Historically, the internal strife between Han Sui and Ma Teng occurred from the end of the fourth year of Jian'an to the fifth year of Jian'an.
That is, the time point from the end of 199 AD to 200 AD.
Ma Chao was 24 years old at the time. When Ma Teng and Han Sui were fighting, Yan Xing stabbed Ma Chao with a spear, but he used too much force and the spear broke.
Then he hit Ma Chao with the broken spear and almost beat Ma Chao to death.
Although Ma Chao was still young at that time and had not yet reached the peak level of a military commander, he was after all 24 years old and an adult, not a child of fifteen or sixteen.
Yan Xing almost beat 24-year-old Ma Chao to death with a wooden stick when his weapon was broken, which proved his strength as a first-class military commander.
However, he was invincible in Xiliang and had fought Lu Bu for hundreds of rounds without losing, which made him think too highly of himself and underestimated the heroes of the world.
Under normal circumstances, if he were to fight Guan Yu based on his ability, he should have fought for two hundred rounds before falling into a disadvantage.
It's a pity that he underestimated the enemy and didn't take Guan Yu seriously. Secondly, Guan Yu was at his peak at this time, and his force value of 99 was infinitely close to Lu Bu's peak.
And more importantly, the combat power of Guan Yu's first three swords was stronger than that of Lu Bu. The three swords struck hard and knocked Yan Xing straight away.
After three moves, you will fall into passive mode.
Then Guan Yu quickly changed his moves, forcing him to use his spear to block.
Although the wooden spear is covered with iron and is still made of hardwood, how can it withstand the Qinglong Yanyue Sword?
After the spear broke with a click, it was completely deadlocked. Guan Yu attacked Zhaozhao, which was full of dangers and almost ended up like Yan Liangwen Chou.
It can only be said that Han Sui reacted quickly. When he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately called for gold and sent troops to snatch Yan Xingke back, otherwise he would have been killed.
Han Sui was expelled and Ma Teng surrendered to the imperial court. Since the land of Guanzhong was pacified, the rest for Jushu and others was to plot Hanzhong and how to govern Guanzhong.
Hanzhong is the necessary passage to enter Shu. If you want to capture Yizhou, you must capture this place.
Historically, after Cao Cao drove away Han Sui and took Ma Teng to Chang'an, he didn't even want to take care of Xiliang and directly attacked Hanzhong because Hanzhong had greater strategic significance.
However, they had just captured Guanzhong, and everything was in ruins. If they attacked Hanzhong directly, it would be a huge problem for logistics.
Because Guanzhong is now in ruins, even though there are thousands of hectares of fertile land, no one is cultivating it. This means that when attacking Hanzhong, grain and grass must be transported from Luoyang, and for long-distance transportation, Luoyang's grain and grass stocks are simply not enough.
In this way, the imperial court could only transport grain from Qingzhou and Jizhou. Jizhou had just resumed governance, and Qingzhou had a lot of grain stored in it. However, normal people would not do this to transport grain from Shandong to Shaanxi.
Therefore, even if Guan Yu had a large army, he could not immediately use troops against Hanzhong. He even had to send Guan Hai back with 30,000 men. Guanzhong only retained about 40,000 men. In this way, plus Ma Teng's 10,000 men, the total strength was 50,000.
, enough to ensure regional stability.
When Guan Yu defeated Han Sui and completely drove Han Sui out of the land of Sanfu, far away in Youzhou, the battle between Liu Bei and the Wuhuan people in Liaodong had officially begun.
Gongsun Zan sent troops from Shanhaiguan and marched directly to Liaodong.
Liu Bei personally led the army, attacked Liucheng from the Lulongsai Trail, and went straight to Huanglong!
The two armies attacked together. In August, Tadun got the news. Hearing that Gongsun Zan was coming, he quickly summoned many tribal leaders, including Su Puyan, Wuyan, Louban, Nengchen Daizhi and other tribal leaders to lead the army.
