The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 302 Chapter 301 Tight Defense
Zhang Yan led five thousand cavalry, and after a long journey, they were getting closer and closer to Baimajin.

It was Shen Shi, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the earth. Zhang Yan and others moved forward cautiously. After walking less than five miles, a guard in brocade clothes was quietly waiting for the arrival of the army.

When Zhang Yan saw Jin Yiwei, he immediately ordered the army to stop advancing, while he rode his horse forward and talked with Jin Yiwei.

Zhang Yan learned from Jin Yiwei that this place is still eight miles away from Baimajin, and if you go any further, you will come into the sight of Yuan Jun's patrol team. He suggested waiting here until it gets dark, and then you can act after dark.

In addition, Jin Yiwei also informed Zhang Yan that fifty Jin Yiwei had sneaked into the vicinity of Baimajin secretly, and the rest of Jin Yiwei would continue to sneak in secretly, and then hide. When Zhang Yan's army arrived after nightfall, they immediately Launch the attack and follow the plan.

Zhang Yan followed Jin Yiwei's advice. If he moved at night, the enemy would not be able to guess how many soldiers and horses he had brought because it was difficult to distinguish at night.

Following Zhang Yan's order, all the five thousand fine cavalry in the army stood on standby, and the sentries went to watch within a three-mile radius, and if they found anything unusual, they would report it immediately.

At this time, the cavalrymen who had traveled a long distance were also exhausted. Although they all went into battle lightly, the battle armor they wore was still made of fine steel, and its weight reached more than 20 kilograms, just like carrying a horse on their backs. A heavy object, although the soldiers can bear it, the horses under the seat can't bear it either.

But in order to reduce casualties, this kind of battle armor has to be worn, and it has a good defense against the upper body.

Zhang Yan turned over and jumped off the horse, called Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Gan Ning, and Lu Meng to his side, picked up a twig from the ground, and then scribbled on the ground.

Soon, a miniature topographical map appeared on the ground.It is more accurate to say that it is a simple sand table than a topographic map.

After Zhang Yan finished painting, he said to the generals: "This is Yuan Jun's grain and grass camp in Baimajin. The big piece in the middle is the grain and grass that Yuan Jun hoarded. The squares are the four camps of Yuan Jun, and this long line is the fence connecting these four camps, and the dots in the middle of this long line are the watchtowers set up by Yuan Jun. In addition, there are ten patrolling The teams are patrolling five miles outside the Baimajin Food and Grass Camp. Each team has about 200 people. Each patrol team has its own fixed route for patrolling, but the patrol teams are all criss-cross, basically no There are no blind spots. These are the situation of Yuan Jun’s food and grass camp in Baimajin reported by Jin Yiwei to me, and the defense of the entire camp is very tight.”

After hearing this, everyone sighed for a while, absolutely never expecting that Yuan Jun's defense would be so strong.

Xu Chudang shouted first: "Anyway, if we want to burn down this food and grass camp, we might as well rush over there, cut down those patrols first, and then attack the food and grass camp. mission accomplished!"

"If you fight recklessly, I'm afraid you will scare the snake. If any patrol team is alarmed, the rest of the patrol team may be attracted. Yuan Jun's patrol team alone has 2000 people, and it is already very time-consuming to deal with them. Not to mention rushing five miles forward to attack the grain and grass camp. I am afraid that before our side arrives, the grain and grass camp has already made preparations and is waiting for our troops to wait for work!" Gao Shun said. road.

Zhang Liao said: "My lord, my subordinates feel that what General Gao said is very reasonable. Our army is small and it is a surprise attack. If we confront Yuan Jun head-on, we will definitely pay a lot of casualties. Moreover, it is very likely that we will attract Bring more reinforcements."

"Well, I think so too. If you fight hard, it will definitely not work. We came here secretly this time to prevent people from knowing that we have arrived here. It is to create a surprise attack and catch the enemy by surprise. Otherwise If that's the case, why do we have to come all the way here, and just fight Yuan Shao directly." Zhang Yan said.

Gan Ning and Lu Meng were silent, they were exceptionally selected generals, Xu Chu and Zhang Liao were among the five tiger generals, and although Gao Shun was not one of the five tiger generals, he had great military exploits and was also a very prestigious general in Zhang Yan's army.

After Zhang Yan, Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun expressed their opinions, Gan Ning and Lu Meng sat quietly listening to Zhang Yan and others' speeches without saying a word.

Zhang Yan looked around and asked, "We'll wait here until after dark, but we can't avoid the obstacle of solving the patrol team first. Since we can't fight hard, we have to outsmart them. Do you have any good suggestions?" ?"

