Chapter 2327 You and I Are Enough

If Zhang Ze paid more attention to Wei Yan's situation when Wei Yan was still in Hanzhong, it is unlikely that he would have made more correct judgments about Wei Yan now. It is a pity that Zhang Ze focused entirely on how to deal with Liu Dan. As for Wei Yan, Well, it was also after Wei Yan entered Sichuan and Shu that Zhang Zecai suddenly remembered that there was such a famous figure, and he had missed it.

But this incident alone is not a big problem, but the subsequent problems will be serious...

Zhang Ze's biggest mistake regarding Wei Yan was that after he learned about Wei Yan's deeds, he still did not study Wei Yan carefully. On a certain level, he even looked down upon Wei Yan from a high position, saying that he was not doing a good job. , that seems to have some problems, and then he feels that he is the only one in the world who can do it, and he himself has no mistakes.

After Wei Yan's false shot, Zhang Ze made a wrong judgment.

Zhang Ze didn't even realize that his judgment was based on the answer he hoped for and liked the most. It was like buying a lottery ticket and then starting to think about which supporting facilities in the surrounding properties were better. It’s not based on how many directors, er, generals were arrested.

Therefore Zhang Ze is wrong.

Wei Yan's soldiers, who had received supplies from the Nanshan military camp and briefly recuperated, could not fully recover from the fatigue of the long journey, but they could still be considered to have recovered 70% to 80% of their combat strength.

Wei Yan had stayed in Hanzhong for a period of time, so he was no stranger to the terrain of Hanzhong. In addition, with Zhang Shi as the leader, he rushed through Hanzhong under the banner of the Zhang family, even if he encountered some counties. The county soldiers on patrol were not timid at all and went straight ahead.

Because Hanzhong itself is the territory of the Hussars, there is basically no big difference if Wei Yan's soldiers change their flags...

As for the flags under Zhang Ze's command, there are many in the Nanshan military camp.

Even after staying away from Nanzheng and other areas where Zhang Ze's power was concentrated, Wei Yan still walked along the official road carelessly during the day, which made Zhang Shi dumbfounded.

What makes Zhang Shi even more incredible is that Wei Yan actually asked his men to pretend to be Zhang Ze's soldiers, and then openly extorted money and food in front of some smaller county towns, Wubao, and manors...

And it succeeds every time!

These behaviors that seemed to be basic to Wei Yan made Zhang Shi feel that everything was reversed.

Is this how war is actually fought?

Zhang Shi once again deeply felt the gap between himself, Zhang Ze and others and Wei Yan, and then thought about the Hanzhong rebellion from this gap, and then thought about whether the rebellion would continue It was all pre-planned by Xiuqi and others, even if they were shuddering, in the end they cooperated with Wei Yan tremblingly and willingly, just like Wei Yan didn't hesitate to ask Zhang Shi to assume eighteen postures on the spot.

Under such circumstances, Wei Yan approached very quickly. Even with the help of his familiarity and mastery of the terrain of Hanzhong, coupled with the characteristics of mountain soldiers, Wei Yan could move in an almost straight line. During the day, he pretended to be strutting along the official roads and blackmailed some county estates along the way. At night, he used the moonlight to walk through the mountains and forests, like a nocturnal tiger.

A few days later, Wei Yan arrived at the outskirts of Fangling.

After checking the map again, Wei Yan chose to rest temporarily in a small valley to the west outside Fangling City. After checking the terrain, Wei Yan arranged sentries and let the soldiers rest, eat and repair. After giving the order, the soldiers and generals all found places to sit down, and then took out dry food and light wine from their backpacks to eat and replenish their physical strength.

It is said to be light wine, but sometimes it may be light vinegar, or it may be a mixture of wine and vinegar that cannot be distinguished. Because cowhide water bags generally store ordinary water, it is easier to change the taste. Autumn and winter are better. What if it is summer...

Therefore, most of the time, a little salt is added to the water bladder, but salt is also relatively precious and cannot be added every time the water is replenished, so the next best thing is to pour in light wine or light vinegar, which can maintain a relatively Relatively long storage time.

