Great Wei Nengchen

On the one hand, he wrote a letter of allegiance, put a bloody fingerprint on it, and asked Deng Ai's followers to take it to Xiao Yi's hands, so he was determined to abandon the dark and turn to the bright!

While the two were drinking together all night and planning secretly, Xiao Yi led hundreds of thousands of refugees and slowly approached Bazhong City...

Chapter 1589 Greedy wolves duel with phoenix chicks! (five)

"Ron!--Ron! Ron!"

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As the saying goes: When there are 60 people, there are no boundaries;

There are mountains and plains, people's shadows like a tide, countless feet trampling on the ground, raising dust all over the sky, like a giant khaki dragon swallowing clouds and fog, there are also thunderous drums, and countless flags fluttering in the wind!

It turned out that after Langzhong’s rectification, the refugee team became a little more regularized, and many flags and drums were set up. The war drums were all looted along the way. If they couldn’t find the war drums, they used copper gongs, copper basins, wooden fish, and clappers to make do. Anyway, it's enough to make a sound.

The banners are even more self-made, with exquisite brocade embroidery, rough white cloth with black letters, and many people randomly holding up a piece of rag to make up the number. Anyway, a dozen or so people will set up a banner. It looks like the banner is flying and overwhelming, and it can also scare The role of the enemy!

Among them are hundreds of imitation golden wolf-headed flags, of course they are the flags of "Sai Xiaolang, Tie Xiaolang, and Xiao Xiaolang". Confused.

But who would have thought that these imitation golden wolf head flags would bring disaster to them in the next few days?

The refugee team slowly moved eastward, gradually approaching Bazhong City, while Xiao Yi led his confidants to a nearby high slope, preparing to overlook the surrounding terrain, and then formulate a battle plan!

"The river is like a dragon, the mountains are like a tiger, the majestic passes are long and majestic, it is really a land of gold and iron horses, I don't know whose bones will be buried in the loess here?

You guys take a good look and remember the mountains and rivers here. In the future, when the Central Plains sends troops to annex Bashu, this is a place that must be passed through, and it is a place that must be contested. The defense of Jinniu Road is too strong. It must be terrible!

It is better to send troops from Micang Road, first take down the whole area of ​​Bajun, seal off the mouth of the Three Gorges, cut Bashu and Jingzhou into two sections, so that the beginning and the end cannot be echoed, and then outflank the past from northeast to southwest, forming a large deep encirclement, and finally slowing down. Slow down the compression, you will achieve your goal! "

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"Disciples, keep this in mind!"

Whenever he went to steep mountains and rivers, Xiao Yi would habitually talk about some strategies and tactics, while his sons and apprentices listened carefully and kept them firmly in their hearts. Go back and study slowly...and this crude draft became the strategic policy for destroying Shu a few years later and played a decisive role!

From the perspective of terrain, Micang Mountain is connected to Motianling Mountain in the west and Daba Mountain in the east, forming a natural dividing line that divides Yizhou into Bashu and Hanzhong. Micang Mountain has a unique terrain with beautiful mountains and vast forests. , and there is a silver belt flowing out of it - Bashui!

Bashui originates from the southern foot of Micang Mountain, flows southward through Bazhong, Pingping, and Quxian... and finally flows into Qujiang, with a total length of more than [-] miles, running through the whole Bazhong County. It is not only the mother river of Berkshire, but also a natural military barrier!

Five to six million refugees are now gathered on the west bank of Bashui, opposite to Bazhong City. If it were normal times, this turbulent river would be enough to stop the refugee team from advancing.

Fortunately, the weather is cold and the river is covered with thick ice, so people, horses and vehicles can pass unimpeded. However, spring comes early in the Southwest, and after ten days or so, the ice and snow will gradually melt. Don't even think about crossing Bashui!

To the northeast is Micang Road, which is at the narrowest point of Micang Mountain. It is only a hundred miles from north to south, and the road is relatively straight. If you run at full speed, you can pass it in about four days.

But Bazhong City is like an iron gate, which firmly seals the south entrance of Micang Road, and there is no possibility of smuggling. In the inside of Micang Road, there are seven or eight passes guarded by veteran Yan Yan, who is also a husband. Dangguan, Wanfu don't open!

Even if the refugees tried their best to level up Bazhong City with corpses, they might not be able to pass through the Mi Cang Road behind. The terrain there is too narrow to deploy troops. The large number of people is not an advantage, but a burden. !

At the same time, Pang Tong led 6 horses, chasing them day and night, only three or four days away from Bazhong City; and 8 horses from Guanghan County, Shu County, and Qianwei County also gathered together. Bashui came rushing downstream, forming a big encirclement!

There is no way out, there are chasing soldiers behind, no food and grass inside, and no rescue outside. From the perspective of military strategists, the refugee team has fallen into a desperate situation. Even if Sun Wu and Bai Qi are resurrected, I am afraid there is nothing they can do.

However, the commander of this refugee team is not Sun Wu and Bai Qi, but the more cunning and vicious Xiao Yi, an outstanding commander who is good at finding a way out in desperate situations!

