After repeatedly chatting with Zhang Fei, Zhang Xi finally led 10,000 soldiers to set off, and after three days of rapid marching, they arrived at the street pavilion.

At this point, Wang Ping, who accompanied him, didn't understand that General Zhang was so anxious, what was he in a hurry?!

In this regard, Zhang Xi's explanation is that if you go to the street pavilion one step earlier, you can arrange defense matters one step earlier. In fact, in the final analysis, I am still worried that Zhang He will come too quickly and not give himself enough time to react.

But I can't say it directly, because it's incredible.

Within the current Liu Bei group, there is a conclusion as to whether the Wei army will have reinforcements to aid Longyou, and it will definitely come.

But where exactly are the reinforcements. Most people judged that the most likely thing was that Cao Hong at the Baochuan crossing divided his troops to rescue Longyou, and for Cao Pi, who was still in Luoyang, everyone didn't think he had the ability to dissolve the water from afar.

After all, from Luoyang to Jieting, this distance is too far, the reinforcements set off from Luoyang, and when they arrive at Jieting, the entire Liangzhou war may be over, and the broken dragon has already been completed.

But Zhang Xi knows that this is absolutely possible, and Zhang He really did it in history.

Zhuge Liang learned that Zhang He was out of Chang'an and led his troops to rescue Longyou, and quickly sent Ma Tan to defend the street pavilion, but when Ma Tan arrived at the street pavilion only two days later, Zhang He's forward cavalry had already arrived at the street pavilion, and the speed was very fast.

Just look at the distance on the map, how much is the difference between the distance from Chang'an to Jieting and the distance from Shangqi to Jieting, you will know how fast Zhang He came this time.

Zhang Xi didn't dare to be so careless as Ma Daha, and he was slow to arm. Zhang Xi always felt as if Zhang He would appear at any time, but he was afraid that there would not be enough time.

Therefore, when he arrived at the street pavilion, the first thing Zhang Xi did was to find a suitable place to go down to the village.

Then Zhang Xi was surprised to find that there was actually a city in the street pavilion? !

Yes, there is a city in the street pavilion, just in the middle of the avenue, there is a small earthen city, which can probably accommodate a thousand people to guard.

But although it is said that there is a city, this city is so dilapidated that there are not even a few residents left in it, and at a glance you know that it is an old city that has been abandoned for a long time.

After Zhang Xi entered the city, he specifically inquired about the local people, and learned that this street pavilion city was built in the former Han Dynasty, and it has gradually been abandoned in the past hundred years, and even the people living in the city are some business travelers who temporarily settled down because of the heavy snowfall on the mountain, and they are not local permanent residents.

Moreover, this street pavilion city is a traditional northwest earthen city, which needs to be maintained all year round to ensure that the city defense is strong.

The old city of Jieting obviously does not have such maintenance conditions, under the disrepair, the earthen walls have been cracked in a large area, and even some of the earthen walls have collapsed, and the city gate is creaking as long as you push it with a little force, and it feels like it can collapse at any time.

Obviously, this old city of Jieting, although standing on the road, is too small to put down too many soldiers to garrison, and it is in disrepair, so it is really not the best defensive choice.

I can defend it, but it's not the best place to hold it.

However, in the past, Zhang Xi still left a general and a thousand soldiers here, so that they could try to repair the city with local materials, and in the end, if there is really no way, it is better to have a city guard than no city guard.

Continue on and observe the terrain while choosing the right location for the lower part of the road.

Looking at it, Zhang Xi suddenly understood why Ma Yan, this kid, would choose to go up the mountain and camp.

The place of Street Pavilion is a bit far from what Zhang Xi originally thought.

Zhang Xi's imaginary street pavilion is a mountain on both sides, a small road in the middle, the passage is narrow, the army can not be placed at all, can only put a small number of soldiers at one time, slow through this way, when the road to the village, relying on the terrain advantage to hold on, can directly block the Wei army's advance road.

But in fact, there are mountains on both sides of the street pavilion, but in the middle is not a small road at all, but a big road, an avenue five or six hundred meters wide, and there is a river next to the road, not a small river, but a big river with a width of more than 20 meters.

This avenue, not to mention allowing the army to fight, is enough for the cavalry to launch a charge and raid.

In other words, if you choose to go to the village, you actually have to fight hard with Cao Wei's soldiers and use human lives to delay time. Zhang He brought cavalry, and Zhang Xi's men were all infantry.

I believe that Ma Jian also found out about this situation, so he chose to go up the mountain. Let your Zhang He's cavalry pass, I will be responsible for cutting off your grain and grass supply line, I don't believe how long you can hold on to the grain in your hand.

However, Ma Tan didn't expect Zhang He to come so quickly, and he himself was leading the army for the first time, his behavior was unprepared, his command was chaotic, and in the end, he didn't even look at the water source, so Zhang He could easily take it away. However, in three or four days, the entire army was completely disorganized, and finally led to the loss of the street pavilion and the failure of the Northern Expedition.

