From the outer east of Linjiang, the Yangtze River and the mountains and hills cooperate with each other to form many places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Especially in the Wuxian area. The mountains in Shu suddenly turned sharply and quickly transitioned to the plains, and the mountains also suddenly changed.
Minus, the majestic mountains were suddenly broken, and even the roads were almost broken in some places. The water flow followed the mountain, and the mountain suddenly changed, and the water naturally surged. The Yangtze River has fast currents and jagged rocks.
There are two dangerous places here. One is Kui Pass, which is located between two mountains, cutting off the dry road to Sichuan. The other is Wu Gorge, which has rapid currents and is covered with reefs, making it difficult for ordinary ships to pass through.
Further forward, there are three fortresses: Baidi, Zigui, and Yiling. Each of them can be garrisoned to defend and resist attacks. Especially the last Yiling, which is the boundary between the plateau and the plain. The ancients said: Water
The terrain is flat here, and the mountains are mausoleum here, so this place is called Yiling. Although the terrain of Yiling is not as steep as Wu County, it is the first line of defense when entering Yizhou.
Guan Yu received a letter from Zhuge Liang about guarding against Long Fei's attack, but he read it and threw it aside. Guan Ping hurriedly picked it up and said, "Father, please report back. Long Fei is preparing military horses and will attack soon. Why did my father say anything to the military advisor?"
Don’t you even read your letters?”
Guan Yu glanced at Guan Ping: "My father always only watches the battle situation and is never manipulated by anyone. Although Zhuge Liang is wise, he is not on the front line. It is difficult to understand Long Fei's plan. After seeing his orders, he is helpless!"
Guan Ping nodded repeatedly: "Does father have any countermeasures?"
Guan Yu smiled and said: "Yiling to Kuiguan is a dangerous place. Long Fei's wish to advance by water is a fool's errand. As long as we send large armies to stop them, if we can't reach Kuiquan, Long Fei's 100,000 troops will be gone!"
"Then let's do it now!" Guan Ping looked excited. Guan Yu nodded with a smile.
Long Fei's army set out from Xiangyang and was divided into three steps: front, middle and back. The vanguard general Long Fei kissed Hua Xiong, and his deputy was Zhang He. Both of them had experienced battles for a long time. Hua Xiong was brave and Zhang He was steady. The two complemented each other perfectly.
Balance. The army first went to Nanjun to meet up with the navy, and then moved westward by land and water. After passing Gong'an, the road became difficult to walk. It was uneven and ups and downs. Even water and land became difficult to walk. The river was fast, and they again
It's going upstream, and every step you take is extremely laborious.
Hua Xiong invited Zhang He, Cai Mao, Ling Tong and others into his Chinese army tent. He said: "In the past few days, we have been walking too slowly, less than a hundred miles a day. When will we reach Chengdu if we continue like this?"
Separate the troops and horses, I will lead the cavalry first, and General Zhang will lead the infantry closely behind. The two navy generals can only walk slowly, waiting for the lord's army behind."
"No!" Zhang He said hurriedly: "I haven't heard anything from Guan Yu along the way. He is worried that our troops are powerful. If we divide our troops and leave, what will happen if we encounter Guan Yu's main force? Wouldn't we become someone else's enemy?
Targets, hit them all!"
"Then what do you think we should do?" Hua Xiong was helpless.
Zhang He said: "Although our army seems to move slowly when crowded together, we are not afraid of Guan Yu's sneak attack. According to my estimation, the road from Yiling to Kuiguan is extremely dangerous and dangerous. Guan Yu is most likely to divide his troops to stop the attack. We can just do it
Use this to defeat them one by one!"
"I agree with General Zhang's opinion!" Cai Hao nodded.
Hua Xiong sighed: "The road to Shu is difficult. It is true that the cavalry will not be able to show its full potential in the battle here. Since you two agree, I have nothing to say. As long as the lord does not rush us, we will proceed step by step!"
"If General Hua wants to hurry up, I have a plan!" Ling Tong suddenly interrupted. Although Ling Tong is among this group of people, although he is also a general, his age and qualifications do not have an advantage.
Listening on the sidelines.
The three people turned around at the same time. Cai Mao smiled: "Oh? Tell me?"
Ling Tong said: "Since General Zhang has guessed that Guan Yu is most likely to divide his troops to defend various dangerous points, why don't we send a small team to surround him. In this way, a two-sided attack will be much faster than a frontal attack!"
"Well!" Hua Xiong became more energetic: "This is also a good idea! But the middle of Sichuan is not as good as the Central Plains. The mountains are high and the roads are dangerous. The map in our hands cannot tell what trails there are, making it difficult to cross the dangerous points!"
Everyone fell into deep thought again. This problem is indeed a bit difficult to solve. If there is no guide or map in the high mountains, how to get out once in is the biggest problem. If you break into Guan Yu's ambush, the gain will definitely outweigh the loss. Ling Tong asked Hua Xiong for help.
I am willing to try it myself. Both Zhang He and Cai Mao think it is inappropriate. It is better to move forward steadily than to let people take risks.
Just when everyone was refusing to give in, the guard suddenly came in: "General, someone outside the camp asked to see him, saying that he had a letter from General Xian Yufu!"
"Xian Yufu? If he is not in charge of internal affairs in Shu, why did he send someone here?" Hua Xiong asked, and not long after, a thin young man was brought in. This man was dressed in gray cloth, dressed like ordinary people, and wore straw sandals on his feet.
