Go out of Shimen in the southeast and cross Xiaolong Mountain, which is more than a hundred meters away. The stone road is winding and can only be accessed in one step.
Ever since the old Qin people entered Guanzhong along the Wei River, the difficulty of passing through the Wei River Valley has been known to the world.
A general in armor stood on an upright boulder, stroking his beard and laughing loudly.
I saw that he was seven feet four inches tall, with a square head and big ears, and a dignified appearance. His thick eyebrows and beard and piercing eyes made people think, "This is what a man of our generation should be" at the first sight.
He is Wu Ban, Wu Yuanxiong, the former leader of the Han Dynasty.
He is generous and courageous, and is known as a hero.
Among the senior generals in the Han army, he is second only to Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Li Yan and Chen Dao in reputation and military use.
Even his brother Wu Yi, the governor of Guanzhong, could not hide his sharp edge.
During the Battle of Yiling, he and Feng Xi were appointed as vanguards by the late Emperor Liu Bei to defeat the Wu general Li Yi in Wu County and push the battle line to Zigui County, thus opening the way out of Shu for the Wu army.
Today, he led his army to guard the Weishui River Valley, but Wang Shuang, the general who rebelled against Wei, was helpless.
The narrow road could only accommodate dozens of people. Even if Wang Shuang allowed his troops to ascend first and attacked day and night for more than ten consecutive days, he could not break through the Han army's defense.
Wang Shuang found soldiers who were good at climbing and put them into a death camp. He wanted to climb mountains and ridges and risk his life in a surprise attack.
However, he didn't expect that Wu Ban's military regulations were very strict, and a team of soldiers who were patrolling the mountain and on guard would come to explore the surrounding areas within a quarter of an hour.
Therefore, the fate of those three hundred men who dared to die was miserable.
Forced by the Han army's crossbows and arrows, he had no choice but to let go and fall from a cliff dozens of feet high. His shrill wails resounded throughout the valley, with endless echoes.
Some fell into the Wei River, causing water columns several feet high.
Some of them were hit hard on the valley path lined with collapsed rocks. Blood splattered five feet high and turned into a pool of red and white flesh, with white bones faintly visible.
It also made the Wei soldiers look horrified.
Wang Shuang was furious.
Later, Cao Zhen asked Cao Zhen to send 3,000 men to help in the battle, so he took advantage of the larger force and took the boats carrying heavy supplies of food and fodder from the rear to carry troops and forcefully crossed the Wei River at night.
They planned to sacrifice half of their troops in exchange for the strategic goal of opening up the Weishui River Valley.
However, this decision stopped him from fighting anymore.
When the Wei River came out of Longshan, it became turbulent due to the large terrain difference between the west and east. The Wei army's boats went upstream and could not cross quickly.
And Wu Ban was already prepared for this.
As soon as they arrived at this place, they asked the soldiers to cut down nearly a hundred trees, remove the branches and leaves, remove the stems, and sharpen both ends.
When they saw the Wei army's boats coming, they pushed them all into the Wei River. The sharp wooden trunks relied on the power of the rushing water to hit the boats with great force.
Suddenly, the ship sank and people drowned, and countless Wei troops became food for fish and turtles.
Perhaps, this year's fishermen in Youfufeng will happily praise the fish and turtles for their huge size and plumpness!
The attempt to cross the river failed, and Wang Shuang completely gave up the idea of crossing the Weishui River Valley.
After gathering the remaining soldiers and guarding the exit on the east side of Longshan Mountain, they sent people to report to Cao Zhen the progress of the battle there and to apologize for the numerous casualties of the battle but to no avail.
In other words, there is no need to worry about the rebel Wei army attacking the Weishui River Valley!
Naturally, Wu Ban also made a statement to the prime minister, claiming that the Wei army had retreated on this road.
Longguan Road, street pavilion.
After receiving reports of victory from Wu Yi and Wu Ban one after another, even the majestic Prime Minister Zhuge Liang couldn't help but smile with joy.
It was a joy that came from the bottom of my heart.
