The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 930 Zitong of the Three Passes in Central Shu
The name of Zitong originated from Xia and Shang Dynasties. "Guangbo Wuzhi Volume [-]" quotes "Shu Ji" that Zitong was originally named Nichenshan, and it was the place where Xia Yu controlled the water and dredged the river and put the soil, so it was named Nichenshan.Xia Yu was in control of the waters because he got along with the river and wanted to build a canoe. He knew that there was a catalpa tree in Chenshan, with a diameter of one foot and two inches. He ordered the craftsmen to cut it down.The ancestors transformed the catalpa tree into a boy, that is, changed Nichen Mountain to Zitong Mountain. Because snakes and water surround the mountain, the water is the symbol, so it is named Zitong.Snake water is also named Zitong water for this reason.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zitong belonged to the territory of Shu State.In the autumn of the ninth year of Gengyuan, King Huiwen of Qin Dynasty, King Huiwen sent his doctor Zhang Yi, Sima Cuo, and Du Wei Mo to attack Shu.The Kingdom of Shu died.Zitong immediately entered the territory of Qin State.In the 22nd year of King Qin Zhao, the Qin Dynasty began to implement the system of prefectures and counties in Shu. Shu County was established, and Shu was divided into 31 counties.

After Yang Jian established the country, he greatly reformed the bad government of "less people and more officials, ten sheep and nine shepherds" formed by the indiscriminate establishment of prefectures, counties, and counties since the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The establishment of the county is to abolish Tongchuan County located in Zitong, and transfer Anshou County located in Jilian to Zitong.Maoling County, which was established by Liu Song in Shangtingyi, was also revoked, and its jurisdiction was merged into Anshou County.Then Jinglong County was withdrawn, and Yinping County was still located.Both Yinping and Anshou counties belong to Pu'an County.In the third year of Daye, Anshou County was renamed Zitong County and still belonged to Pu'an County.

As a strategic fortress in Shu, Zitong Pass has been a pass from Hanzhong to Shuzhong since ancient times. Although it is not an absolute military fortress like Baishui Pass, Jiameng Pass, and Jianmen Pass, it travels to and from the west of Hanzhong. The Qiang people will pass by here. After all, although Bashu is rich in materials, the Shu brocade is well known all over the world. It is one of the important standard equipment for princes and nobles. Many barbarians around are also exchanging some necessary survival materials with the Han people with mountain goods.

However, since no enemy can easily break into Zitong Pass in Pu'an County without disturbing Baishui Pass and Jiameng Pass, although Zitong Pass is one of the dangerous passes for the Bashu regime, its strategic significance is not. It's not big, and over time, this place has become a transit station.

"General Xie, there are not many troops guarding the gate. There are [-] soldiers stationed permanently, and Zitong will be set up to guard the gate. The opening time of the city gate is from Chenshi to the scandal. Thousands of people are divided into ten brigades, and they will be rotated every hour. According to information obtained by intelligence personnel, the grain and grass sent to Baishui Pass and Jiameng Pass in Sichuan will pass through Zitong Pass every month."

In a manor on the bank of Zitong Pass, Xie Yingdeng, who had sneaked in quietly, listened to a report from a general of the Black Ice Terrace.

As the spies trained by Yang Tong as an intelligence battalion, the Black Ice Terrace soldiers lurked near the various Guanshan fortresses of Li Tang. Without using any convenient methods, they were still able to pass through the mountains and rush to Zitong Pass to assemble , without being noticed by Tang Jun.

This is also the first time that the Black Ice Terrace has been involved in a formal battle. Therefore, Xie Yingdeng, the commander of the Fifth Army, came to meet in person to show his importance.

"One thousand soldiers are guarding the pass, so the defense is not too strict." Xie Yingdeng sat on a simple hut bed and said to the general in front of him: "General Li Daliang, this is the first battle of the Heibingtai army. Come forward to command, as the leader of the Flying Army personally selected by the Holy Majesty, there is one thing, you must ensure that before Jiameng Pass and Baishui Pass are captured, the Tang army will not know that Jiameng Pass has changed hands."

"Dare to ask the general." Li Daliang was originally a famous county magistrate, and he showed amazing ability in the counter-insurgency operation. He followed the clues to crack nearly a hundred Tang army intelligence points in Bianjun. Dong was appointed as the chief general of the Black Ice Terrace.He said to Xie Yingdeng: "Dare to ask General Xie, when will our army break through Baishui Pass and Jiameng Pass?"

"The battlefield is changing rapidly, and there is never an absolute thing, but there is one thing, I can assure you, if within a month, the two barriers have not been broken, you can evacuate on your own!" Xie Yingdeng said to Li Daliang.

