Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1255 Mountains and rains are about to come and winds fill the city

  In the west of Jizhou, in the land of Zhongmou, among the lofty mountains of Taihang Mountain, a group of people and horses are walking along the mountain road. Taihang Mountain runs across the north and south, cutting off the traffic. Only the Taihang Eight Xings can pass through, but not all of the eight Xings can pass through the army. It is more convenient, that is, the military capital Xing, Jingxing, Fukouxing, and the rest. Like Flying Fox Xing or something, just by looking at the name, you can know how difficult the mountain Xing is.

In the mountainous area, the natural temperature has dropped a lot. It is still autumn in Jizhou. When you enter the mountain, it is already a scene of wind and frost. Even on the top of some mountains, you can already see some white snow, and the biting mist is between the rock walls of the valley. Howling, wishing to smash all the stones into pieces.

Taihang Xing is in Hanoi, and the military capital Xing is close to Youzhou. Although Fukou Xing is not bad, it is a little far away from Yecheng, and for the sake of concealment, the high officials did not take their troops to Fukou Xing. Instead, go to Baixing, also known as Mengmenxing, which is the section that passes through the Yangchang Slope Road.

  Although this section is the most dangerous, it is the shortest distance from Yecheng, and after passing the Yangchang Slope Road, it is Huguan Changye. If it is conquered, it will open the gate of Shangdang Taiyuan.

This team of men and horses winds and turns on the mountain road. There are only about four or five thousand people, but it is a long way to go out. The length of the marching ranks is astonishing. If you are in the middle, you can only see the hundreds of people around you, and you can't see the head and tail of the group.

It is different from ordinary marching in peacetime, when the army does not move food and grass first, this time it is not mixed with luggage, but is completely advanced by the main soldiers into the mountain, while the civilian husband and auxiliary soldiers continue to go up the mountain from the rear Transshipment of grain. After all, the more people enter the mountain, the greater the amount of food and grass needed, and those civilian men and auxiliary soldiers are not strong in combat effectiveness. Even if they enter the mountain in advance, if they are blocked by the opponent, not only will they not be effective, but will be damaged. big event.

Therefore, on the soldiers entering the mountain, this time they not only need to carry their own weapons and armor, but also need to carry some dry meat, grain and grass, so that these soldiers are like mules and horses, with their hands and feet on the ground. Climbing on the mountain road, step by step forward with difficulty.

  The war horse was also exhausted, exhaling a long white breath, struggling to climb the mountain path. The war horse was also exhausted from walking, and even with the help of manpower, its hooves slipped from time to time, which was dangerous.

  The front of the team has already reached the halfway up a steep mountain. This mountain path was carved out in mid-air along the cliff. The width is only about the width of a carriage, and they are usually small-scale merchants who only want wealth and honor, regardless of life and death, that is, the roads opened up by those merchants who sell tea and horses to and from the border. But even for merchants who are accustomed to taking dangerous roads, taking such a mountain road is a battle with God, not to mention these Jizhou soldiers who have spent half their lives wandering on the plains and have never climbed such a mountain road.

I believe that the vast majority of people in the Han Dynasty did not know that some people had a fear of heights. These people with fear of heights were no different from ordinary people when they were on flat ground, jumping, eating, drinking, and lassing. The same, but once at a certain height, these people with fear of heights start to have a rapid heartbeat, pale complexion, and trembling hands and feet...

The point is that these people with acrophobia do not have any uniform external characteristics. Tall and short people, strong and thin people may all have acrophobia, and these guys who tremble when they stand on a high place further delay their development. Slowing down the speed of the entire queue, Gao Gan jumped in a hurry.

Even so, no matter whether it is a person or a war horse, they are all moving forward cautiously, and dangers still occur from time to time. As they walked, they heard a few short exclamations from the middle of the team, accompanied by a war horse's hooves. Slipping, Chang hissed and fell off the mountain path, rolling and falling down the mountain stream. A soldier from Jizhou was also brought down and almost fell down the cliff. Fortunately, he grabbed a clump of grass and vines on the side of the mountain road and stopped the fall. After being pulled up, everyone's complexion was three points paler than the pile of snow on the top of the mountain.

   There was a muffled sound.

   Then the screams stopped, leaving only a few echoes colliding back and forth between the mountain walls, and gradually disappeared.

   After a moment of silence, the voices of shouting orders from the low-ranking sergeants in the leading group resounded again. The invisible brigade slowly began to squirm again, moving forward step by step.

