The height of more than five thousand feet is not small even among many famous mountains, let alone standing on the grassland with no gap as far as the eye can see. Looking from a distance, the top of the mountain is dense and dense, green as ink, with clouds lingering, just like a fairyland. No wonder
The nomadic Hu people here regard Bailang Mountain as a sacred mountain.
The mountain is divided into east and west peaks. The west peak is slightly shorter, but there is a white boulder on the top of the peak, which looks like a sheep and a wolf. The name of Bailang Mountain comes from this boulder. It is said that the Lone Bamboo Kingdom was near Bailang Mountain back then.
This mountain is regarded as a sacred mountain. When King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang Dynasty, the brothers Boyi and Shuqi, sons of the Guzhu King, refused to eat Zhou millet and picked Weiwei from Shouyang Mountain. It was here.
However, the most famous site in Bailang Mountain is that Cao Cao set up a stone here to commemorate his achievements after the collapse of Bailang Mountain during his campaign against Wuhuan.
That battle was also the famous battle in which Zhang Liao, Zhang He, and Xu Huang were brought under Cao Cao's command. Zhang Liao led the fine cavalry of Bingzhou to charge forward, Zhang He led his Euphorbia soldiers, and Xu Huang led the Hedong soldiers followed closely behind. They charged bravely and fought first.
Destroy his front. Cao Cao was able to defeat Taton, and these three people made the most contribution.
However, although they made great contributions in that battle, it did not have much impact on them personally. Zhang Liao did not become famous until the Battle of Xiaoyaojin in the 20th year of Jian'an, and Xu Huang did not become famous until the Battle of Xiaoyaojin in the 24th year of Jian'an.
He became famous only after defeating Guan Yu, and Zhang He did not become a unique general until the Battle of Longyou.
The five good generals are actually different. In terms of their status in Cao Cao's mind, Yu Jin and Yue Jin, who are slightly less famous, are far more important than the famous Zhang Liao, Zhang He and Xu Huang. The most important reason for this is the time they spent with Cao Cao.
The earliest, while Zhang Liao and the other two were later, and they were all demoted generals.
"Choice is more important than hard work." Standing in front of the memorial monument, Wei Ba said with emotion.
Fa Miao was a little uneasy. He looked into the distance from time to time and urged Wei Ba to leave. It was originally agreed that he would go around Bailang Mountain, show his face, hunt some wild animals, and leave a sign of his visit.
Then he quickly returned. However, Wei Ba seemed to like the scenery of Bailang Mountain and lingered on. He just stopped in front of this monument for more than half an hour and had no intention of leaving.
"General, let's go." Fa Miao smiled bitterly and said, "If you wait any longer, you will choose to fight Guanqiu Jian."
"You mean that Guanqiu Jian will definitely come?"
Fa Miao was startled and quickly shook his head and said, "I'm worried that he will come."
"No way." Wei Ba climbed up the boulder, took out a copper pipe from his arms, put it on his eyes, and looked far into the distance. Autumn is here, and the grass is turning yellow. If Wei Jun wearing black armor appears on the grassland
The knight would be very eye-catching, and he would definitely be able to spot it. However, he saw nothing, only the endless grassland, like a huge golden carpet.
"General, don't be afraid of ten thousand. Just be afraid of the worst."
Wei Ba disagreed and continued to joke: "Bo Yuan, tell me, if Guanqiu Jian is lying in ambush somewhere, waiting for me, can I get out?"
Fa Miao smiled bitterly and said: "General, do you really want to wait here for Guanqiu Jian?"
"Since he's here, why won't he stay for a while? I also want to see if he has made any progress after so many years."
"The general knew he was coming?"
"I haven't seen it yet." Wei Ba sat down again and hugged his knees. "However, he and I cherish each other and know that he will not let go of such a good opportunity easily and will definitely be waiting for me somewhere.
"
Fa Miao said anxiously: "Then why don't we leave quickly? We only have more than a hundred riders, and we are no match for him."
"Bo Yuan. Sometimes quantity does not mean quality." Wei Ba raised the corner of his mouth lightly: "Now that you have come, let it be. The scenery here is beautiful, so you can enjoy it. As soon as Guanqiu Jian came, he had no time to look again.
At that time, I will show you the gift I prepared for Guanqiu Jian."
Fa Miao closed his mouth and looked a little ugly. Wei Ba took the initiative to confront Guan Qiu Jian. This situation was beyond his expectation.
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Eighty miles away, in the Wild Wolf Valley, Guan Qiujian looked at the calm-faced Han army scout, his eyes narrowed into a straight line, his eyes as sharp as a blade.
He hid here for seven or eight days, but did not wait for the news of Wei Ba coming to Bailang Mountain. Just when he was about to give up, an unexpected guest came. The guest told him that Wei Ba had come ashore and brought him with him
One hundred and twenty riders are rushing to Bailang Mountain. According to their speed, they should have arrived at Bailang Mountain by now. He will stay at Bailang Mountain for half a day and return before sunset.
"Who are you anyway?"
"It doesn't matter who I am, what's important is that this opportunity is rare." The visitor was very calm, obviously well prepared. "Wei Ba is now in a high position and rarely visits the battlefield. If you want to kill him on the battlefield,
, almost impossible. This may be your only opportunity. If you miss it, you may never have such a good opportunity again in your life."
Guanqiu Jian frowned. He knew that this man was right. If he wanted to kill Wei Ba, this might be the best opportunity. He was not worried about someone lying to him. Although he was eighty miles away from Bailang Mountain,
But he has arranged a lot of scouts near Bailang Mountain. Soon he will get the news of Wei Ba's arrival and how many people they have, which will be enough to verify whether what this man said is true or false.
