In the second year of Zhangwu, in mid-November, before leaving the customs.
Zhao Yun led 20,000 Yongliang troops to confront Sun Li for a month and a half before dispersing.
In this month and a half, Zhao Yun launched five attacks, but with little effect.
Sun Li, the general guarding Sanguan, had a tight defense, and he never took advantage of the opportunity to advance. He defended the pass and never went out to fight. Zhao Yun was limited by the lack of troops, so he really had no good way to defeat Sun Li.
In mid-November, Zhao Yun calculated the time and it was time for Wei Yan to lead his troops to attack Chencang Road.
At this time, Zhao Yuncai summoned all the generals in the army and held a military meeting.
At this meeting, Zhao Yuncai told Zhang Yi, Wang Ping and others the real strategic purpose. At the same time, Zhao Yun asked Wang Ping to prepare for the unmanned flying army to fight within three days, and strive to cross the border by the end of November. The mountains surrounding Sanguan go deep behind Sanguan.
One is to cut off the previous connection between Sanguan and Chang'an and block the food and grass supply line of Sanguan.
The two should do everything possible to intercept the Wei army at Sanguan or Chencangdao and prevent them from easily returning to Mei County to aid.
This is something that only the three thousand Wudang flying army under Wang Ping can do.
As for the other soldiers, starting from tomorrow, they will continue to attack Sanguan to create pressure on Sun Li and prevent him from devoting some troops to organize return reinforcements.
Wang Ping suddenly became more energetic. It turned out that the general did not use my strategy, but wanted to use it at the most critical moment.
This kind of work of going deep behind the enemy's rear, cutting off the enemy's food routes, and blocking the enemy's advance was originally not the purpose of forming a flying army. Now he can finally show off his skills on the battlefield.
Wang Ping was full of expectations for this battle, while other generals, such as Zhang Yi, Hao Zhao, Ma Dai, etc., were very envious and jealous.
If it weren't for the fact that only the Wudang Feijun could do this job, they would have to compete with Wang Ping. Although this battle is risky, going deep behind enemy lines is likely to annihilate the whole army, but once successful, it can be a battle that will be famous all over the world. ah.
Not only would Wudang Feijun's fame be spread all over the world, but Wang Ping would also be famous for it. Of the four people present, who wouldn't want this opportunity?
Zhang Yi and others are not lacking in courage or ability. What they lack is just an opportunity to show their abilities.
It's a pity that only Wudang Feijun can climb over the mountains near Sanguan and fight behind enemy lines. The soldiers under Zhang Yi and others don't have this ability. Even if they barely climb over, they won't be able to do it. The remaining combat power is purely sent away.
Therefore, these three people could only watch Wang Ping make great achievements. It would be strange not to be envious and jealous.
But no matter what, the army has its own laws, and besides, they are actually still young. Zhang Yi and Hao Zhao are less than thirty this year, Ma Dai is in his early thirties, and Wang Ping is already in his forties.
So, everyone has his or her own opportunities and tasks, so just do your own thing well.
After the army dispersed, the other three generals went to arrange their own siege missions, while Zhao Yun left Wang Ping behind to explain some things carefully.
"According to the agreement before the war, General Wei will march to Chencang Road at the end of October. With General Wei's ability, he will arrive at Chencang City in mid-November. It's just unknown how long it will take to attack the city!" Zhao Yun expressed his thoughts to Wang Ping explained everything, "Although General Wei is capable, Chencang is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If he can win, he should break through Chencang Road at the end of the month. At that time, Zijun should pay attention to join General Wei and intercept Cao's defeated troops. If General Wei cannot win, , at the end of the month, there is no Chencang, the defeated army retreats, and Zijun should act on his own. If things are not harmonious, he should go back over the mountain, and he must not be reluctant to fight."
Zhao Yun told Wang Ping everything he knew and could think of.
Zhao Yun is not a god. The communication efficiency these days is really low. What he can do is to make inferences based on common sense. Therefore, Zhao Yun does not dare to make a conclusion about the time when Wei Yan breaks through Chencang. He can only let Wang Ping make his own judgment. , without destroying the grand strategy, let Wang Ping prevent Cao's army from retreating to Mei County as much as possible.
Just because of this uncertainty, Zhao Yun always felt that it was too risky to let Wang Ping go behind the Sanguan. But judging from the current Sanguan battle situation, doing it would be more beneficial than not doing it. No matter whether Wei Yan could break through Chen Cangdao or not, , if Zhao Yun wants to break through Sanguan, this is the only feasible way.
