The Super Summoning System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 648 Surprise attack on Meridian Valley

From Hanzhong to Guanzhong, there are only a few roads, crossing Qinchuan, there are Xiegu, Ziwu Valley, Sanguan Road, etc.

Now Hanzhong and Guanzhong are closed to each other, and the roads that used to pass between the two have become inaccessible. The Sanguan Road and the Ziwu Valley have been abandoned for many years, and only the Xiegu is passed by.

But the road Sima Yi chose was not Xiegu, but Ziwu Valley.

Since Lu Bu's surprise attack on Chang'an a few years ago, Chang'an's soldiers and horses have set up outposts in steep places in the direction of Xiegu. If they want to attack Chang'an from Xiegu, a surprise attack will be impossible.

Compared with Xiegu, Zhuluo Road, etc., Ziwu Valley is the most steep.

Historically, the Meridian Valley is the most dangerous of the six roads connecting the southwest land.There are six paths in the Qinling Mountains, and Ziwu is the king.

In history, Ziwu Valley tried to be smuggled more than once, but no one has ever succeeded.

However, it is worth mentioning that in the Tang Dynasty, Ziwu Valley developed rapidly. Concubine Yang loved to eat lychees. It takes seven days.

However, Ziwu Valley is still an inaccessible plank road today. The plank road is on the edge of the cliff, with holes dug into wooden beams and planks laid.

The plank road made Qin develop the West Shu. Later, Liu Bang was named King of Han and went to Hanzhong. In order to confuse Xiang Yu, he burned the plank road.Soon after, Liu Bang finished his recuperation and wanted to fight for hegemony in the world. Han Xin resorted to the strategy of repairing plank roads in the dark.

Liu Bang used the burning plank road to show that he has no intention of fighting for hegemony, and there is no way out, so how can he fight for hegemony in the world?From this we can see that the Meridian Road is steep and difficult.

However, the young and vigorous Sima Yi chose some Ziwu Valleys as the way to surprise Chang'an.

Ziwu Valley plank road is three hundred miles long. When Sima Yi and Lu Bubing leave Ziwu Valley, the first thing they face is not the Han army, but the dilapidated plank road and the bad weather in Qinchuan.

In front of a cliff, a plank road stretched out against the cliff. Soldiers lined up one by one, walking carefully on the plank road. In the distant mountains and forests, the sound of ferocious beasts could be faintly heard.

"Huh!" The soldiers walking on the plank road couldn't help but tremble when they heard the roar of the beast. One soldier accidentally fell down the cliff and fell into a pulp.

"Don't panic, I'm waiting for [-] soldiers and horses, why fear wild beasts!" Lu Bu led the red rabbit horse, and Fang Tian raised his painted halberd to comfort the soldiers.

Lu Bu moved too much, but the plank road shook for a while, and the hearts of the soldiers also shook.Sima Yi was taken aback, and quickly said: "Marquis Wen, don't move too much, this plank road has been in disrepair for a long time, and it will be damaged if you are not careful!"

Before Sima Yi finished speaking, he heard a click in front of him. The soldiers walking in the front stepped on the dilapidated plank road, and the plank fell off the cliff. Three or five soldiers also fell down.

"Quick, go up and repair it!" Sima Yi waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him walked forward cautiously holding the boards.

Lu Bu looked gloomy, and said: "This Ziwu Valley is really steep, and the plank road is also rough and difficult. Now it is in disrepair. Zhongda, you originally estimated that you can reach Chang'an in ten days, but now it seems that ten days may not be possible. gone."

Sima Yi looked at the soldiers who were actually repairing the plank road in front, and comforted him with a smile: "Don't worry, Marquis Wen. Although the plank road has been in disrepair for a long time, it is not damaged, but a few places are a little dilapidated. It will not delay the time. It only takes ten days at most. Just five days!"

Before Sima Yi finished speaking, there was a loud bang in the sky and thunder on the ground. The average altitude of the mountains in Qinchuan is more than 1000 meters, and the Ziwu Valley is even steeper, with an altitude of more than 2000 meters.Thus, there is what is known as climate change.

Ziwu Valley's climate is changeable, but Sima Yi did not expect it. The sky was originally clear, but suddenly the sky was gloomy and covered with dark clouds. After a while, it began to rain heavily.

Lu Bu looked at the sky gloomyly and said, "Do you count the bad weather?"

Sima Yi's face was also ugly, and he said: "Wen Hou's Bingzhou wolf riders fought with the barbarians back then. What kind of harsh environment did they not stay in? Although the weather in Ziwu Valley is changeable, there are no enemies. Could it be that the general's subordinates are not even this small?" Can even small problems be overcome? Right now Li Xianzhong's army is all out of Chang'an, as long as our army leaves this Ziwu Valley, Chang'an is at your fingertips, doesn't the general want to take revenge?"

"Revenge!" Lu Bu's face suddenly turned ferocious, and he looked at the soldiers in front of him, and saw that the bodies of those soldiers were tightly clinging to the edge of the cliff, avoiding the heavy rain.

"What can a mere heavy rain do to me? Brothers, continue on your way and arrive in Chang'an within fifteen days to avenge the shame of the war!" Lu Bu shouted loudly.

Although a group of soldiers did not want to continue to brave the rain and risk their way, but with Lu Bu holding them down, they could only continue to pass through the plank road.Fortunately, it didn't rain for a long time, or the heavy rain did not cover a large area. After Lu Bu led his soldiers and horses over the plank road in this mountain forest, the rain gradually became lighter.

The soldiers and horses rejoiced, but Sima Yi's heart was extremely gloomy at the moment: "Sima Yi, Sima Yi, you are still young and energetic after all, Ziwu Valley is unusually steep, why did you think of surprise attacking Chang'an from here? What is wrong with this time? Two, one is risky, and the other is insufficient preparation, I will keep this in mind, and I will definitely not do it again today!"

