At the end of May in the fifth year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty, an army that had experienced many hardships came to Jiuquan County.
Liangzhou has a vast territory, but it is roughly composed of two parts.
Part of it is the main area where the Han army and the Wei army currently fight - the five counties of Longxi.
Another part is the four counties of Hexi, which are famous in the world.
Many future generations may have never heard of the four counties in Hexi, but they still have a unified name, and that is the Hexi Corridor.
Regardless of whether they are current or future generations, as long as they have some knowledge of history, they will probably have a preliminary understanding of the Hexi Corridor.
Compared with the distant later generations, the current generation has a special emotion towards the Hexi Corridor.
More than three hundred years ago, a young general emerged out of nowhere. Under the attention of the ambitious emperor and countless ministers and ministers, he led the Han cavalry into the land occupied by the Huns.
Under the wise command of the young general, nearly 100,000 of the Xiongnu's elite cavalry died or surrendered. The Hexi Army, on which the Xiongnu Royal Court relied as one of its arms, was completely destroyed in the hands of the young general.
From then on, the Hexi Corridor completely belonged to the Han Dynasty, and the Xiongnu's arrogant national destiny was almost cut off by that one person.
There is no passionate Han who would not yearn for the days of Emperor Xiaowu.
There is no passionate Han Chinese who would not admire the Battle of Hexi, which is known as one of the three major battles during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu.
Not to mention the inclusion of the Hexi Corridor in the territory will have a profound impact on the subsequent national destiny of the Han Dynasty.
At this point, the Han Dynasty owned a large area of pasture, and thus the Han Dynasty established its right to speak in the Western Regions.
Under these various influences, people today have special feelings for the four counties of Hexi, even though the four counties of Hexi have always been poor.
Just like the current Jiang Wei.
After surrendering to Mi Yang, Jiang Wei regarded Mi Yang's ambition to revive the Han Dynasty as his own ambition because of his gratitude for Mi Yang's kindness.
Jiang Wei, who had such an ambition, suddenly became solemn after he led his troops into Jiuquan County and came to a dangerous pass.
The dangerous pass in front of Jiang Wei is called Yumen Pass.
Perhaps due to the civil strife in China, there are no longer any strong troops stationed inside and outside Yumen Pass.
Perhaps due to years of disrepair, the walls of Yumenguan have collapsed.
But the majestic gate that still stands is a symbol of the Han's sovereignty in the Western Regions.
The many knife marks and sword wounds on the door are also a manifestation of glory.
This kind of glory will not change due to the change of dynasties.
Because this honor belongs to all the Chinese people.
Thinking of this, Jiang Wei took a deep breath, led the hundreds of Han troops behind him, and bowed deeply to the door in front of him.
Decades ago, due to war, the Han Dynasty had to give up control of Yumen Pass.
This is undoubtedly a betrayal of countless ancestors who shed their blood here.
Now Jiang Wei, under Mi Yang's order, once again led the Han army to stand outside Yumen Pass.
The scene in front of him and the guilt in his heart made Jiang Wei involuntarily do this.
After praying, Jiang Wei raised his head and looked at the Yumen Pass in front of him again.
He had an impulse in his heart to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors and let the Han regain sovereignty in the land west of Hexi and the Western Regions.
But Jiang Weisheng quickly suppressed this impulse in his heart.
He knew that the time had not yet come.
Jiang Wei turned around and gave a few instructions to a general behind him.
After listening to Jiang Wei's instructions, the general quickly ordered his soldiers to disperse, as if looking for something around them.
What they are looking for is oil.
When Lu Yi returned from Ma Chao, he brought Mi Yang unexpected news.
That was the appearance of oil in the world.
At that time, from Lu Yi's report, Mi Yang also knew where the oil in Ma Chao's army came from.
That place is Yumen County in Jiuquan County.
Shortly after Emperor Xiaowu established Yumen Pass, in order to allow the local defenders to be self-sufficient, he ordered immigrants to farm outside Yumen Pass.
Later, Yumen Pass slowly became a county.
It's just that the terrain near Yumen Pass is not suitable for the development of farming after all, so the scale of Yumen County has always been small. In the final analysis, it is at most like a large village.
Since Huan Ling, the foreigners living in Liangzhou have often caused rebellion. Yumen County, an area of extraordinary strategic significance, is a place where many foreigners often attack.
After several attacks by foreign tribes and the inability of the central court to send troops to quell the rebellion, over time, Yumen County ceased to exist in name only.
The people of Yumen County had no choice but to flee to Longxi in order to survive.
The oil in Ma Chao's army was obtained from the people of Yumen County who fled.
After learning that there was oil outcropping in Yumen County, Mi Yang kept this in mind.
After learning that the Wei army had a very lethal catapult, he came up with a way to use the oil from Yumen County to defeat the enemy.
