In the north of the mighty city, between the scattered passes, tens of thousands of Han troops arrived in the south, and the road was dead. When the army first arrived, as the commander's training, the first military order was to defend the village, and the soldiers and civilian servants worked together, quarrying and felling, and the sound of knocking and chiseling resounded the mountains.

The big tent of the Chinese army has been built, the layout is simple, the generals of all armies are camping and arranging, so there are only Xiang Xun and Song Yanwu in the tent, and there is also Wang Renzhen who knelt on the ground to ask for guilt.

"Regardless of the fatigue of the soldiers, greedy for merit, and attacking without authorization, in order to rush the enemy pass, so that the army is defeated and the army is damaged, and our soldiers are frustrated, what crime should we be guilty of?" Xiang Xun looked at Wang Renzhen and said calmly.

Wang Renzhen's attitude was still very upright, and he arched his hand and said: "Please take care of it by military law!" ”

Of course, military law should also be based on the situation, and it is impossible for Xiang Xun to severely deal with Wang Renzhen because of a small defeat, but the procedures that should be followed still have to be followed, so as to set an example for others! ”

"General Wang, led the army to the south, the soldiers were invincible, and the eight villages were broken in a row, and the Shu army was demoralized and fled. According to its battle situation, it is reasonable to take advantage of the situation to pursue and cover up! Song Yanwu got up, sang with a red face, and said to Xiang: "Although I suffered a small defeat, I also tested the mighty city and the enemy's situation, write it down for the time being, and after the battle, hand it over to the imperial court for reward and punishment!" ”

"Since Song Dujian has spoken, let's leave it like this for the time being!" Xiang Xun nodded and asked Wang Renzhen to get up.

"In this battle, it is not easy for you and Li Yan, brave the scorching heat to march and fight, overcome the enemy, and it is difficult during the process, how can I not know!" Xiang Xun's tone changed and said, "Let's talk about it, how is the defense of Mighty City?" ”

"Go back to the capital!" Wang Renzhen quickly entered the state and said: "The one who defeated the last general is Gao Yanyu, the defender of the city, if you add Han Jixun's defeated army, the strength of the defenders in the city will definitely exceed 10,000."

At the end, the general will inspect the layout of the city, occupy the middle of the road, divide the inner and outer two cities, and surround three or four miles, but its layout is tight, one should be defended, and it is very strict. If the enemy is attacked with heavy troops, if nothing else, it will be difficult! ”

"If I bring in a large army, I will destroy this city!" Xiang Xun said solemnly.

Wang Renzhen immediately hugged his fists and asked: "Du Shuai, the last general will ask for his life, lead his subordinates to attack the city, in order to redeem the past, please agree!" ”

Seeing this, Xiang Xun couldn't help but smile and reassured: "Don't be impatient!" Your unit was attacked and fought viciously, with nearly 30% casualties and a lot of losses, but it was still ahead of the battalion to reorganize the troops and raise enough combat strength. Moreover, we still need to wait for Li Tingjun's movements before making a decision! ”

"Yes!"

After Wang Renzhen retired, Song Yanwu said: "This Wang Renzhen is also both civil and military, enterprising, and talented!" ”

"It's also too heavy on the heart of merit, otherwise how dare you lead two thousand tired soldiers and rush forward to attack the strong pass!" Xiang Xun said: "I still want to attack the enemy pass, but I don't dare to allow it anymore, otherwise, the other generals will make trouble!" ”

After studying the map, Xiang Xun said: "This map has wasted a lot of effort, roads, city passes, mountains and forests, and water veins, although they are detailed, but they are ultimately dead maps." I want to personally explore the surrounding terrain and the layout of the city pass, and in the army, I will take care of it by the horses! ”

"Be careful!" Song Yanwu has always been humble and responded.

Weiwu City, when the plank road is important, Guanshan is connected, blocking the north-south traffic, divided into two cities inside and outside, three or four miles around, between the Qinling Mountains, it is a big pass, and it is also the north of Liangquan in Fengzhou Prefecture, the most important fort.

The inner city is a brick and stone structure, with granaries and arsenals, city wall towers, and heavy garrisons. The outer city is wooden, the scale is not small, the forest outside the city is towering to the sky and the sun, thinking that the forest array, the road is chiseled in the meantime, it is very complicated, people are trapped in it, without guidance, can lose their way.

Xiang Xun led a team of personal soldiers, inspected the surrounding situation, and before the pass, climbed high and looked. Looking around, Xiang Xun stared at the mighty city pass.

After a long time, Xiang Xun said to Murong Chengtai, who was following him: "The former king of Shu built a city here to consolidate the northern defense, and it has been nearly forty years. At the beginning, Guo Chongtao destroyed Shu, that is, he first took Fengzhou, consolidated the rear, and broke through this pass with the vanguard, and the defenders surrendered! Now, the commander of our army is here to have a big war! ”

"Du Shuai, I see that in front of this pass, the trees are lush and the mountains stretch, which is not conducive to the development of the army, and it is not easy to break through the pass!" Murong Chengtai couldn't help but lecture at Xiang.

And Xiang Xun looked at the wooden village and the dense forests around it, especially the military barracks built in the meantime, and thought thoughtfully.

