Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 953 The key on the battlefield

  In the Baishuigou camp, Xu Shu and Ma Yan stood on the crenel of the camp with serious faces.

  In the south of Baishuigou, cavalrymen flocked all over the mountains and plains, seeming to cover the entire field of vision.

  The entire thing of the cavalry itself occupies a relatively large space. When it spreads out horizontally, the billowing smoke and dust cover the soldiers behind it, making the figure of the cavalry faintly visible in the smoke and dust, making it difficult to distinguish.

   "To make such a big show, there should be more than two thousand people..." Ma Yan frowned, and said carefully, "Should we send some more scouts to investigate?"

It's not that the scouts haven't been released, but the cavalry on the opposite side are scattered widely, and they are more tightly guarded against each other, so they can't get close. Besides, the south of Baishuigou enters the Guanzhong Plain, and the scouts can rely on their bodies if they want to hide. Being so close, it's not easy to detect the exact amount.

A good scout not only needs superb riding skills, but also a good bow and arrow, but also has courage and brains. Usually, only one out of more than ten cavalry can be selected as a scout, so this kind of elite light cavalry is not You can't waste it without any scruples. After all, once the experienced scouts are exhausted, the battlefield will be completely suppressed by the opponent and plunged into darkness.

The armies of the two sides are far away, so it is natural to use scouts to detect them. Now that they are closer, the scouts should be more careful, because scouts are a type of unit that has always been full of taunts. Once they are discovered, they will be owned by the opponent instantly people set fire...

  Xu Shu thought for a moment, then shook his head.

Since you are guarding here, no matter if it is 2,000 cavalry or 20,000 soldiers coming from the opposite side, you must guard here. As for the number of enemy troops on the opposite side, it just determines how long you can hold on, but the position of Baishuigou, It is doomed that the opponent will not be able to attack from all sides, so just wait for the opponent to play their cards first, scouts, and then send some out to investigate at night. Sending out now, the risk of loss is too great.

   As we got closer, the enemy's horseshoes roared like thunder, rumbling into one piece, and the wind in Guanzhong brought up smoke and dust all over the sky, covering the entire camp of Baishuigou!

   Ma Teng, who led the army, also had a headache.

   Facing such a big camp, no matter who it is, there will be some headaches.

This was originally an open land with a flat river, but Feiqian's camp was stuck between the white water and the unknown mountain. It spans the entire open space between Baishui and Nameless Mountain.

   If you want to attack the infantry camp, then the two wings may be attacked by the cavalry from the rear at any time. If you directly attack the cavalry camp behind, you will also be disturbed by the infantry camp.

  But it doesn’t work if you don’t fight...

This time so many soldiers and horses have been dispatched, if they just pass by in vain, it is inevitable that the people in the opposite camp will see something wrong, and when they split up with Li Jue, Ma Teng's task is to To hold back all the Fiji soldiers in the Baishuigou camp and prevent them from retreating or being rescued, it is necessary to maintain a sufficient pressure on the Baishuigou camp.

Ma Teng frowned. According to his previous experience, at the beginning of a camp like this, he would definitely have to drive ordinary people to fill it in, and then finally attack when it was almost exhausted, but this required a lot of people. time…

   Even if you go to the surrounding area to search for people, it will take time to go back and forth.

  Ma Teng waved his hand and ordered: "Come on, invite to fight!"

   Immediately, several soldiers with loud voices came forward, cruising in front of the Baishuigou camp, shouting to the camp. For a while, Xiliang slang, Chang'an dialect, and all kinds of shouts were heard, causing the soldiers in the camp to turn their heads to look at Xu Shu and Ma Yan.

  Xu Shu could not help but smile when he heard the soldier shouting Xiliang's emphasis at the top of his voice, and left the complete repair of the camp fortifications unused, and then went out to fight?

   "Be safe and don't be impatient!" Xu Shu said loudly, "How can we give up the camp we have worked so hard to build these days? Haha, we need to see some flesh and blood to be worthy of our hard work!"

  However, as Ma Teng walked into the field of vision, Xu Shu focused on him, looked at him, and suddenly felt a movement in his heart, as if he had sensed the key point on the battlefield...

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  In the city of Chang'an, news of Xiliang soldiers approaching was also received at this time, but it was not Li Jue and Ma Teng's troops from the east, but Han Sui, Fan Chou and others from Wuzhangyuan in the west.

