These four words are the most appropriate to describe Wei Yan's attack.
When he learned that Mengda had sent an envoy to ask for help, he ordered people to carry three days' worth of food. He abandoned the large boats and other grain-carrying boats that slowed down the speed, and all used boats to go down the river.
A walking boat is a warship with heavy rafts on the side. It is narrow and can travel on the water like flying.
The disadvantage is that it requires a lot of men and few soldiers.
However, Wei Yan made his elite soldiers also serve as husbands.
Therefore, three thousand soldiers rowed hard, and within half a day they arrived five miles outside Anyang County.
Wei Yan then ordered his soldiers to abandon their boats and go ashore. After a short rest, they headed back to Cao Wei's Xunkou to garrison.
Xunkou is where the Chi River merges into the Mianshui River.
Although Anyang was established as a county by Cao Wei, because the place was an outpost against Bashu, the Li Shu people had long been moved away.
On weekdays, the only visible smoke is from the five hundred soldiers stationed at Xunkou all year round.
However, now it is two thousand.
Shen Yi, who repeatedly went to Luoyang to report Meng Da's ulterior motives, had already been secretly building up his army.
When he learned that Sima Yi had led the army into the three eastern counties and sent people to show his loyalty, he personally led 1,500 soldiers to reinforce Xunkou and garrison the siege, hoping to cut off the reinforcements from Bashu.
As for the fact that he only had 1,500 soldiers, it was not that he looked down upon Bashu.
According to his calculation, Bashu learned that Mengda was trapped, and even if they sent troops to rescue him, they would not be able to mobilize many troops in a hurry.
He relied on garrison defense and had more than 2,000 soldiers, which was more than enough to stop Bashu.
Moreover, his current direct line troops do not have much strength.
The Shen family, which had risen since Dong Zhuo's chaos, also declined a lot in a few decades.
Although there were few wars in the three eastern counties, when the Shen family surrendered to Bashu, the late emperor Liu Bei appointed Shen Dan as the general for the Northern Campaign and led Shangyong as the prefect as before; Shen Yi was appointed as the general of Jianxin and the prefect of Xicheng (Weixing).
But the price is that the Shen family, as well as Shen Dan's wife and children, all go to Chengdu.
At that time, hundreds of Shen family members followed him.
Later, Meng Da led Xia Houshang and Xu Huang to attack Shangyong, and Shen Yi raised his troops to respond. As a result, Shen Dan had no choice but to rebel against Liu Feng and surrender to Cao Wei.
Cao Wei captured the three eastern counties, sent Shen Dan to Nanyang County, and again divided up thousands of Buqu.
In particular, the three eastern counties are mountainous and have a small population.
However, when Xia Houshang was still alive, he led his army to the west for more than 700 miles and surrendered thousands of families to Nanyang, leaving Shen Yi unable to supplement his troops.
Therefore, Shen Yi currently leads only more than three thousand troops.
Deducting those garrisoned in the city and counties, and garrisoning 2,000 soldiers at Xunkou, this was his limit.
If he hadn't known that Shangyong was so trapped, he might have brought only 800 soldiers.
However, he soon regretted it.
Like Mengda, he also miscalculated the time when Bashu reinforcements would arrive.
When he led his troops to the garrison at Xunkou and was supervising the soldiers and repairing and strengthening the defenses outside the garrison, the reinforcements from Bashu came into view.
Amidst the thunder of war drums, Shen Yi was caught off guard and could not prepare his soldiers to form a formation to face the enemy.
And because the entrance to the garrison was too small, they could not all be withdrawn in a hurry.
As soon as the two armies came into contact, his subordinates were driven in and defeated.
Supervising the battle at the rear, he had no choice but to cut off his tail to survive. He ordered the garrison to be closed and locked more than 300 soldiers outside the garrison, allowing the Han army to kill or surrender.
This result is almost the same as the impact of Mengda losing Baima Sai.
