Cao Jun's barracks, all over the mountains and fields in front of him, with the undulating waves of the continuous mountains, vaguely, you can see that the Cao soldiers in the Cao Jun barracks are frequently mobilized, and there are also many Cao soldiers in the intense operation, building a checkpoint defense line that blocks the mountain access one after another.

Tai Shi Ci knew Gongsun Zhan's depression, and most of the military horses under his account were cavalry. In ancient times, there was a precept that the cavalry should not enter the forest, and in the dense terrain of mountains and forests, it was indeed not suitable for Gongsun Zhan's cavalry to fight.

"According to the intelligence, Cao Ren shouldn't have planned to fight an offensive and defensive battle with us, but he wants to fight a decisive battle with us in this Wanjialing. If we can defeat the Cao army in front of us, then Jinan can go down without a fight. Speaking of which, Cao Ren seems to have really gotten smarter. Tai Shici stared at the situation in Cao Jun's military camp from afar, and said to Gongsun Zhan beside him.

Wanjialing is the general name of the mountains in this area, and it is the name of the locals. In fact, behind this Cao army camp, there is a horizontal mountain range, and after that mountain range, it is Jinan. That mountain range is really called Wanjialing.

However, no matter what, this mountain range is a pit that the New Han Army must step over. Only by defeating the Cao army in front of him can it be possible to occupy Jinan and even the entire Yanzhou territory.

It can be said that Yanzhou is a powerful rear of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao's main food and economic sources have to rely on the support of Yanzhou. In other words, after the New Han Army seized Yanzhou, Cao Cao had no possibility of development, and he now had to rely on eating his old capital. Relying on the accumulation of several years. That is, when the time comes. Even if the New Han army does not fight, it will confront Cao Cao. Then Cao Cao will sit and eat empty, and in less than two or three years, he will starve Cao Cao's army to death.

It can be said that this war has been fought until now, and the victory and defeat have been divided, and the New Han Army only needs to surround the Cao army without fighting, and it can force the Cao army to be defeated.

Historically, there has been a siege that lasted for three years, and it was also a considerable battle. It was Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty who beat Wang Shichong. He fought in Luoyang for several years, until he ran out of ammunition and food, and was beaten down by Li Shimin.

However, it is naturally not that way now, because Li Shimin's situation at that time was also very serious, and in addition to Wang Shichong's forces, there were many forces. Now the New Han Dynasty is different, it is completely possible to take a good time, and there is no need to worry about Cao Cao at all. Of course. Leo doesn't want to do this, he just solves it as soon as he can.

Therefore, Tai Shici and Gongsun Chan will not stay here for too long with Cao Ren and Zhang He. The impasse must be broken as soon as possible.

Gongsun Zan said at this time: "Brother Taishi, the situation seems to be a little bad, although the mountains here are not too high. However, the mountains and forests were dense, and my cavalry was completely incapable of fighting at all. What to do next, brother, I will listen to you. ”

Gongsun Chan served as the president of the north. He had to make a statement at this time, expressing his willingness to listen to Tai Shi Ci's tactical play, otherwise, Tai Shi Ci would not be able to directly ask Gongsun Zhan's military horses how to go.

The generals of the New Han Dynasty have good personal relationships, but it is inevitable that there will be a certain healthy competition between the generals. Between each other's military horses, the generals are nothing, but the soldiers below will always have a little regional concept. For example, the Youzhou Army is the Youzhou Army, and the Jizhou Army is the Jizhou Army. There will always be comparisons with each other.

But now that Gongsun Chan has publicly stated his position, then even if Tai Shici is a little overstepping his authority, he will not let the generals below feel anything.

"Okay, since that's the case, then our brothers will discuss it, and the solutions are all thought up by people, and they won't be suffocated." Tai Shici didn't shirk either, stood two steps forward, pointed around and said, "Brother, look, this mountain pass we have here is completely blocked by the Cao army, and if we want to continue to advance, we must first clear the Cao army on these mountains in front of the mountain pass." Open up the road. Here's my plan......"

Tai Shici said, drew his sword, and carved on the ground: "Look, on the right side facing Cao Jun, there is a continuous mountain, which has been connected to the Yellow River dozens of miles away, and there is no road for us to bypass in this area, and on the right hand, there is also a more majestic mountain, not far from the Taishan area." Therefore, this ridge in front of us is a more suitable junction for our army to pass. ”

"Well, that's true, then, Brother Taishi, what are you going to do?" Gongsun Chan asked modestly.

