Chapter 536: Traitor
In Lantian Valley, Wang Zhong, the general of the light car, inspected the surrounding terrain, and the entire Wei army's war machine had been turned on.
Most of the forests between the south of Lantian and the north of Shangda have been cut down, and fences and wooden thorns have been erected at large and small intersections, mountain passes, and passes as precautions.
Purposeful felling of surrounding trees can hinder the use of Han troops.
The defensive core of Wuguandao is in Lantian, and there are many suitable venues for decisive battles around, which can be suitable for the battlefield where the cavalry troops rush...... Not much, really.
As a light vehicle general, Wang Zhongtong led three chariot troops in Wuguandao, one was a heavy chariot unit subordinate to Zhang Hu, and the other was a mixed unit of hoplite and light chariot led by Zhang Xiong, the son of Zhang He, which can almost be regarded as a highly mobile version of the 'Euphorbia', this heavy infantry is called the Changlin Army, equipped with a long gun, not a halberd.
The last chariot is an auxiliary army composed of ballista mixed light infantry, thanks to Wu Zhen's two great victories, the Wei army really has no shortage of animal power, and the difficulty in limiting the expansion of chariots lies in the manufacture of chariots, not animal power.
After the decisive battle of Eagle Mountain, there were seven chariots in front and behind of the Wei army, five of which were stationed in Tunguan.
Wang Zhong inspected everywhere, seemingly looking for a suitable battlefield and a place to ambush.
A tributary of Chanshui meanders along the valley, and there is a dirt road in the valley that spreads along the valley with the water of the tributary river, forming a pool of water at the bend due to the impact of the flash flood.
When Wang Zhong came here, he saw a pile of obviously abnormal stones in the water, not like the stone dam surrounded by homeless people and sergeants around him to fish, and pointed: "Why is this? ”
Unbeknownst to the guide, Wang Zhong's troops stepped forward to remove the stones, and the carcass of the clouded leopard, which was killed, soaked and deformed, and could barely recognize the leopard print, was pressed under the stones, and the flesh was soaked into pink and white, and it may have been taken out for a short time, and there was no peculiar smell.
Wang Zhong's gray beard trembled slightly, perhaps from the wind, or it could be his anger.
"Wu Jizhong!"
Wang Zhong gritted his teeth in a low voice, the left and right parts were emotionally unstable, this water was also being eaten, and the water flowed to Guanzhong, which was the main domestic water for the Lantian garrison.
Most of the dozen or so people don't know the "Twelve Strategies", but they also know that it is impossible for this leopard to drown on its own, and it is still pressed by stones, and this kind of unclean water is definitely not good.
Thinking that Wu Zhen humiliated Zhu Shuo and Cao Zhen in public, he kindly tried to persuade him, but he was ridiculed and exposed by this person in public.
Wang Zhong made a decision almost instantly, and squeezed out a smile: "Put it back, press it." ”
Overlord, barracks.
It is on the bank of the Bashui River, located on the east side of the Lantian Valley, and is where the Lantian garrison camp is located.
Shi Guohuai, the shogunate chief of Zhenxi, inspected the battalions, the state of the defenders in Guanzhong fluctuated significantly, and their own side was making preparations, and the vanguard troops of the Beifu soldiers on the opposite side had already set out on the 8th day of the first month of July, responsible for building roads and bridges, and building fences in various mountain passes on Wuguan Road, and restoring the beacons that had been abandoned in the early years.
On the 8th, 11th, and 14th of the first month, the Beifu soldiers had successively sent three road-opening troops, with a scale of nearly 10,000 people, to hang the banner of the Yingyang Army, and the main general should be the famous Yingyang Lieutenant General Luo Qiong.
"Long history, Shangluo Express."
Bing Cao was engaged in the latest military information, and his voice trembled lightly: "Shang County has fallen, and the enemy vanguard has settled in Cangyeju. ”
Guo Huai turned around to look at the map hanging on the wall, Cangye Settlement is a settlement and township for the mountain people of Shangluo County to gather and trade, and the location is ten miles away from Shangluo County.
It can be selected as the meeting place, and the Cangye Gathering Nature is particularly outstanding in terms of geographical location, which is very convenient.
Guo Huai raised his hand and tapped Shangluo County, where Wei Ping, the guard, is a man of the devil and is trustworthy.
Soldier Cao Zuoshi continued: "About 100 enemy cavalry broke into Lantian Valley, all of them were elite cavalry. ”
"Horseman?"
