The camp of the Shu army on the Qinling Mountains

"Steady, release the arrow!" Liu Min calmly held his sword and commanded the soldiers to resist.

It has been a few days since the Wei army was frightened back by the call. However, it was found that there was no Shu army attacking, and the Wei army tried to attack the mountain several times, but they were also frightened back by the noise of the mountains and banners, but after a long time, they never saw the Shu army. Shen Yi suddenly realized that he had been deceived, and in anger, he ordered the whole army to attack.

The Shu army has long been in a tight position, the bow and crossbow are beating the wooden rolling stones, and for a while they are raining down, the mountain road is narrow, the killed Wei soldiers are on their backs, and the Wei army has been repulsed several times. Shen Yi was humiliated, knowing that there were only 1,000 Shu troops on the mountain, and he actually ordered himself to attack the mountain and lose his troops, so he gritted his teeth angrily and said angrily: "I don't believe that my 20,000 army can't destroy a thousand-strong army!" Order, give me another attack, and those who dare to retreat will be decided! After the village is broken, I will definitely kill the entire Shu army and take Liu Min's head to vent the hatred in my heart! "Saying that, he personally supervised the battle with his sword, so the Wei army had no choice but to continue to charge up the mountain.

After all, there were many Wei troops, and many of them attacked the mountains and approached the Shu army camp. Liu Min was still desperately resisting, the enemy arrows were raining down, and Liu Min was not afraid. He knew in his heart that at this moment, both sides were racing against time, and whoever was determined to win the final victory.

"General be careful!" With the exclamation of the soldiers, a sharp arrow galloped towards Liu Min, Liu Min heard the sound and dodged sideways, and the bow and arrow hit his left shoulder, piercing through the armor, and instantly stained Liu Min's clothes with blood. Liu Min gritted his teeth and broke the arrow, tore off his robe and bandaged it quickly, still holding a sword in his right hand and calmly shouting against the enemy.

Seeing that the Wei army was about to break through the camp, suddenly the Shu army shouted loudly, a Biao army came out, and the reinforcements led by the governor Lu Yi finally came! It turned out that since Lu Yi received Liu Min's military information, he knew that the situation was serious, and wanted to leave Yin to lead 1,000 soldiers to defend the city, and he personally led 4,000 soldiers and horses to help. It happened that Nanzhong surrendered to the capital to supervise the southern general Ma Zhong, led the Zhennan general Zhang Wei, the southern barbarian kings Meng Shu and Zhu Rong, and led more than 10,000 Nanzhong soldiers to the north to support Zhuge Liang, passing through Hanzhong. Hearing that there was a problem in Hanzhong, Ma Zhong made a decision immediately, and ordered Meng Shu and Zhu Rong to stay behind to cooperate with Yin Xian to defend the city, and he and the Zhennan general Zhang Wei and the governor Lu Yi led 5,000 lightly armed elites to help Liu Min. Halfway down the road, he met Liu Min's own soldiers and asked for help again, Ma Zhong knew that Liu Min had the heart to die, and he was afraid that Liu Min would die in battle if he was too late, and the Qinling Mountain would be lost. So he ordered the three armies to travel day and night, and as soon as they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they heard the shouts of killing on the mountain. Ma Zhong was in a hurry, and ordered to quickly go up the mountain, while shouting loudly to deter the enemy, and finally rushed up the mountain before the Shu army camp was broken through. As soon as the Shu army guarding the pass saw the reinforcements, their morale was greatly boosted and they attacked desperately. The Wei army had been fighting fiercely for half a day, exhausted, and was quickly defeated under the attack of the elite led by Ma Zhong, and retreated down the mountain like a tide. Seeing that the success was lost, Shen Yi was angry and killed several people in a row, but he couldn't stop, so he had to grit his teeth and retreat.

The camp of the Shu army

"Thank you to Governor Lü, General Zhengnan, and General Zhennan, if it weren't for a few timely reinforcements, I, Liu Min, would definitely die on the battlefield today!" Liu Min got up and left his seat and thanked, "Actually, it's not a pity to die, if I can't hold the mountain, then it's really impossible to redeem death!" ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, I'm a literati and don't know how to lead troops, if I didn't happen to meet General Zhengnan today and personally led the troops to rescue, the Wei army would not have been repulsed so quickly." Lu Yi said modestly, in fact, he knew that if he led his troops, it was still unknown whether he could come to the mountain, and if it weren't for Ma Zhong and his good fighters, the consequences might be really unimaginable.

Ma Zhonglang laughed loudly: "Hahaha, Lu Dudu has won the award." I admire heroes and heroes the most in my life, and when I listen to the governor tell General Liu's pen strategy, I know that General Liu has both wisdom and bravery. If it weren't for General Liu this time, I'm afraid it would be difficult for Hanzhong to be protected. Such a virtuous person is the blessing of my great man, wouldn't it be a pity to sacrifice his life for the country early? Therefore, even if I disobey the order, I can't die without help. Everyone was shocked, only to understand that Ma Zhong was ordered by Zhuge Liang to lead the troops to Luoyang to converge, and now he is guilty of disobeying his orders by attacking without authorization. Ma Zhong knew that he was guilty and did not hesitate to go to the rescue, and everyone couldn't help but admire Ma Zhong even more.

