Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1184 is here for you

  When Xu Shu, Jia Xu and Pang Tong received Fei Qian's message, Han Sui had already surveyed the terrain at the west entrance of Fanxu Road. Although Han Sui has walked this Guo area many times, he still thinks that he should be cautious.

  Because prudence does not necessarily ensure victory, but carelessness will definitely lead to failure.

   Han Sui stood on the Nanshan Mountain, guarded by the surrounding guards, not daring to make any noise, for fear of affecting Han Sui's thoughts.

  Although the Longshan Mountains here are not as steep and precipitous as the Qinling Mountains, they are not easy to cross. The uncanny workmanship of nature has been an extremely important factor restricting the expansion of human beings for a long time.

  Banxudao is no exception here.

  Han Sui looked north and saw a relatively gentle "V"-shaped mountain pass on the right hand side, which was the exit of Fanxu Road. From this point alone, it is indeed feasible to block the Fanxu Crossing.

  But the problem is that the width of the entire Fanxu Road exit is not ten steps, nor a hundred steps, but more than six hundred steps! In Fanxu Road, although it will be narrower, there is still a distance of nearly 200 steps at the narrowest point. In addition, the mountains on both sides are not steep, so the distance from the ridge to the valley is even farther. There is no vegetation, and there is no combustion aid, so it is actually more difficult to rely on falling rocks or fire cages to inflict a large number of people passing through it.

  If there is the Feixiong Army we met last time...

   To block the entire gap of more than 600 steps, how many troops do we need to deploy in front?

In order to encircle the Zhengxi soldiers coming out from Fanxu Road, your own troops will inevitably be scattered into a net. In this way, the thickness of the entire battle formation will not be enough, and the soldiers who conquer the West only want to break through, so the troops must be gathered together. At the same place, using a weak formation to face the opponent's sharp arrow formation, isn't this courting death, what is it doing?

   Fight while retreating?

This is tantamount to getting out of the way, so that the soldiers of the follow-up General Zhengxi will continue to march into Longyou. This is very dangerous for Han Sui's troops who are currently in a state of division, and may be conquered by local advantages. It is not impossible for the generals and soldiers to defeat one by one, or even to be attacked and smashed all the way by a little carelessness, leading to the annihilation of the entire army.

  Perhaps the only option is to find a place to sink and defend to delay General Zhengxi's troops.

   This seems to be the best choice. As long as the reinforcements of General Zhengxi are delayed here, and Ma Chao leads the various ministries of Xiliang to surround and strangle Feiqian on the other side, the whole battle can be said to have achieved a huge victory.

  Han Sui slowly closed his eyes and sighed softly.

  Although it is said that there is no way to use the terrain to kill and injure a large number of Zhengxi troops, but if it is only temporarily blocked for a period of time, the difficulty will vary depending on the length of time.

It's not difficult if you just block it for a day or two. The easiest way is to pile up firewood at the crossing of Fanxu Road and burn it to block it. It can delay for a while, but the firewood will always burn out, and you can't rely on this It consumes a lot of opponent's pawns, so it can only be blocked slightly, and it can't gain much advantage. If the opponent breaks through forcefully regardless of casualties, such a big gap is not easy to defend.

Relying on the first-hand advantage, it is not difficult for Han Sui to defeat the vanguard troops who came to the west to help, because the first to arrive here must be cavalry, and Han Sui is not afraid of this kind of simple light cavalry without infantry cooperation, but there is a problem. Even Han Sui didn't know how many soldiers and horses would be transferred from Guanzhong this time, and he didn't know whether the leader was a reckless general or a calm commander. If they marched together, it would be difficult to deal with them.

In addition, as time goes on, as more and more troops come from Zhengxi, Han Sui will inevitably bear a heavier and heavier burden here. , Most of them are veterans who fought in Bingbei!

  On the battlefield, veterans face up to new recruits, because the recruits don’t know what cooperation is, so they can generally play one against three, and in some extreme cases, they can even play one against five, or one against ten!

   Of course, Han Sui also has veterans, but these veterans are treasures, how can they be buried here so easily? If all these veterans in the headquarters are lost, what will Han Sui use to check and balance the various departments in Xiliang?

   "A certain soldier's strength is really not enough..."

  Han Sui looked up to the sky, looked into the distance, and let out a long breath. This is the disadvantage of Xiliang's army, and Han Sui has nothing to do.

  Who doesn't know that many people are good?

  Who doesn't know who has more troops, who will have some relative advantages?

