Chapter 227 Wuguan
Wuguan, the ancient Qin and Jin, Qin Chu in and out of the pass, and Hangu Pass, Xiao Pass, Dasan Pass, and called the four stops of Qin. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Qiang Qin is located in the Guanzhong Basin, surrounded by mountains, with countless passes, which is a natural place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Wuguan is built on a flat high and low between the canyons, with the steep Shaoxi Mountain in the north and dangerous in the south. The city wall is indigenous, about three miles long, slightly square, east and west each open a door, with bricks and stones to build a circle hole.
To the west of Wuguan, the terrain is flat, only out of the east of the pass, the mountainside winds and winds through, the precipice is high and the valley is deep and narrow and difficult to walk, Wuguan is the main road of Jingchu and Guanzhong, and becomes the place where the armor must fight.
Yang Zaixing led Cao Cao's order, with 10,000 leading soldiers, to seize Wuguan.
Eight thousand men and horses walked along the mountain paths, but they saw that there were lofty mountains on both sides, apes climbing between the cliffs, and birds foraging in the mountains and forests on both sides. The march of the 8,000 army was naturally very large, startling the birds in the forest.
Yang Zaixing Lin Yu's master and apprentice rode slowly, leading the army to hurry, Lin Yu looked at the mountains on both sides, and exclaimed: "Obediently, this place is really steep, then the Wuguan is probably a one-man pass, don't open it?" As long as there are enough soldiers to carry the weight, Wuguan is probably as solid as a rock, and compared with Wuguan, Qingni Pass is simply a heaven and an underground. ”
Qingni Pass is in the west of Wuguan, and it is also an important road, which can be said to be the second barrier in the southeast of Guanzhong. However, with the danger of Wuguan, the defense of Qingni Pass was relatively lax, and only 1,000 Xiliang soldiers were stationed.
Yang Zaixing led 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the Han army came from Guanzhong, which must indicate that Chang'an had fallen. Yang Zaixing told the news of Dong Zhuo's death and the annihilation of the rest of the Xiliang army, and expressed his willingness to pardon the crimes of the remaining Xiliang soldiers, and the Xiliang soldiers at the Qingni Pass immediately switched and surrendered. Yang Zaixing left 2,000 soldiers and horses to garrison the Qingni Pass, and rushed to Wuguan with the remaining 8,000 men and horses.
"Dong Zhuo is dead, the head of the Xiliang thieves has been destroyed, presumably the Xiliang soldiers of this Wuguan will not resist stubbornly!" Yang Zaixing pondered.
"It's boring, I thought there was a battle to fight with the master!" Lin Yu pursed his lips and said.
"Hmph, isn't the battle child's play? You're so old, why are you still so good-hearted? Your Majesty has high hopes for you and wants to train you to be a minister and commander of the army, don't you want to disappoint Your Majesty? What's more, which battle will not kill or inflict casualties on the brothers? Wouldn't it be better if the other side could surrender without a fight and without casualties? Yang Zaixing's face sank, and he angrily reprimanded Lin Yudao.
Lin Yu was said by Yang Zaixing's face was red, His Majesty has high hopes for me, but I always have everyone brave, Lin Yu couldn't help but feel a little weak, his fists clenched, and decided that he must read more military books in the future and learn the art of ten thousand enemies!
"The master taught me a lesson! In vain, I know that I am wrong! Lin Yu said respectfully.
Yang Zaixing nodded gently and said: "It's good that you know your mistake, don't disappoint Your Majesty with 30,000, hurry up and march, and take the Wuguan today!" ”
To the east of Wuguan, is Nanyang, after Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang, he seized Runan to the east, Yangzhou south of the Yangtze River, occupied the Huai River area, rampant and violent, expanded the army by 200,000, and the limelight was the same.
Sun Jian is attached to Yuan Shu, and there are four generals under his command, including Han Dang, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Zu Mao, and the eldest son Sun Ce and a young hero, under the command of Yuan Shu, it can be said that he is a very strong force. But Sun Jian also has ambitions of his own, and it is helpless to cling to Yuan Shu. Now Yuan Shu has made people angry and resentful in the Huai River area, and Sun Jian does not want to attack the city for him.
And Yuan Shu's previous power was weak, and he reused Sun Jian, and he was suspected of taking advantage of it, but now he has 200,000 armor and a lot of martial arts under his command, so he gradually looks down on Sun Jian. And Sun Jian is ambitious, and Yuan Shu can naturally see it.
Dong Zhuo was still there, and Nanyang was close to Wuguan, the southeast barrier of Guanzhong, so Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to attack Wuguan. wants to borrow Dong Zhuo's hand to wear down Sun Jian's strength.
Sun Jian didn't want to help Yuan Shu to be evil, but fortunately, he could attack Dong Thief and gain some reputation, so the two of them were willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer, Sun Jian was convenient for Wuguan to set up camp east of Wuguan, and took 20,000 Jiangdong disciples from the headquarters to confront Wuguan.
