Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 666
Jing Zhaoyin, Wuguan.

After conquering Jingbei, the Great Han brought Wuguan under the rule of Jing Zhaoyin and belonged to Qinzhou.The abandoned Shang County was also reused and built as a hub connecting Nanyang and Guanzhong.

However, Wuguan, which has been quiet for a long time, is also very lively today. The four governors, Jiang Wei, governor of Shuofang, Wei Yan, governor of Guanzhong, Wang Ping, governor of Jingzhou, and Jufu, governor of Nanyang, gathered in Wuguan to discuss the matter of Gusai.

"You don't know, Your Majesty's wine smells old. I smell it from a distance, and my saliva wants to flow down." An old soldier from Guanzhong boasted to everyone.

"Mr. Hu, don't lie. You can drink your majesty's wine? You are lucky to be able to lick your majesty's saliva." One person laughed.

"Ha ha!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present burst into laughter.Hu Laosan was also quite annoyed, with a flushed face, he said: "If you don't know, don't talk nonsense, you can ask other people. His Majesty rewarded the former general with a jug of fine wine. This wine is only available to the Prime Minister, Taiwei, and General Wei." I drank it, the former general was at the banquet, and he took it out for me to have a look."

"Is this the same as drinking? I have seen His Majesty from afar!" That person continued to mock.

"Hey~" Hu Laosan didn't look annoyed, and said with a smile: "I didn't say I drank it, anyway, I smelled it, and it's better than you who haven't smelled it."

"Okay, you are better than me."

"Haha!" The crowd gathered together and laughed.

But before laughing for a long time, a strong general with a Han sword on his waist walked by. Everyone who knew this general saw him and shouted in unison: "I have seen General Wei."

Wang Ping nodded slightly, gestured to return the salute, and entered the hall holding the Han sword.After entering the house, he glanced around and saw that Wei Yan, Jiang Wei and others had arrived, bowed their hands and said, "Thank you, generals."

"Don't dare!" Everyone responded.

Wang Ping walked up to the map, stepped into the topic and said: "We will soon move the capital against the Wei Dynasty. Our army will take Tongguan first in this battle to consolidate the land. Later, we will enter Sili and look for opportunities to plunder the people and enter the country to enrich the country. As for the rest of the situation , depending on the situation."

Wang Ping's strategic goal is very clear, divided into three steps.First, complete the capture of Tongguan and complete the strategic goal of consolidating Guanzhong; second, plunder the people in the Luoyang area and use it to enrich the empty Han territory; third, decide whether to expand the results of the war depending on the development of the war.

As far as the first step is concerned, why is the capture of Tongguan the most important thing? Not to mention the attribute that Tongguan is the east gate of Chang'an, but just look at the importance of the defense lines of Hedong and Tongguan.

When Sima Yi was in charge of Hedong, he determined the defense lines of Hedong and Tongguan to block the road from the east of the Han Dynasty.And just as he thought, Zhuge Liang led his army into the defense line carefully arranged by Sima Yi, and the initial attack on Hedong failed.This is also the background why the big Han turned to attack the Nanyang area.

The main reason why Hedong is difficult to overcome is that Tongguan has guarded the flanks of Hedong, so that Hedong only needs to defend the Han army on the other side of the Yellow River.Therefore, if the big man can attack Tongguan, it will disintegrate Sima Yi's defensive strategy of Tongguan in Hedong.

After the Han Dynasty attacked Hedong, they could cross the river from the south of the river, the Fenglingdu area, and they could go deep into the hinterland of the river.It is convenient for the tactical layout of the raid on Hedong in the future, so this first step is the most basic and most important strategic goal.

After a pause, Wang Ping asked in a deep voice, "I wonder if the generals have any insights?"

Jiang Wei, who was beside him, came out, cupped his hands and said: "General Wei, Wei thought it would be better to lead the people in Guanzhong, and sent troops to the east of the river as a feint attack, and secretly dispatched elites to attack Tongguan. Ministry."

Wei Yan shook his head and directly vetoed it: "No, Boyue has underestimated Tongguan. Tongguan is extremely difficult to attack, and it is a rare fortified city in the world. It is really difficult to defeat it with ordinary methods. Although our army restrains the other two armies, we will not break Tongguan. , then how can our army win."

