The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 455 Chapter 454 West Wind (21)

Zhang Yan led the army, followed the instructions of the businessman, and walked all the way to the northwest. After walking for about forty miles, he saw a green forest in front of him, and there was a huge lake beside the forest. This was Ju Yanze.

The soldiers were very excited when they saw the lake in Juyanzeli. Their efforts all night were not in vain. More than 1 people, including men and horses, rushed towards Juyanzeli and surrounded the coast. , squatting there, holding the lake water into his mouth with his hands.

Some felt that this was too troublesome, so they simply lay down on the ground, buried their heads in the water, opened their mouths wide, and gulped the water, drinking whatever they wanted.

After everyone drank their fill, they all lay limply on the sandy ground. These days, they were exhausted. At this time, they arrived at the water source, and finally they were relieved.

Afterwards, Zhang Yan ordered that all the army go into the woods to rest and recharge their batteries.

Because just on the other side of Juyanze, there stands a city, which is Juyan City.

Juyan City was originally a vassal state of Zhangye Juyan, which are two different concepts from the vassal state of Zhangye, because the areas under its jurisdiction are different.

Zhangye was under the rule of the state, and there were five cities in total, namely Houguan, Zuoqi, Qianren, Simaguan, and Qianrenguan. Zhangye Juyan was under the state, and there was only one city, Juyan City.

The Zhangye vassal state and the Zhangye Juyan vassal state were originally under the rule of Zhangye County. However, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the two places were specifically divided as the same level as Zhangye County. As the seat of the captain of Zhangye, more than [-] troops were stationed to prevent the barbarians who had surrendered in Zhangye from rebelling.

However, with the seriousness of desertification in the northwest, deserts spread all over Zhangye's territory, and the five cities of Houguan, Zuoqi, Qianren, Simaguan, and Qianrenguan all lack water sources, and the people living here live along the weak water. , Gradually drifted to the territory of Zhangye Juyan.From then on, the Zhangye vassal state and the Zhangye Juyan vassal state merged into one and became the Zhangye vassal state, but there was only one city, which was Juyan City located in Juyanze, a desert oasis with beautiful water, fertilizer and grass.

However, nowadays, Juyan City has been occupied by Xianbei people, and the desert on Zhang Yan’s side is no longer obvious, but there is indeed a grassland near Juyan City on the other side of Juyanze, and there are reclaimed farmland. A big banner with a wolf's head hangs in the sky above, dominating the area.

The shape of Juyanze is long and narrow, like a crescent moon. The weak water (Ejina River) originating from the Qilian Mountains flows into it, which is the main water supply source for Juyanze.And Juyan is the language of the Huns. After the Han Dynasty occupied this area, it continued to use this term, calling the lake Juyanze.

Because of the sufficient water in Juyanze, the lakeside is a beautiful grassland with fertile land and lush aquatic plants. It is also the first choice for agricultural reclamation. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he used to farm here. An important passage to Mobei.

Therefore, Juyanze is a paradise for nomads. No matter which nomads come here, they don't want to leave.And look forward to staying here and developing.The same is true for the Xianbei people, but the Xianbei people have always lingered in the Jiluo Mountain area, and have no plans to migrate here for the time being, but Juyan City was occupied by them earlier, the meaning is very simple, the Xianbei people grabbed the place first , As for when to migrate here, it depends on their mood.

Although Zhang Yan's army is only separated from Juyan City by a piece of Juyanze, but Juyanze is too big, and it takes a long time to go around it. There are no boats here, so they can't cross the lake directly. past.

But this is also good, at least it can provide a resting place for Zhang Yan's army.

They hid in the woods, and many soldiers went to the lake to catch fish. They were going to eat delicious fish at night, and they didn't want to eat dry food anymore.

Tonight, Zhang Yan and the others can finally have a good night's sleep.

At the same time, Ma Chao's army had also arrived near Juyan City. The difference was that Ma Chao was on the opposite bank of Zhang Yan. They also found a place to hide and planned to attack Juyan City at night.

After nightfall, it was very quiet here. Ma Chao sent the Xianbei people who had already disguised to call the city gate, with the purpose of drawing the Xianbei people out of the city and launching a surprise attack on them in this dense forest.

The soldiers disguised as Xianbei people soon came to the city of Juyan and told the soldiers on the city in fluent Xianbei dialect that he wanted to see Lord Xianbei here and asked to go to Dunhuang to suppress the rebellion.

Master Xianbei believed it was true, and immediately ordered his soldiers and horses, and followed the Xianbei man out of the city. Thousands of cavalry came to the woods where Ma Chao, Pound, Ma Dai and others had ambushed.

But at this time, the soldiers leading the way suddenly disappeared, and Lord Xianbei was very depressed. When the six gods were in despair, Ma Chao, Pang De, Ma Dai, Yang Fu and others suddenly launched an attack on the Xianbei people.

