"Listening to my lord's words, Huang Zhong's blood is boiling. He really wants to fight Guan, Zhang and Zhao now. Don't worry, my lord. My lord used to say that Ma Chao was brave. Huang Zhong knew it deeply during the battle at Yangping Pass. When he meets Guan, Zhang and Zhao in the future, he will definitely not underestimate the enemy. However,
Is my lord going to leave now?"
Huang Zhong looked at Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang glanced at the bloody sky in the distance and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, today is only the fourth day, we can stay for another day. We must make the coalition forces afraid of our ghost cavalry outside the pass. In this way, I
They won't be afraid until half of the cavalry is taken away."
Liu Zhang thought for a while and said: "Tomorrow, if the coalition forces attack the key point, the old general will lead five thousand soldiers and horses to the coalition camp to challenge."
"yes."
The next day, Huang Zhong once again led his army to pick up a camp, and there were only 5,000 soldiers and horses. The warlords were so angry that no one dared to go to war. Their generals were all treasures, so they gave Huang Zhong a sword test and refused.
Han Sui sent a large army to pursue him, but Huang Zhong left. Han Sui led his army back to the camp, but Huang Zhong came back to provoke him.
Han Sui finally listened to Zhu Ling's words and ignored Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong's 5,000 men scolded him, and the morale of the Xiliang army plummeted. At the same time, Mi Fang led Liu Bei's army to attack Mutai.
dusk.
Han Sui was discussing the military situation with the warlords. Suddenly a soldier rolled in with a disgraced face. Han Sui stood up and said nervously: "Didn't General Mi conquer the pass?"
"No, oh, that's right, no, it's not that we didn't conquer the pass, it was a disastrous defeat, no, it's not..." The soldier was too anxious to speak.
"What are you going to say? What is it?" Han Sui said angrily. "Give him a glass of water."
The soldier drank a large gulp of water to calm down the anger in his chest, and said urgently: "General Mi returned with a great defeat, and was hit by an arrow. Nearly two thousand Liu Jun died in the battle, and countless others suffered minor and serious injuries."
"Ah, the Sichuan Army is so powerful." All the warlords looked at each other. They had long heard that the Sichuan Army had defeated the Xiliang Army in a head-on confrontation. Although there were some other factors, it could also be seen that the combat power was strong. When they heard the news, it was indeed well-deserved.
Before the soldier finished speaking, he continued: "Not only that, General Mi Fang withdrew his troops back to the camp, but was attacked by Sichuan Army General Hu Che'er and his cavalry. All the siege equipment was destroyed."
"What?" Han Sui was shocked. He immediately patted his chest and said, "Fortunately, we still have some siege equipment in the camp."
"Report." A soldier hurriedly reported: "Report, the Sichuan army pretended to be Mi Fang's army to ask for ordnance, and took the opportunity to attack the camp. All the ordnance in the camp was destroyed."
"Report." Another soldier came to report: "Report, Hu Che'er led his troops out of the ordnance camp, and killed all the lumberjacks and carpenters along the way. Not one of them was left alive."
"Ah?" Han Sui was shocked and immediately became furious: "How can this not make sense? How can this not make sense?"
Jiang Yin stepped forward and glanced at Zhu Ling. His meaning was obvious. Look, I said I wanted to annihilate the Sichuan cavalry first. Did I suffer a loss now? He turned to Han Sui and said, "Alliance leader, the Sichuan army has gone too far. Send out the army immediately.
Destroy these Sichuan cavalry, otherwise the threat will be huge."
"Jiang Yin, you don't know how to use troops, so don't talk nonsense." Zhu Ling said loudly. He said to Han Sui: "Alliance leader, this time the ordnance camp was attacked and the workers were killed, it was not because we failed to annihilate the Sichuan Army cavalry. It was because we failed to annihilate the Sichuan Army cavalry.
Anticipating that the Sichuan Army would attack ordnance, he was attracted by Huang Zhong and neglected to take precautions.
As long as the alliance leader sends 20,000 soldiers and horses to protect the ordnance camp and workers, the camp is tightly fortified, and a large army is sent to supervise the battle and suppress the battle, then we can attack the city with confidence."
"It's ridiculous." Jiang Yin said: "It is also a guard worker, a tight defense, and a supervising battle. Doesn't it cost 70,000 to 80,000 troops and horses to deal with the 20,000 cavalry of the Sichuan Military Region? General Zhu, you really know how to use troops.
Ah, our army suffered heavy losses in front of the pass and fought bloody battles. Would you come up with these bad ideas that consume manpower? You really are a pig."
"You..." Zhu Ling glared at Jiang Yin.
"Okay." Han Sui said: "You two don't need to argue. Both of you are right. However, we have many soldiers and can't move in front of Mutaiguan. Why don't we just do what General Zhu Ling wants. But now our workers
and the carpenter have been killed, how can there be any weapons to protect them?"
"Isn't General Ma Chao also using soldiers to build siege equipment?" Zhu Ling replied.
