Lü Dai had more than 13,000 troops, and more than 5,000 barbarians, including the Xiongxi tribe, assisted in the attack, and the total strength exceeded 20 times that of Wei Ba. However, Wei Ba has a geographical advantage, and the cottage of the Yuanxi tribe has been impregnable after his transformation, leaving no chance for Lu Dai, if he wants to attack, Lu Dai has only one way: send people to climb up the steep mountain road, and slowly exhaust his life at the cost of huge casualties.

This is obviously a very stupid method, with the current geographical advantages of both sides, I am afraid that Lu Dai will exhaust all these people, and he may not be able to attack the cottage. Therefore, Lü Dai's method of encircling rather than attacking has become a good way to avoid a large number of casualties.

Lu Dai camped at the foot of the mountain, and did not even lead the cottage, but guarded a few key roads, and then waited patiently.

At the same time, Pan Jun led his troops after a long journey and gradually approached the three valleys. The striker general is Zhu Ji, and there are also brothers Zhou Yin and Zhou Jun who fought viciously with Wei Ba in Chenshui.

Zhu Jizi Gongxu, the son of Zhu Ran, the general of the expedition to the north, was weakly crowned as Lang, and later worshiped the captain of Jianzhong. His uncle Zhu Cai was also a general who led the troops, he had just died of illness a year ago, and his son was still young, so Sun Quan worshiped Zhu Ji as a Zhonglang general and led more than 2,000 soldiers left by Zhu Cai.

Although Zhu Ji is young, he is not reckless, on the contrary, he is very cautious. With the lessons of Zhou Yin and others, after going deep into Chenxi, Zhu Ji took every step of the way, not daring to be careless, for fear of being the same as Zhou Yin and being attacked by Wei Ba. He always kept a distance of about five miles from Pan Jun to ensure that in the event of an attack, Pan Jun could provide timely support. And he can provide enough early warning for the main force.

Perhaps because of their caution, the journey was uneventful, with little to no threatening harassment other than the sight of sporadic scouts. They have more to deal with the troubles of rough mountain roads and rapids. It was almost winter, the water volume was greatly reduced, and after passing Kam Wan, the big boats could no longer move, so they had to use bamboo rafts. The cargo capacity of bamboo rafts was far inferior to that of large ships, and Wu Jun's baggage transportation suddenly became difficult.

When Pan Jun advanced thousands of miles and arrived at Jiulong Mountain on the periphery of the Three Valleys. It's almost the end of the year. The soldiers of the Wu army were exhausted. Facing Zhao Tong, who had already been waiting for him, almost everyone hoped to rest for a while and recover their physical strength to fight again. However, Pan Jun ordered an immediate attack.

Zhu Ji and the others didn't understand, and the army came from afar. The soldiers were tired. And the enemy waits for work. Having occupied a favorable position and launching an attack in a hurry, how could it be possible to achieve victory? weishenme does not wait for a while. Wouldn't it be better to give the soldiers time to regain their strength, explore the terrain, and then attack when the time comes? Moreover, the barbarians do not have enough food, which is not conducive to longevity, and the longer they wait, the more unfavorable it will be for them. We can defend instead of attack and trap them.

Pan Jun explained that the reason why the Wuxi tribe chose to take refuge here is to lengthen our supply line. You have also seen along the way how difficult it is for our army to march. We only brought three months' worth of food, and it took us a while to come, and it took a month to go back, and the time we stayed was a month. Even if we can overcome the difficulties and transport grain again, it will only take two or three months to increase. If we want to say that it cannot last, we cannot last for it, and we need to solve it quickly. Do you think the barbarians really don't have supplies? If they can't get supplies, why should they move here? If it weren't what I expected, I'm afraid that supplies from Yizhou have already arrived. If you want to take a breath and fight again, I am afraid that you will fall into the hands of the enemy.

Zhu Ji and the others suddenly realized, no longer hesitated, and drove the soldiers to attack. Zhu Ji and Zhou Yin, as forwards, bore the brunt of the duty. On the side of Chenshui, Zhou Yin has already fought with Zhao Tong, and made a big mistake, now Sun Luban has returned to Wuchang, Zhou Yin does not know how long he can live, compared to die in the hands of Sun Luban, he is more willing to die on the battlefield, is to start the war, he took the lead, launched a fierce attack on Zhao Tong's position.

Zhao Tong has been preparing for a long time, where is he willing to give up easily, he relies on the favorable terrain and stubbornly resists.

There was a fierce battle between the two sides.

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Xiushan, Bu Qi led the army to chase fiercely.

The Youxi tribe was very embarrassed. He retreated all the way west, originally thinking that it would be safe to escape to Xiushan, but he didn't expect Buqi to be extremely vicious and chased all the way to Xiushan. Although there are still more than 1,000 warriors in the Youxi tribe, in the face of several times the number of steps, Shuai Zeng has no courage to fight at all, and he can only lead the tribe to continue to flee west.

But it was not so easy to escape, and the old and young followed, and they also carried all kinds of household belongings, and their speed was not fast at all. The soldiers under Bu Qi's command are good at fighting in the jungle, although the terrain is not as familiar as the Youxi tribe, and they have run some unjust roads, but their tracking skills are first-class, and they will soon be able to recapture Shuai Zeng's traces, and they will get closer and closer.

Shuai Zeng regretted it, he knew that he should have retreated to the Three Valleys with Wei Ba. In order to maintain his independence, he refused to act with Wei Ba, and as a result, he could only bear the pressure of Bu Qi alone.

