July is originally the harvest season, and the fields are a busy scene everywhere. However, at this time, the legions from the ten states of Jin Dynasty finally completed their assembly and gathered darkly in the open space outside the west gate of Luoyang.
According to Guo Jia's suggestion, Wenyuan ordered 10,000 elite troops to be drawn from each of the ten local legions. Considering that the Hanzhong area was not suitable for cavalry operations, only 10,000 men were drawn from the Qiaoqi Corps directly under the Central Army, and the Zhongba camp was broken. All members of the military camp participated. This mobilization involved all the legions in the ten states under Wen Yuan's rule. The mobilization scope spanned thousands of miles. After four months of military mobilization, Wen Yuan finally gathered these 120,000 troops in Luoyang. army.
120,000 troops gathered together and occupied an area five miles long and three miles wide. Although it was huge, the entire array seemed to be integrated into one. The soldiers stood straight and lined up in neat rows. No one said anything privately. Whispering to each other, everyone held their breath and looked in one direction, above the city tower, where stood a god-like existence in their minds, Jin Wang Zhang Liao.
Wen Yuan looked at them with excitement at this moment. One hundred and twenty thousand people may sound a little less, at least not as good as the seven hundred thousand army that marched south last time. But you must know that each of these twelve thousand people came from various legions. Carefully selected from among the best, they are all the best soldiers of the Jin Dynasty, the best of the best.
At least at this moment, the powerful power bursting out from these 120,000 soldiers was not inferior to that of a million soldiers in Wen Yuan's opinion.
In addition to strong soldiers and horses, this integrated army can be said to be full of stars. It is certain that the commanders and deputy generals of the directly affiliated legions will be there. Except for the three legions of Xuzhou, Yuzhou, and Sizhou, whose chief generals did not come because they had to defend the southern front, the local legions have Most of the generals have arrived here. Even so, these three legions have also sent deputy generals to lead the team. Together with General Pian Pi, there are more than a hundred people in this team with the rank of general. The lineup is top-notch and gorgeous.
Seeing such a posture, Wen Yuan was also quite satisfied. More importantly, such a refined lineup was indeed in line with the upcoming battle in Hanzhong, a mountainous battle with complex terrain. Wen Yuan believed that with such an elite division, and with the support of It is enough to use tens of thousands of auxiliary troops to provide logistics and 200,000 troops to conquer Hanzhong and even deal with Liu Bei next.
Therefore, even though it was only July and the grain and grass had not yet been harvested and put into storage, as soon as the army was assembled, Wen Yuan ordered an expedition to Hanzhong.
On the one hand, Yan Liang came to report that he had been fighting hard at Yangping Pass for several months and could not make any progress, which made Wen Yuan even more anxious. On the other hand, news came from the secretaries in Shu that Liu Bei was gathering troops and he obviously wanted to get his hands in. Go to Hanzhong.
Liu Bei had ambitions for Hanzhong, which Wen Yuan had long expected, so when he ordered the mobilization of soldiers and horses from various states, he sent a secret force to infiltrate Hanzhong and various places in Xichuan, on the one hand to collect intelligence, and on the other hand On the one hand, it was to incite the forces in Yizhou to oppose Liu Bei, to create trouble for Liu Bei secretly, or to stand up and confront Liu Bei head-on.
Historically, it was a year after Liu Bei entered Sichuan that he really broke up with Liu Zhang, and then it took more than a year to really get Liu Zhang to surrender. After that, Liu Bei spent his whole life wooing Liu Zhang's old troops, and Zhuge Liang was the leader. During the political period, the local gentry and gentry in Yizhou were reused in order to ensure a stable rear area.
What does this mean? It shows that in history, even if Liu Bei won Yizhou, he was not stable. He spent a lot of energy for decades to ease the conflicts with Liu Zhang's old tribe and the local gentry in Yizhou.
But now, Liu Bei only took less than a year to eliminate Liu Zhang. What does this mean? Wen Yuan guessed that maybe Liu Bei was oppressed by himself and had to resort to some shameful means to eliminate Liu Zhang in a short time. However, because of this, I believe that there are deep hidden dangers within Liu Bei's forces in Yizhou.
Although Wen Yuan also believed that Zhuge Liang, a monstrous political talent not seen in thousands of years, would definitely be able to eliminate these hidden dangers one by one, but it would obviously take time to do this. It was obviously not a wise move to reach into Hanzhong at this time.
Therefore, while Wen Yuan was stepping up preparations for the Hanzhong offensive, he also did not forget to give Liu Bei some obstacles so that he could not go to Hanzhong so easily.
Brazil.
This is not the Brazil where the World Cup was just held, but a large county in Yizhou east of Chengdu.
Brazil is densely covered with mountains and has strong folk customs. When Liu Yan entered Sichuan, a peasant uprising led by Ma Xiang and Zhao Zhuan broke out here. After that, although Brazil surrendered to Liu Yan, the overt and covert fighting between local forces and outsiders never stopped. .
Under the rule of Brazil, inside a Xichuan military camp in Hanchang County.
A middle-aged man dressed in coarse cloth who looked like a poor man was sitting in the guest seat. Although he was dressed in tatters, he had bright eyes and a decent manner. People did not dare to look down upon him at all, even the man in the main seat. The leading officer did not dare to neglect and accompanied him carefully.
The two of them had been spying for a while, and the middle-aged man said: "Dong Xiaowei, you already know my purpose of coming. After the matter is completed, as long as you can make great achievements, my king will definitely give you a satisfactory position. Governor of Brazil, no, no, no, my king said that no matter who he is, as long as he can overthrow Liu Bei, it will be easy for him to become a marquis and become a general one day."
Under the rule of Qianwei, there was a settlement of natives in Zizhong County.
"Ren County Magistrate. It is said that before Liu Bei came, you were the county magistrate personally appointed by Liu Zhang. But now, you are forced by Liu Bei into this barren mountain. Look... look, how Liu Bei treats you local nobles in Yizhou. Yes, I know that County Magistrate Ren is not a person who is willing to sink. He must hate Liu Bei for taking away your foundation, but you are not without a chance. This time, I will give you a fortune on behalf of my king,"
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Similar situations have quietly occurred in other areas of Yizhou. After Liu Bei occupied Xichuan, although the situation was calm on the surface, it became undercurrents and crises with the help of some thoughtful people. Maybe with just a little spark, It can cause a devastating explosion.
Chengdu, Liu Bei's residence.
"Lord, the situation is not good. According to the news from the people below, the situation in Brazil, Qianwei, Guanghan, Bajun, and even some places in Shujun seems to be a bit unstable. Xichuan Gangding, supposedly there is chaos in one place or two. It's normal, but I just inspected the counties, and within a few months, so many troublemakers have appeared, something is wrong..."
Zhuge Liang, who was currently sitting under Liu Bei's command, could be called a once-in-a-thousand-year-old political genius. Zhuge Liang undoubtedly had many methods. There had just been some chaos under his rule. Zhuge Liang immediately noticed something was wrong and made a careful investigation. After that, he reported the situation to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was a smart man. He understood the meaning of Zhuge Liang's words as soon as he heard it. He frowned and said: "The military advisor means... someone is fanning the flames."