It's the fourth year of Daqian's reign, at the beginning of August.
Zhang Baiqi led an army of 30,000 people walking on the road to Wudu County! Ten days later, an army of 30,000 people entered Wudu County to rest and recuperate. At the same time, they also saw Ma Chao who had returned!
Ma Chao explained in detail the topography of the road from Xiabian Plateau to Guangrou County, Shu County! He also said to Zhang Baiqi: "There are only a few small Qiang tribes along this road. There is no way for the army to get supplies, nor can it To dispatch cavalry, we can only rely on the food and grass in the area we occupy. We need to have specially made equipment for swamps, and we need to bring enough dry food and water."
Zhang Baiqi said confidently: "I have never been short of food and grass since I started my career!"
But Ma Chao shook his head and said: "Thirty thousand people are too many. This is not a question of lack of food and grass. Even if we prepare enough food and grass outside the swamp, entering the swamp can only rely on the food brought by the soldiers themselves, and there is no shortage of food and grass in the swamp." There is very little dry land that can accommodate 30,000 people to set up camp. It is best to have about 3,000 people marching along this route, and no more than 10,000 people at most. This is what I have learned after hundreds of men died and spent more than a year summarizing it! "
Zhang Baiqi knew that he did not know as well as Ma Chao about plateaus and swamps. The subsequent battles were not important, but the march was the most critical part of this war.
Even if only 10,000 people entered Shuzhong, the appearance of these 10,000 people in Chengdu was enough to cause the entire Shuzhong to collapse. Zhang Baiqi did not believe that Shuzhong had fought for more than 2 years and how much morale they still had now. The clans in Shuzhong The noble clan can continue to persevere, and it doesn't matter if there are fewer people!
So Zhang Baiqi ordered Ma Chao to serve as his staff, specifically responsible for the logistics of the army. Zhang Baiqi's army stayed in Xiabian for another month. Ma Chao helped Zhang Baiqi's army arrange enough logistics equipment and supplies to serve as all the troops. After all preparations were made, Zhang Baiqi led an army of 10,000 people towards the plateau!
It's the beginning of September, the fourth year of Daqian's reign.
Hanzhong, Micangshan Camp!
Liu Bei frowned when he saw the letter brought from Jingzhou. The battlefield in Hanzhong had not changed much, but the occupation of Jingzhou and Yangzhou had changed in a direction that was unfavorable to the Han Dynasty.
In the direction of Jingzhou, although Zhang Fei's army continued to use Funiu Mountain as a fortification to resist Yang Feng's attacks, Funiu Mountain was not as dangerous as Micang Mountain after all, and Zhang Fei was not as good as Daqian's army in terms of number of soldiers, equipment, and artillery. , the Funiu Mountain camp was only defended for a month before it was breached by Yang Feng.
After Yang Feng's 200,000 troops rushed into Nanyang County, Zhang Fei's soldiers became even more unable to resist. Almost every 2-3 days, Jingzhou would lose a county seat. At this rate, it would take less than a month for Yang to fight. Feng's army is about to reach the front lines of Xiangyang and Fancheng, and they can only rely on the Yangtze River defense line to resist it!
Now Liu Bei has to worry about whether Xiangyang and Fancheng can be defended. If these two cities cannot be defended and the army of Gansu marches to the south of the Yangtze River, the entire Jingzhou will not have the strength to resist Yang Feng's 200,000 army.
On the Yangzhou front line, Guan Yu also had a hard time. After Fan Xian occupied Qiantang County, he continued to conquer cities and territories, and soon occupied a large number of county towns in Wu County and Kuaiji County. Moreover, Wang Lei from Xuzhou was still transporting troops to Kuaiji County. Now, The army of the Dagan Army in Kuaiji County exceeded 50,000. Guan Yu led the Yangzhou army to confront Wang Lei's army. Although the expansion of the Dagan Army in Yangzhou can still be restricted, Liu Bei knew that Wang Lei's reinforcements would continue to arrive in Yangzhou. , his second brother will be unable to defend Yangzhou sooner or later, the gap in military strength between the two sides is too great.
Faced with the situation in Jiangnan, Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said to Yuan Ji: "We are a bit superfluous. Now let alone Jiangnan to support us, even the current situation in our hands is impossible. Even if we bring all the soldiers from Hanzhong to Jiangnan, I'm afraid we will not be able to do it." It may not be possible to defeat the 400,000-strong army in Jiangnan!"
Yuan Ji said bitterly: "The gap between Dahan and Dagan is too big, and it is getting bigger and bigger. The army we have worked so hard to build is not the enemy of Dagan in one round!"
Faced with this situation, Yuan Ji didn't even know what to say! There was really a huge gap in strength. It was already very difficult for them to support an army of 300,000, but not to mention that Lei Gong had hoarded an army of 200,000 in Hanzhong, they could still easily do it. Launching 400,000 troops to fight in the south of the Yangtze River, this was only two years after the Hanzhong War. The Daqian court was too powerful!
