The so-called Jueying Meeting was a banquet hosted by the King of Chuzhuang for his officials. During the banquet, the lights were blown out by the wind. Someone lost his temper after drinking and touched the hand of Xu Ji, the beloved concubine of the King of Chu. Xu Ji pulled off the tassel.
Then Xu Ji went to the King of Chuzhuang to complain, saying that as long as the lamps and candles were lit, whoever did not have a helmet would be the rude person.
But King Zhuang of Chu said: How can you humiliate a scholar just for the sake of women?
So everyone was ordered to have a good time and disperse. In order to facilitate drinking, the helmets and tassels must be removed.
After all the ministers were gone, the lamps and candles were lit again, and the matter was settled.
Seven years later, the king of Chuzhuang attacked Zheng, and one of his ministers was always at the front. He fought five battles and achieved the first victory in five battles.
After the victory, he did not want the reward from the King of Chuzhuang. When he inquired about it, he was the same person who was Ye Jueying seven years ago. He said that what he did today was an unjust favor.
Ma Su naturally knew this allusion. Hearing Li Sheng's words, his heart moved.
Death row prisoners, as the name suggests, are those who have committed a crime of death. They are at the forefront of every charge, which is a veritable escape from death.
In Ma Su's view, those soldiers who were put on death row were almost dead. If they could get their gratitude and kill the enemy desperately, it would be a good idea.
But doing so would be a violation of military law.
"Behead the evildoers in accordance with the law of military affairs. Those who help the evildoers will be put on death row after being beaten with thirty military sticks. General Liu, please go and comfort that family."
Ma Su pondered for a long time and finally came to a conclusion.
Li Sheng's expression changed slightly after hearing this.
However, Liu Yin insisted, "General Ma, how can we say that the culprit helps the evil in this kind of thing? These three people are all the culprits. If they want to be killed, they will be killed together. Why should there be mercy?"
"I have my own concerns. Do I still need you to teach me how to be the commander of this army?"
Ma Su said angrily, "Why don't you retreat quickly?"
The concern in his heart is naturally about Li Sheng.
Seeing him begging for mercy like this, there must be some reason behind it.
Picking out one culprit and upholding military law is enough to frighten the entire army.
At this time, it was time to hire people again, and the remaining two people could just give Li Sheng a favor.
Kill two birds with one stone.
Liu Yin's identity was already quite sensitive, and Ma Di was a person highly regarded by the Prime Minister. When he saw Ma Di angrily reprimanding him, he had no choice but to shut up.
Ma Su felt that he had handled the matter properly, so he covered his head and fell asleep.
Little did he know that after this incident, the attitude of the people in Lueyang City towards the Han army became somewhat subtle.
After he led the army there, another Han army came.
The people of Lueyang could no longer believe it this time, so they all packed up their things and fled to the mountains.
Gao Xiang led 5,000 men to Lueyang to guard the east gate of Longyou. At the same time, he also wanted to support Ma Su. It was Zhuge Liang's third line of defense at the Longshan Pass.
By this time, the Han's offensive against Longyou was finally completed.
In the west, Wei Yan was the main general and Chen Shi was the deputy general to attack Longxi County. In the northwest, Guan Xing Zhang Bao was guarding the troops in Liangzhou. In the southeast, Wu Yi was the main general and Wu Ban was the deputy general to attack Shanggui. Zhuge Liang personally led the Chinese army to attack Jicheng.
In the northeast, there was Gao Xiang guarding Lueyang at the east gate of Longyou, and Ma Su at the street pavilion. At the same time, Feng Yong was rushing to attack Longkou.
As long as one part of Longyou County or Jicheng can be captured, the Han Dynasty will be able to mobilize excess troops, and the situation in Longyou will almost be settled.
Feng Yong led his army only one day earlier than Ma Su, but when all the troops he led passed the Jieting two days later, Ma Su was able to lead his troops to arrive on the third day.
I saw that the terrain here was flat and broad, with a river running through it in the north, and a ruined small town standing in the middle. Not far from the south, there was a high mountain rising abruptly, which was not connected to the mountains on the north and south sides, which looked very strange.
Ma Di personally led people into the small town to inspect it, and there were still traces of Feng Yongan's camp inside.
