It was the Dragon Boat Festival in May of another year. Because he was "encountered by the rebels at Baishui Pass on his way to take office," the new Yizhou Makita Toyoda Yuanhao officially issued the seal of Duke Yan outside Nanzheng City, Hanzhong County, after offering sacrifices and military parades.

The text of the Expedition of Shu.

This memorandum prepared by Wang Xiang first acknowledged the legitimacy of Liu Yan's appointment as Yizhou Shepherd by the Han Dynasty, but then quoted the story of Emperor Guangwu and Gongsun Shu in detail and subtlety, and discussed the sensitive issue of destiny.

topic of.

After a long speech, the appeal finally clearly pointed out that no matter what Liu Yan's political level was or what legal principles he inherited, the destiny was clear. Since Yan Gong, who represented the destiny, appointed a new Yizhou pastor, the Liu family and his son would not be able to do anything now.

There is no qualification or legal basis to rule Yizhou. Therefore, at this time, Zhang Ren, the guard of Baishui Gate, resisted in the name of Liu Yan, which was actually tantamount to treason.

Duke Yan has every reason to send troops to quell the rebellion!

As soon as the message was issued, Zhao Yun, the champion general who had been stationed in Hanzhong, personally led his lieutenants Cheng Yin and Yang Feng to join the army with Yang Xiu as the commander and Fa Zheng as the army commander. He led 20,000 infantry and cavalry out of Yangping Pass and attacked Baishui Pass.

Go. At the same time, the infantry colonel Zhang who had just arrived here also gathered with the local commander Shen Dan of Hanzhong, Sima Shenyi of another department, and Sima Mengda of another department. They combined ten thousand troops, but they were divided into two.

Leave Shangyong, enter Bajun, and then follow the two north-south rivers in Bajun, namely Qianjiang and Bucaojiang, all the way south, which is a partial division.

This was not over yet. On the Dragon Boat Festival in May, Gongsun Yue, who had been waiting for a long time in Chencang, immediately issued an official order to send troops in the name of General Zhenxi, who was in charge of the military affairs of the four western states.

Because of the sit-down battle at Wuguan, the two states of Yongliang and Yongzhou were not able to participate in the Guandu War at all. At this time, the battle of defeating Shu that happened at home was just the right time... Yongzhou sent food and troops for a while, and Liangzhou sent troops, but

Forty thousand cavalry were mobilized in an instant!

The Yongzhou soldiers left the pass, and the Liangzhou soldiers went south directly along the Tianshui River, but they converged in a small basin called Tazhong in Wudu County... In fact, this place didn't even have a name originally, but now it is because of the facial features of Zhonglang General Gongsun.

The local surrendered Qiang people, Di people, and Han Sui's soldiers were all brought to work here together, and they became famous all over the world in an instant.

Forty thousand troops gathered together and immediately marched south through Konghan Valley into the Guanghan Kingdom of Yizhou. The captain of the Guanghan Kingdom directly led the local kings, and the entire Qiang tribe surrendered, but the Yinping Road was handed over.

And since Yinping has taken over, just as Guo Fengxiao, the prefect of Hanzhong, had guessed before, Yinping Road and Yangping Pass are attacking from both sides, one from the west and the other from the east. The first nail in the road of the Shu Road, that is, Baishui County and Baishui Pass, is

By the way, it is unstoppable... and with the surrender of Baishui County to the west, Baishui Gate guard Zhang Ren had no choice but to retreat on his own initiative after receiving Yan Yan's order, and retreated behind Jiameng!

It can be regarded as handing over Baishuiguan.

At this time, the Yan army basically suffered no casualties, and General Gongsun Yue, who had arrived in Tazhong, did not use the strategy of "leaving Yinping and sneaking across Motianling", which would inevitably lead to a large number of casualties. Instead, he followed the plan and headed south along the road.

, approaching Jiameng County, then gathered the entire army to attack the city.

Don't tell me, things turned out to be smooth sailing!

The reason is very simple. The Shu army stationed in Jiameng has no idea about chariots at all. Even outstanding generals like Yan Yan and Zhang Ren only have impressions of chariots in history books, but they have no idea about the history of this weapon.

After the actual test of the Battle of Guandu and the standardization under the standard weights and measures proposed by Gongsun Auntie, it has already made great progress.

Whether in Jiameng City or Jiameng Pass, Yan Yan had already ordered all the large trees nearby to be cut down, and he didn't even think about getting on the car. Unexpectedly, the craftsmen accompanying Yan Jun had already become familiar with it in Hanzhong.

They made a 'Thunderbolt Car' with wheels that can be dismantled and transported!

After the champion general Zhao Yun arrived at Jiameng along the Western Han River, he stayed honest for more than ten days, and then suddenly deployed more than a dozen Thunderbolt Chariots!

After several days of continuous bombardment, the walls of Jiameng City gradually weakened, so Yan Yan made a decisive decision and once again chose to abandon the pass and withdraw his troops.

