Let’s go back to the King of Shu Liu Fan. After successfully using Sun Ce’s death to stir up chaos in Jiangdong, Liu Fan even wanted to peek eastward. At the turn of spring and summer in the first year of Zhangwu, the situation seemed good for a time: Sun Shao and Sun Quan were both in power.
The battle in Changsha attracted most of the troops from both armies, so that the city defense in Jiangbei was extremely empty. According to his scouts, there were only Anlu Luyi and Xiakou Lusu with only more than 7,000 people.
According to Liu Fan's plan, if the two soldiers fight, the people in the north of the Yangtze River will definitely be in chaos. With a little recruitment, he can make the counties surrender. Then he can sit back and watch the tiger fight on the south bank. When the two soldiers are exhausted, he will wait for the opportunity to make a move.
Defeating the remnants of the Soochow army, one can move down the river, and Jiangdong will be within easy reach. The long-standing strategy of cutting south and looking north will be realized.
However, when he marched from Jingling to the north of the Yangtze River and led his troops to surround Xiakou, Lu Su refused to surrender and then closed the city to defend himself. Because Xiakou City was built on the Huanghu Mountain, surrounded by water on three sides, it was condescending and it was difficult to attack in a hurry.
Liu Fan then laid siege to the city and sent envoys to persuade Anlu and Lu Yi to surrender. Unexpectedly, Lu Yi was even more stupid than Lu Su and actually killed the envoy to show his will. This made Liu Fan very angry, so he left Huang Quan's troops to guard Xia.
I personally led most of my troops to besiege it.
Unexpectedly, this became a turning point for the Shu Dynasty from prosperity to decline.
When Lu Yide heard that the Shu army was coming from the north, he immediately dug up the dikes on the upper reaches of the Ji River and turned the area around Anlu into a quagmire. Then he moved the people into the city and built high walls with city ultimatums, making it extremely difficult for the Shu army to move. No matter whether it was a watchtower or a ladder, it was difficult for the Shu army to move.
It was even more difficult to set up, rush vehicles and other equipment, and the only way was to attack by force. In this case, the soldiers were just living targets that moved faster. Liu Fan only tried twice, but he stopped due to heavy casualties.
Siege.
It was already late April, and Liu Fan received news of Chen Chong's invasion of Hanzhong. He estimated that there were 40,000 people in Hanzhong, and the mountains were dangerous enough to hold on, so he put the matter aside and continued to order his men to drain water and install canals for a long-term siege.
Anlu's plan.
However, in early June, urgent documents from Shu suddenly flew like snowflakes into the camp, which was dizzying and made Liu Fan furious. When he learned that Pan Jun and Zhang Lu had surrendered, he scratched the back of his hand with his sword and said:
The ministers said: "I don't know people well, so I let such scum mislead me."
So the siege of Anlu was relieved, and Huang Quan's troops from Xiakou were brought to join them, and they returned to Jiangling in a pontoon. That day, heavy rain fell on the river, strong winds raged, and countless trees on both sides of the river swayed. However, there was no way to raise fire in the boats on the river, so they had to go westward in the rain, and in the sea
The oar kept rocking in the darkness. Liu Fan listened quietly to the sound of rain between the windows, and felt that his heart was like the surging river, which was difficult to describe.
By the time he returned to Jiangling, it was already mid-June. He summoned his staff to discuss the matter, and they all said that he should immediately gather all his troops to return to the center of Shu, and fight the enemy decisively before the Westerners further expanded their advantage and occupied the dangerous fortress in the middle of Shu.
He was forced to return to Guanzhong. Liu Fan took the Jinfan Cavalry of General Yingyang Gan Ning as the vanguard and secretly entered Jiangguan to ensure a smooth passage into Shu. He himself summoned the Jingzhou troops to prepare to return.
Just as Gan Ning arrived at Jiangguan, Zhang Liao reported the military situation. He said that the Han army had captured Langzhong, Nanchong and other places and was marching towards Mianzhu. Along the way, there were powerful people and defections, and Mianzhu might not be able to be saved.
