Author: Magic Prince

Chapter 83 Divide the troops into three groups

The climate on the Longxi Plateau is relatively dry, with four distinct seasons, sufficient sunshine, and a relatively warm climate. The rainfall here is not large throughout the year, but the evaporation is large, resulting in many places without water sources being relatively dry, so they grow in

The plants here are generally relatively drought-tolerant. Some mountains and rivers have abundant groundwater flowing through them, and some mountains, rivers and valleys with dense vegetation are formed. There are also many settlements scattered in these places.

Zhang Wen led his army and divided the entire army into three groups: the front, middle and rear. Xiang Yu, Sun Jian and Dong Zhuo commanded the front, middle and rear armies respectively, while Zhang Wen himself was in the center.

It wasn't that they didn't encounter any of Han Sui's rebels along the way, but their numbers were not very large. When they saw the army coming, they were all scattered around watching, not daring to show up at all, and Zhang Wen

They didn't pay attention to these scattered rebels at all. Firstly, they posed no threat at all. Secondly, since they decided to launch an attack on Xiliang, they had to hurry up. The longer the time dragged on, the worse it would be for them.

It's becoming more and more disadvantageous.

However, it is indeed difficult to increase the speed of marching in the mountains. It was not until half a month later that Xiang Yu's front army reached the outside of Yuzhong City, which is close to the Yellow River and not far to the west is Lanzhou City. Lanzhou in this era

The city is very small, and the area of ​​Yuzhong City is actually not that big. At this season, it has almost entered the dry season of the Yellow River, and it will be the dry season until the spring of the next year.

Originally, the freezing period of the Yellow River is actually around this time period, but this section of the Yellow River will not freeze in most years. At most, there will be some ice in some areas along the Yellow River during the coldest period of the year.

Ice conditions exist. Although the water flow of the Yellow River is not very large during the dry season, a considerable number of ships are still needed for the army to successfully cross the Yellow River.

Neither Yuzhong City nor Lanzhou City had so many ships, and in order to prevent them from crossing the Yellow River smoothly, Han Sui either destroyed the ferries on the Yellow River or found a place to bury them before leaving.

At this time, the army really arrived at the edge of the Yellow River, watching the Yellow River rushing away, but there were not enough ships to cross the river. This was not a small problem. Even if they had enough patience to make ships on the spot, I am afraid that by the time they

After building enough boats and crossing the Yellow River, Han Sui's army was fully prepared, and might even have killed Zhang Wen and others at the edge of the Yellow River.

Faced with this situation, Zhang Wen couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he called the generals together again to see if they could solve this imminent problem.

The first person to speak was Dong Zhuo. His idea was that since there were no ships here, they would slowly build ships. However, there was no rush to build ships. At the same time, he sent people back to report the situation to the emperor truthfully, saying that boats were needed to cross the river and that it would also take time.

Build ships. Without ships, they would have no way to go to Xiliang to fight Han Sui's rebels.

But don't build the ship too fast. Why don't they just keep dragging it along the Yellow River. After the next spring, it won't be too late to cross the Yellow River to hit Xiliang. It may even delay the time even longer.

It's not impossible at all.

After listening to Dong Zhuo's words, Zhang Wen seemed a little hesitant. Looking at the expression on his face, it seemed that he really agreed with Dong Zhuo's idea. Anyway, he was not willing to go to a decisive battle with Han Sui's rebels at this time.

Yes, you can delay it as long as you can. Now that you have such an excuse and reason, it seems a bit unjustifiable not to take advantage of it.

However, Zhang Wen did not express his position immediately. Instead, he turned his attention to Sun Jian who was standing aside. Before Zhang Wen could ask Sun Jian for his opinion, Sun Jian immediately shouted loudly and scolded Dong Zhuo for being a traitor to the country and not wanting to serve the country.

All he wanted to do all day long was to delay the war. Could it be that Dong Zhuo had something to do with the rebels in Xiliang?

When Dong Zhuo heard what Sun Jian said, he was so angry that his beard stood up. After all, he was indeed born in the Xiliang area. If someone really catches his pigtails, he must say that he may have some relationship with the Xiliang rebels.

If it has anything to do with it, then he may not be able to explain it clearly. After all, many things are like this. If you say you are, you are, and if you are not, you are not. If you are not, you are not, and if you are not, you are not. What's more, Dong Zhuo does have some unclean things.

This thing exists, and it is impossible for anyone not to be angry if Sun Jian points his nose at him and scolds him like this.

Immediately, Dong Zhuo pulled out the sword from his waist and prepared to stab Sun Jian, but Sun Jian was not that easy to deal with. He also took out the sword he carried with him and started fighting with Dong Zhuo in the tent.

Both of them are strong warriors, but they are also old. After all, their skills are not as strong as when they were young. Sun Jian has not recovered from the injury he suffered not long ago. He exerted a little strength.

, the wounds on the body will also immediately cause bursts of pain.

Seeing that the two people were really starting to fight, Zhang Wen couldn't sit still and shouted to the two of them to stop. However, Sun Jian and Dong Zhuo were both ruthless characters and had always had conflicts. There was a conflict before.

Xiang Yu tried to stop him, but this time Xiang Yu did not stop him, but allowed the two to fight.

This does seem a bit strange, and I really can’t understand what Xiang Yu is thinking. However, Sun Jian and Dong Zhuo are actually only half as good in martial arts, and their current identities are unlikely to be because of these.

Things are a matter of life and death, and it is more of just an expression of one's attitude.

Xiang Yu obviously knew this very well, so he let the two of them fight. When they were tired, they would naturally stop. In the end, Sun Jian and Dong Zhuo left each other cursing, leaving Xiang Yu and some lieutenants still there. Zhang Wen also sighed.

After taking a breath, I didn't know if the meeting could continue, but at this time Xiang Yu finally spoke.

Xiang Yu expressed his thoughts. He believed that ships must be built, but it would be better not to concentrate their troops in this one place. Instead, they should be stationed in Lanzhou, Yuzhong, and Jingyuan, a little further away in the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

After dividing the troops, they will build ships in these places. After the ships are built, they will not rush to cross the river, but will wait for a suitable opportunity to cross the river and launch an attack.

And when Zhang Wen asked how to judge the appropriateness, Xiang Yu just smiled mysteriously. When it came to the appropriate time, he would naturally know it, and now Xiang Yu actually said it was not very good.

Zhang Wen couldn't help but nodded after hearing this, and then shook his head. It seemed that although he felt that Xiang Yu's suggestion was a bit confusing and difficult for him to understand. He didn't know what Xiang Yu's real purpose was, but at the moment

It seems that only his idea is the most suitable. Whether it is Dong Zhuo's pure delaying or Sun Jian's more radical attitude, they may not be the best.

So Zhang Wen asked Xiang Yu to study this plan in depth, and he would think about it himself.

Xiang Yu nodded and left the tent.
Chapter completed!