Chapter 275, Meridian Valley 3
Fan Ju bowed his hand to Sun Chuanting: "My lord cherishes it, I prepared a fine wine to celebrate the general's achievements." [Full text reading. 】”
Sun Chuanting also bowed his hand to Fan Ju: "You are behind, you should also be careful, in case the thief dog jumps over the wall and comes to impact you." ”
Fan Ju laughed: "This must not be, Gao Yingxiang doesn't know that we divide the troops, he must think that there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in our department, and he will never dare to turn back and fight back." must have fought desperately with the general in order to break through, so whether the general's 20,000 elite soldiers can withstand it is a great test. ”
Sun Chuanting smiled arrogantly: "With my Sun here, it is impossible for the thieves to escape from the Meridian Valley." ”
With that, he turned around and walked out of the tent and went to gather the men.
He had already selected 20,000 of the strongest soldiers, including 5,000 cavalry, and at this time the army was already in formation, waiting for Sun Chuanting.
Sun Chuanting came to the front of the centaurs, flew his chrysanthemum blue, looked at their subordinates, and then said in a deep voice: "Brothers, the place we went to this time is a dead end, if you want to get out alive, there is only one way, and that is to destroy the thieves. And the thieves have 50,000 horses, and 40,000 who can fight, and we are only half of him, but I know that you are not afraid, because you only need to kill two enemy soldiers each. I don't dare to guarantee anything else, what I dare to promise is only myself, I will never retreat, I will never escape, I will fight to the death. The thieves have been rumored that they are only afraid of Governor Lu, and I, Sun Chuanting, will take you with me, so that the thieves can experience for themselves, what is fear, what is despair, and what is self-destruction......"
When the army heard this, their blood boiled, and they all drew their swords and shouted: Fight to the death on the battlefield, never retreat!
20,000 elite soldiers only carried dry food, water bags and weapons, and the rest were all left behind, and they made a detour, under the leadership of Sun Chuanting, bypassing Gao Yingxiang's men and horses, walking close to the mountain roots, and marching towards the Meridian Valley.
Sun Chuanting knew very well that as long as both sides entered the Meridian Valley, there would only be two ways in front of him, either to break Gao Yingxiang and become famous all over the world, or to be broken through by Gao Yingxiang and annihilated by his own army. At that time, his life came to an end, even if he didn't die on the battlefield, he didn't have the face to see Chongzhen and Lu Xiangsheng, so he had to commit suicide.
Therefore, either the first battle is successful, or the army is defeated and dies.
And before that, he wanted to ensure that Gao Yingxiang didn't have any suspicions before he entered the Meridian Valley.
This 20,000-strong elite soldier rushed to the road, and soon caught up in front of Gao Yingxiang.
Gao Yingxiang's men and horses did not walk fast, because there were more than 50,000 people in his army, but there were many family members and wounded and sick people who had to take care of these people, so they could only walk 60 miles a day, while Sun Chuanting could walk 100 miles.
When Sun Chuanting stood at the mouth of the Meridian Valley, Gao Yingxiang was still two hundred miles away.
Sun Chuanting immediately went to the valley mouth, looking at this very famous dangerous road in history, and his heart was full of emotion.
He is familiar with the scriptures and history, and naturally knows that 1,400 years ago, when Zhuge Liang came out of Qishan, Wei Yan's strategy, the Meridian Valley plot, the reason why Zhuge Liang did not adopt this strategy, is because the Meridian Valley is too sinister, this valley with a total length of more than 500 miles, there is no fork in the road, and the valley road is narrow, like a winding alley, and the peaks on both sides are difficult to climb, so as long as you go in, no matter how many people and horses can't be used, as long as there is a wall in front, it is very difficult to rush over.
Sun Chuanting knew that the danger of the Meridian Valley was the same for himself, and he had no way out, as long as he was opposite Gao Yingxiangjun in the valley, it would be two rats fighting in the acupoint, and at that time, he would have to fight for his life.
His subordinate general Shen Zhou immediately stood by his side, and when he saw Sun Chuanting's face, he knew that this operation was very dangerous, so he explained: "Isn't your lord a little worried? ”
Sun Chuanting nodded: "Meridian Valley is the Jedi of soldiers, if we can't withstand Gao Yingxiang's impact, we will definitely be wiped out." ”
Shen Zhou said: "The combat effectiveness of the thieves is not as strong as our soldiers, I think they will definitely be able to withstand it." ”
Sun Chuanting shook his head lightly: "In the past few battles, the army was not at the moment of life and death, so the combat effectiveness was not fully exerted. ”
Shen Zhou nodded: "My lord is right." ”
Sun Chuanting snorted suddenly, waved his horsewhip, and said in a loud voice: "It's just that he fell behind, and he suffered a big loss, let's go to the valley first, check the terrain, and set up an ambush in the most suitable place. The time, place and people are all on our side, and this battle will be won. ”
After speaking, he ordered the sergeant to check the food and water, and replenish it in time, Sun Chuanting knew that Gao Yingxiang still had a few days before he could come here, and he was moving slowly in the valley, so he led the army to wait in the valley for a few days, so if there was no food for seven or eight days, the sergeant would starve, and the combat effectiveness would be reduced at that time.