Speaking of Ma Zhong, the word Dexin, is an extremely rare military and political all-rounder in Shu, and is especially valued by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. In the past, Emperor Zhaolie Liu Bei's troops were defeated and Yiling, and Ma Zhong led his troops to reinforcements. Liu Bei talked to him, and he was very serious, and praised Ma Zhong for saying that he was a great talent like Huang Quan. When Zhuge Liang marched south, Ma Zhong began to show his prominence and led his troops to quell the rebellion in Nanzhong. Later, he succeeded as the governor of Shu Han, quelled all kinds of rebellions, and became the most effective national defense guard in the south of Shu Han together with Zhang Wei, the general of Zhennan under his command. Ma Zhong replaced military action with political skills, stabilized order, acted decisively, and stood with grace, and was deeply respected and loved by the barbarians, so that since Zhuge Liang's southern expedition, there have been no major rebellions. Ma Zhong also actively opened up the roads between Nanzhong and Shuzhong Chengdu, controlled salt and iron resources, developed production, collected cattle, war horses, gold and silver, and rhinoceros skins as taxes to enrich the military supplies of the imperial court, and selected Nanzhong soldiers to be sent to the front line to support Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition. Because the war ahead was urgent and the rear was stable, Zhuge Liang promoted Ma Zhong to be the general of Zhengnan, and sent Ma Zhong to lead Zhang Wei, Meng Shu, and Zhu Rong to lead the troops to Luoyang to converge, and let Zhang Song's son Zhang Biao replace Ma Zhong as the governor of the city. In this regard, Ma Zhong had no complaints and happily led his troops north. Coincidentally, passing through Hanzhong, I heard that the front line was critical, and for the sake of the country, I did not hesitate to stay and go all out to rescue Liu Min.

Liu Min saw that Ma Zhong was not only not proud of his achievements, but also courteous and virtuous, and treated people generously, he couldn't help but be in awe, and asked with his fists: "I can only be shallow, I can only defend myself, and I can't completely defeat the Wei army." General Zhengnan is famous all over the world, and he is deeply valued by the prime minister, I wonder if he can help me break the enemy? ”

Ma Zhong thought for a while, and said with a sly smile: "Hehe, don't worry, the general only needs to stick to the mountain, and he will retreat when the enemy's food is exhausted." However, this matter is protracted and variable, and I cannot stay here for long, so it must be resolved quickly. Ma Zhong deliberately sold a pass, and continued: "Fortunately, I have already thought of a plan just now, and I will definitely be able to break the Wei army!" ”

"The general is really quick-witted, and please give the general advice!" Liu Min was overjoyed when he heard this.

"The art of war is cloudy, the two armies are fighting, and the grain and grass go first." Ma Zhong smiled and valued Liu Min.

"Could it be that General Fei said that he was going to sneak attack the grain and grass of the Wei army?" Liu Min asked suspiciously, and Ma Zhong nodded slightly.

Liu Min shook his head and said: "No, General Ding and General Guan were killed when they went to attack the Wei army's grain truck, and besides, the Wei army's grain and grass are all in the rear army, how can our army sneak attack?" ”

Ma Zhong laughed when he heard this, looked at Zhennan General Zhang Wei and said, "Boqi, it's time for you to play." ”

Zhang Wei smiled and hugged his fist at Liu Min and said, "Okay! Wrap me around, General Liu is only in charge of fighting, and then I will have my own divine soldiers from the sky and fall behind enemy lines! ”

Zhang Wei, the word Boqi, a famous general in Shu, was valued by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. But it wasn't until he met Ma Zhong that he really began to show his ambitions. When Ma Zhong was the governor of the capital, he relied on Zhang Wei as a general. Zhang Wei is not only brave in battle, but also good at using tactics, and often tempts the barbarians to trust him, so he often wins more with less, and is deeply loved by the barbarians. Finally, he lived up to Ma Zhong's trust and successfully quelled many rebellions, and the four counties of Nanzhong were also able to stabilize for a long time. The imperial court was overjoyed, Ma Zhong asked for merit for Zhang Wei, and the imperial court named Zhang Wei as the general of Zhennan, continued to follow Ma Zhong's left and right, and became Ma Zhong's right-hand man.

Liu Min looked puzzled, so he had to ask Ma Zhong again, but Ma Zhong smiled even more happily, "General Liu doesn't have to worry, I expect that the Wei army will attack again tomorrow." If the general can trust me, he will stay with me on the mountain to defend against the enemy. When the time was ripe, the flag was raised, and Boqi led the army to attack the Wei army's grain and grass. After we succeed, we will send a signal, and we will be able to completely annihilate the Wei army in the valley! ”

Liu Min was shocked, he didn't expect that Ma Zhong had been sure to annihilate the enemy while talking and laughing, it was really unfathomable, no wonder he was valued by the prime minister. So he hurriedly bowed, "Obey the orders of General Zhengnan, and the last general must obey the dispatch!" ”

"Hahaha, whatever the dispatch, they are all colleagues, you and I can just break the enemy together." Ma Zhong walked over and patted Liu Min on the shoulder and said, "General Liu has worked hard and made great achievements, and he insists on fighting with his injuries, so let's go down and rest and recuperate at this moment, tomorrow we will annihilate the enemy army together." Liu Min was moved in his heart, so he took the order to retreat, and everyone dispersed.