After late August, the fighting in Luoyang became more intense.
The Huns have completely occupied the three counties of Hu, Hongnong and Shaanxi on the south bank of the Yellow River, and have stationed troops in Xin'andong, controlling the east gate of Han Valley.
Throughout the dynasties, the location of Hangu Pass has been different.
Qinhan Valley Pass is located in the southwest of Hongnong County (today's Lingbao territory) and was called Taolinsai in ancient times.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Marquis of Jin sent Zhan Jia to guard the fortress of Peach Grove.
This road is not always possible.
"Records of the Three Qin Dynasties" records: "The peach forest is 400 miles east of Chang'an. If there are troops and horses passing by, if they are doing well, they will herd Huashan Mountain to rest under the forest; if they are doing bad, the river will spread and the people and horses will not be able to cross."
It can be seen that the geographical conditions are different in each period. After the changes in the course of the Yellow River, people opened new roads, and the road to Hanguguan Town gradually became deserted and no one walked through it. Tongguan came into being - Tongguan can not only block the old Taolinsai Road, but also
It can intercept the new road and replace the status of Hangu Pass again.
More than sixty miles east of Xin'an County (today's Xin'an territory), there is also the former site of Hanhan Valley Pass.
Hanhan Valley Pass is actually useless, because it can only guard Xin'an Road, but cannot block Yiyang Road. When the Kwantung army enters Guanzhong from the west, it can bypass Luoshui Valley and Hanhan Valley Pass, but it cannot bypass Qinhan Valley.
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The place where the Huns stationed their troops at this time was the Hangu Pass.
Historically, the Northern Zhou Dynasty built a city here, called "Tongluo City", to force the Qi Dynasty.
The Luoyang Central Army had just fought a battle with the Huns here, and was defeated. Three thousand soldiers were lost. The rest of the army collapsed into the mountains to avoid being hunted by the Huns. Especially those who were recruited from Xin'an County ran home directly.
He went into hiding and no longer wanted to work for the court.
Throughout August, the Huns were building a city here, and it seemed they didn't want to leave.
"Leave it to me such a quiet place like Hongnong." Wang Mi climbed up the slope east of Jianshui and looked down from a high position.
He was accompanied by four people, namely the shogunate chief Shi Zhangsong, the tent governor Xu Miao, the foreign governor Gao Liang, and the Yamen general Wang Yan. This person with the same name as his uncle was a member of the Donglai Wang clan.
Hearing his lord's sigh, Zhang Song stepped forward and advised: "Although Hongnong has experienced wars for a long time, it is still a foundation. Now that we have Xin'an, we have the land of four counties. The servants should be here to encourage farmers and mulberry trees."
, train the troops and horses, and wait for the opportunity to cross the Wei Mountain to the south and capture the Chichi. With this county in hand, when the army goes south, there will be a place to rest, and it may be possible to slow down the Yiyang of Luochuan."
"Although Yiyang only has one county, it has a vast territory, which is as big as two or three counties. The Shao thieves have been in business for many years, have many household registrations, are relatively wealthy, and can make huge profits."
"After arriving at Yiyang, it is not advisable for the servant to enter Luoyang lightly, but to go up the Luo River and take Luo above Jin as the rear."
"After several years of hard work, we have established a firm foothold."
Zhang Song talked eloquently and made Wang Mi feel better, so he smiled and said, "Is this the king's best match?"
Zhang Song laughed awkwardly.
How can he dare to compare himself to Zhuge Kongming? Wang Feibao doesn't have Liu Xuande's ability...
However, Liu Xuande spent half his life, and most of the time his capital was probably not as much as Wang Feibao's.
The number of Shizhong's troops has returned to more than 30,000, many of whom are soldiers surrendered from Guanzhong.
In this matter, the emperor (Liu Cong) was very kind. Perhaps he also had the intention of checking and balancing.
Zhao Ran, Zhao Gu, Shi Chao, Shi Le and others are not fuel-efficient lamps.
Oh, by the way, there is also Cao Yi. He is currently expanding his territory in Qingzhou and stabilizing his rule.
Both he and Wang Mi had complicated feelings towards this person.
I heard that when Cao Yi went on an expedition, he encountered a secluded place where the soldiers lived. He strictly ordered the soldiers not to harass them and sent people to give them gifts as a sign of goodwill.
After the news spread, it received praise from some people.
Cao Yi was a wise man, but Wang Shizhong would rather he had no brains, alas.
But then again, Wang Shizhong is not so jealous of Cao Yi now. After all, he was assigned to Hongnong, which is far away from Qingzhou, so it is unlikely that he will return eastward.
In this case, it is better to form a good relationship. After all, Cao Yi used to be an old servant of the imperial court, so the friendship is still there.
"I heard that Shao Xun opened a mansion?" Wang Mi asked, looking at the desolate plain in the distance.
"Open the mansion with General Pingdong."
"Who is in charge of the Chichi?"
"Henan Yin Liumo."
"It's fine if we don't let the Shao thieves control us." Wang Mi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Let's clean up the Hangu Pass first, otherwise we won't be able to explain it to the court."
When he said this, a large group of cavalry on the slope road was heading eastward towards Luoyang.
These are forbidden troops from the imperial court, and their combat effectiveness is not comparable to theirs, nor is it comparable to that of the Huns who were temporarily recruited.
Although Wang Mi was not very loyal to the Han court, he had to bow his head sometimes.
