Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 745 You're Smarter Than Me

All the generals in the camp were waiting for the command from the general, but Gao Shun looked at Lanyuan with great interest, "What's Boyang thinking?"

Lan Yuan clasped his fists and replied: "Before I left, my father told me to follow the army to see and think more. Everything about the Southern Expedition is subject to the general's arrangement, so the general dare not make irresponsible remarks."

Gao Shun said with a smile: "Mr. is too cautious. Boyang handled the rebellion in detail before, resolved General Sha's predicament by encircling Wei and saving Zhao, and also showed it in the battle with Wu general Ding Feng. Why continue to hide his clumsiness? Sir suppress Zhongling It's because he is too young, you are seventeen years old now, and you are still the king's son-in-law, so you can show your talents."

"Yes, yes, I am convinced that the major general will use troops." Sha Moke agreed, showing his big white teeth, and said to himself that old man Yu Fan was following the boat, otherwise he would be humiliated once he followed the army, because he mentioned Luling The battle in the south was inseparable from Yu Fan being captured by Lan Yuan and returned to Guangzhou.

"A man must do his part." Gao Shun urged in a deep voice.

Lan Yuan first nodded and cupped his fists, then picked up a dead branch, squatted on the ground to paint, and analyzed: "Hengshan is blocking the main road ahead, but the mountain is not high, and the pass is not as steep as the Central Plains, so a feasible marching plan There are three types. The first is to attack the pass head-on, the second is to cross the Hengshan Mountain and bypass the pass, and the last is to use a boat to bypass the sea. With the strength of our army and the strength of the sea supply, the nearby defenders cannot stop it. live."

"It coincides with what I think, which one does Bo Yang prefer?" Gao Shun asked.

"The three options have their own advantages and disadvantages, but they will all take a lot of time. This is contrary to our idea of ​​quick victory, so we have to find another way after the conventional route." Lan Yuan frowned.

Gao Shun waved his hand and said, "Boyang doesn't need to be secretive. You can explain the advantages and disadvantages of these routes in detail, and let the generals refer to them. By the way, tell us about your so-called route."

Lan Yuan smiled and nodded in response, thinking that General Gao was not waiting for nothing, after hearing the few words just now, he knew that he had an idea, and he was indeed a brilliant commander.

Lan Yuan pointed to a thick line with a dead branch and said, "Fortressing the pass in the front requires equipment. Temporary logging to make siege equipment will take more than a month or two? You can only get ready-made ones from the ship, but this involves the second The problem is that there is no suitable place to land on the nearest beach, and it takes fifty miles to the north to unload those equipment, which is too time-consuming to go back and forth.”

Sha Moke looked at Chu Qing's puzzled face, "The scout battalion's detection range is so wide? It even covers the seaside dozens of miles away?"

Chu Qing shook his head and smiled wryly: "We haven't entered the territory of Nichinan yet, the reconnaissance battalion doesn't have so many idlers, and General Gao didn't order the sentry to the eastern seaside."

"Then why?" Shamoke stared at Lanyuan with wide eyes.

Lan Yuan replied: "Master Yu's father was the prefect of Rinan. He lived in Rinan for a few years when he was young. I have consulted Mr. Yu before. He happened to be familiar with the vicinity of Hengshan Mountain. The seaside to the east of Hengshan is too high. , to unload the siege equipment or take a boat around, you need to go back now."

"Ah? Didn't the major general say it earlier?" Sha Moke frowned.

"General Sha, don't be impatient, Boyang must have his own ideas." Gao Shun stretched out his hand to interrupt.

Lan Yuan nodded affirmatively, "General Li has a hundred ships, and it will take several days to transport all of us to Bijing Bay. This will expose the purpose and let the Linyi defenders a few days earlier. Prepare."

"That's Fanshan?" Chu Qing showed a puzzled expression.

"Although Hengshan is not high, the trees on the mountain are lush, the grass grows taller than people, and the thorns all over the mountain need to be cleared. Our horses should be able to pass, but the Guangzhou chariot carrying armored weapons can't do it..." Lan Yuan Shake your head straight.

