Wanli 1592

Chapter 859 Li Wen in action

At the same time as Li Wen was acting, Liu Wei and Ma Wei had already started to act.

After a heated discussion, they agreed that Li Wen's main force would attack from Lianyun plank road and Qishan ancient road, Baoxie road is also one of the most likely routes, and the least likely ones are Luogu road and Ziwu valley.

Luogu's terrain is really too steep, it's okay to go on a business trip, but to go with a large group of people is purely asking for trouble, and it's unknown how many people will die.

Ziwu Valley is the same, it is very difficult to walk, and if it is blocked by people, you really don't know how to escape.

So Mawei sent people to focus on the renovation of Baocheng.

Baocheng is a must pass through Baoxie Road and Lianyun Plank Road. To the north of Baocheng, there are Hutou Pass and Jitou Pass. These two passes are important and need to be fortified.

Mawei sent people to set up the artillery of the army on it, preparing to use the superiority of Zhennan Army's firepower to block Li Wen's army layer by layer.

As for the enemy troops that may come from the ancient Qishan Road, it is necessary to set up defenses in Lueyang, Yangpingguan and Mianxian County. Lueyang can resist for a while and then give up. The purpose is to lure the enemy to go deep, and Yangpingguan needs to focus on defense. , it must never be lost.

Both Ma Wei and Liu Ting agreed to give up some less important places, not to garrison too deeply to the northwest of Hanzhong, but to choose to garrison close to the dangerous terrain of Hanzhong.

In this way, the dispersion of troops can be reduced, and the already small army can be prevented from being dispersed again, which increases the risk of being defeated individually.

The second is to reduce food loss. Although they have a lot of food, they are not so much that they can be wasted wantonly.

Thirdly, it can lengthen Li Wen's supply line, increase his transportation loss and transportation pressure, accelerate the consumption of limited military rations, and consume manpower and material resources faster.

Don't care about the gains and losses of a city and a pool, but care about the final annihilation of the enemy and the decisive battle. In the continuous defense and mobile warfare, we must give full play to the combat advantages of the Sichuan Army and the Zhennan Army in the rugged mountainous terrain, and offset the numerical advantage of Li Wen's troops. Maximize your chances of winning.

Moreover, among the Zhennan Army, the ratio of firearms is very high, and today's firearms are obviously more suitable for defensive operations rather than field battles outside the city. The large number of artillery and bird gun bullets that are continuously transported are very suitable for defense.

In contrast, the number of firearms under Li Wen's troops is much smaller, mainly cavalry and field infantry. In the mountains, it is clear that Liu Wei's and Ma Wei's troops have greater advantages.

While Ma Wei and Liu Ting were in full swing to strengthen the defense of the military strongholds around Hanzhong, on October 28, Deng Zilong came to Hanzhong with [-] soldiers and horses, and joined the destined large-scale battle with a smile.

Obviously, Deng Zilong didn't come to make soy sauce. Although he came in the name of delivering food, who needs [-] elite soldiers to escort food?

He just came for the benefit of the smell.

Of course, the benefits were really obtained for him.

If it weren't for the fact that the enemy they were facing was too strong, Liu Ting and Ma Wei would really not be willing to give Deng Zilong the credit, but Deng Zilong came here, and brought [-] elite soldiers and Xiao Ruxun's warrant allowing him to go north, and he was also good at Fighting in the mountains, the two of them together, forget it, let him join!

It happened that there was a shortage of soldiers and horses. After Deng Zilong's 6 soldiers joined, Xiao Ruxun's army in Hanzhong had a total of 4 soldiers, and the [-] soldiers were facing the upcoming frontier army of Li Wen. Obviously, they were more confident than [-] Sometimes it's a little bit more.

When Deng Zilong learned that there would be a big battle here, he was also very happy. He could be regarded as catching the last train.

"Marshal Xiao is progressing very smoothly. He has almost reached Wuchang Mansion. As long as Wuchang Mansion is captured, the army will follow the Yangtze River to Nanjing and meet up with Nanjing's navy. Is Yangzhou a problem? Yangzhou will be captured soon. Shen Yiguan is not far from death."

Deng Zilong told Liu Ting and Ma Wei the latest information he knew. Liu Ting and Ma Wei looked at each other and realized that their preparations were the last train. That piece of meat is gone.

Together, the three of them immediately entered a state of embarrassment, discussing how to use more professional means to kill Li Wen.

At this moment, Li Wen didn't know the specific situation in Hanzhong, nor did he know that Hanzhong's defense had strengthened again.

He hurriedly dispatched Ningxia Wei's army to join them in Guyuan within five days. So on the second day of November, the Ningxia army finally rushed to Guyuan under the leadership of Niu Bingzhong to join Du Tong's troops, with a total of more than [-] main soldiers.

Li Wen breathed a sigh of relief when the main force was formed.

Li Wen immediately inspected the army, arranged for the distribution of some necessary supplies, and then ordered Du Tong and Niu Bingzhong to prepare and let them divide into two groups. Du Tong went to Tianshui and took the Qishan road to attack Hanzhong, while Niu Bingzhong led the south to Baoji personally. , Take the Lianyun Plank Road and drive directly to Hanzhong to face the rebels.

At the same time, he also ordered Li Ruzhang again not to go to Xi'an, but to lead troops directly to Meixian County, take the Bao ramp and enter Hanzhong, and let Xi'an speed up the delivery of grain and grass to Meixian County for Li Ruzhang's backup, and at the same time find out the route as soon as possible. error.

On the fifth day of November, after Li Wen organized Niu Bingzhong's troops, he ordered the whole army to set off. Du Tong led [-] troops to Tianshui, and Li Wen directly led [-] troops to Baoji, preparing to go south to Lianyun Plank Road.

At the same time, Li Ruzhang led the army to Sanshui. After sending out spies, Li Ruzhang ordered the army not to advance for the time being, but to rest for a day on the spot.

Du Song, the deputy commander in chief, was puzzled by this.

"General Soldier, the governor asked us to arrive in Mei County before November [-]th to prepare for the attack on Shu. We still have a long way to go. If we stay and don't move forward, the journey may be delayed. When the governor asks, how should we respond?"

Li Ruzhang looked at the light rain falling outside.

"It's raining, the road is muddy and unbearable, we have to walk with difficulty, and we have to be late for a day or two, isn't that all right?"

Juniper's head was full of question marks, looking at the drizzle outside, he felt that it should not be too late to march.

"Chief soldier, you haven't reached the point where you can't march right now? If the governor asks..."

"Just say that the weather is cold, and many soldiers are sick. As a last resort, we have to slow down and treat those soldiers, so it delays a little time. Is this okay?"

Li Ruzhang looked at Juniper angrily.

Juniper understood now, Li Ruzhang didn't want to march because it was cold or rainy, but simply because he didn't want to march?
Cowardly?

No, when guarding Yulin Town, Li Ruzhang was also very brave in battle, and it was true to go to the battlefield, so how could he be timid?

why?
Juniper couldn't help asking Li Ruzhang.

"Chief soldier, why don't you enter the army?"

Li Ruzhang looked at Jun Song, a pure general whose head was full of fighting, and sighed helplessly.

He couldn't say that he was shaken because he received Xiao Ruxun's secret letter, he could only use other reasons to deceive this foolish and bold person.

(End of this chapter)