At this time, Luoyang had no substantial control over Li Zhigao and the Liangzhou Army, so Li Zhigao led the Liangzhou Army to march westward, and there was indeed a hidden concern that he would not be able to lose the remaining Qiang tribes. However, except for the fact that Li Zhigao led his troops to the west to contain the enemy in Guanzhong, he could not
In addition to suppressing the rise of the Pingxia tribe in Longyou, everyone in Luoyang, especially the direct generals who followed Han Qian all the way to today, are quite confident.
Therefore, Han Qian made a decision on this issue and even directly appointed Li Zhigao as the propaganda envoy to Longyou. The generals had nothing to strongly object to, so they immediately followed Han Qian's orders and sent officials with new engravings of the propaganda.
The consolation envoy Da Yin and the imperial edict rushed to Liangzhou to announce Li Zhigao's new appointment.
The Bingjia ordnance required by the Liangzhou Army for the Western Expedition was also ordered to be collected and shipped to Liangzhou as soon as possible after receiving the order.
They dispatched excellent doctors, prepared a batch of necessary medicines, and contacted the Shu Kingdom as soon as possible before the Western Expedition to prepare a batch of high-calorie dried meat, sugarcane grain and other materials for the Liangzhou Army's Western Expedition generals to serve as military rations.
In early November, Li Zhigao sent another envoy to Luoyang and sincerely requested Luoyang to send a supervisory army to guide the Western Expedition. Han Qian, Gu Qian, Feng Liao and others discussed it again and again and decided to appoint Feng Yi as the military supervisor of Longyou, and Lu Ze and
Yang Qin's son Yang Mu and others served as military officials and led two hundred cavalry into Liangzhou, cooperating with Li Zhigao's troops to march westward to Longyou.
Wen Bo, Chen Kun, Feng Xuan and others were responsible for gradually promoting the infiltration operation plan in Xiangshan and Wangwushan on the north bank of the Yu River. At the same time, the Liangzhou Army's Western Expedition was officially put on the agenda.
However, the proposal of the political Yuan by the clan and distinguished personnel caused a lot of disturbances in the hearts of Luoyang generals.
In terms of the central power structure of the Yi Zheng Yuan, it is similar to the Menxia Province. For generals who are familiar with the previous dynasties and the origins of the Liang, Jin, Chu and Shu kingdoms, there is nothing unacceptable about this. However, the selection and appointment of the Yi Zheng Yuan's admonishment officials are very different from tradition.
Already.
However, to say that the generals and ministers reject the new thing called the Council of Government from the bottom of their hearts, it is definitely not the case.
The traditional Menxia Province was still headed by the Civil Service Officer. In the final analysis, the appointment of the Civil Service Officer was still in the hands of the emperor (the head of the country). The Menxia Province was ultimately a tool used by the emperor to check and balance the Zhongshu Province.
The new Council is based on clans and honors, and the selection and appointment of officials are more stable and powerful than the traditional Menxia Province, and are less constrained by the emperor (the head of the country). This determines that the Council will eventually
Separate a considerable part of the final decision-making power from the emperor (lord).
Han Qian wanted to limit his authority and put it in the hands of clan and honorary ministers who no longer served as ministers. Not to mention Han Daoming and several veteran ministers like Lei Jiuyuan and Wen Muqiao who had actually taken on the role of counselor ministers. Gu
Qian, Feng Liao, Guo Rong, as well as Han Yuanqi, Jing Hao, Gao Shao and other generals in the army would not object to this matter even if they were thinking about their own future after they no longer served as military and political officials.
In this way, within the framework of the Council of Government, a certain degree of grace system can be maintained, which is welcomed by everyone; this can even be regarded as Han Qian's unremitting efforts to implement the new system in recent years.
Made some concessions.
The location of the Council of Ministers and the selection of the first batch of ministers are easy tasks. The key is the subsequent selection of ministers, rules of procedure and guiding principles for participating in state affairs. This involves an extremely complex new system that will not be completed in a short period of time.
