Chapter 3295 The inevitable accident
There are not many roads in Zhongtiao Mountain, but there is only one serious road in the present day of the Han Dynasty.
Of course, the Cao army's camp was built on the road, blocking this road tightly.
The Cao army was not Ma Su who lacked manpower, so it was inevitable to camp on the road. At the same time, it also had some additional benefits, that is, it was easier to get water and transport.
This official road in Zhongtiao Mountain was not built in the Han Dynasty, but the Qinchi Road of that year.
After Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, he ordered the construction of a road connecting Xianyang as the center to connect the various places.
Since it is called "Chidao", it is naturally not only necessary to be able to run horses, but also to pass vehicles. The size of the vehicle depends to some extent on the size of the horse's butt. If the car is too big and loose, the horse is too small and it is easy to overturn. Therefore, in fact, the road standards of Qin Chidao are determined by the horse's butt, perhaps another kind of butt determines the head.
Of course, after so many years of exchanges, especially after Feiqian opened up Yinshan, the trade between Hedong and southeast and north has made this road that was originally almost abandoned was not only repaired, but also expanded. However, Feiqian only expanded such a main road and did not mean to build a second passage in Zhongtiao Mountain. On the one hand, one is enough to use, and on the other hand, under the current technical level, if you want to open such an official road, the manpower and material resources consumed are not ordinary...
Of course, Sima Yi and Hao Zhao could not follow this path.
So is there only one road on Zhongtiao Mountain?
No, Zhongtiao Mountain also has some "unjust" paths and herbs.
Zhongtiao Mountain is a flat mountain range that extends from the southwest river and then to the northeast direction, and is not too high at an altitude.
Sima Yi, Hao Zhao, and the Hussars led by them did not have any fear at first about such a height of the mountain, but after actually walking in, I realized that it was not as relaxed as they imagined.
The lush vegetation, the forests with birds singing and flowers blooming, and under the beautiful natural scenery, there are crises hidden.
There is no positioning instrument or so-called detailed map. All we can rely on is the approximate sense of direction brought by the sun and stars...
Fortunately, Sima Yi brought the Qiang people.
The Qiang people, who were born in natives, performed better than ordinary Hussars in this environment, and they were the first to discover a path to collect medicine.
The way to collect herbs is just a general term, and it is not really only the person who collects herbs.
The difference between a small road and a herb collection path is that the road can probably see the outline of a road, and the so-called herb collection path is basically covered with weed vegetation, and only those familiar with the terrain will know it.
The medicinal collection path is basically a straight line, so some climbs are inevitable.
It’s okay for people to go on, but it’s a bit difficult to get on.
Many places seemed to be lying on cliffs and moving. People could pass by, but horses were not easy to walk. In order to ensure a certain degree of mobility, they could not completely abandon the war horses. So Sima Yi and Hao Zhao had to divide their troops again, leaving some war horses and soldiers in the mountains, carrying only common items and dry food, as well as those more powerful and obedient war horses, and continuing to move forward.
That's right, Hao Zhao and Sima Yi, who were slowly exploring forward, were preparing to bypass the defense system of Zhongtiao Mountain on the northern line through the herb collection path, and invade the Zhongtiao Mountain camp of Cao's army from the south, giving Cao's army a surprise.
Sometimes they had to take a detour. In order to avoid being seen by Cao's sentries looking at the high place, Sima Yi and Hao Zhao always had to be cautious and cautious every time they wanted to pass through the sun of the mountain, and they were careful and cautious. They sent scouts to detect and then quietly moved forward after confirming that there was no danger.
They walked slowly, but they also avoided the Cao army's surveillance checkpoint. After they entered Zhongtiao Mountain, the Cao army set up a lookout post near the Zhongtiao Mountain camp, and it was difficult to find them due to the limitations of their vision.
Even so, Sima Yi and Hao Zhao still seek stability rather than speed. In some areas where rocks are sharp and there are more gravels, people lead the war horses and walk carefully, for fear that the sharp stones will cut the feet of the war horses.
