It’s not that Zhang Xi looks down on Qin Lang, it’s just that Zhang Xi doesn’t understand why Cao Wei has to let Qin Lang lead the cavalry and infantry to fight together, and even run all the way from Hedong County when Cao Wei leaves a good infantry regiment unused Come to Hanoi County.
This is totally against military common sense.
Actually, judging from the march map, Hedong County and Hanoi County are adjacent and quite close to each other. But in fact, there are two famous mountains at the junction of Hedong County and Hanoi County.
One is called Wangwu Mountain and the other is called Taihang Mountain.
Yes, those are the two mountains that Yu Gong wanted to move in the story.
It can be seen from this that the transportation between Hedong County and Hanoi County is actually not very convenient.
Take Ma Dai and lead the rangers from Hanoi County to raid Hedong County. They take the official road from Hanoi County to Hedong County. This official road takes a slight turn in the south of Bingzhou and bypasses a part of the Taihang Mountains. Only then can you enter Hedong County.
Of course, I also took this path when I retreated.
In addition to this official road, there are other roads leading from Hanoi County to Hedong County.
For example, if Sima Division led 30,000 infantry back to aid Hedong County, he would not follow the official route.
Sima Division had no choice. All he led were infantry. Two legs could not run as well as four legs. If Sima Division led the infantry to return to Hedong County along the official road, bypass the official road at the junction of the Taihang Mountains. If we make a circle and go to Bingzhou first and then transfer to Hedong County, when Sima Division returns to Hedong County, I am afraid that there will be nothing left in Hedong County.
Therefore, Sima Division could only choose to pass through the mountain trails of Wangwu Mountain, walk in a straight line, and grab time to return reinforcements.
These mountain trails that can pass through the interior of Wangwu Mountain were the mountain trails that merchants forcibly walked out in the early years in order to connect the trade routes between Hedong and Hanoi counties. Although they can pass people, they are not as convenient as the official roads. There are no supplies along the way. The mountain roads are not wide enough, and some terrains are quite steep and dangerous.
But Sima Shi had no choice. He had to grab time, so he could only risk going through these mountain roads to return to Hedong County.
Fortunately, Sima Division was led by infantry, and chose to put the soldiers in front and the baggage at the back. It was possible to return to Hedong County in time without any danger.
Generally speaking, there are only two directions for the roads from Hanoi County to Hedong County. One is the official road in the southern part of Bingzhou, which is established at the junction of the foothills of the Taihang Mountains. The other is the two or three roads in the west of Hanoi County on the side of Wangwu Mountain. Narrow mountain road.
If the soldiers who came to assist Hanoi County this time were still infantry led by Sima Division, it would be hard for Zhang Xi to judge. After all, with Sima Division's ability, he could really bluff and use the method of building a plank road to seduce Chen Cang secretly.
Zhang Xi had to defend both of these roads, and once Zhang Xi divided his troops to defend two places hundreds of miles apart, the number of troops besieging Wen County would be greatly reduced. Xiahou Ba would definitely not stay in Wen County. Do nothing.
But the problem is that the person leading the expedition this time is Qin Lang, and Qin Lang leads 10,000 Bingzhou cavalry and 20,000 Hedong County soldiers.
This intelligence information was delivered by Zhuge Liang from Luoyang, and Zhuge Liang's remarks on the intelligence also made Zhang Xi choose to believe in the reliability of this intelligence.
After all, since the Northern Expedition, there has never been a problem with the information delivered by this mysterious "Northern Expeditionary". This is also one of the important reasons why the Northern Expedition army is marching smoothly.
Qin Lang led 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry. Although they both had 30,000 troops, the cavalry and infantry were different.
The infantry can take the official road or cross the Wangwu Mountain Road. Zhang Xi cannot fortify both sides at the same time and can only wait for the infantry to enter Hanoi County before finding a solution.
But the cavalry is different. The cavalry cannot walk on Wangwu Mountain Road.
After all, the mountain road is not an official road, it is not that wide, and there is a section with steep cliffs. Under such circumstances, we are still marching on horseback. If there is a slight chaos and the horses are frightened, it will really be a tragedy.
Therefore, Zhang Xi predicted that Qin Lang would not choose to march through Wangwu Mountain into Hanoi County, and would choose the safer official road march.
In this way, Qin Lang placed his marching route directly in front of Zhang Xi.
It would be such a waste not to take advantage of such good conditions and stage an ambush.
Of course, Qin Lang is not an incompetent person. He chooses to march on the official road, so he will naturally take some protection. And if there are cavalry in hand, Qin Lang will definitely use the cavalry to clear the way, and the infantry will follow up. As long as Qin Lang is not stupid, he will definitely use the cavalry to clear the way. Entering the plains of Hanoi County, with the impact capability of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, even the Qiang and Hu Rangers of the Shu thieves could not stop them.
In terms of conventional military use, this is the result. But Zhang Xi still has 800 Zhuge Liannu No. 2 machines and 3,000 crossbowmen in his hands.
Judging from the topography of the official road, from the southern part of Bingzhou into Hanoi County, many places pass through the foothills of the Taihang Mountains, and there are many places suitable for ambush.
