There are so-called four fortresses in Guanzhong, namely Longguan in the West, Sanguan in the southwest, Hangu Pass in the east, and Wuguan, which are located southeast of Jingzhaoyin and northwest of Nanyang County. With Wuguan as the boundary, it was the power of Qin and Chu during the Warring States Period.
, an old saying goes: The ancient battlefield of Chu River and Qin Mountain refers to Wuguan.
Because it strangles the junction between Qin and Chu, and relies on the dangers of mountains and rivers, it leads to Nanyang and moves to the east, and enters Lantian and is in danger in the pass. It is said that one man defends the base and thousands of men are stranded. It strangles one pass to limit the southern princes.
It is precisely because of the special geographical location of Wuguan that it has been associated with wars since its establishment. Throughout the ages, countless battles of various sizes have taken place around it. The success or failure of the Wuguan war can often determine a person's success.
The rise and fall of a country is like the fierce fighting between Qin and Chu, and the battle between Liu and Xiang.
However, it seems that this pass is destined to be a sad place for Chu, whether it is the Chu State during the Warring States Period or the Western Chu State at the end of the Qin Dynasty.
Today, Wuguan, which has been silent for a long time, has become noisy again, because another successor of "Chu" has come and wants to challenge this pass that is like a natural chasm for Chu. He is the post general, Jingzhou Mu, Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongdao.
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When the Jingchu soldiers arrived at Guanxia, the camp was built along the Dan River, stretching for dozens of miles, making it a spectacular sight.
This is an elite army composed of 30,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry. They have fought against the Yellow Turbans, rebels, mountain bandits, Cao Cao, and even fought bloody battles with Dong Zhuo's "Qin Army".
It can be said that he has experienced hundreds of battles, and no one in the world can look down upon him.
However, although the size of the army of more than 30,000 is not small, it does not match Jingchu's strength of more than 100,000 with armor. After all, King Qin is the most important thing in the world, so more troops should be sent.
Yuan Shu naturally has the ability to double the number of his own army, but although he was forced by the situation and agreed to King Qin, he never wanted Sun Jian to seize Yangzhou while he entered Guanzhong and jump to the throne. Lord Lord Ling
Therefore, while Yuan Shu raised his troops to serve the king, he appointed Zhonglang General Wen Pin as his commander, Zhonglang General Qiao Rui as his deputy, and Liu Xiang, the prefect of Jiangxia. He led 30,000 troops, set out from Jiangxia and advanced along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River to attack.
Linjun Yuzhang.
Among the six counties of Yangzhou, Yuzhang ranks first in terms of land area, wealth, and population, especially in terms of population. At its peak, it exceeded 400,000 households and 1.7 million people, accounting for one-third of the total population of Yangzhou.
There are still more. Even though it has declined slightly now, there are still more than 300,000 households, no less than 1.5 million people.
If Yuan Shu doesn't eat such a large piece of feirou, then he is not "Yuan Changshui, the tough guy on the road." This nickname was given to Yuan Shu by the people of the capital when he was the commander of the Northern Army, and it became popular among the people.
The world is quite appropriate.
Not to mention whether Sun Jian's army currently entrenched in Jiujiang and Lujiang counties in the north of the Yangtze River can quickly attack and kill Chen Wen, the governor of Yangzhou, and then cross the river to capture Danyang and Wu counties. Yuan's army takes Yuzhang and takes advantage of the victory to march into Kuaiji. In this way,
If the (southern) half of Yangzhou is in his arms, he can at least rule the north and the south with Sun Jian. If he is lucky, it is even possible to rule by crossing the river. Of course, this is Yuan Shu's idea, and reality may not go according to his wish.
Walk.
Yuan Shu was leisurely strolling by the Danshui River. Cai Mao, the prefect of Cangwu, Shi Yanghong, the rear general, governed Kuaiyue, engaged Deng Xi, Zhang Xun, Ji Ling, Ye Li, Du, and the school captain Li Feng.
Lejiu, Chen Ji, Lei Bo and other Jingchu civil and military officials followed behind.
