"General, the thieves are coming to kill again!"
Hearing the faint cry of killing coming from outside the camp, Wang Ping, who had slept with his clothes on last night, showed no trace of panic on his face, but quickly turned over.
"Walk!"
The Han and Wei armies had been fighting for three days and four nights on the Dugu Road, the main road leading from Shangdang to Taiyuan.
In the shortest possible time, Wang Ping had people build some strongholds on the mountains on both sides of the road, which caused a lot of trouble to the Wei army.
But again, the Wei army arrived too quickly, and its strength far exceeded Wang Ping's expectations.
There were two thousand people guarding the top of the mountain. In the past few days, although the soldiers at each stronghold on the top of the mountain tried very tenaciously to hold the stronghold.
However, the Wei army that kept rushing up from the bottom of the mountain seemed endless, and the Han army was ultimately outnumbered.
After suffering heavy casualties, they had to gradually give up the pass and retreat to the mountain pass.
Wang Ping's base camp was built at the exit of Dagu, blocking the way the Wei army wanted to enter Taiyuan.
After losing the hills on both sides, this camp became Taiyuan's last barrier.
"Hey!"
"boom!"
"One, two!"
"boom!"
The Wei army, like ants, pushed their carts and large carts, constantly colliding and destroying the antlers on the outside of the camp.
"General?"
Seeing Wang Ping striding over, the soldiers guarding the outside of the camp seemed to have a backbone.
"How is it going?"
"Go back to General, there are more thieves than yesterday!"
The captain of the battalion said in a hurried tone: "And they made a surprise attack just after dawn."
"Huh?" Wang Ping raised his head and looked to the east. The sun was blocked by the mountains. Behind the mountains, only some golden light could be seen scattered in the sky.
In other words, the sun has not risen yet.
Wang Ping looked at the outside of the camp again. Some antlers had been knocked down, but his face did not change. Instead, he said calmly:
"The thief looks very anxious!"
Looking around at the soldiers with slightly worried expressions on their faces, Wang Ping laughed:
"The more anxious the thief is, the more it shows that time is on our side. The longer we defend, the better it will be for the battle!"
The commander's words calmed the soldiers' mood a little:
"General, what should we do?"
"Send my military order, the crossbowmen are ready!"
"General, the crossbowmen are already ready."
"That's good!"
After raising the telescope and looking at it for a while, Wang Ping put down the telescope and pointed in one direction: "There!"
"Here!"
Wei Jun, who had just knocked over an antler, was excited and wanted to rush in.
Suddenly, he was hit hard by arrows like a rainstorm!
"ah!"
"pain!"
"楯,大楥,hurry!"
A soldier turned his head, waved his weapon, and shouted loudly to the rear.
Unexpectedly, this action exposed his identity, and several heavy arrows flew towards him from different directions!
Even though he was wearing armor, there were still two arrows specially made for breaking through the armor.
Fortunately, because of the protection of the armor, the arrows could not cause fatal damage.
But before the soldier's feeling of rejoicing had faded away, an arrow with an extremely tricky angle had already gone straight to his unprotected neck.
In an instant, a cloud of blood mist burst out from his neck, and an arrow emerged from the other side of his neck.
Uncle Zub subconsciously covered his wound and tried to use his last strength to turn his head to see clearly the direction in which the arrow was flying.
Unfortunately, his body fell softly involuntarily.
The last thing that caught his eye was half of the red sun on the top of the mountain...
Seeing that the Wei thief who was the first to lead people into the antlers was shot down with an arrow, a leader of the Han army patted the crossbowman beside him vigorously:
"Okay!"
The soldiers carrying heavy crossbows in both hands have obvious differences from the Han people in appearance. They have beards all over their faces and they seem to be in their forties.
But the team leader knew that this soldier of barbarian origin was a young man, only twenty-six years old.
The eyes of the young Hu soldier were shining with excitement:
"Team rate, can this be counted as military merit?"
The Chinese language seems to have a mutton smell, but it is still fluent.
Hearing this, the team leader smiled softly, then looked at the Wei army that was still pouring in, and his expression became a little solemn:
"Forget it, of course, but we have to defeat the traitor army first. If we cannot defeat the traitor army, we will be considered defeated."
He then looked at the young Hu soldiers and said, "How can a defeated army have any military merits? You think so?"
The young soldier of the Hu people also cast his eyes on the Wei thief in front, nodded solemnly, gritted his teeth, and re-strung the arrow.
My eldest son is already four and a half years old and almost five years old.
According to Pingcheng's rules, you can go to school at the age of six.
But for Hu children, if they want to enter a school, it does not mean that they can just do so if they want to.
Either enter the workshop and then register through the workshop.
But how easy is it to get registered?
You have to wait at least five years.
After five years, you must meet the naturalization requirements before you can apply.
But how long did it take for the Han Dynasty to open a workshop in Pingcheng after regaining Pingcheng?
I simply can't wait.
Of course, there is no way to shorten the deadline.
Needless to say, Hu Nu married a Han border soldier.
