The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1058

When Yang Zhao, the guard of Shenyuan Pass, received the imperial decree, he was stupefied. Did the imperial court get confused, and actually issued such an order, asking him to live and die with Shenyuan Pass? There is no hope, only the common death is left.

You know, the Shu army that invaded this time has 10 horses, and the generals in charge of the army are the famous Jiang Wei and Zhong Hui. Jiang Wei is the No.1 general of the Shu Kingdom. Zhong Hui was an even more remarkable figure. He was in charge of the Wei army to destroy Shu, and he almost succeeded. Later, he made Jingzhou his own king.These two well-known figures, Yang Zhao can't compete with them alone, let alone a pair this time.

There are only 3000 defenders at Shenyuan Pass. If only relying on these 3000 soldiers, Yang Zhao would not have to fight at all, but simply surrendered. His greatest reliance was this so-called Shenyuan, one of the Eight Passes of Luoyang. close.

Shenyuanguan is located between Shaoshi Mountain and Taishi Mountain. The road is steep and has twelve bends.Shenyuanguan can be said to be the southern gate of Luoyang, and it is the place where Jingchu enters Luoyang. In addition, the mountain here is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

Since Luoyang was established as the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhiyuan Pass and the other seven passes, Hangu Pass, Yique Pass, Guangcheng Pass, Dagu Pass, Xuanmen Pass, Mengjin Pass, and Xiaopingjin Pass constituted the eight passes that defend the capital. It is the mountains and rivers inside and outside, and this table is the Eight Passes of Luoyang including Shenyuan Pass.

Now that the Shu army is approaching the Yellow River, most of the Jin army's strength has been concentrated at the Mengjin Pass and Xiaopingjin Pass along the Yellow River. For the other passes, especially the Zhiyuan Pass in the south, the imperial court naturally divided the troops flawlessly. Stationed, the defense force is extremely weak.

Yang Zhao held the imperial decree which was almost a dead letter, and he was really powerless to complain. The imperial court asked him to guard the Shuyuan Pass, but did not send a single soldier. What did he have to defend it? It's definitely not like Jiange Guanyang Anping, where one man is the gate and ten thousand men can't open it. 3000 people are going to deal with 10 people. Yang Zhao really can't think of a reason why Shenyuan Pass can be defended.

But now that the imperial edict has been issued, Yang Zhao dare not disobey it, after all his parents, family, wives and children are all in Luoyang, if he resists the edict, he will not be the only one who suffers, to put it mildly, his parents, wife and children will be affected. To put it more seriously, it is a misfortune to extend the three clans, which is not something Yang Zhao can bear.

After Yang Zhao received the decree, he set up defenses on the Guancheng with a strong spirit of [-] points. Fortunately, Zhiyuan Pass was the eighth pass of Luoyang. There were not many horses, but the fortifications and facilities and equipment in the city were extremely complete, which relieved Yang Zhao a lot.

The Shu army came very fast, Yang Zhao had just received the imperial decree, and the forward of the Shu army had already approached the Elingkou in front of the Yuanguan Pass.

This time the Shu army marched northward, after bypassing Nanyang, it was like entering an uninhabited land along the way. Even Kezhi County, Luyang, Liang County, and Yangcheng attacked the city and pulled the village. Quite powerful, with an army of [-] invincible, and secondly, there are basically not many soldiers stationed in these counties and counties.

Jiang Wei's thoughts at the moment are all on Luoyang City, and these small counties and towns are naturally ignored. Jiang Wei did not stop at all in the counties and counties he passed by. Jiang Wei is clear about the difficulties in front of him. There is only Shenyuanguan left. As long as you break through Shenyuanguan, you will have a smooth journey to Luoyang.

Jiang Wei had never seen the danger of Shenyuan Pass with his own eyes, but Zhong Hui knew it well, and Zhong Hui said to Jiang Wei: "The danger of Shenyuan Pass is all in the twelve bends. The Zhiyuan Pass is right in front of you, but it is getting farther and farther away, and it is difficult for ordinary people who are not familiar with the path to find the way to the Yuanguan Pass."

Jiang Wei laughed loudly, and said: "Although the Yuanyuan is dangerous, but with Shi Ji around, why should we be afraid of getting lost?"

Zhong Hui smiled slightly, and asked someone to take a pen and paper, and quickly drew the path of Yuanguan.Zhong Hui is quick-witted and talented in calligraphy and painting. Although it was many years ago when he arrived at Shenyuan Pass, he has always been familiar with the roads of Shenyuan Pass. Not bad at all.

Jiang Wei ordered his subordinates to copy a few more copies of the map drawn by Zhong Hui and distribute it among the various armies and battalions. With this detailed map, the Shu army's attacks became even more sharp.

The terrain at Elingkou was relatively flat, so Jiang Wei ordered to camp here, and then sent Ning Sui to lead a vanguard camp of 5000 people to kill at Wangxuan Pass.

Yang Zhao saw that the twelve winding roads in front of the Shuyuan Pass were easily broken by the Shu army, and he couldn't help being startled and frightened. The lieutenant beside him said, "Zhong Hui is familiar with geography, so he must know the danger of the Shuyuan Pass." , let him tell Jiang Wei, it is no wonder that the Shu army can easily attack the front of the Yuanyuan pass."

Yang Zhao suddenly realized, it turned out that Zhong Hui was a minister of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, he had traveled to Zhiyuan Pass several times, so he was familiar with the geography of Shenyuan Pass, but after several years, Zhong Hui could still remember it so clearly, which is surprising.Yang Zhao himself is a typical road blind, if he didn't have his own soldiers to lead him, Yang Zhao himself would get lost in these twelve twists and turns.

It can be said that there are many people from the Wei and Jin Dynasties descending to Shu, which is nothing unusual, but this time Zhong Hui will lead the team, messing up Yang Zhao's original plan, but fortunately, the first attacking Shu army There is not much advantage in numbers, and the main reason is that the road to Shenyuanguan is extremely difficult and dangerous, and large troops cannot be deployed at all.

Ning Sui attacked before reaching Yuanyuan Pass, and immediately ordered an attack.

There are too many bends in front of the Yuanguan Pass, and the large amount of heavy equipment of the Shu army is relatively delayed, and they can't keep up. The vanguard battalion led by Ning Sui has almost no other large weapons except for ladders. Ning Sui naturally He would not wait for Jiang Wei and Zhong Hui's followers to kill him, so he ordered an ant attack as soon as he arrived at the gate of Zhiyuan Pass.

The Shu army rushed towards Yuyuan Pass like a tide, and rushed to the bottom of the pass city. A series of ladders were erected. The soldiers of the Shu army climbed up the ladders and rushed towards the top of the city.

Under the command of Yang Zhao, the Jin army also actively resisted. There were all kinds of defensive facilities on the Guancheng of Shenyuan Pass. At this time, they were all used by the Jin army. Arrows rained down, trees and stones Gai Tian roared down, forming an extremely tight defensive net. The first wave of the Shu army's attack was quickly defeated.

(End of this chapter)