Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 553
In December, the northern suburbs of Chang'an.

It was winter, the sky was gray and there was light snow.The Weishui River, which traverses the east and west of Guanzhong, has already entered the freezing period.It will not be until the beginning of spring that the Wei River will flow again.

"Yu~"

Sighing, Liu Chan held the reins and stopped by the Weishui River, looking at Chang'an City across the river.

"Wrap the horse's hooves and cross the river from here."

"promise!"

The cavalrymen who were mixed with Han and Hu got off their horses one after another, and took out the sackcloth to wrap the horseshoes for anti-skid purposes.

Liu Chan led the bloody horse, stepped on the solid ice, and headed towards Chang'an.

Departing from the old city of Sanshui in the north, Liu Chan went all the way south along the Jingshui River until he arrived at Chang'an. In just a few days, he rested in various counties and counties at night on the way, and then set off on his way the next day.

Along the way, the young Liu Chan felt strenuous, while the old Liao Li couldn't keep up with the speed of the army, so he marched to Chiyang with other civil servants.

When they arrived at the south bank of the Wei River, the former general Wang Ping led hundreds of horses to meet them.

"My subject, Wang Ping, pays homage to Your Majesty." Wang Ping, dressed in armor, marched in salute.

Liu Chan helped Wang Ping up, patted the snowflakes on his shoulders, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen Zijun for a long time, and the hero is still there, which is very good."

Wang Ping was flattered and said: "Your Majesty traveled northward, shocked Yi Di, gave Shan Yu, and everyone surrendered. All ministers in Guanzhong admire him, but regret not being able to follow His Majesty's side."

Liu Chan laughed, and jokingly said, "Zijun's words are becoming more and more useful to me!"

After a pause, Liu Chan asked, "Why haven't you seen the prime minister?"

Wang Ping took the bloody horse for Liu Chan, and said: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister went to Xinfeng County yesterday to inspect the stockpiling of grain and grass by the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Because it was late, he stayed in Xinfeng. If we estimate according to the distance, it will only be one or two quarters." I will be able to meet His Majesty in due time."

Xinfeng County, formerly known as Liyi County, is where Liu Bang and Xiang Yu's Hongmen Banquet was held.After the founding of the People's Republic of China in the Western Han Dynasty, because Liu Taigong missed his hometown Feng County, Liu Bang built a new "Feng" land near Liyi County for him, renamed it Xinfeng County, and moved all the residents of Feng County to "Xinfeng" to live.

Xinfeng County is located in the east of Chang'an, close to the Weihe River, the main artery of Guanzhong.It is close to Tongguan in the east and Hexi in the north, which is the bridgehead from the east of Guandong.Its terrain is backed by mountains and rivers, and it is more than two hundred miles wide. The fertile soil is fertile and abundant, and it is a fertile land in Qinchuan for eight hundred miles.

In addition, the north bank of the Weishui River is the Zhengbai Canal re-dredged by the Han Dynasty, so it is connected to the grain from Longyou, the new grain from Zhengbai is gathered in the north, and the local grain and grass are collected by itself.So Xinfeng became the food storage base for the Han Dynasty's eastward army without any surprise.This time Zhuge Liang went to inspect, to check for omissions and make up for vacancies.

Liu Chan put on his leather jacket and asked, "Is there any prospect of conquering Wei Wei next year?"

Wang Ping hesitated for a while, and said: "Recently, there have been many discussions, and the generals have not made a decision. Some people may say that our army imitated the move of the Marquis of Huaiyin when crossing the Dragon Gate, and directly attacked Anyi. Or some people thought that the water at Longmen Crossing was fast. If you are prepared, it is difficult to attack. It is better to do the opposite, pretend to cross the Longmen, and attack Pubandu."

Han Xin's ability to be a soldier is not a person who has gained a false name. The chaos of the princes in the late Qin Dynasty allowed Han Xin to easily sweep the north. It can only be said to be a dimension reduction blow.Under the attack of dimensionality reduction, the northern princes seemed to be incompetent.

It can be said that Han Xin's idea of ​​crossing Longmendu is a genius idea.At that time, King Bao of Wei was guarding Hedong with heavy troops. Han Xin and Chen Bing Puban built a boat to cross the river. Unexpectedly, Han Xin crossed the river from Longmen with wooden poppy and attacked Hedong, bypassing King Bao of Wei's heavy troops.

As a ruler of the army, it is impossible to have no intelligence and reconnaissance. Wei Wangbao must have learned that there is no ferry at Longmendu, and that the water at Pubandu is flat, which can be a road.Only then did he gather troops to Pujindu, but he never expected that Han Xin, the Bingxian, would have the move of "Muyingdu Jun", which is amazing.

