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Chapter 75 Entering the Mountain

Liuquan Mountain is the first bridgehead of Qiaoling.

The mountain is not too steep, about a hundred feet high. It is named after a clear spring flowing in the mountain.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the Shu Kingdom was best at fighting in the mountains and forests. Liu Bei also had a special army called the Wudang Feijun, which could climb over mountains and ridges as if walking on flat ground.

But that is because of the special geographical environment of Shu. In fact, Liu Bei, who was born in Youzhou, is good at equestrianism and not good at mountain climbing.

Qingzhou is mostly plains, and the only mountain ranges in total are the Taishan Mountains and the Qimeng Mountains and the Laoshan Mountains. Unlike Shuzhong, which is almost surrounded by mountains, so except for the woodcutters who live near the mountains, ordinary people are not good at fighting in the mountains and forests.

Therefore, going into the mountains to suppress the bandits was actually a huge test for Liu Bei's army. Although the Yellow Turbans were a mob on the plains, it was different when they entered the mountains. The Yellow Turbans had an advantageous location and the outcome was equal.

In addition, the number of Yellow Turban soldiers is equal to that of the official army. If there is a fight, the official army may suffer losses, so even Chen Mu has to make arrangements carefully.

According to the investigation, there are no cliffs in Liuquan Mountain. If the vegetation on the mountain is cleared away, the prototype will be revealed to be a small hillside.

The rebels built a ring fortification on the top of the mountain, cut down trees on the top of the hill, and built a camp. There were about a thousand defenders in the camp. If the army attacked from the front, they would definitely be able to defeat it by force, but the casualties would probably be high.

Considering that it was just a small village and there was no need to use human lives to fill it, Chen Mu used the strategy of attacking in the east and attacking in the west. He first arranged for his troops to pretend to ignore the bandits in Liuquan Mountain, and then waited for them to ambush, and then took the opportunity to attack.

The reason why Xu He arranged manpower in the surrounding mountains was not only to serve as a warning, but the most important thing was to harass the officers and soldiers. The mountains on both sides were ambushed, and the mountains and forests could be ambushed and invaded at any time.

Logically speaking, an ordinary Yellow Turban general should not have such clever tactics. After all, the ancients had limited knowledge and could not have thought of so many powerful tactics.

But Xu He was originally a woodcutter in the mountains and a part-time hunter? He had some experience in mountain warfare.

As a result? It will be a big trouble for the officers and soldiers.

Chen Mu took advantage of the situation. If I don't attack by force? Pretend to ignore the fortress for warning? At this time, all the bandits in Liuquan Mountain are attracted to the mountain road on the other side. Taking advantage of the bandits' attention to be attracted by the large army, he sends a small group of elite troops to make a surprise attack.

If you enter a mountain, you should find that the road is usually between two mountains. If there is a river between the two mountains and the mountain, the road should be on the river bank.

No matter how stupid the ancients were, they would not really open a road in the deep mountains and old forests when crossing mountains and ridges.

Naturally, you can walk wherever the terrain is low and it is easy to walk. Unless you really can’t find the road, you can only climb up the mountain.

Therefore, the officers and soldiers did not enter Liuquan Mountain, but entered from the side mountain road, which would naturally arouse the vigilance of the bandits on Liuquan Mountain.

There is no ambush, after all, there are only a thousand or so people in Liuquan Mountain, but they can cross the mountain via the trail? Go to Woniu Mountain to report the news.

If necessary, can you also sneak attack the rear of the army? It is indeed a good way to fight in the mountains and forests.

It’s just that every method has a way to break it, and the number of people in Liuquan Mountain doesn’t play a decisive role? Chen Mu’s strategy was even a plan he came up with to lure the snake out of the cave when he was considering ignoring all the mountains and going straight to Woniu Mountain.

Are there overgrown weeds in the forest? Although it is already late autumn and the vegetation is withered and yellow, the trees are still dense and the view is not very good.

Rows of officers and soldiers slowly entered the mountain road on the right side of Liuquan Mountain. There were countless obstacles on the mountain road. The Yellow Turbans cut down trees and piled stones to block them.

On the steep slope above Liuquan Mountain, the Yellow Turban Thieves were hiding among the vegetation, overlooking the officers and soldiers who were clearing obstacles below.

"The officers and soldiers are planning to bypass us and go directly into the mountains."

