Two days later, Meng Xuanyu led the main force of the Shu army back to Jiameng Pass. There were no Song army square formations and camps outside the city pass. It seemed that the Song army had retreated across the board.

I don’t know when the Song Army will attack again, but for now, it is safe.

Meng Xuanyu sent out scouts and found out that the Song army had retreated to Sanquan Mountain and set up camp there. It was roughly estimated that the main force of the Song army that attacked Shu from the north had only more than 10,000 troops and horses, and 4,000 to 5,000 wounded, almost half of which had been lost.

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Unless reinforcements come, we can no longer move south with more than 10,000 troops.

After all, Jiameng Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there is the more dangerous Jianmen Pass behind it.

If the Song army did not implement the bypass plan and relied on forceful attacks, it would be too difficult.

Especially Jianmen Pass, known as a natural danger, it is almost impossible to rely on soldiers and horses to attack and kill it.

In history, every operation to destroy Shu was done by surprise, using surprise troops to bypass Xiongguan and directly penetrate into the capital of Shu. There was never a frontal attack on Jianmen Pass.

For example, "Yizhou Ji" records: "Jiang Wei's old fort against Zhonghui has steep mountains and cliffs thousands of feet high, and a huge stream below." Jiang Wei led the Shu army with 50,000 soldiers and horses, making it difficult for Zhonghui's 150,000 soldiers to move forward.

The main reason is that Jianmen Pass is indeed a pass that "one man can pass, and no one can open it", which can be compared with Hangu Pass, Hulao Pass, etc.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, thought that there was a "30-mile road from Dajian to Xiaojian Pass in Hande County, with dangerous mountains", so he "hewn a stone overhead to create the Feiliang Pavilion Road to facilitate travel."

The cliff of Jianshan Mountain interrupts the point where the two cliffs face each other. A gate built with stones was built against the cliff, a pavilion was set up, and a garrison was set up, making it a military strategic pass.

The mountains to the north of Jianmen Gate are majestic and unreachable, which makes the attackers feel desperate. On the south side, the mountains are gentle and easy to climb. For the defenders, they can deal with it calmly from a high position. No wonder Jianmen Gate is at the top of the mountain.

In the era of cold weapons, it has never been attacked from the front.

However, when Zhong Hui and Jiang Wei were at a stalemate in the Jiange area, Deng Ai created a miracle in the history of ancient warfare. For Deng Ai, he proposed the idea of ​​​​smuggling to Yinping. Later, Deng Ai succeeded in smuggling to Yinping and successfully bypassed

Behind Jianmenguan, it is heading towards Chengdu.

Under this situation, Jiang Wei had to abandon Jianmen Pass and retreat with all his troops. At this time, Zhong Hui finally passed through the abandoned Jianmen Pass.

In fact, this time Wang Quanbin is not imitating Deng Ai's strategy during the Three Kingdoms period?

If Su Chen had not read this period of history in the history books, was deeply aware of Wang Quanbin's strategic intention, and led troops to ambush on the other side of the ancient ferry in advance, I am afraid that Wang Quanbin would have created a second miracle of destroying Shu.

After this unexpected military failure, Wang Quanbin had no choice but to order a retreat. It was not just a lack of troops, but a failure of his strategy. It was impossible to really use troops to attack Jiameng Pass and Jianmen Pass. He needed to think long term and find a breakthrough.

At that time, Zhong Hui's 150,000 Wei army soldiers and horses could not break through Jianmen Pass even half a step, let alone 20,000 to 30,000 people?

The generals and counselors of the Shu army gathered at the Jieshuai Hall at Jiameng Pass. At this time, Su Chen carefully explained the confrontation and strategic confrontation between the Song army and the Shu army. It was regarded as a summary and review after the battle.

Let them know why he and the second prince insisted on sending troops to Gudu.

For a long time, these generals seemed to understand, and even had some doubts and objections in the process. It was not until the Song army was completely defeated that they became less suspicious and respected this white-faced scholar counselor.

