Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1050
Xin'an is located in the northwest of Luoyang, and it is also the starting point of the Weihan Ancient Road. From then on, head westward, passing through Mianchi, crossing Xiaoling, passing through Hangu, and hitting Tongguan, you can reach Guanzhong in Tianfu Xiongguo.

Last year, Master Wang regained Heluo. Although he did not continue to advance to Guanzhong on a large scale in the follow-up, even if it was only for the purpose of consolidating the stability of the Heluo area, it was inevitable to continue to advance westward.

The old city of Luoyang has long been dilapidated, and the town is not as good as Tuobian, especially around Luoyang, which is more dangerous than the so-called eight passes.Of course, the years of wars have made the eight passes in the late Han Dynasty already exist in name only, and they can rarely exert their original strategic value.But even if it's just the foundation of ground risk, these passes still have great value.

In the management of the surrounding area, the stability of the western border is the most important thing.Therefore, as Wang Shi established a firm foothold in Luoyang, his troops began to gradually shift to the west, and Xin'an became a huge camp base as a fulcrum to support Wang Shi's westward advance.

From Xin'an to the west, after the disaster of Yongjia and the military disaster of the two Zhaos' hegemony, even if there were any military buildings, they have long been dilapidated.

But it does not mean that this section of the road is a completely barren land. When Shi Zhao wiped out the forces of Han and Zhao, many soldiers passed by this way. There are also many simple garrisons left as temporary footholds, and there are many dock walls among the mountains built by the people who fled and gathered to avoid military disasters.

As Wang Shi moved westward, these garrisons and dock walls were naturally requisitioned one by one, supporting Wang Shi to enter Hongnong County.

Wang Shi adopted a strategy of steady advancement to the west, rather than the odd cooperation and aggressive pursuit like the Central Plains and Hebei.

Although the land of Heluo has a special meaning and affection for the Jin people, to be honest, the attitude of the Shengmin in this place to Master Wang is not very friendly.

Probably since the reign of the Zongwang in the middle dynasty, the country has been frequently invaded and harmed by military disasters. The chaos lasted for decades. Even if someone occupied it for a short time, it could not bring a stable order to this place at all. In addition, all parties The strong beam roared past, making the composition of the people here also complicated.

Therefore, the people have an instinctive weariness and fear of large-scale armed forces, and when implemented in behavior, they are hostile or even hostile, and at worst they refuse to cooperate.From their point of view, the so-called Master Wang was not fundamentally different from the rebellious army that had ravaged this area in the past.

And this section of the Weihan Ancient Road itself is not suitable for concentrated battles of large armies. If a small group of elites sweeps up guerrillas, they are not familiar with the geographical path.

Therefore, Master Wang's progress in this area was very difficult. Even if there was no large-scale and organized enemy army to stop the hostility, it took nearly a year to get through the Weihan Ancient Road, and the vanguard army was able to garrison at Hangu Guguan. .

In fact, this kind of statement is not lacking in decoration. If you use a more realistic statement, it is that the king's teacher passed by without leaving a blade of grass. All the living people gathered along the way must be conquered. Not even a hut can be left behind!

The reason why the area along the way has to be cleaned up so clean is mainly to ensure the safety of the logistics channel.Previously, Master Wang had an attitude of appeasement and cooperation. As a result, the people here were too tough and unruly. The act of baggage!
After several setbacks, Master Wang also changed his attitude to be absolutely tough. Whenever he encountered the Wubi stronghold along the way, he would first issue a surrender notice. Once the time limit expired, he would never show mercy. Those who pursue and suppress to the end!
Therefore, in the past nearly a year, although there have been no large-scale battles on the Western Front, when it comes to casualties and gains, it is even much higher than last year's recovery battle!The only reason is that this is a bloody journey soaked in blood!
The advantage of doing this is also obvious, that is, this strategic channel that is hundreds of miles long has been completely controlled by Master Wang, and even if there are some sporadic wandering soldiers, it is no longer a serious problem.From Luoyang to Hangu Guguan, if the natural geographical restrictions are not considered, the road has become unimpeded, completely eliminating human hidden dangers.

However, the strength of the army at Hangu Guguan does not mean that the west of Heluo can sit back and relax.

It is true that in the early years, especially during the Warring States period, Hangu Pass was known as a powerful fortress that could be fortified with pills and mud, and it provided Qin with a favorable strategic position to control the six countries of the Kanto. However, since the Han Dynasty, especially in Xin'an After the new Hangu Pass, the strategic position of this pass gradually declined.

Another point is that the location of Qin Hangu Pass is based on Taolin. Taolin is the so-called Chousangyuan in later generations. It is a relatively special terrain in the Yellow River Basin. It is a primitive jungle with dense vegetation, it is difficult to allow the army to pass through.The Yellow River cuts straight through the northern edge, and the dangerous walls and dangerous rivers are difficult to pass through. Only the Hangu line can connect the east and the west.

However, after the Han season, Taolin, a primitive jungle, was also greatly developed, and the wilderness that was originally inaccessible became a prosperous agricultural area, which also reduced the danger of the Hangu Ancient Road.

Even without mentioning political and economic reasons, there is one more important point that cannot be ignored, that is, the water level of the Yellow River has dropped, making a large beach between the Yellow River and Taolin, which is no longer compact and difficult to pass through.

