Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 800 Deng Ai really has a set

From the initial full of confidence to the stalemate in the battle, Liu Bei's mood changed day by day.

One night in late December, Liu Bei, who was full of sorrow, couldn't sleep for a long time. When he went out to relieve himself, he passed by Fazheng's tent and found that there was still a slight fire inside.

Chen Dao caught a glimpse of Liu Bei's solemn expression, and guessed that Liu Bei was going to discuss the military situation with Fazheng.

Liu Bei reached out to lift the curtain, while Chen Dao dismissed the nearby patrols and stood outside the tent to guard.

"Xiao Zhi, haven't you rested yet?" Liu Bei poked his head in and asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty hasn't slept yet?" Fazheng went up to him barefoot.

Fazheng invited Liu Bei to sit on the couch, and put the quilt on his legs to keep warm. On the couch, there was a small table with a map of Guanzhong spread on it.

"It's really not easy to attack Chen Cang, and I don't know if we can break through the city before Cao Pi wakes up. If the price is too high, it won't make much sense to win here." Liu Bei frowned.

Fazheng nodded and said: "Going north to Qinchuan to take it directly is a dangerous move. Now that we have put all our eggs in one basket, we must take this city. As long as we can stand firm, Longyou and Guanzhong are all in our hands. Although our loss is not small, Zhang He It's not easy to keep, so don't be discouraged, the current grain and grass can last for two or three months."

Liu Bei nodded and replied: "Since Bei is approaching the Weishui River, naturally he has not thought of giving up. Now that Yide and Shiyuan have occupied Shangyu and blocked Cao Zhen's army on the west road, now our purpose has been completely exposed. Anding, Chang'an, Luoyang, etc. If all the local garrisons came to rescue Chen Cang, that would be the real difficulty."

A few days ago, Xia Houmao sent [-] troops to aid, but was ambushed by two veteran generals, Huang Zhong and Yan Yan, and defeated in Weishui River.

Fazheng adopted the method of encircling and eight-queen one battle, leaving Zhang Yun with a way out to the north of Liu Bei. The wharves and boats on the Weishui River were damaged, and he had no intention of letting the defenders in the city escape across the river.

The fleet at Weishui Wharf was so crowded that there was no way to support the evacuation of all the defenders. Zhang Yun would rather stay in the city than go out.

Fazheng comforted and said: "The situation of the battle between Huainan and Jingzhou is unknown. Whether Cao Pi has sent reinforcements to retreat into Guanzhong for a long time, it is very likely that Sun Quan and General Guan will hold his hands and feet. We must seize the time to break through the city. The role of the inner part is obvious, but it should have disintegrated the will of the defenders. Next, in addition to attacking the city with all your strength, you are going to use the method you used to attack Luocheng, using arrows and rumors to see if it can help break the city."

"I really miss Ziyu's Song Chen. If Ziyu is the coach of the Northern Expedition, maybe he will send someone to sneak into Liu Bei in a year or two." Wei Yan shook his head and smiled wryly.

Fazheng nodded in agreement: "General Lan is good at delaying the deployment, so he can be aware of ghosts and ghosts. It's a pity that I have to plant grain in Jiaozhou to guard Soochow, otherwise there will be no small achievements in the military."

"One Ziyu is enough." Wei Yan sighed, and suddenly asked again: "Wei Wenchang and Deng Shizai overcame General Wei, and it took less than a month, right? Why is there no news yet? That's [-] days away from the plan too far."

"It's winter at this time, and the road in the mountains may be easy to walk. Let's give us less time. Even if we can win Chang'an in the end, leading the troops to retreat west will also help you win Liu Bei. I hope we can do nothing," Fazheng comforted. road.

Wei Yan's expression suddenly became hesitant, and he said solemnly: "We will do nothing, you have no weak premonition."

General Wei twists and turns, and the mountain roads hundreds of miles away are uninhabited. In winter, there is often no wind and snow, and the roar of wild animals in the hills makes it very difficult to pass through.

Just a few days after Deng Ai led the army to set off, it encountered a rare light snow, and the valley was covered with snow overnight, and the army even found a way to retreat. Fortunately, General Yamen Wang Ping, who accompanied him, had rich experience in mountain combat. The Jianren trilogy is very good at climbing mountains and wading, leading the small army to quickly explore the road and retreat.

