I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 234 World Strategy
The military deployment is carried out simultaneously, and the ordnance, food and grass are quickly replenished, which indicates that the war will start soon.Although Li Shimin put heavy troops on the front lines of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Qingzhou, it seemed that he was about to fight Cao Cao, but in fact he was building plank roads to cover Chencang secretly. His real purpose was not to attack Cao Cao but to defend Cao Cao in case Cao Cao attacked himself.

The purpose of the army's suppression is to confuse the public and confuse the enemy.Let the people in the world think that they are going to attack Cao Cao, but in fact the direction of march is not Cao Cao's Yanzhou, Yuzhou or Qingzhou, but other directions.

According to Li Shimin's previous strategy of pacifying the world, first wipe out Han Sui and Ma Teng in Longyou and Longxi, pull out the thorn in the back, and have your own stable rear, which is the first step to start conquering the world. achieved.

After that, the Sili area was pacified, occupying the important area of ​​the Central Plains, and creating conditions for the army to go north to pacify Jizhou, and go east to sweep Yanzhou and Yuzhou. This step has also been achieved.

Afterwards, Zhang Liao, Guan Yu, and Zhang He led their troops northward to eradicate the Yuan Shao Group in Jizhou and the Gongsun Zan Group in Youzhou, and pacified most of Hebei to the north of the Yellow River in one fell swoop. Let him not dare to have second thoughts, dare not make mistakes.

The next strategic direction is Hanzhong, and Nanyang. Of course, Li Shimin's attack on these two places is of course a ulterior motive, and the intention behind it is naturally Bashu and Jingzhou.

Zhang Lu in Hanzhong and Yuan Shu in Nanyang are not strong at this time. The reason why Li Shimin chose to occupy these two strategic areas during this "window period" before everyone has reacted is to lock Yizhou and Jingzhou in advance. , Put an end to the attention of others playing these two places.

Especially Yizhou, Hanzhong is the throat of Yizhou. Occupying Hanzhong will eliminate the possibility of being occupied by others, and will also cut off Liu Bei's retreat. It is clear.

In the original historical time and space, if Liu Bei had not occupied Hanzhong and Yizhou, two treasures that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, as his base to dominate the world, especially Bashu, which is known as the land of abundance, then Liu Bei would not have achieved some hegemony. There will be no troubled times of the Three Kingdoms with three parts of the world.

Therefore, in particular, Yizhou must not be touched by others. It is easier to seize Yizhou from incompetent people like Liu Yan and his son than to attack by force from Liu Bei.

Taking a ten thousand step back, without Yizhou, Liu Bei will never be able to make any waves even with the assistance of Wolong and Fengchu, two world wizards.

Li Shimin just wanted to see how Liu Bei was going against the sky?

In order to prepare for the attack on Hanzhong this time, Li Shimin prepared an army of nearly 15, the main force of which was the [-] Dragon Army under Commander Zhang Liao, and the [-] Flying Tiger Army under Cheng Lian. expedition.

According to the information from the Baiqisi Hanzhong spies, Zhang Lu’s total strength is only [-] to [-]. Hanzhong was originally a county. Although it is relatively rich, it has a small population of less than [-] households. There are great advantages.

Zhang Lu is the third-generation celestial master of Wu Dou Mi Dao. It is said that he is the tenth grandson of Liuhou Zhang Liang in the Western Han Dynasty and the grandson of Zhang Ling, the founder of Tianshi Taoism. He was originally Liu Yan's subordinate, and was later sent by Liu Yan to capture Hanzhong , successively attacked and killed Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong, and Zhang Xiu, the Sima of other tribes, and then ruled Hanzhong, where he spread the five buckets of rice and called himself "Master".

Because Zhang Lu has been engaged in the five-dou rice road, he is basically not good at governing Hanzhong. Although most of the people are his fanatical believers, they live a miserable life, and most of his soldiers and horses are these believers, and their combat effectiveness is very weak.

Therefore, Zhang Liao's army should be pretty sure.

Since ancient times, there have been four roads to go to Hanzhong, one is the Ziwu Valley Road; the other is the Zhuluo Valley Road; the third is the Baoxie Valley Road;

The first three valley roads are basically difficult and dangerous roads, and it is not suitable for large-scale marches. You can only send light infantry to carry out sneak attacks. Generally speaking, there are no dangerous passes guarded by the enemy at the entrance of the valley. The enemy usually relies on the mountain for defense, so the march is extremely dangerous. .

The fourth route is to arrive at Chencang first, then go south from Chencang via Dasan Pass, pass through Hechi in Wudu County, turn southeast, and pass Ju County to Yangping Pass.

Wudu County has already been captured by Zhang Yun's army first, and the Di people here have also been subdued by Zhang Yun, and will not hinder the army's actions.

However, taking the old road of Chencang, although the road is relatively flat, it is necessary to storm Yangping Pass. The terrain of Yangping Pass is very conducive to defense.The south and north mountains here are very close to each other. The mountains are steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack. The flanks on both sides are mostly high mountains with dense forests and no roads.

It's just that Li Shimin already has a way to conquer this dangerous pass. As long as he takes down Yangping Pass, the gateway to the west of Hanzhong, it is also the last dangerous place in the west of Hanzhong.

Li Shimin's idea was to let Zhang Liao lead the main force to take the Chencang ancient road, which was flat and easy for the army to move. In addition, Cheng Lian led an elite army of about [-] to take the Meridian Valley Road, and sent out surprise troops to attack and disrupt Hanzhong.In this way, Zhengqi and Qi complement each other, and they will definitely be able to win Hanzhong in one fell swoop.

After taking Hanzhong, Li Shimin planned to leave Chenglian's [-] troops to stick to Hanzhong and manage Hanzhong. Hanzhong is a basin and an endless plain. Although it is not fertile and wild, it also has extremely rich land. An important forward base of the state.

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In addition to deploying military operations to attack Hanzhong, the other side is Yuan Shu who attacked Nanyang. Nanyang occupied by Yuan Shu is also a treasure land of geomantic omen. Nanyang County is in the Nanyang Basin, with fertile land and abundant products. Cao Cao's Yuzhou, after taking Nanyang, Li Shimin's soldiers pointed directly at Jingzhou and Yuzhou, threatening Cao Cao's safety directly from behind.

However, Nanyang seems to have a chance to win without any effort. Last time Yuan Shu attacked Wuguan under the instigation of Yuan's Patriarch, intending to harass Li Shimin's Guanzhong hinterland.

Yuan Shu was afraid that Li Shimin would retaliate against him, so he was ready to withdraw from Nanyang and lead the crowd to Jiujiang, intending to separate Yangzhou, dominate the Jianghuai area, and stay away from Nanyang, which is a nest of right and wrong.

Therefore, when Li Shimin got the news from the insider, he prepared to frighten the timid Yuan Shu, so as to occupy Nanyang, a wealthy place.

On the one hand, Gao Shun was ordered to lead [-] soldiers from Chang'an, out of Wuguan, and marched towards the hinterland of Nanyang along Xixian County; Luan Chuan turned to the southeast to kill Xiang Nanzhao, and directly killed Nanyang all the way.

(End of this chapter)