Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 235 The Battle of Liang Dao Township ([-])

In 229 AD, the seventh year of Jianxing, April.

Wudu County, Maling Pass, the front line of the Han and Wei battles.

After Huo Yi's strategy of encircling and cutting off food was adopted, Wang Ping and Huo Yi hurried to Maling Pass.

At the same time, under Huo Yi's order, Liu Lin retreated while fighting, and retreated to Maling Pass to join Huo Yi and others.

Wei Empress General Fei Yao broke through several strongholds and drove straight in. The army approached Maling Pass in order to break through and enter the last pass in Wudu County.

Fei Yao then raised his troops to attack for several days, but he was unable to break through Wang Ping's defense and was blocked at Maling Pass.

At this time, Huo Yi, Liu Lin, Habayashi Lang and Li Gui are walking along the deserted Caoliang post road (note ①) over mountains and mountains.

April [-]th, early summer, even in the depths of the Qinling Mountains, the weather was a bit hot.

Huo Yi and the two thousand Han soldiers were all wearing single clothes, armed with weapons, and leading Nanzhong horses, followed behind the guide, walking through the mountain roads.

Nanzhong horses are good at climbing in the mountains, and the soldiers of the Han army put all their armor on the horses to facilitate the transportation of the horses.

Of course, the most important thing is that the armor weighs tens of catties, tens of catties. The soldiers marched to pursue the distance, and they would not wear armor to march at all. This is why the army was almost defeated in an ambush, and it was too late to wear armor.

Thick clouds in the sky obscured the sun, making the environment in the valley even darker.A gust of mountain wind hit, the branches and leaves swayed and rattled, blowing away everyone's enthusiasm.

Huo Yi led the horse, wiped the sweat from his brow, looked at the valley at the foot of the mountain, and couldn't help feeling the majesty of the mountains and rivers.

Huo Yi can be said to be one of the most thoughtful and ambitious people among the second generation of elders.

Huo Yi's father, Huo Jun, and his uncle, Huo Du, are both tyrannical and powerful. They entangled hundreds of people from their hometown to become shareholders of Lao Liu's entrepreneurial group.Afterwards, Huo Jun followed Lao Liu into Shu, and led several hundred troops to garrison Jiameng Pass for a year, defeating the Shu army and beheading General Xiang Cun.

If Huo Jun hadn't died young, perhaps Huo Jun was among the Tuogu ministers.

That's why Huo Yi was influenced by his father, and since he can remember, he has had great ambitions to follow Deng Yu's example, restore the Han Dynasty, conquer the world for the emperor of the Han Dynasty, rejuvenate the Huo family, and become a marquis of ten thousand households.

Regarding the emperor's promise to attack himself this time, Huo Yi didn't know that it was the emperor's intentional cultivation of him.Therefore, Huo Yi was extremely grateful and did not dare to relax, vowing to do his best to comfort His Majesty.

The army continued to move forward for more than ten li, and the sky gradually dimmed, so Huo Yi ordered to rest.

Although the Han army is currently in the depths of the Qinling Mountains, in order to march secretly, Huo Yi cautiously ordered that fires are not allowed at night, and everyone had to light sparse fires to cook and eat.

Sitting by the fire, Huo Yi spread out his crude map to check where the marching army had reached.

Liu Lin took out dry food from the sack, broke off a few pieces, and threw them into the boiling water in the kettle. He also took out salt, fermented soybeans and other things from other bags, and put them in the kettle to cook.

This military dry food is somewhat similar to the compressed biscuits of the later generations. First, a stone of rice is used to filter out impurities, cooked and exposed to the sun. Repeated ten times, one stone of rice is compressed into two buckets of rice.

After it was slightly cooked, Liu Lin brought it to Huo Yi.

Facing the shabby dinner, Huo Yi didn't dislike it, so he simply ate it and continued to look at the shabby map.

"How far is this place from Liangdao Township?" Huo Yi asked after wiping his mouth.

Holding the hot soup, the guide replied: "Report to the general, if you march according to this process, it will take about three to five days."

Liu Lin rolled his eyes and said dissatisfiedly: "Whether it is three days or five days, can you speak more clearly. This is a war, not your peasants walking to the market."

The guide was so frightened that he lost his mind and was about to beg for mercy.

Huo Yi waved his hand and said, "It doesn't have to be like this. Our army marches differently every day, and it's hard for them to judge, so they can only make a generalization."

Hearing this, the guide nodded like a chicken, and quickly responded: "What the general said is true, what the general said is true."