For a moment, Zhang Xi also wanted to go up the mountain. At least there is no need to fight with Zhang He to fight in the mountains, which can effectively reduce the casualties of the soldiers, which cannot be said to be a bad idea.

And Zhang Xi felt that as long as the water source problem was controlled in advance, he should not repeat the mistakes of Ma Dahar.

Zhang Xi decided to go up the mountain first to have a look and inspect the environment.

But as soon as Zhang Xi said that he wanted to go up the mountain, Wang Ping suddenly looked constipated, and he stopped talking

Zhang Xi is not a horse, not a rookie who took charge of the army for the first time relying on the trust of the prime minister, Zhang Xi's official position is all made in real time.

Even during the southern expedition, Wang Ping was still Zhang Xi's subordinate, so although Wang Ping felt that Zhang Xi's decision to go up the mountain to investigate, he didn't say anything after all.

Zhang Xi saw Wang Ping's appearance in his eyes, and said to Wang Ping with a smile, "Zi Ke thinks what's wrong?!" ”

Wang Ping immediately apologized and said "don't dare".

Zhang Xi smiled at this Wang Ping, everything is good, but he is a little timid, his self-confidence is insufficient, and he is too restrained.

Yes, you Wang Ping is indeed just a Yamen general now, and he is not a Han Chinese, just a man. But don't forget, you are in charge of the Wudang Flying Army, another of Liu Bei's guards, and outside, you represent Liu Bei's face.

And you can be valued by Liu Bei as the leader of this army, which in itself shows your talent, why do you always feel inferior?!

Look at Chen Dao, he usually doesn't show his eyes, but once he goes on the expedition, who dares to underestimate him?!

At this time, people are cooperating with Zhao Zilong, and Cao Hong, who was beaten, obviously has the superior forces, but he doesn't dare to divide his troops to support Longyou, how much ability does this have to do!!

"If you have something to say, just say it!" Zhang Xi smiled and said to Wang Ping, "The matter of military affairs is unspeakable, and the matter of military orders must be kept in mind." ”

Only then did Wang Ping bow his hand to Zhang Xi and express his concerns.

Wang Ping is a man, and he has no culture, so he doesn't say any words, and directly asks Zhang Xi if he wants to go up the mountain and camp.

Zhang Xi didn't say anything, but just asked rhetorically, how about camping up the mountain, and what about camping up the mountain if you don't go up the mountain?!

Then Wang Ping began to babble and began to tell.

First of all, it is the topography of the street pavilion, although there are mountains, but it is not continuous, if you go up the mountain and camp, it is easy to be trapped to death, and it is impossible to achieve the purpose of echoing each other, it is completely trapped in the lonely mountain, and it will be broken by the enemy.

Secondly, judging from the flow direction of the sewer under the mountain, there should be no spring water flowing into the river on the mountain, and whether there is a dark river on the mountain, we don't know, and even if there is, non-locals may not be able to find it, and it is estimated that it is difficult to dig a well for a spring, and the water source will become a big problem.

Third, if Zhang Xi wanted to use his condescending advantage to attack the enemy, Wudang Feijun could have ordered and forbidden, but Wang Ping doubted whether the other soldiers could do it.

Therefore, with so many unfavorable conditions gathered together, Wang Ping politely suggested to Zhang Xi that it was better not to camp in the mountains.

After listening to this, Zhang Xi laughed. With such an organized analysis, why can't the historical Ma Jian listen to it?!

Still don't look at it.

Going up to the mountains and camping sounds tempting, but it's not actually feasible.

Let's not say that the water problem is fundamentally unsolvable. When I arrived at the mountain, I was surrounded like an iron bucket, and the morale of the army was gone, so how could I command the soldiers to charge down?!

Do you really think that anyone can do a backwater battle or a shipwreck, Han Xin's backwater battle, the technical content is very high, but it is not simply reckless!

It's still honest, go down to the village, and find a way to fight hard with the cavalry.

Anyway, it's not the first day to use infantry to fight cavalry, and now there is still time to prepare, and if you have the time to wander around, it is better to let the soldiers set up a village early, and then build more antlers to cost-effective.

After descending the mountain, Zhang Xi immediately ordered that the 10,000 soldiers be divided into two batches, the first batch of 5,000 people, and set up the first camp ten miles in front of the ancient city of Jieting. The second batch of 5,000 people set up another camp five miles in front of the ancient city of Jieting, counting the ancient city of Jieting that is still being repaired, a total of three lines of defense.

Come on, Zhang He, let's grind one by one, to see if you finish grinding these three lines of defense first, or our lord will capture Guangwei County first, go out of Longshan, and march to Chang'an.

(End of chapter)