Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 336

Wu Sheng's army ambushed Si Zhenshan for the third day.

After dinner, several riders sneaked out from the west gate of Xiapi.

The heavenly army patrol found them, and the flying cavalry reported to Wang Zheng. Wang Zheng looked around and said with a smile: "Now there is only Xiangxiang road around Xiapi. It is a few cavalry sneaking, and it is probably a messenger going here."

"General, since that's the case, shall we arrest these people first for Wu Sheng?" Xu Fang and Yu Jin looked at each other and asked proactively.

"Well, there's no rush for now." Wang Zheng thought for a while, and said to Xun Yi: "Follow from afar, if these people go to the east to show off, don't be in a hurry to capture them, and when they get near Wu Shengbuqu, if he finds out, just stop Report back and forth, and if you don't find it, help him catch it."

"If these few riders don't go to the prime minister, they will go elsewhere." Wang Zheng waved his hands and shouted: "Kill them on the spot!"

Xun Yi took the order and left, and after his back left, Wang Zheng ordered the generals: "Not today, but from tonight, pay attention to the city of Xiapi to see if there is any movement of soldiers and horses!"

"Here!"

The Xiapi messenger galloped all the way through the starry night, but when he was [-] miles away from Sizhen Mountain, he was discovered by the sentry cavalry arranged by Wu Sheng.

He had explained earlier that the prime minister turned a blind eye to those who left the city, but he would not allow anyone who entered the city to be let go.

Arrows from both sides shot at each other, but in two or three rounds, several messengers fell off their horses one by one and were all shot to death.Seven or eight scouts rushed up, captured the last one and took them to the valley.

I have already searched the body, but did not find the letter in the bag, so if I want to know the inside story, I can only get it from the messenger.

Seeing the blood-stained captive under the tent, Wu Sheng's eyes flashed fiercely. Just as he was about to speak, Li Ren had already volunteered. It turned out that although he was a soldier, he came from a family of criminals and prisons. After hearing this, he let him have a try and waved his hands to order the messenger to be handed over to Li Ren.

Li Ren directly took him out of the account, and after a while, he brought good news.

"Major Wu!" Li Ren said eagerly, "Sure enough, Xiapi has dispatched troops!"

"Oh?" Wu Sheng looked sideways: "How many people are there?"

"3000 people!" Li Ren exclaimed excitedly. This number made him feel relieved, and the previous pressure disappeared immediately.

Wu Sheng was just the opposite. He was startled when he heard this number, and then he muttered with some dissatisfaction: "That's how little it is?"

"A lot." Li Ren glanced at Wu Sheng with some admiration. Looking at this guy's appearance, he thought he was as rough as his own, but unexpectedly he had a bit of resourcefulness: "Major Wu is really powerful."

"It's not that I'm great." Wu Sheng waved his hands, looked around the crowd, and said to Ximianxu, "When I came out, General Ah Zheng Tiangong told me that the current minister is the last foreign aid for Xiapi. , Xiapi will never sit idly by, this is called."

Speaking of this, Wu Sheng frowned and thought about it, what was that word called, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

"If you attack, you must save them, and if you destroy those who save them," Li Ren said with a smile, "I've heard from Master Yan about this."

"Lord Yan?" Wu Sheng didn't go to Yangzhou, so he didn't know this person, so he just nodded and asked, "As soon as I heard this surname, I knew he was a learned man, but is he in the army now?"

Hearing this, Li Ren's expression darkened, and he shook his head slightly.

Not here, forget it.

Wu Sheng didn't have time to care about Li Ren's demeanor, so he just put the name behind him and looked at the generals with piercing eyes: "Brothers!"

"Liu Bei's reinforcements are coming, we need to prepare immediately!"

"Major, please give me instructions." The generals yelled at one another. So far, at least Wu Sheng's judgment is correct.

"Since Xiapi has dispatched troops," Wu Sheng said, "Let's consider the second point next."

"Which point?" Li Ren took the lead and asked.

Wu Sheng pointed at the map, and said solemnly: "Naturally, he tried to get Liu Beijun to take the initiative to walk into our ambush point!"

At this time, outside the commander's tent, the night wind blows the flag, full of murderous aura.

The biggest problem with Wu Sheng's strategy is that Liu Beijun can actually choose not to walk the road of Sizhen Mountain.

As the hometown of the Overlord, in the future generations of the Celestial Dynasty, Xia Xiang has a nickname called "Jiangbei Water Town, Torrent Corridor".

This is because it is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Huaihe River and Yishusi River Basin, and belongs to the Huaihe River System and the Yishusi River System. It is also adjacent to Hongze Lake in the south and Luoma Lake in the north.

And near this city, there are several tributaries of big rivers, one of which is called Zhihe, which happens to be between Xiaxiang and Xiapi.

That night, a cavalry team with a total number of about a hundred people galloped out from Sizhen Mountain and quickly approached Zhihe in front of them by taking advantage of the moonlight.

At noon on the second day, they arrived at the bank of the Zhihe River.

It was the mixed army sent by Wu Sheng, and their task was to destroy the three stone bridges on the Zhihe River.

