The torrential rain poured down from the sky, and the wind howled like a messenger of the wind, roaring wildly at the earth. The roads outside Xiangyang were also muddy by the rain, and horses galloped by, bringing up dirt chips and flying them.

In such a rainy weather, even in the suburbs of a prosperous city such as Xiangyang, there are also few pedestrians, but at this moment, there are more than 100 horsemen marching fast in the direction of Hanzhong, and the sound of "poof" horses' hooves and the "pop" sound of rain splashing are particularly crisp.

This group of people is the team dominated by Wang Xu, because of the news that Yizhou sent troops to rescue Zhang Lu, Wang Xu was anxious, and he couldn't communicate with Huan Yi more, so he decisively set off and went to the front line, leaving only Fu Zhu to sit in Xiangyang, and was responsible for dealing with the matter of Huan Yi going to Zhangling County to take office.

"Wanqing, can you spy on why Liu Zhang suddenly sent troops?" Because of the noisy rain, Wang Xu especially raised his voice while traveling.

Ling Wanqing also accompanied him this time, the torrential rain made her, the spy commander, also wear the battle armor, if he was wearing the usual silk clothes, I am afraid that he would have walked away in front of so many entourage.

Hearing Wang Xu's inquiry, he also shouted loudly: "Lord, my subordinates don't know the specifics, but it should be related to the quelling of the rebellion of Gan Ning and others." Some time ago, the rebellion led by Gan Ning, Lou Fa, and Shen Mi was outnumbered and was defeated by the general of Shuzhong and fled. Lou Fa and Shen Mi also died in Jiangyang in Shuzhong, only Gan Ning escaped bravely, and his subordinates guarded Jinfan and the thieves did not know where to go. ”

Wang Xu didn't ask any more questions, and fell into deep thought. Historically, after Liu Yan's death, Gan Ning was dissatisfied with Liu Zhang's cowardice and incompetence, and there was no order from the imperial court, so he launched a rebellion. It's just that he was quickly defeated. Later, he fled to Jingzhou and joined Jiangxia Huangzu. But that Huang Zu didn't know why. Always refusing to reuse. Even when the Jiangdong Sun family attacked Jiangxia, Gan Ning personally shot and killed the Eastern Wu general Ling Cao, that is, the father of the famous general Ling Tong, and he still hated Gan Ning for making such a great contribution.

Gan Ning was not liked by Huang Zu for a long time, so he fled with Su Fei's help and finally ran to Jiangdong. He himself is extraordinarily brave and brave, and after waking up from the idle days, he studied hard and studied hard to learn literary talents. Therefore, it is both civil and military. Sun Quan heard his name for a long time, loved it very much, and gave him a great responsibility, which led to Gan Xingba, who was later famous through the ages.

But now after all, it is different from history, in the battle of Jiangzhou, Gan Ning hated Jingzhou, and threatened to kill Wang Xu, so it is really difficult to say whether he will vote for Jingzhou. This is different from his historical grudge with Jiangdong, when he killed Ling Cao, so he didn't hate Jiangdong. And now he was defeated by the Jingzhou army several times and was almost captured alive. So naturally very unwilling.

After thinking about it for a long time, Wang Xu was helpless, and there were some things that he couldn't ask for. I don't think about it anymore at the moment, and put my mind on Liu Zhang's body, it stands to reason that Liu Zhang's weak and peaceful, greedy for life and fear of death, it is impossible to send troops, but at this moment, he sent 10,000 troops, I am afraid that there is something strange......

The heavy rain could not stop Wang Xu and his entourage from advancing, and within two days, they rushed to the south of Zhengcheng in Hanzhong according to the plan. The military Chinese learned that except for those who commanded in front of the battle, all went out of the camp to greet them.

"Lord!"

"Lord!"

"Hehe, all the princes are fine, and I feel at ease, but I don't know how the battle in Nanzheng is?" Wang Xu turned over and dismounted, threw the reins of the horse to the guards behind him, and stepped forward quickly to ask.

