Baocheng, located in the hinterland of Hanzhong, is surrounded by mountains and forests, and the roads are impassable.

There are only two roads leading to Nanzheng County.

One of them is an official road, which can go directly to Nanzheng. However, the place where Wang Can set up camp was on this road, and it was inevitable to pass by Wang Can's camp when he rushed to Nanzheng through this road. In addition, there is also a mountain trail that winds and turns, with lofty mountains and weeds and jungles, which is a difficult mountain road to walk.

Yan Yan led an army of 6,000 and marched on the mountain trail, not only was the line long, but the speed of the march was also very slow. After he led an army of 6,000 to leave Baocheng, he saw that Wang Can did not lead his troops to chase after him, and he was a little happy in his heart, but he was a little disappointed.

Fortunately, because he left Baocheng, the sea and the sky were broad, and he got rid of Wang Can's encirclement.

The loss is that he left a young general to garrison Baocheng, he went to Nanzheng, and the remaining young general was trapped in the lonely city and could not break through.

The two situations made Yan Yan's inner emotions very complicated.

Now, when Yan Yan was marching, he divided the scouts under his command into two parts, one part was used to explore the movements of Wang Can's army, and the other part was used to explore the road to Nanzheng, so as not to encounter forks in the road and take more detours, and could not reach Nanzheng in the shortest possible time. At this time, Yan Yan was already fighting alone, with no friendly support, no follow-up army to sustain himself, and the only thing he could rely on was the 6,000 army led by him.

The army was in a hurry, with little time to rest.

Hurried continuously for several hours.

Yan Zhi rode his horse to Yan Yan and said, "General, I have been on the road for five hours in a row, and the soldiers can't support it. In other words, it is a straight and spacious official road, and everyone can continue to persevere, but such a mountain path is very hard to walk, so stop and rest for a while. ”

Yan Yan shook his head and said, "Walk for another hour, and then rest the whole army." ”

Now Yan Yan is competing for time with Wang Can, he wants to rush to Nanzheng and capture Nanzheng before Wang Can captures Baocheng and leads the army back to aid Nanzheng.

Among them, it can be described as many difficulties and extremely difficult.

On the one hand, Yan Yan had to lead a large army to Nanzheng before Wang Can in order to have a chance to attack Nanzheng; On the other hand, Yan Yan must also have a strategy to break the city, be able to break through Nanzheng in one fell swoop and overturn Wang Can's lair. However, no matter which one it is, it is very difficult for Yan Yan, who is alone in the hinterland of Hanzhong. It can be said that Yan Yan is already walking on a single-plank bridge, which is very dangerous, and if he is not careful, he is in danger of capsizing.

Yan Yan and Yan Zhi and other generals were all riding horses, so they could naturally persevere, but the rest of the soldiers on foot could not hold on for a long time. An hour later, the army was very tired, and all the soldiers had a tired look on their faces.

"The army stopped to rest, buried the pot to cook, and prepared to eat."

Yan Yan was worried in his heart, but his face still didn't show any of it.

In fact, this is also the consequence of Pang Xi, Yang Huai and Gao Pei.

If it weren't for the fact that the army led by Pang Xi lost its combat effectiveness and could not threaten Nanzheng, Yan Yan would not have fallen into the dilemma he is in now. enter, it is Wang Can's hinterland, which is extremely dangerous; retreating is to face Liu Yan's harsh criticism, live up to Liu Yan's trust, and may not be able to get rid of Wang Can's pursuit.

Both made it difficult for Yan Yan to choose, and in the end, Yan Yan chose to move on and rushed in the direction of Nanzheng, trying to give Wang Can a fatal blow.

The army stopped and began to bury the pot and make rice.

At this time, the weather is dry, and it is easy to start a fire.

Wisps of green smoke lingered in the sky, and a pungent smell of smoke filled the air. About half an hour later, the air was filled with the smell of rice, and the smell of boiling broth, which made the soldiers' tongues move, and even swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, eager to eat a bite to fill their already hungry stomachs.

"Da! Da! ……”

The sound of horses' hooves came quickly, and Yan Yan heard the sound, only to see a scout quickly rushing back from the rear of the army.

Obviously, this is a scout soldier who went to investigate the movements of Wang Can's army.

