Chapter 515: Zhang Fei Enters Sichuan (I)
In addition, there is good news that Zhang Fei, who led the army from Jingzhou to attack Yizhou.
This made Liu Yi deeply interesting.
It is Zhang Feiyi's interpretation of Yizhou's Yan Yan.
Although the time and place of this incident are not quite right, it still happened.
This has to start after Zhang Fei seized Zigui County.
Zhang Fei beheaded Shu and coldened the pack, and then planned to take advantage of the victory to kill Badong County along the river. But it is a pity that the more than 100-mile water and land route from Zigui County to Padang is the most dangerous journey. Although Zhang Fei defeated a Yizhou army and killed its commander Leng Bao. However, there are still countless Yizhou military horses on guard along the way, and many dangerous passes have been built. This made it difficult for Zhang Fei to advance for a while.
Faced with such a situation, even if it was Huang Zu and Long Ge, the Ma family brothers had no better way. Because, this section of the waterway is already difficult to sail, especially the warships of the New Han Army, it is impossible to drive in the turbulent Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. Some small boats, pulled by a slender man, are OK. However, both sides of the river are guarded by the Yizhou army, and if they march to Badong along both sides of the waterway, they will only become the rake of the Yizhou army on both sides of the Yangtze River.
Because of the loss of Zigui County, Liu Zhang of Yizhou was also very nervous, and sent a lot of military horses.
That, in history, Liu Bei entered Sichuan, but with the permission of Liu Zhang of Yizhou, the guards of Yizhou Town along the waterway of the Yangtze River let the horses of the guards of Yizhou Town let them go by themselves, so that Liu Bei could enter the Sichuan lightly. Even if Liu Bei's attempt to seize Liu Zhang's Yizhou was defeated later, and he lost his life, Liu Bei still had military horses left in Sichuan and along the road. I have already mastered it, too. Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and Zhang Feibing entered Sichuan in two ways. At least, Zhang Fei's department. And Zhao Yun's military horses attracted his attention. In this way, Zhang Fei can be allowed to fight all the way into Sichuan.
And now, it is tantamount to letting Zhang Fei break through hard, so it is naturally impossible to enter Sichuan as quickly and easily as in history.
There was no way for a while, Zhang Fei and the generals could only garrison the army in Zigui County to rectify the military horses.
And so it was a few months later.
Soon after the Spring Festival, Zhang Fei also received good news from the Northern Battlefield and the Xiliang Battlefield. He couldn't stand still. In other battlefields, the army of the New Han Army fought for thousands of miles, but he was still in the small pit of Zigui County, and he had no way to open the situation. If it goes on like this, won't it weaken his Zhang Fei's reputation? Isn't it in vain to be called a peerless general?
So, Zhang Fei was ruthless.
This guy, what he usually does, is indeed a bit rough, but. Sometimes it's also coarse and fine.
He remembered the battle in Zigui County earlier, and the attack on the Yizhou defender camp at the mouth of the Changkou Gorge in the upper reaches of Zigui County, which was a long detour. Only then can we break through this pass of the Yizhou Army from the side. So, is it possible to use the same means to open the road to Patong County?
This one. It may take a lot of time and energy, but it's better than staying here all the time.
The congregation will discuss the question raised by Zhang Fei. What disappointed Zhang Fei was that the road along the river to Badong was more than 100 miles away. There are many mountains, and they are all quite dangerous peaks, so it is difficult to use the same means to attack the Yizhou army. Because, the Yizhou army does not need much, only one person needs to be left on those peaks, and all their situations can be insightful, and, condescendingly, one person can cause great casualties to their military horses. What's more, in those primeval mountains and forests, there is not a stream everywhere that allows the New Han army to quickly reach the enemy's pass.
Shu Road is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky, this is really not to say, it is really difficult, there is no road at all.
A group of civilian, military and military generals have nothing to do.
It's Long Ge again, he followed Huang Zu's army, stranded in Zigui County, he was also extremely impatient, this road was blocked, and he couldn't continue to march to Yizhou, this is not just Zhang Fei's problem, the rest, such as Huang Zu and other generals, are also anxious. Who doesn't want to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions?