As for Zhichi, it is both a place name and a county name.
To the north of Luoshui River is Xiong'er Mountain, a pair of mountains competing against one another, similar in shape to Xiong'er Mountain (Little Xiong'er Mountain, not Big Xiong'er Mountain in the south). There is a pool between the mountains, the water in the pool flows southeast, and there is a pool on the side of the water, which is known as the Strider Pool in the world.
This pool is named after a kind of insect called "strider" in the water. It is located in Kinmen, in the mountains north of Erwu, Tanshan.
There are actually few people in the mountains. Since the Cao Wei Dynasty, Lianchi County has been entrusted with the control of Licheng in the Luoshui Valley plain.
Licheng has been eroded by wind and rain, and is in a state of decay and dilapidation.
At this time, there were no common people or county magistrates in Lianchi and Licheng, so there were only place names left.
If Wang Mi just wanted to occupy the Lianchi County area in the mountains, it would not be difficult, because there is no one to defend it.
If you want to go south and occupy the Jianchi County (Licheng) in Yiyang County, you can only take the path in the mountains.
But he had no choice. The expansion route was already limited. Apart from Luoyang in the east, there was only Yiyang in the south.
"How's the fighting going in Luoyang?" Wang Mi asked after getting off the slope.
"The Jin people suffered a defeat in Xin'an and then retreated." Xu Miao said: "I don't know what went crazy with them. The last time they came to Luoyang, they huddled in the city and couldn't hold on, but this time they went to Xin'an to fight, and they didn't
Know who is in charge now."
"Not only Xin'an, they also fought a battle in Mangshan. Henan Yin Liumo personally commanded it and was defeated by General Anxi (Liu Ya), losing four thousand troops." Gao Liang said again.
"Liu Anxi won two games in Chang'an and Luoyang. The momentum is good."
"That's right, it may happen again in the future."
While the few people were talking, they had already returned to the camp.
The captured people of Henan worked cautiously to cut down trees, collect stones, and repair the city walls.
Wang Mi went straight into the camp without even looking.
He now has to think about the future, and Yiyang is the biggest obstacle on his way forward.
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Emperor Sima Chi came to the Daxia Gate Tower in the north of the city again.
In the first half of the year, he personally controlled Ximing Tower and commanded Ruo Ding. With 5,000 Liangzhou troops as the vanguard and tens of thousands of horses following them, he defeated Hu Yanyan.
Only half a year had passed, and without the Liangzhou Army, the Forbidden Army had actually lost two battles, which suddenly made him sober.
It turns out that the Forbidden Army is so bad? It was obvious that they marched in with great noise, shouting for a fierce battle, and were extremely brave.
"Your Majesty, the imperial army can only fight with the wind and cannot win against the odds." Wang Yan seemed to have read through his mind and said: "If we lose one or two more games, Luoyang will not be safe."
"Your Majesty, don't waste the war." Xun Fan originally had some objections to Wang Yan always scaring the emperor, but now he felt that it was time to scare him to prevent the emperor from feeling good about himself, so he only heard him say: "My lord,
I heard that some soldiers were complaining that their fields could not be harvested and wanted to go out of the city to fight to the death without any reward, so I wanted to make a noise and disperse."
"What?" The emperor was shocked and asked, "Has he been punished?"
"Third Governor Xu Lang has suppressed the commotion." Xunfan said, "But we can no longer fight in vain. We can only hold on for now. The morale of the soldiers is low. If we can hold on for a day, it will be a day."
The emperor was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and his face became even more anxious.
"It is necessary to have elite soldiers and strong generals to help." Wang Yan said expressionlessly: "For example, a person must have three souls and seven souls. Without these, he will be a walking corpse."
"This..." He didn't know what he thought of, but the emperor's pale face slowly turned red, so red it was abnormal, as if he was embarrassed or annoyed.
After a long time, he put his hands on the wall and looked gloomy.
"Send envoys to Zhuzheng Town and ask them to send troops to assist Luoyang." After a long time, the emperor said: "I told my uncles that Luojing is in danger. If we can still save it today, we will not be able to catch it later."
Xun Fan sighed secretly after hearing this.
Although the emperor was incompetent, being so humble and begging for help made him feel very uncomfortable.
Within a year or two, the situation took a turn for the worse, and the prestige of the Tian family was gone.
As people dependent on the imperial power, they don't know how long they can sit in the court.
The thunderous sound of horse hooves sounded from the north of the city.
It is really a shame that the huge Luoyang Valley turned into a racecourse for the Xiongnu.
The fertile farmland and gardens have become horse pasture for the Xiongnu, which is really sad.
According to the news from the Forbidden Army, Liu Han's army saw that Luoyang could not be captured by force, so they changed their tactics and encroached on the surrounding areas of Luoyang, gradually tightening the noose around Luoyang's neck.
In the past, Wang Mi was building the city in Xin'an, and in the later period, Liu Ya was in Yanshi, Fengshi and other places to capture Wubao. They planned to stay here and not leave.
Actually it's quite normal.
After capturing Chang'an, Liu Cong's attention turned back to Luoyang. He must now want to capture this city and use this landmark event to announce the transfer of destiny to the whole world.
No one knows how long the Huns will stay here.
No one knows how long Luoyang can defend it.
Perhaps it is inevitable to call in troops from outside for reinforcements, and Wang Yifu's suggestion is not wrong.
Chapter completed!