The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() Jinwu sinks westward, leaving only blood-like red in the sky, which makes the Han soldiers who have just suffered a defeat in the eyes, adding a bit of tension and grief.In the past few days, they were so smooth, they had already captured the city and fell to the ground in a short period of time, and the Qiang people kept retreating, but they didn't expect that they would become losers in a blink of an eye.Seeing those robes who were together in the past were killed and knocked to the ground, their hearts were also filled with the sadness of the death of the rabbit.

As the lieutenant generals of the army, Zhang Wen and others naturally took a longer-term view.After the defeat in this battle, Zhang Wen has recovered from his previous arrogance and excitement, and began to re-examine the opponent in front of him.After careful investigation, he blamed himself and found that he was too proud to give the Qiang people such an opportunity.Now, the morale of the army was low, and he was faced with the situation of being outnumbered, which made him feel a little dazed for a while.

"Marshal!" A voice that has always been very calm sounded from in front of him, and Zhang Wen pulled away from the self-blame just now, looked at Huangfusong in front of him, and said with a wry smile: "It's Yizhen, How, are the soldiers settled down?"

"Yes, the defenses around our big camp are also properly arranged. Even if the Qiang people come to attack at this time, they may not be able to please us." Huangfu Song replied.When morale was low, it was he, a veteran who had been in battle for a long time, who was arranging everything, and it was because of his reputation that the Han army that had just suffered a defeat did not become decadent, but quickly prepared everything to welcome another battle preparation.

"Hey, it's the old man's will to go his own way that will lead to today's defeat. If he had followed your advice and not rashly advanced, then the more than 3000 people would not have..." At this point, Zhang Wen sighed again: " The current situation is very unfavorable to us, without the support of the city, and the strength of the troops is not as good as that of the Qiang people, so we can only take defensive positions."

"Marshal, don't worry too much. Even if our army loses for a while, it's just an encounter after all. That's because we came here and the soldiers and horses are exhausted, so we will give them a chance to wait for work. As long as we don't take it easy Disorderly formation, our Han army is good at fighting steadily, better than defending and attacking, and the outcome of the battle is still unpredictable. And..." At this point, Huangfusong paused, obviously there was something to say I don't know whether to say it or not.

Zhang Wen easily guessed what he wanted to say, and said: "You want to say, in fact, we are not inferior to the Qiang people in terms of military strength? Because there are about [-] troops following behind us?"

"Yes." Huangfusong nodded: "After all, everyone is fighting for the imperial court. Even if there are any conflicts, when the enemy is in front of us, we should put aside the past and unanimously speak out. The situation has been communicated, and Dong Zhongying will definitely not procrastinate for the sake of the overall situation!"

"Really?" Zhang Wen was very skeptical.He is different from Huangfu Song who only knows about military affairs. As Sikong, one of the three companies that used to be above the court, he is very familiar with the struggles between different factions in the court.Now he and Dong Zhuo belonged to two different factions, wishing to see each other suffer, how could Dong Zhuo rush to help out after learning of his defeat at this time?

But these words, Zhang Wen did not tell Huangfusong the truth, but said vaguely: "Perhaps what you said is reasonable, I will think about it. But before that, it is better to restore some of the current decline before talking about it seriously." Otherwise, even if Dong Zhuo really leads the army, our troops will be unable to continue."

"The last general has also taken this into consideration." Huangfusong said confidently: "The place where our army is now is good for defense but not good for attack. It can give our army a chance to restore morale. If the Qiang people don't come to attack That's all, if they really dare to attack, they will surely avenge the soldiers who died in the battle!"

"This is the best thing! Now, I rely on the general for the use of troops." This defeat finally let Zhang Wen know that he is far inferior to Huangfusong in military matters. If Huangfusong hadn't been in time at that time Mobilizing troops, and taking the lead in the rear, I am afraid that the casualties of the army will be even more severe, so this time he sincerely wants to hand over all the commanding power to Huangfusong.

"The last general will live up to the commander-in-chief's entrustment. However, the last general mentioned the matter of contacting Dong Zhuojun just now..." Huangfusong still did not forget to mention this matter, because he knew that only in this way can he regain the initiative of the battle situation .

"The old man will think about it!" Zhang Wen's answer was still very vague, he really didn't want to beg Dong Zhuo in a low voice, and even if he did, it was still uncertain whether Dong Zhuo would send troops.