Wei Yan had only been guarding Guanzhong for a few days, but he had already inspected Tongguan, and he couldn't help but be amazed by the dangers of Tongguan, and he had no hope for a frontal attack.

Wang Ping did not directly veto it, but pondered for a while, and said: "Bo Yue's method is not without praise. In my opinion, if this strategy can be optimized, it may be feasible."

Jiang Wei's eyes lit up, he cupped his hands and said, "I would like to hear from General Wei."

"Does Boyue know where the key to rebelling against Wei is?" Wang Ping asked.

"Luoyang?"

"Exactly!" Wang Ping nodded slightly, and said, "The matter of moving the capital is no small matter. It has been 20 years since the Wei Dynasty was established in Luoyang! The family members of soldiers, officials and people range from tens of thousands to more than [-]. During this period, it is difficult for the central government to govern. Therefore, it must be worried, and our army led the crowd to attack Luoyang."

"In the opinion of General Wei, do you want to attack Luoyang and take Tongguan secretly?"

Wang Ping did not answer directly, but walked to the map, pointed to and said: "There are three ways to take Luoyang from Nanyang. One is to go north from Yecheng, pass Yingchuan, Linguang Chengguan, and attack Luoyang; the other is to take Luoyang from your majesty. The way of Luoyang is to follow the Luoshui River, pass through Yiyang, and take Luoyang; the third is to go north from Zouxi County, follow the Yishui River, approach Yique, and attack Luoyang."

"Although Yecheng is flat among the three roads, the enemy must deploy a large army here. Yique Pass is dangerous, and it is difficult to threaten Longyou. The road of Yiyang, Ping followed His Majesty, and this place is quite familiar. Therefore, Ping wants to leave Yiyang, confront the army of Luoyang. You can also follow Boyue's words and send troops to the east of the river to attack and harass the army of the east of the river."

Hearing this, Wei Yan seemed to know what Wang Ping was thinking, and interrupted: "General Wei wants to follow the example of Guangwu in defeating Long, so he came to attack Lueyang?"

Wang Ping was not angry when he was interrupted, instead he said with a smile: "The former general clearly saw that Ping's original intention was the same, and taking Tongguan now can be used to emulate what Lai She has done."

Although Lai She was not among the 28 generals in Yuntai who founded the Eastern Han Dynasty, he made outstanding achievements in the battle against Longshan. Liu Xiu was able to break through the Longshan defense line, and Lai She contributed a lot.

The Longshan line of defense was easy to defend but difficult to attack, so Kai Xiao dispatched generals to defend the Longshan line to prevent Liu Xiu from attacking.Liu Xiu could not be defeated. During this period, Laishe led more than [-] elite soldiers to cut down the mountains to open a road, from Fanxu and Huizhong to Lueyang City, tearing through the Longshan defense line.

Kai Xiao was startled, and led an army of tens of thousands to surround Lueyang City, besieging Lueyang City day and night, from spring to autumn, without success.In the end, Liu Xiu came late and led the army into Longyou to rescue She.

It may be difficult for everyone to understand the importance of Lueyang City, but when it comes to another place name - Jieting, everyone should be familiar with it.Ma Susheshui went up the mountain, and Zhang Yun led the army to besiege, which made Zhuge Liang's plan to break the Longlong failed, and the most promising Northern Expedition of the Shu Han was shattered.

Wang Ping moved his finger on the map, and said: "From Wuguan north to Lushi, and then north, there is a small road. Send three thousand elite soldiers to cut mountains to open the road, and walk to Taoqiu to gather. According to the city, we will break the Luoyang in the east. The enemy. And divide the troops to cooperate with the former general to lead the Guanzhong troops to attack Tongguan City. With or without foreign aid, Tongguan will be destroyed without surrender."

Not long after the big Han occupied Yiyang City, Sima Yi led an army to capture it.However, it's not that Wang Ping didn't do anything during this time, but instead checked the surrounding terrain.Although he withdrew from the Lu family later, Wang Ping went north to inspect the terrain himself, and sure enough there was a road to go north to Hongnong.

As for why Wang Ping found out, it starts when he was the governor of Guanzhong.Since Wang Ping took office as the governor of Guanzhong, the first thing to do is to consolidate the border defense of Guanzhong.In this case, it is necessary to consult and investigate the terrain of the border defense, such as the reasons for the change of the defense line from Hangu Pass to Tongguan.