In less than a month, the Yan army broke through two famous passes on the Shu Road, and their morale was like a rainbow... But that was all, because just behind Jiameng City, on the other side of the Western Han River, was the road leading to the hinterland of Shu and Ba

The only road through Langzhong City is called Jianmen Road.

At this moment, there may still be a time and space dimension between the time when a certain Prime Minister Zhuge who wishes to remain anonymous established Jianmen Pass, so this place is only called Jianmen Pass.

However, the so-called Jianmen Road, as the name suggests, on the left and right sides of this road, one mountain is as sharp as a sword, called Dajian Mountain; the other is also as sharp as a sword, called Xiaojian Mountain!

Between the two dangerous peaks, there is a narrow and winding mountain road that stretches for thirty miles, leaning against cliffs and steep hills. It is the famous Jianmen Road, or Jiange. And thirty miles

At the end of the pavilion road, in the middle of Dajian Mountain, there is a natural line of sky. The narrowest point is only fifty or sixty steps!

One man can't stop ten thousand men, and this is what I'm talking about!

And what kind of veteran is Yan Yan? How cautious is Zhang Yi?

Since the two men withdrew their troops, they directly demolished the thirty-mile plank road while withdrawing. After passing the thirty-mile pavilion road, Yan Yan went to Fushui Pass to garrison behind him as a base camp, but he let

Zhang Ren led 5,000 troops and built a camp of rocks on the line of sky in Dajian Mountain to defend the Yan army!

Now, it was Yan Jun's turn to be stunned!

As the saying goes, you have a thunderbolt chariot and I can dismantle the plank road. How can you bravely attack a place like this? No wonder Liu Yan dared to use half of the state to resist Yan Gong who had almost conquered the whole world!

As wise as Tian Feng and as brave as Zhao Yun, they can only be completely helpless. Unfortunately, the Yan army in the middle road has more than 60,000 to 70,000 people. From here, it winds all the way to Tazhong. At this time, it can only slowly repair the thirty-mile plank road and a hill.

One hill was moved forward, hoping that a surprise attack would appear elsewhere.

However, almost at the same time, Zhang, Mengda and the Shen brothers were also frustrated by Bajun... Of course, they traveled all the way to Bajun! And Bajun was almost all mountainous, and logistics was greatly troubled.

, the troops are also limited, and they are treated as partial divisions with little hope.

At this time, after going hundreds of miles deep, it was expected that due to geographical constraints, the Ba County garrison would occupy the city and block the road.

Under such circumstances, Yizhou Makita Yutaka, who turned back to Jiameng, had nothing to think about. He was almost ready to write a letter to Gongsun Yue, asking him to send a reserve team out of Yinping and sneak across to Motian Ridge... He was just worried about sneaking into Motian Ridge.

It is inevitable to reduce the number of people, but I have not made up my mind for the moment.

It was mid-June at this time, and just as the Yan army stopped in front of Jianmen Road, Mianzhu City, the center of Shu rule, had a new political trend due to the official arrival of the war against Shu... Of course,

This is also expected.

"I dare to ask Brother Ziqiao, what is going on in today's discussion?"

Zhang Su, the governor of Jianwei County, was in his house in Mianzhu. Xu Yuanzhi, who had just entered Sichuan for only a few days, was exchanging information with Zhang Su's brother Zhang Song at his residence.

In fact, as the nominal local leaders of Shu, they were suppressed to the point where they had no say. Therefore, the Zhang brothers, who were always dissatisfied with Liu Yan and his son, had long been in contact with the Yan State. Even Zhang Song himself had been in the country before he became an official a few years ago.

Chang'an met Yan Gong's biological mother, who had long been called the Queen Mother of Yan, and was treated with great courtesy.

Zhang himself has long had a traditional Sichuan brocade business with Amway.

It's just that Liu Yan was extremely respectful to the north at that time. Even Liu Yan's sons were honest and friendly in front of Aunt Gongsun and Gongsun. It didn't show anything... It can only be said that when the tide recedes, everyone knows

Where is the foundation of the individual?

Of course, now it seems that Zhang Su, who was far away in Jianwei, was actually a very timid person. He and his subordinate Yang Hong made an appointment to raise troops to support the Yan army in conquering Shu. As a result, Yang Hong raised troops and Zhao Wei led his army into Jianwei to surround them.

Yang Hong, but as the local governor, Zhang Su, who was clearly capable of causing a big show, actually stood still, which was really disappointing. On the contrary, his younger brother Zhang Song and Zhang Ziqiao, who stayed in Mianzhu, were particularly concerned about the overall situation of Yanshu.

Why do you know so clearly?

It's very simple, this is what Zhang Song said himself!