This is the fundamental reason why it was difficult to get out of the main passage in ancient times. It was so difficult to leave. Especially for the large army, if the baggage truck was added, it would be a nightmare...
Deng Ai was forced to do nothing, so he gritted his teeth and tried it. If he had a second choice, he would not go to Yinping.
Sima Yi and Hao Zhao, from a certain perspective, were also forced.
It was forced by Guo Jia.
It is obvious that it is obviously unlikely to penetrate from the north of Zhongtiao Mountain to the near Zhongtiao Mountain camp.
The Cao army built several tight lines of defense, including active patrol troops, and a guard post that kept looking at the high place for twelve hours a day. At the same time, there was also the enemy-to-me recognition ability that Hao Zhao and Sima Yi could not understand at first, so they could not even get through even trying to dress up as Cao army.
Later, Sima Yi designed a small trap and caught two or three tongues to figure out the enemy-to-me identification mechanism of Zhongtiaoshan Camp...
But the problem is that even if Sima Yi finally understood Guo Jia's recognition pattern, he still couldn't crack it.
It's really simple to say, one is the Yin Talisman and the other is the password.
Because the two core elements are random, Sima Yi cannot know in advance, unless Sima Yi and others have a way to figure out what the two elements are in one day, and they must be able to seize the "yin talisman" from a certain team, and then they can get in without disturbing the other party.
This is simply an impossible task.
The word "Yin Fu" sounds awesome, but in fact it is an arrow marked and broken, either a wood piece, or a branch. Because every "Yin Fu" is broken randomly, the texture is also broken randomly. In the current era of the Han Dynasty, it is definitely not suitable for the original ones.
When the Cao army team left the camp, the Cao army camp gate would take a random piece of it from the bag, then use a few strokes on it, fold it in half with a click, keep it half by yourself, and give the battalion team as a certificate.
Plus the password changed every day...
If anything is wrong, the archers on both sides of the camp gate will immediately fire thousands of arrows!
Guo Jia’s arrangement is that even if Sima Yi figured it out, he would still not be able to get involved.
So Sima Yi and Hao Zhao could only try to attack the other side from the south.
After all, the defense in the north is so tight, so the south side of Zhongtiao Mountain will be a little more relaxed.
Originally, Hao Zhao meant that he wanted Sima Yi to act on the North Line, and then Hao Zhao led his men to invade the camp south of Zhongtiao Mountain to attack, but Sima Yi disagreed, and he felt that it was safer for him to follow.
But the facts proved that Sima Yi was right to follow him, because Hao Zhao and his men had just crossed the mountain, and Sima Yi found that the side of Zhongtiao Mountain was also not easy to fight with chrysanthemums.
Guo Jia set up many watchtowers on the peaks around the camp in Zhongtiao Mountain.
Although there are not many, it covers the flanks and chrysanthemums of the entire Zhongtiao Mountain, and is seen tightly...
It's also difficult to get in.
Hao Zhao couldn't help but feel a little depressed. He even wanted to attack the lookout posts for a while, but was stopped by Sima Yi. He believed that a guy with such strict defense would inevitably set traps. If he was not careful, he might have big problems. So it would be better to continue to go south and head straight to Cao's army's Tongguan camp to see if he could find some new opportunities in it.
According to Sima Yi, since he has come...
So they continued to go south again.
On this day, Hao Zhao sat on a big rock. Although there were shades of trees above his head blocking the increasingly hot summer sun, because there was no wind and he was wearing a heavy armored battle robe, he still couldn't help but sweat.
The most critical issue in this kind of weather is to replenish water sources.
Hao Zhao and others finally found a mountain spring land, stationed here for rest and rest, and replenished the consumed water.
Don’t think about cleaning and taking a bath or something. Not only that, the dust and mud stains along the way, and the fermentation of sweat, the smell...