All kinds of broken bricks and tiles have been collected and the dangerous walls have been knocked down. Only some solid platform foundations and the like are left, and the holes dug when the piles were erected can still be seen.
Ma Su then laughed and said, "This Feng Mingwen is only here for one night, so he doesn't hesitate to use the strength of his soldiers to repair this deserted city. It's really superfluous."
But Liu Yin, who was next to him, said, "Feng Langjun strictly abides by the method of marching and setting up a camp, so he is very cautious."
After Ma Su heard this, he felt a little unhappy.
He knew that if Feng Yong succeeded in attacking the pass, there would basically be nothing major happening here in Jieting. The prime minister sent him here just in case, so he looked down upon this trip.
Now when I heard Liu Yin's words again, I felt arrogant in my heart: This kind of method of setting up a stronghold is just old-fashioned, so what's the point of praising it?
Immediately, he took the lead and walked out of the city. When he saw the sudden rise of the mountain, his heart moved, so he asked someone to bring his horse over and go up the mountain to have a look.
When he reached the mountain, he saw that the top of the mountain was flat and wide enough to accommodate ten thousand people camping.
Viewed from the mountain, not only is everything below visible, but even the Guanlong Avenue coming from the east seems to be cut off by the mountain.
Looking to the west, Lueyang City behind is also under the cover of this mountain.
"There is a saying in the art of war: if you look down from a high position, your force will be like splitting bamboo. You think, if a large army charges down from this mountain, who can stop it?"
Ma Su pointed to the Guanlong Avenue in front and asked thoughtfully.
Liu Yin nodded and praised, "This mountain is indeed a God-given place, and General Ma's vision is indeed unique. If we set up a stronghold at the street pavilion, and then arrange a partial army on this mountain to act as horns, the Cao thieves will be several times more powerful."
I can’t pass either.”
Ma Su smiled proudly.
Guanlong Avenue winds up along Longshan Mountain. The highest point is Guanshan Mountain, also known as Longdi and Longban.
On the east slope of the top of Guanshan Mountain, there is a flat land that can accommodate more than a hundred households.
Longguan was built here.
Along the Guanlong Avenue, many dock pavilions were built in the Later Han Dynasty. After the Qianghu Rebellion in Liangzhou, the Qiang people set fire to Longguan, and all the dock pavilions along the way were destroyed.
After Cao Cao suppressed Ma Chao's rebellion in Liang Prefecture, in order to provide early warning to Long Pass on the east slope of Guan Mountain, he built several more dock pavilions in dangerous places.
It's still chilly at night in Longyou in February. If you climb Longshan Mountain, the higher you go, the heavier the chill will be.
In a pavilion dozens of miles west of Guanshan Mountain, Cao Bing, holding his weapon, woke up from the cold. He looked at the fire pit in the middle of the house and saw that the fire inside had long been extinguished, leaving only a faint red light.
, came over and carefully put the branch in, and also blew carefully.
"Did your kid oversleep again?"
A grunt-like curse came from behind.
Cao Bing did not answer the words of the people behind him. He knew that most of the night had passed at this time and his companions would not wake up at this time.
Seeing that the branches were burning again, he stood up, pushed the door open and walked out, ready to drain the water he had held back during the night.
The companions in the room, half asleep and half awake, felt the warmth in the fire pit and subconsciously moved closer.
After a while, the door was pushed open with a loud bang, and a cold wind blew in.
"Why open such a big door?"
The person next to the firepit cursed with half-open eyes.
"Get up quickly! The Han army is coming!"
Someone shouted loudly.
There was chaos in the room, and I don't know how many people rushed in.
"What? Where are you? Why don't the people in front set off beacon smoke?"
"We were attacked at night! We didn't have time to let go. Many of the brothers who escaped fell down the mountain during the night. Only we and I were lucky enough to escape overnight."
Someone said hurriedly, "Hurry! Hurry up the beacon!"
As soon as the sleeping person heard this, he suddenly woke up.
"Is the news accurate? Which pavilion are you from?"
The visitor took out the token and after verifying it, the people in the pavilion rushed out and lit the beacon smoke that had been prepared long ago.
After a while, the Longguan night sentry on the top of Guanshan Mountain saw a fire burning in the west.
