The Sanya Road is a fast passage between the Heluo area and the Nanyang Basin. Its path is from the Nanyang Basin over Funiu Mountain to the north of Luonan. Although the mountain road is rugged, it is the fastest path between the two places. Every time a surprise attack occurs,
Always follow this path.
Before the Eastern Wei besieged Yingchuan, they launched a series of counterattacks in the Heluo area and recaptured all the strongholds originally controlled by the Western Wei such as Fuliu City in Yichuan, Luonan. After more than a year of siege, they finally captured the city.
After arriving at Yingchuan, all areas of Henan returned to the Eastern Wei Dynasty, while the Western Wei Dynasty only controlled the Sanya Road south of Luyang Pass.
But even this section of the road has been harassed a lot in recent days. The governor of Northern Jingzhou appointed by the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the barbarian king Mei Jichang and other Wanluo barbarian chiefs have led their respective tribes and have frequently harassed the pass defenses in recent days. Although the defenders
Guo Xian led his troops several times to defeat these barbarians, but soon they came back again and could not be driven away.
This situation is unusual. Although these barbarians are disobedient to enlightenment, they are not stupid. They have fought frequently without success but still linger. Either they have an unusual plot or someone is instigating them behind the scenes.
This is indeed the case. After Guo Xian went into battle to capture several barbarian chiefs and interrogated them carefully, he learned that the instigator behind them was the Eastern Wei Dynasty general Murong Shaozong.
If it was an ordinary barbarian rebellion, Guo Xian was still confident that he could predict it. However, when he learned that Murong Shaozong was behind it, he naturally did not dare to take it lightly and hurriedly reported the situation to the Jingzhou Governor's Office at the rear.
Even if he had the confidence to face Murong Shaozong, he did not have the strength. The total number of troops under his command was only a little over two thousand. If it were not for the material support from the Jingzhou area, even Luyang Pass would not be able to hold it.
After Yingchuan City was broken, the Eastern Wei army retreated one after another. Its general Peng Le planned to take advantage of the victory and lead his troops to attack Luyang Weike, but he had no choice but to withdraw. After all the armies returned, he stayed in Henan to clean up the mess.
It was Murong Shaozong, Duke of Yan County.
Murong Shaozong's headquarters has more than 8,000 people. In addition to the loyal and loyal soldiers who have been following him since he was a subordinate of the Zhu family, the rest are also members who have been recruited and accepted by serving in various places over the years. Of course, the most are him.
He took up the post of Southeast Dao Xingtai and took charge of the army. He accepted the troops who had surrendered since the enemy put down the rebellion.
Especially right after the Battle of Guoyang, many veterans of Beizhen who had rebelled against Hou Jing were worried that they might be severely punished by the court and General Gao after they returned, so many people rushed to protect Murong Shao's subordinates.
Therefore, Zong also accepted many elite soldiers from Henan under the command of Yuan Hou Jing.
After the Battle of Yingchuan, the city was already dilapidated and naturally no longer suitable for military garrisoning. In order to prevent the Western Wei forces from coming back again, Murong Shaozong first moved his defense to Xiangcheng nearby, so that he could fight with Ke Zhu who was guarding Heluo.
The Hunyuan units echoed each other.
Murong Shaozong is nearly fifty years old, but he still does not show his old age. He is tall and majestic. Especially after experiencing several great victories, his reputation is now at the peak of his power.
The barbarian king Mei Jichang and other barbarian chiefs came to Xiangcheng to pay homage and report to the military. Seeing Murong Shaozong sitting at the table, showing his calm and insolent attitude, they were all nervous for a moment and did not dare to be presumptuous. They carefully reported the truth to the general.
come out.
When he heard that these barbarians had been harassing for a long time but still failed to shake the defense of Luyang Pass, Murong Shaozong could not help but frown and said: "You and other people are several times larger than the enemy, but you can cooperate closely and attack one after another. How can you do that?"
Allow the thieves to enter the city from Rongdunzuguan!"
After hearing this, all the barbarian chiefs broke out in cold sweat on their foreheads. As the leader, the barbarian king Mei Jichang kowtowed again: "I am reporting to Murong Xingtai that although the bandits are few in number, the city of Luyang Pass is in a dangerous location. The bandit general Guo Xianjiu
From Wang Sizheng's garrison campaign, many strategies were taught, and Jingzhou, which still had a way out, sent aid and supplies, and it was really difficult to conquer for a while..."
Although what the barbarian king said was not unreasonable, Murong Shaozong still snorted coldly after hearing what he said, pointed at a few people and reprimanded: "Many of you disciples have followed the old evil deeds of chaos. Now, although Yuan evil is chasing the island barbarians, but
The rebels have not yet had time to interrogate and punish you! I will not ask you to wait for your old sins now, but I will give you the opportunity to make merit and atone for your sins. If you still refuse to cherish it, you will go to Ye to receive the punishment of skinning and cooking in oil.
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After everyone heard this, they were immediately horrified. They kowtowed and begged Murong Shaozong to give them a little more time, and they would fight bravely to capture Luyang Pass.
"I'll give you another half month to wait. If you still can't attack the city and seize the pass, you will be severely punished!"
Murong Shaozong shouted again in a deep voice, and immediately waved his hands to let these barbarian chiefs return to their respective places and continue to attack Luyang Pass.
After the barbarians withdrew, Fang Bao, an officer in the hall who was a member of the army, couldn't help but said: "The thief Guo Xian is guarding Sanya, and he is as brave as Peng Le and can't be shaken. It must be even more difficult for these barbarians to succeed.
