Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 148

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" said: "The disease of rushing water, as for boulders, is the momentum; the disease of birds of prey, as for the destroyer, is the festival. Therefore, those who are good at fighting are dangerous and short. (Note ①)"

Woganban is fifty miles south of Jincheng, also known as Woganling, where the Wogan River flows through it, and the locals call it Agan River.Woganban is the key point for Jincheng to go south.

Wei Liangzhou Inspector Xu Miao led [-] soldiers to the south in an attempt to ask for help in Nan'an County, but was stopped by the Han general Wei Yan.

After Wei Yan surrendered Yang Ling, the prefect of Nan'an County, he personally led his soldiers northward to fight against Liangzhou soldiers and horses. The two sides fought several times.

So Xu Miao led [-] defeated troops and retreated all the way to Woganban, trying to take advantage of Woganban's dangerous location to guard the place and prevent Wei Yan from taking the opportunity to go north and capture Jincheng County.

At this time, Zhang Yun, who was entrusted by Cao Zhen, did not dare to delay along the way. He led [-] elite soldiers to march day and night, and traveled [-] miles a day.

But Zhang He didn't show his arrival with much fanfare, but left the army to camp at Sanli.He personally led more than ten riders into the camp to meet Xu Miao and inspect Wei Yan's army camp.

On the hill near Woganban, Zhang He and Xu Miao led more than a dozen riders on the hill to investigate the battle report.

Compared with the self-confidence in Jieting before, Zhang Yun did not dare to make light assertions this time, but went around Wei Yanjun's camp very rigorously to observe the weaknesses of his camp.

Zhang He held the reins in his hand, kicked the horse's belly lightly, walked up the mountain road, stopped at the top of the mountain, and looked at Wei Yan's Dazhai with a solemn face.Xu Miao was by his side, and there were cavalry guards on the left and right.

Zhang He looked at it for a while, raised his horsewhip, pointed to Wei Yan's camp, and asked, "Jingshan, how is Wei Yan, general of Shu, fighting?"

Xu Miao reined in the reins, looked at the Han army camp, pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "In my opinion, Wei Yanxiao is also a general. Miao fought with him several times. Every time Wei Yan fought hard, he never retreated. He fought bravely, but But he is courageous and resourceful; as for the management of the army, this man is good at raising the soldiers in the army, and most of the soldiers are willing to die for them. This man is indeed a good general, and he is highly valued by the Shu Han."

Zhang He nodded, agreeing with Xu Miao's remarks, and couldn't help boasting: "Not bad, not bad! This person has set up the village rigorously and has no defects."

After a pause, Zhang He raised his whip again, pointed to another Han camp not far from Wei Yan's camp, and said with a chuckle, "Let's go to another Shu camp to have a look."

After speaking, Zhang He, Xu Miao and the others rode their horses down the hill facing the sun covered by dark clouds, and walked to the hillside near another camp of the Han army.

Zhang He squinted his eyes slightly, looking at the small Han army camp in front of him.

Xu Miao, who was aware of the enemy's situation, pointed at the "Li" tooth flag, and introduced: "General Zhang, this Hanzhai is called Zhongshantun. There are about 2000 people, and it is Wei Yan's confidant Li Xu commanding."

Zhang He pulled his horsewhip, chuckled and said, "Wei Yan is nothing more than that. He has courage and knows a little about military strategy. Although he loves soldiers, he is not strict in his rule. He can be a general, not a commander."

When Xu Miao heard Zhang Yun's evaluation of Wei Yan, he was surprised, hesitated for a while, and asked, "Why did the general say that?"

Zhang He laughed loudly, turned his upper body slightly to Xu Miao, and went to Li Xu's camp with a whip, and commented: "This man's camp looks rigorous, but there are many loopholes in it. Please look at Jingshan, the Han army has been in Woganban for a long time, However, although there are antlers in front of the camp, there is no gully; looking at the interior, there are watchtowers on both sides of the main gate, but there is no watchtower on the west side...”

