Some soldiers stood up holding on to the tree, and Jiang Wei also managed to stand up.
In fact... his heel was already in severe pain. In his boots, the foot-wrapping cloth had not been torn open for more than ten days. The sweat and the blood seeping from the broken calluses seemed to have glued the foot-wrapping cloth to the flesh.
Jiang Wei is a gentle man and a Confucian general...but even so, I'm afraid his feet are already rotten.
Just stood up.
The first scout came out of the forest gorge, "Jiang Xiaowei, Jiang Xiaowei..."
There was unconcealable excitement in his voice...
However...the special forces who stood up were numb. They didn't want to hear any more pie. Maybe...at this time, the power of faith is far greater than pie.
"Ahead..." When the scout said this, his throat choked up, and he burst into tears. "Over the top of the mountain in front, you can... you can see the city of Chengdu. From the Motian Ridge, you can see the plains... which is the gate of Chengdu.
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The soldiers are still numb...
It seems that they have seen through this "routine!". When did it get so bad that they are still trying to make a fool of themselves?
Jiang Wei, on the other hand, asked excitedly: "Is there any protection on Motian Ridge?"
"have!"
This sentence somewhat made Jiang Wei feel heavy.
If there is protection... With their current situation, I'm afraid...
"The defenders seemed to have deliberately raised their flags. It was... the flag of Changshan Zhao Zilong!"
Who would have thought that next...the scout's words made Jiang Wei's heavy mood suddenly change...
His eyes widened in vain...
Among the people who knew Zhao Yun's identity, apart from the people in the school affairs office, there was another person... that was Jiang Wei.
own people…
Jiang Wei sighed secretly in his heart. At this moment, he suddenly wanted to cry. He is a gentle man, but... at this moment, he really wanted to use swear words to vent his feelings, "Damn it, it's finally here!"
Immediately... Jiang Wei yelled at everyone, "Stop your advance immediately, everyone gather around and listen to my captain's order!"
The soldiers all had expressionless faces... dragging their feet with countless blisters, they gathered around one by one.
Jiang Wei jumped onto the boulder, his eyes were firm, and he pointed to the mountains in front of him, "Crossing this mountain is Chengdu, and the defenders of Chengdu are our own people..."
Everyone thought it was another round of painting, but the soldiers actually wanted to say... stop painting. We still remember the promise we made when we entered the special camp, and we will definitely stick to it.
Jiang Wei continued, "Now give the order to go down, rest where you are, climb over the Motian Ridge in one go, check the prey, and eat it all..."
Is it burning the boat?
Or...a last-ditch fight?
These words... seemed to wake up all the soldiers at once, and everyone was stunned. Could it be that... this time it is true? After climbing over this mountain, it is... the city of Chengdu?
And Chengdu City has its own "own people" to support it?
Otherwise, why eat all the dry food?
Jiang Wei pulled out his sword and stood on the boulder. He looked around and showed a serious look: "Did you see this sword? This is the Qinghong Sword. It was once the sword of General Xia Houen who was the Supreme Emperor.
It was handed over to His Majesty, and Your Majesty handed it over to me, Jiang Wei. This is your Majesty's high hopes for our special forces."
"Your Majesty told me that he used to live in the open and wind in these troubled times, and also traveled back and forth from state to state. I wonder if there will be a tomorrow? When Your Majesty joined Cao Ying, the entire Cao Ying was troubled internally and externally, and was in danger of overturning at any time. Every day
Is there an invading enemy? But what now? He is the leader of the Wei Dynasty. When he wakes up every morning, there are countless palace maids and eunuchs to help him get up and change clothes. There is no need to say what he wants to eat, just a slight glance, and there are countless
Endless people have made preparations for him. He wears the best Shu brocade, the straw mat he sits on is woven by the Liu family of Zhuo County, and he goes out in a five-horse carriage... Which of his concubines in the harem is not the most beautiful in the country?"
"Why has His Majesty been able to become the king of a country and the military soul of our Wei Dynasty from his humble beginnings to now? It's because Your Majesty has endured too much hardship, Your Majesty has made too many meritorious deeds for Cao Ying, and His Majesty has allowed the great Wei's soldiers countless times.
The foundation is in danger. Without these, Your Majesty, you, and I... are the same as every one of us. There is no difference! Without these, there would be no you, but me... we would have the foundation of Wei today! "
Jiang Wei pointed to the back of the mountain, his voice was extremely loud, "Sneak across Yinping, go straight to Shuhan, and make great achievements now... What we are doing is to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron, we want to fundamentally disintegrate Shuhan. It is great to be able to do this.
Credit…”
"So!" Jiang Wei's chest heaved, and he raised his voice again, "This is the time to make great achievements. You...your future family members, all happy lives are the result of hard work. It is now!
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silence…
After Jiang Wei's words, there was a long silence in response to him.
All of a sudden, the indifference of the soldiers disappeared, and a green light suddenly shot out from these tortured eyes. People who are at the limit...because of some desire, they have the possibility to exceed the limit!
