The Han army crossed the river at the junction of Xinfeng and Xiaqiu counties. The Wei River made a bend to the north and then to the south here, but the river channel was wide and smooth and not steep. At this time, the water was dry in winter, the reeds and grasses in the middle of the river channel were frost, and the mud flats were frozen as hard as stones.

This happened to be the road through which the horses passed smoothly.

The Han army passed through the river in the form of four or five columns. The soldiers' queues meandered along the terrain, sometimes approaching each other, sometimes separated, and sometimes through reeds, striking up wild ducks and geese protecting their young birds, hovering in the low altitude and chirping.

Jiang Wei was one of the first people to cross the river. He led a few subordinates to urge him to ride and jump between the rocks for a while, and climbed the platform north of the Wei River to serve as a warning.

This area is a key point that is better than Jia and the Three Qins. It is a narrow node of the Wei River Plain. Just within Jiang Wei's sight, the huge mountains in the south are continuous, like a barrier, while the north is undulating mountains, hills, rivers and streams converge, plateaus, and more swamps, Xianchi, etc., all of them are more than ten miles wide.

Under the limitations of many geographical conditions, the scope that Cao's army can pass through is easy to determine.

Jiang Wei tried his best to look east, but the enemy was still too far away. There were iron-gray clouds in the sky, and the white wind was rolling back and forth, blocking his sight. He could only barely see the road on the off-road winding, guessing which direction would be the battlefield where the two sides were about to fight.

Because at noon, there were traces of the Wei army scouts, Jiang Wei and his front troops crossed the river and immediately dispatched elite troops to guard the situation. At this time, he turned around and saw many ups and downs, soldiers on duty slowly climbing up. Everyone waved the small flags representing their respective subordinates and echoed each other.

As the sky gradually became darker, Xiaoqi couldn't see clearly, so he changed to a pine and bright torch. Every once in a while, the soldiers on the whistleblowers on the high ground shook the torch according to special rules to show that nothing happened.

The weather was getting colder and colder, and the riders took out thick clothes from the horses and wrapped them around them. Jiang Wei also took out his extremely thick fur and slowly tied up his belt.

In the direction where the central army camps were scheduled, more and more bonfires were lit. The flames reflected the fluttering military flags, and the sounds of drums and trumpets were heard one after another, directing the direction for the last group of soldiers who crossed the river to camp.

Behind Jiang Wei, the soldiers who were booking for accommodation also lit a bonfire. Someone used iron bags to pack thorn leaves to gather snow, intending to cook a pot of hot soup. Jiang Wei walked over, chatted with them for a few words, and then went down the mountain to return to the camp.

Halfway through the way, I suddenly heard the sound of Hu Zha again. It was the Qiang and Hu warriors that Jiang Wei brought back to the Western Regions after he went to the Western Regions. They all knew that there would be a big battle, so the desolate and distant music of Hu Zha vaguely brought a bit of the strength of Qin and Long, which made the listeners suddenly have the ambition to draw their swords and look around and step on the formation to break the enemy.

It’s going to fight! It’s going to fight a big battle!

What is about to come is the elite iron cavalry formed by Cao Wei over the years!

The Cao Wei regime once controlled the land of Jiuzhou, covering two-thirds of the world. It was widely regarded by the Lianglong clans, including the Jiang family, as the successors of the Han Dynasty. Even the fierce Ma Chao could only bow down under the pressure of Cao Wei. Even though they are now in decline, they are still giants. Jiang Wei has no doubt how terrible their power will be.

A few years ago, Jiang Wei went to Jingxiang and witnessed the decisive battle between Cao and Liu on the edge of the battlefield. After the war, he followed Ma Liang to pay homage to Guan Yu and Lei Yuan, and even saw the unimaginable tragic battlefield in his life.

He saw tens of millions of soldiers sank to the ground exhausted, and if his chest had not been slightly undulating, it would have seemed like a dead person.

He saw blood dyeing the land purple-black, and fragments of broken limbs, broken arms and weapons and armor were spread all over the soil.

He saw the auxiliary soldiers who arrived later transporting the bodies of the dead in large chariots, either burning or burying them deep. However, no matter how fast the auxiliary soldiers move, they cannot catch up with the vultures, wild beasts, or the flies that gather like clouds, buzzing and whistling.

Even after more than ten days, the air around the Jingxiang battlefield was still filled with corpses, feces and blood mixed with the smell of rotten together.

After seeing such a battlefield, Jiang Wei knew that he had taken the risk of forcing his submission to Zhu Ling of Cao's army, but in fact he was only benefiting from the fight of soldiers. He knew even more that he was fighting with those bandits or soldiers from small countries in the Western Regions, compared to the decisive battle of a big country, it was like laughter and fighting.