One month is enough time for the Tang army to realize that something is wrong, and the total strength of the Feitian army is only a thousand people. Even if they can fight, they cannot sustain the day and night attack of the Tang army. It is too wasteful to fight a war of attrition.

"If you have a month, you can give it a try." Li Daliang said with a bow.

"Tell me about your idea and see if it can be implemented."

"Reporting to General Xie, the Tang army was not prepared. It should not be difficult for our army to capture Zitong, but if we want to last for a month, the general suggests that it will not be too late to start after the Tang army next delivers grain and grass." Li Daliang said his own Tactics: "Our soldiers can attack the garrison of the Tang army at night, change into the clothes of the Tang army guarding the pass, and arrest the generals, and then torture Zitong Pass to communicate with other places in Cheng. Unless there is an emergency, it is not difficult to hide information from Baishui Pass and Jiameng Pass for a month."

Xie Yingdeng thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "How to clear the customs is something that your Flying Army has to consider. I don't care how to do it. But can you determine the time to do it?"

"Three days later, the troops that went to Jiameng Pass and Baishui to imprison food and grass will be withdrawn. When this food escort team leaves, the general will do it that night!" Li Daliang had already used the Black Ice Platform before this With the power, he found out all the information about Zitong Pass. Before meeting Xie Yingdeng, he already had a detailed combat plan.

"Very good." Xie Yingdeng nodded: "In three days, we will launch troops at Jiameng Pass and Baishui Pass at the same time. As long as there is a war, I don't want any relevant news to enter Shu County through you."

"The general obeys orders!" Li Daliang bowed solemnly, and asked again: "Can the general ask a question?"

"They are all working for the imperial court. They all hope that the Great Sui will unify the world one day. If General Li has any doubts, just ask!" Xie Yingdeng is the chief general who captured the Guanshan Fortress. He is doing things similar to Shen Guang. He hopes that he can complete the task satisfactorily. , and to complete the task, it is necessary to cooperate with the various armies that have sneaked into the Tang Dynasty, so he is willing to share various difficult problems with the army leaders.

"Here." Li Daliang responded, and then asked: "As far as the general knows, General Yuchi's troops are all in Shunzheng, and in Yicheng and Qinghua counties, the puppet Tang deployed [-] troops. If our army doesn't eat this army, I'm afraid it will become a big trouble for our army."

"You don't have to worry about that, our fifth army is not vegetarian." Xie Yingdeng said with a smile.

"So, the Fifth Army has also entered the country?" Li Daliang said happily.

"Some people have arrived, but these people will stab the enemy's heart at a critical moment."

After Xie Yingdeng finished speaking, he got up and left. He already knew what he wanted to know, and what the soldiers of the Black Ice Terrace had done was beyond his expectations, which made him feel at ease to hand Zitong Pass over to the intelligence agency. An army of men to dispose of.

At that moment, Xie Yingdeng left with two lieutenants and climbed over a mountain. There was a flying Shenzhou waiting there. This is also the most successful model so far. The layer is thick, and the outer layer is wrapped with cowhide, which can resist a bow and arrow. The inside is like a big lantern, but its armament has become a shuttle shape, which is very safe, but the size is also scary. Can seat 100 people and gear without being crowded.

In order to avoid accidents, a parachute is equipped in the cabin, so that if the Flying Shenzhou has an accident, it will not fall to death alive.

When he came here, he wanted to know the terrain and the mountains here, so he led the team over the mountains and mountains, but now he wants to go back to deploy the war, of course he can't go over the mountains and over the mountains, time-consuming is second, and the mountains are not safe. There are countless ferocious beasts. There were more people before. Fortunately, now that the army is left at Zitong Pass, only three of them go back. Even if they are all brave, it is impossible for them not to sleep for several days.

It took him more than half a month to climb mountains and mountains when he came here, but it only took him half a day to return to Hanchuan.

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Yang Tong, Yin Mingyue, Li Xiuning, Yang Qinfang, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Ling Jing, Luo Shixin, Cheng Yaojin, Huang Junhan, Xue Wanbei, Wang Xiongdan, Xin Liaoer, Liu Gang, Li Zhi, Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaiyu and others When Xie Yingdeng returned to Nanjiang County in Hanchuan, he was already waiting in a forest in Micang Mountain. In order to prevent Tang Jun from being aware of it, Yang Tong not only sent the Seventh Army headed by Yu Chigong to attack Shunzheng, but also the Fifth Army. The soldiers of the army did not assemble either, but secretly assembled in Micang Mountain in a way of fragmentation, where only the chief general and the Xuanjia Army gathered to wait for Yang Tong's dispatch.

