Chapter 244: Soldiers are flat

It is said that Chen Long and Ma Teng joined forces and successfully crossed Chencang Road, and then divided their troops to attack Tianshui and Yangping Pass. Chen Long used Xun Yu Xun Gongda's strategy to intimidate the enemy day and night, besieged the city and blocked the three queyi, and the guard general Liang Xing was terrified and fled with his troops overnight. Chen Long occupied Tianshui City and established a logistics supply base for the capture of Hanzhong.

Since ancient times, the Qinling Mountains have been dangerous, and there is no strong and stable logistics supply base, so they do not want to establish a supply line across the Qinling Mountains. Chencang is located in the Qinling Mountains, Guanzhong Plain, Loess Plateau transition area, the landform is composed of mountains, plateaus, rivers, the terrain is dangerous, Liu Bangming, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, repairs the plank road, the darkness of Chencang, Zhuge Kongming's two attacks on Qishan are blocked by Hao Zhao, and the major historical events such as the defeat of the famous generals of the Southern Song Dynasty and the Wu Phosphorus brothers are all happening here. Its small city, lack of materials, and difficult transportation of baggage, it is not a suitable supply base.

The terrain of Tianshui is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and the name comes from the beautiful legend of "Tianhe water injection". More than 1,000 years ago, the Tianshui area was densely populated, the houses were adjacent, "the mountains and rivers were beautiful, the forests were dense", and Daqin set up Shangtai City here. At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the long-term conquest and drought made the people of Shangtai difficult to live. One night, suddenly a strong wind howled, thunder and lightning struck, a golden light shone brightly, and a red light appeared on the ground. Suddenly, the earth shook continuously, and in the loud rumbling sound, a large crack cracked. I saw the river water pouring down from the sky, pouring into the cracked crack, forming a lake, called "Tianshui Lake". The water level of this lake is stable, the water quality is pure, sweet and mellow, "spring does not dry up, summer does not overflow, and the four seasons are clear". People say that this lake is connected with the heavenly river, and also call it "the heavenly water well". Later, this legend was heard by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and he named the newly established county next to the lake in Shangtai Beicheng "Tianshui County". Since then, it has the name of "Tianshui".

Weishui originates from Dingxi Bird and Mouse Mountain, flows through Tianshui, Chencang, Xianyang, Fufeng, Chang'an, Weinan and other places, and joins the Yellow River at Tongguan. Because the Qinling Mountains are high and deep, only part of them are navigable, and Chencang to Tianshui can just be sailed, which provides a lot of convenience for the transportation of materials. Around Tianshui, the Weishui Basin, the main river and its tributaries are crisscrossed and crisscrossed, forming basins and valley terraces with wide valleys and canyons. The soil is silt and meadow soil formed by impact and flood deposits in rivers and valleys, and is formed into loess and black soil after reclamation and maturation. Guocheng, mountains, rivers, and soil rely on each other to form a natural and self-sufficient ecosystem, which should have no worries about food and clothing if it were not for the warlords.

In the city lord's mansion in Tianshui, Chen Long sat on the Taishi chair, surrounded by a group of civil and military generals. Zhou Budo has always been with Guo Jia as his companion, this time he was alone, quite unaccustomed, but he was the first military advisor, cleared his throat and took the lead in speaking: "Liang Xing is newly defeated, and he will turn to Han Sui for help." I intend to set up Zhaishan on the north and west sides of Tianshui, at dangerous places, to block the road, so that the enemy army will not pass through in a hurry, that is. ”

Chen Long nodded and said: "The terrain in the north is dangerous, and five hundred soldiers are enough to defend the mountain pass. In the west, Liu Xian led his headquarters of 5,000 troops to defend, and the main defense was not the main attack. ”

Liu Xian is now the commander of the first corps of archers, leading 10,000 soldiers, and when he heard the lord mention himself first, he hurriedly got up and agreed. All the military divisions knew that Liu Xian was old, and they had no objections.