After Wei Yan patrolled for a while, he also sat down, took the big cake handed over by the guard, and took a bite.

After entering Hanzhong, Wei Yan hardly used the few dry food reserves left. Instead, he took food from Hanzhong, begging openly or secretly coercing him, anyway, under the banner of the Zhang family, just like The coarse grain cake in Wei Yan's hands was contributed by the manor on the road.

Pickled vegetables, bacon, whole grain flatbread, if possible, cook a bowl of vinegar cloth wild vegetable soup, if not, just eat it with water. Whatever the soldiers eat, Wei Yan eats whatever. The senior generals under the hussar Among them, Wei Yan and Zhao Yun are similar. They are generals who have risen from the bottom. They are very down-to-earth and don't have any picky eating habits at all.

If there is no open fire for stewing, there will naturally be no smoke. As long as you don't happen to walk into the valley, you won't find Wei Yan and others hiding here. After finishing the meal in two mouthfuls, some soldiers leaned together with their swords and guns to rest with their eyes closed, recovering as much strength as possible to prepare for the next stage of the battle.

As for Wei Yan, he couldn't sleep at all.

Wei Yan had a hunch that the reinforcements Xu Shu had originally prepared might not be able to keep up, so he was the only chess piece that could move in Hanzhong.

Of course, Wei Yan also had the opportunity to choose to retreat, but Wei Yan's personality made him unwilling to choose which option was safe but not very fruitful. Instead, he chose a more radical and risky plan...

Zhang Ran's troops made a surprise attack on Fangling and rescued Huang Quan!

After hearing that Zhang Shi, the leading party, said that Huang Quan was still holding on, Wei Yan had some ideas in his mind. He needed manpower and needed to completely disrupt the Hanzhong chessboard, so he rescued Huang Quan who was trapped in a corner. Naturally, This became the current strategy. Although Huang Quan's troops may not be as brave and good at fighting as Wei Yan's subordinates, they can at least provide a cover for Wei Yan, and then let Wei Yan find a gap to leverage the entire battle situation in Hanzhong!

"Tonight, attack!" 』

Wei Yan whispered the order.

There is no more time to hesitate. In this situation, hesitation may lead to defeat. Although Wei Yan was very successful in pretending to be Zhang's troops along the way, Wei Yan could not guarantee whether these counties or manors would turn around and contact Zhang Ze again. If someone really did this, then Wei Yan's The whereabouts were naturally exposed.

Therefore, one more day of delay is one more day of risk.

Zhang Ran's troops under Fangling City, after continuously besieging Yifu and suffering heavy losses, finally understood the fact that there is also a skill in attacking a city. It is not just a simple order, and then all the soldiers can complete it automatically and spontaneously. command, and then attack the city in an orderly manner...

In ancient times, cities were not only gathering places for population and wealth, but were also often built at water and land strategic points to guard fortresses and give priority to military defense.

Although costume films and TV dramas often use grand scenes to visually show us a city attack and defense battle, most of them are just messed up, especially climbing up the city wall or just relying on soldiers holding swords and spears to rush forward and shout, trying to capture it. A fortified city is simply giving away people's lives, which is not consistent with real history.

In the historical battle of Zhuge Liang's attack on Chencang, facing Chencang City defended by only one or two thousand Wei troops, tens of thousands of Shu Han troops continued to attack for more than 20 days, which ultimately led to the failure of Zhuge Liang's second Northern Expedition. Then Hao Meng classmate Fight to become famous.

In the hands of people like Zhuge Liang who are relatively good at deployment, it is quite difficult to conquer a city, not to mention the grass-roots teams like Zhang Ran and Jin Renwang who fight with each other and only want to gain benefits and do not want to work more. .

After suffering a certain amount of casualties, Zhang Ran and others were obviously unwilling to continue the attack like this, or they felt that even if they tried hard to attack, they might not be able to capture Fangling, so they might as well just besiege it honestly.

Under the influence of this almost relaxed, even somewhat dissolute state of mind, one can only imagine how much wariness Zhang Ran and others can have left. In other words, Zhang Ran and others were somewhat prepared for Huang Quan in Fangling City, but they did not expect that Wei Yan would come out from behind him!

