Chapter 982 Bashu Line of Defense
Jiameng Pass. Novels.
This pass connects Jinniu Road, the most important transportation route for diplomatic exchanges in Shuzhong. It is located at the meeting between Jialing River and Bailong River. It connects Hanzhong by land to Chengdu, and can reach Langzhong, an important Brazilian town, and is very important.
Some people describe Jiameng Pass as "the peaks connect to Yulei, the ground connects to Jincheng, the sword pavilion and the Jiameng, and the bed is in Jialing and the white water, which is truly the hero of heaven."
Wei Liao led the main force of the 60,000 Qin army to be stationed here at this moment, waiting for the arrival of the people of Zhao.
King Chu of Qin stood here with a serious face, patted Wei Liao's shoulder hard, and said in a deep voice: "General Wei Liao, the life and death of me and the entire Qin Dynasty, will be handed over to your hands!"
When Wei Liao heard what Qin Wang Chu said, his heart was filled with blood and said loudly: "Please rest assured, I will definitely guard this place and not allow one soldier from Zhao's army to pass!"
After encouraging morale, King Chu of Qin took Cai Ze, a group of important officials of Qin and ten thousand followers away with satisfaction.
Of course, it was impossible for King Chu of Qin to stay in Jiameng Pass. The place he was going to is Chengdu, the county seat of Shu County.
Chengdu is a city that has been renovated on a large scale according to the layout of Xianyang. There is reason to believe that when Qin Wang Chu goes there, he will feel a similar feeling. As for whether this feeling brings him pleasure or melancholy, only Qin Wang Chu himself knows.
The person who was leaving had already left, and the person who stayed was still continuing.
Wei Liao looked at a young man with dark skin in front of him and frowned slightly, but immediately stretched out and asked, "Where is your father, Li Bing County Governor?"
The one standing in front of Wei Liao was nothing but Li Bing's third son Li Jian.
With the water control project in Shu County over the years, Li Bing has been very popular in Shu and is regarded as the master of the blue sky by the people here.
If you want to defend Jiameng Pass, Wei Liao must rely on Li Bing's help, so even though he was dissatisfied with Li Bing's failure to appear, Wei Liao was still relatively polite when he spoke.
Li Jian bowed to Wei Liao and said politely: "Go back to General, my father is now recruiting soldiers in Shu County, and it will take some time before he can come to help."
Wei Liao's brows spread slightly, and he couldn't help but ask, "How many troops can Prefect Li Bing recruit?"
Li Jian thought for a while and said, "It's about 10,000 to 20,000 yuan. If there is no accident, it will arrive in about ten days."
Wei Liao's brows stretched more, and a smile appeared on his face. He said to Li Jian: "Let's do this, you immediately go to find your father and tell him to take someone to guard the Yonekura Road. I can guard the Taurus Road."
"Mikang Road?" Li Jian was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of dissatisfaction on his face, and said, "General, the Moikang Road is a small path that is not conducive to the passage of the army at all. How could the people of Zhao attack from where?"
Wei Liao smiled and said, "You don't know that when the Zhao army attacked Hanzhong before, it was successfully attacked by Zhao Kuo from the Ziwu Road Road, so we had to evacuate Hanzhong. So this time, I also need to be on the verge of Li Bing. Prefect Li Bing has lived in Bashu for a long time and must be very familiar with the terrain here. I am very relieved to let him guard the Micang Road."
When Li Bing mentioned, Li Jian's face suddenly showed a proud look and said to Wei Liao: "Please don't worry, General, we will definitely defend the Yonekura Road. Although the Zhao people seem to sweep the world, it is just an example for us Bashu men! If the Zhao people don't come, they will definitely end up being wiped out by the entire army!"
Looking at Li Jian who was leaving with his head held high, the captain of Wei Liao's personal guards could not help but snorted and said, "The boy from Shu actually dares to speak like this!"
Although Li Jian’s words just now were full of confidence, he also invisibly offended the captain of the personal guard.
If the people of Zhao were really all vegetarians as Li Jian said, then what would these Qin army soldiers who were defeated by the Zhao army so many times become?”
Wei Liao smiled and said, "I hope he can defend Yonekura as he said, so that I will save a lot of trouble."
The reason why Wei Liao asked Li Bing to lead his troops to defend the Yonegar Road was of course his own considerations.
On the one hand, there are certainly the reasons that Wei Liao mentioned just now, and on the other hand, it is because Li Bing is much higher than Wei Liao in terms of qualifications and position, which is actually a significant threat to the status of Wei Liao, the chief general.
As long as Li Bing is sent to Micang Road, without the possible constraints of Li Bing, Wei Liao will be able to firmly grasp the army at Jiameng Pass in his hands, and can implement his strategic intentions more smoothly and conveniently.
Wei Liao felt that he was too smart.
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Chengdu.
A middle-aged Qin official stood by the city wall with a clear look of worry on his face. This person was Li Bing, the prefect of Shu County of Qin.
A few steps came, and an official quickly came to Li Bing and bowed to Li Bing, saying, "Prince, the army has been assembled and can set off at any time."
Li Mu nodded casually and suddenly said, "Erlang, do you think we can defend this Bashu land this time?"
It turned out that the official who came to report the news was no one else, but Li Bing's second son Li Erlang.
Li Erlang's skin is quite dark, because he has been dealing with water in the wild with Li Bing all year round, and has been exposed to wind and sun for a long time.
After hearing Li Bing's question, Li Erlang couldn't help but smile and said, "Yeye is worried. I think there are only two roads to enter Shu in Hanzhong. Although the Qin Dynasty has been defeated continuously, as long as we protect the Taurus and Mi Cang, Bashu will naturally be worry-free."
Li Bing shook his head with a serious expression and said, "Things are probably not that simple. The Zhao army swept across the Central Plains, and its momentum is hard to bear. I don't know if the road to Shu can block the Zhao army's footsteps. The king is said to have left Jiameng Pass and went south. I have not gone to pick him up, and I don't know if the king will get angry because of this."
Li Erlang yelled and whispered: "Yeah, it is also to recruit troops to fight against Zhao, for his great Qin Dynasty. Can he have any complaints?"
"Stop!" Li Bing glared at Li Erlang fiercely and said, "That's the king, how could you be so rude!"
Li Erlang shrugged, obviously disagreeing with his father's statement.
Due to the Qin army's consecutive defeats, many people in the Qin State have questioned the leadership and ability of the King of Qin, Chu, and the ability to identify and employ people. Especially after losing Guanzhong, the prestige of King of Qin was hit extremely severely. Li Erlang's performance is just a microcosm.
Li Bing sighed and said, "Okay, let's continue the order and let the army head north immediately."
Chapter completed!