As long as he finds a good place to ambush, uses the Qiang and Hu cavalry as bait to attract Qin Lang's attention, and ambush the crossbowmen in the foothills to attack him haha, I am afraid that Qin Lang may not be able to escape from the foothills of Taihang Mountains.
As for the plan, this is the plan, the combat ideas, and the contingency strategies. Zhang Xi has thought about it, but who is going to execute this plan? !
It is impossible for Zhang Xi to leave Wen County.
As the commander of the first army, he could not leave the main battlefield easily. Otherwise, Xiahou Ba could easily detect something strange and send the message to Hedong County.
After all, the Han army has only crossed the Mengjin Ferry and overwhelmed Wen County. The northwest area of Hanoi County is still theoretically under the control of Cao Wei.
Although the troops in these places are insufficient and it is difficult to protect themselves, there is still no problem in helping Xiahou Ba send a message.
Therefore, it is impossible for Zhang Xi to leave Wen County easily.
And Ma Dai is definitely going. Without Qiang and Hu cavalry as bait to attract Qin Lang's attention, Qin Lang will definitely not be easily fooled in that kind of foothill terrain.
However, when Ma Dai implemented this tactical plan, he must have commanded the Qiang and Hu cavalry on the official road. Just seeing the property that this group of Qiang and Hu cavalry had looted, Zhang Xi did not dare to believe that this group of Qiang and Hu cavalry What kind of tactical execution ability does Hu Cavalry have?
Without Ma Dai's restraint, it would be impossible for these things to lure the enemy.
Therefore, one more person is needed, a brave and resourceful person who can lead the crossbowmen into the mountains to choose ambush locations, and independently decide the timing of attack and retreat, and coordinate with Ma Dai's joint operations outside the mountains.
As for this candidate, Zhang Xi actually had two suitable candidates in mind.
One is Wang Chang.
Wang Chang is a man who is both civil and military, brave and resourceful, has high abilities, and is also low-key. But the problem is that he is a degraded general.
In terms of ability, Wang Chang can definitely command this ambush team composed entirely of crossbowmen, and Zhang Xi also believes that Wang Chang can fight independently and achieve orderly advance and retreat.
However, Wang Chang's status as a demoted general does not bring him much prestige in the army to carry out such an ambush mission. The general's prestige in the army is not enough, and it is also very dangerous if he cannot command the whole family like an arm and a finger. .
Another thing. Although it is always said that people should be trusted and those who are suspicious should not be used, Zhang Xi really did not dare to completely believe Wang Chang.
Yes, in the previous offensive and defensive battles of Luoyang and this time in the Northern Expedition, Wang Chang showed an attitude of fighting side by side. However, when Wang Chang surrendered in the first place, he was forced to surrender.
Especially this time, Wang Chang was going to the ambush location. A little further north was Bingzhou, and once he entered Bingzhou, he was not far from Taiyuan. That was Wang Chang's hometown.
What if Wang Chang's mind changes? !
It's not that Zhang Xi is worried about how Wang Chang's rebellion will change the situation of the war. As far as the current situation is concerned, the situation in Hedong is always under Zhang Xi's control. It doesn't matter whether Wang Chang rebels or not.
What Zhang Xi is really worried about is that those Zhuge Liennu No. 2 who went with Wang Chang will have a chance to be overtaken by Cao Wei's people.
Historically, the Jin Dynasty did not pay attention to it after acquiring Zhuge Liannu because the Jin Dynasty had already unified the world and was dominated by aristocratic families. Such things were worthless in the eyes of the aristocratic families. But now, it is still the era of Cao Wei. The emperor of Cao Wei is still Cao Rui.
With Cao Rui's shrewdness, he really managed to get the Zhuge Liannu No. 2 machine. Then this battle would be difficult to fight.
Zhang Xi really weighed it for a long time, and finally felt that he still couldn't afford to take the risk, so he had no choice but to give up selecting Wang Chang as his general and use a second suitable candidate.
It’s just that this choice is a bit hard to describe.
In today's Zhang Xi Army, in terms of ability and qualifications, the only person who can complete the independent combat tasks in the formation is Meng Da.
But what Meng Da did in the Hexin Prefecture battle before Meng Daba really made Zhang Xi worried whether he would fail in his plan again because he was eager to make meritorious deeds.
Moreover, Meng Da injured his shoulder before. After this period of recuperation, although he recovered more than half, he was still fighting with the injury. If he sent him to fight under such circumstances, would he have any thoughts? !
But no matter what, there are not so many unspeakable factors in this candidate. Zhang Xi can still ask Meng Da in person.
If you are willing to go, then the stage has been set. As long as you go on stage and sing, it is not impossible to become a wife and a shadow after singing well.
Of course, if Zhang Xi doesn't want to go, he won't force it.
And Meng Da said: Go, whoever doesn't go is a fool! ! !
An old man in his fifties, with half of his neck buried in the ground, if he didn't seize such a good opportunity to make a contribution, then why would Meng Da ask Li Yan for a favor and participate in the Northern Expedition? !
Wouldn’t it be more comfortable to retire in Shangyong? !
Not to mention the mere arm injury, as long as one of the legs can move now, Meng Da cannot miss this credit! ! !
Zhang Yuanchang is a trustworthy person! ! !
(End of chapter)
