Chapter one hundred and seventy-two collection of scholars
"Hanzhong is the Kun of Qin and the Gen of Shu. Even high and deep, it is the danger of Kyushu." The inscription on the plank road
Xu Huang and everyone looked at each other in shock. They had never expected that the powerful men in Hanzhong had been dissatisfied with Zhang Lu for a long time. They had donated five measures of rice to Shu for many years, but they still had their hearts set on the imperial court. Although scholars like Li Fu committed themselves to serving as thieves for the sake of temporary wealth, they saw that
After the situation turned bad, they began to plot a series of actions to show their disdain. However, in front of Li Fu, Xu Huang and others still had to show a friendly attitude.
Meng Da pointedly glanced at Tai Shici, who was frowning and silent, and signaled him not to show his emotions. It was not until Li Fu got Xu Huang's promise that he left with satisfaction. Then he said softly: "In other words,
The generals in Yangping City were at odds with each other, and civil strife broke out in an instant."
His meaning is very clear. If Yang Ping is not monolithic, then it will be easy to break down by itself. What's more, after such a long time, with the talents of Pei Mao, Xun You and others, they will not be unable to discover the clues. Since Yang Ping is easy to break, if they want to get
If you have great success, you must be the first to start.
"Immediately send the order." Xu Huang said in a deep voice: "The whole army will pack up their belongings tomorrow morning, take all the flags and other items from the treasury, and then let Li Fu gather the civilians. They will march forward in a swaggering way. More than 3,000 people will be killed.
I will create a force of thirty or forty thousand people!"
"General, I obey!" Meng Da, Tai Shi Ci, Zhao Yun and others immediately stood up and responded with clasped fists.
They knew that this was a deliberate bluff, and it was best to use force to force Zhang Lu to surrender without a fight. But everyone was a little confused. There were still more than 4,000 people in the army, and Xu Huang was missing a thousand. Obviously
We are going to stay behind to guard Chenggu's rear.
I just don’t know which person will be chosen.
Meng Da looked at Tai Shici, then at Zhao Yun, and said proactively: "If the general is trustworthy, please allow me to lead a hundred people to stay in Chenggu."
"You?" Xu Huang raised his eyebrows. He was actually thinking of calling Meng Da's name just now. After all, this time when marching to Nanzheng, what is needed is generals who can climb the city to kill the enemy, and making suggestions comes second. Although Meng Da is good at martial arts,
But it was still far inferior to Tai Shici and others. At this time, hearing that Meng Da took the initiative to ask for help, Xu Huang couldn't help but become curious and wanted to ask him what he thought.
After hearing Xu Huang's question, Meng Da immediately said: "First, Li Fu's thoughts are difficult to decide, so he should not be credulous. He has no bow and horse strength, and it is useless to follow the army, so he has no choice but to share the worries of the general on this matter. Second, the law is filial and upright.
Even though he is ill, it is convenient for me to stay and take care of him."
It's hard for him to say that compared with Tai Shici, Zhao Yun and others, his family background can match those powerful people, and he has certain resourcefulness to deal with various situations, right? It's too hurtful to say this. Meng Da has tried his best
Zhao Yun and others also noticed the euphemism and just smiled at each other without saying a word.
So everyone agreed that Meng Da would lead a hundred elite soldiers to stay in the city and build a large number of flag trees at the top of the city to make a show of momentum. Xu Huang, Tai Shi Ci, Zhao Yun and others led some soldiers at noon the next day.
After carrying the baggage, the civilians formed a massive army and headed for Nanzheng.
At the same time, a fierce battle was coming to an end under Yangping City in the western border of Hanzhong.
Yangpingguan City was built on the mountain, and there were several fortresses and fortresses on the mountain. At this moment, it was the Huben army commanded by Geshun who first climbed the mountain to attack the city. Arrows rained down on the attacking soldiers.
, the Tiger and Ben troops were experienced, and they all kept bending down and holding their shields. Their formation was very scattered, and it was difficult for a rain of arrows to cause large-scale damage.
