Fengzhou on the North Road and Jingzhaofu on the South Road are more than 500 miles apart, and there is no telegraph or telephone to keep in touch, how can they go hand in hand?

Therefore, after sending off Song Yunxiang's father and son, Li Zhongyi issued an order to march into Shu.

According to the marching plan formulated by the General Staff Department, Liao Shanhe will lead 35,000 elite soldiers and horses to attack Yuanzhou from the west of Jingzhao Mansion by taking the Luogu Road, the old road of Cao Shuang's attack on Shu in history.

Li Zhongyi led 20,000 soldiers and horses to take the old road of the Meridian Valley and attack Yuanzhou from the east of Jingzhao Mansion.

Meridian Valley, that is, Wei Yan's suggestion to Zhuge Liang to attack Wei shortcut, Zhuge Liang did not adopt it at that time.

The core problem is that although the Meridian Valley Road is close to the straight line distance from Yuanzhou, its topography is more than five points more dangerous than that of Luogu Road.

From ancient times to the present, the Meridian Valley Road belongs to the steep mountain road that is not open by a man. However, this road was the route of Zhonghui's march to attack Shu.

The reason why Li Zhongyi chose to go to Meridian Valley is actually not complicated, mainly because he has an elite special mountain warfare force under his command.

As early as the period of the expedition to Goryeo, Li Zhongyi trained a special operations unit under the guise of training an engineer battalion.

Before the artillery was not equipped with the Li Jiajun, this special operations force was actually the main force of the siege.

At that time, the main means of quickly breaking the city was that a small group of special forces quietly lurked under the enemy city at night, dug a pit in the city gate to fill it with gunpowder, and then blasted through the city wall.

Today, this special operations force has been expanded into a brave battalion of more than 1,000 people, which is under the jurisdiction of the Guards.

When marching in the mountains, the most worrying thing is actually two major events, one is that they are ambushed by a large number of enemy troops, and the other is that they cannot be transported by logistical baggage.

In this era, there is no one else who knows the most about mountain special operations except Li Zhongyi.

Therefore, Li Zhongyi ignored the opposition of the heavy generals and chose to personally lead his troops out of the dangerous road of Meridian Valley Road.

In the garrison camp on the western outskirts of Jingzhao Mansion, 15,000 soldiers were neatly lined up on the parade ground, waiting for the review of the supreme commander.

With little effort, Li Zhongyi rode on the back of the "little blood kill" and slowly galloped into the gate of the camp.

Today's total star officer, Wang Ken, the deputy commander of the guards, hurriedly patted his horse forward, saluted with his sword, and said loudly: "The chief star officer and the deputy commander of the guards, the minister is willing to meet the emperor." ”

Li Zhongyi waved his hand and said softly: "That's it, no courtesy!" "Surrounded by relatives, they entered the camp in a mighty way.

Under the guidance of Wang Ken, Li Zhongyi galloped to the front of the army and said loudly: "Sons, I will lead you to attack Shu today and dominate the world, okay?" ”

"Our army wins!"

"Dominate the world!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

For a time, the three armies shouted in unison, and the sound shook the sky!

Li Zhongyi smiled with satisfaction, the morale is available, the military spirit is available, and everyone is high-spirited!

The tiger and wolf army in front of him has never been defeated before, and it can be described as a victorious army!

The warriors of the three armies, as long as they hear the clarion call of war, everyone is excited, and everyone dares to fight, and the martial style has long penetrated into the bone marrow of every soldier.

Fame, but take it right away!

This is not only Li Zhongyi's commitment, but also one of the best paths for the common people to climb the ladder and become a superior person.

The famous general of the pre-Qin Dynasty, Bai Qi relied on the fair military merit awarding system, and finally became Wu Anjun from a commoner.

One of the greatest heroes of Qin's annihilation of the Six Kingdoms, the veteran Wang Qian, who was also a famous general from the civilian class, was finally named a liehou, and died a good death.

One of the core factors of Qin's annihilation of the Six Kingdoms was to give civilians a fair chance to compete upward.

The elite forbidden army of the imperial court went to war, and there was no need for Li Zhongyi to do pre-war mobilization, which was a true portrayal of the warlike division who came when called and was able to fight.

"Let's go!" After Li Zhongyi inspected the military formation, he immediately gave the order to go out in person.

Ironclad forests, spears like forests, red tassels like the sea, countless pairs of military boots struck the ground, making a terrifying roar.

The Shu road is difficult, the difficulty is that it is all rugged mountain roads, and it is very difficult to transport food materials and artillery.

However, as early as the beginning of the establishment of this dynasty, Li Zhongyi had already considered that the Shu Road was difficult to travel, and secretly ordered Jingzhao Mansion to build more than 3,000 wheelbarrows.

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Fixing grain or artillery on wheelbarrows and dragging them in groups of five was a temporary strategy to deal with the difficulties of the Shu Road.

The so-called wooden ox flowing horse, its manufacturing method has long been lost, and Li Zhongyi didn't know what it was.

However, the mountain trail, which used wheelbarrows to transport food and 6-pounder guns, was proven to be feasible.

Walking from Meridian Valley to Yuanzhou, the whole journey is about 250 miles of mountain road, and a wheelbarrow can carry up to 500 catties of grain, or a 6-pound gun.

Under the premise of five people taking turns pushing and pulling, a wheelbarrow can travel 20 miles of mountain roads at most a day.

In other words, without encountering the enemy, it would take at least thirteen days for Li Zhongyi to lead his army to reach the city of Yuanzhou.

The Shu army is not a fool, and will let the soldiers and horses of the Qiang Han Dynasty freely pass through the Meridian Valley Road. So, it's obvious to have an enemy.

According to the conservative estimate of the General Staff, if you want to break through the Meridian Valley Road, the entire army needs to prepare at least 30 days of military rations.

Regarding the battle plan, Li Zhongyi thought very thoroughly, and the 15,000 soldiers and horses he led must be divided into two parts.

Some of them are forwards, about 5,000 people, including the brave battalion built by Li Zhongyi.

This part of the soldiers and horses, led by Li Zhongyi himself, each carried ten days of fried rice and two artillery pieces, with the help of the skill of the foot, broke into the Meridian Valley in advance, while opening the way for the entire army, while testing whether they could attack Yuanzhou.

The remaining 10,000 soldiers and horses, carrying large quantities of grain and a dozen artillery pieces, followed closely behind.

Influenced by Li Zhongyi's special emphasis on mobility, the forbidden army, the Xiang army and the township army of the Qiang Han Dynasty had to practice the work under their feet every day.

Once a day, the soldiers have been practicing for many years.

Li Zhongyi was originally a Shu man, and he had trained soldiers in Hechi, and most of the generals under his command were Shu hunters or mountain people, and the foundation of his kung fu was not only not worse than the Shu army, but even much stronger.

Soon, the army entered the mountainous area, and it was impossible to ride the war horse, so Li Zhongyi simply dismounted and walked.

While resting on the way, Li Zhongyi received bad news: the Shu army had increased its troops on the choke point of the Meridian Valley.

Since the news of the destruction of Shu spread, Wang Chuhui sent 3,000 Shu troops to guard the Meridian Valley's necessary place - Changning Village.

According to the covert reconnaissance of the Xiaoyong battalion, the current garrison of Changping Village has increased to as many as 7,000 people.