After Xiangkai escaped from Nanzheng, some of Zhang Lu's confidants actually fled Nanzheng with Xiangkai. This made Xiangkai feel very strange. He was caught by Liu Bei when he escaped from Hanzhong, but these sacrificial wines were all from Hanzhong.
The locals also have great prestige in Hanzhong, and it is impossible for Liu Bei to arrest them as long as he is not crazy.
But they told Xiangkai the truth. Hanzhong under Zhang Lu's rule was a violent separatist force. Zhang Lu's core strength was naturally the five buckets of rice sect's sacrificial wine. Zhang Lun was able to stand firm in Hanzhong in the first place.
with the power of these believers.
But if you want to govern Hanzhong, it is obviously impossible to rely only on these believers. Without the support of the local nobles and nobles in Hanzhong, it is impossible for Zhang Lu to stand firm in Hanzhong. It can be said that the entire Han Dynasty is like this, and the Yellow Turban Army just does not have the Han Dynasty.
Only with the support of the local clans and clans can there be a situation where it flourishes and dies suddenly.
Therefore, after Zhang Lu occupied the entire Hanzhong, he began to win over the power of Hanzhong's powerful families. Local local gangsters like Yang Song and Shen Dan also began to receive Zhang Lu's attention and became his subordinate officials and county magistrates of Hanzhong.
However, Zhang Lu governed Hanzhong for more than ten years. Although he did a good job in internal affairs, he did not achieve much in the military. So for more than ten years, the Hanzhong Army was still nestled in Hanzhong, and its base could not be expanded. Zhang Lu's subordinates only
With the involution, Nanzheng County, Chenggu County, Xicheng County and other areas in Hanzhong became the center of contention between the clan clan and the Five Dou Rice Sect. The two sides competed fiercely. Although they could not be said to be life-and-death, they could be regarded as mortal enemies.
And now that Yang Song and other sects have Liu Bei's support, the Five Dou Rice Sect's sacrificial wine is of course worried that Yang Song and others will kill them all. It is better to take advantage of Xiangkai's opportunity in Hanzhong and follow Xiangkai to join Dagan. No matter how you look at it, Dagan is better.
The big man is more promising, so he takes this opportunity to jump off the broken ship Zhang Lu and board the giant ship Daqian. This is the idea of sacrifice!
Xiangkai also felt that the presence of these local snakes would be of great benefit to their next attack on Hanzhong. In addition, he needed the help of these people to escape Hanzhong, so the two sides joined forces.
With these local snakes in Hanzhong, Xiangkai quickly left Hanzhong County. Then he went all the way west and finally arrived at Wudu County in Xiliang. At this time, Xiliang Governor Liu Shi brought 30,000 troops to station in Wudu County. They were
In order to frighten Zhang Lu and others, he supported Xiangkai.
So Xiangkai fled here and immediately found Liu Shi and said: "Something bad happened. Liu Bei made a surprise attack on Hanzhong and captured Zhang Lu. The gate of Yizhou is in Liu Bei's hands!"
Liu Shi was shocked and said: "What's going on? You haven't been trying to persuade Zhang Lu to surrender. How did Liu Bei show up in Hanzhong?"
Xiangkai said helplessly: "Liu Bei entered Hanzhong from Fangling. Although Zhang Lu wanted to surrender, the nobles in Hanzhong were unwilling to surrender. They took advantage of the negotiation between me and Zhang Lu to let Liu Bei enter Hanzhong.
He even continued to provide Liu Bei with food, grass, soldiers and horses, and even helped Liu Bei conceal information about his army, so that when Liu Bei's army reached Nanzheng, Zhang Lu didn't even know about it, and was caught off guard by Liu Bei!"
In the past few days after escaping, Xiangkai also understood how Zhang Lu was defeated through the five buckets of rice sect's sacrificial wine. All the noble families in Hanzhong had betrayed Zhang Lu. Under such circumstances, it was strange that he was undefeated!
Liu Shi immediately grasped the core of the problem and asked: "How many people did Liu Bei bring to Hanzhong?"
The combat effectiveness of the Hanzhong Army is not in Liu Shi's eyes at all, but Liu Bei's Jingzhou Army is an elite that can compete with the Daqian Army. If there are too many, Hanzhong will be difficult to conquer, but if the number is not large, with the current situation With the people in Hanzhong panicking, he might be able to capture Hanzhong and drive Liu Bei back to Shuzhong!
Xiangkai immediately said: "Liu Bei only brought 3,000 elite soldiers. The remaining soldiers were handed over to him by Hanzhong clan officials. Their combat effectiveness is not strong!"
Liu Shi said seriously: "In other words, the only ones with real combat effectiveness in Hanzhong now are Liu Bei's 3,000 troops!"
After understanding this, Liu Shi first reported to Xu Wei the current situation in Hanzhong County, and at the same time ordered the entire army to attack Hanzhong!
Youzhou, Jixian!
Liu Shi's letter soon came to Xu Wei's hands. After Xu Wei learned about the situation in Hanzhong, he immediately summoned senior officials to discuss countermeasures!
