Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 743

Liu Bei's Eastern Expedition, Wei Yan was not very supportive, he thought that the Eastern Expedition was not as good as the Northern Expedition, he followed Liu Bang's old path, conquered Guanzhong, entered the Central Plains, and retreated to defend the pass, and manage the west, while the Eastern Expedition made the situation complicated.Jingzhou, the land of the four contenders, is both an opportunity and a quagmire. As a result, Liu Bei's Eastern Expedition made the quagmire clear, and the clearing made the quagmire meaningless.

Hanzhong and Guanzhong are separated by the Qinling Mountains. There are four roads for the Northern Expedition: one is to bypass the Qinling Mountains from the west and take the Qishan Road to reach Weinan. Although the road is long, the terrain is relatively flat and suitable for military use; the second is the Chencang Road, also known as the Sanguan Road. , that is, the dark road to Chencang; the third is the Baoxie Road, five hundred miles, the plank road that Qin Fanju spent ten years building, that is, the road to repair the plank road in the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the main road, which can reach Mei County 250 miles away from Chang'an; the fourth is Tangluo Road, the fastest and most dangerous road, the valley road is about [-] miles to Chang'an; the fifth is the Ziwu road, the valley road is [-] miles long, and can go directly to the south of Chang'an. It was originally a plank road. close.The fortress Yangping Pass is located at the southern section of Chencang Road and Baoxie Road.

During the five years in Hanzhong, for both defense and offense, Wei Yan consulted history books, county chronicles, surveyed geography, traveled everywhere, and memorized the geography of each place by heart.His favorite Tangluo Road was abandoned first. The north entrance of the Tangluo Road is Tang, and the south entrance is named Luo. It is close to Tianbai Mountain, the main peak of the Qinling Mountains. The twists and turns are extremely difficult and dangerous. Among them, Laojunling is the most dangerous place, known as the dangerous place of Huangquan.Either cross the mountains or walk along the valley, even though there are barbarians to help, it is difficult for a large group of people to pass!Moreover, leaving Tanggu from the north entrance is Zhouzhi County on the banks of the Weishui River, which is nearly two hundred miles away from Chang'an.

Speaking of barbarians, Wei Yan felt sad, and his sworn brother Samoke died. Wei Yan always believed that there was only one person who was as steadfast as Xiang Shamoke, and that Shamoke's death was too worthless.And because of Sha Moke's death, the barbarian soldiers of Wuxi under his command became less and less, and the Bardi barbarians could not be recruited, and Wei Yan's source of soldiers was also cut off.

Back then, Liu Bang was enshrined as the King of Han by Xiang Yu, and he took the Meridian Road when he entered the commendation, and when he came out, he repaired the plank road and secretly went to Chencang.Wei Yan planned to do the opposite. Ever since Han Xin's smuggling was successful, Chencang Road had been fortified and guarded, making it difficult to cross, and Ziwu Road was gradually forgotten.The north entrance of Ziwu Road and Gu Road is the southern suburb of Chang'an, Duling of Emperor Xuan.Although the Ziwu Valley road is still steep and the plank road is almost deserted, it is much better than the Tangluo Road. The key is that it is close to Chang'an. If a surprise soldier is sent to sneak into the Ziwu Road, it will arrive in Chang'an in less than ten days to launch a surprise attack. Enter, Chang'an can be obtained, Guanzhong can be settled, and Northwest can be mapped.

Cao Wei's soldiers and horses are mainly in Chang'an, Weinan, Sanfu, Chencang and Baoxie crossings. Wei Yan intends to lead five thousand elite troops. As long as the marching speed is fast enough and concealed enough, this strategy can be realized. As for how many people can survive, it is not his scope of consideration.Of course, he didn't consider what would happen if Cao Zhen set up an ambush in Ziwu Valley, because it was a big gamble. If he lost the bet, he would lose [-] elite soldiers. Yongliang.

