In the middle of the night, on the fort wall of Zhenbei Fort, there was still a team of officers and soldiers on duty.

In that year, in order to guard against the military threat in the north, the former Shu State requisitioned tens of thousands of people, and it took half a year to build Changning Village.

Later, considering the safety of the back road of Changning Village, Hou Shu chose to build Zhenbei Fort in the dangerous place thirty miles south of Changning Village.

Zhenbei Fort and Changning Zhai belong to a whole defense system, Changning Zhai blocks the attack from the north, and Zhenbei Fort protects the grain road of Changning Zhai, which is indispensable to each other.

The Zhang team led by the leader stroked the knife in his left hand and made a complete tour along the fort wall, and then he relieved himself and returned to the sentry tower in the north corner.

Although it was early spring, the cold wind in the mountains was still cold, and five charcoal basins were burned in the sentry tower, so that it was a little hot.

Team Zhang was roasting the fire, drinking and eating meat at the same time, looking very comfortable. Duty at night is indeed a chore, but who told him that he has no strong backer, so he has to be at the mercy of Command Wu.

There is someone above Commander Wu, although he is not very old and inexperienced, he is not a figure that Team Zhang can afford to provoke.

"Team Zhang, the villain heard that the army from the north has already come?" Zhang Teamzheng's henchman, Sun Yunda, used tongs to stir up the charcoal fire a few times, and the fire burned more vigorously, so he came to Zhang Teamzheng's side, and there was a pair of almost a match.

Team Zhang glanced at Sun Yunda, and suddenly sighed and said: "The Han army in the north is indeed here, so for more than ten days in a row, I should be on duty all night, it's really fucking unlucky." ”

Sun Yunda knew that Commander Wu above was not very pleasing to the eye when he saw Team Zhang, and deliberately wanted to rectify the person, so he arched his hand and said: "This night duty actually has the benefit of being on duty, you can go to rest when you are on duty, and you don't have to show your eyes in front of your boss." ”

It really made Sun Yunda say that although Team Zhang suffered a secret loss, he didn't need to go to Commander Wu every day to hang around.

"Come, drink two cups with me." Team Zhang was seeing that it was getting late, and presumably Commander Wu had already slept soundly with the United States, so he let go of his mind and ordered Sun Yunda to accompany him to drink.

Sun Yun was so cold that he couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and after pouring a full glass of wine for Team Zhang with both hands, he poured himself a glass of wine.

"The villain respects you, I wish you good luck...... Sun Yunda is worthy of being a clever person, and he scratched the itch of Zhang Teamzheng with one mouth.

If it weren't for the lack of backing from above, with Zhang Teamzheng's military merits and qualifications, he would have become the commander of the first battalion a long time ago.

"Okay, borrow your good words, and do it." Team Zhang raised his glass boldly, and touched Sun Yunda's wine glass lightly, "When I am developed, I will definitely not forget you." ”

Sun Yunda is Team Zhang's henchman, Team Zhang is soaring, he will naturally rise to the top. On the other hand, if Team Zhang is losing momentum, Sun Yunda will not be able to have a good life.

"Team Zheng, the Northern Army shouldn't be able to break through Changning Village, right?" Sun Yunda was a little weak after all, so he took advantage of the strength of the wine to simply test Zhang Teamzheng's attitude.

Team Zhang smiled and said, "There are 7,000 soldiers and horses on the side of Changning Village, not to mention, there is only a rugged path in front of the village. Even if the northern army comes with 100,000 soldiers and horses, it will not be able to be used at all in front of the wall, and it will definitely not be able to break through. ”

Sun Yunda listened to the reason, and breathed a sigh of relief, the northern army could not break through Changning Village, then, Zhenbei Fort would be safe and sound.

In the north fort of this town, although there is only one commander of 500 soldiers and horses, the avenue in front of the fort gate can only accommodate one carriage.

If the northern army comes to attack, it only needs to hold on to Zhenbei Fort for a few days, and when the reinforcements from Changning Village arrive, such a flank attack on both sides, the northern army will definitely collapse without a fight.

In addition, although there are not many people in the north fort of Zhenbei, the grain and grass are enough to chew for three months, and there is also spring water flowing down the mountain, so there is no fear of the northern army running off water and food.

Team Zhang took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "As long as we cheer up and guard the fort wall, we will be foolproof." ”

Just when Team Zhang was drinking and chatting with Sun Yunda, the advance team of the Xiaoyong Battalion had quietly touched the castle wall.

Liu Wenchang, who led the leading contingent, pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the movement on the fort wall, and found that the enemy did not notice that they were coming.

According to the original plan, it was time to smash the fiery canisters and 'cocktails' into the fortress walls in order to deliberately cause chaos.

However, when Liu Wenchang noticed that the fort wall was only more than a zhang high, and there were not many people on the fort wall, he temporarily changed his mind.

"Give the order to go down and take a ladder up the wall." Liu Wenchang gave a military order in a whisper.

It is a good strategy to set fire to the enemy's army, but it is better to send someone to climb the fort wall and open the fort gate from the inside while the enemy is unprepared.

Soon, several ladders were erected, and the soldiers of the brave battalion climbed the fort wall one by one.

At this time, Zhang Sanzheng had already arrived at the edge of the fort wall and met with Liu Wenchang.

Since the plan did not change quickly, Zhang Sanzheng also changed his strategy and ordered his subordinates to lurk in front of the fort gate under the cover of night.

