Chapter 512: Entering Sichuan and Shu, splitting troops into two paths
Chapter 512: Entering Sichuan and Shu, dividing the troops into two groups
I think back then, the Qin State, one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, reformed and grew here. Finally, when it walked out of this place, it had become an unstoppable lord of the earth! I think back then, during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei's army was a small general. The widow also relied on this place in Shu to finally divide the world into three parts and achieve great achievements.
Therefore, this is a place that people love and hate, a place that every emperor fears but hopes for! And the same is true for the Song Dynasty!
From the Zhao Kuangyin period, as long as there were generals under his command to conquer Sichuan and Shu, first, they must be the emperor's most trusted generals, and second, they must be subject to great restrictions.
No wonder these emperors attach so much importance to it, because if you are not careful, there may be an extra 'King of Shu'.
It is easy to defend but difficult to attack here, and coupled with the rich products, it is not too difficult to form an independent kingdom...
Shen Tang led his army, and after entering Chengdu Fulu Road, the speed became extremely slow! First of all, the mountain road here is difficult to travel, and even if you try your best, your speed will be limited.
Secondly, after entering Chengdu Fulu Road, enemies may jump out at any time. If you are in a hurry, you may fall into a trap or trap.
Therefore, Shen Tang can be said to be taking things steadily and not in a hurry.
Chengdu Prefecture Road runs north-south and has a long and narrow terrain. It governs a total of fourteen state capitals. After Shen Tang and others left Lizhou West Road, they first entered the two northernmost state capitals of Chengdu Prefecture, Shiquanjun and Mianzhou.
For Shen Tang, most of Chengdu Prefecture is now occupied by the Tubo tribe, and if you want to conquer Chengdu Prefecture, you cannot let them lead you by the nose, but you need your own plans and plans.
Compared with other state capitals, Shiquanjun and Mianzhou are undoubtedly the easiest places to occupy.
This place is adjacent to Lizhou West Road and Bianzhou Road, so even if the Tubo clan distributes their forces, they will never be too strong.
Moreover, as long as he captures these two state capitals, Shen Tang can advance to Maozhou and Hanzhou.
After acquiring Maozhou and Hanzhou, Weizhou, huddled in the corner, is in the bag, and Pengzhou, which is mostly covered by these two state capitals, will also be under Shen Tang's attack.
Pengzhou is an important town in the north that borders Chengdu.
If Pengzhou can be successfully captured, then Shen Tang can join forces with Shao Hongyuan who is trapped in Chengdu Prefecture to gradually stabilize the surrounding areas of Chengdu Prefecture.
By that time, with most of the Chengdu Prefecture in hand, it will become much easier to gradually conquer the state capitals and tribal areas south of Chengdu Prefecture.
Of course, it sounds simple, but it is certainly not easy to do.
The first is Maozhou. This is the place where the Qiang people are entrenched. There are also three dangerous places, Wuwei Mountain, Wenshan Mountain, and Jizongguan, which surround the Maozhou capital. If Shen Tang wants to attack by force, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky. !The second one is Pengzhou!
Pengzhou is adjacent to Chengdu Prefecture and is considered the gateway to the north of Chengdu Prefecture. Shen Tang has received the news and deployed a large number of troops to the Tubo tribe in Pengzhou in order to trap Chengdu Prefecture.
Obviously, if you want to capture Pengzhou, there will be a bloody battle here.
Entering Chengdu Fu Road, Shen Tang directly divided his troops into two groups, one of which was led by Bian Xi and Heihan Hezhuo, totaling 50,000 troops! They went directly west to the Shiquan Army.
Shimen Town, the northern gateway of Shiquan Army, is the junction with Lizhou West Road, and this place is not occupied by the Tubo tribe.
Therefore, it is easy for them to enter the Shiquan Army.
If there is no strong resistance here, then this group of soldiers and horses can first occupy the Shiquan Army, and then march to the southeast, occupying Beichuan, Long'an, Shenquan and other counties and join the army led by Shen Tang.
The other army was naturally led by Shen Tang himself, accompanied by Xin Qiji, Balumu and others.
They entered Mianzhou from Zhangming, and also took Mianzhou directly! After taking Mianzhou, they cleared the surrounding Yanquan, Weicheng, Brazil and other places, and then headed south to reach Luojiang, Bianxi and Heihan at the southernmost tip of Mianzhou. Join Zhuo's army.
Of course, this is just Shen Tang's plan. If there are any changes in it, we can only adapt to the situation and act according to the situation!
Mingming is just a small city. Although it is on the border, it is not a strategic location.
Therefore, Shen Tang sent out detective horses. After investigating the situation in Mianzhou, he sent a thousand soldiers and horses directly. The rest of the army crossed Mianzhou and continued southward along the Peijiang River towards Mianzhou Fucheng. Go quickly.
Two days later, the army arrived at a position about fifty miles north of Mianzhou.
Shen Tang took Xin Qiji as the vanguard and ordered him to lead 10,000 troops and horses first, and then go out to explore the surrounding areas.
In such a strange place, the importance of news is naturally unparalleled! Unfortunately, even though he had already given instructions to Dark Night Pavilion in advance when he left Lin'an.
However, for a location like Chengdu Mansion, it is obviously not easy to develop Dark Night Pavilion.
Up to now, Shen Tang has probably only established a framework, but it is unlikely that it will be put to use.
Therefore, if he wanted to obtain information, Shen Tang could only use the stupidest method.
Fortunately, there are many top detective horses among the cavalry of the Kingdom of Jin! Not only are they not weak in combat power, but they also have their own unique methods and methods for finding out information. After dozens of elite Jin soldiers spies scattered out, Shen Tang finally felt relieved.
Ignorance is the most terrifying thing. If you can find out the enemy's situation, it will naturally be more effective for the subsequent war.
After all, apart from their enemy Tibet, even the local tribesmen Shen Tang couldn't trust them at all.
Therefore, although it is a bit troublesome to let these detectives go to find out the information, it is also the most peaceful way to make Shen Tang and others feel at ease.
The other army led by Bian Xi was obviously progressing very smoothly! The day after Shen Tang and others arrived in the north of Mianzhou, Bian Xi had already sent fast horses to report to Shen Tang. For the time being, Shi Quan's army had not discovered the Tubo army. According to the traces of the tribe, he has entered the Shiquan Army and stabilized the situation of the Shiquan Army.
After a day's rest, they will continue to march toward the southeast in accordance with Shen Tang's orders.
Similarly, Xin Qiji's vanguard army also made rapid progress! By the next day, Xin Qiji had someone send a message to Shen Tang. Mianzhou also found no trace of Tubo. According to locals, Tubo also sent troops half a month ago. Come here, but the Mianzhou city wall is tall and difficult to attack. Seeing this situation, the Tubo tribe did not fight to the death and simply gave up on this difficult bone.
However, there is also a problem before Shen Tang, that is, food is extremely scarce in Mianzhou City at this time. If there is no food that can be replenished in a short period of time, needless to say, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble. .