When the first round of rockets approaching the camp shot into the air and Wei Yan led his soldiers to fight out of the darkness, Zhang Ran's soldiers were dumbfounded, confused and panicked.

In the dry autumn and winter, rockets landed in the camp. Some landed on the ground, some hit people, and some landed on tents and other supplies, causing fires in the blink of an eye.

The flames danced blazingly, clawing at everyone or other objects around them in the night wind, and then tried to make everything in the world join in the flame's carnival.

Amidst the roar, Wei Yan's soldiers rushed out one after another. Some drew their bows and arrows and shot them into the air. Some held swords and shields and rushed towards the camp. In an instant, arrows rained like rain and people flooded.

Zhang Ran and others were awakened by the sudden loud shouting of killing, some were still immersed in a dazed sleep, some screamed in terror and bumped into one place, some yelled, There were also some who were in disarray. These Zhang soldiers, who were accustomed to sleeping all night until dawn, fell into complete chaos.

"kill! 』

Wei Yan saw that a piece of the village wall collapsed in front of him under the chopping of giant ax soldiers and the dragging of other soldiers. He shouted and charged in first. He raised his knife and chopped down an unlucky man with one blow. Zhang's soldiers then took advantage of the situation and crashed into the military camp, slashing left and right, roaring like thunder.

On Fangling City, Huang Quan, who had been guarding the city gate tower, heard an unusual noise almost at the same time as Wei Yan launched the attack, and then hurried to the battlements, holding on to look down.

In the light of the fire, Huang Quan saw the three-color battle flag held high, and his heart skipped a beat!

Reinforcements!

It turned out to be reinforcements!

Huang Quan suppressed his excitement and carefully identified the situation in the military camp. Although it was far away and it was night, the fires were lit one after another, and he determined that many of the burning items were Tent, and you can also see a few unlucky ghosts with their bodies on fire. Under the screams and collisions, Huang Quan was sure that the reinforcements this time were real and not pretended by Zhang's soldiers...

"Someone is coming!" Drum roll! Drum roll! Huang Quan shouted loudly, "Get ready to open the city and attack the enemy from a flank!" 』

The rumbling war drums sounded, and Wei Yan laughed loudly. While asking people to get as close to the city wall as possible to establish contact with Huang Quan, he led his men to slash into the camp to extinguish any signs of resistance. .

During the long-term training and cooperation, these men of Wei Yan, even without Wei Yan's command, habitually set up the array of arrows, and then staggered with each other to attack forward. The swords, shields and spears were in tacit understanding, and the pace and rhythm were consistent. On the other hand, the Zhang family's soldiers on the opposite side were also scattered in formation, and their swords and guns were in chaos. Even if they really met Wei Yan's soldiers head-on, there were still people who had this or that thought in their hearts, thinking that fellow Taoist monks should die first. , Pindao will step aside for now.

What about Zhang Lu's previous Five Dou Rice Taoism? If you have five Dou rice, you are a Taoist friend. If you don't have Five Dou rice, why don't you work to earn money to buy rice? Laojun’s family is not rich either!

Zhang Ran wanted to get married, but he thought Zhang should go...

For close combat, Wei Yan's soldiers have complete armor, sharp swords, and round shields that are small but strong enough. For long-distance combat, they have bows and arrows, which are less powerful, but are still extremely sharp within fifty steps. Crossbows, coupled with the tacit understanding developed after working with each other for a long time, made Zhang's soldiers not only have to block the swords and spears in front of them when they faced Wei Yan's soldiers, but also had to guard against the swords and spears that struck them in the dark. The crossbow arrows were shot out of nowhere!

Although the frequency of crossbow bolts is relatively slow, they are very powerful at close range. Some Zhang's soldiers who tried to fight were hit by the crossbow bolts, and they were thrown back with the crossbow bolts. Some crossbow bolts could still A series of two, and then he will stop with satisfaction with thick blood stains...

"kill! 』

They all roared and collided, their sharp blades raised high and falling like lightning.

"kill"

The spears are like a forest, rushing forward, the blood-stained red tassels trembling, as gorgeous as the flowers on the other side.