Chen Deng, who was the leader, shook his head with a wry smile: "Hey! This Zhang Lu's direct soldiers and believers are not ordinary tenacity, and they still hold on to such huge losses, but my Jingzhou soldiers are tired from fighting for a long time, and their morale has also fallen sharply, which is not optimistic. However, as long as my Jingzhou soldiers can survive Zhang Lu's last breath, Nan Zheng will be broken. ”

The smile on Wang Xu's face gradually retracted as he spoke, and he walked in front of everyone, and asked sternly as he walked, "What about Yizhou?" Who led the rescue of Zhang Lu this time? What is the actual strength of troops? Where have you arrived? How did we deal with it? ”

Chen Deng didn't dare to hesitate, and replied fluently: "Back to the lord, this time Yizhou has 10,000 strong soldiers, led by Yizhou's famous generals Zhang Ren, Yang Huai, and Gao Pei. His army set out from Jiameng, crossed Baishui Pass, and went straight into Hanzhong along the ancient road and mountains, avoiding Yangping Pass, the barrier of the western line of Hanzhong, and was still blocked by General Huang Zhong in the area of Dingjun Mountain. ”

Hearing this, Wang Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the Jingzhou army did not face the crisis of being attacked by the enemy on the back of the abdomen, there was still room for maneuver. "It's a loss for General Huang to hold Dingjun Mountain, otherwise he will fall short."

Chen Deng looked at Wang Xu's face and said with a smile: "Yes! This time, General Huang defended the danger and resisted Zhang Ren's more than 10,000 elite soldiers with 3,000 people, which was really not easy. As soon as Zhang Ren arrived at the Dingjun Mountain Pass, General Huang took advantage of the fact that his sergeants were tired from afar and their foothold was unstable and led several hundred light cavalry to rob the camp overnight, and the gains were not small, forcing his troops to retreat ten miles, and their morale was greatly reduced. ”

"The next day, that is, early this morning, Zhang Ren reorganized the army, and he was brave and brave, so he led his troops to call for battle outside the garrison camp of our Dingjun Mountain. General Huang led five hundred light horsemen to meet him, the two fought fiercely for fifty times, Zhang Ren was defeated, and fled, General Huang pursued at the tail of the rank, and won for a while. It's just that the soldiers led by Zhang Ren this time are extraordinary, all of them are elite soldiers, and General Huang has few soldiers, and he is afraid that the Dingjun Mountain garrison will lose, so he failed to expand the results of the battle, and this battle report has just arrived. ”

"Hahaha...... What a Huang Zhong, really a tiger general! When Wang Xu heard that the Yizhou reinforcements had lost two battles in a row, he was very happy and praised Huang Zhonglai in public.

Subsequently, accompanied by everyone, he personally inspected the current situation of the camp, and watched the battle in front of the battle for a long time, and once again saw the tragic attack and defense of the head of Nanzheng City, and the fatigue and morale of the Jingzhou soldiers also saw in his eyes, fortunately, Nanzheng's resistance was much weaker than when he left, and his combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, and his losses were probably quite heavy, which is also reasonable, after all, the Nanzheng offensive and defensive battle has lasted for nearly a month and a half.

After another four days, Wang Xu was personally supervising the battle on the front line, boosting the morale of the soldiers, but a knight wearing the captain's standard armor suddenly galloped quickly, covered in blood, and his clothes and armor were tattered, which alarmed the guards behind him, and they drew their swords out of their sheaths.

Dian Wei took the lead and asked from afar, "Who is coming?" ”

The lieutenant immediately reined in his horse and jumped in salute. "General Qiyu, I am the captain of the Dingjun Mountain garrison. On the orders of General Huang. There is an urgent military situation to report to General Wang. ”

Hear the words. Wang Xu, who was engrossed in observing the battlefield, couldn't help but turn around and take a closer look at the visitors, before frowning and asking, "What did Huang Zhong have to do in return?" ”

The little colonel did not hesitate, and said eagerly: "Returning to the general, the enemy general Zhang Ren launched a strong attack three days ago and was repulsed several times, but since yesterday, he suddenly cut off the water source of the Dingjun Mountain garrison. The sergeants had no water to drink for a day, and their morale was low. General Huang had no choice but to send troops to meet the battle, because he was outnumbered and defeated, trapped on a small hill, his subordinates led dozens of horsemen to break through under the cover of General Huang, and came to ask for help. ”

