Speaking of which, Zhang Lu originally had no confidence that he could repel the Jin soldiers, but one person's lobbying made Zhang Lu firm up his belief and decided to fight against Wenyuan's soldiers.
This person is Zhang Song who came from Xichuan!
Perhaps because Liu Bei captured Xichuan at a much faster pace than in history, Zhang Song, the spy who was supposed to die in the Xichuan Incident, was not discovered by Liu Zhang and luckily escaped. Moreover, because of his great contribution to Liu Bei's victory, he was killed by Liu Bei.
Entrusted with reuse.
This time Wen Yuan's army conquered Hanzhong. Liu Bei, who had always regarded Wen Yuan as his mortal enemy, was in Xichuan, but his eyes were always following Wen Yuan's every move. Therefore, as soon as he heard that Wen Yuan's army was conquering Hanzhong, he began to think of ways to do so.
He wanted to prevent Wenyuan from occupying Hanzhong.
Hanzhong is a strategic location that Liu Bei has coveted for a long time! It is the only strategic buffer between him and Wen Yuan. But Liu Bei knows Wen Yuan's strength very well and knows that Zhang Lu can never be Wen Yuan's opponent, so although
He had long coveted Hanzhong. Although he and Zhang Lu were still in a hostile situation, he had to put aside his prejudices at this time and sent Zhang Song to communicate with Zhang Lu and express his willingness to send some troops to support Zhang Lu.
Because of his constant attention to Wen Yuan, Liu Bei's action this time was very timely, and the timing was just right! Zhang Song happened to come to Hanzhong when Yang Bai was defeated. If it had been a few days later, Zhang Lu might have lost his fighting spirit and chose to abandon his weapons and surrender!
Zhang Song's eloquence is naturally beyond doubt, although Liu Bei's reputation in Zhang Lu's eyes is not very good (Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao, Tao Qian, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, barely counting Cao Cao, almost every force Liu Bei has taken refuge in is now
have disappeared, especially Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, the foundation of these two people is still taken away by Liu Bei) But in the face of a powerful enemy, he has no other choice! Being fooled by Zhang Song's sharp tongue,
So Zhang Lu promised to resist resolutely and wait for reinforcements sent by Liu Bei.
Don't wonder why Zhang Lu trusted Zhang Song so easily, not to mention that Liu Bei and Zhang Lu were still in a hostile relationship before. In the face of interests, enemies can also become friends. Isn't there a saying that says this? There is no eternal life.
Enemies only have eternal interests, right?
And although Liu Bei really wanted to get Hanzhong, once he faced Wenyuan's competition, his bottom line was set very low. Liu Bei would rather support Zhang Lu with all his strength than see Wenyuan get Hanzhong. Even if he couldn't get it, he wouldn't be able to get it.
We cannot let Wenyuan succeed!
With such a basic attitude, the alliance conditions Liu Bei offered to Zhang Lu were naturally very tempting. In addition, Liu Bei sent someone to bribe Yang Song in advance. Under the persuasion of Yang Song and another official with ulterior motives, Zhang Lu finally agreed to an alliance with Liu Bei.
Form a secret alliance.
With this alliance, Liu Bei immediately mobilized the 30,000 elite troops who had been stationed at Jiameng Pass for a long time. With Huang Zhong as the main general and Fa Zheng as the supervisor, they rushed to Hanzhong at starry night and obeyed Zhang Lu's orders (this can be seen from this).
How much concessions did Liu Bei make in order to keep Zhang Lu?)
Thirty thousand elite troops, this is the largest force Liu Bei can mobilize at the moment. Because he was hindered by the sudden outbreak of hidden dangers in Sichuan, Liu Bei failed to send troops to Hanzhong as early as possible. Instead, he led his troops to quell the chaos and stabilize it.
situation. However, it is also beneficial to detect hidden dangers early. After Zhuge Liang's full efforts for more than half a year, the situation in most counties and counties in Xichuan has been basically stable. Only a small number of rebel areas are still under encirclement and suppression by the army. Therefore, Liu Bei has only deployed 30,000 troops for the time being.
After the spring of next year, I believe Liu Bei will be able to turn all his energy to Hanzhong.
Having said so much, in fact, it can be summed up in one sentence. With Liu Bei's help, Zhang Lu has the determination to fight Wenyuan again. Once Zhang Lu is allowed to survive this winter, Wenyuan will not think about it until the spring of next year.
It is no longer an easy task to take Hanzhong from Liu Bei's free hands.
By that time, the situation will become complicated and unpredictable.
