Zhang He was actually very depressed.
Really, if I had known about the current situation, I should have fought Zhang Xi head-on. Taking advantage of the combat effectiveness of my soldiers, I was not sure of winning, right?
What was he thinking at the beginning? Why did he think of taking a detour through the mountain road to avoid Zhang Xi and sneak attack on Wuzhangyuan? !
Even if you have to take a detour, why not choose an easy mountain trail? Why do you have to ask for trouble and choose this old mountain trail that no one has walked on for more than 30 years? !
Well, Zhang He knew that these were just some of his inner complaints. If he didn't take this path, how could he hide it from Zhang Yuanchang.
When Zhang He and Wang Chang carefully formulated their plans in Wugong County, they had a detailed discussion on whether to take this old mountain road.
With Zhang He's insistence, there was basically no objection to the detour and sneak attack. However, Zhang He and Wang Chang had some dispute over which route to take.
In fact, there was no controversy at the beginning. After all, there were only two ways to go from Wugong County to Wuzhangyuan.
A major road is blocked by Zhang Xi. It's difficult to say the cost of passing through.
As for the remaining mountain road, regardless of whether Zhang Xi knew the existence of this mountain road, but with no choice, he could only take this road even if he took the risk.
However, a certain family in Wugong County, in order to please Zhang He, the left general of the Wei Dynasty, proposed another Laoshan Road, which could also bypass the main road and lead directly to Dachangji.
This made both Zhang He and Wang Chang interested. There was actually another way.
Although the old man from the aristocratic family who provided this mountain road said that no one has walked on this mountain road for more than 30 years, for Zhang He, it is a guarantee. The locals have not walked on this mountain road for more than 30 years. You know There are not many people around. How could he, a migrant from Zhangxi, know about the existence of this mountain road? !
This is simply God helping me build my career.
Therefore, Zhang He made the decision on the spot to march from this old mountain road. However, Wang Chang still had some objections.
The old mountain road has not been used for thirty years. If it is easy to walk, it can be walked, but what about thirty years of not being used? !
After carefully asking why no one had gone there for thirty years, Wang Chang still suggested to Zhang He that he should take the existing mountain trail instead of making trouble.
The existing mountain road can also bypass the Shu army on the road and lead directly to Dachangji. Moreover, the terrain of this mountain road is gentle, and there is no place to ambush an ambush.
Therefore, Wang Chang believed that even if Zhang Xi was aware of his combat intentions, the Shu army would at most be stationed at Dachang at the entrance of the mountain.
This should not be a problem for Zhang He. After all, Zhang He has rich command experience, the combat effectiveness of the Wei soldiers is obviously higher than that of the Shu army, and the Dachang gathering area is not large, so it is impossible to invest the army on a large scale. This kind of pure battle between command and soldiers When it comes to combat power, my family has the upper hand.
But Zhang He felt that with Zhang Xi's ability, once he was aware of his advance plan in advance, Zhang Xi would not simply set up defenses in Dachangji.
Wang Chang thought that it was impossible for Zhang Xi to set up an ambush on the mountain road. That was just Wang Chang's opinion. Zhang He always felt that Zhang Xi should have something to do.
Zhang Xi, in Zhang He's opinion, is good at using everything around him to create favorable combat conditions for himself.
Earlier, Zhang He and Guo Huai had a chat. When they were in Ji County, Guo Huai thought that Zhang Xi could not stop the bombardment of his Thunderbolt Chariot and that the city wall would be destroyed in three days at most. However, Zhang Xi just made it out of ice. The wall was delayed for several days until reinforcements from Zhang Fei and Ma Chao arrived.
When I was defending the city in Lueyang, I originally thought that Zhang Xi had no way to do anything to him, but in the end, this guy just used a trebuchet to throw charcoal and set the entire Lueyang city on fire.
Where can you reason with this person? !
Apart from anything else, the mountain road is so narrow that if Zhang Xi attacks with fire, he will not be able to move forward or retreat, and he may fall into it.
Although Zhang He couldn't figure out what Zhang Xi was going to do in terms of the details of the fire attack, Zhang He felt that if he could think of it, Zhang Xi should also be able to think of it. If he couldn't think of it, Zhang Xi might still be able to think of it.
Zhang He was also very afraid of Zhang Xi, and he really didn't dare to bet that Zhang Xi wouldn't think of the possibility of attacking him with fire on the mountain road.
On the contrary, this old mountain road itself has not been walked by anyone for thirty years. Compared with the mountain road that is often walked by Orion woodcutter, the confidentiality of this old mountain road is more sufficient.
As for the problem that the mountain roads are difficult to walk, Zhang He thinks it is not a problem. It is difficult for the people to walk, but it does not mean that it is difficult for the army to walk.
Opening roads across mountains and filling bridges when encountering water is an ability that the army should have. If you can't even do this, how can you march and fight in the wild? !
