Zhuyang City, as the southernmost county seat of Nanxiang County, is close to Xiangyang County and close to Hanshui.

It's not a big city, and the population isn't large. But this place is of great significance to Xincheng County, and it is a key logistical point for the entire Shangyong front.

Normally, there are two roads into Xincheng County, one from Zhuyang up the river, and the other from Suiyang Shunshan Road to the north.

However, Suiyang Road needs to be in Linfang, which is close to the Shu Han Xie Dongcheng and does not have the ability to transport grain. Therefore, the Zhuyang Waterway has become an important logistics fulcrum of Xincheng County.

At this time, there were more than 10,000 Wei troops who resisted the Shu army on the front line of Fangling, and the consumption of people eating horses and chewing was very large.

The local population of Xincheng County is sparse, and it does not have the ability to support so many soldiers and horses, and most of the grain has to be transferred from Nanyang. Moreover, because Cao Wei was able to clear the border walls, Nanyang was unable to provide for it, and most of the grain was transported from Huainan.

This also leads to the fact that the Jingxiang defense line is impregnable, in fact, if there are several strategic fulcrums, it is easy to collapse.

Ma Tan's goal was to build Zhuyang, the logistics hub of the Wei army in Xincheng.

According to Liu Yin's estimates, Xincheng County will keep the army's food for a month at most. As long as the supply is cut off for a month, Xincheng County can go down without a fight.

has been broadcasting outside Fancheng for more than half a month, and Zhuge Dan has accepted his fate to be a shrinking turtle. The Wei army guarding Fancheng shrank the defense line on all fronts, putting on a posture that I can't bite to death and have the ability to scold me to death.

In this way, the Xiangfan defense line could not stop the Shu army in an instant.

So, on a night without the sun, Ma Jian officially kicked off with the 3,000-part trilogy.

"Hugh, guard Xiangyang! Wait until I get back! Ma Jian waved his hand at Liu Yin, and finally instructed.

"But Xiangyang is destined to be unstoppable, so don't work too hard. Once you find that things are unfavorable, you can retreat to the prime minister. ”

"Remember, the soldier is always the most important, and you don't have to care too much about the gains and losses of one city and one place. A sage once said that if you lose land, you will lose all people, and if you lose land, you will lose all land! ”

"Remember, wait until I get back!"

"General! Zhuyang is too deep into the enemy territory, I still think I should be ......"

"No need, if I don't go to such a dangerous thing in person, I won't be able to cut off the other party's food channel." Ma Jian immediately waved his hand and refused.

Look, if it's not dangerous, can I go?

After explaining to Liu Yin, Ma Jian resolutely stepped on the war horse and took the three thousand headquarters soldiers on the road.

The original plan was to lead the whole army to raid Zhuyang and take 7,000 soldiers and horses to die here. However, because Xiangyang was taken, Ma Tan finally decided to divide his troops to stay here.

In any case, it is also a fortified city, and it is most appropriate to leave people to defend this place.

Even if he can't hold it, it's still simple to retreat to Yidao with Liu Yin's ability. This minimizes losses, and is a risky but small game.

At most, something happened to me, and it was a minor problem.

Seeing that Ma Jian was still moving forward, Liu Yin smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"General Fenwei always wants to do the most dangerous thing by himself, and he charges forward without even dying in battle. But he has very low requirements for us subordinates, and has always told us that it is important to live. ”

"But ah, General Fenwei, as the commander, you don't want to die in order to help the Han family, who of us dares to survive?"

With a long sigh, Liu Yin shook his head gently, then took out a roll of paper from his arms and slowly began to record what Ma Yan had just said.

"If you lose land, you lose land, you lose land, you lose land...... General Fenwei's strategic vision is really a god and a man. ”

On those few pieces of paper, some of Ma Tan's casual quotes were densely recorded.

Liu Yin is a knowledgeable general, and he has long been aware of the subtleties of some of Ma Tan's theories. So since then, I have been carrying a few pieces of paper with me to record Ma Tan's famous sayings.

"This Longyou paper is really easy to use, and it is so durable and so much cheaper than the original Zuobo paper......"

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Ma Jian didn't know that his lieutenant had already begun to help him write the art of war. At this time, he took 3,000 soldiers and horses all the way to bypass the spies of the Wei army very smoothly and headed north along the Han River.

Along the way, all he saw were dilapidated and empty villages. Originally extremely rich, Nanyang County is now extremely dilapidated.

Who can see that this is a large county of the Eastern Han Dynasty with a population of nearly 2 million.

This shock is much stronger than that of Long You, and Ma Jian felt some inexplicable emotions when he saw it.

On the first day of the march, the three thousand Shu troops had already arrived near Zhuyang. The head of the city is only ten meters high, and the small city with a small city is not thick.

When the Shu army arrived in Zhuyang, the Wei army here had actually discovered the movements of the Shu army. But there was chaos in the city, and no one was able to organize effective resistance.

For no other reason, the Zhuyang County Commander and the Zhonghou who guarded here all ran away. The remaining soldiers were in total, and after thinking about it, they ran away.

There is no way, Ma Tan, the commander of the Shu army, is rumored to have a habit of killing and surrendering. With the small city of Zhuyang, it is impossible to block the mighty Ma Yan of Longyou, aren't you afraid to stay here and wait for death?

When the dragons in Zhuyang were leaderless, the Shu army quickly launched an attack. After a symbolic resistance, the Wei troops in the city all fled with their heads in their hands.

Zhuyang is equivalent to going down without a fight, and the Shu army successfully controlled this small city.

After taking control of Zhuyang, Ma Jian quickly surveyed the place.

After some exploration, it was found that this place is backed by the river, and to the east is the endless Nanyang Plain. Once the Wei army sensed that Ma Tan was besieging here, they would inevitably come from all sides. At that time, the pressure on the Shu army will be very huge, and it is really uncertain whether it can hold it for a month.

"Tsk...... It seems that it is another street kiosk problem. Ma Tan saw the summary of the exploration results, raised his eyebrows and felt inexplicably familiar.

"Is there a mountain around here?"

"General, no." The scout shook his head helplessly and reported to Ma Yanyu.

"To the north of the river there are plains, and there are no mounds that are a little higher. There are places on the south bank that are dangerous, but they are not in key passes, and they cannot cut off the Wei army's grain route. ”

"In other words, can't my cavalry be able to fall from above?" Ma Tan was a little disappointed, but soon he had an idea again.

Although the cavalry cannot be used, it seems that there is still room for the navy to move?

At this moment, Ma Jian recalled the composition of the remaining two thousand infantry in his own army. Most of them are old troops in Jingzhou, and they are all experienced in amphibious operations.

Case......

Ma Jian refocused his gaze on the Youyou Hanshui next to Zhuyang, and his eyes flickered several times.

"It feels like death...... Here's a chance! ”

(End of chapter)