Since the external characteristics of oil were very obvious, not long after hundreds of Han troops dispersed, a small group of Han troops came back to report to Jiang Wei that they had discovered a place where oil had spilled.
After hearing the news, Jiang Wei stood up excitedly.
On the one hand, he ordered the scattered Han troops to gather back, and on the other hand, he impatiently followed the Han troops towards the place where the oil was discovered.
As Jiang Wei continued to approach that place, before Jiang Wei saw the oil, he smelled a pungent smell.
Holding back the discomfort in his heart, Jiang Wei continued to move forward.
After crossing several mountains, Jiang Weiyu saw a mountain spring.
Waves of stench emanated from the mountain spring, attracting the surrounding Han troops to cover their noses.
Looking under the sight of many Han soldiers, they discovered that pieces of black paint were floating on the clear water of the mountain spring.
The strange thing is that although those black paint-like objects are on the mountain spring, they do not blend into the spring water.
It seems that there is a magical force that makes those black paint-like objects float on the water.
Jiang Wei couldn't explain what he saw before him.
But he remembered Mi Yang's instructions.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Remembering Mi Yang's instructions, Jiang Wei showed a satisfied smile on his face, and then he issued an order to the Han troops around him:
"Don't miss a drop of stone fat.
Come on!"
If you don't take what God has given you, you will suffer the consequences. This is the purpose Mi Yang set for Jiang Wei's operation.
Under this purpose, it seems that the stone resin floating on the spring water must be collectively replaced by a new home.
Later local county records recorded: "...the water outside the county has fat, which is like meat juice and paste. It floats on the water like paint and burns very brightly. During the reign of Zhang Wu, Duke Mi heard about it and sent his hussars to dig it up!"
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It had been almost a month since Jiang Wei set out. Mi Yang knew that even though Jiang Wei was from Liangzhou, asking him to go to Jiuquan County thousands of miles away to fetch stone fat would definitely be a time-consuming task.
Therefore, Mi Yang is not impatient.
Of course, Mi Yang also prepared other plans for Wei Jun's catapult.
Although those plans could not completely destroy the Wei army's catapults, it was not a big problem to block them for some time.
But for nearly a month, the Wei army at the street pavilion had not made any move.
It seems that as Mi Yang had speculated before, manufacturing a catapult was not simple. In addition, after Cao Zhang knew about his arrival, he was more cautious about safety.
With the Wei army in Jieting not taking action, Mi Yang could only turn his attention to other battlefields.
There were no advanced mobile phones in the world, so Mi Yang could only learn about the situation on other battlefields by reading letters of information.
In this month, the situation on other battlefields has indeed undergone many changes.
Half a month ago, Wei general Cao Zhen led 30,000 troops to make a surprise attack outside Xiagui City.
Cao Zhen's actions were not unpleasant, but his surprise attack did not achieve much results.
Because before Liu Bei led his army to attack Longxi County, he asked Zhao Yun and Ma Chao to lead their troops to stay in Tianshui County.
Zhao Yun has a calm nature. He is not the kind of famous general who will create great achievements, but he is the kind of famous general who can support him.
As early as Liu Bei led his army to leave Tianshui County, Zhao Yun sent scouts outside Tianshui County every day to detect the enemy's situation.
In order to be sure, the scouts sent by Zhao Yun were all elite cavalry in the army, and the scouts' detection range could reach as far as outside Chencang City.
Therefore, when a large number of Wei troops appeared outside Chencang, Zhao Yun quickly learned the news.
After learning the news, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao agreed that Cao Zhen's goal was Xia Gui.
So Zhao Yun and Ma Chao, two tiger generals, led their troops to Xiagui City first and surrounded it.
When Cao Zhen led his army to the outside of Xiagui City, he saw Xiagui City surrounded by a large number of Han army barracks.
Cao Zhen, who had been seized the opportunity, did not give up his original plan. He ordered the Wei army to set up camp a few miles outside Xiagui City.
For half a month, the Wei army, led by Cao Zhen, was thinking of launching an attack on the Han army's flanks and rear.
But guarding the side and rear of the Han army was the Han hussar general Ma Chao...
With two tiger generals in charge, even if the Wei army had a numerical advantage, they could only form a confrontation with the Han army for a while.
After Liu Bei learned about the military situation of the Wei army's raid on Xia Gu, Liu Bei immediately thought of retreating.
Just as Cao Zhen expected, no coach would sit back and watch the danger at the rear and remain indifferent.
But just when Liu Bei was about to retreat, Huang Quan came up with a plan.
Huang Quan ordered people to set up Mi Yang's military flag in the military camp, and asked a general who looked exactly like Mi Yang to walk to Didao City wearing Mingguang armor.