Come, gather tens of thousands of cavalry and prepare to meet the enemy southwest of Tuhe River.
Tuhe is the Jinzhou City of later generations, which is located to the south of Liucheng. To its southwest is the Suizhong, Xingcheng, and Huludao area of later generations.
The terrain of these places is relatively flat, unlike the Yanshan Mountains to the north, which are steep. They have been the choke point from western Liaoning to eastern Liaoning since ancient times. In the Ming Dynasty, they were also the only way from Shanhaiguan to the outside of the customs.
After Gongsun Zan left Shanhaiguan, his army went north and walked for more than sixty kilometers for three days and arrived in the southwest of Suizhong area, almost to the west of Lugong Port in later generations, while Wuhuan's army was in the Huludao area.
It's more than a hundred kilometers away and we haven't even seen each other.
The reason why this happened is that during the Han Dynasty, summer and autumn were affected by the climate of the Bohai Sea, and Suizhong, Xingcheng, and Huludao would experience heavy rains almost every year.
Moreover, the rain does not fall for a day or two, but often lasts for a month or two. The water swells so much that it is neither deep nor shallow. Cars and horses cannot pass, and boats cannot pass, making the road almost impassable and difficult to pass.
Cities were forged in these areas.
This is also the reason why in the Han Dynasty, there was no Han Chinese city outside Linyu Pass, although it was a strategic location with many flat plains that could be planted.
It happened that when Liu Bei's group made the plan to divide the troops into two groups, it didn't rain. Local people such as Tianchou Xianyufu knew that it usually rains after summer comes, but it's already early autumn and it hasn't rained yet, so they thought it wouldn't rain this year.
It was going to rain, so everyone agreed to the plan.
Unexpectedly, the weather was unpredictable. Only three days after Gongsun Zan's army set out, a late rainstorm suddenly struck, causing water on the southbound road, mixed with wind and rain, which made people miserable.
Under this situation, Gongsun Zan had no choice but to order the army to camp on the spot and wait for the heavy rain to stop.
The Wuhuan army over there was very happy to see the arrival of the rainy season. Tadun, who had lived here for a long time, knew very well that since the rain had come, it would not stop in a short time, so he ordered a few people to be stationed at Tuhe, and arranged troops and horses along the way.
In addition to monitoring Gongsun Zan's movements, the entire army returned.
The reason why Tadun did not continue to stay in Tuhe was because heavy rains would last for several months. Even after the rain stopped, there would still be water accumulation for several months. It would often not freeze until the winter, and after the ice melted in the spring, the roads would be barely open.
Passage.
If they continue to stay here, not only will the army consume several months of food and fodder, but the major tribes will also be short of labor. Therefore, if the weather helps to stop the enemy, they will naturally choose to go back.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liu Bei has already entered the Yanshan Mountains, so naturally he does not know the weather conditions along the coast hundreds of kilometers away.
It was very difficult for him to walk here. After all, he had to cross the entire Yanshan Mountain, and there were some places that he had to avoid and not disturb, so the distance he walked was twice as long as the actual straight-line distance from Liucheng to Lulongsai.
It's impossible for them to go to White Wolf City.
This is Jianchang County in later generations, located in the Yanshan Mountains. It is the throat area from Lulongsai to Liaodong. This area has been occupied by the Wuhuan people. If you want to pass by, you will definitely be discovered.
Therefore, in order not to alert the enemy, Liu Bei could not attack by force, but could only choose a longer detour.
That road is Baitan, Pinggang area.
Baitan and Pinggang were Ningcheng County in Inner Mongolia in later generations. There were once Han villages and towns in the Western Han Dynasty. However, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and after the collapse of the Western Han Dynasty, the Han people here had migrated. Starting from Guangwu, there had been no human habitation for more than two hundred years and the roads were blocked.
