The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 474
Only then did Zhang Fei stand up from the middle hall, and said to Huang Quan: "Huang Canjun, this general is going to check the terrain tomorrow morning, would you like to go with me?"

As a member of the army, Huang Quan was going to counsel the general in military affairs. The general was going to survey the terrain, so of course he went with him.Huang Quan stood up, cupped his hands and said, "The final general is willing to follow."

Early the next morning, at dawn, Zhang Fei and Huang Quan, under the protection of the guards and Zuo Fu and others, slowly left the camp, thinking about Jingmen Mountain.

After everyone walked for a while, the sky was already bright, and the sun had risen too high. The sun shone golden light on the new grass and the young leaves on the trees.

Zhang Fei and others climbed to a higher place and looked at the mountains in front of them.

Under the clear sky, the distant mountains are green and beautiful, with overlapping peaks and overlapping mountains.In fact, there are 12 peaks in Jingmen Mountain, which has been known as "Twelve Pebbles" in past dynasties.Twelve pebbles are shaped like steamed buns, lined up along the riverside in sequence, with emerald green mountains and misty colorful clouds, which are very interesting.

This place is located at the east mouth of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, with the majestic Shierpei on the top and the Huya Beach with silvery yellow pouring down; it is connected to the peaks of Wulong Mountain in the south and Huya Mountain in the north across the river.It is precisely because of its extremely important geographical location that Xi called it "the throat of Sichuan and Hubei", and it was called "the first pass in Chuxisai" in history!
When Zhang Fei was in Jingzhou in his early years, he served as a four-river patrol battalion, in charge of the defense of the Yangtze River waterway.Later, he also served as the prefect of Yidu, so he is not very unfamiliar with the situation here.

However, Zhang Fei also entered Jingmen Mountain for the first time today. After seeing the real scene, he couldn't help but gasped and said, "I've heard that the terrain in the south of the Yangtze River is rugged. When I saw it today, it really is a staggered mountain. Defend a hard-to-attack place."

Zhang Fei didn't know that the area of ​​Jingmen Mountain was actually not that big, only about 24 miles around.The large mountainous area they see now includes the peaks of Longshan Mountain in the south.

Huang Quan was originally from Shu, and his hometown was Langzhong, Brazil, which is now Langzhong, Sichuan. There are many mountains here, with Bashan in the east, Jianmen in the west, and north of Sichuan.In addition, he stayed in a more mountainous place like Jiangzhou for a while, so he thought it would be no surprise to the mountainous area.

But Huang Quan was also amazed at this time, and said: "It's no wonder that Zhang Da has lost consecutive battles. The terrain here is so dangerous, no wonder Xu Sheng dared to use Zhu Ran's army of 5000 people to stop our army!"

Zhang Fei nodded, and said emotionally, "I thought that there are many mountains in the middle of Sichuan, and that although there are hills in the south of the Yangtze River, the plains are even more vast. I didn't expect this place to have such a geography. It's really unexpected."

After Zhang Fei finished speaking, he turned around with a sullen face and said nothing more.After all, when discussing strategies, it is always necessary to return to the camp.

After Zhang Fei returned to Daying, he began to discuss the next march plan with Huang Quan.But at this moment, guards rushed into the big tent to report to Zhang Fei, saying that Zhu Ran's men and horses came to call for formation in front of the camp.

Zhang Fei raised his head and glared at the guard, who dared not look at Zhang Fei, so he quickly lowered his head.

From Zhang Fei's expression, it could be seen that he was really annoyed.After all, Zhang Da had just been defeated yesterday, and Zhu Ran dared to send people to fight today, which is really deceiving people too much.

Zhang Fei immediately asked loudly: "How many people have they come?"

The guard reported: "There are about 1000 people."

Zhang Fei couldn't help but sneered, and immediately wanted to send Zhang Da to lead the troops out to fight again, which could be regarded as giving him a chance to make up for his mistakes.And with Zhang Fei's current status, Zhu Ran's subordinates came to call for battle, how could it be possible for him to go out in person after working hard?

But Huang Quan frowned, and said: "General, the enemy soldiers came in a hurry, and the number is too small, there may be tricks hidden in it. They will not repeat the old tricks to lure our army Go deep into the mountains and forests, and attack them with ambushes?"

Zhang Fei suddenly came to his senses, nodded and said: "It is possible, but the enemy army came to invite the battle so arrogantly, and our army had already lost a game yesterday, if we don't attack today, wouldn't we be weakened?" Is the morale of the army?"

Therefore, Zhang Fei immediately sent an order to the deputy general Zhang Da to lead the attack. As long as the enemy is repelled, there is no need to chase, so as not to fall into the enemy's trick to lure the enemy.

The guard immediately led away.

At this time, Zhang Fei took out a combat map, which clearly marked the terrain near Jingmen Mountain.

Zhang Fei immediately beckoned Huang Quan to come forward and watch together.

After seeing it, Huang Quan couldn't help admiring the picture well and in detail.He then understood in his heart that Zhang Fei went out to survey the terrain in the morning, probably to confirm whether the terrain drawn on this map was accurate.

Huang Quan asked, "General, where did you get this map?"

Zhang Fei turned his head and looked at Zuo Fu who had been standing silently at the side of the hall, and said: "The son entrusted Zuo Fu to send it, it should be the handwriting of the son who read Deng Ai."

Huang Quan nodded, and praised Shi Zi and Deng Ai again.

Then, Zhang Fei pointed to the map and said, "According to the reports from the scouts, Zhu Ran divided the army into two parts. One part will be stationed at the third berth of the twelfth beijing in Jingmen Mountain, and the other will be stationed at the sixth beige. The two cottages are built against the mountains, the mountains and the villages are integrated, and the two mountains are high and high, blocking the passing passages, it is really easy to defend, difficult to attack, and difficult to fight."

Huang Quan frowned greatly when he heard that, this Jingmen Mountain really deserves to be the throat of the west to the West Shu and the east to the Chu land.Judging from this terrain alone, it is not easy to defeat Wu Jun.

Huang Quan then sighed: "What a Jingmen Mountain, although it is not as dangerous as Jiange, it is still a place where the enemy can retreat in spite of difficulties!"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Although Wu's army claims to be good at water warfare, in fact they have been fighting against the Shanyue people in the territory all year round, and they are very familiar with mountain warfare. Even, many of their troops are from Shanyue People. But, Gongheng, don’t build up other people’s ambitions and destroy your own prestige. Our Jiangzhou Army was established in a mountainous place like Jiangzhou, and mountain warfare is the strength of our soldiers.”

Huang Quan nodded, agreeing with Zhang Fei's statement.Then, Huang Quan's brain flashed, and he said, "General Zhang, maybe our army can use this advantage to achieve our military's combat objectives. There must be many unknown places in such dangerous places as Jingmen Mountain." Therefore, first of all, our army must find a guide, and then copy the enemy's rear from the mountain trail."

Zhang Fei's eyes lit up, and an ugly smile appeared on his face, and said: "This idea is good, but maybe we can really give it a try. However, such a guide may be hard to find for a while. Don't delay!"

Huang Quan nodded and said: "Since the enemy army is going down from the mountain, they are relying on the advantage of the location to stop our army. Now our army is unwilling to launch a strong attack, which will increase many casualties in vain. Then, we might as well make another design to move the enemy army from the mountain. lure out."

(End of this chapter)