During the investigation, it was discovered that Taoqiu gathered here.

Taoqiuju, also known as Taolinsai, is located on the Xiaohan Ancient Road and got its name from the surrounding peach blossom forest.The land of Taoqiu was the place where Zhou Tianzi grazed in ancient times, and later in the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the border of Qin and Jin Dynasties (Note ①).

In the period when Hangu Pass and Tongguan Pass were not established, Qin State built Taolin Sai as the center, relying on Taolin's Lianshu River and mountains, natural passes and artificial cities in several shapes, and established Starting from the defense system of Xiaohandao.At that time, Wang Ping secretly recorded this place for future use.

When staying in Yiyang, Wang Ping thought of Taoqiuju, and once led his bodyguards to cross the mountains and ridges to the boundary of Hongnong to explore the surrounding terrain.That's why we have today's strategy. It can be said that all famous generals in ancient and modern times, and any strategy can not be separated from geographical factors.

Jiang Wei and Wei Yan looked at each other, and both of them were aware of the risk of this strategy.The generals as far as Taoqiuju in the north went deep into the enemy's territory, and they had to stick to it until the Guanzhong army broke through the Tongguan defense line.

Wei Yan frowned, and asked in a deep voice: "As General Wei wishes, who can take on this important task?"

The unknown Ju Fu cupped his hands and said: "The former general, the general Fu led three thousand elites, with Wei Hu as the deputy general, climbed Xiaoshan, occupied the peach hills, and stood firm in the city, waiting for the former general to break through Tongguan."

Wei Yan looked at Goufu, nodded, and praised, "Good man, I, Wei Yan, have another person to admire."

As he said that, Wei Yan bowed his hands to Wang Ping and said: "Yan Ke will follow General Wei's strategy and must break through Tongguan to rescue the east of Juzhen."

Wang Ping looked at Jiang Wei and asked, "Does the Governor of Shuofang have a different opinion?"

"No." Jiang Wei replied.

Seeing that there was no objection, Wang Ping looked around at the crowd and said: "There is no objection. When the Wei people move their capital, Ping leads the army northward to Yiyang. There is an army against Wei to confront and attract its main force. Gou Zhendong leads three thousand elite soldiers, Zhantaoqiu gathered, broke Tongguan West Road, divided the army and went to Tongguan, thinking of intimidation. Governor Jiang led the people from Shuofang, went east to Hedong, and attracted the Wei army from the east of the river. The former general led the people in Guanzhong to attack Tongguan."

"No!" The three responded.

But after responding, Jiang Wei's lips moved, his heart was not calm, and he lamented that he was going to fight Guo Huai again.

Guo Huai is really formidable!Shuofang's army numbered only a few thousand, how could they fight against the tens of thousands in Hedong.

Wang Ping seemed to have noticed Jiang Wei's change, and asked, "Is there any difficulty for Boyue?"

After a pause, Wang Ping said in relief: "This battle is only for restraining Shuofang, not for victory. Guo Huai is familiar with the geography of Bingzhou, and he has many soldiers on the east side of the river. Boyue's harassment is the most important thing, so there is no need to confront him head-on."

"Weizhi!" Jiang Wei replied with a normal expression.

Wang Ping also knew that Guo Huai was not an underestimated general, and that there were many soldiers in Hedong, it would be difficult to defeat him without a large army.Because of this, Wang Ping valued Jiang Wei's characteristics of being from Longyou and learning Qiang customs, so he asked him to take Shuofang soldiers to join forces with the Hu people to go into Hedong and Bingzhou to fight guerrillas, so as to draw more with less.

After all, in terms of leading troops alone and entangled with Cao Wei, there were only Deng Ai, Jiang Wei, Wang Ping, Wei Yan and others in the Shu Han.Now that these people have tasks, Jiang Wei naturally wants to go on stage without hesitation and fight guerrillas to wrong him.
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Zuo Zhuan said: "In spring, the Marquis of Jin sent Zhan Jia to deal with the flaws, so as to guard the fortress of the peach forest."

"Yonglu" Volume 6 "Taolin": "Fortress is the right thing to stop the fortress... Between the letter and the pass, there are hundreds of miles, and the roads in it are all Shuhe Rivers and mountains, and the shapes are all letters, so it is named plug."

(End of this chapter)