Chapter 2325 Active or passive situation


    The battle of Longyou can almost be said to be coming to an end, but the problem in Hanzhong is still fluctuating.


    Especially when the news that Micang Road was broken out by Wei Yan at the southern mountain of Daba Mountain was transmitted to Nanzheng, it caused a commotion all over the sky.


    Especially for Zhang Ze, it was undoubtedly a shocking thunderbolt hitting the soles of his feet, with some hair and beard scorched.


    In Zhang Ze''s consciousness, he always thought that the important direction of defense should be in Guanzhong and Longxi. Although he had received the news about Wei Yan''s walking on the Micang Road, on the one hand, Zhang thought that Wei Yan''s time must not be so fast. , Another aspect is that he thinks that the Ji people and Di people he has deployed, even if they cannot be defeated, they can still hold Wei Yan...


    As a result, Wei Yan suddenly appeared, and took down Nanshan Military Village in one fell swoop! This shocking news seemed to be so exciting that Zhang Ze''s own flag kept rolling in the air, as if it was about to fall!


    Although the Nanshan Military Village is not considered a powerful and majestic military village, nor does it mean that Zhang Ze lost all his bargaining chips if he lost the Nanshan Military Village, but it was enough to give Zhang Ze a headache and ordered to strictly guard the Nanshan Military Village. Zheng, entered into wartime martial law.


    On the head of Nanzheng City, the soldiers are all standing in armor. Archers, shield players, and spearmen line up separately. On the city walls and in the turrets, all kinds of defensive equipment are prepared. There are bed crossbows and catapults that can be taken out at any time, and there are even some deer villages that have been connected in series with iron chains. Upper notch.


    The entire peripheral defense system of Nanzheng is still serious and orderly, but in the center of Nanzheng, within Zhang Ze''s government office, it is extremely chaotic, everyone is expressing their opinions, accusing the other party of responsibility , Shaking their own blame, no one can come up with a solution anyway, no one has any suggestions, only criticism and endless mutual accusations.


    Zhang is having a headache.


    It seems that from the day the rebel flag was raised, things went in a direction that was completely out of control.


    Zhang thinks he is still young, but in fact he is not young anymore. If calculated according to the average life expectancy of a big man, every breath he takes now is earned.


    Young people are more aggressive, because young people are not very afraid of failure and are willing to take risks and gain fame, but older people are more conservative and need to think more about family and family, including themselves and their own elderly Children and other matters, I don''t want to take too high risks...


    So before the rebellion, Zhang Ze felt that he could still make a fortune, but after he really went all out, he found that he was not young anymore, and his risk tolerance was not so high.


    Of course the most important thing is that Zhang Ze overestimated the benefits of the rebellion, and selectively ignored the risks...


    Zhang Ze is not completely inexperienced in battle formation. When he was young, he personally went into battle, commanded battles, and even cut off the enemy''s head with his own hands. In terms of the defensive system arrangement on the city wall of Nanzheng, it also reflects that up to this point. But Zhang Ze''s military experience is outdated.


    All of Zhang Ze''s military arrangements are based on his past experience. This is not a fault, but if he completely follows experience and does not pay attention to new changes, there will naturally be problems.


    At the beginning, Zhang Ze dealt with the county soldiers in the Hanzhong area, and he didn''t have too many difficulties. Because these county soldiers did not change much after Fei Qian entered Sichuan and Shu. In other words, when Huang Cheng trained mountain soldiers, a wave of excellent soldiers had already been selected, and they remained in the ranks of county soldiers in the future. The quality of the pawns among them can basically be imagined.


    And this initial success was hindered by Huang Quan. Logically speaking, Zhang Ze should have been awakened by this incident, knowing that these county soldiers under him were actually very problematic. His brain was cutting and distributing benefits, and he didn''t notice this matter at all.


    Until now, Zhang Ze suddenly discovered that the combat effectiveness of his soldiers is actually pitifully low...


    And this group of "sticks" under him...


    Continuous discussion, started after receiving information during the day.


    Zhang Ze could sit upright at the beginning, his voice was loud and clear, and he was very commanding, but as the discussion deepened and the wrangling began, the building became more and more crooked, and the time became longer and longer. After nightfall, although a lot of candles were lit in the hall, and the light was similar to that of the day, Zhang Ze''s spirit was still a little weakened, and his figure could not maintain the original upright etiquette norms. He heard in his ears Other people''s words also have some buzzing noises, as if their thinking is stuck by something, and it is difficult to turn around.