If Duke Yan threatens them like this, I'm afraid these barbarians will harbor different ambitions!"
"These thieves are originally a mob, accustomed to relying on the strong and ignorant of loyalty. Now that we have newly conquered Yingchuan and our army is strong, even if they rebel against me and surrender to the enemy, the Westerners may not dare to accept it. Besides, what is my plan?
"Yang, forcing the thieves and barbarians to fight will only disturb the enemy."
After hearing this, Murong Shaozong said in a deep voice: "Our army will stay here without any worries, but it will be difficult for a long time. Yingchuan has been in war for a long time, and the people have been displaced. It is difficult to make any gains in a short time. The thieves are in Mianbei.
The land is close to here, and I heard that it is very well managed, and even the people who were stationed in Yingchuan are moving to other villages for food. Now I will lead the people to attack it, and even if the soil cannot be broken, the troops and horses can still eat."
After the Battle of Yingchuan, under Murong Shaozong's initiative, General Gao Da agreed to his request and kept him here to calm Henan after the chaos. The subtext could be regarded as tacit approval of Murong Shaozong to take over Hou Jing's legacy in Henan.
Human resources. But how much he can take over still depends on Murong Shaozong's own operational level.
The first problem that Murong Shaozong faced when he stayed in Henan was the food, clothing and clothing of his troops. In Henan, after Hou Jing's rebellion and a series of wars, the production environment had been severely damaged, and the local order had also been destroyed.
They almost collapsed.
Although the army also left some remaining supplies when it retreated, Murong Shaozong had nearly ten thousand troops under his command, and the daily consumption was also very huge. If we could not prepare for the rainy days and just sit back and eat, we would be exhausted in an instant.
If Murong Shaozong cannot obtain new military supply channels in Henan before the remaining grain is exhausted, he can only leave here temporarily and move closer to Qingxu.
However, as soon as he retreats, it is tantamount to voluntarily giving up the tacit understanding reached between him and General Gao, and it is inevitable that his authority will be weakened.
Although he had outstanding achievements in putting down Hou Jing's rebellion, and General Gao Da also gave him a chance, in the end he was useless, so he couldn't blame others.
As former members of the Erzhu family, Murong Shaozong and Jinyang Xungui were somewhat at odds with each other, if not incompatible. When King Gao was still alive, they could still somewhat reconcile each other, but now that General Gao is in power
In the country, he had many conflicts with the distinguished veterans, not to mention Murong Shaozong's interpersonal relationships, and might even use him as a tool to suppress the veterans of Jinyang.
If given the choice, Murong Shaozong would of course be willing to stay aloof and take charge of his own business. The reason why he did not pursue Hou Jing until the end was because he wanted to support the invaders. Now Hou Jing has gone to the south of the Yangtze River to create a new situation, and Murong Shaozong
It more or less caused some stimulation and strengthened his thoughts in certain aspects.
Even before Yingchuan City was conquered, Murong Shaozong had already begun to think about what to do next, and the Miobei area controlled by the Western Wei Dynasty also became one of his target options.
Murong Shaozong was taciturn and rarely expressed his true thoughts. Even his closest attendants found it difficult to guess his thoughts.
Now he felt that the heat was almost there, so he informed his subordinates of his plan: "Li Tai, the Westerner's governor of Jingzhou, was fortunate to advance in power due to his achievements in Jinyang and Heyang in the old years, but looking at his whereabouts, we can see that his
People are restless and restless, greedy for success and forget their lives. How can they restrain themselves and defend themselves when they see the chaos in Southern Liang? However, their country is weak and has few soldiers. It cannot take care of all sides, but it holds this place for four battles. If I don't send troops to rob it,
I don’t know who I want to benefit from.”
Fang Bao came to his senses after hearing this: "So Yan Gong forced the barbarians to invade Sanya to lure the Mianbei defenders to go north, and then transfer to Mianbei via Fangcheng?"
After hearing this, Murong Shaozong nodded, and then said: "Although Li Boshan relied on luck and risk in his military campaigns, since he has experienced many battles and gained a reputation, he should not take him seriously. Mr. Qinghe and others
Although he is not said to be a man of great intelligence and talent, he can be said to have been in battle for a long time, knows a little about military affairs, and is still humiliated by nesting in a powerful city. Now he wants to do it and let the barbarians test it for a while.
It’s unnecessary.”
From Henan to Mianbei, in addition to the mountain road shortcut of Sanya Road, you can also go straight south via Xiangcheng, pass through the pass between Funiu Mountain and Tongbai Mountain, and pass through Fangcheng directly to enter it.
This road is straight and open, rarely able to attract surprise troops, so military strategists rarely focus on this when using troops. However, in Murong Shaozong's view, although wars are affected by various factors such as the right time, location, and so on, in the end the battle is won.
In fact, it is still human nature.
Although he had never seen Li Boshan of the Western Dynasty, after taking Mianbei as the target of his strategy, he used various channels to find out about Li Boshan to enhance his understanding of him.
He asked Qinghe Duke Gao Yue about the details of the battle in detail, so that Gao Yue misunderstood that he was mocking him and almost fell out.
In Murong Shaozong's view, it was impossible for Li Boshan to hold back when faced with the chaos in Nanliang, and the reinforcements the Western Dynasty Bafu could give him must be limited, so there must be a certain emptiness in Mianbei right now.
It's a good time to plunder the land.
After deducing the next action plan, Murong Shaozong ordered the waiters to prepare warm soup for bathing, filled the huge pool, then took off his clothes and plunged into it, and began to bathe carefully.