The Longyou War can almost be said to be coming to an end, but the problems in Hanzhong are still fluctuating.
Especially when the news that Wei Yan had broken out of Micang Road in the southern part of Daba Mountain reached Nanzheng, it caused a huge uproar in the sky.
Especially for Zhang Ze, it was undoubtedly like a thunderbolt struck in front of the soles of his feet, singeing a few hairs and beards along with it.
In Zhang Ze's consciousness, he always thought that the important defense directions should be in Guanzhong and Longxi. Although he had received news about Wei Yan taking Micang Road, Zhang Ze thought that Wei Yan could not arrive so quickly.
, on the other hand, he believed that the Ji and Di people he deployed, even if they could not be defeated, could still hold Wei Yan back...
As a result, Wei Yan suddenly appeared and captured the Nanshan Army Stronghold in one fell swoop! This shocking news seemed to be so exciting that Zhang Ze's own flag kept rolling in the air, as if it was about to fall!
Although Nanshan Military Stronghold is not a very powerful and majestic military stronghold, nor does it mean that Zhang Ze lost all his bargaining chips by losing Nanshan Military Stronghold, but it was enough to give Zhang Ze a headache and ordered him to strictly guard Nanshan.
Zheng, entered wartime martial law.
On the top of Nanzheng City, soldiers are all standing in armor. Archers, shield bearers, and spearmen are all lined up. On the city wall and in the turrets, all kinds of defensive equipment are ready. There are beds that can be taken out at any time.
Crossbows, catapults, and even some deer villages that have been connected together with iron chains can be deployed immediately to fill the gap whether a section of the city wall is boarded or the city gate is breached.
In the entire Nanzheng peripheral defense system, it is still serious and orderly, but in the center of Nanzheng, within Zhang Ze's government office, it is extremely chaotic. Everyone is expressing their own opinions and blaming each other for their responsibility.
, throwing away the blame, no one can come up with a solution anyway, no one has any suggestions, only criticism and endless mutual accusations.
Zhang Ze had a headache.
It seems that from the day the flag of rebellion was raised, things took a completely uncontrollable direction.
Zhang Ze thought he was still young, but in fact he was no longer young. If calculated according to the average life span of a big man, every breath he took now was earned.
Young people are more aggressive because they are not very afraid of failure and are willing to take risks to gain fame. However, older people are more conservative and need to consider more about their family, including themselves and their elders.
Children and other matters, I don’t want to take too high risks...
So before Zhang Ze rebelled, he thought he could still take a chance, but after he really took the risk, he discovered that he was actually no longer young and his risk tolerance was not that high.
Of course, the most critical thing is that Zhang Ze overestimated the benefits of rebellion and selectively ignored the risks...
Zhang Ze is not completely inexperienced in battles. When he was young, he personally went to battle, commanded battles, and even cut off the enemy's head with his own hands. From the arrangement of the defense system on the Nanzheng City Wall, it also reflected
This is true. But Zhang Ze's military experience is outdated.
All of Zhang Ze's military arrangements are based on his past experience. This is not a fault. However, if he relies solely on experience and does not pay attention to new changes, there will naturally be problems.
At the beginning, Zhang Ze dealt with all the county soldiers in the Hanzhong area, and there was not much difficulty. Because these county soldiers did not change much after they originally sneaked into Sichuan and Shu, or in other words, after Huang Cheng
When training mountain soldiers, a wave of outstanding soldiers have been selected. Basically, you can imagine the quality of the soldiers who will remain in the ranks of the county soldiers.
This initial success was hindered by Huang Quan. Logically speaking, Zhang Ze should have been awakened by this incident and knew that the county soldiers under his command were actually very problematic. However, at that time, Zhang Ze was feeling proud of the spring breeze, and he was so excited.
My head was busy cutting and distributing benefits, and I didn't notice this at all.
Only now did Zhang Ze suddenly realize that the combat effectiveness of his soldiers was pitifully low...
And the group of "sticks" under his command...
The ongoing discussion started after receiving the information during the day.
At the beginning, Zhang Ze could sit upright, his voice was loud and clear, and he had a commanding air. However, as the discussion deepened and the wrangling began, the building became more and more crooked, and the time became longer and longer.
At night, although there were a lot of candles lit in the hall, and the light was similar to that during the day, Zhang Ze's energy and spirit were still somewhat declining, and his body could not maintain its original upright etiquette. He could hear in his ears
There was also a buzzing noise in other people's words, as if their thoughts were stuck with something, making it difficult to turn.
