Chapter Eighty-Seven: Stratagem
The two armies of Zhou and Sui fought at the border north of Bowang, the Sui army was defeated, the commander Yang Shuang was captured, and he killed himself with a knife during the execution, and the commander of the Zhou army, Yuwenwen, sent his head back to Anlu to show the merits of the official army and stabilize the hearts of the people. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
When the news of the great victory reached Fangcheng, the morale of the defenders of the Zhou State was greatly boosted, and the Sui army that threatened the grain route was defeated, and they had no worries.
Yuwenwen led the army and Shangwan's Jingzhou army to advance north at the same time across the water, one east and one west, forcing the Sui army to retreat to Yunyang Pass at the southern foot of Funiu Mountain.
After a few days of fierce attack, the Jingzhou army regained Yunyang Pass and relocked the gate on the south side of Sanlu Road, cutting off the idea of the Luoyang Sui army attacking the Jingzhou boundary again.
'Bird' also leads to 'Crow', San'ao Road is also known as Sanya Road, it is the only way to cross Funiu Mountain in the direction of Luoyang and enter Jingzhou in Shannan, similar to the Wuguan Road in the direction of Chang'an to cross the Qinling Mountains and enter Jingzhou in Shannan.
Whether it is the northern army going south, or the southern army and the northern expedition, this road will be the first to come to mind, so there have been heavy guards in all dynasties.
Since the Anzhou army swept through Shannan, the Sanlu Road has been firmly controlled by the Sui army, and the southernmost Yunyang Pass was attacked by the Shannan Zhou army two years ago.
Yu Wenwen, who went north to fight the fire, is now closing the "nostalgia" in Yunyang, listening to the locals talk about the strange things about Sanlu Road.
The origin of the name of the Three Eagles Road is said to be related to Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when this Liu Erlang was to avoid the pursuit of Wang Mang's army, he got lost after arriving at the nearby Baizhong Mountain, and saw that there was nowhere to escape, but he had to be guided by three crows.
There are so many crows in the sky, why did Liu Xiu follow these three crows?
It's very simple, these three crows are different from the usual 'crows', of course, the feathers are still black, but the first crow took the silver ring of Liu Xiu's hair away, and Liu Erlang chased all the way, so he 'hooked'.
The three crows relayed the ring to lead the way, each leading a section, and finally let Liu Xiu go north smoothly, running from Yunyang Pass on the south side to Luyang Pass on the north side, and finally crossed Funiu Mountain and got out of danger.
Therefore, the road that Liu Xiu took is called Sanya Road.
"It's a lie..."
Many generals have doubts, just as the rumors say that Yuwenwen "loves to eat human flesh", it is about a story that comes out, of course, it is called an anecdote related to Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, and it is called "blood and tears accusation" related to the one-legged bronze man.
Seeing Yu Wenwen looking at the direction of Funiu Mountain in the north in a daze, the Yunyang guard hurriedly stepped forward to advise: "Guogong, the Sui army has laid down heavy troops on Sanlu Road, and our army has tried to attack all the years and returned..."
"Huh? Do you think that my father is going north along the Three Eagles Road? ”
"No, no, no, that's not what the end meant..."
In fact, that's what he meant, he was afraid that Yuwen Wen would be in a hurry for quick success, and he would break through the Three Eagles Road and cross Funiu Mountain, and make a surprise attack on Luoyang or something, which was really going to wipe out the whole army, and he couldn't help but stop it.
What about crossing Funiu Mountain? There are still hundreds of miles to Luoyang, and when the time comes, the Sui army will fight back wildly along the way, where can you bear this little soldier!
It's a pity that there aren't enough thunderbolts, and it seems that it's impossible to break through the Three Eagles Road. ’
Yuwen Wen thought so, walked down the city with no interest, led the generals back to the camp, and took a shortcut to attack Luoyang, this plan was not unexpected, but the father and son gave up after thinking about it.
What about the surprise attack over Funiu Mountain, unless the Luoyang Sui army is a wine bag and rice bag, and when they heard that the Zhou army was coming, they abandoned the city and fled, is this possible?
Even if Luoyang is taken, as long as the Sui State holds Tongguan, it can reproduce the situation of the Zhou State against the Qi State back then, and the two sides can only confront each other, if it continues like this, it will be greatly disadvantageous to the Yuwen clan.
Yang Jian almost killed the Yuwen Sect, and now the Zhou State is controlled by Prime Minister Wei Chi Yuan, and the only exception is the land of Shannan, that is, the territory of Yuwenliang's father and son.
The longer the time drags on, the situation is not in their favor, and Prime Minister Wei Chi may not have that heart, but it does not mean that his son and followers do not have that heart.
