Nanxiang County is in the west of Nanyang County, northwest of Xiangyang County, east of Shangyong three counties, and it is the famous road to enter Qin - Wuguan Road.

Since Qin, Wuguan Road is a key road to the Central Plains in Guanzhong, Qin destroyed Chu twice, and walked Wuguan Road, after Qin Shi Huang ruled the world, he went out on patrol four times, and walked Wuguan Road twice. The former Han Dynasty was born in Wuguan Road and died in Wuguan Road, which made Wuguan Road famous all over the world. At the end of Qin, Liu Bang led his troops west to Danshui, broke the Wuguan, fought Lantian, and the soldiers went to Bashang, and the prince of Qin descended next to the road, and Qin died. After Liu Bang won the victory of attacking Sanqin from Hanzhong to the north, he immediately ordered the generals Xue Ou and Wang to suck out of Wuguan, attack Henan, and meet Taigong and Empress Lü. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and established a new one, and in the fourth year of the emperor, Shen Tujian and Li Song of the Green Forest Army led troops to attack Wuguan, entered Chang'an, and destroyed Xin Mang. Soon, the Red Mei Peasant Rebel Army divided its troops to attack Liu Xuan and entered Chang'an.

Entering the era of the Three Kingdoms, the confrontation between Wei and Shu has been maintained on the Qinling line, Wuguan Road has fallen silent, the city is deserted, the armament is lax, and most of the people who come and go to Wuguan Road are business travelers, and the scene of the Jin Ge Iron Horse in the past has long ceased to exist.

Although he had a certain amount of psychological preparation, after arriving at Wuguan, he was still startled by the desolate and dilapidated scene here. The rammed earth city wall of Wuguan has long been dilapidated under the erosion of wind and rain, and the brick city tower has collapsed half, and the whole city is uninhabited, and the wild grass is spreading and breeding wantonly, and the famous Wuguan has fallen to such a point.

In fact, this is not surprising, when Wuguan existed as a fortress of Qin, the natural construction site was very solid and perfect, because it had to defend Guanzhong and resist the invasion of the six countries of Kwantung, but after the Han Dynasty. The strategic value of Wuguan plummeted, and by the time of the Wei State, whether it was Guanzhong to the west of Wuguan or Nanyang to the east of Wuguan, they were all the territory of Cao Wei, and Wuguan, as a military fortress, had completely lost the meaning of existence. In addition, the cliffs here are high and the valleys are deep, and the mountain roads are rugged, except for the past business travel, there are few people who want to stop here, and the ruins of the castle are naturally reasonable.

However, after the Shu army conquered Guanzhong, the strategic value of Wuguan was immediately highlighted, in order to ensure the safety of Guanzhong, Wuguan Dao and Tongguan, Pubanjin are the same, is the most important defensive fortress.

Liu Yin immediately sent Xian Hong to lead 10,000 horses to Wuguan. Responsible for guarding the southeast gate of Guanzhong.

Previously, he served as the Taishou of Longxi, and the capital Luoyang also walked on Guanluo Avenue, Wuguan Road he really didn't walk, but he heard a little, but he didn't think of coming here, only to find that Wuguan was so dilapidated, it was difficult to draw an equal sign with Qin Zhixiong Pass back then.

However, Zhan Hong is very clear that although the Wuguan is broken. But it is the only way to enter the southeast of the 800-mile Qinchuan River, if the Wuguan is lost. The Wei soldiers could drive straight to Shangluo and Lantian for a long time, and then threaten Chang'an.

Xian Hong knew that he had a heavy responsibility, and he didn't dare to relax at all, but fortunately, Wuguan was already deserted, and there were no Wei soldiers stationed here, and Zhan Hong completely took Wuguan without blood. Meantime. Xian Hong ordered the Wuguan to be repaired, striving to repair the Wuguan before the Wei army counterattacked.

