There are many thick iron chains in the cave, connected by gears. There are soldiers stationed at the ends of the iron chains and at the entrance of the cave. It seems that there is an ear room at the entrance of the cave, specially for the soldiers to rest. All the soldiers are big men, and they can tell that they are very powerful.
Wang Xu said: "Since half a year ago, my subordinates and the brave men have been planning to build Jinwu Mountain into a stronghold with iron walls and smooth transportation.
There are a hundred large holes opened here, and iron chains can be hammered down the mountain. If food, grass, ordnance is transported from Beiyuan Road, they can be hoisted directly up. There are many trees in the mountain. Ordnance can be made from local materials, or iron chains can be hung down. Soldiers can be directly lifted from the mountain.
Pulling it away creates good luck.
Not only that, this place can also prevent enemy attacks. Outside is the narrow Beiyuan Road. If the enemy appears here, the cliff they face is equivalent to a thick iron wall of more than ten feet. It is impossible to rush up. But we can only
You only need to throw stones down to destroy all the enemy troops."
Wang Xu led Liu Zhang towards the entrance of the cave. The wind at the entrance was so cold that Wang Xu's thin body was almost blown down. He still insisted on holding on to the wall and reached the entrance of the cave, looking out at Beiyuan Road.
"My lord, Beiyuan Road is narrow. If we had not controlled Jinwu Mountain this time, my subordinates would never have dared to let my lord take this road. If there were a large army to block the entrance, even if a million troops were on Beiyuan Road, they would have been completely wiped out.
But now this dangerous road has become our corridor. The Beiyuan Road entrance is guarded by Generals Yang Huai and Liu Sui, and the end is our stronghold Jinwu Mountain. No one can enter Beiyuan Road, and even if they do, they will be in trouble.
As a result, the grain we transported from Hanzhong only needs to be defended from the two hundred miles from Qishan Mountain to the Beiyuan crossing, which greatly shortens our food protection distance, and the same is true for transporting ordnance."
"Besides this, there is another advantage." Wang Xu pressed his chest. Liu Zhang saw that Wang Xu was feeling a little uncomfortable, so he quickly led his people back to a place where the wind was less intense.
"The structure of Jinwu Mountain and Tianshui County governing Hebei County and several other large counties is like a fan. Jinwu Mountain is exactly where the fan falls. With this as a stronghold, there is sufficient water on the mountain, and food and military equipment are continuously sent in from the entrance of the cave. Even if
The enemy's millions of troops cannot even hope to break through.
We are in an invincible position, but if we want to attack, every county in Tianshui is at a similar distance. That is to say, as long as we have the intention to send troops, the Liang army must divide its troops to guard each county, otherwise there will be weak cities to provide for it.
We attack.
We are securely stationed in Jinwu Mountain and can extend to the entire Tianshui County with ease, and I believe that the Liang Army will not be able to defeat us in Tianshui County."
"Why?" Liu Zhang asked puzzledly: "Tianshui County is the place with the most aristocratic families in Yongliang besides Guanzhong. The Jiang family and the Yang family are all based here. The Liang army relies on them, so logically they should be able to afford it."
"Ha...ahem, my lord, it is precisely because of the noble family that the Liang army will not last long."
………………………………………………………………………… Zhuge Liang led his army to the Beiyuan crossing, and saw the Sichuan army flag in front of him, fluttering bloody in the wind.
In front of them were thousands of Liang army corpses.
"Military advisor, General Hu Ban was killed by the Sichuan army."
Zhuge Liang closed his eyes heavily. Of the 20,000 Liang troops, thousands died in battle, nearly 10,000 surrendered, and only 5,000 escaped. General Hu Ban died in the battle. Compared with the Chencang battle, the Liang army suffered much greater losses.
Is Liu Zhang trying to show off to himself?
A Sichuan knight galloped up from afar, pulled the reins of his horse, and the horse neighed loudly. The knight shouted loudly: "Zhuge Villager, my lord asked me to bring you a message. The Liang army won a small victory in Chencang. Don't be complacent. These
The corpses of the Liang army were all taken back in exchange for the lives of Chencang Nanzhong warriors. Wash the heads and take them to your rank sooner or later to drive."
The knight reined in his horse and walked away. Zhang Fei said angrily: "This boy is too arrogant. Look at me poking 10,000 transparent holes in him."
"Come back." Zhuge Liang shouted coldly, took out the map of Tianshui and unfolded it, "Jinwu Mountain, Liu Zhang chose this place as his camp, was he prepared for it? Instead of choosing Ji County, he chose a barren mountain. It is really unbelievable. It is really what Liu Zhang thought.
?...Let’s go and see Tianshui.”
Zhuge Liang's army arrived at Tianshui. The Tianshui clan was facing the Sichuan army and was terrified. When they saw Zhuge Liang leading the army, they finally felt at ease and went out of the city to greet them warmly.
Zhuge Liang did not enter the city, but directly led thousands of elite soldiers, escorted by Zhao Yun, to inspect Jinwu Mountain.
Zhao Yun walked around outside Jinwu Mountain, shaking his head repeatedly, and said solemnly: "Sir, do you have any concerns?"
Zhuge Liang shook his goose feather fan and pointed at Jinwu Mountain in the distance: "I dare to assert that the Sichuan Army has long planned to choose this place as its main camp. As a big camp, this place can really advance, attack, retreat, and defend. It is seamless, especially because of its convenient supply and special location.
, it is simply a gift from heaven to the Sichuan Army.
However, looking at the Sichuan Army's defense of this mountain, it seems impenetrable, and the mountain is not well-known in Tianshui. To choose this as a base camp, not only must you have knowledge and vision, but you must also be familiar with Tianshui.