Although the army that raided Chang'an was not as large as that of Cao's army in the Battle of Jingxiang, his fighting spirit was only stronger in the decisive battle. However, his own response seemed to be far from enough.

Jiang Wei remembered that Zhuge Liang once said that Bo Yue just kept quiet, even though Cao's army came, it was not worth fearing.

At that time, he thought that the emperor and the prime minister must have had a proper plan and had arranged heavy troops from all directions of the Cao army. They could only get rid of the enemy when they went deeper.

But he never expected that the Prime Minister would only take five thousand people from the Yulin and Hu Ben camps to go out to meet the enemy!

At first, Jiang Wei thought there would be reinforcements along the way, but now they have crossed the Wei River, and there are only 5,000 people on his side!

Can this really work?

Why bother?

The Han Dynasty is becoming stronger and stronger, and the general trend is becoming clearer. Why do you have to put a flaw on the enemy? Why do you have to take such risks? Only five thousand people are waiting for the enemy?

Jiang Wei had asked himself many questions many times, but there was no answer. At this time, the Central Army was set up to camp, and he could no longer bear it. He hurriedly urged the horses and went straight to the direction of the Central Army.

"Boejo is here? Come, sit down." Zhuge Liang nodded slightly when he saw Jiang Wei, and then continued to look at the documents on the desk.

On weekdays, this prime minister is known for being busy, and always has endless government affairs, and is always writing at his desk. Now when he arrives in the military camp, he still looks worried. He doesn't know where so many trivial matters come from in the small army of 5,000 people.

Perhaps because he noticed Jiang Wei's anxiety, Zhuge Liang looked up at him and smiled and said, "Wait for a moment, the others will come soon."

“Yes, yes.”

After a while, the tent was raised, and the military officer Ma Su walked in with great spirit. He didn't look at Jiang Wei, and saluted Zhuge Liang and shouted: "The supplies of the rear team have been checked. All kinds of crossbow arrows and backup crossbow machines are brought together as needed, and they can be distributed to each team tonight. Others..."

Speaking of this, he saw Jiang Wei also there, and he was stunned and swallowed the second half of his sentence into his stomach.

"Liu Yin is familiar with the supplies. Later, you can take him there and let him go and test them in person." Zhuge Liang said lightly.

Ma Su repeatedly claimed that he was, and sat down opposite Jiang Wei.

After a moment, Xiang Chong also came and sat down at Jiang Wei's head.

According to the current system, the Hu Ben and Yulin battalions are not only the emperor's personal guards, but also the reserve of reserve officials. Therefore, the chief officers of the two battalions are not necessarily the chief officers of the military.

Xiang Chong, who commanded the Huben Camp, later, was also the general of the army, and was actually in charge of the Emperor's Guard. The General of the Yulin Central Committee gave the title of Liao Li, who usually led the young handsome men elected from all over the country to serve the emperor. Those attendants all had the title of Yulin Lang, but they were not in the same way as Jiang Wei, the combat troops in charge of the Yulin Supervisor.

If you want to distinguish carefully, Jiang Wei is the left supervisor of Yulin. The right supervisor of Yulin, who serves as his deputy, is Zhuge Qiao, a good friend who was transferred from the Huben Camp with him. However, Zhuge Liang avoided suspicion and has not summoned Zhuge Qiao to participate in the military discussion since he sent troops.

The three main subordinates arrived, and Zhuge Liang did not delay and took out the map directly.

The map spread out loudly, and the fan handle in Zhuge Liang's hand slowly moved along with the page, calming down at a certain place, and then gently knocked it.

"Cao's army marched very quickly, and the battlefield could not be placed around Linjin. Everyone, twenty miles east of this is where the Luzhong Yanchi is located. I think we will line up to meet the enemy tomorrow on the plains south of the Luzhong Yanchi and north of the Wei River."

Ma Su nodded repeatedly.

Xiang Chong said in a deep voice: "This place is very good."

Jiang Wei did his homework before leaving and knew that the locals called the large-scale swamp Xianchi "Ruozhong". Historical books say that when Emperor Xuan Wei, he counted the tombs and the three servants of Zhou Zi were often trapped in lotus spoons and Wuzhong, which refers to this area that was not suitable for agriculture and animal husbandry and was inconvenient for transportation. If the Ji army lined up between Wuzhong and Wei River, it would indeed block the way of Cao's army and force them to have a face-to-face tough battle.

But……

He couldn't help but want to ask clearly how to fight tomorrow and whether Zhuge Liang had other means to use it.
Chapter completed!