Liu Bei said sadly: "Could it be that the Han Dynasty has perished like this? How can we face the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty when we are under the influence of Jiuquan!"
At this time, Liu Bei is about to collapse. Although the food reserves in Shu can still support him for half a year, Jiangnan will soon fall. When Jiangnan falls, Shu will face the siege of a 600,000-strong army. It is impossible for Shuzhong to Withstood the encirclement and suppression of so many armies!
Zhao Yun comforted and said: "There must be loyalty within ten steps. Although the terrain of Jiangnan is not as good as that of Shuzhong, it is still hilly, and all the noble families of the Han Dynasty are gathered here. They will not watch the Daqian army occupy Jiangnan like this. , even if our army is dispersed by the Daqian army, as long as we fight guerrilla warfare in these hills and mountains, we can delay Daqian for several years!"
Zhao Yun had dealt with the powerful nobles in Shu, and the conflict between the two sides was irreconcilable. Liu Bei had no choice but to recall him to the front line again, and the person in charge in Chengdu was the young Jian Yong! Anyway, the war has been fought so far, and Chengdu has also Nothing urgent anymore!
"If it really doesn't work, the general can still retreat to Nanzhong and Jiaozhou. Even the talented and scheming First Emperor spent 500,000 troops to conquer Lingnan. If we retreat to Lingnan, we may not be able to make a comeback!" Yuan Ji said through gritted teeth.
Liu Bei stopped talking. Lingnan was a smoky place for the Han Dynasty and a place where officials were exiled. Now it is said that they have to rely on such barren mountains to make a comeback. This is not an idiot's dream, but if he is asked to surrender to Thunder God, Liu Bei is not willing to do so!
Yuan Ji seemed to know that he had said depressing words, so he immediately made up for it and said: "Our investigation found that Zhang Baiqi led an army of 30,000 to Xiliang. It may be that the Qiang people in Xiliang are in unrest. This may have a negative impact on the situation in Hanzhong." A change, after all, the Qiang people have been rebelling in the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, and Lei Gong may not be able to suppress them!"
For Yuan Ji, Xiliang is a place full of rebels. It makes no sense that after being in the hands of Lei Gong, these rebels have become stable. Now that Xiliang has been in the hands of Lei Gong for 10 years, the reaction of the Qiang people should be great. A matter of probability!
Liu Bei cheered up after saying this. If Xiliang is in turmoil now, it will be good news for Liu Bei. If the Qiang people can threaten Sili, Lei Gong's rear will be unstable, and Lei Gong will have to retreat.
"Shi Ji, ask more about Xiliang!" Liu Bei seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, but he didn't know that this was a sharp knife stabbing the big man's heart!
On October 15, Zhang Baiqi, who had been marching for more than a month, suddenly arrived in Guangrou County like a divine soldier descending from heaven. Guangrou County only had a few dozen government officials, which could not stop Zhang Baiqi's 10,000-strong army. Half of Guangrou County's troops It was breached within an hour.
Da Qian’s army has entered the middle of Shu!
This news was like a hurricane sweeping through the whole of Shu. The powerful nobles in Shu and the high-ranking officials of the Han Dynasty were horrified. They couldn't figure out how Zhang Baiqi's army entered Shu!
But Zhang Baiqi didn't care whether they could figure it out or not. Instead, he used the Wubao of the powerful nobles as a granary to capture the city and territory, and then contacted Guan Hai in Guangyang County to recruit people from Shu by opening a granary and distributing grain. join the army.
The wealthy nobles on Zhang Baiqi's military road were frightened by Zhang Baiqi. In addition, they had intended to complain about Liu Bei, so they basically gave up. Many shameless families simply opened their own forts. , let Zhang Baiqi station, and at the same time express his admiration for Thunder Lord and his willingness to work hard for King Thunder Lord!
If he were in the Central Plains, Zhang Baiqi would not accept the support of these noble families, but here his army is deep in Shu, and having these people join him can strengthen his army, so Zhang Baiqi agreed to the support of these noble families. .
So when Zhang Bai rode his army to Chengdu, the 10,000 troops in his hands had become 30,000 troops, and there were nearly 100,000 women and children behind him. Although these people could not fight, they could build up their momentum. The Yellow Turban Army Zhang Baiqi who came out knew very well how to make these women and children strengthen his side's momentum.
When Zhang Baiqi led his army to surround Chengdu, Emperor Xian and the ministers of civil and military affairs came to the city tower and looked at the banners of the Daqian army outside the city. Countless people surrounded Chengdu, and they all changed their colors in shock.
Emperor Xian panicked and said: "Could it be that the Daqian army flew to Chengdu from the sky? Why did Lei Gong surround Chengdu before the news of the general's defeat came?"
