Three Kingdoms Strong Army System

Entrance to Meridian Road, Lantian Daying Camp.

It has been 25 days since Liu Zhang's army passed through the Meridian Road, and [-] troops have entered the Meridian Road. The entire Lantian camp seems a bit empty.

The middle part of the camp was guarded layer by layer by soldiers, and a small group of soldiers patrolled every quarter of an hour. The guards were extremely strict.

Because there is a big military tent here, which is the tent of the commander Liu Zhang.

The person sitting in the handsome tent facing south and facing the gate of the handsome tent is Liu Zhang.On both sides of him stood a row of people, some in armor and some in civilian clothes.

"My lord, Zhang Qin attacked the exit of Meridian Road for five days. The enemy guard, Zhang Wei, occupied a favorable terrain, and our army was unable to deploy its strength and give full play to its superiority!"

"How many people are there?" Liu Zhang asked.

"They are ambushing in the mountains and forests. It is estimated that there are two to 3000 people."

Liu Zhang thought for a moment, then said: "Order, the front line will continue to attack the exit of Meridian Road, consume the opponent's strength, and then send archers to suppress it."

"Here!" The messenger immediately ran out of the commander's tent and went down to convey the military order.

Someone came out immediately, "My lord, in this way, we will suffer a lot of casualties!"

"It doesn't matter. According to the report from the spies, there are only 2 troops in Hanzhong, and I attack from four directions, with a total of 6 troops. She divides the troops into four groups. How many defenders can each route have? As long as I break through one of them, I can break into the In Hanzhong, a little loss is worth it."

After Liu Zhang said so, the others did not object.After all, he is the boss of the team, and he doesn't feel sorry for him. Of course, he doesn't feel bad for a general.

In fact, there is another reason that Liu Zhang did not tell everyone, and that is to clean up the miscellaneous soldiers.

It only took him three years to seize the entire Guanzhong with Jingzhaoyin County, and there were too many soldiers who surrendered.

After all, these soldiers who surrendered were mixed, good and bad, and many of them had two hearts. Liu Zhang wanted to use this storm to Hanzhong to clean up some of these miscellaneous soldiers.

Therefore, until now, he has not used his direct troops.

Of the 8000 people who entered the Meridian Road, only 3000 were elite troops, and the remaining [-] were miscellaneous soldiers.

Some of them are the defenders of the counties, the kind that usually operate once every five days, and some are enemy troops who have surrendered, and their combat effectiveness is average.

Liu Zhang's order was passed down by the messengers. Lieutenants Zhang Qin, Xu Lailuofu and other captains in the middle of Ziwu Road led their respective troops to storm the exit of Ziwu Road every day.

At the exit of Ziwu Road, there are high mountains and cliffs on both sides, which is not conducive to the use of large troops, and it is very difficult for people to climb up.

For each attack, the troops they can put into the forward position are only a few hundred people, and they have another disadvantage, that is, they are not familiar with the terrain.

Looking back at the Hanzhong side, although Zhang Wei is not from Hanzhong, many of the [-] soldiers under his command are from Hanzhong, and they are familiar with the terrain at the Meridian Crossing.

Moreover, they came one step ahead. They occupied a favorable terrain, and on the commanding heights, they deployed archers and prepared thunder stones and logs.

Zhang Wei is Zhang Lu's younger brother. Although he is in charge of the military power, his bravery and ability to lead troops can only be said to be average.

However, the right time is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the harmony of people.

Zhang Wei, a third-rate general, defended the Meridian Road with 3000 men.

Zhang Qin, Xu Lai, Luo Fu and others attacked by force every day, and another thousand archers climbed the mountain to suppress them, and the troops of both sides were consumed every day.

At the same time, Liu Chang in Baoxie Road, Ma Teng in Gudao, and Zhao Wei outside Yangping Pass also attacked every day.

Although Hanzhong occupies a pass and favorable terrain, the depletion of troops is extremely serious for several days in a row.

