"Mountains, forests, rivers, valleys and hills, which can produce clouds, produce wind and rain, and see monsters, are all called gods." [Book of Rites·Sacrifice]
The forts on the mountain are arranged staggered according to the terrain, from far to near, and connected by roads. Once someone attacks, other forts can also be nearby to help each other. This can not only avoid the dilemma of the army being crowded together and unable to deploy, but also
Taking care of every critical point.
Of course, although these forts are located on mountains, whether it is the opponent's Qiang and Di Yi followers, miscellaneous county soldiers, or the elite Northern and Southern armies, the first target to attack is this place on the mountain road led by Colonel Yang.
Ren personally led the troops to guard the camp. He was responsible for facing the enemy head-on. He had suffered huge losses in recent days. In contrast, Yang Bai, the captain who was camped behind him, was sharing most of the pressure and seemed relaxed.
freely.
Yang Ren was a little dull and confused, and he didn't take it seriously. However, there were a few people around him who thought they were smart but refused to suffer. They often complained in Yang Ren's ears, such as counting the battle losses after the two days of attack and defense.
There were thousands of casualties, which was even greater than the previous losses: "General! The imperial court's elite tigers and warriors are far superior to us in terms of armor and soldiers. It is already difficult to defend with all your strength. If the man from the east is still
If we don’t add more troops to reinforce the army, or send people to help defend, it will be difficult to fight next!”
"You want Yang Bai to send troops?" A captain sneered and said: "He just wants to stay in his fort and sleep soundly, just waiting for the officers and soldiers from the bottom of the mountain to attack us and reap the benefits when they are inextricably linked to us and are all injured.
.Where will other troops be sent to help me?"
Yang Ren frowned, looking very troubled. He didn't know whether he was worried about Yang Bai's behavior of sitting on the sidelines and deliberately preserving his strength, or because he was worried about how to persuade his indignant subordinates. After pondering for a long time, he slowly said: "I
It is the same as offering five measures of rice, and the believers are sincere, so how can we have any suspicions? What's more, these two villages in the east and west rely on each other, and if we are really in danger, how can they not help us? "
"In the past two days, the Tiger and Ben troops have climbed over the wall several times and rushed in, especially the captain named Wang Chang. He was so arrogant!" One person said angrily: "If we hadn't worked together to fight back,
, this fort has changed owners a long time ago. But there is no movement at all in Yang Bai, what kind of 'lips are dead and teeth are cold'!"
"That's enough." Yang Ren finally found an opportunity to establish his authority and said in a deep voice: "He is the captain of the school. Apart from General Zhang, he is the most powerful person near Yangping. Don't yell at Yang Bai one after another. Pay attention to your sense of proportion and be careful.
Others listened to it."
His original intention was to remind the other party not to speak openly, but unexpectedly it was regarded as a reprimand. The person being reprimanded was a close associate of Yang Ren. At this time, he could not help but be speechless. After a long time, he said angrily: "General! This is me!
For our own sake, when we followed our master to attack Hanzhong, it was you, the general, who led us to capture Nanzheng first. In the end, we got the first victory because of Yang Bai's luck in killing Su Gu! This person likes to watch it the most
How can you trust people who work hard and sacrifice their lives, and then rush out to pick up what is ready at the critical moment?"
Seeing that the other party seemed to be heartbroken, Yang Ren realized that he had made a mistake. The majestic image he had just created with great difficulty immediately collapsed. He explained in a low voice: "What I mean is that although they have all kinds of bad deeds, he is still a school captain after all."
, you can’t either…”
"Huh!" The man couldn't stand it anymore and stood up. He knew that Yang Ren was confused, not good at words, and easily offended people. Normally they were close to each other, so it was okay. At this time, he was trying to bully him.
It's not that he prefers outsiders. How can he bear it when he gets angry?
"Then general, just wait for Captain Yang's reinforcements!" After saying that, he turned and left.
Yang Ren frowned and couldn't help but said: "This person went too far today."
"Please also ask Ruijian. He saw Colonel Yang in the east mobilizing all the garrison troops in the small villages and villages to the fort where he was. This was undoubtedly a gathering of troops to defend himself. He didn't care whether we were alive or dead. All other soldiers were gathered there.