Sha Moke scratched his head, and put forward his own idea: "This is not okay, that is not okay, just force the attack. I let the barbarians take advantage of the slack in the night and climb a few people to the top of the city. As long as they open and close the gate, these Xu Zhan's guards still chop melons and vegetables?"

At this time, Gao Shun patted Lan Yuan's shoulder, shook his head and said with a smile: "Boyang has a clever plan, so tell me quickly, you see, General Sha is so anxious..."

"Wei." Lan Yuan clasped his fists and nodded, then pointed to the chariot behind and said, "I also thought it would save time to enter from the front, but to enter Hengshan Pass, those chariots would come in handy..."

After Lan Yuan said his thoughts, Gao Shun, Chu Qing and others showed surprise, Shamoke jumped up, pointed at Lan Yuan and praised, "After all, after General Lan, your brain is better than mine. It’s so easy to use, it’s absolutely beyond the imagination of those Zhan people.”

"Boyang's plan is indeed very clever, Chu Sima, you immediately send people to the beach, let General Li Yi take the first step, order the navy to approach the port of Bijingwan, and attract the defenders in the city to the coast for defense. Capture Bijing City." Gao Shun immediately ordered the deployment.

"Wei." Chu Qing stood up, cupped his fists, turned and left without hesitation.

Lan Yuan followed and asked Ying: "Let the last general take the main attack from the front?"

Gao Shun shook his head and refused: "Because the generals have to get used to commanding the overall situation, there will be a special person responsible for the first step in the battle. I will choose dozens of veterans in a while, and there will be no problem."

"General Gao, please wait a moment. I, Wuxi Man, did not catch up with the Jingzhou War before. The master said that the southern expedition will give more opportunities. You can't forget me at the critical moment." .

"Uh... how about half of the entrapment army and half of the Wuxi barbarians, and you as the vanguard?" Gao Shun discussed with Shamoke.

Shamoke nodded sharply, "It's interesting, you can rest assured that the army can order and prohibit, and my Wuximan will not be bad. We will hide in the car for a while, and we won't let a fart."

"Hahaha, I believe in you, go get ready." Gao Shun smiled and waved.

"Wei." Shamoke clasped his fists clangingly.

All the soldiers in the formation were armored again. Gao Shun gathered the reconnaissance battalion and the Wuximan cavalry. The total number was about 600. It should be enough to think for a while.

With ten miles left, Gao Shun ordered his men to silence the flags and drums, and slowly advance towards Hengshan Pass.

When the sun sank from the Annan Mountains, the entire earth suddenly lost its color.

In front of Hengshan Pass, a large convoy slowly approached not far away, and a few soldiers in simple rattan armor immediately reported the abnormal situation to the general guarding the pass.

After a while, several Zhanren generals wearing exquisite leather armor appeared on the tower.

Lin Yiguo broke off diplomatic relations with the Han Dynasty a long time ago, and usually only allowed non-governmental exchanges and restricted commercial transportation.

The dozens of vehicles in front of them were huge, and each of them was pulled by four mules and horses. If the mules and horses were not relatively small, the defenders would have suspected that they were chariots.

The opening and closing time of Hengshan Gate is based on the rising and setting of the sun. Strange cars and strange times, the defenders attach great importance to strange events.

7Chapter 16 Money Opens the Way and Breaks the Door

Without any accidents, the convoy stopped two feet away from the pass, and the general on the city yelled to stop in Cham language, which meant that the city gate was closed, and the defenders would shoot and kill them if they went any further.

Several Zhanren guides who led the way stepped forward to reveal their identities as "good citizens", and then pulled out Wu Sihei, a wealthy Yueman from Cochin.

Wu Sihei clasped his hands and saluted, and said in the Zhan dialect: "General Pu Rong, these are gifts from the prefect to the king. Because the vehicles are loaded with too many things and the journey is slow, the time is delayed. Please be convenient, general, first. Let us enter the customs to rest, and thank you for your kindness."

"You delay the time yourself, but you want me to make an exception to open the door for you? How can there be such a good thing? Sleep outside the pass overnight, and check the entry when the sun rises tomorrow morning." Hengshan Gate Guard General Pu Wang sneered with disdain on his face, If Wu Sihei hadn't been a frequent visitor to give gifts, he probably wouldn't have said a few words.

