The road ahead is blocked, the back road is cut off, and there is no food in the hands.

No matter who you are, when you encounter this situation, you will panic.

However, Zhang Hua is also a figure who accompanied his brother Zhang Gongping through the Liangzhou rebellion.

He made a quick decision, taking advantage of the fact that he could still stabilize the morale of the army, and secretly ordered the battalions to prepare for retreat.

At night, the Wei army made food on the third watch, pulled out the camp on the fifth watch, wrapped the horses in hooves, and held the rank of the person, without lowering the flag or extinguishing the fire, and quietly retreated in the direction of Jincheng.

From Jincheng to Yuzhong, there are more than 100 miles, and it usually takes three days to walk, and five days of rations are enough.

When it was dawn, Gao Xiang looked at the Wei army camp opposite, only to see that the opposite side was covered with green smoke and rumbling drums.

There was worry in his eyes.

Today is the last day for General Wei to set a deadline.

After today, he has to get out of the way, so that the Cao thieves in Yuzhong City and the thief reinforcements from Jincheng converge.

Cao thieves have many cavalry troops, and even if they can capture Yuzhong at that time, they are afraid that most of the Cao thieves will have to escape.

Gao Xiang thought as he asked his soldiers to prepare for battle.

Unexpectedly, the day was about to go to midday, and the gate of the camp on the opposite side was closed, and there was no sign of sending troops at all.

This made Gao Xiang secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

It seems that the continuous fighting in the past few days has made Cao Thief have to take a rest.

Although it was speculated that Cao Thief would not fight today, Gao Xiang still did not dare to take it lightly.

Throughout the day, he kept an eye on the other side.

It wasn't until the sun went down and the heat began to subside, and the birds took advantage of the last chance before dark to hunt for food in flocks.

Gao Xiang then gave the order to go down, so that the battalions were ready to go to the Chinese army.

He glanced to the west with some concern: General Feng has not heard from him until now, and he doesn't know what is going on now?

But the camp to the west, where birds were constantly rising and falling, blocked his view.

Gao Xiang turned around, took two steps, suddenly felt something in his heart, and turned his head suddenly, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

He suddenly took a step, rushed up to the top of the camp, set up a pergola, and stared at the setting sun.

In that somewhat faint golden yellow, there were quite a few birds bathed in the afterglow, and hovered and landed in the camp opposite.

"Someone!" Gao Xiang suddenly shouted, "Drumming!" ”

The Han army camp was soon opened, and one after another of soldiers came out and formed a formation.

At the same time, a small group of cavalry was sent out first, trying to roam around the gate of the Wei army camp.

At this time, the Wei army camp suddenly opened, and even the wooden bridge of the trench was lowered.

More than a dozen old and weak soldiers held white flags and walked out of the gate.

Seeing all this in front of him, Gao Xiang still didn't understand what was going on?

His face changed at the moment.

He ordered people to take over the Wei army camp, and he took his own people and rode back to the Chinese army like a storm.

"What? Cao thief ran away? ”

When Wei Yan heard the news, he couldn't help but show surprise on his face.

"General Wei, the Cao thief ran away last night." Gao Xiang was happy and worried.

Happy, without the response of the Cao thief in the west, this Yuzhong City will definitely be able to take it safely.

The worry is that this Cao thief suddenly retreated, which was very strange.

"General Wei, Cao Thief quietly withdrew his troops, and he didn't dare to let us find out, presumably it must have been General Feng who contributed in the rear."

"Shall we send some men and horses to follow the thieves westward, so as to see what the situation is on General Feng's side?"

Listening to the rumbling sound outside, Wei Yan's expression quickly regained his calm.

"Chasing? The thief ran last night, and now it's almost dark, how can he chase it? ”

"Besides, wouldn't it be better if the thief ran away? We're going to take Yuzhong City tomorrow! ”

When Gao Xiang heard this, his heart was anxious, "But General Feng ......"

"Feng Yong's side is to attract the attention of the Jincheng Cao thief. If it was really what he did to lure away the Cao thief, wouldn't it be just right? ”

Wei Yan interrupted him without saying anything, and at the same time opened the camp tent and looked at Yuzhong City not far away.