Han Sui frowned. How long will it take to build it? I'm afraid it will take seven or eight days. After going back and forth, it took more than ten days without any success. Huang Zhong and Hu Che'er also made his morale plummet. Han Sui also had some thoughts in his heart.
impatient.
"Well, let the soldiers cut down the wood and build siege equipment. After seven days, we will attack the city again. Generals, who is willing to lead the army to fight?"
The warlords were silent. They heard about Mi Fang's tragic defeat. Two thousand soldiers were lost at one time, plus minor and serious injuries. This was simply shocking. They didn't know that Mi Fang's subordinates were all new soldiers. They only knew that Mutai was dangerous and the Sichuan army was brave.
Put together the family fortune.
Han Sui looked at the camp where needles could be heard, and flashes of green and black energy flashed across his face. Do you really want your cavalry to dismount and attack the city? Wouldn't that be too advantageous for other warlords? He is the leader of the alliance, not the vanguard.
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From Hanzhong to Tianshui, there are two days of road, one is a highway, passing through Chencang and crossing the Weishui River, and the other is a small road, passing through the Beiyuan Trail, and going around Jicheng. The road is desolate, and you can only see people when you reach Jicheng. Liu Zhang led Hu Che'er
Ten thousand cavalry left Hanzhong and advanced along this path.
At the southern end of Xiqiang, this is the remnant of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The mountains are steep and the plateau is extremely cold. An army climbed hard among the mountains and forests, and the cold wind of early winter blew on the soldiers' rough faces like knives.
This was the barbarian army led by Xiao Furong. After leaving Qishan, they received a sudden order from Liu Zhang and turned the entire army to Xiqiang. Originally, Xiao Furong thought that they would cross the mountains of the southern chain of Xiqiang.
It was easy for the barbarian soldiers armed with white-steel guns.
But this is not the case at all. It is true that the Wuxi barbarians have been climbing over mountains and ridges since they were young, and they are good at crossing mountains. They are also good at using white-barrel guns. However, the Xiqiang only had one factor and was able to defeat the Wuxi army back to its original shape.
Severe cold, unbearable severe cold. Even if they were prepared in advance, each barbarian soldier did not bring water, only wine, and wore three layers of cotton clothes, but he still could not withstand the bone-chilling cold. These came from the south, and they didn’t know what severe cold was.
Many of the barbarian soldiers suffered from frostbite, which festered during the march.
I thought last year's freezing rain was the coldest, but here in Xiqiang, it's freezing rain every day.
The greater threat of severe cold is not the body, but the mountain roads. Where there are roads and plank roads, there are basically Qiang villages. Qiang villages are in groups. Even a single family can attract a large group of people in a short time. Xiao
Furong didn't want to and couldn't cause trouble, so she could only lead her army to climb the cliff.
The steep mountains here are not accessible to ordinary people. The most terrible thing is that the severe cold has frozen the mountains into ice. The smooth rocks are also covered with a thin layer of ice, making it impossible to put any effort on them.
In front of a cliff that was several feet high but completely pathless, Bao'er whipped out his long whip, put it on a pine tree on the cliff, pulled it, and said to the barbarian soldier behind him: "Pass it over."
"Is that okay?" The barbarian soldier handed over the tandem white-barrel gun and looked at Bao'er's whip with some worry on his face.
"There are so many bullshit balls." Bao'er grabbed the white-rod gun and climbed up first with the long whip in hand. The iron rings of the white-rod gun in series made a clanging sound.
On the other side, a dozen barbarian soldiers were stacking Arhats in front of the cliff. Xiao Furong and Sang Ye stood on one side. Sang Ye's cotton coat had been completely worn out. The flesh on his shoulders was originally exposed and was wrapped in rags, but it was thin.
The rags made the skin inside turn purple from the cold.
Sang Ye's hair was messy, her skin was dry, her face was swollen, and she was full of exhaustion. Xiao Furong looked at her and said, "Sister, I told you not to come. You are so weak, how can you bear it."
Sang Ye forced a smile: "Madam and your Excellency treat me with great kindness. Sang Ye is willing to follow Madam through life and death."
Xiao Furong curled her lips, wondering why she and Liu Zhang were so generous to her.
Sang Ye said: "Madam. The blind fortune teller said that we can't go west within twenty days. Originally we had been going north, but your Excellency suddenly ordered us to go west. Isn't this God's will? Madam should be cautious."
"Bullshit, even you believe what those charlatans say."
At this time, a barbarian soldier came over: "Young lord, that's it."
Xiao Furong looked over and saw that the barbarian army had five or six people stacked up, three to four feet high, and looked extremely dangerous. Xiao Furong handed the red tassel gun into the hands of the soldiers, took a deep breath, and climbed up on the shoulders of the barbarian army.
The barbarian soldiers gritted their teeth and insisted. Not only did they have to bear Xiao Furong's weight, but they also had to ensure that they did not fall off the smooth cliff.
They were at the halfway point of a high mountain, and the landing place below was pitifully narrow. If they were off track, a bunch of people would roll down the cliff.
