Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 529 Ding Hanzhong

Under Nanzheng City.

Zhang Ji and Chen Bing were on the outskirts of the North City Gate, facing each other across the moat, but lacked siege equipment, and did not cross the river to attack for a while, but the formation of more than [-] elite soldiers still brought great pressure to the city .

"Is there any news from the eastern battlefield of the battle between Zhang Lu and Mu Jun?" Zhang Ji asked as if he was talking to himself, with all the generals gathered in the main account of the Chinese army.

Zhang Lu sent people to ask for reinforcements, so he naturally judged the situation and sent troops.

Rather than rescue Zhang Lu.

It's better to take Nanzheng directly. As long as Nanzheng is taken down, Hanzhong can be firmly established, and Chang'an's troops can continue to go south. At that time, the Mu army will have no room for survival.

But he still underestimated Mu Jun.

Jingping's army intercepted halfway, almost interrupting his deployment. Fortunately, he had a nephew Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu was young, but his military skills were excellent, so he personally led the troops out to fight Jingping's army After a few games, instead, the main force of the Jingping army was lured north to Yangping and closed.

This gave him a great opportunity, the road to the south was opened, he directly led the main force to go south, drove straight in, invincible all the way, and directly entered the northern suburbs of Nanzheng.

I thought capturing Nanzheng would be a simple matter.

But what he didn't expect was that Nanzheng City had changed hands.

At the beginning when the troops approached the city, he almost wanted to retreat when he saw the animal husbandry battle flag flying above the city, but fortunately he was able to hold on, and the scouts from all over the place attacked, cooperating with the inside and outside, and finally found out that they occupied Nanzheng's territory. There are not many soldiers and horses in the herding army.

So he still has a chance.

Whether or not he can seize this opportunity depends on how much time he is given on the eastern battlefield. The more time he has, the more confident he is in taking Nanzheng City. As long as he occupies Nanzheng City, it is equivalent to cutting off Mujing in the middle. planning.

"There is no news yet!"

A general answered his words.

This is Zhang Xian, the school lieutenant, about 30 years old, capable and strong. He is also a member of the Zhang clan and Zhang Ji's cousin.

In this day and age, no one can claim that the family and the country party are more reliable, but anyone who hears about the cavalry and the elite soldiers around him must be from the clan, or a strong man from the country party.

Therefore, most of the people in charge of the army use their own soldiers or highly valued generals, either from the clan, or from the township party.

"We are sending out scouts, we must get news of the eastern battlefield as soon as possible!" Zhang Ji said in a deep voice: "Zhang Lu's survival depends on whether we can enter Hanzhong!"

Although Zhang Xian is Zhang Ji's cousin, he may be a captain, so he is naturally capable. He has extraordinary martial arts skills, and is a scholar. He has served as Zhang Ji's dog-headed military adviser for many years. He said in a low voice: "General, Mu After the battle in Guanzhong, the army has already lost a lot of vitality. Although they entered Hanzhong, they were unmatched in strength, but they lost a lot after all. Zhang Lu's Hanzhong army should not be defeated so easily!"

In the Battle of Guanzhong, the Mu army was besieged and killed. Although they broke through the siege, most of the main force was lost in Guanzhong. That's why the people in the world allowed the Mu army to linger in the west of Nanyang. In the eyes of many people, the Mu army has become out of date.

"You must not underestimate the dragon shepherd figure!"

Zhang Ji raised his head, his eyes swept away, and looked at each of the generals. They obviously didn't take this battle very seriously. Was the battle fierce? He was able to set fire to Luoyang City and the capital of the Great Han Dynasty, and then the golden cicada escaped from its shell. What kind of courage is this, and how fierce is this? This person is young, but he is no better than Mu Xiangguo is easier to deal with, and now he knows that Nanyang can't accommodate him, so he has come all the way to seize Hanzhong as a place to recuperate, if he is allowed to deal with Zhang Lu first, he will be in charge of Hanzhong, and we are in danger!"

