Xu Deyan nodded slightly and put away his smile: "Should we attack Mianzhu Pass or not?"
Pei Zilie clenched the letter in his hand.
To fight or not to fight... If we fight, Wei Xiaokuan is more likely to transfer his troops to Langzhong, which will undoubtedly add more pressure and danger to Li Xingchen. But according to Li Xingchen's wishes, Mianzhu Pass must be fought.
, and it must be resolved quickly...
How can this Xiongguan Road be so easy to fight?
Looking at the expression on Pei Zilie's face, Xu Deyan had roughly guessed the answer. His general was obviously no longer thinking about "to fight or not to fight", but was thinking about how to fight.
Mianzhu Pass is named "Mianzhu". It is actually composed of two parts. One is Mianzhu City located on the west bank of Mianyang River (today's Mianyuan River), and the other is Lutou Pass located on the east bank. The city gates are horns to each other.
The Zitong area is the only way to reach Shu County, and it is also the starting point of Jiange Road. It has been known as the "Little Throat of Bashu" since ancient times.
In fact, Mianzhu City has been abandoned in the wars over the years. The only one that really survived and could be used as a defensive pass was Lutou Pass. Therefore, over time, Lutou Pass was also called "Mianzhu Pass", which once represented two places.
replaced by the name.
At this time, what Pei Zilie saw in front of him was Mianzhu Pass, which is where Luofengpo is located, and where Zhuge Liang's son Zhuge Zhan fought alone in a bloody battle with Deng Ai. Hundreds of years have passed, and these once shining figures have turned into a handful of loess, and
Only Mianzhu Pass still stands here, blocking Pei Zilie's view to the north.
"Three hundred years ago, Deng Ai attacked the city here. In the front, Zhuge Zhan was guarding the pass, and later Jiang Wei's army came back to support him. This was the place where he died. However, Deng Ai was armed with strong weapons and took the lead, tempting the young Zhuge Zhan to act with his will.
He rashly led his troops into battle. In the end, Zhuge Zhan died in battle, Mianzhu Pass was lost, and Deng Ai marched to Guanghan, forcing Liu Chan to surrender." Xu Deyan couldn't help but murmur at this time. For him who is well-read, this period of history is just a piece of history he picked up at his fingertips.
"Three hundred years ago, Deng Ai survived from a desperate situation..." Pei Zilie couldn't help but said softly, "I wonder if we people will survive from a desperate situation at Mianzhu Pass three hundred years later.
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After a pause, the confusion and sigh in Pei Zilie's eyes disappeared: "Send the order, Zheng Kaiyuan leads his troops to search along the mountain road, be sure to kill the enemy scouts, and if you encounter an enemy camp, you can try to attack."
"This..." Xu Deyan was stunned for a moment, what did his general mean?
Didn't Pei Zilie himself say just now that these mountain roads are no longer going to be used because they can no longer play an unexpected role? Why has he changed his mind now?
"False and true, since the city guard intends to guard against someone taking a small road to outflank the pass, then someone might as well comply with his wishes." Pei Zilie chuckled, "Now it's time for him to guess what happened to someone.
Thought."
Xu Deyan was silent for a moment, roughly understanding what Pei Zilie meant.
"In addition, let's move the baggage at the back faster, especially the trebuchets and crossbows, and transfer them to the navy as soon as possible. Mianzhu must be dealt with quickly." Pei Zilie looked a little more serious, and then murmured, "I don't know where Shizhong is.
How long can we hold on... let alone how Wei Xiaokuan will move..."
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"Langzhong, Mianzhu... is interesting." Wei Xiaokuan was sitting on the Jiange Pass, looking at the news sent by the scouts, and couldn't help but reach out and stroke his beard.
"Dad, I didn't expect that Yuchi Jiong would be blocked by Li Xingchen in Micang Mountain. If I had known this, it would be better to let him wait for us to march together. This would give Li Xingchen every opportunity to defeat him." Wei Shou's face was filled with regret.
look.
Wei Xiaokuan snorted: "March together? You think it's easy, but do you think that if we march together, I or that old guy Yuchi will lead who? And once they lead the troops at the same time, if the order is conveyed, you guys will
Do you listen to Yuchi Jong's words? Things will get messy when the time comes."
Wei Shou wanted to refute, but he frowned and couldn't think of a reason.
The conflict between Yuchi Jiong and Wei Xiaokuan, and further up is the conflict between Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian. Going deeper, it is the conflict between the Han people and the Xianbei people. Some conflicts can only be alleviated, but there is no way to completely reconcile them.
.The Han people and the Xianbei people can cooperate with each other, but they can never be at heart with each other.
Wei Shou already knew this, and he did not expect any Xianbei people to regard him as a true friend.
Therefore, Wei Xiaokuan and Yuchi are here. In order to avoid conflicts between the two armies and thus affect the entire battle situation, they will inevitably advance separately.
Obviously Li Xingchen had already figured this out and entered Langzhong ahead of Yuchi Jiong, blocking Yuchi Jiong. Li Xingchen knew very well that when he captured Langzhong, Wei Xiaokuan had not yet moved to his flank, so there was no need to worry at all.
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"Without Yuchi Bo Juluo (a cousin of Yuchi Jiong) in front, Li Xingchen might have occupied Chaotianmen and Zitong by now, or retreated to block Jiameng Pass. There would be no way we could enter Jiange," Wei Xiaokuan sneered, "
Look at these local soldiers. They basically have little fighting spirit, their morale is low, and their weapons are even rusty. It would be wishful thinking to rely on them to resist Li Xingchen."
Wei Shou sighed softly, this is an indisputable fact, because Yuchi Jiong forced his way over the Micang Mountain in the heavy snow and appeared in Langzhong, so Li Yichen could only slow down and try his best to deal with Yuchi Jiong in Langzhong, otherwise Li Yichen would be afraid of his death.
The general's flag has already been flying on the sword pavilion.
The combat effectiveness of these local soldiers in the Northern Zhou Dynasty is indeed not worth mentioning. Even if there are many dangerous passes on the road from Jiange to Jiameng Pass and then to Chaotian, Li Xingchen can probably break through them. The two dangerous places of Baidi City and Luzhou City were one and the same.
Best example.
Although the favorable geographical location of Bashu has offset some of the influence of human relations, no one can deny that among "timing, favorable geographical location, and human harmony", "harmony" still plays the most important role.
Fortunately, Yu Chijiong reacted quickly and sent troops directly into Cangxi, blocking the possibility of Li Xingchen's troops going north to block Chaotian, allowing Wei Xiaokuan to easily pass through the two dangerous places of Chaotianmen and Jiameng Pass and arrive at Jiange City.
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However, Yuchi Jiong did not have much food and grass now, and his troops were divided into two groups. In fact, the main force was completely trapped in the Micang Mountain and could not advance or retreat, so Wei Xiaokuan had to make a move.
Yuchi Jiong protected Wei Xiaokuan's path forward. Of course, Wei Xiaokuan could not just watch Yuchi Jiong's army be wiped out due to lack of baggage and food. In other words, when Li Xingchen blocked Yuchi Jiong and captured Langzhong, Wei Xiaokuan
It is necessary to send troops into Langzhong.
This is a strategic judgment as well as a political judgment.
Even political reasons outweighed strategy. Wei Xiaokuan could not give excuses to those in the court who were waiting to criticize him because of the Bashu War.