   But the problem is that there is no money or food!

  The spring is cold, and Xiliang is also suffering!

  Combined with the fact that before returning without success, a lot of food and grass were wasted in vain, and there was no supplement. Now Han Sui is also stretched, and the rations that can support his own troops are not bad.

It's not that Han Sui didn't want to wait until he summoned all the ministries of Xiliang, but that, according to the usual practice, Han Sui would provide a lot of money and food to the warlords of the various ministries of Xiliang who came here. Fortunately for the two tribes, when more than a dozen tribes gather together, the consumption of money and food is simply killing people!

Therefore, it is better to start in advance and then convene. In this way, Han Sui will not need to provide the food and grass before the various ministries of Xiliang rush to the battlefield. After arriving on the battlefield, they will immediately go into battle and plunder the opponent's territory as much as possible. , then Han Sui also does not need to provide additional food and grass...

   "Come here!" Han Sui said slowly, "Tell Meng Qi that the reinforcements will be delayed for at most three days! Tell him to make a quick decision!"

The messenger galloped away, and Han Sui looked at the back of the distant messenger, and was silent for a long time, then turned his head to Cheng Gongying, and said in a low voice, "Zijie, I will leave this place to you... Set up more suspicious soldiers, Light more bonfires, keep it if you can, and retreat if you can't keep it..."

  Cheng Gongying didn't say much, just clasped his hands and replied: "This subordinate understands."

  Han Sui nodded, and then he raised his voice and beat back to leave, "The order is for the whole army to rest here today! The sentry sent out fifty miles! Pull out the camp at Maoshi tomorrow!"

  The soldiers responded loudly, and immediately dispersed to get busy.

  This battle, if it is Luntougong, is it here in Fanxudao?

   Obviously not.

  Ban Xudao is just hard work here!

  After the on-the-spot investigation in Fanxudao, Han Sui was even more sure of this point. If there were few reinforcements in the expedition to the west, it was okay to say, but if there were more reinforcements, Han Sui would definitely fall into a hard fight. Then he was here to fight life and death, and Ma Chao took all the tribes in Xiliang to encircle and suppress Fei Qian, who was understrength. If Ma Chao's plan was successful, wouldn't Han Sui make a wedding dress for Ma Chao in vain?

Therefore, Cheng Gongying was asked to lead a small number of troops to act as suspects and delay blocking the reinforcements from Xiliang, and then Han Sui gathered all the tribes in Xiliang by himself, and the whole army followed Ma Chao. , is the most correct move...

   Could it be that this day in Xiliang, let the Ma family kid decide?

  ………………

Beacon smoke is bursting, rolling wildly on the land of Longyou, and even the entire land of China. All forces are vying for the upper hand on this battlefield, and they are all showing their strategies. If there are gods, Standing on the top of the sky, looking down at this piece of land, you will see countless soldiers with various flags, or go south, or go north, or come east, or go west, the offensive is attacking, the defensive is defending, fighting Those who are fighting are fighting, those who are retreating are retreating, setting off endless murderous intentions!

  In the night, Fei Qian took a few personal guards, and immediately stood on the high place in the blue muddy water, looking at the scattered campfires in his camp not far away.

  Now under Fei Qian’s command, perhaps they have been fighting in Bingbei and other places for a long time. In terms of combat style, they are somewhat heroic. Even the camp they set up looks a bit like a northern army.

If it is in the southerly area such as Dahe, the infantry's camp should be as hard as a turtle shell and as sharp as a hedgehog. The enemy will definitely not be able to enter before the opening time. , It is also not easy to go out by yourself. In the middle of the camp, densely packed with watchtowers and towers, the walls of the camp are covered with crenels and half-walls, which makes people feel that they are covered with thorns at a glance, and there is no way to speak.

But now Feiqian's camp is not like this, but relatively loose. In the camp, even if it is a camp dominated by infantry, there are enough wide passages left, so that soldiers can gather at any time to fight back. The sentry and scouts are also placed far away. Even at night, the range of control and detection is large enough to provide more time for the entire army to respond.

The Qiang scouts in the northwest direction I met before seemed to have little desire to fight, not even interested in an outpost battle with Feiqian's scout team, but whenever they came into contact, they would definitely retreat and point straight to this place. A small group of Qiang people gathered here, without even half a cover-up.

   This made Fei Qian doubtful, so he dispatched people to spread it like a net...

  The king of Diren in Xiabian still refused to meet with Feiqian's envoy.

