Nowadays, the soil in Sanfu in Guanzhong is the most fertile, and the fields around Chang'an City are the most fertile.
Even Zuo Fengyi, who owns Zheng Guoqu and Bai Qu, is hard to compare with.
The reason is not because Chang'an was the old capital of the Qin and Han Dynasties, but because "eight rivers surround Chang'an" and the Liwei Plain is fertile. [Note 1]
The eight waters are named respectively: Wei, Jing, Feng, Lao, Ji, Piao (Hao), Chan, and Ba.
Among them, the exit of Ziwu Valley in Guanzhong is between Fengshui River and Jishui River (today's Chang'an District). If you follow the Jianshui River, you can go directly to the Chang'an City; if you go along the Fengshui River, you will reach Linfeng
County and Hao County.
But this time the Han army came suddenly, but they did not attack the city or county.
Instead, all the villages, settlements, and common people between the Feng and Yan rivers were plucked and returned to Hanzhong County, and all the farm fields, ditches, water conservancy projects, and horse-drawn waterwheels imitating the Han Dynasty were burned.
Even the post road was destroyed
Naturally, things such as relocation and bad roads were complicated. When the Han army succeeded, it was impossible for the soldiers and horses stationed in Dongsanjun and Xiahou Xuan guarding Chang'an to know anything about it.
But getting the news is one thing, being able to contain it is another.
Wu Yi, the general of the left Han Dynasty, personally led 15,000 troops out of the Golden Gorge and set up camp at Linxunkou to protect the entrance to the Ziwu Valley.
The Wei army garrisoned in the three eastern counties was less than 10,000, and they did not dare to go to fight. After hearing this, Wang Chang, the governor of Jingzhou and the general of the southern expedition, was unable to recruit enough troops and horses to drive them away in a short period of time.
Because Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu, is still stationed in Wuchang!
After many invasions from Jiangdong, Jingzhou's troops and horses were already stretched thin. Once the soldiers and horses guarding Xiangfan's defense line were transferred, Jiangdong was feared to be in trouble again.
After all, Bashu and Jiangdong are in alliance.
If they said they fought without support, no one in Wei would believe it.
Wang Chang had no choice but to write separate letters to the Luoyang court and Chang'an to let them prepare in advance.
But after Luoyang Cao Rui got his reward, he could only repay it with a bitter smile for a while.
The impact of the famine in early spring in Luoyang has not completely dissipated, and the Chinese army has just returned from the battlefield in Jingzhou. How can they return after not much rest?
Besides, water far away cannot save fire near.
It was about 950 (Han) miles from Luoyang to Chang'an. Even if he raised soldiers to send them there, it would be too late by the time he arrived.
Therefore, the garrison of Xiahou Xuan in Chang'an was miserable.
He supervised about five thousand soldiers and horses, all of whom were garrison soldiers.
If he were to guard the city, he would have no worries about fighting against bandits or civil unrest. However, the Han army that came out of Ziwu Valley was more than 10,000 elite men under the command of Guan Xing. How could he contain it?
Moreover, when Wang Chang's letter traveled from Wuguan in Nanyang County to Chang'an, Guan Xing was already migrating people.
He didn't even have a chance to evacuate the common people and clear the country.
Naturally, even though he was unable to defeat the enemy, he led two thousand soldiers and horses out of the city without hesitation.
Not fighting.
Instead, they put up many banners and bluffed, pretending that a large army had arrived, and saw if they could intimidate the Han army back.
As for whether it can succeed, it all depends on God's will.
It was his responsibility, and he could not escape his guilt. If he failed to do anything at all, and the court held him accountable afterwards, the emperor Cao Rui, who was always dissatisfied with him, might become furious and seize his title and move him thousands of miles away for his crime.
But obviously, God's will was weaker than his.
He was self-confident that he had to trek through the Ziwu Valley for nearly a month before seeing the fertile fields of Guanxing. This was due to his absolute trust in the Prime Minister's general appointment to go out to Dasanguan to attract Wei Guanzhong's main force. He simply did not believe that there would be a large army entrenched near Chang'an, the capital of Wei State. Moreover,
Calculating the time, even if Xi County or Wugong County, which has a heavy troop garrison, learns of the military situation, they will not rush here in a hurry.