"Let's go stupid." Tai Shi Ci said: "We are at the mountain pass, and you will lead an elite cavalry army to suppress our army, and then I will lead the army to clear the obstacles on the road." Well, not only the obstacles on the road, but also the mountains in this area, I plan to sweep them all, so that it will be difficult for Cao's army to take advantage of the high mountains and dense forests here to stop our army. At the very least, let the Cao Jun in these mountains be directly exposed to our sight. ”

"Oh? Cleaning the mountains in this area? This one...... And how? Gongsun Chan said something that he couldn't understand.

"The specifics can be told to the following generals when they are implemented. That's basically the case, isn't Cao Jun building checkpoints between various mountains now? In addition, camps have been set up on various mountain ranges, so that we can attack our military horses from the mountains at any time. In this way, we will take every step of the camp, remove the Cao army's military fortress on every mountain, and cut down all the weeds and woods at will, just like a strong wall clearing the wilderness, so that we can force the Cao army back to its camp step by step. Tai Shi Ci looked at Gongsun Chan and said: "When the time comes, there will be no dense mountains and forests, I think General Gongsun and your cavalry will be able to share their due combat effectiveness, and they can gallop back and forth between these mountains, and keep hitting the Cao army that intends to attack our army." ”

"What? This mountainous area is dozens of miles in radius, and if you want to cut down these mountains and forests, how long will it take? When Gongsun Chan heard Tai Shici say that he wanted to adopt such a stupid method, he was all a relative of his heart.

"No way, since we are moving forward, we will have to spend a little more effort to ensure that our sergeants are not lost. Unfortunately, it's summer, and the woods are in full bloom, so if it's winter, we can burn down the mountains and forests in this area by setting a fire. However, General Gongsun. Don't you think that's a lot more secure? ”

"This, it seems to be the same reason." Gongsun Chan said thoughtfully.

"Actually. We don't need to cut them all down, now that we are limited to the terrain, and our horses are still stranded behind, we just need to clear a place that can accommodate our army and ensure the safety of our army, and that is enough. ”

"Okay, let's go to the tent and discuss." Gongsun Chan thought about it, and now there is no better way. That's all there is to it.

Let's talk about Cao Ren and Zhang He, they kept deploying defenses day and night, and made resolute defensive preparations for the various advantages of the New Han Army.

They just considered that once the New Han army was allowed to kill Jinan City safely, when the time came, the New Han army would use their trebuchets, bed crossbows and other weapons, I am afraid that they would be completely trapped in a passive situation. However, when the battlefield is placed in the middle of this area, the situation is different.

At least. In this case, the offensive weapons of the New Han Army are basically useless, even if it is the terrifying bow and arrow array of the New Han Army. It has also lost its power among the dense mountains and forests in this area.

Therefore, they all believe that their own army actually occupies a great terrain factor.

In fact, it is. After the New Han army arrived at this mountain pass, he was blocked here. I can't get an inch. Of course, earlier in the Grand Canyon inside this mountain pass. Cao Renyou ambushed the army and fought a big battle with the New Han Army, but in the end he could not resist the front of the New Han Army and had to withdraw first.

In fact, the main thing is that Cao Ren found that their ambush was meaningless at all, and the New Han army seemed to be able to predict the prophet, and had long known that he had an ambush. Therefore, it is not an ambush at all, but more like an encounter. Cao Ren did not want to fight hard with the New Han army and lose too many troops, so he withdrew to the mountains beyond the mountain pass to set up defenses.

In the mountains and forests, there is inexhaustible wood, so between the mountains and mountains within a radius of dozens of miles, there are Cao Jun's wooden villages everywhere, which are basically built in dangerous locations, making it difficult for the New Han Army to attack.

On this day, the two generals arrived at the top of a mountain ridge at the forefront of the front.

Below, there is a winding mountain road that climbs and crawls under the mountain range. On both sides of the road, there are green weeds and trees that rise above people's heads, and dense forests that stretch all the way up the mountain.

There had just been a light rain, and the grass and trees were still hanging with rain and dew, and the light rain was just right, erasing the traces of some traps laid by Cao Jun. Even some of the grass in the forest, the grass that was broken down because of Cao Jun's stampede, because of the moisture of the rain, also stubbornly straightened up, and if you were not careful, you would not be able to see that anyone had stepped on it. This invisibly added crisis and difficulties to the advance of the New Han Army.

