Wanli 1592

Chapter 863
Li Wen was very distressed.

Every night when he was resting, looking at the rising number of non-combat casualties, those soldiers, cattle and horses who fell to death and injured, as well as the lost carts and luggage, he felt very distressed.

If this continues, when we arrive in Hanzhong, how many soldiers and horses can we use, how much food can we eat, and how much strength can the soldiers have to fight?

I am already like this, what about the other two teams?

Li Ruzhang didn't say anything, no matter whether he wanted to hurry or dawdle, the road was not easy.

But not to mention, Du Tong's road is really easier than his. From Tianshui to the south, there are relatively flat river valleys that can be used along the way. Food and fodder are heavy, saving manpower.

Therefore, although the journey is far away, it is easy to walk and the loss is not great.

However, their marching speed is still slow, and there are not many ways to advance every day.

Looking at the food and water that are constantly being consumed, looking at the declining reserves, and calculating how long the food in his hands can last, Li Wen is really worried, but he also knows that he must fight, or just sit and wait to die .

How could he subdue these rebels?
Whether he is an important court official like the trilateral governor or a scholar, although he also has many doubts about the abdication of Emperor Wanli and the enthronement of Emperor Taichang, but the matter has come to this point, and with the imperial edict in hand, he has no time to ask and take care. Just do your own thing.

The rebel army rebelled and cut off the food road. He would not sit still. Whether it was for the court, himself or his official position, he would never hesitate.

Even if there is only one battle, this battle must be fought.

Compared with the slow progress of Li Wen's three-way army, the work of the three of Ma Wei is much easier.

Deng Zilong took [-] soldiers and horses and went north along the valley to arrange the defense line. Jitouguan sent people to repair, arrange artillery and ambushes, and then arranged various defense tools and set up various obstacles.

The same is true for Hutou Pass, with various repairs and enhancements, and it is the same when it comes to Liuba. Five thousand soldiers and horses are set up to defend Liuba and deploy defenses at Liuba.

In the west of Liuba, there is a pass called Chaiguan. The Liuba inspection department is stationed in Chaiguan. Deng Zilong sent troops to attack Chaiguan, and then found that Chaiguan had been deserted. There was no one left, but there were still some things available .

Deng Zilong thought for a while, and sent people to take away all the usable things in Chai Pass, and arranged many traps in Chai Pass, intending to trap Li Wen severely, let them taste the taste of being a frightened bird, and delay the time.

Then Deng Zilong inspected the section of road from Chaiguan to Liuba. He found out the road conditions of those roads before, and realized how difficult it is to transfer grain from Baoji to Liuba. The fragility of grain roads can be imagined. And know.

And under such circumstances, if they continue to lengthen the transportation and supply lines, their grain roads will collapse within a month.

Can't stand a little blow.

Although I only have 1000 soldiers in hand, in this mountainous area, there is no condition for 1000 troops to line up and charge as a whole. [-] troops are almost equal to [-] troops, otherwise they will not be able to deploy at all, and they can only fight if they want to fight. Being able to go up one by one is not a strength advantage at all.

On the contrary, the advantage is still bigger.

I am getting old, I don't know how long I can last, maybe this is my last battle, if I can't seize the opportunity to push my status further, then the life of my children will be difficult after my death .

This battle is not only for the great cause, not only for ourselves, but also for future generations to have a good starting point.

So Deng Zilong was confidently preparing for the upcoming battle.

On the other side, Liu Ting also made some defenses in Lueyang, but Liu Ting obviously did not intend to do too much in Lueyang, but set up the main defense at Yangping Pass. It is really unwise to deploy defenses in this watery place like Yang.

Lueyang is just a weight to lure the enemy to go deep, and Yangpingguan is the place where the enemy's bones are buried. If Du Tong really meets him in battle, he promises to let Du Tong's subordinates litter the field with corpses.

With such a long supply line and such a difficult road, Cao Wei could not support it for three months with half the country's financial resources. Li Wen, who was short of food, would have a stalemate of [-] troops for more than a month.

He is confident that he will win this battle, take important credit, and then be on an equal footing with Xiao Ruxun's main force!

Liu Ting knew that he might not be the strongest in terms of ability, and he was not as good as those generals who had been with Xiao Ruxun for seven or eight years in terms of closeness, so he had to use his credit to speak, communicate with those trusted generals, and stand with them , to jointly carve up the power after Fengtian's successful rebellion.

He is very clear that after Xiao Ruxun succeeds in the Northern Expedition, he will definitely not continue the current system, and will inevitably undergo major changes to bring back the power and dignity of warriors. benefit.

So how can this battle not be fought well?
The same is true for Mawei.

He is not Xiao Ruxun's Yuancong faction, he did not follow Xiao Ruxun to fight in Ningxia and North Korea, but started to follow Xiao Ruxun from the Dongwu battle, and he has status and military exploits after a few years, but in terms of closeness, he is definitely not as good as the three generals of the Yuancong faction and some A slightly weaker lieutenant general.

The four major battalions of the Zhennan Army's infantry and the two major battalions of the cavalry are full of fierce generals. In terms of military exploits, no one will lose to anyone. There were not many occasions to play in Myanmar. Now is the real victory. when.

It would be foolish to stop in Sichuan. After entering Hanzhong, there will be more opportunities to fight. Ma Wei even wondered if Xiao Ruxun specially gave him the opportunity to let him, the leader of Mahjong, stand out, and he is worthy of Ma Gui. entrust.

After Xiao Ruxun succeeded in the Northern Expedition, the generals of the Suzaku Battalion led by him would definitely get a share of the pie, but who would get more from the four major infantry battalions and the two two cavalry battalions, and who could lead the generals in their battalion to get more? The more exploits, the better the rewards.

At that time, when the military power has gained status, it will be no problem to seal their wives and yin sons. That is the biggest reason for them to fight desperately.

Therefore, the current battle to the death is for the coveted reward later!

After seven days of stop and go, Li Wen finally brought his main force to Feng County for a rest. In Feng County, Li Wen learned that Liuba, a strategically important place, had been occupied by rebels. Guan has been lost because of voluntary abandonment and escape.

Later, Li Wen found several major officials who had abandoned Chaiguan and fled in Feng County.

Without further ado, he killed Jiqi.

"It's the same for anyone who retreats without a fight!"

The army is awe-inspiring, sweeping away the negative effects of previous fatigue and fatigue.

After issuing such a military order, on November [-]th, after a day's rest, Li Wen led the army to set off again, with the goal of staying at the dam.

(End of this chapter)