Chen Long looked at Xu Shu and said: "In addition, the heavy responsibility of defending the city logistics will be handed over to Yuan Zhi, I will let Liu Min bring 10,000 people from the headquarters, plus Liu Xian's remaining 5,000 archers to help you, plus thousands of heavy people's vehicles, cattle and horses, all of which are dispatched by you." Xu Shu smiled and said, "Order." ”

Xun You saw that the lord assigned the task, and knew that he would be the main military division of the main attack on Hanzhong, and he had a long way to go, so he got up and said: "You are not talented, I am willing to lead the army as the vanguard and capture Hanzhong." ”

Chen Long was overjoyed and said: "With Gongda as the pioneer, it is natural to succeed." Let you and Zhang He lead 20,000 troops as the vanguard, and I will lead the army to respond. Tomorrow, the heavy grain and grass will be allocated in place, and the troops will set off immediately after the selection. However, in this great southwest, the most difficult thing is the march and supply of the army, and let's talk about it, what route do you want to take, and how to attack?"

Xun You was confident, took the map from Zhou Budo, threw himself on the table, and pointed to a marked Xiongguan and said: "This is Yangping Pass, the gateway to the north of Hanzhong, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The more than 20,000 iron horsemen of Ma Teng's father and son lacked siege equipment, so it was not easy to break through the barrier by attacking this way. ”

Yangping Pass, also known as Yang'an Pass, is located in the mountains and mountains, leaning on Jigong Mountain in the south and Jialing River in the north, and the terrain is extremely dangerous. But after breaking the pass, the south can enter Sichuan, the north passes through Luoyang, the west reaches Longnan, and the east reaches Hanzhong, which is actually a military fortress.

Xun Youshou moved to another location on the map and continued: "But Ma Teng's army can at least contain Hanzhong's attention, coupled with Wei Yan and Gan Ning's naval army attacking Shangyong, Hanzhong's defense will definitely be negligent. ”

"Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, our army once helped him capture Hanzhong. Later, he separated from Liu Yan and killed Zhang Xiu, who was stationed by Liu Yan, and had the intention of independence for a long time. With his younger brother Zhang Wei as the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, his subordinates Siyang, two Wenwen and two martial arts, and Yan Pu as a strategist, he sat on the rich land of Dongchuan and practiced the Five Doumi Sect, and the people were all fearless of death. ”

Zhang Lu, the word Gongqi, is a native of Pei Guofeng County. It is rumored that he is the tenth grandson of Zhang Liang, the Marquis of the Western Han Dynasty, the grandson of Zhang Ling, the ancestor of Tianshi Dao (Wudou Mi Dao), and the third generation of Heavenly Master (called the Department Teacher) of Wudou Mi Dao, who continued to spread Wudou Mi Dao in Hanzhong after killing Zhang Xiu, and called himself "Shijun".

The swarm of males swarmed, the world was in chaos, many people fled to the relatively stable Hanzhong area, and tens of thousands of people in Guanxi fled from the Meridian Valley to Hanzhong. Therefore, Hanzhong has always been prosperous and stable, the population has grown, and Zhang Lu has also received the support of Du Hao, Pu Hu, Yuan Yue and other leaders of the Bayi ethnic minority. He adopted a policy of leniency to rule Hanzhong, and "the people were happy". "Those who are sent to their places do not dare not be disrespected." The Five Bucket Rice Dao has expanded its influence with the power of the political power, and believers only need to pay five buckets of rice to enter the Tao. Zhang Lu had many followers in Hanzhong and became a powerful separatist force in the late Han Dynasty.

The four Yangs in Xun You's mouth are the military generals Yang Ren and Yang Ang, and the strategists Yang Bai and Yang Song. The most famous of them is naturally Yang Song, a despicable villain who sells for glory. However, in fact, Siyang are all famous generals in Hanzhong, and they are also quite powerful, and the total number of troops that can fight has reached 100,000, plus some disciples who are not afraid of death, it is not easy to conquer Hanzhong.