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Of course, Wen Yuan still doesn't know that Liu Bei has reinforced Zhang Lu and the two families have formed an alliance. In front of him, he only sees Yang Ren and Yang Ang's 30,000 recruits blocking the way forward. The only thing Wen Yuan wants to do now is
Pull out this nail in front of you and march into Hanzhong.
Fight, hit hard, and pull out the nail blocking the way as soon as possible! This is the only order Wen Yuan gave to his generals.
However, Yang Ren and Yang Ang were obviously much smarter than Yang Bai before them. Against the two fierce generals Xu Huang and Taishi Ci, as well as their carefully selected elite soldiers, they actually managed to win for a while!
It turns out that Yang Ren and Yang Ang had personally felt the tyranny of the Jin army when they were guarding Yangping Pass. They knew that even if five of their new recruits fought against one, they might not be able to win! And once they lose in a head-on confrontation,
It is very likely that it will get out of hand!
Therefore, Yang Ren did not dare to let his men fight Taishi Ci and Xu Huang head-on. Instead, he asked Yang Ang to divide half of his troops and pretend to fight, but then retreated at the first touch, and even pretended to be defeated and lost the camp.
For three days in a row, Yang Ang defeated three battles in a row and lost three camps. His troops retreated hundreds of miles and hid in Mianyang City. Taishi Ci and Xu Huang also camped under Mianyang City. At the third watch of the night, as early as in Mianyang City,
Yang Ren, who had been repairing for three days, suddenly attacked and led 15,000 troops to attack Taishi Ci. Xu Huang also came to rob the camp!
It must be said that the consecutive victories did make Taishi Ci and Xu Huang a little underestimated. They thought that Yang Ang was the same useless opponent as Yang Bai they met before. They were unprepared and could only rush to fight.
, in the end, relying on the quality of the soldiers, they blocked Yang Ren and Yang Ang's all-out attack!
Although they withstood the offensive of the Hanzhong Army, the vanguard troops inevitably suffered heavy losses. In a night battle, the opponent was calculated and unprepared, causing more than 4,000 Jin army casualties. Although they killed at least three times as many Hanzhong soldiers as themselves,
, but it also gave the vanguard troops no motivation to continue advancing, and was ordered by Wenyuan to retreat and rest.
In this way, Wen Yuan, who originally planned to surprise the rear of Yangping Pass, could only bring 50,000 soldiers and horses to Mianyang. However, at this time, Yang Ren and Yang Ang were frightened and hid in Mianyang City with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, not daring to do so.
Outcrop.
Can you not be scared to death? In a calculated and unprepared hijacking camp, the number of people is still three times that of the opponent. Under this advantage, the Hanzhong Army can still lose close to 15,000 soldiers! The gap in combat power between the two armies
, more than can be described by the word “disparity”?
Originally, Yang Ren and Yang Ang thought that the Jin army outside Yangping Pass was all elite, but now it seems that they were completely wrong. The soldiers under the King of Jin seemed to be of this level! At the moment, the Hanzhong Army is like a child and a
How could a strong man win in a wrestling match? If it weren't for Yang Ren, Yang Ang was so worried that his family and children were all in Nanzheng, fearing that the lord would kill their wives and children in a rage. I was afraid that as soon as Wen Yuan arrived in Mianyang, the two brothers would
We need to open the city to invest.
But no matter what, Yang Ren and Yang Ang's delay delayed Wen Yuan for several days. On the third day after Wen Yuan arrived in Mianyang in person, Liu Bei's reinforcements also arrived here at night!
At this time, Wenyuan's 50,000 troops gathered at the foot of Mianyang City, confronting Yang Ang's 15,000 troops in the city. From this center, less than fifty miles to the south, were Huang Zhong and Fazheng's 30,000 Sichuan troops.
Less than a hundred miles to the northeast, there are Zhang Wei's 20,000 garrison troops at Yangping Pass. In front of the pass, and behind the pass, there are more than 100,000 Jin troops who are already in a pincer attack. In front of the pass, Yan Liang is leading the army, and there are concentrated troops from the Chinese army and other legions.
There are nearly 100,000 cavalry, and behind the pass, there are 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers led by Hao Zhao and Ma Chao, separated from Wenyuan.
In this narrow area of less than a hundred miles in length and breadth, the combined strength of the three parties exceeds 300,000. This density is surprising! And whether it is on the Mianyang or Yangpingguan fronts, the Jin army has already achieved victory.
With an overwhelming advantage, as long as there is a breakthrough, it will be enough to cause Zhang Lu's entire front to collapse! And judging from the situation, it is obvious that both fronts cannot sustain for a long time.