Liu Zhang, a Shu native, had not been here last time he came to Tianshui. How could he know that there was such a mountain suitable for a large camp? This man was knowledgeable, discerning, good at setting up defenses, and was familiar with the geography of Tianshui. He was an expert in the Sichuan army.
I just don’t know if this expert is as good at arranging troops and commanding troops to fight. If so, it will probably be very difficult for our army to defeat the Sichuan Army."
"There are several people in the Sichuan Army who are in Jingzhou. Miss Yueying has lost her wisdom. As far as the general knows, there is also a child prodigy Zhou Buyi. Now in Chengdu, are there any capable people in the Sichuan Army? Even if there are, they are definitely not military advisors.
opponent."
"Zilong, you are the calmest general under my lord. You must not imitate General Guan's arrogance or General Zhang's recklessness."
"I don't dare." Zhao Yun held his sword and saluted. "I just feel that in this battle with the Sichuan Army, we have the right time, place, and people, so we have a greater chance of victory. With military advisors on hand, we will be safe."
"I hope so." Zhuge Liang glanced at Jin Wushan sadly. In this battle with Liu Zhang, Zhuge Liang came with the intention of winning.
He had already clashed with Sima Hui and clan leader Zhuge Ci once because of the Battle of Hanzhong. The family already had a prejudice against him, and he had to prove that his strategy was correct.
As long as Liu Zhang is defeated, Liu Bei dominates Yongliang, the land of the Three Qin Dynasties and the fertile land of Guanzhong, and then forms an alliance with the Sichuan army and launches the Eastern Expedition, this is completely in line with the interests of the family.
As long as Liu Bei and Cao Cao fight, the Zhuge family and the Sima family can profit from it, which proves that their policy is correct.
And if they were defeated, as Sima Hui said at the beginning, he was playing with fire[***] and gave up the opportunity to severely damage Liu Zhang in the Battle of Hanzhong, allowing Liu Zhang, the butcher of the family, to become powerful.
He himself became the eternal sinner of his family.
Zhuge Liang cannot afford this crime, so he must win this battle.
Looking at the green Jinwu Mountain, it seemed as if he had been hit in the head by the Sichuan army. Zhuge Liang could no longer be as optimistic as he was at first. He frowned and secretly decided to confront the Sichuan army carefully and must defeat the Sichuan army.
However, things did not go as smoothly as Zhuge Liang expected. The Sichuan army occupied Jinwu Mountain and was in a position to decide the offensive. Zhuge Liang tried several times to get people to sneak into Jinwu Mountain and try to cooperate inside and outside, but Wang Xu saw through it all and turned back in embarrassment, losing many soldiers and horses.
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Zhuge Liang heard a name for the first time, Wang Xu, and then knew that there was such a person advising Liu Zhang. He carefully checked the information about Wang Xu, and found nothing special. The only thing was that he was the same teacher as Jia Xu and was among the Western Qiang.
Zhan didn't show much prowess.
But this time in the Battle of Tianshui, Zhuge Liang tried Wang Xu's sharpness.
Wang Xu used Jinwu Mountain as his base and attacked Tianshui County. There were too many counties and the Liang army could not divide their forces to defend them. They were repeatedly broken through by the Liang army. Every time the Sichuan army broke through a city, they had to kill the rich families and wealthy households inside that were hated by the people.
Execute.
People in Tianshui were in panic, and wealthy families in the county moved their families to Tianshui County to govern Hebei County. Hebei County was suddenly overcrowded and disordered, making Zhuge Liang, who had to do everything himself, very anxious.
After losing the wealthy family, Wang Xu began to attack the Liang Army. It was impossible for the Liang Army's 300,000 troops to all be stationed in Ji County. The Sichuan Army specifically targeted the small strongholds of the Liang Army, and attacked the Wangzhai, Rangers, and patrol teams. They attacked many times.
Sneak attack on grain road.
After a month, Liang Jun could only be beaten passively.
"Damn it, Zhang Fei is so angry with me." Zhang Fei yelled, picked up a jar of wine and drank it hard, wiping his mouth: "Yesterday, we just set up a sentry box outside Ayang County, today
It will be gone in the morning. These Sichuan barbarians are just a swarm of flies, looking for eggs with holes to bite. I can't stand it anymore. Military advisor, I will lead my army to the Jinwu Mountain and poke Liu Zhang into 10,000 transparent holes."
Zhuge Liang didn't reply. He was also very annoyed. Not only the Sichuan army, but also the wealthy families of Ji County moved in. Tens of thousands of people moved in. Although Ji County is a county government, its scale is not even comparable to that of Jiangzhou. There are so many people at once.
Order is a serious problem.
The most irritating thing is that those children of wealthy families, who have become refugees, are still picky and picky, thinking that since they brought money, they should have a good place to live, but there are not so many houses for them to live in, so they can only sleep on the streets.
Now those wealthy families quit, and those with a few servants just robbed people's houses, causing people's resentment to boil. Liu Bei has always been a man of benevolence and justice, and Zhuge Liang can't ignore it.
We deal with more civil disputes every day than we deal with military affairs.
As for the army, the Sichuan Army wanted to achieve the purpose of a surprise attack, so the scale of the dispatches was not large, and the Liang Army was not captured each time. However, countless sorties made the entire Liang Army panic. As long as they were separated from the large army, they might be captured.
Bao Yuan, you might get killed by a crossbow even if you go to the latrine.
"This is not the way to go." Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said: "Wang Xu is exhausting our army and losing the support of the people. The Sichuan army is resting and recuperating in Jinwu Mountain. If this continues, Wang Xu will dispatch a large scale one day and take advantage.
"
"What does the military advisor plan to do?" Zhao Yun asked.
Zhuge Liang frowned and couldn't make up his mind. He called a Qiang soldier to surrender and asked, "Is Wang Xu really seriously ill?"