  On a stone platform on the mountain road, senior officials and a group of generals, under the protection of their personal guards, were wrapped in cloaks, looking down at the long and winding queue under their feet.

  Gao Gan is from Chenliu, and his ancestors were also a lot of celebrities, with a good reputation, so he is married to the Yuan family. If the seniority is counted, Gao Gan is still Yuan Shao's nephew. This time, he intends to invade Shangdang’s Taiyuan land. Before leaving, Yuan Shao publicly announced that he will be the governor of Bingzhou. **** yourself.

  In the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, Ju Yi stole all the limelight. If Yuan Shao hadn't intended to balance it out, Ju Yibao wouldn't have knocked his nostrils to the sky. Under Ju Yi, there was a battle between Lu Bu and the Heishan bandits. Three hundred cavalrymen defeated ten thousand people. It is a pity that the people of Jizhou cannot tolerate Lu Bu...

  However, because of these small actions by the Jizhou people behind the scenes, Yuan Shao is now unwilling to put all his bets on the Jizhou people, so the high-ranking cadres led the army alone and went out of Bingzhou.

Gao Gan thought that although he could not reach the level of a famous general through the ages, he was at least different from those reckless men like Yan Liangwenchou, and now Yan Liangwenchou had won a lot of meritorious service in the battle between Youzhou and Gongsun Zan in the north, which made him How could Gao Gan feel that his heart is clear?

   After all, it is to let these guys know how powerful a certain is!

  Huguan is one city and one pass, so the high-ranking officials did not hesitate to walk this narrow road just to avoid Huguankou! It only needs to take Huguan County, then Huguankou in the south will become a tree without roots and water without sources!

   Once Huguan, Shangdang, and Taiyuan are taken, they will be within the range pointed by Bingfeng...

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Regardless of the size of the city, there will be more soldiers. It seems that it should be better to defend, but in many cases, on the contrary, the big city is often easy to attack and difficult to defend. Because the city is large, more soldiers need to be arranged for defense. A little worse, it means that there will be a big loophole in the city defense.

  Moreover, big cities are often not located in dangerous places. Instead, most of them are located in places with convenient transportation. Otherwise, the population size of the city cannot be formed, and there must be many villages and towns around them. Therefore, once the city is besieged and fought, the attacker can even choose to plunder these villages around the big city, which can more or less support a part of the army consumption, and the supplies of these surrounding villages will be relatively sufficient, at least they can collect enough. Timber, etc. to make siege equipment or something.

  At the same time, the population consumption in the big city is also very large, and logistics food and grass is a huge problem. Once it is completely besieged, the daily consumption of the city will be a huge amount...

Therefore, from these aspects, a small but strong fortress built on a dangerous and contested terrain can better avoid the above weaknesses than a large city, and a small city does not need many soldiers to be sufficient. use. The terrain is steep, and there is not much support around. It is difficult for the enemy's army to stay in the periphery for a long time, and the siege equipment cannot be used. It only needs to accumulate a certain amount of food and military resources to support the small defenders for a long time. .

  If Huguan Pass is a dangerous pass, then Anyi City can be regarded as a big city.

Over the years, Hedong has not suffered any large-scale military disasters. Even the Xiongnu and Baibo, for various reasons, are actually active in the periphery and have never been near Anyi. The city, just like its name during this period of time, is indeed comfortable enough.

  But it’s different now, when General Zhengxi’s team drove out of Pingyang and slowly headed south, the Wei family in Anyi got the letter...

  Grandpa Wei stood on the city wall of Anyi, looking to the north silently. After a long time, he breathed out a long breath, which turned into a cloud of white air in the cold autumn, just like the current prospect of Wei, illusory and bleak.

  Wei Kai stood behind Mrs. Wei, and said after a while, "According to the itinerary, we should have arrived in Linfen..."

  Pingyang goes down along the Fenshui River, and it is Linfen. After Linfen, it is Wenxi County, and after Wenxi, it is Anyi...

   "Linfen..." Wei Kai paused, and said, "Wanqiu led the troops to the north, and searched a lot, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to defend... When the troops from the west arrive, most of them will surrender..."

  Before Yang Biao sent Wu Qiuxing to lead the soldiers north to Pingyang, everyone thought that this time the Yang family must win, but they didn't expect that General Fei Qian of Zhengxi came to turn things around, which immediately made Wei family extremely embarrassed.

