When Shao Xun arrived at the camp, he happened to be slaughtering pigs and slaughtering sheep, so he had a meal of wine and meat with a smile, and even the men of the teaching team also drank in it and ate it to their heart's content.
After having their fill of wine and food, the army headed west.
Du Dan, Du Yin brothers and a group of Yiyang Wubao commanders "reluctantly" sent them several miles away, and then returned home briskly.
On the way west from Yiquanwu, Shao Xun also met the second batch of Bingzhou refugees heading to Yunzhongwu. It looked like there were about 300 households, supporting the old and the young, stumbling forward with difficulty.
Along with them, there were also some ordnance, livestock and agricultural tools purchased in Luoyang.
Shao Xun restrained the soldiers and strictly prohibited harassment.
Are you kidding me, if my property is robbed by soldiers, why don't I cut them all down?
After passing Nuji Mountain at noon that day, the refugees crossed the river in batches and headed for the south bank of Luoshui River, while the army marched all the way on the north bank and arrived at Sanxiangyi (today's Sanxiang Town) that evening.
From Sanxiangyi Station to the north, there is a narrow mountain valley road. One section of it is opened on the mountainside. One side of the road is the mountain and the other side is a deep stream. It is called Huixi Ban - Ban, and the hillside road is also
.
The name of Huixi appeared in history due to Feng Yi and Deng Yu.
The two led their troops to fight against Chimei in the west of Mianchi County, and were severely defeated. Deng Yu fled to Yiyang, and Feng Yi returned to Xizan, taking only a few people back to the camp.
After passing this more than 30 miles of intermountain valley road, you can reach the West Ban of the two east and west hills of Mount Xiaoshan.
From here, you can go east, pass through Dongxiao Mountain, and pass through Xin'an and other places to Luoyang, which is the northern road opened by Cao Cao.
The North Road is more difficult and dangerous and not as easy to walk as the South Road.
Even the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who lived in Luoyang, also liked to take a long detour and take the southern Yiyang Road. For this reason, a series of palaces were built in the Luoshui Valley to facilitate rest on the way.
The army stayed here for three days.
During this period, Shao Xun mobilized more than 2,000 men from the upper, middle and lower armies and went straight to Tanshan, breaking through the bandits' stronghold and capturing more than 300 households.
He also sent people to Yunzhongwu, found Mao Er who had brought cattle, and ordered him to lead the seventh to tenth teams of the first building of the Silver Spear Army to Tanshan Village to clean up the mess.
Mi Huang just let this go and basically didn't care.
Mi Zhi personally followed the army and observed it. When he saw more than two thousand people crossing the river, trekking along the difficult mountain roads, and then going on to attack the bandits' stronghold, he became slightly pale.
The intensity of this kind of war is indeed not comparable to the fire in a rural Wubao.
The place where flesh and blood fly everywhere is particularly touching.
At this point, he finally understood that Shao Xun controlled the three villages of Yunzhong, Kinmen and Tanshan, and spent great efforts to manage it. After it became successful, his influence in the Luoshui River Valley would be greatly increased.
Sooner or later, this natural valley surrounded by mountains will be completely under his control, right?
The vision is quite vicious. There are two Wei Mountains in the north and Xiong'er Mountain in the south. Only the east side faces Luoyang. As long as the city is built on this opening - or simply rebuilds Yiyang County and uses it as a screen - it can be done.
Block the invading enemy forces.
If the enemy does not pull out Yiyang, their retreat will always be threatened, and the food route may be cut off, so they will not be able to advance into the Luoshui Valley with peace of mind.
Then, the war will occur near this exposure.
This person has a lot of ideas.
On the 15th, the army entered Huixizan in batches.
On the difficult and dangerous mountain roads, everyone must be careful. Especially the auxiliary soldiers of the baggage troops, the heavily loaded vehicles, and the mules and horses must be careful to avoid falling into the ditch.
"This road was dug during the Qin Dynasty, and it is still in use today." Shao Xun dismounted and walked, and said to Mi Zhi who was following him: "If there is an enemy attacking from the north, they must take this road.
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"Why can't we take the mountain path and advance quickly with light troops?" Mi Zhi asked.
Knowing that the enemy would come from this way, I built a temporary wall at a strategic point and blocked it from the front, but I didn't know when the attack would last. The enemy might as well go around the mountain path.
"It is possible to take a detour, but the mountain trails have not been dug, making it difficult for people and horses to walk, and it is absolutely impossible for the baggage convoy to pass. This kind of rapid advance of light troops can only be done by surprise. Once discovered by others, they will die without a burial place.
"Shao Xun said.
The rapid advance of light troops without a convoy of baggage vehicles means that you are likely to have no armor, incomplete weapons, only a few days of dry food on you, and a serious shortage of arrows and other consumables. When crossing the mountain road, your physical strength is also very high, and you may even be injured.
Few people will be injured.
In a situation like this, you can really only rely on surprise, and you also have to hope that the opponent's morale will be low and collapse at the first touch.
If the opponent has high morale, well-equipped equipment, abundant physical strength, and dares to fight hard, in your situation, it will simply cost you your life.
"It seems... yes." Mi Zhi nodded and said: "In the past, when Cao Wei conquered Shu, Deng Shizai made a sneak attack on Yinping. The journey was difficult and dangerous, covering seven hundred miles of mountains and valleys. When they arrived at Jiangyou, the soldiers lacked clothes, lacked weapons, and were unkempt. If
The Shu army has well-trained and elite troops ready to attack, and Deng Shizai is afraid that his entire army will be annihilated."
"Haha." Shao Xun smiled and said: "This is how we can leave a name in history. In fact, it is a bet, a bet that your rear is empty, a bet that you will not defend yourself. If you set up a defense, he will die and there will be no way out."