Hu'er joined the Han army and achieved military merit. As long as his military merit was sufficient, he could also be naturalized directly.
Depending on the level of military merit, it is possible to recommend one, two, three or four children to school - if they have made great achievements, there is no problem in five, six, seven or eight.
In troubled times, military merit is the most important, and it is also the fastest shortcut to transcend social classes.
Not only the Hu soldiers thought so, but the Han soldiers also thought so.
"kill!"
After the rain of arrows, the Han army's defenders quickly appeared in front of the Wei army who broke into Lujiao.
The armor of the Han defenders had long been stained with blood, and their swords, spears, and halberds no longer shined, but they were still extremely sharp.
Dahan has been replacing third-generation standard weapons in the army in recent years, and it has played an extremely important role at this time.
If it had been in the past, the weapons would have started to curl up during the high-intensity fighting in the past few days, and their lethality would have declined.
"The thieves' morale hasn't dropped yet!"
Standing on the high slope behind the army, I watched the Wei army who had grabbed the antlers be pushed back by the Han army again.
Sima Yi, a wily and scheming man, couldn't help showing a look of amazement on his face:
"The Western thieves have so many elite soldiers!"
After marveling, he frowned again, his expression becoming more solemn.
The stronger the enemy is, the less good news it is for your side.
After several years of planning, Sima Yi finally found out that Taiyuan was empty of troops.
Therefore, after entering Huguan, he did not lead his troops southward, passed through Changzi, captured Gaoping Pass, and cut off Wei Yan's retreat.
First, because Wei Yan was a strong general among the Western bandits and had led the army for a long time. If the bandits were forced to defend Gaoping Pass, he might not be able to capture it in a short time.
The second reason is that compared to Gaopingguan, Taiyuan County, which is easily accessible, is far more important.
After taking Taiyuan, send the army southward and block the Guanjuejin Valley, making it difficult for the Western bandits to take a step northward.
And since Shangdang has his eldest son as a barrier, there is nothing to worry about.
This can be said to abandon the small and take the big.
I just didn't expect that Taiyuan, which was obviously empty of troops, would come out of nowhere and such an elite army could actually block 30,000 of its own with thousands of troops.
"There are so many thieves and powerful generals!"
Sima Yi listened to the sound of gold being thrown from his side and ordered:
"Go, send someone to ask who the other party's general is."
"Here."
Seeing that the Wei thieves retreated again, they did not immediately organize a second wave of attacks. Instead, they sent people to question themselves.
Wang Ping laughed, pretending to be relaxed and said to his left and right:
"The thief and I have been fighting each other for several days. Only then did the thief remember to ask for my name. It seems he has tasted our power!"
Having lost the dangerous hills on both sides of the valley, the bandits cleared the obstacles around the main stronghold.
Now only the last ditch and antlers of the main village remain.
If we can't hold on today, I'm afraid we will have to rely on the fence of the camp tomorrow.
It is certainly impossible to say that the soldiers did not have any fear in their hearts.
But seeing the Lord General so relaxed and carefree, they couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The laughter diluted the solemnity above the camp.
After laughing, Wang Ping looked around and asked:
"Who dares to go to the bandit camp for me?"
"I will go there eventually!"
"The general will also be willing to go!"
"Judging from this, the warriors in the army are all strong!" Wang Ping saw everyone's enthusiasm and said with a smile, "There may still be a big battle in the next few days. Why don't you guys take the opportunity to rest and make new achievements?"
He casually pointed at a certain guard: "Go and tell Sima Yi that the people standing in front of him are the Han Xianbei Colonel, Dian Army General Wang Ping, and all the Han generals!"
"Here!"
After giving the order, Wang Ping took the time to arrange the defense.
After the generals received military orders and left, Wang Ping's face became a little heavy:
It turned out that Sima Yi personally led the army. No wonder the bandit army attacked and looted so fiercely.
Then he was shocked again: Sima Yi is here, so I have to send someone to report it as soon as possible!
…
"Wang Ping?" Sima Yi was rewarded. He stroked his beard and took two steps back and forth, then repeated, "Wang Zijun?"
"This person's name seems familiar, but why can't I remember it?"
Sima Yi thought to himself that he could remember all the generals who were somewhat famous in the Han army.
Could it be said that this Wang Ping has no reputation among the Han army?
But that’s not right either!
Otherwise, why would this name sound familiar?
Sima Yi came back and took two more steps.
From Feng Mingwen and Wei Wenchang down to the generals of the Han army, Sima Yi went through everything he could think of in detail.
"Hi!"
Sima Yi seemed to have finally thought of something and slapped his thigh suddenly, "No wonder, no wonder!"
After slapping his thigh, Sima Yi hit him with a fist again, with a look of regret on his face:
"No wonder Fenglin Huoshan is as difficult to understand as the underworld, and as difficult to understand as the underworld!"
According to legend, Feng Yong had four generals under his command: Feng Linhuo.
The wind general Guan Suo, the forest general Zhang Ni, and the fire general Zhao Guang.