"Reporting to Master, the elder brother sent back news that Liu Feng agreed to betray the water, and also sent a letter of allegiance, as well as the deployment map of Bazhong City!"

"Shizai did a great job. We have mastered Bazhong City. This game of chess can turn death into life. If we plan well, Pang Shiyuan may suffer a big loss, haha!"

After reading the letter of allegiance and the deployment map, Xiao Yi nodded in satisfaction. This is not only God's help, but also self-help. As early as eight years ago, during the retreat of Wulin, he captured Liu Feng alive once!

But he didn't kill him, but cleverly resorted to countermeasures, and deliberately let him escape. It is because of the original cause that today's result is achieved. Therefore, there is no luck in war, only foresight!

Of course, Liu Bei's mentality of supporting his parents and eradicating his adopted son also played a big role, but if he treats Liu Feng a little better, the latter will not have a rebellious heart.

However, controlling Bazhong City is not enough to get out of danger. If you want to return to Hanzhong smoothly, you have to deal with the defenders of Micang Road and the pursuers behind...

"Tell Wu Zhi to lead the team across Bashui and surround Bazhong City. If you want to surround Bazhong City without fighting and harassing you day and night, you must build momentum!

Before crossing the river, collect all the boats on the west bank and burn them all together, as well as the woods, bamboo forests, and houses within a radius of a hundred miles, and not a single piece of wood is allowed to remain!

After the team crossed the river, they sent someone to pass the news to the Houying, saying that Pang Tong led 20 horses and killed them at the foot of Bazhong City in three days, so that the Houying was ready to fight to the death and splash Bashui with blood!

Then send someone to sneak into the city and tell your big brother the plan, so that he must keep an eye on Liu Feng, lest this kid change his mind midway, if something happens, set up a killer, don't be merciless! "

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"promise!"

According to the right time, place, and changes in the situation, Xiao Yi rubbed his little black face, and quickly conceived a big plan, a big plan that could turn defeat into victory!

But this plan is a little sinister, a little wicked, and a little bit spicy, and it needs a little bit of raw materials!

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"Tap down!--Tap down!--Boom! Boom!"

With a single order, hundreds of thousands of refugees crossed Bashui and besieged Bazhong City amidst the shouts that shook the sky. Then, according to Xiao Yi's order, the siege did not attack, but only harassed!

The fire on the west bank is also burning. The flames are soaring into the sky, and the smoke is billowing, covering half of the sky. The ships, boats, rafts, woods, and bamboo forests are all reduced to ashes. , There is no vegetation on the west bank of Bashui.

On the other side, under Deng Ai's instruction, Liu Feng sent two letters for help:

One was for Yan Yan, saying that Bazhong City was under siege, and the bandits were besieging the city day and night.

The other letter was addressed to Pang Tong, and the words were very different. It said that after the refugees crossed the Bashui, they were exhausted and ran out of food and grass.

With 5000 troops of his own, the city was firmly guarded, and the refugees never thought of taking a step further. Moreover, in the course of the battle, a golden wolf-headed banner flashed among the thieves, and a man was galloping on horseback. Urge the refugees to fight to the death...

Two completely different letters, one is to lure the snake out of the hole, and the other is to show the enemy weakness!

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"Drive! - Da! Da!"

Xiao Yi also crossed the river with his confidantes, but he didn't go to the Bazhong city, but went all the way north, and he didn't want to run away. To complete his big plan, he needed another important tool - well salt!

It turns out that Bashu is located in a remote location, far away from the sea. Eating salt has always been a big problem. Even if a stone of rough sea salt particles is mixed with half of the sand, as long as it is sold from the coast to Bashu, it can get tens of times, or even hundreds of times of huge profits!

Rich and powerful families can barely afford to live, but poor people can’t afford it. They can’t afford high-priced sea salt, so they can only drink animal blood to supplement salt, or like wild animals, they can lick rock salt with a lot of impurities. The taste is unspeakable. , It is even more harmful to the body, there are countless people with white beard and hair, and there are many weak people everywhere!

Until the beginning of the Han Dynasty, some people in Bashu dug a deep well, but instead of clear water, brine came out. After filtering and boiling, table salt was extracted from it, which solved the problem of eating salt for Bashu people. This is well salt!

In the ancient geological period, the Bashu Basin used to be an ocean. Due to the movement of the earth’s crust, the surrounding mountains were uplifted, and the middle became a basin. The seawater trapped inside, after hundreds of millions of years of continuous evaporation, precipitated a large amount of salt, and mixed with the groundwater to form a basin. A huge layer of brine!

The well salt boiled with brine is white in texture, fine as sand, and tastes better than sea salt. Together with Shu brocade, it has become the two pillar industries of Bashu, earning countless money every year!

Until Xiao Yi came to power in Xuzhou, he extracted high-quality refined salt from rough sea salt, and replaced the leader of well salt with huge output and cheap price. However, in the Bashu area, there are still many places where wells are dug for salt. , the output is also rising every year!