"Your Majesty, you should quickly get rid of the soldiers from all over the place and attack the Nanshan military stronghold again. While Wei Wenchang is not yet stable, break through the military stronghold and rush in. Even if you cannot capture Wei Wenchang alive, you can force him back into the mountain!"
"Your Majesty, there must be something fishy about this! There are at least two thousand elite soldiers in the Nanshan military stronghold, but there is no struggle, allowing Wei Wenchang to take them easily. Among them... Haha, I am afraid that someone is in contact with the enemy. If we don't investigate thoroughly,
If the internal thieves are not eliminated, how can we resist the external enemies?"
"Your Majesty, it is difficult for us to know what is going on in the Nanshan Army Stronghold. However, there are changes on the Micang Road in Hanzhong. However, there is no news about the arrival of the people and people of Di. We are afraid of changes, so we must be on guard..."
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there are some internal countermeasures in Nanzheng City now. It's better to take advantage of the fact that the four gates are closed and conduct a thorough investigation again..."
"Your Majesty, the important point is outside the city, not inside the city! There are many rural people in the city, and it is a lot of inconvenience to close the door. What if the intrusion is too much and a civil uprising is triggered?"
"Your Majesty, the city wall still needs 30,000 arrows to be safe, and the craftsmen still need to be urged..."
"Your Majesty..."
At this moment, most of the people surrounding Zhang Ze are the children of the Zhang family who were promoted by Zhang Ze during this period of time.
Zhang Ze actually knew in his heart that if these promoted children of the Zhang family talked about the Book of Songs, the Analects of Confucius, commented on the quality of drinks, explored the measurements of beautiful women, etc. during normal times, there should not be any big problems, but they had to
Let these Zhang family's children go into battle...
Thinking that it could still be of some use, Zhang Ze had already sent it out. As a result, they attacked Huang Quan for a long time but could not defeat him. He also swore that this was for Zhang Ze's consideration of the overall battle situation. He only needed to besiege to get the best results. It was not necessary.
Spending too many soldiers to capture an "unimportant" Fang Ling...
There are also people like Zhang Shi from Nanshan Army Village...
At first, Zhang Ze thought that with his noble status, his foresight, and his careful planning, he would never reach such a point. The hussars could be attacked by the Di people and responded by the Mi people.
With the support of Cao's army, Zhang Zehe only needs to sit quietly in Hanzhong and enjoy the results, so there is no point in promoting so many big-headed soldiers. It is not as smooth as these own children.
This was indeed the case at first. Of course, these children of the Zhang family focused on how to serve Zhang Ze. Whether they were looking for exquisite utensils or arranging for docile concubines, they always chose the best and most comfortable ones to send to Zhang Ze.
, so it is not surprising that such a wonderful situation appears when we encounter an emergency military situation.
"Report!"
A soldier rushed over, "The remnants of the Nanshan Army Stronghold are coming here!"
The hall suddenly erupted into chaos.
"Ah, ah?"
"What...what does this mean?"
"What remnant soldiers? Is Chief Wei Wen coming to attack here?"
"Wei Wenchang is coming! It's broken! It's really coming!"
"Is this too fast? Is Wei Wenchang crazy?"
"Quiet!" Zhang Ze shouted angrily, pressed his head, and said to the soldiers in the hall, "Come on, tell me clearly, what's going on?"
Only then did the soldiers who reported the news have the opportunity to explain the matter more clearly. It turned out that after Wei Yan occupied the Nanshan military stronghold, he didn't stay long. He immediately stripped the surrendered soldiers of their armor and equipment, drove them out, and then
Set fire to the military stronghold...
These Hanzhong County soldiers, originally Zhang Ze's soldiers, did not have a strong desire to fight. They were stripped of their armor and armor, like hermit crabs with their big pincers removed. They only wanted to find a hole to shrink back.
He would not want to resist, so he followed the instructions and arrived at Nanzheng.
Set fire to the military stronghold?
This is unreasonable...
Normally, shouldn't we seize the military stronghold and then wait for subsequent reinforcements to arrive before attacking? Shouldn't Wei Yan use the Nanshan military stronghold as a stronghold to garrison?
Could it be that something happened that forced Wei Yan to retreat and burn the military stronghold. On the one hand, it could block Zhang Ze's pursuit, and on the other hand, it could prevent Zhang Ze from sending troops to occupy the military stronghold again...
