Guan Jingyun besieged Yangzhou City for a day and a night, and couldn't take it, and later heard that Zhang Yunlong's army was less than fifty miles away from Yangzhou City, so he angrily smashed the Yangzhou city defense map and left with hatred. I plan to return to Yunting Mountain and never come out again. At this time, the time when he held Yunting Mountain was the key to the Second Hanzhong War.

Guan Xiong fought around Lin Chongyang in Dingjun Mountain, and Zhang Yunlong broke through Yunting Mountain fast enough to support Lin Chongyang, if it was not fast enough, then Lin Chongyang's troops would be completely eaten, and the victory or defeat of the Hanzhong War would be clear at a glance.

In fact, Guan Xiong still wanted to recruit troops from Yunting Mountain, but the soldiers in his hands had been divided into four parts, he led 80,000 people to besiege Lin Chongyang's 60,000, and 20,000 people were stationed in Xingzhou to fight against Tang Xiao's troops on the North Road, and later 10,000 reinforcements were given to Xingzhou.

It is said that Xingchengguan was also fought fiercely, and at the cost of 1,000 casualties every day, it persisted.

On the side of Yunting Mountain, 20,000 people were stationed in the front, and 20,000 reinforcements were later added, but because the Great Taibao Guan Jingyun attacked and attacked, Tang Yuan killed more than 7,000 people. This loss was too great, Guan Jingyun regretted it, and wanted to ask his father-in-law for soldiers, but he couldn't open his mouth a little.

At this time, Guan Xiong's life is not good, less than 50,000 of the 80,000 people are left, and Lin Chongyang still has 40,000 under him, through the data, it can be known that the offensive side has greater losses, and the defending side can support it for a period of time by virtue of its geographical advantage, as long as Lin Chongyang can bite it, as long as Zhang Yunlong or Tang Xiao is fast enough, the balance of the first battle of Dingjun Mountain will be broken.

At this time, the only soldiers that could be mobilized were Emperor Liu Xun's 40,000 guards.

"The last general, Tang Yuan, welcome to General Zhang!"

"It's useless to talk to me less." Although Zhang Yunlong is over the age of old, his tall figure is still tall, and his beard and hair are white, but he can't hide his tiger and tiger style, strode in, and said unceremoniously: "How do you plan to fight next?" Are there enough people? If it's not enough, you can use the 80,000 people under my command at your disposal. ”

"Just give me another 10,000. I'm going to go into the mountain a second time. Tang Yuan said.

"Enough?" Zhang Yunlong was puzzled.

"That's enough." Tang Yuan was full of confidence.

"Okay, then don't waste time." Zhang Yunlong stood up and said: "I'll personally put you in the back, I'll add a division to you, and I'll take another division myself, it's best to take it down in one go, don't procrastinate, Lin Chongyang is already very hard." It is estimated that at this time he had more wounded soldiers than combat soldiers. ”

Zhang Yunlong went on an expedition, but he didn't plan to rest for a while, so that Tang Yuan could gather his troops and set off quickly.

Tang Yuan ordered Huang Ying and asked the former pioneer of the Northern Expedition to be his deputy general, and the two cooperated to enter Yunting Mountain in two ways.

Before entering the mountain, Tang Yuan had already asked Han Dang to tell Huang Ying in detail about the situation inside, and asked Han Dang to rush in with Huang Ying with the remnants of the Flying Tiger Eighth Division.

At this time, Tang Yuan still had more than 9,000 people under his command, and there was no need to replenish, so he followed the route of the last time and hit Yunting Mountain South Road again.

Why do you have to hit Yangzhou, can't you take a detour? Is there no other way?

There is a road, but it can't be detoured.

Large-scale operations, the main ability to test the marshal is not to see whether he can carry a knife, but the marshal's combat experience, overall planning ability, appeal, many marshals may never go out of the handsome tent, but he can control the overall situation, even if he wins, sometimes he is tired and haggard.

With a movement of his fingers, he counted tens of thousands of lives.

The reason why you can't bypass Yangzhou is because a large number of baggage materials can't be transported, if you make a hard roundabout, there are more than 20,000 people left behind you, and you can sneak attack at any time.

The soldiers had nothing to eat, and their morale immediately collapsed. Siege and defense of the city need materials, these things are not transported, in the face of a few zhang high city wall, can only be helpless. Faced with this, in fact, Tang Yuan was very jealous of the Donghu people in his heart, because when they fought, they took the tribe with them. Their supplies were cattle and sheep that could move on their own, and there was food for them everywhere. Only with this style of play can they bypass all the cities that can be bypassed. But they can't be too presumptuous, because it's easy to be surrounded.

Tang Yuan led his troops to the South Road for the second time, and found that the layout here had changed, and the enemy abandoned the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 theaters and stuck to the No. 5 and No. 6.

These two highlands are also the easiest to defend and difficult to attack, the terrain is steep, and all the trees are cut down and piled on the road, and they are not afraid of Tang Yuan igniting them.

Tang Yuan suddenly laughed: "They weren't afraid that I would set these trees on fire, so I just clicked on them to show them." Someone, go and burn all the trees that stand in my way. ”

Liu Zhan received the order and took seven or eight hundred people to burn the trees, and then Li Xian asked suspiciously: "My brother, those trees are still far away from Guan Jinglin, what is the use of you burning them?" ”

Tang Yuan smiled but said nothing.

Li Xian still wanted to ask, but Nalan Xin pointed ahead: "Look, looking at that side from a high place, it doesn't look like a horn." ”

"Like." Li Xian said.

"If we set this big pile of trees on fire, if the south wind blows, what do you guess will be?" Nalan Xin asked.

"What can be the consequences?" Li Xian narrowed his eyes: "It doesn't seem to have any consequences, it's better to scrape...... Oh, I understand, General Tang is also gambling, and this gamble is a sure win, although it can't burn Guan Jinglin, it can roast Guan Jingyun half to death. Haha, what a clever move. In this way, Guan Jinglin dug a pit for Guan Jingyun, and then was pushed down by General Tang. ”

"Yes, even if it's not windy, we don't have a loss, if it's windy, Guan Jinglin is fine, but Guan Jinglin is unlucky."

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Tang Xiao sat in the military tent, his face was gloomy, the small Xingcheng Pass actually blocked his way, as the deputy commander of the Hanzhong Army this time, he felt that his face was gloomy.

Of the 40,000 men he brought, there are now 20,000 left, and he continues to attack the city at the cost of 1,500 casualties per day.

Then, you will be a loser.

"Are there any other routes to support Dingjun Mountain?" Tang Xiao stared at the map and suddenly knocked on a thin line on the map: "What is the situation on this road?" Does anyone understand? ”。

The army thought that the secretary Lang was specialized in studying the terrain of Hanzhong, and said: "The path is not easy to walk, according to records, in the narrowest place, people must dismount and lead the horse, and the vehicle is absolutely impassable." ”

"It's too late." Tang Xiao said: "Give up Xingchengguan, just take this road, and you must support Lin Chongyang immediately." After being surrounded for so long and not seeing reinforcements, my biggest concern is not the food problem, but the morale of the soldiers being easily dragged down. ”