As long as the gate of the fort is opened from the inside, the army can rush in and take the north fort in one fell swoop.

The night was dark, and there was no movement except for the occasional muffled hum.

Zhang Sanzheng just guessed that it should be the soldiers of the brave battalion who touched the fort wall, clearing the enemy soldiers guarding the wall, but he didn't know how they did it.

Liu Wenchang knew that his subordinates, after years of harsh training, had completely mastered the means of secretly touching and killing enemy sentinels.

It didn't take long for a small movement to come from the fort gate, and Zhang Sanzheng was happy in his heart, as long as the fort gate was opened, it would mean the fall of Zhenbei Fort.

At this time, Team Zhang was already full of wine, he stood up, burped, and said contentedly: "It's almost dawn, go and inspect again, and we can go back to rest." ”

Sun Yunda made fun of it and said: "It's cold in the middle of the night, if there is a little lady who drinks with you, it will be even more ......."

Before the words fell, Sun Yunda heard a figure flash, and then Team Zhang let out a muffled snort in pain.

Sun Yun's eyes widened, and he saw that Team Zhang was being covered with his mouth and his throat cut, and he fell in pain in front of him.

"Ah, come on......" Sun Yunda turned around and ran, but unexpectedly, there was a sharp pain in his chest, he subconsciously looked down, but saw a sharp arrow coming out of his chest.

Since the enemy had been alarmed, the soldiers of the brave battalion climbed over the wall and landed on the ground, opened the gate of the fort, and the army immediately swarmed in and entered the north fort of Zhenbei.

When Li Zhongyi arrived in front of the gate of Zhenbei Fort, the remnants of the fort had all been cleared, and Zhang Sanzheng stood in front of the fort gate with a smile.

"Your Majesty, part of the enemy army has fled, but most of the grain and grass have been captured...... Zhang Sanzheng arched his hand to report the battle situation.

Li Zhongyi nodded with a smile and said: "As long as the food is in hand, it is a great achievement, and the remnants of the enemy will run away if they run, so why worry about it?" ”

The key to this battle was that the soldiers of the brave battalion quietly touched the fort wall, ambushed the enemy outpost, and opened the fort gate.

Therefore, in this battle, the brave battalion made the first contribution, which is obviously an undoubted thing, and there is no basis for argument.

"Your Majesty, since you have successfully taken Zhenbei Fort, why don't you catch the medicine according to the prescription and take Changning Village?" Zhang Sanzheng tasted the sweetness, and simply wanted to draw a scoop according to the gourd.

Li Zhongyi waved his hand and said: "Changning Village is different from Zhenbei Fort, there are 7,000 Shu troops there, and they are heavily guarded. If there are too many people sent, it is easy to startle the snake, and if there are fewer people, they are not very useful, and the talents are wasted in vain. ”

The reason why the sneak attack on Zhenbei Fort was a great success was mainly because the Shu army was careless, and they did not expect that the Han army would bypass Changning Village at all.

You must know that along the way from Changning Village to Zhenbei Fort, there are cliffs, even the local old hunters, they have to be worried, let alone the foreign Han army?

However, Changning Village is different. Changning Village is located in the first line of defense to the north, it has always been a battleground for soldiers, and the strength of the defenders is unusually strong, how can it be so easy to sneak attack?

According to the pre-war plan, after cutting off the connection between Changning Village and the Shu State in the rear, the army used Zhenbei Fort as a base and began to hoard grain.

The Han army attacked Shu, and in addition to the geographical advantage, Shu relied on the inconvenience of the Han army to transport grain and grass.

Now, now that Zhenbei Fort has arrived, Li Zhongyi has decided to turn Zhenbei Fort into one of the logistics supply points on the front line.

From the front of Changning Village to Zhenbei Fort, the straight-line distance is about 30 miles, and the distance over the mountains and mountains is 80 miles.

Li Zhongyi ordered the rear to continuously send grain and other materials to Zhenbeibao, and Wang Ken relied on the advantage of a large number of people to send a grain army of 5,000 people to Zhenbeibao day and night.

The Shu army noticed the abnormal movement of the Han army, and the guard general Wang Bing couldn't help but gasp and sighed: "What a vicious method." ”

The Han army only surrounded Changning Village but did not fight, but sent troops and horses to transport grain, Wang Bing immediately came to the conclusion that the Han army was either bluffing or trying to lure him into sending troops.

How good is that?

For a while, Wang Bing was in a dilemma. Send troops to attack and disturb, for fear of being ambushed by the Han army.

Don't send troops, the grain in Changning Village is only enough to eat for three months, and once the food is exhausted, it will be the day of the rout of the whole army.

Just when Wang Bing was in a dilemma, Li Zhongyi had already led an advance team of 3,000 people, left Zhenbei Fort, and advanced into the mountains further south.

Li Zhongyi calculated the strength of logistics supply, even if Wang Ken desperately sent food to Zhenbei Fort, he could still only supply the daily rations of 3,000 people.

After all, the difficulty of Shu Road and the difficulty of going to the blue sky are by no means a frightening lie.

Anyway, the Shu army didn't dare to fight, so Li Zhongyi simply led people to take the lead in the south, one to open the way for the army, and the other to see if there was a chance to take Xu Tingzhai.

Shu along the Meridian Valley, built a total of three forts, the first is Changning Village, followed by Zhenbei Fort, the southernmost is Xuting Village.