After Zhang Ze thought for a moment, he calmed down a little, and then asked, "So, has Wei Yan and Wei Wenzhang made an advance? Is there any movement at the checkpoints?"
"There are no alarms at the checkpoints along the way." the soldier responded.
Zhang Ze nodded, as if confirming some of his thoughts. He paused for a moment, feeling uneasy, and asked: "Is there any change in the checkpoint? Have you sent someone to inspect it?"
The soldier nodded and said: "All the checkpoints are safe and sound, everything is normal."
Zhang Ze asked a few more questions, and then did not get any special information. He just waved his hand to ask the soldiers who conveyed the information to retreat. Then he frowned and pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm afraid there are changes in Sichuan. Wei Wen is tired."
It’s okay to retreat with help..."
After hearing this, there was a sudden gasp in the hall, and many people even showed relaxed expressions, feeling indescribably happy and happy, as if they were surviving the disaster.
"This... Wei Wenzhang saw that our army was magnificent and our army was rigorously run, but there was no chance to take advantage of it. He knew that he was invincible, so he retreated to the mountain road?"
"To know the way forward and retreat like this is a wise general..."
"Haha, now that Wei Wenchang has retired, Hanzhong will still have no worries! Congratulations to the envoy, congratulations to the envoy!"
"We can arrest the remnant soldiers of Nanshan under the city and inquire in detail about the reasons for the fall of the military stronghold to see if there are any internal thieves who are cooperating with others..."
"Is it possible to do such a cruel thing? We must be on guard against others, but arresting and interrogating is a bit too much. I'm afraid it will hurt the morale of the army..."
"For military morale, it's enough to win over some money, but if this traitor is not completely eliminated, I'm afraid there will be another disaster..."
"you……"
Hearing that these guys were tilting the floor again, Zhang Ze couldn't help it. He hit the table with a loud bang, which immediately made everyone in the hall startled. They quickly shut up and lowered their heads, pretending to be fake.
The good baby looks like a primary school student who was ordered to stand by the teacher.
"Send the order!" Zhang Ze took a deep breath, and then ordered, "Gather the remaining soldiers and set up camp outside the city! Also mobilize soldiers from the city, draw 200 heavy armored infantry combat elites, 500 each of swordsmen, shields and archers, and 800 spears
, mobilize another thousand auxiliary troops, with Zhang Zun and Zhang Meng as the main generals, and Wang Xin and Prince Sheng as the assistants, then go to Nanshan, search for Wei Wenchang's traces, and rebuild the Nanshan military stronghold!"
As soon as Zhang Ze opened his mouth, he took out a little more than a quarter of the defenders in Nanzheng. This made the Zhang family's descendants in the hall hesitate again and almost wanted to speak to dissuade them, but under Zhang Ze's serious expression
Then he swallowed his words again.
These children of the Zhang family are not familiar with military affairs at all, and they naturally do not know that the more soldiers the better. If they do not know how to organize, no matter how many soldiers they have, they are just a bunch of cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered. The method of using troops is not to simply increase the number of troops and expand the team.
, but lies in the reasonable deployment and placement of soldiers. We must invest appropriate troops in the appropriate places, and we must also allow our troops and horses to always have a space for maneuver...
Of course, these children of the Zhang family don't understand at all. In their hearts, they really want to gather all the soldiers in the Han Dynasty in Nanzheng, and then fill all the places in Nanzheng that can be filled with people.
Full so that they can feel safe.
As for the subsequent reactions of more soldiers, and a series of related problems that arise from it, these children of the Zhang family don't care at all. Anyway, it is like standing on the top of the rockery when they were young and shouting that I am the general and then lowering their heads.
Naturally, various generals arranged things on their behalf, and it was as if all problems were no longer problems.
Zhang Ze waved his hand tiredly, telling these guys to get out. Seeing these nephews and nephews all bowing their eyebrows, observing etiquette, and slowly exiting safely and orderly, Zhang Ze felt that the muscles and bones in his body seemed to be
There was pain everywhere, and his neck was extremely stiff. Even turning slightly left and right was a bit difficult. He couldn't help but close his eyes and took a long breath. The mountain of fatigue gave him a splitting headache, and it was difficult to continue thinking...
…
Since Wei Yan has temporarily retreated, or there is no sign of attack for the time being, he can relax a little and take a rest first. As for where Wei Yan and Wei Wenchang went, we can wait until the soldiers arrive at Nanshan and receive their reward before considering.
……(￣o￣).zZ ……
Wei Yan indeed had no intention of attacking Nanzheng.
