At the beginning of March, the Chinese Foreign Ministry appointed General Wei Chijun as the commander-in-chief of the army and led more than 12,000 infantry and cavalry troops from Chang'an to attack Shu southward.
At the same time, Li Tai, who was far away in Rangcheng, Jingzhou, also learned about the departure of Yuchi Jiong's army at almost the same time. Because the military and government in Hanzhong are now under the control of the Jingzhou General Manager's Office, the Jingzhou General Manager's Office also received orders from the Chinese and Foreign Governments.
We must cooperate with Yuchi Jiong's march.
Also receiving the notice of cooperation was Yu Wendao from Qinzhou. Yuwen Dao had just finished his attack on the Di Qiang tribe in Longnan, so he led three thousand troops under his subordinate Chiluo Xie, the governor of Nanqizhou, to flank Yuchi Jiong, and then attacked Luo
Xie was also appointed marching commander Shi.
Although Li Tai himself did not participate in this matter, his sense of presence and voice in this matter are not low. As early as last year, the Chinese Foreign Affairs Office summoned him back to the government to discuss matters. This year, before Yuchijiong officially set off for the expedition, Yu Wentai called him again.
The dispatcher asked Li Tai for his opinion.
So Li Tai also proposed a two-way march plan. The main force was naturally Yuchi Jiong's army. They would leave Sanguan via Chencang Road and enter the Hanzhong area, then pass through Baima, enter Jiange, go straight to Fulishui, and then attack the Jinniu Road in Chengdu.
In addition, Li Tai also proposed to use He Ruodun as the general on the east route to cross the Daba Mountain to attack Danqu. The march along the Lychee Road in Brazil was also the route he arranged for Li Qianzhe to focus on.
The Chinese and Foreign Governments had no objections to this. A two-way march itself was a more reliable way of attacking. Just like when Hanzhong was recaptured before, Da Xiwu and Li Tai also attacked in two directions, east and west. Although Li Tai took the lead in a surprise attack.
Nanzheng City, but if Da Xiwu's army had not arrived in time, it would have been difficult to control the situation in Hanzhong in time.
Now, although Di Chief Yang Qianyun has asked to surrender, variables and accidents will inevitably happen before the army enters central Sichuan. When the main army knocks at the gate from Jiange while other people cross the mountain to enter, it can also cause tactical problems.
More fit changes.
Even if no changes occur, when the main army enters central Sichuan and directly captures Chengdu, the side route attracts Dangqu, and the Brazilian troops from central Sichuan can also relieve the pressure on the main army, allowing it to focus on capturing Chengdu.
What's more, this partial army does not need to bother the Chinese and foreign governments to recruit troops and distribute supplies, which does not increase any burden, so there is no reason to refuse.
In order to ensure that the two groups could respond to each other and cooperate flexibly, the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office also listened to Li Tai's opinions and appointed his cousin Li Shicao as the commander of Yuchi's march, mainly responsible for communicating with He Ruodun's group.
Because Yuchi Jiong's troops needed to detour to Longnan via Sanguan, although they set out in early March, they did not enter the Hanzhong area until the end of the month.
Cui You, the governor of Liangzhou, had already been waiting in the territory. When Yuchijiong's army entered the country, he led the state officials to greet him. He was about to invite Yuchijiong to go to Nanzheng City for a short rest, but he was so thirsty for success that he was
Yuchijiong refused directly.
"The generals have been raising their ambitions in the capital for several years. Now they are finally on their way. They can go to foreign lands and open up new territories for the country. How can they sit idle! Please arrange for Cui to send grain and grass to the army. The army will rest here for two days, and then go straight to
White horse."
Yuchi had been in charge of the guards for a long time and had not led an army outside for several years. Although he had been marching on the mountain road for more than half a month, he still did not feel tired and was ready to rush into Shu with this momentum. He refused Cui.
After receiving the invitation, You asked him to transport the supplies directly to the military camp.
When Yuchi Jong's army arrived in Hanzhong, He Ruodun and Li Qianzhe also led five thousand cavalry from Ankang, Shannan, and entered the mountains of Daba Mountain.
This mountain road was first excavated for military purposes hundreds of years ago by Sima Yi during the Three Kingdoms period. There has been no large-scale repair and maintenance since then. It is usually barely usable as a road for merchants, but if it is used for marching
Otherwise, it will be more rugged and difficult to travel, so you can only march lightly, and the marching speed is not very fast.
While the two armies were fighting to conquer Shu, new changes occurred in the Western Wei Dynasty. Emperor Yuan Qin sent an envoy to invite Taishi Yuwentai to the court, hoping to discuss matters related to the expedition to Shu, but Yuwentai was dismissed.
He was temporarily refused on the grounds of inspecting river defense.
Next, the General Manager of Qinzhou reported that Tuyuhun had repeatedly invaded the border and plundered counties. After hearing the news, Yuwentai was very angry, so he ordered the mobilization of troops, and 30,000 elite cavalry and Da Sima Duguxin rushed to Longyou together.
, went straight to Guzang, Liangzhou, and was about to attack Tuyuhun on a large scale. Tuyuhun Khan Kuai Lu was greatly shocked after hearing the news, and hurriedly sent envoys to plead guilty and plead guilty, which calmed Yu Wentai's anger.
