Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 480 Qutang Pass

Let's talk about Qutang Pass. News of the Jingzhou army's movement just came. Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong have passed through Wu Gorge and Qutang, and are about to reach Kuimen!

This attack on Yizhou wanted a prestige, and it was also experimental in nature, so before setting off, it was reorganized into an "infantry division". In the future, before the army is officially mobilized, unless it is an emergency mobilization, it will be reorganized.

It can be considered that the gradual reform of the military system has begun!

It is definitely not urgent to attack Yizhou. Since we are going to go to the Qutang Gorge line, we must wait until the beginning of March to arrive before the middle of April. At this time, the vegetation is lush and cannot be ignited, and it is not yet the main flood season.

There were also people from the Taishi Bureau accompanying them along the way, not to divine fortune, but to observe the weather - once there was a sign of heavy precipitation, the army would find a high place to station.

The numbering is very simple, just use the name of the resident as the prefix, and add the numbering in the order of establishment time.

In other words, Zhao Yun led the "Wancheng First Division" and Huang Zhong led the "Xinye First Division". Each division had more than 1 people, and a total of nearly [-] troops were dispatched. Zigui and other troops were also launched. The local people temporarily joined the baggage train...

In theory, Huang Zhong was only the acting division commander, so the highest command of the army was still Zhao Yun.

In addition, in addition to the new titles of brigade commander and regiment commander for officers at all levels, they also boldly appointed a new person - Fazheng, who is familiar with the terrain of Yizhou, as the chief of staff of the Wancheng [-]st Division. He is from Bingzhou and has traveled thousands of miles. Guo Huai, who came to Chu State, served as the chief of staff of the Xinye Division.

The staff will play a role similar to that of a "strategist" in the past, but without authorization, the staff has no actual command authority, and the chief of staff will naturally be the head of the staff.

In fact, based on their abilities, both Fazheng and Guo Huai can directly hold military positions - mainly pure counselors who are not good at actual command and army dispatching and are only good at using tactics and responsible for coming up with ideas will be limited to staff officers.

Fazheng and Guo Huai may not be strong in direct force, but they are both well-educated in military science. Not only can they use strategies, but they are also involved in everything from troop formation to logistics planning.

It was only because both of them had passed the imperial examination in the first year of the Chu Dynasty and had served as officials in the Chu State for less than two years. If they wanted to receive a title, their rank would not be too high, so they were simply appointed as chief of staff, which is equivalent to the position of military advisor. Let them get along with other generals, and then they will be plated with gold...

The guard general of Qutang Pass is Wu Jing, who was born in Chenliu, Yanzhou, and is Wu Yi's cousin; the deputy general is Gan Mao, a native of Bajun, who was born in the Gan family of Linjiang and is considered a relative of Gan Ning. In terms of seniority, he should be Gan Ning's clan uncle.

Among the two, Wu Jing is the leader.

Although Wu Yi was from Chenliu, he was a confidant who entered Yizhou together with Liu Yan. Therefore, the Wu family was considered to be half a householder in Yizhou and was even more "one of their own" in Yizhou Prefecture.

Historically, after Liu Bei entered Yizhou, he married Wu Yi's widowed sister to appease the original team of Yizhou Prefecture - even though this Mrs. Wu had been married to Liu Zhang's brother, she was still Liu Bei's sister-in-law...

This also shows Wu's importance in the Yizhou Prefecture team.

As for Gan Mao... Although he is from the Gan family, a wealthy family in Ba County, now in Yizhou Prefecture, it is obvious that the old team brought by Liu Yan are closer to the core than the locals in Yizhou, let alone for Yizhou Prefecture. Gan's family still has Gan Ning's hidden worries!
Although it is not unusual for aristocratic families to separate their eggs, it is also common for young people to separate their eggs when they are developing outside. Isn’t it true that the Yuan family in Runan also relies on snowy weather to stay at home and not go out? Ancestor, branched from the Yuan family in Chen County...

but!

The situation of the Gan family in Bajun was a bit too extreme. Gan Ning had already served as the naval commander and the Marquis of Yizhou in Chu State. When Chu was founded and the King of Chu conferred ministers on it, Gan Ning was ranked fifth, and the four people in front of him were Among them, there is also Lu Lingqi, the Queen of Chu.

It can be said that Gan Ning is firmly in the Top 5 or even Top 3 in the civil and military affairs of the Chu State. In contrast, the Gan family in Yizhou does not even have a prefect...

It’s just a matter of dividing the eggs into clothes, but giving away the golden eggs and leaving only the eggs is a bit hard to think about!

Gan Mao was able to serve as the deputy general at Qutang Pass mainly because the Gan family originally accounted for a large share of the caravans traveling between Jingyi and Jingyi. Now that they are all blocked, the Gan family's opinion must be taken into consideration - it's just that the Gan family I dare not have any opinions.

When they heard that the Chu army was approaching, the two guarding generals in Qutang Pass got into chaos.

After all, they usually intercept private traffickers. Even though they were in danger of Kuimen, when they heard that the Chu army was attacking, they felt a sudden rush in their hearts!

It didn't take long, that is, I was at a loss for half an hour, and then I recovered.

But... after this time, Wu Jing looked at Gan Mao and became more and more displeased!

"General Wu, what are you... looking at me like that for?" Gan Mao asked with some displeasure.

"Ahem, it's nothing. It's just that I suddenly thought that Baidi City and Kuimen are close to each other. If the Chu army attacks Baidi City, it may be a big disaster... General Gan led the men and horses to go to Baidi City. Stay in the Imperial City." Wu Jingqing said sincerely.

I risk wanting to curse...

Together with the Chu army, they left Qutang Pass where the defenders were weak and went all the way over the mountains to attack Baidi City?The damage caused by climbing over the mountain must be greater than by storming Kuimen!

What's more, what troops do you have in your hands?Hundreds of chapters, you want me to guard Baidi City?

It’s nothing more than wanting to transfer myself away!

But in the end, he took the risk and didn't curse. After all...it was better to leave and hide behind Qutang Pass. At least it would be safe.

If Qutang Pass is really captured, he will surrender. After all, he has no soldiers or generals. As long as he makes a few gestures before surrendering, no one will be too harsh on him.

After Wu Jing thought he had eliminated the possible internal agents, he began to set up defenses...

Qutang Pass currently has only 3000 troops and generals. The only advantage is that if the Chu army attacks Qutang Pass, Zigui, the nearest city in the rear, is more than 200 miles away, and the cultivated land in Zigui is also very limited, and Zigui itself has to pass through it. Xiling Gorge is another 200 miles to get in touch with Xiling!
And among them, most of them are narrow canyon terrain, especially the Qutang Gorge. Although it is only more than 20 miles long, it is majestic and dangerous.

It is already not easy to march all the way, and the logistics supply is even more difficult. People on the road eat horse chews, and it is estimated that [-]% to [-]% will be lost!
It is impossible for the army to carry too much baggage. When they arrive at Qutang Pass, they will only have a few days of rations left at most...

Therefore, as long as he can hold on for ten days and a half, and reinforcements come, it might be a great achievement!
Of course, the reason why they are so confident is because the scouts have not found out how many enemy troops there are - in a team that stretches for twenty miles, it is impossible to find out how many people there are...

They don't even know who the generals are - because the flags flown by the Chu State are the Chu flag and the division flags of the two divisions themselves, not the common handsome flags with the general's surname written on them.

(End of this chapter)