Because the Qinling Mountains cut across Hanzhong to the north and the Daba Mountains cut across Hanzhong to the south, there is only the Hanzhong basin in between.
In terms of east-west transportation, it can go to Qishan Mountain in the west and go down to the Yangtze River in the east;
In terms of north-south transportation, every Shu road must pass through Hanzhong.
Whether it is the Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, Tangluo Road, Ziwu Road that passes through the Qinling Mountains; or the Jinniu Road, Micang Road, Litchi Road that passes through Daba Mountain...
When the Song Dynasty was crossing south, Zhang Jun wrote to Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, saying, "The strategic location in Hanzhong is a place that controls the divisions of the Six Routes in the front, and controls the grain from both Sichuan and Sichuan in the back. It leads to the wealth of Jingxiang on the left, and the horses of Qin and Long on the right. Orders to the Central Plains must be based on this!"
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Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty did not agree to locate the business in Hanzhong, but asked Zhang Jun to run it.
Zhang Jun re-employed Wu Jie, and thus won the great victory of Dashanguan Monk Yuan, which enabled the Song Dynasty to form a long line of defense in Hanzhong, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Jingxiang, and Jianghuai, thus ensuring the peace of the Song Dynasty for a hundred years.
When Mongolia and Jin were at war, the Jin State used heavy troops to strangle Tongguan and guard the Yellow River, making it impossible for Genghis Khan to conquer it.
After that, Wokuotai united with the Song Dynasty, took the route of Hanzhong, went down the Han River, and left Nanyang. Then he went north to join Tuo Lei, besieged Kaifeng, and destroyed the Jin...
If Sichuan and Shu live in the upper reaches of Jingxiang, Hanzhong still lives in the upper reaches of Sichuan and Shu.
It is surrounded by mountains, with dangerous passes and difficult roads to Shu. At the same time, it is connected in all directions, with crisscrossing rivers and vast fertile fields.
Battleground.
At this time, everyone who is rushing to Hanzhong understands these truths...
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The twenty-third day of the first lunar month.
Zhang Sheng stood at Micang Pass and looked south. On the mountain road ahead, countless Mongolian troops were coming towards us again.
He has led his troops to stay here for eighteen days, resisting Mo Ge's more than 20,000 Mongolian troops...the real Mongolian troops coming from the grasslands.
Just the day before yesterday, Wang Zhongchen had led more than 20,000 Mongolian and Han troops, bringing the Mongolian army to 50,000 troops, stretching for dozens of miles on the narrow mountain road.
Lu Wende's 30,000 elite troops were still unable to withstand this Mongolian army. However, Zhang Sheng had only 81 men left under his command.
"Anyone who can still breathe, move..."
Zhang Sheng took two difficult steps with his sword in his hand, and pointed at the crenellations on the Guancheng in front of him.
"Lao Ma, lead ten brothers to guard this place and kill at least a hundred Mongolian Tatars..."
"Commander, we only have seventeen arrows left."
Zhang Sheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled with his cracked mouth.
He stopped giving orders and remained silent for a long time before saying: "Brothers, let me sing a song for you...General Zhang taught me before setting off."
"Hey, what's so nice about Commander's voice?"
Zhang Sheng ignored them and started singing.
"Liu Bang ordered the dam pass to be built, and the beautiful water circulates like the south of the Yangtze River. Locking the northern and southern Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway, if you are not a hero, don't knock on the pass..."
The voice was rough, but gradually became louder towards the end.
Zhang Sheng was shouting and cursing at the approaching Mongolian army.
"If you are not a hero, don't knock on the door!"
In fact, Zhang Jue ordered him to seize the Dam Pass further south. In this way, when he reached the point where he could no longer stay, he could take a step back and then retreat to Micang Pass.
But the Mongolian army arrived too quickly, and Zhang Sheng did not have time.
By now, he has nowhere to retreat.
They could only face the Mongolian army in this hoarse singing.
"Kill!"
Song Jun fired arrows and hit them with stones...
Micang Pass is extremely dangerous and is known as "one pass locking up Shaanxi, Sichuan and Guizhou". Although the Song army only had a few dozen people, they resisted the Mongolian army for half a day.
But today, those who attacked the pass were no longer the Mongolians from the grasslands who were unfamiliar with mountain warfare. They were the Mongolian and Han troops under Wang Zhongchen who had been traveling in the mountains and forests for many years.
They exhausted the Song army's arrows and climbed up.
"Stab it down!"
Zhang Sheng roared angrily and kept stabbing with his spear.
However, the Song army was small, and in the end the Mongolian army climbed up to the critical point.
"puff……"
Zhang Sheng fell in a pool of blood.
He stared unwillingly and saw a line of carvings on the stone wall.
"On February 15th, the third year of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty, gold thieves invaded Hanzhong, and archer Ren Rong resisted the enemy..."
This was carved by someone like him more than a hundred years ago.
From generation to generation, there are always Song people who are unyielding.
So he used his last bit of strength to raise his bloody hand and wanted to write some words on the back.
He wanted to write down the names of all the soldiers under his command.
But Zhang Sheng found that he couldn't remember Lao Ma's name. He had been calling him Lao Ma for many years...
"puff."
A Mongolian army passed by and struck a blow.
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In the evening, Brother Mo finally boarded Micang Pass.
"March all night! Support Hanzhong!"
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On the 26th of the first lunar month, the main force of the Mongolian army finally marched out of Micang Road.
Looking across the Han River, I saw a broken Song Army flag hanging on the top of Hanzhong City.
Fortunately, there are still three Mongolian camps outside Hanzhong City.