Cao Ren and Zhang He, on the mountain range, they can naturally see the New Han Army that has come out of the mountain pass, and for the time being, the New Han Army does not seem to have any action. Between the roads down the hill, quietly.

"General Zhang He, the mountain road under this mountain has been arranged by our army with countless traps, and the dense forests on both sides of the road have also been arranged by us with countless traps. It is believed that if the New Han army wants to pass, it must first clear the roads, or launch an attack on our mountains and seize control of our mountains. However, if they are dispatched, our men can pass through the dense forest and launch arrow attacks against the New Han army from between the dense forests, and with the dense forests providing us with natural protection, their bow and arrow attacks will not help us. If they dare to go into the woods, our agency will work. At that time, the New Han Army will have to face the threat of the organs we have arranged, as well as the threat of attack by our sergeants. ”

Cao Ren said to Zhang Hejie with a bit of self-satisfaction: "Even if the New Han Army ignores the casualties and is cleared by them to clear the traps on the road, they will trigger all the mechanisms in the dense forest and attack our soldiers in the dense forest desperately, then our men and horses can also retreat to the cottage on the mountain and condescendingly attack the invading New Han Army." It can be said that if the New Han Army wants to seize one of our mountain fortresses, it will have to pay a great price just like attacking a fortified city. In fact, with the New Han Army's life-sparing style, it is difficult to say whether they can capture one of our mountains. Even if the New Han Army captures a mountain range, there are countless such mountain and mountain military villages behind us, which is enough for the New Han Army to drink a pot. ”

"General Cao is really shrewd, and he deserves to be praised by the prime minister as a general with both wisdom and understanding." Zhang He listened to Cao Ren's analysis, and while imagining the situation of the New Han Army coming to attack in his mind, he felt that Cao Ren's arrangement was really leaky, and he couldn't help but admire it a little in his heart. At the very least, Zhang He felt that it was much better for Cao Ren to place the battlefield in this necessary place on the way to Jinan than to wait for the New Han army to reach Jinan.

Knock knock!

At this time, the New Han Army at the mountain pass suddenly sounded the sound of drums.

Cao Ren and Zhang He were stunned, followed by Cao Ren with a smile on his face, and said confidently: "Hehe, it seems that the Xinhan Army can't bear it."

Zhang He looked up, but saw the mountain pass camp of the New Han Army, its camp gate was wide open, and a cavalry army rushed out of the camp rumbling.

"Well, the cavalry is dispatched, they shouldn't use the cavalry to open the way, right?"

"Then I can't ask for it!" Cao Ren shook his head and said, "In that case, we will let the New Han Army know what Huangquan Road is." However, no matter what, we also have to deal with it, open this battle, and first raise the prestige of our army, I wonder if General Zhang He is interested in going to the battle and first frustrating the spirit of the New Han Army? ”

"Oh? That relationship is good, Gongsun Chan is a defeated general under Zhang, it is not worth mentioning, but Zhang wants to see Tai Shici's ability. Good! Then General Cao Ren asks you to press the battle for Zhang, and wait for Zhang to go and have a meeting with Tai Shici! ”

Zhang He now has strong confidence in Cao Ren's arrangement, and is not worried that the defense line here will be easily broken through by the New Han Army. Therefore, I also have a bit of a desire to fight, and I want to compare with Tai Shici.

In fact, Zhang He in history rarely loses, but in this life, he was really a little depressed, and he lost to Liu Yi, Zhao Yun and other generals of the New Han Army. Therefore, he also wanted to see Tai Shici's force. If you can defeat and kill Tai Shici, it can be regarded as justifying your name and venting the evil anger in your heart.

The New Han army came out to attack, and it was a little difficult to attack the mountain, but it was much easier for the Cao army on the mountain to go down the mountain. In the mountains and forests, there are their safe passages, and they can walk quickly in the mountains and forests.

In the rumbling of war drums, the Cao army did not seem to be outdone, and Zhang He led a Cao army of thousands of men and horses down the mountain to meet the battle, of course, there was Cao Ren behind, and he also led a Cao army of about 10,000 people, and came down the mountain to press the formation for Zhang He.

For a while, there was a solemn sense of the two armies arranging for a battle. (To be continued.) )