However, it is also understandable that there are not many soldiers and horses of the Di people. On the one hand, there are Guanzhong and Xiliang, on the other hand, the newly-rising general Han Zhengxi, and on the other hand, the famous Longyou veteran team. It is not clear what the future development trend will be. In order to avoid being too deeply involved, it is natural to wait behind closed doors to see the limelight. Anyway, no matter which side it is, it is impossible to make a large-scale attack under such circumstances.

  Under the hill, the neighing sound of war horses came.

  Under the sporadic lights of the stars, I saw a small group of people galloping towards me as if they were flying. Although the figure of the man on the horseback was not strong, he had a well-balanced figure and agile movements. He was the current scout leader Gong Jun. Behind him, followed by those elite scout Qingqi. Since the Battle of Hanzhong, these scouts led by Gong Jun have really been in the limelight, and they have become the objects of envy and envy.

  If it weren't for the light of the campfire in the distance and the sound of hooves of the horses, these scouts lurking in the dark night, like ghosts walking in the shadows, would definitely not be so easy to spot.

   In a blink of an eye, Gong Jun had rushed to the bottom of the hill with a few scouts, and came in front of Fei Qian. Although it was nighttime and the temperature was not high, several scouts including Gong Jun were sweating and panting, including their horses and men.

"General Qi! It's indeed the Ma family! I saw Fubo's flag!" Gong Jun stepped forward, bowed down and said, "At present, the Ma family is two hundred miles away, and the Yak Qiang and Qing Yi Qiang people are located in the same area. one place!"

Gong Jun is definitely a guy who is not willing to be lonely. During a period of time in Hanzhong, he didn't show any punches except in Tangluo Road. As soon as there is a sign of war, he is full of energy, and he can't wait to go outside immediately.

In the past two days, Fei Qian sent Gong Jun to investigate the surrounding situation, and Gong Jun immediately sent a small number of light cavalry to scout, and Gong Jun's subordinates were also bold people. Some simply pretend to be Qiang people, and they are not afraid to meet real Qiang people. Relying on learning a lot of Qiang language in Pingyang and the Qiang people's caravan, they use all kinds of tricks and tricks, and run farther and farther, almost bumping into each other. Oncoming Ma Chao troops!

   "Only Ma Shi?" Fei Qian frowned and said, "How many troops?"

   "The total number of cavalry is about 3,000." Gong Jun replied.

  Three thousand, plus the seven thousand of the Qiang people, it looks like nearly 10,000 people on the books, which looks quite scary, but only two-thirds or one-half of them actually participated in the battle. Ma Chao's 3,000 or so people should be a real number of people who can go to battle, but the other part of the Qiang people includes the old and the weak. The young and strong who can really ride horses into the battle are at most one-third, that is, In the early 2000s, what Fei Qian really needed to face was a mixed force of more than 5000 people.

  However, Ma Chao's troops found out, where is Han Sui?

   Are there any other troops behind?

  All of this is unknown.

   Fei Qian rubbed the short beard above his chin, and asked Gong Jun to go down to rest first.

   There is no way, the current war can only be like this, there is neither radar nor drone, how the specific battlefield changes, you can only see this one in front of you forever.

   Investigate again, and decide after more information?

   But this will inevitably delay the timing.

  Let’s take a gamble, I still have a boat in my hand, and Taizu can cross Chishui four times, and I can still do it when I see the situation is not good...

"It should have come long ago! I made someone wait for a long time!" After a moment of silence, Fei Qian patted the palm of his hand lightly, and said, "Go and inform Ling Junhou that you can do it! Give Ma Shi a big gift first! Gongming, I will leave it to you here..."

  Xu Huang cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry!"

   Feiqian nodded, then got on his horse, led his men along the Qingni River, and headed south.

When the camp was originally set up, it was built for the convenience of reprinting grain and grass. Therefore, when choosing the location, it did not fully consider the precipitous location of the camp, but focused on the accessibility of the overall transportation, so the site selection of the camp was in The river is not far away, and the surrounding area is also flat land. Then, a water gate was opened on the river bank, allowing boats to directly enter the camp and park in the camp for rest.

It is precisely because of this that no matter from which point of view, the camp's defense capability is not very strong. Even if it is re-reinforced, it can only resist the impact of ordinary soldiers. How much more difficult.

  So, since Fei Qian chooses to fight, of course he must choose a battlefield that suits him.

   But in the same way, it is impossible for anyone to abandon the camp at will. It is good to use some residual heat...

  (end of this chapter)