Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1756

Shangdang West.

Between the high mountains, on both sides of the narrow mountain stream, two soldiers and horses are confronting each other.

To the west is Zhang Xiubu.

And to the east is the main force of the Ming Army's Zhaoming Third Army, led by General Min Wu.

The Ming army has two main forces on the west side of the battlefield, one is the First Sun and Moon Army, and the First Sun and Moon Army is chasing and fighting the main force of the Yan Army. among.

Zhaoming's third army was half a step behind. On the one hand, it wanted to meet the main battlefield and prevent the first army from being ambushed. On the other hand, it also wanted to block the main force of Zhang Xiu from the west.

The fact that Zhang Xiu entered the Shangdang from Hedong had already been reported by Jing Wusi, although at present, Zhang Xiu has been said to have surrendered by Jing Wusi.

But Min Wu dare not be careless.

Zhang Xiu's main force is not limited to the thousands of cavalry in front of him. He has at least tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the north side. If he rushes up all at once, even if his third army can hold it, it will be very troublesome.

Another point is that the First Sun and Moon Army is under great pressure from the front. If he makes it clear that the Third Army cannot go to reinforce and is crushed here, then the First Sun and Moon Army may be defeated.

Too many ants can kill an elephant.

Now even though the Yan army has fallen into the siege of the Ming army, they still have a lot of troops, at least more than [-] main troops.

On the western front alone, there are at least [-] to [-] main forces.

The first army of the sun and the moon, with a main force of only more than 1, was able to break through smoothly when the third army of Zhaoming was united before, forcing it in and forcing the Yan army back step by step.

But now, if it is the Sun and Moon First Army alone, it will definitely not be able to hold on to the situation, and besides, he will not be able to stop the main force of Zhang Xiu's third army.

Although Zhaoming's third army appears stronger, it has a main force of [-].

If Zhang Xiu made a strong attack, he could block it with this mountain stream, but he could take a detour. Besides, Zhang Xiu's main force in the north would continue to go south.

With the combat power of Zhang Xiu's main force in Liangzhou, it would definitely be no problem to tear his defense apart.

Then the entire western front will quickly fall into danger.

………………

into the night.

The night was bright and bright, and under the reflection of a bright moon, the darkness between the sky and the earth faded a lot.

The main camp of the Zhaoming Third Army.

Min Wu paced back and forth with gloomy eyes, looking at the faint darkness ahead, not daring to relax at all.

"General, an arrow is coming!"

"How many?"

"One!"

"What?"

"Bring a letter!" Yue Ang respectfully handed over the letter attached to the arrow.

Min Wu opened the letter, and on it was a secret letter written by a secret agent of Jingwu Division, saying that Zhang Xiu hoped to meet Min Wu.

"Is there anyone on the opposite side of Jing Wusi?"

Min Wu looked at the general Gerduo next to him.

Gerdo is now the priest of the Qiang tribe and Min Wu's capable general. He is the military adviser in Zhaoming's third army.

"Have!"

Gerdo said: "But it may not be useful!"

"Then should I see you?"

Min Wu asked.

"We still have to see you"!
Gerdo thought for a while and said, "General, let's not talk about whether our army can block Zhang Xiu's attack. The situation on the western front is now very clear. If Zhang Xiu attacks, what our army will face will definitely not be simple. Attack, even pinch attack!"

"But what if Zhang Xiu traps and kills me?"

Min Wu said worriedly.

"General, why don't I go instead of you!" Yue Ang stood up and said with cupped hands.

As the leader of the White Horse Department, he and Min Wu should be in opposition, but the current Qiang people are somewhat united, much more united than when the older generation held power.

The white horse tribe, the wolf tribe, those old hatreds have long since dissipated, and the two tribes are near the mansions of the Central Plains, so the two tribes have changed the fastest.

Now the two major tribes have begun to build cities and live in them.

The more and more Sinicized life, on the contrary, made them less eager to fight for power and profit.

Whether it is Min Wu or Yue Ang, they are all Qiang youths influenced by Han culture. They hope that the Qiang people can grow stronger, but they also understand that only by integrating into the imperial court can the Qiang people live a better life.

At least for now, Mujing has never regretted anything he promised, so they will choose to believe in Mujing, and believe that the Qiang and Han people can live together.

Yue Ang could not be said to be loyal to Min Wu, but he knew very well that he could not replace Min Wu. Min Wu could make the Ming court trust the Qiang tribe because Min Wu had followed Mu Jing for a long time and built up the trust over the years.

