Jia Qu stood on the city gate and slapped his palms heavily on the battlements.
Zhang Ji has not yet led his army to Huguan, and there are no generals in Huguan.
This is also the reason why Jia Qu took the initiative to strengthen the wall and clear the country.
Before Cao Jun's army arrives, reducing Cao Jun's supply sources can slow down Cao Jun's actions.
But what Jia Qu didn't expect was that among the people outside Huguan, Cao Jun's spies had already been mixed in!
"Your Majesty!" Deng Li stepped forward and said, "I am willing to lead the troops and kill the spies!"
Jia Qu did not agree immediately, but looked at Deng Li, pondered for a moment, and then nodded. However, he did not let Deng Li go out alone. Instead, he asked the military lord Zhang Ji who had been locked up to go out with Deng Li to protect him.
Order, arrest spies, and also dispatched archers to the battlements to take precautions. The customs also sent patrols and soldiers to the streets to control the streets.
Now that a war is imminent, we must guard against the outside world as well as keep an eye on the inside.
Zhang Ji, courtesy name Derong, was from Gaoling, Zuofengyi.
There is a nickname, known as Daobi Zhang.
As for why it is called "sword and pen" even though it is a military position, it is because in the early days, it was not so easy to obtain scriptures and gain some knowledge in Guanzhong.
Zhang Ji's family can only be said to be pretty good, but it does not allow him to freely choose the direction of study. Because Guanzhong Longyou is unstable, more families in the northeastern region of Guanzhong and Hebei want to have a male at home.
Ding can protect the door and drive away bandits, so most people give priority to practicing martial arts.
Just like Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and others.
Of course, Zhang does not have the martial arts skills of Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, etc., his talent is average.
However, Zhang Ji is relatively lucky. He has enough food to support him in learning martial arts, but in fact he prefers to study. He picks up swords, guns and sticks for his family, but he still longs to hold a knife and pen.
The family's resources are so limited. If they spend more on martial arts, they will naturally not be able to spend more money to purchase books. Fortunately, Zhang has learned how to behave since he was a child. Of course, this is also the characteristic of most children from wealthy families. Either
They don't know how to behave and are so arrogant and domineering that they are disgusting, or they are more knowledgeable about human relationships than poor children and know how to use silver bullets.
Since Zhang was smarter, he chose the second option. Whenever he had free time, he used the excuse of visiting other children of other aristocratic families to get involved in officialdom. Because he was young at the time and was familiar with the county.
So no one went to expel him. So Zhang Ji took this opportunity to help some minor officials cut bamboo slips and sharpen ink, and even prepared knives, pens and bamboo slips in his arms for the minor officials in need, so as to learn some things.
Official writing, as well as reading some common scriptures...
His dog-legged behavior was naturally used to make fun of him.
However, it was precisely because of this that Zhang Ji received the approval of the county magistrate at that time and was ready to promote him as Xiaolian. Unfortunately, the long-term Xiqiang Rebellion broke out, followed by the civil strife in Heluo and Chang'an.
, many government agencies were completely lost, the county magistrate who was willing to appreciate him also died in the war, and the road to promotion was cut off for a time.
Fortunately, Fei sneaked to Chang'an and reopened the imperial examination. It was a pity that Zhang had lost his best years and his memory was no longer as good as when he was a boy. He could only rely on his childhood memory.
He learned martial arts and joined the army, fought many battles, accumulated military merits, and became a military lord of Huguan.
Jia Qu undoubtedly thought carefully about letting Zhang Ji and Deng Li out of seclusion...
Huguan is a whole area.
It is also the core of the current Party.
Under Jia Qu's governance, Shangdang has been developing well during this period.
A good definition is that there is more than enough compared to the inferior, but insufficient compared to the superior.
This is related to the geographical location of Shangdang.
The topography of Shangdang can be roughly divided into two parts: north and south.
The northern part is the larger basin area mainly composed of Huguan and Huguan Pass, which is the Changye area in later generations, while the southern part is the smaller basin area including Changping and Gaoping, which can even be said to be a hilly area.
The above is around Jincheng in later generations.