The soldiers in the garrison felt sad when they saw that Paoze, who had always made jokes, was abandoned by his own eunuch.
Morale will inevitably fall into a downturn.
The determination to fight to the death also quietly collapsed.
In this regard, Shen Yi felt even more helpless.
His choice was extremely wise on the battlefield.
After all, if the garrison is not closed, the Han army will rush into the garrison with its defeated troops and seize it in one go!
Two powers harm each other, whichever is less important!
What's wrong?
However, the sergeants in the army were so mean that he could not defend himself.
His own morale was low, and the Han army was attacking with so many soldiers that it would be difficult to resist. Shen Yi had no choice but to send people to ask Sima Yi for reinforcements.
Once Sima Yi arrives, the morale of the soldiers within the garrison will surely rise.
On the other hand, these soldiers are the foundation of his life. If the battle losses are too great, even if Cao Wei allows him to control the three eastern counties alone, he will be powerless.
As for Sima Yi, there is no need to question whether he will send troops.
If he is destroyed here, the Han army marches to Shangyong, and Mengda's troops see reinforcements arriving, it will be difficult for Sima Yi to break through.
However, Wei Yan's next plan made his plan fail again.
After surrendering the soldiers of Wei Xing County outside the garrison, Wei Yan did not immediately attack the Xunkou garrison.
Instead, he asked the soldiers to pile up all the stones and wood that Shen Yi had used to build the fortifications one mile in front of the garrison exit. Then he moved his troops and continued to march to Weixing County for about three miles, dropped into the camp, and buried pots to make rice.
Separated the Xunkou garrison from Weixing County.
The intention is also very obvious, to gather around and support!
It also puts Shen Yi in a dilemma.
At that time, Sima Yi sent troops to help, and when the Han army fought with them, should he lead his troops out of the garrison to attack from both sides?
If we go to war, our soldiers will be destroyed.
He abandoned the geographical advantage and fought, fearing that the Han army was just trying to catch him.
For example, relying on the narrow mountain road, more than a thousand elite troops were used to resist the reinforcements sent by Sima Yi, while the rest of the troops overran their own soldiers and took advantage of the situation to seize the siege!
But if he did not go to war, even if the Han army was forced to retreat, he would not be able to explain to Sima Yi.
After the three eastern counties were placed under the control of Jingzhou, Sima Yi, who was in charge of the military affairs of Jingzhou and Henan, could definitely conclude that he was not qualified to serve as the Wei Xing prefect against the Bashu front line for the reason of "fear of war".
Then, the imperial court, like his brother Shen Dan, transferred him to another position, uprooting the Shen family's foundation in the three counties of the East.
His ambition to monopolize the three eastern counties was completely in vain.
well.
What can I do?
Shen Yi saw the smoke rising from the Han military camp in the distance, feeling extremely melancholy in her heart.
In the Han army camp, Zheng Pu stopped on a towering rock, and he also felt worries in his heart.
He didn't know whether Guan Xing, the two troops led by Jufu and Wang Ping, had found out what was going on here? Are they ready to flank Cao Wei's reinforcements?
Therefore, when sending troops, the most important thing is time.
In the daytime today, Wei Yan was able to force Shen Yi into the garrison. In addition to the fact that all his sergeants were willing to die, the biggest factor was the sudden attack, which caught the opponent off guard.
The price paid by the Han army was that they only carried three days' worth of food.
There are no common people here in Guizhou, so it is impossible to collect food on the spot.
Moreover, with only three days of work, the Han army could not break through the Xunkou garrison and would be defeated by the enemy.
Not to mention, in ancient and modern conquests, it is normal for the defeated side to burn the food and fodder.
Therefore, what he was worried about was that if Guan Xing failed to get the news in time and came to attack, Wei Yan would have no choice but to lead his army back.
Shang still has to face the Wei army following behind him and pursuing him step by step.
