantage of Liu Zhang's joy, he handed over his hands and asked for orders.

Liu Zhang waved his hand: "Zhongye doesn't have to be like this. It's good that you have such a desire to fight. It's just that it's winter and there's no fighting. We still have to wait for some time. During this time, you can supervise and train soldiers."

After listening to Liu Zhang's words, Wenpin did not respond. He asked, "I heard that General Wu Zhonglang was planning to conquer Yang Teng, the Di king who was entrenched in Qiuchi Mountain. I would like to lead his troops to Wudu and go to General Wu Zhonglang's tent. Capture Qiu Chishan for Ming Gong and capture and kill Di Wang Yang Teng."

"There was such a war...Wu Ziyuan used Di Wang Yang Teng's words to rebel and humiliated the envoy he sent to Yang Teng, so he asked for orders to lead troops to conquer Yang Teng." Liu Zhang affirmed Wenpin's words, but he He still refused the invitation: "It's just that Wu Ziyuan's people have already left, and you are rushing over now. If my prediction is correct, I'm afraid that by the time you arrive, Qiu Chishan will have been captured, and Di Wang Yang Teng has already been crowned."

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Qiuchi Mountain.

The sky is clearing, which is perfect for climbing up and looking far into the distance.

King Yang Teng of Di stood on the top of the mountain. He raised his eyes and looked into the distance, looking at the Shu army encamped at the foot of the mountain. He immediately understood the reason why Wu Yi had sent an envoy to him, and why the envoy had a tough attitude and humiliated him.

"As soon as the envoy leaves, the Shu army will arrive. It can be seen that Wu Yi'er has been prepared for a long time and wants to attack Qiu Chi Mountain."

Although Yang Teng's son Yang Ju is young, he is already strong and strong, and there is light flowing through his eyes from time to time. He nodded and said: "Father is right. Judging from today's situation, Wu Yi is basically Wu Yi has no intention of negotiating with us. The reason why Wu Yi sent an envoy to us and spoke tough words to humiliate us is just to let us expel the envoy so that he can have an excuse to attack Qiu Chishan. "

"These guys are just treacherous. They want Qiu Chishan, to put it bluntly, but they resort to such despicable methods." Yang Teng showed disdain and said arrogantly: "It's a pity that Wu Yi's abacus was good, but he didn't What's the use? Qiuchi Mountain is surrounded by cliffs, and the way up the mountain is not that easy."

Relying on the danger of Qiuchi Mountain, Yang Teng ignored the Han army at the foot of the mountain. He planned to stick to the top of the mountain and not easily send troops down the mountain. He would wait until Wu Yi's army retreated, letting Wu Yi know that it was difficult for him to go down Qiuchi Mountain and he would not dare to go down again. Bring the troops forward.

Yang Teng looked down the mountain from the mountain. There were also people at the foot of the mountain looking up at the top of the mountain.

Wu Yi and Fazheng took advantage of the gap between the soldiers to set up camp and rode around Qiuchi Mountain to survey the terrain.

A general who does not understand the geographical location is a mediocre person.

Just looking at it, Wu Yi's face became not so good, but he saw that Qiuchi Mountain was surrounded by cliffs, and there was definitely no wide and easy passage. Only mountain roads could be used for mountain climbing, but the mountain ravines were deep and the mountain roads were narrow. And there are many sharp bends, and Di people have erected fortifications on the mountain road, showing a situation where one man can block the barrier and ten thousand people can't open it.

"The elders here say that there are hundreds of hectares of fertile farmland on the mountain, and the land can produce soil salt. There is also a large clear spring in the mountain. There is no shortage of water, food, salt and other things." Fazheng pointed to Qiuchi Mountain and told what he had seen. .

Wu Yi nodded silently and analyzed: "So we can't rely on siege of Qiuchi Mountain and let the mountain run out of food to force Yang Teng to surrender... A siege will not work. Maybe our side will run out of food and grass earlier than Yang Teng. ”

"What Mr. Fu said is that the Yang Teng family moved to Qiuchi Mountain and have been operating for a long time. The mountains are covered with fertile fields and streams are crisscrossed. There is no shortage of daily necessities. The method of siege is really not advisable." Fa Zheng responded, and he acted as The counselor had abandoned the siege method long ago. Even if Wu Yi didn't say that the siege method was not feasible, he would not propose to besiege Qiu Chi Mountain.

An aide under Wu Yi's tent interjected. He said with emotion: "It's just that Qiuchi Mountain is surrounded by cliffs, and there is only one mountain road that can be used to march troops. In addition, the mountain road is winding and narrow. Although our army has a large number of troops, it can't help... This Qiuchi Mountain , It is easy for the defending side, but it is difficult for us to attack. It will be difficult to capture this mountain. "

"It's more than that." Fazheng took over: "The road up the mountain is a red mud road. On rainy days or when the snow melts, when the red mud is soaked by water, it turns into a ball of mud. Every step is difficult... …Fortunately, in the middle of winter, the red mud on the mountain road is frozen, so it’s not that difficult.”

"What Xiaozhi means is that we are running out of time?" As the coach, Wu Yi looked relaxed and asked Fazheng.

Fazheng nodded: "There is not much time left for us. If it is delayed until the beginning of spring, the ice and snow melt, and the red mud road is soaked with snow water, this mountain road will be unreachable. We can only wait until midsummer, when the red mud road is soaked with snow. After drying."

"Midsummer? If it's delayed until midsummer, how can I explain it to Duke Ming?" Wu Yi shook his head. He promised Liu Zhang that this battle would not drag on for too long and would deal with Di Wang Yang Teng as soon as possible. , as soon as Yang Teng died, all the large Di tribes in Wudu County were wiped out, leaving only the useless and harmless small Di tribes.

This is also related to the Battle of Guanzhong next year. In the coming year, the army will march to Guanzhong via Wudu and Chencang Road. It will be a smooth journey and there will be no need to worry about the way back.

Wu Yi turned the horse's head and said to the people accompanying him on the inspection of Qiu Chi Mountain: "Let's go back to the camp first and gather everyone to discuss it." Wu Yi planned to gather the wisdom of everyone to see if there was any good way to take down Qiu Chi. Chishan. (End of chapter)