"General, we are beyond our reach in the eastern battlefield, and Zhang Lu should not be so incompetent. As long as we capture Nanzheng in the shortest time, we will be able to occupy Hanzhong and take the initiative. At that time, the life and death of the Mu army will be completely in our hands! "

Another general, Lei Xu, stood up and said with cupped hands.

Lei Xu is a strong general under Zhang Ji's command, his martial arts is only inferior to Zhang Ji, and he is Zhang Ji's deputy.

"How can this general not know!"

Zhang Ji smiled wryly: "We have worked so hard to go south, even though our strength is superior to theirs, but we still have to take risks to avoid the herdsmen's soldiers and horses. We have gone south to this point, isn't it just to hope to capture Nanzheng and settle the situation in Hanzhong?"

"However, none of us thought that the Mu army was fighting with Zhang Lu's Hanzhong army in the east, but they had already sent troops to steal Zhang Lu's back route. We captured Nanzheng City one step ahead, and the situation would be embarrassing if we fell behind! "

"Strong attack, we lack siege equipment!"

"If we don't attack, we won't be able to encircle them with our strength. What's more, we don't have time to encircle them!"

Zhang Ji was in a dilemma.

"General, two or three hundred ladders have been built. No matter what, we are already approaching the city and must attack!" Lei Xu said, "Maybe there is a chance to break into the city!"

"You are right!"

Zhang Ji thought for a while and said, "It's time to attack. We don't have much time. Regardless of success or failure, we have to give it a try. Otherwise, a certain person will not be reconciled!"

He gritted his teeth and ordered directly: "Pass my military order, and attack the city gate in an hour!"

"promise!"

The generals took the lead.

…………

……

An hour later, outside the city gate.

dong dong dong! ! ! !

The war drums are roaring, and the sound waves are constantly hitting the city wall.

"It seems that Zhang Ji still can't stand it anymore, he has to give it a try!"

Xi Zhicai was dressed in a white robe, standing on the top of the city, his eyes were shining brightly.

"Xia Sima, what should we do now?" Yang Feng asked.

"Can you stop it?"

Xi Zhicai asked.

"Three to five days should be no problem, but after a long time, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. After all, I only have one battalion of troops. I have to defend the outside and the inside. I don't have enough troops. The most important thing is that there is no Miyagi equipment outside the city. But give them Time, let them build siege equipment such as well rails, catapults, ramming vehicles, etc., and our defense is bound to be in jeopardy!"

"Three or five days is enough!"

Xi Zhicai said: "You can block them. Don't worry about the city. With me here, you can stay stable. I can also recruit more than a thousand civilians from the city to prepare tools for you to defend the city. Rolling logs, stones, and tung oil. It can be provided, as long as you can hold it!"

After several days in the city, he is not idle.

All the arsenals and granaries in the city were taken by him.

The most important thing is that he managed to convince some squires and patriarchs, and gained some support from Nanzheng. Those gentry were a bit difficult to deal with, but compared to the squire-like tyrants, he had no problem persuading them at all.

"Please don't worry, Sima, as long as there are enough reserves, they don't want to break into the city from me!" Yang Feng said confidently. The first battalion of the Baibo Army has a strength of more than [-]. His battalion is still the main force. With a force of four to five thousand troops, there is absolutely no problem in defending Nanzheng.

……

a day later.

Nanzheng City is still as stable as Mount Tai. It is true that the Xiliang Army is brave and brave. The attack of each soldier like a wolf like a tiger did put a lot of pressure on the defenders in the city, but the Baibo Army finally held on.

In this way, Zhang Ji outside the city became more and more impatient.

However, at this moment, the news of the eastern battlefield came like snowflakes, one after another, this overwhelming news has covered the city of Nanzheng, even ordinary people have heard it.

"Failed?"

Zhang Ji was furious: "It's really useless!"

