Chapter 3032: A new lesson in the martial arts hall
Chapter 3031 A new lesson in the martial arts hall
Cao Jun's scouts reported that Wei Yan, under Qiusi's command, had led troops to Shaanxi County and was expanding the military stronghold in Shaanxi and Jin.
Dong Zhao said: "This is to prevent Duke Ming from raising his troops to attack Hedong."
Cao Cao nodded.
Because just like the strategy proposed by Yang Xiu, if you want to enter the pass, in fact, it is not really like the Six Kingdoms attacking Qin, you can only fight at Hangu Pass.
The main reason for the route selection and ultimate failure of the Six Kingdoms' attack on Qin was the problems of the Six Kingdoms themselves, not how dangerous the Qin Pass was.
In fact, from the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were three main directions for entering Guanzhong from east to west.
Hangu Pass is not the only passage into the pass, nor is it even the primary passage in a certain period of time.
To the north of Hangu Pass, Yang Xiu suggested that Cao Cao take the Longmen Ferry and Pujin Ferry.
Obviously, Wei Yan moved his army to Shaanxi and Jin to prevent Cao Cao from crossing the river and penetrating through Hedong.
This response was within Cao Cao's expectations.
The route from Hedong to Chang'an via Longmen Pujin was the most frequently used invasion route by the Jin and Wei countries during the battles between Qin, Jin and Qin and Wei. The Wei State even once established a military stronghold in Shaoliang on the west side of the river.
Since one side of Shaoliang City was mountainous, it was difficult for the Qin army to deploy, so Shaoliang City was stuck on Qin's neck for quite some time.
When the Wei State was strong, it invaded a large area of Guanzhong, all the way to the Beiluo River. The Qin State had to pitifully build the Great Wall along the Beiluo River to resist the Wei army. In the early Warring States Period, the Wei State destroyed Zhongshan in the north and fought against Qin in the west.
, attacked Chu in the south, attacked Qi in the east, and became invincible in the world. The extremely tyrannical Wei State was almost riding on the head of the six countries. A slap on the left made the little brother refuse to accept it, and a slap on the right again made the little brother feel happy.
Unhappy, he provoked hatred everywhere, and was eventually knocked to the ground. He has been unable to recover since then...
At this stage, Hangu Pass was still unknown. It was not even clear when the Qin army occupied Hangu Pass and when it began to build it. It was not until the Qin State captured the land of Hedong that the coalition forces could only pass through Hangu Pass.
, this pass is what amazes the world.
But just like a peerless beauty rarely grows old, the dense mulberry fields in the Qin Dynasty have now become sparse mulberry fields in the Han Dynasty, and the original Xiao Tiantian has become Mrs. Niu.
On the whole, if the strength in Guanzhong is obviously greater than that of Shandong, then there is a certain risk in entering Guanzhong via Hedong, because the reinforcements from the Central Plains cannot smoothly pass through the Taihang Mountains and cross Wangwu Mountain to reach Hedong, while the strength in Guanzhong can easily
It is necessary to cross Longmen Ferry or Pujin Ferry to advance to Hedong, so taking the Hangu-Tongguan Line, the Xiaohan Passage, has become a safer choice. Firstly, the road is direct without detours, and secondly, you can use the river for transportation
Food and grass, the third point is that once the Hangu Tong Pass is broken, there will be no danger in the pass!
The third road into Guanzhong from east to west is naturally the Wuguan Road that Liu Bang took to enter Guanzhong. There are mountain roads on both sides of this road, and it is not easy to walk over mountains and ridges...
Guo Jia then said: "This man likes surprise attacks. I should set up more outposts to guard against surprise attacks."
Cao Cao also nodded, and then asked: "Is Wei Yan, Wei Wenchang, greedy for money and lust?"
Cao Cao was not familiar with Wei Yan. Cao Cao was worried about the missing hussars, and once the hussars appeared in sight, he would naturally have a strategy to deal with them. Cao Cao believed that Wei Yan was building a military stronghold in Shaanjin, Shaanxi County.
Undoubtedly, it was to prevent Cao's army from crossing the river to the north and attacking Hedong. Of course, there was nothing wrong with Wei Yan's move. After all, Hedong could be regarded as the place where Fei Qian arose, and there was Pingyang fiefdom, so naturally there was no loss.