Deng Ai's army passed through 700 miles of no-man's land, cutting roads all the way through the mountains, and when they arrived at Jiangyou, you can imagine what the situation was like.
The armor and weapons are definitely incomplete, and I probably didn't eat well along the way. My physical strength and energy were exhausted to the extreme.
When entering the enemy's hinterland, I was very frightened and my morale was not very high.
As a result, the Shu army surrendered directly, allowing them to obtain key supplies, so there is nothing to say.
"Who does Lang Jun mean when he talks about troops from the north attacking from the south?" Mi Zhi asked.
"If I said it was the Huns, would you believe it?" Shao Xun asked.
Mi Zhi was a little dazed.
He admitted that Liu Yuan's current momentum was very good, but going south to attack Hongnong meant that they had invaded near Luoyang. How could it be possible?
"Don't believe it? If you don't believe it, just wait." Shao Xun smiled and said, "Don't worry, Hongnong County is divided by mountains and is roughly divided into two parts. The north of the mountain is located on the bank of the river, facing the east of the river far away. If the Xiongnu
Crossing the river and going south, it is really difficult to hold on. The south of the mountain is sandwiched between mountains, with river valleys, rich water and grass, and vast hectares of fertile land suitable for both grazing and farming. Can we stop the Xiongnu with this?"
He didn't believe it. From the Qin Dynasty to the Tang and Song Dynasties, they had always followed these two paths. Could the Huns still come up with other tricks?
One leads east from Mount Wei, passes through Xin'an, and approaches Luoyang. The terrain is difficult and dangerous.
One leads from Mount Wei to the south, then turns northeast along the Luoshui River Valley to Luoyang.
If the Huns were to come, they would most likely go west from Luoyang and attack Yiyang.
But this is not impossible to defend.
Yiyang County needs major repairs. It is best to build a warehouse city, reserve a large amount of supplies, and station more than 10,000 troops so that the Xiongnu cannot get around it.
Their cavalry needs to eat, and horses especially have a big appetite. During the war, it is impossible to feed the horses with grass, so you don't have to do anything else for the day and just go and herd the horses.
War is fought with logistics, and fought with determination.
"What if the Xiongnu besieged the country for a long time and attacked repeatedly?" Mi Zhi asked.
Shao Xun laughed loudly and said: "Don't worry, they are poorer than anyone else. If there is no food in Luoyang, and most of the food is transported over a long distance, most of the food will be consumed on the road, which is not worth the loss. By then Liu Yuanhai may even recruit me to surrender and appoint me to an official position. If I don't surrender,
, he has nothing to plunder, so he can only withdraw until he is able to occupy Luoyang."
"I admire Lang Jun's far-reaching plan." Mi Zhi cupped his hands and said sincerely.
He is one year older than Shao Xun, but he has never thought about such far-reaching strategic and tactical issues.
However, he still found it hard to believe that the Huns would go south to Luoyang.
Now that they can't even capture Taiyuan, how can they go south?
Of course, it's not surprising that he thinks so.
No one realized it - or they realized it, but didn't want to think about it - the Luoyang Chinese Army was gone!
How could Sima Teng, the governor of Bingzhou, be able to contain the main force of the Huns?
If we can't contain them and they move south in a big way, what can we do to resist them?
It can be said that so far, not many people have actively prepared to resist the Huns. Shao Xun is the one who has made the greatest effort. For this reason, he even had to pay part of Concubine Pei's dowry. It will be difficult to pay back the debt in this life.
of favor.
Facts will educate everyone, I just need to keep my head down and do the work.
On February 17, the army left the mountain road and arrived at the intersection of the East and West mountains. The magistrate of Mianchi County sent food, grass, wine and meat to the army.
After resting for a day, we headed west across the stone road in Xi'an Mountain and entered the Tianguan Road, which is surrounded by towering plateaus on both sides. By the afternoon of the 20th, we passed the Anyang Ancient City and arrived in Shaanxi County.
There is no county magistrate in Shaanxi County.
When the county officials saw the army of the Governor of Luoyang approaching, they immediately opened their doors to welcome them.
Mi Huang, his son and others entered the city to stay temporarily, while Shao Xun stayed outside the city to command the army.
"Chen Yougen." Shao Xun was sitting on a baggage cart with great dignity, took out a letter from his arms, and shouted.
"Yes." Chen Yougen responded immediately.
Because he drives for the emperor, he is now the deputy general of the ninth rank official body, and can be regarded as the second official in the Shaw Group.
Lao Chen is not very surprised about this. He may be more rebellious than Shao Xun.
"Come here." Shao Xun hooked his hand and said.
Chen Yougen came closer.
"You took this letter and crossed the river from Maojin to the east of Hedong..." Shao Xun said in a low voice.
"No." Chen Yougen seemed to have some realization and couldn't help but ask: "Why doesn't the general go to such a big event in person?"
"I want to accompany the lieutenant around the area."
"There are only mountains and plateaus along the way. I don't think there is anything to change. Why do you need to be so dedicated to the affairs of the court?" Chen Yougen muttered.
"You don't understand." Shao Xun waved his hand pretentiously and said: "I visited Anyang, talked about Shaanxi and Yin, walked in the mouth of Mandu, and rested in the ruins of Caoyang. How beautiful!"
"What the hell..." Chen Yougen carefully put the letter away and left quietly.
He looked like a rough man, but in fact he was rich in beauty. He knew that visiting the Pei family was a big deal. Therefore, that afternoon, he took more than 20 riders, crossed the river from Maojin, set foot on the land east of the river, and ran away all the way.
Shao Xun took the time to draw a simple map for future use.
For him, this is not only a trip to show off his power, but also a staff trip, which is very important.
Chapter completed!