"Shall we shoot an arrow?"

"Don't act rashly. Our mission is to guard and harass."

"Then go and report to the general."

"Well, make more traps and don't make them too comfortable."

The bandits' main focus was on the mountains on the west side, with only a few hundred people remaining in their camp, ignoring the east side.

Most of the troops Xu He left behind were soldiers who had experience as woodcutter hunters and were very capable in mountain and forest warfare.

But having combat experience does not mean that they cleverly calculated that the officers and soldiers were building a plank road in the open and secretly attacking Chen Cang.

At this time, on the east side of Liuquan Mountain, Zang Ba led a hundred elite soldiers and quietly went up the mountain.

As a veteran thief who has been fighting on Mount Tai for several years, Zang Ba also has rich experience in mountain and forest warfare. He carefully avoided all hunter traps along the way and quietly reached the east camp.

"superior!"

Zang Ba gave the order in a low voice.

Immediately some soldiers threw out the hook and rope and threw it onto the camp.

The rebels in the camp had no defense and were not aware of the sudden attack by the officers. By the time they discovered it, a steady stream of officers and soldiers had already jumped into the camp.

After all, it is just a wall made of wooden boards. It is only 1.2 feet high and less than 3 meters high. It is easy to climb over.

Zang Ba was the first to jump down, taking the lead and leading his soldiers in bravely.

First, he cut down several people and cleared an open space.

Then fight towards the entrance of the village and open the gate.

Under the leadership of Zang Ba, there were only a few dozen of them, but they withstood the attack of hundreds of people.

After the gate of the village was opened, a large number of officers and soldiers ambushed outside the village took advantage of the situation and rushed in.

Without the camp defense, the situation was over. The bandit army in Liuquan Mountain was quickly defeated, and the official army also rushed to the second pass smoothly.

It's a bit like a breakthrough game, but I have to admit that this group of woodcutter hunters is really difficult to deal with. There are traps and obstacles everywhere on the mountain road. Many places have even been destroyed and cannot be walked on, so the road can only be re-opened.

After walking and stopping like this, until dark, the army finally conquered three mountains with Yellow Turban camps. At night, the army camped in the high mountains and ridges, with 10,000 forward troops and a company camp extending for several miles.

If Xu He had read "Three Kingdoms", he would have thought of Lu Xun's Burning Company at this time, because the current army was in the same situation as Liu Bei's army later.

It's a pity that Xu He's intelligence couldn't compare with Lu Xun who was over 90, so he missed an opportunity to defeat the army.

After a few days, the officers and soldiers were like a broken bamboo, and they uprooted all the camps along the mountains.

By early September, the army had arrived at the foot of Woniu Mountain.

I saw that Woniu Mountain is no longer a small mountain. It is four to five hundred feet high, nearly a thousand meters above sea level, and covers an area of ​​several square kilometers. There are steep cliffs on all sides, with white granite and quartzite layers exposed, dense woods, and forest leaves.

The sky blocks out the sun, and you can vaguely see the observation tower built at the mountain pass that is higher than the trees.

"Processor, Woniu Mountain is in front of us. According to the prisoners, there is a large open space at the foot of the mountain, which is perfect for setting up camp. However, Xu He deployed heavy troops at the mountain pass and built a large number of fortifications, so we cannot attack by force."

When Chen Mu and Liu Bei's central army followed the footsteps of the forward army and arrived at the foot of Woniu Mountain, Zang Ba from the forward army came to greet them.

The mountain road was rugged and it was impossible to ride a horse. Fortunately, Liu Bei was a military general and had strong physical strength, so he did not feel tired.

After many days of practicing Wu Qin Xi, Chen Mu gradually became stronger and stronger. Although he could not defeat Hua Tuo for the time being, he did not pay attention to this mountain road.

"Put me down."

Chen Mu said this to the bearer of the sedan chair.

The bearer lowered the bamboo sedan.

Getting up from the bamboo chair, Chen Mu looked up at Woniu Mountain and nodded: "It is indeed majestic and dangerous."

It would be much more difficult to storm such a mountain.

An ordinary mountain is like a triangle, with slopes to climb up. The top of the mountain is not big, and the defensive force is very small.

Don't look at the firearms wars of later generations. Often, a company or a platoon of dozens or hundreds of people occupying a hilltop can suppress the attack of thousands of enemies.