When the news was reported to Liu Fan, Liu Fan was even more indignant. He said to Zhang Song, the commander of Yizhou Bijiao: "This fierce battle is inevitable. I have been kind to Shuzhong for 20 years, but I didn't expect that the traitors are so big now. In the future, we will definitely order
They took advantage of me to vent my anger!"
Even though Zhang Liao had already reported, Liu Fan still hoped that Liu Zhang could defend Mianzhu, so he ordered the entire army to move quickly. However, to return to Shuzhong against the current, he needed to climb Daba Mountain, Fangdou Mountain and other dangerous places, making the march extremely difficult.
Even though the army could only march more than fifty miles a day, the soldiers all felt exhausted. However, because they were worried about the war in their hometown, the Shu people still marched hard, but they were worried and had low morale.
It was not until mid-July that the entire army stationed in Zhi County, and the news of the fall of Mianzhu had arrived in due time. Liu Fan was already numb to the bad news, and put it down with a wave of his hand. He had gradually realized that the situation in Sichuan was
The situation has reached a critical moment that threatens the survival of the regime, and it is completely impossible to drive Chen Chong back to Guanlong through intimidation. He must prepare for the worst and fight Chen Chong to the death.
The decisive battle.
Therefore, after Liu Fan arrived in Jiangzhou, he was not in a hurry to confront Chen Chong. Instead, he rested locally. At the same time, he summoned Dong He's Nanzhong Army to carefully inquire about the current size and generals of Chen Chong's troops. Compared with this,
What's strange is that at this time, all Liu Fan's subordinates can be said to be the elites he has carefully cultivated over the years. He thinks that he is so majestic in the south of the Yangtze River and his people are gathered together that they are enough to compete with the Northern Dynasties.
In addition to Liu Fan himself, the famous ones include: the department of Sili Xiaowei Cheng Ji, the department of Nanjun Prefect Li Miao, the department of Lingling Prefect Zhang Ren, the department of Jiangling Ling and Minister Zhang Song, and the department of Badong Prefect
Liu Dan's department, Ninghan general Zhang Fan's department, Zhengdong general Huang Quan's department, Yingyang general Gan Ning's department, Yichang general Yan Yan's department, Langzhong general Zhang Liao's department, Wuling prefect Zhang Su's department, Qianwei
The commander-in-chief Fei He, General Lou Chuan Feng Xi, Anjiang Colonel Kou Feng, Army Sima Liu Min, Ma Liang, etc.
Now, together with Dong He, the Pingyi general, and Pang Xi, the prefect of Yongchang, who came from the south to the north, except for the 10,000 soldiers guarding the generals, almost all the remaining heavy troops of the Shu Dynasty have gathered together, and the momentum is extremely impressive.
However, in the face of the illustrious military exploits of the Western Dynasty and Xifu, Liu Fan did not dare to underestimate him. Therefore, he opened up the granaries and allowed the soldiers to eat and recuperate as much as they wanted. At the same time, he inquired about the further movements of the Han army after capturing Mianzhu.
At this time, the Han army had taken advantage of the situation and captured all the Shu counties south of Mianzhu, from Jiuzhiluo County in the north to Wuyang in Qianwei in the south. All of them had surrendered to Chen Chong's troops. In the entire north of the Yangtze River and to the west of Jiangzhou, only Nan'an was left.
Jiangyang, Bodao and other counties have not yet been conquered. But this does not mean that these few counties are loyal to Liu Fan. It is just because the Han army needs to rest and reorganize and has not yet sent troops to take over.
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Liu Fan knew this very well. He compared the advantages and disadvantages of the two armies and believed that the Shu army was strong on two points, one was the navy, and the other was the soldiers. The Han army was also strong on two points, the first was the cavalry.
, the second is that there are many generals. This leads to the fact that neither has an obvious advantage in the battle. From the strategic point of view of both sides, the Han army has an obvious disadvantage, that is, the Shu army has no worries, while the Western Dynasty is engaged in two wars at the same time.
