The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 692 regain confidence
"Although I am not from Shu, I have traveled all over the world and have some knowledge of Shu. I have never heard of a trail leading to the hinterland of Yizhou via Yinping."

Jia Xu frowned, and quickly followed behind Xu An who was walking forward in a military uniform.

"Duke Ming said that the Yinping Trail can lead directly to the hinterland of Sichuan, and even more so, he must personally lead the army to go deep into the territory. I think it is too risky."

Jia Xu is very strange about the military discussion, he has never heard of the name of Yin Ping Dao.

Yizhou is surrounded by the Qinling Bashan Mountains in the north, Wushan Mountain in the east, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the west, and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in the southwest.

The entire Sichuan Basin is surrounded by mountains.There are only two roads to enter Shu. The east is from the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River up the river and passing through Qutang Pass.

From the north, it goes south from Hanzhong County via the plank road.

And there are only two roads from Hanzhong County to Shu, one is Jinniu Road, and the other is Mi Cang Road.

The Jinniu Road is more convenient. It can go directly to Mianzhu in the hinterland of Yizhou through Jianmen and Zitong. It is a must-win road to enter Shu.

From Micang Road South Xiazhong, you can go to Langzhong, threatening the communication line between central Sichuan and southeast.

Twenty-five miles to the north of Jianmen is Jianmen Mountain, also called Dajian Mountain, and thirty miles to the east is Xiaojian Mountain.

The two mountains are connected, the mountain is extremely dangerous, and Feige is the thoroughfare, which is called Jianmen.

The big and small sword mountains stretch for more than [-] miles, stretching like a city, and there are narrow roads below.

He originally thought that Xu An would pass through Tazhong, and then he would attack Yinping with the Central Route Army, and then set out from Yinping to the southeast to attack Baishui and Jianmen.

But after the military discussion was over, when Jia Xu and Xu An talked in detail, they learned that Xu An was above the military discussion, and actually had something to hide.

Xu An's so-called route to Yinping means to go directly to Jiangyou through the small road on the south side of Yinping, and then take the Zuodan road from Fucheng to attack Mianzhu.

After talking with Xu An, Jia Xu immediately went to the office of Yinglangwei to ask for information about Yinpingdao.

Jia Xu is the official of the Central Military Mansion, so he naturally has news about Yinping Road, but according to the information, Yinping Road is inaccessible, and it seems that there is no feasible way at all, let alone allowing the army to pass?

The so-called Yinping Road can indeed lead from Longshang to the hinterland of Bashu, but strictly speaking, this is not a road, but a small path that can theoretically reach Chengdu.

Even many local people in Bashu don't know anything about this so-called "Yinping Road", and only a few hunters know that there are some small Xings that can be used for pedestrians.

These small Xings may be fine for pedestrians, but it is not an exaggeration to say that it would be as difficult as climbing the sky if the army went there.

The march of a large army is not as good as traveling alone. A large number of soldiers need to pass through, and horses and luggage need to be transported. The requirements for roads are extremely high.

"Yinping Xiaoxing is very dangerous, the terrain is steep, there are countless beasts and birds, there are many miasmas, and there are many snakes and rats. It is only a rumor among mountain people and hunters that they can pass through this Xing. Pass Yinpingxing and arrive at Jiangyou."

"Duke Ming is also aware of this situation. Duke Ming recruited more than [-] craftsmen from the workshop to dig mountain passages and build bridges and pavilions."

Jia Xu quickened her pace and walked directly in front of Xu An, blocking Xu An's way.

Xu An has always been a follower of good people, good at accepting advice, and rarely acts arbitrarily.

But I don't know why, this time Xu An is determined to go his own way, no matter how much he advises, he is unwilling to change the battle plan.

"Ming Gong has a body of ten thousand gold, and as the master of the way of peace, he shoulders the lives of thousands of people and bears the rise and fall of the way of peace, how can he take risks with his body?"

Jia Xu frowned, he stood in front of Xu An, with a sullen expression on his face, and asked in a deep voice.

"Yinpingxing is full of dangers, but walking out of Yinpingxing is not a flat road."

"In the south of Yinping, there is a town named Jiangyou. It is naturally dangerous and surrounded by mountains. The Fu River flows, and the dangerous peaks stand straight into the sky. The river is turbulent and the turbid waves are rolling, so it got its name."

