The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1175
The place Luo Xian chose to cross the river was Guangwu Ferry in the south of Huai County. This ferry got its name from the Guangwu City on the south bank of the Yellow River.

When it comes to Guangwu City, it is famous and well known in the world.Located on Guangwu Mountain, the ancient city of Guangwu is divided into two cities, east and west, separated by a deep stream, where Liu Bang and Xiang Yu faced each other.

Guangwu Mountain rises steeply from the river, stretching continuously from north to south. The peaks and ridges are sharp and steep, tens of feet steep, and the morning glow and evening smoke are all abnormal.In the north, the rolling Yellow River passes close to the foot of the mountain; in the southwest, there are thousands of mountains and towering peaks.Here, not only are the valleys deep and steep, and the cliffs are uneven, but also there is the danger of Chenggao in the west, the millet of Ao Cang in the northeast, and the important town of Xingyang in the south.

When Chu and Han were fighting each other, the Han army took advantage of Xiang Yu's opportunity to attack various places in the east, sent troops to capture Chenggao, and then stationed troops in Guangwu to prevent Chu from advancing westward.Xiang Yu, king of Chu, led his troops to the west in a hurry, and also stationed troops in Guangwu, and confronted the Han army across the stream. The two armies fought here again and again. , Xiang Yu was forced to make peace with the Han Dynasty and divide the world with the "gap" (that is, Guangwu Jian) ​​as the boundary.The "Chu River, Han boundary" on the Chinese chessboard refers to this gap.

As Lu Kang marched west along the Yellow River, it was naturally impossible not to consider the threat of the Han army on the north bank of the Yellow River. However, Lu Kang had no way of predicting which ferry the Han army would cross the river through the thousands of miles of defense of the Yellow River. What's more, Lu Kang's main offensive target is Luoyang, and he can only take a little precaution against the enemies on the north bank of the Yellow River. The important towns on the top naturally have to focus on defense.

Moreover, Xingyang was the place where the Wu army stored grain. The grain and grass mobilized by the Wu army from all over the place were concentrated in Xingyang, and then transferred to the front line. The importance of Xingyang is self-evident.

The snake hits seven inches, so the attack point chosen by Liu Yin is naturally the key point of the Wu army. Xingyang is the passage connecting the east and the west, and it is also the place where the Wu army stores food. If the Han army takes Xingyang, Wu Jun will not only be cut off from the way of retreat It's that simple, once the supply of food and grass is lost, the Wu army will be in chaos without a fight.

However, how could Lu Kang not pay attention to the defense of Xingyang, the Yellow River defense line was too long and the Wu army's strength was too limited to take care of it, but Lu Kang was confident and sure of defending the city of Xingyang.

Lu Kang arranged for Pingdong General Zhang Xiang to guard Xingyang, Pingkou General Cai Min led [-] troops to garrison Xingyang, and Hulao Pass was not far from Xingyang. If something happened to Xingyang, Zhennan General Wu Yan who was stationed at Hulao Pass Then they can reinforce each other at any time and echo each other.

After Luo Xian received the order, he immediately deployed matters for crossing the river.

Since it was decided to cross the river from Guangwu, Luo Xian first sent scouts to cross the river overnight in small boats to find out the situation on the south bank.

The scouts quickly sent back news from the other side that the Wu army was suffering from insufficient troops and could only focus on defending the two cities of Xingyang and Hulao. As for Guangwu on the south bank of the Yellow River, the Wu people did not send any troops to garrison at all. , only a patrol team of dozens of people remained.

Luo Xian laughed loudly and said, "God helped me too!" So he ordered to send an elite scout team over there, first to kill the Wu people's patrol, and then mobilize the ferry to transport people across the day and night. river.

Zhang Xiang sent a patrol team to monitor the movement of the Han army on the south bank of the Yellow River. With these dozens of people, it is of course unstoppable, but Zhang Xiang can grasp the movement of the Han army in the first time, so as to do a good job. Countermeasures.

Naturally, it was impossible for Luo Xian to allow the Wu people to control his own movements. When he detected Wu Jun patrolling on the south bank, he first sent people to kill the patrolling team. Now Zhang Xiang became blind. The army's crossing operation is ignorant.

Although there was no Wu army to stop them, the right army group was all cavalry, and it took much longer to cross the river with both men and horses. It took two days and two nights to cross the Yellow River day and night.

In the past two days, Wu Jun had advanced eighty miles from Hulao Pass, and he could already see the majestic and towering walls of Luoyang City from a distance.

After Luo Xian gathered his troops in Guangwu City, he divided his troops into three groups. On the east side, Lu Xun led the Suzaku Army to Longcheng to cut off the way for the enemies of Xingyang to retreat to the east. On the west side, Deng Pu led the Azure Dragon Army. Capture Guoting, cut off the connection between Xingyang and Hulao, and Luo Xian personally leads the White Tiger Army, Xuanwu Army, and Qilin Army to take Xingyang.

The army on the right is all cavalry, and they are coming very fast, thousands of cavalry are gathered, and the momentum is overwhelming. When Xingyang guard Zhang Xiang heard that the Han army had crossed the Yellow River to attack Xingyang, he suddenly panicked, and hurriedly discussed with the deputy general Cai Min: "The Shu people are coming aggressively, what should we do?"

Cai Min said: "Although there are many people in Shu, they are all cavalry. Cavalry is good for field battles and not good for siege. We just need to defend ourselves and refuse to fight. In addition, we should quickly send people to tell General Wu who is stationed at Hulao Pass to come for reinforcements. You can report to Sima Lu that we only need to hold on for a few days, and when reinforcements arrive, the siege of Xingyang will be lifted."

Zhang Xiang also knew how powerful the cavalry of the Han army was, so he dared to go out of the city to fight. He immediately ordered all the troops stationed in Xingyang to go to the city to defend.

On the other hand, Zhang Xiang hurriedly asked Wu Yan, the guard of Hulao Gate, for help, and sent a fast horse to report to Lu Kang.

The city of Xingyang was the place where Wu's army stored grain. The grain and grass collected from various places were gathered in Xingyang first, and then transferred from Xingyang to the outside. The grain and grass needed by the 20 army was a huge amount. In order to ensure that the grain and grass were not lost, Lu Kang arranged heavy troops to guard Xingyang.

Under normal circumstances, the army's food storage places are placed in places with dangerous terrain, water and land, to facilitate transportation. However, Lu Kang is well aware of the power of the Han army's cavalry. It was a headache, so Lu Kang thought twice and chose Xingyang City as the place to store grain.

Xingyang City is an important town with strong walls and well-equipped fortifications. For such a fortified city, even if it is attacked by a special siege force, it will take a lot of trouble. If it is a cavalry force, it can only be hopeful. up.

Secondly, Xingyang is relatively close to Luoyang. The Wu army gathered grain and grass here, which can effectively shorten the distance of grain and grass transshipment, so as to prevent the Han army from attacking the grain transport team halfway.

The most important thing is that Xingyang is very close to the large army, and in case of emergency, the large army can reinforce it at any time.

(End of this chapter)