Soon hundreds of people stormed the wall. Taking advantage of the enemy's failure to pull back their bowstrings, they swung their knives and started a fierce battle at the top of the city. Captain Wang Chang took the lead, like a bloodthirsty tiger, charging into the enemy with his knives.
The army was slashing and killing everywhere, receiving dozens of wounds on his body without realizing it. The people around him were infected by his bravery, and they also followed him to fight with the enemy.
The slightly chaotic enemy troops quickly stabilized their position, and they pressed forward together, trying to divide and eat the forwards of several hundred people.
Arrows still rained down from time to time, and blood merged into dozens of streams of water slowly flowing down the village wall. Even when viewed from the bottom of the mountain, the scene was extremely tragic.
"Building a city across the mountains, Yangping is really a dangerous pass!" Pei Mao, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition, stood on the watchtower and watched for a while, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Even the most elite Tiger Tigers of the Southern Army can't attack it.
The battle of Yangping was really difficult! I don’t know how to report the military situation to the country. I stopped the army for ten months and wasted food and grass. I really failed to live up to the trust."
"Baimazhai looks to Yangping in the east, and there are endless peaks and cliffs on the northwest and west sides. Only the south side has a winding road. The terrain is dangerous and easy to defend. Even if you have elite soldiers and tiger generals, it will be difficult to conquer." Xun You said while watching.
Looking at the hastily built fort on the mountain, he shook his head and said, "Mr. Pei, it's getting late. It's useless to fight anymore. A strong attack will only cause more casualties. Let's send the order to retreat for now."
Pei Mao was also at a loss to deal with the situation in front of him. He was good at communication and coordinating the interpersonal relationships among the generals. As for how to attack the city, he still had to rely on Xun You, an expert. Now that even Xun You had said so, he had nothing to say.
He nodded and said: "That's fine, this time the Tiger and Ben troops have exerted their utmost strength, so others can't say anything else."
Xun You smiled when he heard this. Some time ago, they had been sending Qiang Yi Cong and county soldiers, as well as miscellaneous soldiers to climb mountains to test. As a result, there were no casualties. There was a burst of complaints among the troops about favoring one over another. So from these two days, every time
The most elite Tiger and Ben troops took the lead and were able to resolve everyone's dissatisfaction.
In the camp, dozens of bell-like bells were rang one after another. When the tigers on the mountain heard the golden sound, they began to retreat in an orderly manner. In the enemy stronghold, Wang Chang became red-eyed, and he chopped down one after another.
More than ten people fell, and as if he didn't hear the continuous sound of gold ringing at the foot of the mountain, he mechanically waved his knife and chopped down any enemy soldiers who came close to him.
"Captain Wang! The mountain is ringing with gold!" A kind-hearted Huben planned to call Wang Chang before retreating.
At this time, Wang Chang's hands were almost out of strength. He still held the knife with both hands and slashed an enemy soldier's arm hard. The enemy soldier's arm bone was broken immediately. Unfortunately, the strength of this knife was exhausted, and the enemy soldier's arm was still attached.
A trace of white flesh was instantly dyed red by the spurting blood. Seeing this tragic scene, Wang Chang came back to his senses, staggered back with a knife, and nimbly rolled over from the wall of the village. With luck,
He dodged a few stray arrows very well.
One of them, Huben, who was following Gaishun to defeat the Lantian thieves, witnessed the whole process. Although his expression was a little moved, he still said: "Now that I know how to work hard, why didn't I do it myself before?"
Most of the other officers of the Huben Army around also had similar expressions. Although they still expressed disdain for Wang Chang's original behavior of greedy for merit and reward, the other party's bravery and hard work at this moment deeply changed their minds. Subtly, Wang Chang used
His actions gradually overturned everyone's bad image of him.
This battle also reached Gaishun's ears after the incident, but he said nothing and just kept it in his heart. He and Wang Chang were both people who made big mistakes. The emperor gave him a chance.
Why not give Wang Chang a chance to change his ways?14