Chapter 622: The flames of war have not dissipated
The Wei army took the Micang Road and the Jiandao Road and invaded the territory of the Shu Han Dynasty. Battles broke out in Hanchang and Xuanhan. However, the fighting did not last long. Soon Hu Fen and Ma Long both withdrew their troops back to Hanzhong, and the autumn offensive temporarily followed.
Stop quickly.
At the beginning of October, various military intelligence reports were sent to Luoyang. Among the things delivered one after another, there were also letters from Pei Xiu and others.
Qin Liang and his officials came to the back room of the west hall of the attic and spread a map of Yizhou on the big table. Only this big table table like a door panel could hold the large map paper. In the past,
It can only be placed on the ground.
People sitting around the table included Chen Qian, Zhong Hui, Ma Mao, Wang Kang, etc. Some of them were looking at maps and some were circulating letters.
The room was dark, and almost everyone put on black robes, except Wang Kang's clothes, which were yellow. Yellow has not yet become the exclusive color of the royal family, but the robes worn by Wang Kang had no patterns.
It's really not pretty.
Ma Mao's voice said: "After the general captured Hanzhong, it seems that the Shu Han people have not set up troops on the Micang Road and the side roads."
Zhong Hui immediately said: "From this battle, it seems that after the Battle of Hanzhong, the Shu Han Dynasty adopted the strategy of the Jian'an period and stationed troops in Langzhong. When Zhang Lu surrendered, Taizu occupied Hanzhong and sent Zhang He to Baxi County via Micang Road;
Zhang Fei's troops of the Shu army went to Danqu City from Langzhong and defeated Zhang He's army."
After he said that, he accurately pointed on the map, "It's just south of Xuanhan County! This time Malong only reached Xuanhan County and was not able to march to Danqu City."
There have always been people from the Zhong family in Yingchuan who have held important official positions in the court. Zhong would be interested in military affairs. It is indeed easy to see the old files, and they are all treasures.
At this time, Chen Qian said: "Because the barracks and warehouses built by our army in the past two years are all along the Jinniu Road, the Shu army's focus is still on defending the Jinniu Road. However, the population in the direction of Micang Road is small. If the Shu army temporarily increases its troops
Setting up a siege will also make it difficult to transport food."
Several people agreed, "What Chen Changshi said makes sense."
Qin Liang's reaction was not big, because everything was expected. He originally wanted to harass. If Hu Fen and Malong alone had a total of 10,000 or 20,000 people, they could march straight in and capture a large area of Shuhan; it would be a huge
The accident was even more unexpected than Deng Ai's sneaking into Yinping in history!
Before, Qin Liang was worried that Deng Ai would steal the credit, but he was a little worried. Sometimes he knew too early, and it was easy to overthink things.
At this time, there was really no condition to sneak across. The Wei army's early preparations on the West Road obviously attracted great attention from the Shu Han Kingdom. The Shu Kingdom had heavy troops near Jiange, and Deng Ai could neither break through Jiange Pass nor Jiangyou Pass.
During the autumn raids, the army was in confrontation most of the time.
Qin Liang said: "Hanchang City (Bazhong) is an important town of Shu Han, and because it is on Micang Road, there are reinforcements from the Shu army in Langzhong at the same time. It is normal that Hu Fen cannot attack Hanchang City. However, Malong was completely blocked.
Xuanhan, there is something unexpected."
He recalled Ma Long's performance on the Tangluo Road, and added, "Ma Long is good at using troops in mountainous areas. The Shu Han Dynasty is not without talents. Luo Xian from Xuanhan County seems to be quite foresighted."
Zhong Huidao said: "The road is long and dangerous, so there must not be many people in Luo Xian's department in Xuanhan County. To guard Xuanhan County, no good general can do it. However, ordinary generals may not be able to reach the place at all. Ma Xiaoxing has arrived.
Xuanhan is pretty good."
Qin Liang estimated that Bucaoshui, where Xuanhan County is located, is most likely the boundary between Micang Mountain and Daba Mountain in a narrow sense. The road runs through Daba Mountain and is hundreds of miles long. Marching is not easy.
Ma Mao pondered: "This time our army took the Micang Road and the Jiandao Road to invade the Shu Kingdom. If the Shu Army increases its troops and sets up a siege, next year if the general wants to send troops and attacks through this two-way route, I am afraid he will encounter even more obstacles.
very."
Zhong Huidao said: "The Shu Han country has a lot of troops. If more troops are added to the east, the strength of the west route will be weakened, which is not necessarily a bad thing. The general has been preparing for a long time on the Jinniu Road, so he still hopes to break through from the west.
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Everyone discussed for a while, then one after another left the back room. Qin Liang continued to stay here, looking at the map on the table thoughtfully alone.
On the side road in Daba Mountain, a good general like Ma Long could successfully march to Xuanhan County, but it would not last long before he had to retreat. In the past, the Wei army did not take the side road, but took the Micang Road.
There is a reason.
In case the Wei army cannot break through the Jiange next year, taking a roundabout way along the Micang Road is also an option?
But the Micang Road is not much easier to walk than the Qinchuan Tangluo Road, and the road is further than the Tangluo Road. The grain road is a big problem! The key is the width of the Bashu Basin. It is not that the Hanzhong Basin can be compared. Badi is still a mountainous area, which is different from
The terrain is like the small plain in Hanzhong.
Qin Liang recalled his experience of competing with Jiang Wei for several months on the Hanzhong Plain, and he still felt a headache when he recalled it.