  Because all the war horses were allocated to Ma Teng, Han Sui, Fan Chou and others came all the way, and the speed was not fast, but the officials in the surrounding counties sent the situation along the way to Chang'an City at high speed.

   No matter when such news is received, it is natural to send it to Zhong Shao as soon as possible.

A few days ago, after being promoted to a noble rank, the people of the Shaofu asked Zhong Shao to move from Lingyi to Chang'an City. After all, he is now one of the nine ministers and supervises the Shangshutai. It can be said that the Han Dynasty was up and down. All the documents and all personnel appointments need Zhong Shao's nod before they can be effectively published, so living in Chang'an City is also a proper meaning.

Shaofu has been rushing to work day and night for the past few days, and finally reorganized Chongshao's mansion when Zhongshao was relocated, and arranged it according to Jiuqing's specifications, but it is still not very convenient after all. Xiliang thieves are still around, and some goods and utensils can only be used for a while, which can be regarded as a grievance for Zhong Shao...

In Zhongshao Mansion, there is a slight shortage of utensils due to objective factors, but the servants and the like must be given in full, and it can be said that when the new leader of the dynasty is released, it is natural that there are many visiting people at the gate of the mansion As a result, the open space at the entrance was tightly blocked, and the newly appointed concierge of the Zhongfu was busy with a big man, but he was proud of it.

Zhong Shao was not completely immersed in the joy of being promoted and getting rich. In the process of accepting the visits of officials at all levels and local gentry, he still ordered the counties and townships in Sanfu to strengthen their guards to ensure safety. The people are strong, and the defense is coordinated...

   This order is certainly correct, but for the local gentry, it is a little uncomfortable, and there are some complaints between them, and they even start to act in opposition to others. It's not that these country gentry and tyrants have any grievances against Chong Shao, it's just that now is the time when the tenants of Wubao need to trim the fields, remove weeds, and add more fertilizers, so they will draw the population into the county for defense , so the farm work in the field should these squires domineering and his family members, men, women, old and young to go to the field to work?

  So basically it’s just a matter of meaning, everyone turn a blind eye and close one eye and forget it.

  At this stage, not only Zhong Shao, but most of the gentry in Guanzhong are still unaware of the imminent disaster.

The surging dark waves in these three auxiliary places that can be managed by Chang'an City today live in the new Chang'an mansion, surrounded by well-trained waiters, and after a day of socializing with officials at all levels, Zhong Shao also It's been a lot of hard work, so after dark, in the fragrant arms of the little maid, enjoying the percussion massage with her fists, she slept soundly...

  However, military information has always been delivered as soon as it is mentioned, regardless of day or night. Therefore, the urgent military reports that were delivered were sent to Zhongshao's government office layer by layer.

   While he was having a good dream, Zhong Shao was suddenly awakened by the noise outside the house. After he suddenly opened his eyes and collected himself, he suddenly felt an unknown fire coming up.

Zhong Shao is not young anymore. After reaching his age, it is basically very difficult to fall asleep, and it is even more difficult to get a good night's sleep. In addition, after changing the residence, there are still some Not used to it. During the day, he racked his brains to intrigue with all kinds of gods, big and small, and worked his brain nerves all day. He just relaxed and fell into a sound sleep, but his subordinates were so ignorant that they woke him up!

Zhong Shao turned his head and looked at the burning lights. The candles shrouded in gauze did not burn much, indicating that it was at most midnight at this time. He curled up at the foot of the bed, warming his feet in his arms. The little maid also woke up with a start, quickly got up, and fell to the side in a daze.

  Cong Shao somewhat annoyed the bed, and said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

   "Mr. Seed! Emergency military report!"

  At this moment, the city of Chang'an is still under night ban, and the inspections wandering around the streets try their best to ensure that there will be no chaos at night when there are no lights in the Han Dynasty.

However, the cavalry delivering military information running from Chang'an Long Street has already awakened many people, and some people have also woke up from their sleep. Although they are restricted by night ban and are not allowed to go out, they still turn on the lights. Looking at the dark night outside the courtyard outside the window, I was worried.

  At this time, the only ones who could get together, talking endlessly about this matter, and making loud noises were the servants who defected to Zhong Shao.