Because even if Wei Yan walked out of Micang Road, it did not mean that the soldiers from Sichuan and Shu would be able to arrive in Hanzhong continuously, so directly attacking Nanzheng was undoubtedly a stupid move.
At this time, the advantage of Wei Yan's small army was reflected again. A large army is powerful, but it is difficult to hide a large army, while the opposite is true for a small army...
Just like in ancient times, why is the Yangtze River regarded as a natural chasm that cannot be crossed? Does it mean that it is really impossible for anyone to find any area where they can sneak across?
Obviously not. On a line as long as the Yangtze River, it is impossible for the defenders to keep an eye on every point at all times. Small-scale smuggling will be an extremely difficult problem to solve even in later generations.
question……
Once a large-scale military operation is launched, it is impossible to prevent everyone's attention, and it is easier to target. For example, when Cao Cao went to Chibi, Zhou Yu directly burned the ship. Even if there was no plague, Cao Cao would not be able to go south in a short time.
It is easier for a small army to hide, and to a certain extent it is like being invisible. After Wei Yan and others set a fire in the military camp to attract everyone's attention, they went into hiding...
Of course, the reason why Wei Yan made this choice was that he received supplies from the Zhang family in the military camp, and the other was that he had a guide.
Zhang Shi.
Zhang Shi was also helpless. For him, after surrendering to Wei Yan, it meant that he had separated from the Zhang family. His wealth and life were bet on the side of the Hussar. At the same time, if he wanted to get rid of the guilty minister,
With his identity, he must come up with more things to make bets. The most direct one is to cooperate with Wei Yan as much as possible so that the Hussars can achieve the final victory, otherwise...
Once the military stronghold was burned down, the remaining soldiers were let go by Wei Yan, which meant that Zhang Shi had no way out and could only cooperate with Wei Yan obediently.
Wei Yan knew this, and so did Zhang Shi. Therefore, when Wei Yan took Zhang Shi away from the military camp and asked for some relevant information about Hanzhong again, Zhang Shi was obviously more humble and more cooperative than before.
Situation is stronger than people. Although Zhang Shi is relatively poor in military affairs, he still has some ability to observe the situation and judge the situation.
"Zhang...Zhang Shijun..." Zhang Shi swallowed his saliva and glanced at Wei Yan. Seeing that Wei Yan did not show any dissatisfaction because of this title, he continued, "Zhang Shijun's key defense place
In Nanzheng... there are eight thousand elite soldiers in Nanzheng, many of whom are heavily armored soldiers, and there are also seven or eight thousand auxiliary soldiers..."
"Heavy armor?" Wei Yan frowned, "Do you know where these heavy armors come from?"
Wearing an extra layer of ordinary armor does not mean it can be called heavy armor. Under the hussar, heavy armor refers to a special kind of armor, which is a full-body suit...
Well, the suit has a bonus... uh, it's a mezzanine layer, which makes it more comfortable and effective than just wearing ordinary armor with multiple layers.
Therefore, there are not many heavy armors. Normally, there cannot be too many heavy armors in Hanzhong. Even if there are, there are only a dozen or twenty at most. And Zhang Shi said that there are even an army, which is at least five or six
If it's over a hundred, this number is quite large. Of course, we need to inquire about the source.
"This... I'm not very clear..." Zhang Shi replied, fearing that Wei Yan wouldn't believe it, and added, "Zhang Shijun always acts in secret when purchasing heavy armor... I really don't know..."
Wei Yan glanced at Zhang Shi and nodded, "Continue..."
"In addition, the focus of defense is in these places..." Zhang Shi clicked on the map, "As far as I know, these places not only have heavy troops, but also checkpoints, and the defenses are very complete...
…And once attacked, it will immediately light up the smoke..."
In fact, there was also one in the Nanshan Army Stronghold, but Wei Yan moved too quickly and suppressed the military stronghold before Zhang Shi could react...
Wei Yan looked at a few key points and nodded slightly. What Zhang Shi said was similar to Wei Yan's own judgment.
Zhang Ze's focus on defense is naturally important nodes.
Yangping Pass, defends against Chencang Road and Jinniu Road, Beishan Camp, guards against Baoxie Road and Tangluo Road, Ziwu Valley, because it is remote and difficult to travel, there are checkpoints...
So what is the next direction of the advance? Wei Yan looked at it, smiled slightly, and clicked on the map, "Let's go here first..."
"here?"
Zhang Shi's eyes widened. He had no idea that Wei Yan would choose this direction of attack...