Their bodies were trembling, and suddenly they felt energetic!
Wen Qin is also a member of the special forces, and he is Jiang Wei's deputy... At this moment, he couldn't help but be inspired by Jiang Wei.
He was the first to respond: "Capture the city and perform meritorious service!"
"Seize the city and make meritorious service!"
"Seize the city and make meritorious service!"
Waves of roars came from the mountain stream, each one louder than the other, until finally... it was deafening!
Jiang Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief. No, his morale... has risen again!
What he was thinking of was what His Majesty had said after summoning him before he left - "Sneak into Yinping, take Shuhan directly, and abandon the Qilin'er of Tianshui? Who else can be there?"
Jiang Wei's reply was, "Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, the general will never give up!"
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It is still a hundred miles away from Baidi City.
"Definitely..."
The red rabbits and horses stood up, and slashed down with a square-shaped halberd, reflecting Lu Bu's ferocious face.
The halberd blade was carrying a terrifying force of wind, and had already torn the face of Li Yan, the Shu general who was in charge of Liu Bei's rearguard, torn out several bloody wounds in front of him.
"boom…"
The halberd broke the raised spear.
With a mighty force, he slashed towards Li Yan's face...
"ah…"
Following Li Yan's wail and the sound of "Winter", he turned over and fell off his horse...his chest had been split open.
"A worm shakes a tree, and you don't overestimate your own capabilities!"
Lu Bu didn't even look at him...
"General..." a scout reported: "Liu Bei's remnant army was blocked by the troops of Ling Tong, Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin. Now it retreats...to the Baiyan Mountain across the river from Baidi City to fight stubbornly."
Before Lu Bu could speak... Chen Gong, who came along with him, asked, "How many people are there?"
"More than thirty of Liu Bei's cavalry fled, collecting remnant troops along the way, but were intercepted and killed by the generals' troops. Less than a thousand people retreated into Baiyan Mountain!"
The scout reported truthfully...
"Thousands of people?" Chen Gong narrowed his eyes slightly, "What a thousand people. It's not the first time that this big-eared thief is in such a mess!"
Chen Gong's words seemed to bring back some memories of Lu Bu...
When he was in Xuzhou, Liu Bei wooed the "Xuzhou Common People Faction", but was defeated by Lu Bu and the "Xuzhou Danyang Faction". In that battle, Liu Bei's remaining troops were less than a thousand.
Can…
Who would have thought that when he returned to Xiaopei, he would quickly form an army of ten thousand people.
And in the future, he teamed up with Cao Cao to defeat Lu Bu... and even said the sentence on the Baimen Tower, "If you don't see Ding Jianyang, Dong Zhuo will do it!"
"Hmph..." Thinking of this, Lu Bu snorted coldly, "This big-eared thief has some tricks to win people over!"
"Haha..." Chen Gong laughed, "In Xuzhou, Liu Bei relied on Mi Zhu's support to hand over thousands of family stories to Liu Bei, and even married his sister to Liu Bei. To this day... Liu Bei's side
Is there anyone else? Who else will support him?"
Hearing this... Lu Bu laughed, grinning wildly.
"Hahaha…"
After a hearty smile, Lu Bu raised his Fangtian painted halberd.
"This big-eared thief has exhausted all his energy..."
Speaking of this, Fang Tian pointed his halberd at Baiyan Mountain.
——"This time, I will definitely cut off the head of this big-eared thief with my own hands!"
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Shu Road, Lychee Road.
Today's Sima Yi is out of character. Originally... since Zhao Yun was transferred away, Ma Di and Wang Ping who stayed here mainly stayed on.
Sima Yi didn't rush to attack, he just held on.
Compared to Jinniu Road, Mi Cang Road was under constant fire... Lychee Road turned out to be a pure land.
"Order your troops and attack!"
Sima Yi's dull words made all the lieutenants...including Gongsun Zan, Qu Yi, Huang Zhong and others confused...
There has been no fighting between the two sides for more than ten days. They have a tacit understanding of watching the fire from the other side and observing the overall situation...
It is true that everyone also understands that Lychee Road is just a long and narrow road, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack... This is true for the Shu army and the Wei army. Sima Yi attacked Ma Su, and Wang Ping was not sure. Ma Su, and Wang Ping attacked Sima Yi.
not sure.
But now? Why is there a sudden fight?
Hit a hammer?
Isn't it good to watch the fire from the other side? After all, their small road... has nothing to do with the overall situation! Could it be that... Sima Yi still has the idea of opening up the Lychee Road and surrounding Jiameng Pass from behind? Isn't he a little naive?
"Ahem...General, these three armies..." Qu Yi just said.
"If you don't go to war for more than ten days? Has the morale of the three armies declined?" Sima Yi's eyes were cold. Sima Yi, who was always known for his affability, suddenly became serious. "You slack off without fighting? Is this the Wei army? It's a loss.