These words were like a basin of ice water that went straight into Wang Xu's heart, and he instantly gasped for air, although he did not show panic in public, but in fact, he was already anxious. Not only because of Huang Zhong's safety, but more importantly, Dingjun Mountain is a matter of success or failure. If Zhang Ren's reinforcements enter the hinterland of Hanzhong, the Jingzhou army will be attacked on the back. I was most afraid that Zhang Ren would take the opportunity to attack the grain route or cut off the retreat of the Jingzhou army.

Thousands of thoughts flashed in the lightning and flint, and Wang Xu had already turned around decisively and said to the accompanying heralds: "Quickly notify General Zhao Yun to come." ”

"No!"

As the herald left, Wang Xu looked at the young captain who was covered in blood, and then said loudly: "Come on, take this brother to the camp to rest first." ”

"No!" Immediately, two guards stepped out from behind him and took them away with the captain's thanks.

After a while, Zhao Yun, who was dressed in military uniform, rushed to Wang Xu's side, opened his mouth and asked, "Lord, I don't know what happened to the end of the call?" ”

Wang Xu took a deep breath, looked at the heroic and upright Zhao Yun, and asked slowly but solemnly: "Zilong, General Huang of Dingjun Mountain has been defeated and trapped on a small mountain, you go to the rescue quickly, and you must rescue General Huang." Also, I hope you can gain a foothold in the area of Dingjun Mountain and be sure to contain Zhang Ren's attack, can you be sure? ”

Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, a little stunned at the loss of Junshan, but it only took a blink of an eye to return to normal, and only after careful consideration did he respond: "The last general is ordered." ”

"That's good!" Wang Xu nodded, silently calculated in his heart, and said: "Now there are not many soldiers under Nanzheng City who still have the strength to run with you, even my personal guard cavalry has taken turns to dismount to participate in the siege, the five thousand soldiers who came from Nanyang are not too tired, and they will be the only new force that can go with you, plus your own unit of one thousand Yanyun iron cavalry, a total of six thousand people, you can take them all!" ”

Of course, Zhao Yun understood the current situation in the army, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but persuade urgently: "Lord, I only need three thousand Nanyang elites!" Nanzheng's offense and defense have reached a critical moment, and more strength will be more grasp. ”

"No!" Wang Xu shook his head categorically, and said solemnly: "Zilong, blocking Zhang Ren's reinforcements, and even defeating them is the top priority at present." These 5,000 elite soldiers are all for you, I just hope that you can rescue the soldiers of Dingjun Mountain, and at the same time stabilize your pace, build another camp tent in Dingjun Mountain, and block Zhang Ren's attack. Remember, be sure to camp on the main road and don't camp in the mountains. ”

Seeing that Wang Xu said so resolutely, Zhao Yun didn't dare to say more, and arched his hand heavily: "Rest assured, the last general Dingbao General and Dingjun Mountain are safe!" ”

"Okay, let's go!"

Watching Zhao Yun stride away worriedly, Wang Xu's uneasy feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger. I thought that it would be nice if I could send reinforcements to Huang Zhong earlier, but unfortunately the war on Nanzheng's side is really tight, and every soldier is extremely precious.

Dian Wei beside him knew him best, and when he saw his appearance, he knew that he must be sad, and couldn't help but say relief: "Don't worry, my lord, Zilong is not like me, he is brave and strategic, and he will be able to defeat Zhang Ren this time." ”

"Hey!" Wang Xu sighed lightly, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Dian Wei, Zhang Rennai is the number one general in Shu, this person should not be underestimated. After its successive defeats, the soldiers were still willing to fight to the death for it, which shows its ability to command troops. After losing several battles in a row, he was always able to be unhurried or impatient, and every time it was difficult for Huang Zhong to find a flaw and defeat him, it can be seen that his mind is calm and delicate, his command is skillful, and he has rich experience. Moreover, in the long-term battle and anxiety, he can calmly think of strategies to break the enemy, which shows that he is full of strategy, which is the talent of a general. ”

"This ......" Dian Wei didn't know how to answer, so he could only keep his mouth shut and let Wang Xu think.