Who can pat their chest and say that they have understood the rules here thoroughly?
Han Qian was not in a hurry. He first gave his uncle Han Daoming the title of Councilor, and asked him and Zhu Juezhong, Lei Jiuyuan, Wen Muqiao, Xi Chang and others to think about it first. Even if the early stage framework was simpler, it would not be a problem.
What's the problem? At this time, the follow-up will give him more room for adjustment.
What Han Qian is most concerned about right now is the progress of the war in all directions...
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Xiangshan stretches for more than 300 miles from east to west. There is a valley in Yuanqu County, Puzhou, which allows soldiers and horses to go directly from the Fenshui Valley to the bank of the Yu River. Xiangshan is therefore divided into the western section Zhongtiao Mountain and the eastern section Lishan Mountain.
, further east from Mount Li is Wangwu Mountain, which protects the west of Mengzhou.
Zhongtiao Mountain, Li Mountain, and Wangwu Mountain are like a barrier stretching for hundreds of miles, standing on the north bank of the Yu River, shielding the Fenshui River Valley behind it, and facing Mang Mountain and Song Mountain on the south bank across the river.
In early October, the turbidity of the Yu River reveals a hint of green. The north wind blows, already bringing with it a bone-chilling chill. A tall figure stands on the riverside military fort between Lishan Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain, looking at the south bank.
The stretches of Mang Mountain.
I saw this man wearing a piece of Shanwen armor under his scarlet cloak. He was in his forties, with a broad red face and a short mustache. He looked extremely brave. However, Tian Weiye was the number one general who surrendered to the Mongolian army at this time.
, established so many military exploits, but it did not rely on his personal bravery.
From where Tian Weiye was standing, he could only see several groups of warships on both sides of the Yu River. They were tentatively approaching the north bank of the Yu River. At the risk of damaging the ship and shore, the warships forced themselves to dock.
The soldiers jumped out of the boat like wolves and tigers and went to the mountains to the north.
Whether it is Zhongtiao Mountain, Lishan Mountain, or even Mang Mountain on the south bank, the north slope is steep and the south slope is gentle. This led them to cross the Yu River and directly attack Mang Mountain on the south bank. Climbing Mang Mountain from the north slope is extremely difficult.
However, it was much easier for Liang Jun to cross the Yu River from the south bank and enter Lishan Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain from the south slope.
And if they want to clear out the small group of Liang troops who entered Lishan and Zhongtiao Mountains, their soldiers will enter the Yu River in warships, and then land on the south slope of Lishan and Zhongtiao Mountains. It will be easier than attacking directly from the north slope.
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"The Liang army only had more than a thousand soldiers who entered Lishan and Xiangshan. They have been besieged for half a month. Now they have sent several times more troops to clear them from the south slope. Killing them is like strangling fleas. Why did Tian Shuai
Are you so worried?" A soldier who joined the army couldn't help but asked when he saw Tian Weiye standing on the military fort with a frown on his face for a long time.
"If only things were that simple!"
Tian Weiye shook his head, frowned at the brow that was cut off by a scar, and said in a hoarse voice,
"He Haishan and Zhehe regarded the flattering Zhou Yuan as a clown and despised him, but they could not listen to Zhou Yuan's words. Han Qian and his father Han Daoxun were born in Xuzhou, a remote and mountainous place. Zhou Dan and Chen Jingzhou were also mountaineers.
He was a bandit and rebel, like the Chishan Army who rose up in Jinling. In the early days, they relied on Maoshan to fight against the elites of Chuzhou, and then retreated to Fuyu Mountain to gain a foothold, and finally reversed the chaos in Jinling. It can be seen that Han Qian and his troops attached great importance to the construction and attack and defense of mountain camps. Later, Tan
Yuliang, Tan Xiuqun, Dong Tai, Dong Ping, Zhang Guangli, Zhang Guangdeng and other generals were instigated by Han Qian to form a village in the mountains and ridges of Sizhou to launch a civil uprising. The Yang family in Sizhou had no choice but to sit back and watch Han Qian recruit troops.
