Any merits must be recorded, and any faults must be cited.
This is the principle that Prime Minister Zhuge Liang has practiced since he founded the government.
In particular, this was the time when the Han Dynasty was gathering strength for the Northern Expedition and wanted to kill all the soldiers.
Therefore, Zheng Pu, who single-handedly facilitated the inward migration of the Di King Fu Zhang and his family, the Prime Minister also expressed Zheng Pu's contribution when he went to the court to ask the emperor for an edict to award the Fu Zhang.
Officially promoted to general of miscellaneous title: transferred to general of fighting against captives.
It's just that now all the military departments have been dispatched and subordinated, so Zheng Pu has not been sent more troops.
Perhaps this was the reason why the Han Dynasty had "incomparable positions and power" since the late emperor. The prime minister and the emperor Liu Chan felt that it would be too perfunctory to transfer the position without adding more troops. In order to highlight Zheng Pu's contribution, they granted the marriage in the form of an imperial edict.
After the daughter of the Zhang family of the Marquis of Xixiang got her hairpin, she promised it to Zheng Pu.
First he was favored by the prime minister, and then he became brother-in-law with the emperor. Everyone in the Han Dynasty knew that Zheng Pu would definitely become an important minister of the country in the future.
The generals in Hanzhong also know this well.
Although they don't deliberately make friends, they don't deliberately be harsh either.
Wei Yan, who was plucked from the army by the late emperor and rose from an unknown soldier to the border of the country, never forgot the kindness of the late emperor.
He is also loyal to his current emperor, Liu Chan, and is willing to die a hundred times.
Therefore, after knowing that Zheng Pu was involved with the emperor, he became somewhat restrained from Zheng Pu's unruly behavior.
Moreover, one of the people who came with Zheng Pu was Fu Qian.
Fu Xu served the country loyally and was always praised by military officers and soldiers.
Wei Yan was also from Yiyang, and had a hometown friendship with Fu Qian's late father, Fu Shu. They were both recruited into the army by the late Emperor Liu Bei when he lived in Xinye.
Now I see that Fu Qian has become a disciple of Zheng Pu. He loves the house and the crow, and he is not easy to be sensual and harsh.
Especially when Zheng Pufu arrived, he made courteous remarks.
"I report to General Wei that the Prime Minister sent me here as an assistant. In fact, I want to observe the general's use of troops to benefit myself. I also ask the general not to think that I am stupid and not to be stingy with my understanding."
Since he regarded himself as a junior, he implicitly praised Wei Yan's ability in commanding troops.
Again, he was straightforward and informed that he would not comment too much.
Let Wei Yan smile and stroke his beard, looking at Pan with a sense of contentment.
He also suddenly felt that this young man with a weak reputation who suddenly rose to fame was actually a lot more pleasing to the eye.
However, among all the great men, there are only a few people who are worthy of his kind words and treatment, and Zheng Pu is not among them.
"Don't break my military rules, don't hinder my dispatch. For the rest, just do it by yourself, no one will stop you."
Just as he did to his own soldiers, Wei Yan's voice was calm, he waved his hand, and sent Zheng Pu out of the Chinese army's tent.
However, Fu Qian was left behind.
He claimed that his eldest son was about the same age as Fu Qian and was now in the army, so he sent him to keep him company.
Fu Qian was a little stunned by this.
After a while, he finally realized what he was doing and raised his head to look at Zheng Pu. After Zheng Pu nodded slightly, Fang Xin bowed down and bowed, "Qian, thank you, General, for taking care of me."
Even someone as unruly as Wei Wenchang is not so difficult to get along with.
Zheng Pu, who had left the Chinese army's tent and followed Wei Yan's troops to the place where they were stationed, felt a little emotional in his heart.
Just do it and watch.
In preparation for the attack on the three eastern counties, Wei Yanai led his soldiers dozens of miles eastward and stationed themselves at a place called "Akasaka" in Bashu and "Dankou" in Cao Wei.
The river valley that flows eastward from the Mian River and approaches the Daba Mountains and the Qinling Mountains creates an extremely narrow and constricted valley.
It is also the only place that Cao Wei must pass when he marches eastward to Hanzhong.