It is difficult to travel. It can almost be said that you have to cut mountains and build bridges when encountering water before you can move forward.
Fortunately, Tian Chou was familiar with the road. Under his guidance, although it was difficult and slow along the way, at least the road was correct and we could walk.
It was about more than 300 kilometers from Lulongsai to Liucheng. Liu Bei's army walked for nearly forty days, moving mountains and filling valleys along the way. From the Mid-Autumn Festival in August of the first year of Zhangwu to the late autumn of September, when winter was about to begin.
The army could only cover an average of eight or nine kilometers per day, which shows how difficult the road was.
By early September, late autumn.
This is a mountain with an unknown name. The forest is so steep that there is barely a passable path between the gaps at the bottom of the valley.
There are dense primeval jungles on both sides of the road. The weeds are very tall, and there are countless snakes, insects, rats, and ants. Occasionally, a few hares and poisonous snakes can pop up. The mountains are high and the forests are dense. When you raise your head, you can't see the sky. When you lower your head, you can't even see your feet.
None of them are in Bashao.
Except for the mountain hunters who live nearby and the doctors who occasionally go into the mountains to collect medicine, few people would take such an inaccessible and remote mountain road.
Liu Bei was riding on his horse, looked around, and said to Tian Chou beside him: "Where is this?"
"Your Majesty, this is Bailang Mountain!"
Tian Chou replied: "Go ahead for about ten miles and you will be able to exit the valley. After exiting, it will be to the southwest of Liucheng. There are only a few miles to Liucheng."
"Um."
Liu Bei nodded and looked around, and saw that the mountains were densely forested. It was late autumn, and there was a bright maple leaf forest in the distance that made the entire mountain seem to turn crimson. He couldn't help but sigh: "I haven't returned to the North for many years.
The scenery of Youzhou makes me recall it."
"hehe."
Tian Chou said with a smile: "If your Majesty is free in the future, you can often return to Youzhou to visit."
Liu Bei smiled happily and said: "This is what I want."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
At this moment, Zhang Yan hurriedly rode up, approached, turned over and dismounted, and said: "Your Majesty, after General Zhang's vanguard army left the valley mouth, they originally wanted to wait for His Majesty's army to arrive, and then attack Liucheng together. Unexpectedly, in
Enemies who came to herd cattle and horses were encountered outside the valley mouth, so General Zhang had no choice but to rush his army to attack Liucheng."
"What?"
Liu Bei couldn't help being shocked.
You must know that this attack was far away, time-consuming, and difficult for logistics to keep up with. Therefore, he abandoned Gao Shun's trapped army and asked Gao Shun to stand by at Lulongsai. He himself only led 20,000 pro-troops and Zhang Liao's troops.
Wan Sheng's army plus Xian Yufu and Zhang Yan each came with five thousand elite troops.
This means that he only has a total of 40,000 troops, and there are very few cavalry. After all, he is traveling through the Yanshan Mountains. The road is rugged and difficult, so there are not many cavalry. After leaving the valley entrance, there is a smooth road. When he encounters a large group of enemy cavalry head on, it is simply a battle.
A disaster.
Xun You on the side was still calm and said to Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, our troops are divided into two groups. The enemy must have thought that our main army was attacking Tuhe. Liucheng must have been unprepared. At this time, the enemy was just grazing and discovered us. Let them
Be alert, but they have to gather soldiers now and it will take a long time to temporarily form a formation. This is a good opportunity for a surprise attack."
Liu Bei was also a battle-hardened man, and he immediately said decisively: "Gongda is right. Since they have discovered us, they should immediately pre-emptively strike before they can react. Pass my order and the army will advance as fast as possible!"
"only!"
There were many messengers around giving orders to the troops in front and behind.
Soon the army was mobilized and trotted all the way.
When the soldiers left the Bailang Mountain Valley and arrived outside the valley, they saw a vast grassland.