The reconstruction of Wuguan is carried out in an orderly manner, Wuguan is surrounded by mountains on three sides, one side is adjacent to water, and the mountains and rivers are surrounded. The danger is natural, the people take local materials, quarry and dig, day and night rush repair, but only more than ten days, Wuguan and the beginning of the majestic posture of the year.

Just when Xian Hong was proud of his "masterpiece", the news of the Wei army's tun in Nanxiang suddenly came, and Zhan Hong couldn't help but be secretly taken aback, and secretly said, the Wei army is coming so fast.

"Who's in the lead? How many people came? Hiroshi asked.

The scout said: "Returning to the general, the leader of the army is Wei Annan's general Du Yu, and it is estimated that there are 50,000 horses. ”

"Du Pre?" Zhan Hong was slightly stunned, originally thought that the Wei army would send a general to attack Wuguan this time, at least it should be a brave general who can fight habitually, but Zhan Hong didn't expect that Sima Zhao actually sent Du Pre.

Although he doesn't have any deep friendships, he is also in the officialdom, and he is not too strange to Du Pre. The reason why Du Pre was able to lead the troops was entirely due to the relationship between him and Sima Zhao's brother-in-law, in the previous battle of Shu, Du Pre was the long history of the Zhenxi General Zhonghui, and it was at that time that Zhu Hong met Du Pre. In Xianhong's impression, Du Yu is not a simple general, but a knowledgeable and talented literati and writer, who should be a very suitable candidate as a staff member of Changshi.

But later Du Pre was appointed as the general of Annan and succeeded Jia Chong to go to Xiling, and in the battle of Xiling, he did not build an inch, and he was inevitably despised by Zhan Hong.

"Sima Zhao actually sent a person who doesn't understand military affairs and doesn't know martial arts to attack Wuguan, it seems that there is really no one in the Wei State, hahaha!"

Nie Kai has been transferred from the Jincheng Lieutenant to the lieutenant general of the Jincheng Battalion of the Right Army, and when he heard the words of Zhan Hong, he couldn't help but say: "Sima Zhao has the wisdom of a person, so that this Du Pre can lead an army, at least it proves that Du Pre has something extraordinary, and he is by no means a general, and the general cannot be underestimated." ”

Lian Hong laughed and said: "General Nie, you don't know, if you talk about knowledge and talent, this Du Yu is unmatched, just marching and fighting, hehehe, looking at the world, have you ever seen a general who can't ride a horse?" ”

Nie Kaiqi said: "This Du Yu, is it really that he can't even ride a horse?" ”

Lian Hong smiled and said: "This matter is true, when he entered Shu before, Du Pre was still the long history of Zhonghui, and all the generals rode horses, but Du Pre was riding in a car, and he couldn't open a bow, this kind of general is really rare in the world." If it weren't for the fact that he was related to Sima Zhao, what virtue would he have, how could he worship General Annan? Since he came to Wuguan, he came to teach him what a real march and war is. ”

Although after many days of emergency repairs, the Guancheng of Wuguan has only been completed for more than half of the time, and has not yet been fully built, so Xianhong ordered to continue the emergency repair, and on the other hand, he led 3,000 men and horses to the Suspension Bridge Ridge to fortify in front of Wuguan.

From Danshui to the north, there is only one passage in and out of Wuguan, a ridge is the road, and this ridge is the suspension bridge ridge. Suspension Bridge Ridge is named because it resembles a suspension bridge, high and steep, the road is narrow, not allowed to ride and pass, "Historical Records" is called "Qin Pass One Hundred and Two, the momentum is like a building".

The Wuguan has not yet been repaired, so Zhan Hong decided to move the defensive line forward and block Du Yu on the Suspension Bridge Ridge.

Although Du pre is traveling by car, but the speed is extremely fast, after arriving at Nanxiang, just a little rest, then go straight to Danshui non-stop, go up the river, along the river valley to the direction of the suspension bridge ridge rush. (To be continued.) )