The temperature at noon gradually rose, and the heat waves were still rolling in the mountains. A fine bead of sweat flowed down Hao Zhao's forehead and crawled up his cheeks along his eyebrows. It was a little itchy, but Hao Zhao did not get distracted and scratched, but focused on watching the map of Cao Jun camp that the scouts gradually refined.
Hao Zhao, Sima Yi and others have been hiding in Zhongtiao Mountain for three or four days. Except for scouts who must be sent out, no one is allowed to leave the hidden sheds and caves where they hide without authorization.
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After the efforts of the scouts, the arrangement of Cao's army along the way gradually appeared on the map.
On the map, there is not only part of the Caojun camp in Zhongtiao Mountain, but also the Caojun camp in Tongguan across the river...
The convenience of the telescope is fully displayed at this time.
Without the telescope, Sima Yi might not have proposed the idea of ​​getting a double egg yolk.
Hao Zhao was thinking about the map when he suddenly heard the guard beside him whisper, "Sima is back from engaging in business."
Hao Zhao looked up and saw Sima Yi appearing from behind the rocks in a soldier-like outfit.
After Sima Yi failed once, he became more cautious, especially before the final decision was issued, he had to go to the front line to take a look.
The most important thing for Hao Zhao now is to rest, recover his physical strength, and engage in the battle in the fullest state.
They have a clear division of labor, one is responsible for making suggestions, and the other is responsible for turning it into reality.
They are waiting for an opportunity.
An opportunity for Cao's army to relax.
An opportunity to cause Cao's army to be severely damaged.
After all, the Cao Jun camp in Tongguan on the other side was also tightly defended, and it was also a camp that had spent a lot of manpower and material resources in the early days. If you just use a big yellow crossbow to make two shots on the periphery, it would be like tickling it.
Sima Yi is very patient.
Although the food and grass have been consumed all the way, if you don’t attack and continue to wait, you won’t be able to go back to eat.
Fortunately, the salt belt is enough.
People want to eat, and horses also want to eat.
In such hot weather, without salt replenishment, even if there is water, it will cause weak hands and feet.
"Cao Army is about to prepare for transporting food..." Sima Yi sat under the shade of the tree, took a water bag and took a mouthful of it. Even in the shadows, he seemed to shine with excitement, "The opportunity has finally come!"
Military rations are not just food and grass, but also all kinds of debris are indispensable parts of a large army.
Especially salt.
Sima Yi discovered that Cao's army was preparing to transport grain and salt!
In the past two days, Cao's army, who was in the main camp of Tongguan, was constantly accumulating supplies and moving towards the ferry pontoon bridge. Those laborers who didn't know where they were also strengthening the pontoon bridge on the river beach. All these signs indicate that a relatively large-scale transfer will begin.
Today, Sima Yi went to the front line to check carefully, and then found that the supplies Cao Jun wanted to transport contained a large amount of salt and salt products, such as bacon and salt fish...
These things may have been transported from Yanzhou or from a further distance, and now they have been concentrated here. If Sima Yi and others do not do any moves, these things will be transported across the river within a few days and then transferred to the front line of Cao's army.
It is obvious that the cavalry troops in Linfen made the Cao army feel tremendous pressure. They are mobilizing all their forces to fight against the cavalrymen in the best posture.
Under the planning of Fei Qian and the strategists, the strategy of Cao Cao's ancestors was used to prevent the Cao army from conquering Guanzhong in one go, and once again destroyed and delayed the Cao army's strategy of invading the rear line of Tongguan through the frozen Pubanjin and Longmendu, which ultimately forced the Cao army to fight with the cavalry in the Yuncheng Basin under the three drums...
But even if the centipede worm cuts off two legs, it will still not be fatal.
Cao's army still has a lot of manpower...
But the same is true, more people are consumed.
Sima Yi has been waiting these days, but he believes that even if food and grass are stored in Zhongtiao Mountain camp, it will consume a lot and still need to transport food and grass from the rear.
This is the best opportunity right now.
Of course, this is also very related to Sima Yi's previous defeat of Cao Hong's march. If Sima Yi had been foolishly fighting with Cao Hong and only knew how to kill, then Pu Banjin would have been occupied by Cao's army long ago, and it would not be Cao's army but Fei Qian who was passive.
