Wuguan is located in a valley on the bank of Danshui. Danshui originates from Lantian, passes through the Qinling Mountains in the northwest, and flows into Mianshui in the southeast. When flowing through Shaoxi Mountain, Danshui flows in
The word "ji" was cleverly drawn between the north and south canyons, which isolated a flat river beach from the mountain road. Seeing that this place was surrounded by mountains and rivers and was naturally dangerous, the people of Jin built a gate and a city in the river beach, and named it Shaoxi, later Chu.
It was captured by the country and renamed Wuguan.
Wuguan is located on the Danshui River. It controls the natural dangers of the Qinling Mountains for 300 miles. It looks out to the Guanzhong Plain to the west and leads directly to the Nanyang Basin to the east. It can be said to be the first thoroughfare between Qin and Chu. Therefore, the Qin people separated Wuguan and Hangu Pass.
Sanguan and Xiaoguan were listed as the four fortresses, while the Chu people used Wuguan as the gateway. In the Qin Dynasty, when Gaozu destroyed Qin and promoted Han Dynasty from Wuguan, and after leaving Wuguan to pacify the Xia Dynasty, people at that time praised it even more highly, calling it: "
It bridges the gap between Qin and Chu, and relies on the dangers of mountains and rivers. It leads to Nanyang and moves to the east, and when it enters Lantian, it passes the right and dangers. The Wuguan Pass is a huge defense, and the importance is divided in one fell swoop."
But it is unimaginable that such a strategically important military site fell into the hands of the Shu people so easily. It is no wonder that Chen Chong, a well-educated person, lost his temper for a moment and vowed to behead Kou Gang in public. However, questioning the guilt will not help the matter in the end. The top priority is
It is still necessary to make up for the situation, take advantage of the Shu army's unstable foothold, quickly raise troops to recapture Wuguan, and push the Shu army back to Miannan.
Fortunately, Chen Chong had asked Duan Xuan for eight thousand Xifu's elite cavalry, and they had all arrived in Chang'an to stand by. Chen Chong only needed to balance arrows and lose armor to advance directly. Time was tight, so Chen Chong immediately ordered Wang Xiang to start the matter.
He also made preparations to stabilize the government after leaving Beijing.
Based on past experience, when Chen Chong left Beijing, Zhong Yao and Xun You were often in charge of the overall situation. But at this time, Xun You had been transferred to the Dai Wang Palace, and Zhong Yao's energy was not as good as before. Should some young people be promoted to participate in state affairs?
?Chen Chong thought for a while, and was worried that Kong Ming and Gong Lin could not take on the big responsibility, but he soon felt relieved. He thought, he was also young when he participated in politics, why should he look down on the people who came after him for no reason? So Chen Chong mobilized personnel and changed the Central Military Advisor Zhong Yao to Guanglu
Xun, in charge of the affairs of the court, also appointed Chen Qun as the Shangshu Ling, Zhuge Liang as the Zhongzuojun, and Liu Xie as the Zhongfujun. They recorded the affairs of the Shangshu in total, which could be decided by the four of them.
Before leaving, Chen Chong called Zhuge Liang and Liu Xie into the palace and told them: "In handling government affairs, one must be clear-eyed about personnel matters, but one must be careful in handling them. If you have suggestions, you can come out of Taichung, but you must not announce them to the outside world.
If you have any undecided matters, you can ask Commander Zhong about political matters, or send a letter to Governor Duan about military matters. If you really can’t handle it, just put it aside for now and wait for me to come back to deal with it."
The two of them retreated. Chen Chong suddenly thought of it and went to ask Chen Zhang: "Now you are sixteen, and at your age, I have already entered the battlefield for the first time. Now in the battle of Nanyang, although life and death are on the line, it is still a matter of military service."
It’s a good place to make meritorious deeds, would you like to come with me?”
Chen Zhang hesitated for a moment, but he still said bravely: "Since it is my father's arrangement, I dare not refuse." Chen Chong felt relieved when he saw his promise, so he patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Go to you.
Grandma said goodbye, packed up and bowed, and we will set off early tomorrow morning."
