Of course, Yan Xing knew the resistance of the army. His generals and officers under his command wanted to attack the wealthy Central Plains hinterland, rather than burrowing into the poor mountains and rivers, and fighting against the barbaric and fierce Wuhuan people.

The advisers were even more reluctant to take this risk by themselves.

Xun You reminded Yan Xing more than once that the huge risk of leading an army to conquer the Wuhuan this time.

But Yan Xing still insisted on doing it. He was unwilling to go south in the future and leave his back to Wuhuan Tadun, and he was even more unwilling to watch the Wuhuan tribe that had plundered a large number of folk households in the quiet area growing stronger.

He needed a strategy that could quickly solve his worries, and Lu Longdao presented by Tian Chou just met this condition.

However, even if this abandoned road is opened up, in order to speed up the troops and avoid the emergence of troubles, Yan Xing could only choose some elite infantry and cavalry to go to the interlude.

He planned to draw 5,000 cavalry and 8,000 infantry from the Central Army, Guanxi Xin Army, Zhang Liao army, and Cao Yuan army, equipped with mules, horses and baggage chariots, and use Tianchou's clan soldiers as their guide to send troops as soon as possible.

As for the surrendered soldiers in Hebei, it was not his consideration at all. Those who went to the army to fight not only consumed a lot of food and grass, but also put it on the battlefield, which would only add more unstable factors to their own side.

At present, he is the only one who can gather the elite troops of the army and fulfill the orders as good as the orders.

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get a tiger's son? Your lonely intention has been decided, don't say more!"

Yan Xing's decisive words made the final decision on the military proposal. All the confidants of civil and military officials could only bow down and obey the orders, and then withdrew from the General of the Cavalry.

Tianchoi, who slowly walked out of the military tent, only a single shadow, all the shogunate civil and military officials consciously kept a relative distance from him.

This outsider who has been instigating General Husband to take risks in using troops is very unwelcome to everyone.

Although the current General of the Cavalry is very confident about Thaksin, if any problems arise during the implementation of this strategy, the one who dies the fastest is Tian Chou, the initiator.

Tian Chou seemed to turn a blind eye to this. He slowly walked towards his camp and looked up at the changing clouds in the sky, with a complex expression.

"Yes, if you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get a tiger's son?"

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"Kill--"

On the narrow mountain road, many corpses of Shu soldiers were lying everywhere. The gurgling blood dyed the ground red. There were countless Shu soldiers holding weapons, shouting slogans and crossing the remains of the corpse, wading on the pool of blood on the ground, and launching back attacks one after another.

The condescending Bandeng barbarians were still firing bows and crossbows, but as the attack of the Shu soldiers continued, the antlers were cut off one after another, the gullies were filled, and the remaining fences were almost gone under the impact of the Shu soldiers. The Bandeng barbarians who were struggling to resist could only hold their troops under the command of Wang Ping, launching a counter-charge against the Shu soldiers who were attacking up the mountain, trying to drive them back to the foot of the mountain.

The time left for Wang Ping and his stern barbarians to set up defense was too short. In less than a day, the antlers and fences on the mountain road were all rushing to build, and the gullies could not be dug deep. For example, the woods used to defend the mountain road and the rolling stones were very few. In less than half an hour, they were dominated by the troops and the fearless Shu soldiers attacked the high ground.

If there are two more days to set up defense, Wang Ping believes that he will never be as embarrassed as he is now.

Unfortunately, there is no if, and the dangerous barbarians of Banhua can only try hard.

These Shu soldiers who attacked the mountain were obviously old soldiers. They were not only skilled in combat skills, but also had neat armor and staff. The equipment of the Bandun barbarians under Wang Ping was even worse than that of them. If Wang Ping had not led the team to fight and the mountain road was narrow and rugged, the Shu soldiers could not use their strength to surround and divide the Bandun barbarians, so they were afraid that the guards on Dingjun Mountain would have been wiped out long ago.

"Forge a formation and drive them all down!"

Wang Ping, who stepped forward and charged, screamed and formed a row of formations with the barbarian guards around him. They covered and supported each other and had a fierce collision with the Shu soldiers who rushed up the mountain with great strides. The barbarian soldiers cooperated quite tacitly and skillfully used the advantages of the high place to turn potential energy into kinetic energy, and suddenly smashed the unfavorable Shu soldiers' formation into pieces.

"kill!"

Wang Ping keenly captured the fighter plane. He shouted loudly, raised his knife and slashed a Shu soldier in front of him. The splashed plasma spilled on his face. He ignored it and swung the sword and broke through the forehead of another unstable Shu soldier. The blood mixed with yellow and white liquid stained his wooden squid.

The barbarian guards around him also followed Wang Ping and relied on the advantages of terrain and formation to quickly harvest the lives of the scattered Shu soldiers. As the momentum of the charge in front was blocked, the overall attack of the Shu soldiers was also stopped.

Looking at the rain of arrows that had not stopped pouring for a moment, many Shu soldiers behind began to subconsciously slow down their charges. Their bloody impulse, which had become a vanguard, gradually diminished, and some Shu soldiers even carefully raised their gaze to cover themselves to advance upwards.

"Get back and let the rocks fall."

Wang Ping, who had just worked on the counter-charge, was panting, but his mind was still rarely awake after the fierce fighting. Looking at the Shu soldiers who were forming a formation and slowly advancing, he did not recklessly issue an order to continue the charge, but instead waved his hand to order the barbarian soldiers around him to retreat, allowing the barbarians who were carrying stones on the mountain to start throwing stones.