And it is endless, filling the body in an instant.
After several years of worrying and walking on thin ice, he finally had a result that made him extremely happy.
Tianshui County is fully occupied, and the street pavilions here are as solid as gold. It can be said that Longyou has already captured it!
Occupying Longyou and capturing Liangzhou will get twice the result with half the effort!
After taking Liangzhou completely, ten thousand cavalry could sweep through Guanzhong and regain the old capital of the Han Dynasty within ten years!
With the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan blocked and the fertile land of Bashu, it was possible to obtain the foundation of the powerful Qin Dynasty during the Warring States Period.
Advance can defeat the Central Plains, retreat can ensure the continued destruction of the Han Dynasty!
No matter what the outcome is, he can let him, when he sees the late emperor after his personal injury, say: "Your Majesty's kindness in knowing you, and your kindness in caring for me, I am so lucky to have lived up to my command!"
The prime minister, who was sitting on the bed under the banner, spread out the two military newspapers in front of the desk and read them several times.
After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned his gaze to the distant mountains, his eyes a little blurry.
The mountains that stand proudly between the sky and the earth already have some greenery, dotted in the early spring that turns from warm to cold.
It’s March and everything is coming back to life.
The "recovery" of my big man has also ushered in the dawn!
Congratulations!
The Prime Minister suddenly felt that even when he held his grandson Zhuge Pan for the first time, the happiness in his heart was not as full as it was today.
I also feel that this year’s spring sunshine is particularly bright and heart-warming.
However, sometimes, no one knows which one will come first, tomorrow or the accident.
"Report!"
As soon as the order was sent to the soldiers, they were rushing towards the big banner.
Before he arrived, he took out a piece of cloth from his chest, raised his hands in the air, and said, "Prime Minister, General Xiao Guandao is reporting the arrival of the army!"
Well, Zijin has a book?
Could it be that Xiao Guandao's Wei army also retreated?
The prime minister, whose thoughts were interrupted, looked sideways, with a ray of expectation in his heart, and reached out to take the military report from the guard.
After reading it, the smile on his face suddenly receded like the tide.
Those few lines of words made him stare at them for a long time with his eyes wide open.
His expression was full of disbelief.
"Boom!"
The general's newspaper was smashed on the case table with one hand, and the pen and inkstone shook with the sound, leaving the case table in a mess, "You often misunderstood me!!"
It also made Guan Xing beside him look full of disbelief.
He had never seen the Prime Minister so gloomy.
In other words, among all the powerful men, no one has ever seen the Prime Minister getting angry.
You Chang mistook the Prime Minister?
Could it be that Ma did something wrong by joining the army?
Guan Xing vaguely guessed and wanted to ask. However, he saw that the Prime Minister had closed his eyes and held his breath, with bitterness all over his face, so he secretly swallowed his doubts.
Phew~~~~
After an unknown amount of time, the Prime Minister exhaled a breath of turbidity.
The anger, grief, bitterness, unwillingness, sadness and many other emotions on the face are all hidden.
Only a trace of guilt remains.
He remembered that the late Emperor Liu Bei had warned him before his death: "Ma Su exaggerated and cannot be used for practical purposes. Please check it out!"
But he thought otherwise and promoted him without hesitation and entrusted him with important responsibilities!
To this day, bitter liquor is brewed by oneself.
"My lord, I feel ashamed to have shown such great importance to my late emperor."
A word of sadness quietly flashed through his heart, and the Prime Minister suddenly opened his eyes.
He stood up suddenly, pulled up the golden ax that stood beside the big banner, and handed it to Guan Xing. His voice was sharp and he said, "Anguo, take this ax and quickly go and tell General Chen to hand over all the baggage and other items to General Gao." Let him immediately take his five thousand soldiers and rush to Xiaoguandao with light equipment! If he doesn't arrive within six days, he will be punished by military law!"
"promise!"
Taking the golden yue given by Emperor Liu Chan with both hands, Guan Xing respectfully accepted the order with a serious look on his face.
