Xiaoqi

Because of this, relatively speaking, the advance speed of the West Route Army is still very fast.At first, the army traveled hundreds of miles a day, but as the road became narrower and more difficult, the marching speed had to be slowed down, and it couldn't be faster.Even so, the army under Zhao Yun's tent can still travel fifty miles a day, occasionally hundreds of miles, and thirty miles a day when the marching speed is the slowest.

Along the way, the rough and difficult roads to Shu are the direct cause of the slow marching speed, but the large amount of food, grass and luggage carried by the army is also an important factor restricting the marching speed that cannot be ignored.After all, the nearly 15 army troops carried an extremely large amount of food and supplies during the expedition. At least they needed to carry enough food and supplies for the army to eat for one and a half months, that is, [-] stones of food and other necessary items, in addition to the military supplies required by the army.Otherwise, before the army walks out of the Shu Road, they will run out of food.If this is the case, the army will return without success, and it is still unknown whether they can even retreat completely.

Still the same sentence, everything has advantages and disadvantages, and if there is a loss, there is a gain.

It was precisely because the West Route Army led by Zhao Yun had no intention of hiding their whereabouts at all, so they didn't need to drink cold water or eat dry food, and could light a fire to make food without any scruples, and feed their horses in a grand manner.Therefore, compared with the East Route Army led by Zhou Yu and Li Xian, the living conditions of Zhao Yun's army are still good.At least the soldiers of the West Route Army don't have to suffer from hunger, they can eat their stomachs full, so as to ensure that their combat effectiveness will not decline, and they will not be afraid of enemy ambushes and sneak attacks.

In the evening of the next day, Huang Zhong, who led the army to attack Jianmen Pass, returned.

Yesterday afternoon, Huang Zhong led [-] soldiers from the Qin Gong Battalion to Jianmen Pass, crossed the Jianmen plank road at night, and launched a strong attack this morning, or a sneak attack on the pass.However, the terrain of Jianmen Guanying Village is dangerous, with towering cliffs on both sides, and the pass is built at the intersection of the southern ends of the two cliffs.

Therefore, whether it is a frontal attack or a sneak attack by surprise, it is the same before Jianmen Pass; as long as one appears, it is a frontal attack.As long as the defenders stationed at Jianmen Pass are not dead, they will be able to find them before the soldiers and horses under the city approach the pass, and then condescendingly shoot arrows at random, shooting and killing the invading enemies who are trying to attack the pass.

At that time, Huang Zhong personally led the army to attack the city, took the lead, charged more than ten times, and fought hard for half a day.After paying huge casualties of more than [-] soldiers, Huang Zhong finally led his soldiers to rush to the city gate. Unexpectedly, thousands of stones and rolling logs fell on the top of the city, causing Huang Zhong and his soldiers to suffer The head-on blow once again damaged hundreds of elite soldiers, and they had to retreat in embarrassment, completely defeated.

The strong attack for five hours before and after caused the loss of four thousand soldiers under Huang Zhong's tent. Fortunately, there were still more than a thousand wounded soldiers.Otherwise, after this battle, the Qin Gong Battalion will lose [-]% of its soldiers and horses. Not to mention the great reduction in combat effectiveness, it will also affect the morale of the entire army. It will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the entire army, which will directly affect the next battle .

Seeing that Jianmen Pass was heavily defended and it would be useless to fight again, Huang Zhong made a decisive decision and withdrew his troops decisively.Immediately, he led his army to retreat for several miles, but he did not retreat back to the camp. Instead, he chose to set up camp on a slope five miles away from Jianmen Pass, and confronted the guards of Jianmen Pass.It wasn't until the camp was completed that Huang Zhong led his soldiers back to the rear camp quietly, and discussed countermeasures with Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and other generals.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, more than ten generals gathered together to discuss how to capture Jianmen Pass.

The upper-level commander was vacant. General Zhao Yun sat at the first place on the left side of the hall, facing Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong sat at his lower head, and described in detail the process of attacking Jianmen Pass.Apart from the three of them, the remaining generals are: Ma Dai, Meng Da, Cao Xing, Ma Wan and Yang Fu.

After listening to Huang Zhong's statement, Zhao Yun frowned slightly, and after thinking about it for a while, his brows gradually relaxed, and he comforted him calmly: "Brother Han Sheng, don't blame yourself, this defeat is not due to the war, but to us. The guards at Jianmen Gate did not pay enough attention to the enemy. As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles. Now we don't know enough about the guards at Jianmen. We don't know much about the enemy's strength and defense situation. How can we be undefeated if we attack so rashly?