The soldiers in Zhang Ran's camp were horrified and screamed. These screams echoed up and down Fangling, making those who had not come into contact with Wei Yan's soldiers shudder in their hearts. They had already lost three or four points of strength before fighting.

Especially those people, after seeing the ferocity of Wei Yan and others, they immediately abandoned Zhang's soldiers without hesitation and ran away...

In the minds of these people, they are just here to pick up the bargains. If they can capture Fangling, then they can make a lot of profits, but if they don't capture the city, they still have to pay with their lives. I'm sorry for taking so long. Whoever wants to have sex can do it.

Wei Yan was slashing in front while paying attention to the changes on the battlefield. When he found that the soldiers around him began to breathe unevenly, he shouted loudly, chopped down several Zhang soldiers in front to the ground, and then ordered Alternate formations!

The bloody soldiers at the front turned sideways and gave up their positions under Wei Yan's order, while the soldiers at the back rushed to the front along the bloody armor channel without hesitation, covering these soldiers who were originally in front. Pao Ze went to the back to rest and take a breath...

Wei Yan's battlefield skills and timing made the soldiers under his command like machines that never know how tired they are, constantly breaking through, crushing, and killing, and defeated Zhang's camp in one breath. Wear it and rush to the other side of the camp!

Looking at everyone who looked like bloody men, especially the Wei Yan soldiers who were tirelessly slashing, the Zhang family's morale plummeted. They had been in a stalemate with Huang Quan for so many days. Their morale was originally average, but now they saw so many desperate and desperate people. The powerful Wei Yan soldiers, and then when they saw the corpses on the line where these Wei Yan soldiers rushed in, those howling soldiers felt a chill coming from behind their foreheads, as if they were not facing people, but people killed from the underworld. The soul seducer!

Although Huang Quan in Fangling City didn't know where Wei Yan came from, since he had confirmed that it was Wei Yan's troops and not Zhang Ran's trick to lure the enemy, he immediately ordered the city gates to be opened and took two hundred people in the city with him. The armored soldiers and three hundred auxiliary soldiers rushed out in cooperation!

The soldiers of Fangling, who had been suppressed for too long, were so excited that they screamed and yelled wildly. Coupled with the beating of war drums in the city, their momentum was extraordinary, and they headed towards Zhang's camp!

Zhang's soldiers were already timid and panicked after being killed by Wei Yan, and their formation was already on the verge of collapse. As a result, Huang Quan came out from the side again with great momentum. Under attack from both sides, the formation of Zhang's soldiers collapsed in a short time. Some people threw They unloaded their weapons and turned around and ran away, some held their heads and huddled in the corner, and some even panicked and sent themselves over the sword and gun...

In the camp, Zhang's flag fell down and fell to the ground. Then countless feet stepped on it, and it was instantly tattered.

A great battle ended before dawn.

The surrendered Zhang soldiers knelt on the ground with their heads in their hands, waiting to be dealt with. Many people murmured and cursed Zhang Ze, thinking that it was Zhang Ze's rebellion that caused their current casualties. As for the Wei Yan soldiers who really killed them. , these people feel scared even looking at it.

"The article is long!" Long article! "When Huang Quan saw Wei Yan, he bowed to him without saying a word, "Fortunately, Wen Chang helped me! I would like to express my gratitude to the elders in Fangling City! 』

Wei Yan laughed loudly and stepped forward to support Huang Quan, "It's easy to talk!" 』

"I wonder where the long article comes from?" Is Xu Shijun behind? Rong Quan goes to meet him! ” Huang Quan looked around and asked again.

Wei Yan was still smiling, "Someone came from Micang Road...Xu Shijun, he should still be in Chengdu..."

"Ah, this..." Huang Quan was stunned.

Wei Yan patted Huang Quan's arm and said, "Hahaha, Zhang thief is a fool. You and Gong Heng are enough to win this battle!" 』

Just the two of us? Seeing that Wei Yan had solved the siege of Fangling, Huang Quan tried his best not to let his eyes look like he was looking at a fool...

Wei Yan didn't care. He greeted and walked towards Fangling City, "Let the boys have a good rest first, and then we will see you and I defeat the enemy together!" 』