At the same time, if Cao Cao is allowed to obtain the land east of Hedong, Cao Cao can use Longmen Ferry and Pujin Ferry to march into Guanzhong. Tongguan will also be ineffective. There is Wangwu Mountain to the north of Shaanxi and a large river to the south, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Therefore, Wei Yan moved his army
Shaanxi and Tianjin are naturally a correct way to respond.
Cao Cao likes this kind of "correct response" because it means that the other party's strategies are within his expectations...
Guo Jia thought for a while and said, "I have heard rumors about this person...but this person mostly admires Hussar. It is said that the hilt of his sword is engraved with Hussar poems..."
"Oh...forget it..." Cao Cao waved his hand. He just made it up on the spur of the moment. He can't be bribed or framed, right? But if he has always been so loyal, then it doesn't matter whether he is bribed or framed.
It means a lot. However, Cao Cao still felt a little curious and asked: "Which poem is it?"
Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao and said, "It's the one where the Han'er should lift seven feet..."
"Well..." Cao Cao nodded, then smiled, said nothing more, and asked, "Has the vanguard arrived in Hangu?"
Dong Zhao replied, "We have received reports. The vanguard has arrived twenty miles east of Hangu Pass. We are making siege equipment and it will be ready in about three days."
Cao Cao frowned slightly, "Too slow! Order Zilian to advance another ten miles! We must complete the equipment as soon as possible and attack within three days! By the way, we can design it to lure the hussars to attack at night..."
Dong Zhao quickly responded to the order.
"Ming Gong, Hangu guard general Zhu Wenbo may not fall into the trap..." Guo Jia said.
Cao Cao smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt to try."
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When a large army marches, it is often impossible to cover it up.
Smoke and dust cover the sky and the sun, and in ancient times there was no haze to cover it. You can definitely see it from a height of more than ten miles away.
Hangu Pass itself is at a high position, and there is a sentry tower in front. In addition, Cao Jun had no intention of covering up and hiding when he came, so Zhu Ling knew the movements of Cao Jun very early.
At this time, another scout came hurriedly and reported loudly before Zhu Ling: "Report to the captain, Cao Jun is cutting down trees in the plains and is building siege equipment. There are many scouts of Cao Jun at the Danzishan intersection. Our
No one can seep through!』
Zhu Ling immediately looked at the sand tray on the table.
Linghuhua stood next to Zhu Ling, slightly nervous.
Linghu Hua is the son of Linghu Shao. He has been a counselor in the army for some time. Although he does not have any unique tricks in terms of intelligence, he can still handle ordinary things easily. And Hangu Pass obviously does not need a top expert.
A strategic counselor only needs an ordinary clerk.
Therefore, Linghu Hua quietly neither expressed his strategy nor disturbed Zhu Ling's thoughts. Instead, like Zhu Ling, he stood quietly on the sand table and watched.
"Old thief, so cunning..." Zhu Ling murmured, "Old thief is setting up a battle formation here in Danzi Mountain... The siege equipment from here can be transported to the river by crossing the Tanyuan ditch.
Use water power to reach the mouth of Hunxi and reach Hangu Pass! He is tempting me to attack! Damn it! Damn it!"
Zhu Ling slapped the table, causing the sand table to shake, and then quickly used his hands to support it.
"Captain, General Wei has told us..." Linghu Hua said in a deep voice, "We need to retreat in time and not waste the battle."
"I know..." Zhu Ling waved his hand in response, and then said, "Is there any way to make these Cao troops suffer without damaging our soldiers, and without destroying Han Gu's original plan?"
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"Captain..." Linghu Hua said, "Are you sure you knew it was a lure, or did you want to take a risk?"
Zhu Ling was silent for a while and nodded slowly.
Of course, it is undoubtedly the safest if not to attack, but if Cao Jun's forward cannot be put under enough pressure, then Cao Jun will not have too many men and horses to crowd up, and it will not be able to attract Cao Jun's generals, and it may even not be possible at all.
What great harm did Cao Jun cause?
Of course, the risk of attacking is also very high. After all, even Zhu Ling himself realized that Cao Jun deliberately deployed layers of defenses on Danzi Mountain. Even the concealed scouts could not penetrate. This means that Cao Jun had already been prepared, so
Either you have to force your way through, or you have to bypass Tanyuan Valley and not go through Danzi Mountain...
