Seeing that some of the troops in the Zhao army's surprise attack actually surrendered, and even evacuated directly. This situation made the Shu army commander at a loss.
Originally, the commander-in-chief of the Shu Army thought that these soldiers were the soldiers sent by the Zhao army to contact Jiang Poyun and prepare to be placed under Jiang Poyun's command to coordinate Jiang Poyun's actions. However, after questioning, he found out that these soldiers were from the past.
The soldiers of the Shu army stationed in Nanzheng County had already surrendered to the Zhao army after Nanzheng County was attacked by the Zhao army.
But this time, they were coerced by the Zhao army to attack the Shu army because they knew that the leader of this road was the former defeated general Jiang Poyun. They were preparing to launch a surprise attack and wanted to win in a single battle. And these
The soldiers had no good impression of Jiang Poyun, so they joined Zhao Jun in the initial power attack. But soon they saw that the leader of the Shu army was not Jiang Poyun, but someone else.
, these soldiers surrendered directly on the battlefield.
"What's going on?" Seeing that his subordinates had lost more than a thousand people, but the goal they wanted had not yet been achieved, the general of the Shu Army looked angrily. Because there were more prisoners, and because this was inconsistent with the goal he wanted.
It was different. Therefore, the Shu army general had no choice but to withdraw his troops.
However, Jiang Poyun, who had communicated with Zhao Jun, understood that Zhao Jun's action must have been intentional. Moreover, Zhao Jun had already guessed what was wrong with Jiang Poyun, so he did it deliberately.
Elucidate the problems with Jiang Poyun. Of course, Jiang Poyun will not point out these situations. Now that he is suspected by the above, he has become a
As an abandoned son who can be abandoned at any time, he naturally will not say a word at this time. At this moment, he looked at the general who was carrying his own banner, with a faint sarcasm on his face. Of course it was because he had contact with Zhao Jun,
However, being arranged like this is tantamount to death. At this moment, Jiang Poyun's loyalty to the Shu army and the King of Shu has reached its lowest ebb.[
Although Jiang Poyun has no intention of immediately abandoning the Shu army and joining the Zhao army at this moment, Jiang Poyun is no longer the Jiang Poyun of the past. At this moment, he has no regrets about his contact with the Zhao army in the past.
Any other thoughts. What he is thinking about now is how to protect himself and how to clear himself of suspicion. As for the Shu army, let him go to hell.
"What? You were attacked? And you brought back the Nanzheng County soldiers who were captured by the Zhao army in the past?" Huo Yun saw the army that had just set off turn back, and then heard the report from the general and the secret guards he had arranged. For a moment, he was also
Astonished.
After repeated inquiries, Huo Yun learned from the secret guard that Zhao Jun's action was indeed not a connection between Jiang Poyun and Zhao Jun, but a deliberate attack by Zhao Jun. As for why Zhao Jun allowed the soldiers to participate
After all, this raid was completely unreasonable for the soldiers to go out to fight, especially for this kind of raid. However, the news he learned from the soldiers made Huo Yun look extremely ugly.
The reason why the Zhao army sent them to fight was because they were all soldiers from Yizhou. They all had families and were unwilling to stay in Hanzhong. The Zhao army was also very afraid of them. In addition, the Zhao army was short of food and supplies and was unwilling to raise any more.
There were so many soldiers who could not return home. Therefore, Zhao Jun summoned them and promised to let them leave after this battle. This is also the reason why these soldiers began to surrender after the raid battle entered a stalemate.
"Damn it!" Huo Yun cursed secretly with a gloomy face. He now understood that Zhao Jun had already detected their actions, and Zhao Jun's move not only got rid of these surrendered soldiers, but also reduced Zhao Jun's logistical pressure.
Let them conduct a battle against the Shu army
Attack. Because they are Shu troops and they still care about Shu, Huo Yun cannot punish them at this moment. This makes Huo Yun feel that his actions this time are completely within the opponent's plan, and he is like a clown.
Generally, it is thankless for your efforts.
"What's going on with Jiang Poyun? Doesn't it have anything to do with Zhao Jun? Is Zhao Jun's action really just to reduce their logistical pressure?" Huo Yun was also beginning to be confused at this moment. Judging from the situation in front of him, Jiang Poyun
Poyun indeed had no contact with Zhao Jun. Before Zhao Jun’s action, Jiang Poyun had no contact with Zhao Jun. Jiang Poyun
During this period of time, he was always in the military camp, and the guards and secret guards around him were always paying attention to him. No outsiders approached him at all. However, why did the Zhao army not attack this army with all its strength during this attack?