Of the three stone bridges with an average length of about 70 meters, the oldest one is the same age as the Han Dynasty, and the latest one is [-] to [-] years old. Most of the energy is put on how to keep the site, and there is not much thought about people's livelihood and internal affairs. This kind of facility must be ranked last, and it has long been in disrepair.

And their existence just allows Liu Bei's reinforcements to have a second way!
And only by destroying all these three bridges, if Liu Beijun wants to cross the river, he must either collect enough ferry boats, or he must walk at least an extra day and a half along the upper reaches to pass through the detour.

If you are not in a hurry, the officers and soldiers can rest in place and collect boats to cross the river little by little, but it is obvious that under the current situation, Liu Beijun, who is eager to help, dare not delay any time. Since the nearest road has failed, they can only I can choose to take the next shortcut.

It is also the path that Wu Sheng thought of.

This is a road over Sizhen Mountain.

And in Sizhen Mountain, there is a Jedi.
A long and narrow canyon, about [-] meters high, and the sides are quite steep, making it difficult to climb.

And Wu Sheng and others have been lying in ambush here for many days, and they have made sufficient preparations. Once Liu Beijun steps into this desperation, they will be able to push down huge rocks from both sides of the valley to seal the exit and retreat, shouting at Liu Beijun. Not only is there no way to advance and retreat, but there is no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth.

In the dead of night.

Liu Bei and others looked far away for a long time, and saw that the outside of the city was pitch black, and there was no fire even dozens of miles away. It seemed that the barracks of the group of yellow scarves had also been completely extinguished.

At this moment, the only light in the whole world, except for the bright moon above the head, seemed to be only illuminated by the qi-death wind lamp at the gate, which was very conspicuous.

almost.

Following Liu Bei's order, at midnight, thousands of people poured out of the city gate without a sound. They walked a long distance without riding horses, and then galloped on horses and headed straight to the east.

In a hurry, the army arrived within five miles of Zhihe by noon, and chose a high ground to camp temporarily.

It was already the end of June, and under the scorching heat, no matter how urgent it was, the march had to be avoided for an hour at noon, which undoubtedly delayed a lot of time.But Jiang Tiao, the leader of this group of people, also knew that there was no way out.

If you strongly demand your soldiers to march quickly, even if you can reach Xiaxiang City faster, how much combat power will you have left?

Even if the opponent is a Yellow Turban bandit who is notorious for his combat prowess, today, in other states and counties in the world, the princes may still underestimate Wang Zheng and his heavenly army, but here in Xuzhou, no one will underestimate the enemy anymore.

Looking at the increasingly rampant sun above his head, Jiang Tiao stroked his forehead in distress. While he was in a state of distraught, the soldiers brought him even more troublesome bad news.

"All the stone bridges over the branch river in front have been destroyed?"

"And looking at the traces or recent man-made?"

This made Jiang Tiao's heart skip a beat!
The thieves have already known that Xiapi is coming to help? And they are trying to delay the marching speed of their troops?
This is not good.

Jiang Tiao knew in his heart that when it comes to siege, Wang Zheng is already well-known now. After all, Linzi, the fifth capital of Han Dynasty, and Pengcheng, the most important place in the world, were captured and occupied by him and a group of thieves successively.

The coach is like this, and his subordinates are fascinated by it, so how can it be so bad?
So even if he knew that the current Wang Zhengren was outside Xiapi City, Jiang Tiao did not dare to be careless in the slightest. He even remembered that Liu Bei, the state shepherd, told him solemnly before he set off: No mistakes are allowed!
Jiang Tiao also knows the reason why a lonely city cannot be defended.

After confirming that the stone bridge in front of him was destroyed and it was difficult to repair it in a short time, Jiang Diao immediately dispatched new scouts to the remaining two bridges not far away.The only thing he hopes now is that the bandit army was not prepared enough to destroy all three bridges.

However, bad news followed.

The cavalry sent out sent back the news overnight that the three stones on the entire branch river had all been demolished by the thieves, and some wooden boat wrecks could be seen faintly along the river bank, all of which were collected and destroyed by the thieves in the nearby villages in advance. Look around , Now there are neither bridges nor boats within twenty miles.

After thinking about it until midnight, Jiang Tiao, who didn't fall asleep until midnight, no longer felt sleepy after receiving the news. Looking at the map on the table, he saw Tianming, and finally made a decision.

Change lanes immediately and take this route.

The position Jiang Wuji pointed at was Si Zhenshan!
In the endless wilderness, Sizhen Mountain stands in front of you. It is not towering, but it is like a green lotus emerging from the water.

At noon, at the end of the horizon, groups of black spots faintly appeared, bringing up a large cloud of smoke and dust, and quickly approaching Sizhen Mountain.

The restlessness of the people and horses disturbed the quiet mountain, there were faint cries of apes and bears, and countless resident birds flew into the air.

Birds flew like clouds, hula la passed over Liu Beijun's head.

Seeing this, Jiang Wu's heart skipped a beat suddenly, and he involuntarily slowed down.

And when the sentry cavalry who explored the road reported back, the uneasiness in his heart rapidly expanded.