Therefore, in the remaining time, Zhao Yun, who was always cautious in using troops, worked with Wang Ping to study the geographical environment behind Sanguan and study specific tactics.
The two discussed until night before Zhao Yun asked Wang Ping to return to the camp to prepare.
And Wang Ping was ruthless enough. After returning to the camp, he only spent one day reorganizing his army, one day ahead of schedule, and embarked on the road over the mountains and around the back of Sanguan.
After Wang Ping led his army to set off, Zhao Yun no longer worried about this matter, and instead concentrated on attacking Sanguan again.
This attack was different from the previous tentative skirmishes. Zhao Yun did not intend to save troops in this attack. The 10,000 infantry were divided into three groups and took turns to charge into the battle. He did not care about casualties at all. Posture.
This made Sun Li, who was used to Zhao Yun's tepid attack on the city and somewhat looked down on Zhao Yun, suddenly feel uncomfortable.
Really, Sun Li thought before that this Zhao Yun was really a so-called famous general with a false name.
The battle formation command has no highlights or characteristics, the offensive methods are single and poor, and the offensive determination and perseverance are not enough. It really makes people feel that this person is just a person in name only.
Sun Li looked back and thought about it carefully. It seems that Zhao Yun did not have any decent achievements except for the seven-in and seven-out victory over the tiger and leopard cavalry at Changbanpo and the empty camp at the Han River to retreat from the enemy. Although Zhao Yun also led troops to defeat the enemy in the battle of Sichuan, Regarding the achievements of the two counties, let’s not talk about the gold content of this battle. It was not a direct confrontation with Cao Wei’s army. Very few people on Cao Wei’s side knew about it. The impression was obviously not as profound as the Battle of Changbanpo and the Battle of Hanzhong.
Zhao Yun's two most famous battles actually had a lot to do with his courage, but they didn't seem to have much to do with leading troops. At least that was the impression in Sun Li's mind.
In addition, Zhao Yun's five previous attacks were all insignificant, which led Sun Li to firmly believe that Zhao Yun was a brave general to the death and did not have much tactical command ability.
Then Sun Li was almost caught off guard by Zhao Yun's sudden and wild attack.
If Sun Li's own ability and psychological quality were not bad, this Sanguan might really have been lost due to the general's carelessness and underestimation of the enemy.
After Sun Li calmed down, he began to respond.
After all, Zhao Yun could only mobilize 10,000 soldiers to attack the city. No matter how many batches of attacks he divided into and how to maintain a high-intensity siege for a long time, his total force was really only 10,000.
On Sun Li's side, there were also ten thousand defenders, five thousand of whom were the elite of Cao Wei's imperial army.
As long as you deal with it carefully and don't have any contempt, then guarding Sanguan is not a difficult problem.
Defending the city is, after all, a matter of taking advantage. Sanguan is also the gateway to Guanzhong. Not only is the pass strong, but under constant defense, there is no shortage of food, grass and weapons. Sun Li is not Xiahou Mao. He is impossible and does not have the courage. Those who resell military supplies and weapons for profit.
In addition, Sun Li was a man of real ability. Although he was caught off guard and suffered a small loss, the overall battlefield situation still favored the defending Wei army. In terms of soldier casualty rate, the attacking Han army was also higher.
After Zhao Yun attacked continuously for five days, he saw no progress and did not continue the attack. Instead, he withdrew his soldiers to rest, rebuilt and repaired the siege equipment, and prepared for the next attack.
During this period, Zhao Yun also tried to create an illusion of inability to attack and the army's lack of fighting spirit, luring Sun Li out of the city to sneak attack on his camp. In this way, Zhao Yun could take advantage of the Qiang and Hu cavalry in the field and take the opportunity to defeat Sun Li's troops who came out to sneak attack. .
But Sun Li was very cautious and remained unmoved under such circumstances. He just stood firm at the pass. If the Han army did not attack, he would seize all the time to repair and consolidate the city wall and never risk going to war.
At this point, Zhao Yun felt a little emotional. How could this Sun Li be like that kid Zhang Yuanchang, who acted like a turtle shell when he entered a defensive state? !
But it doesn’t matter, just wait a few more days.
According to Zhao Yun's understanding of the speed of the Wudang Feijun, Wang Ping should have led the army over the mountains by this time. In another day or two, it would be time to detour to the back of Sanguan.
By that time, your food supply has been cut off, and Mei County behind you may still be attacked by Wei Yan at any time. Let's see if you can still sit still.
In fact, at this time, Sun Li could no longer sit still.
(End of chapter)