Tan Yuliang and his troops - when Han Qian entered Huaixi, he took mountain guerrilla warfare to the extreme. At this time, Liang Jun sent more than a thousand soldiers into Lishan and Zhongtiao Mountains, but I worry that this is just
This is the first step for Liang Jun. It may be that he is not very familiar with the terrain. In the follow-up, it is very likely that he will send a large number of infiltration troops to Lishan, Zhongtiao Mountain and Wangwu Mountain. If he does not take precautions early at this time, it will become
big trouble……"
Perhaps to verify Tian Weiye's words, at this time, he saw from a distance in an inlet to the west of the south bank, several speedboats suddenly paddled out from among the reeds, and with the help of the current, they approached the north bank of the Yu River from southwest to northeast.
The location where these clippers docked was only seven or eight miles away from the military fort along the river at their feet. At this time, the sky was clear and the sky was clear. Tian Weiye and his subordinates could see a line of light over there due to the decrease in rain in late autumn.
The nearly dead stream formed a gap on the north bank of the Yu River.
In less than a stick of incense, several fast boats got into the creek seven or eight miles away to the west. Tian Weiye also saw a group of Liang Jun generals emerging from the mountains to the north to meet these boats.
Clippers.
Although they were in the Yu River waterway between Mangshan and Xiangshan at this time, there were thousands of naval troops and 1560 large and small warships, but it was impossible to completely cover this section of the Yuhe River, which was more than 300 miles long.
Even if it was blocked, it would be impossible to stop these speedboats from getting through the gap in the blockade in time, crossing the Yu River, which is only more than three miles wide from left to right, and entering the north bank.
Finally, more than a dozen large and small warships carrying hundreds of generals surrounded them from both sides. However, when Tian Weiye saw the Liang army trying to cross the Yu River, he took the initiative to throw several fast boats directly into the creek and set them on fire.
After burning it, he and the generals who came over took the supplies loaded by the clipper, including eight mules and horses, ashore, and were now escaping into the mountains to the north.
"Could it be that Liang Jun's horses are monkeys and they have gone into the mountains?" Seeing this scene, a general behind Tian Weiye shouted depressedly.
"These are dwarf horses brought from central Guizhou. They cannot run fast, but they are used to walking on narrow mountain trails." Someone familiar with the situation explained.
Tian Weiye frowned. The scene in front of him meant that Liang Jun had completed the early reconnaissance. At this time, he began to intentionally transport more supplies. The men and horses entered a certain point in Lishan or Zhongtiao Mountains to establish a foothold, and even did not hesitate to take these easy things.
The built paddle boats are used as consumables.
Now their navy still has the upper hand in the Yu River, but if they wait another month, the Yu River will be frozen.
They gave up the offensive in the Heluo area this winter, but Liang Jun could put a large number of troops, horses, and supplies into Lishan, Wangwushan, and Zhongtiao Mountains on the north bank to take root and form a stronghold until Yuhe in February next year.
After thawing, is it possible for them to successfully remove these strongholds one by one?
From the Heluo War in the first half of the year, Tian Weiye clearly understood that the opponent who was entrenched on the other side and refused to retreat might be more difficult to deal with than Zhu Yu. This made him feel uncertain about the future tug-of-war around Xiangshan.
A layer of shadow and dark feeling require some preparation in advance so as not to completely fall into passivity.
"The generals of the Mengzhou Water Camp have landed to hunt down this Liang army. It seems that Zhao Mengji's men also know that asking Liang Jun to infiltrate into the mountains of Lishan and Wangwushan will not do them any good...
"At this time, a subordinate reminded Tian Weiye.
Tian Weiye looked sideways and saw two to three hundred generals landing from the creek. It seemed that they were going to bite the Liang army just now and march into the mountain to clear it out.