Xu Miao stroked his beard, nodded while listening, and couldn't help sighing: "The general is a well-known general who has experienced many battles. Miao has benefited a lot from hearing about it today."

Undeniable, Zhang Yun looked at the Han army camp with a sneer, and said calmly: "Jingshan has only 4000 people under his command. After being defeated, the Shu army took advantage of the victory to pursue them. He must have thought that Jingshan did not dare to attack and was slack. That's why I expect the Shu army to be strong and underestimate the enemy. Proud, this is a good opportunity for our army."

Xu Miao asked curiously: "I don't know the general, what plan do you have to defeat the enemy?"

Before the words fell, thunder suddenly sounded from the sky, Zhang He, Xu Miao and others were startled and looked up at the sky.

The sky that was originally covered with dark clouds has now become as black as ink.Bean-sized raindrops in the sky poured down like threads, hitting everyone's bodies and soaking their clothes.

Zhang Yun, who had already thought of a good plan to defeat the enemy, ignored the raindrops pattering on his face, and said to Xu Miao with a smile on his face, "The thunder is sounding, and the spring rain is coming, and all things will be born."

Xu Miao was not in the mood, raised his sleeves to block the rain, and hurriedly said, "It's raining heavily now, please return to the camp for a while to avoid the rain, and then discuss plans to defeat the enemy."

Zhang He was not hypocritical, and nodded in agreement.Facing the rain, everyone's vision was blurred, and they rode back to the camp.

At this time, Han general Wei Yan was checking the military newspaper in the camp. Through the camp, he heard a crackling sound, which then turned into a deafening roar, and felt a cool air penetrate into the camp.

Wei Yan got up involuntarily and walked to the tent door. Looking at the water lines intertwined into layers of rain curtains in front of him, and the layers of rain curtains formed a deep and dark dome, he couldn't help but feel deeply depressed.

Wei Yan couldn't help thinking about the problem of waterproofing military supplies under the heavy rain, so he couldn't help shouting: "Come on."

A personal guard, who was soaked all over, ran to the tent door and bowed his hands to Wei Yan.

Wei Yan pointed to the heavy rain outside, and said in a deep voice: "Order the quartermaster to ensure that the food and arrows in the army must not enter the water; order the garrison sergeant tonight to rotate more often and wear more clothes."

After a pause, Wei Yan continued: "After you pass the order, just go to rest, change into clean clothes, and don't catch cold."

The personal guard expressed his gratitude, and he agreed with his hand.

With his hands behind his back, Wei Yan looked out at the pouring rain and couldn't help being lost again.

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After returning to the Wei army camp, Zhang He changed into a set of clean clothes and sat in the camp tent, sipping hot ginger soup from time to time, while the guards behind him wiped his wet hair with a hemp towel, looking very comfortable.

After changing his clothes, Xu Miao entered the camp, seeing Zhang He in such a state, he couldn't help joking, "It seems that Junyi has already made up his mind, and he has thought of a good plan to defeat the enemy."

Zhang He raised his eyes and couldn't help laughing: "The enemy will be defeated tonight."

Xu Miao looked at Zhang He with a surprised face.

Zhang He lifted the ginger soup, took a sip, and instantly felt a surge of heat spreading from his abdomen to his whole body.

The generals who received the military order also poured into the camp.

Zhang He put down the ginger soup, looked at the crowd, and said slowly: "After I inspected the Han army camp today, He thought we could go directly to the Han army camp in Zhongshan tonight."

"Attack Zhongshantun at night?"

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

The Shu army is in full swing, reinforcements have come from afar, and they have not yet rested, and now it is raining heavily, how can they attack Zhongshantun at night?
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①The rapid flowing water can move boulders because of its powerful force; the raptor fighting birds can kill the opponent in one fell swoop because it has mastered the time and space position most conducive to the explosive impact, and the rhythm is fast.Therefore, a general who is good at fighting will form a dangerous situation, and the rhythm of attacking will be short and powerful.

(End of this chapter)