Chapter 25: The Attack on Chencang
Ling Bao's expression moved slightly, and her heart suddenly brightened.
The confidant of Wu Yi said: "When the army of Liangzhou drives straight in, breaks Zitong, takes Chengdu, and takes Yizhou, the general will take the sword gate to protect Yizhou, and throw himself to Li Liangzhou, and he will definitely be reused!" General, think again! β
Ling Bao's face changed, and after a long time, she finally made up her mind, stood up, and said, "What you said is very true! Or, if you go back and tell Wu Zhi, just say that someone in Ling asked him to help him more in the future. β
When Wu Yi's henchmen heard this, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed their hands and said, "The general is wise, and the little one will go back to Chengdu and tell the master the good news." β
Ling Bao smiled and said, "Jia Meng Guan General Liu, did Wu Jian also send someone over?" β
"Yes."
"Well, if you let Wu Cheng rest assured, General Ben will persuade General Liu Xuan from the side, and he will be sure!"
"The general is wise!"
Liu Yan sent Zhang Ren to lead the barbarian soldiers north, but he was still hesitant in his heart. Liu Yan didn't trust the barbarian soldiers, and didn't believe that they could resist the Liangzhou soldiers.
At present, the remaining troops in Yizhou, except for the southern counties, are scattered to prevent the army from rebelling. Most of the rest are concentrated in the dangerous passes in the northeast of Yizhou.
But Jianmen Pass and Jiameng Pass are too important!
Dong Zhuo is waving his troops to attack Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu, who has no support from Yizhou, is probably not an opponent. If the troops of Jianmen Pass and Jiameng Pass are transferred, once Dong Zhuo breaks through Hanzhong, then Jianmen and Jiameng are unguarded, and they will definitely fall into Dong Zhuo's hands.
This move was to demolish the east wall to make up for the west wall, even if the tiger of the Liangzhou army was repulsed, but the eastern portal was lost, attracting Dong Zhuojun, a jackal, who was not decided.
After thinking about it all night, Liu Yan's eyes were bloodshot and his expression was haggard, but he couldn't make up his mind.
Seeing this, there are left and right buildings, only the Liangzhou army is close at hand, but Dong Zhuo's army has not yet broken through Hanzhong. It's the urgency that matters. It is the best choice to send the army of Jianmen and Jiameng Erguan to help. Another way is that if Dong Zhuo's army enters Yizhou, it may be able to make him and the Liangzhou army pinch each other. It is time for the snipe and the clam to compete, and it is impossible to say that they will benefit from it.
After getting this Jianyi, the more Liu Yan thought about it, the more reasonable it became, so he rewarded the person who built the Yiì heavily, and immediately sent people to take the edict and go to Jianmen Pass and Jiameng Pass
Although the shape of Yizhou seems to be treacherous, in fact, the general trend has been decided. What really needs to be paid attention to by Li Zheng is Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong.
After breaking Lu Buqi's attack, Li Zheng decided to go to Longguan for a while, and just halfway through, he received a summons from Xi Zhicai, only to say that Chen Cang Dong Zhuo's army poured out of the nest and had already arrived at the city of Longguan.
At the time of the battle with Lu Bu, Li Zheng probably had a guess. This time Li Zheng sent troops to Yizhou, Dong Zhuo would not let it go, since Lu Bu led the army to attack, presumably Chen Cang's army would not be without action.
Now that he received the summons from Xi Zhicai, he immediately verified his guess.
Come to think of it, not only Chen Cang's Dong Zhuo's army, but also Dong Zhuo's army in Hedong, will also move.
Sure enough, it only took a moment for Li Zheng to receive Bai Yu's summons again.
The army of Dong Min in Hedong also moved.
There are Xi Zhicai and Pang De in Longguan, and Li Zheng has nothing to worry about. But with Bai Yu, Li Zheng couldn't rest assured, so he repeatedly told him to be cautious, but he didn't give a specific order, just said that he should deal with himself.
After all, Li Zheng was not in Gaonu, and he didn't see the shape there, especially in terms of details. If the remote control is pointing fingers, not only will it not trust the subordinates and generals, but it will even make the subordinates afraid and have the opposite effect.
It is the best choice to make the ministry cautious and let it play freely.
With a slight sigh, Li Zheng instigated his war cavalry, led an army of 11,000, and hurried south, approaching in the direction of Longguan.
Half a day later, the army ran through Anding County, crossed Jingshui, and arrived at the junction of Anding County and Youfufeng.
"Give me orders, and the army will rest on the spot. The captains and commanders of all departments come over immediately! β
Li Zheng turned over and stuck a gilded gun in his hand into the ground.
The scrapping of the Blood Dragon Gun does not mean that Li Zheng has no weapons to use. The mystery shop is refreshed once a month, although it has not been refreshed for a long time to refresh particularly good things, but there are a lot of weapons and armor, anyway, for the current Li Zheng, weapons and armor are not expensive, just drizzle, and they are all bought.
Li Zheng thought about it, he couldn't use so many magic weapons, and the generals under his command could always use it. Every time a general makes a meritorious service, he can also be rewarded with it.
Now this gilt gun, called Tiger Head Zhan Golden Gun, the whole body is made of cold iron, cold and comfortable, one zhang two feet eight inches long, the blade is one foot nine inches long, the head of the gun swallows the blade, the gun barrel is gilded, and there are tiger stripes.
This gun weighs eighty-eight pounds, which is more than one-third heavier than the blood dragon gun, but it is just right to take advantage of it.
As Li Zheng's strength became stronger and stronger, the fifty or sixty pound blood dragon spear was gradually not suitable, and it was also reasonable to eliminate it this time.