Because of the Changping War in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the hilly area in the south, which was later known as the Jincheng area, was very desolate. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that it gradually prospered. The Changye area, also known as Huguan City,
The area around Hehuguan Pass has become the absolute core of Shangdang at present.
The vast majority of the population of Shangdang County is concentrated here.
Population is actually a very important resource in troubled times. Only when there is a population can we recruit troops and produce food and other materials. Therefore, areas like Shangdang, which were originally relatively sparsely populated, have always maintained stable residential buildings.
Expand the abandoned fields and focus on recuperation.
The area suitable for farming in the northern Shangdang area is smaller, and its basin is not very large, incomparable with the Taiyuan Basin and Linfen Basin. However, because of its central hub location, the northern Shangdang area can pass through Fukouxing to the east.
Handan and Yecheng areas can also be invaded into southern Hebei through the Huguan area. When the center of gravity of a political power is in southern Hebei, the threat from this direction is particularly deadly.
Therefore, Jia Qu's responsibility in Shangdang is not light. He not only has to defend Fukouxing, but also always keep an eye on the direction of Gaoping and Changping, and at the same time defend at Huguan.
The reason why Zhang Ji was not in Huguan at the moment was because he went to Fukouxing with his troops to inspect defense and to train troops.
The reason why Le Jin went straight to Huguan was because, on the one hand, this mountain road was the shortest, and on the other hand, as long as Huguan was cut off, he could directly attack the Taiyuan Basin and even threaten the rear of the Northern Territory Protector.
, in addition, you can also get supplements directly from Jizhou to enter the Linfen Basin.
Of course, there is another road from Hanoi to the Linfen Basin in the east of the river, along Zhiguanxing along Wangwu Mountain. Or you can simply go further and go around Zhongtiao Mountain. However, both roads have a very big gap.
The problem is that the long and narrow passage can be blocked at both ends at any time, which will immediately kill the mouse.
This is also the reason why Le Jin is unwilling to go through Baixing or Taihangxing to conquer Gaoping and enter the northern part of Shangdang. This is because in the mountainous area south of Shangdang, in the area of Gaoping and Changping, although you can walk along the Danshui River, there is no shortage of water sources.
, but when the State of Qin was in confrontation with the State of Zhao in Changping, it tried every means to fail to break through head-on, and could only take a sideways approach. It can be seen that if you want to advance on a large scale in this area, it will undoubtedly be a very difficult thing.
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And if it is true that Cao Jun's large army fell into the Gaoping and Changping areas, they would be outflanked by the Hussars and interrupt their retreat...
Therefore, entering from Huguan, although there is a risk of being attacked from above and below, at least one thing is certain, that is, the chrysanthemum is at least temporarily safe.
Le Jin broke through the valley mouth, which only allowed Cao Jun to advance boldly from Shanxing to Huguan. However, it is difficult to conquer heavy and powerful cities such as Huguan and Huguan Pass by surprise attack alone.
When facing Huguan, naturally if we can cooperate internally and externally...
Therefore, although Jia Qu was a little surprised by the appearance of Cao Jun's spies, it was not completely unexpected.
only……
Some doubts arose in Jia Qu's heart. He raised his head and looked into the distance.
Going south from the Shangdang area, you can pass through Baixing and Taihangxing into the Hanoi area. At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu occupied Hanoi and sent Kou Xun and Feng Yitong to defend Hanoi. Feng Yi went north to attack Tianjing Pass and pulled up Shangdang, and the Hanoi area was stabilized.
Lejin’s attack on Huguan is indeed good from a tactical perspective and understandable, but from a higher strategic level, why did he choose Huguan? There are targets more valuable than Huguan, and there are targets more valuable than Huguan.
Why did Cao Jun not move where the threat of Guan Guan was greater, but came to gnaw on the bones of Hu Guan first?
Isn't Le Jin afraid that the hussars in the south of Shangdang will march south from Taihangxing and directly disrupt the situation in Hanoi?
Or is Lele's attack on Huguan and seizing the military stronghold just a feint, with the purpose of drawing Shangdang's and even Hedong's troops out of Tianjingguan and Zhiguan and setting up an ambush in the Hanoi area?
