Crescent Mountain.

This is an ordinary mountain located next to the Han River, and the shape of the mountain is like a small crescent moon that curves upright, so it is known as the crescent moon mountain by the locals.

The altitude of Crescent Mountain is not high, and it is not very dangerous, among the cracks of several high mountains on the left and right, one end is nestled in the Han River, and the other end is close to the meridian road of the more dangerous terrain in Hanzhong.

In terms of topography, this mountain peak is relatively easy to ignore, and at the same time, it is less than a hundred roads away from the town of Jingdingyuan of Zhang Lu's heavy army.

So subconsciously, no one thought that there would be an enemy here, but the elite soldiers of a regiment of the Wu army appeared here quietly.

On the hillside, the soldiers rested back to back in a small forest.

Zhao Yun, the general of the Wu army, stood on a cliff with his hands behind his back, his upright body stood on a cliff, his eyes looked at the surging Han water below, and his expression was cold and gloomy.

"It's better to change than to plan!"

Zhao Yun's expression inadvertently showed a trace of sorrow, and there was a faint killing intent in the depths of his eyes.

"General, we have searched all the nearby villages, we haven't found much food, and we have also exposed our whereabouts, it is estimated that the Hanzhong army in Dingyuan Town will soon find us!"

Ling Tong stood behind him and whispered.

"Found out again?" Zhao Yun's eyes were indifferent, but there was no surprise.

"It's the incompetence of my subordinates, I didn't expect the people of Hanzhong to react so much, we didn't want to attack them, and we also injured six soldiers!"

Ling Tong said ashamedly.

It is easy to say that it is easy to fight, but it is difficult to do, and they can't do it in the face of the people who have no soldiers.

"It seems that I still underestimate Zhang Lu a little!"

Zhao Yun sneered and said, "He can sit firmly in Hanzhong for many years." It's not useless, at least he has done a good job in the hearts of the people of Hanzhong, and I'm afraid it's not much worse than our Dawu in this regard! ”

Their plan went well at first, and they attacked and divided their troops to advance, disrupting Zhang Lu and Zhang He's line of sight. Then look for an opportunity to assault Nan Zheng.

But after they went deep into the hinterland of Hanzhong, they felt that it was difficult to move an inch, and they had already suffered a big loss from the beginning, not planted on Zhang Lu's soldiers and horses, but on the people of Hanzhong.

Zhang Lu's Wudou Rice Sect has a deep foundation among the people of Hanzhong, and the hearts of the people of Hanzhong are basically oriented towards him, while Wu Jun is an invader.

Several times their whereabouts were exposed, all because the people overreacted, resulting in several meaningless battles that he had to fight. There are also a lot of wounded soldiers around.

"General, we must fight a siege battle, otherwise we won't be able to get food!" Ling Tong's face was also a little ugly: "Without food, we won't be able to hold on for long."

"Map!"

Zhao Yun turned around, looked at Ling Tong, and said lightly.

"In!"

Ling Tong quickly pulled out a marching map from the cylinder of his backpack, spread out the two soldiers in front of Zhao Yun, and then pointed to the terrain above. Said: "General, we have 3,000 soldiers. Now it should be in this position, if we raid Dingyuan Town, half a day's effort. ”

"You can't go far!"

Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "There are tens of thousands of elite Hanzhong troops in Dingyuan, not to mention my current strength, even if I gather all my troops." If you beat it down, the gains outweigh the losses! ”

"General, our food and grass are less than a day, and we can't maintain the food and grass of the army at all without taking a city!" Ling Tong said: "Within a radius of 100 miles. The grain and grass stored here is definitely the most, if we take here, we will have enough grain and grass to support the Nanzheng Campaign, and although there are a lot of soldiers and horses here, if our troops are concentrated, we are confident that we will take here! ”

"Ling Tong, you're thinking simple!"

Zhao Yun's eyes crossed a glint of essence, and he said in a deep voice: "If I send troops to take Dingyuan Town now, it will really be a dead end!" ”

"Why?"

Ling Tong was a little puzzled.

"This seems to be a pass military town, but once we take Dingyuan Town, we will be blocked here, Zhang Lu and Zhang He will be attacked before and after, and we will not be able to enter or retreat at that time, and finally be surrounded and killed alive!"

Zhao Yun said coldly.

"It's a subordinate who is not considerate!"

Ling Tong was drenched in cold sweat, he only thought of Zhang Lu in front of him, but he forgot that there was a wolf behind him, and Zhang He was staring at them now.

"Chang Zheng and He Tang have any news from their cavalry now?" Zhao Yun asked.

After the division of troops, with the division as the core and the regiment as the unit, penetrated deep into Hanzhong, the cavalry speed was the fastest, and the task was also the heaviest.

"Nope!"

When Ling Tong heard this, he shook his head and said in a low voice: "There is no news from the Second Division of the Wild Lion and the Third Division of the South, I estimate that they have passed the Han River, and it is not very clear where they are now, but Xu Kun of the Second Division of the South sent news from Chenggu that several regiments of their Second Division of the South have completed the meeting and have arrived at their destination, and within three days, they will attack Longting Town, and then use Longting Town as the basis to confront Chenggu City!" ”

"Very good, if Chenggu City is won, we will have an extra chance of winning, so what about the Eighth Flame Division?" Zhao Yun continued to ask.

"It's still behind us!"

