Chapter 11 Chapter Ten Thousand Miles Journey

Chapter 10, The Journey of a Thousand Miles What I said to the Prince of Germany was very simple, "My lord, there may not be no trails to go around the mountains and mountains around here, even if we can't go around, we can also make a detour to lure them to fight. What we are afraid of is not that they are brave and good at fighting. What I'm afraid of is that they won't be able to defend the city and attack the city by force. It's better to find a way to lure them out of the city, and since Tian Wei is good at fighting, he must not be reconciled to just defending the city." What I said was just a principle, but Prince De, who has been in the field for a long time, immediately understood , besides, it is definitely impossible to attack today, so why not go back and discuss it.

Of course, I did not speak in the subsequent military discussions, because I am not very familiar with military affairs. I am just good at analyzing intelligence and judging where to proceed based on experience and knowledge. What's more, Rong Yuan is already dissatisfied with me. Being in the limelight will definitely make him hate me even more. I would rather offend a gentleman than a villain. I remember this very clearly, but these staff members are really powerful. I just put forward a hypothesis, and they can list all kinds of ideas, and then check. Fill in the gaps, make up various plans A, B, C and D, and finally list the feasible strategies. The more I look at it, the more I admire it. Maybe my expression is too obvious, and they are all a little embarrassed. Even Rong Yuan's eyes when looking at me softened many.

The next day, the Prince of Germany sent soldiers to collect firewood and search for paths, and then ordered the remaining half of the soldiers to rest in the tents. It's just that people are sent to feign attacks from time to time. If the defenders on the tower react for a while, they will retreat.After noon, the rest sergeant and the morning sergeant change shift. On the third day, the sergeants of the Southern Chu Army who were pretending to attack in front of Berkshire City began to get busy, not digging trenches, but also practicing fists and feet, loosening their muscles and bones, and pushing the army's war drums to the front of the city, every half an hour. Beat the drum and shout.

On the fourth and fifth days, the defenders on the city began to feel tired and numb. After all, there were only 10,000 defenders in Nanjun City. Although Nanjun was an important town at the gateway of the Shu Kingdom, there were not enough soldiers because of the good relationship between the Kingdom of Shu and Southern Chu. prepare. On the sixth day, the Shu army in the city began to feel uneasy, and the good news came that we found a small road to bypass Berkshire, and now the second step of the plan began.The Southern Chu army began to gather the troops, readying their troops, as if they were going to attack. The Shu army in the city became tense, and it was obvious that the number of defenders increased. At night, the army began to march quietly. These secret agents of the Kingdom of Shu who were paying close attention to the Southern Chu army Noticing it, they naturally came to the conclusion that the Southern Chu army wanted to bypass Berkshire. Although to them, if the Southern Chu army bypassed Berkshire and did not attack, it was tantamount to giving up the safety of the rear and supplies, but Tian Wei He has a strong personality and is warlike. The reason for his persistence this time is because of the lack of troops. Although the Southern Chu army is only 50,000, it is the best army in Southern Chu. Therefore, Tian Wei is under great pressure. Seeing that the situation is not right these days, he and The subordinate generals discussed for a long time, and they all felt that the Southern Chu army must bypass Berkshire.After deliberation, some generals proposed that if the Southern Chu army really bypassed Berkshire, and if Berkshire did not attack from behind, then the entire Southern Chu army would be wiped out in the future, and the Berkshire soldiers would inevitably be punished. This shadow made all the generals All feel uneasy.In the end, Tian Wei ordered to attack Nanchu's transport team from behind while the Nanchu army had not completely bypassed it.