And Zhu Ling was almost certain that there must be an ambush by Cao Jun in Tanyuan Valley!
"No, we can't wait any longer..." Zhu Ling said in a deep voice, "Although it is safe to wait, but... but do nothing, just sit and wait... I seem to have a bad premonition..."
Linghuhua frowned and pondered for a long time, "Then... Lieutenant Commander, you and I might as well decide whether to attack or not first, and then review all the steps... This is what the 43rd issue of the Jiangwutangdi newspaper said
, after planning in the army, you should review it again and again, you can also review the past and learn the new..."
"Okay!" Zhu Ling returned to the sand table, "The first step is to resist the first wave of Cao's army's frontal attack, repel Cao's army at the foot of the pass, and sustain it for at least one day. This is a complete defense.
In a city battle, you only need a thousand soldiers to defend the city and a thousand auxiliary soldiers. Although the Han Valley is not as good as the Qin Han Valley, Cao's army cannot expand if there are too many."
Linghu Hua nodded and said, "In a day, if we start from Mao hour to Xu hour, we attack once every hour..."
"Why did Cao Jun set up more interceptions at Danzi Mountain? Why didn't he let our scouts cross the Danzi Mountain line?" Zhu Ling seemed to have thought of something, looking at the sand table with bright eyes, "The old thief... he is indeed an old thief...
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"This... Lieutenant, what are you..." Linghu Hua frowned and looked at Zhu Ling, wondering if Zhu Ling had too strong a stress response?
Zhu Ling traced his fingers on the sand table, "Look, Danzi Mountain, why is it called Danzi Mountain? Because there is only one road in this place, surrounded by smooth rock walls, like an egg... And Cao Jun is hiding behind Danzi Mountain, on one side
Cutting down the siege equipment and laying an ambush on Danzi Mountain and Tanyuan Ditch..."
Linghuhua stretched his neck and looked, feeling that he understood, but there seemed to be something he didn't understand.
"If I lead a sneak attack, the scouts will be intercepted outside Danzi Mountain, so I don't know exactly how Cao Jun arranged it..." Zhu Ling said slowly, but there was some excitement in his eyes, "Old thief.
Someone must be arranged to hide near Danzi Mountain and Tanyuan Valley. As long as Cao's army is attacked, Tanyuan Valley will be blocked immediately! Trap us on Danzi Mountain, gather together and destroy them!"
Linghu Hua nodded and said: "In that case, just defend the city. Just let Cao Jun wait overnight."
"No, no no!" Zhu Ling shook his head, "The old thief is cunning, right here. If his guess is correct, the old thief must have ordered Cao's soldiers to be divided into two groups, one group to rest early, and the other group to be on duty all night! If so
If we don’t make a sneak attack, we will give Cao Jun a good night’s sleep, and we will be the ones who get beaten! Whether it is the number of siege waves or the intensity of the siege, it will be greater than we originally expected!”
Linghuhua finally understood.
Camping in the wild may be a natural habit of human beings, but it will never be more comfortable than sleeping in a house, especially on the eve of a war. If it is disrupted by a night attack, then you will not be able to have a good night's rest!
If you can't get a good rest at night, you won't be able to fight with 100% of your energy during the day!
What about the other way around? If there is no disturbance at night, and you know that there are comrades around you who are on duty all night, can you relax psychologically and have a good rest? Then when you attack the city the next day, the pressure will naturally shift to Zhu.
Spirit here.
In order to cope with such pressure, Zhu Ling could either retreat early or increase his troops.
Retreating early will result in insufficient pressure on Cao's army and waste a lot of previous arrangements. Once more troops are added...
Everyone knows that a small boat is easy to turn around, but once the boat is big, it will be difficult to turn around!
"Old thief, you are indeed an old thief..." Zhu Ling smiled, seemingly not angry at being plotted by the other party, but rather more excited.
Linghuhua looked at Zhu Ling with some worry, "Colonel Lieutenant, you..."
"I have an idea... There is a sentence in the 52nd issue of Jiangwutangdi newspaper..."
Zhu Ling chuckled, like a fox holding a chicken in its mouth. She was happy in her heart, but she was holding back the corners of her mouth from splitting, fearing that the chicken would fall off.
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at night.
