Shu Chen

Chapter 244
Since the Spring and Autumn Period, Wuyue's smelting technology has been famous all over the world.

What few people know is the pottery and porcelain technology, which was once called the best in the world.

Today, after Sun Quan made Wuchang the capital of Jingzhou, the firing technology of Yue kiln celadon has also been passed down to Jingzhou, and with the war horse trade between Han and Wu, it has entered the field of vision of Bashu.Different from Han pottery, which is simple in shape, simple in decoration, and advocates a vigorous and stable style, Wu celadon has varied decorations, and the shape often uses animals as utensils to increase the beauty.

Among them, the unique "character pavilion jar" can be called the best in the world.

Even Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, couldn't help clapping his hands and praising Wu Qingci when he saw Wu Qingci.

Said: "Hey, beautiful! This can be said to be an ingenious skill. If I am a big man, it will be popular in all countries in the Western Regions, and I will raise countless military funds and money for the country!"

It is also.

From Wu Qingci, the prime minister saw the possibility of obtaining military funds from the Silk Road.

After all, Wei's silk is not inferior to or better than Shu brocade.If you want the countries in the Western Regions to flock to it, you have to own something rarer than that of Wei.

Although the Hexi Corridor has not yet been recovered at this time, it is a bit early to talk about the benefits of the Silk Road.

But let's plan ahead, it is also good to negotiate with Soochow on the celadon trade.

Moreover, before the Han army captured Jincheng County, it was a good strategy to use celadon to win over some forces in the counties of the Hexi Corridor, whether it was collecting intelligence or dividing the power of the prefect of Wei.

Yes, the Han army will attack Jincheng County first.

Firstly, it was because the [-] troops of Wei Guo left in Liangzhou were all stationed in Jincheng County.

As long as these troops are wiped out, it will be a great deterrent to the Haoyou and Qianghu tribes in Liangzhou, and it will be twice the result with half the effort to recover the Hexi Corridor.

Even bloodless.

The other is related to the terrain of the Hexi Corridor.

In 121 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who forced the landing of the Xiongnu and Hunxie tribes of the Xiongnu, set their hometowns as Wuwei and Jiuquan counties.Ten years later, Emperor Wu separated Zhangye and Dunhuang counties from the two counties, which is the origin of the title "Four Counties in Hexi".

The four counties are distributed in a linear shape, showing a narrow and long shape. The east and west sides are deserts (Alxa and Taklamakan Desert), and the precipitation is very scarce. It is not the farming soil that the Central Plains dynasty yearns for.

However, the luck to the west of the great river is that it is backed by the vast Qilian Mountains.

The trend of extending from northwest to southeast makes the Qilian Mountains not lack of warm water vapor; and the towering mountains will also accumulate ice and snow in winter and spring, and it will not accumulate until summer and autumn.The three major water systems of Lushui (Shiyang River), Ruoshui (Heihe River) and Shule River running through the entire Hexi Corridor are its masterpieces.

Some water flows will disappear into the desert under the sun.

Some tributaries will travel around, and finally find a low-lying place to form a lake.

But no matter what the result is, the water pouring down from the mountains will spread alluvial fans on the desert, forming an oasis suitable for people to thrive.

Similarly, it is also a place to camp that must be seized when marching and conquering.

The big man who now occupies the gate of the Hexi Corridor, Yuyinsai, just offsets the division of the big river.From Shuyinsai to the west, the Lushui River System (Wuwei) is far away, and the Han army still needs to cross hundreds of miles of desert to fight fiercely with the enemy.

This kind of terrain is too harsh for the test of food supplies, water sources for men and horses, and the morale of soldiers.

After all, the national power of the big man today is like a cloud and mud when compared with Huo Qubing's levy in Hexi in the past.

Therefore, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang made a final decision and placed the first battle to regain Liangzhou in Jincheng County—as long as Jincheng County is captured and goes along the valley of Wuting against the water (Zhuanglang River), the Han army does not need to worry about water sources and food fodder along the way. Transshipment and other issues.

Although it is necessary to cross the desert to enter Jincheng County, the north of Jincheng County is not dangerous to defend, especially after the city of Saibeihu Wang Zhiwudai and Baihuwen were burned a few years ago.

Furthermore, after capturing Jincheng County, the garrisons of the Han in the three counties of Xiping, Longxi, and Hanyang can all be reduced, which can alleviate the plight of the Han army's shortage of troops.

Needless to say, the general who led the army was the former general Wei Yan.

He has been appointed governor of Liangzhou for some time, and no one will compete with him.

The prime minister took Fei Yi as the leader of the marching army, and coordinated the various ministries and military participation for him; he assigned Ma Dai, Guan Xing, Jiang Wei, and Zhang Yi, who was appointed as the prefect of Jincheng in advance, to combine his troops with nearly [-] troops. Step and ride, will set off in early June.The reason for choosing this time point is because after marching to Jincheng County, if the Wei army guards the fortress, the Han army can take the opportunity to help them harvest the autumn harvest.

Eat the enemy for one minute, be me for twenty minutes.

Such military common sense, the prime minister will not be negligent.

Naturally, it is also common sense to strengthen the walls and clear the field, and the Han army will not pin its supply hopes on the mistakes of the Wei army.

Therefore, before planning to advance to Jincheng County, the prime minister took the lead in arranging soldiers and horses to protect the safety of the army's food roads. Only relying on the 5000 people of Zhang Bao's department, it was impossible to simultaneously guard the fortress, resist possible attacks from Hexi, and transfer food and fodder.

At first, the prime minister intended to belong to Gao Xiang, the general of Zhenxi who guarded Pingxiang City.

The left general Wu Yi guards Hanzhong, and the right general Wu Ban succeeds Wei Yan in guarding Zuli City. He is the only veteran general who can be reassured.

For this reason, the prime minister also recorded his years of hard work in the conscripts in advance, and invited him to be the future general.

Yuan Wei, the original rear general, has often suffered from illnesses since he led the army and settled in Hanzhong County, and he can hardly be a director.Before the Longyou War broke out last year, he was ill for a long time and his coffin was returned to Shu for burial.

However, Gao Xiang was not favored by God.

At the beginning of May, the emperor's edict had just set off from Chengdu, and before he left Sichuan, he suddenly became seriously ill and passed away in just over ten days.Hey, he's also been sick for several years.

His death made the prime minister feel sad for a long time, and the governor of the big man withered.

Also fell into hesitation.

Today, there are no veteran generals in the army.

Wu Yi and Wu Ban couldn't go to Hexi. Although Ni Wei retreated back, his strength was still there.

No one can guarantee whether he will send troops to fight again when the Han soldiers leave Hexi.Therefore, with Wu Yi and Wu Ban present in the long Hanzhong-Longyou defense line, the Prime Minister felt that there would be no mistakes.

After much deliberation, in desperation, the prime minister had no choice but to boldly use Xinrui and asked Zheng Pu to suspend his duties and transfer to Yuyinsai to be in charge.

Well, Zheng Pu has been performing his duties in the Central Guard for the past few months.

Walking among the ministries all day long, assessing and looking for middle and low-level military attaches in the army, and selecting good talents to report to the prime minister for promotion.

After each battle, some of the original low-ranking generals were promoted, some were injured and retired, and some would never be seen again, and there was always a shortage.

He was in Wei Yan's army when he received the letter from the prime minister.

And Wei Yan, who has always had a good friendship with him, is now looking at him with beard and hair, with angry eyes.

(End of this chapter)