"Oh? Gai Bo Si has already started a war?" It was early summer, and the scenery on both sides of Danshui was stunning. Yuan Shu reluctantly withdrew his gaze and turned to Yang Hong. Although Luoyang had lost its former glory as the capital of the Han Dynasty,
But it is still the focus of the world's attention, for no other reason than that its current owner is Hussar General Gai Jun, that's all. The moment General Huwei, Yin Gaiyin of Henan sent troops, he was discovered by people in Jingzhou.
"Yes, we are attacking Hongnong County (Qin Hangu Pass)." Yang Hong nodded, and then said: "It is said that Guan Yunchang attacked Cao Yangting fiercely, hoping to join Gai Bosi in Hongnong." Yang Hong was born in Hongnong.
The Yang family, a powerful man, would know about any trouble in Hongnong immediately, even faster than those in Jingzhou.
"Is Gai Ying really here? What on earth is he doing?..." Yuan Shu's handsome face showed a hint of surprise even though he had gained weight several times. He originally thought that Gai Jun was just showing off. Now the generals of Liangzhou
They were facing Zheng County, which was guarded by Huangfu Song, and they might not be able to surrender. Gai Jun defeated Hongnong, and came from behind. The Liangzhou rebels were blocked in front and had strong troops behind, so they would inevitably collapse. By then, Chang'an would be out of crisis and rebuild.
Majesty, what good does this do to Gai Jun?
"..." Yang Hong was silent, couldn't Gai Huqi focus on serving the country? Why should Yuan Shu have a skeptical attitude?
Kuai Yue thought for a while and said: "Is Gai Huqi trying to cut off the retreat of the Liangzhou rebels, making them a turtle in the urn, and surrendering them? After all, although the Liangzhou rebels are now in dire straits, they are the elite of the Han army."
If it is as I guessed, it is not good. When the time comes, Gai Huqi will gather in Guanxi and Heshuo, with an army of 200,000, and they will arrive at Chang'an. Who dares to stop them?"
Yuan Shu couldn't help but nodded, thinking that Kuai Yue's guess was reasonable.
Zhonglang General Zhang Xun said: "According to what Kuai Zhizhong said, we should quickly conquer Wuguan and guard Chang'an." Zhang Xun is about forty years old, of medium height, with a resolute face and a very dignified appearance. He comes from the Zhang family of a wealthy family in Runan.
In his early years, he was an old official of Taifu Yuan Wei. He participated in pacifying the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou. He had rich experience in leading troops and was called the chief general under Yuan Shu. In fact, with the rise of Yuan Shu, he defeated Jingnan, defeated Dong Zhuo, attacked Cao Cao, and many wars.
, you can see his figure.
Yang Hong frowned and said: "Wuguan is sandwiched between canyons, with high mountains to the north and Danshui to the south. It is majestic and dangerous. If it were easy to capture, we would not have left Luyang and gone north to attack Dagong Pass. We would have gone directly to Chang'an via Wuguan to welcome the enemy.
Wouldn’t it be better to drive?”
Kuai Yue sighed and said, "Li Meng has no fewer than ten thousand soldiers defending the city, but our infantry only has thirty thousand, so it's not easy to capture them."
Another Zhonglang general, Ji Ling, said: "Today, the Liangzhou rebels are blocked by General Huangfu at the gate of Zheng County and cannot advance even an inch. There are still many troops in Chang'an. Why don't you send an army south to cooperate with us inside and outside to break Wuguan together?"
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Kuai Yue said: "The entry of the Liangzhou rebels into Yinzheng County, Jingzhao, means opening up the road to Wuguan, although there are many mountains blocking the way. Chang'an knew that the rebels had many knights, so they may be worried about sending troops south, and Yi
Ambush."
Cai Hao, who had been silent all this time, sneered and said: "Actually, let me tell you, everything is fake. It is true that the prince is only afraid of us. He wishes that both Li Meng and I would suffer."