The so-called weak country has no diplomacy. Scholars blindly seek stability because of patience and stability, but they are left behind in productivity. Lin Yiguo, who has just been founded 30 years ago, rides on his head to shit.

The generals of the Zhan tribe in Linyiguo hated the Han people very much. When they saw the scholar family bowing their knees, they even ignored them. The so-called barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes, but the people in these poor places are particularly aggressive.

"Please be kind to the general. There are often wolves, tigers and leopards outside the pass, and the traffickers dare not sleep in the wilderness. If there is any mistake, I will go back to Longbian and I will not be able to deal with it..." Wu Sihei continued to plead earnestly.

Pu Wang snorted coldly: "That's because the treasurer of Wu Si is unlucky. You are so rich and you don't have many followers? Even if there is any loss in these gifts, you can still ask the prefect to make up for them. It is said that gold is everywhere in Jiaozhi. "

"Uh...don't joke with me, general. Wu Sihei is a small merchant, but the thirteen carts of gifts I brought today are only ten carts for King Linyi, and the remaining three carts were ordered by the eunuch. Can General Pu leave a cart?" Wu Sihei blinked.

Pu Wang was startled when he heard this, and thought that Shi Xie had finally enlightened?This guy gave King Linyi more than a dozen gifts, and every time he passed through Hengshan Pass, he felt very uncomfortable because he didn't even have a mouthful of soup, but he looked suspicious when he saw the carts under the city.

"Why is the carriage so huge this time? What did the prefect give the king? The roof of the carriage is actually covered with a blue cloth. Could it be that there are soldiers inside?" Pu Wang's expression was serious.

Wu Sihei clasped his hands and replied: "The general is joking, the carriages are nothing more than gold, silver and cloth, and how many people these carriages can hold, there are really not enough soldiers for you to cut down..."

Pu Wang stroked his curly beard and said with a smile: "Master Wu Si, the last sentence is the truth, drive the car to the front, and then remove the cover for me to see."

"Ah." Wu Sihei bowed his hands in salute, then waved his followers to drive forward.

Wu Sihei climbed up to the roof of the car to uncover the cover, took out gold, silver and cloth to display one by one, and explained with a smile: "When we go to business, we pay attention to keeping our wealth secret. If we don't use these green cloth to block it, it is easy to provoke people on the way. The coveting of the strongman..."

Pu Wang was a little shocked. The cart of gold, silver and cloth in front of him was more wealth than he could earn in his lifetime. Faced with such a temptation, he was immediately tempted.

As long as it is a person who enforces the rules, and human beings usually do things with human feelings, as long as they give enough chips, the other party may not necessarily stick to the principle.

"Give me all this car?" Pu Wang repeated Ushei's words.

"Ah, yes, yes, I will give you all, and I will uncover another cover for you to check." Wu Sihei cheerfully opened the second car, which still contained the same goods, and they were also Lin Yiguo's current hard currency.

Pu Wang's eyes froze, and he asked meaningfully: "There are still thousands of brothers in Guanshang, and the cart of Wusi's shopkeeper is not enough. Aren't you giving me a problem?"

"Uh...the other two cars have to go to other places..." U Sihei explained hesitantly, hoping that Pu Wang would accept it as soon as it was good.

Pu Wang reversed his palm, turned it into a grasp and then into a fist, and coldly uttered eight words: "I want all the extra three carts."

"This... I still have to go through other cities, you must leave three extra cars, maybe this is against the rules?" Wu Sihei showed a difficult expression.

"The prefect asked you to send ten carts of gifts. Don't you have ten carts left for the shopkeeper? The general only needs the three carts that he inspected just now. Otherwise, you can stay outside the pass. The risk that the general will take for you is very high." Big, the roar of tigers hasn't been too loud lately..." Pu Wang's words were full of threats.

"Uh..." Wu Sihei looked east and west, and finally he could only grit his teeth and nod, "As you wish, but please keep it secret, the general, otherwise the trafficker may not be able to reach Linyi..."

"Don't worry, shopkeeper Wu Si, this general just pretends that this has never happened." Pu Wang nodded kindly and replied.