Mengzhou Shuiying was under the control of Zhao Mengji.
In the early stage, the warships of Mengzhou Water Camp were mainly responsible for blocking the Yu River waterway. However, Mengzhou's generals did not directly enter from Xiangshan and the south bank of the south slope of Wangwu Mountain to suppress the small group of Liangjun who had drilled into the mountain. They only responded to Tian Weiye's request.
, used warships to send the Hejin defenders ashore.
Among the dozens of warships patrolling and blocking the river, there were no generals from the Hejin garrison. The men who landed on the shore to fight at this time were all the Mengzhou garrison. It seems that after more than half a month of observation, Zhao Mengzhou has realized that he allowed Liang
The army was burrowing through Xiangshan and Wangwu Mountains on the north bank, causing great harm.
"Send the flag and ask those dozen ships to come here and pick up a team of our elite troops to assist in the battle!" Tian Weiye said.
The ravine was only seven or eight miles away from their side, but the terrain along the river bank in the middle was broken and there was no complete road. They had no way to directly send elite reinforcements there and needed warships to pick them up.
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Seeing the enemy troops chasing into the mountains from behind, Chen Yuanchen sent a small group of men and horses to lead Western Yunnan horses and camels to carry supplies into the depths of the ravine. He led more than a hundred generals to stop in the valley.
The slope valley is not too steep and rugged, it is covered with miscellaneous shrubs, and is separated by a flood ditch in the middle.
After winter, there was no rain on the southern slope of Xiangshan Mountain for several days. At this time, dry ditches were filled with dead leaves and pebbles.
The forest slopes on both sides of the dry ditch did not seem to be particularly steep, but the ditches, ridges, rocks, and miscellaneous shrubs were intertwined. In comparison, the dry ditch, which was filled with yellow, rotten grass leaves and pebbles, was the most dangerous place for them to enter the mountain at this time.
The convenient passage allows people and horses to barely climb.
The enemy troops also pursued along the dry ditch.
When Chen Yuanchen was born, the Jingxiang area had not yet been incorporated into the territory of the Chu State, and many small separatist forces were constantly fighting with the remnants of the refugee army. It was not until God blessed six to eight years that the Jingxiang states were gradually incorporated into the Chu State, and the major wars stopped.
However, in order to compete for the limited living space among the mountains on the west bank of the Danjiang River, the various mountain village forces are not peaceful.
It can be said that Chen Yuanchen grew up with the war. When the Jingxiang War broke out, he followed his father Chen Jingzhou to join the Dragon Bird Army. At the age of only fifteen, he stood at the top of Xichuan City with a sword and bow in hand, and participated in the extremely brutal Xichuan Guards.
war.
After that, he was stationed in Junzhou to blockade the Wuguan Liang Army, as well as the vassal reduction war and the quelling of the Jinling Rebellion. Although Chen Yuanchen served as a military attache beside his father Chen Jingzhou, whenever he had the opportunity, he would rush to the front line to join the battle, which was a copycat.
He is one of the most courageous generals of the younger generation.
After Emperor Yanyou ascended the throne in Jinling, the main generals of the Shanzhai clan, such as Chen Jingzhou and Zhou Pang, were transferred out of the Forbidden Army system one after another. Although Chen Yuanchen still hoped to stay in the Forbidden Army as a general, his brother was unfortunately killed by an arrow when attacking Jinling City.
Being the eldest son in the family requires you to take on more responsibilities.
In addition, Emperor Yanyou was already very suspicious of Shanzhai generals at the time, so he eventually followed his father Chen Jingzhou to serve in the Guangde Mansion, and then was transferred to the Jinling Military Department as chief.
When he went to Luoyang this time, Chen Yuanchen requested to serve in the frontline army. After Han Qian consulted Chen Jingzhou's opinion, he sent him to Wen Bo as a senior military officer.
A high-ranking military officer joined the army and enjoyed the treatment of deputy brigade commander. He was already regarded as a mid-level and high-level general in the army, but Chen Yuanchen was not willing to sit in the general's tent, surround the sand table, and give guidance on the battle map.