Naturally, there is no way to break the situation.
For example, they marched to the west city, broke into the city to collect grain and fodder to support themselves, and took advantage of the situation to make peace with the Guanxing tribe.
Shen Yi brought many soldiers to Xunkou to defend the siege, so there must be fewer soldiers to defend the west city.
But doing so would involve taking great risks.
For example, Sima Yi, who would collide with Cao Wei's reinforcements and was besieged Shangyong City, would learn the news and send thousands more troops to help.
With Sima Yi's reinforcements in front of them and Shen Yi's garrison soldiers behind them, even if the Han army fought and retreated to break through the encirclement, they would inevitably suffer countless losses. In turn, the intention of coming to Dongsanjun this time has completely changed into something completely different.
ending.
However, Wei Yan, who made the decision, had already asked two hundred soldiers to escort the prisoners back to Hanzhong County.
It also means that he has sent an order to return, asking the generals who stayed behind at Golden Guard to prepare a large boat to come to meet the Han army as they returned in two days.
Alas, I hope Guan Xing can arrive in time.
Jufu and Wang Ping are both led by Banzhen barbarians who are familiar with mountain warfare. They should not let this plan fail, right?
Zheng Pu sighed slightly in his heart.
"General, General Wei has ordered the soldiers to patrol the camp overnight."
With a gentle reminder, Zhang Ni came from the military camp, interrupting Zheng Pu's thoughts.
The start of night patrol also means that all soldiers must go back to their military tents to rest for the night. Anyone who violates this will be punished by marching orders.
During his time in Wei Yan's army, Zheng Pu knew that Wei Yan, who was always known for his kindness to his soldiers, was extremely strict in law enforcement and was well versed in the art of commanding an army through words and deeds.
And treat everyone equally.
Even though Zheng Pu is now a general in charge of robbing prisoners, if he violates military laws, he will not tolerate it.
"Okay, I understand."
Nodding slightly, Zheng Pu walked back to his military tent.
Let's go ahead and ask, "Boqi, you are from Ba, have you ever entered the Daba Mountains?"
"Yes."
Hearing this, Zhang Ni tilted his head, with some surprise in his eyes, "My family is poor, and before I served as a county magistrate, during the slack season in winter and spring, I often went hunting in the mountains and forests with my fellow villagers. However, I am a native of the country, far away from the Daba Mountains.
It’s so far away that I’ve only been there once in my life.”
"Um"
After snoring slightly, Zheng Pu pondered for a moment, then asked again, "Is the terrain of the Daba Mountains conducive to walking in winter and spring?"
"For the Ba people, it is not difficult to cross the mountains as long as the mountains are not blocked by heavy snow."
With a toothy smile, Zhang Yi looked a little high-spirited.
However, he stopped laughing, then looked around to see if anyone was there, then lowered his voice and asked, "The general asked such a question, does it mean that we still have more troops?"
He stopped talking and pointed at the Daba Mountains.
Huh?
It also made Zheng Pu raise his eyebrows and show appreciation in his eyes.
There was some interest in his heart, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Bo Qi can guess that there is an ambush in our army based on just a few words from me?"
"The general thinks highly of me."
After hurriedly speaking modestly, Zhang Ni smiled and said, "I saw that General Wei only ordered his soldiers to carry three days' food and moved his troops to camp here, so I felt a little puzzled. Now the general asked about the Daba Mountains again, so
Then you will have some enlightenment."
"good!"
Zheng Puqi smiled solemnly, "Bo Qi can be called the one who knows the slightest thing!"
"Ha, in front of the general, how dare I call this evil?"
"Hahaha~~~~"
After Mianshui entered the boundary of Weixing County, it did not go directly along the southern foot of Wudang Mountains.
Instead, it turns into the Daba Mountains, makes a half-circle, and then merges with the Yue River, passing through Weixing City and heading east.
