Chapter 108 Rock climbing is also a technical job

Silence, absolute silence.

No one expected that Zhao Summit would hand over such a heavy responsibility to Lu Xun, who was just in his early twenties. Although it is only in charge of the army, the requirements for ability are still very high. Looking at the sword seal in Zhao Feng's hand, everyone knows that he is not joking.

Lu Xun was just slightly stunned, but he quickly took the sword seal handed to him by Zhao Feng and replied solemnly, "Lu Xun must live up to the general's entrustment!" Although his tone sounded calm, his slightly trembling hands still betrayed his nervousness.

"Bun Yan, work hard, I believe in yours!" Looking at Lu Xun, whose lips were trembling, Zhao Feng still patted him on the shoulder and told him not to be so nervous. Without waiting for Lu Xun to say anything, Zhao Feng turned his head to He Qi and said, "Gong Miao, after I take the Yinping Pass plank road, I must go down the river oil first. Once Jiangyou is taken down by me, it can pass through the Wenshan Mountain Road and go straight into the back of the sword gate. I will inform you with a carrier pigeon, and then you will lead 20,000 horses to close the fencing door with me!"

"I will understand at the end!" He Qi answered quickly. Zhao Feng arranged some other things, and then led Wang Ping and Yang Ren to count the army and horses and prepare to take the Yinping Pass plank road. As soon as I made a big bill, I saw Ma Qian trotting forward and said, "General, I'm going to take the Yinping Pass with you to raid Xichuan. How about that?"

"You Chang, you are still young, and the path of Yinping Pass is extremely dangerous. If you make a mistake, how can I explain it to Ji Chang!" Zhao Feng didn't expect that Ma Yan would volunteer to accompany him to take risks and quickly refused his proposal. Just kidding, in case something goes wrong with Ma, Ma Liang doesn't fight hard with himself.

"The general doesn't know anything!" Ma Gan suddenly sighed and said, "Since I learned to go out of the mountain, I have been a good hand in the general's kindness. I have been a Taishu since I was less than 20 years old, which is not easy. But both my brother and Kong Ming thought that I had exaggerated, and the glitz was not stable. I want to follow the general to the Yinping Pass path now, even if I am a pawn in front of the army, feel the pain of the march, have a lot of experience, and hone my will.

"Okay!" Zhao Feng didn't expect that Ma Yan had such a thought. Indeed, as he said, if he only acts as a civil servant such as an eunuch or a staff officer, and only engages in some counseling business, I'm afraid he will be able to be superior and inferior all his life. Now follow yourself to the front line to practice, which can more or less make him more down-to-earth. After that, there was one exaggeration of the staff, but one more handsome talent who could do it alone. Thinking of this, Zhao Feng did not insist, but asked, "You are a Confucian student. How can you bear the hardships of this march?"

"I have also learned martial arts since I was a child. General, you don't have to worry!" Ma patted his chest and said. Zhao Feng nodded and led him to choose people with him. Before that, five thousand Danyang elite soldiers and the selected five thousand Hanzhong elite soldiers have also been assembled. Zhao Feng ordered to send the prepared equipment to everyone.

"General, why do you wear straw shoes?" Ma Ji looked at the two pairs of straw shoes given to him and suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. Generally, the soldiers wearing military boots, but Zhao Feng gave each of them two pairs of straw shoes.

"It's late spring now, and it's almost summer. It's too stuffy for soldiers to wear military boots again. In addition, we are walking on a mountain road, and straw shoes can be non-slip!" Zhao Feng explained. After all, the horse is young. If there is anything he doesn't understand, he will ask immediately. It's like a curious baby. Of course, he would never expect that this was Zhao Feng's inspiration from the Red Army's Long March.

"That's true, General, so what are they doing with those things on their backs?" Ma Jian pointed to dozens of soldiers next to him and asked. They all carried a long string of ropes on their backs and two or three big nails around their waists.

"At the end of the Yinping Pass plank road is the Skyscraper, which is very steep. If there is no way down, we can nail the nails on the mountain and tie them down with a rope!" Zhao Feng introduced it in detail. Ma Yu nodded repeatedly, and Wang Ping, who was used to walking the mountain road, also sighed, "In this way, even if the ancient plank road of Yinping Pass is dangerous, it will be much easier to walk!"

Zhao Feng listened to Wang Ping's words, but smiled and didn't say anything. Before that, he had carefully studied the specific situation of Deng Ai's path in history, and what lessons and experiences he should learn from it, with a view to raiding the hinterland of Xichuan with minimal losses.

Historically, Deng Ai took the Yinping Pass plank road, which was after Shu Han lost Hanzhong, Jiang Wei, Zhang Yi and Liao Hua retreated to the Sword Pavilion. In this case, with the current occupation of Hanzhong, it is inseparable from Xichuan. In addition, after Deng Ai successfully smuggled at that time, the oil of the Shuhan River ordered Ma Miao to defect to the enemy, and Zhuge Zhan, the general of Mianzhu, was killed in the battle. Now Jiang You will be Liu Zhang's confidant Yang Huai, but Mianzhu will be his old knowledge. Considering that the former is not very brainy, and the latter is his own acquaintance, if everything goes well, it is enough to connect Jiangyou and Mianzhu. From a strategic point of view, after smuggling the Yinping Pass, the possibility of success is quite large.