Their lord has recovered the vast northern steppe and achieved unsuccessful feats, and they can't even break through some passes within a hundred miles? This will be embarrassing if you say it in the future, the kind that will be thrown home.
Zhang Fei was so angry that he smashed the stage.
Long Ge couldn't help it, and asked Zhang Fei for advice: "General Zhang Fei, in fact, general, you have already found a way to attack. ”
"What? Little brother Longge, are you also here to make fun of our old black? All I can think of is what you did earlier. Isn't it said it won't work now? Zhang Fei glared at Long Ge with some dissatisfaction.
"It really doesn't work, if this is really the case, and all the passes along the river are captured one by one, how long will it take to clear them? And, generals, think about it, what if we really take it? Our warships can't enter the river at all. Therefore, in the final analysis, it is necessary to march into Sichuan. Long Ge said.
"What General Long Ge said is indeed the truth, Huang's navy, when it arrives in Zigui County, it will be difficult to sail to the Yangtze River, the river is too narrow, and the river is too turbulent." Huang Zu agreed with Long Ge's statement.
"General Zhang Fei, we have all fallen into a dead end of thinking." Long Ge said to Zhang Fei again: "I think, we can jump over directly, we don't have to pay attention to the Yizhou defenders at those passes, we will only directly attack the county town of Badong." As long as the county town of Patong is captured, then the defenders of these passes will have only one way to die. Cut off their food and grass supplies, they can only obediently surrender to us. ”
After Zhang Fei heard this, he rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Longge, you said it lightly, jump over directly?" How to jump? Fly to Patong County, more than 100 miles away? If we don't destroy those Aizhou armies along the way, how can we advance? ”
"Hehe...... "Long Ge laughed evilly and said, "Our New Han Army can climb the mountains west of Zigui County, then, other mountains will definitely be able to climb over." So, why do we keep clinging to attacking and killing all the way? We went all the way over the mountains and killed directly under the cities of Patong. ”
"Surprise Attack!" Zhang Fei's bull's eyes suddenly widened, and he thought it was a plan. "Good! Yes, that's it. Haha, Dragon Song. It's really yours, it's much easier to use than these guys who are like them, and because they're still strategists, they can't think of a fart one by one. ”
Ma Zhong often waited for the Ma family brothers and a group of civil officials and strategists, and their faces were red by Zhang Fei.
However, fortunately, these civil officials and strategists all know that Zhang Fei is sometimes a big mouth, and he doesn't think about whether he will offend people when he says anything. Usually, when Zhang Fei is in a good mood. I still have a lot of respect for them.
However, Zhang Fei really wronged them.
In fact, they have not thought about these problems, but they are not really generals and soldiers who go into battle to kill the enemy. Moreover, they, the subordinates of Jingzhou, have not fully understood the ability of the real New Han Army for the time being. So, they have a lot of ideas in mind. However, they thought that this would not work at all, and that there could be no army in the world that could do this. In this way, they don't say what seems impossible to do. So as not to make others laugh in vain.
But Long Ge is different, when he comes, he is not afraid of others laughing at him. I didn't think about whether it would make people laugh at it if they had told the impossible. Second, he has a deeper understanding of the New Han Army. Because, he himself grew up with the New Han Army. For the ability of the officers and men of the New Han Army. He was clearer and more confident. At this point, I am afraid that Zhang Fei, the commander-in-chief, may not be able to truly realize how powerful the original soldiers of the New Han Army are.
But Zhang Fei didn't think too much about it, he just felt that what Long Ge said was so good that he would praise Long Ge, and he wouldn't care if it was feasible in the end.
"General Zhang Fei, General Long Ge, this plan ...... I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right? From our Zigui County to Badong, except along the banks of the Yangtze River, there is no road to go at all, as far as more than 100 miles, all of which are layers of steep mountains, all of which are barren mountains and forests without human population. How can our army pass through the past out of thin air? Ma Zhong often asked.