At this moment, he wanted to flog Zhang Lu to death.

"General, what should we do now?" Several generals lowered their heads, dejected, and did not dare to speak. At this time, they had no better way to break the situation.

"uncle!"

A young man walked in after uncovering the curtain, cupped his hands and said, "My nephew apologizes!"

"Bo Luan is back, please hurry up!"

Zhang Ji took a deep breath, calmed down, looking at the young man could make his necrotic mood happy, this young man was the most outstanding young man of his Zhang family, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Boluan.

"My nephew broke my uncle's important business, please punish my uncle!" The young man insisted on kneeling on the ground.

"You have been seen through?" Zhang Ji's eyes flashed, and he said in a low voice.

"Exactly!"

Zhang Xiu said: "My nephew is inexperienced. I thought I was going to lure them to the north. I never thought that they would kill a carbine and ambush them. This exposed the strength of the troops. This caused them to immediately send troops south. Sensitive, rare in the world!"

"So, Jing Ping's army is right behind us?"

Zhang Ji clenched his fists immediately.

If it was before, he would not be afraid of arriving, but now the news of the eastern battlefield is in his hands. Once the main force of the Mu army moves to kill from the east, and the Jingping army blocks the way to advance and retreat from the north, wouldn't he be caught in a trap? In the siege.

"I led my troops on a small road and entered Nanzheng in advance, but they are probably not far away from us, and I am afraid they will attack us at any time!" Zhang Xiu said, his voice was a bit gloomy. Again, he traveled across the north of Liangzhou, and even gained a reputation among the Huns and Qiangs, but he was a bit anticlimactic when he led the army for his uncle for the first time.

"Nanzheng can't fight anymore, they just want to entangle us, and then wait for their main force to return and encircle us!"

Zhang Ji made a prompt decision: "Send our military order and prepare to withdraw troops to Wudu!"

"General, even if we retreat, why is Wudu? We can retreat to Yangping Pass, and then hold Yangping Pass. At least we can keep a bridgehead to enter Hanzhong!"

said a general.

"Going north at this moment, we will meet the Mujun!" Zhang Ji shook his head: "Now that the situation in Hanzhong has collapsed, once the main force of the Mujun is free, unless we can dispatch some troops from Guanzhong to go south, we will not be their opponents at all. The Ping army is entangled, how many of our soldiers and horses can kill Hanzhong is still unknown!"

"Mu Jun and we are life and death enemies. Once Mu Longtu has a chance, he will fight us forever. We can't afford such a big risk!"

"So, we have only one way out of Hanzhong!"

"Go to Wudu!"

……

……

When Zhang Ji retreated.

On the eastern battlefield, the turmoil is gradually calming down, and the only remaining Hanzhong army has fallen into the siege of the Mu army.

After Zhang Lu's defeat, there were only two remaining troops in the Hanzhong Army. One was led by Yang Ang with a strength of [-] troops, and the other was led by Zhang Ying with a strength of about [-].

The two soldiers and horses returned to the west since then, preparing to unite with Zhang Lu's main force to besiege and kill the soldiers and horses of the herdsmen. However, before they entered the battlefield, the bad news came, which made the generals of both sides panic.

"Is the news correct?" The two armies joined forces, and in the tent, Yang Ang stared at the kneeling scouts with wide eyes.

"General, I got the news from the deserters. In the battle of Yuanwei Mountain, General Yang Song died in battle. When he arrived at Gushan, the main force of Master Shijun was besieged. In less than two days, our main force in Hanzhong was defeated!"

The scout said in a low voice: "Even Master Shijun died in battle!"

"impossible!"

Hearing this, Zhang Ying couldn't believe it. His copper-bell-like pupils widened, exuding a gnawing light: "Master Shijun is protected by the Supreme True God, with extraordinary martial arts, and there are expert guards around him. The three hundred iron guards are even more iron guards." With a barrel-like defense, even if the army is defeated, Master Shijun will not die in battle!"

