The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

The eyes of the two.The three words "Dingjun Mountain" were concentrated on the brush, and there was a bit of surprise in his expression.

"I have previously sent people along the path to Dingjun Mountain to investigate. There are only less than a thousand Hanzhong troops guarding this place. If our army crosses the Mian River in the south, passes the Micang Mountain trail, and seizes Dingjun Mountain by surprise, it will definitely attack Yangping. The enemy at Guan caused a great shock, and when Yang Renwei was attacked by our army, he would surely divide his troops to fight for Dingjun Mountain. At that time, wouldn’t it be the time for our army to use its strategy.”

With confident and calm words, Li Yan revealed his strategy to defeat Yang Ren.

In fact, long before Li Yan dispatched troops to Hanzhong, he had already considered how to use troops in Dingjun Mountain, so after arriving at Yangping Pass, Li Yan had been secretly dispatching secret agents to sneak into the area of ​​Dingjun Mountain for reconnaissance.

As for the previous attacks on Yangping Pass, those were just Li Yan's feints.

Hearing that Li Yan knew the topography of Dingjun Mountain so well, he couldn't help showing surprise.

Especially the lieutenant general, as a local general, he should know the terrain best, but he didn't expect that Li Yan's understanding of the terrain was better than him.

After being amazed, the lieutenant general said again: "The general's strategy can occupy Dingjun Mountain and let Yang Ren divide his troops, but the terrain near the mountain is quite narrow, which is not conducive to attack. If we keep our defenses, we still refuse to fight, and our army is unable to attack, and the transportation of food and grass is difficult. I am afraid that sooner or later we will have to abandon our defenses and retreat, and then it will still be in vain.”

The deputy general's concerns were not unreasonable, and this was also what Li Yan was worried about before, but after his scouts brought back the detailed information on Dingjun Mountain, Li Yan had already dispelled this worry.

"Don't worry too much. I have scouted the terrain of Dingjun Mountain very clearly. The terrain here can be regarded as a treasure land specially given to us by God." Li Yan said confidently.

Treasure land for military use?

The lieutenant general was confused, thinking that now we have many enemies and few, the best is to choose an open place, how can a place like Dingjun Mountain that is not conducive to the deployment of superior forces be a treasured place to use troops?

"Although this Dingjun Mountain also belongs to the Micang Mountains, the terrain on the north side of the mountain has sunk, so an open flat land is formed in front of the mountain, which is not only suitable for stationing troops, but also suitable as a battlefield. After the main peak of Dingjun Mountain, There is also a large depression, which the locals call Tianwa, and according to reports from scouts, at least ten thousand soldiers and horses can be stationed in the depression that day."

After a pause, Li Yan continued: "Besides, the distance between Dingjun Mountain and the flat ground is no more than three hundred steps. Such a height difference is neither too high nor too low. It is most suitable for the ambush soldiers on the mountain to charge quickly. Join the battlefield next time. Isn’t such a precious land a place for us to use for our purposes!”

After some eloquent words, the mystery of Dingjun Mountain has been analyzed to the point that it can no longer be understood.

The lieutenant general and Pang Tong, the two top strategists, were stunned at this moment, with incredulous expressions on their faces.

They didn't seem to believe that Li Yan, an "outsider" who came from thousands of miles away, could know this unknown Dingjun Mountain so well.

Li Yan's insight into the location has reached an unbelievable level.

Facing the exclamation of the two lieutenants, Li Yan smiled lightly, with a calm and calm face.

Li Yancai dispatched scouts to get a thorough understanding of the terrain around Dingjun Mountain, combined with the terrain around Yangping Pass, and after a long time of hard thinking, he finally understood the reason.

After this analysis, Pang Tong and the lieutenant finally came to a sudden realization. They took a closer look at the map, and the more they looked at it, the more excited they became.

"Those who use soldiers must know the location. The general's use of the terrain has reached such a miraculous level. We are really amazed. We just thought that this plan is feasible." The deputy general praised him and raised his hands. agree.

Pang Tong had no objection, but only said: "The general's strategy is certainly excellent, but we have to choose a brave general to take on this important task."

"I plan to leave this credit to an old general. He is admired by everyone in the world. He only lost to two people. I don't know what you think." Li Yan said without hesitation.

All at a loss......

"Huang Zhonghe, lieutenant general, you!"

The deputy general said happily: "Since the general trusts him so much, he is willing to go with General Huang to capture Dingjun Mountain."

The deputy general accepted the order without hesitation.

Li Yan wrote a letter to Huang Zhong, and the deputy general sent the letter to Huang Zhong's camp. Of course, this order was also an order issued by Nie Zefeng in Chang'an. Huang Zhong hadn't fought for a long time, so of course he was eager to fight. After reading it, he led a group of Thousands of people crossed Mianshui in light clothes, crossed Micang Mountain secretly, went around to the southeast of Yangping Pass, and marched towards Dingjun Mountain.

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Yangping Pass, Guarding Army Mansion.

The smell of wine filled the air, and the aroma of meat overflowed. In the mansion, Yang Renzheng was drinking with pride.

Drink to your heart's content, drink to relieve your qi, and drink to be proud.

For five or six days in a row, Yang Ren repelled Li Yan's attacks on Yangping Pass several times, killing and injuring thousands of enemy troops. Defeat the enemy.

Yang Ren, the head coach of the Hanzhong Army, accumulated a lot of resentment in his heart, and seemed to have vented a lot because of it. He was in a good mood and his appetite was naturally good.