"Open the road in the mountains, and build a bridge in the water, I don't believe it, this is only a hundred miles away, can it be difficult to get our Xinhan army? It's a big deal, we only have ten miles a day, and in ten days, we can always kill Padang, right? No matter how big it is, let's spend a little more time, ten days is not enough is twenty days, I believe, we can always kill. Long Ge said.
"No, no, it can't be." Ma Zhong Chang shook his hand and said: "I don't mean this, but I want to go directly through the mountain, it's not a matter of how many miles a day to walk, but, when we are faced with the obstruction of the cliff of Wanren, there is no road in front of us at all, and we can't go down at all. ”
A group of civil officials and ministers, even including Huang Zu, the commander of the navy, just nodded, feeling that what Ma Zhong often said made sense. There is no road at all, how to march? For example, in the face of a big river, how much time is useful when there is no way to cross it?
"Yes, there is no road at all, and if there is no way to detour, then there is no way." Zhang Fei also understood what everyone meant.
Long Ge smiled lightly and said: "Our lord once said that in this world, there is no place that cannot be reached, and there is no peak that cannot be climbed. You can't do it, but it doesn't mean that our New Han Army can't do it. ”
"Oh? You say dragon song. Zhang Fei said anxiously.
"It's still the last method, but this time, we have to pick out more sergeants, and select as many veterans of the New Han Army as possible, at least, we have to select those soldiers who have been formally trained by our New Han Army and participated in climbing training. You don't need too many people, at most one army, or as little as a few thousand, anyway, we are raiding Padang City, and we don't need too many military horses. All we need is our military horses. Also, this time I went deep into these deep mountains, and I don't know how long it will take to get to Padang City, so I must bring enough military rations. Moreover, even if we arrive at Badong City, in the future, when the passage along the Yangtze River has not been opened, we will not get food and grass supplies, so this time, we must take Badong City and get supplies from the city, otherwise...... Our Wonder Soldier ......"
"Don't worry, as long as we can kill Padang City, we will definitely be able to capture it." Zhang Fei said with his hands in high spirits.
"Good! So let's put it this way. We immediately began to prepare, after all, we have been blocked here for too long, and our lord's northern expedition is almost about to return to the court, when the time comes, do we still want the lord to come and lead us to open the road to Xichuan? In the case that our New Han Dynasty has won great victories in various battlefields, if we have not made any achievements, we will be embarrassed to brag to our brothers in the future. Long Ge said what everyone thought in their hearts.
Since Long Ge said that the soldiers of the New Han Army could send this march, everyone had nothing to say. This is also a way to do it at the moment, so I have to give it a try.
Soon, 5,000 men and horses were selected from the army, and these 5,000 men and horses, led by Long Ge and Zhang Fei in person, as the vanguard, advanced to the mountains and advanced to the direction of Badong. The rest also selected another 10,000 or 20,000 horses, led by Huang Zu, carrying some military rations and armaments, and set off behind the vanguard army.
Long Ge didn't deceive people, in this world, there is really no peak that can't be climbed.
Encountering a dense forest that was difficult to penetrate Zhao, Long Ge directly ordered someone to break through the dense forest and forcibly open a passage. When encountering the peak cliff blocking the way, Long Ge climbed up with the special soldiers of the mountains and forests in the army, put down the extended rope, and pulled the soldiers below up one by one.
However, the speed of the march far exceeded the original estimate, and sometimes, in a day, the horses might have crossed a mountain, but only two or three miles forward.
Fortunately, marching in the deep mountains, there is no enemy, and there is not a single figure to be seen, so there is no need to worry about the military column being exposed, and there is no need to worry about letting the Yizhou army detect the intentions of the Xinhan army in advance.
In this way, the 5,000 vanguard army led by Zhang Fei and Long Ge spent almost a month in the mountains and forests before reaching the border of Padang. In fact, this is also related to the problem of weather, the heavy snow in the mountains has not completely melted, the soldiers are so cold that their hands and feet are not sensitive enough, and the clothes they wear are too heavy and inconvenient. That's why it took a lot of time.
In fact, along the way, there were often accidents, 5,000 people, and almost 100 soldiers of the New Han Army fell to death.
Also, after a month's march through the mountains and forests, the soldiers were all exhausted. (To be continued......)