Just as a stone flew over and smashed into the city wall.

I saw dust flying, dirt falling, and you could even see that the city wall that had become dilapidated was about to collapse.

The rumbling sound reached the ears at the same time.

"Someone, send an order to Huo Yi of the engineering battalion, tell him that the city must be broken tomorrow, otherwise the military law will deal with it!"

Wei Yan ordered loudly.

Then he turned to Gao Xiang and ordered, "General Gao, since the Cao thief's reinforcements have retreated, then you don't have to move the army back, stay in the west tomorrow, and don't let the Cao thief escape to Jincheng." ”

Gao Xiang opened his mouth, but as soon as he saw Wei Yanzheng looking at him coldly, he couldn't help but clench his fists: "No!" ”

Zhang Hua naturally didn't know that if he left one day late, maybe he would be able to pick up the Wei army out of Yuzhong City and retreat to Jincheng together.

Now he is leading people to the west.

When he led the army to cross the natural pass formed by the great river and the remnants of the high mountains to the south, he was secretly relieved.

The reason why Jincheng is called impregnable is because on this only road, there are at least two dangers to reach the bottom of Jincheng.

This first risk is this natural pass.

Now that he has entered the pass, even if the Shu soldiers chase him, he doesn't have to be afraid.

"Rest at the pass tonight, and go again tomorrow."

Zhang Hua asked people to pass the order.

If you want to stop the enemy coming from the east, this pass is the best place.

Although there were no Shu people who looted grain and grass here, Zhang Hua did not let go of his heart.

If this pass is a mountain pass formed by the remnants of the high mountains, then the second danger to be passed through tomorrow can be called the water pass.

In the border of Jincheng, there are many rivers flowing out of the high mountains in the south and flowing into the great river.

The mountain pass goes west for more than 20 miles, and there are high mountain veins extending to the edge of the big river.

Although it is not as steep as the mountain pass, it has one more water flow than the mountain pass.

If this water flow is used as a block, and then the remnants of the high mountains are relied on, the westward army will have to stop.

The Han army that robbed the grain and grass was not in Shanguan, and I only hoped that they were not in Shuiguan either.

It's just that Zhang Hua doesn't know that there is a psychological effect in this world, called Murphy's Law.

When he led the Wei army to the east bank of Shuiguan in a panic the next day, he saw a village on the opposite side.

Looking at the banner of the Han army flying high, Zhang Hua's face suddenly turned extremely pale.

Not only him, but even the generals around him couldn't help but show panic on the ground.

Zhang Hua pulled the horse by the water, and personally shouted loudly: "The Great Wei Jincheng guards Zhang Hua too much, dare to ask who is leading the army on the other side?" ”

He must not be willing to fall to such a point without knowing it.

Even if he dies, he must know who he is yin by.

I could only hear the voice from the other side in the distance: "Han, the Marquis of Jiequan Ting, Feng Yong, the captain of the Qiang school." ”

Feng Yong?

Zhang Hua was stunned.

Thinking of the four words Jiequan Pavilion Marquis again, Zhang Hua's face finally changed greatly.

I see!

Last year, he led the army to attack Longguan and cut off the passage between Longyou and Guanzhong.

Now I don't know how to use it to intercept my retreat back to Jincheng.

This Feng Yong, sure enough, Xiao Wenhe!

As soon as it comes out, it is a vicious and ruthless move, which is really unguardable.

At this time, I only heard another voice from the opposite side: "Zhang Taishou, now you have chasing soldiers behind you, there is a blockade in front, a deep ditch blocking the road, and you are in a desperate situation!" ”

"Wouldn't it be beautiful if you turned against yourself and surrendered with courtesy, so that you could not only save your own body, but also protect the lives of your soldiers?"

Zhang Hua almost didn't catch his breath.

I just want to ask you where you came from, and you actually took the opportunity to persuade you to surrender? Ann dares to lie to me?

