"The first drum is used to make war. The second drum is used to tighten the shirt. The third drum is used to unsheath the sword. The fourth drum is used to hand over the troops!"
Yang Ling was humming a little tune while leaning on the stone on the top of the mountain, looking at the mountain road at his feet.
After two days and two nights of rapid march, their group finally arrived at the rear of Yangping Pass from Dingjun Mountain.
At this time, the road under the mountain is the Golden Bull Road leading to Shu.
Yang Ling had ordered his troops to spread out and ambush on both sides of the mountain road.
As soon as Liu Bei's grain transport team was discovered, he launched a thunderous strike!
Sure enough, not long after, a scout hurried over,
"Meet the General and General Wei!"
The scout saluted Yang Ling and Zhao Yun respectfully.
"Not far ahead, we found a group of soldiers and horses. The flags they were flying were exactly Liu Bei's logistics convoy!"
When Yang Ling heard this, his spirits perked up and he immediately said to Pei Yuanshao,
"Hurry and inform Boyue and Shizai so that they can get ready!"
"Here!"
Pei Yuanshao did not dare to neglect, and immediately took a few guards and ran towards the foot of the mountain.
At the same time, on the Jinniu Road a few miles away, a grain transport convoy composed of a thousand elite soldiers and five thousand civilians was heading towards Yangping Pass.
The people responsible for leading this team are Liu Bei's generals Gao Xiang and Chen Shi.
"General Gao, the soldiers have been on the road for half a day, why don't we rest where we are?"
Chen Shi glanced at the exhausted soldiers and civilian husbands behind him, and then asked softly.
"Twenty miles away is Yangping Pass. It's not too late to rest after entering the pass!"
Gao Xiang shook his head and said resolutely,
"this……"
Chen Shi looked embarrassed.
Seeing this, Gao Xiang sighed and said kindly,
"I know the mountain road is difficult, but you have to be considerate."
"My lord is in a stalemate with Cao Wei in Hanzhong. If the food and grass had been delivered one day earlier, my lord's pressure would have been relieved one day earlier!"
"Besides, Cao Wei's general Yang Ling has always been cunning!"
"What if he goes around to the rear and ambush us?"
When Chen Shi heard this, he didn't take it seriously.
"General Gao's words are wrong. Yangping Pass is under the control of our army. Unless Cao Wei's soldiers are born with wings, how can they go around and ambush?"
"But since you are the main general, then we will listen to you and wait until we enter Yangping Pass to rest!"
Hearing this, Gao Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile,
"It would be most appropriate for General Chen to be considerate!"
While the two were talking, the grain transport team passed through a place with dense forests and narrow roads.
Looking at the dark and deep forests on both sides, Gao Xiang had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Come here, go search the woods!"
"General Gao, is this not necessary? If we search again, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach Yangping Pass even after dark!"
Chen Shi frowned.
He actually felt that Gao Xiang was a little too cautious!
After all, there is Yangping Pass across the Golden Bull Road. Unless Cao Wei defeats Liu Bei and captures Yangping Pass, they may encounter an ambush here!
"Having said that, be careful with your ship!"
Gao Xiang said in a deep voice.
Chen Shi had no choice but to wave to a group of soldiers and ask them to search the mountains and forests on both sides.
However, before the group of soldiers approached the forest, they heard a "swish, swish, swish" sound.
Before Gao Xiang and others could react, they saw countless arrows shooting out from the forest!
That group of soldiers was shot into a hornet's nest on the spot!
Gao Xiang was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and shouted loudly,
"There's an ambush!"
Except for Gao Xiang, the entire grain transport convoy from top to bottom did not expect that they would be ambushed from behind, and they were stunned for a while.
It wasn't until they heard Gao Xiang's shouting that everyone felt like they were waking up from a dream!
The soldiers hurriedly picked up their weapons and yelled at the peasants, asking them to surround the carriages containing grain and grass.
At this moment, countless soldiers wearing Wei armor were seen coming out of the forest!
"Enemy attack! Prepare to meet the enemy!"
Gao Xiang roared at the top of his lungs.
Gao Xiang, who rose to the rank of general of the Shu Han Dynasty in history, is quite talented in training and commanding troops!
Under his command, the soldiers of the Yizhou Army quickly assembled their military formations and prepared to deal with the Wei Army!
However, in front of the five thousand elite troops brought by Yang Ling, Gao Xiang's one thousand grain transport troops still seemed extremely fragile!
Just one salvo of shrimp and yellow crossbows caused heavy losses to the grain transport troops!
(Tribute to Xia Sicong)
This is not over yet. After the two sides fought at close range, the Wei army relied on their sophisticated armor and strong military literacy to defeat Gao Xiang's troops!
If it weren't for the carriage containing food and grass as a barrier, I'm afraid Gao Xiang's soldiers and horses would be defeated immediately!
Gao Xiang was secretly frightened and couldn't help but asked in a deep voice,
"Who are you?"
"Have you ever heard of Tianshui Jiang Boyue?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a young military general with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, holding a spear, and came towards Gao Xiang to kill him!
Gao Xiang did not dare to be careless and blocked the opponent's spear with one knife, then took a few steps back and frowned,
"Tianshui Jiang Boyue? You...could it be Yang Ling's apprentice Jiang Wei!"
"Yes, it's exactly someone!"
Jiang Wei laughed loudly and said loudly,
"Since you know someone's name, why not capture him quickly without any help?"
Gao Xiang and Chen Shi looked at each other, their hearts sinking!
None of them expected that Gao Xiang really got it right!
"If you want us to surrender, it depends on whether you have the ability!"
Gao Xiang gritted his teeth, winked at Chen Shi, and attacked Jiang Wei!
For this plan, only by fighting hard can we carve out a bloody path!
Chen Shi naturally understood this truth, and without any hesitation, he and Gao Xiang attacked Jiang Wei together!
However, the two's martial arts skills can only be considered second-rate at best.
Jiang Wei fought one against two, not only did he not lose, but he was able to take a leisurely stroll, very relaxed!
While Gao Xiang and Chen Shi were attacking Jiang Wei for a long time, there was another noise from behind the grain transport convoy!
The two of them were stunned and turned to look subconsciously.
I saw another group of Wei soldiers and horses raiding the rear of the grain transport convoy!
The Yizhou Army, which was originally outmatched by the Wei Army, was completely defeated after being attacked from two sides!
Seeing this situation, the two of them suddenly turned pale!
Jiang Wei seized the opportunity and stabbed Chen Shi in the ribs!
"ah……"
Chen Shi felt a sharp pain coming from him, and he immediately let out a scream!
"General Chen!"
Gao Xiang's eyes widened with anger, and he was about to come to rescue Chen Shi.
But Chen Shi held back the pain, grabbed Jiang Wei's spear, and shouted,
"General Gao, leave quickly and be sure to tell the Lord about this!"
Looking at the already one-sided battlefield, Gao Xiang suppressed the grief and anger in his heart and nodded towards Chen Shi.
Then he no longer hesitated and quickly retreated outside the battlefield!
Jiang Wei wanted to pursue him, but his spear was tightly held by Chen Shi!
