Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

"borrow!"

Yan Yan responded without hesitation, and Wei Yan's actions also paused.

Looking at the bloodstain on Wei Yan's neck, Yan Yan couldn't help but feel a little scared, and was even more shocked by Wei Yan's determination.

This young general was truly determined to die if he failed.

After getting Yan Yan's consent, Wei Yan sheathed his sword and bowed.

"Thank you, General Yan, for your help."

"Don't thank me so quickly..."

Yan Yan waved his hand, and his attitude towards Wei Yan showed a little more admiration and respect, and then said.

"I can lend you soldiers, but in order to give an explanation to my master, I have to accompany you all the way. What do you think, General Wei?"

When Wei Yan heard this, he immediately understood Yan Yan's plan.

Borrowing troops without authorization would indeed be a big taboo for Yan Yan.

However, if Yan Yan accompanied him in person, then it would not be considered as handing over the military power to an outsider, and there would be an explanation to the emperor. Even if Liu Zhang investigated, Yan Yan could explain it as adopting Wei Yan's advice and deploying troops.

"That is what I want, but I dare not ask for it. I intend to ask General Yan Yan to accompany me to stabilize the morale of the army."

Wei Yan took the initiative to bow and express his gratitude, and this was indeed what Wei Yan was thinking.

The troops were borrowed from Sichuan and Shu, and after all, they were not Wei Yan's own soldiers trained by him. They might not be able to command them as they wish in the rugged Ziwu Valley, and any mistakes might even lead to the demoralization of the army.

Wei Yan believed that having Yan Yan accompanying the army would be more conducive to the realization of the Ziwu Valley strategy.

Perhaps the credit will inevitably be shared, but Wei Yan is not the kind of person who seeks to monopolize all the credit.

At Wei Yan's urging, Yan Yan had no choice but to immediately mobilize his troops, select 5,000 elite soldiers from the troops in Ba County, and then hand over the rest of the troops to his deputy general Zhao Qi to go north through Xiegu.

Taking into account the ruggedness of the Ziwu Valley and the difficulty of the march, in order to lighten the burden, these 5,000 elite soldiers of Ba County had to abandon their armor. In addition to carrying weapons, each person had to carry about ten days of dry food.

After everything was prepared, Wei Yan led the 5,000 elite troops of Ba County and headed straight for Ziwu Valley almost non-stop.

In order to speed up the march and also to motivate the elite troops of Ba County to march.

After entering Ziwu Valley, Wei Yan would personally walk in front to lead the way whenever they marched, while Yan Yan would stay in the rear to stabilize the morale of the troops.

The Ziwu Valley was winding and rugged, so even though the 5,000 elite soldiers of Ba County had to abandon their armor and travel light, with Wei Yan leading the way and marching for nearly six hours a day, the marching speed was still quite slow, and they traveled less than 70 miles a day.

This was obviously not enough to satisfy Wei Yan.

It should be noted that the map marked by Zhang Song indicated that the length of Ziwu Valley was about 650 miles.

At the current marching speed, it would probably take about ten days to cross the Ziwu Valley.

Of course, as the amount of dry food carried by the 5,000 elite soldiers of Ba County decreases, the burden on the soldiers may be further reduced.

But considering that the elite troops of Ba County would become even more tired and the morale of the army would continue to decline, Wei Yan knew that he could not relax even for a moment.

Fortunately, these elite soldiers from Ba County selected by Yan Yan were almost all quite good at marching in the mountains due to their backgrounds, and their endurance was also unexpectedly good.

Therefore, after discussing with Yan Yan, Wei Yan decided to adopt another way of marching to speed up the process.

That is, Wei Yan led a small group of elite troops to take turns to clear the way in front day and night, while Yan Yan commanded the troops in the rear to march along the cleared road.

It must be said that Yan Yan also realized that this was a good idea. However, Yan Yan looked at Wei Yan's haggard face that was not in line with his age, and couldn't help but worry whether Wei Yan could hold on.

However, when I think about the fact that Wei Yan was willing to commit suicide in order to borrow troops, I understand that Wei Yan would rather die in the middle of the march than delay the military plan.

"Since Mr. Wen is so determined, I will accompany you to the end."

Yan Yan replied, shaking his gray beard.

"Thank you for your help, old general. If this mission is successful, I will definitely hold a banquet in Chang'an to entertain you." Wei Yan's tone was also quite grateful.

Then, Wei Yan, unwilling to waste a minute, immediately ordered a hundred men to clear the way.

During this journey, Wei Yan, apart from taking a short rest when he could no longer hold on, almost kept clearing the way in Ziwu Valley...

As time went by, Wei Yan didn't even remember how much time had passed.

For Wei Yan, there was only one goal, which was to get through the Ziwu Valley faster, faster, and faster.

It was not until the ninth day that Wei Yan walked out of Ziwu Valley facing the rising sun. This was nearly two days faster than the ten-day march that Zhang Song had roughly estimated from the map.

Wei Yan, who looked almost like a savage, did not celebrate. Instead, he sent people to guard the surroundings and sent a message to Yan Yan, who was not far behind him, to speed up the march out of the valley.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Yan let the equally exhausted elite troops of Ba County rest on the spot, and then hurriedly sent scouts to Chang'an to gather intelligence.

As the scouts brought back the information from Chang'an, Wei Yan became so excited that he even forgot his tiredness.

Caught up!
There was no large army of Hu people in Chang'an yet. There were only some Qiang people and Xiongnu people in the city. And it seemed that for some unknown reason, the Qiang people and Xiongnu people in Chang'an were fighting each other.

"What a coincidence? Is this a trick?"

Hearing this result, the old general Yan Yan was stunned.

Yan Yan had been around Yizhou all his life and had never heard of such a good thing.

Just when they were preparing for a surprise attack on Chang'an, the Hu people in Chang'an started fighting among themselves?

This made Yan Yan feel that his old lord's choice back then might have been completely wrong. Perhaps after leaving Yizhou, the cities outside would be easy to attack?

If the old lord had chosen to go north to the Sanfu area, perhaps the result would not be what it is now?
But compared with Yan Yan's great surprise, Wei Yan did not think there was any trick.

The internal fighting between the Qiang people and the Xiongnu people in Chang'an City was most likely caused by some news from Luoyang being transmitted back first, which led to the falling out between the Qiang people and the Xiongnu people.

Either the Hu people have already captured Luoyang, or the Prime Minister has already defeated the Hu people's alliance...

Choosing between the two, Wei Yan had absolute confidence in the prime minister.

This also means...

"The Hu people will soon be defeated and retreat back to the Three Auxiliary Territories!"

Wei Yan, who had roughly understood the current situation, felt refreshed and immediately made a proposal to Yan Yan.

"Old General, we must seize this opportunity. We should immediately send troops to attack Chang'an."

After a pause, Wei Yan's gaze turned towards the direction of Tongguan in the east. The hand holding the hilt of the sword unconsciously exerted force and said.

"After taking Chang'an, seize the Hu people's war horses and rush to Tongguan. If we can seize Tongguan before the Hu army turns back, we can completely block the Hu people in Luoyang from retreating westwards." (End of this chapter)