The 50,000 army wanted to march from the small road, but the speed was extremely slow. It didn't take long for Tian Wei to catch up with the rear of the Southern Chu army. Tian Wei waved the big knife in his hand and shouted: "Don't go, the dog thief of Southern Chu." Amid his shouts, Tian Wei's five thousand light cavalry cut into the rear army of Southern Chu like steel knives. The Southern Chu army scattered and fled. , Tian Wei laughed loudly, and ordered to continue the attack, to defeat the Southern Chu army.At this moment, a group of infantry in white armor appeared from the Southern Chu army who had fled in all directions. They greeted Tian Wei. The guards were supposed to guard the central army, but now they appear here. Could it be that he was fooled? Tian Wei looked around, and the fires of those grain carts were quickly extinguished, and behind the infantry, he shot a shot. Zhao Zihuanglongqi, Tian Wei was worried and worried. If he really fell, he would surely be defeated. But after thinking about it, he is the personal guard of Prince De in front of him. Maybe Prince De himself is not far away. , If Prince De is killed in one fell swoop.Tian Wei couldn't stand the temptation, so he ordered to move forward.The two armies met. Although Tian Wei's cavalry had the upper hand, the infantry of Nanchu was good at fighting cavalry. I saw their sergeants in the front line kneeling down quickly, blocking Zhang Ba's spears in front of the horses, and the sergeants in the back row pulling Bow and arrows, taking advantage of the narrow terrain, blocked Tian Wei, Tian Wei killed for a while, seeing that it was impossible to win, he ordered the withdrawal of the troops, their horses ran fast, Tian Wei completely left the battlefield in a short while, the Shu army was fast, Tian Wei Wei thought happily, but anyway, it can be regarded as a small victory. The fast horse galloped for more than ten miles, and hadn't gone far. Suddenly, the Southern Chu army rushed out from both sides of the road, attacking from both sides, Tian Wei He hurriedly ordered everyone not to stay, and to fight for casualties, to break through with all their strength. At this time, Tian Wei's heart was already chilled. On the short mountain road of more than ten miles, there were surprise attacks from the Southern Chu army from time to time. There were not many of them, and they all used bows and arrows. Attacking from behind the bushes, forests or rocks, if this is not a valley, I am afraid that there is no hope for Tian Wei and his thousands of cavalry to escape. That is the case. The remnants of the army were gone, and approaching Bajun City, Tian Wei saw the fiery red flag of the Shu army falling from the top of the city, and the yellow dragon flag of Prince De rising slowly from the top of the city.Tian Wei watched helplessly as several soldiers of the Shu Army on the top of the city were cut down to the ground. From the cold light of the swords and guns, Tian Wei saw a very uncoordinated person. It was a young Confucian man in a blue shirt. Sergeant, he was looking at himself with pity, in the bloody flames, his clothes didn't seem to be stained at all.He stood on the city wall, but he was separated from other Southern Chu soldiers by a certain distance. He seemed to be a ghost that did not belong to the battlefield.

I climbed up the city wall before the siege was completely over. This time, the Southern Chu Army retained 10,000 people at my suggestion. This is what I learned from reading before going to bed after the military discussion. After Prince De approved, When we then dug trenches, we dug a lot of big pits near the battlefield, and then when we pretended to go around, we hid 10,000 troops in the big pits, covered with oilcloth, and covered with loess on top of the cloth. Those spies who came to check really I only noticed that the camp was empty, but I didn’t notice the cave of Tibetan soldiers nearby. After Tian Wei dispatched troops, we took advantage of the negligence of the defenders and immediately started attacking the city. As a result, the loose defenders were defeated by us, and the reason why I I climbed the city wall because I wanted to see the ending. Of course, the reason was that when Shu returned to the army, I was afraid that they would retaliate and kill us staff who stayed outside. For this reason, we all entered the city, and of course the guards were very strict. It is strictly guarded so that we will not be injured by the remnant soldiers. Then I said that I wanted to see the situation outside and climbed up the city wall. Xiao Shunzi smiled and sent two imperial guards to follow me. I already knew that Xiao Shunzi was good at kungfu, and he was very good with me, so he agreed to send someone to protect me. I heard from Xiao Shunzi that these two people have good kung fu, at least they can protect me until the Southern Chu sergeant comes to rescue me .

I walked through the sea of ​​blood, careful not to get stained with blood, but the blood flowed into a river under my feet, and it didn't take long for my shoes to be soaked in blood, but I was lucky, at least I didn't have blood on my body.When I endured the smell and screams on the battlefield and reached the city wall, the few remaining Shu troops were quickly killed. I looked down the city and happened to see the returning Shu troops.Then the red-robed general stared blankly at the city. Behind him, the smoke and dust billowed, and I could see our army's flag. Suddenly, the red-robed general rushed towards our army, and then I just watched This cavalry was besieged, weakened, and defeated by our army. From a distance, I saw the red-robed general slaying himself with a horizontal sword, still roaring before he died.

