At the southwest foot of Micang Mountain, a large army emerged from the inaccessible mountains and forests. The surrounding landforms are complex, with majestic peaks and mountains. The wild forests all over the mountains exude primitiveness and wildness. However, affected by this uninvited guest,
The birds are frightened and the beasts run away, staying far away.
From Sanquan to Jiachuan, it was about 180 miles of winding mountain roads and narrow trails. It took a full six days to complete it. The flags were covered, and the soldiers carried their general armor on their backs. They did not dare to make any noise or complain.
March silently with your head down.
Even after training and being mentally prepared, the fatigue of crossing mountains and ridges was still beyond Gao Huaide's imagination, especially the unexplored rice warehouse trail. The soldiers accompanying the army were also fully equipped and carried food and water.
Adding more burden.
Fortunately, after crossing the northern foothills, the terrain became much smoother. Gao Huaide worked hard and shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. He also stayed in the advance camp. The work of opening the road was much more tiring. Hundreds of soldiers abandoned their armor and took off their equipment, holding woodchopping knives.
, clearing away weeds and branches along the way, leaving messy footprints, and at the same time opening up a road that is barely suitable for the brigade to pass.
"Capital Supervisor, the guide said that after passing the gap in front, you can go out of the mountain. There is a road leading directly to Jiachuan County!" Next to Gao Huaide, a middle-aged general with a suave appearance, a stern look, and a hint of violence pointed ahead and said to him
road.
This man's name was Guo Jin, and he served as a military envoy to the two Sichuan camps. He served the great ancestor Liu Zhiyuan in his early years. Because he was a bodyguard of the great ancestor, he bore the imprint of the Liu family. After the founding of the country, he was repeatedly rewarded, and was appointed the governor of Cizhou and the governor of Longzhou.
The commander was later transferred to the Southwest Army by Liu Chengyou. He ran the army very strictly and killed decisively. The emperor regarded him as a famous general.
"It's not easy!" Hearing this, Gao Huaide's tired face showed a little smile: "Send the message to the camps behind you and tell the soldiers to persist. We will go directly to the city to rest!"
After listening to Gao Huaide's words, Guo Jin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said: "The governor wants to capture the county?"
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Hearing his doubts, Gao Huaide nodded: "The soldiers have been marching for days and are in urgent need of rest and replenishing food and water. Is there any place more suitable for rest than the county seat?"
Guo Jindao: "The main thing is to march in a roundabout way. The emphasis is on secrecy. Are the governors not afraid of exposing their whereabouts and arousing the alert of the Shu army?"
Gao Huaide smiled slightly: "This depends on our ability to hide our troops! Furthermore, we have arrived at Jiachuan and circled the enemy's side. The period when we most needed to be secretive has been successfully passed, so there is no need to worry too much!"
After looking at the sky, the clouds were light and the wind was light, and it was still early. Gao Huaide said: "We will seize the city today and rest all night. We will set out tomorrow, turn northwest, take the Luochuan Trail, and attack the Mantian Ridge!"
"Leave this task of capturing the city to the general!" After listening to his consideration, Guo Jin thought for a while and said with cupped hands: "I have checked the terrain of Jiachuan. The mountains are abrupt and the valleys are crisscrossed. There is only one valley running from east to west.
The county seat is located in it, and the Songjiang River separates it to the east. We only need to divide two divisions, one to control the west entrance, and the other to siege the city, and we can capture the city without the news leaking out!"
"Since General Guo has this intention, I have no reason not to agree to it!" After listening to his analysis, Gao Huaide showed a satisfied expression and ordered: "How many troops and horses does the general need?"
"Although Jiachuan belongs to Lizhou, it is actually very narrow. If we don't take a detour, it would be difficult for the army to pay attention to this place. It's just a small county with a thousand soldiers, so we can attack it!" Guo Jinxin said.
"Okay! Then I'll go ahead with the general's two battalions, and General He and I will follow with the others in case something unexpected happens!" Gao Huaide said.
"yes!"
Gao Huaide's partial division had a total of fourteen battalions and more than 7,000 troops, mainly composed of the Huaiwei Shu army, plus two thousand elite troops from the southwest. Gao Huaide directly transferred the two battalions of the southwest troops to Guo Jin.
After leaving the hills, the road we stepped on could be called the final road. Although it was still winding and complicated, it was much better than wandering around in Micang Mountain. We were about to rest and have expectations, and the morale of the soldiers was restored a lot. Everything was going well.
Fatigue and suffering were all suppressed by the uplifting spirit.
The Huaiwei army caught up with He Zhuan. The veteran general was nearly sixty years old. Considering his old age, he didn't want to join the army in this attack, but He Zhuan insisted on inviting him. It turned out that he seemed to underestimate this old guy.
Now, he followed the army over the mountains and ridges, even though he was not walking on flat ground, he still took his time and ran up the mountain trails, no less than many young and powerful soldiers.
"Old General Lao followed the army and suffered all the way!" Gao Huaide had a tolerant attitude toward He Jianjian.
Gao Huaide was polite, but He Xianjian was careful. After all, as a general with a record of being demoted repeatedly, he responded with a little humility: "The emperor ignores past grudges and shows great kindness. I am a powerful general, and I shall die in service."