Cao's army was not afraid of human consumption, but was afraid of material shortages.
When Sima Yi went back and attacked Cao Hong's base, it was equivalent to destroying all of Cao Hong's subsequent abilities, just like a magician breaking the blue. Even if there is a red bottle, it is useless.
Now Sima Yi has set his sights on Lao Cao's "Big Blue Bottle".
Sima Yi and the others created this opportunity.
And Sima Yi also found this opportunity, but whether he could seize this opportunity depends on whether they could successfully attack...
Once the goal of the battle is determined, all combat deployments will be launched.
Although these cavalrymen led by Sima Yi and Hao Zhao are not specially trained mountain soldiers or special forces, the training of Hussar soldiers has always been known for their hard work. In addition, there are more fat and high protein intakes such as beef and mutton than in Shandong, so these soldiers are stronger than ordinary soldiers, and have higher endurance and combat effectiveness.
Especially at night combat power.
Sima Yi, with the Qiang people and a small number of Hussar soldiers, stayed on the north shore, while Hao Zhao, with most of the Hussar soldiers, quietly went down Zhongtiao Mountain under the cover of the night and ran towards the Cao army's floating bridge.
The Cao army in the Tongguan camp originally had a lookout tower on the river, and there was one in every few miles.
Unfortunately, this kind of long-term facilities often have a disadvantage, that is, at the beginning, they did indeed follow the regulations. For example, a certain priority service window may have been for better service at first, but later it will soon become for inspection services for superior leaders or for foreigners. As for the original priority...
Because Wei Yan had already gone to Jizhou, the Cao army had basically occupied the ferry crossings from Tongguan to Shaanxi and Jinjin, so there was almost no threat on the water surface, which meant that the superiors would not check these checkpoints at all. With the strict defense of Zhongtiao Mountain, the checkpoints here became increasingly slack.
Just like some vulnerable groups, although there are still so many windows, there are no one left.
Don't ask, once you ask, you're off work and there's not enough staff.
When the superior leader or foreigner arrives, there will be someone else in the window where there is no one in the past!
The river rushes day and night.
Cao Jun was actually very careful, but no matter how careful he was, he could not maintain the caution of still high standards for more than half a year.
The key is that Zhongtiao Mountain is surrounded by Cao's army camp.
The route from Tongguan Camp to Zhongtiaoshan Camp should be safe in a sense, and is within the "internal" of the Cao army's sphere of influence.
For the Tongguan Camp, what they need to worry about is the floating bridges more.
The ice floes some time ago crashed into many floating bridges and they all need to be repaired.
At the same time, the defense focus of the Tongguan camp was still in the direction of Tongguan. They were afraid that the defenders in Tongguan would rush out and attack, especially destroying the few remaining floating bridges, so the Cao army soldiers focused their defense in the direction of Tongguan and arranged heavy troops to defend.
There was basically no big problem with the arrangement of Cao's army. The problem was Sima Yi and Hao Zhao who were uncommon.
It is indeed normal that both ends are their own people and have strict defenses, so there is no enemy in the middle.
But Sima Yi brought some Qiang people...
These Qiang people are more familiar with the mountains and rivers of Hedong than the Cavalry Army, because in the early years they took cattle and sheep to run around.
Moreover, if Sima Yi and Hao Zhao chose to directly attack the camps in Tongguan or Zhongtiao Mountain, even if the number of soldiers of Sima Yi and Hao Zhao doubled, it would not be possible to successfully invade as expected. After Zhu Ling bombed the Cao army camp with a big yellow crossbow, the Cao army camp had already taken precautions against this kind of sneak attack method, and all flammable and explosive objects were transported to the rear. If it were not for the purpose of concentrating a batch of materials to transport them to the other side, they would not have appeared in front of Sima Yi, Hao Zhao and others!
The inevitable accident is what makes everyone unable to guard against.
Chapter completed!