If he had to deal with Jiang Wei again in the mountainous area of Brazil County, Qin Liang would want to scold his mother right now! Moreover, the Qinchuan River is steep. Once the Tangluo Road is opened, the grain road will not be easily disturbed, and there are only a few small roads that need to be guarded; but in
In Brazil County, the Shu army had many ways to attack Micang Road.
Therefore, the best choice is to enter the Western Shu Plain area as soon as possible to directly threaten the center of Shu Han's political power. The Shu army would not dare to run out and do things here and there! The Western Shu Plain is also the population gathering area of Shu Han, so there are ways to collect grain on the spot.
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At this moment, Sima Wang Kang returned to the back room, stood opposite the table and bowed: "The servants have prepared their mounts and horses, does the general want to leave the city?"
Qin Liang glanced at the official robe on his body, then picked up the sword placed by the wall and said, "Let's go."
The two of them walked out of the attic and went to the back of the mansion's gate. Sure enough, they saw a large group of people waiting there. Qi Da led a brown horse over, and Qin Liang stepped on the iron stirrups, got on the horse, and rode away surrounded by people.
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Everyone still left the inner city through Guangmo Gate and walked to the northeast of the inner city without having to go around the huge palace. Qin Liang first went around the military camps. More and more generals followed him, and everyone quickly went to Jinyong City in the northwest. A group of
They found a courtyard and sat together to talk.
If the generals have any specific matters, they can tell them when they meet. Qin Liang asks for suggestions on the spot and makes a verbal decision. Sitting next to him is the secretary, who is roughly recording the matter in a scroll. The generals ask for merit and recommend the middle and lower-level generals. Qin Liang
Liang would also ask him to come over to meet him, and he would ask some general questions and chat with him for a few words.
In fact, most things do not need to be handled this way. Qin Liang often came to the military camp, mainly to get along with the generals.
The General-General Shifu is no longer responsible for specific military matters. He only cares about the government affairs of the Shangshu Province and various states and counties, and can make suggestions on military matters. After Qin Liang accepted the orders from the Governor, he changed his duties and responsibilities.
Among them, General Sima Wang Kang is an exception. He does not care about the affairs of Chang Shi's Mansion. He only cares about the garrison of the General's Mansion and the military affairs of the Chinese Army in Luoyang.
However, Qin Liang sometimes designated certain matters and sent subordinate officials to handle them. Just like last time, he sent Zhong Hui to inspect the military camp.
After leaving Jinyong City, Qin Liang temporarily decided to leave Luoyang and ride to Xianshui with his entourage. Today's lunch should be eaten in Xianping City.
When we arrived outside Luoyang City, the north wind seemed to be getting stronger, and the dry and cold wind blew on our faces, as if to remind people that winter was coming. There were gray clouds in the sky, but it was neither raining nor snowing.
The war horses stepped on the rammed earth road, which was still filled with dust.
The simple Hanping City came into view, with black smoke billowing from the city. Qin Liang estimated that some stoves used coal. It is said that people were using charcoal before the Wei Dynasty was established.
In the smoke, there was the sound of "ding-ding-clang-clang" being forged, and suddenly there was a "crackling" sound of firecrackers coming from the wind. Wang Kang and others who were accompanying him heard the sound of firecrackers and clapped their horses and approached.
For a moment, Qin Liang was surrounded by people and horses.
But Qin Liang didn't take it seriously. The copper-fire blunderbuss was a little farther away. Even if he stood and let it hit, it probably wouldn't hit unless a whole row of volleys were fired.
Many of the middle- and lower-level generals who were promoted to feudal lords were from the military garrison of Lujiang County, so they were unlikely to mutiny, and a whole line of people pointed blunderbuss at Qin Liang.
After a while, a group of generals walked out of the wooden city gate and stepped forward to greet Qin Liang.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Qin Liang entered the city, but did not see anyone setting off firecrackers in the open space. When he abandoned his horse and climbed onto the rammed earth city wall to the north, he saw a large group of people practicing in the open space outside the city.
I saw only the things in the hands of the soldiers, and there were vaguely reflective copper pipes between the wooden poles. The process of casting copper has been improved, but it is still short and thick, and the performance improvement is limited. After all, since the Battle of Xianxi in Dongguan, time has
It's only been a year.
The biggest change in the current firecrackers should be the ignition method. The hastily built firecrackers before used an open flame ignition door. The first row aimed at it and the second row used the fire to light it; now one person can fire it alone.
Qin Liang asked the workshop to make a simple mechanism, which looked like a "z"-shaped iron piece mounted on a wooden pole. A thick hemp rope was clamped on the upper end, soaked in a solution such as plant ash. After the soldiers raised the gun, they used their right hand to
Hold the lower end of the mechanism, and the mechanism will fall like a lever. Put the ignited rope end on the fire door to ignite the gunpowder.
"Bang, bang, bang..." The two rows fired at the same time, towards the wooden target more than ten steps away. Indeed, no one stood behind to light the fire. The sound of the muskets was heard, and the acrid smoke mixed with dust soon disappeared.
It was blown to the rammed earth city wall by the wind.
Firearms have their own advantages, but the distance between the targets outside the city is far inferior to that of crossbows! The army also has bronze cannons made with bell casting technology. Qin Liang has seen them before, and they are worse than those on the Xianxi battlefield. , but there is no essential change.
It is really impossible to gain battlefield advantage by relying only on this kind of firearm; it cannot be done as expected for a while. However, on the battlefield, the role of primitive firearms is limited, and in the end, it still depends on people.