As for the one who is as motionless as a mountain, there are different opinions and no one knows its name.
Unexpectedly, Feng Yong actually arranged him here!
It can't be wrong, it can't be wrong, it definitely can't be wrong.
At this time, Sima Yi had completely remembered when he had heard of Wang Ping's name.
During those years when he guarded Guanzhong, Longguan, the most important pass from Guanzhong to Longyou, was guarded by Wang Ping.
At that time, Sima Yi sent many scouts to inspect various roads in Longshan.
The area around Longguan was well laid out and heavily fortified, from which we can see Wang Ping's defensive capabilities.
During the Battle of Longyou, the attention of the world was captured by the Battle of Jieting.
But they ignored that at the most urgent and critical moment, Feng Yong completely handed over his escape route into the hands of the unknown Wang Ping.
In other words, from the time of the First Battle of Longyou, Wang Ping defended Longguan for seven or eight years.
If Wang Ping had not won the trust of Feng Mingwen, how could he have guarded Longguan for so long without having much military exploits?
"No wonder I thought he sounded familiar, but I couldn't remember who he was."
Sima Yi sighed:
"You're careless, you're so careless! Feng Mingwen is far-sighted and well-deserved."
Feng Mingwen is a famous general in the world, how can he not see that Taiyuan has a military shortage?
As the Central Protector of the Han Kingdom, he had the power to oversee the internal and external military affairs. How could he be indifferent to this?
Therefore, the most reasonable explanation is that Wang Ping was simply a secret move arranged by Feng Mingwen in Bingzhou.
“Good layout, really good layout!”
Sima Yi thought about this joint and couldn't help but said bitterly.
Putting the unknown Wang Ping in Bingzhou can not only avoid attracting attention, but also achieve the unexpected effect of being prepared for emergencies.
Unexpectedly, I became the effect!
Sima Yi raised his eyes and looked at the Han army camp not far away, with a cold light shining in his eyes:
"Immovable as a mountain? I want to see how long you can stay still!"
"Come on, beat the drums and march!"
…
Just when Wang Ping, with only 3,000 people left, was in the most dangerous moment, Guan Suo, the Zhendong general who had already crossed the river, was in the Hedong Prefecture, staring at the map in a daze.
"General, Governor Jiang is here."
"Let him in."
"Here."
Jiang Bin, the governor of Hedong, son of Jiang Wan, entered the house and saluted General Guan:
"Your Majesty pays homage to General Zhendong."
"Jiang Mansion, there is no need to be polite, please sit down."
General Zhendong turned around, sat back on his chair, and asked:
"How is the matter of raising food and grass in Hedong these days?"
Jiang Bin replied:
"Reporting to General Zhendong, since General Zhendong came from Chang'an, all the aristocratic families in Hedong have been very enthusiastic when they heard that the Joint Reserve Bureau wants to increase seats."
"In just a few days, the Prefect's Mansion has recorded a lot of accounts. Does General Zhendong want to review them?"
General Guan shook his head:
"The war in Shangdang is extremely urgent. If raising food and fodder is not related to the actions behind the army, how would I be in the mood to stay here for such a long time?"
"Now that the matter of grain and grass in Hedong has come to light, naturally I can't stay here any longer. I will set off immediately today to hear the news."
I heard that it was the place where the Southern Army led by Zhang Bao was stationed.
Zhang Bao, who had learned early that General Guan had arrived in Hedong, heard that General Guan had arrived and quickly came out of the military camp to greet him:
"The last general Zhang, cough, Zhang..."
"The military situation is urgent, General Zhang does not need to be polite."
General Zhendong hurriedly walked into the military camp.
Zhang Bao smiled bitterly and quickly followed.
After entering the commander's tent and seeing no one else, General Zhendong softened his expression:
"Brother Zhang family, how is the military situation?"
Zhang Bao shook his head, looking a little sad:
"The bandit army on Zhiguan Road was led by Jiang Ji himself and has never retreated, so I dare not relax."
Zhang Bao sighed with a bitter look on his face:
"Although there was an urgent message from the Shangdang, I did not dare to divide our troops to go to the rescue."
"Brother's approach is right." General Zhendong nodded, his eyes falling on the map on the handsome account table, "It would be better to lose Shangdang than lose Hedong."
She sighed:
"When setting off from Chang'an, I have been thinking about a question: should I go directly from Hedong to Gaopingguan, or from Guanjue Valley to Taiyuan?"
Now that most of Shangdang has been lost, if Gaoping is lost again, the entrance to Shangdang from Hedong will be completely blocked.
However, if the thieves learn that the reinforcements have arrived at Gaoping Pass, guard the eldest son closely, and take the opportunity to move the main force north to capture Taiyuan, Bingzhou will be in danger.
At that time, the reinforcements will have to turn back from Gaoping Pass and head to Taiyuan via Guanjue Valley.
Sima Yi's sudden sneak attack, according to the fact that the party could advance, attack, retreat or defend, really made it difficult for the big man to take care of both ends in a hurry!