The Governor of Thousands felt at ease, Dong Fang waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's discuss this matter here for now. As long as you listen to me, I'll go out and command the soldiers to continue killing the enemy."
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Dong Fang picked up the long sword that was already stained with the blood of the enemy and walked out of the city tower. Jiang Zheng, the governor of thousands of people, also walked out and continued to fight with the Wu soldiers who surged up the city wall.
Dong Fang raised his sword and stabbed countless Wu soldiers to death. At this time, the prefect Zhang Xiu also raised his sword on the city wall, stabbed several Wu soldiers to death and shouted: "Hold on, hold on, and let me kill them back!"
By this time, the city wall was in chaos, but the Wei army still had some upper hand on the city wall, at least in terms of numbers.
But in terms of morale, even Zhang Xiu was worried when he climbed up the city wall and inadvertently looked at the densely packed Wu troops in green robes outside the city.
During the expedition to the Northern Army camp outside Ji County, Cheng Xi beat drums and gathered his generals, holding a sword and standing on a temporary wooden platform. The military flags with the characters Wei and Cheng behind him were fluttering in the wind. The soldiers in the audience were all talking about this.
Going on an expedition,
Cheng Xi cleared his throat and said loudly: "Uh-huh, please be quiet for a moment and listen to what I have to say." After a while, the audience was silent.
Cheng Xi paused and said: "In this expedition, all the soldiers must show the strength of our Northern Army and drive the Wu army into the sea in the shortest possible time. Of course, the best result is to let them all die forever."
Stay in Liaodong,
If you have meritorious service, I will not hesitate to reward you, and I will report your merits to His Majesty and the Prime Minister in Luoyang. If you escape from the battle, I will also deal with them on the spot in accordance with military law. Do you all understand?"
Everyone in the audience shouted back: "I will obey the general's order!"
Then the soldiers in the audience raised their swords and began to shout together: "Drive the Wu army into the sea and drive out of Liaodong!..." The voice resounded throughout the camp for a while,
After the expedition ceremony was held, the wooden gate of the camp was opened wide. Cheng Xi led two thousand cavalry and eight thousand infantry to the direction of Liaodong. He was traveling lightly, carrying only a few days of dry food. The subsequent food and grass would have to be transported and supplied by Jixian.
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The army marched along the official road, the endless road (Liaoxi Corridor), passing through Liujiakou and the Daling River line.
It can be said that the Western Liaoning region just forcibly separates the North China Plain and the Northeastern region. Whether the forces in the North China Plain want to extend outward, or the border aliens in the Northeast want to enter the North China Plain, they must pass through the Western Liaoning region.
However, the western Liaoning region is mostly mountainous. It is not easy to easily build a channel here to connect North China and Northeast China.
Therefore, since ancient times, there have only been four passages to Hebei in the western Liaoning region: Pinggang Road, Lulong Road, Wuzu Road, Banhai Road,
Among these four channels, Pinggang Road, Lulong Road, Wuming Road, and Banhai Road are the only roads for transportation in the Liaodong region of the Central Plains.
Among these three passages, the Wuending Road is the fastest passage, at least until the seaside road is fully opened. At the same time, the Wuending Road is also the earliest road to be developed, which can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
Judging from the topography, the Banghai Road runs along the Liaoxi Corridor along the coast and avoids the rolling peaks of Yanshan Mountain as much as possible. It is the most convenient passage between Liaodong and Hebei.
However, the coastal road has been muddy and difficult to navigate since ancient times. It was not until the Liao Kingdom organized a large number of immigrants to dig mountains and pave the road in the 10th century that it was fully opened.
The endless road starts from Beijing through the Jidong Plain, enters Yanshan from Lengkou, goes north along the Shahe River and enters the Qinglong River Valley, then turns to the Daling Valley and follows the river to Xiangping. There are many valleys and low hills along the way. This road is an endless road.
If we march through the two mountain passes of Pinggang Road and Lulong Road, the military forces coming all the way from the Liaodong region will definitely cause problems with the military resources of our own army because the battle line extends too long.
In the same way, the army rushing to aid Liaodong County from Jixian County can also reach Liaodong area faster by taking the endless road.
By passing through the Western Liaoning Corridor, foreign forces can use the shortest time to pass from here to the North China Plain, which not only prevents the front from being extended too long, but also directly threatens the Central Plains Dynasty.
The Western Liaoning Corridor is closely connected to the Western Liaoning region. On the southern flank of the Western Liaoning region, there is a narrow passage extending from the southwest to the northeast. This passage is the Western Liaoning Corridor that we often hear.
During the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang ordered the opening of important roads in the world, and developed an extremely short connection channel on the southern flank of the western Liaoning region in order to open up connections with the northeastern region.
However, at that time, the Liaodong area was still an undeveloped area. Not only was it sparsely populated, but there was no military value in developing this passage.
This channel connecting the Northeast region only extended from Tianjin to Suizhong and then ended abruptly. This channel in the Qin and Han Dynasties cannot actually be called a channel, because this channel in that period was still relatively closed, and the entire seawater was almost close to it.
The mountain makes it extremely difficult to completely open this passage.
After the Qin and Han Dynasties, the seawater gradually moved southward, and the Western Liaoning Corridor slowly began to form.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, large-scale battles often broke out in the Central Plains. In order to avoid the war, some refugees began to gradually move from the western Liaoning region to the northeast to escape the chaos. The entire Northeast region with the Liaohe Plain as the center gradually began to develop effectively.
Although the intensity of these developments has not yet reached a certain scale, the entry of a large number of refugees will ultimately stimulate the development of the Liaodong region.
Cheng Xi urged the soldiers along the way: "Hurry up, Governor Zhang of Liaodong is still waiting for me to rescue, and of course I will make a meritorious service right in front of me!"
Cheng Xi thought for a moment and then said: "Three days, we must arrive at Xiangping in three days!"
The Xiangping City Wall was still lively in the afternoon. The last time the Xiangping City Wall was so lively was when the Gongsun clan was destroyed. However, the streets of Xiangping City were already deserted.
The war drums rumbled, and Quan Cong raised his sword hoarsely and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, charge me, take Xiangping today!" It seemed that he was about to charge forward the next moment, but his reason and the guards around him held him back.
got him,
At this moment, Quan Cong was very nervous and worried. He was afraid that Xiangping City could not be captured today as planned. If that happened, it would bring more unpredictable variables to Wu Jun's trip to Liaodong.
At this moment, both the offensive and defensive sides have used all their strength. The Wu army is for victory, and the Wei army is for survival. Quan Cong has bet everything and tried his best to gamble on this.
Zhang Xiu also bet everything, but as long as he surrenders, there is still a way out. Quan Cong didn't gamble much in his life, but today, he also wants to be like Zhou Gongjin who gambled with a small fortune during the Battle of Chibi, and established
Greater military exploits, leaving a name in history!