Lu Meng immediately volunteered and clasped his fists and said, "My lord, tigers sometimes doze off. The general won't believe it. These patrols have no flaws. The general is willing to go ahead to investigate and find out the enemy's weakness." !"

Seeing Lu Mengmao recommending himself, Zhang Yan was not hypocritical, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you 200 people, and you take them to investigate."

Lu Meng said: "My lord, the general will not need so many people. If there are too many people, it will cause trouble."

"Then how many people do you want?" Zhang Yan asked.

Lu Meng said: "Just two scouts to deliver the news is enough!"

Zhang Yan said: "Okay! I will send you two scouts, led by you, to go to the front line to investigate carefully, and we must find any flaws!"

"Here!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yan immediately called two scouts and asked them to follow Lu Meng.

Lv Meng took the two scouts with him and went to the place where Yuan Jun's patrol team was haunted.

However, Zhang Yan and the others all rested in place, trying their best to recharge their batteries and wait for the big battle in the evening.

It was gradually getting dark, the night fell, and there was darkness between the sky and the earth.

There is no moon tonight, and it is wrapped in thick clouds and haze, which brings convenience to the actions of Zhang Yan and others.

Two and a half hours later, Lu Meng returned to the place where the army gathered, went directly to Zhang Yan, and said to Zhang Yan with joy, "My lord, I have found the flaw."

Zhang Yan hurriedly asked what the loophole was, and Lu Meng explained in detail how he searched for the loophole, and his hard work paid off. After waiting for more than an hour, Lu Meng finally got the loophole he wanted.

According to Lu Meng, Yuan Jun's patrol team is indeed like what Jin Yiwei inquired about. There are ten teams in total, and each team has a fixed patrol route. Teams staggered, in this way, a tight protective net was formed. Anyone who wanted to get close to Baimajin would be discovered by the patrol team before they could see what Baimajin looked like.

But, just like what Lu Meng said before, tigers also doze off sometimes.

as predicted.

Yuan Jun's patrol team changes defense every two hours. During each defense change, ten patrol teams will not be in place at one time, but will enter the patrol location one after another.In this way, when changing defenses, there will be an extremely short gap period, and this short period of time will last about a quarter of an hour.

Speaking of it, Lu Meng was too lucky. When he just passed by, he just happened to catch up with Yuan Jun's patrol team to switch defenses. After two hours, he switched defenses for the second time.

The time gap once or twice may be just a coincidence, but the careful Lu Meng specially sent scouts to find the Jin Yiwei who was in charge of monitoring the enemy nearby. After getting the first-hand information, he neutralized it. This proves that Lu Meng's gap period in this time period does exist, and it is still very safe.

After Zhang Yan heard the news, he was very happy, and he immediately praised Lu Meng, and then calculated according to the time, and continued to stay where he was. With that time approaching Baimajin!

An hour later, news came from scouts, and the remaining Jinyiwei had already taken their positions. One hundred elite Jinyiwei had already hidden near the grain and grass camp. As soon as Zhang Yan's army arrived, they would immediately set fire to it. Burn down the food and grass camp.

Time passed quickly, and when the time for the gap period was approaching, Zhang Yan ordered all the ministries to assemble their teams and prepare for departure.

After the whole army is assembled, the army that is recharging its energy here is already ready to move.

Lu Meng was at the front of the army, and only he could remember where he would appear during this gap, and Zhang Yan followed very trustingly.

Soon, the army arrived at the position Lu Meng had mentioned, and had been silently waiting in the darkness.

After about an incense stick of time, it was time for the patrol team to change shifts. Zhang Yan and the others widened their eyes, and they saw that the patrols holding torches hadn't waited for the shift patrol team to arrive. , and voluntarily withdrew.

"My lord, it's now!" Seeing that the patrol team had gone far away, Lu Meng saw the timing and immediately shouted.

Zhang Yan was not restrained either, he rode out and led five thousand elite cavalry, crossed the patrol line of defense with lightning speed, and then drove towards Baimajin without stopping.

Although Zhang Yan and others were all wearing Yuan Jun's costumes, the goal of 5000 people acting together was too big.

Therefore, Zhang Yan asked Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun to lead a thousand cavalry each to three different directions of Baimajin, ready to attack at any time.And Zhang Yan himself led two thousand cavalry including Gan Ning and Lu Meng, and headed for the grain and grass camp at Baimajin.

At this moment, the camps around Baimajin's grain and grass camp were brightly lit, and the soldiers were working in rotation day and night.

Zhang Yan and the others were wearing Yuan Shaojun's clothes, even if they were met by Yuan Jun, no one would notice that there was anything different about Zhang Yan and the others.

A while later, Zhang Yan and others had already arrived outside Baimajin's food and grass camp, but suddenly launched an attack on Baimajin...

(End of this chapter)