After autumn and July, the weather gradually turns cooler.
Guanzhong Sanfu, which is penetrated by the Weishui River, is still in full swing.
It's not that the common people are very enthusiastic about the upcoming harvest season, but that on all the official roads, countless soldiers in armor and swords look at each other, and farmers carrying grain and baggage are constantly on the road.
The war between Han and Wei slowly unfolded.
What is quite surprising is that the person who started the war was actually Sima Yi who was stationed in Wancheng, Nanyang, Jingzhou.
He had just been awarded the title of General by the Emperor of Wei, Cao Rui, and was given the title of Commander-in-Chief, the Fake Huangyue. The latter two titles were given so that he could fully cooperate with Cao Zhen, who had been promoted to Grand Sima, to attack Bashu.
However, promotion was not the reason why he took the lead in the army.
Since Sun Quan moved the capital to Jianye and took many soldiers and horses with him, the pressure on the two states of Jing and He under his supervision has dropped sharply.
Moreover, he had previously built many boats, which could be transported from Xiangyang to Weixing County to attack Hanzhong County by relying on water power. If Soochow sent troops to attack Jingbei, Wenpin, the prefect of Jiangxia, would guard and delay, and he would lead the army along the Han River (Mian River). water) to return to Xiangyang, or return to defense before the siege of Soochow.
You have a solid foundation for advance and retreat, so you don’t need to worry too much.
Furthermore, the Huangjin Gorge from Dongsan County to Hanzhong County belongs to the upper reaches, and the water level has never been high.
During the period of July and August after autumn, the water level of the Mian River entering the three eastern counties is still feasible for boating.
Once the time to send out troops is delayed until October in winter and enters the dry season of Mian River, the troops and horses he leads will be in trouble, and the offensive against Hanzhong County will be half the result with twice the effort!
Since time and time wait for no one, the arrow must be fired when it is on the string.
Therefore, at the beginning of the seventh month of autumn, he personally led an army of 20,000 people and carried countless supplies of food and fodder into the west city of Weixing County. After Cao Zhen sent more than 10,000 people to Ziwu Valley to join his army, they launched a mighty force It comes from the swaying water and land and enters the Golden Gorge.
The other tribes had already fought many small-scale wars with the Han army.
Everyone has his own victory and defeat, and everyone has his own gains.
For Sima Yi, it was his troops advancing step by step, slowly pushing into Hanzhong.
As for Huo Yi, the governor of the Golden Garrison, he used these small conflicts to buy time for destroying roads and so on.
Former general Zhao Yun, who was stationed in Chenggu County, asked General Yangwu Deng Zhi and Liu Min, who later joined the army, to guard the two exits of Tangluo Road. Then he personally led the army to Longting Mountain and set up camp opposite the Golden Guards. And keep.
Naturally, when Wei Yan and Zheng Pu marched into the three eastern counties, the Prime Minister sent Guanxing Governor Wang Ping and Jufu to take the Bajun Trail, and Zhao Yun also sent people to visit them again.
The news that came out is very sad.
Although Sima Yi didn't know the existence of the trail, he learned the lesson from Fan Zhoutai's inexplicable annihilation of his entire army.
During the march, there were security troops patrolling the route from Xicheng to Golden Canyon day and night.
The Han army had to give up the possibility of another attack.
Because those who attack behind are more likely to lose than gain.
Since Sima Yi was already prepared, even if the Han army succeeded in a surprise attack on the Bajun Trail, they would not be able to burn Ni Wei's grain and baggage and force them to retreat.
However, after Sima Yi was attacked, the existence of the trail would inevitably be discovered!
Or they will follow the trail and attack Bajun!
This once again opened a gap in Bashu's defense line, leaving the weak Han Dynasty stretched thin.
In fact, he will frequently take this road to disturb Bajun in the future.
With such a huge hidden danger, Zhao Yun would have made the right choice without Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's advice.
Not to mention, this veteran on the battlefield with white beard and hair, hesitated in his ambition because he saw the hope of the revival of the Han Dynasty, and vowed with great pride to make the invading Wei army return in defeat.