    『Your envoy, you should quickly drop the soldiers from all over the place, and attack the Nanshan army stronghold again. Taking advantage of Wei Wenchang’s unsteady footing, break through the army stronghold and charge in. Even if you can’t capture Wei Wenchang alive, you can force him back to the mountain! 』


    『My lord, there must be something strange about this matter! There are more or less two thousand elite soldiers in the Nanshan military stronghold, but there is no struggle, which makes Wei Wenchang take them lightly. Among them...hehe, I am afraid that someone has colluded with foreign enemies. 』


    『My lord, it’s hard for us to know what’s going on in Nanshan’s military stronghold, but there is a change in Micang Road in Hanzhong at the moment, but there’s no news about the arrival of the people in Diren. There’s a fear of changes, so we have to guard against it...』


    『My lord, I’m afraid there are some internal responses in Nanzheng City, why don’t you take advantage of the closing of the four gates and conduct a thorough investigation again...』


    『My lord, the point is still outside the city, not inside the city! There are so many old folks in the city, it is already inconvenient to close the door, if the intrusion is too much, then a civil uprising will be stirred up, so what? 』


    『My lord, 30,000 arrows are needed on the city wall to be safe, and the craftsmen still need to be urged...』


    『Emissary…』


    At this moment, surrounded by Zhang Ze, chirping, most of them are Zhang''s children who Zhang Ze promoted during this period of time.


    In fact, Zhang Ze knew in his heart that if these promoted Zhang''s children talked about the Book of Songs, the Analects of Confucius, commented on the quality of wine, and explored the measurements of beautiful women in normal time, there should be no big problem, but Let these Zhang''s children go into battle...


    I think it can be useful, Zhang Ze has already sent out, but he has been attacking Huang Quan for a long time, and he vowed that this is for the sake of Zhang Ze''s overall battle situation, only need to besiege to get the best result, not need Consuming too many soldiers to capture an "unimportant" Fangling...


    There is also Zhang Shi from Nanshan Military Village...


    At first, Zhang thought that with his honorable status, foresight, and careful planning, he would never have come to such a point. With the support of Cao''s army, Zhang Ze only needs to sit safely in Hanzhong and enjoy the results, so it''s meaningless to promote so many big soldiers, and it''s not as good as these own children.


    It was true in the beginning, these Zhang''s children, of course, focused on how to serve Zhang Ze, whether it was looking for exquisite utensils, or arranging a docile beauty, they all chose the best and most comfortable ones to send to Zhang Ze. , so it is not surprising that such a wonderful situation is presented when an emergency military situation is encountered.


    『Report! 』


    A soldier rushed over, "The remnants of Nanshan Army Village are coming here!" 』


    There was a sudden commotion in the lobby.


    『Ah, ah? 』


    『This... what does this mean? 』


    『What remnants? Is Wei Wenchang coming to attack here? 』


    『Wei Wenchang is coming! broken! It''s really coming! 』


    『Is this too fast? Has Wei Wen gone crazy? 』


    『Silence! Zhang Ze shouted angrily, pressed his head, and said to the soldiers in the hall, "Come on, tell me clearly, what''s going on?" 』


    The soldiers who reported the letter in the hall had the opportunity to explain the matter clearly. It turned out that Wei Yan didn''t stay long after occupying the Nanshan military stronghold. He immediately stripped the soldiers who surrendered of their armor and equipment, drove them out, and then set fire to the military stronghold...


    These soldiers from Hanzhong County, originally Zhang Ze''s soldiers didn''t have a strong desire to fight, and they were stripped of their armor, like hermit crabs whose big pincers were pulled out. He would not want to resist, so he obediently followed the instructions and came to Nanzheng.


    Set fire to the military camp?


    This is unreasonable...


    Normally speaking, shouldn’t it be based on the army stronghold, and then attack after the follow-up reinforcements arrive? Shouldn''t Wei Yan use Nanshan Military Village as a stronghold to garrison?


    Could it be that something happened that made Wei Yan have to retreat, that is, burning the army camp. On the one hand, it can stop Zhang Ze from pursuing, and on the other hand, it can also prevent Zhang Ze from sending troops to occupy the army camp again...