During the battle, Liu Bei was leading 200,000 men to besiege Yecheng, and would be unable to support Chen Chong.
Therefore, Liu Fan believed that he should use his strengths and avoid weaknesses at the moment, avoid large-scale battles on the plains, and instead rely on the rivers to gradually advance, confront each other and enter the camp, forcing the Han army to engage in small-scale tug-of-war with him, and convert his advantages in location and numbers.
In order to gain an advantage on the battlefield, he waited for the people in Shu to gradually turn towards him, and then defeated them in one fell swoop.
Time soon came to late July. After the entire Shu army had rested and reorganized, they began to march westward. They walked along the river and passed through Jiangyang and Bodao. They did not encounter any obstacles, but the scene they saw was unavoidable.
Frightened: People along the road fled south or surrendered north because they were afraid of military disasters. As a result, large areas of no man's land appeared in the middle of Shu, which was originally known as the land of abundance. Although the beams of those villages were still there, there were no traces of people.
Losing their vitality, when the Shu army passed by at night, the autumn wind howled and the branches slapped against each other. The cold atmosphere gave them a sense of horror like a ghost, and many of them could not sleep at night.
In August during the Sino-Japanese War, the Shu army marched fifty miles southeast of Nan'an (today's Leshan). The scouts from the front finally reported that the Han army was camping and building fortifications outside Nan'an City. When Liu Fan heard about it, he immediately ordered the entire army to advance another ten miles.
, camped in the valley at the foot of Tiangong Mountain. He personally led hundreds of cavalry and rode to the front line to observe the enemy's situation.
Nan'an is located at the intersection of Dajiang River and Qingyi River, which divides the surrounding terrain into four fragmented parts. In addition, it is backed by the three mountains of Da'e, Zhong'e and Xiao'e. The mountains and rivers are so beautiful that it can be said to be the crown of Shu. But it can't reach the north of Chengdu.
For two hundred miles, the river flows from the north and widens to the east. For the Shu army with a navy, this place is convenient and close to Jiangyuan. It can be said that it is a must-win and a crucial place for victory and defeat. p>
When Liu Fan and his knights arrived at the south of Nan'an City, tens of thousands of horsemen could be seen encamping along the river. These northerners had been jostling in Shu for a long time, and their beloved horses had lost a lot of fat, so they all rushed to the river to get water.
Bathing and brushing horses. Horses of various colors were noisy back and forth on the opposite side of the river. They were densely packed and spectacular. Shu people had never seen so many horses before, and they were frightened for a while.
Liu Fan also noticed that the Han army further north seemed to be mobilizing large-scale personnel, but it was difficult to see clearly due to the obstruction of the line of sight. So he led his troops across the river eastward and then to the light pole further north.
Shan observed the enemy's situation. Only then did he discover that the Han army was constantly collecting the surrounding boats. The purpose was also very obvious. There was already a prototype of a pontoon bridge on both sides of the river, and camps and watchtowers were added at both ends of the pontoon bridge.
It seems that we are ready to fight here.
Huang Quan, who was accompanying him, observed for a while and quickly understood the intentions of the Han army. He said to Liu Fan: "It seems that the enemy is planning to use the pontoon bridge to block the flow of our navy to protect Nan'an's flank.
If you want to continue heading north, it seems you have to fight some tough battles here."
Liu Fanshen thought so, but the confrontation was just what he wanted, so he held his sword and said with a smile: "I just saw thousands of horses neighing on the other side, which made me a little afraid. After all, Chengdu is surrounded by plains. If the thieves are allowed to run, they can fight together."
What chance do I have of winning? But since the traitor is strong but weak, if he and I are caught and killed in this marsh, no matter how many people there are, how can they be able to fight? I already know this battle in my heart."
After that, he and his entourage rode back to the camp, summoned the generals in the army to come for a military meeting, and planned to launch a small-scale trial attack the next day.