I saw him shouting loudly, "I'm afraid that it's General Feng who is in a desperate situation, right?" The Shu people in Yuzhong did not chase after me. ”

"Now General Feng seems to be relying on the water to block me in the east, but he doesn't know that in Liangzhou, behind Jincheng, there are still tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Great Wei, and it is only a few days away from here."

"At that time, I will lead the army to cross the river and attack, and the elite soldiers of Jincheng will attack from behind, I don't know how General Feng will respond?"

When Feng Yong heard this, he frowned invisibly: Could it be that Wei Yan really didn't send an army to chase after him?

Jiang Wei, who was next to him, opened his mouth and said, "General Wei has been on the battlefield for a long time, how could he not know that this is a good opportunity to annihilate the Cao thief?" ”

"If this Cao thief is wiped out on the east bank, and the horses are not allowed to return to Jincheng, then the courage of the Cao thief in Jincheng will be broken, and when the time comes, it will be like a backhand."

Feng Yong nodded: "That makes sense." ”

It's just that he sighed in his heart.

Boyo, you don't know the grievances between me and Wei Yan! I hope that Wei Lao Pifu can really capture this fighter without communicating with each other.

Zhang Hua waited for a while, and then heard another voice from the other side: "In this case, why doesn't that Zhang Taishou look at me across the river for a few days?" ”

Where did Lao Tzu get the food across the river from you?

Zhang Hua turned his horse's head and came to the front of the Wei army, looking at the pale soldiers, knowing what they were afraid of.

At that moment, people gathered the main generals and schools in the army, "Your parents, wives and children are all in Liangzhou." ”

"If it is a thief, life and death are unpredictable, and parents, wives and children will also be severely punished according to the laws of the country."

"I look at the Shu prisoners on the other side, but there are thousands, if you can attack them together, you may not have a chance to break the thief."

"This is only a few dozen miles away, and it can be reached in one day at the earliest."

"This one-day journey is a dangerous road that hinders you from reuniting with your parents, wives and children."

"Why don't you break the thief and make meritorious service and return to Liangzhou together? And lest parents, wives and children lean against the door and look forward to it? ”

The Wei army, who was in a hurry to return to Jincheng, heard Zhang Hua say this, and some people had already begun to red-eyed.

Obviously, Feng Yong seemed to have violated the art of war this time.

"Thief! Thief! ”

"Okay, please go down and make it clear to all the soldiers: This battle is not only a battle of life and death for us, but also a battle for parents, wives and children!"

Zhang Hua drew his sword and shouted.

This bridge has been destroyed by Feng Yong's faction, and all the nearby ships have also been towed back to the west bank.

Fortunately, there is a distance of more than ten miles between the big river and the remaining veins of the high mountains, and such a long section of the river has a wide and shallow water, and the Wei army can directly wade through the water.

The main battlefields of the Han and Wei armies were also concentrated in this section of water.

The Han army was guarded, there was no need to go into the water, and they arrived a day and a half earlier than them, and they were ready.

The Wei army was attacking, and it had to wade ashore.

But Zhang Hua felt that he had one of the biggest advantages, and that was the cavalry.

And they are returning to the teacher, and they must return to the teacher desperately.

The whining sound of horns sounded, and the Wei army began to assemble on the east bank.

Luckily, it's summer and the river isn't cold.

The captured Wei soldiers and civilians helped Feng Yong a lot.

Not only did they help the Han army set up a camp, but they also dug a trench on the west bank where they could directly wade through the water.

That is, the Wei army on the east bank crossed the river and had to cross another trench before they could fight hand-to-hand with the Han army.

So Feng Yong was not afraid.

Even if there is a superior force on the opposite side, this river and a trench are enough to make up for it.

What's more, the superior strength of the Wei army may not be an advantage against its own elite soldiers.

The Wei army was already in formation, with large shields in the front row and spears and halberds in the back, and began to cross the river head-on.

At the same time, the wings of the elite rider spread out, ready to find an opportunity to break through the flaw.

"Kill back to Jincheng!"

"Kill back to Jincheng!"

"Kill back to Jincheng!"

……

The Wei army began to shout angrily, they were ready to fight desperately from the beginning, leaving no trace of strength unturned.

