Chapter 369: Battle Between You and Bing

On the top of Jiangling City, Jiang Wan stood with his hands clasped.

Behind him was the burning Jiangling City, and across the river in front of him was Lü Meng, who was shouting and mad.

The defenders in the west of the city would report from time to time that the two troops near Lexiang County were fighting hard.

The defenders in the city put out the fire in an orderly manner, and outside the city, the Wudi Zipusi attacked the city in an endless stream.

All of this was reflected in Jiang Wan's eyes, but he did not pay special attention to it.

The Cao army did not intend to hide its movements from anyone. They came in a big way, and then rushed north after preparing openly.

Jiang Wan's eyes extended to the distance. The green earth blended with the dim sky in the distance, forming a distracting gray, and the Cao army disappeared there.

Jiang Wan had a guess in his heart that that might be the place where the victory or defeat of this battle was decided.

However, the outcome in the distance was beyond his control. After a while of daydreaming, Jiang Wan gradually calmed down and focused on the war in front of him.

With the addition of the Thunderbolt Chariot and the kerosene bomb, it seemed that Jiangling City had been in trouble. Lu Meng became more and more excited. He was unaware that he had shouted himself hoarse while commanding on the battlefield.

Jiang Wan saw all this and couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: "Closer..."

Zhao Yun in the north could not hide his fatigue on his face.

After going down Tongguan, according to the urgent order of Zhuge Military Advisor, Zhang Fei and Huo Jun went out of Tongguan with great fanfare to attract the attention of Cao's army, forcing part of Cao's army that was confronting Guan Yu to return to defend Hongnong.

Zhao Yun was ordered to lead the elite cavalry to go through the Bashui River Valley, pass through Shangluo and Wuguan, and enter Jingbei.

To be fair, this section of the road is not easy to walk. After entering the mountain, the Bashui River Valley is not as smooth as the Weishui River Valley. There are often sharp bends and gravel shoals washed out. In some places, you even need to wade through shallow water.

Fortunately, the mounts of the support army were all nailed with horseshoes before departure, so as not to let the good horses die here.

Going around the Zhongling Mountain through the river valley is Shangluo. Because it is very close to Chang'an and Luoyang, it has been frequently disturbed by the defeated soldiers since the beginning of the troubled times. The people who can smell the danger simply moved their families south, and most of those who stayed here were moved away to become the settlements of Cao's army.

Therefore, Zhao Yun's crossing did not attract much attention, and from then on there was a way to go.

After passing the equally ruined Shangxian County, the terrain began to rise again.

On the waist of the mountain stands a pass, with high cliffs and deep valleys, narrow and difficult to pass. Only 500 elite soldiers are needed here to prevent tens of thousands of troops from passing. It is really dangerous.

But fortunately, the place is now deserted and no one is blocking the way.

"This is the four passes of the pre-Qin Dynasty!" Xi Zhen, who was traveling with him, was slightly moved, and looked at the pass inside and out with interest.

Hearing Xi Zhen say this, the deputy general Zhang Yi also looked very impressed, and sighed with Xi Zhen.

Wuguan was formerly known as Shaoxiguan, and together with Hanguguan, Xiaoguan, and Dashanguan, it was called the four passes of the pre-Qin Dynasty. Zhao Yun knew this in the past.

But since the unification of the world, these heroic passes have lost their glory to the west one by one, and the Wuguan in front of him is no exception.

However, Zhao Yun has more ideas. He still remembers the exciting thousand-year history of later generations that he saw in the light curtain.

This Wuguan was built in the ravines and will most likely be gradually abandoned in later generations, but Dashanguan and Xiaoguan are both located on the front line of fighting with foreign races. I wonder if they have left a popular story in later generations for thousands of years?

These thoughts only lasted for a moment, and then Zhao Yun shouted loudly to the soldiers to speed up their pace. It was too cold on the mountain, and they planned to spend the night in Xi County ahead.

But before leaving, Zhang Yi and Xi Zhen, who were sighing together, did something that made Zhao Yun laugh and cry.

Perhaps because of the history of Wuguan Pass, Zhang Yi ordered the special soldiers in the army to carve a row of large characters on their weapons on a flat place on the wall of the pass, and Xi Zhen also read it out loud:

"Han general Zhao Yun passed by here and won Jingzhou with his spear."

Zhao Yun wanted to hide his face and be ashamed to see people for a while, but Zhang Yi and others under his command knew the temper of this commander very well, and immediately led the soldiers to shout together:

"General, will this victory be won?"

Zhao Yun had no choice but to respond loudly:

"We will win!"

So the soldiers cheered together.

The laughter and the voice of victory fell from the mountainside to the valley and stayed at the end of the Qinling Mountains.

This unexpected reinforcement made Xu Shu overjoyed.

Before Zhao Yun came, Xu Shu and Guan Yu discussed for several days whether to send troops to support Jiangling.

Xu Shu's judgment was based on the fact that Jiangling had been under siege for a long time, and Cao Jun might find an opportunity to intervene.

After all, the Cao Jun stationed in Yingchuan at this time had no shortage of soldiers or generals. It was completely convenient to draw a cavalry to serve as a surprise force. After all, the battlefield in Jingbei was also in a confrontation.

But for Guan Yu, it was stretched to the limit. The troops were not abundant, and the few generals were staring at Cao Jun on the front line.

Fortunately, the appearance of Zhao Yun solved this problem, and Xu Shu's reason was also reasonable.

From Yingchuan to Jiangling, Cao Jun could either go around Yiyang, cross the mountains to Jiangxia, and then go to Jiangling, which was more than a thousand miles.