What you are bringing are the soldiers and horses assigned from Longxiao Camp!"
That’s right…
The Baima Yi Cong led by Gongsun Zan, the Xianden Camp led by Qu Yi, and the Shenshe Battalion led by Huang Zhong were all originally different legions within the Longxiao Camp.
But as Lu Yu became the leader of the Wei Dynasty, and under the reform of the military system, these regiments became independent one after another and became independent legions.
Originally, Lu Yu appointed Sima Yi as the commander of Litchi Road, but veteran generals such as Qu Yi, Gongsun Zan, and Huang Zhong were dissatisfied...
But facing Changshan Zhao Zilong's offensive, Sima Yi performed well enough and figured out the opponent's offensive tactics several times... This made Huang Zhong, Qu Yi, and Gongsun Zan extremely admired.
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certainly…
What they don't know is that this is the play between Zhao Yun and Sima Yi...
The two sides are evenly matched, with each other winning or losing... In this way, Zhao Yun gains Zhuge Liang's trust, and Sima Yi can also establish his prestige on this Lychee Road!
At this moment...Sima Yi's words left Huang Zhong, Qu Yi and Gongsun Zan speechless.
They did... slack off.
"Order your troops and go to war!" Sima Yi's words became more firm.
"Nuo..." At this time, Huang Zhong, Qu Yi, and Gongsun Zan said in unison, and they all held their hands...
What they don't know is...
Just this morning, Sima Yi received accurate information that Ma Di and Wang Ping had a dispute over the garrison.
Wang Ping believed that we should follow the Prime Minister's instructions and resolutely guard the key areas. As long as we don't lose here, there will be no losses on Lychee Road.
Ma Su thought that Sima Yi was a smart man, and he was also a smart man...
He even peeked into Sima Yi's state of mind and knew that the other party's plan was to watch the fire from the other side.
Today’s situation…
Everyone is watching the Yiling battlefield.
It seems that the situation on Lychee Road does not have much significance in the overall situation, so... why bother guarding the strategic position?
Ma Su insisted on moving the main army to the mountains and dense forests, so as to avoid the sun's blazing... and also to be in the corner with the key areas.
Wang Ping naturally disagreed. He felt that this was too risky. If Sima Yi suddenly attacked and did not attack the key areas... he would instead block the mountain top.
The horses, soldiers and horses were trapped in the mountain, so it became difficult to get water, let alone horns.
Ma Su insisted, however, that in such a battle against a mountain, only one soldier could be invincible if one was equal to a hundred...
In the end, Ma Su led 20,000 men to garrison in the mountains, while Wang Ping only led his 3,000 men to continue to guard the key areas. This accurate information allowed Sima Yi, who had been dormant for a long time, to smell a fighting opportunity.
"Hurry up, hurry up... hurry up!"
"Cheer up? You haven't eaten enough, and you still haven't woken up!"
"Hurry up, monkeys can run faster than you!"
It is rare that Sima Yi, as the head coach, is actually mobilizing troops and horses himself...
Originally it would take an hour to order troops, but in less than half an hour, Sima Yi's army was dispatched.
"Commander Sima... the enemy's choke road is easy to defend and difficult to attack. How are we going to attack?" Gongsun Zan pointed to the choke road in front of him.
Who would have thought... Sima Yi grinned and said with a smile: "Who said I wanted to attack the road? Isn't there a Shu army stationed on the mountain? Don't you hear the saying 'encircle a point for reinforcements'!"
Speaking of this, Sima Yi thought of the teachings of his mentor Lu Yu...
——The highest level of "encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao" in the Thirty-six Strategies is "encircling a point to mobilize reinforcements"... As long as the number of enemy troops is large enough and the status of the enemy generals is high enough, the enemy will continue to send troops and horses to rescue, and this is exactly
The key to annihilating all the enemy's vital forces!
At this moment, Sima Yi's eyes flickered...
He seemed to smell that after the artillery fire from Micang Road and Jinniu Road, Litchi Road... would also become a Shura field under purgatory!
He raised his head and looked at the sky.
"Ma Su, Ma Su, the evil stars are gathering, your death is imminent!"
It is no exaggeration to say that Sima Yi faced off against Ma Su... The two sides were not on the same level at the strategic level... This was dimensionality reduction and crushing!
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Across the river from Baidi City, on Baiyan Mountain.
Fight to the death!
Liu Bei roared fiercely, as did Guan Xing, Zhang Bao and others.
Perhaps... after surrendering to the Wei Dynasty, ordinary civil and military officials might still be able to survive, but whether it was Liu Bei, Guan Xing, or Zhang Bao... they would never have a chance to survive.
As a "little strong" who has fought in battles all his life and suffered repeated defeats but could never be defeated, Liu Bei raised his two swords.
"come…"
He roared at the gradually approaching Cao army.
He knew that today... no matter what, he couldn't escape from the White Salt Mountain!