"Enemy attack!"
Ye Shao's heart tightened and he shouted loudly, "There is a fire at the bottom of the mountain!"
Guancheng soon began to become panicked.
"Discovered?"
Zhao Guang looked at the fire ahead with some regret.
"Yes. There are still two docks that have not been removed. It's a pity."
The Guanlong swordsman, who was dressed differently from the army sergeants, had a somewhat ashamed expression on his face.
"It doesn't matter, for the army to arrive here so smoothly, you have already made a great contribution."
Zhao Guang, however, did not hesitate to praise, "Go down and claim the reward."
After daybreak, Cao Jun's sentry who stayed behind to investigate the situation looked at the army coming out of the morning mist, winding like a long snake, and his face began to turn pale.
Feng Yong gasped for air, the white mist spitting out of his mouth lingered for a long time, and the cold air was sucked into his lungs, which made him feel a little painful.
Next to the pass, the river flows softly, whimpering down, and is extremely clear.
The Guanlong Avenue is called the Grand Avenue, but it is actually just a road carved out of valleys and river valleys.
Most of the stones paved on the road are made from local materials, from rivers and mountains.
When the horse's hoof steps on the stone, a spark will occasionally slip out.
Looking up, the undulating mountains appear far and near in the misty clouds, almost as if they are far away.
Looking down, I saw the vast sea of forest, and the thick dark clouds wrapped around the mountainside. I felt like I was in the middle of it, and the chill was even more penetrating to my skin.
It is really difficult to cross the mountain.
Even the soldiers of Nanxiang began to show lack of stamina when they arrived in this kind of terrain.
Fortunately, most of the troops in Feng Yong's hands were from Nanzhong Yi. At this time, their advantages were increasingly shown.
The survival of Cao Jun's last two docks bought the most critical preparation time for Long Pass on the top of Guan Mountain.
Longguan immediately dispatched men and horses and ran down the mountain quickly, hoping to convey the news of the Han army's attack to the general Cao Zhen who was stalemate with the Han army in Yicheng as quickly as possible.
One day later, Feng Yong led the Chinese army out of the valley, turned a corner, and suddenly saw a square Guancheng standing on the hillside in front of him, looking down at him like a tiger.
There is a small mountain stream at the foot of the mountain that comes from the west and merges into the river from the northwest. You can see that the river gradually turns eastward.
"Brother, it's not easy to camp here. There is no place where we can arrange all the troops, so we can only camp separately."
Zhao Guang, who arrived a day early, came over and said with some worry.
"It doesn't matter. There is little flat land in this mountain, so it is most normal to set up separate camps."
Feng Yong nodded.
As he said that, he looked at Guancheng, who was eyeing his army, and asked, "How is the situation in Guancheng?"
"Guancheng runs east-west. Each city wall is about a mile long. There is an urn city in the east of the city, and there is only a city wall in the west. There are only a thousand people stationed inside on weekdays."
"However, according to what you have discovered, a group of Cao soldiers came from the bottom of the mountain a few days ago. I don't know how many people there are in the city now."
Zhao Guang looked at Guancheng and said with some worry, "This pass is built on the top of Guanshan Mountain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. I don't know how many lives it will cost."
The Guanlong Avenue ends here and passes through Longguan in an east-west direction.
Only after entering Longguan can you continue eastward and go down the mountain.
Feng Yong looked at Guancheng on the hillside and flat, feeling a little anxious in his heart.
He stepped forward, wanting to see more clearly, but he accidentally stepped into the river. The cold water made his heart move, and he asked, "Where is the source of the water? Where does the water in the city come from?
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In the original history, Ma Dazui occupied a mountain and set up a stronghold, but did not occupy the water source. He was surrounded by others, almost died of thirst, and could not rush down the mountain. This led to the morale of the army was chaotic and he returned in a disastrous defeat.
When Feng Yong thought of this, a thought suddenly flashed across his mind, and he felt as if he had forgotten something.
However, capturing the Long Pass in front of him was the most important thing for him to plan for. Feng Yong quickly forced himself to calm down and think about ways to overcome the pass.
This Longguan is built on the top of Guanshan Mountain. Even if you dig a well, you will hardly see the water layer. Nine out of ten water sources in the city rely on mountain springs and rivers.