Huang Quan did this to create the illusion that Mi Yang had arrived outside Didao City.
In addition, Huang Quan also let the Han army go out in the middle of the night, and at dawn, he swaggered into the Han army's camp.
These two things arranged by Huang Quan successfully caused You Chu in Didao City to make wrong judgments.
You Chu believed that Mi Yang had led a large number of Han troops to Didao to support Liu Bei.
This cannot be blamed on You Chu for being careless. He lived in Longxi and had never seen Mi Yang. He had only heard a rough description of Mi Yang's appearance.
Wearing Mingguang armor is the most obvious understanding of Mi Yang's appearance in the world's minds.
In addition, Didao City had been besieged by the Han army for two months, and there was no information from inside and outside. You Chu had no idea that Mi Yang was currently in Jieting.
After making the above inference, You Chu's fighting spirit gradually collapsed.
Just as he said to Liu Bei before: As long as the Wei army's reinforcements do not enter Longxi, he will surrender sooner or later.
Mi Yang led a large number of Han troops to come to support, but no reinforcements were received for nearly two months. These two cruel facts made You Chu fulfill his original promise.
On the third day after Huang Quan implemented his plan, You Chu, wearing single clothes in the cold wind, ordered people to open the city gate and came to the Han army camp alone with a seal and ribbon in his hand to ask for surrender.
Liu Bei was overjoyed at You Chu's request to surrender.
You Chu has a huge reputation in Longxi County, otherwise he would not have been able to hold on for so long.
The surrender of You Chu means that the entire Longxi County will sincerely accept the rule of the Han Dynasty, and it also means that the Han army no longer has any worries in Longyou.
Overjoyed, Liu Bei greatly rewarded Huang Quan and You Chu.
Huang Quan was directly promoted to General Zhengxi by Liu Bei, while You Chu was granted the title of Jing Zhao Yin by Liu Bei in advance.
After conquering Longxi County, Liu Bei did not hesitate any longer, and soon he led his army towards Xiagui.
As for whether Liu Bei has led his troops to Xiagui, Mi Yang has not received this information yet.
After reading the information about the Han army, Mi Yang picked up a piece of information on the case and read it.
This information is a little different. It is not about the Han army, but about the Wu army.
As time went by, the results of the Battle of Hefei also reached Mi Yang's hands.
After reading the contents of the intelligence, Mi Yang's face looked a little strange.
Such a look was something he had never had when he read the Han army's intelligence.
Because although there have been some changes in Longyou's battle situation, those changes are within control.
On the contrary, the battle situation in Huainan seemed a bit surprising to Mi Yang.
Mi Yang hoped that the Wu army would go north to attack Hefei, because this would allow Cao and Wei to engage in a three-pronged battle, putting them in a dilemma.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This was originally the greatest strategic significance of Liu Bei's alliance with Sun Quan.
After learning that Lu Xun was leading the Northern Expedition, Mi Yang was prepared for Hefei to be captured by the Wu army.
After all, most of Cao Wei's elites are either in Guanzhong or Wancheng, leaving Hefei with no troops.
With Lu Xun's ability, it was not a difficult feat to capture Hefei, which was empty of troops.
But Mi Yang didn't want Wu Jun to capture Hefei so quickly.
Even if it is a dilapidated Hefei.
Mi Yang could accept Jiang Dong and Da Han sharing the big cake of Cao Wei, but he didn't want Jiang Dong to get more and more beautiful cakes than Da Han's.
Thinking of this, Mi Yang began to write quickly at his desk.
Soon, Mi Yang wrote a letter and handed it into Ding Feng's hands.
Mi Yang told Ding Feng: "Send this letter back to Chengdu as soon as possible."
Seeing the recipient's name on the envelope, Ding Feng's eyes couldn't help but freeze.
In the past, Mi Yang often wrote letters to Chengdu, but most of those letters were sent to Zhuge Liang.
But the letter in his hand was sent by Mi Yang to Mi Fang.
Ding Feng knew that his master would generally not write letters to express greetings.
But Ding Feng didn't think much, he took the letter and walked out quickly.
What Ding Feng didn't know was that Mi Yang's letter to Mi Fang was not for greetings.
During the Public Security War, Mi Fang contacted his business friends in Jiangdong and created some situations that were beneficial to Mi Yang.
Now Mi Yang wants to repeat his old tricks.
As for whether this can be achieved, Mi Yang has confidence in his heart.
Although Mi Fang cut off contact with many of her Jiangdong friends after the First World War, there are still some people who are unwilling to give up Mi Fang's money-spinner.
Moreover, what Mi Yang wants Mi Fang to do is not difficult.
Sun Quan, who won a great victory in Hefei and suffered several defeats in Hefei, would not want to take a stroll around the city of Hefei?
Mi Yang has always had a heart for adult beauty.
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