Although Tianjing Pass and Zhi Pass are not as powerful as Hu Pass, it is not that easy to attack. In this case, choose to lure the defenders of the pass to dispatch, and then, like the Tanikou Sanjun Village, attack them in one fell swoop
And the next one seems to be the best way.
But the question is, since Le Jin has already used such tactics in the Taniguchi military camp, will Jia Qu be as stupid as Zhang Tian and fall into the trap for the second time?
Or does Le Jin really have any means to win over Huguan?
for example……
Jia Qu cast his eyes towards the city.
The people under the pass are still in chaos.
Jia Qu seemed to have thought of something and smiled slightly.
If the boxer saw that Jia Qu was still laughing when faced with such a situation, he might become angry and cold on the spot, show a set of boxing skills, or use a unique stick technique...
But Jia Qu was not laughing at the people, but at Cao Jun.
Cao Jun's true goal was inadvertently exposed.
……?1?5(?2?9>?7?0 Under the pass, Zhang Ji stood behind the inner city of the pass, waiting for orders. While listening to the chaotic sounds outside the city gate, he glanced at Deng Li up and down with concealed eyes.
Those at the top work hard, and those at the bottom work hard.
What about the middle one?
It requires both hard work and hard work.
Since Zhang is obviously the middle layer, he has to work hard as well as work hard.
So does it mean that the middle layer is particularly hard because it requires "labor" in both aspects?
Not really.
It's just that everyone works hard and can choose to be lazy. It's just that the lower the class, the more concentrated the pressure of life will be, so it is impossible for those who are forced to choose to be lazy.
Zhang doesn't like to be lazy. This can be seen from the fact that he would rather go to the official house to mix scriptures and read prose with a knife and pen in his arms than to spend time on the flying eagle and lackeys. Therefore, he understood what Jia Qu asked him to do.
It means following Deng Li out of seclusion to calm the chaos.
Deng Li is from Shandong.
There are Shandong people not only in Huguan, Shangdang, but also in many places.
The same goes for the common people. There are some refugees from Shandong in recent years and some from earlier years.
There must be spies among these people, otherwise the Hussars General would not have specially set up the Youwen Division.
But isn’t it because there are spies that all Shandong people should be treated specially, or should they be subject to wartime control?
Obviously not.
If you really do this, it will inevitably cause chaos.
But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be careful at all.
At the same time, this is also an opportunity for Shandong people, who also need to show themselves in this process. For example, Deng Li.
Deng Li doesn't have to leave the prison, after all, he is a secretary, but under the current situation, most of the time he took the initiative to ask for help, it was to clear himself of suspicion.
What? Gathering spies to seize the border?
Do you really think that even if you close the guards standing behind Jia Qu, those archers, crossbows, and catapults are still made of paper?
When he saw Deng Li turning his gaze, Zhang neither evaded nor flinched. Instead, he nodded and simply said: "After the door is closed, swords and guns have no eyes, so the scholar must be careful."
Deng Li was silent for a moment and then cupped his hands towards Zhang Ji.
On the pass, the war drums roared, suppressing the noisy sound, and then in the interval of the war drums, a warning was issued to let the people retreat from the place where one arrow can be shot. Immediately, bows and arrows shot sporadic white feather arrows, on the one hand to mark, on the other hand.
Second warning.
Intentionally or accidentally, the people rushed to the door before the door was closed, and rolled and crawled out of the dangerous area.
Zhang saw some guys pretending to be slow in the crack of the door, with treacherous eyes, so he sneered twice.
The soldiers on the city gate looked down and saw that there was no danger at the gate, so they gave the signal to open the door.
With a creaking sound, the city gate opened again. Zhang Ji rushed out with his people, and Deng Li also rushed out of the pass city gate.
During the time Zhang Ji was in Shangdang Huguan, his main duty was to pacify the bandits in the Taihang Mountains, and he saw a lot of blood.
The Black Mountain bandits have been defeated, and their leader has been crowned. The hundreds of thousands of Black Mountain bandits, or the Black Mountain people, have fallen apart. Most of them were sent to the north of Yinshan Mountain by Fei Qian to farm and open up wasteland. However, this does not mean that everything in the Taihang Mountains will immediately become peaceful.
