Fa Zheng was taken aback and replied: "Now Xiqiang has a lot of intentions to the Sichuan army tribe, but our cavalry strength is not thick, so we choose to rely on the powerful Han Sui, if we can take the first Lingqiang, Tsing Yi Qiang will definitely be completely attached, and other swinging tribes will also be attached...... Wrong. ”

Fa Zheng suddenly frowned: "If the Qingyi Qiang and the Swing tribe are attached, and now the Xiqiang is extremely empty, the other Qiang tribes will also worry about their families, cattle and sheep, just like the Qingyi Qiang has not dared to oppose Ma Chao because of his concern for the grassland, those Qiang tribes will have to surrender, and the entire thirteen tribes of the Xiqiang will be under our control." ”

"That's right, and not only that, with the support of the Xiqiang tribe, we can control the horse farms and pastures of Xianlingqiang, the second largest tribe in Xiqiang, and form our own grassland cavalry, this time I will let those swinging Qiang people completely cut off the way back."

"However, this matter is not easy." Fa Zheng said.

"Oh, tell me about filial piety, what's not easy?" Liu Zhang asked.

Fa Zhengdao: "First, the Xiqiang grassland is far away, how can we get there?" How could it not be discovered by Xiqiang and Xiliang Army.

Second, although Xiqiang is empty, but Xian Lingqiang also gathered 30,000 people to prepare to annihilate the fine seal pool and Baimaqiang, if we find that the old camp is lost, 20,000 people can gallop back to help, how can we fight the enemy?

Third, and most importantly, now that we are attacked by an army of 200,000, there are only more than 40,000 infantry left in our army, and only more than 20,000 cavalry, and they are all newly attached Xiliang soldiers and Qiang soldiers, and the army is unstable.

How can you still divide your troops? If there is a small score, it is impossible to capture the old camp of Xianlingqiang, if there are too many points, what should we do, if we are broken through the dangerous fortress in the north of Hanzhong, we will get a Xiqiang, and the gains outweigh the losses. And at that time, it was impossible to keep the so-called horse farms and pastures. ”

"Makes sense." Liu Zhang nodded: "Since Xiaozhi has said so, then no one can guess that our army will really divide the troops in Xiqiang, and this victory will increase by one point, Xiaozhi, I only ask you." ”

Liu Zhang looked at Fa Zheng and said: "I don't divide the infantry, and the Xiliang army will take 10,000 cavalry after it arrives for five days." With 10,000 left, can you hold Hanzhong for a month? ”

"How can the unstable cavalry of 10,000 troops attack Xiqiang?"

"I only ask if you can hold Hanzhong."

"Yes." Fa Zheng said loudly: "I will be in Mutai, Shangguan, Tielong, in the shape of a pin, 10,000 cavalry for the help, the Xiliang army is not in harmony, and gallop in the mountains, don't want to take a step forward." ”

"Good. That's fine. Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Not only that, Wu Ban is well injured, I have ordered him to bring 10,000 soldiers from Hanzhong to support you, this time I will end the war within two months and completely stabilize the northern Xinjiang." Didn't you say that the grain and grass in Hanzhong can still support two months? ”

"As for the first and second points you said." Liu Zhang smiled: "If I send a force of 5,000 people to attack Tianshui under the banner of Dongzhou elite soldiers, what will happen to Ma Teng Han Sui?" ”

Fa Zheng muttered: "Tianshui is the place where the grain and grass of the Xiliang army are transferred. When the army goes out and the garrison is empty, the Xiliang army must panic. Ma Tenghan will definitely come back to help. ”

"No, it won't." Liu Zhang denied: "There are only 5,000 people, and it has not yet reached the point where Ma Teng Han Sui will come back to help, this time the big move, Han Sui will not easily stop, and secretly march, to the boundary of Tianshui County, and then let the Xiliang army find out, it is too late for them to come back to help, they have only one choice, that is, to mobilize the Qiang people to help, and at this time, the only Qiang people they can mobilize are the first Lingqiang." ”

"In this way, Xian Lingqiang's lead in Xiqiang has been broken." Fa Zheng exclaimed.