Any other person who takes office as the Qiang king will cause a gap between the Qiang tribe and the Ming court. Such a good situation will be ruined once again. Not warm life.

These days, all ambitions are actually inferior to the words of having enough food, wearing clothes, and sleeping warmly.

So Yue Ang didn't want Min Wu to take risks.

"no!"

Gerduo objected, and he said to Min Wu: "General, if someone else goes to the meeting instead of you, it would be to underestimate Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu may still be a little hesitant at this time. Any small reason may lead to He fought us directly."

He shook his head and said, "The point is, we can't afford it now!"

Pointing to the marching map, he said: "If the western front collapses, then the general's entire strategic deployment will have problems. At that time, our idea of ​​defeating the Yan army will collapse. None of us can bear this responsibility, so This matter, even if it is risky, we must be careful, first of all, we must not let our own mistakes stimulate Zhang Xiu!"

"Goldo is right!"

Min Wu pondered for a moment, glanced at the right general on the left, and asked, "Zhang Tong, what do you think?"

"General!"

Zhang Tong is a Han, and Zhang Song's clansman, a relatively outstanding clansman of the Zhang clan in Guanghan. He will join the Zhaoming Third Army because the Zhaoming Third Army needs the support of Han people.

Min Wu usually takes him seriously.

His ability is not weak. Although he is the right general who is second only to Gerdo, he usually makes suggestions and shares for Minwu, and he will give ideological counseling to the warriors of the Qiang tribe below. He can also be regarded as a counselor. up.

He thought for a while and then said: "General, many people don't know Zhang Xiu's thoughts nowadays, and we can figure it out very clearly, but there is a saying that General Gerdo said is correct. We need to let Zhang Xiu Xiu trusts, even if it takes risks, Zhang Xiu must be held steady!"

He continued: "Now there are two ways. One is to actively lobby Zhang Xiu and let Zhang Xiu join forces with us to attack the Yan army's west front. If Zhang Xiu can send troops, it will be a great thing for us. Let us be the first to break through the Yan army's front line!"

"second!"

He sighed: "We are not sure about Zhang Xiu's thoughts. We can only stabilize Zhang Xiu's thoughts and force Zhang Xiu to stand still. In this way, we will pay a heavy price. Even if the Zhaoming Third Army can hold Zhang Xiu, But whether the First Sun and Moon Army can break through the main force of the Yan Army on the western front is hard to say!"

Relatively speaking, the current situation is still somewhat dangerous for their Ming army
Zhang Xiu's thoughts are very complicated.

It's even hard to decide.

Once Zhang Xiu goes to war, the Ming army may face the collapse of the entire county.

"But no matter what it is, you must take the risk to meet Zhang Xiu, even if you may be killed by him, you must not let go of any chance!"

Zhang Tong said in a low voice: "I still have a chance to see you, but if you don't see him, he will definitely go to war!"

Min Wu thought for a while and thought what Zhang Tong said was correct.

Comparing my heart to my heart, I am also a surrendered general. When I surrendered to Mujing, I was too unwilling. On the Qiang King, he wanted to resist the Ming army many times after controlling his strength.

Countless hesitation, countless struggles, and sometimes a decision may only take a moment, but there are too many factors that can affect it.

For so many years, he was still able to fight for the Ming Dynasty. That was because of the powerful strength shown time and time again by the Ming Dynasty court and Tianzi.

Today's Zhang Xiu is probably the same as he was back then. Even though he has promised the Ming army to surrender, he still holds the main force in his hands and can return at any time.

These days, honesty has no effect, and survival and interests are the most important.

"Then get ready!"

Min Wu's voice was cold and decisive, and he said, "I'll meet Zhang Xiu for a while!"

........................

The night is getting colder and colder.

Between the mountain streams, there is a small hillside, the hillside is dominated by soldiers and horses, there is a stone platform in the middle, beside the stone platform, Zhang Xiu has an expressionless face.

A boy stood beside him.

After a while, Zhang Xiu looked at the boy and asked, "Do you think Min Wu will come?"

"do not know!"

The young man thought for a while and replied, "General Zhang, I'm just a pawn, and I'm not the commander of Jingwu Division. I'm more confused than you about many things. If you ask me, I probably don't have any answers."

"Not necessarily!"

