The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 111
Hanzhong Jujiang
On the Lancang River in Yongchang County; in Moon Bay, dozens of boats are gliding quickly in the bay, and Baitiao Zhangshun in the waves is training thousands of sailors on the river.After a year and a half, played by Zhuge Qiao, Liu Bei recruited [-] sailors in Jingzhou and the remaining navy along the Yangtze River to support the construction of the navy. Thousand sergeants.

The most eye-catching thing is the three weird big ships moored on the water. There are five sails on the warships, and the sails are slanted. It is about thirty feet long and ten feet high. The hull is surrounded by parapets. Each heavy superstructure is equipped with cabins, parapets, and battle grids, which serve as support and protective facilities for soldiers to fight.It undoubtedly shows that this is not an ordinary ship, but a warship.

Standing at the bow of the boat was a young man in a white robe, who else could it be Zhuge Qiao, facing the wind of the river, thinking about something; yesterday he received an order from Liu Bei, ordering him to set off for Hanzhong to prepare for the Northern Expedition.

This is the edict he has been looking forward to, but now he has a lot of worries; it turns out that Moon Bay can no longer meet the training needs of this future ocean-going navy, and it is urgent to move to the coastal area to train a real ocean-going navy. Zhuge Qiao's treasure ship has also been broken by Zhuge Qiao, and it will be ready to build when the time comes, and then a real ocean-going navy can be built; it was already ready, and when it was about to anchor, Liu Bei's edict was at this time Arrived.

In desperation, Zhuge Qiao once gave up his plan to garrison troops in Southeast Asia this time, but considering that the Northern Expedition was already a desperate move for the Shu Han, it was almost an all-powerful army.The time must not be completed overnight. Therefore, the navy must rush to the garrison port in Southeast Asia to train the ocean-going navy and build sea-going warships at the same time. Only in this way can the ocean-going navy keep up with the current development trend of the Shu Han, and it is You can't stop for a moment. After all, training a navy and building a warship is not something that happens overnight. It may be several years or more than ten years.

After the envoy left, for nearly three full days, Zhuge Qiao explained the trivial matters, discussed with the shipbuilder about the construction of the treasure ship, explained the topography of Southeast Asia and the water situation of the rivers with Zhang Shunchen, and even drew it with white cloth according to his memory. The terrain and ocean maps of Southeast Asia, and 20 people from Chen Qi and Spike were left behind to escort them in case of accidents.

In September of the third year of Zhangwu; Liu Bei rushed from Chengdu to Hanzhong to join forces, preparing to send troops to the Northern Expedition. Until today, the number of Han soldiers gathered in Hanzhong has reached 20, a number without any exaggeration.

After Quicksand slaughtered nearly three layers of family power in Yizhou, especially Quicksand chose a family with a large number of servants; However, a song "March in the Army" sounded in Yizhou again at this time; many families who had received the favor of the emperor also formed a team of servants from their own clan at this time and sent them to the military camp.

At this time, almost all the men in the Shu Han who were capable of fighting took up their swords, and in response to the "blood not shed, no truce" in "Han Shi", they followed their own army camps and waited for Liu Bei's final military order.

Among the 20 soldiers, there are [-] Jingzhou Army, [-] Dongzhou Army, [-] Tiger Infantry, [-] battalion troops, [-] Xiliang cavalry, and [-] sudden generals. In the past two years, the recruitment has not gone through any battles; only the [-] Nanman Wudang Flying Army commanded by Wang Ping and the [-] Nanman Wudang Flying Army led by Liao Hua have experienced the Nanman War in the land of the Nanman, and they are also guaranteed by Zhuge Liang. Strong army, Nanman's soldiers and horses have strong individual combat ability, but the joint army can't see the strength of it, so Zhuge Liang personally ordered Wang Ping and Liao Hua to be the leaders of the two armies, and trained the two flying armies in battle formation.

The newly recruited [-] new army was headed by Zhao Yun, Zhang Yi, Zhang Nan, and Yuan Lin were the assistants to train the new army. Liu Bei specially named this army "Ji Han Army" to symbolize his determination to rejuvenate the great Han.

As for the defense in the rear, Ma Liang, the governor of Jingzhou, and Fu Tong, the governor of Nanjun, are in charge of the three counties of Jingzhou, Li Yan is in Jiangzhou as the backing, Li Hui, the governor of Nanzhong, is in charge of Nanzhong, and Liu Feng, the governor of Shangyong, is in charge of Shangyong; , the governor of Nanjun, the governor of Shangyong, and the governor of Yong'an were the four township governors just set up by the Shuhan court to undertake the important task of defending against enemy invasion. The military strength of the governors, except for the governor of Nanjun who has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, the rest of the governors have only a few thousand soldiers.In Chengdu, Prince Liu Chan is mainly in charge of military affairs, and Xiang Chong is in charge of military affairs, and Jiang Wan, Dong Yun and others are assisted in order to deal with possible invasions from various places.

On this day, Liu Bei gathered all the senior generals of the Northern Expedition in Nanzheng, the capital of Hanzhong County, and prepared to hold a wartime meeting to discuss the route and marching plan of the Northern Expedition; Zhuge Liang, Ma Chao, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan and others were among them. , Zhuge Qiao also led [-] soldiers under his banner to Nanzheng yesterday, and he was also among the generals at this time.

"I've called you here to discuss the plan for the Northern Expedition this time. I wonder if you have any suggestions?" Liu Beigao asked the generals while sitting in the prefect's position.

In fact, before coming to Hanzhong, Liu Bei discussed with Zhuge Liang the route of march and the marching plan; as for today's convening, it was just to announce the appointment to the generals and the time for the expedition.

Since ancient times, there are only three directions and five passages from Yizhou to Guanzhong.One direction is to leave the Qinling Mountains and enter the Guanzhong.There are three valley roads in this direction, Ziwu Valley, Baoxie Valley, and Tangluo Valley. The long and dangerous valley roads all rely on plank roads, making it difficult for large troops to move.In addition, there is a branch road in Baoxie Valley. It is at the boundary between the west end of Qinling Mountains and Longshan Mountain. It is the low valley of the upper reaches of Jialing River. The terrain is flat, but there are two fortresses, Sanguan and Chencang, which have been established since Cao Cao withdrew his troops from Hanzhong. Heavily guarded, it is difficult to pass lightly.

The second direction is from Hanzhong via Yangping Pass, Wudu, and Qishan to Tianshui. The road is farther but relatively flat.

The third direction is from Hanzhong to the east, detouring Wuguan and Lantian. This road is too long, and it is close to Luoyang, the capital of Wei State, and is heavily guarded.

Zhuge Liang was the first to stand up, "Your Majesty, my minister's intention: Before that, it was announced that our army would go out of Baoxie Valley to attack the country of Mei and occupy Guanzhong, and then sent a general to lead the suspicious army out of Jigu Entering Baoxie Valley to attack the country of Mei made Cao Wei lose his judgment. Afterwards, our army went west to Qishan, attacked Tianshui, Nan'an, and Anding, and got in touch with the Qiang people, and then occupied Liangzhou Longyou to compete with Cao Wei."

[Yuan Lin, a native of Yingchuan County, entered Shu with Liu Bei in the early days, and made several military exploits. Later, she was promoted to the former general and granted the title of Tinghou of the capital; 】

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