"The scouts among the generals are all sent out to explore the way and find the way, and closely monitor the movements of the Shu army!" He reined in the horse's reins and gave instructions to Xun, saying, "Go back to the camp!" ”

Weiwu City, has become a military fortress, with the Shu marshal Li Tingqi led the main force to the north to support, all the troops are concentrated here, to the city pass the base, before and after the ridge village, has gathered more than 50,000 soldiers and civilians. Obviously, as the generals of the Han army expected, the Shu army set up heavy troops here and wanted to stop the Han army here.

In fact, according to Li Tingjue's original idea, he planned to rely on the geographical advantages, build villages layer by layer, and set up obstacles step by step, so as to delay the Han army, exhaust it, and then find an opportunity to break the enemy.

This is a good set of tactics, however, the offensive ability of the Han army is somewhat beyond imagination, and in less than ten days, all of them were broken by Wang Renzhen, and the defeat was too fast, which caught people off guard. In view of this, the Shu army shook up and down, although Gao Yanyu defeated the Han army a little, it only saved some face.

Although the mighty city is strong, in the case of the main attack of the Han army, and then there are scalpers and eight villages in front of the car, with the outnumbered soldiers and defeated soldiers, Li Tingqi does not dare to confidently say how long he can stop it. And if the mighty city is broken, Liangquan will be more difficult to defend, therefore, after thinking about it, Li Tingqi chose to lead a large army north to come to the aid to resist the Han division.

In fact, some staff members suggested to Li Tingqi that the Qingni Road was the most dangerous in Sanguan Road, and that it was difficult for birds to cross the mountain road, and suggested that Li Tingjun deploy the main force around Guzhen. However, in this way, Liangquan and other places have to give up, and they can't make a difference on the side of the Chengdu court, and it is easy to cause the Shu army in Qinzhou.

In the mighty inner city, Li Tingqi, the commander of the Shu army, who was also new to the city, couldn't care about the fatigue of the march, and summoned Gao Yanyu and Han Jixun to inquire about the enemy.

For Han Jixun, Li Tingqi was a little angry, and he had 10,000 soldiers and horses to garrison the army, but they were easily broken by the Han army. What's more, he only received Han Jixun's "good news" on the front foot, killing hundreds of enemies, frustrating the enemy's spirit, and turning to Chengdu, but the back foot received the defeat report that the cattle village was broken.

At this time, when I heard his mouth, it was full of descriptions of the strength of the Han army, and he was even more angry and had a heart attack. However, seeing Han Jixun's scarred and miserable appearance, it is not good to be too harsh.

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Li Tingqi thought a lot, he knew the combat strength of the Han army, two years ago in the battle of Donghe Village, he lost more troops, although Han Jixun was defeated, but he also collected nearly 5,000 defeated soldiers, and assisted Gao Yanyu to repel the pursuing Han army, and some gains.

After comprehensive consideration, Li Tingqi expressed tolerance to Han Jixun, and after a little reprimand, he also comforted him and asked him to recuperate from his wounds and reorganize the army and fight the Han army again.

For Li Tingjue's generosity, Han Jixun naturally admired it, although he swore on the spot that he would fight against the Han army. But in fact, he has developed a cowardly heart.

"Let's talk about the enemy situation of the Han army!" In the hall, Li Tingjun asked Gao Yanyan.

Gao Yanyu is in the Shu army, one of the few able generals, the beginning of the Shu Han fierce battle, after the battle of Jifeng Mountain, this person also led the army, raided the pass, burned the pass and destroyed it.

During this period of guarding the customs, he also did a lot of things, and he also had some reconnaissance and understanding of the enemy's situation. At this time, he asked directly: "Although the Han army claims to be 100,000, the number of people who can fight is definitely not more than 40,000. At the beginning of its arrival, in the east and north of the Kanto, along the valley and the ridge, the logging and setting up the village, there were 24 large and small camps in total, which were used to collect soldiers and horses, grain and equipment! ”

"It's menacing!" Li Tingqi couldn't help sighing, his expression was more solemn, and said: "Han Jixun's troops exceeded 10,000, that is, he was defeated by thousands of Han troops, and now these tens of thousands of Han troops are difficult to beat!" ”

Gao Yanyan's face was calm: "Although the Han army is strong, it is not so easy to break through if it wants to break through. Even, I look forward to the Han army coming to attack, consuming its troops, weakening its morale, and looking for opportunities to counterattack. However, judging from the measures of the Han army, it will not attack recklessly. We must be prepared for a long-term fierce battle! ”

"The high envoy is reasonable!" Li Tingqi immediately agreed: "Therefore, it is difficult to transport grain and straw, and if the Han army works for a long time without success, it may retreat by itself." If we consume grain and ordnance, how can we fear the Han army? ”

"Here in Mighty City, we will lead the army to refuse, but we don't have to worry about it for the time being! It's just-" After a pause, a gloom flashed in Li Tingjue's expression: "Over there in Qinzhou, it's worth worrying!" There is no danger here, the Shu army divided troops to attack it, with Zhao Jiza's talent, I am afraid that he will lose! ”

"Recruit the envoy, let's deal with the enemy in front of the pass first!" Gao Yanyan frowned slightly and sighed.