Instead, they released thousands of former surrendered soldiers? Is it because Zhao Jun wanted these prisoners to bring us something?
Huo Yun, who was undecided, was a little dumbfounded at the moment. He had no choice but to pass the information about this place to the rear. The Shu army continued to be in a stalemate with the Zhao army.
Seeing that Jiang Poyun failed to succeed and the strong attack could not be defeated, Huo Yun had no choice but to ask Xu Zizhen to stop the strong attack and prepare to act according to other goals. When he went out to fight, Lin Shiwen had explained that this time the Shu army attacked,
The Zhao army must be defending the city. If they cannot attack for a long time, they will stop attacking to reduce unnecessary casualties.
In addition, he arranged for men to enter the territory of Hanzhong, and while Zhao Jun was busy guarding the border city, he encouraged the powerful families in Hanzhong who had been oppressed by Zhao to act behind Zhao Jun. Of course, what he didn't know at this moment was that Zhao Jun had already
Already prepared for this, tens of thousands of soldiers were dispersed throughout Hanzhong to form temporary local government soldiers and county soldiers.
While the Shu army and the Zhao army were in a stalemate with Hanzhong and the northeastern areas of Yizhou, He Qingzhang, the defender of Yangping Pass, also received news that the Zhao army was moving south of Liangzhou in the north.
After receiving this news, He Qingzhang couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, he was relaxed not because of the attack of Zhao Jun, and he was not Zhao Jun's internal response. What he was relaxed about was that Zhao Jun, who was attacking in the north, finally took action. You know, many
At this time, the enemy who is motionless is the most terrifying and most terrifying enemy.
It is difficult to deal with it. Because if the enemy does not move, there will be no loopholes. You will not know what the enemy's purpose is and what the enemy wants to do. But if the enemy takes action, even if they are defeated, they will know what the enemy wants to do.
, what goals are there so that corresponding arrangements and preparations can be made.
He Qingzhang had long expected that when the southern army counterattacked, the Zhao army in the north would definitely not be able to sit still. He Qingzhang also knew about the situation of the Zhao army in Hanzhong, so he personally sat at Yangping Pass with the purpose of intercepting Hanzhong's foreign aid.
If the Zhao army in the north does not take action, they are most worried. After all, he does not know when the Zhao army in the north will appear and whether it will ruin the king's arrangement.
Finally, it didn't take long for He Qingzhang to receive news from the scouts. Several Zhao Jun spies appeared outside Yangping Pass, investigating back and forth. However, He Qingzhang didn't pay attention. Of course, He Qingzhang also sent scouts to compete with Zhao Jun's scouts. However, He Qingzhang also sent scouts to compete with Zhao Jun's scouts.
He was not worried about anything. He was extremely confident in the Yangping Pass he was guarding and was not afraid of the Zhao army's attack.
In the scuffle between the scouts, both sides suffered casualties. After several days of scuffle, He Qingzhang finally received the news that an elite army of more than 3,000 men from the Zhao Army in the north had bypassed Yangping Pass and climbed over the mountains to prepare for the attack on Baima.
to cut off its connection with the south.
Seeing this situation, He Qingzhang couldn't bear it anymore. Baima garrison is located in the south of Yangping Pass, which is the channel connecting Yangping Pass and Hanzhong. Here, the grain and grass materials and various supplies transported from Yizhou in the south are also stored.
Therefore, He Qingzhang could not watch Zhao Jun attack here. Therefore, He Qingzhang immediately dispatched 3,000 soldiers to support the Baima garrison. For him,
, Baima garrison can be lost, but the materials hoarded here cannot be lost, nor can the passage to the south be lost. Otherwise, even if he holds Yangping Pass, it will not be of much significance to the Shu army. Later
With the road cut off and all food and supplies lost, He Qingzhang could not guarantee that this place would not be captured by the Zhao army, even if the Yangping Pass was dangerous.
Although more than 3,000 soldiers were assigned to support the Baima garrison and assist the Baima garrison in defending the place. However, He Qingzhang was not worried about the situation here at Yangping Pass. At this moment, he still had more than 6,000 men in his hands. In addition to the danger of the city, there was no tens of thousands of troops.