Because the speed of retreating was too fast while exploring the road, Deng Ai discussed with Chen Cang to divide the troops. I took [-] troops and portable rations, and marched in front of Wang Pingjiao Ren Buqu. Just take the abnormal road, use ropes and other tools to get through the safe area by climbing and other methods.

The villagers in Chencang carry carts without food, and they have the means to climb up the mountain like the Jian people. They can only retreat through the snow on the mountain road.

Due to Lantian's friendship, Ma Dai stayed with Jiang Zheng to help manage the grain transportation and the people. After a few hours, the army disappeared. Ma Dai then went to Chen Cang and suggested: "Shizai, the future is uncertain now. Ziwuling I don't mean to go alone, so his 2-strong grain transportation team will follow?"

"Crossing General Wei is a strange plan. If it succeeds, it will be famous in history. We can retreat when we see it is easy. Besides, there are only [-] soldiers in Ziwu Ridge. It is almost possible to attack Chang'an. Your [-] troops The role of the people is small." Jiang Zheng looked hesitantly.

"It's not that Ma Dai is greedy for life and afraid of death. It's really because of the snow blocking the road. Taking advantage of how far you have retreated from the mountain, there is still time to go back to Nanzheng. If it takes a little longer in the future, the food you carry will be exhausted. Trouble, this is [-] young and strong." Whether Ma Dai has the right to speak among the villagers, he can only persuade him earnestly.

Seeing that Jiang Zheng was firmly talking, Ma Dai continued to analyze: "Our road is just a surprise soldier. Even if we successfully get out of General Wei, it is very difficult to take Chang'an. The main force of Xiao Wang's road is needed to conquer Guanzhong. No matter how insignificant the role of the villagers in Zai is, Ziwu Ridge seems to be paying attention, so why should we take risks?"

"We have to get out of General Wei. Whether Guan Ziwuling takes it seriously or not, your [-] villagers are useless. It's not because you are headstrong. It's because you must go all out for small national affairs. If you are timid, how can it be a small matter? You used to have the courage to go See you sir." Jiang Zheng said firmly.

"The situation in front of me." Ma Dai hesitated to speak.

Chen Cang replied confidently: "Among the [-] villagers, there are not many older people. We were all the people in Guanzhong, General Wei who fled to Hanzhong back then."

"So Shi Zai prepared a guide? Why did you explain it to Jiang Zhenghuan?" Ma Dai was overjoyed.

Chen Cang shook his head and replied: "There is no general king in Ziwu Ridge to help, how can anyone look down on your villagers? Mr. once said that it is easy to add flowers to the snow, but difficult to send charcoal in the snow. General Wang is indeed an expert in mountain warfare, so you need to add flowers to the cake. "

"Shi Zai is Mr. Xuan Xiao's disciple, and it is said that Ziwuling will be very happy with him. Why do I still know that there is a gully in your chest when he has been farming in Hanzhong for two years?" Ma Dai was very pleased.

Chen Cang replied with a smile: "Mr. taught you to be high-profile, to pay attention to accumulation in everything, and to farm in Zitong and Mianshui. Ziwuling knows your skills and shows them."

Ma Dai pointed at Chen Cang and smiled, "When you walk out of Jiang Zhenghuan, Ziwuling will probably be surprised. You have admiration for Mr. Xuanxiao, you have admiration."

Chen Cang then let the villagers lead the way on an unfamiliar route, combined with the astronomy and geography he had learned in those years, he led the villagers and food to walk quickly in the mountains, and finally walked out of General Wei in the middle of July.

At this time, Deng Ai was stationed on a hillside ten miles away. We had already run out of food when we walked there, and we were thinking about attacking several villages to supply supplies. However, it is difficult to expose our whereabouts, and we will not be able to achieve the goal of a surprise attack on Chang'an. The soldiers were also able to fight Chang'an hungry.

At the moment when the right and the left were in a dilemma, Wang Ping rushed to report excitedly: "At Ziwu Ridge, General Deng has already walked out of General Wei after taking away the villagers and food. We are starving."

"Really? Deng Shizai really has nothing to do." Deng Ai jumped up excitedly.

(End of this chapter)