Han Shizu

Chapter 804
At the southwestern foot of Micang Mountain, a large number of troops drilled out of the inaccessible mountains and forests. The surrounding landforms are complex, with majestic peaks and mountains, and the wild forests all over the mountain are primitive and wild. The bird frightened the beast and ran away, avoiding it far away.

From Sanquan to Jiachuan, it took about 180 miles of winding mountain roads and narrow trails, and it took a full 6 days to complete it.The banners were covered, and the soldiers had their armor tied on their backs. They didn't dare to make noise or complain, and they marched silently.

Even after training and mental preparation, the exhaustion of crossing mountains and ridges is still beyond Gao Huaide's imagination, especially the unexplored rice barn trail, and the soldiers accompanying the army are also fully equipped, carrying food and water, more burden.

Fortunately, after turning over the northern foot, the terrain became much gentler.Gao Huaide practiced himself, shared joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and stayed in the advance battalion. The work of opening the road was much more tiring. Hundreds of soldiers, all abandoned their armor and unloaded their armor, holding hatchets, clearing weeds and branches along the way, and leaving messy footprints. , And also opened up a road barely for the brigade to pass.

"Captain, the guide said that after passing the gap in front, you can go out of the mountain, and there is a road leading directly to Jiachuan County!" Beside Gao Huaide, a middle-aged general with a suave appearance, a stern expression, and a hint of hostility, pointed at the front and said to him. road.

His name was Guo Jin, and he served as an envoy in the Liangchuan camp. In his early years, he served Gaozu Liu Zhiyuan.After the founding of the country, he was repeatedly promoted and rewarded. He was the governor of Cizhou and the commander of Longzhou. He was later transferred to the Southwest Army by Liu Chengyou.

"It's not easy!" Hearing this, Gao Huaide smiled slightly on his tired face: "Report to the camps behind, let the soldiers persevere, and we will go directly to the city to rest!"

Hearing Gao Huaide's words, Guo Jin couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and said, "I heard from the capital prison that you want to capture the county seat?"

Listening to his doubts, Gao Huaide nodded: "The soldiers marched for days and urgently need to rest and replenish food and water. Is there any place more suitable for rest than the county town?"

Guo Jindao: "Separate divisions march in a roundabout way, and the emphasis is on secrecy. The capital prison is not afraid of revealing whereabouts and arousing the vigilance of the Shu army?"

Gao Huaide smiled slightly: "It depends on our ability to hide the army! Besides, we have reached Jiachuan and circled to the enemy's side. We have successfully passed the period when we needed the most secrecy, so there is no need to worry too much!"

Looking at the sky, the clouds were light and the wind was light, and it was still early. Gao Huaide said: "Today occupy the city, rest overnight, start tomorrow, turn to the northwest, take the Luochuan path, and rush to Mantianling!"

"Leave the task of occupying the city to the general!" Listening to his consideration, Guo Jin thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "I have inquired about the terrain of Jiachuan. The mountains are steep and the valleys are crisscross. The county town is in the center, and the east of the city is separated by the Songjiang River. You only need to divide into two divisions, one to control the west crossing, and the other to besiege the city, and you can take the city without any news leaking!"

"Since General Guo has this intention, there is absolutely no reason why he will not refuse!" Hearing his analysis, Gao Huaide showed a satisfied expression, and ordered: "How many troops does the general need?"

"Although Jiachuan belongs to Lizhou, it is actually narrow. If it is not a detour, it is difficult for the army to pay attention to this place. It is a small county, and a thousand soldiers can be dispatched!" Guo Jin said confidently.

"Okay! Then the two battalions with the general will go first, and General He and I will lead the crowd to follow, just in case of accidents!" Gao Huaide said.

"Yes!"

Gao Huaide's partial division consisted of [-] battalions with more than [-] soldiers. The Huaiwei Shu Army was the main force, plus [-] Southwest elites. Gao Huaide directly assigned two battalions of Southwest soldiers to Guo Jin.

After getting out of the hills, the footsteps can be called the road. Although it is still complicated and tortuous, it is much better than wandering in Micang Mountain.They are about to rest and have expectations, and the morale of the soldiers has also recovered a lot. All the exhaustion and suffering are suppressed by the uplifting spirit.

The Huaiwei army chased He Jianjian up, the veteran was nearly sixty years old, thinking of his old age, he didn't want him to accompany the army in this raid, but He Jianjian insisted on inviting him.It turned out that he seemed to have underestimated this old guy. He crossed mountains and ridges with the army, even if he was not walking on flat ground, he was also calm and unhurried.

"Old General Lao is with the army, and has suffered all this way!" Gao Huaide had a lenient attitude towards He Jianjian.

Gao Huaide was polite, but He Jianjian was careful. After all, as a general who had been repeatedly surrendered with a criminal record, he responded with a little humility: "The emperor will ignore the previous suspicions and show great kindness. I am the general of Huaiwei. I will serve you after death." Report. When I was in the Shu army, I often climbed the Qinling Mountains on weekdays. Although the Mi Cang trail is difficult, it is still easy to walk!"

