Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 640: Using Strange Things

Heavy rains in Guanzhong have made the Wei River abundant, and the drinking water problem has been improved.

Wang Meng transferred all the 50,000 troops from Pu Ban back to Chang'an, rested the fields, and renovated the canals. The process was extremely slow, slowly digging from the north of the Weishui River to the south.

This move made Yao Chang of Longyou and Fu Fang of Hanzhong heave a sigh of relief.

There has been a drought in Guanzhong for nearly two years, and food needs to be transported from Guandong. The amount of food and grass for an army of 50,000 is not a small amount.

However, neither Yao Chang nor Fu Fang relaxed their vigilance and sent out a large number of scouts to keep an eye on the movements of Wang Meng and Murong Chui.

One day, ten days, one month, two months...

The scouts and craftsmen gradually relaxed.

The Guanzhong Heiyun Army only renovated the fields and dug canals, from the north of the Wei River to Weinan, and from Feng Yixiu to Fufeng.

Yao Chang and Fu Fang also gradually relaxed their vigilance.

The New Year is coming slowly, and a few snowflakes are floating in the cold wind.

The Wugong City was filled with steam. Murong Chui swept across Henan and captured more than 100,000 cattle and sheep. He also gave Wang Meng 10,000 cattle and sheep, and Wang Meng took all of them to reward the soldiers.

On the firewood, the roasted brown mutton was sizzling with hot oil. In the clay pot on the fire, the broth was boiling and the aroma was overflowing.

In the cold winter, a mouthful of mutton soup will warm you from the inside out.

There is not only meat in the camp, but also rice wine specially shipped from Nanyang. After sifting through a bowl, the fatigue in the body is wiped away.

Most of them were strong men with big shoulders and round faces. In such a cold weather, their upper bodies were exposed, revealing their tendons and scars.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the people stationed in Wugong City are all elites selected from various armies.

Although there are only 7,000 people, the equipment is extremely well-equipped, with powerful crossbows, iron armor, sharp blades, bones, large axes, maces, heavy and light, far and near, all complete.

And everyone has three pack horses or camels to travel.

One carries food, another carries weapons, and the third is for soldiers to ride on.

You must know that they are all infantry, and even the forward troops with outstanding military exploits do not receive this kind of treatment.

In addition to horses and equipment, there are more than 20,000 Hedong powerful troops as their heavy equipment, and they are preparing to go out in Chang'an.

Martial law has been enforced within a radius of three hundred miles of Wugong City. Scouts and rangers form groups and are only allowed in but not out. Anyone on horseback who comes from unknown destinations will be shot to death regardless of the reason.

While the soldiers were eating meat and drinking wine, a cavalry of 500 people came from the east against the cold wind.

After checking the passwords, military orders, and tiger charms, go straight to the camp.

The soldiers who were drinking and eating meat slowly put down what they were holding and looked at the group of uninvited guests.

The leader was covered in a cloak, covering half of his face, but he exuded a unique aura.

This man slowly pulled off his cloak and shook the snow off, revealing a thin face with a long beard. He wore Confucian armor underneath and a leopard skin cloak outside. His majestic gaze swept over the crowd, and then he was extremely bold. He picked up a pottery bowl of wine and said, "Dry it!"

One action brought the relationship closer to the soldiers.

"Do it!" The soldiers raised their pottery bowls and drank the whole drink in one gulp, their eyes becoming eager.

"I have requested your majesty to entrust the fertile land in Guanzhong to you and others."

Putting down the pottery bowl, a more encouraging word came.

"Thank you, Commander!" the soldiers were overjoyed.

Although many of them are in the Black Cloud Army, they are not the orthodox Black Cloud Army, but the 50,000 elites recruited in Yuzhou that year.

The Black Cloud Army was entrusting land in Luoyang, and now it was their turn. During the Yongjia Rebellion, the land of Shenzhou was sinking and people were displaced everywhere. The soldiers recruited by Yuzhou were not necessarily from Yuzhou.