Report. When I was in the army of Shu, I often walked through the Qinling Mountains. Although the Micang Trail was difficult, I was still able to walk freely!"
Looking at He Jianjian, he saw that although his hair was white at the temples and his body was tired, his hale and hearty temperament was obvious. Gao Huaide couldn't help but smile and said: "The old general is so strong that he is not as strong as his youth. It is enough to put the younger generations to shame!"
"I don't dare to be the governor of the Du Zan!"
After saying that, Gao Huaide put away his joking, his expression returned to seriousness, and he turned his gaze to the northwest and said: "Guo is going here. If nothing unexpected happens, we can go down to Jiachuan. Rest for the night, and we will change the route tomorrow. There is still more than a hundred miles of narrow roads."
Tao, we need to go!"
He Jianjian said: "You have traveled two hundred miles, why are you afraid of a mere hundred miles?"
"Old General, what a hero!"
"Don't be fooled. Inspector Gao is the real hero!"
During Gao Huaide's march, Guo Jin, on his side, mobilized his soldiers to advance quickly, occupy the traffic roads, and encircle Jiachuan. It went very smoothly and completely achieved the combat objective.
The whole process was like throwing a stone into a quiet pool. It made waves at first, and then quickly returned to calm. Not a single Han soldier was killed in Kecheng, but there were more than a dozen soldiers. Because they could not bear the pain of a hasty advance, they were a little slow and were killed by Guo.
Jin chopped off his head.
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Lizhou, Miangu City.
Lizhou is located to the east of the Jialing River, from north to south, in the transition zone from mountains to basins. Although it is surrounded by mountains and the terrain is rugged and complex, Miangu City, which is the state government, is not a place where Lizhou can be defended.
Therefore, the Shu army's force against the Han Dynasty in Lizhou was mainly stationed along the Mantian Ridge line in the northeast, guarding the various villages in Mantian. The garrison in Miangu City was not that many, only three thousand soldiers, and they mainly fought against the Han Dynasty.
It has a supporting role. Most of the food, ordnance and other military resources of the Shu army in Lizhou are stationed here.
At the head of the north city, there is a human head hanging. The blood has long been dried, making it difficult to distinguish the face, but the terror oozes out. This is Liu Tingzuo, the former supervisor of Sanquan. He led his men to attack Wang Shenchao's reinforcements on the plank road more than ten days ago, and finally succeeded.
He survived and fled back to Miangu City.
He originally planned to go back to Chengdu to do some activities to atone for his sins, but Wang Zhaoyuan, the privy envoy who later arrived, ordered him to be imprisoned. As the commander appointed by the Shu court to defend the Han army in the north, the first thing he did when he was promoted was in front of the Shu generals.
In front of him, Liu Tingzuo was beheaded, his head hung on the city tower, and strict orders were issued. If anyone was defeated again, military law would be enacted.
Wang Zhaoyuan's move was not only to establish his prestige, but also to stimulate the fighting spirit of the Shu army generals through strict military orders, so that they could fight to the death and lead the army to resist. The idea was good, but the effect was really not good.
Although Wang Zhaoyuan presided over the military affairs of Later Shu for many years and proposed a number of positive military strategies, they were basically implemented in the Chengdu court and were actually separated from the army and soldiers below.
First, he has no great achievements, and second, he lacks prestige. He only takes it for granted to strictly enforce military discipline, and the result is disunity. To the generals of the Shu army in the north, Wang Zhaoyuan is just a lucky person and a boaster.
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The Empress Dowager Li of Shu once said to Meng Chang that Wang Zhaoyuan was raised as a servant and had no great achievements. He was not trained in military affairs and could not control the military. If there was trouble on the border, he would not be able to defend against the enemy! This statement later spread, causing Wang Zhaoyuan's reputation to suffer even more.
, many military lieutenants and generals despise this.
However, Meng Chang couldn't listen to the words of the Queen Mother of Shu, and still relied on Wang Zhaoyuan. Although old friendship was the basis for his consideration, except for Wang Zhaoyuan, Meng Chang seemed to be unable to find other candidates, such as Zhao Chongtao, Yi Shenzheng and other leaders.
There may be many generals who are small talents, and they should rely more on the shadow of their fathers. Although they lead the army, they may not be convinced. They are probably no better than Wang Zhaoyuan, and they are not as close to Meng Chang as Wang Zhaoyuan.
The only person whom the Empress Dowager of Shu recommended for commendation and who she believed could be trusted with great things, was captured by the Han army during the Qin-Feng War three years ago, and finally committed suicide and died for the country. For this reason, Liu Chengyou specially ordered someone to give Gao Yan in Fengzhou.
He erected a monument to record his deeds and promote his reputation for loyalty.
As the saying goes, there are no generals in Shu, no one who can bear the heavy responsibility of holding up the sky.
At this time, Wang Zhaoyuan was worried about himself in the Miangu Commandery. He was facing a problem. Yesterday, Han general Wang Quanbin led his army to break through Jinshan stronghold. Zhao Chongpu, the Shu general in charge of the defense, was defeated and lost thousands of troops.
, abandoned the stronghold and retreated.
According to his previous military orders, Zhao Chongpu was immediately captured, but Wang Zhaoyuan himself hesitated whether to kill him or not. During these days of going north, he noticed some atmosphere in the army that was not favorable to him.