Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later
Chapter 473 He actually kept his composure
The news of the loss of Yinping and Qiaotou first reached Jian Yong at Baishui Pass. At that time, he had been surrounded by Yan Xing. The next day, Ma Chao also arrived. Jian Yong was terrified. While sending people to report the news everywhere, he was commanding the soldiers of Baishui Pass to resist the Tang army.
In fact, before Yan Xing's troops arrived, Jian Yong had already received news from scouts that a Tang army was heading towards Baishui Pass. At that time, he thought that the other party was sending troops to block the pass to tie down the Shu army's strength and relieve the pressure on Lu Bu in Yanzhou. He never thought that they were coming to attack Shuzhong.
Not to mention Jian Yong, who could have imagined that the Tang army assembled hundreds of thousands of troops on the border of Yanzhou, showing an attitude of not giving up until Cao Cao was killed, and then turned around to attack Shuzhong. Moreover, the complexity of Shuzhong's terrain was more than ten times that of Yanzhou. There were mountains everywhere, and checkpoints layer upon layer. It was impossible to take it down without hundreds of thousands of troops. Liu Bei had already experienced this deeply during his attack on Liu Fan, so Jian Yong did not take Yan Xing's 10,000 troops seriously at the beginning.
Moreover, in his opinion, the other side sent 30,000 people to Wuguan to attack Nanyang, and there were only 60,000 to 70,000 people left in Yongzhou. Even if Sun Wu and Bai Qi were reborn, they would not dare to attack Shuzhong with such a small number of people.
But Zhang Mo did just that. Her courage came from the fact that she had mastered detailed information and topographic maps of military deployments in various places in Shu. Secondly, she took the enemy by surprise and won by speed. The battle was so fast that many people in Shu had not yet reacted, and it was over, such as in Yinping Road and Qiaotou.
Let’s not talk about Baishui Pass for now. Two days later, Zhang Fei, who was stationed at the pass, received news sent by Jian Yong.
"Lü Bu is actually attacking Shuzhong?" Zhang Fei's face was filled with shock. "That's impossible! Isn't he fighting that bastard Cao Mengde right now? Where did he get the troops?"
Like Jian Yong, Zhang Fei also didn't believe that the Tang Kingdom would attack Shu at this time. In fact, he knew two days ago that the Tang army was sending reinforcements outside Yangping Pass, and he thought that the other side was coming to contain the Shu army, and didn't think about attacking Shu at all.
"Yinping and Qiaotou have been occupied." The visitor reminded.
Zhang Fei frowned, "Will Lü Bu come alone or someone else?"
"I don't know who's leading the battle, but it was Ma Chao who captured Yinping and Qiaotou. He's currently besieging Baishui Pass with Yan Xing. I'm not sure if there are any Tang troops behind them, and I'm worried about the loss of Baishui. Please, General Zhang, send some reinforcements if necessary."
Zhang Fei stood up suddenly and said, "I'll go and call the troops!"
He hurried out the door and happened to bump into the military supervisor Deng Zhi who came after hearing the news. Deng Zhi's thin body was hit by Zhang Fei's strong body, and he staggered back two steps and almost fell. Fortunately, a soldier next to him helped him up and he did not make a fool of himself.
"What are you going to do, General?" Deng Zhi asked after steadying himself.
"Call the troops to rescue Baishui Pass!" Zhang Fei glanced at him without any apology, but said a little impatiently.
Deng Zhi was the descendant of the famous general Deng Yu and was quite talented. When Dong Zhuo was causing chaos in the court, he fled to Yizhou with his family. However, no one knew him and wanted to use him until Liu Bei entered Shu and he was discovered by Li Ru. This time, he had the opportunity to serve in the government. This time, Liu Bei sent troops to Nanyang and was afraid that Zhang Fei would act arbitrarily. Li Ru knew that Deng Zhi had a calm character, so he sent him to be a military supervisor.
Deng Zhi was actually a very upright, fair and honest person, but because he was promoted by Li Ru and was sent by Li Ru to restrain Zhang Fei's hands and feet, Zhang Fei disliked him very much.
"Baishui Pass is not so easy to break through. General, you must not go out rashly at this time, so as not to lose the pass!" Deng Zhi advised.
"What if?" Zhang Fei asked, "Those two marched so quickly, they were aiming for surprise. Baishui Pass originally had a bridgehead to support it, so I didn't have to worry. But now that the bridgehead has been lost, Xianhe may not be able to hold it!"
