Chapter 116
.The military system in ancient times was far less perfect than modern times. Of course, the people on the city knew that the tens of thousands of troops on the other side were not for a good meal. Who would be willing to resist when the general died?
Besides, everyone is the army of the Jin Dynasty, why should they kill each other? The other party is in the name of the King of Chengdu to confiscate the Hu people. How many soldiers and civilians in Shu don’t hate the Hu people? So shortly after Zhang Chi killed the defending general, the people on the city opened the city gate and allowed Zhang Chi’s army to pass smoothly.
After passing this city pass, he came to the mountains. Ding Yizhi had analyzed before that the Hu people might use the tactic of besieging the city to attack aid, so Zhang Chi also paid special attention: "What is the territory ahead?"
Qin Bo is familiar with geography and replied: "Walk forward and then, Yulei Pass is also owned by Liangzhou. However, this time we don't need to enter the pass, and we can go straight to Pingwu along the river bank. There is no need to worry about the Liangzhou governor setting up another pass."
Of course it is best not to enter the pass, so as not to set up any obstacles for the governor of Liangzhou. Zhang Chi nodded and asked again: "Can you reach Pingwu along the river? What kind of river is this?"
"Not far from Yulei Pass, it is the Shun River. The Shun River flows out of Yulei Mountain. It has a turning point not far ahead, and then flows eastward along the mountain. The river water turns point according to the mountain. The locals call it the Shun River Bay."
"Qingjiangwan?" Zhang Chi suddenly remembered the poem that Monk Dian once said to him: When did the ignorance of war start? I will meet the old monk Xian. The boat is rushing to the bottom of the boat, and the river is filled with the mountains by the water. The three armies flew past the mouth of Lingfeng, and thousands of horses stayed on the river. That day, Bashan was thousands of miles away, and the scholar was defeated by Liangzhou Pass.
At the beginning, Monk Dian told Zhang Chi that he must remember the last four sentences and that he would definitely find their usefulness in the future, so Zhang Chi remembered this poem firmly.
Now that Qin Bo has told him about this place name, he remembered this poem again. The third couplet mentioned that the three armies flew over Lingfengkou and thousands of horses were hovering in the river bay. Is it the place that is what I mean?
Zhang Chi quickly ordered: The three armies rest on the spot.
Du Ximing heard Zhang Chi's order to rest, but did not ask much, and quickly asked someone to send an order, and the three armies suspended their march. Qin Bo did not understand the reason and asked, "What's wrong with the young master?"
Before Zhang Chi could answer, Ding Yizhi first asked Qin Bo with a smile: "Is the turning point of the river along the mountain? Is it relatively flat?"
Qin Bo thought about the terrain of Jiangwan, and it was indeed the case, so he nodded. But he really didn't know what the turning point of the river was related to the flat terrain.
"This place has reached the northwest of the Shuzhong Plain, and there are steep mountains and ridges. The mountains are not conducive to the ambushing and dispatch of the Hu cavalry." Ding Yizhi said.
Ding Yizhi's statement is reasonable, and Zhang Chi agrees more: "If the Hu people really use the tactic of besieging the city and fighting aid, of course they have to ambush in a relatively open place, otherwise it will be difficult to take advantage of the cavalry array in the mountains."
After saying this, Qin Bo suddenly realized: "Did it mean that the Hu people have set up an ambush in Qingjiang Bay?"
"This may not be true," Ding Yizhi pondered for a moment: "We marched quickly, and there was no delay in the middle. The Hu people may not have time to set up the ambush, but in my opinion, if the Hu people ambush, 90% of them would choose here."
"Since that's the case, we will send troops to explore the way first. If the Hu people have not arrived, we might as well set up an ambush first," Santong heard it clearly next to him and smiled and shouted: "The Hu people originally wanted to ambush us, but they didn't expect to be ambushed by us. Brother Zhang thinks of my clever plan?"
No matter how Santong thought about it, she felt that her trick was indeed perfect, and she admired herself a little.
Unexpectedly, he was quickly attacked by Ding Yizhi: "This plan is not very good."
Santong was stunned: "Why not? Tell me."
"How many soldiers do we have?" Ding Yizhi asked with a smile.
"What's wrong with the 80,000 people?" Santong was puzzled: "Although Hu people have more soldiers than us, we can choose the terrain in advance, arrange the formation, and make ambushes, and suddenly launch surprises. Even if they have too many people, they will definitely win a great victory."
"There is no problem for 80,000 people. The question is who we are." Ding Yizhi explained patiently: "Our 80,000 people are all mobilized by the prefectures and counties in Shu, and they are not united. There are also some generals who are intrigued. Such a large army can only fight good battles, but they must never fight bad battles."
"What is a good battle and a bad battle?" asked Santong.
"If we fight 10,000 with 80,000 people, it is a battle of good times and a victory. These generals will inevitably strive to make contributions. But if we have 200,000 people, there is no victory, these generals will inevitably retreat and fight to escape."
Santong didn't think of these joints at first. Now after hearing Du Ximing say that, he thought carefully that it was true. How could he fight this battle? He had no idea.
Qin Bo didn't know what to do: "Since this situation, do we have any countermeasures?"
Ding Yizhi smiled and did not answer, but asked Zhang Chi instead: "Do you have any ideas?"
"Since that's the case, we must never fight against the Hu people. We can only disperse the enemies and defeat them one by one." After Zhang Chi said that, Ding Yizhi nodded constantly, obviously very acknowledging it.
But how can we defeat it one by one? Zhang Chi thought about it and asked Qin Bo, "This Qingjiangwan is the only way to Pingwu. Is there any other way to reach Pingwu?"
Qin Bo thought for a long time: "There is only this road on the map, but there is also a road in the mountains that can cross the mountains to reach Pingwu. However, the terrain along the Shuo River is flat and it can be climbed from the mountains. The road is much harder to walk, and there are trails in the mountains, so there are no signs on the map."
Zhang Chi hurriedly asked, "Do you recognize this road?"
Qin Boyao pointed to the distant high mountain and said, "It is the mountain in front. Because it is towering into the clouds, locals call it Lingyun Peak. There is a canyon in the middle of this mountain, known as Lingfengkou. From there, there is a small road leading to Pingwu."
"The three armies flew past Lingfengkou!" Zhang Chi's eyes lit up: "That's right, it's here."
"Did your brother have any tricks?" Ding Yizhi asked with a smile.
Zhang Chi smiled and said, "Since this path is not marked on the map, the Hu people must not know the geography. Besides, the Hu people do not know our marching speed. We can use a small group of people to involve the main force of the Hu people in Fengjiangwan, and our main force will directly rescue Pingwu from Lingfengkou. Since the Hu people use the tactic of besieging the city to fight aid, there must be no many people before Pingwu City. We will eat those people and horses first, and we can also lift the siege of Pingwu."
"It's indeed a clever plan!" Everyone cheered in unison.
But who stayed in the Hanjiangwan to involve the main force of the Hu people? The generals of those prefectures and counties will definitely not work, but the trusted troops in Zhang Chi are only the eight thousand elite soldiers in Qin Bo's hands, the five thousand troops in Du Ximing's hands, the 10,000 migrant army that had just formed, and Hanxiang's 15,000 old subordinates of the Midao, who should be allowed to complete this task?
Chapter completed!