Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 621
Xiong'er Mountain, starting from Lushi County in the west, stretches northeastward to Yiyang, and then to the east, bordering Funiu Mountain in the south and Xiaoshan Mountain in the north.The remaining veins of the three Qinling Mountains, Xiong'er Mountain, Funiu Mountain, and Xiao Mountain, constitute the dangerous obstacles in the west of Luoyang.

As for the rivers, Luoshui is in the north of Xiong'er Mountain, and Yishui is in the south of Xiong'er Mountain. Combined with the terrain of Funiu Mountain and Xiaoshan Mountain, it can be called three mountains and two rivers.

The more mountains and water systems, the more roads there are. Attacking Luoyang from Nanyang, except for Deng Ai's choice of taking Funiu Mountain to the north, going to Lushi County, and going out of Luoyang along the Luoshui River.

There is another road going north from Xixian County, crossing Funiu Mountain, arriving at Yishui, going east along the river, crossing Luhun, and approaching Yique Pass.If Yique Pass can be conquered, Luoyang will be stable.For example, Li Shimin captured the two kings in the first battle, personally led a heavy army to occupy Mangshan in the north, and sent general Shi Wanbao to lead troops from Yiyang to occupy Longmen in the south, and then captured Luoyang.

The two routes have their own advantages and disadvantages. The Lushi-Luoshui line has a longer distance, and Lushi in the north borders the Wei Jun Hongnong counties on Weihan Road, which is easily cut off by the Wei Jun in the north.But the advantage is that with Deng Ai as the forerunner, it is more convenient both in terms of marching speed and fighting against Wei.

The distance between Xixian County and Yishui line is relatively short, but there is a dangerous pass in Yique.After being stimulated by Deng Ai, Luoyang City must be closely guarded against Yique Pass.

Yiqueguan is located at the quekou of Nanlongmen Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain in Luoyang, where the two mountains are facing each other, and the Yihe River flows through it.If there is a large army guarding it, it will be very difficult to break through.

Therefore, before Liu Chan's army set off, there were disputes about the route of the army, or some people said that they would leave Yishui, attack Yique, break through the pass, and enter Luoyang.Some people also said that following Deng Ai's marching route, breaking Xiahou Ba, marching eastward along the north bank of Luoshui River, and arriving in Henan County, they entered Luoyang.

After arguing for a long time, after seeing the two dangerous passes of Tongguan and Wuguan, Liu Chan dared not place his bet on Yiqueguan.Decided to take the Lushi-Luoshui line, join Deng Ai, break Xiahouba first, and then enter Luoyang.

If you don't bet on Yique Pass, the probability of breaking the pass is actually low.After all, in the era of cold weapons, it is not empty words to say that tens of thousands of soldiers can be blocked by danger.Even Zhuge Liang had the defeat of Chen Cang, and the late famous general Lu Kang also had the defeat of Yong'an.Whether it is the Jade Bi of Gao Huan Happy City, or the Fishing City that affects the world pattern, etc.Defensive things like this emerged endlessly on the land of China.

As for taking the Lushi-Luoshui line, there is another advantage.The Luo River breaks away from the mountains, the water surface gradually widens, and the water flow is gentle.The army can collect ships, or build bamboo rafts, which can march quickly.In terms of marching time, it is not far behind the Xixian-Yishui line, which is a short distance away.

After determining the marching route, Liu Chan led his troops to the north, and when they passed through Lushi County, he left [-] soldiers and horses for defense, guarding against the Wei army in the north going south from the Hongnong Taohuaju area, and flanking the Wei army in the east, outflanking the army. .

On August [-]th, Liu Chan left another [-] soldiers in Shanguangyuan on his way from Lushi to Dengai camp to provide support for future retreat and food roads.

On the next nineteenth day, Liu Chan led 2000 elite troops, 8000 on foot, and [-] on horseback.On the [-]th, Deng Ai's troops joined forces to attack Yiyang City.

In Yiyang City, 4000 people were led by the two generals Xiahouba and Leqi to guard.The news of the arrival of Liu Chan's army was also transmitted to Luoyang by them, which shocked the princes who stayed in Luoyang, and urged Sima Yi on the road to rush to defend against the enemy.

However, Sima Yi wrote to the princes, asking them to prepare palace maids and money as soon as possible according to what His Majesty said, and reward the soldiers who went on an expedition to Liaodong.

After hearing the news, Cao Rui, who was at Gualijin Ferry, put Sima Yi in charge of the Luoyang war.He supervised the battle with his sick body, ordered the whole army to cross the river, and attacked the Han army camp.