"oops--"

Several stones of varying sizes were thrown down from the high ground, and the Shu soldiers formed a formation avoided one after another, but some unlucky guy accidentally opened his head by the stone. These intermittent falling rocks and the pouring arrows were quite intimidating, which made the slowly advancing Shu soldiers feel sad. Although they could not successfully stop the attack of Shu soldiers, they somewhat delayed the overall speed of Shu soldiers.

Taking advantage of this time, Wang Ping looked to the northeast with concern, which was another main attack direction of the Shu soldiers. The Shu soldiers' offensive was like a tide. It was so difficult for him to lead the team to fight here, but I was afraid that the Banhua barbarians under his command would be even more difficult.

As long as any high ground is broken by the Shu soldiers, the entire Dingjunshan defense line will be declared collapse.

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In the northeast, Zhuo Ying commanded the soldiers to rush to the high ground.

The soldiers under his command were all old soldiers under Liu Bei's command, with excellent armor and studs. They were as powerful as a rainbow when they hit more and less. From the beginning, they suppressed the defensive one end. Although they suffered some casualties during the attack, the Shu soldiers who were attacking the mountain did not retreat. The Banyan barbarians who did not command Wang Ping were obviously unable to stand the strength. After the fence in front of them was broken and knocked down by the Shu soldiers, they began to retreat one after another.

Zhuo Ying, who was calmly observing the battlefield, saw this and smiled on his lips.

Thanks to Liu Bei's fierce attack commanded in another direction, he successfully mobilized most of the Banshi Barbarians on the mountain, so he was able to succeed in such a smooth attack, suppressing the Banshi Barbarians who were defending here, and slowly pulling the balance of victory to his side.

However, before Zhuo Ying was completely happy, a military officer behind him pointed at the back in panic and shouted.

"There are cavalry!"

When Zhuo Ying suddenly heard this, he was shocked. There were not many cavalry in the Shu army, most of them were infantry. On the contrary, their enemy, the Xiliang army, had many cavalry.

He looked back in shock. Dust did rise from the distance of the Zuma Valley. With the vibration of the earth, the sound of horse hooves flying on the ground gradually became clear.

"Ming Jin, withdraw all the soldiers above."

Zhuo Ying issued a military order in an instant. He had already determined that the cavalry suddenly appeared behind the diagonal was definitely the enemy's cavalry. On the conservative side, he no longer dared to maintain the attack. He began to send orders to shrink his troops, gave up the attack with a steady chance of winning, and turned toward Liu Bei's army.

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"Fa Zheng, I can't spare you!"

On the top of the mountain, Ma Dai, who learned the truth, looked ferocious and drew his sword and shouted that he wanted to rush towards Fa Zheng. Fortunately, he was stopped by Wang Ping and others. After some struggle, he stopped his movements.

"Xiaozhi is wronged me!"

Ma Dai, who had calmed down a little, also knew that Fa Zheng was not the object he could offend. He just thought that he was taken into the pit in a confused manner and withdrew his sword, he couldn't help but angry and said hatefully.

It turned out that in order to win Ma Dai to send troops to help as soon as possible, Fa Zheng deliberately instructed the soldiers who asked for help to report less of the number of Shu soldiers who broke into Dingjun Mountain. He only told Ma Dai that he was coming from the Barbarian Di Army under Liu Bei's command that he had wandered around the mountains for many days before he broke into the foothills of Dingjun Mountain.

After receiving a request for help, Ma Dai immediately became active.

If he acted according to previous military orders, he would not have the power to send troops without authorization, and he would have to have military orders from Yangping Pass or Nanzheng City so that he could lead his cavalry across the Han River and rush to Dingjun Mountain to rescue him.

But things are urgent and are easy to obtain. If Yan Gui, Pei Ji and others don’t have to help the main force themselves, they will lose a lot.

Since Ma Chao was killed in the rebellion and Ma Teng died in a depressed state, the Ma family's reputation in the army has plummeted. Although they still have the relationship between their in-laws Gan Ling in the army, they cannot recover the decline of the Ma family.

Other Guanxi generals and schools followed the cavalry generals and attacked Hebei, made many military achievements, and made double profits. However, the Ma family members were forgotten in Hanzhong like unknown soldiers, nestled in this basin with grievance, watching other Guanxi generals and schools soaring forward.

Ma Dai, who was determined to revive his family business, was keen on fame and fortune, so after weighing the pros and cons, he made up his mind and immediately led his troops to Dingjun Mountain in person.

The sudden rescue was rapid, and the sudden appearance of Ma Dai's army also played a huge role, which directly scared Liu Bei's army away an attack that was originally bound to win.

The enemy general Zhuo Ying and Ma Dai's cavalry misunderstood as the vanguard of reinforcements in Hanzhong. They did not dare to fight with Ma Dai's army, and urgently moved closer to the direction where Liu Bei's army was. Ma Dai's cavalry took advantage of the situation and rushed for a while.

But Ma Dai, who was rushing in front, soon realized something was wrong. The group of Shu soldiers who were fighting and retreating were not like the barbarian Di army mentioned by the soldiers who asked for reinforcements. Instead, they were like the main force of Liu Bei's army. Moreover, Wang Ping's Banshi Barbarians were not seen going down the mountain to attack. He was so alert that he did not dare to pursue and attack again. He immediately ordered to stop the pursuit and turn to drive the horses to climb the mountain.

So when he went up the mountain, he finally learned that the main force of Liu Bei's army was descending, and the number of people was far greater than that of his own. Everything was said by Fa Zheng to deceive him before, and he was furious and couldn't help but draw his sword out of the sheath.
Chapter completed!