Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 590
In March, with the issuance of the imperial edict of the Han emperor, the machines of the Han Dynasty began to activate, and 13 troops gathered from all over the three states.

In this battle, the Han soldiers were divided into three groups, and Huang Quan's [-] soldiers were also tasked with guarding Guanzhong and conquest of Hedong.Zhuge Liang led [-] troops to the east of Han Dynasty and went out along the Han River to attack Nanxiang County Wugong.Liu Chan led an army of [-] soldiers out of Wuguan Road in Guanzhong, and went south along Danshui to attack Wuguan.

After putting on the armor, Liu Chan went directly to the barracks stationed in Lantian under the escort of his personal guards.

This expedition should first go to Shangluo County, then arrive at Shang County, station at the border, investigate intelligence, and then go south to Wuguan.

However, on February [-]th, more than [-] people led by Liu Lin went first, escorting a large amount of grain, grass, and equipment to the south.Yesterday, Chijiayouwei and some civilian husbands went again, also escorting a large amount of supplies.The [-]-strong army, known as [-], was divided into four divisions, with one-day intervals, heading straight for Wuguan.

The marching speed of the army was not fast. On March [-], Liu Chan's army arrived at Shangluo County and Cangyeju.

During the spring plowing season, there are a large number of farmers or women farming in the fields of Shangluo County and Cangyeju.During the two or three years after the Great Han pacified Guanzhong, although Shangluo was located on the border of the Han and Wei Dynasties, a lot of fields were still reclaimed, which looked quite vibrant.

Such a feat depends on Liu Min, who is the left guard and general.When the Great Han pacified Guanzhong, Liu Chan sent Jiang Wei to lead an army to pursue after hearing that the people of Lezhen moved south to Shang County wanted to enter Guanzhong.Jiang Wei won first and then lost, but it also prevented Le Chen's plan to move south to the people of Shang County.Jiang Wei's people in Shang County near Wuguan moved northward to Shangluo County and Cangyeju, both at the northern end of the Shangdan Basin.

The Shangdan Basin is not similar to the Hanzhong Basin. Its terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, extending from northwest to southeast in a palm-shaped distribution.The flat area in between is formed by the erosion of Danshui between Mangling and Liuling in the remaining veins of Qinling Mountains.

Wei Yang served in Qin Dynasty and was named Shangjun because of his meritorious service. This is Shang County here.The pass where escape is blocked by the pass is Wuguan.Zhang Yi deceived King Huai of Chu with a place of six hundred li, and severed the friendship between Qi and Chu, and this is also the place.

That's why, as a rare and rich basin between the two mountains, it is also an important traffic route. It has been a battleground for military strategists throughout the ages, so the big Han will not withdraw completely anyway.

After the war, this place was garrisoned by General Yang Wei and Liu Min, the governor of Shangluo under the tent of Wang Ping, the governor of Guanzhong, and was responsible for resisting the harassment of the Wei army from Nanyang, Jingzhou.

During Liu Min's tenure, he fought many battles with Le Chen who was stationed in Wuguan, and both won and lost.Last year Wang Ping went south to help Liu Min, and Xiao Sheng wanted to take advantage of the retreat of the big Han to go north to plunder the Lechen army.

Not only that, because the Shangdan Basin is located among the mountains, when the world was in chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, many people from Guanzhong hid among the mountains to avoid the war.Although the later Wei settled in the north, due to harsh taxes, the people still lived in hiding in the mountains and never went down the mountains.

Therefore, under Wang Ping's edict, Liu Min used the Danshui River as a channel to push the mountains to the east and west for nearly a hundred miles in the past two or three years. There are nearly 3000 to [-] mountain people attached to them.

Liu Min arranged these people to live in Cangyeju on the south side of Shangluo County together with the people of Shang County who moved north to farm in the Dan River Basin.

While the army was stationed in Cangyeju, Liu Chan called everyone to discuss military affairs, thinking that they would discuss the marching plan.

Liu Chan pointed to Xixian County on the map and asked: "Is Xixian County here after the anti-Wei army stationed in Wuguan?"

Liu Min, the governor of Shangluo, took a look and said, "Your Majesty, this is exactly the place. Le Wei took Lu Feng as the general and guarded Wuguan; he led his soldiers to garrison here for rescue purposes. Hu Zhi, the governor of Jingzhou, took Xinye as his headquarters. , to aid Nanxiang and Wuguan in the west, and Xiangyang and Fancheng in the south.”