No matter whether you go from Guanzhong to Ziwu Valley or attack directly from Dongsanjun.
Inevitably, such a gap with mountains and rivers has been the first choice for defense and siege since ancient times.
After the three eastern counties were captured by Cao Wei, the Han Dynasty built a garrison here.
The terrain is adjacent to Longting Mountain, which extends from the Qinling Mountains in the north, and to the Mianshui River in the south. It is guarded between the two exits of the Qinling Tangluo Road into Hanzhong County, and thus becomes the eastern gateway of Hanzhong County.
The strategic significance is as important as the garrison of Yang'ankou.
Moreover, just like the Mianyang City behind Yang'ankou, behind this garrison, the Chenggu County City was also built on a flat land, and reinforcements could be rushed in half a day's drive.
Well, the Mianshui River winds here and the canyon passing through Longting Mountain is called Huangjin Gorge.
Therefore, this fortification is also called the "Golden Siege"! [Note 1]
The Mianshui River that passed through this golden garrison was extremely turbulent due to the sudden flattening of the river channel, and there were many dangerous shoals and rocks.
No matter the Han Dynasty or Cao Wei, it is difficult to use this method on a large scale.
If the Han Dynasty sends out troops and goes straight down the river to reach the west city of Weixing County overnight, it can have the effect of a surprise attack.
However, if the battle is unfavorable, it will be extremely difficult to retreat.
If the tail is not cut off to survive, and one or two troops are allowed to fight to the death and cut off the rear, the whole army will not be able to return.
In addition, when Cao Cao of the Wei Dynasty divided the three eastern counties, he also established Anyang County (today's Shiquan County) under Weixing County along the Mianshui River Valley and west of the entrance of Ziwu Valley (Chi River) as an outpost to defend Bashu.
Now it is guarded by Shen Yi, the prefect of Wei Xing.
In other words, the surprise attack on Chang'an planned by Wei Yan was very unrealistic.
At least it would be difficult for him to do it. When he captured Anyang County, he could wipe out all the soldiers of the Wei army without leaving a single person to report the news.
Fortunately, the decision-maker is the Prime Minister.
Seeing the mighty Mian River and the river bed lined with strange rocks, Zheng Pu felt a little happy.
Not only because Ziwu Valley will not be mentioned again, but also because Zhuge Qiao will not come here.
Well, the Prime Minister originally planned to have Zhuge Qiao come with him to watch the battle.
However, Zheng Pu whispered, "Brother Bosong seems to be ill," and the prime minister suddenly realized that Zhuge Qiao was somewhat emaciated from months of transporting grain.
Therefore, Zhuge Qiao stayed in Mianyang to handle the documents.
Originally, the message that the Prime Minister asked him to carry was Zheng Pu's responsibility.
"Zijin told Wen Chang that at the end of this year, regardless of whether Meng Da raises his troops or not, and whether he fights against Wei or not, he will lead his troops back."
It also made Zheng Pu understand the prime minister's intention in an instant.
At the beginning of the next year, I vowed to fight for the Northern Expedition!
However, thinking about it carefully, it is not surprising.
If it weren't for waiting for Meng Da to raise his troops, the prime minister would have sent troops to Longyou when the autumn harvest was completed!
First of all, time waits for no one.
There is no wall that is impervious to wind. From the beginning of the third month of spring, more than 100,000 troops of the Han Dynasty were stationed in Hanzhong County. If the delay was too long, the news might be leaked and Ni Wei would be surprised.
Furthermore, if Meng Da raises his troops, he will inevitably attract Cao Wei's troops to Jingzhou.
The Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty had the same effect as "attacking the east and attacking the west".
Finally, they were soldiers of the Han Dynasty, and there were very few northerners.
Because Hanzhong County is blocked by the Qinling Mountains, the climate is almost the same as that of Bashu.
However, when the troops leave Wudu County, whether they go north to Guanzhong or west to Longyou, the climate is completely different.
Since ancient times, the first concern when driving troops to fight has been the supply of food, fodder and baggage.
Secondly, they are worried that the soldiers will not adapt to the acclimatization, which will lead to rampant epidemics and collapse before fighting!
As cautious and meticulous as the prime minister, when waiting for Meng Da to raise his troops, he also thought of using this winter to let the soldiers adapt to the cold wind of the northwest.