The surrounding mountains are undulating. Looking from a distance, you can see countless tents standing on the distant horizon, herds of cattle and sheep, horns blaring, and dense crowds of people coming out of the tents, shouting and turning over like ants.
surge.
Liucheng is not a city, but a tent area. The Wuhuan people do not have the skills of the Han people to build a city. The only fortifications are some fences and watchtowers, which look like a simple marching camp.
Liu Bei's emperor's subordinates slowly came to a hillside, and the soldiers behind them poured out like a tide. With the flags waving, they quickly moved forward and rushed towards the battlefield.
Farther away, an army of tens of thousands of people was forming a formation about three or four miles southwest of Liucheng.
That was Zhang Liao's Wansheng Army.
"Hurry up!"
"Move in the direction of General Zhang immediately."
"Everyone keep order."
"No chaos, no chaos."
Xian Yufu, Zhang Yan, and their generals such as Kebineng, Yan Rou, Sun Qing, Wang Dang, etc. kept shouting at the soldiers to maintain order, and at the same time quickly moved closer to Zhang Liao.
Liu Bei stood on the hillside and watched from a distance with a telescope, and saw that Zhang Liao had already set up a formation, which was Wan Shengjun's signature awl formation.
Farther away, the Wuhuan people outside Liucheng were still gathering, and only a few people were in formation.
But what is shocking is that Liucheng is not as empty as imagined. At first, it was thought that Tadun's total military strength would never exceed 70,000 to 80,000, and Gongsun Zan's frontal attack should attract tens of thousands of troops.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But Liucheng was densely packed, with countless figures pouring from the tents like streams into the river. There were actually thousands of troops and horses hiding in it, as if Tadun didn’t send anyone to attack him at all.
river.
"this......"
Liu Bei held up the telescope and said in astonishment: "How is this possible? Where did Tadun get so many soldiers and horses?"
"Your Majesty, I suspect Qiu Yu is coming."
Tian Chou still reacted quickly and said quickly: "I was worried before, but now it seems that the worry has become a reality. The heavy rain blocked the road, making it impossible for General Gongsun to advance, so Tadun withdrew the troops on the front line."
Liu Bei's face suddenly darkened and he said: "Does that mean that we have 40,000 infantry and have to fight head-on with the enemy's more than 50,000 cavalry?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, we may not be defeated."
Xun You, who was wearing cotton-padded clothes and not afraid of the cold, also watched with a telescope. While looking into the distance, he said: "General Zhang Liao has set up a formation, but the enemy has not yet assembled his troops. As long as we attack at this time, we should have hope of defeating the enemy."
Everyone quickly observed carefully and saw that the Wuhuan people in the distance were suddenly attacked. Many people in each tribe did not react in time. Many people were still grazing outside. After abandoning their cattle and sheep, they immediately rushed back to the tribe to save the safety of the tribe and the safety of the tribe.
Faced with a large amount of property, many Wuhuan people became hesitant.
As a result, many Wuhuan people did not take action immediately, even though those who stayed behind in the tribe almost instinctively ran out of the tent, mounted their horses, took out their swords, and rushed towards the west city while shouting loudly.
But it took a lot of time to gather tens of thousands of people and form an array. In such a hurry, the entire Wuhuan team was in disarray.
Seeing this situation, Liu Bei nodded with deep understanding: "Wave the flag and ask Wenyuan to launch an attack immediately."
"Wave the flag!"
The messengers nearby quickly shouted to the flag bearer holding the emperor's banner. The emperor's banner was not an ordinary flag. It usually needed to be taken apart and carried by many people. When it was waved, it also required the cooperation of several people.
Everyone was in a hurry, and when they were about to shake, Zhang Liao from a distance did not pay attention to the order from the rear, but directly ordered: "Kill!"
"kill!"
The thundering roar spread throughout the sky.
Zhang Liao's Awl Formation took the lead and charged towards the enemy formation not far away.