Chapter 649: Soldier Liang Yi
The situation is basically clear by now, and Sima Xun came with great momentum, but in the end, he quickly gained the upper hand. One of the most important reasons for this is that he was not able to take Chengdu quickly at the beginning. Especially when he was the assassin of Liangzhou in the past, he was arrogant, arrogant, cruel and cruel, and killed the local wealthy family at will. That's why it won't be able to get the support of the local gentry and common people, otherwise, this battle would never have been fought like this.
You must know that Jiang Zuo's rule in the land of Yizhou is not very good, and the people of Yizhou may not have much loyalty to Jiang Zuo. It's just that because Sima Xun is worse than Jiang Zuo, everyone will be disgusted with him and resist and stop him together.
In addition, he himself is just a brave and unscrupulous person, if he wants to simply take Chengdu as the emperor, where is it so easy. His defeat is basically predetermined.
At the beginning of the battle in the south, Li Xin had been paying attention to the whole process, and after getting the news about Sima Xun's unfavorable advance, he knew that it was time to do it himself.
Especially at this time, Huan Huo sent Huan Zhen to attack Nanzheng, once he really took Hanzhong, it means that in the future, the south of Qinling will be controlled more strictly by Jiang Zuo, especially in the hands of Huan Wen, which is very unfavorable to the Tang Dynasty.
"Let them do it! Fight quickly and act according to the previous deduction! After careful consideration, Li Xin decided not to wait any longer and directly gave the order to act.
Qinzhou, in Tianshui County, a few months ago, Zhou Tongbian had already secretly moved here. Moreover, in the past few months, the soldiers and horses of the entire Qinzhou have been mobilized in batches from all over the country to Tianshui County, and the people outside basically can't see it, mainly because this kind of soldiers and horses are very common.
Now in Tianshui County, there are already 30,000 troops gathered, and they can go south to attack Hanzhong County anytime and anywhere. Since Zhou Tong received Li Xin's order, he has been thinking about how to complete the task as quickly and conveniently as possible and take down Hanzhong County, an important place south of the Qinling Mountains.
Not to mention the geographical location and environment of Hanzhong itself, it is also a very suitable place for survival, and there are many people. If it can be managed well, it has the potential to become a granary. In addition, here to the south can enter Yi, Ning and other states, north can enter Guanzhong Qinzhou, to the west can go to the plateau, to the east can enter Jingzhou and other places.
In short, the strategic position of this place is very important. Whoever is in the hands of it means who can grasp the initiative in the attack, and Li Xin will certainly not let go of such an important place.
If he wants to take the treasure land of the country of abundance, Hanzhong County is undoubtedly a springboard that must be won, otherwise, it is basically impossible.
On the tenth day of the fourth month, Zhou Tong, who was in Tianshui County, received an order from Li Xin and appointed him as the general of Zhengnan to lead the army south to attack Liangyi Erzhou.
Zhoutong this road of soldiers and horses is from Tianshui County to the south, out of Tianshui Pass Yanguan and then from the Qiuchi border of the Tantu Pass, this road is called Qishan Road, from here, you can rush from the west to Hanzhong territory, and can go directly to Hanzhong County to govern the south of Zheng County outside the city.
When he thought about the past, Zhuge Liang went out of Qishan six times, and many of them took this road, which can go directly to Tianshui.
However, at this time, there is a more difficult place, which is to say that this road must pass through the territory of Qiu Chi. Fortunately, Qiu Chi had already surrendered to the Tang Dynasty before, so under the circumstances, if they didn't let the Tang Army pass, they would obviously be disloyal.
What's more, if the Tang army did not pass through Qishan Road, it could also pass through other roads. In this way, it is a difficult choice in front of Qiu Chiguo. Let's let it pass! I am afraid that this is Datang's false way to destroy the enemy, and I will destroy myself when I turn around.
Don't allow it! In case the Tang Dynasty attacks Hanzhong from other roads, no matter whether it succeeds in the end or not, it will definitely not let go of Qiu Chiguo at that time.
After finally considering coming and going, for his own interests, Qiu Chiguo finally agreed to Zhou Tong's request to borrow the road. It's just that when the Tang army passed, they were on guard and didn't dare to relax at all.
In addition to the 30,000 troops directly led by himself, Dou Chuan led 10,000 troops from Guanzhong Yi County to the south through the Bao Slope Road, and arrived outside Nanzheng County.
Liu Dangdang led an army of 10,000 from Guanzhong Zhouzhi County to the south through Fu Luo Road, attacking Chenggu County and other places in the east of Nanzheng County. In addition, there were 20,000 soldiers and horses led by Deng Qiang to attack the eastern counties of Hanzhong County from the Meridian Road.
However, the task of Deng Qiang's soldiers and horses was different, mainly because in addition to attacking the city, the main purpose was to block the soldiers and horses from Jingzhou, so that they could not threaten the war in the west.
These armies were all under the control of Zhou Tong, and there were 70,000 troops in total. When he arrived in Hanzhong County, especially after taking Nanzheng County and other places, Deng Qiang was responsible for protecting the flanks of the army and blocking the attack of Jingzhou.
Zhou Tong led the army to the south quickly, killing Chengdu and other places. Once these two routes of soldiers and horses go well, in the end, Liangyi and Erzhou will be taken down by Datang. However, due to the complex terrain in Liangyi and other places, especially the many passes along the way, it is not so easy to win in general.
This is also the reason why Li Xin chose this time to make a move, mainly because at this time, Liang Yi Erzhou was in a mess, and he couldn't resist his attack at all. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if you miss it, you will inevitably have to pay a greater price if you want to seize Liangyi Erzhou in the future.
It's just that this kind of approach is equivalent to directly opposing Jiang Zuo and Huan Wen. Although it is said that they have severed their alliance relations before, the two sides have not yet reached the point of a big fight, and they have to see each other to the death.
But Li Xin didn't plan to drag on like this any longer, since he was not an ally, he could only be an enemy. It's better to solve it sooner than later, if it drags on, he doesn't know if he still has a chance to see this matter resolved.
After all, many things in life are unpredictable, as if you have traveled here. In case you are unfortunate enough to hang up at some point.,It's all in vain.。。
Since sooner or later they are going to turn their faces, it is better to take advantage of this opportunity to turn their faces when it is beneficial to them.
And the Tang army suddenly moved south, which was obviously an unexpected thing for Huan Wen. Because no one could have imagined that Li Xin, who had just ended most of the war, would fight Jiang Zuo head-on at this time.