    After thinking for a while, Zhang Ze settled down a little, and then asked, "So, can Wei Yan and Wei Wenchang make an advance?" Checkpoints can move. 』


    『There were no alarms at the checkpoints along the way. ’ the soldier replied.


    Zhang nodded, as if confirming some of his thoughts, paused for a moment, especially worried, and asked: "Is there any change in the checkpoint?" Did you send someone to inspect it? 』


    The soldiers nodded and said: "The checkpoints are all safe and sound, everything is normal. 』


    Zhang Ze asked a few more questions, but didn''t get any more special information. He just waved his hand to let the soldiers who sent the message back, then frowned and thought for a while, then smiled slightly, "I''m afraid that there will be changes in Sichuan, and Wei Wen will be exhausted." It’s also true to help and retreat…”


    Hearing these words, there was a panting sound in the hall, and many people even showed relaxed expressions.


    『This...Wei Wenchang saw that our army was magnificent and rigorous, and there was no opportunity to take advantage of it. He knew that he was invincible, so he retreated to the mountain road? 』


    『If you know the way to advance and retreat like this, you can be regarded as a wise general...』


    『Haha, now that Wei Wenchang has retreated, Hanzhong is still worry-free! Congratulations Shijun, congratulations Shijun! 』


    『You can capture the remnants of the Nanshan army under the city, ask in detail why the army village fell, and see if there are any internal thieves cooperating with others...』


    『How can such a cruel thing be done? The heart of defense is indispensable, but the arrest and interrogation is too much, I am afraid it will hurt the morale of the army...』


    『Military spirit, it’s enough to win over some money, but if this internal thief is not completely eliminated, I’m afraid there will be another disaster...』


    "you…"


    Hearing that these guys turned the stairs again, Zhang Ze couldn''t help it, and hit the table with a "pong" sound, which immediately shocked everyone in the hall. They quickly shut up and bowed their heads, pretending to be The appearance of a good baby is like a primary school student who was called out by the teacher and punished.


    『Order! Zhang Ze took a deep breath, and then ordered, "Take all the remnants of the soldiers and go to the camp outside the city!" In addition, transfer the soldiers in the city, draw 200 heavy armored infantry fighters, 500 swords, shields, archers, and 800 spears, and then transfer 1,000 auxiliary troops. Go to Nanshan, search for Wei Wenchang''s trace, and rebuild Nanshan Military Village! 』


    When Zhang Ze opened his mouth, he pulled out a little more than a quarter of the defenders in Nanzheng, making the Zhang disciples in the hall a little hesitant, and wanted to dissuade them, but under Zhang Ze''s serious expression Xia swallowed the words again.


    These Zhang''s children have no military knowledge at all, and naturally they don''t know that more soldiers are not better. If they don''t know how to dispatch and arrange, no matter how many soldiers there are, they are just a bunch of cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered. The way to use soldiers is not to blindly increase the number of troops , but lies in the reasonable deployment and arrangement of soldiers. It is necessary to invest appropriate troops in appropriate places, and to allow one''s own soldiers and horses to always have a room for maneuvering and displaying...


    Of course, these Zhang''s children don''t understand at all. In their hearts, they really wish to gather all the soldiers in the whole Han Dynasty in Nanzheng, and then fill Nanzheng up and down, inside and out, all the places that can be filled. full so they can feel safe.


    As for the follow-up reaction when there are too many soldiers, and a series of related problems arising from it, these Zhang''s children don''t care at all. Anyway, it''s like standing on the top of a rockery when I was a child and shouting that I am a general and then humming down. Naturally, various generals arranged matters for them, and all problems were no longer problems.


    Zhang waved his hand wearily, telling these guys to roll. Seeing these nephews and nephews of their own family lowering their eyebrows one by one, retreating slowly in a safe and orderly manner, Zhang Ze felt that his muscles and bones seemed to be aching everywhere, and his neck was extremely stiff. It was a little difficult to turn even slightly, so he couldn''t help closing his eyes, and took a long breath. The mountain-like fatigue made him have a splitting headache, and it was difficult to continue thinking...


    Since Wei Yan retreated temporarily, or just didn’t find any signs of attack for the time being, you can relax a little bit and take a rest first. As for where Wei Yan and Wei Wenchang went, wait until the soldiers arrive at Nanshan and receive a report before thinking about it.


