Chapter 648: Can’t afford to pick it up and can’t let it go
Zhang Yang came back from inspecting the soldiers in the front camp and sat in the big tent feeling a little depressed.
After being unable to attack Huguan for a long time, they had no choice but to retreat here with their soldiers and confront Wen Hao at Huguan.
There are not enough soldiers, so if they attack by force, they may play into Wen Hao's hands.
Although Hu Pass is not as majestic as Hangu Pass and Hulao Pass, it cannot be conquered by Zhang Yang's three or four thousand soldiers.
Zhang Yang looked through the account books sent by the baggage camp on the table, then sighed slightly and put the bamboo slips recording the provisions back on the table.
Now Zhang Yang has a deep understanding of what it means to sit back and eat nothing.
Some time ago, we searched the area south of Huguan and north of Hanoi, and finally managed to collect some military rations. However, now that Huguan is not available, and the mouths of the soldiers cannot be said to be closed, they should eat.
We still had to eat, so the food and grass were gradually consumed...
According to the current speed, Zhang Yang calculated that it would be supported for about another month at most...
And within a month, can I win the Hu Pass?
Are you still shameless and asking Yuan Cheqi for some food?
Or should we take our troops and go to the south to find some powerful people in the countryside and get them some support?
Zhang Yang thought about it, somewhat undecided.
In the early years of Zhongping, Zhang Yang ran to Wuyuan. Before that, he was just a prodigal in the family. He was idle, but because the living conditions were not bad, he was strong and had a lot of strength.
In Bingzhou, the martial arts style is particularly strong. Many times when reasoning does not make sense, it can be solved by talking with fists. I am used to using my hands and feet, and sometimes I am too lazy to use my brain. Zhang Yang accidentally lost the strength of his hands and feet during a reasoning process.
It was a little bigger, so I had to run to the side.
In the fourth year of Zhongping, Zhang Yang met Ding Yuan, the governor, and officially became a military servant in Bingzhou.
Because he had read some books, it was easier for him to handle some affairs. Soon, Zhang Yang gained Ding Yuan's attention and began to do some more critical work.
In the sixth year of Zhongping, Zhang Yang returned to Heluo area from Bingzhou with Ding Yuan.
General He Jin hesitated, and the plan he had prepared to deal with the eunuchs was postponed. He Jin felt that most of the troops in Luoyang City were inextricably linked to the eunuchs, and he planned to build an army that was completely loyal to him.
The army therefore dispatched Bao Xin and Zhang Yang to recruit troops separately.
But he never thought that after leaving Luoyang, Zhang Yang would never be able to go back again, until now.
Zhang Yang believes that if Ding Yuan is a good person, then Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu who killed Ding Yuan are bad people, and Yuan Shao, who fought against Dong Zhuo under the banner of a banner, is naturally a good person.
Therefore, Zhang Yang took the initiative to contact Yuan Shao, and when he was assigned by Yuan Shao to attack Shangdang, he carried it out without hesitation...
However, Shangdang is not so easy for Zhang Yang to succeed.
Huguan, also known as Guokou, is named because its two peaks stand between each other and are hollow in the middle, as strong as the mouth of a pot.
In the Huguan area, the mountains are made of hard rocks, and they are very large. They go straight up and down, making it impossible to climb over. Therefore, the only way to pass through the Huguan is through the mouth of the Huguan, which is an important reason why Zhang Yang was unable to conquer it for a long time.
It is not impossible to take a detour, but it will take a detour from Hukou, then around the Taihang Mountain Trail, and finally back through the Jingjing Trail. This is a mountainous journey through mountains and ridges, and it will definitely take less than three or four months to complete, so it is still possible.
It's better to stay here.
What's more, after passing Hukou Pass, there are no important passes and you can directly enter the Shangdang area.
Shangdang is known as the backbone of the Jin Dynasty. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. During the Warring States Period, Shangdang became famous all over the world because of Bai Qi and Lianpo Zhao Kuo. At the earliest, Shangdang was a tentacle extended by South Korea, but when the Qin Dynasty
When the country was conquering Shangdang, Feng Ting, the governor of Shangdang County in South Korea, was unwilling to surrender to Qin, so he took the initiative to present the history of Shangdang to Zhao State and was named Huayang Lord. Lian Po, a famous general of Zhao State, stationed troops in Shangdang and built a fortress.
He guarded the three key roads and held a stalemate with the Qin army for three years.
Qin was unable to attack for a long time, so it had no choice but to use strategies outside the battlefield. Fan Ju used counterintuitive tactics to induce King Zhao Xiaocheng to replace Zhao Kuo, who did not know how to fight, as general. The arrogant Zhao Kuo changed Lian Po's tactics and led his army to attack blindly. As a result,
Falling into Bai Qi's tactics of luring the enemy, Bai Qi sent cavalry to cut off the enemy's retreat and cut off the army's food supply. Zhao Kuo organized several breakout operations, but they were all defeated. Even he himself was under the Qin army's crossbows.
After his death, Zhao State was devastated by the war and never had the strength to compete with Qin State.
From this we can see how important the Hu Pass is.
Now Zhang Yang is stuck here, unable to move forward, and retreating without knowing where to go, which is indeed a bit embarrassing.
But it's not a big problem.
Zhang Yang knew clearly that Wen Hao, the governor of Shangdang, was old and in poor health. Recently, he heard that his food intake had dropped sharply and that he was not going to die soon. Therefore, many squires and right-wing officials from Shangdang secretly sent people to contact him and secretly contacted him.
Yue Yue expressed that he was currently hostile to Zhang Yang, but he was coerced by Shangdang Governor Wen Hao and had no choice but to do so. As long as Wen Hao died, he would definitely welcome Zhang Yang and would not disobey Yuan Cheqi's actions.
Therefore, Shangdang will eventually belong to you, it's just a matter of time.
This is also the reason why Zhang Yang is stationed here.
But, having said that, if the old thing keeps dragging him, wouldn’t he be wasting his time here too?
If only I had more soldiers...
Damn it, damn Lu Bu! Thinking of this, Zhang Yang couldn't help but cursed.
If it weren't for Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo wouldn't have killed Ding Yuan so easily, and he wouldn't be in this situation now.
If it hadn't been for Lu Bu, all the soldiers sent to support the Wei clan in Hedong would not have been lost, leading to the current embarrassment in the number of soldiers under his command!
However, Zhang Yang could only grit his teeth. If he and Lu Bu were to confront each other directly, Zhang Yang still didn't have the courage. Who in Bingzhou didn't know how powerful the flying general Lu Bu was? He could lead his cavalry to kill among the cavalry.
It's not that easy to deal with the guy who is like a no-man's land...
Besides, I don't have enough troops now, and I don't have many war horses. Even if I want to fight, I can't do anything with the windy cavalry.
Suddenly a soldier came to report that he had spotted a group of soldiers coming from the west, mostly cavalry, but the number of them was unclear...
"Cavalry?! Coming from the west?" Zhang Yang thought as he led the scouts to inquire, "To the west is Hedong County. Who would come from Hedong County? They are all cavalry again? Could it be that damn Lu Bu is coming again?
Already?!"
Zhang Yang immediately ordered the entire army to be on alert, but soon the second wave of scouts came back and reported that they were not Han troops, but Hu people, and their banner was the Chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu...
"Barbarians?" Zhang Yang was slightly relieved when he heard that it was not Lu Bu, but weren't the Southern Huns in the North? How could they suddenly appear here?