My heart trembled. War is not as light as I read in history books. In the eyes of thousands of Berkshire and Shu soldiers, our army is an evil enemy. Kill their bodies and take them away. But what can we do? At this moment, I really hated this war deeply. For the benefit of Dayong and Nanchu, the Kingdom of Shu must perish, and flow blood into rivers in exchange for the joy of the superior. , is it really worth it? Next, I fell ill. The blood and the screams made me unable to sleep well or eat well. During the rapid march, my condition gradually worsened. Later, one night, Xiao Shunzi came to me. In the camp, he dragged me up and said: "I know why you are sick, put away your cheap sympathy, we have become enemies, we are fighting, if we lose, we will die and go home, what kind of benevolence and morality , What etiquette and shame, I only know that I have to live, for you, I have to live, then you, you must at least live for me, remember, you saved my life, if you don't let me pay this debt, I will never let you die."

I saw the tears on Xiao Shunzi's face in a trance, and said lightly: "Xiao Shunzi, brother, I know you are like a brother to me, but I always bully you, you always take care of me and protect me, but I You are leaving, don't be sad, you don't owe me anything." Xiao Shunzi slapped me hard, and said: "What do you think I am always following you? You have never looked down on me. You think I, Xiao Shunzi, is someone. You taught me to read and help me learn martial arts. Without you , who will look at me, Xiao Shunzi, if you die, I will die with you, and I will be your brother in the next life, so that you will always have to cover me."

My tears rolled down, yes, how could I die, I still have a brother, if I die, wouldn’t Xiao Shunzi be alone, I always knew that Xiao Shunzi always looked at me I ran because I saw him as a person, a man of flesh and blood, not a little eunuch, a man without a face.Hmph, what is the Kingdom of Shu? What does the death of your people have to do with me? Not to mention the death of the Kingdom of Shu, it has nothing to do with me. These days, I have been seriously ill, except Xiao Shunzi and the military doctor , I didn't see anyone. Although Prince De came twice, he also forgot about me later.I forced myself to get up and said, "Give me two pills from the white porcelain bottle in my bag." Xiao Shunzi hurried over to do so, I swallowed the pills with difficulty, and said, "I'm going to rest for a while, prepare something hearty for me tomorrow morning." breakfast."

