Just when the Dangshan Army made a roundabout attack on the tribal camps of Jiejiao and its related allies, the Chenggao Army, which Zhao Hongrun regarded as another sharp spear, had already taken action.
Of course, in the eyes of the tens of thousands of Jiejiao cavalry chasing Chenggao's army, this army can only flee, and they know how to cover their tracks in the complex terrain nearby, so that one person and three people
The mounted Jiejiao cavalry unexpectedly lost track of Cheng Gao's army, which was a mixture of infantry and cavalry. It was simply unbelievable.
However, on August 20th, the Jiejiao cavalry finally discovered traces of the Chenggao Army and the Wei army again.
This army actually bypassed Yaling under their noses, advanced all the way to Yishui, southwest of Luoshui, and built a military camp on Yishui Mountain.
If Zhao Hongrun was here, he would probably be surprised.
Because this Yishan was once a very key strategic location in his backup plan to attack Sanchuan. If he could securely hold this place, then Wei would no longer need to send troops to Sanchuan from Chenggao Pass, but could directly send troops from Yangdi and Zhengzhou to Sanchuan.
Troops were sent to the two cities, and because the Yi River connected to the Luo River, the Wei State could use water transportation to transport large quantities of war materials to this place along the waterway, which was much faster than traveling by land.
More importantly, the geographical location of Yishan is very sensitive. To the northeast is Luodi and the former tribal camp of the Lun tribe of the Yi tribe; while to the northwest, there are Jiejiao, Huijiao, Wujiao and other Jijiao tribal alliances.
The tribal camp; and to its southwest is the hinterland of the Jie Ling Tribe and the Jie Tribe.
Therefore, it can be said that once the Wei State firmly occupies Yishan and builds it as a bridgehead for conquering the Sanchuan land, then the Wei army can attack the land where the Jie people live, which is much more convenient than sending troops out of Chenggao Pass.
It is for this reason that Zhu Hai, the general of the Chenggao Army, retreated from Yaling Gorge to Yishan after his first sneak attack on the Jiejiao Army failed a few days ago, occupying this strategically important area in his opinion.
It took several days of hard work to build this mountain forest into an impregnable place.
But what made Zhu Hai feel a little depressed was that the Jie tribe didn't seem to understand the importance of Yishan, so that he led the Chenggao army to station in Yishan for two days. The Ling tribe and Jie tribe, who were just around the corner, actually regarded him as an
The Gao army is nothing.
Don’t those people understand that losing Yishan is equivalent to losing a large piece of land?
After repeatedly comparing the Sanchuan map, Zhu Hai became more and more puzzled. He remembered that at first he thought he had made a mistake.
However, after repeated comparisons, he gradually realized that it was not that he was mistaken, but that the Jie people may not have realized the importance of Yishan.
I have to say that from here we can see the difference between the two generals Sima An and Zhu Hai, because if it were Sima An, I am afraid he would never give up this excellent opportunity, and would definitely take the opportunity to sneak attack on the Ling tribe and the Ling tribe.
He went to the hinterland of the Jie tribe, killed all the sheep that the two tribes were grazing on the grasslands, attacked their tribal camps, and slaughtered everyone in the camps.
As for whether he could withstand the subsequent revenge from the Ling Tribe and the Jie Tribe, that was not within the scope of Sima An's prior consideration.
If you can't beat them, you can run away. Anyway, the Dangshan army is good at fighting in the mountains and forests. When they are retaliated by the Ling and Jie tribes, they will go into the forest and they won't know who will hunt whom.
But Zhu Hai did not take the opportunity to attack the Ling and Jie tribes. Even though he did not have a good impression of the Jie tribe, even though he knew very well that the Jie tribe had repeatedly invaded their Wei border in the past years, killing and plundering Wei in the Nanliang, Yangzhai, and Shiqiu areas.
The people of the country reads;.
Because he knew that at present, the two Jie tribesmen, Ling and Jie, had not joined the war between the Jiejiao tribe and their Wei country for unknown reasons - they were actually at war with the Ba country and competing for land.
Under such circumstances, taking the lead in sneak attacks on the opponent will not be beneficial to the war.
Therefore, Zhu Hai did not send troops to sneak attack the Ling and Jie tribes, but sent cavalry to "notify" the more than 10,000 Jiejiao cavalry.
Yes, it's a notification.
Who would have thought that the Jiejiao cavalry, which rode three horses in rotation, and was said to be able to travel hundreds of miles a day, would actually miss the Chenggao army, which was a mixture of infantry and cavalry. This was simply shocking.
Due to Cheng Gao's army's "release of water", the more than ten thousand Jiejiao cavalry who were circling in the nearby hills finally discovered the traces of Cheng Gao's army and swarmed to the foot of Yishan Mountain.
"(In Shen language) This Wei army is really capable of escaping."
"(In Shen language) We must not let them escape this time!"
The captain who commanded the Jiejiao cavalry was very angry because they had been playing hide-and-seek with the Chenggao army in the nearby hills for several days. As a result, the Chenggao army stopped playing midway and disappeared without a trace.
They were left like fools, still looking for traces of Cheng Gao's army in the mountains and forests.
What a shame!
Yishan has a dangerous terrain and a wide area. It cannot be besieged by more than ten thousand Jiejiao cavalry alone. Therefore, there are only two roads in front of the more than ten thousand Jiejiao cavalry.