"That's right, at this time, is it still dangerous to attack the old camp of Xianlingqiang again?"

"If you don't take away the 10,000 cavalry, who can attack?"

Liu Zhang glanced up at Fa Zheng and smiled: "Filial piety, even you forgot?" We still have Xiao Furong's army of 40,000 and 50,000 streams. ”

Fa Zheng was taken aback, and then he remembered that Xiao Furong's barbarian army originally planned to hold Shangguan Mutai and other places after the defeat in the first battle of Yangping Pass, and strangle Ma Chao to death in Yangping Pass.

Later, Ma Chao was defeated, and he thought that the barbarian army would block Ma Chao's way back, but he was preempted by Wei Yan, no wonder Liu Zhang kept asking Wei Yan if his 6,000 people could block the defeated army of Xiliang, and he did not hesitate to move Ma Yunlu out to lure the Xiliang army to attack and kill.

It turned out that it was all to free up Xiao Furong's barbarian army and march to Xiqiang.

Fa Zheng now fully understood, looking at the map, the southern veins of Xiqiang are all mountains, with heavy mountains and steep terrain. Unlike the Xiongnu Wuhuan people, most of them do not live in water and grass, and even if they live in water and grass, the changes are not so frequent, and there must be an old camp.

The Qiang people have their own Qiang village, which is not a simple tent.

Qiang village is generally built in the high mountain, so the Qiang nationality is called "the nation in the clouds", some large Qiang villages also have watchtowers (Qiang people are called Qionglong), in ancient times, these watchtowers, it is equivalent to the modern blockhouse, stone and yellow clay masonry, more than three zhang high, do not draw when building, hanging line, column frame support, all rely on superb skills and experience.

The watchtower building is stable and durable. It is an important place for the Xiqiang tribe to defend against enemies and store grain and grass.

The existence of watchtowers and Qiang villages has determined that the mobility of the Qiang people is far inferior to that of the flat grassland peoples such as the Xiongnu and Wuhuan.

The mountains in the southern veins of the Qiang land just gave the Wuxi people room to play, and this special mountain force equipped with white-pole guns, under the cover of Liu Zhang's Hanzhong army, was easy to smuggle into the heart of the Qiang land.

Of course, this is just Fa Zheng's opinion, whether the truth is as easy as a finger, only the smugglers know.

The army was stationed in Hanzhong Beisai, and sent 5,000 troops to attack Tianshui Xian Lingqiang's troops, and the Wuxi army attacked Xian Lingqiang, step by step, obviously, Liu Zhang had already thought like this, that is, he was waiting for an opportunity to wait for the Han Ma army to go south.

At the beginning, he wanted to block Ma Chao, but he didn't annihilate it, it was for Ma Teng Han Sui to go south, but he was run away by Ma Chao, and he fell short, and under the mistake, the Xiliang Army still came.

"Lord, if you say this, I have the bottom in my heart, please rest assured, even if Fa Zheng fights for his life, he will definitely defend Hanzhong Beisai."

Liu Zhang patted Fa Zheng on the shoulder and nodded: "Okay, convene the generals to discuss the matter." ”

Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Gao Pei, Hu Che'er, Pang Rou, Yang Ren, Liu Bi, Guan Yinping and other generals arrived one after another, all full of energy, Liu Zhang asked with a smile: "You all know the news that the Xiliang army is coming, right?" ”

"Xiliang Xiaoer, come to die again,"

"Zhu Ming, why are you so crazy? The Xiliang army is as many as 200,000. Liu Zhang said solemnly.

Zhu Ming said disdainfully: "What about 200,000, the ear of the native chicken and the dog." ”

Liu Zhang nodded, although he was arrogant, the most important point for a soldier was to pass, not to be afraid, and to dare to fight.

