The last three kingdoms

Chapter 707 Qi Wannian

Under Qi Wannian's command, there are at least one hundred thousand people gathered. The soldiers are powerful and powerful, and they are invincible wherever they go. They have successively conquered Niyang and Fuping, and controlled most of Beidi County. into his own hands.

Hearing the news that the main force of the Shu army wiped out the Huns in Suyi, Qi Wannian did not feel worried, but was overjoyed. The Shu army sent troops to the east, which proved that the entire Guanzhong was empty. How could Qi Wannian let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Pass.

The entire Guanzhong is bounded by the Weihe River, and is divided into two parts, the north and the south. The north of Wei is a place where Han and Hu live together. It is invaded by Hu people all the year round. The number of Han people is not large. Even if there are, they build Wubao to protect themselves. Farming, if something happens, they will flee to Wubao for refuge. Although this kind of strong fortress is small in size, it has a large amount of food and weapons, and it is very difficult for the Hu people to conquer it.

Compared with the barren Weibei, Weinan is relatively richer. With the Weihe River as a natural barrier, it is difficult for Hu people to cross the Weihe River to Weinan to plunder. Over time, Weinan has become a happy land for Han people, with a large population and rich products. It has also become an area that Beidi Hu Chu deliberately wants to get involved in.

In the past, the Hu people raised troops and plundered on a small scale, or in groups of hundreds or thousands of people. Even for powerful tribes, the number of troops dispatched at one time generally did not exceed [-]. Troops were stationed at several important crossings all year round. For the Hu people who were accustomed to fighting on horseback, the not too wide Weihe River became their natural moat.

But the situation is different now. The Qi Wannian tribe of the Di people alone has more than [-] troops. Such a huge scale makes Qi Wannian ambitious. He covets the wealth of Weinan, and he simply ignores the lives of the Huns Even when Hao Yuandu led the remnants to join him and asked Qi Wannian to avenge the Huns, Qi Wannian only agreed verbally, without any substantive action at all.

Qi Wannian has only one goal, and that is to march to Weinan and break through Chang'an. Qi Wannian is full of ambition. At this moment, he still has a bigger goal in his heart, which is the throne of the emperor. Dare to say that such a dream is unrealistic, princes and generals, would you rather be kind?
After occupying Fuping, Qi Wannian led his army straight to Gaolu, and a [-] army marched forward with great momentum. Gaolu's defenders couldn't resist, abandoned Weibei, and fled to Weinan with the people.

Qi Wannian drank the Weihe River with pride.This is not the first time he has come to the Wei River with troops. As early as five years ago, when Liu Yin had not led his troops to Guanzhong, Qi Wannian had led his troops to plunder the Wei River. The troops he led were only a few thousand people. Looking at the majestic and towering Chang'an City on the south bank of the Weihe River, although he yearned for it, due to his lack of strength, he could only sigh across the river.

However, since those times, Qi Wannian had already had the idea of ​​taking down Chang'an City, and the magnificent Chang'an City left him with such an unforgettable memory.In the past five years, Qi Wannian has been waiting for an opportunity. With Liu Yin's entry into Guanzhong, the situation in Yongliang has undergone earth-shaking changes.However, Qi Wannian didn't care about the struggle for power among the Han people. He had been secretly looking at the opportunity that he could return to the Wei River and spy on Chang'an.

Qi Wannian thought it would be difficult to get a chance to get involved in Chang'an if only relying on the Di people, but this time the turbulent Zhuhu rebellion gave Qi Wannian an opportunity, especially when Liu Yin led the main force to encircle and wipe out Hao San in Feng Yi Qi Wannian thought that his opportunity had come when he joined the Huns.

So Qi Wannian did not hesitate, and immediately sent troops southward, pointing directly at Chang'an.

The season of early winter is the season when the amount of water in the Weihe River is low, which created a good opportunity for Qi Wannian to cross the river. In order to build a pontoon bridge on the Weihe River, Qi Wannian forcibly robbed the boats on the Weihe River and gave away the houses of the surrounding people. After scraping, many beams and rafters were scraped off, and the hill-like timber was piled up by the Weishui River, and a pontoon bridge was started to be built on the Weishui River.

Building a pontoon bridge is a technical job. The Han army has engineers and special pontoon bridge troops. It is not difficult to build a pontoon bridge, but for the Hu people, they have no engineers at all. People have never played with pontoon bridges before, but at this moment, if they want to cross the river, they must build a pontoon bridge. Qi Wannian had no choice but to bite the bullet and search for a pile of wood, ready to do it.

As for the movements of the Hu people, Fu Qian, who has been ordered to station on the south bank of the Weihe River, is naturally well aware of it. The Left Army has now been deployed in a row along the Weihe River, especially the section of Chang'an, which is the most important thing to defend. , Fu Qian personally commanded operations and built fortifications on the Chang'an River section.

The Weihe River is not wide, the average width is only about three or two miles, and the narrowest point is even less than one mile. From such a short distance, Fu Qian can clearly see everything that happened on the other side. Fiddling with the wood, Fu Chen smiled knowingly. These barbarians have always used their own courage to run amok. These technical jobs are really good. It is impossible to expect them to build a pontoon bridge that can pass. Can't make it.

If it were professional engineers of the Han people, a pontoon bridge on the Weihe River could be completed in half a day at best, and the pontoon bridge built was the best in terms of sturdiness and efficiency.And the pontoon bridge built by the Hu people is really not flattering, not to mention that it can withstand attacks, even if there are more people walking on the bridge in the future, whether the pontoon bridge will not collapse is still a problem.

Moreover, Fu Qian would not give the Di people any chance to contact the south bank. As long as the pontoon bridge they built came within the range of the Shu army's bow and crossbow, Fu Qian would order to attack it without hesitation.In order to eliminate his opponent, Fu Qian had already prepared tens of thousands of rockets, and just waited for the Di people to cross the river.

Qi Wannian was furious at the slow progress in building the pontoon bridge. The purpose of this sneak attack on Chang'an was to take advantage of the emptiness of Liu Yin's main force in the northern Weinan defense, break through the Wei River in one fell swoop, and capture Chang'an, so that the The entire Guanzhong land is firmly in his hands.

But now just building a pontoon bridge is already a lot of trouble. Liu Yin's main force may return to Chang'an at any time. The longer the delay in Weibei, the worse the situation will become. Qi Wannian must make sure to cross to the south bank first.

(End of this chapter)