Not daring to delay, he bowed and bowed before turning around and striding off the high platform, leading several of his retinues on horseback and heading south along the Longguan Road.
The prime minister's anxious eyes kept chasing his figure. After hiding in the bend of the mountain road, Fang turned his head and returned to continue supervising the battle.
The war here is still raging.
Cao Zhen, who had experienced many battles and gained military morale, had already asked his soldiers to fill in the ditch in front of the camp.
Also relying on the strong national power of the Wei Dynasty, they did not skimp on arrows and other baggage, and poured out arrows every day to protect Cao's soldiers and soldiers from attacking.
The Han Dynasty has long since declined.
Moreover, this time they came to Longyou for an unexpected attack. In order to save marching time, they did not carry many arrows and crossbows.
For example, the special crossbow arrows of Yuan Rong's crossbow have been exhausted.
The defense of the camp was much weaker.
Every time, the rebel Wei generals climbed onto the low wall of the camp and fought hand to hand.
This is also the reason why the Prime Minister did not dare to mobilize the troops here to help Zheng Pu guard Xiaoguandao.
After all, if Xiaoguandao was lost, they could still show off their relatives, and the two counties of Lueyang would continue to block the road and set up defenses to block Cao's army's way south.
However, if Jieting is lost, the Wei army can march straight into Tianshui County and drink the Mawei River, making the outcome of the Northern Expedition no longer possible.
Zijin, you must hold on for a little longer!
At least, we must hold on until Chen Shibu rushes for help!
I also hope that God will have mercy on me, a big man!
The Prime Minister, who believed that man can conquer heaven, prayed devoutly to God for the first time in his life.
However, God's will was no better than his.
Only four days later, with two days left before he gave Chen Shi a deadline to rush for reinforcements, Zheng Pu's military report arrived again.
It’s no longer just a few lines.
say:
"Pu was originally a humble man, but the Prime Minister never gave up. Seeing that his trust was abnormal, he was promoted many times and entrusted with important tasks. Pu was so grateful that he could not repay him. Now the army against the Wei Dynasty is nearly three times larger than mine. It came out of Xiao Guandong; against the Wei Dynasty
General Zhang He of the left, with about 3,000 cavalry, came north via Liangzhou and attacked us vigorously. Pu's troops were few and incompetent. He was unworthy of the Prime Minister's kindness in promoting him and was already in dire straits! I hope the Prime Minister will deploy defenses in the rear as soon as possible and do this early.
Plan. Pu will try his best and delay it. If he doesn’t die, no one of his soldiers can defeat Wei!"
After the Prime Minister looked at it, he couldn't help but his eyes were slightly wet, he raised his head and sighed to the sky.
He An Neng didn't know that Zheng Pu's military report was also the last book he wrote!
After Fa Xiaozhi died of illness, there was almost no one in the Han Dynasty who had the talent for planning and planning!
Finally, the young Zheng Pu came to the fore, and every plan he made was successful; everything he decided was not biased!
He also devoted himself to training and promoted without hesitation. Because he was a scholar from Yizhou, he was afraid that he would not be tolerated by his colleagues in the future, so he even considered his marriage.
I hope that in the future, after my death, this son can take up the banner of restoring the Central Plains and extend Han Zuo's reign!
But I didn’t expect that today it would wither away!
How can the long sky be inferior to me, the great Han Xie?
When he was young, the prime minister suppressed the grief and anger in his heart, and sat upright on the bed with a straight face.
He is a very tenacious person.
The Han Dynasty suffered successive defeats at Xiangfan and Yiling, as well as the death of the late emperor Liu Bei in Yong'an. He firmly believed that one day, Bashu would regain its old capital, and the Han Dynasty would eventually conquer the Central Plains and extend the glory of Han Zuo for another four hundred years!
Now, he has not given up this idea.
After thinking for a while, he wrote and wrote quickly, and wrote out all the arrangements for the worst ending.
He ordered Guan Xing to serve as a separate governor and immediately rushed to Chengji County with five thousand people to guard the city.