Or go around Lujiang to Jiangxia, which was more than 1,500 miles.

Zhao Yun's elite cavalry could go straight south from Wancheng to Jiangling, which was a smooth road of only 700 miles.

But what surprised Zhao Yun was that before he arrived in Jiangling, the scouts with the army reported that they had encountered scouts of Cao's army at Changbanpo.

With the enemy army in front and unknown, Zhao Yun chose to rest in Bian County, 80 miles north of Changbanpo.

Then the scouts were dispatched frequently. The scouts of both sides fought fiercely in the Dangyang area. Each side tried to break through the other side's defense line and go deep into the back to spy on the intelligence.

"Zhang Liao is the commander-in-chief, leading nearly 5,000 elite cavalry to station troops in Maicheng." Zhao Yun listened to the scout's report and repeated it to confirm that there were no mistakes, then patted the scout's shoulder and asked him to rest.

"Zhao Yun is the commander-in-chief, stationed troops in Bianxian, the number of troops is unknown, and it is estimated that there are about 3,000 troops based on the horses?" Zhang Liao was interested and patted his shoulder to signal the scout to retreat.

Soon after the two commanders pondered, they gave the same order:

"Breakfast at 1:00 am tomorrow, and march to Bianxian/Maicheng at 7:00 pm!"

Both of them can be called the favorites of Liu Bei and Cao Cao, so they are more aware of the situation on the entire battlefield now.

Lord Cao sent me to travel thousands of miles to win a quick victory in Jingzhou!

Lord Xuande ordered me to rush through Shangluo to ensure that Jiangling is safe!

Zhang Liao relied on the great victory in Hefei last year, which shocked the world.

Zhao Yun knew the enemy's strengths and weaknesses, and now he had a secret elite soldier under his command, which would surely defeat the enemy!

After a night's rest, the two proud divisions finally met at Changbanpo.

Zhao Yun's heart was excited when he set foot on this place again. After several years, he fought with Cao's army again here, but now Liu was in the north and Cao was in the south, which made him sigh in his heart that his fate was strange.

The two commanders had nothing to reminisce about the past. After all, Zhang Liao was not very familiar with Zhao Yun. Although Zhao Yun was familiar with "Zhang Liao", he himself was not a talkative person.

Therefore, the first time after the encounter, the two of them had already shouted orders separately.

Then, the cavalry moved together!

For Zhang Liao, it was obvious that the enemy was few and we were many, so the tactic adopted was also the simplest and most direct frontal attack.

Using the advantage of troops to charge the cavalry formation, the simple and unpretentious tactics were also the tactics most familiar to Zhang Liao, who was born in Bingzhou.

Crush the enemy from the front, and then chase the enemy like a hungry wolf and eat away the enemy step by step. This is also the tactics Zhang Liao is most familiar with.

Zhao Yun ordered the cavalry to avoid the front at the first time, and then tried to charge at an angle.

This tactic inherited from the Youzhou cavalry was used by Zhao Yun with all his strength.

The Youzhou cavalry is best at surprise attack, but this surprise does not mean a mindless charge, but because the Youzhou cavalry often fights with fewer people when attacking the Hu, and the cavalry is precious and it is impossible to charge against the Hu people. In that case, even if one cavalry is exchanged for ten Hu people, it is undoubtedly a losing business for Gongsun Zan.

Then there is only one final choice, to use the cavalry advantage as a knife, the Hu people as a cake, and carry out the method of dividing, encircling and annihilating by an oblique surprise attack, just like a sharp knife dividing a cake.

Zhang Liao wanted to laugh at first when he saw Zhao Yun also charging, but then he found that the direction of the enemy's charge was not his central army, so he also reacted.

Is it to form a formation and slowly withdraw to lead the enemy away from the open area? Or should we turn around and try to attack the flank to force a counterattack? Or...

Then Zhang Liao came to his senses. There was no room for hesitation on the battlefield.

The cavalry on the opposite side blew over the flank of Zhang Liao's cavalry like a gust of wind, and the more than a hundred cavalrymen who were not closely integrated with the main formation were accurately wiped out like fallen leaves.

The unfavorable first battle made Zhang Liao sober up in an instant, and then he noticed the difference: "Horse..."

This cavalry is completely different from the ridiculous horse infantry put together by Jiangdong under the city of Hefei, and it is also better than the Wuhuan cavalry under the White Wolf Mountain.

The agile horses, the cavalry full of fighting spirit, and the meticulous tactics, this is a strong enemy!

Zhang Liao felt that his whole body was boiling. It has been more than five years since the White Wolf Mountain, and it has not encountered a strong cavalry until now!

At the same time, he also felt a little trembling. At Changbanpo, Liu Bei was like a stray dog, but now he can defeat Cao Gong in Jingzhou, and there are such elites!

Not only for Cao Gong, but also for his pride as a Bingzhou man, he would not allow him to lose!

So soon, the whole battlefield was filled with the sound of horses' hooves, but there was little sound of fighting.

The two cavalrymen kept adjusting their directions and charging. Zhang Liao sought to defeat the enemy head-on, and Zhao Yun was always staring at the enemy's flank. The two armies crossed and separated in a moment.

Even for the convenience of command, the commanders of the two armies simply led the army in front and led the direction of the army.

But overall, it was more tiring for Zhang Liao, because there were more soldiers and horses, and they were on the defensive as a whole. He needed to concentrate on the front of the enemy to judge Zhao Yun's intentions and intercept them in advance.

But soon, this elite seemed to be tired of such a game. After a loud whistle, he watched the cavalry turn around and cross his flank.