"Master Shijun was indeed killed in battle. Some soldiers who escaped saw the body of Master Shijun, and some people said that it was because of the betrayal of the Five Dou Rice Sect that the entire army of Tianshi Tiewei was annihilated, causing thousands of people to die. The army is defeated!"

"Five buckets of rice?" Zhang Ying trembled all over, and suddenly felt a little cold.

He had to believe it.There are many masters of the Five Dou Rice Sect, if the Five Dou Rice Sect betrays, then Zhang Lu is really doomed.

"Go and find out more clearly!"

"promise!"

The scouts took the lead.

Yang Ang took a deep breath and calmed himself down. He turned his head and looked at Zhang Ying and asked, "General Zhang Ying, what should we do now?"

"I don't believe Master Shijun will die in battle!"

Zhang Ying yelled angrily: "No matter what, you must march according to the military order of Master Shijun and continue to march. Master Master is alive and will naturally rescue him. If Master Shijun is really unfortunate and died in battle with the hands of the shepherd, I will be my master." Revenge, my lord!"

"General Zhang Ying, calm down!"

Hearing this, Yang Ang shook his head immediately, and said in a deep voice: "I also want to avenge Master Shijun, but have you ever thought about it, the Mu Jun is probably setting up a trap to let us get in, our strength is not as good as theirs, Once calculated by them, I am afraid that the entire army will be wiped out!"

"Yang Ang, are you afraid?"

Zhang Ying's eyes turned blood red in an instant, strands of blood crawled up, and he looked at Yang Ang coldly, with a gloomy aura all over his body.

"Who's afraid, I, Yang Ang, have been blessed by the Heavenly Master since I was a child, so how can I be afraid of mere bandits!"

Hearing this, Yang Ang was immediately irritated, and he said loudly: "I just think that the current situation is not right, we can't die in vain, if anything happens to Master Shijun, we will be leaderless, even if we want to take revenge, we must have a long-term plan , otherwise I can only die in vain!"

"There is no long-term plan!"

Zhang Ying said coldly: "Through the matter now, the arrow is on the string, and I have to fight. I will never let Master Shijun's blood flow in vain. I want to send troops!"

"All right!"

Seeing Zhang Ying's excited look, Yang Ang frowned slightly, thought for a while, but agreed without arguing with him.

"General, traces of the Mujun have been found on the left and right!"

"General, the Mu army is surrounding us!"

"General, the main force of the Mu army is rapidly marching in our direction. In less than half an hour, we can enter our camp!"

Several scouts rushed in hastily.

"Surrounded up so quickly!"

Hearing this, Yang Ang took a deep breath: "It seems that they have indeed defeated Master Shijun, and now they want to kill them all!"

"It's just in time!" Zhang Ying laughed loudly: "I'm about to use their blood to pay homage to Master Shijun's spirit in heaven, come!"

"exist!"

"Pass down my military order, all ministries are ready, we will have a big battle!" Zhang Ying said murderously.

"When is General Zhang Ying going to attack?" Yang Ang asked.

"Three hours later, in the evening, wait for them to bury the pot and make food, and we will kill them!" Zhang Ying said decisively: "Since they surround us, we will break the net. I am going to attack the front, and then you concentrate the main force, If we want to attack on the left or right wing, as long as we break through one wing, we will be able to advance and retreat freely in this battle!"

Although he was angry, he didn't lose his mind completely. He still analyzed the deployment of this battle very accurately.

With their current strength, it is impossible to break through, but they can fight separately. The Mu army besieged from all sides, and there must be an empty space. He fought head-on with a small number of troops, but attacked the left and right wings with the main force. This is the reason .

"Okay, I'm going to gather the soldiers now!"

Yang Ang stood up and left the tent.

Walking outside, Yang Ang didn't go to summon the soldiers, but took more than a dozen generals under him to the direction of Hanshui. His eyes looked at the moored warships on the Hanshui River. He had an idea in mind.