The infantry marched slowly forward and began to enter the water.

The sun was hanging in the sky, and the calves of the Wei soldiers were all in the water, but they were comfortable.

It's just that no one feels the coolness, because there is a crowd of people on the opposite side, and crossbow arrows will be fired at any time.

Layer after layer of water ripples constantly wash over the riverbank.

Feng Yong looked at Wei Jun and suddenly said, "The Wei Jun in Jincheng is also considered an elite. ”

Come to think of it, Yuzhong and Jincheng were the two most important strongholds for Cao Wei to defend the Han into Liangzhou.

Jincheng, in particular, is the top priority.

Presumably, many of the elites in Liangzhou are guarding the gateway of Jincheng.

"Peng"!

"Peng" ......

The heavy crossbow is the first to strike, and the arrows specially made for the heavy crossbow are long and thick.

"Raise your shield!"

The captain of the Wei army shouted loudly.

The Han army stood on the shore, with a certain height advantage, coupled with the overbearing crossbow strength, several wooden shields were shot through on the spot because they were only wrapped in leather, and almost injured the soldiers behind the shields.

The most exaggerated thing is that there is a small wooden round shield that is directly shot.

The big shield doesn't cover everyone.

There were more than ten unlucky Wei soldiers, who were shot through the body on the spot and fell into the water, filled with a stream of blood, which spread along the water and gradually faded.

Under the banner of the Han army, Feng Yong put down the binoculars and handed it to Jiang Wei who was standing beside him: "Boyo, take a look." ”

Zhang Wei and Jufu are not there, they need to take their respective battalions to fight.

The Hubu Army, as a proud man of mobile strategy, was left behind by Feng Yong.

Jiang Wei naturally could only follow Feng Yong and replenish at any time.

"Junhou, Cao Thief's elite cavalry has been scattered to both sides, I am afraid that he wants to cross the water from both wings."

"Crossing." Feng Yonghun said nonchalantly, "Wait for them to come around and see how capable they are." ”

At the same time, I feel a little pity in my heart, Liu Hun's cavalry is not there, otherwise let you know what a real cavalry is.

"Junhou, the Hubu Army will obey the dispatch of Junhou at any time, and will not let Cao Thief cross the ...... east coast"

"I've never worried about the thief on the other side."

Feng Yong shook his head, "What I'm worried about is, how many thieves are there in Jincheng in our rear?" ”

The current situation is that the Jincheng reinforcements led by Zhang Hua are sandwiched between Feng Yong and Wei Yan.

And Feng Yong himself was caught between Zhang Hua and Jin Cheng.

Now the main thing to see is that it was Wei Yan who arrived first, and cooperated with Feng Yong to eat the Wei army on the east bank.

It was the Wei army of Jincheng who arrived first, cooperated with Zhang Hua, and broke through Feng Yong's interception.

After all, the Wei army still went ashore, the bow and crossbow were useless, and the sounds such as "boom" and "boom" made the roots of the teeth sour staggered.

The hastily arranged antlers in front of the trench only served as a slight obstacle, and then they were pushed away by the Wei army.

"Kill!"

Wei Jun was red-eyed, raised his sword and began to charge.

The spears and halberds of the Han army were stabbed together, and the Wei army, which had finally crossed the trench, was directly stabbed into the trench and became the footsteps of the latecomers.

The Wei army, which followed behind, began to throw bows and arrows and fell into the Han army's formation, causing the Han army to also begin to suffer casualties.

"Prince, the cavalry of the Cao thief has crossed the water from both wings!"

Jiang Wei held up the binoculars and suddenly said, "Do you want the last general to lead the Hubu Army to stop it?" ”

Feng Yong shook his head, "It's not yet time for the Tiger Bu Army to move. ”

Charging head-on, the cavalry on both wings waited for an opportunity to find a flaw, or tried to tear a hole through the wings, and finally swarmed up, which is the most common use of cavalry nowadays.

On the battlefield, the strategic reserve in your hand is the hole card for victory, and it is also the hole card for your own life.

This hole card, until the last moment, can not be easily revealed.