This disaster, which lasted for several days and almost destroyed half of Hanzhong City, finally came to an end.
Chang'an has also experienced such disasters, but it was more serious that time. Moreover, no one could pray for rain in Chang'an that time, and there was no so-called coincidence on that day.
That's probably where these subtle differences lie.
The Nanzheng City you saw, which should have been dying, is now glowing with unimaginable vitality.
Under the command of Jiang Wan and the leadership of the generals, the army and the people were united, and Hanzhong City quickly began reconstruction activities.
Of course - some things can't be successful just by relying on your heart.
Reconstruction must be a long process, at least... when a war is approaching, it is very valuable to be able to quickly organize a force to carry out repairs in the city.
"Hanzhong must be defended. Hanzhong must not be abandoned because of this fire——"
Jiang Wan, who was sitting in front of the case, kept moving his hands and talking.
Probably the biggest difference with Yi Xiaotian is that whenever Jiang Wan has time, he will tell the people around him what he wants to do.
Because he does not have the belief that he can completely win with just one move, it is a very safe way to let the people around him understand him as much as possible and participate in his designated plan.
Cao Cao nodded beside him.
Another difference from Yi Xiaotian is that Jiang Wan seems to be quite good at handling political affairs.
This is probably the advantage of being born and raised in the Three Kingdoms.
If it wasn't necessary, Yi Xiaotian really didn't want to look at those piles of documents and bamboo books.
With Jiang Wan, Cao Cao was very relaxed, and even Xun You had time to calm down and think about more plans.
"It's just... if I guess correctly, after Liu Bei and Liu Zhang join forces, the vanguard troops sent out will probably arrive outside Yangping Pass within a few days - if the general at the vanguard is Zhao Yun, Prime Minister, our situation will be worse than
It’s more difficult now.”
After quickly processing the last document, Jiang Wan didn't stop at all and directly waved to the few people still in the mansion.
"Why is this?"
Xia Houyuan was a little confused, while Zhang He frowned, thoughtfully.
Jiang Wan came directly to the map and unfolded the huge and detailed map near Hanzhong. Jiang Wan pointed directly at the Golden Bull Road outside the pass.
"There is something in the master's bag. The vanguard who came to challenge this time is Zhang Fei as the main general, assisted by Liu Bei in Jingnan, that is, several generals recruited from my hometown: Chen Ying, Bao Long, Liu Xian, Xing Daorong
.”
"Since it is what you said, there should be no possibility of it being false."
Everyone agreed with this statement and nodded one after another.
"Then things have changed. Although they came in a hurry yesterday, the Shen brothers told me and the Prime Minister that they seemed to have let go of another group of dignitaries who were making trouble in the city, especially the Yang clan led by Yang Bai.
There are the most people.”
Jiang Wan's fingers followed Yangping Pass and pointed in two directions.
"To the north of Yangping Pass, go through Guangshi and take Chencang Road, which will eventually lead to Xiabian and Chencang. The destination is the Yongliang area - and on the other side, go southwest from Yangping Pass, still pass Jinniu Road, and pass through Baishui Pass
, you can escape in the direction of Jiange, which is Chengdu - Liu Zhang's territory."
"If several generals bring in Yang Bai, where will you choose to go?"
"this…"
Jiang Wan asked this question, and everyone was stunned for a moment, but soon, Zhang He and Xun You all answered:
“It should be in the direction of Chengdu!”
Not only did he answer this, when Cao Cao heard this, he suddenly remembered something. He looked at Jiang Wan and said in surprise:
"Gong Yan, could it be that you had expected this a long time ago, so you asked the Prime Minister to send Ma Mengqi and the others to stay here for the purpose of intercepting Yang Bai and the others?"
"That's definitely not the case."
As a result, Jiang Wan poured cold water on Cao Cao very honestly: You are thinking too much.
"I will explain the reason for sending General Ma Chao to garrison Xiabian later, but judging from the current situation, Yang Bai and others will definitely ask Liu Bei and Liu Zhang for help."
"This! This is the key to our victory!"
Jiang Wan slapped the table heavily, attracting all the generals to look at him.
——
As Jiang Wan said, if Yang Bai simply escaped, the matter would not have much impact at all, because as long as the vanguard sent by Zhuge Liang is a general with strong execution ability like Zhao Yun, the situation will still be unfavorable to Hanzhong.
People like Yang Bai are nostalgic for the treasure house, and Jiang Wan just received the news today that there is still a lot of treasure left in the Yang family - as long as Liu Bei's vanguard can be persuaded, there will be a lot of hope in Hanzhong next
May face a sudden surprise attack.
However--
For Cao Jun, the thing they are least afraid of right now is frontal combat.
Maybe it's Zhang Fei's fault for not understanding the meaning of Zhuge Liang's order.
Even Zhuge Liang did not expect that Zhang Fei, who had been fighting for so many years, would not understand the importance of military orders at this time, and secondly, he would not be able to withstand the temptation of people like Yang Bai.
Chencang Road - This road into the Guan Gorge that seems to have nothing to do with the current situation in Hanzhong will actually become the key to the survival of Cao's army in the subsequent Hanzhong Battle.
——
"finally come!"
Just when Jiang Wan was explaining the situation of the war to several generals, the enemy situation report he had been waiting for was finally sent from outside the mansion.
"Report to Prime Minister and Military Advisor! The enemy general Zhang Fei passed Baishui Pass one day ago, and now he has led 30,000 troops to attack Yangping Pass! He will arrive outside the pass in about two days!"
The matter was urgent, but Jiang Wan smiled.
“Gong Yan—do you already have a strategy to retreat from the enemy?”
Xun You narrowed his eyes and looked at the smiling Jiang Wan, eager to know how Jiang Wan planned to deal with the next situation.
"It's Zhang Fei who's waiting!"
——
After a while, as Jiang Wan said, as long as the enemy's vanguard is destroyed first, no matter how strong the enemy's main force is, their morale will definitely be greatly reduced.
Jiang Wan actually had nothing to explain when Xun You asked about strategies to retreat from the enemy.
The Jinniu Road is a total of 1,500 miles long, stretching from Chengdu to the gateway of Hanzhong - outside Yangping Pass.
Let’s not talk about the difficulty of this march. Just the fifteen hundred miles of food road alone means that the opponent must fight quickly, because the longer the fight lasts, the greater the enemy’s consumption will be - even more than Cao Cao’s.
The consumption here is even more terrifying.
Jiang Wan, who had not planned to fight a protracted war with his opponent from the beginning, wanted to attack the enemy head-on. He only needed to place an army outside Yangping Pass, an army powerful enough to defeat the enemy.
The first choice is naturally the cavalry army, and it is also the heavy cavalry army.
However, judging from the previous armaments, it would be extremely difficult for the heavy cavalry to perform in such a long and narrow ancient road.
However--
As the famous saying goes: Although Cao Jun had Gundam, he still nailed the iron horse shoe. Xu Gundam was a dimensionality-reducing blow to all other cavalry armies in the world.
