The last three kingdoms

Chapter 455
After Ju An finished speaking, he stood with his hands behind his back, complacent, thinking that if he made a clever plan, he could win a lot of prizes, but he didn't hear any movement for a long time, and Ju An was stunned. Could it be that my plan was too shocking? , knocked them all down?

But when Ju An looked at the crowd, he found that the expressions on their faces were completely different. Apart from ridicule, sarcasm, and disdain, there were also sympathy and pity.

Someone muttered softly: "I thought this brainless thing had opened up this time, but I didn't expect...hehe, he is as stupid as ever."

Ju An's face turned pale. It was hard for him to understand that such a flawless plan would become a stupid thing in the eyes of others. He looked at Zhong Hui helplessly, only seeing Zhong Hui's lips There was also a hint of ridicule hanging on his face, he murmured: "Captain..."

Zhong Hui was also amused by his impatient IQ, he smiled helplessly, and sighed: "Hey, you..."

Ju An's head was full of mud, but everyone was laughing, and no one explained to him. Ju An stood helplessly and pitifully, sweating all over his forehead.

On the contrary, Wei Guan was a little patient, and said with a smile, "General Ju, do you know how far it is to go to Nanzhong?"

"Two thousand three hundred miles." Ju An said quickly, it was much closer than Liu Yin's surprise attack on Longxi.

"Two thousand three hundred miles, calculated according to the fastest marching speed, it is estimated that it will take about a month to reach Nanzhong. However, our army's current food and grass can last at most one month, that is to say, our army has just arrived in Nanzhong The grain and grass will be gone. The terrain of Nanzhong is steep, full of smoke and smoke, without a guide, even the road can be found, not to mention that Huo Yijiu, the prefect of Jianning in Nishu, town Nanzhong, all the dangerous passes are guarded by heavy soldiers, you say Our army went to Nanzhong, without food and grass, and without knowing geography, how can we fight this battle? Not to mention capturing Liu Chan, do you know where Liu Chan is now?"

Ju An was tongue-tied and slapped the back of his head, feeling annoyed.It seems that others call him a "brainless general". Ju An only saw the success of Liu Yin's sneak attack on Longxi, but he didn't know that the conditions for the sneak attack were very harsh. Next, we have to pin our hopes on the enemy's unpreparedness, and the Wei army does not have these two conditions now, so how can we talk about sneaking into Nanzhong?
Wei Guan smiled and said: "Actually, Nanzhong is not unacceptable, but it must be done when the overall situation of Yizhou has been determined. Why does Governor Zhong not want to take Nanzhong? No. Liu Yin took advantage of Longxi, but Longxi was unprepared, and Deng Zhengxi can be regarded as a lesson learned from the past. It is the common man's doing strange things and taking risks, and it is not the right way to march. General Ju, this impatient can't eat hot tofu."

Everyone roared with laughter, laughing so hard that Ju An's face was flushed, wishing he could find a crack in the ground and get in.

There was also a slight smile on the corner of Zhong Hui's mouth, he waved his hand lightly, calming everyone down, and said: "General Ju's strategy sounds a little ridiculous, but it still provides us with a new strategy. Thoughts. After Hanzhong was lost, it seemed that our army was in a desperate situation, and we had to regain Hanzhong to have a chance. But everyone must be very clear that the danger of Jiange and the steepness of Yang’an Pass are extremely difficult to overcome. Now Jiang Weibing is pointing at Jiange, Even if we can repel Jiang Wei and march calmly from the Jiange, and Liu Yin is waiting in full force at Yang'an Pass, it will not be easy to break through these two barriers."

Jiange and Yang'an Pass used to be stumbling blocks on Zhonghui's way forward, and they were taken down with great effort. Yang'an Pass was taken by the rebellion of Shu general Jiang Shu, and Jiange was taken by Jiang Shu. Without these external causes for the dispute between Wu and Shu, it would indeed not be an easy task to set foot on these two great barriers.Although the Jiange is still in the hands of the Wei army, if we give full support, we may be able to beat Jiang Wei back.But the section from Jiange to Yang'an Pass is called Baishui Narrow Land, with steep mountains and dangerous valleys, desolate and remote. If Yang'an Pass cannot be taken, a hundred thousand troops may be trapped in Baishui Narrow Land, in a dilemma.

Hu Lie was a little discouraged, and said: "Don't we have to stay here and wait for death?"

Zhong Hui smiled calmly and said, "Originally, Liu Yin had already captured Yang'an Pass. Jiang Wei only needed to guard the south road and join forces with Liu Yin to attack from north to south. This is the best plan. If so, our army will be in danger. But Jiang Wei is here When the soldiers took the Jiange, it was like drawing a snake and adding another foot. It is not because Jiang Wei is unwise. He still wants to compete with Liu Yin. There must be a gap between the brothers. This gave us a chance. Jiang Weixi went to the Jiange. Brazil is empty. Our army only needs to attack In Brazil, if we win Xuanhan, we can open up the road leading to Shangyong in the west city, and there will be no worries about the supply of food and grass."

The road leading to Shangyong mentioned by Zhong Hui is called Badong Trail. Starting from Xuanhan, crossing Daba Mountain, passing through Xugu, you can reach Shangyong in the western city.

This road is famous in later generations. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty only loved Concubine Yang Guifei. Because Concubine Yang Guifei liked to eat lychees, he specially built a "highway" from Chang'an to Fuling, Sichuan. It is said that it only takes three days to go to Daxian County (Xuanhan), Bazhong to Xixiang, and then to Chang'an via Ziwu Valley.

However, in the Han and Wei dynasties, this valley road was not only not a "highway", but also steep and dangerous, with deep and dense forests, and the difficulty of the road was no less than that of the Yinping trail.Originally in the Han Dynasty, this road was a dangerous road from the northeast of Sichuan to Hanzhong. Occasionally, mountain people passed by. However, in the Three Kingdoms era, Shangyong and other three eastern counties belonged to Cao Wei, and the two sides were in a state of hostility. It no longer has traffic capacity, so this road has not been traveled for a long time, and it is said to have become obsolete.

The reason why Zhong Hui knew about this Padang Trail was because Zhong Hui had stayed in Shangyong before. At that time, the war between Wei and Shu had been stalemate in the Guanlong area. Create a new route from Shangyong to Berkshire.But later, due to various reasons, the plan to march from the Padang Trail was shelved. The main reason was that the road was too difficult and the logistics supply was difficult, and the risk of marching was too great and was abandoned.

Now that the Wei army entering Shu is facing extreme difficulties, Zhong Hui thought of the Padang Trail. As long as this road can be cleared, the Wei army's food and grass supply will be temporarily worry-free.However, if you want to get through this road, the first difficulty is that you must win the Brazilian County controlled by the Shu army, and Jiang Wei's all-out attack on Jiange will undoubtedly create this opportunity for Zhong Hui.

(End of this chapter)