Late at night, the lights in Jiameng Pass were brightly lit. Gao Fei led the army to Jiameng Pass. Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Xu Huang, Pang Tong, Huang Quan and others gathered together, looking so happy.
"Meng Qi has accomplished a great feat by killing Xiahou Dun. Now Western Shu has begun to ring the death knell. It cannot withstand our army's offensive no matter what. General Huang, you are an old official of the Shu Han Dynasty. You don't know the situation in Chengdu. What is your best choice?"
Do you know, how many days will it take at the earliest to get from Jiamengguan to Chengdu?" Gao Fei asked first.
Huang Quan, whose courtesy name was Gongheng, was from Langzhong, Ba County. He was a rare famous minister in Sichuan. Even in official history, he was a rare general. He once followed Liu Bei in his expedition to Wu and led the Shu-Han navy after Lu Xun burned the camp.
He took refuge in the State of Wei, where he was favored by Cao Pi, and finally died of old age in the State of Wei.
Gao Fei naturally knew Huang Quan, and since the battle at Jiameng Pass ended without a fight, and because he was from Shu, he was highly valued.
Huang Quan replied: "It will take more than twenty days at the fastest. The road to Shu is difficult to travel. Now the winter snow is melting. The road is muddy. There may be landslides in some places, which will bring great inconvenience to the march."
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Gao Fei nodded and said: "Well, based on your opinion, if we want to send people to conquer the counties along the way and go straight to Chengdu, how many troops and horses will be needed?"
Huang Quan said: "Many of the old officials of Shu Han hate the Wei army. Since I have surrendered to the Huaxia Kingdom, I should serve the Huaxia Kingdom. As long as the emperor allows me to lead the army, I am willing to use my sharp tongue to convince all the counties and passes along the way.
Guard general. As for how many troops and horses to bring...I think five hundred is enough."
After hearing this, Gao Fei said in surprise: "Five hundred? Isn't it too little? There are still 50,000 Wei troops in Chengdu, and Xun Yu is also difficult to deal with..."
"Your Majesty, although the Wei army has fifty thousand, there are two million people in Shu. Xun Yu is a wise man, so he naturally knows what to do. Besides, I can take away some of the troops and horses from various counties and passes along the way.
Wait until arrival
There will be at least 10,000 people in the capital. If Xun Yu does not surrender, there will be riots in the city of Chengdu. The inside will cooperate with the outside to force Xun Yu to surrender. Moreover, Duke Cao is dead, and the Wei army has no generals and can only sit back and wait for death." Huang Quan said respectfully.
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Gao Fei said: "Well, if that's the case, then I will send you as a pacification envoy, under the jurisdiction of Shenji Military Advisor Pang Shiyuan, with a crowd of five hundred and four generals Yang Huai, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, and Meng Da to conquer Chengdu."
I estimate that there are not many soldiers and horses around Chengdu, because I have already ordered
The Southern Route Army set out from Jingzhou. Judging from the current situation, it should have occupied Bajun, and all the soldiers and horses in Chengdu should have been attracted. Besides, Meng Qi also said that Sima Yi and Zhang Xiu led an army of 50,000 people to sneak into Yinping.
A three-pronged attack will surely stabilize the situation in central Shu."
Huang Quan said: "I obey the order."
Gao Fei looked at Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, and Xu Huang again, and said: "Three generals have worked hard. Only a few soldiers and horses can be left to garrison at Jiameng Pass. Meng Qi still leads his troops back to Liangzhou. Gongming leads his troops
Return from headquarters
Hanzhong, Zilong will stay in Chang'an, I will return to the capital, and there will be no suspense in Shu. After I return to the capital, I will give rewards for the wars in Qinzhou, Liangzhou and Yizhou. Please wait patiently, generals."
Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Xu Huang said: "I obey the order!"
Afterwards, Gao Fei sent everyone away and left Pang Tong alone. He said to Pang Tong: "Shi Yuan, I wrote a secret edict and give it to you now. After Chengdu is captured and the three armies are completely in Chengdu,
Please give this secret edict to the Tiger Guard General Gan Ning."
With that said, Gao Fei took out a secret edict and handed it directly to Pang Tong.
After Pang Tong received the secret edict, he put it in his arms and said, "I obey the order."
The next day, Pang Tong led 500 people including Huang Quan, Yang Huai, Wu Yi, Wu Ban, and Meng Da to leave Jiameng Pass. Ma Chao handed all the prisoners to Xu Huang, who took them back to Hanzhong, and he himself
He led the army upstream and returned along the original road of the Western Han Dynasty. Zhao Yun followed Gao Fei and the soldiers of Feiyu Army and Xu Huang to leave Jiameng Pass, leaving only three thousand soldiers and horses stationed in Jiameng Pass.
At the same time, on the Yinping Ancient Road, Zhang Xiu led his army to clear the way, and Sima Yi led the army to follow. After three days of arduous march, the 50,000-strong army arrived at Motian Ridge. To go up to Motian Ridge, they had to pass through Tongtian Gorge first.
.This gorge has two
The side cliff is a hundred feet high, but the bottom is only 10 meters wide. When you enter the canyon, you can see a line of blue sky when you look up during the day, and only a few stars and a line of sky at night. When you are there, you will see that "the peaks are connected with the sky, and people are..."
The feeling of "walking through a cave".
To climb Motian Ridge, you need to walk eighteen turns. In fact, you need to make twenty-eight turns from the foot of the mountain to reach the top of the mountain. The eighteen turns were the main trail in ancient times, all made of red stone. Now the red stone slabs have been polished smooth.
Like a mirror, you can imagine the scene when the pack transport was endless.
After the army passed Tongtian Gorge, they began to enter Shibapan. Although there was Zhang Xiu in front of them to clear the way, it was still difficult to walk.
