Before coming to Huidi, Pan Zhang actually went to consult He Qi, who had been a prefect in Huidi.
As an expert who had previously controlled the situation in Hui and defeated the Shanyue leaders who were unable to fight back, He Qi taught Pan Zhang many experiences in dealing with the Shanyue people.
"The news has already spread, right?"
"I gave them two full days to react. I guess the Shanyue people are already well prepared now, right?"
On the way, Pan Zhang said this to the lieutenants beside him.
These lieutenants were all temporarily transferred from Xindu. As He Qi's subordinates, many of them had experience fighting against the Shanyue people. After learning about Pan Zhang's arrangements, they were quite surprised at how well Pan Zhang understood the Shanyue people.
With their coach so smart, they were naturally very willing to help. But the only thing they didn't understand was why Pan Zhang didn't dispatch the team as early as possible when there was still enough light on the mountain during the day?
"Oh? I thought, Wen Gui, that you didn't send out troops immediately just to let the soldiers rest for a while. So you did it on purpose?"
Zhou Tai said doubtfully on the side that he was mainly serving as an assistant in this battle. After all, Zhou Tai was not very good at dealing with such trivial matters as the Shanyue people. In his opinion, the Shanyue people were just a bunch of rabble. The soldiers had arrived earlier.
When he arrived in Yi County, he was absolutely confident that he would catch all the Shanyue people at dawn. How could he wait for the sun to set before going up the mountain to suppress the bandits?
"That's natural."
"Youping, let me ask you, if you were from Shanyue and found that the officers and soldiers were waiting outside the city, would you place the center of defense during the day or at night?"
"Hmm... If I were a Shanyue person... I would have expected that the officers and soldiers were not good at fighting in the mountains at night, and I would have tried my best to prepare for the daytime when the officers and soldiers were most likely to be dispatched... Well, that's right."
Zhou Tai scratched his head, but the army was still moving forward, and Zhou Tai's answer also reached the ears of the other lieutenants.
"So it's the opposite?"
He said with sudden realization.
Pan Zhang smiled and nodded.
"That's right, because I have the impression that we are not good at fighting in the mountains and forests. If it is night, because of the complicated terrain, our army will be at a disadvantage, so we should enter the mountains at night."
"The people in Shanyue must have been tense all day at this moment. As the sun sets, people's spirits will naturally relax. This is the best time for us to catch them all."
"and!"
Naturally, Pan Zhang was not just betting that the Shanyue people would relax at night, but because even if he fought at night, Pan Zhang had the confidence to win. The source of his confidence came from the group of soldiers on his finger.
"Youping, these are the old troops of General He who led the army to defeat the traitor commander Jin Qi Zushan and others. In terms of familiarity with Lin Lishan, these soldiers are no worse than those Shanyue people."
"I see."
Zhou Tai finally lost his worries and felt relieved.
After a while, the sun completely set and the sky turned gray. At this moment, the army led by Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai officially entered this familiar mountain forest.
But they have no idea what kind of disaster is waiting for them.
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"According to the original route, you, Youping, will lead all the soldiers and horses, cross the ridge from the west side of the mountain forest, and go to meet us near the mountain col on the north side where the Shanyue people are most likely to use as a stronghold."
"And we are advancing in a circuitous way on the east side. It must be difficult for the Shanyue people to imagine that we did not advance from the north side of Shanyin, but instead climbed over the ridge line from the steeper Shanyang side and attacked their main formation from a high position."
Yes, this was the strategy used by He Qi to win by surprise and annihilate the Shanyue bandit commanders in Linli Mountain and Anle Mountain in one fell swoop.
In order to take advantage of the situation and defeat the enemy all the way down the steep cliff, Pan Zhang also asked the county magistrate of Yi County to prepare cowhide blankets for everyone - horses could not adapt to the mountains, so the soldiers could only climb the mountain on foot, but even if the slope of the road down was slightly gentle,
, it is not guaranteed to be foolproof. It is not an exaggeration to call such a strategy a huge gamble by wrapping yourself in cowhide and descending the mountain, and appearing unexpectedly near the enemy's base camp.
After being favored by Sun Quan, Pan Zhang still had a tendency to be conceited. Therefore, his previous prudent strategies were gradually forgotten by him. On the contrary, such ingenious strategies emerged one after another.
He thought that by relying on cunning strategies to win, he could increase his rumors, improve his prestige, and show that he was different. But the problem is that the reason why cunning schemes are amazing is not only because of the new way of thinking, but also because of the strangeness.
The disadvantage of being in a chaotic position and having an unstable chance of winning is.
This is a double-edged sword. If you use it well, everyone will be happy, but if you use it poorly...
"No problem! Fortunately, we sent people to find out the location of the Shanyue people's stronghold in advance. Now it's us who are hiding and they are hiding. But Wen Gui, we still have to fight quickly - since the young lady is in their hands,
Then deal with them as soon as possible, otherwise things will change later. If the eldest lady is put in crisis, we will not be able to escape the involvement."
"Youping, just don't worry. When the army attacks the Shanyue people, I will find a small team to rescue the young lady and the others immediately. Just a few Shanyue bandits can't stop me, Pan Zhang."
Only then did Zhou Tai talk about rescuing Sun Shangxiang - they heard it from the county magistrate in the county. They knew that Sun Shangxiang only led a team of a hundred or ten people to go up the mountain to suppress the bandits. Now that they have left without returning, the county magistrate is also very worried.
in a hurry.
She was Sun Quan's sister. The county magistrate had treated her with respect before and thought they were just joking. Who would have thought that things would really get serious?
But the county magistrate is just a fool waiting to die. When something goes wrong, he forgets about asking for help, let alone asking for help——
This is why even though Pan Zhang said he wanted to wait for the opportunity, he only delayed it for a day - if Sun Shangxiang was hurt because of this, then they really couldn't afford to go around.
What puzzled Pan Zhang the most was that if Sun Shangxiang was really arrested, why did no Shanyue people go to negotiate terms with the government for such a long time?
There was not much time left for Pan Zhang to think. In the blink of an eye, it was now. Pan Zhang claimed to be a wise general and a Confucian general. However, by this time, his brain capacity was already showing signs of approaching explosion.
Therefore, if we do nothing without stopping, we will eliminate these Shanyue people as soon as possible, so we don't have to think about so many things.
But when it came to Sun Shangxiang, Pan Zhang suddenly remembered that the county magistrate had said this to him:
"General Pan, in fact, those who went into the mountain with Miss Sun were not only her maids, but also several businessmen who seemed to be from other places, two men and one woman. If nothing else, they should stay with Miss Sun now. If
...If it is convenient, please drop by..."
Pan Zhang frowned, actually feeling a little unhappy when he thought of such a troublesome thing.
"Businessman? Humph, it's really ridiculous. You risk your life just for money - well, if you're lucky, I'll take you with me."