Therefore, the fault of this defeat is not Brother Han Sheng, but I underestimated the guards at Jianmen Gate, and ordered to attack the key point before I knew the enemy's defense situation.All of this is because I was eager to win, and I was incapable of using my troops, so that I lost soldiers and generals, and caused more than two thousand soldiers to shed blood on the battlefield.Therefore, all the responsibilities for this defeat are borne by me, and have nothing to do with Brother Han Sheng and the generals. "This is Zhao Yun's responsibility.

Zhao Yun is upright by nature, open-minded, heroic, upright, never dodges when things happen, and has the courage to take responsibility.At this point, he is completely different from other generals.If other people encounter this kind of thing, they must avoid it and never take the responsibility on themselves; but he took the initiative to take the blame on himself and tried his best to excuse others.This kind of mind and demeanor is really convincing and admirable.

Huang Zhong, who had no intention of shirking his responsibility, was very moved when he heard these words, and said with an excited expression: "General Zilong, don't do this. This defeat is all the fault of the last general. What has it to do with Zilong?" ? Although Huang is over fifty years old, he is not old, at least he still has the courage to bear his due guilt."

While speaking, Huang Zhong paused, and thanked Zhao Yun gratefully, and before Zhao Yun could speak, he went on to say: "There is no need to discuss this matter, it is settled like this, and I, Huang Zhong, will bear all the responsibilities. General Zilong has nothing to do with it. The urgent task at the moment is how to capture the pass, pass through Jianmen Pass as soon as possible, and go south to Chengdu to join the Eastern Route Army."

Seeing Huang Zhong's resolute attitude, Zhao Yun nodded helplessly and said: "The enemy is now, put aside the matter of guilt for the time being, and the lord will make his own decision in the future. As Brother Han Sheng said at the moment, the key is to capture Jianmen Pass as soon as possible." The most important thing is that time does not wait for us. We must win this pass in the shortest possible time. After all, we have nearly [-] troops under our account, how can we be stopped here by a mere pass.

What's more, the army consumes a lot of food and grass every day. If we stay for one more day, it will increase the pressure on our army's food and grass supply;Time is running out, and every day of delay adds a burden to our shoulders, so we have no choice but to make a quick decision without delay.Therefore, brother Han Sheng will explain the situation of the defenders, and then the generals will express their opinions, and they can speak out as much as possible without hesitation. "

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Chapter 147

Through Huang Zhong's narration, the steep terrain of Jianmen Pass and the situation of the defenders were clearly presented in the minds of the generals.

This pass is located at the pass at the southern end of Jiange Road. It is embedded with two cliffs. It is shaped like a door, so it is called Jianmen Pass.

However, although the terrain of Jianmen Pass is dangerous, the scale of the pass is not large, and there are not many defenders that can accommodate it.

According to Huang Zhong, Jianmen Pass is about [-] steps wide and [-] steps long. Throat of thousands of miles of Shu Road.

After passing through this pass, go south to Chengdu and enter the Sichuan Basin. There is no other pass similar to Jianmen along the way, and there are few dangers to rely on.

Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and others already knew about the topography of Jianmen. After Huang Zhong's narration this time, a wonderful and incomparable heaven-sent Xiongguan appeared in everyone's mind.

It is precisely because of the steep terrain of Jianmen Pass, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which limits the scale of the pass.Within this limited space, the number of defenders that can be accommodated is also extremely limited, and it is impossible to accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers or tens of thousands of soldiers to station at the pass at the same time like Hangu Pass.

Therefore, there are only 3000 Yizhou troops currently stationed at Jianmen Pass.

It is worth noting that these defenders are almost all archers, and there are no other arms such as cavalry or giant shield soldiers.

After saying this, after a short pause, Huang Zhong went on to say: "The name of the guard at the gate of Jianmen is Wu Lan, and he is not well-known in the Yizhou army. A direct descendant who followed Liu Yan into Sichuan. After Liu Yan's death, Wu Lan, Ling Bao, Deng Xian, and Zhang Ren resolutely supported Liu Zhang's succession. He enjoyed the reputation of "Four Generals in Sichuan" in the Yizhou Army and won the honor of Liu Zhang. Trust. Since Liu Zhang raised Yizhou, he entrusted them with important tasks. Zhang Ren was stationed in Chengdu, Deng Xian was stationed in Mianzhu, Ling Bao was stationed in Fushui Pass, and Wu Lan was sent to Shu Road to station Jianmen close.