It not only threatened the Wei army's retreat, so that it would not dare to march south; it also echoed the Wei Yan tribe stationed in Pingxiang City to prevent him from being cut off from his return route.
He ordered General Gao Xiang and more than 10,000 soldiers to immediately rush to Lueyang County to block the road and defend the Wei army from Xiaoguan. They drove to the rear of the street pavilion to attack.
He ordered Wu Yi's tribe in Tianshui County to hand over the responsibility of appeasing the common people in the capital of Guizhou to Wu Ban and take charge.
This allowed him to separate and rush to Xianqin County to set up camp, blocking the possibility of the Wei army going south along the Changli River (Hulu River) valley.
Even Deng Zhi's troops, who were about to arrive in Tianshui County, had general orders sent to them.
Instead, let him escort the grain, fodder, and baggage with more than a thousand people.
Four thousand soldiers and horses were detached to speed up the march and rushed to Xianqin County to defend it together with Wu Yi's troops.
After all, Wu Yi's troops now only have three thousand soldiers and horses, and it is difficult to stop the Wei army.
After arranging everything, the prime minister asked his servants to bring armor and put it on, and he personally walked up to the low wall of the camp, and the soldiers with swords in hand bravely defended the camp.
Well, Cao Zhenying also learned that the Wei army from Anding County had left Xiao Pass.
Therefore, in the past few days, I personally beat the drums to encourage the soldiers to attack day and night regardless of life and death, making the battle extremely fierce.
The reason was simply that he wanted to hold back the Prime Minister's troops here and prevent him from sending troops to Xiaoguandao for reinforcements.
As for Zheng Pu, why he was in emergency twice in four days must start with Ma Di leaving in anger.
That day he and Zheng Pu parted on bad terms, feeling extremely embarrassed and ashamed.
The anger that burned away his reason made him feel that Zheng Pu was an ungrateful man!
It was obvious that he had been recommended by him, it was obvious that he was aware of his embarrassing situation in the army, and it was obviously a God-given opportunity to make achievements, but he actually refused!
He actually refused!!
Can An be so evil?
It is true that he wanted to attack Xiaoguan for his own selfish gain, but it was also an act of benefit to the country!
In the future, when I send troops to seize the three auxiliary places in Guanzhong, how can I not take the Xiaoguan Road! Now I take the opportunity to seize Xiaoguan, repair it, and rely on it as a gateway. Wouldn't it be a great opportunity?
Short-sighted people!
Not enough!
Ma Su was so angry that he decided to send troops out of Xiaoguan.
People can do it, but I think they can!
He wants to prove his ability and establish his prestige with a big victory.
Let the critics in the army be silent and make people like Zheng Pu feel ashamed!
Because in his plan, he felt that even if Wei Wei knew that he had given up the geographical advantage and came to occupy Xiao Pass, no large army would attack. As Zheng Pu thought, the Wei army sent a separate force to trap Yang Tiao in Yuezhi City.
, all the troops came with a long march, but it was difficult to make the journey.
It relies on the terrain of Anding County.
Long refers to a high place.
The reason why Tianshui, Longxi and other counties are called Longyou is because the terrain is much higher than that of Sanfu in Guanzhong.
Similarly, Anding County can be called Longdong, while Wudu County can be called Longnan.
However, the strategic significance of Anding and Wudu counties cannot be compared with Longyou, so few people call it "Long".
Due to the terrain of Anding County, if the Wei army wants to send a large army, it will inevitably be constrained by the difficulty of supplying food and baggage. As long as it can hold on for half a month, the Wei army will inevitably run out of food and retreat.
What to fear!
With this thought in mind, after returning to his camp, Ma Su gathered four of his generals, Zhang Xiu, Li Sheng, Huang Xi and Wang Ping, and announced that he would lead his army to Xiaoguan.
Zhang Xiu, Li Sheng and Huang Xi were transferred by the Prime Minister to Ma Su's command when they were in Hanzhong County.
Regarding Ma Su's order, after looking at each other in disbelief, they did not dare to argue.