Unexpectedly, that night, Chen Chong saw the princess kneeling on the mat in the banquet, wiping tears silently, and then secretly said to Chen Chong: "Hanzhen is only sixteen years old, and his martial arts is not ordinary. Why do you want him to go into battle with you?" p>
Seeing the princess's thin shadow swaying slightly in the suddenly swaying candlelight, Chen Chong returned to his country and thought: "Yes, she is worried about Hanzhen's safety. Apart from Hanzhen, she has no one in the family who can rely on her."
, I must be feeling lonely in my heart."
So he comforted her and said: "I'm not an idiot. How could I send him to the front to fight? It's just that since he was born in my family and was neglected by others, he must do something for the country to avoid gossip in the world."
Unexpectedly, these words touched the princess's sadness even more, causing her to raise her head and say: "When you condone the prince's reckless behavior, why don't you think about the gossip of the world?" But as soon as the words came out, Princess Wannian knew that she had made a mistake.
He turned around suddenly and hurriedly walked out to the lake in the backyard, unwilling to speak to Chen Chong anymore.
Chen Chong was also speechless for a while. He sat on the couch for a long time and thought about many words of comfort, but in the end he felt pale again, so he put on a summer coat and went out, riding Qingkui to the outskirts of the city to visit Cai Yan's tombstone. It was not the time for cicadas to sing at this time.
, it was extremely quiet along the way, with only two frogs croaking occasionally, while Chen Chong was bathing in the summer wind and looking up at the bright moon, feeling extremely desolate. At some point, he suddenly heard the sound of breathing around him, and after looking back and forth, he realized that,
It turns out that it came from Qingkui under me.
This old guy who has been with me for more than 20 years is now staring at the sky like Chen Chong. It is also old.
In the 18th year of Yanxing, in the fourth month of the summer, Chen Chong, the captain of the Sili School, officially sent out troops. In addition to his only son Chen Zhang, he was accompanied by Ma Chao, the guard of the West Prefecture, Yang Fu, the leader, Qu Sheng, the general of the army, and others.
He was a famous general in Longshang. All of his knights were accompanied by horses all year round. They were all skilled in horse fighting, riding and shooting. Therefore, although there were only eight thousand men, Chen Chong was still full of confidence in this battle.
It is about four hundred miles from Chang'an to Wuguan, and most of them are mountain roads. At this time, it was raining continuously, so it was not easy. But Chen Chong wanted to compete for time, so before setting off, everyone was equipped with a horse.
Running day and night, except for a moment of rest at a road pavilion every two hours, the rest of the time was passed on the horse. In this way, Chen Chong traveled 150 miles a day, and in the early morning of the third day, he arrived at Shang County
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After arriving, Chen Chong immediately summoned Yang Huai, the magistrate of Shang County, and asked: "What has the Shu army done in the past few days? Are there any scouts?" Yang Huai did not expect Chen Chong to arrive so quickly and was not prepared to receive him.
Therefore, he was sincere and frightened: "I really don't know anything. People from the south have been fleeing in recent days. I can't resettle them, so I don't care about anything else."
Chen Chong felt relaxed after hearing this. He looked at the rain outside and couldn't help but thought to himself: According to common sense, in order to isolate the military situation, the Shu army should drive the people south, but now they are allowing the people to flee north, which shows that the troops have been exhausted.
, there probably were no remaining troops to monitor the north. Therefore, he ordered the officers and men to eat on the spot, then stayed with the people in the city for a day, and launched an attack on Wuguan that night.
After driving for more than three hundred miles, the soldiers of the Western Army were exhausted. Now they were able to rest. They snored like thunder and slept for six more hours. By the time of Haishi that night, the heavy rain suddenly poured down, and everyone could hear the sound of water drops falling to the ground.
There was a crisp explosion, but they did not receive the command from the commander to cancel the night attack. The soldiers still put on their hats and raincoats and led their horses to the south of the city to gather.
