When the Xushan court sent officials, Zhang Genghuang was finally relieved, but before he could rest for a few days, he was dragged into the barracks by Wang Rong.

At this time, Wang Rong was taking Li Sujie and Zhang Gengxiao to study the map in front of him. This map is the famous Taihang Bacheng, and Wang Rong brought the two of them here to study how to defend.

Taihang Ba, that is, the place where the mountain range is interrupted. There are many east-west horizontal valleys in the Taihang Mountains, this is the Cheng, among which the famous ones are the military capital, Puyin, Feihu, Jing, Fukou, Bai, Taihang, Yiguan, etc., which are called the Taihang Eight Mountains.

It is the eight throat passages of Bingzhou, Jizhou and Yuzhou through the Taihang Mountains, and it is the important military pass on the border of the three states.

Taihang Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, hundreds of mountains are interconnected, thousands of peaks are towering, and thousands of ravines are deep. There are many rivers cutting through the Taihang Mountains in the territory of Bingzhou, from south to north: Qinshui, Danshui, Zhangshui, Hutuoshui, Tangshui, Sangganshui, etc., thus forming several canyons that cross the Taihang Mountain.

It is recorded in ancient books that the head of Taihang Mountain begins in Hanoi, from Hanoi to Youzhou in the north, where there are eight mountains: the first is called Yiguan, which is the passage connecting the two counties of Hedong and Hanoi; the second is Taihang, the third is Bai, both of which are in Hanoi County; the fourth Fukou Dynasty, which connects Shangdang County and Wei County of Ji State; The fifth is called the well, and there is a well; Sixth, it is said that the flying fox is expected to be closed; The seventh is called Puyin, which connects Fenchuan County and Jizhou; The eighth military capital is the passage between Yanmen County and Youzhou.

The first is the first stage. The earliest was the Spring and Autumn Period of the Zhou Dynasty and the Warring States Period, and the three Jin Dynasty and other vassal states connected the main road to the capital Luoyang. As its name suggests, it starts from Yiguan, passes when Kongdao, ends at the last pass of the iron bell pass, the situation is precipitous, it is the place where soldiers are used since ancient times. However, this passage did not fall under the jurisdiction of the annexed state, so none of the three took it to heart.

The second is Taihang. Passing through Wen County, this passage is three steps wide and forty miles long. Go to Taihang along the north of Shan, build Taihang Pass, also known as Tianjing Pass, Xiongding Pass. This passage is majestic and known as a natural hazard. From this, you can go straight to the Tiger Prison Pass in the south, and it is one of the key points of the Central Plains.

The third is the tea and horse passage of Baicheng, Ji and Yu, the plank road is five kilometers long, two meters wide, and is composed of two parts: seventy-two turns and plank road. According to this, it can cross the Yellow River in the south to attack Daliang, attack Jizhou in the east, and look at Anyang and Handan in the north, which is a military important place that can be attacked, retreated and defended.

The fourth is the Fukou Clan. It is located in Fushan between the south of Wu'an County and Ci County. It is a channel that communicates Anyang and Handan with the state. The ancients said: "From this point of view, the east of the east out of Ci and Xing, you can help Zhao and Wei." ”

The fifth is Jingcheng. There is a well pass, also known as the earth gate pass. It is built on the steep Jingcheng Mountain. Jingcheng is the key point connecting Bingzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou, and its military status is very important.

The sixth is the Flying Fox, also known as the Flying Fox Mouth. It connects the Yanmen Army, Daijun and Youzhou. This passage stands on two cliffs, a line of micro-passing, winding more than 100 miles. The ancients: Standing on the flying fox, strangling the back, entering the secluded and swallow, the most victorious place.

The seventh is Puyin. It is located on the Bauhinia Ridge. There is a Bauhinia Pass in the mountains, also known as Zizhuang Pass. Also known as Jinpi Pass, the peaks and peaks here are steep, and it is a military pass that connects Pingcheng of Yanmen County.

The eighth is the military capital. Located in Jundu Mountain, Jundu is called Juyong Pass, which is named because it is in Juyong Mountain. It is also known as the military capital pass. It is also called the payment pass and the thistle gate. Its strata are stacked on top of each other, the situation is majestic, the cliffs are sandwiched, the huge stream is in the middle, the strange and dangerous sky opens, and it is called the pass in ancient times. This is the throat road from Youzhou to Merge State to Saiwai in ancient times.

Wang Rong is now most concerned about the three places of Jingcheng, Jundu and Flying Fox.

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