When the Great Han seized the East Three Commanderies (Ankang County), Cao Wei immediately made adjustments. In the west, Le Chen was appointed as the prefect of Nanxiang to be in charge of Wuguan's military against the Han.

In Nanxiang County, four counties including Wudang, Yinxian, and Zhuyang were designated as the jurisdiction of the western captain, and Zhoutai, who had been recommended by Sima Yi for nine years, was appointed.

During the first Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty, Meng Da rebelled, and Sima Yi rushed to besiege him.Zhuge Liang sent Wang Ping and Jufu to rescue, Sima Yi sent Zhou Tai to block Wang Ping and Jufu, but they were defeated and defeated.

In this battle, Wang Ping defeated Xicheng, and Sima Yi recovered Shangyong and Fangling.After the war, Zhoutai, who was valued by Sima Yi, kept mourning for nine years because his father, mother, and grandfather died one after another.When the filial piety period expired, Zhoutai was recommended by Sima Yi to serve as the captain of the west to resist Jufu who was stationed in Ankang.

In the south, after Cao Wei defeated Sun Quan in Huainan, Xiangyang County was divided into Linju, Yicheng, Manyang, and Bi counties as the southern captain, who was specifically responsible for the war against Jingzhou.When Cao Rui attacked Ruxukou, he sent Hu Zhi and his general Pu Zhong to lead the army southward to attack Jiangxia County, which was occupied by the Wu people in Jiangbei.

Because of Lu Xun rushing to help Ruxukou, Hu Zhi and Pu Zhong recovered many cities in Jiangxia, and when they besieged Anlu, they were repelled by Zhu Ran from Nanjun.After the war, Cao Rui symbolically restored the establishment of Jiangxia County, and arranged the Jiangxia County Government Office in the Pinglin area of ​​Yiyang County.

Liu Chan drew on the map, marking Zhuge Liang and his own marching route, thinking about how to defeat the enemy.This time Liu Chan's troops were still acting as fake soldiers, attracting Jingzhou's enemies to turn their attention to themselves, allowing Zhuge Liang to take the opportunity to successfully break through from the direction of Ankang.

At that time, Zhuge Liang, who had entered the Nanyang Basin, sent his troops northward to attack Wuguan with Liu Chan's troops, joined forces, merged [-] troops, and pacified the Nanyang Basin.

Although this is the plan, Liu Chan also has the idea of ​​breaking through Wuguan himself. After all, it is not very safe to rely on Zhuge Liang for all hope.

Liu Chan knocked on the map and asked, "Zijun, do you have a plan?"

Wang Ping pondered for a long time, and said: "Your Majesty, the danger of Wuguan is no less than that of Tongguan. It is bordered by the rock danger of Shaoxi Mountain in the north, and the Danshui River Valley in the east, west and south. Tiancheng has only two doors, the east and the west, and it is very difficult to break through."

Wuguan is not as famous as Tongguan and Hangu Pass. The core reason is that Wuguan is more dangerous and there are fewer battles in history.

Therefore, almost all those who can pass the Wuguan in history have great achievements.For example, Liu Bang conquered Wuguan and destroyed Qin, Deng Ye of the Eastern Han Dynasty conquered Wuguan and destroyed Wang Mang, the Red Eyebrow Army entered Wuguan to shake the Han Dynasty, Huan Wen and Shen Tianzi (Liu Yu) army broke Wuguan, and the former Qin and Later Qin were destroyed.But in the real sense, those who broke through Wuguan by force were only a few people such as Liu Bang, Huan Wen, and Shen Tianzi.

Liu Chan clenched his fists together and said in a deep voice: "Since you are at a loss for what to do for the time being, then use martial arts to attack the pass and raise troops to attack it, so as to mobilize the Jingzhou Wei army to go north."

"No!" The generals responded.

The terrain to the west of Wuguan is relatively flat, but to the east of the Guan, the mountainside is twisted and twisted, with high cliffs and deep valleys, making it difficult to walk.That's why Liu Chan didn't believe it anymore. The ancients broke through the barriers in the east, but why couldn't he break through the barriers in the west!Even if it doesn't work, the Wei people must be convinced that the large forces are in Wuguan.

(End of this chapter)