When everyone came, Xu Wei gave them the letter to read, and then said: "Hanzhong is the gateway to Shuzhong. If it is captured by us, it will be half of the process of pacifying Shuzhong. But if it is captured by Liu Bei, we think It will be difficult to conquer Yizhou!"
Wang Ge immediately said: "Hanzhong was only attacked by Liu Bei unexpectedly. Zhang Lu's people did not lose their support. Liu Bei captured Hanzhong in this way. The people in Hanzhong must resent Liu Bei. In addition, Liu Bei only had 3,000 elites in his hands. With Liu Shi's 30,000 troops, We may not be unable to defeat Liu Bei! If we can kill Liu Bei in Hanzhong, it will be more beneficial for us to pacify the world if the Han Dynasty loses Liu Bei as its pillar!"
"My subordinates suggest that our entire army attack, and let Yang Feng and Wang Lei attack Jingzhou and Yizhou respectively to contain Liu Bei's military strength, and then send the main force to besiege Liu Bei in Hanzhong!"
This suggestion made Xu Wei frown. After the last war, Xuzhou and Qingzhou had not been completely digested. Xu Wei did not want to launch another all-out war at this time.
Niu Gui immediately said anxiously: "Absolutely not. The last war has already emptied our treasury. We still owe 20 billion to resettle the people. We are just fighting for Hanzhong now. There is no need to expand the scope of the war." , This is not in line with our strategy at all, and we have not prepared millions of military ordnance!"
During this year, Dagan devoted his attention to agriculture, and Xu Wei's camel machines were widely used in the fields. Dagan's irrigated land increased by 30% this year, so that a large number of cash crops appeared in various places. However, the food income has not decreased but increased. In Niu Gui's view, now is the time when Daqian's strength is growing the fastest. Every additional year of peace can widen the gap in strength between them and the Han. Time is on their side. On one side, they can deal with Liu Bei step by step according to the original plan, instead of changing orders day by day like now!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wang Ge said: "The armies attacking Jingzhou and Yangzhou can feint attack, as long as the soldiers from the two places are not allowed to support Liu Bei, we can completely rely on Sili Attack Hanzhong with Xiliang's army!"
Xu Wei looked at the map and said: "The terrain in Hanzhong means that there won't be many soldiers fighting. It will be useless if there are too many soldiers. Let's see if Liu Shi can break into Hanzhong first. If he can't break into Hanzhong, forget this battle. Let's forget it." Next time I will think of a way to attack Hanzhong, but if Liu Shi can break into Hanzhong, I will order Zhang Baiqi of Sili to lead an army of 30,000 to support Liu Shi. As for Yang Feng and Wang Lei, they can make preparations now and wait and see how Liu Shi fares. What’s next?”
In Xu Wei's view, Liu Bei was just struggling to his death. Even if he occupied Hanzhong now, he would not be able to change the general trend of the world. Once Daqian's finances were restored and his weapons were fully equipped, he would be unstoppable to unify the world. There is no need to stir up chaos for Liu Bei now. Strategic layout.
Yangping Pass, also known as Baima City, was built in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is the gateway to the west of Hanzhong and the northern end of Bashu leading to Guanzhong. It is located between the Jinniu Pass to the west and the Chencang Pass to Qinlong in the north. The geographical location is very dangerous.
This pass is bordered by the Qinling Mountains to the north, Mianshui and Bashan to the south, and across the Xianhe River to the west from Zomaling. The Dingjun Mountains and Tiandang Mountains on the north and south sides of the Mianshui River are horns with each other. They can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. The most dangerous place in the world.
After five days of march, Liu Shi's vanguard arrived at Yangping Pass and set up camp.
Yangping Pass guard Yang Ang stood on the pass, looking far away at the Daqian Army camp in the river valley, with a solemn and worried look on his face. The Battle of the Central Plains the year before last had knocked away the arrogance of the Hanzhong Army, letting them know that they were the frog in the well. I don’t know that the sky is high and the earth is high, but the gap in combat effectiveness between them and the various princes in the Central Plains is too big.
Especially now that Yang Ang was standing on the pass, looking at the silver light of the Daqian army below, which was so dazzling that it was difficult to open his eyes, only then did he believe that Zhang Wei's statement that even the small soldiers of the Daqian army had iron armor was true. , just a small soldier can be equipped with armor worth hundreds of thousands, and the equipment gap is so huge, no wonder Zhang Wei's 20,000 army was completely annihilated when it encountered a large army.
Yang Ang ordered his personal guards: "Go to Nanzheng as quickly as possible, report the situation here at Yangping Pass to the general, and ask the general to support us!"
Although there were 5,000 soldiers at Yangping Pass, he didn't think he could withstand the 3,000-strong vanguard at the pass, let alone the nearly 30,000-strong army behind them. They would definitely not be able to hold on based on their strength. Now they can only ask Liu Bei for help.
But a junior officer behind Yang Ang said: "General, this is too high for other people's ambitions and destroys his own prestige. There are only 3,000 troops below, and the foothold is not yet stable. In the end, the general is willing to lead 1,000 troops through the enemy's camp and rub the entire army." The majesty!”