Xiao Furong finally climbed to the top. The barbarian army below was trembling. This was already the limit, but it was still a few meters away from the top. Xiao Furong took out her bow and arrow, calmed the beating in her heart, and tried to maintain balance. One arrow would carry a thin
The arrow from the rope was shot out and nailed to a tree on the top of the mountain.
Xiao Furong pulled it. The string was specially made by the craftsman's house and was very tough, but she just didn't know how deep the arrow was nailed. Xiao Furong gritted her teeth and pulled the string up, nervously listening to the arrow's slow movement.
The sound of pulling out bark.
Fortunately, Xiao Furong was much lighter than before, otherwise she would have really rolled down. The moment she pulled out the sharp arrow, Xiao Furong stepped on a narrow protrusion on the cliff wall and jumped up.
Bao'er, Xiao Furong and Shamoke Huahai'er were the first to come up, hooking up their white-stemmed guns. A series of white-stemmed guns were attached. The iron rings made a rattling sound in the cold wind, and the barbarian troops climbed up the rock in groups.
, the whole barbarian army climbed up the steep mountain wall and reached a large piece of flat land at the top of the mountain.
The wind was biting on the top of the mountain, but the barbarian soldiers were happy because they had overcome another difficulty.
At this moment, a barbarian soldier suddenly fell down. His companion next to him took a breath and said to Xiao Furong: "Young lord, I have expired."
Xiao Furong, Bao'er and other soldiers of the barbarian army showed painful expressions. This kind of thing had happened countless times. They were either sick due to severe cold, not acclimatized to the climate, or due to ulcerated wounds and infection. Soldiers always fell down every day.
"Write down the name and bury it on the spot." Xiao Furong said in a deep voice.
Two soldiers carried the dead man and dug out the icy ground. Snowflakes were falling from the sky. The temperature here was distributed along the steps of the mountain. The fallen leaves of the wisteria flowers at the foot of the mountain were still hanging on the vines, and there was heavy snowfall on the mountain.
The snowflakes fell on the tips of her hair, melted, and her hair was wet. Xiao Furong took out Si Nan, looked at it, and determined a direction. At this time, a barbarian soldier ran from that direction, with an anxious look on his face, and reported: "Young Lord, no
OK, there is a cliff ahead, and it is bottomless."
Xiao Furong frowned and followed the soldiers forward.
Xiao Furong saw a black line in front of her from a distance, splitting the top of the mountain in two straight. Before she reached the edge of the cliff, a cool breeze was blowing. The entire mountain seemed to be split by an axe, and a place appeared in the middle.
The cliff and the surrounding area are ten times colder than other places.
The cliff is wide and the two peaks face each other across the cliff.
Xiao Furong held on to the rock and took a look at the bottom of the cliff against the strong wind. Her heart immediately rose to her throat, and her head felt dizzy. It was too high. There was a bottomless valley, and there was a vast expanse of white below. Xiao Furong and the soldiers of the barbarian army
I felt as if I was in the clouds, and my thighs were trembling involuntarily.
Hua Boyer gave a thumbs up to the cliff and looked at the width of the cliff. Xiao Furong stared at the dark cliff in front of her and said slowly: "There is no need to measure. The cliff is at least ten feet tall, and it is impossible for people to cross it."
"People can't get through, but other things can get through!" Samoko said.
Flower Boy teased: "You want to catch an eagle and hang you up? I'm almost a lord, so forget it!" Flower Boy stared at the tall and thick Samoko and said with contempt.
Everyone was at a loss. Xiao Furong frowned and looked at the cliff, feeling the cold wind. After passing this mountain, Xian Lingqiang's old camp was not far away, but this was also a place that must be passed. If they found other ways, the barbarian army would
I had to go down the mountain and find another place to climb. I didn't know how long it would take and how many people would die.
Xiao Furong took out the wine bag and took a long sip of wine, "Is it going to fall short at the last moment? Wasn't it because of myself that my husband's entire strategy was disrupted?"
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Liu Zhang led 10,000 people on horseback on Beiyuan Road. The light snow was falling and the horses' manes were wet. Suddenly, a group of refugees, about several hundred people, appeared in front of them, approaching from the narrow Beiyuan Road.
Tianshui and Yongliang warlords have an alliance. Those warlords with a habit of robbery will not be polite when they come to Tianshui. They say they will make an alliance, but in fact they come to rob. Especially the Guanzhong warlords, no matter what is in the fields, as long as it is edible, they will help the people cut it.
The common people also accepted the pickled meats hanging on the doorsteps of their homes and the pickled vegetables dried in the banpan (a large dustpan made of bamboo strips).
Therefore, people in the Tianshui area were in dire straits, and people abandoned their homes and left one after another. There was a war in the northern fortress of Hanzhong, and the refugees hoped to enter the heart of Hanzhong from Tazhong and live a stable life.
"Lord, there are refugees." Hu Cheer said nervously.
"I'm not blind." Liu Zhang looked at the refugees coldly.
The refugees were surprised to see the army ahead. This road was sparsely populated. If there was an ambush, few troops walking on Beiyuan Road would be able to get out, so generally no troops would pass here. (To be continued. Please
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