In the army led by Sima Yi, some non-combat casualties were lost every day. They either lost their footing and fell off the cliff, or were attacked by wild beasts and died. The army meandered forward, and the long line stretched far away, looking like a giant snake hovering in the air.
In the valley.
For some reason, Sima Yi began to regret taking this road, but at this point, he could only bite the bullet and go. In three days, he only walked dozens of miles. The 700-mile Yinping Ancient Road would probably take
It's been a long walk.
Sima Yi looked at the mountain road and couldn't help but sigh: "Hey! The road to Shu is really not that difficult to walk. It's a pity that Liu Yan, Liu Zhang and his son can't take advantage of the local advantages to compete with the world. If I get this treasure land, I only need to concentrate on development
In ten years, we will definitely be able to capture a large amount of land..."
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Berkshire.
Zhuge Liang hurried from outside. As soon as he entered the prefect's mansion, he saw Gan Ning's face full of panic and asked hurriedly: "General, what happened, why are you calling me here in such a hurry?"
Gan Ning immediately said: "The Wei army has already taken action. The troops are divided into two groups, advancing by land and water. They are coming to resist our army and want to prevent our army from moving forward."
"Huh... So that's why..." Zhuge Liang let out a long breath and said with a smile, "There's nothing to be nervous about. I'm still worried that they won't come. I'm going to offer a plan to stabilize the hearts and minds of the people in Shu in Ba County.
He also asked Liu Zhang, King of Shu, to write a letter to Chengdu,
The purpose is to lure the snake out of its hole. Instead of taking a long journey to Chengdu, it is better to let them come to us. Our army only needs to wait for work and defeat them one by one. As long as we win this battle and then send troops to Chengdu, the journey will be smooth.
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Gan Ning said: "It turns out that you planned it early, so I have nothing to say. Since the emperor asked you to be the military advisor, then according to your plan, I will convene the staff headquarters for a pre-war military meeting. According to their
According to the journey, the navy will arrive in only five days. The army will probably take longer, so we can defeat the navy first."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "I don't know much about water warfare. I can only rely on the general. I can only make suggestions."
"Don't worry, I am good at water warfare. If they don't come to attack, I will go up and fight them to let them know how powerful our Chinese navy is. My navy has been out for several months, and so far there has not been a single battle.
We have fought before, but this time we must give the enemy some color." Gan Ning patted his chest and said confidently.
After the two men discussed, Gan Ning left Zhang He and Chen Dao to guard the pass in Bajun. He led the naval generals and Zhuge Liang to leave Bajun.
Cao Bin, the king of Guangyang in the Wei army, temporarily served as the commander-in-chief of the navy. He led 20,000 navy troops down the river. Hundreds of warships, large and small, drifted down the Yangtze River in a mighty manner, and met with Zong Yu and King Haiyang on land.
Compared with Cao De, the speed is much faster.
Cao Bin's 20,000 navy troops had arrived at Jiangyang City. It was getting late and they temporarily docked in Jiangyang. He led his troops ashore and entered Jiangyang City, where he was warmly received by the Jiangyang County Magistrate.
The next day, Cao Bin took a fighting ship and continued down the river. It took only one day to arrive at Fujie County, which was very close to Jiangzhou in Bajun. Moreover, the water flow in this section was relatively slow and not as fast as the upper reaches.
Got it
, then according to Xun Yu's instructions, they used iron cables across the river, divided the warships into two groups, and set up a navy camp on each side of the north and south banks. At the same time, the flag of the King of Guangyang was played to confuse the enemy and prevent them from knowing which camp contained the enemy.
Cao Bin.
On February 26, Gan Ning led the Chinese navy to leave Jiangzhou and sail upstream. After receiving reports from scouts on both sides of the strait, he decided to send troops to destroy Cao Bin's navy.
Like Cao Bin's navy, Gan Ning also brought 20,000 sailors, but there were relatively fewer warships. All warships were large warships, with small boats tied to both sides of the warships, as well as light boats.
, responsible for water exploration.
On Gan Ning's flagship, Gan Ning's navy generals, Hao Zhao, Linghu Shao, Deng Xiang, Shi Jie and others were all gathered in the cabin. Zhuge Liang was sitting next to Gan Ning, and everyone was watching.
Gan Ning, wait for Gan Ning's orders.
"Cao Bin divided the water army camp into two, one on the south bank and one on the north bank. They both used the banner of King Guangyang. He looked smart, but he was actually a fool. Water warfare is different from land warfare. The most taboo is to disperse the troops, because on the water
It's not on land. The water is flowing. The soldiers advance and retreat entirely by driving warships, which is not as flexible as on land. Cao Bin probably wanted me to attack one of the camps and the other.
When people come to rescue, the two camps are like horns to each other. Hahaha, this is a taboo in water warfare. As long as we capture one of the camps with all our strength, the other camp can only watch helplessly and wait for them to arrive.
It is estimated that the navy camp has also been breached. Military advisor, what do you think?" When Gan Ning spoke, he still respected Zhuge Liang very much and consulted Zhuge Liang before making any decision.
Zhuge Liang said: "Well... water warfare is not my strong point, but I think what the general said is very reasonable. No matter how slow the water flow is, the boat is traveling on the water, and the person driving the boat cannot do whatever he wants, not to mention Wei Jun's warships.
They are all old ships and are not as developed as our warships. Even if they go upstream, they can come and go freely. General, you can make up your mind."
"Haha, okay, in that case, I will make the decision for this battle. If we win, the credit will be shared equally by everyone. If we fail, I will bear all the blame. There is no need to hold a staff meeting. All water will be paid.
The whole army stormed the camp on the south bank." Gan Ning said sternly.
(ps: I have something to do today, so I will update temporarily, please forgive me.)