In order to prepare for the Northern Expedition, Wei Yan thought hard. After several years of recruiting and training, Hanzhong has regained some popularity, and the population has increased to 30; Jianmenguan, one man is the gate, and ten thousand people cannot open it. Because there are thirty miles of pavilion roads on the cliff, it is also called Jiange Road. Hundreds of miles.

The plan often did not change quickly. Before Wei Yan's proposal for the Northern Expedition was put forward, Zhuge Liang led the Southern Expedition. Before Zhuge Liang returned from the Southern Expedition, Cao Zhen invaded Hanzhong.

In March 12 of the Great Han Dynasty, Cao Zhen, the governor of the Great Han Dynasty, learned that southern Sichuan was in chaos, and immediately sent [-] troops to attack Hanzhong in three routes, with [-] troops on the west road, the chief general Fei Yao and his deputy Han De, taking the Qishan road; Huai and deputy generals Zhang Hu and Le Wei took the praise ramp; Cao Zhen was a Chinese army with a total of [-] soldiers.Xiahou Mao stayed in Chang'an as a follow-up.

The army is pressing down on the border, and the hearts of Hanzhong are floating. How can the 15 defenders resist [-]?General Chen Shi advocated asking Chengdu for help immediately, and Wei Yan was furious. Cao Cao was not afraid when he was alive, but Cao Zhen was nothing to be afraid of. Besides, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang was leading the southern expedition, how could he divide his troops to help.General Gao Xiang thought that Cao's army was powerful, and it was not suitable to confront him. It was better to retreat to lure him deep and look for an opportunity to break it.Wei Yan shook his head straight, retreating would only be passive and beaten, and the best strategy is to defend the enemy from the outside.

Wei Yan got the support of the deputy general Wang Ping, and Wei Yan immediately ordered the chief minister Yang Yi to raise food, grass, and transport to Yangping Pass.Yang Yi thought that he was ordered by Zhuge Liang, and that he was not restrained by Wei Yan at the same level, and Wei Yan's words were extremely rude, so Yang Yi couldn't help but speak coldly.Wei Yan laughed back angrily: "There is only one chief general in the army. Don't say that you were sent by the prime minister, even if you are sent by the emperor, you need to obey my general's orders."

Yang Yi retorted that Wei Yan was no more than a man, and the emperor still regards the prime minister as his father. Why are you, Wei Wenchang, so disrespectful?Wei Yan reprimanded Yang Yi for perverting right and wrong and confusing the public. In the end, Wei Yan was annoyed and almost drew his knife, but was persuaded by Wang Ping and others.

Although Wei Yan and Yang Yi have bad tempers, and everyone looks at each other disliked, they are still very capable of working. The main road, strong walls and clear fields, kept Cao Zhen out of Hanzhong for more than a month.

Cao Zhen was not allowed to enter, so he hurriedly ordered Fei Yao of Qishan Road to march faster.At this time, Zhuge Liang had already arrived in Hanzhong first, and Wang Ping's words and deeds were greatly praised by Zhuge Liang, and he handed over five thousand Wudang flying troops to Wang Ping as his headquarters.

Seeing the five thousand Wudang elites, Wei Yan felt itchy, and immediately offered advice to Zhuge Liang: "Cao Zhen's three-way army went south, but Ziwu Valley had no soldiers. No plan, if I lead five thousand elites to Chang'an along the Meridian Valley, I will definitely flee in fear. Chang'an can be obtained in this way, and the prime minister leads the army to the north, and you and I can meet Tongguan." The words are heroic, and there is no lack of a little bit of smallness Little pride.

"In the old days when the late emperor sent troops to Hanzhong, Wen Chang once offered the Micang Dao ingenious plan, and made great achievements in taking down Dingjun Mountain, but you must also know that this time is very different. Cao Zhen is by no means a generation of Xia Hou's wonderful talents. How can he send troops? Don’t arrange a back-up? In Chang’an, can we not be prepared? If you set up an ambush in Ziwu Valley, you don’t need too many, just 2000 people guarding the danger, and you can die without a place to bury you!”

(End of this chapter)