If we can find out the water source in the city, maybe we can find a solution.
Zhao Guang naturally didn't know what Feng Yong was thinking. When he heard Feng Yong's question, he was moved, but he didn't understand it for a moment. He said apologetically, "How to draw water in the city, but I didn't attract anyone's attention."
Pass."
Feng Yong nodded, "It doesn't matter. It's good that you can find out its general situation. When marching and fighting, only when you get there and see it with your own eyes can you know what the real situation is."
Feng Yong squinted at Guancheng and said, "There is a saying in the art of war: if a city is large but has few people, if it is small but there are many, if there is little food and no supply of firewood and water, then it is not a city that can be defended. How high is this city?"
"It's four feet long." (The length of the Han Dynasty was shorter than that of later generations. One foot is a little more than two meters, less than three meters. If it is four feet, it is about nine and a half meters.)
Feng Yong listened and nodded.
"For a four-foot-long city wall, the bottom wall should be two feet thick, and the top wall should be one foot wide. The four walls of Guancheng are all more than a mile long. Calculated this way, there can be no more than three thousand people inside."
"If there are more, regardless of whether water and food can be provided, too many soldiers will be crowded into such a small city, which will cause great inconvenience." (One mile in the Han system is a little more than 400 meters.)
Zhao Guang was very surprised when he heard this, "How can brother know this?"
"The Prime Minister taught the art of war."
Only then did Feng Yong feel that Old Demon Zhuge was indeed worthy of being admitted to the Martial Arts Temple. It was just such a point of military knowledge. If he didn't tell him, he might not be able to react in his lifetime.
It really makes sense to preach a single sentence and to preach thousands of books falsely.
After hearing this, Zhao Guang remembered that the Prime Minister had personally given his brother a book and asked him to read it carefully, and he couldn't help but feel a little envious.
The Prime Minister really treats his brother like a disciple.
I heard Feng Yong point at Guancheng again with his horsewhip, "This pass was originally intended to cut off the connection between Longyou and Guanzhong. It can be seen from the fact that there is an Wengcheng in the east of the city but not in the west. This pass focuses on guarding the east side and lightly guarding against it."
West."
"In addition, the terrain is higher in the west and lower in the east, which is of great benefit to us. If we attack the city from the east, we attack from the rear, even if there is a river of blood, we will not be able to capture it. But if we attack the city from the west, the terrain is higher.
, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can capture it sooner or later."
When you reach Guanlong Avenue, it is all paved with cobblestones, making it easy to walk. You don’t have to worry about bad road conditions at all.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once passed here in a chariot. Later, a thunderbolt struck from the sky and shook the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, this pass was named the Great Shock Pass.
Of course, the point is not here. The point is that both the east and west doors of Guancheng can drive.
"Go and make arrangements, and have someone send a message to the people in Guancheng, telling them: I will give them one day to think about it. If they offer it before this time tomorrow, I will not embarrass them at all. They can stay or go."
"Except for weapons and armor, you can take away any of your belongings and not a cent will be withheld."
"If it lasts more than one day, everyone above the station commander will be killed after breaking through."
“If it lasts more than two days, the team’s rate above the level will be cut off after passing the level.”
"If it lasts more than three days, all those who are taller and taller will be killed after breaking the barrier."
After this period, Zhang He may arrive at any time, and there is no point in cutting further.
Therefore, at this most critical juncture, no mercy can be said, and psychological tactics should be introduced first.
As for later, if we really break through the level, of course we won't be killed - how valuable is labor?
Nowadays, Nanzhong’s labor sources are drying up and there is an urgent need to open up new labor sources.
The five places in the textile workshop were sold, and the aristocratic families in Shuzhong had handed over their money and food. Suddenly, news of the Northern Expedition came, and I don't know how many families were secretly gnashing their teeth to assassinate the villain.
After tying the little man, he has to ask the gods and ghosts in the sky for blessings. The big man must succeed in the Northern Expedition - otherwise, where will the wool come from?
It feels so sour and refreshing.
The land in Longyou is vast and sparsely populated. If we want to resume farming quickly and open up pastures quickly, how can we do it without labor?
Feng Langjun is still very conscientious and is already making plans for everyone.