In addition, it is said that Wu Lan and Wu Yi are of the same family, although they are not direct relatives, they are cousins ​​who have not yet passed the fifth service.Yes.Although he has made no achievements in recent years and has done nothing, he still has a place in the Yizhou army.He is still a trusted subordinate of Liu Zhang. "From Huang Zhong's words, it is not difficult to see that although Huang Zhong lost the first battle at Jianmen Gate, he did not gain anything. He finally found out the situation of the defenders at Jianmen Gate. All the old ones have been turned out.

This is the strength of a veteran on the battlefield.It is really old and strong, with rich experience; even if he loses, he must figure out why he was defeated and by whom.

Hearing that Wu Lan, the guard of Jianmen, was actually a member of Yizhou General Wu Yi's clan, Zhao Yu's expression changed slightly, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.tacit understanding.

However, the dignified expression on Zhao Yun's face did not decrease at all, and his expression was stern.Frowning in thought, he looked preoccupied.After a long while, he looked up at the generals around him, and saw that they were silent, obviously helpless and had no good plan.Immediately, Zhao Yun picked up the tea cup casually, sipped a sip of tea to calm his mind, and then calmly said: "Since ancient times, Jianmen Pass has been one of the most powerful fortresses in the world. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Guan Wanfu is not to be destroyed' reputation. If the military strategists of all dynasties want to take Yizhou, they must first take this pass, otherwise it will be impossible to attack Yizhou.

The same is true of the problems facing us today.If we can't capture Jianmen Pass, our army of [-] will stop here, and we will have to withdraw our troops after the two sides are exhausted.If this is the case, it means that I waited for Teacher Lao to come on an expedition, but in the end I was blocked by Jianmen Pass and returned without success.In this way, we not only failed our lord's great trust and were unable to explain to the lord, but also lost our soldiers and generals, wasting money and food in vain.In this way, we are incompetent people, ashamed of the lord, ashamed of the whole army, what face do we have to live in this world! "

Before Zhao Yun's words fell, Ma Chao, who was sitting opposite him, stood up abruptly, and said: "Facing such a formidable pass, as long as the defenders can't shrink back, we will be helpless. The only feasible way is to forcibly attack the pass. Therefore , My opinion is just one word: fight!" While speaking, he saw Ma Chao's breathtaking tiger eyes glaring, and his whole body was murderous.

After a pause, seeing Zhao Yun's thoughtful expression, Ma Chao added: "If the defenders can't shrink back, we have nothing to do. There is no other way but to storm the pass. Instead of waiting for the time to pass, it is better to take the initiative. Attack the city on a large scale. It is gratifying if we can break through the pass in one fell swoop, but if we fail, we can also look for opportunities in the fight, find the enemy's weakness, and then capture this pass!"

Compared with the calm and calm Zhao Yun, although Ma Chao is a talented general, he is a man with a violent temper, brave and warlike, and advocates force.In his eyes, strategy is important, but it is still the advantage of words, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is exaggerated; what really determines the outcome of the war, and the final victory is the bloody fight with real knives and guns, and it depends on the bravery of the soldiers campaign.Therefore, Ma Chao has always advocated force. Although he does not despise strategists, he does not pay enough attention to strategy, and disdains to use intrigue to win victory.

On this point, Zhao Yun is completely opposite to him.Zhao Yun has always been humble and courteous, and respects literati, especially those who are good at strategizing and strategizing, such as Li Li, Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, Xu You and other great sages in the world.Therefore, he is good at listening to the suggestions of the counselors, and once he approves the strategies offered by the counselors, he will resolutely implement them without hesitation.Therefore, since he led the army to fight, although he dare not say that he has won every battle, he has more victories than defeat, and his military exploits are illustrious.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Yu appointed him as the chief general of the West Route Army this time, while Ma Chao and Huang Zhong were the deputy generals.This is not to say that Ma and Huang are inferior to Zhao Yun in terms of leadership and combat ability, but that Zhao Yun possesses the demeanor of a general, calm and calm, which they do not have.It has to be mentioned that, apart from Ma Chao's irascibility, Huang Zhong's military ability is not inferior to Zhao Yun's; however, his combat exploits and prestige are not as good as Zhao Yun's.Therefore, he can only serve as the deputy general, temporarily living under Zhao Yun, assisting from the side, and waiting for dispatch.