Looking at He Jianjian, although he has white hair on his temples and a tired figure, his hale and hearty temperament is obvious.Gao Huaide couldn't help laughing and said: "The old general's vigor is not to let the young and strong, it is enough to make the juniors feel ashamed!"

"The superintendent's praise, I don't dare to do it!"

After saying that, Gao Huaide put away his joking heart, his expression returned to seriousness, he turned his eyes to the northwest, and said: "Guo Jin is going here, if there is no accident, Jiachuan can go down. Rest for the night, and change the road tomorrow. There are still more than a hundred miles of narrow roads. Dao, we need to go!"

He Jianjian said: "We have traveled two hundred miles, why are we afraid of only a hundred miles?"

"Old general, what a hero!"

"Don't dare to be, Gao Dujian is the real hero!"

During the process of Gao Huaide's march, Guo Jin drove his soldiers, quickly advanced, occupied the traffic roads, and encircled Jiachuan, which went very smoothly and completely achieved the combat goal.

The whole process is like throwing a stone into a quiet pool, with waves at first, and then calm down quickly.Not one Han soldier died in Kecheng, but more than a dozen soldiers were beheaded by Guo Jin because they could not bear the pain of rushing forward and were neglected.

Lizhou, Cotton Valley City.

Lizhou is located in the east of the Jialing River, from north to south, in the transition zone from the mountains to the basin. Although surrounded by mountains, the terrain is rugged and complex, but as the state capital, Miantu City is not a good place to guard.

Therefore, the Shu army's Han forces in Lizhou were mainly stationed on the Mantian Ridge in the northeast, guarding the big and small Mantian villages.There are not many defenders in Miantu City, only [-] soldiers, and they mainly play a supporting role. The food, ordnance and other military supplies of the Lizhou Shu Army are mostly stationed here.

At the head of Beicheng, there is a human head hanging. The blood has already dried up, and it is difficult to distinguish its face, but it is terrifying.This is Liu Tingzuo, the former supervisor of Sanquan. More than ten days ago, he led people to attack Wang Shenchao's reinforcements on the plank road. In the end, he managed to survive and fled back to Miangu City.

Originally planned to go back to Chengdu for some activities to atone for his sins, but was later driven to the privy envoy Wang Zhaoyuan and ordered someone to lock him up.As the commander-in-chief appointed by the Shu court to defend the Han army in the north, the first thing he did when he raised his account was to behead Liu Tingzuo in front of the Shu generals, hang his head on the tower, and issue strict orders. .

Wang Zhaoyuan's move was not only to establish his prestige, but also to arouse the fighting spirit of the generals of the Shu army through strict military orders, so that they would fight to the death to lead the resistance.The idea is good, but the effect is not good.

Although Wang Zhaoyuan presided over the post-Shu military administration for many years and proposed a number of active military strategies, they were basically implemented in the courtroom in Chengdu, and were actually separated from the army and soldiers below.

One has no great achievements, and the other lacks prestige. He uses his strength to show off his power. He just takes military discipline for granted, and the result is that he is alienated from morality.For the generals of the Shu Army in the north, Wang Zhaoyuan was a lucky guy, a talker.

The Empress Dowager Li of Shu once told Meng Chang that Wang Zhaoyuan had no great achievements because he was raised as a servant.This remark spread later, which damaged Wang Zhaoyuan's reputation even more, and many lieutenant generals despised him for it.

However, Meng Chang couldn't listen to what the Empress Dowager Shu said, and still used Wang Zhaoyuan again.The old kindness is certainly the basis for his consideration, but apart from Wang Zhaoyuan, Meng Chang seems to be unable to find other candidates, such as Zhao Chongtao, Yi Shenzheng and other leading generals, who may have many young talents, should rely more on the shadow of their parents. But it may not be convincing, and it is probably not much better than Wang Zhaoyuan, and he is not as close to Meng Chang as Wang Zhaoyuan is.

Gao Yanchou, who was the only one recommended by the Empress Dowager Shu for commendation and considered a great cause, was captured by the Han army during the Qin-Feng War three years ago, and finally committed suicide and died for the country.For this reason, Liu Chengyou also specially ordered someone to erect a monument for Gao Yanchou in Fengzhou to record his deeds and promote his loyalty.

Still the same sentence, there is no general in Shu, and no one who can take on the important task of holding up the sky.

But at this moment in the Miantu Shuai Yamen, Wang Zhaoyuan was annoyed that he was facing a difficult problem.Yesterday, the Han general Wang Quanbin led his army to break through the Jinshan stronghold. The Shu general Zhao Chongpu who was in charge of the defense lost the battle, lost thousands of troops, abandoned the stronghold and retreated.

According to his previous military order, Zhao Chongpu was locked up, but Wang Zhaoyuan himself hesitated whether to kill him or not.During these days in the north, he noticed some unfavorable atmosphere in the army.

(End of this chapter)