The above are all the experiences that Zhao Feng learned from the example of Deng Ai's successful smuggling of Yinping Pass, but at the same time, he also needs to make up for some of Deng Ai's shortcomings. In history, Deng Ai led 7,000 soldiers to walk the Yinping Pass plank road. As a result, he waited for the Skyscraper Mountain and lost more than 2,000 people. Among them, some of them fell down the mountain while walking on the mountain road, but Zhao Feng estimated that most of them should have fallen to death when they rolled down the felt from the Skyscraper Mountain. After all, wrapped in a thin layer of felt, it rolls down from the cliff. As long as any key part is hit, it will be dead.

In view of this, Zhao Feng specially finalized the details of this march in terms of personnel and equipment. First of all, all the soldiers are wearing straw shoes to prevent slipping, reducing the tragedy of falling down the mountain because of slipping. Secondly, they chose the Danyang elite soldiers who are used to walking the mountain road, and the elites of the Hanzhong army. These people are definitely much more professional than Deng Ai's soldiers on the Guanzhong Plain. In addition, they have prepared ropes and iron. In the end, there is no need to roll down the mountain. In addition, when he sent Lv Dai to Tuntian in Tuozhong, he had repaired a section of plank road. To sum up, with so many preventive measures, we should be able to reduce some casualties.

"General, how much rations do you need to carry?" Wang Ping asked after the assembly of the crowd.

"Each person should carry enough rations for 20 days!" Zhao Feng thought for a while that he had ordered Lv Dai, who had been stationed in Tuzhong, collected hundreds of fork iron horses unique to Yinping County and Wudu County. This kind of horse is as good at carrying heavy loads and walking on mountain roads as Yunnan horses, and the horses' hooves are hard and not afraid of sharp rocks. At that time, the horses will follow the army with grain. In history, Deng Ai's character was not good, and she also encountered a rainstorm. As a result, it took 17 days to finish the plank road. I have done so many preparations for surnames. I guess it should not be so bad.

"General, the emergency military information just sent by the three generals!" At this time, Lu Xun hurried over. Zhao Feng took a look, but Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang told him that he had raised troops in the second county of Nanzhong and was ready to attract Zhang Ren to the war. At present, most of the Sichuan army is attracted to Ba County. It's better for Zhao Feng to take the opportunity to make a difference.

"Reply to the three generals and prepare to seize the chin county when Zhang Ren returns to the army!" Zhao Feng also replied confidently. Looking at Lu Xun, who was a little embarrassed in front of him, Zhao Feng smiled and said, "Beryan, when I am away, you will be in charge of the army. Although Yan Yan is a famous general of Xichuan, I expect him not to be your opponent!"

"The general is so valued that Lu Xun will live up to the general's trust!" Lu Xun has always been calm, and now he is a little excited to be able to take charge of an army of tens of thousands of people. After calming down a little, Lu Xun turned his head and looked around. Seeing that there was no one, he asked in a low voice, "I was asked by my wife to ask the general something."

"What's the matter?" Hearing him say that he was entrusted by Sun Shangxiang, Zhao Feng vaguely guessed what he wanted to ask, but he still said quietly.

"I heard that the general has put Mrs. Qiao in the room. Is there such a thing?" Lu Xun asked in a low voice. Even if Lu Boyo is young, it is a little embarrassing to ask about this matter.

"It's true, but Bo Yan, don't worry, I will never treat her badly!" Zhao Feng can't say this kind of thing in detail, so he can only guarantee it vaguely. Lu Xun also knew that Zhao Feng was a person. He nodded and said nothing more. The two explained some precautions of the army, and Zhao Feng led the army to leave.

Not to mention Lu Xun's new official taking office here, not to mention that Zhao Feng's 10,000 people quietly went to Yinping. Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang, who were deadlocked in Ba County, were also shocked after receiving Zhao Feng's reply. General Zhao is too confident. Is he so confident that he can break through the danger of Jianmen Pass? After reading Zhao Feng's reply, a Confucian in his twenties asked in surprise.

"Bao has always been steady in doing things. If he is not absolutely sure, he will never say such words. We just need to attack Ba County as soon as possible!" Zhang Fei said arrogantly. Seeing that this man's face was still a little hesitant, Zhang Fei curled his lips and said, "Wei Gong, I know Bo Tao's ability very well. You don't have to worry too much."

"What the third general said is that Yang Yi is worried too much!" This man is from Xiangyang. His surname is Yang Yizi Weigong. When Guan Yu calmed down Jingxiang, he came to defect. Guan Yu felt that he had some ability, and his surname was cautious, so he recommended him to Zhang Fei, Ma Daha. Now he has achieved the history of Zhang Fei's post-general.