Either, stare at the Chenggao army at the foot of Yishan Mountain, waiting for the latter to disappear again, and then they will look for it like fools; or, they can directly attack Yishan.
After weighing for a long time, the captain of the Jiejiao Cavalry decided to attack Yishan, regardless of the taboo that the mountain was dangerous and was not conducive to cavalry operations.
Because while watching at the foot of the mountain, the captain vaguely saw the winding roads on Mount Yi, winding straight to the top of the mountain. The slope was not a dangerous road that the cavalry could not pass.
He didn't know that those winding mountain roads that spiraled upwards and wound directly to the top of the mountain were actually roads opened by Chenggao soldiers to cut down trees.
It was about afternoon, and more than ten thousand Jiejiao cavalry had a good meal at the foot of Yishan Mountain, and then rode up the mountain one after another.
They left their extra war horses at the foot of the mountain and left more than a thousand people to guard them, while the rest slowly climbed up the mountain along the winding path.
The winding mountain path, as the name suggests, is a path that winds around this hill, with cliffs on one side and dense mountain forests on the other. Fortunately, it is quite spacious and can be used by seven or eight horses to ride together.
While slowly moving forward along the winding mountain path, the Jiejiao cavalrymen kept a close eye on the forest on their side, because no one could guarantee whether there would be an ambush of Wei's crossbowmen in that forest.
But to their surprise, they were not attacked by the Wei army as they walked up the path.
"(In Shen language) What do those Wei people want to do? Are they just trapped on the top of the mountain?"
The captain of the Jiejiao Cavalry was a little confused.
At this moment, the team suddenly stopped, and the Jiejiao cavalry in front came back to report that there was a fork in the road ahead.
Captain Ten Thousands rode his horse forward, and he discovered that there was indeed a (Y-shaped) fork in front of him, but one of them was unobstructed, while the other one had man-made wooden fences erected, and each piece of wood was
It is as thick as an adult's thigh, and the entire wooden fence is as tall as two people.
…
The captain glanced at the two forked roads for a few reads;.
Obviously, this was an obstacle deliberately created by Cheng Gao's army, and a message was revealed here: Cheng Gao's army "hoped" that the Jiejiao cavalry would move forward to the mountain road without obstacles.
Is there an ambush ahead?
The captain secretly guessed.
At this moment, countless crossbows suddenly appeared in the forest on both sides of the mountain road, shooting at the Jiejiao cavalry who were standing there.
"(In Shen language) There is an ambush! Get out! Get out!"
Captain Wanfu was shocked and quickly ordered the entire army to return along the original route. Finally, after paying hundreds of casualties, they successfully returned to the foot of Mount Yi.
Logically speaking, the Jiejiao Cavalry suffered a small defeat, and the Chenggao Army should take advantage of the victory to pursue them. However, for some unknown reason, the Chenggao Army did not pursue the Jiejiao Cavalry. They just shot a wave of arrows and then disappeared.
In an ambush.
It seems that the Wei people are planning to trap this mountain...
After returning to the foot of Yishan Mountain again, the captain of ten thousand people became more and more angry as he thought about it.
It's no wonder, after all, they didn't even touch a hair of Cheng Gao's army, but they lost hundreds of people. How can they not be angry?
But attacking rashly...
The Captain of Ten Thousands was a little frightened. After all, even he had guessed that this Wei army would definitely lay many traps on the mountain.
What to do?
Suddenly, the captain had a flash of inspiration and turned his head to look at the mountains on the other side of Yishui.
He felt that from the height of the mountains, he should be able to clearly see the trap left by the Wei people on the Yishan side.
So, he took dozens of riders and waded through the water to the hills on the other side, climbed up and looked in the direction of Mount Yi.
He unexpectedly discovered that Cheng Gao's army did not actually lay any traps on the mountain roads. It was just that they set up wooden barriers at the forks of many paths, making the paths in the entire mountain as complicated as a maze.
A little trick!
The captain sneered, took out a piece of sheepskin, and compared the "live path" and "dead path" on the mountain on the opposite side, he drew one line after another on the sheepskin to draw the correct path that can lead directly to the top of the mountain.
However, he did not know that at this moment on Mount Yi, General Zhu Hai of the Chenggao Army and his subordinates Feng Su, Zhou Kui and other generals were looking at the hills on the other side with indifferent eyes.
"Sure enough, there are people on the hills on the other side...most likely those Jiejiao people who are spying on the forked roads in this mountain."
"It's pretty smart, and it's worth our good intentions of giving up the hills on the other side..."
"Since the Jiejiao people intend to spy on the fork in the road here, it means that they still intend to attack the mountain."
Listening to the generals' discussions in his ears, Zhu Hai's face remained calm, and he seemed not to mind that the secrets of the forked roads in Yishan were discovered by the Jiejiao cavalry on the opposite side.
That night, just when the Jiejiao cavalry were planning to have a good night's rest and prepare to attack the mountain again tomorrow, the soldiers of the Chenggao Army quietly came from the top of the mountain to the mountainside, and removed the wooden barriers placed on the forked roads from the muddy ground.
The ground was uprooted and then planted at the fork on the other side.
Yes, Zhu Hai doesn't care at all.
Because the so-called "death path" and "life path" in this mountain are all under his control.
He can change the direction of the fork in the road at any time and at will.