Shuai Zeng was forced to have no choice but to send a request to Fuling County, Yizhou, he had fled to Yanshui, and was about to enter the boundary of Fuling County, if he did not greet the Fuling people, his tribe was likely to be swept away.

Buqi obviously also expected this, as early as the beginning of the operation, he as the governor of Xiling notified Chen Dao, the governor of Yong'an, and sent a letter to Zhuge Liang, asking them not to accept Wuxi Man, otherwise, he would lead the army to pursue and enter the realm of Yizhou. In order to avoid a direct conflict with the Wu army, Zhuge Liang could not accept the Youxi tribe openly, and also sent people to guard the county border, so as not to take advantage of the situation to cross the line.

After receiving this news, Shuai Zeng wanted to cry without tears, so he had to turn around and head south, trying to join the other tribes of the Three Valleys.

Bu Qi immediately chased after him, driving the Youxi tribe to the three valleys like a sheep.

Zhao Tong was taken aback when he received the news. With his current strength, he can barely resist Pan Jun all the way, and if Buqi arrives, it will be difficult for him to guarantee that he will hold the three valleys. At that time, it can only be withdrawn into the county of Keke. If Ke County, like Fuling County, could not receive them, they would be in a dilemma.

Zhao Tong did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent a message to Wei Ba, asking him to immediately dispatch to harass the back road of the Wu army and relieve the pressure on the Three Valleys.

After receiving Zhao Tong's news, Wei Ba was also a little surprised. The Wu army was menacing, and they actually broke into the Three Valleys so quickly, and Bu Qi drove the Youxi tribe all the way to the Three Valleys, and their speed of action was too fast. There are signs that the tide of the war is getting out of control.

Wei Ba immediately summoned the generals to discuss the matter.

After reading Zhao Tong's letter asking for help, Guan Feng, Wang Shuang and Jin Dongliu were silent for a long time, and the atmosphere was a little depressed for a while. After a long time, Jin Dongliu breathed a sigh of relief: "The wind does not end, the rain does not end, the Wu army is advancing too fast, and it will not last." I think Zhao Zhonglang should be able to hold on. ”

Wei Ba looked at Jin Dongliu and blinked: "You tell me about it." ”

"Whoa." Jin Dongliu bowed in greeting and stretched out his hand to scratch the terrain. "The three-way army of the Wu army, in addition to the Lu Dai road is relatively close, Buqi starts from Xiling, Pan Jun starts from Chenyang, the journey is more than 1,000 miles, and it is a mountain road. It was almost winter, the water was shallow, and the baggage they carried was bound to be limited. If not, you don't have to attack so quickly. If there is no large-scale attacking tool, the loss will be large, and with the way the Wu army commands the troops, no one will be willing to bear such large casualties. Only when they are forced to do so will they storm at any cost. Therefore, I think that as long as Zhao Zhonglang withstands the initial pressure and waits for Wu Jun's sharpness to be frustrated, the next stalemate will be a stalemate. ”

Jin Dongliu smiled: "Zhao Zhonglang's father and son are both good guards, and he has been operating in the Three Valleys for so long, and it shouldn't be a problem to keep them for a month or two." He glanced at the crowd and said slowly: "What's more, hundreds of miles apart, even if we want to go to the rescue, it is not an easy task." And as soon as we withdraw, Lu Dai will inevitably follow, and the situation in the three valleys will be even more tense. ”

Wei Ba didn't say anything, his gaze swept over the faces of the others. Wang Shuang tugged at his beard, it didn't matter, but Guan Feng nodded again and again, expressing deep sympathy for Jin Dongliu's opinion.

"Then we'll wait and see?" Wei Ba asked.

"That's not the case." Jin Dongliu shook his head: "Lu Dai has never dared to attack, obviously knowing that the difficulty of the attack is too great, and he is reluctant to suffer casualties, so he wants to trap us here to death, so that the other two people can let go." If we also wait and see what happens, wouldn't that be right for him? ”

"Zhaoming, you mean to attack?"

Jin Dongliu nodded: "Young master, we should take the initiative." ”

"Where's the sortie?"

"I recommend...... Over here. Jin Dongliu stretched out his hand and nodded at Chenyang's position, and his eyes were a little unconfident.

"Chenyang?" Wei Ba was very surprised. Chenyang is an important town for the Wu people to guard against Wuxi Man, and it has always been heavily guarded, which is not a good target for a sneak attack.

"Yes, Chenyang." Jin Dongliu licked his lips and continued: "Young master, don't forget, Chenyang has always been the front line of the Wu army's garrison, and it is also the starting point of the departure of Pan Jun's army this time. If my guess is correct, there must be a large amount of supplies ready to be sent to the front line at any time in Chenyang. To destroy Chenyang, Pan Jun must withdraw his troops. ”

Wang Shuang looked at Jin Dongliu suspiciously: "Pan Jun is not stupid, can he not send heavy troops to defend such an important place?" ”

Jin Dongliu rubbed his hands embarrassedly: "Running thousands of miles, winning more with less, and winning by surprise, isn't it what the Wei family's martial arts are best at?" ”

Guan Feng and the others turned their gaze to Wei Ba, who was silent in thought. Jin Dongliu's idea is good, if he can do something in Chenyang, or even destroy Pan Jun's reserves in Chenyang, Pan Jun can't get enough supplies, so he can only retreat, and the siege of the three valleys will naturally be solved. However, Chenyang is heavily guarded, which is not so easy to take, and the Wei family's military soldiers are not heavenly soldiers and generals, they are omnipotent, and it is difficult to complete this task with less than two hundred soldiers.

"My lord, why don't you attack Wuyang first?" The husband, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke. (To be continued......)

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