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Guys who are used to using violence to solve all problems are like being addicted to drugs. They are rarely willing to pick up the hoe again, so even if Zhang Yan dies, they will still form gangs and go down the mountain to fish for something from time to time.
Then he fled back to the mountains to eat and drink. After he had no more use for it, he continued down the mountain to become a thief and bandit, stealing and robbing.
Farming is too tiring and too slow, and robbing is fast and fun. As long as it feels fun, who cares whether we will live or die tomorrow?
No matter what era it is, such people are always indispensable, so bandits have never stopped in the Taihang Mountains.
Eliminating these bandits is a big trouble and little credit, because these bandits can only be a local matter and do not count as military merits. The surrounding mountains are high and densely forested, and it is really not easy to find a cat in the mountains.
Therefore, now that Zhang Ji knew that Huguan was about to face Cao Jun's attack, he was a little surprised, but more excited.
As a military lord of Huguan, he was very aware of the defense situation of Huguan.
The fall of the military stronghold did not make Zhang Ji feel much scared. He even felt that Cao Jun had this little ability left. If he was really tyrannical, why would he use such methods? What's more, in hindsight, if Zhang Tie had defended the pass,
In the military camp, Cao Jun may not be able to capture the valley entrance so smoothly!
Therefore, perhaps the spies of Cao's army currently mixed among these civilians in the fields originally took over the Gukou military camp for the sake of peace between the internal and external parties?
Because Shile's attack on Pojunzhai went so smoothly, these spies from Cao's army came here to slow down Jia Qu's efforts to clear the country?
Zhang Ji thought that his movements were not slow. After rushing out of the city gate, he immediately shouted and led his soldiers towards the area where the chaos was most serious.
Zhang Ji usually goes into the mountains to suppress bandits, and is very familiar with some sporadic mountain roads and topography in the Taihang Mountains.
So, this is your chance!
Even Zhang Ji felt that these spies of Cao's army in front of him were his opportunities and military exploits in his hands!
The few people who were wreaking havoc in the queue had actually been staring at the Huguan city gate. When they saw the Huguan soldiers pushing aside the turbulence and coming towards their direction, they knew something was wrong.
While shouting indiscriminately, he quietly hid the knife and went to a crowded place, trying to escape through the cover of the running crowd.
These Cao Jun spies arrived here secretly very early.
What?
Checkpoint road card?
Even in later generations, some highways, bridge toll booths, or ticket offices of scenic spots have some small roads that can be bypassed, let alone in the current era of the Han Dynasty? Small troops can infiltrate, and the baseboard cannot be guarded. All sentries,
They are all for defense against large forces.
The people were in chaos, running around like headless flies,
This kind of chaos in many cases is a manifestation of the collective unconsciousness.
For individuals, it is undoubtedly conscious.
Everyone will have their own ideas, and if one of them is asked to say how things should be arranged and what kind of order they should have, they will probably be able to explain things clearly and in an orderly manner.
It's just like a saying often heard in later generations, "I don't want you to think, I want what I feel."
Whether it feels good or bad, dangerous or safe, each individual has his or her own judgment, but once a loose collective similar to the one outside Huguan is formed, the individual consciousness will become that of the group.
unconscious.
Even if people in later generations have gone through nine years of compulsory education and understand the meaning of words and symbols to some extent, and can understand the importance of order, if something is not well controlled, they will immediately become chaotic if they say chaos, and they will immediately loot if they say looting, let alone
It was during the Han Dynasty that many people did not even know numerical symbols, and Shandong and Shangdang spoke with different accents...
Do you really think that the Han people now have Mandarin across the country?
When a group of people who lack knowledge and are nervous gather together, these "unconscious factors" will be superimposed and amplified, and the conscious factors such as intelligence and personality will be swallowed up and disappear.
Therefore, the brains of people in the group are numb, just like being hypnotized. They will enter a psychedelic state and can only carry out conditioned reflexes and become slaves to unconscious factors. In this state, regardless of what was said before
, and whatever was emphasized will disappear in an instant, leaving only the instinctive drive, degenerating into disorderly chaos.
And Cao Jun's spies were hiding inside and taking advantage of this!
When Zhang Ji led his soldiers into the crowd, a new change occurred...
