Chapter 782: Calmly

"General Ma, come here."

Liu Ye waved to him, and Ma Teng obediently leaned forward. After Liu Ye whispered to him for a while, Ma Teng's expression gradually became happy.

"The general obeys the order. The general just waits for the good news from the general."

Liu Ye smiled and nodded: "Brother Shoucheng takes action, what else do I have to worry about?"

Ma Teng took 10,000 troops and horses that day and quietly walked out under the cover of night. Naturally, Zhang Ren in Jiameng Pass didn't know the news.

Liu Ye, on the other hand, ordered the Pili chariots to continue to attack Jiameng Pass every day, but rarely let his sergeants attack the city. After all, Jiameng Pass was tall and strong, so he still tried to avoid unnecessary casualties.

Boom boom boom!

The number of Pili Chariots outside the city reached hundreds, and there were more than a thousand soldiers operating the Pili Chariots alone. They skillfully used the Pili Chariots and aimed at the head of Jiamengguan City with a burst of bombardment.

Stone bullets fell from the sky one after another, like meteorites falling from the sky, hitting the top of Jiamengguan City. The stone bullets fell heavily one after another, causing the city head of Jiameng Pass to shake slightly. However, if you want to rely on these stone bullets to defeat Jiameng Pass, I am afraid you will have to pound them day and night for several months. After all, this is a natural hazard, not an ordinary one. man-made pass.

The Yizhou soldiers on top of the city were still a little frightened when they first faced the stone bullets thrown by the Thunderbolt Chariot, but now they look much better. Each of them sat skillfully behind the female wall and put their shields on the wall. Standing high, they were talking loudly - it was impossible not to talk loudly. The sound of the stone bullets hitting the city head was violent, otherwise it would be impossible to hear clearly.

"How long has it been since the Liangzhou Army attacked the city?"

"It must be three or four days!"

"As long as we don't attack the city, it's just a stalemate anyway."

Although these Yizhou soldiers were angry with the Liangzhou soldiers for invading Yizhou territory, they were not willing to waste their lives in this place. The Liangzhou soldiers just surrounded and refused to attack, consuming all the food and grass, and naturally retreated.

While the ordinary Yizhou soldiers were happy that the Liangzhou soldiers were not attacking, Zhang Ren, the commander-in-chief of the Yizhou army, looked solemn.

"Grand Governor, Jiameng Pass is impregnable and the Liangzhou Army cannot attack it at all. Why is the Grand Governor so unhappy?"

Leng Bao saw Zhang Ren's serious expression and couldn't help but ask aloud.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, Liangzhou's army has many soldiers and generals, but our army has few soldiers. It will be good if we can use the geographical advantage to deter the enemy." Deng Xian said in the same way.

Zhang Ren spoke slowly: "Liu Ye has always used his troops in an eclectic way, but now he is encircling instead of attacking. He must have other plans."

"What does the Governor mean?" Leng Bao raised his eyebrows, somewhat confused.

"Send letters to Chengdu, Jiange, and Jiangzhou, asking them to hold on and not to go out of the city to fight the enemy."

Zhang Renzheng said: "The roads in Yizhou are steep, and the Liangzhou army has come all the way. It is very laborious to transport food and grass. Liu Ye must want to win a quick victory, but our army is rich in food and grass, but it can fight the enemy in a stalemate for a year and a half." Zai, the enemy will definitely retreat."

Zhang Rennai is a famous general with both wisdom and bravery. He is not a person who has gained fame in vain. He sees clearly that it is almost impossible to defeat the wolf-like Liangzhou army on the battlefield. Only a war of attrition can defeat Liangzhou. military.

Don’t you, Liu Ye, not attack the city? It doesn't matter, we won't attack the city and see who can outlast whom.

Bajun, Jiangzhou.

Jiangzhou is located near today's Chongqing City. It is an important town in Yizhou, and the man who guards Jiangzhou is naturally a famous general in Shu.

In the county government office in Jiangzhou, a fully clothed veteran sat on the main seat. He was about forty years old and had a strong body. He was none other than Yan Yan, a famous general in Shu.

"Where did Zhang Jaw lead the army?"

He opened his mouth to ask a question, and a white-faced colonel at the head replied: "The army led by Zhang Zha has descended to Linjiang and is approaching Pingdu."

"It came so quickly."

A yellow-faced captain exclaimed.

The one with the white face is Lei Tong, and the one with the yellow face is called Wu Lan. They are both captains under Yan Yan and are quite brave.

"I heard that this jaw is a famous general under Liu Ye. He has experienced hundreds of battles, and he is indeed worthy of his reputation."

Yan Yan thought for a while and then ordered: "Order the Pingdu garrison to withdraw from the city, burn all the food and grass in the city, and go to Fuling."

"This general will personally supervise the army heading to Fuling. Be sure to block Zhang Jaw's troops outside the city of Fuling." Yan Yan said loudly.

Jiangzhou is the center of Bajun. Yan Yan thought that he could not let Zhang Zha come to attack him, so he simply led his troops to Fuling to keep the enemy out of the country.

Yan Yan glanced at Lei Tong and Wu Lan, thinking that Lei Tong was more cautious, but Wu Lan was reckless, so he said: "Lei Tong leads three thousand troops to station in Jiangzhou. I will personally lead 10,000 troops to Fuling."

"Here!"

Yan Yan ordered them to go down, and General Wu Lan and Lei Tonger went down to prepare.

At this time, Zhang Jaw had already led his army to conquer Linjiang City and marched south along the river.

Zhang Jaw led an army of 15,000 and was unstoppable along the way. In order to deal with the invasion of the Liangzhou Army, the Yizhou Army gathered troops and horses. In some small counties, there were only a few hundred people stationed, or even a few strong men. Naturally, it was not possible. They were captured with no effort, which caused some pride among the subordinates. It seems that these Yizhou troops are not that powerful.

However, as the commander-in-chief, Zhang Jaw was very cautious from beginning to end. After all, he was fighting in a foreign environment. If he was not careful, all his previous efforts would be wasted. Moreover, Zhang Jaw had a very cautious character, so he did not make any big mistakes.

The 15,000-strong army marched along the bank of the river like a long dragon. It felt very cool and it was very convenient to get water. For an army of tens of thousands, food and drinking water are very important. In history, there are many armies that were defeated due to lack of water.

For example, during the Battle of Jieting, the Shu army led by Ma Di was completely defeated because the Shu army was stationed alone on the mountain and the water flow was cut off by the jaw opening. In the Spring and Autumn Period, when Duke Huan of Qi was the king and fought against the barbarians, he led the allied forces of the princes to the north to attack the barbarians. There was also a shortage of water in the mountains, so he ordered his soldiers to dig tens of feet of ground to obtain water sources.

He sat on the horse with his jaw open and moved forward slowly. He saw a horse in front of him galloping back with excitement on his face.

"Zhang Zhennan, Zhang Zhennan!"

The cavalryman said excitedly: "The defenders of Pingdu City were afraid of the power of our army, so they opened the gates on all sides and surrendered."

"What?"

Opening his jaw, he was surprised and happy. Of course, there was no need to say more about the happiness, but the shock was because he felt that there was a trick involved. Why did the enemy army take the initiative to open the city gate? Could it be that there was an ambush in the city and there was actually a fraud?

"Order the front troops not to enter, wait until the general arrives!"

After Zhang Jia issued the order, he urged the central and rear troops to speed up and rush towards Pingdu City.