To be honest, Zhang Ze thought that Fangling, Huang Quan, didn’t need to put much thought into it...

It’s not that Zhang Ze underestimates Huang Quan, but because Fangling is actually not too far from Jingzhou. If Cao Jun receives the news and comes to support according to the previous agreement, then Huang Quan of Fangling can still

Do you stick to it?

But Zhang Ze didn't know that Cao Cao himself was busy, and the Cao family's economy was not in good shape. He verbally agreed to Zhang Ze and said a few words of encouragement to show that after the matter had been resolved, Mr. Cao took it upon himself to move forward boldly.

, but when Zhang Ze really carried it and felt it was too heavy, Lao Cao stared, "If you can't bear this little burden, then what's the use of you?"

Therefore, Zhang's soldiers in Fangling did not wait for Cao Jun, but ended up waiting for Wei Yan...

Wei Yan's second goal was Ziwu Valley.

Perhaps because they were born, Wei Yan and Ziwu Valley have an inseparable bond, so the beginning of Wei Yan's new plan also starts from Ziwu Valley.

In fact, whether Ziwu Valley is easy to walk or not depends on the person.

For mountain soldiers, Ziwu Valley may not be a problem, but for ordinary soldiers, cavalry, or large groups of people with baggage vehicles, Ziwu Valley is more troublesome because the mountain roads are rugged and there are many places.

Even only as wide as the sole of the foot, people can only walk sideways...

But Ziwu Valley is a relatively short passage. If we go all out, and mountain soldiers like Wei Yan do not carry large weapons and equipment, they can pass through Ziwu Valley in seven to eight days, or at most ten days.

At this point, Wei Yan's plan in history was not completely unfeasible, because he only needed to fight fast and slow, and successfully mobilized the Wei army that was in Chang'an at the time to Longyou, and then attacked Chang'an directly, and passed through Chang'an.

After entering the Ziwu Valley, activate the internal response in Chang'an City. By combining internal and external responses, Chang'an can be captured.

It's just that Wei Yan's Ziwu Valley plan has too many uncertainties, and these uncertainties cannot be made up for by manpower. Moreover, from the beginning to the end of the plan, it is full of risks, and it may even happen due to a certain incident.

Small things may lead to the failure of the overall plan, so it will naturally not get the approval of Zhuge Liang, who values ​​caution.

After all, tens of thousands of troops cannot accompany Wei Yan to play with his heartbeat alone...

But now, Huang Quan had to accompany Wei Yan to play with his heartbeat. When Huang Quan looked up and saw the banner of General Conquering Shu written on his head, he was always a little uneasy.

Wei Yan's military use was full of fantasy...

Wei Yan actually asked Huang Quan to pretend to attack Ziwu Valley under his banner.

Zhang Ze was also more careful. He knew that if he wanted to pass through the Qinling Mountains in Guanzhong, he would have to pass through these mountain roads, so he deployed a defensive Beishan Camp at the beginning to block Baoxie Road and Tangluo Road.

However, because it was difficult for large troops to pass through Ziwu Road due to geographical conditions, Zhang only placed checkpoints here in Ziwu Valley.

On the other hand, attention was placed on the direction of Sichuan and Shu, especially the defense of Yangping Pass.

After all, the Cavalry General has proven some sharp methods in attacking city passes. Although Zhang Ze is not very clear about the specific power of gunpowder and only hears about it, the description of thunder and thunder can still make Zhang Ze feel a little scared.

Therefore, Zhang Ze deployed a very heavy defensive force at Yangping Pass, and he also wanted to drag the Di people in Tianshuixiaobian and other places into the situation to disrupt the situation in Longxi...

This kind of arrangement did meet the actual needs, and it was not a big mistake, until I met Wei Yan.

Zhang Zhen in Beishan Camp had not been able to rest well for the past two days. He seemed to have caught a cold, and the fatigue and fatigue in his heart aggravated his condition. After a day of confusion, he finally fell asleep, and finally fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, I was woken up by soldiers and got a shocking news!

Enemy attack!

The army of General Shu conquered the Ziwu Valley unexpectedly!

Zhang Zhen suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and suddenly found that his original dizzy head and congested nasal cavity seemed to have improved a lot...

"Are you sure it's Wei Yan and Wei Wenchang?"

The soldier nodded and said, "I saw the battle flag of General Conquering Shu!"

"how many people?"

"About five thousand people..."

"Five thousand people!" Zhang Zhen took a long breath, then immediately put on his robe, and hurriedly ordered, "Send the order, beat the drum to summon the general! No! Wait, there is no need to beat the drum...send people to go."

Just summon..."

In panic, Zhang Zhen almost issued a low-level and wrong order. In the middle of the night, most of the soldiers were sleeping, and then the war drums thundered. I am afraid that many people would have a heart attack. If there were two more battalions,

Damn it, maybe Wei Yan hasn't even arrived yet, and his family suffered a three-point loss first.

Not long after, the generals from the Peking University Camp gradually gathered together, and then they felt something was wrong in the atmosphere and exchanged glances.

"Everyone, listen!"

When Zhang Zhen saw that the generals had almost arrived, he said in a deep voice, "From today on, there will be two posts and two sentries, and the scouts will be sent out for fifty miles!"

"In addition, send a messenger to Nanzheng immediately! Report the news of the fall of Ziwu Valley!"

All the generals were startled, "What? Ziwu Valley was lost?"

Zhang Zhen looked calm and nodded.

Five thousand people attack Ziwu Valley, then Ziwu Valley must be lost...

"General, in that case...should we...send troops to recover Ziwu Valley?"

Zhang Zhen pondered for a long time,

Zhang Zhen hesitated.

