"The only option is to retreat to the area around Qishan City and Mumen."
Zhao Guang said without hesitation, "If these three areas are not conquered, Longyou will not be safe. The army will not be able to go north, so we can only retreat."
Feng Yong was startled and thought, isn't that the time in the original history when the old demon Zhuge ambushed Zhang He in the wooden gate during his fourth northern expedition, and someone shot Zhang He in the knee?
"What if we go to Xi County and Jicheng?"
"Then you can try Blocking Street Pavilion and Longdi."
Zhao Guang clicked on Shanggui and said, "If it is Shanggui but not down, to the east is Linwei County, the seat of Guangwei County. The two can echo each other."
"In addition, from Linwei to Chencang, there is the Longshan Trail formed by the Wei River. It is impossible for a large army to move, but it is still possible to send two to three thousand elite troops."
"As a result, there is a threat to the east side of the army, so we must be careful. If you want to annihilate the enemy who comes to help, fighting at the street pavilion is the best choice."
"Why?"
Feng Yong asked.
"Because it not only has a favorable geographical location, but also it is easy for large armies to gather from Lueyang."
Holy shit!
You know this? Yes!
Feng Yong glanced sideways at Zhao Guang.
However, Zhao Guang did not notice Feng Yong's eyes. He only saw him inserting small wooden sticks representing Cao Wei in Shanggui and Pingxiang in Guangwei County.
The pincer attack formed by Cao Wei's east and west sides facing Xi County, Ji County, Lueyang, and Jieting was immediately highlighted.
Judging from the sand table, with the Northern Expeditionary Army posing threats on both the east and west sides, Street Pavilion is indeed the most suitable place for a decisive battle. It is also the place where the Northern Expeditionary Army can support the ultimate decisive battle.
Feng Yong looked at the sand table and thought to himself, if the first Northern Expedition was really based on the original history, could the street pavilion be the decisive battle place planned by the old demon Zhuge a long time ago?
"If you want to fight Cao Cao in the street pavilion, you must know the terrain of the street pavilion."
Zhao Guang is unreliable in other aspects, but when it comes to marching and fighting, he is quite good.
Taking advantage of Feng Yong's hint, in the past two years, he even disguised himself as a businessman and visited Qishan Mountain in order to turn Longyou into a sand table.
The reason why Qishan City was captured so quickly this time was because he provided extremely detailed topographic maps.
Otherwise, it would be very difficult to capture Qishan City even if the Han dynasty came all the way and the siege equipment could not be transported in time.
"If you want to control the Long Avenue, you must first guard Longdi on the east side of Longshan Mountain, and secondly guard the street pavilions on the west side of Longshan Mountain."
"There is a spring in the Jieting city that can be used by the army. There is a river next to it. It is surrounded by flat land. It is nearly ten miles wide from north to south and about thirty miles long from east to west. The city stands on the Long Avenue, which is a choke point for military strategists.
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"In order to prevent someone from using this place to cut off the connection between Guanzhong and Longyou, Cao Cao destroyed the city, so now the city is in a state of ruin."
"However, although the small city is in ruins, if it is repaired, it can still be used as a large army camp to hold a stalemate with Cao's thieves. Moreover, the open area here is an excellent place for the two armies to meet."
"Moreover, there is Lueyang behind the street pavilion as a support, but the Cao thieves want to cross Longshan. As long as the stalemate continues, they will definitely suffer losses. The only thing to worry about is to guard against the Cao thieves on both sides of the east and west."
Many people in later generations said that the terrain of the street pavilion was dangerous, but in fact that was simply nonsense.
There are indeed mountains on the north and south sides of Jieting, but the valley is actually an open area covering an area of dozens of square kilometers, suitable for the armies of both sides to set up a battle formation.
The small town of Jieting is right in the middle of this open area. It is absolutely impossible to get around it.
Obviously, according to this situation, Zhuge Lao Yao was going to have a real man's contest with Zhang He in the original history, and go head-to-head.
It's a pity that Ma Dazui actually made his own decision and ran up the mountain to get out of the way.
The Han army failed to set up camp on the Guanlong Avenue, the front army was defeated again, and both wings were threatened, making it impossible to compete with the Wei army.
Therefore, Old Demon Zhuge had obviously led his army to the vicinity of the street pavilion, but as soon as he heard about the battle ahead, he simply turned around and left without any delay - because there was nothing he could do.
The only thing that puzzled Feng Yong was why did Zhuge Lao Yao think he could defeat Zhang He in the street pavilion?
If the two armies were entangled in the street pavilion for several months, what if the flanks on both sides of the Han army's rear path changed?
This is not impossible. Just look at the Battle of Hanzhong, which lasted two years.
"Tell me, if the army and Cao's thieves meet at the street pavilion, how should they defeat Cao's thieves?"
Feng Yong finally couldn't help but asked.
Several people looked at each other in confusion, Wang Ping was the oldest, and finally he spoke to advise, "General, this battle formation is changing rapidly. I have heard that there is a good time, place, and people, and so on. According to my own experience,
As you can see, victory or defeat cannot be decided without being in front of the battle in person."