Due to the narrowness of the road, it can only accommodate five people walking side by side, and it is easy to hit people when the war horse gallops quickly. Seeing this, the soldiers hurriedly got up to make way for a way, and the scouts nodded in acknowledgement, and then rode their horses and whipped them, urging their horses to speed up. With an eager look on his face, when he was far away, he shouted, "Report! ”

The sound was full of breath, and it spread around the road. When he arrived at Yan Yan's side, the scout turned over and dismounted, hurriedly walked to Yan Yan's side, and bowed to Yan Yan.

Yan Yan said: "Rest for a while, and then talk about things." ”

The scout nodded, and hurriedly took a long, deep breath, soothing his pounding heartbeat.

After recovering a little, the scout said: "General, Baocheng has been broken by Wang Can, and at present, Wang Can is leading the army to leave Baocheng and take the official road to Nanzheng. ”

"What, you captured Nanzheng so quickly?"

When Yan Yan heard this, his body trembled unconsciously.

Sensing his gaffe, Yan Yan immediately hid his excitement and asked in a deep voice, "What the hell is going on?" In Baocheng, there are Nanzheng clans to help defend the city, plus there are grain, grass and bows and arrows provided by the Baocheng clan. With these, it is not a problem to hold on to Baocheng for three days, how can it be captured in less than a day. ”

Yan Yan showed a look of surprise on his face, and his heart was also clouded.

When Yan Yan showed a look of surprise, the sound of horses' hooves was heard again in front of the army.

This was the scout who was probing the road in front, he turned over and dismounted, and after saluting Yan Yan, he stood in place and waited.

The scout in charge of investigating the situation in Baocheng sighed and said, "General, why is it less than a day? Less than an hour after Wang Can attacked the city, he broke through the city with the help of the Baocheng clan. ”

Yan Yan hurriedly asked, "The big clan of Baocheng rebelled?" ”

The scout nodded and said, "The gentry clan assisted in defending the city, and unexpectedly pushed the guards of Baocheng on the city tower down the tower and fell to death, and killed the rest of the generals who defended the city, and then opened the city gate and surrendered. After Wang Can led the army into the city, only half an hour later, he led the troops to leave Baocheng. He led the army on the official road, and it was estimated that he was about to arrive at the camp. ”

Yan Yan sighed, secretly scolding the generals who defended the city for being incompetent, and was actually killed by the Baocheng clan.

Incompetent!

Yan Yan was unwilling, but he could only admit it.

The impregnable Baocheng was actually broken in half an hour, and now he led the troops to continue to hurry, which shows that Wang Can has worked hard to solve him, otherwise he would not have left Baocheng in just half an hour, and hurried in the direction of Nanzheng on the official road. Yan Yan looked back at the scout who was exploring the path and came back, and saw that the scout also had an eager look on his face, and a bad feeling rose in his heart, and he asked, "What's going on ahead?" ”

The scout said, "There is a valley road ahead, and the path is blocked because a boulder has fallen on both sides of the valley. ”

Yan Yan was short of breath and hurriedly asked, "How far is it from here?" ”

The scout replied, "Four miles! ”

Yan Yan immediately ordered: "Lead the way, Ben will immediately go to investigate the situation." After saying that, Yan Yan turned over and got on his horse, and without even eating, he rushed towards the valley road in front with the scout. Although Yan Zhi also wanted to go, the army needed someone to preside over it, so he stayed in the army, stabilized the army, and temporarily stationed the army here.

The war horse galloped, and it didn't take long to reach the valley road.

The scout and Yan Yan turned over and dismounted, and walked in the direction of the big stone blocking the valley road.

When you enter the valley road, you can see that the two sides of the valley road are very narrow, and they are only three meters wide.

In the middle of the valley road, a boulder about one foot four feet high blocked the way, and this boulder was inserted in the valley road, like a barrier towering, difficult to climb over. Yan Yan glanced up again at the valley on the left and right, the left and right sides of the valley were steep and rugged, very high, and the sides were covered with trees and weeds, and the valley road was simply crossed through the valley. If you lead a large army into the mountains and forests, you may also pass through the valley road, but it is also possible that after entering the mountains and forests, you will not find a way out at all.

"Hey, why is there a wooden sign erected in front of you?"

Yan Yan exclaimed, surprise on his face.

When the scout heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, why did he forget to throw away the wooden card?

I saw Yan Yan step forward, take down the wooden card inserted in the ground, and look through it in his hand.