"That's not a big deal!" Deng Zhi explained. "As long as Hanzhong and Guancheng are not lost, even if the enemy really breaks through Baishui Pass, their small force will never dare to advance any further!"
Zhang Fei thought about it and agreed. There were more than 10,000 soldiers stationed in Hanzhong, and there were 4,000 soldiers in Guancheng. If Ma Chao and Yan Xing really wanted to capture Baishui Pass, they would have to lose 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers. If the remaining soldiers dared to advance deep into Shu alone without any reinforcements, he would wait for his elder brother to come back with the troops and he would be able to cut off their retreat in a minute, leaving them with no way out.
Thinking of this, Zhang Fei temporarily put his mind at ease. He turned back to the hall and ordered his guards, "Quickly send someone to deliver this news to Nanyang and Chengdu, telling the lord to return quickly and have Gongyou guard Yangping Pass!"
"Yes!" The guards bowed and retreated. Zhang Fei glanced at Deng Zhi who followed him in and asked, "Does Bo Miao need anything else?"
Deng Zhi sat down at a table nearby and said, "According to the information sent by the scouts, there are 20,000 Tang troops at Baishui Pass, and only 20,000 outside Yangping Pass. This number obviously does not match the number of troops in Yong and Liang provinces. I think the enemy may have troops entering Hanzhong from other routes. If the lord cannot return in time, Yangping Pass will be attacked from both inside and outside and may be broken."
"So you mean that you want me to go to support Yangping Pass?" Zhang Fei asked.
"No, General, you must stay at the Pass. I mean to have Gongyou send some men to support Shiquan County and defend the eastern side of the Hanzhong Basin to prevent the enemy troops entering from Ziwu Road from attacking Yangping Pass from the rear."
"What about the Baoxia Road Pass? Should we send troops to reinforce the defense?"
Deng Zhi said, "The exit of Baoxiadao is narrow, a thousand men will be enough to guard it."
"Okay, I'll do as you say!"
Although Zhang Fei was unhappy with Deng Zhi, it was undeniable that what he said made sense. At this time, as long as they did not lose their composure, with the current strength of the Tang army, they would not be able to capture Hanzhong at all. But if they got anxious, they might just fall into the enemy's trap like Liu Gui at the bridgehead.
Therefore, as Zhang Fei issued this series of orders, the Tang army's pace was also halted. Although Baishui Pass was breached, as Deng Zhi said, without reinforcements in the rear, Ma Chao and Yan Xing did not dare to advance further into Jiameng Pass with the remaining 10,000 troops, even though there was Zhang Fan, an insider, in Jiange behind them.
Zhang He was still blocked outside Yangping Pass, and Taishi Ci's troops, who had just entered Hanzhong from Ziwu Road, were also fighting with the Shu army outside Shiquan County.
"Brother Zhang San actually kept his composure this time!"
Outside Yangping Pass, after reading the news sent by the scouts, Zhang Mo was not anxious at all. "It's good that you can hold your breath. Let's continue to wait for Liu Xiong and his men. According to the itinerary reported by Feiying yesterday, we can enter Hanzhong in about five or six days!"
Zhang He said worriedly, "General Ziyi is currently being held hostage by the Shu army in Shiquan. Even if Liu Xiong were to enter Hanzhong, what use would that small number of men have on the vast plains?"
Xu You smiled and said, "Don't worry, Junyi. As long as Liu Xiong can enter Hanzhong, Yangping Pass can be captured."
Zhang He was puzzled. "Didn't we say we were going to attack Guancheng?"
"Hasn't this meant that luring the enemy failed? Zhang Fei isn't moving, so we can't fight anymore!"
Zhang He was completely bewildered. "What exactly is the princess's plan?"
Xu You explained, "The princess has devised two plans. Zhang Fei's presence here is both a lure and a test. If he goes to rescue Baishui Pass, we will send troops south across the Mian River to attack the pass directly. As long as we capture the pass and leave 6,000 men to guard the passage leading to Baishui Pass, we can temporarily ignore Hanzhong and directly attack Shuzhong."
"But if he can remain calm and wait for Liu Xiong's troops to arrive at Dingjun Mountain, we can then attack Yangping Pass without worrying about him attacking from the flank."
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