In addition, there are quite similarities between Huang Zhong and Ma Chao.Both of them possessed undue bravery. They had been on the battlefield for a long time, and they were battle-hardened.Although Huang Zhong is two rounds older than Ma Chao and about the same age as his father Ma Teng, his staunch and upright personality is just like Ma Chao's.

However, as far as the current battle at Jianmen Pass is concerned, what Ma Chao said just now is not unreasonable. Although it was a last resort, it is imperative and the only way to deal with it.

Facing the Tianshixiongguan Jianmenguan, since we can't outwit it, we can only attack by force.

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Yun nodded lightly after thinking hard to no avail, and said in a deep voice: "What Meng Qi said is not without reason. If so, then follow Meng Qi's words."

"Report!" Just as Zhao Yun was making a decision, he saw a soldier walking into the big tent, and he heard the voice before he arrived, and directly interrupted Zhao Yun's words.

Immediately, the soldiers ran in all the way, bowed and said: "General, there is a scribe outside the camp who asked to meet the general, claiming that he has a good strategy to defeat the enemy, and he came here to offer it to the general!" For many years, he has used concise, concise and clear speech, expressing the intention of the person seeking to see him outside the gate, as well as his aloof and proud conduct in one sentence.

"Oh? There is such a thing!" Zhao Yun was surprised when he heard the sound, and immediately stood up, stepped in front of the soldiers, grabbed him by the shoulders and lifted him up, and asked anxiously: "What did he say? The enemy's strategy is to capture Jianmen Pass? If that's the case, why don't you just bring him directly to the tent?"

The soldier was quite tall, comparable to Zhao Yun, so after being pulled up by Zhao Yun's shoulders, although he was very nervous, he was not afraid.After all, he and Zhao Yun are from the same town, and they are also members of the same surname clan. He has followed Zhao Yun's life and death for many years, so he knows very well that Zhao Yun will not punish him, let alone beat him.

"General, that person really said so. As for whether it is true, the general will not know. Now he has entered the camp, and someone will lead him to the military tent later." The soldiers responded respectfully. .

Zhao Yun nodded slightly, and waved his hand to signal his soldiers to come quickly to meet him, and then followed behind his soldiers, walked quickly to the gate of the big tent, raised his eyes to look at the gate five hundred paces away; he saw a group of three people rushing to the big tent of the Chinese Army On the road, one of the Confucian literati who was more than eight feet tall walked in front, followed by two Yuanmen soldiers.

At this time, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Cao Xing and other generals got up and walked out of the big tent, followed behind Zhao Yun, stood at the door and watched the scholars in Confucian shirts come slowly.

Seeing the scholars in Confucian shirts approaching the stone steps, Zhao Yun quickly walked down the steps, strode up to meet him, cupped his hands and said, "This general is Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong. I don't know your name, sir. Where did you come from?"

Seeing this, the scholar in Confucian shirt had a satisfied and self-satisfied smile on his face, he bowed his hands in return, and said: "Peng Yi of Guanghan, whose name is Yongnian, met General Yangwu."

The scholar in Confucian shirt who called himself Peng Yi was very young, probably under 20 years old, but he was already in the crown.After a little sizing, Zhao Yun knew that the person in front of him was not of high birth, but he had become an official very early. Just from the way he raised his head and looked at him, he could tell that this person had a low official position, and he should be a junior official.However, this person is quite self-confident, or conceited, aloof and reserved. When meeting him for the first time, he gives off a feeling of great ambition, which is very special and impressive.

In addition, this young man named Peng Yi even revealed Zhao Yun's position (General Yangwu, one of Li Li's five generals), and gave him a respectful title, which shows that he already knew the identity of Zhao Yun and others. Fan He is called to offer advice, but in fact he came with a request.

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Chapter 148

This young man named Peng Yi even revealed Zhao Yun's position (General Yangwu, one of Li Li's five tiger generals), and gave him an honorary title, which shows that he already knew the identity of Zhao Yun and others. It's called offering advice, but it's actually coming from a request.

Peng Yi came here not only with preparation, but also with a request. This was Zhao Yun's intuition after seeing him.