Wang Chang looked at the corpses piled up inside and outside the village gate and couldn't help but secretly sighed.
He has been in the army for a long time, but he has not really participated in many tragic wars. After all, in the confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the navy of the Southern Dynasties has always had an overwhelming advantage, so the main role of the navy is to provide coastal support.
and transport troops.
The last time Chen Zhishen and Xiao Shilian attacked Luzhou, they destroyed many enemy defensive equipment with trebuchets carried on naval warships.
Therefore, it was actually the first time for Wang Chang to see such a tragic battlefield scene with his own eyes. But after all, he was a person who had experienced many wars, so he did not stop because of this. He walked straight through these corpses and soon saw what was going on.
Chen Zhishen was sitting peacefully outside the military tent in the camp.
Chen Zhishen was holding his broadsword, and there was a headless corpse at his feet. Wang Chang just subconsciously glanced towards the other gate of the camp and discovered where the corpse's head had gone.
Obviously this was the corpse of the commander of the camp's defenders, and Chen Zhishen was not polite at all. He directly hung his head on the gate of the camp facing Shujun City, which was a deterrent to the defenders in the city.
"These guys must have received the news that the reinforcements are about to arrive." Chen Zhishen saw Wang Chang and was not vague. He spoke directly, "They are also local soldiers from Bashu, but compared with before, we were in Bajun and Luzhou.
The enemies you encounter must resist more tenaciously."
"Whether Wei Xiaokuan comes or not, at least it gives them hope." Wang Chang nodded, his face not feeling happy about having captured the Pijiang Water Village and completely controlling the access to and from Shu County, but even a little worried.
The reinforcements led by Wei Xiaokuan are still on the Shu road, but it is obvious that he has notified the defenders of Shu County time and time again about the arrival of the reinforcements. The defenders of Shu County are not afraid of this long-established veteran general who is several times more powerful than the enemy.
They have no doubt that their soldiers and horses can achieve final victory, so they subconsciously want to persevere.
Instead of finally choosing to surrender like Dai Cai of Baidi City and Cheng Feng of Fuling County.
In the final analysis, it is because Li Xingchen's power is too weak. If it were Li Xingchen who had tens of thousands of troops in his hands now, Wang Chang believed that these guys would have to fight even if they knew that there were Wei Xiaokuan and famous generals like Yuchi Jiong who came to support them.
Weigh it carefully, at least you won't use so much force when resisting.
Chen Zhishen picked up a branch and scratched it on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Zhong Fan, look, here is the Pi River, to the north across the Luoshui River is Mianzhu, and to the south is Shu County. And between the two rivers is
It's Guanghan, and now General Wu Yi has led his troops to the Mianzhu area, so there are three lines of defense from Mianzhu southward to Shu County."
The road in central Sichuan is winding and often
Then Chen Zhishen clicked on the south side of Pijiang River: "And this is Shu County. Shu County is like a nail embedded in the back of these three lines of defense."
Wang Chang narrowed his eyes, while Chen Zhishen pointed at the location of Shu County: "So we must pull out this nail, even without the direct cooperation of General Wu Yi."
Wang Chang took a breath of cold air. Chen Zhishen's soldiers and horses, plus his navy, totaled three to four thousand people. Although the garrison in the city of Shu County was less than two thousand, even if it was
Even if civilians were recruited to help defend the city, it would be difficult to reach the number of five thousand. But after all, this is a majestic city. It would be a bit fanciful to attack with such a small number of people.
"Mianzhu is not in our hands now. General Wu Yi can only rely on Luoshui for defense," Chen Zhishen said in a low voice, "Once Wei Xiaokuan comes over, how long do you think General Wu Yi can hold on?"
After a moment of silence, Wang Chang solemnly nodded: "Attack Shu County... We have no choice."
"Yes, there is no choice." Chen Zhishen stood up and dusted himself off, "Actually, when we followed General Li into Bajun, we had no way out. What else can we do now except move forward?"
Wang Chang did not answer, but clenched his fists and looked south.
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"Shizhong..." Pei Zilie slowly closed the letter Li Xingchen sent from Langzhong.
As soon as he arrived at Mianzhu Pass, he received a letter from Li Xinchen from Langzhong. Li Xinchen explained his views concisely and in a business-like manner. But it was precisely because of this that Pei Zilie felt uncomfortable.
This guy... plans to put himself to death, and the only one who can break through this death hole to save him is Pei Zilie.
It seems that the battle in Bashu is huge, but Pei Zilie knows that the battle is so small that the two battlefields in Shu County and Langzhong can completely affect each other, and even the success or failure of one battlefield directly affects the other battlefield.
Victory on one battlefield will directly determine the victory of the entire Bashu war.
Li Xingchen clearly saw through this, so he wanted to introduce all the pressure into Langzhong, and then let Pei Zilie win the battlefield in Shu County, thereby affecting the overall situation.
Shu County is the core of Bashu and the "Land of Abundance". If you win Shu County, most of Bashu will be in your hands. If you capture Shu County and the key points such as Mianzhu and Guanghan around Shu County, then even if Wei Xiaokuan and Yuchi Jiong have the military advantage, they will be trapped in the
Troops from Langzhong or Shu Road must also be withdrawn.
"General, there are about five to six hundred enemies in Mianzhu," Xu Deyan strode over, "most of them are stationed at the passes."
Perhaps because he has been in the military for a long time, Xu Deyan's previous appearance of a white-faced scholar has long since disappeared. His face has been tanned a lot, and he is draped in armor. He has the demeanor of a Confucian general. Even his speech is concise and tough.
Quite a few.
"Mostly?" Pei Zilie raised his eyebrows and was keenly aware of the biggest problem in Xu Deyan's words.
"Well," Xu Deyan reached out and pointed at the mountain next to Mianzhu Pass, "Mianzhu is guarding the throat of Shu County, but there are still paths in the surrounding mountains. Through these paths, you can easily climb to the front of the mountain. Before, Mianzhu Pass was
It has been breached before, and the enemy has obviously thought of this. When our scouts were arranging these roads, they discovered the enemy's scouts and even saw several small camps. Although the number of people was not large, it was enough to prevent us from easily attacking.
The soldiers defeated it."
"Crossing the small road and attacking from both sides requires surprise. Since there are scouts on the road, it is unrealistic for us to take the small road. If our whereabouts are exposed, it will be difficult to have any effect," Pei Zilie said after considering, "And the enemy
Knowing that we would no longer take the small road, we still set up camps and dispersed our troops, which shows that the defenders of Mianzhu Pass were more cautious than aggressive."
Xu Deyan said with a smile: "The general can just say that the other party is 'cowardly'."
Pei Zilie smiled self-consciously: "You still can't underestimate the enemy. After all, sometimes being cautious is not a bad thing."