The old man is brave and ambitious, but his ambition is thousands of miles.
Compared to guarding the territory and ensuring peace of the people, this battlefield filled with blood and flesh can radiate his ambition and fighting spirit even more.
Although he and Huo Yi only had more than 10,000 soldiers together, but when faced with the invasion of Sima Yi's army of more than 30,000 people, he was still full of energy and hopeful: In this battle, I will make people have no "shang" in the future.
When you say "Can you eat?"
This is not because he is arrogant.
Instead, the water flow in Huangjin Gorge is rapid and there are many dangerous shoals and rocks.
Sima Yi's march against the current was already difficult, and the narrow canyon made it impossible to spread the advantage of his troops. Zhao Yun really claimed that he would not allow the enemy to defeat a single soldier!
Therefore, he also sent the rear general Yuan Wei, who was under his supervision, to Baoxieguxiang to assist the hussar general Li Yan.
It’s not because I think Li Yan is unhelpful.
Li Yan, who was left by the late Emperor Liu Bei to oversee Yong'an in Jiangzhou and guard the country's gates against Soochow, was known as a wise soldier.
However, his headquarters only has about 10,000 people.
Cao Zhen, the great Sima of the Wei Dynasty, personally led an army of 50,000 people from Baoxie Valley!
There is a huge disparity in military strength between the two sides.
And in this Baoxie Valley, the geographical advantage of the Han Dynasty is not obvious.
The most dangerous section of the Baoxie Valley is undoubtedly the Xiie Valley at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains. This road has always been occupied by Ni Wei, and Cao Zhen walked through it without any effort.
Furthermore, Cao Zhen's transportation of grain and baggage was greatly eased.
The road to Shu is difficult, and the road to the Qinling Valley is also difficult.
No matter who attacks from the Han or Wei sides, they will be subject to the transshipment of grain and fodder.
This was the case when Cao Cao of Wei Dynasty attacked Hanzhong County twice.
For example, when attacking Zhang Lu who was separatist in Hanzhong County, he took the Chencang Road. Even after receiving the grain and fodder that Xia Houyuan had captured from attacking the Di people in Wudu, he once had the idea of retreating because of the lack of food and fodder.
Some came through Baoxie Valley and confronted the late emperor Liu Bei at Dingjun Mountain, but in the end they took the initiative to retreat because of the supply of food and fodder.
But now Cao Zhen is very well prepared.
He hoarded a large amount of grain and baggage in the small flat valley above the Ji Valley (Baoshui Valley) occupied by the Han Dynasty (today's Taibai County area), which was enough to ensure that the army would not have to worry about running out of food.
Therefore, when Prime Minister Zhuge Liang heard that Cao Zhen had entered Baoxie Valley, he sent Wu Yi's troops to Hanzhong County to obey Li Yan's orders and jointly resist.
As for Chen Cangdao, he sent more than 8,000 soldiers and horses to Wei Wei.
Zhang Yi, the governor of Wudu, relied on Dashan Pass to defend the area without any pressure at all.
Even Jiang Wei, who was stationed at Lianyun Plank Road, was under greater pressure than him.
Because when Cao Zhen attacked Jigu, he sent his soldiers and horses to take the Lianyun plank road to see if it was possible to insert them diagonally behind Dashan Pass in Wudu and attack from both front and rear.
The war in Longxi County was much calmer.
Ma Dai led the Xiliang cavalry through Jishi Gorge to threaten the south of Xiping County, Mangzhong, the Shaodang Qiang King of Xihai (Qinghai), marched into Longyan City, and Mu Chenggu threatened the west of Xiping County. The two men formed a vague pincer attack.
However, Wei General Hao Zhao, who was guarding Xiping County, invited all the Qiang and Hu tribe leaders in the Huangshui Valley to stay in Poqiang County with "kind hospitality". After eliminating the hidden dangers in the county, he ordered
Each county built strong walls and cleared the fields, divided its troops to guard the dangerous passes, and waited for Ma Dai and Qiang King Mangzhong to attack.
