The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 771 770 Waiting
One hundred thousand Han troops were stationed five miles away from the west bank of the Pushui River. In this unknown open space, the flags of the Han troops fluttered in the wind.

A total of [-] troops followed Zhang Liao on the expedition, with [-] Jingzhou soldiers as the main force, [-] Liangzhou soldiers, [-] Sichuan soldiers, and [-] Yongzhou soldiers as supplementary troops, while Zhang Liao sent [-] Nanzhong soldiers and [-] Sichuan soldiers. The soldiers stayed in Dianchi Lake in order to prevent the rebels from taking advantage of the situation.

The camp of the Han army was divided into five camps. Thirty thousand Jingzhou soldiers led by Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan were stationed at the front of the camp. Sichuan soldiers, followed by [-] Yongzhou soldiers led by Xu Huang, and [-] Jingzhou soldiers led by Wen Pin stood in the middle of the camp.

As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Zhang Liao, who has been appointed as the governor of Nanzhong, sits in the middle of the entire camp and is guarded by Wenpin.

The army crossed the river yesterday, and today there has been no action. All the soldiers in the army are gearing up, looking forward to a quick battle with the Nanzhong rebels.

Although Zhang Yuan's greed and aggressiveness ended in failure, it did not affect the entire battle situation. It can only be said to be an encounter.But this incident dealt a great blow to Zhang Liao. If it was not handled properly, it would even affect his prestige in the army.

Therefore, Zhang Liao became more cautious than before.On the surface, it looked like Zhang Liao was leading the army to sit here and not move at all, but in fact, Zhang Liao had already dispatched no less than [-] teams of scouts, scattered around, and went to various places to inquire about news.

Currently, Zhang Liao is just waiting for news.

After what happened to Zhang Yuan, the pressure on Zhang Liao increased dramatically. For him, he led a large army to Nanzhong to quell the rebellion. No matter what kind of situation he encountered, he could only have one result, and that was victory.Any failure would not only tarnish his reputation, but also stain his entire military career.Therefore, no matter what, he cannot fail, nor can he afford any failure, otherwise, he will be ruined.

At this moment, Zhang Liao was staring at a map of Nanzhong in the big tent of the Chinese army. This map was the Pingman palm map presented by Lu Kai. It clearly recorded the large and small races, tribes and armed forces.Zhang Liao made a rough count. According to the distribution of troops on this map, the armed forces in the entire Nanzhong region are as high as 60.

60, what kind of concept is this?Even under the current leadership of Zhang Yan, all the troops add up to only 45, and there are only 60 armed forces in the Nanzhong area.

However, fortunately, there are not so many armed forces in the Nanzhong area now, and the troops that Meng Huo has assembled are all the armed forces in Nanzhong.But even so, there are more than 30.This time Zhang Liao used only 10 people to fight against more than 30 rebels, which was also a big challenge.

This time Zhang Liao, as the first leader of the entire theater, is under a lot of pressure.Moreover, all parts of the country are peaceful, and only Nanzhong is not included in the territory of the Han Dynasty, so the significance of this war is even more significant.Coupled with the matter of Zhang Yuan, Zhang Liao felt even more headache.

Therefore, Zhang Liao made a very bold decision this time, trying to use himself to attract the enemy's attack and win the opportunity to fight the main force of the rebel army.

For a quarter of an hour, Zhang Liao had been staring at the picture of Pingman's palm in a daze, until a personal guard walked in from outside the tent and whispered a few words in his ear, Zhang Liao was invigorated by it Shocked, he asked, "Is the news reliable?"

The guard nodded and didn't say much.

Zhang Liao's gloomy face suddenly changed, and he immediately shouted at the guard: "Call all the generals to see me immediately!"

"Here!"

Zhang Liao's order was quickly conveyed to the various military camps. Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Wenpin, Xu Huang, Pang De, Wu Yi, Zhang Yi, Wu Lan, Lei Tong, etc. After receiving the order, Lu Kai, the chief bookkeeper, arrived at Zhang Liao's large tent of the Chinese army one after another.

When all the people arrived, Zhang Liao said to everyone: "I just received the news that the rebels heard that our army was stationed here, so they mobilized their troops. There are more than 20 people, divided into countless groups of troops, rushing towards us, probably coming to us for a decisive battle."