Many ropes hung quietly from Hangu Pass. Zhu Ling, with his own steps, quietly slipped down from the pass and hid in the shadow of the Loess Mountain Plateau.
Night attack is an old trick.
It's like teasing the vaginal foot. It works well at first, but then everyone becomes wary, especially when the masters compete with each other, and only then can they know whose aunt doesn't have an umbrella...
Zhu Ling was very familiar with the terrain around Hangu Pass, so he passed through the bushes, slid down the soil plateau using his hands and feet, then climbed up the opposite slope, and led his men to Cao Jun's camp.
The difficulty of night raids, on the one hand, is night blindness, which can be almost solved if nutrition keeps up, but on the other hand, it is elite, which is difficult to solve. Because in ancient times, it was basically impossible
There is a large force attacking at night. Once thousands of people take action, it can basically be called a force attack, and the movement cannot be concealed at all!
In ancient times, communication methods were backward, and there were no complete maps for reference. It was difficult to control the direction of the team during night marches, so it was very difficult to organize, so Zhu Ling could only do it by himself.
Zhu Ling did not carry a special long weapon, but carried a strange-shaped component on his back.
Not only Zhu Ling has such parts on his body, but other soldiers also carry similar items.
Although the war was about to come, Zhu Ling's heart was surprisingly calm. Maybe he just liked fighting. Maybe it was the feeling of the blade licking blood that not only did not scare him, but also made him inexplicably excited. But Zhu Ling didn't feel like fighting.
Gan Feng was easily taken advantage of, and fell into a crazy battle and lost his mind. He chose the path very carefully, hiding in the shadows as much as possible, and avoiding making any special noises.
Most of the belongings of Zhu Ling and his elite men were wrapped in rags and hay, and even their armors were replaced with leather armor in order to reduce movement. Of course, this also meant the protection of Zhu Ling and others.
The strength has dropped...
But this doesn't matter, because Zhu Ling's plan is not to actually rush into the enemy's formation and behead Cao's forward general.
Although it is indeed exciting to think about it this way, Zhu Ling is not stupid. He knew that Cao Jun was full of traps and ambushes and still rushed in...
Zhu Ling is a very goal-oriented person, otherwise he would have just laid down and surrendered to Taishi Ci. This time Wei Yan asked him to retreat directly, and Zhu Ling would rather take the risk and fight for a while, just for the sake of
Have higher merit!
Dots of firelight in the distance were swaying in the wind.
That was the bonfire of Cao Jun's camp.
Zhu Ling and the others walked through the sparse bushes lightly, looking across the ravine in the plateau to the other side.
Zhu Ling's eyes swept across Danzi Mountain opposite and the Tanyuan Valley at his feet.
Under the moonlight, both mountains and ravines appear blue-grey, with large and small shadows scattered among them. Especially in the flat ravines, there is almost no bright place, and it is impossible to directly see whether there are any
Cao Jun is hiding in it. Although he can't see it, Zhu Ling can conclude that there must be Cao Jun's soldiers and horses in the dark shadow in the distance of Tanyuan Valley!
"Colonel, it's not easy to get down from here..." Zhu Ling's personal guard said in a low voice.
Yes, although the bottom of Tanyuan Valley is flat, the plateaus on both sides are relatively high and the walls are straight. Except for one or two winding mountain roads, it is very difficult to climb directly up and down the plateaus on both sides.
Difficult thing. Even if you can slide down smoothly, it will be very difficult to climb up to the opposite plateau.
"We won't go there..." Zhu Ling smiled.
"Huh?" The guard didn't quite understand.
Don't want to go?
How can we attack Cao Jun if we don’t go there?
Zhu Ling waved his hand slightly, and the group retreated back into the bushes.
"Assemble it..." Zhu Ling took off the strange-shaped object from his back and handed it to the soldiers on the side.
The soldier took the components, retreated behind the bushes, unwrapped the components, and began to assemble them under the moonlight.
The sound of snapping together and tightening was heard, but it quickly dissipated in the night wind.
What the soldiers are assembling is the Dahuang Crossbow Kai.
This huge two-person crossbow, although Huang's workshop has improved it, is still extremely heavy and cannot be carried by one person.
Zhu Ling looked at the Cao Jun camp opposite and smiled softly, "As a general, you should know astronomy, geography, Qimen, Yin and Yang, Mingzhen diagram... Today I will teach the old thief a lesson..."