Three days later, after being in a coma for three full days, I finally ate the breakfast delivered by Xiao Shunzi. I walked out of the tent and looked at the clear sky. I stretched out my hands, took a deep breath, and spoke to Xiao Shunzi The son said, I just recovered from my illness, and told Wang Jianjun that I will take his car today. During the more than ten days when I was sick, the progress of the Southern Chu army was relatively smooth. The attack of the Southern Chu's attack on Berkshire made these small cities lose their confidence in holding on. With the help of this strategy, they attacked soft deceptions and marched faster than expected. , Dayong did not know what was going on, and no information came.In the following days, I recovered from a serious illness, so I didn’t have many official duties. I often wrote poems or something in my spare time. I didn’t say anything more. Although Prince De once apologized and came to ask about my illness, I will not forgive you. His, he used to value me so much, and he would leave me aside whenever I was sick, so I always say thank you in a nonchalant way, anyway, I am often with Wang Jianjun, so there is no need to worry that he will Make things difficult for me, I'm just so stingy, what? During the march, the army of Southern Chu arrived at Luocheng and joined the navy army that had arrived ahead of time. Luocheng was the barrier of Chengdu, the capital of Shu. Xian led 20,000 soldiers to set up a stronghold on the mountain in front of Luoxian County. As a protection, General Longbu led 30,000 soldiers to guard Luocheng. Going to the city, he set up a camp in Fucheng. He knew that the next battle would have to be protracted, so he just arranged for the water and land defenders to be well-arranged. There are mountain roads outside the south gate. Prince De used the water army to transport troops to attack Luocheng from the east and west gates.However, Wei Xian often led the army to attack, and the two armies fought several bloody battles within a few days, and the Southern Chu army did not gain the upper hand.Seeing that the soldiers were exhausted, Prince De simply withdrew his troops. Apart from sending the navy to cruise from time to time, he just rested his troops in Fucheng to prepare for the battle. lack.The battle situation has reached a stalemate. On November 27th, I finally got Dayong's battle report. Dayong was led by the King of Yong, Li Zhi, with 200,000 troops. Because he had bought the guards of the Yangping Pass in advance, he broke through the pass with ease, and took two months to conquer Nanzheng. Although Dongchuan belonged to the Kingdom of Shu, it was a prosperous city In Xichuan, the Dongchuan people can't help but feel resentful. After Li Zhi entered Sichuan, the army did not commit any crimes, and the remnants and defeated generals were wiped out everywhere. In less than three months, Dongchuan was pacified. Once broken, there will be no barriers on the east side of Chengdu. Meng Yun, the lord of the Kingdom of Shu, defended the enemy on both sides. He was stretched, so he urgently dispatched a total of 90,000 guards at Jiameng Pass, and sent another 20,000 to assist Luocheng, leaving Chengdu empty.On November 12, 20,000 reinforcements entered Luocheng with the support of Luocheng's 30,000 defenders and Wei Xian's 20,000 troops. When Prince De got the battle report, his face was black and blue, because even if Dayong retreated, as long as he defended Yangping Pass, Dongchuan would definitely be controlled by Dayong. He was also reluctant to part with Berkshire, so now, Nanchu is more anxious than Dayong to attack the Kingdom of Shu.But after persisting for so many days without making any progress, it is not worrying.However, it is worth reassuring that the Southern Chu reinforcements have arrived, and now the Southern Chu land and water armies total 90,000, at least they will not retreat. In this way, under the attacks of both Dayong and Southern Chu, the Kingdom of Shu will inevitably be defeated sooner or later, but it may not be the case of Southern Chu after the fact. Chu got Chengdu. During this period of time, I lived relatively leisurely, walking around every day except for eating. Of course, in order to be careful of the spies and assassins of the Shu army, I would not go too far, and if I was too leisurely, I would be jealous. Can't get in.Taking advantage of my illness, Rong Yuan deprived me of the right to be a military counselor, of course the excuse was my serious illness.As far as he was concerned, I was still ill.But I don't care about it, anyway, there should be no chance of defeating this battle. I was idle, so I told Xiao Shunzi about finding a guard. Xiao Shunzi thought about it for a long time and was very embarrassed. He didn't know too many experts to introduce to me. According to him, he met If all the masters who could fight were killed by him, and he needed to be loyal, it would be even more difficult. He asked me if I would find a young eunuch as an apprentice to teach him martial arts, and then protect me, but I refused. One reason is time. It was too long, another reason was that eunuchs couldn't go out of the palace often, Xiao Shunzi thought for a long time and said, "If it's only a few years, I'll come out of the palace and go to your place by feigning death." I wanted to nod at first, but it would be troublesome for Xiao Shunzi to be recognized or his identity discovered. Then I simply said: "Well, I plan to resign this time when I go back. You don't like staying here anyway." In the palace, how about the two of us wandering around the world from now on?" Xiao Shunzi thought for a while, and said happily: "That's not bad, I've wanted to go around for a long time, I'm tired of Jianye. So where shall we go? "I thought about it for a while and said: "Anyway, the Kingdom of Shu is destroyed. If Dayong and Southern Chu cannot fight for the time being, we will go to Dayong to have a look. When Dayong and Southern Chu fight, we will go to Northern Han to see. If Dayong fights with the Northern Han Dynasty, we will return to Southern Chu. A few decades is enough for us to travel around, and if we get tired at any time, we will find a place to live." Xiao Shunzi's face is full of longing look. Just when the two of us were looking forward to the future, Xiao Shunzi suddenly rushed towards the flowers in the courtyard without warning.The figure was like a ghost, extremely fast, a gray shadow shot up from the bushes, the two figures merged and separated, Xiao Shunzi retreated about ten feet, the figure folded, turned around in the air, and pounced again, the man hastily fought back, But Xiao Shunzi slapped him on the center of the mouth, and he immediately fell to the ground with fatigue. I saw Xiao Shunzi nodded to me, and walked up to him lightly, but he was a young man in his twenties. I was wearing the military uniform of Southern Chu, but I could tell that the clothes didn't fit well, and I could smell a faint smell of blood. This man was a spy of the Shu army. Secondly, this is my duty, but when I thought about what I just said, if Prince De and the others knew what I just said, I suddenly felt murderous, and I winked at Xiao Shunzi, Xiao Shunzi understood, and slapped the man's head with his palm. The man opened his eyes in pain, and happened to see Xiao Shunzi's movements. He rolled on the ground with difficulty. Xiao Shunzi smiled coldly, turned his palm, and continued to hit the man on the head. His eyes were full of grief and indignation, for some reason, he opened his mouth and said, "Stop." Xiao Shunzi's palm had already reached the man Tianling, when he heard me stop him, he suddenly withdrew his attack and retreated behind me.I solemnly said: "Brother, I must kill you. If you have any last wishes, I can fulfill you." Excitement flashed in the young man's eyes, and he said, "Please let my wife go." I was stunned, when did I rob his wife? I don't seem to have done such a thing.