On the wooden sign, there are four big characters written: 'This road is not passable'.

After Yan Yan read the four words, his face became very ugly, if it was just the four words 'this road is not passable', Yan Yan would think that the old farmers passing by here left a warning, warning those who want to pass through this road that they can't pass. However, there is also a sign on the wooden plaque, which clearly reads the words 'Wang Can visited here', and clearly marks the time and date, which shows that Wang Can had been here a few days ago.

In other words, Wang Can had already blocked Yan Yan's way to Nanzheng, making it impossible for Yan Yan to pass.

Even though Yan Yan wanted to smash the boulder as high as one zhang and four feet, Yan Yan did not have the tools to beat the boulder in his hand, and with brute force alone, it was impossible to open the road to Nanzheng in a day or two. Looking at the six words 'Wang Can is here for a visit', Yan Yan's heart was like a knife, and he felt that the six words in front of him were so dazzling that he had the illusion that he couldn't open his eyes.

Hateful!

Yan Yan was angry in his heart, and there was a sad and indignant look on his face.

That look was as if the toy in the child's hand was suddenly taken away, and he was so angry that he wanted to cry.

"Good thoughts, so powerful, so vicious!"

Yan Yan sighed, shook his head slightly, and turned around and walked towards the war horse without saying a word. He turned on his horse and galloped towards the place where the army was stationed. Seeing Yan Yan's gloomy face, the scout returned to the camp without saying a word, and did not dare to go up to disturb Yan Yan, so he had to follow Yan Yan back to the camp of the army.

In the camp, all the soldiers had eaten their dinner, and the burning fires were all extinguished, leaving only a little red spark.

Yan Zhi filled his stomach and stood at the front of the army, glancing at Yan Yan from time to time to find out the direction of the news. He was holding a bowl of rice in his hand, and the rice was topped with pieces of meat, exuding a strong fragrance, which Yan Zhi specially left for Yan Yan. He looked into the distance, saw Yan Yan riding his horse back to the camp, and immediately walked up and said, "General, let's eat!" ”

Yan Yan turned over and dismounted, shook his head and said, "I'm not hungry!" I didn't eat it. ”

After finishing speaking, Yan Yanjing walked to an open place, sat down, and said nothing with a gloomy face.

Seeing this, Yan immediately asked, "What happened, why is the general like this?" ”

The scout knew the relationship between Yan Zhi and Yan Yan, and said in return: "General Yan, the path to Nanzheng was blocked by a boulder of one foot and four feet, and the army could not continue to advance, so it could only stay here. ”

Yan Zhi looked strange, isn't it just a big stone?

After a pause, he asked, "That's it?" ”

The scout sighed and said, "There is a wooden sign erected next to the big stone, which says that Wang Can is here for a visit. Wang Can deliberately blocked the road with boulders to prevent our army from advancing. ”

Yan Zhi heard this, his eyes widened, and he immediately sighed.

He walked up to Yan Yan and said in a deep voice, "Big brother, let's eat first to fill your stomach." Now the situation is very critical, and the six thousand brothers are counting on you to live. If something happens to you, brother, what will happen to you? Yan Zhi spoke earnestly, with a longing look in his eyes, which made Yan Yan's body tremble unconsciously.

Oh, yes! He carries the hope of 6,000 people, and if he is discouraged, what will happen to the remaining 6,000?

Yan Yan secretly scolded himself, he shouldn't be so decadent.

However, Yan Yan and Wang Can did make Yan Yan a little disheartened. No matter what Yan Yan did, every step was suppressed, even if he moved a little, he was immediately suppressed by Wang Can again.

It's not at all like an engagement on the battlefield, where it's real strength.

Yan Yan has a big ring knife in his hand, invincible vertically and horizontally, and it is difficult to meet an opponent. However, facing Wang Can made him feel helpless and didn't know what to do? Now hearing Yan Zhi's words, like a morning bell and a dusk drum, woke up Yan Yan and cheered him up. Because he still has the support of six thousand soldiers, as long as he does not give up, he still has a chance.

Thinking of this, Yan Yan took the bowl and ate the rice in the bowl with a big gulp.

After eating, he had the strength to fight Wang Can.

To die, it is also necessary to die worthwhile.

PS: The first update, ask for collections, flowers. The second watch is about 8 p.m.