"Now that I am assuming here, I can only do my best not to be taken advantage of by Cao's thieves. As for how to defeat Cao's thieves, we still have to rely on opportunities in front of the formation."
After hearing this, Feng Yong said apologetically, "I was too persistent."
As he spoke, he smiled gratefully at Wang Ping, who suddenly understood, "In the past, the Prime Minister once said to me, first be invincible, and then wait for the enemy to be victorious; invincibility lies in oneself, and victory lies in the enemy. Today, I have received the words of General Wang.
, only then did I wake up.”
Wang Ping smiled awkwardly and thought to himself that I am illiterate. What I just said is just my own personal experience. How can I know the meaning of what the Prime Minister taught Feng Langjun?
"What about Longdi?"
Feng Yong asked again.
"Longdi's words..."
Zhao Guang showed hesitation on his face, "It's hard to say. After all, Longdi is a pass. If we want to defend Longdi, we not only have to rush across Longshan, but we also have to seize the pass before Cao's thieves come to help."
"The most suitable people to take on this important task are the Nanxiang soldiers." Zhao Guang looked at Feng Yong, "It's just that the number of Nanxiang soldiers now is only 1,500 at most..."
Feng Yong took 600 men from Nanxiang and went to Yuexun. When he returned to Hanzhong, he took away all the soldiers who had been trained in Nanxiang in the past two years, and finally gathered 1,500 men.
If we use these 1,500 men to attack the Longshan Pass, we don't have to say whether we can capture it or not. Even if we can capture it, there probably won't be many of them.
Several years of hard work, all in vain.
But Zhao Guang didn't tell the truth, so Feng Yong asked solemnly, "You haven't done anything in the past two years?"
"I did it... I did it, but I always feel that there is something missing compared to the soldiers from Nanxiang." Zhao Guang stammered, "No matter how hard I practice, I can't compare to the soldiers from Nanxiang."
Nonsense, how can soldiers without spiritual beliefs be compared with Nanxiang soldiers? Nanxiang’s spiritual indoctrination in recent years is not fake.
Feng Yong was too lazy to explain to him.
His eyes kept scanning back and forth between Longdi and the street pavilion, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Brother, whether you are going to Jieting or Longdi, you must pass through Ji County. Now there are people from all the counties in Tianshui going, but no one has gone to Ji County yet. It is time for us to put our best foot forward."
Zhao Guang waited for a long time, but did not see Feng Yong speak. Finally he couldn't help but come over and said, "The only people the Prime Minister can use now are me, but I don't know what happened to my brother and the Prime Minister?"
"No, before I said anything, the Prime Minister called me back and asked me to study hard and keep an eye on the army's food supply."
Feng Yong shook his head.
"ah?"
Zhao Guang originally thought that this matter was a sure thing, but when he got this answer, he was dumbfounded.
Just when the city of Qishan was broken and the Northern Expedition army broke through, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty personally led the army to attack Xi County and sent Wu Yi to lead the army to Shanggui. Jiang Wei, who joined the army in Tianshui County, led his men to follow Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui.
Keep chasing.
"Hurry up!"
Ma Zun hugged the horse's neck and looked back, fearing that Jiang Wei and others might suddenly appear, so he urged desperately.
At the same time, I was cursing in my heart: Could this Jiang Boyue really want to kill me? Otherwise, for more than three hundred miles from Luomen to Shanggui, why would he be holding on to me day and night?
"Mingfu, Shanggui City has arrived!"
Suddenly, someone shouted in surprise.
Upon hearing this, Ma Zun quickly turned his head and looked forward, and saw the tall city wall of Shanggui City appearing in front of him.
He was overjoyed at the moment and whipped the horse several times with his whip. Regardless of the fact that the horse was foaming at the mouth, he forced the horse to speed up and rush forward again.
Guo Huai hurriedly hurried, and not long after he returned to Shanggui City, he heard that someone under his command came to report that someone under the city claimed to be the prefect of Tianshui and wanted to enter the city.
Guo Huai was surprised. Before he left, he clearly ordered the prefect of Tianshui to guard Jicheng. How could he follow him to Shanggui?
With this thought in mind, when I walked to the top of the city, I saw a group of people at the bottom of the city. The leader was Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui.
Guo Huai was shocked and thought something serious had happened, so he quickly ordered the city gate to be opened.
When Ma Zun saw the city gate finally opened, he seemed to see hope of survival. He ran over and saw Guo Huai greeting him in the city cave. He stumbled up and hugged Guo Huai's leg.
, cried and said, "It's not good, Governor!"
"What happened?"
Guo Huai saw Ma Zun's body and face covered with dust. It was obvious that he was rushing here desperately, so he quickly helped him up and asked.
"The big families in Jicheng have secretly had contacts with the Shu captives for a long time. Jiang Wei and others who joined the army have already surrendered to the Shu captives. Not only are they preparing to sacrifice the city, but they are also chasing the official all the way to kill him."