If it was an ordinary person, they would feel that Chang'an was in sight, and would only be rejoicing, eager to rush to Chang'an to make meritorious service and become famous.But Sima Yi reviewed his own shortcomings in his heart, and warned himself not to take risks like today.

Ziwu Valley plank road is hundreds of miles long, but due to bad weather and rugged roads, it is difficult to pass for half a month at least, or a month at most.

Chang'an, Zhuge Liang's residence.

Zhuge Liang received Li Xianzhong's letter again, Zhuge Liang smiled and handed the letter to Gao Siji and said: "General Gao, you can rest assured now. Now in Longxi, Yizhou soldiers and horses choose to confront General Li instead of assisting Mongolia Do you know what it means to attack General Cao Mengde?"

"Yizhou soldiers and horses stand still, which means they have other conspiracy!" Gao Siji guessed, opened the letter and read it, and said happily: "Now General Li Xianzhong also suspects that Yizhou soldiers and horses have other plans, and I will send you an order to take strict precautions." , guard Chang'an! Not only that, but for Chencang, General Li Xianzhong left General Hao Zhao to guard!"

"And this Lu Bu is not in Longxi either!" Zhuge Liangliang said with a nod.

"Lü Bu is not in Longxi? Then we can only aim at Chang'an. That's great. I've heard about Lv Bu's bravery for a long time. I missed the opportunity to compete with the fierce general of Jizhou. I must fight with Lv Bu!" Gao Siji clenched his fists, His eyes were full of fighting spirit.

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said with a smile: "Since General Gao wants to fight Lu Bu, let's go along with him!"

"Go? Where are you going?" Gao Siji looked puzzled.

"Calculating the time, now that General Li and Yizhou soldiers are in a stalemate, the ambush soldiers in Hanzhong should also be dispatched, let's go to ambush!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

Gao Siji stared at him and said: "Kong Ming, don't mess around, Xiegu, Zhuluo Road, Ziwu Road, Yizhou soldiers and horses may sneak across from these places. Do you know which road Yizhou soldiers and horses come from? What's more, since they want to attack Chang'an, they must have a lot of soldiers and horses, we only have 3000 troops, if one is not careful, it will be difficult for Chang'an to hold on to those young and strong men!"

"The Xiegu road is flat, and it is the only thoroughfare between Hanzhong and Guanzhong. Jinyiwei has made in-depth investigations, but there is no development. Moreover, we have set up checkpoints on the mountain road. Yizhou soldiers and horses will not pass by!"

Gao Siji nodded and said: "That's true! It's impossible for Yizhou soldiers to go out of the inclined valley."

Zhuge Liang continued: "As for the Daoluo Road, it is relatively remote. It has been in disrepair for a long time in recent years. It has not been walked for many years. Now it is damaged in many places. If you want to march, it will be even more difficult!"

"So it's Ziwu Valley?" Gao Siji said deliberately: "But Ziwu Valley is the most dangerous, so it shouldn't be possible, right?"

Zhuge Liang looked at Gao Siji and said: "The other two roads are because the roads are impassable or our army is on guard and can't walk. But Ziwu Valley is impossible because of its steepness. In your opinion, it is between impossible and impossible. , which one is possible?"

Gao Siji looked straight and said: "Yizhou soldiers think that I think it is impossible to march in Ziwu Valley, so they come out of Ziwu Valley and catch our army by surprise?"

"Isn't that also the reason why Huaiyin Marquis Mingxiu went to Chen Cang secretly on the plank road back then?" Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

"Ziwu Valley is only tens of miles away from Chang'an. If Yizhou soldiers leave Ziwu Valley, they will arrive in Chang'an in just one day. When the soldiers are at the city, it is not too late. Our army should act as soon as possible!" Gao Siji said quickly.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "The general is now in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, it's July, we still have heavy rain here, the weather in Meridian Valley is changeable, the enemy troops don't come so fast. Let Rong Liang go to get ready! "

"I'll go there with you!" Gao Siji got up quickly and left the mansion side by side with Zhuge Liang.

Soldiers, horses and equipment had to be approved by Di Renjie, so the two came to see Di Renjie together.

Zhuge Liang told Di Renjie his plan, but Di Renjie shook his head again and again and said: "No, no, even if the enemy troops really come out of Ziwu Valley, it is considered a risk, but you only have 3000 troops, so why not take risks? The main thing is stability. , stationed in Chang'an!"

Zhuge Liang reasoned and said: "Lord Inspector, although our army is only three thousand, the Ziwu Valley is extremely steep. As long as we occupy the favorable terrain in advance, it can be said that one man is in charge of the gate, and ten thousand men can't open it. If you do the calculation with your heart or not, you will surely defeat the enemy army." !"

"What if there is a mistake? Now there are only [-] of you in Chang'an, and the enemy army is coming to attack, and Lu Bu may follow them to defend the city with a young man. I'm afraid..." Di Renjie shook his head and refused.

Zhuge Liang pointed to Hangu Pass on the map and said: "My lord, if the enemy is allowed to drive straight in and approach the city of Chang'an, then General Gao Changgong of Hangu Pass will follow His Majesty's cavalry to attack Jizhou. At this moment, there will be no soldiers and horses stationed. Give up attacking Chang'an and instead attack Hangu Pass, what should we do if our troops leave Luoyang? Our army must not allow Yizhou soldiers and horses to cross Ziwu Valley and reach Guanzhong, otherwise even if we defend Chang'an, there will be other threats. So this time Our army has to send troops!"

(End of this chapter)