There was no way he could take the city he was defending.
Yangpingguan, General's Mansion. After discovering the actions of Zhao Jun in the north, He Qingzhang relaxed a lot. The heavy expression on his face in the past has now disappeared, and his generals have also relaxed a lot. The captains and junior officials coming and going from the General's Mansion
He also had a smile on his face. After all, no one likes to see their boss with a stern look on his face.
"General, now, the actions of the Zhao army in the north have been expected by us. Even if there are more troops, we can keep them at bay. The following depends on the situation in Hanzhong.
I don't know if we can win this battle." In the general's palace, several captains and He Qingzhang began to chat about the situation of the Hanzhong war after dealing with limited matters.
Hearing his subordinate's inquiry, He Qingzhang's face darkened and he said: "Although the Zhao army in Hanzhong is under pressure from all aspects, their strength is always stronger than ours. Moreover, our army was defeated by the Zhao army in a surprise attack before and has not yet recovered.
Come here, if we start fighting again now, the situation may not be very good."
Seeing that the expressions of his generals also became heavy, He Qingzhang smiled and said: "Of course, even so, Zhao Jun's logistics problems will always affect their ability to exert their strength. Therefore, as long as our army's actions are not too aggressive this time, there will be no
A defeat is at most a failure." He Qingzhang also knew that in Chengdu
He also understood that many of the important ministers of the Shu Kingdom were not optimistic about this war. The same was true for him. Of course, if this was not optimistic, there would be no possibility of success. Although there would not be a disastrous defeat, the army would go out and consume food and supplies.
There are countless things, but there is no benefit at all, which is already considered a failure.[
When the generals at Yangping Pass were talking about the battle in Hanzhong, soldiers hurried in outside the gate, interrupting their good mood.
"General Qi, something bad has happened! The scouts have just reported urgently that the Zhao army suddenly moved westward and northward, approaching us. An hour ago, they captured Dingjun Mountain to the east of us!" the soldiers reported quickly.
"The walled city at Dingjun Mountain has been lost?" Just now, I told my generals that the Hanzhong Zhao army would defend the southern part of Hanzhong like a tortoise. Unexpectedly, the Hanzhong Zhao army had already started to take action.
"Why didn't anyone report to us the mobilization of Zhao Jun's troops? Didn't it mean that we have dedicated people in charge of Zhao Jun's intelligence in Hanzhong? Aren't they monitoring the mobilization of Zhao Jun's troops? Why did Zhao Jun's troops come from the east or
We fought all the way to the south, but we didn't get any news?" He Qingzhang suddenly roared like a furious lion.
However, how could the soldiers who reported the situation know about the inquiry, so they could only respond silently.
After roaring, He Qingzhang suddenly realized that he was afraid that no one here could give him an answer, so he asked with a sullen face: "How many people were there in the Zhao army who took down the Dingjun Mountain Wall? Didn't this general arrange for a thousand people?
Soldiers? Occupying a favorable location, how could the Zhao army gain more fortresses?"
"Reporting to the general, according to the reports of the soldiers who escaped, the Zhao army approached the walled city under the banner of our army and made a surprise attack. There were more than 3,000 Zhao soldiers who attacked the Dingjun Mountain walled city. At this moment, they are reinforcing the city.
, seems to be holding on to the spot.”
"No!" He Qingzhang's face darkened, "Damn it, they are waiting for the arrival of reinforcements. Dingjun Mountain is too close to us, and the eastern part of Yangping Pass is far less dangerous than the other two sides. If the Zhao army attacks, our Yangping Pass will
It’s dangerous!”
He Qingzhang's face turned blue as soon as he heard about Zhao Jun's movements. It was because Dingjun Mountain posed a threat to Yangping Pass that he built a walled city here and arranged for soldiers to guard it. Unexpectedly, the defenders there would be used by Zhao Jun like this
The simple method was to attack and break the city. Of course, it was also his fault for being careless. If he sent out scouts to explore the situation in the eastern region, how could the Zhao army capture this place?