Zhou Tai, who was sent by Sima Yi to Xunkou, Anyang County to defend the siege, led his troops up the Moon River. Naturally, it was impossible to detect that there was also a Han army advancing parallel to his troops along the Mianshui River Valley. Rush to Xunkou to garrison the siege.
After all, from ancient times to the present, I have never heard that there is a road in the Daba Mountains that can travel from Badi to the three eastern counties.
Therefore, when he led his army to arrive, he saw the Han army blocking the road and settling in camp. All he was thinking about was how to deal with the enemy in front, and did not let the soldiers pay attention to whether there was danger in the rear.
The majestic Guan Xing, whose beard was nearly three feet tall, was looking directly behind him.
On the left and right sides are Wang Ping and Gou Fu.
Behind them, there were two thousand barbarians wearing strong armor and strong swords, their eyes filled with eagerness for battle.
These Badi athletes, who have always been famous for their bravery, were sent to the Daba Mountains by the Prime Minister and stayed there for nearly four months!
I have been fighting a bloody battle for a long time and can’t wait.
However, Guan Xing kept thinking and did not order an attack for a long time.
He was waiting for Wei Yan to take the lead in the battle.
It’s not just timidity.
But only when the two armies are fighting to the point of inextricability, and he attacks from behind, can he completely block the retreat of Cao Wei's soldiers.
As for whether Wei Yan gets what he wants, there is no need to worry.
Wei Yan, who was admired by the late Emperor for his bravery, was the second Han Dynasty general to serve as General Yamen after Zhao Yun. What he lacked most was the courage to fight to the death.
"Boom! Boom!"
Zhou Tai led the army to arrive, and the thunderous drums urging war sounded in Wei Yan's simple camp.
Without a moment's delay, the Han troops filed out of the army and marched directly into the formation with arrows. They stepped on the sound of small glints from each small formation, and their morale was like a rainbow and they moved forward step by step.
And the Zhoutai tribe also suddenly started beating drums loudly.
Appointed by Sima Yi as the vanguard to launch a surprise attack on Shangyong, the soldiers he led were all elite.
Moreover, when he came rushing for help, he had no camp to rely on and no carriage to set up a crossbow array, so he could only "meet on a narrow road, the brave will win"!
"Nothing before!"
"Nothing before!"
The Han soldiers roared angrily, and their steps became faster and faster, eventually turning into huge arrows and hitting the Wei army's formation, trying to kill the enemy's formation in one go.
"kill!"
"kill!"
The Wei army also roared like thunder, fearless of death, and firmly held on to its position without collapsing.
As soon as the two armies came into contact, the war became intense.
The two sides, who refused to give an inch, were fighting inextricably and were evenly matched.
However, after fighting for a quarter of an hour, more than a hundred soldiers were killed in the battle. The scene was extremely tragic. Some of the corpses of the dead soldiers blocked the space to continue the attack, and some floated down the current.
He also let Wei Yan watch the battle from behind, his eyebrows furrowed.
The Wei army came to help, numbering about 1,500 men.
However, due to the narrow mountain road, he had no military advantage and could not use it.
In particular, behind him, there was the Shen Yi Division guarding Xunkou, waiting for the opportunity to enter the battlefield. As for the Guan Xing Division, who was in ambush, no one was sure whether they had arrived.
There can be no delay, it must be resolved quickly!
"Zijin, with your five hundred soldiers! No matter what, we will hold the rear for half an hour!"
Wei Yan turned his head and gave an order, his voice was sharp.
Without waiting for Zheng Pu to reply, he pulled out the sharp blade at his waist, took the cowhide wooden shield handed over by Bu Qu, and stepped forward.
He actually wanted to break into the battle himself!
Zheng Pu suddenly opened his eyes wide and stared speechlessly at the back of the man who was now General Zhenbei.
In particular, Wei Yan's Buqu seems to have been used to it for a long time.
No one looked strange, they silently drew their swords and followed closely behind.