Footsteps sounded, and my niece Yang Juan stepped into the hall.

The lieutenant general next to him persuaded: "The Chu army's research has been frustrated, and sooner or later they will surely retreat without success. How can we not celebrate."

Yang Ren laughed out loud, with a hint of complacency in his arrogance.

Suddenly a small soldier came in and reported: "General Qi, something is wrong, the scouts just reported urgently, the Chu army attacked Mianshui, and captured Dingjun Mountain a few hours ago!"

"Dingjun Mountain is lost!"

Yang Ren was taken aback, his body shook, and the glass of wine he had just picked up in his hand almost dangled out of the glass.

Half-drunk, with a hint of complacency, the lieutenant-general's bad news was shattered in an instant.

"What's going on, tell me again?" Yang Ren slammed his wine glass on the case, his surprise turned into anger.

The little soldier said silently: "General, Huang Zhong, the enemy general, led [-] troops to bypass Yangping Pass and attack Dingjun Mountain."

At this time, Yang Ren suddenly woke up. No wonder Li Yanming was not good at attacking key points. In the past few days, he was still doing futile work and constantly launching attacks on Yangping Pass.

It turned out that Li Yan was not doing useless work at all, but was covering for the sneak attack on Dingjun Mountain.

Annoyed, he jumped up from embarrassment, and shouted angrily: "The Chu army is deceiving people too much, pass on the order of my general, quickly mobilize the soldiers and horses, I am going to kill that old man Huang Zhong with my own hands.

Yang Ren, who became angry from embarrassment, wanted to divide his troops to take back Dingjun Mountain in a fit of anger.

At this time, the deputy general hurriedly said: "General, the last general thinks that at this time, it is absolutely impossible to divide the troops to seize Junshan."

"What do you mean?" Yang Ren frowned.

The lieutenant general said: "Yangping pass is dangerous and difficult to attack. Li Yan must have been unable to attack for a long time, so he came up with this trick. The purpose is naturally to lure our army to divide. If the general divides his troops to seize Junshan today, it will hit Li Yan. Take it easy."

The lieutenant general's persuasion is not unreasonable, but Yang Ren at this time has been completely angered by the fall of Dingjunshan, so he can't listen to Jin's persuasion.

, "You are only a district army Sima, what do you know? Now that the Chu army has occupied Dingjun Mountain, it can threaten Yangping to the west, and endanger Nanzheng to the east. How can I sit idly by?" Yang Ren said in a deep voice. .

The deputy general did not hesitate to think, and hurriedly said: "Yangping Pass, Nanzheng, and the cities of Hanzhong are all located on the north bank of Mianshui River. If there is any change in the Chu army today, the general only needs to send a troop to follow along the north and south, and wait for the Chu army to cross halfway. At that time, we should take advantage of the situation to attack. Moreover, the Micang Mountain trail is extremely difficult to walk. Even if the Chu army attacked Dingjun Mountain, it would be difficult to maintain its food and grass. Therefore, the general thought that we only need to stick to Yangping Guan, stick to it and don't fight, the Chu army in Dingjun Mountain will naturally retreat without fighting."

After some analysis by the deputy general, it seemed to make sense, and Yang Ren was slightly lost in thought.

But at this time, Yang Shu said: "Sima, you are just superficial. The order given to us by the lord is not to let a single soldier of the Chu army step into Hanzhong. Now that the Chu army has captured Dingjun Mountain, we This is already contrary to my lord's instructions. Moreover, if the Chu army seized Dingjun Mountain, it will definitely cause a shock in the heart of Hanzhong. If our army does not take it back as soon as possible, the morale of the army will gradually decline. At that time, the evil consequences will be It’s not as simple as just losing a mountain.”

Yang Ren, who was still hesitant at first, had a serious expression after hearing Yang Shu's words, showing his determination.

He slammed the case and said decisively: "I have made up my mind, no matter what, I must pull out the nail of old man Huang Zhong. Whoever dares to say anything more, I will be punished by military law."

Yang Rennu made up his mind, the deputy general didn't dare to persuade him any more, so he had to keep silent.

Immediately, Yang Ren made a deployment, leaving Yangshu to lead [-] soldiers and horses to continue guarding Yangping Pass, and Yang Ren himself led the deputy general and Yang Shu's second general to lead [-] soldiers and horses to seize Junshan.

Yang Ren, who led the army to the front line of Dingjun Mountain, found out that Huang Zhong had set up two villages in the east and west in front of Dingjun Mountain. He kept a close eye on the Chu army at Dingjun Mountain.

... Dingjun Mountain.

Regarding the movement of Yangping Pass, scouts had sent the information to Huang Zhong at the first time.

"Everything is as expected by the king of Chu and Li Yan. Yang Ren is really fooled. It's time for me to take action next." Huang Zhong was gearing up, his blood surging.

The lieutenant general next to him nodded and said: "Since the plan to penetrate the enemy has been accomplished as the master expected, we should break through the enemy's stronghold as soon as possible. Our army does not have much food and grass, and it can only last ten days at most. It is better to fight quickly. "

"Shiyao's time is enough, but the old man is worried that if Yang Ren is invincible and retreats to Yangping Pass, then we will only win for a while, and we will not be able to complete the task assigned to us by the Lord. Xiaozhi, what do you have? Kill two birds with one stone?" Huang Zhong asked.

The lieutenant fell silent.