"General, the camp has been set up, do you want to rest?"
A question interrupted Zheng Pu's meditation.
It's Zhang Yi.
When Zheng Pu came to Huangjin to garrison the siege, in addition to Fu Qian, Qi Yacuo and more than 20 other retinues, he also specially brought him here.
In order to allow him, who has never been with the army to conquer, to accumulate battlefield experience.
As for Huo Yi, given his status and talents, the Prime Minister will let him command an army sooner or later.
Now that he is allowed to stay in the army and lead various departments alone, it is also a way to get familiar with it early.
After all, the restoration of the Central Plains was not the work of one person.
"No need."
Shaking his head slightly, Zheng Pu stepped forward and waved to him to follow him, "It's a rare opportunity to come to General Zhenbei's army to observe the battle. Bo Qi will follow me and see more of General Wei's tribes, camps and soldiers."
Scheduling may benefit yourself.”
"promise."
Hearing this, Zhang Ni nodded heavily and said solemnly, "I will definitely live up to the general's kindness in cultivating me."
"Heh~~~"
Such a respectful gesture also made Zheng Puyan smile.
He waved his hand, indicating that he did not need to be respectful and restrained, and then asked, "In your free time, why don't Bo Qi discuss military strategies with me? Looking at this garrison and defense, if you were the defender, how would you defeat the enemy? On the contrary, if
If you are the leader of an incoming Wei general, how will you attack them?"
"The general asked, how dare I brush it off?"
Immediately, Zhang Ni became very energetic and nodded repeatedly, "Please give me some time, General, to watch this, and think about it before discussing it with the General."
"good."
Winter, December.
On the wall of Shangyong City, Meng Da, the prefect of Xincheng, looked at the densely packed Wei army outside the city with despair.
He was tricked by Sima Yi.
And it's the kind of person who falls into death and will never recover.
Since Sima Yi stationed his army in Wancheng in June, he has frequently sent envoys to appease him.
For example, he was praised for guarding the three eastern counties and resisting Bashu for several years. His hard work and great achievements made him the mainstay of Cao Wei.
If it is said that Cao Wei will attack Sun Wu again in the near future, Jingzhou will also send troops and let him continue to work hard to guard the border between Bashu and Cao Wei.
etc.
He was relieved and thought that Cao Wei would not understand what he was thinking, so he did not make preparations.
Even when Prime Minister Zhuge Liang wrote to him asking him to make preparations as soon as possible, he felt that there was no need to worry because Zhang He, the general of the left who was also guarding Jingzhou, showed no signs of reining in his troops.
Moreover, once he asked the officials and people to prepare for war, Sima Yi might know the truth.
However, suddenly, Sima Yi sent someone to urge him to go to Luoyang to report on his duties.
If you enter Luoyang, you will not be able to return.
If he doesn't enter, Sima Yi will judge him as disobedient and lead his army to attack him.
In desperation, he was forced to raise his troops in advance.
On that day, he even thought that with more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, relying on Shangyongjian City and the reinforcements from Bashu, he could rest easy.
Because Wancheng is eight hundred miles away from Luoyang, while Shangyong is one thousand two hundred miles away from Luoyang.
If Sima Yi led his army to attack, he would first go to Luoyang to ask for an edict and then supervise all the troops to come. It would take at least a month, and he would have been ready to fight.
Moreover, Shangyong City is built on a mountain and is surrounded by Mianshui River on three sides.
At the place where the water flows under the city, there is a "White Horse Stop" built with wooden fences, which can block the waterway coming from Jingzhou.
It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, somewhat similar to Xiangyang City.
Even if the enemy comes and attacks five times as many times, he still won't be able to defeat him.
In the past, he led Xia Houshang and Xu Huang to defeat Liu Feng, who was stationed at Shangyong at that time. He also sneered: "Feng, you have delayed the Jincheng for thousands of miles, and you have lost it even more!"
Who would have expected that today he would also become a laughing stock.
When Sima Yi led his army to station in Wancheng, he carried Cao Rui's edict: "If Meng Da rebels, you can attack him." There is no need to go to the table again.
Moreover, he did not mobilize Zhang He's troops.