After a while, Guo Jia and others also came, and when they saw the dispatch of the brigade of soldiers and horses, they all came to ask what happened. Wang Xu did not hide it, and slowly informed the matter of Dingjun Mountain one by one, and everyone was even more anxious, and made suggestions to discuss countermeasures. But now the situation is passive, no matter how talented you are, it is difficult to win a victory thousands of miles away, until the evening, when another wave of Jingzhou offensive was declared a failure, and the troops retreated back to the camp, there was no good way to discuss.

During this period, Zhou Zhi proposed to simply attack day and night, striving to take Nanzheng first, but was opposed by everyone.

If it is to attack intensively day and night, then the strength of the troops must be at least five times more than the strength of the defending force, so that the soldiers can ease down in the rotation, otherwise they are all flesh and blood, how can the body withstand it. Moreover, in the siege war, if the gap cannot be opened on a large scale, when the city becomes more and more chaotic, it can only retreat and regroup and attack, because it is extremely dangerous for the attacker to be in a mess, that is, it cannot be commanded, and it cannot cause effective lethality, but it is strangled by the defenders with the advantage of the advantage.

If the head of the city is already in chaos, and the soldiers are sent up to attack endlessly, it is no different from sending them to death one by one. Only by attacking in echelons, wave by wave, and seeking opportunities to break through, can we form an effective lethal ......

The rays of the sun gradually lost their heat, and the setting sun was setting, and the crimson afterglow shone on the battlefield, and the crows chirped as if singing an elegy for the fallen soldiers. All the civil and military officers looked at the soldiers who retreated like a tide, and they were silent, and followed Wang Xu back to the camp slowly, their hearts were extremely heavy.

As soon as he walked into Dongying Yuanmen, before he could disperse, he saw Xu Shu with Zhao Yu and several personal female guards to greet him. Seeing that everyone's faces were gloomy, they didn't ask much if they knew that it might not be very smooth, and after comforting Wang Xu for a few words, he turned to complain: "By the way, what happened to the captain you ordered someone to bring back?" I personally helped him heal his injuries and let him rest well, but just now I sent someone to bring him food, but I couldn't find it! ”

"Gone?" Wang Xu blinked in amazement, but because he was very annoying, he didn't care too much, waved his hand and said: "Maybe it's to go to the camp to breathe, you put the food in the camp, he will naturally eat it when he is hungry." ”

As he spoke, he was about to stride away, but his heart suddenly flashed, and many thoughts flashed through his head, and he turned his head suddenly, staring at Xu Shu with terrifying eyes: "He is injured, and he is completely unfamiliar with this big camp, how can he go around?" ”

Xu Shu was shocked by his hideousness at this moment, and said in amazement: "How do I know this, anyway, people are gone!" ”

Wang Xu also calmed down at this moment, and said hurriedly: "Find, hurry, find it immediately!" Dig deep into the ground and find him too! Ask anyone near the camp where he was laid to rest who had seen him! ”

The casual civil and military forces didn't know what was going on, and when they saw Wang Xu being furious, his face was so ugly, he couldn't help but look at each other blankly.

Several female masters behind Xu Shu faithfully carried out the order, and after a while, they returned to Wang Xu, who was pale, and said respectfully: "General Qiyu, the sergeant guarding the gate said that the captain had received your secret order and asked him to return to Dingjun Mountain to report important matters, and left." The sergeant did not know the details, but when he saw that he had left the tent, he let him go. ”

Although Wang Xu already felt something, when he really heard this result, his eyes suddenly darkened, and he exclaimed sadly: "What happened here......" (to be continued......

PS: One shift arrived, overtime, went home late, helpless......

Fortunately, the spirit is not bad, and I will make up for the second shift later, for the sake of my hard work at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, everyone forgive me!

Ask for another recommendation ticket! Very much needed......