The last three kingdoms

Chapter 838

The whole valley road at Huguankou is more than ten miles long, with dangerous mountains and deep forests, and winding paths leading to secluded places.

Liu Yin led 3 troops to Huguankou. Since he didn't want to fight a war of annihilation here, Liu Yin didn't bring too many troops. 1 people come, in essence, there is no difference.

Moreover, Liu Yin left most of his soldiers and horses in Tunliu, and it is possible to prevent Liu Yuan from sneaking in from Tunliu. You must know that Liu Yuan is also an expert in using soldiers, and he is familiar with military books and strategies. They were all placed at Huguankou, and Liu Yuan counterattacked Tunliu. In this case, the gain outweighs the loss.

Therefore, in order to prevent Liu Yuan from going the other way and attacking Tunliu, Liu Yin still placed his main force on Tunliu and Hanshan Fortress. Tunliu is the biggest victory for the Shu army now, and if it occupies Tunliu, it will always The land threatens Huguan from the front, and as for the Hanshan Fortress, it is a key pass linking the three major bases of the Shu Army, and there is no room for loss.

"Brother-in-law, can we just have 1 horses to guard Huguan Pass?" Fu Zhu was puzzled along the way. Since Liu Yin decided to ambush the Huns at Huguan Pass, he only brought two battalions of troops. what happened?With such a small force, no matter how dangerous Huguan Pass is, it may be difficult to stop the Huns.

Liu Yin smiled slightly, and said: "We are not here to guard the Huguan Pass, and 1 troops are enough."

Not keep the pot pass?Fu Zhu was even more confused. If Liu Yin's purpose was not here, then what was his purpose in coming to Huguankou?

"Brother-in-law, then I am even more confused. Buddhas fight for incense, and people fight for breath. Since we don't guard the mouth of the pot, why are we here?"

Liu Yin smiled and said, "Zicheng, then how many people do you think are needed at least to encircle and wipe out Liu Yuan at Huguan Pass?"

Without even thinking about it, Fu opened his mouth and said, "It takes at least three or four times as many troops to encircle and wipe out the enemy. Even if the terrain at Huguankou is dangerous, it must have at least twice as many troops as the Huns, so that we can be sure."

"18 Huns, 24 for three times, 12 for four times, and [-] for at least twice as much, Zicheng, do you think we may not get so many soldiers now? " Liu Yin asked back.

Fu Zhu couldn't help being speechless, scratched his head and said, "Brother-in-law, I didn't think carefully, but since Liu Yuan can't be stopped, there is no point in us coming to Huguankou, so why are you..."

Liu Yin smiled and said: "We don't have the appetite to swallow Liu Yuan's 6 people in one bite, but it's still easy to give Liu Yuan a little bit of trouble. This time, I prepared a good meal for Liu Yuan." present."

"What kind of gift?" Fu Zhu was completely at a loss.

Liu Yin juggled an extra thing in his hand, the size was not too big, only about an inch in size, made of iron, with four points, each point was exceptionally sharp, Fu Zhu had never seen such a thing before, so he couldn't help wondering Authentic: "What is this?"

Liu Yin said: "This is called an inverted horse nail, also called a barbed thorn. It is a sharp weapon against cavalry. This inverted horse nail has four points. No matter how you throw it, there will always be one point facing upwards when you throw it on the ground. Yes, if a war horse steps on it, it will fall to the ground with pain and lose its ability to fight, so it is perfect for dealing with the cavalry of the Huns.” As he spoke, Liu Yin casually threw the inverted horse nails on the ground, and he fell down. Three points of the horse nails point downwards, one pointed upwards, and they fall firmly on the ground.

Fu Zhu was very curious, picked up the inverted horse nails, and said with great interest: "Brother-in-law, you still have such a treasure, did you make it?"

Liu Yin shook his head and said, "You haven't joined the army for a long time. This horse nail is a weapon that our Han army has always been equipped with. It was invented by Prime Minister Zhuge. It was used during the Northern Expedition. The layout on the main roads has blocked the pursuit of the Wei State many times, and has made great contributions to the calm retreat of the Han army, but it has been used less and less, so you naturally don’t know it.”

The inverted horse nail was indeed invented by Zhuge Liang. Wei's cavalry has always been a difficult force for the Shu army, especially when the Shu army was retreating. The fast pursuit of the Wei army made it impossible for the Shu army to retreat calmly. Zhuge Liang invented the inverted horse nail After that, throwing inverted horse nails on the dangerous roads can effectively stop the pursuit of the Wei cavalry.

However, the inverted horse nail only has the effect of hurting the enemy, and has no fatal effect. It often has limitations in application, and this thing is a one-time consumable. Making a large number of inverted horse nails will consume a large amount of copper and iron, which is unbearable for the Shu army with limited resources. Therefore, after Zhuge Liang, the Shu army has made very few inverted horse nails. Fu Zhu has never seen it It's not uncommon either.

However, the inverted horse nails still have obvious effects in retarding and hindering the enemy's cavalry. When Liu Yin was in the Shangdang base area, he ordered the blacksmith to smelt the weapons captured by the Hu people, and made some inverted horse nails, ready to use them when he had the opportunity. last used.

However, the effect of inverted horse nails on Shu cavalry equipped with horseshoes is significantly weakened, and the Hu cavalry without horseshoes will have obvious effects.

When he came to Huguankou this time, Liu Yin thought of using inverted horse nails to deal with the cavalry of the Huns. It was early winter, and the ground was covered with thick fallen leaves. The fallen leaves are mixed together, and it is impossible to tell them apart without looking closely.

Liu Yin also ordered the soldiers of Shu to cut logs on the top of the mountain to make a lot of rolling logs, and pile them on the top of the mountain.

There is a road between the two mountains at Huguankou, and in the narrow place, only three or four people can ride through at most. This kind of terrain is most suitable for throwing upside down horse nails. There is no problem in beating the Huns by surprise.

Anyway, Liu Yin didn't expect to wipe out Liu Yuan's 6 people at Huguankou. He killed as many people as he could, and accumulated small victories into big victories. Out of Shangdang, expelled from the Central Plains.

As if he had found a treasure, Fu Zhu excitedly took people down to arrange the arrangement. Within a day, the arrangement was completed. The Shu army also took advantage of the situation and ambushed on the mountains on both sides. They prepared a large number of rolling logs, bows and arrows, and waited for the Xiongnu to take the bait. .

At this time, Liu Yuan was traveling so fast that he didn't dare to delay on the road. In order to get back to Huguan as soon as possible, Liu Yuan did not choose to attack Tunliu, which the Shu army had already captured, but came looking at Huguan Pass. I want to pass through Huguan Pass and return to Huguan City as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)