It has been more than half a month since the small group of troops entered Xiangshan in the early stage. They have a better understanding of the complex terrain inside Xiangshan. This time they are trying to transport supplies and manpower from the enemy's blockade to the north bank. They are considering trying to attack Xiangshan.
Looking for a foothold and establishing a stronghold internally, Chen Yuanchen asked to lead his team to the front line to learn more detailed information.
At present, he is considered to be the highest-ranking general in Xiangshan in the army.
Watching the enemy troops chasing after him, Chen Yuanchen calmly squatted behind a two-foot-high rock and took the spring-arm crossbow carried by the guard beside him.
Although this special spring-arm crossbow is an individual crossbow, it weighs fifty kilograms.
The elite soldiers in the army carry eighty kilograms for infantry combat and fifty kilograms for mountain combat. According to this standard, this crossbow alone requires a strong soldier without armor to carry it.
When Chen Yuanchen was a boy, he had the power to bind an ox. He could fire a three-stone super-powerful bow and shoot enemies at three hundred paces. This was considered a miraculous skill in the military. However, the new spring-arm crossbow made by Ordnance had a crossbow power as high as five stones.
, can kill enemies four hundred steps away with special long crossbow arrows.
Compared with the heavy-duty spring-arm bed crossbow, it is incorporated into a battle formation and focuses on suppressing the enemy's group attack, or shooting large enemy war equipment or large targets such as towers and towers. It does not require high accuracy, so individual soldiers with spring-arms can
Crossbows have extremely high requirements for accuracy.
Each individual spring-arm crossbow requires a long period of precise calibration in the later stages of production. At present, only a few dozen are being trial-produced for trial use by front-line combat troops. Even the official model and name have not been determined.
To be honest, the accuracy of this individual spring-arm crossbow is still somewhat unsatisfactory, but when Chen Yuanchen learned that this individual crossbow had a range of up to 400 steps, he was shocked and speechless for a long time.
He also knew that when fighting in rugged mountainous terrain, this kind of individual crossbow could make enemy soldiers feel insecure even four to five hundred paces away, which was of great significance.
He directly suggested that Wen Bo take out all the spring-arm crossbows and equip them for the soldiers and horses entering Xiangshan for infiltration operations, without paying special attention to whether these weapons would be captured by the enemy.
The enemy soldiers were chasing after them 400 steps away. Due to the complex terrain, the array was relatively scattered. The enemy soldiers in the front row also looked quite relaxed. Apparently they were not aware of the threat posed by such a long distance.
Chen Yuanchen unhurriedly used the gear winch to pull apart the thin steel wire rope string, put the two-foot-long special long crossbow arrow into the quiver, held the trembling crossbow body as steady as possible when pulling the trigger, and saw the long crossbow arrow leaving the trough.
, the next moment he shot hard into the left shoulder of an enemy soldier four hundred meters away.
After the enemy was panicked for a while, they quickly became vigilant. The front line raised their heavy shields to seek cover, and also tried to speed up the pursuit, instead of slowly opening a distance and hanging behind to look for loopholes here.
However, the dry ditch was full of rocks, the enemy held high shields, and considering the threat of this ultra-long-range individual crossbow, the speed of climbing up the dry ditch did not become much faster.
Chen Yuanchen unhurriedly fired four arrows in a row with his individual spring-arm crossbow, injuring two people. Another enemy soldier was directly shot through the face by the powerful crossbow arrow. At this time, more than 300 enemy soldiers advanced to attack the two soldiers.
A hundred steps away.
In addition to the special individual spring-arm crossbow in Chen Yuanchen's hand, the soldiers around him were also equipped with more than fifty arm-arm crossbows.
The effective range of this kind of arm-shaped crossbow still reaches the standard of a strong military bow, reaching 130 steps. It has more advantages from being high up. It can be said to have reached the standard of a heavy crossbow, but it is well-cast and light-armored.