As early as the end of the later Han Dynasty, when Wei Wu Cao Cao moved westward, due to the narrowness of the old road of Hangu, a new road was opened on the riverbank between the Yellow River and Taolin, and later a pass was built directly north of Hangu Pass in Qin Dynasty. Named Hangu Pass.

So as far as the present is concerned, there are three places named after Hangu Pass. The so-called pill and mud can be stuffed has already become an old story with only a few sighs.Although the Jin army's king's division had already sent troops to the Hangu pass in Qin Dynasty, it could not completely prevent military intrusion and threats from the west pass.

The current state of the king's division is not enough to support the army to enter the Guanzhong for long-distance combat, especially the governor has clearly ordered that the land of Heluo must obtain a relatively stable strategic environment in the shortest possible time, but the enemy is outside.To achieve this, occupying the dangerous fortress for defense is the most realistic choice for Heluo generals.

Since Hangu Pass is no longer able to do this, the army can only continue to move forward and choose a new suitable location.

If you can't choose a suitable place all the way to Guanzhong, then it will be useless to say anything. Guanzhong is already in sight, so what else can you say? Directly concentrate the superior forces and rush in to completely wipe out Guanzhong!

"Hurry up, hurry up! If you can't reach the next pass defense before sunset, be careful about the art of war!"

In the narrow Hangu Road, covered by smoke and dust, the wheels are rolling, filled with cows and horses neighing, complaining harshly, the environment is noisy and dull.

Shen Jin's pocket was hanging on the back of his neck, his robe was stained and stained, his whole body was disheveled, and he lay limply on the back of the bull.Before and after it, there were soldiers swinging their sticks to drive away those laborers with the same sad faces, trying to fight for the last ray of sunset to reach the next foothold in the next valley road.

"Water is coming!"

Shen Jin coughed twice, reached out his hand on the back of the ox to take the water bag handed by the soldier, stretched his neck and took a few swigs, the clear water flowing down from the corner of his mouth turned into a muddy soup between the neck.After recovering some strength, he got off the bull and walked forward while holding on to the shaft of the cart.

This transport team of more than 500 people is just one of the supply troops marching on this Hangu Ancient Road day and night.In the past few months, this has also been Shen Jin's main task, escorting the luggage from Xin'an, arriving at Hangu Guguan to unload and return.Repeatedly, heavy and boring.

This is not the life he wants at all!
The military career he imagined should be full of magnificence and excitement, killing thieves and slaves, beheading rebels in anger, striking thousands of miles away, and sealing wolves and living in Xuxu!But now, he can only exhaust himself on this narrow passage again and again, eating dust and drinking dirt, crying without tears.

So far, the only thing that can be comforted is that the companions who joined the army and went north this time, one counts as one, that's all.Want to join the front-line combat troops?That's okay, let's first beat the general Xie Yi's personal guard in the bow and sword competition.

The last time Shen Jin made a challenge, the result was that he lay in bed for more than ten days, and then ran day and night for nearly two months before he made up for the lost share.

There is basically no danger along this section of the Hangu Ancient Road. As long as there is no bad weather such as wind and rain, there is basically no overdue.Two days later, Shen Jin's transport team arrived at Hangu Guguan as scheduled.

Hangu Guguan is now the frontline camp of Wang Shi, with more than [-] soldiers stationed there, it is a huge camp.Moreover, in addition to the regular combat troops, more than [-] strong soldiers and a large amount of goods are also stationed.

After the transport team arrives here, they usually have a rest period of one to two days, and then return to Xin'an to continue transporting according to the demand documents issued by the army.

After the delivery was completed and it was already afternoon, Shen Jin led the soldiers and servicemen to the camp assigned to them feebly.These people are only marginal figures in the army, and they can't even enter and leave the Chinese army barracks at will.

When approaching the camp, Shen Jin saw a crowned man standing against the wind in front of the camp gate.He didn't even need to look at the other person's face to know who that person was. The new hair crown with feathers was the only one in the entire front line, and there was no one else except Xie Wan.

Seeing Shen Jin leading the crowd, Xie Wan strode up to meet him, and waved from a distance: "Ahe, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Shen Jin saw the feather on Xie Wan's head trembling with his steps, so he had the urge to pull it out and step on it.In fact, Xie Wan's condition is not much better than him, his whole body is black and thin, and his clothes are equally dirty, only the carefully cared feather crown has become his last bit of stubbornness.

Thinking of this, Shen Jin couldn't bear to feel pity for each other, but if he didn't stab a few words, the feather would shake him uncomfortably, so he sneered and said: "You are wearing such a weird dress in the army again, be careful if you are caught again." The inspector sticks to the whip!"

"What kind of army are we scattered soldiers? As long as we don't wander into the middle army, the inspectors won't bother to take care of us!"

After Xie Wan heard this, he couldn't help complaining, but he smiled again without hesitation, grabbed Shen Jin's wrist, and said with a big laugh: "Happy event, great happy event... Our hard days may be coming to an end! "

"What do you mean by that?"

After Shen Jin heard the words, he immediately regained his spirits, waved his hands to urge the soldiers to enter the camp, and then came to a remote place with Xie Wan, and then heard Xie Wan laughing: "The Chinese army has ordered, and all the troops are ready for orders, even our camp No exception! You follow me to get the weapon, after months of suffering, our brothers finally waited for the opportunity to play!"

(End of this chapter)