"So that's it!"

"Now I understand."

Lan Siwan, Liu Tingzuo, Wang Shenchao, Zhao Chongwo, Luo Qijun, Lu Han, Song Dewei, Wang Keluo and other generals of the Shu army, as well as the princes of Yu, all suddenly realized and completely understood.

Looking back now, I was able to save Jiameng Pass and repel the Song army this time, all because of the good use of tactics and tactics.

Otherwise, if you make a mistake in one step, you may become very passive and even lose the whole game.

Han Baozheng sighed: "It's too thrilling. This requires knowing the enemy's opportunity at every step, understanding the layout of the Song army commander, and making targeted deployments, how many troops are allocated, the timing of the ambush, etc., I made a mistake.

It might all collapse."

"Fortunately, His Highness is here to take charge. Otherwise, if someone else were in charge, he would never be able to strategize and use troops like a god."

Li Jin, Lan Siwan, Liu Tingzuo and other generals directly praised the second prince's wisdom and martial arts, which was a kind of flattery.

Meng Xuanyu knew it very well. If Su Chen hadn't been by his side, constantly analyzing and giving strategies, the Song army would probably have passed the Jianmen Pass by now.

The effect of this one person is almost equivalent to that of an army of 100,000.

Thinking of this, Meng Xuanyu admired Su Chen even more, thinking that if he could keep this person for a long time, it would be like a needle that fixes the sea, so that the Shu Kingdom would have no worries.

"It's all Mr. Chen's ingenious plan. We can save the Kingdom of Shu thanks to him." Meng Xuanyu was full of emotion. This time he didn't hide it, but praised it sincerely. In the excitement of the moment, he forgot to take cover.

Su Chen was getting a lot of attention and felt a little uncomfortable. He waved his hand and said, "I just thought about some possibilities. It's all the Second Prince who is wise and powerful, good at making decisions and commanding well. That's why he was able to achieve this step. If it were another general,

I'm afraid that even the subordinates' words will not be heard, and they will only go their own way, and no matter how hard the counselor plans, it will be of no use."

His words are also very reasonable, because Wang Zhaoyuan is like this. He insists on going his own way, pretending to be like Zhuge Kongming resurrected, making mistakes in command, and being defeated repeatedly in battles, which makes people laugh.

"Yes, His Highness is wise and powerful, and good at making decisions. This is the key to victory."

"I also agree with what Mr. Chen (Chen) said. Without His Highness as the commander-in-chief, everything is empty talk."

Many generals were favored by the Second Prince, promoted and promoted, and were more willing to praise the Second Prince.

As for Su Chen, although they also admired him in their hearts, as a military general, they would not overly praise counselors, and they showed it so obviously that they could not even say it out loud.

Meng Xuanyu stretched out his hand to stop everyone's bragging and false praise, and asked Su Chen: "What should we do next?"

Su Chen pondered for a while and said: "Let's just wait and see what happens. According to the changes in the Song army's strategy, we will make timely adjustments. During this period, we will send the good news back to the Shu capital to enhance the court's confidence in resisting the Song Dynasty. At the same time, we will mobilize the imperial troops in the rear and the front lines.

Come to Jiameng Pass and Jianmen Pass to guard, and even set up a few more passes in the ancient ferry area to prevent the Song army from secretly crossing the river again and nip it in the bud."

"No problem!" Meng Xuanyu nodded, feeling that it was easy to do.

Su Chen smiled slightly and said: "As long as we can block it for two months, it will enter the coldest month of winter, which is not conducive to the use of troops. At the same time, the news of the success of the Shu army in resisting the Song Dynasty will be conveyed to the northwest feudal kings, as well as the Tang Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty, to increase the confrontation between all parties."

The Song Army's self-confidence re-established an alliance, forcing the Song Army to withdraw its troops."
Chapter completed!