"Just ask the general to open and close the door, and I will send your goods in..." Wu Sihei pointed to the closed door and said.

"Okay, the general will ask someone to open the door right away. The treasurer of Wusi is here to give gifts, so it's not good for you to enter the customs in the dark." Pu Wang smiled and waved his big hand, ordering the deputy general to close the door and ask someone to open the door.

As soon as the deputy general left, Pu Wang hurriedly followed. He was worried that others would take part of the property he extorted, so he was not at ease and wanted to pick it up himself.

After a while, the closed gate of Hengshan Pass was opened again, and Wu Sihei directed the convoy to rush inside the pass.

The moment the door was opened, Wu Sihei lit a torch under the city and shook it.

"It's not dark yet, why did you light the torch?" The soldier who opened the door frowned and asked.

"I was worried about the darkness in the corridor of the city gate, so I lit the torch in advance, and it was still visible, so I extinguished it." Wu Sihei explained with a smile, and then beat the torch on the wall to extinguish it.

After the thirteen carriages entered and closed the door, they changed from a long snake to two carriages running side by side. Pu Wang led his generals to the end of the corridor ahead of time, and they were welcoming the fortune that would change their lives.

Pu Wang didn't wait for all the carriages to drive in, and walked into the aisle with more than a dozen parts. The three uncovered carriages were at the front, and they were very relieved to glance at them as they passed by.

Curiosity drove Pu Wang to look at the back. Perhaps the gifts in the back were better than the three cars in front. Pu Wang and the others thought that they could pick them up first before releasing them. In short, it was enough to leave ten cars of gifts for King Linyi.

Everyone understood, the covers of the fourth, fifth, and sixth third cars were lifted at the same time, suddenly a cold light flashed in the compartment, and the person who lifted the cover was killed on the spot.

Ten chariots and nearly a hundred people jumped out at the same time. They swung their swords and quickly wiped out the enemies in the corridor, easily occupying the gate of Hengshan Pass.

The greedy general guarding the pass, Pu Wang, was beheaded by Sha Moke, and he was immersed in the dream of getting rich until his death.

Lan Yuan led the cavalry to hide in the distance. When he saw Wu Sihei's signal, he sent out immediately, and the horseshoes rolled like thunder.

The defenders inside the pass have never experienced such a thing. An officer led people to the pass in an attempt to regain control of the city gate, but was easily blocked by dozens of trapped troops.

The Cham people's simple rattan armor equipment, facing the most elite army in the Central Plains, was directly crushed ruthlessly in terms of equipment.

7Chapter 17 How can you sleep?

The Zhan soldiers rushed for a few rounds, and found that the fully armed soldiers were like an iron wall, no matter how brave they were, it was useless.

The saber slashed at the opponent's heavy armor, and the soldiers in the formation didn't care at all. They cut open the rattan armor with a backhand, and the flesh and blood of the Zhan soldiers turned out, and they fell down row by row.

That scene was like playing a game, a group of junior soldiers besieged several super soldiers, and the result was doomed from the beginning.

After a while, Wu Sihei and his entourage moved the chariot to the side of the wall, making way for a narrow passage in the middle, and then the horse neighed and galloped.

The soldiers at the entrance of the tunnel opened their mouths upon hearing the news, only to see the golden helmet and the blue shaft of the golden armor, carrying the Suzaku Xuanyue Halberd passing by like a strong wind.

The halberd swung forward, directly sweeping down the enemy army.

The Zhan soldiers were startled by Lan Yuan's powerful momentum and retreated. Many people were directly knocked to the ground by inertia, and then they couldn't get up again.

The powerful impact of the cavalry directly pierced the morale of the guards at Hengshan Pass. Lan Yuan and Sha Moke immediately split into two groups. Galloping vertically and horizontally, it is as easy as an adult bullying a child.

When the high-speed main force arrived at Hengshan Pass, the front troops had already ended the battle. Half of the defenders were killed and half surrendered. The Southern Expedition Army easily gained the first stronghold.

There were too few guards at Hengshan Pass, and the soldiers of each battalion hadn't enjoyed fighting, especially the recruits of the fallen army. Gao Shun encouraged everyone to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, because Nichinan still had several important towns waiting to be attacked.