To take a step back, even if Zhang Xi really knows the existence of this mountain road, that mountain road must bypass three mountains. No one can tell the specific situation in the mountain road now. He must spend time sending people to investigate. OK.
As long as he marches fast enough and does not give Zhang Xi time to find mountain roads and set up ambushes, Zhang Xi will have no choice but to block him in Dachangji. This is nothing more than a small-scale head-on battle. This Zhang He is really Don't be afraid of Zhang Xi.
Therefore, Zhang He insisted on taking this old mountain road, and Wang Chang had nothing to say.
After all, when it comes to confidentiality, it is obvious that this old mountain road has higher confidentiality and is even less likely to be seen through by Zhang Xi.
Then... Zhang He really regretted it.
Is this mountain trail really walkable? !
The mountain road, which has not been traveled for more than thirty years, is covered with trees, vines, and grass, and the road has been completely submerged.
Without looking at the terrain, you would never know that there is another road here.
Even though Zhang He led an elite army, and the army had the means to open roads and fill bridges across mountains and rivers, it was not easy to pass through such a road quickly.
It's just that it's winter now, the grass has basically withered, and although the trees are tall, not all of them grow in the middle of the road. The only troublesome thing that can be bypassed is the vines.
Anyone who has experience in weeding in rural areas knows that even if the vines are withered in winter, it is not easy to cut them off.
Generally, these things are dealt with by cutting off a part, taking out a fire barrier, and burning them directly.
But Zhang He couldn't burn it, and he didn't dare to burn it.
One disadvantage of setting a fire in such a narrow mountain road would be to set yourself on fire. Zhang He was not stupid enough to do so.
Therefore, Zhang He could only ask his soldiers to use the Huanshou Sword to clear the way. Although it was a bit troublesome, it couldn't handle the large number of soldiers, so it wasn't too difficult to cut through all the way.
But ten miles into the mountain road, Zhang He was shocked to find that a "mountain of earth" appeared in front of him.
In fact, it is correct to say "earth mountain". This is the rocks and soil that came down from the mountain after the earth dragon turned over thirty years ago, blocking the mountain road. After more than thirty years of sedimentation and cover by trees and weeds, it looks like It's like a hill.
What Zhang He has to do now is to climb over this mountain of dirt.
Clearing cannot clear it.
Thirty years ago, when the rocks had just fallen, it was still possible to clear them. But now, thirty years later, after sedimentation and tree roots entanglement, if you want to clear this mountain of earth, it is basically the same as digging the mountain. the difference.
Zhang He doesn't have the time to dig the mountain now, so the most practical way is to open a climbable passage on the mountain and let the soldiers climb over the small mountain.
Fortunately, the small mountain is not very high, only three to four feet high, which is only as high as the city wall of an ordinary small county. Although it takes a bit of weapons and time, it is not impossible to pass.
But the most depressing problem for Zhang He was not the problem of one earth mountain, but the problem of climbing over such a mountain of earth and looking over, there were several more such mountains behind.
Although the height and size are different, after all, it is not a terrain that can be passed quickly.
In addition, some of these earth mountains are still strong after being deposited, so there is no big problem when climbing. However, some parts of the earth mountains are still empty inside, and they suddenly collapse while walking, and the Wei army who fell into the collapse, Not dead is also disabled.
Marching all the way, Zhang He had just walked half of the mountain road in one day. Wei's soldiers were reduced in number due to various minor and serious injuries, but there were already nearly a hundred people.
Although this number is not a big deal to an army of 5,000 people, it does hurt morale.
Furthermore, Zhang He's purpose was to quickly march into Dachangji without giving Zhang Xi time to react. According to Zhang He's estimation, although the mountain road is a little further and a little more difficult to walk, if his march goes well, he will probably have to walk a little longer with a torch. Traveling at night, you might be able to reach Dachangji in one day.
But now, after walking on the mountain road for a day, we have just walked halfway. Didn't this just give Zhang Xi a day's reaction time for nothing.
The road has come this far. It is impossible for Zhang He to say that he regrets now and leads the army to retreat to Wugong County. This would also damage morale too much.
Therefore, Zhang He could only bite the bullet and move forward. At the same time, he could only place his hope on Wang Chang, hoping that Wang Chang would act more like him in Wugong County, and buy himself another day no matter what.
Zhang He continued to march in the mountain road. On the night of the first day, Zhang He's entire army lit a fire in the wild forest, wrapped in tent cloth, and crowded together to warm themselves for the night.
It means that Zhang He is really leading an elite army. If it is not smooth for such a long-distance attack, you have to replace it with ordinary soldiers due to the experience of spending the night in the wild. It is estimated that deserters will appear that night. If not, the next day. You should have mutinied long ago.
On the second day, after another day of trekking, Zhang Hejun finally arrived less than ten miles from the exit of the mountain road before nightfall in the evening.
But at the same time, the scouts sent by Zhang He brought very bad news to Zhang He.
In Dachangji, soldiers from Shu were stationed.
(End of chapter)
