Great Wei Nengchen

Intercepting hundreds of thousands of fleeing refugees and letting them return to their hometowns, I have gone through the annals of ancient and modern history. I am afraid that there is no such precedent. How to arrange troops, how to do less damage, and how to appease the turbulent hearts of the people?

It seems extremely difficult, but in fact there are traces to be found. To accomplish this great event, the key is three things: location, timing, and strategy!

If you want to get from Bashu to Hanzhong, you must take the three plank roads of Jinniu, Micang, and Yangba. Among them, Jinniu Road is the widest and the closest to Chengdu. After building a fortress, you will be able to enter Jianmen Pass smoothly, and then you will have a smooth journey for thousands of miles!

After the riots broke out in Bashu, Cao Jun from Jianmen Pass launched a fierce attack on Zitong Pass. Their offensive continued day and night, trying to seize control of the southern Jinniu Road and meet the hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing north!

Therefore, after accepting the great trust, Pang Tong handed over the affairs of Chengdu to Fazheng and Xu Jing, and led a team of cavalry to go to Jinniu Road day and night, taking over soldiers and horses from various places along the way, gathering near Zitong Pass, and Pick the best spot to intercept refugees!

And the refugees were helping the old and the young, moving slowly, and advancing only twenty or thirty miles a day. Although in the past three days, they had only just approached Deyang City.

"Master Qi, the mobs from all walks of life gathered together, as many as 60 to [-] people, and rushed all the way to the north. The guards of Deyang and Mianyang asked for instructions, should we send troops to intercept them?"

"No need to stop, order to abandon Deyang and Mianyang, and attract refugees!"

"promise!"

"Master Qi, the 10,000+ Cao army stormed Zitong Pass, and also used thunderbolt cars, ramming cars, siege towers... and a kind of bottle that would explode. Our soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and some of them couldn't hold on!"

"Quickly adjust [-] soldiers and horses to support Zitong Pass, and tell General Zhengfang that he must stick to it no matter what, and Cao Jun is not allowed to move forward!"

"promise!"

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Forty miles south of Zitong Pass, there is a treasure bottle canyon. The terrain is very consistent with the name.

The north is like a bottleneck, the terrain shrinks suddenly, the narrowest point is less than a hundred steps, with cliffs on both sides and rugged mountain roads in the middle, it can be called an excellent ambush location, so Pang Tong set up his camp here!

The Liu Bei Group stationed 12 horses near Jinniu Road, half of them were on Zitong Pass, desperately resisting Cao Jun's attack. Li Yan, who is in charge of commanding, is both civil and military, and he is full of responsibility!

Pang Tong commanded another 6 horses to ambush in the valleys on both sides of Baoping Gorge, and in the middle of the canyon, three trenches were dug, three barriers were built, and many antlers, horses, and wooden thorns were placed!

Water was also splashed on the ground, which condensed into ice in the cold sky. It was several inches thick, smooth and slippery. People and horses couldn't stand at all.

In Pang Tong's eyes, the refugees are like a fish. He deliberately gave up the two cities of Deyang and Mianyang in order to make the fish fatter and more stupid, and finally introduce them into this valley!

As long as hundreds of thousands of refugees enter the canyon, it means that the fish have entered the trap, and they will never try to break free. As long as the siege lasts for a few days, after the fish are exhausted, they will be able to catch them alive, and there may be unexpected gains. Among them is a cunning black loach!

In addition, Pang Tongtong retreated again and again, and there was another ulterior purpose, which was to use the fire of refugees to burn the weeds in Deyang and Mianyang (the forces of the gentry group), which can be said to have killed people with a knife. The place is quite rich, and it is also an important gathering place for the Bashu gentry!

"Master Military Adviser, there is an urgent report from Hongling from Chengdu!"

"Hehe, as I expected, what a ghost-faced Xiao Lang, he is really brave, good at planning, and good at tactics. It is my great fortune, Pang Shiyuan, to have such a strong opponent like you!

This time, let's make a complete break, the world is the game, the common people play chess, wise and brave moves... Either you die, or I die! "

Pang Tong read the urgent report and looked in the direction of Deyang, he couldn't help sneering, and he had a strong killing intent!

It turns out that since the Yizhou War, the Liu Bei Group has also dispatched a lot of secret operations to investigate the situation of Cao Jun's camp and make some small damages along the way, and Xiao Yi's every move, every word and deed is the most important thing in the investigation.

But what is puzzling is that after defeating all the tribes of the Qiang people, Xiao Yi returned to Hanzhong County, went to Jianmen Pass to supervise the battle, and then disappeared suddenly, without a trace or news!

Such an important person suddenly disappeared from the world, which naturally attracted a lot of attention and countless speculations:

Some people said that Cao Cao's life was on the verge of death, and Xiao Yi returned to Luoyang to obey his last order. In order not to disturb the morale of the army, he did not announce the news!

Some people said that Xiao Yi secretly went to Xiangyang City, preparing to organize a big counterattack. While Liu Bei Group was focusing on Bashu, he seized the four southern counties of Jingzhou in one fell swoop, cutting off Liu Bei's group's retreat!

