"General Yan, you have worked hard recently! You also saw through the Chu thieves' plot... It seems that God has taught me and General Yan to achieve this great achievement!" Zhang Ren was very cheerful when he saw Yan Yan.
Zhang Ren is already in his thirties this year, but he still looks like he is in his twenties. His facial features are quite handsome and very Zhao Yun's style, but in comparison, he is more ruthless and not as elegant as Zhao Yun.
Counting it up...
When Tong Yuan only accepted his second disciple, his aesthetics went out of shape for some reason.
"Young justice, don't make fun of me. I'm ashamed to say that it took so many geniuses to realize that the other side was just empty airs!" Yan Yan said with some embarrassment.
Before Zhang Ren arrived, Yan Yan had already discovered the fact that Chu's main force in Badong County had left.
The reason why Zhang Ren came to Jiangzhou was the result of the joint efforts of many civil and military officials including Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, and Zhang Song from the Shuhou Mansion.
After all, it was not easy to convince Liu Zhang to make such a risky move!
Zhang Song persuaded Liu Zhang for a long time and finally made sense of the logic...
Although the Nanman rebellion at this time put Xichuan in a chokehold, at its root, it was still just a "branch" of the Chu state's rebellion.
Now that the Han Dynasty is about to take action against Hanzhong, Xichuan will be connected with the Han Dynasty. Naturally, Chu State does not want to see this scene. At this time, the place where Chu State chose to "break the situation" is precisely in Xichuan -
Zhang Song made this judgment before, but... combined with the current situation, it is obvious that his judgment was flawed.
After all, Zhang Song never imagined that the Chu State would directly "drop magical troops from the sky" in Hanzhong.
Under the persuasion and advice of Zhang Song and others, Liu Zhang finally made up his mind to temporarily give up all the counties in the south that were in chaos, and even sacrificed half of Qianwei County to serve as a venue for the Nanman rebellion, leaving only a part of the defenders to defend Jiangyang.
Transfer most of Zhang Ren's main force to Bajun to assist Jiangzhou...
Even if Jianwei County suffers a loss, as long as Badong can be recaptured, it will once again have the opportunity to "keep Chu thieves out of Wu Gorge".
As for southern Xinjiang, even if there is chaos for a while, they are just some barbarians. When the forces supporting the Han are united, they can be slowly recovered, and... they can also take advantage of the situation to clean up the local clans that have caused chaos and establish a new order!
It was the latter one that persuaded the important ministers, including Wu Yi, who were secretly thinking about the interests of Southern Xinjiang - that is to say... after regaining Southern Xinjiang, it would be easier for them to reap the benefits!
Zhang Ren's trip finally took place.
On the one hand, the remaining troops were handed over to some generals including Meng Da. There can be chaos in southern Xinjiang, but the chaos must be controlled south of Lushui.
On the other hand, he rushed to Jiangzhou, preparing to cooperate with Yan Yan to attack the flank of the Chu army...
However, before he could rush over, Yan Yan had already discovered that the Chu army was preparing to "secretly attack Chencang" - the military camp on the east bank of the Yanjiang River. Only three thousand people were bluffing here!
After being discovered by Yan Yan, the bluffing Chu army had also retreated to Zhi County.
Yan Yan and Zhang Ren also had speculations about the movements of the main force that left. Even after the news came back to the city, Zhang Song and others did not think that the Shu army's "secret attack on Chencang" had failed.
After all, the most difficult step in the original plan was to attack Badong County...
Even if Zhang Ren and Yan Yan were united, half of the elites in Shu County, and almost all of Ba County's elites, would have nearly 80,000 troops without false claims, which was far more numerous than the more than 20,000 defenders in Badong.
However... it is still unknown whether we can defeat Badong as we wish.
Even if we are more pessimistic, it is possible that the Shu army's strategy was successful, but in terms of hard power, they were outnumbered and outnumbered, which would be a loss of both people and the situation.
It's a pity that Zhang Song's suggestion that the city continue to increase its troops was directly rejected by Wu Yi and others - the troops left behind are where their sense of security lies!
The probability of being directly defeated by a small number of enemies is not high. After all, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan are not free earners.
However, it is very possible that being held back by the Chu army would lead to a bitter battle between the two sides in Badong County.
However, now Zhao Yun has left with the 10,000-strong Wancheng 1st Division, leaving only the Badong 1st Division in Badong County - recruiting manpower locally in Badong, and using the deputy positions of the Wancheng 1st Division and the Xinye 1st Division to form a battle
The general framework and organization are not complete, and now it is just a miscellaneous army of seven to eight thousand people!
In this way, Yan Yan and Zhang Ren will be sure to join forces...
But Yan Yan's judgment of Zhang Song was very heartbreaking - I can defeat this myself, okay? There's no need for Zhang Ren to come over, okay?
Sensing Yan Yan's mood, Zhang Ren persuaded him more seriously: "Old General Yan, don't be careless. After all, the Chu State is in Jiangling, but it has also assembled a group of naval forces. Once it supports Badong, it may be a disaster."
Qian, we need to recapture Baidi and Kuimen before the Chu State reacts!"
Yan Yan nodded slowly when he heard this and said: "Yes, only by retaking Kuimen as soon as possible and driving the Chu army out of Badong can Xichuan be able to advance and retreat in the chaos..."
According to the thinking of Xichuan Wenwu, who is interested in the Marquis of Shu, even if the Chu State intervenes in Hanzhong, the Han Dynasty will still have a greater chance of victory.
After all, the Chu State only left more than 10,000 people, and they may not be of the same mind as Hanzhong Zhang Lu, especially... It is very likely that the Chu State would not have time to rescue them!
Even if it can be preserved, it is likely that it will only be withdrawn from Hanzhong after reuniting with Zhang Lu, and the preservation will be in the Bazhong area.
Regardless of the outcome of the Battle of Hanzhong, as long as the Lord of Shu captures Badong, Xichuan can become monolithic again.
If the Han Dynasty wins a complete victory in Hanzhong, it can cut off the Chu army's return route from the expedition, wait for an opportunity to recapture Bazhong, and increase its voice in the Han Dynasty court in the future. If the Chu Kingdom really succeeds in rescuing Zhang Lu, the war in Hanzhong will continue.
, Xichuan, which retakes Badong, can also advance and retreat with sufficient strength to avoid being involved in the war.
After Zhang Ren and Yan Yan reunited, they ordered their troops and headed for Zhi County...
Soon after, they learned a piece of news that surprised the two of them - the generals left behind by the Chu State had actually begun to set up defenses around Zhi County, and even... they hadn't even strengthened the walls and cleared the fields to defend the city. It seemed that they were going to block the attack.
The Shu army is in the wild!
Zhang Ren and Yan Yan were also shocked by the Chu general's "bravery but lack of strategy".
Originally, I thought that under such a huge weakness, the Chu army would retreat to Linjiang, which was relatively easier to defend and harder to attack.
Unexpectedly, the Chu generals who stayed behind were so arrogant and immediately launched a battle in Zhi County!
"Guo Huai... This man was a descendant of the Guo family in Bingzhou who was ranked second in military science when the Chu State held its first imperial examination and was appointed to the Privy Council. Oh, now it seems that the Chu State's imperial examination is simply ridiculous, with such arrogance
A careless person will become a general... I don't know if my little junior brother didn't make proper arrangements before leaving, or if the young general is too angry and makes his own decisions." After Zhang Ren received the news of the scout's return, he shook his head scornfully.
Yan Yan also smiled and said: "But it's good news for us. If we can destroy the main force of the Chu army in Badong in Zhi County, it will be much easier from now on!"