Xun Yu paused for a moment, waited for everyone's discussion to become quieter, and continued: "Hanzhong is the gateway to Bashu, which can be described as cold lips and teeth. What I am most worried about is that once the battle line is stretched and cannot be resolved quickly, Liu Yan may let go of Zhang Xiu's hatred and send troops out of the Sword Pavilion to help, just behind our army's capture of Hanzhong. ”

"Therefore, I will go all out to assist Yangping Pass, and after passing the pass, I will send 10,000 soldiers and horses to guard the Sword Pavilion Plank Road to prevent Yizhou from sending troops to help. The real battlefield is under the city of Hanzhong. If the enemy can't hold out, Hanzhong City has always been known for its complete grain and grass, so it will take a lot of effort, but fortunately we took Tianshui, and there is time to maneuver around Hanzhong. ”

Xun You said that, the generals resounded again, obviously there were still many questions about the battle of Hanzhong. Zhang He and Gao Ran are both famous generals, but they are not familiar with the geography of Hanzhong, so they dare not speak easily for a while.

Long Chen waved his hand, stopped the discussion, and said with a smile: "The strong attack naturally consumes a lot of money, can we bypass Yangping Pass, go straight to the Sword Pavilion Road, and go deep into Hanzhong?"

Zhou Budo frowned and vetoed: "Then it's better to go back and go to Meridian Valley." The Sword Pavilion plank road is surrounded by high mountains and rivers, which is really not suitable for the army to march. However, if you turn around, time will not allow, and Ma Teng's side is estimated to have reached Yangping. ”

Chen Long waved his hand and said, "It is said that Shu Dao is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky!" But in order to suppress Liu Yan in Yizhou, only by taking Hanzhong, can we take Hansui's Liangzhou with peace of mind, and finally pass through the Central Plains from Chang'an. So, generals, show your courage and take Yangping Pass in one fell swoop! Long Chen was impassioned, and his iron fist slammed into Yangping Pass on the map.

In the next two days, the generals performed their duties, and the army, with Zhang He, Xun You, and Gao Lan as the vanguard, prepared to cross the military capital and go straight to Yangping Pass. After another six days, the army was ready, and Chen Long was about to personally lead the team to set off, but the news of the enemy's attack came from Longxi County in the west. Liu Xian sent someone to report that Liang Xing withdrew his troops and fled to Longxi County, and joined forces with the horses guarding Longxi, and led 30,000 iron horsemen to invade Tianshui, and just ran into Liu Xian, who set up a camp in a dangerous place.

Chen Long heard that there were soldiers coming, so Xu Shu and Liu Yong led troops to resist the enemy, and heard that there were many soldiers in Liangzhou, so he had to postpone the departure of the army, and simply brought his own troops and horses to resist the enemy, intending to fight quickly and repel the invading enemy.

Chen Long went out this time, and for the first time, he brought a silver helmet and stepped on the flying dragon horse, holding a gentian bright silver spear to engage in battle. The main force behind him totaled more than 40,000 people, and Chen Long pulled out the team all along the line to train with battle. Liu Yong held a steel knife, Xu Shu hung a sword from his waist, and a group of deputy generals and tooth generals, hugging him and going.

Liu Xian entered the camp, Chen Long carefully looked at the surrounding geography, and saw that the high mountains on both sides of the road were towering, * it was the camp where Liu Xian chose the site, and the west of the camp dug a wide and wide trench, planted many antlers, and set up a high arrow tower to observe, which was purely a defensive posture.

Chen Long saw that the surrounding terrain was dangerous, which was conducive to ambush soldiers, and Lu Chang led his special forces guard to conduct a reconnaissance. Before the arrival of Ma Play and Liang Xing's cavalry, a pocket had been laid out around the perimeter, just waiting to pack the dumplings of the invading enemy.

Ma Wan and Liang Xing were originally military generals, but they inevitably lacked strategy, and they mustered up the courage of blood, thinking that they had many soldiers and were familiar with the surrounding geography, so they could let go of a battle. How could Chen Long be strong in martial arts and resourceful, how could he be tough and tough? On this day, the outskirts of Xicheng were already full of traps to destroy the invading enemy.

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