As always, Chen Chong arrived at the south of the city half an hour earlier than everyone else, and began to wrap the horse's hooves with cowhide to prepare for constant treading in the mud. At this time, his mount was no longer Qingkui, but it was also a vigorous green-maned horse. Chen Chong
So he named it Qingzhui. After putting Qingzhuo on his vest, Chen Chong looked back at Chen Zhang and found that he couldn't help but tie the saddle at an angle and was quite absent-minded. Chen Chong patted him on the shoulder.
Chen Zhang was startled, turned around and saw his father, and gradually relaxed again.
Chen Chong smiled at him and said, "Why, are you scared?"
Chen Zhang lowered his head and said: "Father, although I practice martial arts and swordsmanship, I have never killed a living person!"
Chen Chong saw the rain falling from the face of his only son who looked like his wife. He felt a little confused for a moment. He calmed down and said: "It is a good thing not to kill. You are coming with me today. You only need to protect yourself. There is no need to be demoted."
Then, he took off the black Taiqiu Sword from his waist, handed it to Chen Zhang and said, "This is the treasured sword your great-grandfather left to me. It cuts iron like clay. You can use it to defend yourself. You will be fine."
The Taiqiu Sword is a recognized sacred object in the Western Dynasty. During the Battle of Pingcheng, it was this sword that helped Chen Chong escape from Qu Yi. Chen Zhang was overwhelmed and took the Taiqiu Sword into his hand. When he raised his head to look at his father,
I found that Chen Chong had already stood up and was counting the number of soldiers.
When all the soldiers were gathered, Chen Chong ordered Qu Sheng to lead 2,000 elite soldiers to take care of the city. He took 6,000 Longshang Qingqi with him and left the west of the city at the time of Zi. When they arrived, the whole city had been sealed off, and no one knew that they were leaving the city at this time.
And left, disappearing into a curtain of rain.
This place is less than sixty miles away from Wuguan. Even though the group of people walked on muddy roads with no moonlight and starlight to guide them, and even rain blocked their sight in front of them, there was only one Wuguan Road, so they never lost their way, and this
Instead, the dark rain curtain became a cover for the cavalry, completely covering up the sound of tramping hooves and the silhouettes of people. As a result, in just two hours, the Western cavalry had rushed to the front of Wuguan City. At this time, most of the Shu troops in the city were
While still resting, the soldiers guarding the gate noticed the arrival of enemy troops. The Western forwards had already crossed Danshui and were only a hundred feet away from the city wall.
After Ma Chao and about 300 people crossed the river, they immediately rushed to the foot of Wuguan City and circled the city. They found that although the city gate was closed, the outer city wall had not been repaired and there were quite a few flaws. The trenches outside the city were filled in.
At this time, it has not been cleared again, which is convenient for the Western Army to launch an attack.
After he returned to the army and reported to Chen Chong, Chen Chong said with a smile: "It's not in vain that we rushed in such a hurry. He attacked me unprepared, and I will return him unprepared today!" After that, he ordered to boost morale and said: "
If we can capture the important territory of Wuguan State in one battle, you will all be rewarded with two levels of nobility!"
Inspired by this, the Westerners were all excited and eager to try. In this situation where the rain was pouring and the enemy was not well prepared, there was no need to wear armor. Therefore, everyone took off their iron stomachs, tied them into ladders, and only held a handful of spears in their hands.
If you have a knife, you go into battle lightly. Ma Chao's brother Ma Tie stepped on the hook like this, and the people behind him held the end and rushed up the corner, and then he was pushed up by the robes into the gap in the city gate.
Ma Tie led about 20 people, and killed more than ten Shu soldiers who had arrived late on the wall, and then blocked the stairs to the upper city, making it difficult for the Shu army to advance to support. During this period, the Westerners behind them swarmed.
Although some people fell down due to slippery hands, more people climbed up the city gate and gradually expanded the occupied area.
Amidst the noisy shouts of the Westerners that shook the night sky, the Shu army defenders were frightened, and seeing that it was difficult to distinguish the enemy's situation, and the city defense was full of loopholes, they immediately chose to withdraw from Wuguan. So early the next morning, Chen Chong's eight-character destiny flag was planted again