For ten days in a row, four passes were attacked by force. Although none of them were lost, the defenders at each pass consumed a lot.

Every day, there are front-line defenders galloping from the pass to Nanzheng City in the rear, and convey the general's feelings to the prefect's mansion.

The most important thing for Zhang Lu and others every day is to watch the military intelligence battle report, and then discuss with his subordinates how to deal with it.

Of the [-] soldiers on the front line, after these days of consumption, there are only [-] soldiers left, and there are still [-] soldiers in the rear of Hanzhong.

These six thousand soldiers were originally distributed in the nine counties of Nanzheng, Mianyang, Baozhong, Chenggu, Anyang, Xicheng, Xixian, Shangyong, and Fangling in Hanzhong.

Now except for Shangyong and Fangling counties in Zhang Lu, only 200 soldiers are left in the other six counties because of the remoteness and inconvenient mobilization of troops. The remaining soldiers are all sent to Nanzheng.

In the entire Nanzheng City, there are a total of 3800 soldiers.

However, Zhang Wei from Meridian Road, Yang Ren from Baoxie Road, Yang Ang from Old Road, and Yang Bai from Yangping Pass all sent out very unfavorable battle reports.

"Reinforcements, reinforcements, where can we send reinforcements in Hanzhong? There are only 3800 people in Nanzheng City, where do you want me to find reinforcements for them!"

Zhang Lu threw the battle report hard on the ground.

It's less than a month since the start of the war. Could it be that Hanzhong can't hold it?
No wonder Zhang Lu was so angry. At this moment, Hanzhong lost [-] soldiers and horses, and the troops in the four passes were stretched and it was difficult to stabilize the defense.

He knew that the enemy's losses were at least twice, or even three times that of his own, but the opponent was so desperate to attack so forcefully. Could it be that Liu Zhang didn't cherish the lives of soldiers so much!
"My lord, although there are many mountains in Hanzhong, there is no danger to defend the vicinity of Nanzheng. Once Liu Zhang breaks through the pass, Nanzheng will be in danger, especially Ziwu Road. This is where Liu Zhang will attack. General Zhang only has 1000 men left. Sending troops, he might not be able to hold them~! Yan Pu, Zhang Lu's number one adviser, persuaded loudly.

"My lord, there are still 3800 people in Nanzheng. I think General Zhang will send 800 more people, and the other three places will send 500 more people." Yang Song persuaded.

At present, Zhang Lu's subordinates, these two important ministers, persuaded him to send reinforcements. Zhang Lu thought about it and decided to send reinforcements.

As a result, there are only 1500 people in Nanzheng City.

On the second day, four Sima from other tribes set off from Nanzheng City with reinforcements.

At the exit of Ziwu Road, because of the suppression of the thousand archers, Zhang Wei's army was attrition faster.

Under the continuous attack by Zhang Qin, Xu Lai, Luo Fu and other captains, his subordinates became more and more struggling.

Fighting requires physical strength. Although Zhang Qin and the others cannot give full play to their strength, they can take turns to fight.

But Zhang Wei couldn't, all the faces of his remaining thousand soldiers were exhausted.

Two days later, the defense line at the exit of Meridian Road was finally broken.

Zhang Wei personally led troops to make amends, but he couldn't plug the gap, and was driven out of the Meridian Road exit by the Guanzhong army.

The Guanzhong army finally opened up the Meridian Road and entered Hanzhong.

They immediately guarded the exit of Meridian Road, and the follow-up troops entered Hanzhong continuously.

Zhang Wei retreated twenty li with the remnants of the army, and encountered eight hundred reinforcements sent by Nanzheng City. "If you had come an hour earlier, Meridian Road would not have been lost!"

Looking at Zhang Wei who was in a state of distress and crying in despair, Sima from the reinforcements exclaimed: "General Zhang, Ziwu Road has been captured by the enemy?"