He did not expect that the Zhao army in Hanzhong would send a small group of troops to raid, nor did he expect that the Shu army's detailed operations in Hanzhong did not detect the Zhao army's mobilization of troops. Of course, he did not know that this Zhao army was not from
They were mobilized from the central and southern parts of Hanzhong, but from Baocheng not far to the south. Moreover, they traveled day and night and went straight here unexpectedly.
In panic, He Qingzhang couldn't care about anything else, and immediately shouted angrily: "What a Hanzhong Zhao army. They are now in great danger, and they dare to raid our place. It is simply too much! Come here, pass on my order,
Start quickly
Four thousand soldiers and horses were going to personally kill the Zhao army who raided Dingjun Mountain Walled City! Let Zhao Jun know that our place is a dead end. If you want to pass through here, don't even think about it. Humph... I really thought that
Are we weaker here than in the south?"
At that moment, He Qingzhang made arrangements without consulting the generals, leaving his deputy general to guard Yangping Pass. Because there were scouts in the west to investigate the situation of Zhao's army in the north, and he was leading the army to attack, so there were 2,500 troops left behind in the pass.
The remaining people are enough to ensure that the city is not lost.
He Qingzhang, who led his army to the front line of Dingjun Mountain, discovered that the Zhao army was directly inside the walled city at the pass of Dingjun Mountain and was defending on the spot, as if waiting for the Zhao army in Hanzhong to come to the rescue. He Qingzhang immediately stood opposite the Zhao army.
The camp was built to block the Zhao army's advance routes from the east and west to create a confrontation. The Zhao army was firmly focused on Dingjun Mountain and prepared to take action after resting.
Within Zhao Jun's camp, there were already scouts who immediately delivered the information to Zhao Kang.
"Haha... everything went as the governor expected. The Yangping Pass guard actually divided his troops. As a result, there were only more than two thousand defenders in the city. However, what I didn't expect was that the Yangping Pass guard He Qingzhang
He was also attracted. It seemed that he was going to do something to him.
It is much more difficult to attract them firmly here." The Zhao army needs the Yangping Pass guard to divide his troops and contain the separated Shu army here to facilitate the Zhao army's attack. If the Shu army on the opposite side
If the army sees that the situation is not good and retreats, the situation will not be good.
However, what Zhao Kang did not expect was that He Qingzhang on the opposite side thought that the Zhao army was stationed here to wait for the follow-up army to arrive and attack the east side of Yangping Pass together. Therefore, they were more eager to fight than the Zhao army.
Therefore, after the Shu army rested for half a day, before the Zhao army started to take action, the Shu army took the lead in attacking.
"What's going on? Are they taking the lead? Are they afraid of us attacking the key point? No, if their troops are too exhausted here, how can they defend the city?" Zhao Kang couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the actions of the Shu army.
However, this does not affect what he will do next.
The Shu army began to take action, and the offensive was very fierce. This was naturally what Zhao Kang wanted to see. Therefore, Zhao Kang was not ambiguous and immediately ordered the army to counterattack based on the ground. Because the Zhao army occupied this simple walled city,
Zhao Jun can also be regarded as a defense
The defenders. However, in order to attract the Shu army here and prevent them from fleeing without defeat, the Zhao army's counterattack was not strong. In fact, the Shu army could still gain a certain upper hand. However, it was still unable to enter the city.
It's just within the village.
"It seems that the Zhao army in Hanzhong has been affected by logistical problems and the current situation. Since the situation in the south has turned around, I, the general, will make a contribution here and annihilate this group of Zhao army. Let Zhao Jun know that I
The Shu army is not so easy to mess with." He Qingzhang looked at the situation in front of him and couldn't help but feel secretly happy. Defeating the Zhao army and achieving great achievements was what he wanted. For any leading general, meritorious service is their pursuit.
For three consecutive days, the two sides continued to fight. Although the Shu army had the advantage, it could never win. Even He Qingzhang began to become impatient. He was worried about the arrival of Zhao Jun's reinforcements. He knew very well that although he had the advantage at the moment,
, if Zhao Jun's reinforcements arrive, his current advantage will be gone.
At this moment, He Qingzhang still has more than 3,000 men under his command, and the Zhao army is less than his own. Moreover, after three days, the soldiers under his command are also exhausted. If there are reinforcements from the Zhao army at this moment, then it does not need to be too many.
Coming in would change the situation and give him a huge defeat. If he hadn't almost entered the city several times and given him hope of victory, he would have already led his troops to retreat.