Sun Jian is not stupid, Yuan Shu's plan to kill people with a knife is obvious, but Sun Jian is unwilling to consume his strength, and wants to wait for the opportunity to rise while the situation is rising.
It is now the spring of 192 A.D., and in mid-March, Sun Jian has been confronting Xiliang outside Wuguan for more than half a year.
Sun Jian's army was ten miles away from Wuguan and set up camp. This place is a relatively flat highland, and now here, you can look at Wuguan in the distance, and there are arrow towers around it. Occasionally, a few cavalry patrols can be seen. The camp was surrounded by a fence made of sharpened wood.
The shouts of killing in the camp soared to the sky, and the land of two thousand rivers was in full swing of training.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, Sun Jian sat on the main seat, and on both sides stood Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others, a young general, dressed in white armor, dignified, handsome and extraordinary, about seventeen years old, Sun Jian's eldest son, Sun Ce and Sun Bofu.
"Lord, Hou Junji sent someone to deliver food!" Cheng Pu bowed to Sun Jian.
Sun Jian held the military book in his hand, raised his eyebrows and asked, "How much did you send?" ”
"Only two thousand stones!"
"Two thousand stones? Such a small amount of food is only enough for half a month's consumption of my army, and I want 20,000 stones! Sun Jian slapped the table and shouted.
"My lord, Hou Junji said that I waited for the military pass for several months, consuming tens of thousands of grain and grass, but there was no movement, and there was not enough grain and grass in Nanyang, so that I could take the Wuguan as soon as possible, otherwise we would be cut off from grain and grass!" Cheng Pu's face was gloomy and his expression was quite helpless.
"Damn, when will Hou Junji be the master of Yuan Shu, does he think that Yuan Shu will be able to command me if he asks him to guard Nanyang?" Sun Jian said angrily.
Hou Junji is naturally the Hou Junji of the founding general of the Tang Dynasty, but Liu Wei entered and exited when he subdued Cao Cao. Now he has become a general under Yuan Shu and guards Nanyang for him.
"Lord, I'm afraid this is also what Yuan Shu meant, right? We have been stationed in Wuguan for a few months, and Yuan Shu is afraid that he can't stand it! Let's try to attack Wuguan! Huang Gai arched his hand.
"Father, the child is willing to lead 3,000 troops and take the Wuguan!" As soon as Sun Ce heard this, he immediately asked for battle. Sun Ce's youthful temperament at this time was about the same age as Lin Yu, and they both admired everyone's bravery, but he didn't know Sun Jian's mind to preserve his strength.
"Wuguan is dangerous in the world, and it is dangerous in the mountains. Rolling stones and wood are inexhaustible, and they are inexhaustible, and they are so easy to capture? Sun Jian glanced at Sun Ce, shook his head and said.
"Lord, if we don't attack, I'm afraid Hou Junji is really going to cut off our grain and grass, why don't you give it a try!" Han Dang suggested.
Zu Mao was hot-tempered, and scolded: "Why should the lord send people under the fence and suffer from Yuan Shu's bad luck? It's better to go back to Changsha, or go back to your hometown in Jiangdong and fight the world by yourself! ”
"Well, how can it be so easy? Changsha is in Jingnan, and now Liu Biao has become the assassin of Jingzhou, controlling Jingzhou, my Changsha is too guarded in name only, Yangzhou is far away, and Liu Yao is here, and Yuan Shu will not let me go! ”
After listening to Sun Jian's words, Cheng Pu said helplessly: "This Yuan Shu just wants to consume my Jiangdong disciples, so that the lord has no soldiers and no rights, so that the lord can work for him!" ”
"Report, lord, the scout is coming, the defenders of the east gate of Wuguan are missing for some reason!" A lieutenant walked into the camp tent and reported to Sun Jian.
"This is strange, some time ago, Li Meng was stationed at Wuguan, but he disappeared, 20,000 soldiers and horses, now there are only 10,000. Could it be that there is something wrong with Guanzhong? Sun Jian stroked his beard and thought.
"I heard that the Son of Heaven is in Chang'an and is preparing to attack Guanzhong, could it be that Hangu Pass is in an emergency? Li Meng led troops to reinforce? Cheng Pu guessed.
"To the east of Chang'an, there is the natural danger of Hangu Pass, and there are more than tens of thousands of troops in Chang'an, relying on the natural danger, you should be able to hold it, and you will not mobilize the troops of Wuguan!"
"Hey, lord, since the Wuguan army is weak now, it is better to take the opportunity to take the Wuguan and stop Yuan Shu's thoughts!" Zu Mao shouted.
"It's okay, Ce'er, don't you want to attack the city? Then you will lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to attack the city first, and if you find that the Xiliang army is in ambush, retreat immediately! Sun Jian ordered, now that Sun Ce's martial arts are extraordinary, it is time to practice, and he was worried about the ambush of the Xiliang army, so he instructed Sun Ce again.
"Yes, the boy obeys!" Sun Ce was overjoyed, and immediately went out of the camp tent, ordered 5,000 elite soldiers, carried ladders and other siege equipment, and headed towards Wuguan. (To be continued.) )