"Our army is only 20, but the enemy has more than [-], and here is a relatively flat and open land. If we have to withstand the onslaught of so many rebels, I am afraid that we will not be able to retreat completely." Lu Kai, the chief secretary of the army, took the lead Posted a personal opinion.

Lu Kai was favored by Zhang Liao for presenting the map of the Pingman guidebook. In addition, Lu Kai himself was a native Han Chinese in Nanzhong, and he knew the customs and habits of Nanzhong. The role of a guide.

It was also because of Lu Kai's special status and his understanding of Nanzhong that he could feel the menacing situation of the Nanzhong rebels, and he couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"Master Lu is too timid. Although there are many rebels in Nanzhong, they are all mobs. A [-] army can be defeated by [-] cavalry from our army. This shows that the rebels in Nanzhong are also unbearable." Since they all came to the door by themselves, it saves us the trouble of finding them. With the strength of our army, if we defend the camp well and fight back, there is no chance. Maybe we will win a big victory. Gan Ning glanced at Lu Kai and said contemptuously.

"But the enemy army also has powerful troops, such as rattan armor soldiers..." Xu Huang interrupted suddenly.

But that's all he said, Xu Huang swallowed the following words abruptly, because he was afraid that he would touch Zhang Liao's Ni Lin next.

It is true that Zhang Yuan led [-] elite cavalry to defeat [-] Nanzhong rebels yesterday, but Zhang Yuan was beaten and defeated by the rattan armored soldiers of the rebels on the way to chase the rebels because of greed.Although no one mentioned this incident later, it has become a scar in a person's heart that he will never erase.

Gan Ning said: "Although the rattan armored soldiers are powerful, our army also has shield soldiers. It is absolutely possible to use shield soldiers to fight against rattan armored soldiers. Moreover, there will never be too many people in such a special type of troops. As long as they are arranged properly, it is not impossible to defeat them." possible."

Zhang Liao turned his face to look at Lu Kai, and asked, "Master Lu, does he know anything about rattan armor soldiers?"

Lu Kai said: "I can't talk about understanding, just know a little bit. It is precisely because there are rattan armored soldiers in the enemy's camp that I suggest not to fight against them."

"I would like to hear the details." Zhang Liao said.

"The so-called rattan armored soldiers are nothing more than soldiers wearing rattan armor. As General Gan said, rattan armored soldiers belong to a very special type of soldiers, and the number of them is indeed not too large. The rattan armored soldiers are the only ones in the Ugo tribe of the Southern Man. Some types of arms have been handed down from generation to generation, and it is very difficult for foreigners to own them. Meng Huo’s Wutugu is the leader of the Nanban Ugo tribe, so Meng Huo’s men have rattan armored soldiers. The power of rattan armored soldiers , not in the soldiers, but in the layer of rattan armor worn on the body. This rattan armor is made of wild vines grown in the barren land in the southwest, processed by skilled craftsmen into rattan armor, and soaked in tung oil, seven or seven It was not made until 49 days later. This armor is light and strong. It is good at defending against arrows. The Nanban Ugo tribe is a very small tribe, and no one in the entire Nanzhong dares to bully them." Lu Kai said.

"So, is there no way to deal with the rattan armor soldiers?" Zhang Liao asked.

Lu Kai said: "At least for the time being, my subordinates can't think of any way to deal with the rattan armored soldiers."

"No matter what, rattan armored soldiers are a difficult problem, but General Gan's suggestion is not without merit, let's try it first, if you really can't resist rattan armored soldiers, it's not too late to think of other ways. "Zhang Liao said, "Today I summoned you to come here. There is only one thing I want to tell you. No matter how many enemies have come this time, how many times they have tried to attack, whether it is a strong attack or a violent attack, all the soldiers will not get my order. Before, no one was allowed to leave the camp without authorization! Anyone who dares to violate it will be killed without mercy!"

The pre-war military meeting was over, and the generals came out of the large tent of the Chinese army one after another, and then returned to their respective barracks. On the one hand, they actively deployed defenses, and on the other hand, they anxiously waited for the arrival of the enemy.

(End of this chapter)