Liu Zhang remembered the military meeting held for the first time when he was defeated by the Xiliang army, and all the generals, including Zhu Ming, frowned and hung their heads, only feeling that there was no chance of victory at all, and the future was bleak.

And now, the general's self-confidence comes from the courage of the soldiers, looking at the spirit of Zhu Ming and other generals, you know that the soldiers are in good shape, as long as the soldiers dare to fight, no matter how horizontal the Xiliang army is, it is also horizontal when it rushes into battle, and when the iron hooves reach the front of the pass, they can only attack the city honestly.

"Okay, to tell the truth, this time the 200,000 troops of the Xiliang Army are coming, don't be careless, most of the other side are cavalry, as long as the city gate is opened, it will be crushed for thousands of miles, courage and prudence must be put in the minds of the soldiers at the same time, especially you generals.

Before I talk about the strategy of facing the enemy, I will emphasize a military discipline, without the order of me and filial piety, no one can fight privately, and those who violate it, regardless of victory or defeat, will be killed. ”

Liu Zhang looked at the generals coldly, staring at Gao Pei and a few reckless men, "Some of your generals will blush and have thick necks when they are scolded for a few words, even if they are beheaded, they have to go out and fight hard, for this kind of person, I don't care how many military exploits you have made before, go to war without authorization, and destroy all the people." ”

Gao Pei and the others stiffened their foreheads, and they only felt a chill all over their bodies.

Liu Zhang smiled: "If you want to be scolded, who of you here is more scolded than me?" What butcher, tyrant, inhuman, not human, selfish, cruel and shameless, is there less to be scolded? Have you ever seen me angry? ”

Liu Zhang said to Gao Pei and the others, Guan Yinping on the side blushed, selfish, cruel and shameless, as if he had scolded himself.

"But at that time, the lord seemed to be angry, and it was shameless to speak out at this time." Guan Yinping thought silently in his heart.

"Okay, don't say much, you just have to remember four words, don't be impatient." Liu Zhang said with a serious expression: "This time the Xiliang army is coming, after discussing with Xiaozhi, I made the following arrangements, Yang Ren 10,000 troops guarded Shangguan, Wu Ban, who was about to arrive from Nanzheng, led 15,000 troops to guard Mutai, Gao Pei led 3,000 soldiers and horses to guard Tielong, and the three parties presented the word ......"

"Why?" Gao Pei said loudly: "After Tielong went to Shangguan Mutai, there was no battle to fight at all. ”

"Why are you so impatient?" Liu Zhang glanced at Gao Pei coldly: "I just said don't be impatient, you just hit the spearhead?" ”

Gao Pei lowered his head.

Liu Zhang glanced at Gao Pei angrily and said, "You are very important, do you know?" If one side of Shangguan Mutai is lost, you must hold the iron dragon, flank the enemy army in front and back with the other side, and wait for the opportunity to seize the lost pass, do you understand? ”

"Understood." Gao Peixin said, important is strange.

"Alas, I don't feel at ease when I see you like that, so let Zhu Ming guard it, and you can go back to Nanzheng by yourself."

"I keep, I keep, I guard with my heart." Gao Pei agreed.

Liu Zhang stared at Gao Pei, turned his head, and continued: "Fa Zheng and Liu Bi led 20,000 soldiers and horses, stationed in the center of the Pinzi checkpoint, galloped to the aid of the critical checkpoint, coordinated the defenders, General Huang Lao and Hu Che'er led the cavalry, out of the pass to garrison, responsible for attacking the flank of the Xiliang army, and supporting the Pinzi checkpoint.

If one of the checkpoints is lost, the cavalry and the Chinese army outside must recapture the checkpoint in the shortest possible time, if it can't be recaptured, Fazheng Liu Bi retreats into the iron dragon and guards the remaining two levels. Do you all understand? ”

"Understood."

Liu Zhang glanced at Wei Yan, Wei Yan didn't speak, his face was calm, Liu Zhang was slightly surprised, (To be continued.) )

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