It is very likely that Wei Chi Hui is like Sima Yi of the Three Kingdoms, a Wei Chen, and finally entered the Jin Book, and the old minister remembers the kindness of his uncle Yuwentai, and may treat Yuwen's family well and tolerate Yuwenliang's father and son in Shannan, but what about after that?
The one who can take over the position of Wei Chi is about the son of Yu Chi Xuan, who is born to his continuation, this one is in the prime of life, a few years younger than Yu Wenliang, and when he is in power, he has to beware of repeating the mistakes of Yu Wenhu, the king of Jin, and simply does not do it.
Even if the Zhou State defeated the Sui State and recovered the Guanzhong hometown, it was a foregone conclusion that the Wei Chi clan would become bigger, so there was a high probability that there would be a change of dynasty, and the Yu Wen clan of the previous dynasty would inevitably be cut down.
This is the same reason as Yang Jian's slaughter of the Yuwen clan, so if Yuwenliang's father and son want to save themselves, they have to go off the rails.
Jingzhou, Shannan, to the north can attack Luoyang, this is just the icing on the cake, to the northwest to take Wuguan Road to attack Chang'an, is the way to reverse the situation, according to Yuwenwen's words called sending charcoal in the snow.
Attacking Chang'an, there is a high probability that the cerebral palsy of the Sui State will collapse instantly, and Yu Wenliang, who has recovered the old capital, has taken the lead, and can encircle the gate valve and Haoqiang in Guanzhong.
The first evil will naturally be eliminated, and other people will be allowed to make meritorious contributions, and the Yuwen clan can rely on uniting these people to form a political force to balance the Wei Chi clan, and dare not say that it will turn the tables, at least to avoid the Yu Chi clan from taking that step.
Politics is about balance, if Qi Wangyu Wenxian was there, or even as long as Zhao Wangyu Wenzhao and others were in Chang'an, Yang Jian would not have a chance to be a regent at all, and those powerful people would not have a chance to speculate, and Zhou would not have broken out into a civil war because of this.
No matter how difficult it is, taking Wuguan Road to attack Chang'an is a strategy set five years ago, and for this strategy, Yu Wenliang and his son have been preparing for five years and hoarding a large amount of materials.
Wuguan Road is very important, it is impossible for Yang Jian not to pay attention to it, it is inevitable that the passes will be heavily guarded along the way, and even if Wuguan Road is broken, Lantian at the exit is easily blocked by the Sui army.
Of course, it can be hoped that Chang'an will be shaken when the Zhou army rushes out of Wuguan Road, and Yang Jian will be frightened and flee without a fight, but this situation is absolutely impossible, so it is inevitable to be blocked by the main force of the Sui army.
This situation is very dangerous, the probability of occurrence is 100%, once the response is unfavorable, the Zhou army blocked in Wuguan Road can not advance or retreat, and the logistics cannot be supported, and in the end there is only a dead end.
If the main elite of the Shannan Zhou army is lost in this battle, it is very likely that the Sui army will counterattack and attack Shannan, and in order to succeed in the strategy, gunpowder needs to be used, a large amount of gunpowder.
The amount of use took them nearly five years to accumulate.
In the past five years, the Shannan Zhou army did not use a single thunderbolt in the war against the Sui, firstly, to hide the weakness and make the Sui army think that they were not capable of using a large number of thunderbolts, and secondly, to accumulate gunpowder.
Yuwenwen used it a few times against Chen Zhan, but after taking Yingzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, he didn't use it much, and all the gunpowder was accumulated and kept for that strategy.
The action to save gunpowder was very resolute, so that this time Yuwen Wen led the troops to fight, he could only use some obscene lime bullets to fight, if there was no serpentine barbed wire guarantee, where would he dare to face Yang Shuang, who had more troops and cavalry than himself, so assured.
After preparing for many years, they are almost ready, so this time Yu Wenliang and his son are doing their best to make a big news.
The father and brother led the main force to the west, and Yu Wenwen stayed to watch the house, not only to guard the east gate of the south of the mountain, but also to guard the north gate, and to strive for a breakthrough before Chen Guo in the south of the Yangtze River reacted.
This is a big gamble, blocking the future and fate of the Yuwen clan, and all the resources must serve this purpose, so in the face of the temptation to break through the Three Eagles Road, Yuwen Wen does not have too many illusions.
Looking at the western sky, Yuwenwen fell into deep thought.
Even if you attack outside Chang'an City, what can you do?
Yang Jian will not be frightened to flee Chang'an, he only needs to defend the city, and wait for the surrounding Sui army to rush to King Qin, in the face of the siege, how long can the lone Zhou army carry it?
The army is in Chang'an, this is only less than thirty percent of the progress, if you want to succeed in the end, you have to rely on a series of operations later, can it be successfully completed? (To be continued.) )