Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 980 Xu Rong Uses Strategies 2
In Nanzheng territory, Zhang Lu was using his identity and power as the leader of the Five Dou Rice Sect to mobilize all forces to prepare for defense. Ever since he learned of Xu Rong's identity and ability, Zhang Lu always felt frightened. The northern defense line was broken. The army has two ways to go, one is to drive straight into Nanzheng, and the other is to cut off the rear of Yangping Pass.No matter which one, it will lead to the failure of the Hanzhong Army, so Zhang Lu must make arrangements quickly now.

"Have all the family soldiers from various families been transferred?" In the hall, Zhang Lu asked anxiously: "We must make arrangements quickly, or the enemy is about to attack the door. Is there any news from Yangping Pass? Yan Liang Where is the army now, is it still being resisted outside the Yangping Pass?,,,,,, "

"Report, my lord, an army came from the north disguised as our army, and attacked the four checkpoints in the north. At this moment, this army is coming to kill me at Nanzheng." A soldier with a bloody face ran in and said: "My lord , The enemy's bravery is hard to beat, our soldiers are not prepared enough, coupled with the enemy's cunning, it is impossible to defend against."

"Did they come here so soon?" Zhang Lu quickly asked, "Who is the commander-in-chief of the enemy army and how strong is it?"

"The enemy army that attacked our checkpoint was only three to 4000 people. However, our army spies found out that there are still a large number of troops behind this army." The soldier replied: "The enemy army is flying the flag of Xu Zishuai."

"It's over, it's really Xu Rong, he really came here." Zhang Lu walked around anxiously, and after a while, he quickly ordered: "Xu Rong has a maximum of 5 people, plus the urgent march, he must have abandoned his luggage. It is not so easy to break through Nanzheng. Send me a secret letter to Yangping Pass, let them send troops to attack the rear of Xu Rong's army, and try to cut off the enemy's rear. If Yan Liang fights like this, he will not be able to take Yangping Pass. This shows that our army's deployment at Yangping Pass is very reasonable, as long as this enemy army is dealt with, we will be safe in Hanzhong."

"promise,,,,,,"

"What are you waiting for, call me the patriarchs of the various families in the city immediately." Zhang Lu looked at the subordinates around him and said, "If Nanzheng is destroyed, they will not have a good life. Now we have to call out all the family soldiers in their hands." That’s all right,,,,,,”

Zhang Lu made these arrangements, which seem reasonable, but it's a pity that Yan Pu is not here at this time, otherwise, he can more or less see that something is wrong, besides, why does Xu Rong need anyone? After many years of military service, how could he put himself in danger when the situation is good?At this moment, Yan Pu was going to the south to deploy troops in order to reinforce Nanzheng, but he didn't know if it was too late for his side.

The checkpoints to the north of Nanzheng were captured by Xu Rong's army, and the roads along the way were blocked. The spies and secret agents of the Hanzhong Army could not go out at all.

"General, we have caught some spies." In the Han army camp, several Han soldiers dressed as scouts pressed several people to a general and said: "The villain found these things from them."

"Unexpectedly, I, Gongsun Ran, will make another great contribution." This general is very young. He is the son of the Gongsun family who stood out when Gongsun Xu was in trouble. Therefore, Xu Rong must not bring too many soldiers and horses. Gongsun Ran and his party are stationed in Chang'an to wait for orders.

After Xu Rong took Xiegu and defeated Yang Ren, Gongsun Ran immediately led [-] elite troops to attack Nanzheng. At this time, Xu Rong did not rush to attack Nanzheng. On the contrary, he was setting up other places.

"Command General Bai Ling to wait for the opportunity to attack Nanzheng. It is not necessary to force the city, but to harass the enemy." Gongsun Ran ordered, "Bring me Tie Mastiff, I have something to tell him to do."

Two days later, the army in Yangping Pass showed signs of mobilization. Zhang Wei received a letter of distress from his brother, and also learned that the Han army directly attacked Nanzheng after defeating Yang Ren. He is also very anxious now. Yan Liang outside the pass has been watching On his side, although Yangping Pass was not captured in this time, the defenders in Yangping Pass were also extremely exhausted.

"Nanzheng must be rescued." Zhang Wei ordered: "I am going to send [-] troops to attack the enemy's rear. What do you think? Yangping Pass is also the most important thing, so we must defend it. The enemy's long-distance attack can carry as much as it can carry." Heavy engineering equipment is limited, and Nanzheng will definitely be able to defend it, we just need to harass the enemy and force them to retreat."

"General wise,,,,,," the generals of course have no objection, after all, Zhang Wei is the coach of Yangpingguan, moreover, he is Zhang Lu's younger brother, his orders are basically Zhang Lu's orders, and, such The layout is really no problem.

The reinforcements in Yangping Pass will soon set off towards Nanzheng. These 3 people are the most mobile force in Yangping Pass. It's a pity that he didn't know that there was a pocket waiting for these 3 people to get into.

"Commander, there is a secret report from the front line. The enemy army has left the city and is now rushing towards Nanzheng." In a hidden valley near Dingjun Mountain, Xu Rong stationed his camp here. People explored the terrain everywhere, and when he learned that the terrain of Dingjun Mountain was dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack, he immediately ordered to station here.

"Let the soldiers on the mountain be more vigilant. It will be very helpful for them to stay there, but now, without my order, they are not allowed to leave their positions." Xu Rong nodded and ordered: "According to the original plan, go to book Set up an ambush at the location, remember, you only need to defeat this enemy army, there is no need to wipe out the entire enemy army, and you must let the enemy army escape back to Yangping Pass alive."

Xu Rong was able to sit on the position of the first commander under Gongsun Xu's command, not only because of his age, these years, he has made a lot of contributions, but in the Central Plains, his reputation is really not very loud, so that Up to now, many people only know that Gongsun Xu has commanders such as Gao Shun, Yan Liang, and Zhao Yun, and generals such as Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. For Xu Rong, who has outstanding military exploits and extraordinary abilities, the heroes of the Central Plains know it well. very little.

You know, when Gao Shun was just taken in by Gongsun Xu for his own use, Xu Rong had already led the army. This time Gongsun Xu sent him to attack Hanzhong, how could Zhang Lu escape his calculations.

Two days later, the 3 reinforcements who came out of Yangping Pass were ambushed by the Han army. These 5000 people can be regarded as the elite of Zhang Lu's men. Unfortunately, in front of the elite Han army, they were not only inferior in strength, but also in strength It was also bad. After some resistance, 1 Hanzhong elites were defeated. Except for more than 8000 people who died on the spot, nearly 5000 people failed to escape due to injuries, and more than [-] people were captured in the process of escaping. The rest fled in all directions, and the Hanzhong army behind them ran fast, and nearly [-] people fled back to Yangping Pass.

The reinforcements were routed, Zhang Wei was in a hurry, he knew that his opponent was holding the road to prevent him from rescuing Nanzheng, in this case, Zhang Wei had to send heavy troops to clear the road, otherwise, Nanzheng would be lost.

(End of this chapter)