, he must have come over the mountain. There were scratches on his arms and cheeks. He looked decent. When he saw the three people, he hurriedly bowed down: "Caomin Zhang Yi pays homage to the generals. I don't know which one is General Hua Xionghua."
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Hua Xiong said: "I just want to get up and speak!"
Zhang Yi hurriedly stood up, escaped from his arms and handed a letter to him with both hands: "This is a letter from General Xianyu. Please give it to General Hua Xiong in person and ask the general to read it!"
A soldier took the letter from Zhang Yi and put it on Hua Xiong's desk. Hua Xiong opened it and looked at it for a few times before a smile appeared on his face: "Hahaha...! You really get what you want. This Xian Yufu is really interesting. Zhang
Yi, right? Please sit down!" Hua Xiong was excited beyond words and immediately ordered someone to prepare food and drink for Zhang Yi.
Xian Yufu was overjoyed when he received the news that Long Fei had raised troops. He led the shadow army to lurk in Yizhou for several months. It went well at first, causing trouble in Fuling, rescuing Dezhou, and by the way, he also rescued Zhang Ren and Leng Bao. Since then,
After Liu Bei occupied Chengdu, life became difficult for them. They conducted strict inspections in various places according to Zhuge Liang's instructions, and they were almost discovered by the soldiers at the checkpoint several times.
When the news of Long Fei's attack on Yizhou reached here, Zhang Ren had some doubts in his heart. Although he was not from Shu, he had stayed in Shu for decades. He felt uncomfortable after Liu Zhang was driven away. He hated Liu Bei.
He wished that someone would kill Liu Bei to be happy. But he was still not happy that Long Fei was coming. If Long Fei came, Liu Zhang would never be able to be the shepherd of Yizhou again.
Xian Yufu saw Zhang Ren's hesitation and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, only the virtuous live in the world. How could Governor Zhang not know that whether it is Liu Zhang or Liu Bei, which one do you think is stronger than my lord?"
Zhang Ren shook his head and smiled bitterly, and clasped his fist at Xian Yufu: "What the general taught me is that Zhang Ren is stupid! Coming from Jingzhou is not easy either by land or water. If Guan Yu divides his troops at various dangerous points to stop the attack, if General Long doesn't pay
It may be difficult to break through the Yizhou defense line at these costs. If I were the front vanguard, I would definitely feign a frontal attack and then attack from behind. This can be done quickly and reduce casualties!"
Xian Yufu nodded: "Captain Zhang is really smart!"
"The only question now is, is there a guide among General Long's army?" Zhang Ren asked: "The road to Shu is difficult to walk, with small roads and dense mountains and forests. If there is no guide, it may be difficult to cross. What I say is in vain.
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Zhang Ni and Zhang Yi brothers happened to hear him on the side. Zhang Yi said: "General, I am willing to go and lead the way for General Long!"
Xian Yufu was overjoyed. Brothers Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi were very familiar with the roads in central Shu, especially the roads in Jiangzhou. If it weren't for these two brothers, he wouldn't have been able to stay in Yizhou for so long. Since he killed Tai Shici
, the two brothers have completely surrendered, and they said this now to express their gratitude. Xian Yufu hurriedly tore off a piece of his clothes, picked up a brush, wrote a letter and gave it to Zhang Yi, asking him to give it to Hua Xiong.
Just listen to Hua Xiong for the next thing.
Zhang Yi left the hiding spot and climbed over the mountains and ridges. As he walked east, he paid attention to the layout of Guan Yu's troops. He used the paths he explored to avoid the interrogation of Guan Yu's soldiers, and it took him half a month to reach Hua Xiong's place.
The gate of the camp.
With the treasure of Zhang Yi, Hua Xiong immediately became energetic and looked at Zhang Yi and Ling Tong: "Okay! I will leave this matter to you two young people. If you win, I will take the first place!"
From that day on, Hua Xiong set up camp in Yiling and sent out soldiers and horses in turns to scout out every day. Just as Zhang He guessed, Guan Yu really deployed a defense from Yiling to Kuiguan. All the dangerous places
There were soldiers and horses everywhere. It would be really troublesome to attack everywhere. In order not to arouse Guan Yu's alert, Hua Xiong and Zhang He led their troops to make a noise at the dangerous place every few days, fired two arrows and then retreated.
"Hahaha! Long Fei's soldiers and horses are not as brave as the rumors say. I made them helpless with my little trick! As long as I am here, no one can even think of attacking Yizhou!" Guan Yu held the bamboo slips in one hand and touched his own hand with the other.
Grow out a beard less than a foot long.
Guan Ping felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out. Although Guan Yu said this, he still couldn't let go. For ten days, Long Fei's army outside Yiling still stopped moving forward. Not only Guan Yu felt that his
The strategy worked well, and the generals and generals under his command also expressed their admiration for Guan Yu. Just like the endless river, the Yellow River flooded out of control. Guan Yu said that he had his eyes closed all day long, with a rare smile on his face.
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Early that morning, Guan Yu got up very early. He had just finished breakfast and walked into the Yamen. Guan Ping hurriedly helped Guan Yu make tea and put the battle reports of the past few days on several cases. Guan Yu was still full of confidence and did not show any signs of it.
Keep Long Fei's soldiers and horses in your eyes.
Just when Guan Yu was picking up the tea and preparing to take a sip, a person suddenly burst in from the door. This person was covered in blood, and the blood mixed with dust from head to toe had solidified. He threw himself into the hall and lay on the ground crying.