Obviously the soldiers at Yangpingguan don’t think they are any worse than the soldiers at Daqian! They want to make achievements more seriously!
But Yang Ang was not dizzy. If Yangping Pass was lost, his Yang family would be doomed, so he did not seek merit but sought no merit: "The armors they even equip their soldiers are better than yours. What can we do with them?" Fight, pass my order and strictly prohibit taking the initiative to attack!"
Then Yang Ang pointed at the two mountains in the south and north of the pass and said to the two generals: "Yang Biao, you lead 1,000 people to support the defenders at Dingjun Mountain, and Yang Yang, you lead 1,000 people to support the defenders at Tiandang Mountain. As long as the Daqian army attacks At Yangping Pass, you will attack to contain the attack of the Daqian army!"
Yang Biao and Yang Yang bowed their hands and said, "General, take your orders!"
After the vanguard Ma Chao set up camp, he led a group of troops around Yangping Pass and found that the terrain around Yangping Pass was extremely dangerous. There were two camps on the surrounding hills. As long as he attacked Yangping Pass, he would be attacked from three sides. A flanking attack, such a defense was simply not something that his 3,000 troops could defeat, so he had no choice but to fight back to camp!
Hanzhong, Nanzheng!
After Liu Bei occupied Hanzhong, he first sent people to move Zhang Lu and his family to Chengdu to solve the hidden worries within Hanzhong, and then ordered Bajun, Guanghan, and Shujun to send large armies to take over the defense of Hanzhong County. At the same time, he He also sent Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others who were in his hands to train the soldiers and horses of Hanzhong County, intending to improve the combat effectiveness of the Hanzhong Army.
And he himself entertained the noble families of Hanzhong County every day, hoping to get them to move south to Shuzhong and Jingzhou.
Because Liu Bei believes that Hanzhong will definitely become the forefront of the battle between Dahan and Daqian. There will be countless casualties in the war, and it will also affect Hanzhong County. The struggle for world hegemony has come to an end. It can be said that not only Liu Bei but also Xu Wei are competing for population. It's time.
This is obviously because the Han Dynasty was at a disadvantage. The population was only one-third of that of Daqian. At this time, Hanzhong County had 500,000 people. Among the counties currently owned by the Han Dynasty, it could be ranked among the top five in terms of population. For the current Han Dynasty In other words, these 500,000 people are the most precious wealth, which Liu Bei cannot give up.
It's a pity that even though Liu Bei persuaded him many times, few of the noble families in Hanzhong were willing to leave Hanzhong. The political system and economic characteristics of the Eastern Han Dynasty determined that the wealthy noble families of the Han Dynasty could only become local snakes. If they left Hanzhong, their land would be lost. The family will lose their source of income and lose contact with their disciples and former officials, and it will be difficult for them to maintain their powerful status. It can be said that if they leave Hanzhong, 90% of the family will decline. Yang Song and the others will not leave Hanzhong unless they have to. ,
And now they have confidence in Hanzhong's defense! At the same time, they also know that Liu Bei cannot let Hanzhong be lost. After all, without Hanzhong, how long can Bashu defend? They have confidence in Liu Bei, and Liu Bei will defend Hanzhong for the sake of the Han Dynasty!
So Liu Bei kept his words, but not many people were willing to leave Hanzhong!
At this moment, Yang Ang's bodyguard came in and shouted: "General, Liu Shi of the Daqian Army is leading an army of 30,000 people towards Yangping Pass. Now the vanguard has arrived at Yangping Pass. My general asks for the support of the general!" "
Yang Song was surprised and said: "The army came so quickly?"
Liu Bei stood up calmly and said: "Everyone, our biggest enemy is here. If Lei Gong's men are allowed to break through Yangping Pass and enter Hanzhong, the Han Dynasty will rule the world. Your family property will definitely be taken away by Lei Gong. No matter how big the world is, I will no longer be there." Now that we have retreated, we are going to gather all the private soldiers, and together we will guard Yangping Pass and block the army from Hanzhong!"
Liu Bei's words made Yang Song and others hesitate for a while. Didn't they betray Zhang Lu because they wanted Liu Bei to help them resist the Da Qian Army? Why now that the Da Qian Army has come, they have become their help!
So Yang Song stood up and asked: "The general has 3,000 elites, as well as our 20,000 horses in Hanzhong, plus our soldiers in Yangping Pass. The general already has 30,000 troops in his hands. One man in Yangping Pass can defeat ten thousand men in Yangping Pass." With Mokai's terrain and the same strength, how can we not be the opponent of the General's army? I think we shouldn't need to affect the combat effectiveness of the General's army!"
But Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said: "Lei Gong always likes to have a large number of troops when sending troops. The year before last, he sent out 800,000 troops. It is not nonsense to say that there are millions of troops, but they really have so many troops. With the current strength of Hanzhong, It is simply not enough to fight against Dagan, so I have to mobilize troops from Shu, but Dagan’s army has arrived so quickly, now we can only fight against Lei Gong together!”