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"De Gui should not make any assumptions." Yuan Shu said to Cai Mao lightly, glanced at Zhang Xun, and asked: "How complete are the siege equipment?"
Zhang Xun turned around and whispered to his confidants, and then replied: "Report to the general, the civilians are working day and night, and have already reached 50%. In the afternoon, it will almost reach 70%. By then, we can launch an attack."
Yuan Shu thought for a while and said, "In this way, we will launch a round of attacks in the afternoon to test the opponent's strength."
"Promise..." Zhang Xun clasped his fists and promised.
In the afternoon, as the sun sets in the west, the Jingzhou army takes Lingche, Chongche, Yunche and Chuangnu as the vanguard, followed by tens of thousands of soldiers, and launches a fierce attack on Wuguan. For a time, the rain of arrows and rocks covered the sky and the sun.
, the deafening shouts of killing filled the gorge and lingered for a long time.
At sunset, the trumpets sounded, and the Jingzhou army stopped their offensive and slowly retreated. However, what they did not expect was that the Wuguan Dongmen slowly opened, and a black armored cavalry of more than a thousand people shot out like an arrow from a string.
The Jingzhou army had experienced hundreds of battles and did not panic. They used their siege equipment to try to withstand the opponent's attack. However, the Liangzhou knights bent their bows and arrows on their horses, using their cavalry skills to shoot sharp arrows.
Breaking out of the sky, they seemed to have eyes. Even if the Jingzhou army hid behind the siege equipment, it was useless. Several rows of Euphorbia soldiers in front were hit by arrows and fell to the ground one after another, causing a burst of sauluan.
Then, the Liangzhou cavalry abandoned their bows and arrows, held their swords in hand, dexterously bypassed the siege equipment, and charged directly at the crowd.
"Kill, kill for me, brothers, kill for me... Let these monkeys from the Chu region see how powerful our Xiliang men are..." Li Meng gave a bloodthirsty smile and slashed left and right with his long sword, all the while.
Drink the enemy's blood.
Under the leadership of coach Li Meng, more than a thousand Liangzhou cavalry troops broke into the enemy's formation with overwhelming momentum, like a big iron spine, leaving a mess wherever they passed, setting off a bloody whirlwind.
Facing the murderous Xiliang Armored Cavalry, the Jingzhou Army had no power to fight back. There were wailings, screams, and cries everywhere...
The Liangzhou cavalry attacked Li Xu and beheaded hundreds of people. Li Meng noticed that his opponent's resistance was gradually increasing, so he stopped immediately and blew the retreat horn. Upon hearing the order, the armored cavalry turned to the left, drew a wonderful arc, and turned back.
.The front army of Jingzhou, which had just experienced a nightmare, was attacked from behind by the Xiliang cavalry. It was immediately hit hard again, with ghosts crying and wolves howling, and the army was completely defeated.
The Liangzhou cavalry came and left calmly. From the beginning to the end, the Jingzhou army was unable to prevent an effective counterattack. All this was seen by Yuan Shu from a distance. He did not feel that the Liangzhou people had such fighting power.
It's strange, because there is absolutely a huge difference between cavalry equipped with stirrups and cavalry without stirrups.
There is no doubt that Yuan Shu also knew the secret of the stirrup, and the source of the information was none other than Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was not an idiot, so he naturally would not tell him. However, after Dong Zhuo hid in Wansuiwu this year, his character became more and more violent, and the generals asked to see him.
, if anything goes wrong, they will be killed immediately, so that everyone is in danger. How can it be possible to keep the secret in such a situation.
However, although Yuan Shu knew the secret of stirrups, he did not have a clear understanding because he had not been in contact with them for a long time. Today was the first time that he realized the importance of stirrups, especially when the victim was one of his own, he had a deeper understanding.
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In the future, the world of cavalry will probably be dominated by cavalry, Yuan Shu said silently in his heart. At the same time, he was very lucky that he borrowed the help of Liu He to recruit thousands of Youzhou cavalry. Otherwise, he would be reduced to a second-rate force in the south where there are no horses.