Huo Yi frowned and pondered, thinking about the time silently, now is April [-]th, if according to the rules of Wei Jun's grain transportation, the next grain transportation will arrive at Liangdao Township just three days later, according to this speed, it must be impossible to catch up.

"If I need to arrive in Liangdao Township in two days, can I go there?" Huo Yi asked suddenly.

The guide pondered for a while, and said cautiously: "If it is too late according to the current pace, unless we also drive at night, it is possible to reach Liangdao Township."

Huo Yi glanced at the soldiers around him, and was about to say his departure, when he saw that some of the tired soldiers had already fallen asleep, and the sparse snoring sounded.

Huo Yi swallowed the words down his throat, and told Liu Lin, "Tonight at four o'clock at the ugly hour (3:00) the army will set off on its way, you should notify the whole army."

"No!" Liu Lin responded.

On April [-]th, the Han army, who traveled long distances day and night, finally arrived at their destination. The Han army looked at the deserted Liangdao Township, and everyone was very excited.

After a few more miles, Huo Yi led the crowd up the hillside, looking at Liangdao Township at the foot of the hill.

I saw that Liangdao Township was located between the valleys, with a beam of water passing through the valley, the slopes on both sides were relatively gentle, the valley was full of abandoned houses, and the barren fields were overgrown with weeds.

Huo Yi pointed to the east and asked, "How far is it from Chen Cang Road?"

The guide was a step behind, and respectfully replied: "There are five miles of land, but it's all wasteland, so it's easy to walk."

Huo Yi nodded, and ordered: "Ke Zhong, order the army to camp here and enter the house."

Liu Lin cupped his hands excitedly, and said, "No!"

"Wen Gui, you have arranged scouts to patrol and guard the Chencang Road. If I have not miscalculated, the Wei army's grain transport team will arrive here tomorrow." Huo Yi said.

"Promise!" Li Gui agreed.

Afterwards, Li Gui greeted Yu Linqi and went to Chencang Road to check the terrain and arrange scouts.

……

On April [-]th, outside Maling Pass, Wei Junying.

After half a day of fierce fighting, the bodies of soldiers of the Wei Army fell under the city, and the air was filled with a suffocating strong smell of blood.

Fei Yao stood under the tooth flag, looking at Maling Pass, watching the soldiers of the Wei army retreating slowly, and couldn't help feeling a dry mouth.

He didn't expect that Maling Pass would be so difficult to attack, and his soldiers would not be as brave as Lianke Hanzhai a few days ago.Attacking from noon to dusk, the closed Han army remained unwavering, and their own soldiers would be driven out as long as they stood on the upper city wall for a while.

At night, the Wei army was in the barracks.

Fei Yao is discussing military affairs with deputy general Hao Zhao, discussing recent progress.

Fei Yao sulked, and said, "Maling Pass is too dangerous for our soldiers to conquer. I don't know what Bo Dao thinks?"

Compared to Fei Yao, who was the leader of the several strongholds, Hao Zhao was much calmer. He remonstrated, "General Empress, our army has continued to conquer several strongholds all the way, advancing hundreds of miles. It is dangerous to go deep alone. And at present, Maling Pass is difficult. Ke, why don't our troops retreat first, and after responding to the general on the right (Zhang Yun), we can decide on the next strategy, what does the general think?"

Hearing this, Fei Yao frowned, dissatisfied and said: "Our army has conquered several villages, and the momentum is in full swing, but An Neng retreated. Didn't Bodao hear the words of one blow, then decline, and three exhaustion?"

"Besides, we are under the command of Grand Sima (Cao Zhen) to harass the Qishan Road. An Neng is slightly frustrated, is he afraid? Bo Dao can't mention the withdrawal of the army."

Both Hao Zhao and Fei Yao were favored by Cao Zhen and fought with the army all the way to occupy high positions.At this time, Hao Zhao proposed to suspend the attack on Maling Pass, which really betrayed Cao Zhen's feelings.

Hao Zhao sighed, looked at the map, and said, "No! Our army goes deep alone, and the transportation of food and grass is inconvenient. If the Shu army attacks the grain road, our army will be defeated. I don't know if the general will be sent to protect the food and grass?"

Fei Yao pondered for a moment, looked at Hao Zhao, and said, "Bo Dao is right to be worried, you can lead a thousand people to Chencang Road to support the food delivery team."

"No!" Hao Zhao clapped his hands in reply.

(End of this chapter)