All of a sudden, the land of the Central Plains was raging with flames of war.In Xiangyang City in the south, after Zhu Ran waited for a few days, Lu Xun, who led an army of [-], arrived at the city of Xiangyang when the Han River was rising.

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Xiangyang, Xianshan.

Lu Xun stood on the hillside, overlooking Xiangyang City.After sizing up a little, he couldn't help frowning at the precipitousness of Xiangyang, and asked, "Pu Zhong hasn't surrendered yet?"

"Before I asked Pu Zhong to see him with a letter in hand, and his words could only be withdrawn from Xiangyang City after checking the authenticity of the letter. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain to the generals under his command. In the past few days, our army has sent Pu Zhong many times, and he used words to delay time. , I don’t want to cede Xiangyang City to us.” Wen Li said.

"General, what should our army do?" Zhu Ran asked with a frown.

Pu Zhong gave up all the cities south of Xiangyang to the Wu army, and the Wu army took over the cities along the way.Before arriving in Xiangyang, they also arrived here with the intention of taking over Xiangyang City, but unexpectedly they were blocked by the city, which caught Zhu Ran as a vanguard a little off guard.

In addition, he didn't know much about what happened in Jianye, and he didn't know much about the inside story of this matter.Faced with Pu Zhong who was procrastinating, Zhu Ran did not dare to act rashly, so he could only stay and wait for Lu Xun to lead his army northward.

Lu Xun sneered a few times, pointed to the top of Xiangfan City, and said, "Yifeng (Zhu Ran's character), look to the southwest of the city wall."

Following the direction of his finger, Zhu Ran took a closer look, and saw that the soldiers on the Xiangfan city tower were coming and going intensively, and he seemed to be able to see the peasants carrying something.The appearance of preparing an army for war attracted his attention.

Seeing this, Zhu Ran seemed to understand.Pu Zhong didn't want to cede Xiangyang City to himself at all, but used the excuse of ceding the city to seize the time to prepare materials for defending the city, trying to resist himself.

Zhu Ran angrily thumped the tree trunk beside him, and said angrily: "Wei people are cunning, the covenant says that they will cede Xiangfan and our great Wu, but today they are here to stop us. What is the meaning? Could it be that we are deceiving our soldiers not to be brave? Huh?"

Lu Xun put his hands behind his waist, pondered for a while, and analyzed: "Pu Zhong sticks to Xiangyang City, and I think there are two deep meanings. First, the victory of the Wei people has been determined, and the Shu people are about to lose. Therefore, the Wei people are unwilling to fulfill the previous covenant. Pu Zhong coaxed us to buy time for the Wei army to go south."

"Secondly, the Shu Han is in the upper hand in the battle situation, and the Wei army is difficult to support. Seeing that the Shu Han soldiers are sharp, Pu Zhong wants to join the Shu Han and resist our army's way to the north."

Zhu Ran glared at Xiangyang City and said, "Should our army attack it?"

Lu Xun nodded slightly, and said solemnly: "That should be the case. If according to the first point, the Wei army is about to go south, if our army does not attack Xiangfan quickly, this battle will be useless. If the second point is that the Shu Han has the upper hand, if we do not embrace The two cities of Xiangfan, if we attack the Shu army from the north, it will be difficult for our army to take advantage of it."

That's what Lu Xun said, but he seemed to realize the embarrassment of this battle.

What if the Wei people don't keep their word?Just like the current situation, if the Wei people don't withdraw from Xiangfan City, then their [-] troops will return without success. In addition, they will have a vain enmity with the Shu Han.At that time, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to explain to His Majesty.

However, as a famous general, Lu Xun quickly became firm. No matter what, he must capture Xiangyang City.

After all, the total number of soldiers and horses in the second city of Xiangfan today is no more than 4000. If there is a sudden attack, there is still hope that the city will be broken.If the Han or Wei reinforcements arrive, it will be easier said than done to break through Xiangfan due to its precipitousness!
"Order the whole army to repair the equipment and prepare to attack the city, order the navy to enter the Han River, cut off the connection between the two cities of Xiangfan, and go up the Shuo River to investigate the situation of the Shu army." Lu Xun said.

"No!" Everyone clapped their hands in response.

(The update time is not constant in the past few days during the Chinese New Year. There are many relatives at home, and there are many things. Now the code word speed is increasing. After a year, or in February, I will try to update it three times. In the last few days, there are basically 5000 words.)
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