Others said that Xiao Yi didn't go there, just hid in Jianmen Pass, and was planning a terrifying plan to swallow Bashu in one bite. As for the specific plan, there are countless versions...

Countless news came together, and after careful analysis by Pang Tong, he believed that all of them were false. The importance of the land of Bashu was far above the four counties of Jingzhou. Will go to Jingzhou!

During the recent period, Cao Cao sent an average of two envoys a day to Hanzhong County to request, and the number of envoys was still increasing, which meant that their mission was not completed, and Xiao Yi did not return to Luoyang!

In addition, Cao Jun's offensive on Jinniu Road, Micang Road, and Yangba Road seemed extremely fierce, but they were a little bit inappropriate, indicating that there was a lack of unified command behind the scenes, which also proved that Xiao Yi was not in Hanzhong County!

Then came the problem, Xiao Yi didn't return to Luoyang, didn't go to Xiangyang, and didn't stay in Hanzhong, so where is he... On the way to Zitong Pass, a bold idea appeared in Pang Tong's mind!

The Bashu civil uprising this time is fierce and large-scale, really like a landslide and tsunami... Obviously, there are masters behind the scenes commanding, and Xiao Yi swept hundreds of thousands of people to the south when he was in Hebei, will he repeat his old tricks? Shi?

Therefore, Pang Tong sent people back to Chengdu to investigate Xiao Feng's whereabouts in detail, and learned that he had already left Biboxuan, and his whereabouts were unknown!

There is also news that Zhao Yun and Xiao Meier seem to have gone out briefly on their wedding night, and the wedding wine in the bridal chamber was inexplicably missing a pot, and in the next few days, the couple became a little emotional...

These are all trivial things, but Pang Tong connected them together, and after repeated scrutiny, he made a bold decision: Xiao Yi is probably in Bashu, amidst the turbulent refugee tide, playing the role of the mastermind behind the scenes !

In other words, the battle at Zitong Pass this time is not only about intercepting hundreds of thousands of refugees, but also a direct confrontation with Xiao Yi. If this greedy wolf can be killed or captured alive, the land of Hanzhong can be determined, Guanzhong The place can be determined, and the Central Plains can also be swept!

Pang Tong was even thinking about how to treat Xiao Yi after he was captured alive... First he was whipped severely, then imprisoned in a cage cart, and sent back to Chengdu to be paraded in the streets?

Or be treated as a guest of honor, eat and drink well, and then talk about the general situation of the world and the strategy of governing the country?

No matter what the situation is, it is a happy thing, but this greedy wolf is extremely cunning, I have to be more careful, don't let him slip through the fingers!

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"Sir, Micang Road sent a good news: Two days ago, the three generals commanded the troops in the headquarters, cleverly defeated Gao Shun's trapped camp, repelled the opponent for dozens of miles, captured several important towns, and seized a large number of troops. Supplies!

Now the three generals are chasing after the victory and have entered the territory of Hanzhong County, trying to join the two generals Wei Yan and Huo Jun to encircle and wipe out Xiahouyuan's remnants and defeated generals! "

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"What, how could this be?"

Just when Pang Tong was full of ambition, unexpectedly received a good news, Zhang Fei won a big victory!

After receiving the good news, he should celebrate it wildly, but Pang Tong thought over and over again, but he couldn't be happy at all, because the victory in this battle was too strange, and the victory was not at the right time!

One must know that Gao Shun is a veteran on the battlefield, famous for being good at using soldiers, and he is an elite in all battles in the camp, and has made countless outstanding military exploits!

Before Gao Shun defended the north entrance of Micang Road, Zhang Fei led his troops to attack more than a dozen times, but he didn't take advantage of it. Instead, he broke some soldiers and horses. How did he win this time cleverly, and even invaded the territory of Hanzhong County.

Did he really win the battle, or was he retreating on purpose, wanting to lure the enemy in, or some other conspiracy... I should send someone to remind me, lest the three generals suffer a big loss!

"Report to the military adviser, something is wrong. After the refugees took Deyang, they did not continue to advance to Mianyang, but turned around and marched westward, heading all the way to Brazil!"

"What, what a cunning greedy wolf, I still underestimated you, you are so vicious and courageous!"

Another new information was sent, and now Pang Tong couldn't sit still anymore, he gritted his teeth angrily, and at the same time figured out why Zhang Fei suddenly won a big victory!

It turned out that Xiao Yi led the refugees, he didn't want to take the Jinniu Road at all, but wanted to go far away from the Micang Road and return to Hanzhong County. The big move in the direction of the Jinniu Road was just a deception.

Let Gao Shun intentionally bluff and lead Zhang Fei's troops into the territory of Hanzhong County, so that the defense of Micang Road will become weaker, and if hundreds of thousands of refugees swarm up, it is very likely to rush over. It is indeed a clever plan, but It's also a dangerous strategy, isn't he afraid of being trapped in the middle?

"The order goes on: Abandon the ambush plan, 6 people are lightly dressed, only carry three days of rations, follow me to catch up with the refugee wave, and catch up with them no matter what!

Hurry up and send an order to General Liu Feng to command the headquarters to garrison Bazhong City and block the south entrance of Micang Road, not a single refugee is allowed to pass! "