Guo Huai laughed softly, now that the most elite knight is in Guanzhong, who would dare to call himself a horseman?
Not only Guo Huai, but Wu Zhen also has this confidence, and calls the knight in his hand the world's elite horse!
This stems from a coincidence, Wu Zhen exterminated the Southern Xiongnu and won a great victory in Hexi, and there were too many cattle and horses in his hands.
If there are more cows, there are many new ways to eat beef, and if horse meat is not delicious, there are many new ways to ride horses.
For example, many foot soldiers were also given horses and became infantry on horseback.
Too many infantry, infantry without a foundation in horsemanship had to bite the bullet and learn horsemanship.
Among the 30,000 or 40,000 young soldiers, there are always a few sneaky and slippery people who try to exploit loopholes, and when an unknown soldier has poor riding skills, he adds an extra stirrup in a whim, and the unilateral stirrup develops into a bilateral stirrup...... The knights of the Wei army in Guanzhong ushered in cross-era development!
In Chang'an City, there were many newly cut heads hanging outside the city gate, among which Qu Ying's blood stains were dried up, and the distorted head still had a puzzled expression, just hanging there and swinging gently.
On the night of July 14, the Du family fled into Shanglin Yuan; At noon the next day, the news reached Chang'an City, and Wu Zhen finally started to clean the surname of Guanzhong.
According to the list found here by Qu Ying, the knights of the Wei army were like mercury and turned into pieces, rushed to all parts of Guanzhong, and began to raid their homes and exterminate their clans.
The knights of the Wei army, the knights of the Wei army, and the slave cavalry, just like the flood, were driven by wealth to set off a killing that cut off their own retreat.
In front of the artifact of the bilateral stirrup, they have the confidence to defeat the so-called elite soldiers of Beifu!
One after another, the knights of the Wei army returned to Chang'an with complete tasks, and after the heads they brought were tested, they were hung on the gates of Chang'an, becoming their meritorious achievements.
Unlike the confident knights of the Wei army, Wu Zhen was always in a state of mental tension.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he hadn't had a good night's rest for five days since July 15.
The movements of the Beifu soldiers were too fast, incredibly fast, as if someone had informed Lu Yi of the military situation in advance.
Otherwise, if he is ready to close the net, Lu Yi will be able to complete the preparation for sending troops so quickly?
Before he had completed the purge here, and the army had not yet been fully assembled, Lu Yi sent a vanguard army at the rate of one army every three days to prepare the road at a rate of fifty miles a day and push it towards him.
This previously conceived strategy is completely different!
There are only four and a half people here who know about the plan, and even the emperor doesn't know about it, just himself, Guo Huai, Zhang Ji, You Chu, and Xiahou Ru, who knows half of the plan.
Xiahou Ru only knew the first half of the plan, and he was stared at by himself, and it was definitely not Xiahou Ru who revealed the military information to Lu Yi.
Zhang is in Liangzhou and You Chu is in Longxi, could it be that Guo Huai leaked secrets?
The dark clouds that shrouded Sun Quan shrouded and permeated Wu Zhen at this moment, making him suspicious and suspicious of everyone around him who might leak secrets.
The early plan of the side was to purposefully fish out the rebellious ministers and thieves in Guanzhong, eliminate them before the war, and deliberately let some people go, giving Beifu an excuse to rescue and start a war.
When Beifu is ready for war and dispatches troops, it will probably be mid-August, and at this time, he will be able to clean up Guanzhong no matter what.
Then August is the annual fixed rainy period in the Qinling Mountains, and the Beifu sends troops early, and the logistics and follow-up reinforcements will be blocked by the torrential rain; If Beifu sends troops during the rainy season and after the roads are dry, it will not be available for a long time for Beifu to fight.
It is calmly inferred that Beifu can only send troops in early September, and will retreat to Nanyang before the heavy snow covers the mountains at the end of October.
It was only two months before and after, and he was well ridden in his hands, and he was not afraid of the Beifu soldiers in the field, but he was still afraid of the defensive war?
As long as the Beifu soldiers are defeated head-on once, the hearts of the people of the Great Wei government and opposition can be quickly restored!
The next time, the Beifu soldiers would never dare to fight lightly.
However, Lu Yi's reaction was too fast...... There must be traitors within you!
Wu Ban, the general of the chariot cavalry, is the younger brother of the queen mother of the Han family after all, and there is a reason to defect to the Han family again.