Huangfusong had no choice but to do anything about it. After all, Zhang Wen was the commander-in-chief of the three armies. A general of him only had the power to command the army under his command, but it was impossible to revise the entire strategy on his behalf.The only thing he can do now is to try his best to guard the door so that it is difficult for the Qiang people to cause more damage to the army, and at the same time wait for the arrival of Dong Zhuo's army.

However, Huangfusong's defensive measures were quite good. Relying on the terrain, he fully utilized the advantage of the Han army's ability to use defense as an offense. Several small victories.Although in terms of killing the enemy, it is still not comparable to the casualties of the Han army before, but it finally gave some comfort to the already frustrated Han army soldiers.

In this way, after several confrontations with the Qiang people, the Qiang people who had suffered a lot also learned how to be good. Instead of blindly attacking the positions of the Han army, they wanted to repeat the old trick and go around behind the Han army from the side to cut off their food. road.But this time, they failed to do so.When Huangfusong made up his mind to stick to the enemy, he thought of future troubles. He sent an elite division to cruise behind the army. The Qiang army killed a lot.In the end, the Qiang had no choice but to give up this idea, and confronted the Han army again here.

As for Dong Zhuojun, after learning of Zhang Wenjun's defeat, he did not continue westward.They are waiting for the further development of the war, waiting for the arrival of the time when they can monopolize the credit.However, the subsequent stalemate in the battle surprised Dong Zhuojun. Unexpectedly, Zhang Wenjun, who was originally aggressive, would turn into a turtle and focus on defense, which made Dong Zhuo feel very helpless.

"It seems that this is Huangfusong at work!" Hu Zhen, who knew Zhang Wenjun's situation very well, frowned and said, "Most of the other generals are eager to take the initiative to attack, and he is the only one who really knows how to use troops. It's just that I didn't expect that Zhang Wen, a military general with no foundation in the court, would be valued so much by Zhang Wen."

"This is really unexpected, but it can't change the current situation. As long as we don't send troops, it is impossible for him Zhang Wen to win." Li Ru said, but he was a little worried: "However, he Zhang Wen after all He is the commander of the three armies, if he really uses his status to put down pressure, I am afraid that we will have to send troops to help, or else we will be used by others afterwards!"

"This is exactly what someone is worried about." Dong Zhuo also frowned and said, "He Zhang Wen is not a fool. Seeing that the situation is not good, he would naturally think of taking advantage of the situation to suppress others and let us send troops. Is there any good way for you? ?”

"This..." Everyone couldn't come up with a solution for a while, even Ma Yue and Li Ru, who were the most resourceful, were speechless.After thinking about it for a while, Ma Yue said: "Now it seems that if this is the case, we can only obey orders. In my opinion, if the lord really has no way to disobey orders, it is better to rush to him before he gives the order. Help is the best option."

"What?" Everyone was startled when they heard Ma Yue's words, and they almost couldn't believe their ears.Even if they were forced to go to help, they were unwilling, let alone go there on their own initiative, which naturally surprised everyone.

"Ma Zhongling, what do you mean by that, but have you thought about the important matter of the lord?" Xu Ling saw the expressions on everyone's face, and felt that this was a good opportunity to attack Ma Yue, so he said immediately.And his words brought Fangzheng back to his senses, and he also said with a smirk: "It was you who made the lord stand still before, but now you are the one who made the lord take the initiative to go. What is your intention?"

This is a bit serious. Although other people don't believe that Ma Yue is disloyal in this matter, but the matter is too serious, they dare not speak up.And Dong Zhuo also changed his face a little because of this sentence, and his eyes fell on Ma Yue's face, waiting for his explanation.

"My lord, the reason why I say this is because of my lord. If we went to help after Zhang Wen's order, then even if we made credit later, I'm afraid we would have to share most of the credit with Zhang Wen. But if Our army went there on its own initiative, so the situation is different. We can report to the imperial court. It was our army who rushed to help in time when we found out that Zhang Wen’s army was in trouble. Therefore, I proposed to the lord that we should take the initiative to send troops. It’s an opportunity to turn passive into active.”

"Hmm..." After hearing Ma Yue's explanation, Dong Zhuo's face softened: "There is some truth in what you said. If we can really win the initiative, it may not be a bad thing. If so, then Send troops as soon as possible, and save Zhang Wen from sending orders."

"Yes!" Everyone stood up and responded.

On July 26, Dong Zhuo's army, who had been lingering in Longxi for a long time, finally officially marched westward, heading straight for Beidi County, where the Han and Qiang armies clashed. Zhang Wenjun came to the rescue quickly when he was in trouble. In this way, he was not ordered to reinforce, and he had no idea how to get the court's approval.