Gao Shun ordered people to clean up the battlefield, and at the same time arranged for the camps to bury pots and cook food, and called all the generals to deploy to attack the scene tomorrow.

"According to the information just obtained, apart from the [-] garrisons in Linyi State, the garrisons in other places are very scattered. There are [-] garrisons in Hengshan Pass, [-] garrisons in Bijing, [-] garrisons in Zhuwu, [-] garrisons in Xijuan, and two garrisons in Lu Rong. Qian, the attack of city by city is too slow, I want to hear your opinion." Gao Shun took out a map and asked everyone.

"Except for the capital of Linyi, the rest of the cities have so few defenders. I think the army can be divided into four teams, each team captures a city, and what will happen to the capital in the end?" Shamoke put forward his own idea.

"Boyang, what do you think?" Gao Shun often tested Lan Yuan along the way, intending to train him in the direction of a general.

Lan Yuan frowned and said: "Zhanren's defenders are very scattered. If you want to solve the battle quickly, dividing your troops is indeed the best way. If you attack step by step, the defeated soldiers will retreat to the back city and roll the snowball, which will prolong the battle instead." The whole battle time."

"Hey, the Major General also agrees with my idea. The Zhanzhen Army and the Wuximan each have exactly [-]. How about dividing them into two parts and taking two cities each?" Shamoke asked with a smile.

Lan Yuan waved his hand and interrupted: "General Sha, be safe and don't be impatient. It is imperative to divide the troops now, but it is not appropriate to divide the troops into four routes. The main reason is that the logistics supply cannot keep up. Once something goes wrong, it will easily affect the overall situation, so I suggest Divide the troops into two groups."

"Only two routes? But it's okay, the entrapment army and Wuximan just split into one route, who is more difficult to fight in the front, Bijing or Zhu Wu? I will claim the more difficult city." Sha Moke grinned his white teeth.

Chu Qing interjected and added: "The nearest comparison scene is near the sea and has a port, so the city is bigger than Zhu Wu, and the population is twice as large as Zhu Wu. Relatively speaking, it will be more difficult to compare the scene."

"Then I'll choose the scene." Shamoke raised his hand to signal.

"It depends on the general's arrangement." Lan Yuan looked at Gao Shun and signaled.

Gao Shun nodded lightly, "What Boyang saw coincided with my thoughts, so I decided to take one with you. General Sha and Wuxi barbarians and I took Zhu Wu, and Boyang led the army to fall into the battle." How about the comparison?"

"Uh...that's okay...no, why do you leave the difficult ones to the major general?" Shamoke originally wanted to lead the troops alone, but when he thought of Gao Shun and Lan Yuan's commanding abilities, he immediately felt ashamed, but for Gao Shun's Can't figure out the arrangement.

Gao Shun asked: "As far as the strength of the Zhanren garrison is concerned, haven't you experienced it in Duoguan? There is not much difference in the difficulty of taking the two cities. Boyang, you don't think it's difficult, do you?"

Lan Yuan shook his head lightly: "How could it be? It's just that the general's assignment was wrong. I can only lead four thousand soldiers, otherwise the assignment is unfair."

"How do you say that?" Gao Yuan frowned, and Shamoke next to him had a cute expression on his face. He wondered if the major general would be too arrogant, with five thousand soldiers each.

Lan Yuan clasped his fists and replied: "Don't forget about our warships. General Li still has two thousand sailors. The general will allocate 7000 troops to me. Including the sailors, there will be [-] people..."

"Uh... I actually forgot about this, but the attack power of the naval army on the shore is incomparable to the enemy army, isn't it? Besides, there are hundreds of sailors on Li Yi's ship, that's not countable at all." Shamoko shook his head.

"Since Boyang is confident, I will satisfy your request. Whoever conquers the first city first, the subsequent cities will be first-come-first-served. This is a race. Would you like to?" Gao Shun asked meaningfully.

"Very good." Lan Yuan nodded.

"I'll transfer the reconnaissance battalion too?" Gao Shun asked again.

"Very good." Lan Yuan repeated.