Zhang Xiu said calmly: "I fought against your commander Tan Zong. He was very ruthless. Back then you were able to force me to surrender, and you had your own means to prevent me from rebelling. Now that Tan Zong has left, you are left alone." , I believe you are not a simple boy!"

"Ha ha!"

The young man smiled, then bowed his hands and said: "Thank you General Zhang for your praise, but in fact, I am just a mediocre young man, but I am just a commander who hopes to show the sincerity of my Jingwu Division, and let me stay here for the general Just being a hostage!"

"hostage?"

Zhang Xiu shook his head: "You will not be a hostage, besides, at that point, it is useless for you to be a hostage. Killing you will not change anything!"

The boy just smiled and stopped talking.

He is Han Tao.

The son of Han Fu, the orphan of the Han family, after entering the Ming court, he did not choose to go up through the normal channels, but joined the Jingwu Division.

Tan Zong attached great importance to him, and he always took him with him to train him. He has not been by Tan Zong's side for a long time, but he has learned a lot of things, which seem to be beyond his reach in his life.

He stayed, with his own mission.

However, he will not give up until the last step. He said that it is Jing Wusi's task to lower Zhang Xiu. He needs to keep this achievement and not let Zhang Xiu repeat it.

But at this time, he was a little anxious. He didn't have much influence. It was hard to say whether Min Wu would come to see Zhang Xiu.

Once Min Wu does not show up, the balance in Zhang Xiu's heart will inevitably be broken. He has now noticed that the situation of the Ming army may not be as good as before.

That is to say, the Ming army may be defeated.

Once he felt that the Ming army would be defeated, he would repeat it.

Today's Zhang Xiu is just a person who wants to survive. He can even let go of the hatred of his uncle being killed, but once he can't see such hope, he will turn his back without hesitation.

Time passed bit by bit, and both of them became a little nervous.

"General Zhang, here I am, Min Wu!"

Min Wu appeared, riding one by one, and directly entered the hillside, as if he had no fear of Zhang Xiu's soldiers around him.

"Min Wu?"

Zhang Xiu stood up and looked at the young man who came out of the night on horseback, wearing a battle armor and holding a long knife in his hand.

"It's been famous for a long time, but it's the first time we've met!"

Zhang Xiu said in a low voice.

He participated in the Wolf Division, and he also chose to go south from Jincheng to join in when Jishishan happened, but he failed both times.

However, he still knew very well about this legendary Qiang youth who had gone from being an ordinary son of the wolf king living outside the wolf tribe to becoming the king of the Qiang tribe.

His uncle, Zhang Ji, died in battle because he joined the Wolf Department.

"I've also been known for a long time for the Northern Gun King!"

Min Wu jumped off his horse, plunged the long knife into the ground, and walked over with strides.

"You don't bring a single soldier, aren't you afraid that I will deal with you?"

Zhang Xiu narrowed his eyes.

"afraid!"

If Min Wu dared to come, he had already put life and death aside.

A faint smile rose from the corner of his mouth, and he said: "If you want to trap me, no matter how many soldiers I have with me, it won't help. Besides, if you want to trap me, it depends on how capable you, the spear king of the Northland, are! "

"One day, you'll see!"

Zhang Xiu sneered.

Wen Wu is the first, and Wu Wu is the second. They are all military generals who have been killed, and they all have confidence in their own martial arts, so in this respect, they will not be weak in the slightest.

"Since I'm here, I would like to ask General Zhang to say clearly, is it war or peace?"

Min Wu said very directly.

"Do you want me to fight or fight?" Zhang Xiu asked.

"I naturally hope that General Zhang can live in peace with us!" Min Wu said in a low voice: "The main force of our army may be able to withstand General Zhang's attack, but it can't last long. Once we lose, the western front will collapse. The collapse of the Western Front is equivalent to a strategic failure, that is to say, our army will be defeated!"

"So the appearance of my department is so important?"

Zhang Xiu smiled slightly, as if he was a little surprised, but in fact, these things had been lingering in his heart countless times.

Why doesn't he know the importance of his own strength.

But regardless of victory or defeat, it is impossible for him to control the overall situation. At most, he is helping the other side, and the other side can regard him as a successful minister.

"No matter what, I still hope that General Zhang can become a member of our Ming soldiers!" Min Wu looked at Zhang Xiu, and said in a deep voice, "Of course, if General Zhang insists on fighting, then I don't want to fight." I will take half a step back!"

(End of this chapter)