Ma Zun's tears were streaming down his face, and his face was so colorful that it made people look extremely pitiful.
After hearing this, Guo Huai's first feeling was to kick this useless trash away!
You are the prefect of Tianshui!
The Shu captives have not yet passed through Xi County, but the city of Jicheng behind them has been lost? What's the use of you, the governor of Tianshui?
"Come here! Close the city gate first!"
Guo Huai looked at the deserted city outside and felt that Shu captives would appear at any time, so he immediately gave the order.
The moat bridge was gradually raised, and the city gates began to creak shut.
At this moment, smoke and dust were seen flying in the distance again.
"Wait a moment, don't close the city gate!"
When Jiang Wei saw this scene, he became anxious and shouted loudly.
Unfortunately, the distance was too far and it was impossible for people in the city to hear what he said.
By the time he rushed to the city gate, the gate of Shanggui City was already closed.
Not only that, an arrow was shot down from the top of the city and nailed directly in front. At the same time, someone on the city shouted, "Who is under the city?"
Jiang Wei had no choice but to stop and replied loudly, "A certain Jiang Wei joined the army from Tianshui and followed the prefect of Tianshui all the way."
At this time, I saw a human head sticking out from the top of the city. It was Ma Zun. His face was dirty and messy, but he was extremely proud.
"Jiang Boyue, don't deceive me anymore! Now the Shu army is about to attack Gui City. Do you think we don't know? What you are doing is just pretending to be the front army of the Shu army and trying to deceive the city gate!"
When Jiang Wei heard this, he was shocked and said, "Why did the Ming Dynasty say this? I followed the Ming Dynasty all the way, and I have never seen any large army of Shu captives."
Ma Zun laughed loudly and said, "Don't try to lie to me. Shanggui just got the news yesterday and knew that the false Prime Minister of Shu has sent a large army to come. You came here in such a hurry, but you just want to trick people into the city and act as internal agents."
That’s all. It’s a pity that you thought you were acting secretly, but you never thought you’d already been discovered.”
Jiang Wei, who was under the city, was very anxious when he heard this. "The governor came all the way, and I followed him all the way. Has there ever been any attempt to surrender the Shu captives? If the Ming Dynasty doesn't believe it, we can take off our weapons before entering the city."
Unfortunately, the people in the city seemed to have concluded that they were collaborating with the enemy. No matter how he explained, Shanggui City remained unmoved.
In the end, even Guo Huai came forward and said loudly, "Jiang Boyue, now the Shu captives will arrive at any time. As a soldier, your top priority is to return to Jicheng as soon as possible and defend the city instead of coming to Gui."
When Jiang Wei heard this, he knew that he could not enter the city. He sighed and had to lead his people back the way they came.
A few days later, when they arrived at the foot of Jicheng City, they met a group of people who had separated.
"Why don't you go into the city?"
Jiang Wei was surprised and asked Liang Qian, Liang Xu's younger brother.
Liang Qian smiled bitterly and pointed at Jicheng, "We won't be allowed in."
"Why?"
Jiang Wei was shocked. Among his group, the bookkeeper and bookkeeper were all officials from the county. Why couldn't he enter Jicheng?
"It said that the situation outside is unknown now, and you are not allowed to enter or exit at will."
When Jiang Wei heard this, he became very angry.
Shanggui suspected that he had surrendered to the enemy and asked him to come back and defend Jicheng to clarify his ambition.
Now that Jicheng said that the situation outside was unclear and would not allow him to enter the city, what should he do?
Thinking of this, Jiang Wei walked to the bottom of the city and shouted loudly, "I am Jiang Wei. I am joining the army in Tianshui. I am guarding the city. Open the door to me quickly."
I could only hear someone shouting from above, "May I ask Jiang Canjun, where are Governor Ma and Governor Guo?"
"Prefect Ma and Governor Guo went to Shanggui and ordered us to guard Jicheng when they came back."
Jiang Wei explained.
"Jiang joined the army with the prefect and the governor left the city. Now that the prefect and the governor are gone, you lead your people back to defend the city privately? This is not appropriate. The situation outside the city is unknown, so I dare not open the city gate without permission. Since Governor Ma and Governor Guo
They all went to Shanggui, why don't Ma join the army and go to Shanggui with them?"
When Jiang Wei heard this, he almost vomited blood!
"I just came back from Shanggui."
"There is no need to worry about Jicheng. Jiang Canjun should return to Shanggui first, and then return after the Shu captives are gone."
"I'll fuck your mother!"
Even clay figurines have three-thirds of earth nature. Jiang Wei, who had been reading scriptures for a long time, finally couldn't hold back the anger in his heart and cursed loudly.
I dare you to kick me back and forth in Cuju?
"My grandmother is in the city, so there is no need for Jiang Canjun to worry. But your grandmother is separated from Jiang Canjun inside and outside. Please respect yourself!"
Jiang Wei was shocked and frightened when he heard this. He lost his father when he was young, and it was his old mother who raised him. The other party used the old mother to threaten him, so he did not dare to say anything rude again.
Now I was running around in a panic outside the city.