Everyone was discussing the military situation, but they saw that the big tent was suddenly opened. Then Zhao Lei, the food inspector, walked in with a ashamed face and said, "Three generals, the last generals are incompetent. There are more than a dozen trucks of food and fodder for the Sichuan army to rob them!"

"What?" Zhang Fei stared roundly and suddenly grinned and said, "It's very good. I finally asked Zhang Ren to rob him!" The anger and laughter make people look strange.

"General Three, are you here?" Zhao Lei suddenly lost his mind. Is Zhang Fei crazy? However, it is reasonable to be robbed of some food and fodder, and you won't be mad!

"Hehe, you don't know anything!" At this time, Zhuge Liang's laughter solved the mystery for everyone: "We have been stationed here for more than a month, but Zhang Ren has always avoided fighting. Only when our army ran out of food, he took the opportunity to cover up. Therefore, the three generals and I set this strategy to lure the enemy. Today, the food and fodder are robbed, of which half of them are buckwheat, wheat bran and even barley and other coarse grains. When Zhang Ren saw it, he must have thought that our army was about to run out of food and fodder. If the army withdraws again at this time, Zhang Ren will definitely send troops to chase!"

"So that's it!" Only then did the generals suddenly realize, but Zhuge Liang said, "Although this is the case, Zhang Ren is cautious. If our army withdraws rashly, he will definitely notice something different. Therefore, I need to wait and work harder! Three generals, you can attack the city soon. You must do your best to attack!"

"Do your best to attack?" Zhang Fei asked in a stun.

"Only in this way can we show that we are ashamed and angry and eager to achieve it!" Zhuge Liang smiled, and Zhang Fei suddenly woke up when he heard the words and quickly sent someone to prepare to attack overnight.

At the same time, in Bajun City, Zhang Ren opened the grain and grass bag that Gao Xiang had just robbed, but saw that there was less than half of the rice noodles, and the rest were some miscellaneous grains. After reading it, Zhang Ren sneered and summoned the generals to discuss.

"Gentlemen, judging from the food and fodder of the Jingzhou army, Zhang Fei's army's food is already overstretched. I estimate that in less than ten days, he will have to withdraw from the army because of lack of food. But Zhang Fei is impatient. He will definitely wave his army to attack the city before retreating. We must stay here!"

"I will obey the general's order!" The generals responded to the promise, and at this time, the sentries came to report that the Jingzhou army had just begun to attack the city, and the offensive was still very fierce, and the soldiers defending the city were very difficult.

"The generals will go and see with me!" Zhang Ren also led everyone to the city. As soon as he went to the city, Zhang Ren was shocked by the stones thrown on his face. More than a dozen throwing machines of the Jingzhou army threw stones into the city without interruption, and almost every piece could kill several people. Zhang Ren is also a long-time soldier, but he has almost only fought with the Hanzhong army. He has only heard of the power of the Jingzhou army's catapult. Today, he knew that he lived up to his reputation at first sight. At the same time, dozens of ladders were built, and a steady stream of Jingzhou soldiers took shields and climbed directly from the ladder to attack the city. In addition, the rushing car also began to be powerful and hit the city wall of Ba County, which had no moat.

"Governor, be careful!" Seeing a boulder facing Zhang Renfei face to face, the generals beside him also shouted in awe. Zhang Ren snorted coldly, pulled out a long gun beside him, and directly hit the flying boulder.

With a "boom", a hundred catties of boulders were casually hit by Zhang Ren. Unexpectedly, they burst directly from the middle, and the scattered debris cut the faces of several people around them. Zhang Ren himself was unscathed except for a head of dust.

"Governor Zhang's divine power!" The Yizhou army guarding the city saw that Zhang Ren was so brave, and his morale was greatly boosted for a moment. Unknowingly, Zhang Ren looked down at his cracked tiger's mouth and was also secretly shocked. Looking at the structure of the city again, Zhang Ren also has to be grateful that the front of the Ba County Pass is very narrow, which can only accommodate more than a dozen catapults, and its power is limited.

"Go on the order and stick to it carefully." After looking at it for a long time, Zhang Ren knew that it was impossible for the Jingzhou army to rely on such a strong attack to capture chin County without more than five times the life of the defenders. At present, Zhang Ren was not in a hurry. He just ordered people to stick to it carefully. At the same time, he sent out to inquire about the movement of the Jingzhou army camp.

Just as the two armies under Ba County were training for attack and defense, 10,000 horses led by Zhao Feng had passed through a mountain road in Wenshan and reached Tuozhong. Lv Dai, who was originally stationed in Tuozhong and was in charge of the field, handed over the grain on his back to Zhao Feng.

"Ding Gong, although you don't care about it, it is adjacent to Hanzhong and Longxi. You need to beware of Xia Houyuan or Han Sui!" Before Zhao Feng left, he still told him carefully.

"General, don't worry, if Xia Houyuan or Han Sui dares to come, he will be taught to suffer a big loss!" Lv Dai laughed and said that Zhao Feng saw that the great Sima of Eastern Wu in history was so sure that he no longer said anything and led his army to the Yinping Pass.

(to be continued)