    …(￣o￣).zZ…


    Wei Yan did not intend to attack Nanzheng.


    Because even if Wei Yan walks out of the Mi Cang Road, it does not mean that the soldiers from Sichuan and Shu will arrive in Hanzhong continuously, so it is undoubtedly a stupid move to directly attack Nanzheng.


    At this time, the advantages of Wei Yan''s small-scale army are reflected again. The large army has strength, but it is difficult to hide the large army, and the small army is just the opposite...


    It’s like in ancient times, why the Yangtze River is a natural moat, insurmountable? Does it mean that it is really impossible for anyone to find any area where they can sneak into?


    Obviously not. On a line as long as the Yangtze River, it is impossible for the defender to keep an eye on every point all the time. Small-scale smuggling is an extremely difficult problem to solve even in later generations...


    As long as a large-scale military operation is launched, it is impossible to prevent everyone from looking at it, and it is easier to target. For example, Cao Cao''s Chibi and Zhou Yu directly burned the ship. Even if there is no plague, Cao Cao will not be able to go south in a short time.


    Small troops are easier to hide, in a way like stealth. After Wei Yan and the others set fire to the military village to attract everyone''s attention, they hid themselves...


    Of course, the reason why Wei Yan made such a choice was that one was supplemented by supplies originally belonging to the Zhang family in the military camp, and the other was that he had a guide.


    Zhang Shi.


    Zhang Shi is also very helpless. For him, after surrendering Wei Yan, it means that he has been separated from the Zhang family''s sequence, and his wealth and life are bet on the side of the hussars. The most direct thing is to cooperate with Wei Yan the most so that the hussars can win the final victory, otherwise...


    As soon as the army camp was burned, those remnant soldiers were released by Wei Yan, which meant that Zhang Shi had no way out and could only cooperate with Wei Yan obediently.


    Wei Yan knew this, and so did Zhang Shi, so when Wei Yan took Zhang Shi out of the army camp and asked about Hanzhong again, Zhang Shi was obviously more humble and cooperative than before.


    The situation is stronger than the people. Although Zhang Shi is relatively weak in the military, he still has some ability to observe the situation and judge the situation.


    "Zhang... Zhang Shijun..." Zhang Shi swallowed his saliva, glanced at Wei Yan, and saw that Wei Yan did not show any dissatisfaction because of this title, so he continued, "Zhang Shijun''s key defense is in the south. Zheng... Nanzheng has eight thousand elite soldiers, most of them are heavily armored soldiers, and there are seven or eight thousand auxiliary soldiers...』


    『Heavy armor? Wei Yan frowned, "Do you know where these heavy armors come from?" 』


    It doesn’t mean that you can call it heavy armor if you wear an extra layer of general armor. Under hussars, heavy armor refers to a special armor, which is a full-body suit...


    Well, the suit has a bonus... er, it is a sandwich, which is more comfortable and effective than ordinary armor that is purely worn in multiple layers.


    Therefore, there are not many heavy armors. Generally speaking, it is impossible to have too many heavy armors in Hanzhong. More than a hundred, this number is quite large, of course we have to ask about the source.


    『This... I don’t know very well...』 Zhang Shi replied, afraid that Wei Yan would not believe it, and added, "Mr. Zhang buys heavy armors all in secret... I really don’t know..."


    Wei Yan glanced at Zhang Shi, nodded, "Continue..."


    "Besides, these are the key points of defense..." Zhang Shi clicked on the map, "As far as I know, these places not only have heavy troops, but also checkpoints, and the fortifications are very complete... and Once attacked, it will immediately ignite the wolf smoke...』


    In fact, there are also in the Nanshan military village, but Wei Yan''s action was too fast, and he suppressed the military village before Zhang Shi could react...


    Wei Yan looked at a few key points and nodded slightly. What Zhang Shi said was almost the same as Wei Yan''s own judgment.


    Zhang Ze''s key defenses are naturally important nodes.


    Yangping Pass, defending Chencang Road and Jinniu Road, Beishan Daying, guarding against Baoxie Road and Tangluo Road, Ziwu Valley, because it is remote and difficult, there are checkpoints...


    So what is the direction of the next step? Wei Yan looked at it, smiled slightly, and clicked on the map, "Now let''s go here first..."


    "here? 』


    Zhang Shi''s eyes widened, he never thought that Wei Yan would choose this direction of attack...


    (end of this chapter)