In Linfen, when Wuqiu Xing went north, it was used as the supply base closest to the frontier. Whether it was soldiers, civilians, or food, supplies, etc., they were either sent to Wuqiu Xing’s army on their own initiative, or Wu Qiuxing ordered them to be mobilized. Recruitment, so Wuqiu Xing was defeated, and even Linfen didn't have many county soldiers and materials to defend.

  So, when the troops from the Western Conquest went south, Linfen, which was the first to bear the brunt, would only have to surrender if they didn't want to be destroyed.

  Old Master Wei half turned his head, glanced coldly at Wei Kai, and said, "Kaier, are you scared?"

   "..." Wei Kai was silent, not daring to say no, let alone yes.

Wei Kai has spent far more effort on the writing of scriptures than other aspects. In terms of calligraphy, classics, and essays, they are all first-class, especially calligraphy, craftsmanship, seal, official and grass. Some people in Hedong are willing to travel long distances to come here just to get a word.

  However, no matter how many achievements in literature, they cannot be temporarily converted into experience in the art of war. Now that Wei Kai, who heard that the army to conquer the west is coming, even though he has repeatedly encouraged himself and asked himself not to show timidity, he is somewhat uneasy.

Old Mrs. Wei is old and mature, how could he not see what Wei Kai was thinking, sighed slightly, headed north again, and said slowly: "Kai'er, the more urgent it is, the more we can't mess it up. Our own position... If we are in chaos, we will surely be doomed for so long..."

Although Mrs. Wei said that he enjoys glory and wealth now, after all, he grew up with Huns, Qiang, Xianbei and other barbarians who disrupted the Northland. Fight against the barbarians, so the battle formations I have seen are much stronger than Wei Kai, who basically grew up in a honeypot.

Old Mrs. Wei was silent for a moment, and then he spoke, or he was speaking to himself, or he seemed to be saying it to comfort Wei Kai: "This time, there is no way to retreat, and the only thing we can do is to fight! March to the southwest, pass Linfen, Wenxi, the front line It's too long, if you keep your troops, your troops will disperse, if you don't keep your troops, hehe...so the outcome is not yet known!"

Old Master Wei knocked his crutch on the city wall, and said sharply: "When a certain young man went to battle, where was Zhengxi? This is the foundation of Wei's ancestors, how can you give it up? The ancestors are heroic spirits, please protect us and others." Victory in one fell swoop!" Old Master Wei said passionately, and the surrounding Wei family's private soldiers were also encouraged, and they all raised their arms and shouted loudly, their momentum was not too bad.

   "Grandpa taught you a lesson!" Wei Kai cupped his hands and said, "We should focus on the Wei family's foundation, and we must conquer the west under the city!"

Mrs. Wei signaled for a while, and asked the surrounding guards to walk away, and then said in a low voice: "Kayer has such an ambition, so I am very relieved... However, Kaier has a plan, so let's say Come…"

   "This..." Wei Kai widened his eyes, blinked his eyelids a few times, but couldn't say anything.

"..." Old Master Wei glared at Wei Kai, sighed, said nothing more, and said directly, "...The most important thing is to fortify the wall and clear the wilderness! All the people and things in Wubao, the manor in the north of Anyi, are moved to the city, and then burned... "

   "Ah?" Wei Kai was stunned for a moment, and said, "Grandpa, it's approaching the time of autumn harvest, burning...burning it? Wouldn't it be a pity..."

"What a pity?" Old Mrs. Wei wished he could hit Wei Kai, who was accomplished in literature but a bit elm in military affairs, with his crutch, "If the soldiers from the west come to the city, will the crops outside the city be reaped by us or fall into the conquest?" The Hand of the West? Even if there is no harvest this autumn, it is better than using it as an enemy!"

   "..." Wei Kai was silent for a long time before nodding.

"Secondly, a certain person has sent someone to contact Yang Gong. Kaier should publicize this matter widely, so as to reassure people's hearts..." Old Master Wei continued. Wei Kai's image, he can do these things by himself...

   "Kai wrote it down..." Wei Kai nodded and said.

"Thirdly, to contact the various ethnic groups in Hedong, you need to know how you will be attached if you don't have the skin!" The old man Wei said through gritted teeth, "Give up the original Wei family property in exchange for the assistance of the various ethnic groups in Hedong! How can the cavalry attack the city? In the past, the barbarians and thousands of cavalry invaded the border, and they returned home in defeat? Waiting for the Western Conscripts to exhaust the city is our chance to win!"

  The strong wind howled, rolled over the top of the city, and pushed the dark clouds from the sky over one by one, like a large army pressing down on the border.

  It is the rain that is about to come and the city is full of wind!

  (end of this chapter)