The intention is obvious.
If the Han army dared to go deep into the Huangshui River Valley, he could send troops to block Jishi Gorge and Longyan City to catch turtles in an urn.
In this regard, Ma Dai, who did not have many troops, and Qiang King Mangzhong, who did not send many troops, stopped moving forward and only harassed the outside.
It also plunged the land at the head of the river into a stalemate.
In Daxia County and Didao, the situation is exactly the opposite.
The governor of Longxi traveled to Chu and led the county soldiers to appease the people and guard Didao City. Gao Xiang divided his troops into two groups and stationed them on the banks of Tao River and Daxia River respectively.
Nor did they prevent the Wei army from entering.
He just stayed in the camp alone, waiting for Wei Jun's decision.
If the Wei army came to attack the city, they would have to take advantage of the location to hold on, so that the counties behind would not invite war.
But the Wei army ignored it and marched directly into Daxia County and Didao. Then these two troops would cut off the Wei army's food routes and turn them into rootless trees.
Naturally, Gao Xiang dared to do this because Wei State did not have many troops to attack Longxi.
Guo Huai, who was supervising the military operations in Jincheng and Xiping counties, sent some troops to Xiping County to assist General Hao Zhao in guarding it. He himself supervised the attack by General Jia Xu, the defender of Siwang Gorge, with less than 20,000 troops. In addition, because of the previous general Wang Shuang,
The entire army was annihilated, which made Wei soldiers' morale low on marching into Longxi, so Guo Huai adopted a steady and steady strategy.
Advance step by step, and fortify yourself step by step.
As a result, both sides acted cautiously and waited for fighter planes to appear, but no large-scale war broke out.
However, the wars in Longxi, Jincheng and Xiping were originally designed to coordinate the war situation.
If they can contain each other, then the strategic intentions have been achieved.
Wei Yan, the left general who was stationed in Pingxiang City, Hanyang County, had been holding back his anger recently.
He has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and he also leads the Cavalry Governor Zhao Guang, who has expanded to 3,000 horses. Such a large number of troops is just for guarding, and there are Chen Shibu and Zheng Pu to protect the right wing. It is reasonable and reasonable.
He can be said to be fearless of any incoming enemies.
It's just that things in the world are as changeable as a dog in the white clouds, catching people off guard.
The four counties in Liangzhou and Hexi have always been famous for their barren land.
Wei's garrison there, even if it is self-sufficient in farming, cannot support many soldiers.
Therefore, the commander-in-chief of Hanyang County attacked Xia Houru, the Shu protector, with more than 20,000 infantry and cavalry, and marched from Wuwei County and Jincheng County respectively.
This number is very consistent with the previous estimates of Wei Da Sima Cao Zhen.
The big man also knew it well.
But the variable turned out to be Liangzhou Governor Xu Miao.
He served as the governor for only a few years, but he used his military power to harvest the Qiang and Hu valleys from the salt ponds of Jiuquan. He also opened paddy fields and recruited poor people to share them, so that the homes of the common people in the counties were abundant and the government warehouses were overflowing.
He also judged matters fairly, established clear teachings, promoted good and deposed evil, and won the hearts of the Qiang and Hu tribes.
In the Wei temple, the emperor Cao Rui and the Gonggun princes all asked Xu Miao to try to recruit some Qiang and Hu tribes to assist Xia Houru in marching, citing the benefits of the Silk Road that had been surrendered long ago.
I thought I would be lucky if three to five thousand riders responded.
As a result, Xu Miao raised his arms, and the Qiang and Hu tribes who usually received his benevolence and kindness responded one after another, and more than 40,000 horsemen came to recruit him.
Although these Qiang and Hu cavalry soldiers are made up of multiple tribes, their combat power cannot be compared with that of the garrison soldiers.
However, with so many riders, it cannot be ignored.
After Prime Minister Zhuge Liang heard about it, he sent Wu Ban tribe north to guard with Wei Yan.
Even Chen Shibu left the city and set up camp along various mountain roads and river valleys.