However, according to Xu Yuanzhi's observation, although Zhang Song was full of resentment, he was telling the truth, and the reasons were obvious... As a parent, Zhang Su is more or less worth two thousand stones per county, although he also hates Liu Yan and is afraid of Hebei

, but after all he is unwilling to take risks easily; and Zhang Song is just the opposite. If he continues to hang around in Shu with his ugly appearance, no matter how talented he is, he will be the only one in the state, and he will be the head of the official position in the state.

It is impossible to really jump over the threshold of six hundred stones and become a real high-ranking member of a party. However, the Queen Mother of Yan State has shown her appreciation and courtesy to her people very early. This is why Zhang Ziqiao hopes so much for Liu.

Yan has fallen!

Back in front of him, since Xu Yuanzhi asked, Zhang Song, who was on the same boat, naturally laughed in response and directly explained the situation: "I don't know, but the excitement today is not other than that Duke Yan's army in front attacked Jiameng, and the locals were panicked for a while.

, so some people want to fish in troubled waters... Does Diannong Zhonglang, General Pang Xi, know? This person actually suggested that Liu Yizhou retreat to Chengdu for temporary refuge."

Xu Shu had just arrived here not long ago, and he couldn't help but frowned as he didn't understand what was going on inside. "Brother Zi Qiao, please give me an explanation."

"Actually, it's all said and done, and it's really simple." Zhang Song couldn't help twirling his beard in the Taiwei chair opposite the case and laughing again. "As we all know, there is no gap between Liu Yizhou and his son, and they are extremely harmonious, which is really admirable. However, although father and son,

They are one body, but they are two people in the end, let alone two people who have their own attachments... And this Pang Xi is the son of Liu Yizhou and the brother-in-law of Liu Fan, the prefect of Guanghan. In everything, he must consider Mr. Liu first."

Xu Shu was already smart and had a lot of experience and practice. When he heard the words and combined with the situation in Shu, he suddenly realized it.

In other words, Yizhou, the land of abundance, occupies a vast area. Not to mention Hanzhong, Jiangzhou (Chongqing), and Bajun are all famous counties. We only talk about the core and essence area of ​​Shu, which is the Chengdu Basin, but it is divided into two first-class counties.

The two major counties are Shu County, which governs Chengdu, and Guanghan County, which governs Mianzhu.

Among them, according to the household registration statistics before the chaos, the former should have more than 300,000 households and a registered population of more than 1.3 million; the latter is much less, about 1.34 million households, with a population of nearly 4.5 million.

However, due to the previous Ma Xiang Rebellion and Jia Long Renqi Rebellion, Chengdu suffered serious population losses. In contrast, Liu Yan brought people from Jingzhou, Sanfu, Sili, and even the Central Plains area.

A large number of "Dongzhou scholars" with tens of thousands of households and hundreds of thousands of people were settled in Guanghan County.

The two counties now have roughly the same population of 77 to 88, but together they are undoubtedly the fundamental core of the Liu family's and his son's rule over Shu.

According to the previous political design, Liu Yan himself governed Mianzhu, and personally controlled Guanghan County and the "Dongzhou Scholars" who were roughly entrenched here. Then Liu Yan's number one confidant Zhao Wei, who was a Dongzhou Scholar, was the prefect of Shu County... So

Now Pang Xi suggested that Liu Yan retreat to Chengdu, which was undoubtedly a clever move!

Because as soon as Liu Yan left, Guanghan Prefecture Liu Fan personally took control of Guanghan County and the Dongzhou scholars who were actually the foundation of the Liu family's rule.

"Brother Ziqiao, do you think Liu Junlang will agree?" Xu Shu couldn't help but frown after he figured out the internal links. The uncertainty of the assassination target would inevitably affect his intensification.

"No." Zhang Song immediately replied. "Judging from the frontline arrangements these days, although Liu Yan is old, he is not so confused... Even if he is exhausted and has no intention of handing over power, he will not challenge it.

We are going on at this time. Don’t mention anything else, just talk about Chengdu. Now Zhao Wei, the prefect of Shu County, is leading his troops to besiege Yang Sima in Qianwei. Zhang Ren, a subordinate promoted by Zhao Wei, is also at the forefront. At this time, no matter who of them, father and son, went to Chengdu,

They will all shake Zhao Wei. Therefore, Pang Xi's jumping up and down is just in vain."

Xu Shu nodded in agreement.

Without waiting for Xu Yuanzhi to continue asking, Zhang Ziqiao took the initiative to continue: "As for the security matters of Liu Junlang and his son that I was asked to investigate... Although you haven't said it, I understand what you mean... But with all due respect, just

It seems too difficult to do it with just twenty people!"

"Please tell me." Xu Yuanzhi didn't take it seriously.

"Liu Yan has been depressed since the last time he went out to the city to offer sacrifices and his car broke down. He has basically stopped going out of the Zhoumu Mansion. His Zhoumu Mansion was originally a new mansion specially built in Mianzhu during the Jia Long Rebellion.
To be continued...