"Li Shimin's military strength is mainly deployed in the south of Shu County. The number of troops is as high as 15. But we are in the south of Shu County. In terms of military strength, it is no worse than Li Tang, and its weapons and equipment and siege equipment are also very advanced, so Li Shimin can hardly support the army going north. The [-] Tubo cavalry who dared to go out of the city to fight, just happened to be used by our army to kill chickens and monkeys. In the north, we also have more than [-] troops harassing and attacking day and night, and Liu Hongji, who also has a small number of troops, does not have many mobile troops. The purpose of our battle is to drive a wedge in the puppet Tang's territory and occupy the central area. Qinghua, Yicheng, Pu'an, Jinshan, and Wenshan counties, that is to say, once the puppet Tang army in these five counties is defeated, then the puppet Tangzhao will present a disadvantageous situation that cannot be balanced from the beginning to the end, and then the Southern Expedition or the Northern Expedition , as appropriate. Our battle is mainly based on surprise attacks, and it can also be said to be a dangerous move." Yang Tong motioned everyone to sit down: "I think you generals have heard about the flying Shenzhou, right?"

"The genius of the Holy God, who can think of people without daring to think, I am in admiration!" It's hard for the generals to know now, and there will be flying Shenzhou flying into the sky from time to time in the end of Hanchuan. Don't say it's them, it's Han Most people in Sichuan have seen it, but they just don't know what it is. Even every time the flying Shenzhou takes off, many people worship the Shenzhou.

During this period of time, Yang Tong has strengthened the blockade of the key points of the checkpoint several times in order to avoid leaking the news. The area where the Feitian Shenzhou is located is also heavily guarded, and no one can approach except designated soldiers.However, as the core generals under Yang Tong's command, the people here have heard of this Flying Shenzhou, and when they heard Yang Tong mention it, they were all excited.

"According to my plan with the two military advisers, we believe that if our army wants to enter Shu County, the three passes of Baishui, Jiameng, and Zitong must be breached!" Yang Tong said to everyone: "At present, Zitong Pass has already deployed troops, and the remaining The Baishui Pass and Jiameng Pass, I decided to use the flying Shenzhou to break through the Jiameng Pass first. Once the Jiameng Pass is broken, the Tang army's morale at Baishui Pass will inevitably be disturbed, and then send an army to attack from the front. The direction of Jiameng Pass The soldiers and horses harassed from the rear, under the attack from front to back, Baishuiguan would not be difficult to break through!"

"As for who will lead the army..." Yang Tong looked at Xie Yingdeng, "Since General Xie has gone there personally, then you will be the one to lead the battle!"

Although it is also possible to launch a fierce attack from the south, the confronting army of 30 to [-] will definitely lose tens of thousands of soldiers, which is not a good thing for future reconstruction.The point is that Yang Tong was worried that after Li Shimin's defeat in the south, he would wait for an opportunity to sneak into the deep mountains and continue to fight guerrilla attacks with the imperial court by taking advantage of the favorable location, so it was the best choice to annihilate him in Chengdu.

"The general obeys orders." A look of joy flashed in Xie Yingdeng's eyes.

Yang Tong said to Du Ruhui, Cheng Yaojin, Huang Junhan, and Liu Gang: "The Southern Expedition to the Puppet Tang Dynasty is not for one city and one place, but for the unification of the world. In case of a mistake, I decided to let Junshi Du, General Huang, General Cheng, and General Liu lead the troops to guard Hanchuan, and the rest of the generals will follow me to the south to conquer the puppet Tang Dynasty."

"The final general will obey the order of the Holy One!" Du Ruhui, Cheng Yaojin, Huang Junhan, and Liu Gang all looked solemn, and bowed.

Yang Tong looked at the four generals who were somewhat disappointed, and said: "Qinghua is surrounded by Hanchuan, Tongchuan, Dangqu, Brazil, and Yicheng. The first four counties have been owned by the Sui Dynasty. Occupy, you immediately take Qinghua County, where people are panicking, and push into Basil County, if you can, you can take Xincheng and northern Suining as well."

"Here." The four generals were overjoyed, although the contribution was small, it was better than nothing.

"Luo Shixin, Xin Liao'er, Xue Wanbei, Li Zhi, the four of you gather your troops, once Baishui Pass is broken, immediately lead your army to capture Yicheng County, go to Zitong Pass to join me, and prepare for the battle against Shu County. This battle must be done quickly. Once the three barriers are broken, it is necessary to break the puppet Tang once again before Li Shimin reacts."

"The last general takes orders!" Luo Shixin, Xin Liaoer, and Li Zhi hurriedly cupped their hands.

"Everyone, let's prepare for the battle, and go out together the day after tomorrow. We must take down these dangerous fortresses in Yizhou with lightning speed, and open a strategic road for the army to march."

"Here." The generals obeyed and left.

(End of this chapter)