The current situation in the Western Wei Dynasty is certainly not enough to launch a two-front war. The reason why Yuwentai chose this node to assume a large-scale use of troops against Tuyuhun was, firstly, to establish his authority, and secondly, to temporarily avoid the threat from the emperor.
Forced, if something unexpected happened again in the country, he would be able to lead the army back in time.
While the Western Wei Dynasty was conducting military conquests separately, the Jiangling regime was also busy fighting on two fronts.
The Xiangzhou rebellion, which was originally dismissed as a minor illness by Liang Emperor Xiao Yi, intensified. Shortly after the Lu Na rebels entered Baling, Wang Sengbian led an army to return to the rescue in time, and recaptured Baling after repeated attacks.
City, Lu Na led the rebels back to defend Changsha and defeated Wang Sengbian's front pursuers on the way.
Wang Sengbian led the army to advance slowly and surrounded the rebel army in Changsha City. Changsha City was not originally very tall, but in the early days of Hou Jing's Rebellion, Hedong King Xiao Yu relied on this city to fight against Jiangling Military Mansion. During that period, it was greatly
The city defense of Changsha City was strengthened.
Now the rebels are defending Changsha City, and Wang Lin and other tribesmen are also brave and elite. Although Wang Sengbian besieged the city, it was difficult to capture the city for a while.
Due to the presence of the Xiangzhou rebels, the Jiangling regime was unable to mobilize all its troops to the west to defend the gorge. Emperor Liang Xiao Yi could only dispatch leading general Hu Senyou to lead a group of troops west to reinforce Lu Fahe who was stationed at the gorge.
Due to the very lack of fighting power, Xiao Yi had no choice but to release Hou Jing's generals Ren Yue, Xie Dayen and others who were imprisoned in prison, and ordered them to lead their troops westward for reinforcements.
Here in Jiangling, Xiao Yi was troubled by being caught in a two-sided war, but soon his good brother Xiao Ji faced the same situation as him.
The news that the Western Wei army came south to attack Shu quickly spread from the rear to the Badong front line. Xiao Ji led the army to the east this time, which was not popular in Bashu. When they learned that there was a fire in the backyard, these civil and military officials of Bashu were extremely anxious.
He repeatedly asked Xiao Ji to return to the army and take charge.
But the matter has come to this, and Xiao Ji also clearly felt that the troops deployed by Jiangling at the mouth of the gorge were insufficient, so he naturally refused to give up this opportunity.
However, the crowds among his subordinates were so loud that he had no way to avoid it. With no choice but to order General Qiao Yan to lead his troops to return for reinforcements, he repeatedly asked Qiao Yan to lead his troops back here as soon as the Western Wei Dynasty withdrew and continue fighting.
As a result, such a strange scene occurred along the Yangtze River. Although Jiangling was fighting on two fronts and had insufficient troops, the people in Shu could not break out of the gorge because they divided their forces to return reinforcements, causing the situation to fall into a balanced stalemate. Originally
It was supposed to be a life-and-death battle between warlords, but it actually revealed a bit of black humor.
But after all, not everyone was willing to play with the Xiao family's conspicuous gangsters, and soon the three-party constraint was broken.
Thanks to Yang Qianyun's move to Beitou, Yuchi Jun's army was able to enter the center of Shu unimpeded in mid-May, reaching the coast of Fushui and looking directly at the Chengdu Plain without any fighting.
Yang Qianyun's surrender was a given, and it went smoothly without any disturbance, and there was no surprise at all. Yuchijiong first arranged for an envoy to send Yang Qianyun to the court for reward, and then assigned his son-in-law to various parties and used him to march.
Changshi Chiluo Xie temporarily took charge of Liangzhou affairs and led his troops to sit in Jiange.
The real surprise came next. Not long after Yuchijun's army arrived in Fulishui, people from Brazil County sent envoys to the city to ask for surrender.
Yuchijiong was very happy when he learned about this. Although the Chinese Foreign Affairs Office had vigorously carried out infiltration and lobbying work since last year, it had not yet reached Brazil County. Unexpectedly, these Shu people came directly to surrender out of fear.
Although Brazil County was an attack target for He Ruodun's group in the previous plan, now that the enemy has taken the initiative to surrender, Yuchi Jiong did not mind taking it in advance, so he sent his general Kaifu Yuanzhen to lead an army.
The troops went to surrender and collect materials from Langzhong's treasury to assist the military.
However, when Yuanzhen led his troops to arrive, the Brazilians who had originally asked to surrender were unable to leave the city. Yuanzhen was very angry when he failed to accept the surrender. He even ordered his troops to attack the city, but the terrain of Langzhong City was so important that Yuanzhen could not get out of the city.
The more than a thousand men under his command came lightly armed, so it was naturally difficult to conquer, so it was worth leading the troops back to the Fushui camp.
After Yuchijiong learned about this, he was very angry. However, the most important thing at the moment was to capture Chengdu. He had no time to pursue the Brazilians' crime of false surrender, so he could only drop the matter for the time being.
However, although Yuchi Jiong suppressed his anger for the time being, the Brazilians still refused to give up. Soon after Yuanzhen returned, he sent people to ask for surrender, and their words were sincere and their attitude was sincere, which made Yuchi Jiong confused for a while.