In just a moment, the captains and commanders of the war cavalry of all departments placed the soldiers under their command properly, and they all arrived in front of Li Zheng and saluted with their fists.
Li Zheng waved his hand, looked south, and said: "The enemy army in Chencang is holding the pass, and now the army is under the Longguan." I want to fight and do my best, so I have a task for you. β
"Please command, my lord!"
"Well," Li Zheng nodded, and said, "According to the investigation, the army in Chencang City has almost poured out, and there are only a few thousand soldiers and horses left behind. I want you four infantry captains to lead the army to take it down, do you have any confidence?! β
Originally, Li Zheng led his troops, with five major military captains, totaling 10,000 horses. However, after the battle with LΓΌ Bu, because he had to escort the prisoners and return the wounded, he let one of the battalions of soldiers and horses return to Lingzhou. At present, Li Zheng only has four battalions of 8,000 foot soldiers in his hands, of which three battalions are light foot archers, and only one battalion of heavy armored spearmen.
When the four major military captains heard this, they all thought for a while, and one of them said: "Lord, I heard that the high walls of Chen Cangcheng are very dangerous. If it is a strong attack, I am afraid it will not be effective. The subordinates waited for this time, and they did not carry heavy siege equipment, so it may not be easy to capture Chencang. β
When Li Zheng heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said approvingly: "You have considered it very comprehensively. As he spoke, his voice changed, and he said, "But I have my own strategy, and I will keep Chen Cang in a fight." β
After speaking, Li Zheng's face turned straight and shouted: "Wait for the four to listen to the order!" β
"The last general!"
"Ming'er and the other four immediately lead their troops to Chencang, and then they will have their own districts!"
The four of them looked at each other, lifted their spirits, and shouted, "Oh! β
"Let the soldiers rest and then let's go."
After Li Zheng finished speaking, he said to the commander of the 1,000 wolf cavalry: "You immediately lead the wolf cavalry, think it is the front drive, explore the way for our army, and avoid the enemy's eyes, and lead our army to Longguan behind the enemy!" β
"Whoa!"
The topography of the whole area belongs to the right Fufeng of Chang'an Sanfu in Guanzhong, and here it is centered on Weishui and Huangshui, forming a two-corner protruding and relatively narrow strip along the two rivers.
The two protruding parts formed by the two water flows, the Huangshui protrudes to the northwest and the Weishui protrudes to the southwest. And because of the protrusion formed by Weishui, because of the barrier of Wuyue Mountain, a moat is formed, but it is impassable.
Only Huangshui originates from the side of Longxian County, Hanyang. The first county that flows northwest and southeast and enters the right Fufeng is called Wangxian. Dozens of miles to the southeast, and finally into Weishui, Weishui is not far to the east, is Chencang.
This area of Youfufeng is bordered by Hanyang in the west, Anding in the northwest, and Mudo-gun in the southwest.
Although the area of Youfufeng was not included in the map because it was not ruled by Li Zheng, because of the war, it was already full of blue birds in Liangzhou, so all kinds of terrain were vividly visible.
Li Zheng planned to let the pawns copy Dong Zhuojun's Chencang nest first, and he led the war cavalry to insert into the rear of the enemy army in Longguan, preparing to have a two-sided attack with Xi Zhicai!
A qiΔ means of preparation, all through the guΓ² blue bird conveyed and discussed, the so-called everything is ready, only the east wind is owed!
The four major infantry lieutenants of Li Zheng's department got Li Zheng's order and led 8,000 elite infantry soldiers to the southeast to bypass Wangxian County and go straight to Chencang along the water.
At night, the four battalions of 8,000 foot soldiers finally arrived a few miles outside Chencang, and when they arrived, they unexpectedly bumped into a group of men and horses.
However, it turned out that it was an engineering team from Wudu, escorted by soldiers and horses from a heavily armored spear battalion, and was waiting for the arrival of the four major captains.
After a little exchange, the lieutenants of the four departments immediately understood the plan of the lord Li Zheng.
Chen Cang is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, but if there is a mountain breaking beast, then the high walls and deep fortresses of Chen Cang City are not enough to rely on. Without the city wall as a basis, the thousands of Dong Zhuojun in the city are nothing at all!
The lieutenant of the fourth department is convinced of this!
At that moment, the men and horses on both sides joined forces, rested for a while, and when it was late at night, they immediately set out of camp and quietly went to Chencang, which was a few miles away
However, it is said that Li Zheng led the Destroying Front War Cavalry and the Qingjia War Cavalry, under the guidance of the wolf cavalry, and also arrived near Longguan at night under the cover of the terrain and the sky.
Standing on a high slope, Li Zheng looked at the endless camp under the city pass in the distance, and his eyes flashed with danger.
There were more than 100,000 Dong Zhuo's army in Chencang, except for the 20,000 soldiers and horses led by Lu Bu, and then the thousands of people left behind in Chencang, the rest poured out, all gathered under Longguan, the number of nearly 90,000 soldiers and horses!
90,000 people gather here, the camp stretches for nearly ten miles, the fire is lit in the dark night, connected into a piece, as if a fire dragon is entrenched, the formation is huge, the whole Longguan is under the surrounding, the water is impassable.
Beside him, the three commanders of the mountain wolf cavalry, the smashing front cavalry, and the green armor cavalry stood with their hands tied.
Li Zheng watched the formation in the distance for a long time, frowned, and said: "The method of night attack is expensive to surprise and attack it unprepared. Therefore, it is inevitable that time must not be delayed, once it is discovered, the enemy army is on guard, and it will be ineffective. So I have to give it a try tonight. β