"General, that Zhang Yingming is going to die. Even Master Shijun was defeated. How can we fight Mu Jun? If we fight like this, we will suffer heavy casualties. Why don't you stop him!"

Several generals of the Hanzhong Army who came out with Yang Ang said somewhat indignantly.

This battle has been fought here, and the defeat is set.

People's hearts are all about survival.

They can fight bravely, but they can't put their hopes on hopeless battles. They will lose their lives one by one, whether it is the lives of their subordinates or their own lives, they are reluctant to bear it.

"Zhang Ying was so excited, and made it clear that he was going to fight to the death. Even if I wanted to intercept it, how could I stop it!"

Yang Ang shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "The news of Master Shijun's death in battle is probably true. The main force of the Hanzhong Army has been destroyed. We are nothing but ants. We will perish in the hands of the Mujun with a snap of our fingers. Make your own plans!"

"What does the general mean?"

"They beat them. After the fight, remember, at most one hour, as soon as night falls, immediately leave the battlefield, seize the boat, cross the south bank, and go straight to Daba Mountain. There are many small roads in Daba Mountain!"

People are not for themselves, heaven and earth are destroyed, Yang Ang is not Zhang Ying, if Zhang Lu is still alive, he can fight and fight for him, now Zhang Lu is dead, knowing that he will not do the battle of defeat, he asked several generals Leaning his head, he said in a low voice: "We can't stay in Hanzhong anymore, we are ordered to escape, I will take you south to Bajun, and seek refuge in Yizhou Mu!"

"Yes!"

The generals of the Hanzhong Army looked at each other and immediately agreed with Yang Ang's words.

……

evening.

Huang Shao led the main force of the Yellow Turban Army and took the lead in attacking: "Go in and sweep them away!"

"Sweep!"

"Sweep!"

The Yellow Turbans attack.

Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao on the left and right wings also sent troops.

"Jingping Second Army, attack!"

"Baibo Army, attack!"

The two ordered at the same time to besiege the Hanzhong army in the middle on three sides.

"kill!"

Zhang Ying fought bravely. On the battlefield, he fought hard. Thousands of soldiers under him were also brave and invincible.

It's just that the Mu army became more courageous as they fought, and began to shrink the battle circle, pressing the Hanzhong army firmly in the middle from three directions.

"withdraw!"

At night, Yang Ang rode his horse into the air and shouted loudly.

"withdraw!"

"withdraw!"

The generals under Yang Ang's command moved quickly. They abandoned the defensive circle and the fortifications in the middle. They moved smoothly and suddenly withdrew. Then they gathered together, seized the boats on the river bank, and headed towards the river bank.

"Yang Ang, you betrayed a certain family, you will die!"

Zhang Ying had only a few thousand soldiers and horses, and he resisted tens of thousands of main force of the herding army. In less than half an hour, he was defeated like a mountain, one by one. Before he was beheaded, he let out a mournful cry.

The war is over.

The three generals of the Mu Army, Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, and Huang Shao, were all standing on the bank of the river, looking at the dark night. Yang Ang led his troops across the river and had already left the Han River. Above the Han River, there was only silence. of the water.

"It seems that Yang Ang has already made up his mind to escape!"

"That direction, Daba Mountain!"

"It's impossible to go to Nanyang. They probably want to go to Berkshire. Berkshire is beyond our reach!"

The three of them looked at each other, with some helpless thoughts appearing in their eyes.

"Forget it, don't chase the poor!"

Zhang Liao said in a deep voice: "It's important for us to clean up Hanzhong. If he wants to escape, let him escape. My lord has an order. After cleaning up the battlefield, the main force will return to Nanzheng, and then dispatch elites from all departments to immediately rush to various counties. There will be minor turmoil in the future, but we must not let them turmoil, this battle has been won, and Hanzhong has become a place for us to recuperate in the future, there must be no chaos!"

(End of this chapter)