The dust was flying in the north, and from time to time small groups of cavalry merged into the Mongolian camp.
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"what happened?!"
As soon as Brother Mo entered Wang Liangchen's camp, he was extremely unhappy when he opened his mouth.
"Prince Zong."
Wang Liangchen quickly prostrated himself and said: "I lost Hanzhong, I am guilty!"
When Brother Mo saw this situation, he couldn't say anything. He glanced at Wang Zhongchen behind him and said, "Get up, I'm not sweating profusely. It's useless for you to apologize to me. What's going on?"
Wang Liangchen then stood up.
He was only twenty-eight years old at the time, but he looked extremely haggard, not because of any physical weakness.
Wang Liangchen had the best relationship with his second brother Wang Dechen, so he was appointed to serve as the commander-in-chief of Quanxiangdu. In short, he temporarily replaced Gong Chang so that Wang Dechen could concentrate on running Lizhou.
When Meng Ge conquered Shu, Wang Liangchen was very successful in Gongchang, so he was transferred to Hanzhong to garrison and manage the food and pay for the large army.
Later, when he learned that Wang Dechen had died in battle, Wang Liangchen was heartbroken and became ill. Unexpectedly, he was still ill, so he lost Hanzhong.
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"Years ago, I got information about the battle situation. I heard that Li Xia, who killed my second brother, was attacking Lizhou, so I sent ten thousand troops to support. Unexpectedly, the Song army came from Lizhi Road. When the sentry horses arrived, they
After crossing the Han River, I ordered the city to be closed. The northern city has been attacked.
The one who attacked Hanzhong was Song general Zhang Jue. This man was brave and brave. He only used 200 men to pretend to be defeated and dispersed to the north of Hanzhong. When most of the Song army arrived, they immediately killed him. The 200 men all held big axes and attacked fiercely.
At that time, there were only a few thousand miscellaneous soldiers in Hanzhong City..."
By the time Wang Liangchen finished speaking, Wang Zhongchen had already come out to speak to his younger brother.
"Prince Zong, unlike Lizhou, Hanzhong is located in a place where it is at war with Zhao and Song Dynasties. There has been no war for ten years. When the Great Khan personally went to war, he took away Hanzhong's troops, and Li Xia attracted ten thousand people..."
Brother Mo was impatient and said: "I know, keep talking."
Wang Liangchen said: "At that time, I hurriedly led the army to recapture the city gate. Unexpectedly... Zhang Jue was brave and cunning. I just went down to the city and was hit by a cold arrow from him. After that, a large number of Song troops entered the city. I was powerless.
After taking back the city gate, they had no choice but to retreat into the inner city. They fought fiercely with the Song army for five days, but the soldiers mutinied and had no choice but to withdraw from Hanzhong.
But please believe me, Prince Zong, that I have defended the city with all my might, and the Song army suffered heavy casualties with nearly 20,000 soldiers. In this battle, I was hit by four arrows from the Song army, but Zhang Jue was also hit by two of my arrows..."
When Wang Liangchen said this, he took off his clothes and armor and pulled off the cloth strips that wrapped his wounds.
Brother Mo looked around and saw an arrow hole on Wang Liangchen's chest that had hit several vital points.
Wang Liangchen said it simply, but this battle was obviously extremely tragic.
Song Dynasty general Zhang Jue... During the battle of Diaoyu City, Brother Mo also witnessed the opponent's brave strategy.
Wang Liangchen was still ill, his troops were insufficient, his soldiers' fighting power was low, and the city gate was robbed, but he was still able to fight Zhang Jue to such an extent, he could be called a fierce general.
"I don't blame Marshal Wang, no one expected that the Song Dynasty would attack Hanzhong." Brother Mo knew very well that he had to continue to win over the Wang family now.
"Prince Zong, please rest assured. Although the general temporarily withdrew from the city, he immediately mobilized garrison troops from all over Hanzhong. At present, soldiers and horses from fourteen counties have arrived and surrounded Hanzhong City, so that the Song Army can no longer send troops to garrison the various Shu passes...
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This is a blessing in misfortune.
Hanzhong City, that is, Xingyuan City, can be used as a stronghold to control the entire Hanzhong. But fortunately, the Song army has an unstable footing and has just captured Hanzhong. If it cannot send troops to strangle all Shu roads, it cannot block the Mongolian army.
The Mongolian army still has a chance to annihilate this tired Song army and regain Hanzhong.
Brother Mo also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking about it, the Song army only had so few troops, and it was a fluke that they could capture Hanzhong City.
"Prepare to attack the city. Hanzhong must be recovered as soon as possible. The sooner the better."
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When the generals were ready to discuss, Mo Ge dismissed the others, leaving only Abachi and the Han army leaders.
"I finally quit Sichuan and Shu. As you all know, there is one most important thing..."
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On top of Hanzhong City, Zhang Jue watched the Mongolian army launch their offensive and knew that his brother Zhang Sheng was dead.
Before he attacked Hanzhong City, he divided his troops to guard Jinniu Road, Micang Road, and Lychee Road. He planned to send troops to support after taking the city.
Unexpectedly, the casualties were heavy, and only about 10,000 people were left to fight.
Moreover, Wang Liangchen surrounded him with cavalry, and reinforcements could not be sent out at all.
On the contrary, the Mongolian army is growing in strength...
Zhang Jue did not dare to expect Li Xia to break through the Lizhou Army and come to the rescue, nor did he think that the Chongqing government would dare to send troops again.
He finally understood why Yu Jie took the initiative to withdraw when the victory was achieved during the battle to regain Hanzhong.