Passing through the city gate, Liu Chan thought about it and asked, "Is everyone getting something?"

Wang Ping frowned slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the East River is difficult to conquer, so it is better to attack Tongguan. Our army crossed the river westward, did not take the East River, but went south, crossed the river at Fenglingdu, and arrived behind Tongguan. Attack Tongguan with the army left behind in the pass.”

"In this battle, when our army conquers Tongguan, we can directly attack Luoyang. Seeing that our army has come here, Cao Rui must be terrified. He will abandon Luoyang and move his capital to Yecheng. And my big man holds Tongguan in his hand, enters into Hongnong, and has Fenglingdu. In the future From the two sides of the river to the east, slowly nibble away at the east of the river, or have a big battle with the Wei army."

Wang Ping's idea is safe with danger, and safe with danger.There is Tongguan on the flanks covering the east, and only the west can concentrate on resisting the attack of the big man.Therefore, Wang Ping's idea was to cut off Tongguan on the west side first, force Cao Rui to move his capital to Luoyang, and capture Hongnong County.

Once the big Han captures Tongguan or Hongnong, there will be more choices for the big Han to attack Hedong, and Cao Wei's defensive strength will be weak.In this way, following the example of the Han Dynasty attacking Guanzhong, slowly nibbled away at the cities in Hedong, and launched a decisive battle with Cao Wei in Hedong.

This is where Wang Ping is prudent in strategy, and the danger lies in the tactics to realize this strategy.

The army crossed Pujindu River to the west, shot a false shot, and instead of attacking the East River, went south along the Zhongtiao Mountain Passage, crossed the Yellow River again from Fenglingdu, went around behind Tongguan, cut off the back of Tongguan, and captured Hongnong. Forcing Luoyang.

The danger is that the big man needs to stay in the east of the river to defend Sima Yi's attack and protect the big man's flank.In the east, defeat or be able to hold the supporting Cao Wei army.If Sun Quan launches an attack on the south side, Cao Wei's army may not be able to rescue in time.If you are lucky, Tongguan will surrender directly, and if you don't hold on, the big man can directly enter Luoyang.

If the situation is in Wei, the Tongguan defenders will not be able to hold on, and Cao Wei's reinforcements will advance again. Because of the problem of retreating, the big Han will probably retreat to Guanzhong by water, or go north and cross the river from Puban again.It can be said that Wang Ping's strategy is really good, quite subtle, combining odd and positive.

Liu Chan nodded slightly to express his agreement, and asked, "What's your opinion, Prime Minister?"

Wang Ping shook his head and said: "The Prime Minister thinks that the strategy of peace is good, but the Han and Wu have the restriction of dividing the world in the middle, so it is difficult to go east. And even if Cao Rui can be forced to move the capital, but because the east is on the side, he will attack from time to time, even if the Han has Tongguan. , It will take a huge amount of time to capture Hedong."

"That's why the Prime Minister thought that it would be better for our army to go directly to Hedong this time. Relying on the people of Hedong, taking their food and grass, conquering Taiyuan in the north, taking the second county of Shangdang in the east, and occupying the land of the Three Jin Dynasties. Cao Wei lost the east of the river, and the food and grass had to come from Transshipment for thousands of miles in Hebei, our army will have the benefit of food roads, and can nibble at Bingzhou. At that time, the food in Tongguan will be tasteless, Cao Wei will withdraw his troops, and Tongguan will not be a threat."

The Great Han and Soochow had an alliance to divide the world. The west of Hangu Pass belonged to the Great Han, and the east belonged to Soochow.If this is enough, then the big Han captured Hongnong and then pushed into Luoyang, which may violate the alliance of the middle division, and it is not easy to explain to the ally Sun Quan.

However, the split alliance is only secondary. What Zhuge Liang mainly thinks is that Wang Ping's plan is just to facilitate the capture of Hedong. With the current advantages of the big Han, it is better to directly attack Hedong.Once Hedong is captured, it will be difficult for Cao Wei to hold on to Tongguan, and it will naturally fall into the hands of the big man.

It can be said that Zhuge Liang's idea is very clear, to discuss Hedong and occupy the land of the Three Jins.

"Prime Minister Shang said that there should be countermeasures for the East Discussion. Perhaps it is difficult for Prime Minister Shang to decide for a while. Zijun trains his troops diligently and prepares for war," Liu Chan guessed.

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)