Wherever there are fields, there is home. Wherever they can feed their families, there is hometown.

And this uninvited guest was none other than Wang Meng, the general of Daliang Zhengxi, the fake Jiejieyue, and the commander-in-chief of all the military affairs in Guanzhong.

The king grabbed a piece of mutton leg and took a big bite. "If you eat the emperor's salary, you should share the country's worries. The meat in Hanzhong is fat. You should slaughter it and eat it. The whole army will obey the order. After eating, they will march immediately and start from Tangluo." Advance along the road and capture Hanzhong!"

"Take your orders!" the soldiers shouted.

How many fields can be allocated depends on how much merit can be achieved in this battle.

This is a dream opportunity.

After the conquest of Di Qin, Liang gradually became able to dominate the world. If he did not work hard at this time, he would not have many opportunities in the future.

Therefore, Liang Jun was happy when he heard about the battle, and his desire to attack and win was extremely strong.

"In the past, Han Xin built a plank road and secretly built a warehouse. Now there is a governor who pretends to be in the fields and raids Hanzhong. This can be passed down to future generations!"

"Huan Wen thought that there was a severe drought in the north and was unable to attack, so he connected with Yao Chang and Fu Fang in the north, and provoked Fancheng and Hefei in the south. Little did he know that I had been plotting against him for a long time!" Wang Meng laughed.

If not for this severe drought, Wang Meng would have struck while the iron was hot to attack Hanzhong a year ago.

The farming and canal building are all fake, but the raid on Hanzhong is real.

After the heavy rain, the water shortage problem in Guanzhong was solved.

There was a good harvest in the Huaihe River and a steady stream of goods from Liangzhou arrived in Guanzhong, giving Wang Meng the confidence to attack Hanzhong.

We have been planning in Tongguan for more than half a year to send troops today.

"It takes him by surprise and attacks him unprepared. Fu Fang would never have thought that the governor would send troops at this time. Hanzhong will be unprepared, and Fu Fang will perish!"

"We still can't take it lightly. I should have personally led the troops in this battle, but I'm feeling a little unwell, so I can only leave it to Wei Ming." Wang Meng avoided the gazes of the soldiers and coughed twice.

To plan such a secretive raid, every detail must be thought of, and every detail must not be missed, which is extremely labor-intensive.

Wang Meng is also a restless person. All big and small matters have to go through his eyes. Military and government affairs have to pass through his hands, which is naturally tiring.

Xue Qiang said: "Why did the Governor say this? Such great achievements are not expected, but the Governor must take care of his health. Major national affairs will only come in a long time. There is no need to do everything personally."

"It doesn't matter. The weather is very cold. I came from Chang'an on horseback. I just suffered a little cold."

"However, this time I sent troops, I did not report it to the Ming court... I was afraid of causing criticism..." Xue Qiang reminded.

"Are you afraid of being criticized for doing great things? When you are out in the field, military orders are not obeyed. Your Majesty gave me the power to give me a holiday, just to let me act according to the situation and not to stick to common sense. It doesn't matter if I go, there are really people in the court. , I will bear it with all my strength!"

Wang Meng has always had this temperament, and this is not the time he took matters into his own hands, but he did so out of public interest and for the sake of Daliang Sheji.

He and Li Yue have already formed a tacit understanding.

"The Governor... is really an extraordinary person!" Xue Qiang was impressed.

"There are extraordinary kings, and there are extraordinary ministers. Since Your Majesty dares to use my strong medicine, we should move forward bravely and look forward to the future. Nothing will be accomplished!" Wang Meng laughed, but inexplicably thought of Huan Wen in his mind.

Huan Wen has no shortage of talent and strength, but he always misses opportunities at critical moments...

"Haha..." Xue Qiang also laughed.

More than an hour later, seven thousand elites from Wugong City braved the wind and snow and marched towards the majestic Qinling Mountains...

(End of this chapter)