Thousands of arrows were fired, and the Xianbei people were killed and injured immediately. Before the Xianbei people could react, Ma Chao and others cut off Xianbei's retreat from all directions. The panicked Xianbei people were not the opponents of Ma Chao's army at all. .

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Zhang Yan, Xu Chu, Tai Shici, Pang Tong and others were awakened by the sound of fighting on the other side. They still didn't understand the situation, so they had to send scouts to investigate first.

As a result, the scouts came back and said it was Ma Chao's army. Zhang Yan and others couldn't bear it any longer, and immediately assembled the army, mounted their horses, and galloped towards Juyan City.

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The Xianbei people were all surrounded by Ma Chao's army. The Xianbei people had no way to retreat and could only be slaughtered. All the soldiers who came out were all beheaded, leaving no one alive. The blood stained the forest, everywhere They all smelled of blood.

Afterwards, Ma Chao led his troops directly to Juyan City. When they were about to arrive, they suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes. The sound was like rolling thunder, coming from far to near. There was a shadow in my heart, I thought it was the reinforcements from the Xianbei people, just listening to the sound of these horseshoes, I knew that there were no fewer than ten thousand cavalry.

Ma Chao was very puzzled, he had already sent scouts to investigate clearly first, there were not so many Xianbei people in Juyanze, and there were no traces of Xianbei people nearby, how could there be so many cavalry galloping suddenly.

Just when everyone was puzzled, a scout came running suddenly, sent by Zhang Yan, and asked him to tell Ma Chao that it was Zhang Yan's army that had arrived, and asked to attack Juyan City together.

Ma Chao was delighted for a moment, and immediately ordered to advance at full speed, and Zhang Yan attacked Juyan City back and forth.

Although the city gates of Juyan City were closed, there were no defenders in the city. Seeing that the situation was over, the Xianbei people in charge of the defense simply opened the city gates before the enemy encircled them, abandoned the city and fled.

The two armies of Zhang Yan and Ma Chao met in Juyan City. Zhang Yan also decided not to pursue the escaped Xianbei people, because Pang Tong had just offered him a plan to fight the Xianbei people here at leisure. army.

If the Xianbei people fled, more Xianbei people would definitely be brought in. If Zhang Yan and Ma Chao led their troops to pursue them, they would definitely fall into the hinterland, and the effect of a sneak attack would not be achieved.

Therefore, Pang Tong offered advice to Zhang Yan in a timely manner, and took Juyan City as his base, where he waited for work at leisure, set up a line of defense, and faced the Xianbei people.

Pang Tong had paid attention to Zhang Yan’s battle case of defeating the Eastern Xianbei Ke Bineng, so he decided to follow the gourd and ask Zhang Yan to fight again. Anyway, they brought more thunderbolts, enough to raze Juyan City to the ground .No matter how many Xianbei people come, it can be decided in one battle, and it also makes the Xianbei people frightened.

If someone escapes, it will not be too late for them to take advantage of the victory and pursue them.

For Pang Tong's strategy, Zhang Yan was very sure. Instead of going deep into the heart of the Xianbei people alone to find an opportunity to sneak attack, it would be better to just wait here and wait for the Xianbei people to attack them.

The area around Juyanze is a very good place. At least they won't starve to death. If the army goes deep alone, it will become a serious problem in terms of food and grass supplies.

After the plan was completed, Zhang Yan joined forces with Ma Chao, and then took a good rest in Juyan City.

After that, Pang Tong began to offer advice to Zhang Yan, and more than 2 soldiers in the city also became busy, actively arranging fortifications around Juyan City.

According to Pang Tong's estimation, more than [-] Xianbei people will come this time, and they are all cavalry.However, Pang Tong was not afraid, because the more people came, the happier he was, and the battle in Juyan City would also make him famous.

Pang Tong told Zhang Yan that Juyanze was the only water source in this area. There were more than [-] people from Xianbei, and they must drink water, so they had to be close to Juyanze, which was located behind Juyan City. In Juyan City, drinking water is a problem for them.

Therefore, Pang Tong suggested that fortifications should be built around Juyanze, and a moat should be dug around Juyan City, and the water in Juyanze should be introduced into the moat. The wooden boards can prevent the arrows shot by the Xianbei people, and the high wall has shooting holes for the archers to shoot the Xianbei people. In addition, dig more horse traps around the moat to place horses to block them. Xianbei's cavalry attacked.

Of course, these are just some means. Pang Tong's purpose is not to keep the enemy out, but to draw the enemy into the city, so Juyan City has become a target of sacrifice.

Pang Tong suggested that Zhang Yan place thunderbolts in every corner of the city, and then dig a secret passage leading to the outside, and sprinkle the powder of thunderbolts in the secret passage as a lead. If the enemy enters the city, they will ignite the thunderbolts , Let all the Xianbei people die in the area of ​​Juyan City.

Zhang Yan adopted Pang Tong's suggestion, and did what he said, and immediately ordered more than 2 soldiers to start deploying defenses...

(End of this chapter)