On the one hand, as the guardian of Beida Camp, although the main defense focus should be on Baoxie Road and Tangluo Road, Ziwu Valley is also a part of the defense and cannot be discarded like this. On the other hand, Zhang Zhen suspects that

Wei Yan's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, no, it may even be the plan of the hussar general Fei Qian. Once his main force leaves Baoxie Road and Tangluo Road, it will be attacked by soldiers from Chang'an!

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Zhen finally issued the third order. He asked people to go to Baoxie Road and Tangluo Road to search for "possible" traces of hussar soldiers. Before he was sure that Baoxie Road and Tangluo Road were absolutely safe,

Before, he did not dare to send troops to Ziwu Valley rashly...

Zhang Zhen's "caution" caused Wei Yan's ambush plan to fail.

In fact, Wei Yan overestimated Zhang Zhen's strength...

Wei Yan thought Zhang Zhen could see through his ruse.

After all, there are five thousand people. There is no way there are five thousand people no matter how you calculate it! Wei Yan thinks he can calculate it with his toes!

It turned out that Zhang Zhen didn't count with his toes, so he believed it without saying a word!

Wei Yan's plan I was to use the news about Ziwu Valley to lure Zhang Zhen to send troops and then attack. However, Zhang Zhen refused to go out, making Wei Yan's ambush was in vain.

Ever since, Wei Yan had a plan II.

Wei Yan circled it directly, and then moved up to Beidaying A.

There are three Beida camps, one big and two small. Zhang Zhen is in the middle and the other two are in the shape of horns. This is repeatedly emphasized in the military book, and it is also the layout that Zhang Zhen thinks is very appropriate. If the camp is too big, there may be

Visual blind spots cannot be taken care of, and camps of suitable sizes can help each other defend each other, and can also effectively attack enemies trapped in the camps.

But the problem is that the direction of Zhang Zhen's camp is mainly to defend against enemies coming from the north. Therefore, when Wei Yan attacks from the south, the formation will not be able to play the role of a diversionary force.

After receiving the news, Zhang Zhen hurriedly climbed onto the wall of the camp. Seeing the situation of the camp on the left, he couldn't help but take a breath...

In addition to more than 2,000 regular soldiers, the two auxiliary battalions of the Beida Camp also have about 3,000 auxiliary soldiers. Normally, it is enough to defend one camp, but now in the auxiliary battalion on the left, the fire

Soaring into the sky, one could faintly see Wei Yan's soldiers rushing wildly inside the camp, slashing and killing wildly while setting fire to the camp, and the roar of the fighting was deafening.

A battle flag flickered in and out of the firelight, and the big word "WEI" on it seemed to be slapped back and forth on Zhang Zhen's face several times...

"No cavalry? Only infantry?!" Zhang Zhen looked at it for a long time and suddenly felt furious. He immediately boarded the central general platform, had people beat the war drums, and commanded the generals to carry out an encirclement and suppression. Wei Yan was so bold that he killed him right in front of his eyes.

The uncle can tolerate it, but the aunt cannot tolerate it! Zhang Zhen decided that even if he abandoned the auxiliary camp, he would take this opportunity to kill Wei Yan here and relieve a serious worry!

You know, I have cavalry!

As mentioned in the Art of War, cavalry has an advantage over infantry! Today let’s see how I use cavalry to defeat Wei Yan’s infantry!

Under the command of war drums and flags, Zhang Shi's soldiers, who had been somewhat panicked, regained some order and began to take action. Zhang Zhen ordered the soldiers of the central camp to start forming outside, and then ordered the cavalry in the camp on the right to

He walked out of the camp and headed towards Wei Yan's back, preparing to intercept and pursue him.

Although there are not many flat areas in Hanzhong, and there are mountains to the north and south, due to the fact that it was originally under the control of hussars, the price of war horses is relatively cheaper. There are also some standing stocks in various counties in Hanzhong.

There are only a small number of cavalry.

These cavalry were gathered up by Zhang Ze, and some were placed in Nanzheng as a mobile force, about 600, while the other part was placed in Beida Camp, and the number was not very large, only more than 400.

The commander of the cavalry is Zhang Feng. Well, there is no such word.

Zhang Feng was somewhat excited in his heart. Although he was a simple cavalry captain, he commanded a rather special cavalry after all. He was the only one in Hanzhong. If he could show himself this time, he could compete well with Wei Yan.

If you compete with each other, you may become famous, and you may be granted the title of Prime Minister in the future!

While Zhang Feng was thinking about the future, he rode his horse out of the camp and circled towards the back. He had just rushed out not far, when the horse he was riding suddenly neighed in fright, unexpectedly out of his control, and stopped suddenly.

Zhang Feng was shocked by the footsteps. He couldn't care less about the beautiful scenery that he would be granted the title of marquis in the future. He tightened the reins of the horse and clamped the horse's belly with his legs to prevent himself from falling off the horse...

"what happened?!"

Zhang Feng didn't know why the war horse suddenly went crazy. When he was about to check, he suddenly heard some familiar and frightening sounds.

"jump jump jump!"

"Be careful with crossbows!" Zhang Feng yelled instinctively, and soon he saw that a dozen war horses in front had been shot to the ground. Under the light of the torch in the hands of his cavalry, the crossbows flew out of the darkness.

The arrows are like black moths rushing towards the fire, bringing a deadly breath.

The unprepared cavalrymen fell off their horses one after another, and the cavalrymen behind them shouted in panic. Some reined in their horses without thinking, and some did not know what was happening. The warhorses were alert and stopped first, and then these cavalrymen fell away from their horses due to inertia.
To be continued...