Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 482 Post-war review
Two days later, Meng Xuanyu led the main force of the Shu army back to Jiameng Pass. The Song army's phalanx and camp were no longer outside the city pass. It seemed that the Song army had retreated across the board.

I don't know when Song Jun will attack again, but right now, it is safe.

Meng Xuanyu sent out scouts to find out that the Song army had returned to Sanquan Mountain and set up camp there. It is roughly estimated that the main force of the Song army that attacked Shu from the north had only more than 1 soldiers and horses left, with four to five thousand wounded, almost half of them lost. .

Unless there are reinforcements coming, otherwise, relying on these more than 1 horses alone, they will no longer be able to go south to use troops.

After all, Jiameng Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is even more dangerous Jianmen Pass behind it.

If the Song army did not implement the bypass plan and relied on strong attacks, it would be too difficult.

Especially Jianmen Pass, which is known as a natural danger, is almost impossible to charge by soldiers and horses.

Every time in history, every action to destroy Shu was taken by surprise, bypassing Xiongguan with a surprise army, and directly inserted into the capital of Shu, never breaking through Jianmen Pass head-on.

For example, there is a record in "Yizhou Ji": Jiang Wei's old fortress against Zhonghui, its mountains are thousands of feet high, and it faces Juejian. "Jiang Wei led the Shu army with 15 soldiers and horses, making it difficult for Zhong Hui's [-] soldiers and horses to move forward.

The reason is that Jianmen Pass is indeed a pass that "one man guards the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it", which can be compared with Hangu Pass and Hulao Pass.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, said that in Hande County, there was a "[-]-mile road from the big sword to the small sword pass, and the mountains were absolutely dangerous".Also at the place where the two cliffs are facing each other on the cliff of Dajian Mountain, the gate is built with stones against the cliff, and the pavilion is set up and garrisoned, which becomes a military pass.

Jianmenguan is on the north side of the mountain, which is so high that it is unattainable, which makes the attacking side feel desperate.On the south side, the mountains are gentle and easy to climb. For the guards, they can deal with it calmly from a condescending position. No wonder the sword gate was closed in the era of cold weapons, and it has never been breached from the front.

However, when Zhong Hui and Jiang Wei were stalemate in the Jiange area, Deng Ai created a miracle in the history of ancient warfare.For Deng Ai, a suggestion was made to smuggle into Yinping.Later, Deng Ai succeeded in smuggling to Yinping, successfully circled behind Jianmen Pass, and went straight to Chengdu.

Under such circumstances, Jiang Wei had no choice but to abandon Jianmen Pass, and the whole army retreated. At this time, Zhong Hui finally passed the abandoned Jianmen Pass.

In fact, Wang Quanbin this time, isn't he imitating Deng Ai's strategy during the Three Kingdoms period?

If Su Chen hadn't read this period of history in the history books, had a deep understanding of Wang Quanbin's strategic intentions, and led troops to ambush on the other side of the ancient ferry in advance, Wang Quanbin might have created a second miracle of destroying Shu.

After this unexpected use of troops went bankrupt, Wang Quanbin could only order to retreat, not only because of insufficient troops, but also because of his strategic failure. It is impossible to really use troops to attack Jiameng Pass and Jianmen Pass by force. He needs to make a long-term plan and find a breakthrough.

At that time, Zhonghui's 15 Wei army soldiers and horses were unable to break through the Jianmen Gate, let alone 3 or [-] soldiers?

The generals and counselors of the Shu Army gathered at the Jieshuai Hall in Jiameng Pass. At this time, Su Chen carefully explained the confrontation and strategic confrontation between the Song Army and the Shu Army. It can be regarded as a summary and review after the battle. Let them know why he and the second prince insisted on sending troops to Gudukou.

For a long time, these generals have been vaguely understanding, and even had some doubts and objections in the middle. It was not until the Song army was completely defeated that their doubts subsided and they praised this white-faced scholar and adviser.

"So this is ah!"