The soldiers can carry them into the mountains to fight.
Chen Yuanchen commanded these heavy crossbowmen to be divided into three teams, taking turns to go down the dry ditch, closing the distance with the enemy and shooting, alternately suppressing the enemy soldiers in the dry ditch below, and obtaining more supplies for transporting into the mountain.
time.
Seeing that it would be difficult for the enemy to force their way to the Hangou, they immediately divided their troops into two flanks, regardless of the dense forests and dangerous slopes, hoping to take advantage of their numerical advantage to flank Chen Yuanchen and suppress Chen Yuanchen and the others.
Chen Yuanchen and his generals also retreated while fighting, trying to avoid entanglements as much as possible.
When encountering difficult-to-reach terrain on both sides, Chen Yuanchen would seize the opportunity to organize his troops and launch one or two counterattacks to drive back the enemy troops who were chasing after them.
Unconsciously, they walked zigzag for more than ten miles in the mountains and climbed more than 200 feet. However, before they climbed to the top of the first mountain ridge, the Yu River had already fallen far below their feet.
More than 20 soldiers were shot to death or wounded along the way, and their speed became slower. At this time, they were far behind, but they did not retreat.
The mountain of Xiangshan is very long and narrow, and it is quite thin from north to south.
From the location where Chen Yuanchen and the others are located, there are only two mountain ridges in the north and south. The south mountain ridge is the southern slope, and the terrain is said to be gentle. However, the average height of the south mountain ridge is still three hundred feet high from the surface of the Yu River, while the north mountain ridge is
The ridge is even one hundred feet higher, and the canyon in the middle is also extremely steep.
The troops who entered Xiangshan in the early stage found a long-abandoned village halfway up the mountainside behind the Nanshan Ridge, and thought they could establish a stronghold there.
After climbing over the gap in the mountain ridge at the top of Hangou and following a wild trail that clung to the 100-foot cliff, Chen Yuanchen saw the abandoned cottage hidden in the mountain col.
In the peaceful and prosperous times, Chen Yuanchen secretly felt that this place could be said to be a paradise. There was a live spring on the back wall of the village that continued to flow in winter. There was also a gentle slope to the west that could be used to cultivate more than 100 acres of sloping fields. More than a dozen families lived here.
Reproduction is no problem.
The key point is that Liang and Jin have been fighting around Xiangshan for many years. Some necessary living materials from the outside world cannot be transported in. Farming alone can meet all survival needs; besides, small groups of Liang and Jin scouts will break in from time to time, and it is impossible to disturb the mountains.
civil.
Even if they want to escape the war, not many people would choose Xiangshan, which has narrow mountains in the north and south and is sandwiched in the center of the defense line between the two countries.
Chen Yuanchen approached a deputy battalion commander and two soldiers who had gathered in advance and said: "The enemy's entanglement is quite tight this time. Even if we can hold this ruined stronghold, we probably can't ask them to withdraw - the enemy's
It is very likely that they will camp in the mountain ridge gap or in a relatively stable mountain depression on the south side of the mountain ridge, in an attempt to block us here. We must build defenses at the mountain ridge gap to prevent them from gaining a foothold on the south side. If we cannot do this,
Or perhaps to do this would require a lot of casualties, so we can’t choose this remnant stronghold whose exits are easily blocked as a stronghold..."
The goal of establishing a stronghold is not only to be easy to defend but difficult to attack, but also to provide various supports for the soldiers and horses who disperse into Xiangshan for infiltration operations.
This ruined stronghold is in danger of being blocked, but as long as the enemy forces occupy the mountain crest gap on the side of the land, the only cliff path in and out of the stronghold will be blocked. Therefore, when establishing a stronghold here, we must first consider closing the mountain crest gap.
Hold on and consider whether there is a second alternative address nearby that you can evacuate to.
Of course, they also have to consider how determined the enemy is to attack this stronghold, which requires actual combat to find out...