Instead, he kept his jaw opening motionless to confuse himself.
He secretly dispatched Jingzhou to engage in state Taipei. He had already prepared his troops and horses, and set out for Shangyong at the same time as the envoys sent to urge him to join Luo.
Zhou Tai was from Nanyang County.
He has little reputation, is well versed in military strategy, and is extremely brave.
When Sima Yi was stationed in Wancheng, he was often sent by the governor Pei Qian to report military affairs to Wancheng.
Because of this, he was appreciated by Sima Yi.
He was well versed in the terrain of Jingzhou and was appointed as the vanguard by Sima Yi. He secretly led two thousand troops and attacked Shangyong all the way.
It took only five days to reach the 400-mile rugged mountain road in Dongsan County!
At that time, Mengda was leading his soldiers and civilians to repair the Baima Fortress outside the city that blocked the waterway.
Zhou Tai's troops suddenly arrived and attacked with great noise, driving the civilians to roll back and charge into the fortress.
Mengda was caught off guard, and there were not many soldiers who went out to repair the fortifications, so they were unable to resist.
In desperation, he had no choice but to abandon Baima Fortress and lead his troops back to the city to defend it.
With the Mianshui River channel unblocked, Sima Yi's army, which followed from behind, was able to transport grain and baggage by boat. It took only eight days to arrive from Wancheng with countless siege equipment, and surrounded Shangyong City.
live.
It came so quickly that Meng Da sent an envoy to Hanzhong and begged Prime Minister Zhuge Liang to send troops to rescue him.
However, before the reinforcements arrived, the bad news arrived first.
Shen Yi, the prefect of Wei Xing who was originally subordinate to him and has always been on both ends of the spectrum, did not sit back and watch this time, but waited until the two sides ended before placing bets!
He directly raised his troops and sent people to report to Sima Yi, claiming that he would increase his troops in Anyang County to contain Bashu's incoming reinforcements.
Let the soldiers, officials and people in Shangyong City feel like they are mourning for their heirs.
After all, with the loss of Baima Fortress, the morale of the soldiers in the city was already unstable!
If no reinforcements come now, how can this city be defended?
Could it be that God wants to destroy me?
Mengda was filled with sadness in his heart, but he still maintained a high morale, inspiring the soldiers to stick to their faith.
However, it's a pity.
There were more than 10,000 soldiers, but apart from his troops, not many of them showed the intention to fight to the death.
Especially after Sima Yi besieged the city, he carried the book with arrows and shot them into the city.
He claimed that he would only kill Meng Da, the chief culprit of the rebellion, and ignore the rest, so that others should not make mistakes and rush to the city to surrender. If they resist desperately and the day the city is breached, the city will be full of chickens and dogs!
Moreover, the officers and soldiers in the city and their family members who are not in the city must also be held accountable.
There are many precedents for Cao Wei's massacre of cities.
Therefore, it had only been two days since Jianshu entered the city, and the morale of the troops in the city was once again shaken.
Furthermore, after besieging the city, Sima Yi attacked day and night regardless of casualties.
For five days of attack and defense, they beat trees in Shangyong City, all the arrows were exhausted, and the arrow tower was knocked down by stone cannons.
During the eight days of attack and defense, Shangyong's soldiers were killed and wounded more than a thousand people. Everyone was panic-stricken and kept in groups, whispering constantly.
On the twelfth day of the attack and defense, Sima Yi divided his troops
Zhou Taibu, who had been serving as the first to ascend, actually hurried to Anyang County in Weixing County.
Mengda, who was on the city wall day and night, could see clearly.
Regardless of whether it was confirmed or not, he cheered loudly and boosted morale, "The Prime Minister has sent troops to rescue us. If the soldiers hold on for a few more days, reinforcements will surely arrive!"
Of course!
When Wei Yan got Meng Da's book, he drove down.
On a mountain in the Mianshui River Valley, a person was looking down.
When he saw Zhou Tai leading the troops passing by, he punched himself hard on the thigh with a proud face!
Well, he is still in his thirties, but his beard is nearly three feet tall!
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[Note 1: The Golden Siege was the place where Liu Yin held firm during the battle to destroy Shu in history. It is located about five kilometers east of today’s Yangxian County, Shaanxi.]
