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Chapter 279 Guiyang (Part 2)

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    Guizhou claims that no land is three feet flat. This is of course an exaggeration. In fact, there are hundreds of large and small plateau basins (commonly known as Bazi) in Guizhou, and the Guiyang Basin is one of them. The city is not only surrounded by mountains  , and there is a rushing Nanming River in the south of the city, and the terrain is very dangerous.  Yaguan in the north of the city and Tuyunguan in the south are both dangerous passes built on the mountains. Together with the Nanming River that goes around the city, they form a natural barrier around Guiyang.  After Liu Wenxiu crossed the Nanming River, Guiyang was already in sight, but he kept suppressing the speed of his advance and was not in a hurry to attack Tuyunguan. Anyway, by this time, it was impossible for the Chu army to abandon the city and escape, and Liu Wenxiu would rather spend more time.  It took some time to adjust the formation while waiting for reinforcements to arrive from Yunnan and Guangxi.  Three days later, the two Western armies that had traveled a long distance were in place one after another. Liu Wenxiu sent one of them to outflank the west side of Guiyang, and then sent a vanguard to march towards Tuyunguan. Due to road conditions, the Western Army's  The main force is concentrated on the south side, under the personal command of Liu Wenxiu. There are 100,000 troops, including more than 30,000 soldiers. There are 50,000 horses and more than 10,000 soldiers in the other three directions. They are mainly responsible for blocking and intercepting to prevent Chu.  The army broke through at the last minute.  As expected, Tuyun Pass was indeed guarded by the Chu army. Liu Wenxiu's vanguard tried to attack once. Seeing that there were no obvious flaws in the Chu army's defense, they retreated and stopped at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the follow-up main force. Liu Wenxiu arrived.  Afterwards, he set up a large camp in front of the mountain, left the baggage troops and most of the auxiliary troops here, and then led his troops into the mountain.  During a war, any kind of accident may happen. It is always right to establish a stable rear stronghold first. Facing the brave and capable Chu army and the natural dangers of Tuyun Pass, Liu Wenxiu did not dare to be careless and ordered the auxiliary troops to carry out this attack.  Zuoyingzhai is built very solidly. This way, it can not only have something to rely on when the war is unfavorable, but also ensure the safety of the baggage troops. It can also effectively streamline the bloated troops, so they don't have to carry tens of thousands of useless weapons into the mountains.  As for the auxiliary troops, there is no need to take care of the easily attacked baggage troops during the war. After Tuyun Pass is conquered, the baggage troops can follow up.  The army of 100,000 suddenly turned into an army of 60,000. Among them were more than 20,000 auxiliary soldiers, who were responsible for carrying heavy armor and weapons to ensure the physical strength of the soldiers. There were still too many people in this army. If they were crowded together, they would interact with each other.  Because of the obstruction, he could not march normally, and there was also the danger of being attacked by the enemy. Liu Wenxiu spread out his troops as much as possible and divided them into the front army, the middle army and the rear army, keeping distance from each other and marching towards Tuyun Pass.  The main road in Tuyunguan is an ancient post road in and out of Guiyang. Although it goes through mountains and ridges, it is wide enough for horses to race. Two vehicles drive side by side. The armored soldiers of the Western Army and the auxiliary soldiers carrying armor and weapons all take the main road. Others  Lightly armored and unarmored soldiers walked along the paths on the mountainside and at the foot of the mountain. Tens of thousands of soldiers formed long lines in the mountain, sometimes disappearing into the woods, sometimes appearing in the mountains. From time to time, they used flags, whistles and arrows to convey messages to each other. The Nanming River at the foot of the mountain  It meanders towards the northeast.  The mountains were undulating, and when they came to a fork in the mountain, Liu Wenxiu looked around at the terrain and ordered the troops to stop advancing.  ¡°Have you ever carefully explored this small road on the west side?¡± He asked the scout of the vanguard.  "Replying to the prince, I searched 20 miles westward the day before yesterday and found nothing out of the ordinary. I also posted sentries on several adjacent mountains. If there is any sign of trouble, I will raise smoke to warn"  The scout answered in great detail.  "The terrain heresend another team, no, send three more teams of scouts to explore west. Every peak and valley must not be missed." Liu Wenxiu looked at the surrounding terrain again, and the uneasy feeling in his heart became stronger.  , following the ups and downs of the mountain, a long and steep hillside is formed here. The road leading to Tuyunguan passes under the hillside. If the Chu army hides an ambush on the west side of the road, it will pose a serious threat to the army.  .  The scout took the order and left. Liu Wenxiu closed her eyes and rested her mind, waiting patiently.  The topography and roads near Guiyang have long been engraved in his mind. This path should lead to the west of Guiyang. By climbing over the mountains and ridges, one can bypass Tuyun Pass. If the Chu army did not dare to come out to fight him, they would stick to Tuyun Pass.  If you pass the pass, you can send an army to outflank the pass from this path and attack from both sides.  This possibility completely exists. Liu Wenxiu has been fighting for half his life and has seen many incredible things. When an army is in a desperate situation with no way to escape, sometimes it will do something completely unreasonable.  In his opinion, the Chu army was in a desperate situation and had no choice but to defend Tuyun Pass. Even if they knew that Tuyun Pass could not be defended, they might have to defend Tuyun Pass and waste precious troops here in order to slow down the Western Army's attack.  Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong are not without opportunities.  "After they captured Guiyang, they once had the initiative. The best option was to rest for two days, then abandon the city before the Western Army's encirclement was closed, and then start a large-scale fleeing operation."This was the most troublesome result for the Western Army. Liu Wenxiu could not predict how long it would take and how many places would be destroyed before the Chu army could be wiped out.  However, Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong were reluctant to give up Guiyang and had been waiting here for the Western Army to attack. Although Guiyang's city was strong and there was a lot of food and grass in the city, they were guarding such a dead city alone and were surrounded by the Western Army sooner or later.  It's a dead end.  Now, the most likely choice for the Chu army is to take advantage of Tuyunguan's geographical advantage and fight to the death with the Western army here.  If Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong had 20,000 soldiers, they would not have no chance of winning against Liu Wenxiu's more than 30,000 soldiers. However, Liu Wenxiu also used the trick and deliberately divided his troops into four groups to lure them into battle in order to end the Guizhou war as soon as possible.  , if this battle evolves into a protracted siege, Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong will certainly be dead, and it will also be a very heavy burden for the Western Army. The troops on the front line in Hunan are weak, so it is difficult to say what changes will happen.  "Come on, let's set up an ambush on this small road. The terrain here is an excellent battlefield. Even if Thief Tan and Thief Zhou don't know soldiers, Thief Liu is a long-time general. He shouldn't let me down."  "In Liu Wenxiu's mind, neither Tan Xiao nor Zhou Guodong are worthy of being his opponents. These two young men were lucky enough to become generals of the Chu army. They did not have much real ability. The ones who really commanded the battle in the Western Expedition Army.  Yuan Zongdi and Liu Tichun, since Yuan Zongdi is not here, Liu Tichun is his opponent in his mind.  "Whoosh~!" A loud arrow suddenly shot up into the sky, and then, a white smoke column rose from the mountain on the west side. Liu Wenxiu looked up and saw that the mountain with the smoke column was far away, with two more in between.  On the top of the mountain, the Chu army hid their ambush troops there. No wonder they were able to escape the detection of the scouts.  "Tie Liu, thief Liu, you are indeed cunning." An imperceptible smile flashed across Liu Wenxiu's face. Liu Tichun took great pains to arrange the ambush so far away. He probably wanted to wait until dark before sneaking up and outflanking the west.  Now that the army's retreat has been discovered, we can easily deal with them and break the enemy's arm.  On the distant mountain peak, the smoke changed again. The first smoke column had been extinguished, and was replaced by five smoke columns, some black and some white, forming a rough circle.  "Five thousand soldiers? Hehe, Liu Tichun's investment is not small." According to Liu Wenxiu's speculation, the Chu army has at most 20,000 soldiers, but the actual situation may be far lower than this number. For example, it only has 10,000 soldiers.  It is normal that Liu Tichun had limited troops, but he ambushed five thousand soldiers here, which shows that he had high hopes for this ambush.  As long as these five thousand soldiers are defeated, half of the battle in Guiyang will be won.  Liu Wenxiu had made arrangements just now and transferred the two generals Gao Wengui and Lu Mingchen to the west path. They had 10,000 elite soldiers, who were sent to attack the 5,000 Chu army. There were rolling mountains nearby, and this path was also  It is very narrow. If the Chu army escapes, it will inevitably cause a rout. They can only fight Gao Wengui and Lu Mingchen. Taking this opportunity, it is just a good opportunity to measure the combat effectiveness of the Chu army.  Under the protection of a team of soldiers, Liu Wenxiu climbed to a high place and had a clear view of the battlefield in the distance.  Five thousand Chu troops had just been hiding in the ravine. When they saw the Western army coming to attack, they rushed up a hillside and faced Gao Wengui and Lu Mingchen from a high position, forming a formation to fight.  With the drums beating fiercely and arrows raining like rain, the two armies quickly engaged in battle, just like two beasts fighting. First they tested each other a few times, and then they collided hard.  "Your courage is commendable." Liu Wenxiu nodded slightly. No matter whether the combat effectiveness of these five thousand Chu troops was strong or weak, their courage alone was better than most armies in the world.  Generally speaking, the two armies at war are always strong and weak. The weaker one will choose to defend. It is rare that the two armies choose to attack at the same time. The Chu army, with five thousand troops, dared to fight with ten thousand Xi  The soldiers faced each other head-on, and the Western Army on the opposite side also rushed forward without hesitation. Thousands of soldiers risked their lives and bravely moved forward. This heroic scene moved Liu Wenxiu, who had experienced hundreds of battles.  "Good soldiers!" In less than a stick of incense after the battle started, Liu Wenxiu had already determined that the combat effectiveness of these five thousand Chu troops was as strong as Gao Wengui and Lu Mingchen's elite Western Army. With Gao Wengui and Lu Mingchen alone,  With thousands of troops, it would be difficult to defeat the opponent in a short period of time.  The enemy's combat effectiveness is stronger than imagined.  This made Liu Wenxiu slightly worried.  He secretly made a decision that before destroying these five thousand Chu troops, he could not continue to advance towards Tuyun Pass to avoid threats to his rear.  Standing on a high place and looking at the surrounding terrain again, Liu Wenxiu frowned slightly. This mountain range was covered with withered and yellow vegetation in winter. They were all flammable materials that caught fire. If the Chu army used fire to attack, the West  militaryIt is inevitable to be exhausted.
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