Ling Tong replied: "As the soldiers and horses after the break, they have been hiding from Zhang He's pursuers, and for a while, I'm afraid they won't be able to get out!" ”

"Zhang He's soldiers and horses are still in Shangyong and Xicheng?" Zhao Yun's face suddenly became a little ugly.

"That's right!"

Ling Tong nodded, and then said: "General, his subordinates are a little puzzled, logically speaking, Zhang He should catch up at this time, why does he not move?" ”

"He's waiting!"

Zhao Yun's eyes narrowed slightly, compared to Zhang Lu, he was more worried about Zhang He in his heart, this opponent made him a little frightened: "Wait until I fight with Zhang Lu, and then find my weakest point and give me a fierce fatal blow!" ”

If Shangyong failed to defeat Zhang He, he knew that this was a big trouble.

"His calculations are very good, but even if we know his calculations, we must beat Zhang Lu, otherwise we won't be able to take Nan Zheng!" Ling Tong said: "If you don't take Nanzheng, this battle in Hanzhong will be meaningless!" ”

"That's right!"

Zhao Yun said categorically: "We must defeat Zhang Lu's soldiers and horses in a short period of time, otherwise we will definitely suffer a lot!" ”

"It's hard!" Ling Tong smiled bitterly, Zhang Lu's strength was still above them, and he was still on the defensive side, occupying too many advantages, and it was not easy to defeat them.

"Ling Tong, do you dare to risk a battle with me?"

Zhao Yun looked at the map, his expression gradually became decisive, his fists clenched, and asked.

"The subordinates are willing to advance and retreat with the general, and live and die together!" Ling Tong looked at Zhao Yun and said firmly, after this battle, Zhao Yun has become an undefeated god of war in his heart.

"Good!"

Zhao Yun's eyes crossed a trace of ruthlessness, and he pointed to a place on the marching map, and said: "Maybe it was because I calculated too much before, but I lost some of the original intention of this battle, sometimes it can only succeed by rampage, since I can't hide it anymore, I will fight fiercely!" ”

He was deceived but was destroyed by the hearts of the people in Hanzhong, and now he can only move forward and win Hanzhong with a momentum.

"Pass my orders!" Zhao Yundao.

"In!"

"Order the Eighth Division of Flame to give up entanglement with Zhang He's soldiers and horses within three days, arrive at Crescent Mountain, and turn with my soldiers and horses!"

"Yes!"

"Order all the soldiers and horses of the Second Southern Division to take Longting within one day, and send troops to Chenggu City within three days, and it is their task to take Chenggu!"

"Yes!"

"Find the Second and Third Divisions of the Wild Lion, and let them attack Nanzheng after I resist Nanzheng, and storm this city at all costs!"

"Yes!"

A few heralds quickly went to give the order.

"This is the real last stand!" Zhao Yun's eyes burst with a strong battle intent: "I want to see if Zhang Lu can block my Zhao Zidong's spear!" ”

Now that they are isolated and helpless, Jingzhou can no longer give them any support, and they can only gain a foothold in Hanzhong if they take Nanzheng at all costs.

So this battle is a battle of life and death.

Zhao Yun selectively forgot about Zhang He in the back, no matter what Zhang He was calculating, as long as he won Nanzheng, everything would turn around.

At this time, a young man with a hat came up the mountain at the foot of the mountain, and after he saluted Zhao Zilong respectfully, he sent it with both hands and said: "General Zhao, this is the defense map of the South Zhengcheng troops you want!" ”

"Your Jinyiwei is doing things at a good speed!"

Zhao Zilong looked at this troop map with satisfaction and asked: "However, the troop distribution marked on it is a little less, is it a map of the troop distribution of the Nanzheng garrison?" ”

"About sixty percent!"

The young man said: "We don't have much influence in Nanzheng, this is the distribution of troops that we are trying our best to get now, and there is also a part of the Hanzhong troops, we have not figured out the defense, we will increase our efforts!" ”

"Sixty percent?

Zhao Yun thought for a while and said, "It's almost, as long as Zhang Lu is transferred out of Yunan Zhengcheng again, I am sure that I can take down this city!" ”

"General Zhao, I have a solution!"

When the young man heard this, he thought for a while and said, "Zhang Lu has now taken refuge in the Wei Dynasty, if we use the name of the Wei Dynasty, we may be able to transfer him out of Nanzheng City." ”

"You go and operate this matter, what do you need me to do!" Zhao Yun asked.

"I need your troops to feint on Anyang City, three hundred miles away, north of Hanzhong!"

The young man said in a deep voice: "As long as it can create the illusion that Anyang City has been captured, Zhang Lu will not be able to sit still, this is the stronghold of the Wei army going south, Zhang Lu does not dare to offend Cao Wei now, he must keep this place, only in this way can he go north!" ”

"Anyang? Somewhat troublesome. ”

Zhao Yun looked at the location of Anyang City on the marching map, the distance was too far and the time was insufficient: "I have lost contact with the cavalry now, can the Jinyi guard help me pass a secret order to the cavalry?" ”

"No problem, I can find them!"

"You take my token, and after finding them, let Chang Zheng dispatch a regiment to Anyang to the north, creating the illusion of storming Anyang City, which he should be able to do!"

"Yes!"

After taking Zhao Yun's token, the young man did not linger any longer, and quickly left Crescent Mountain. (To be continued.) )