But those are hot weapons after all, and in the cold weapon period, as long as you hold up a shield and attack from behind, the side with more people will naturally take advantage. Even if you shoot with bows and arrows, you will not be able to kill a few people. It is impossible to rely on a few people to defend.

What's more, the Woniu Mountain in front of us is steeper than ordinary mountains. It is a bit like a cylinder, surrounded by vertical cliffs. There is only one entrance to the mountain, and the vertical range is extremely large. The mountain road can only accommodate a few people walking side by side at a time, forcing them to go up the mountain.

That is the tactic of adding fuel to the enemy's throat and killing the enemy.

Liu Bei, who was walking by, raised his eyes and looked at it and said: "I'm afraid I can only fly over this mountain."

Zang Ba smiled and said: "That's not necessarily the case. I have been observing for a long time in the past two days and found that the cliffs in some places are not high, only two or three feet. If you use a hook rope to reach the tree trunk on the mountain, only one person can climb up and hang it.

With several ropes, people can go up and tie down countless ropes, so that soldiers can go up and take advantage of the opportunity to make a sneak attack."

"Well, that's a good way to make a backup plan."

Chen Mu nodded.

Don't think that seven or eight square kilometers is a small area. In fact, the area of ​​a county in the Han Dynasty was only one or two square kilometers.

In later generations of urbanization, the urban area of ​​a county is generally between 10 and 20 square kilometers, which is equivalent to 15,000 acres of land. If you compare it, you will know that this is really a large area.

Therefore, there are big disadvantages. Even if Xu He has 200,000 troops, it is impossible to distribute all the troops on the edge of the cliff for defense. There will always be loopholes.

However, Chen Mu felt that this plan would most likely not be used because he had a better idea.

They did not bring all the troops into the mountains this time. The official army divided 20,000 people to garrison Changguo and Banyang counties, leaving behind Guan Hai and Dian Wei.

Guan Yu commanded the front army, Liu Bei and Chen Mu were in the middle army, and Zhang Fei was in the rear army.

After Zhang Fei arrived, the three armies gathered together and began to build a camp at the foot of the mountain.

In the late autumn of September, everything is withered and yellow, and the cold wind blows in the mountains.

Xu He was at the pass on the mountainside, about two hundred feet apart, standing on the observation deck overlooking the officers and soldiers below the mountain.

In the Han Dynasty, one zhang was 2.3 meters, and two hundred zhang was close to 500 meters. From this distance, people could almost only see blurry shadows. The officers and soldiers were like a group of ants, cutting down trees and setting up camp at the foot of the mountain.

Zuo Zuo said to Xu He: "General, do you want to send troops to attack them while they are setting up camp?"

Xu He thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Forget it, the officers and soldiers can't get in, and it's not easy for us to get out. Don't fight them at the bottom of the mountain, just hold the pass."

"only."

The subordinates take orders.

Xu He returned to the camp. Because the place was large, he did not put the camp in one place. There were 40,000 to 50,000 people in the Qianshan camp, all of which were the main force.

The old, weak, women and children are in the middle and back mountains, where there are several water sources where they can draw water from springs.

After all, if you want to use it as a defensive gateway, you must first solve the problem of drinking water and food. If there is no spring in Woniu Mountain, Xu He will not be able to put people here no matter how stupid he is.

Xu He passed by the front camp and arrived at the middle camp, where his family lived.

"leader."

"Uncle Xu."

"Ahe."

Along the way, the common people saluted everyone who passed by him. The young people called him uncle, and the old people called him his nickname. They took off their hats when they were wearing them, and stopped what they were doing when they were working to express respect for him.

Xu He, who came from a lower class, was different from Sima Ju in his cruelty. Because he was a local and treated the people well, he was supported by the people in Banyang County of Changguo and had a high prestige.

So even if they were surrounded by the army and faced the dilemma of hiding in the mountains, there were still a large number of people willing to follow him.

The people are simple and simple. They only know that they were exploited by the government and powerful people in the past. They had no land of their own, often had no food to eat, and were hungry. It was Xu He who helped them kill the powerful people and gave them fields.

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Perhaps in the eyes of some people, this is not considered a favor, or even in the eyes of others, it is just a means of kidnapping people. But no matter what, at least Xu He is a hero in the eyes of the people now.

that's enough.


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