"Boqi, you come to supervise the battle!"
He was very conscious. After handing over the command of the battle to Zhang Ni, Zheng Pu took Wei Yanchangzi and Fu Qian to the foot of the mountain and whispered, "If the situation is dangerous, you two will run into the mountains and hide!"
It’s a military order!”
After saying this, Fang went back again and stood side by side with Zhang Ni, going to Xunkou to garrison and looking over.
Wei Yan, who pushed aside the soldiers and moved forward, had already rolled himself up and rushed towards the enemy's formation.
"war!"
While rushing forward, he was still roaring, his eyes fixed on the generals' flags in Cao's army array.
The general goes into battle personally and takes the lead, always inspiring the morale of the soldiers to fight the enemy bravely.
"kill!"
"kill!"
The soldiers of the Han army roared forward without turning on their heels.
"Boom!"
Wei Yan, who rushed to the front of the battle, waved his shield with his left hand to drive away the Wei soldiers on the opposite side.
The sharp blade dragged by his right hand turned into a streak, bouncing up from below in an instant, shaking the soldier to death. The extraordinary physical strength allowed the blade to remain strong, and he slashed sideways with his backhand, flashing past in an instant.
Another Cao Jun's neck.
"Nothing before!"
Wei Yan roared, and despite being splashed with blood drops all over his body, he charged forward again with the sharp blade in hand.
It also replaced the original generals and served as the tip of the cone formation.
But in an instant, he had killed five or six people.
It can be said that he can kill one person in one step. He is extremely brave and invincible to those who stand in his way.
The soldiers who followed him on both sides tried their best to resist with their shields. The spear points and blades from the left and right sides guarded him as he rushed forward without any distractions.
But Zhou Tai, who was under the command of General Cao Jun, was puzzled.
It is common sense for a general to not engage in battle.
Didn’t you see Xia Houyuan, the former general who conquered the West? Because he personally led his troops to repair the antlers, Huang Zhong led his army to advance and kill the evil?
If the commander-in-chief wants to fight in person, there are only two possibilities.
With victory in hand, the warlords clamored for pursuit.
Or, because our own morale is low, we can only go to the front line to encourage the courage of our soldiers.
Now the two sides are fighting like a gun, and there is no clear advantage or disadvantage. Why did the Han army general come forward personally?
But Zhou Tai did not continue to wonder.
On the battlefield, the commander-in-chief is the heart of the army!
If the leader of the Han army dies, it will be a great defeat!
Therefore, Wei Yan's personal battle gave Zhou Tai hope of victory.
Immediately, someone sent an order to send all the soldiers to Wei Yan's position. Even the three hundred Bu Qu around him were all led by Bu Qu.
He wants to approach the battle and kill the Han general!
Even if it cannot be killed, it can still be held back and unable to command the soldiers.
Shen Yi, who was guarding the siege in Xunkou, saw an opportunity and attacked from behind, sealing the victory in one fell swoop!
The fact was just as he expected.
Shen Yi, who was tortured by the sound of thunderous drums and watched the battle for a long time, finally chose to abandon the advantageous location and go out to fight in the garrison.
If your soldiers are lost in battle and your own strength is weakened, then you are in decline.
If he did not go to war and the reinforcements sent by Sima Yi were repulsed, he would have two endings.
One is that he was trapped by the Han army until he ran out of food and was forced to surrender, or his generals rebelled and opened a garrison and surrendered.
On the other hand, Sima Yi sent troops to rescue him again, or the Han army retreated due to lack of food and supplies, and he survived. He was accused of being afraid of war, and was stripped of his title and demoted.
Fighting is better than not fighting.
Maybe, Sima Yi might reward him for his merits in fighting?
"Blow the drum and go to war!"
Holding his sword high, he boosted his morale and led his troops out.
At the same time, the Guanxing tribe was leading their troops out. When two thousand barbarians rushed to fight, there was silence!