Jian Yong, who was beside Emperor Xian, smiled bitterly and said, "These are the common people in Shu. Although there are Daqian troops, they are not many. It's just that Chengdu is in danger now!"
Emperor Xian held his hands on the city wall, his body trembling slightly, and fear enveloped his body and mind. The army of the Qian Dynasty actually came to Chengdu and surrounded Chengdu. However, the general was not by his side yet. The man was about to die!
Jian Yong sensed Emperor Xian's fear and comforted him: "As long as the ministers are here, your majesty will not be harmed. Moreover, there are only a small number of elite troops in the Daqian army under the city. There are still 5,000 soldiers in Chengdu. In addition to the strong city, the Daqian army is It's impossible to capture Chengdu. When the general notices this unexpected force of Da Qian's army, he will definitely come back and help us, and we will be saved by then!"
But it was too early for Jian Yong to speak loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, the west gate of Chengdu slowly opened: "We also invite General Zhang Baiqi to enter the city!"
Zhang Baiqi laughed loudly when he saw this scene and said: "I must do what I said. You can keep all your property except the land. Don't block the city gate now, I am going to capture the Han Emperor."
Jian Yong and Emperor Xian were speechless as they stood on the city wall. They had been betrayed!
Jian Yong said sharply: "We must run away quickly. I am blocking Zhang Bai from riding them. Your Majesty, run away quickly."
After finishing speaking, Jian Yong said to his personal guards: "You must lead His Majesty to escape from Shuzhong. Escape towards Jingzhou. You must meet up with the general and tell the general what happened in Chengdu.
"The last general takes orders!" The commander of his personal guards carried Emperor Xian of Han on his back and fled immediately.
But it was already too late. Most of the people who stayed in Chengdu were related to the noble families in central Sichuan, and were even their nephews. This was also a tradition of the Han Dynasty. Using the nephews of noble families from various places to guard the palace for the Langguan could draw the emperor's attention.
The relationship with the powerful noble families prepared talents for the emperor. However, when the power of the Han Dynasty declined, the Han Emperor was decisively betrayed by the powerful noble families in Shu.
They saw that Emperor Xian wanted to escape, and slowly surrounded Emperor Xian. Obviously, Chengdu had been surrendered, and catching Emperor Xian was the greatest achievement. Thousands of Shuzhong Imperial Guards surrounded Emperor Xian, even though Jian Yong and others tried their best.
But they were all captured alive!
Half an hour later, Emperor Xian and Jian Yong, who were members of the Shu clan, came to Zhang Baiqi tied up and said: "General, the Emperor of Han has been captured by us, please deal with it!"
Zhang Baiqi looked at them with disgust. Even though the Han Emperor was an enemy but was caught by his imperial guards, he still looked down upon such a traitor!
Of course, these flattering nobles and nobles did not take it seriously. They wanted to survive and did not complain. Those who were truly loyal to the Han Dynasty had long followed Liu Bei to the Hanzhong front line and died in the battle. Those who stayed here were all people who wanted to survive.
Zhang Baiqi looked at the frightened Emperor Xian again and said: "Don't worry, little emperor, our army will not kill innocent people indiscriminately. Although you are the emperor of the Han Dynasty, we know that you have been a puppet since you were a child and have never done anything evil.
Even if you are caught by us, you will not be beheaded. We will lock you up for a few years at most, and then you will be released after some education.
We in power have already said that the evil things done by the Han Dynasty were not done by the emperor alone, nor were they the fault of the Emperor of Han alone. Although your father is indeed a bastard, the nobles and nobles in the world are also bastards. The evil things done by the Han Dynasty
Ninety percent of the work is done by these noble families, so our cadres have to deal with the noble families in the world.
If we put all the sins on a young adult like you, we are not so stingy in power. I will not kill people but only kill people's hearts."
Emperor Xian, who was still a little scared at first, finally felt a little calm after hearing these words. The little man was saved, but then he felt sad in his heart, and the big man was dead.
After Chengdu was captured, Zhang Baiqi began to lead the army on an eastward expedition. Luoxian, Mianzhu, and Peixian all surrendered in defiance of the wind. All the noble families in Shu knew that they could not immediately change their families and jump on Daqian's ship. They
The family will definitely be hit hard.
So these noble families in Shu not only surrendered, but also brought their own families to join Zhang Baiqi's army. Zhang Baiqi entered Shu with only 10,000 troops, but when he arrived in Peixian, the army in his hands
Already more than 100,000 people!
At the same time, Chengdu fell and the news of the emperor's capture also reached Hanzhong Liu Bei. Liu Bei almost fainted. Emperor Xian was captured, and the Han Dynasty no longer had an emperor. Chengdu was captured, and Hanzhong's hundreds of thousands of troops had no rear.
, their food and grass will be cut off immediately! The army in Liu Bei's hands can be said to be in a dead end!