However, if it is true as he said, Wei Ba only intends to stay in Bailang Mountain for half a day, he must set off now. Otherwise, if he cannot catch up with Wei Ba before nightfall and is discovered by Wei Ba instead, Wei Ba may take advantage of the night.
Breakout. Both sides are cavalry, and Wei
Ba has one man and two horses. He does not have enough horses, and he has to gallop eighty miles first. He consumes too much horsepower, and his speed will inevitably suffer. It is difficult to catch up with Wei Ba, and he can only watch Wei Ba slip away from under his nose.
, losing an opportunity that might have changed the fate of the Wei Dynasty.
Faced with such a great opportunity, Guanqiu Jian hesitated a little. His younger brother Guanqiu Xiu had already returned to western Liaoning and was leading a thousand Lulong frontier troops with supplies of food and grass. He still had one day's journey to meet up with him.
With this food and grass, he would not have the possibility of starvation. If he leaves now, he may face the risk of running out of food.
However, if he doesn't leave now, Wei Ba will probably leave when Guanqiu Xiu arrives.
Guanqiu Jian was in a dilemma, his face turned red and white for a while. He pondered for a long time, until a scout rushed in and reported to him that Wei Ba's traces had been discovered. Then he made up his mind and stood up: "Let's go!"
Guanqiu Jian left a few people behind to greet Guanqiu Xiu, and led a thousand cavalry to Bailang Mountain.
Once the decision was made, Guanqiu Jian no longer hesitated and ordered all the knights to advance at full speed. For eighty miles, if they advanced at full speed, they would reach Bailang Mountain in an hour and a half, and they could completely intercept Wei Ba. In this way,
The physical strength of the war horse is huge
Test, after galloping for eighty miles, the remaining strength of the war horses is limited, and the combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced. But Guanqiu Jian is still confident, because he has nearly a thousand riders, while Wei Ba only has one hundred and twenty stones, an absolute advantage in military strength
, which can offset physical weakness.
On the contrary, if Wei Ba cannot be surrounded in time and the two sides start a long-distance chase, then he will have no chance at all.
Whether or not Wei Ba can be surrounded in time is the key to success or failure.
Guanqiu Jian galloped on his horse.
An hour later, he was only thirty miles away from Bailang Mountain. He ordered the soldiers to take a rest, feed the horses once, drink some water, and prepare for the battle later. He sat aside and gnawed
While eating dry food, he compiled the information gathered by the scouts and made the last pre-war plan.
The closer you get to Bailang Mountain, the more scouts report, and the more timely and accurate the information is. Wei Ba is on Bailang Mountain, right in front of the monument commemorating Emperor Wu's achievements. He has only more than a hundred riders and a similar number of backup troops.
Horses, whether humans or horses, are strong, and their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. But Guanqiu Jian is not worried about this. One hundred and twenty horses, no matter how strong their combat effectiveness is, cannot offset the disparity in numbers. What he is worried about is Wei Ba
Found his traces and started to retreat in advance.
Thirty miles is a common distance for scouts to conduct reconnaissance. If Wei Ba goes deep into dangerous situations, he should put his scouts this far away. So far, he has not discovered Wei Ba's scouts, but he must be prepared to be discovered.
After repeated deliberation, Guanqiu Jian divided the thousand cavalry into five teams. Two teams with a total of 400 people went south and circled ten miles behind Wei Ba, preparing to intercept Wei Ba. The remaining three teams advanced in an inverted formation, with each other facing each other.
Five miles from each side, he led a team to the back, like a giant crab waving two claws, two
The pincers clamped Wei Ba on the left and right, and then personally broke through from the middle. Six hundred people surrounded one hundred and twenty people. The advantage of five to one, even if the loss was larger, was enough to severely damage Wei Ba. In this way, even if
Wei Ba broke through and fled. Faced with the pursuit of the other two teams, it was difficult for him to escape.
Guanqiu Jian felt that this plan was the safest plan, with both offense and defense. As long as Wei Ba could be killed, he was willing to bury all the thousands of Wuhuan cavalry here, including himself.
After resting for half an hour, Guanqiu Jian looked at the sun that was beginning to set in the west, smiled slightly, and said to the knights who were gearing up: "I heard that Wei Ba loves to enjoy himself and brings a lot of delicious food with him. If we kill him, we will also
Have a taste of his craftsmanship.”
The knights laughed loudly and flew up on their horses in high spirits. The uninvited guest just smiled and followed suit. Guanqiu Jian glanced at him: "Are you going to follow?"
The man smiled and said, "I don't want to follow you, but are you willing to let me go?"
Guanqiu Jian curled his lips, took a shield from the guard, and threw it to him: "Be careful, don't get hit by stray arrows."
The man took the shield in his hand, weighed it, and said with a smile, "Thank you so much, envoy."
Guanqiu Jian looked at him for a moment: "You have good skills. Follow me from now on."
"Thank you for your compliments, General. I feel ashamed that I cannot obey your order. I still have to go back and get my orders back."
Guanqiu Jian sighed, said nothing more, kicked the horse in the belly, and galloped away.
The knights mounted their horses and began to accelerate slowly. More than 600 riders were divided into three teams, two teams in front and one team behind, and they galloped towards the direction of Bailang Mountain. The other 400 people were divided into two teams and had already headed towards the White Wolf Mountain.
Benz Nan, preparing to cut off Wei Ba's retreat.
"Quick! Quick!" Guanqiu Jian urged, his heart in his throat. There were still thirty miles away from Bailang Mountain, and it would take less than half an hour to advance at full speed. He hoped that when he arrived at the foot of Bailang Mountain, Wei Ba had not left yet.