There is a canyon with steep terrain and winding roads ahead?

Every time the sentry rider uttered a word, he instinctively thought of another terrifying thing.

In such a dangerous place, if the thieves set up an ambush here to block the retreat of their troops, it would definitely be a disaster!
However, just thinking about it, he couldn't help but laugh.

Everyone knew about the situation before the arrival of the prime minister, but there were only less than two thousand soldiers, and Zhou Mu had already analyzed this with everyone. Wang Zheng's ability to mobilize troops has reached the limit. According to him, it should be his last force.

And this group of people should still be fighting to the death to attack the city, so how could there be another step to set an ambush against them?

Even though he was thinking this way, he hesitated for a moment, and to be safe, Jiang Tiao still ordered his guards: "Let the sentinel carefully observe the canyon for any abnormalities."

"In addition, the auxiliary soldiers will take the lead, and the remaining cavalry and infantry will hang behind and move according to the situation."

By the way, order the whole army to rest in place for half an hour, and then quickly pass through the canyon after eating!

Liu Beijun stopped suddenly outside the valley entrance.

This sudden change really startled Wu Sheng and others who had been waiting for a long time. Li Ren couldn't hold back anymore, and kept muttering next to Wu Sheng.

It's broken, it's broken, did something go wrong, and Liu Jun found the trace?

With his appearance, the other Yuan Jun couldn't help feeling anxious.

If the ambush is discovered, then there is no way to attack, but to fight head-on.

But facing the opponent who had just beaten him by a big margin, Yuan Jun had neither confidence nor confidence.

What are you panicking about!
Seeing this, Wu Sheng gave Li Ren a hard look, and cursed.

Even though the voice was kept low, people could clearly feel the anger and killing intent hidden in it.

Fortunately, at this moment, when the officers and soldiers moved again, they still marched into the valley. However, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, they immediately discovered that only a part of the former army had entered the valley.

Most of Liu Bei's army, including the strongest cavalry, were still parked in the shade just now, without moving.

This made Li Ren and the others worry about gains and losses again, and they couldn't help whispering and discussing. Some people even said, what if the enemy just left part by part like this?

Or, do it now?
Part of it can be killed, and by the way, the remaining enemy soldiers and horses can be blocked outside the valley, so that even if the reinforcements on the Xiapi road cannot be wiped out, when we are unable to help, let's turn around and join Yuan Yin's road, and attack with all our strength It is also a way to lay down the city.

The words in his ears were like flies buzzing, and Wu Sheng, who was a little hesitant in the noisy world, became more and more upset, but he became more and more contemptuous of Yuan Shu's subordinates.

But when most people tended to start attacking now, Wu Sheng became firm instead. What you idiots think is right must be wrong!

"Let this group of people go first." Suppressing other opinions, Wu Sheng waved his hand fiercely and ordered: "Wait and see!"

Everything works fine, nothing happens.

Jiang Tiao, who waited eagerly outside the canyon, listened with pricked ears to the commotion inside. Unfortunately, nearly half of the auxiliary soldiers were about to walk out of the canyon. When they sent someone back to report the news, the valley was still quiet, and there were no shouts of killing as expected by some people. , The thief's ambush is out of the question.

No accident is a good thing!

Even if it delayed some time again, Jiang Tiao had no regrets. He was completely relieved and ordered: "The whole army advances!"

But when Jiang Tiao stepped into the canyon in person, the earlier uneasiness came back inexplicably.

"Why is this so?" Jiang Tiao, who was on horseback, looked at the six roads and muttered to himself: "It seems calm, but I always feel uneasy?"

When all the rear troops also entered the canyon, a flash of inspiration flashed in Jiang Tiao's mind, and he shouted suddenly: "That's not right!"

"It's so quiet!"

next moment.

"kill!"

Amidst the muffled roar of thunder, there was rain of arrows and stones, and the sound of drums.

While the flags were waving, a blazing sky came, igniting the mountain walls on both sides in an instant. In the rolling heat wave, Jiang Dance didn't even have time to see clearly that there were many people who could figure out the real situation of the Fu army, and there were shocking waves here and there. Amidst the shouts, he suddenly discovered that it was the cavalry who were the first to be hurt!

Countless war horses jumped to their feet in shock, not to mention a large number of cavalry fell down in a blink of an eye, and many of them were hit and trampled bloody by their own horses after they landed.

At this moment, in the blue sky and white day, the fireworks overwhelmed the morning light and filled the mountains and forests.

The next moment, countless soldiers rushed out of the smoke with their swords in hand, and a young general shouted with his sword, ran quickly, and rushed into the enemy's line, already invincible.

Fighting fiercely in the valley does not require long soldiers.

Right here and now is the battlefield where knives can play the most.

"Get out!"

Jiang Tiao yelled "Ah yo", turned the horse, and fled backwards.Those in the front were crowded in the back, and those in the back were crowded in front. Liu Bei's army trampled on each other, causing countless casualties.

With the guards leading the way, Jiang Tiao managed to fight his way out, but when he first came to the entrance, he saw a majestic man blocking the way, looking at him with a grinning face.

It was Wu Sheng.

(End of this chapter)