  In the side hall, almost everyone was talking, gathering together in twos and threes, expressing their views as much as possible:

   "Damn it, **** it! The imperial court has raised soldiers for many years, but they are so unusable! Now they are disturbed by some Xiliang thieves, and they are so flustered! The imperial court spends military expenses every year, and I don't know where it is used!"

   "There should be at least 2,000 soldiers in Wugong County, plus General Xia leading the army to help, it can't be stopped! Could it be that the Xiliang thieves can't find other troops? If this is the case, it will be a disaster!"

   "General Xia is respectful and experienced. He has been a general for many generations. Now that the soldiers in Chang'an have been integrated, and they have bows and crossbows, they should be able to calm down..."

   "Can it be pacified? If it can be pacified, how can there be an emergency military situation? From Wuzhangyuan to this point, the road is flat. If the martial arts are trapped, there is no danger in this area for a hundred miles!"

   "The Xiliang thieves are in such a hurry, at the end of their crossbows, they will be powerless! As long as they use up the existing food and grass in their army, they will be free from worries! Soldiers without food can do nothing!"

"It is reasonable to wait for the food to be exhausted, but among the Xiliang bandit army, who knows how much food and grass there is? If the Xiliang bandit army advances with the intention of mortal death, it will undoubtedly be ferocious. A little carelessness will cause corruption. Board!"

   "What are you talking about now, you should help martial arts as soon as possible!"

   "Re-help? Soldiers, equipment, food, grass and arrows, which one does not need to prepare one or two, and wait for it to be transported. If you don't guard it, won't it be cheap for the Xiliang thieves?"

  In the side hall, the big and small aides, all kinds of subordinates, officials and guests, were in a hurry, talking about everything, and it was very noisy for a while, but there was no conclusion for a long time.

  At this moment, Zhong Shao shouted in a deep voice from the back of the hall: "What's the mess! The bandits are still fighting!"

Everyone in the side hall hurriedly turned their heads to look, and saw that Zhong Shao was neatly dressed, with a brocade robe, and a tall beam crown. Although his complexion was unavoidably a little off, he was still much calmer than the people in the hall .

Chong Shao walked up to the top, flicked his sleeves and sat down, looked around for a week, and then slowly said: "If Fei Ziyuan hadn't disobeyed orders and led the army northward to take away the cavalry, how could the imperial army have insufficient scouting, making Xi The traitor Liang only noticed when he got close to the martial arts? This is because Fei Ziyuan's support was not effective!"

this…

  People in the side hall looked at each other.

  Everyone actually understands that Fei Qian led the cavalry to the north. It is not wrong to say that it is wrong, but in the current situation, it is true that if there are some experienced cavalry as the scouts at the forefront, it will naturally be much better, but...

In fact, don't look at Zhong Shao's calm face, in fact, he was a little panicked. After all, war is not something he is good at, but now he has to bite the bullet and show a calm posture, otherwise his subordinates People must be more chaotic, so they made an excuse first, no matter whether the reason for this excuse is reasonable or not, at least it shows that the reason for the bad situation is not his own.

   What's more, two days ago, Zhong Shao learned from the palace that Han Emperor Liu Xie actually presented Fei Qian with a ZTE sword!

   Does this mean that Liu Xie values ​​Fei Qian more?

   Because of this, Zhong Shao was also holding back his anger, and he couldn't help but make use of it when he encountered this matter, but he also knew that it was okay to talk about it, but it might not be feasible to really put the blame on Fei Qian.

  Zong Shao knew that the situation was urgent, so he couldn't help but look to the west. Although Wugong County is small, it is related to the stability of Chang'an. Whether Xia Mou can withstand the attack of the Xiliang bandits, and then drag the Xiliang bandits until there is no food to spare, has become the key now. Therefore, now we can only give Wugong as much assistance as possible...

After thinking about it, Zhong Shao issued another order to gather some of the forces that can be used near Chang'an, and then transfer them to martial arts, and then send someone to get in touch with Liu Fan, asking him to strengthen the inspections in Chang'an and its affiliated tombs .

  Under the current situation, everyone is competing for time, and everyone wants to solve the opponent as soon as possible, but it is still unknown who will survive the two and who will have the last laugh...

  (end of this chapter)