"Once Liu Yan learns that someone is going south from Yinpingxing, he only needs to send [-] troops to Jiangyou to block the passage!"

Xu An looked at the sullen Jia Xu in front of him, but there was a smile on his face.

At first, Jia Xu talked Zhang Yang into joining the Taipingdao, but in fact it was just for self-protection.

When Xu An went to meet Jia Xu, it was obvious that Jia Xu only wanted to protect himself at that time, and had no intention of continuing to climb up.

However, with the passage of time, Jia Xu's mentality has also changed after the establishment of Liangzhou, the closing of Guanzhong, and his promotion to the Commander of the Chinese Army.

At the time of Luoyang, Jia Xu contributed two strategies of "two tigers competing for food" and "driving tigers and swallowing wolves". The sacrifice of these two strategies represented that Jia Xu began to make suggestions for the Taiping Road sincerely.

However, Jia Xu has always been cautious and cautious, step by step. Many times, in order to protect himself, he just turned a blind eye.

But now Jia Xu is outspoken and does not hesitate to stand in front of Xu An.

"There is nothing wrong with what the military adviser said. It is indeed a dangerous move to take the route to Yinping. The military adviser has checked the information in the Yinglangwei Yamen Office, so he must already have an understanding of Yinping."

"The Yinping road is steep and dangerous. The Eagle Wolf Guard's Tiqi scouted all the way, and many places were impassable. That's why I brought craftsmen along."

"The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky."

Xu An's face was solemn, and he said the matter solemnly.

"Liu Yan is not a fool. Even if there is a civil strife in Yizhou, he probably wouldn't mobilize the troops stationed around Jianmen and Baishui?"

"As long as you look south from the north, you can't bypass Jianmen, Baishui, and you must pass through Zitong."

"The Yizhou army occupies the dangerous pass, and our army's catapults can't approach it at all. We have to attack the pass with flesh and blood like the Yuanyuan pass. Our army will surely suffer heavy casualties if we attack it."

"The battle of Yizhou is far better than expected. Ren Xian is like a comet breaking through the sky. He has already defeated Berkshire within ten months. Now he is going south to Jianwei and advancing towards Wuyang. The decisive battle is imminent, and there is no delay."

"Drive the tiger to devour the wolf, order one to attack the other, and make them kill each other, so that the third party can reap the benefits of the fisherman, but now the fierce tiger Ren Xian is about to swallow Liu Yan, the evil wolf, and the news from Jingzhou According to the news, Nan Ting seems to have also been involved, and will send an army into the territory of Yizhou."

"Ren Xian is now appointed as the governor of Yizhou, and he is under the command of the general. If our army fails to arrive in time, once Yizhou is occupied by Ren Xian, all our army's plans will come to naught."

Xu An walked up and looked at Jia Xu sincerely.

"Nearly [-] yellow scarves in Yizhou will also die because of this, and all our efforts will be in vain."

"How can the military master not know the details of the plan offered by the military master?"

Jia Xu said nothing, just looked at Xu An silently.

The strategy of driving tigers and devouring wolves must be cautious. Once an accident occurs, and the hunter is not present when the tiger devours the wolf, then no benefit will be obtained, and there may even be a risk of backlash.

"Son of a thousand pieces of gold, if you don't sit still, I will definitely not do something that is personally dangerous."

Xu An walked slowly to Jia Xu's side.

"This time, I have to go."

Xu An bypassed Jia Xu and continued walking forward.

The first battle in Luoyang caused the morale of the Yellow Turban Army to be extremely low. Although it has recovered more than half of it now, it still has not achieved the same morale as before.

The theory of gods and ghosts was popular in the late Han Dynasty. This was caused by the general environment, and it was difficult to change it in a short period of time.

In the Battle of Luoyang, although the Yellow Turban Army was not defeated, it finally shook the myth of invincibility.

This time, what Xu An has to do is to regain the confidence of the tens of thousands of Taoists in Taiping Dao.

In the fourth year of Chuping (193), March [-]rd.

The two armies of the Yellow Turban Army, the Middle Route Army and the East Route Army, remained on hold. Xu An swore an oath in Qiang Dao and led more than [-] people from the West Route Army to the south to station in Tazhong.

(End of this chapter)