"Now I understand."

Lan Siwan, Liu Tingzuo, Wang Shenchao, Zhao Chongwo, Luo Qijun, Lu Han, Song Dewei, Wang Keliao and other generals of the Shu army, as well as the Marquis of Yu, suddenly realized and fully understood.

Looking back now, the ability to keep Jiameng Pass and repel the Song army this time is all due to the good use of this strategy and strategy.

Otherwise, if one link is wrong, it is likely to be very passive, and even lose the whole game.

Han Baozheng sighed: "It's too dangerous. This requires you to anticipate the enemy's opportunities every step of the way, understand the layout of the Song army commander, and make targeted deployments, how many troops to allocate, the timing of the ambush, etc., a wrong step, It could all collapse."

"Fortunately, the Second Highness is sitting here, otherwise, if someone else is in command, it is absolutely impossible to sit down and plan strategies like a god."

Li Jin, Lan Siwan, Liu Tingzuo and other generals directly praised the second prince's brilliance and prowess, which was a kind of flattery.

Meng Xuanyu knew very well that if there was no Su Chen by his side, he would continue to analyze and give strategies, it is estimated that the Song army would have passed through the Jianmen Pass by now.

The role of this one person is almost as good as a hundred thousand soldiers.

Thinking of this, Meng Xuanyu admired Su Chen even more, and thought that if he could keep this person for a long time, it would be like a magic needle in the sea, making Shu country worry-free.

"It's all Mr. Chen's ingenious plan. We can keep the Kingdom of Shu thanks to him." Meng Xuanyu was full of emotion. This time, he did not hide it, but praised him sincerely. He was emotionally agitated for a while and forgot to cover up.

Su Chen received much attention and was a little uncomfortable. He waved his hands and said, "I just thought about some possibilities wildly. They are all wise and powerful in the Second Palace. They are good at choosing and making decisions, and they are able to command well. This is the only way to achieve this step. If it is another general, I'm afraid they won't even be able to enter the words of the subordinates, and will only go their own way, no matter how scheming the counselor is, it will be of no use at all."

His words are also very reasonable, because Wang Zhaoyuan is like this, he insists on going his own way, he claims that Zhuge Kongming is resurrected, he makes mistakes in command, and loses in repeated battles, making him laughable and generous.

"That's right, His Highness the Second Highness is wise and martial, making good choices and making clear decisions are the keys to victory."

"I also agree with what Mr. Chen (Chen) said. Without the Second Highness as the commander-in-chief, everything is empty talk."

Many generals have received the second prince's kindness, supported and reused them, and are more willing to praise the second prince.

As for Su Chen, although they also admired him in their hearts, as generals, they would not over-admired counselors, and the performance was so obvious that they couldn't even say it out loud.

Meng Xuanyu stretched out his hand to restrain everyone's boasting and vain praise, and asked Su Chen, "What shall we do next?"

Su Chen pondered for a while and said, "Let's wait and see what happens. According to the strategic changes of the Song army, we will adjust in time. During this period, we will send the news of victory back to the capital of Shu to strengthen the imperial court's confidence in resisting the Song Dynasty. Come to guard Jiameng Pass and Jianmen Pass, and even set up a few more passes around the ancient ferry to prevent the Song army from sneaking across the river again, so as to prevent problems before they happen."

"No problem!" Meng Xuanyu nodded, feeling that it was easy to do.

Su Chen smiled slightly and said: "As long as it can be blocked for two months, it will enter the twelfth lunar month, which is not conducive to the use of troops. At the same time, the news of the Shu army's success in resisting the Song Dynasty will be conveyed to the Northwest clan vassal kings, as well as the Tang Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty, which will increase the confrontation between all parties. Song Jun's self-confidence, re-established an alliance, so that Song Jun was forced to withdraw his troops back."

"Okay, let's do it like this!" Meng Xuanyu laughed loudly, listening to Su Chen's words, she was right!

(End of this chapter)