Li Chengqian chose to take the risk and cross the natural dangers of Jianshan Mountain to reach the front of the Shu army. His purpose was obvious.
He simply wanted to force the Shu army to abandon city defenses and launch a decisive battle with him in the mountains and forests by threatening the Shu army's food and grass supply lines.
If it were a normal opponent, he might really be killed by his conspiracy.
It's a pity that this guy met Shang Yunxian.
Faced with Li Chengqian's conspiracy, Shang Yunxian's countermeasure was to stand still.
No matter what you, Li Chengqian, do, I just don't care about you and ignore you.
I keep my sword to myself, and you can go wherever you want, as long as you can't threaten me.
And the reason why Shang Yunxian dared to give such a tactical strategy.
It is simply because Shang Yunxian knows very well where his own advantages lie.
Even though Jianmen Pass is just a small pass and the city wall is neither high nor thick, it can keep the enemy at bay with its unique geographical location.
And Shang Yunxian also knows it.
In this battle, Jianmen Pass must not lose anything.
If the Jianmen Pass is there, the land of Shu will be protected by an iron gate.
If outsiders wanted to open this big iron door, not only would they need arms and legs, but at the very least they would have to break two teeth.
If someone else had come here, they might have been stumped by Shang Yunxian's iron bastard operation.
It's a pity that this guy's opponent is Li Chengqian, who always doesn't play by the rules.
After Li Chengqian received the news that Shang Yunxian was standing still, his lips almost broke with laughter.
He immediately ordered logistics to speed up the delivery of supplies.
At the same time, he also specially sent a letter to Li Tingxue, asking him to move the formation and move the storage location of supplies from Wuzhou to Hanzhong.
However, Liu Qi and other generals did not understand why Li Chengqian acted like this.
After all, his strategy has already been seen through by Shang Yunxian.
Is it useful to continue sending more supplies to the southern foot of Jianshan Mountain?
And what's the situation with Li Tingxue's dispatch? Didn't we agree that the granary of this formation should be set up in Wuzhou to facilitate water transportation?
Why were you transferred to Hanzhong again?
Is it possible that Li Chengqian really wants to fight the Shu army under Shang Yunxian in Shangougou?
Although it's not impossible.
But after all, the Shu army was waiting for work, while our own side had to travel long distances over mountains and ridges.
If you rest in the middle of the road, there is definitely a risk of being attacked by the opponent.
If you don't take a rest, you go directly to fight with someone.
The risk of being knocked down here is really too great.
Liu Qizhi said: "Your Highness, instead of doing this, you might as well let me give it a try."
"Try it? How?"
"Do you want me to mobilize another one or two hundred Zhenguan cannons for you to blast Jianmen Pass?"
Li Chengqian rolled his eyes and said: "What I want is a complete Shu Road for transporting grain and grass, not a collapsed Shu Road."
"If the Shu Road is destroyed, you should know very well how many people and things will be involved."
"So when attacking Jianmen Pass, you must be cautious and cautious in the use of firearms."
Li Chengqian rubbed his fingers and said, "Besides, I didn't say that I would confront the Shu army head-on."
"ah?"
Liu Qi looked confused and said: "Then what your Highness means is..."
Li Chengqian did not answer, but slowly stood up and walked to the strategic sand table.
He raised his hand and pointed at the Shu army camp, and then pointed at his current location.
At present, the Shu army is located in the middle and west of Jianshan Mountain, while the Liangzhou army is on the east side.
The two armies are separated by the main peak of Jianshan Mountain, which is nearly a thousand meters above sea level, so that the two armies do not face each other.
The only passage leading to the two armies is a "" shaped canyon.
"Since they can use Jianmen Gate to block our army's path."
"Then why can't our army build a Jianmen Pass behind them to block their retreat?"
Li Chengqian looked up at Liu Qi and said with a raised eyebrow, "I have nothing else to do with you today. I just want to ask you."
"If I give you 10,000 soldiers and horses and ask you to garrison here, how long can you defend it?"
When he heard this, Liu Qi was also stunned on the spot.
He really didn't expect that Li Chengqian would come up with such a tactic in the end.
But since Li Chengqian asked the question, Liu Qi had to answer truthfully.
He said bluntly: "If there is sufficient food and grass, it will not be a problem to hold on for a month or two."
"good."
"Two months then."
Li Chengqian looked at Liu Qidao: "Within two months, I don't want to see a Jianmenguan garrison return to aid Yizhou. Can it be done?"
"able."
Liu Qi agreed without thinking.
But he immediately realized something was wrong.
He looked at Li Chengqian with surprise and said, "Your Highness, what do you mean? Do you want to lead troops to raid Yizhou?"
Li Chengqian scratched the sand table with his fingers and said: "Now we have crossed Jianmen Pass. If we don't take this opportunity to attack Yizhou, we will really be sorry for the great situation."
At this time, Liu Qi finally understood Li Chengqian's tactical arrangements.
What conspiracy, what forced Shang Yunxian to come out of confinement, these are all illusions created by him.
His actual purpose was to block Shang Yunxian and his 30,000 elite men at Jianmen Pass, making them unable to advance or retreat.
As a result, Yizhou became an empty city.
But Li Ke's men no longer had a team capable of competing with the Liangzhou army.
You must know that the entire Shu army totaled only a few hundred thousand people.
And among them can be regarded as the elite They are nothing more than the soldiers of the eight battalions at the forefront of the Shu army, totaling 80,000 troops.
Judging from previous survey results, there are currently a total of 80,000 people in the Shu army who are worthy of the title of elite.
Among these elites, there are 30,000 elites on the Eastern Front.
But at this moment, Zhang Xiao and the 30,000 elites, together with the 20,000 new troops, were tightly restrained by Gao Zhixing and were unable to escape.
There are another 30,000 elite troops deployed at Jianmen Pass by Shang Yunxian.
However, they are not much better than Zhang Xiao now, and they are also restrained by Li Chengqian.
Finally, 20,000 elite troops are stationed in the southern border, responsible for intimidating the southern countries.
As for the other miscellaneous troops of the Shu Army, they are not idle either. In this special period, they must be stationed in various cities.
Based on this calculation, Li Ke's men really have no elites left.
After figuring out the connection, Liu Qi also looked happy.
He said: "If this battle can be successful, great things will happen."
"That's right."
"But the key is whether you can withstand it."
Li Chengqian said: "After I lead the team away, 20,000 reinforcements will arrive from behind. Old Feng will lead the brothers to block the Shu army from the front of Jianmen Pass."
"And you must guard the Beilu Pass. Before I conquer Yizhou, you must not let the Shu army pass."
"As for the food, grass and baggage issues you mentioned."
Li Chengqian stepped on his feet and said: "I have already built it for you. If the Shu army wants to bypass you and attack here, it will be attacked head-on by our army, so you don't have to worry about this at all."
"Your Highness's thoughtful arrangements will be deeply admired by the general."
Liu Qi is now completely convinced of Li Chengqian's thinking.
This guy's plans and strategies seem to have no structure, but in fact they are linked together.
Liu Qi can't imagine what Shang Yunxian's face will look like after he learns that he has been fooled...