You only have resentment in your heart." Someone kindly advised me.
"How does he know?" Yang Ru said self-righteously: "We are only going to have 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses, and the imperial court has 80,000 people. Even if there are natural dangers to rely on, we are still stretched thin and have to try our best.
Let's go. Now there are 20,000 soldiers and horses in Yangpingguan City, and there are only more than 10,000 people on the mountain, and there are no less than dozens of fortresses everywhere. Although we can continue to make noises, it will make us divide our troops. Therefore, Yang Bai gathered the soldiers and horses
One reason is also to prevent the dispersion of strength."
Seeing that he still didn't understand, the other people suddenly lost the idea of continuing and took the opportunity to leave. Yang Ren was so confused. It's no wonder that Yang Bai moved his troops from Yangpingguan City and stationed them in the mountains. Compared with Zhang Wei, Yang Ren
These days, Yang Bai has taken the lead and consumed the enemy's strength without complaining or regretting. It is simply too easy to bully.
Thinking of this, some people in the army could not help but recall that when Zhang Wei, Yang Ren, and Yang Bai arranged the defense, only Yang Ren should have led 8,000 people to be responsible for all the forts on the mountain, but in the end they did not expect that Yang Bai and Zhang Wei wanted to
Fighting for dominance, the two fell out of harmony. So Yang Bai led his troops up the mountain in frustration, and wrested from Yang Ren the power to arrange forts and set up troops for defense.
If Yang Ren is in danger now, with Yang Bai's temperament, he will definitely wait on the sidelines for the two armies to fight to the death, and then come out to reverse the situation with a surprise attack. As for Zhang Wei in Yangpingguan City, after so many days, I don't know.
Whether Zhang Wei believed too much that the mountains were dangerous and insurmountable, or he hated Yang Bai, there was never any linkage or response between the two, as if life and death on the mountain had nothing to do with Zhang Wei.
There are three generals, one is avenging himself, one is harboring evil intentions, and the other is confused and weak. How can we win this battle?
Some people are thinking this way in their hearts. When they go back to camp and look around, they see a vast white fog everywhere. This scene can't help but make people feel even more sad.
Nights in the mountains are always colder than on the plains. The milky white mist slowly gathers in the mountains and spreads upward. Looking from a distance or from a high place, you will find that the mountains are all submerged in a sea of fog, leaving only a few lonely mountaintops.
, scattered like islands. The sea of fog is vast, the steam billows, the moonlight shines on this sea of fog, and the quiet and distant atmosphere is like a fairyland on earth.
But this kind of beautiful scenery would not be so beautiful if you divert your attention to the mountains.
The white mist in the forest is so thick that even the moonlight cannot shine through. When two people walk together, they often lose sight of each other's lower body after a few steps. The night in the mountain forest is deathly silent, and it is cold and cold in the fog.
The wetness made all the soldiers patrolling the fort tremble, both psychologically fearful and physically cold.
"It's such a heavy fog that I can't see the road clearly, and my clothes are soaked through!" A soldier on guard steeled himself, and deliberately made a nonchalant look and said, "I see that the group of people at the bottom of the mountain are touching the ground at this time.
If you can’t come up, there’s no need for us to patrol this troublesome night.”
"Just, that's it! It's such a cold night, both them and us are lying in bed at this time, so, it's just the two of us..." At this point, the soldier who replied shrank and looked into the thick fog around him.
He glanced at it and said in a low voice: "We are the only ones who have to come to patrol in the middle of the night. It's still early before dawn. Why don't we find a place to lie down?"
Before waiting for a response, the man suddenly became serious and waved his hand to stop what the other man was about to say.
"Listen, what is this sound?"
The two of them listened with bated breath. In the thick white mist, there was a faint noise coming from unknown directions. Their hearts suddenly lifted, and they turned around as if to walk back, but at this time they discovered that
There was thick fog all around, and it was hard to tell the way back.
At this moment, the two of them felt the ground beneath their feet begin to tremble slightly, and the curtain-like thick fog in front of them seemed to be rippled by the wind blowing on the water's surface.
"It seems..." The soldier looked as if he had seen a ghost and said in confusion: "The sound of horse hooves?"