It is a helpless move to leave the city behind.
After the Wei State had tens of thousands of Qiang and Hu cavalry, it could use its infantry to contain the garrison stationed by the Han army, and then use the strong mobility of the cavalry to penetrate into the hinterland of Hanyang County without fear of ambush.
If you want to be surrounded by enemies, you can only block all roads!
This is the reason for Wei Yan's anger.
He was always fierce in his military use, but he originally thought of going out of the city to fight with the Wei army in the field, defeating Wei Wei, and beheading thousands of people. His military exploits are shining brightly!
As a result, with the disparity between the enemy and ourselves, he had no choice but to defend the city.
And he watched with anger as Ni Wei flaunted his power outside the city, insulting and provoking wantonly.
Zheng Pu's department at the exit of Xiaoguan Road is very leisurely.
After the prime minister asked Yang Yi to allocate two thousand sheep, he seized the time to carry out his plan; at the same time, he asked Yang Ji to lead the cavalry to be vigilant day and night, and set up Yuanrong crossbows with stone and wood blockades to curb the rebellion of the Wei Dynasty.
closing time.
However, the effort seemed to be in vain.
Wei Ping, the general guarding Xiaoguan in Wei State, had no intention of sending troops.
It was as if they didn't know that the war between Han and Wei was already in full swing.
Perhaps it was Wei Da Sima Cao Zhen who ordered him not to leave the seclusion, or he felt that it was not time to leave the seclusion yet!
There is no war in Tianshui County.
The Han Dynasty had long built a pass on the Guanlong Road, facing Fanxukou, who was rebelling against the Wei Dynasty.
After the prime minister asked Guan Xing to lead the army to defend, and sent Shao Wu Zhonglang's general Hu Ji to guard the Weishui River Valley, the Wei State seemed to have given up its intention to attack these two roads, and no troops and horses came to attack.
However, the disadvantages of today's big man have already begun to take shape.
After allocating support to the garrisons in various places, only Meng Yan's Tiger Infantry remained beside the prime minister who was in charge of controlling the troops in Ji County.
The land of the Han Dynasty has few people and few soldiers!
Even if all the troops of the country are deployed to defend, they will inevitably fall into the dilemma of having no mobile troops!
This is the reason why the Wei State Temple dared to make the decision to send troops.
Wei Da Sima Cao Zhen was overjoyed when he learned that the four counties of Liangzhou and Hexi responded to the call of the governor Xu Miao and tens of thousands of Qiang and Hu followed Xia Houru.
This incident made his previous plans more likely to come true.
He also knew the strength of the Han army well.
At first, he thought that even if he personally led the army to attack Hanzhong County through the Baoxie Valley, he would still need to continuously increase his troops to convince the Han Dynasty that the main place of Wei's attack was Hanzhong; and to mobilize all the mobile forces around Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
Divorce, falling into a situation where there is no room for maneuver if something changes.
But he didn't expect that Xu Miao's prestige would allow him to get twice the result with half the effort.
Immediately, there was no further hesitation.
After sending orders to the governors of the three eastern counties, Liangzhou and Longxi, asking them to attack regardless of casualties, he then transferred more than 10,000 Xiahou Ba's men and the last 20,000 troops from Guanzhong to Baoxie Valley.
Attack with all your strength!
He wanted Bashu to think that all of Wei's troops had been engaged in the war.
In order to force Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, he had to personally lead the Tiger Infantry, the last mobile force, to Hanzhong County.
This will create opportunities for the garrison in Anding County!
However, Cao Zhen mobilized more than 100,000 troops, all of whom were "keeping upright"!
But the garrison in Anding County is "surprising"!
Because there are only two troops in Anding County, Wei Ping and Dai Ling, with a total of 15,000 soldiers. In fact, these 15,000 soldiers are all carefully selected elites.
Among them, five thousand soldiers were tiger warriors in full armor!
There are even 6,000 cavalry from the Xianbei Qifu tribe who have promised to send troops, and more than 5,000 cavalry from the Wei Xiongnu security guard, Hu Bo, who is in charge!