Therefore, when he saw Xiahou Xuan's soldiers coming out, he was not surprised but overjoyed.
He then ordered his generals Shen You, Zheng Ta and Yao Jing to continue to relocate the people, and led more than 3,000 people from his headquarters to look at Xia Houxuan's general's flag, hoping to fight against it.
If we say that Xiahou Shang was a famous general for a while, the world will not refute it.
But what about the arrangements made by his son Xia Houxuan?
He has never been in battle!
Moreover, he had been pampered since he was a child, and he always liked to sit and talk to show off his reputation as a celebrity, and he never bothered to talk to vulgar soldiers.
Nor will he gain the support and service of his soldiers.
When he saw the Guanxing tribe coming against the enemy, he originally thought of trying to resist for a while, but the soldiers under his command who hurriedly gathered out of the city were filled with panic, and their morale was already weakening before the battle.
There are even people who abandoned their weapons and fled.
Under such circumstances, the military governor left behind by his late father escorted him back to Chang'an City without his instructions.
Based on Xiahou Shang's past achievements, no matter how incompetent Xiahou Xuan was, the emperor Cao Rui would not punish him and execute him. But if he continued to stay outside the city, the Han soldiers would take his life as the first crime!
The director of this department clearly understands the stakes and risks involved.
He fled without engaging in battle, and even Guan Xing was stunned by the result.
Perhaps, he never expected that the general guarding the old capital of the Han Dynasty would be so miserable.
Also a little upset.
If he had known this, he would have been bolder before. He led his troops to Chang'an and set up an ambush along the road to capture them all! He was even able to drive the defeated troops in front and hide the troops in the rear, destroying the city of Chang'an!
But what is done is as it is, and there is no room for change.
Guan Xing, who was unable to catch up, saw that the Wei army was so timid in fighting, so he came up with a bold idea.
He ordered his generals Zheng Ta and Yao Jing to escort Li Shu back to Hanzhong County, and together with Shen You's troops, a total of five thousand soldiers, crossed the Jianshui River and marched to Lantian County with great fanfare.
Lantian County is located between Chanshui and Bashui.
The source of the Bashui River is on the Wuguan Road from Guanzhong into Nanyang County!
In other words, he was planning to attack Wuguan from behind, in order to attract more troops from Niwei Pass here and slightly alleviate the disparity between the enemy's and our forces on the Prime Minister's side.
As for the false shot, would Sima Yi, the governor of Wei Yongliang, believe it~~
He couldn't help but not believe it.
Chang'an City was of great significance to the Han Dynasty, and it was also a source of fear for the Wei State.
If Sima Yi didn't want to be criticized by the Dukes of Luoyang Temple and Gonggun, and the hearts of the three assistants in Guanzhong were in turmoil, he would definitely send his troops to Jingzhao County to drive out all the Han troops to ensure nothing went wrong.
Guan Xing's real intention was to gather some Li Shu people around Lantian County and return to Hanzhong County via the Valley Road.
right!
The exit of Yugu Road is just west of Chanshui River.
Although before the troops were sent out, the prime minister asked him to only capture some common people and destroy the farmland to attract Wei's attention, but he felt that a qualified general should have the courage to make decisive decisions in battle!
Don't be pedantic and lose your chance of fighting, being as rigid as a puppet on strings.
Furthermore, there is no danger when walking on the Valley Road.
When Sima Yi captured Mengda in the past, Wei Yan also burned down the western city and drove away all the common people. At that time, in order to prevent similar things from happening, the Wei State also moved away all the common people at the northern foot of the Wudang Mountains.
Coincidentally, the other end of the Valley Valley Road is at the northern foot of the Wudang Mountains, between Xicheng and Xixian.
Ni Wei did not deploy troops and horses to guard it.
So, why not do something that benefits the country?
[Note 1: In 120 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built the "Kunming Pool" to train the navy in order to prepare for the conquest of the ancient Dian Kingdom. In the Tang Dynasty, the Kunming Pool dried up and the three waters merged into one. 】