It took a day of hard work for his men and horses to prepare food and water, and then Sun Chuanting gave an order, and the team drove into the Meridian Valley.
Shen Zhou led the army in front, surveying the road, Sun Chuanting took two thousand soldiers to break the back, and cleaned up the traces left by the front army along the way, so as not to let Gao Yingxiang find out that a large group of people had entered here.
This is crucial. If Gao Yingxiang discovers the abnormal situation and does not go into the valley, or sends a few people to find out first, then this great plan may be miscarried. At that time, not only will Su Dan not be able to survive, but his efforts will be in vain, it is very likely that Gao Yingxiang will turn around and attack Fan Ju's men. Fan Ju only had 10,000 men and horses, and he was not in the army, so he could not withstand Gao Yingxiang's onslaught of 40,000 or 50,000 people.
Therefore, the details determine success or failure, Sun Chuanting ordered his two thousand people, even a horseshoe print, which cannot be left on the ground, and anything left by the front army must be picked up and taken away.
Sun Chuanting's 20,000 elite soldiers walked cautiously, like a poisonous scorpion in the desert, buried under the sand, poking out a highly poisonous tail needle, waiting for the prey to be delivered.
His prey was Gao Yingxiang's 50,000 horses.
Gao Yingxiang was also very cautious when he ordered the camp to be raised, he was afraid that the officials and soldiers would detect his actions, so he personally led 4,000 men and horses to break the back, and the banner was still fluttering in the camp to show that he was still here and did not leave.
Waiting for two days after the front army withdrew, Gao Yingxiang began to retreat at night, he ordered the camp to remain as it was, and left a few drummers, beating drums and trumpets from time to time, playing patrols, and he took 4,000 men and horses to quietly withdraw from the camp and chase after the front army.
He estimated that the officers and troops would not find out that the camp was empty until at least the third day, and at that time his former army had already gone 300 miles, and the officers and troops could not catch up if they wanted to.
Gao Yingxiang's abacus was very meticulous, so he was full of confidence, not to mention that even if the official army wanted to break his head, he would never think that he would enter the Meridian Valley.
And the officials and soldiers would never have thought that they would attack Xi'an. It was a city occupied by the Qin army.
Gao Yingxiang understood that as long as Xi'an was occupied, Guanzhong could be decided without a fight.
And Gao Yingxiang is not a fool, he is also afraid of being ambushed, after coming to the Meridian Valley, he did not break in recklessly, but sent a team of men and horses to explore in front, and he led a large team of men and horses, separated from the front army by dozens of miles, and advanced in turn. The front army reported every three hours, and the same news was reported, and there was nothing unusual in the Meridian Valley.
Gao Yingxiang didn't know that Sun Chuanting had already calculated his move, so Sun Chuanting did not ambush the men and horses in the front and middle sections of the Meridian Valley, but ambushed them in the back section, almost out of the Meridian Valley, where it is called Heishuiyu, as long as you pass the Heishuiyu, you can go all the way unimpeded and go straight to Xi'an.
Sun Chuanting ambushed all the men and horses on the thirty-mile mountain road in Heishuiyu, where the most tragic battle was about to begin.
Gao Yingxiang and Sun Chuanting's entry into the Meridian Valley, except for Ziyi, no one else on the Qin army knew about it, let alone Bai Qi and Li Yan who were far away in Meixian County. However, they have been receiving news from Xi'an, and in the past few days, Bai Qi feels that something is gradually wrong.
News from Xi'an said that Gao Yingxiang had suddenly disappeared, and no one knew where he had gone with tens of thousands of horses.
Bai Qi was puzzled, he hurriedly found a map, and carefully consulted with Li Yan and the red lady. Bai Qi's intuition told him that Gao Yingxiang was likely to have secretly withdrawn his troops, but it was impossible to guess where to withdraw at the moment. So he asked the red lady.
The red lady because of the long years in Shaanxi all over the arts, so the road is very familiar with the road in Shaanxi, she looked at the map, the dialogue said: "General, if Gao Yingxiang withdraws the army, there are three ways to go, one is to the south, into Huguang, the second is to the west, into Sichuan, the third, is to jump over the Qinling Mountains, into Shaanxi." ”
Bai Qi shook his head lightly: "If Gao Yingxiang enters Huguang or Sichuan, he will not disappear, because these two provinces are garrisoned by officials and soldiers everywhere, and the peasant army is tens of thousands of horses, and it is impossible to disappear all at once." ”
Li Yan said: "In this way, Gao Yingxiang can only jump over the Qinling Mountains?" ”
The red lady disagreed: "Qinling Mountain is high and deep, the road is difficult, as long as the head is not broken, no one will take tens of thousands of troops over the mountains and mountains, in that case, the baggage will be lost, and even eating and drinking will be a problem." I don't think Gao Yingxiang will be stupid enough to enter Shaanxi through the Qinling Mountains. ”
Li Yan frowned and said, "If you don't take three roads, then where did he go?" ”
Bai Qi said: "No matter where you go, in a few days, there will be news, tens of thousands of troops, it is impossible to hide all the time." ”
Li Yan nodded and diverted the topic: "General, what news is there over there for Lu Xiangsheng?" ”
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