Farmer of Shu Han Chapter 582

Chapter 582 Under Guancheng

The so-called Jueying Meeting was when King Zhuang of Chu held a banquet for his ministers, and the candles were blown out by the wind on the way. Someone lost his mind after drinking and touched the hand of Xu Ji, the beloved concubine of the King of Chu, and Xu Ji tore off his helmet tassel.

Then Xu Ji went to King Zhuang of Chu to sue, saying that as long as she lit a candle and saw who didn't have a helmet tassel, she was just rude.

The king of Zhuang of Chu said: How can you humiliate scholars for women's festival?

So he ordered everyone to have a good time and break up. In order to facilitate drinking, the helmet must be removed.

After all the officials were exhausted, it was only then that the candles were lit again, and the matter was over.

Seven years later, King Zhuang of Chu defeated Zheng, and a minister was always in front of him.

After the victory, he didn't want the reward from King Zhuang of Chu. He asked him that it was Ye Jueying who was seven years ago, and he said that what he did today was all a kindness of repayment.

Ma Di naturally knew this allusion, and his heart moved after hearing Li Shengzhi's words.

The death row, as the name suggests, are those who have been sentenced to death.

Every time the two armies confront each other, they rush to the forefront every time, which is a veritable narrow escape.

In Ma Su's view, those soldiers who were included in the list of death row prisoners are almost dead. If they can repay their gratitude and kill the enemy with all their might, it would be a good way.

It's just that, but it is suspected of breaking the military law.

"Beheading the evildoers will bring justice to the army, and beheading the evildoers will put them on death row after being beaten with 30 military sticks. General Liu, please go and appease that family."

Ma Di pondered for a while, and finally came to a conclusion.

Li Sheng's face changed slightly after hearing this.

Liu Yin insisted, "General Ma, in this kind of thing, how can there be a saying that the culprit is helping the evil? The three of them are all culprits. If they want to beheaded, they will be executed together. Why show mercy?"

"I have my own calculations. Is it possible that you still need to teach me to be the commander of this army?"

Ma Su said angrily, "Why don't you step back quickly?"

The calculation in his heart was naturally Li Sheng.

Seeing him begging for mercy, there must be some reason behind it.

Picking out one of the culprits is enough to deter the entire army.

At this time, it was time for employing people again, and the remaining two could just give Li Sheng a favor.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Liu Yin's identity was already sensitive, and Ma Di was a person whom the prime minister valued highly. Seeing Ma Di scolding him angrily, he had no choice but to shut up.

Ma Di felt that he had handled it properly, and fell asleep again with his head covered.

He didn't know that when this incident happened, the attitude of the people in Lueyang City towards the Han army became a little subtle.

After he led the army over, another Han army came.

The people of Lueyang couldn't believe it this time, they all packed up their things and fled to the mountains.

Gao Xiang led 5,000 people to Lueyang to guard the east gate of Longyou. At the same time, he also meant to support Ma Di. It was Zhuge Liang's third line of defense for Longshan Pass.

By this time, the big Han's offensive against Longyou was finally completed with all its subordinates.

In the west, Wei Yan was the main general, Chen Shi was the deputy general to attack Longxi County, Guan Xing and Zhang Bao guarded Liangzhou troops in the northwest, Wu Yi was the main general in the southeast, Wu Ban was the deputy general to attack Shangyu, and Zhuge Liang personally led the Chinese army to attack Jicheng.

In the northeast, there is Gao Xiang defending Lueyang, the east gate of Longyou, there is Ma Su in Jieting, and Feng Yong rushes to attack Longkou.

As long as there is one place in Longxi County or Jicheng that can be captured, the big man can draw out excess troops, and the situation in Longyou is almost settled.

Feng Yong led the army only one day earlier than Ma Di, but when all the troops he led had passed through Jieting for two days, Ma Di arrived on the third day.

The terrain here is flat and wide, with a river running through it in the north, and a ruined small town in the middle of the street pavilion.

Ma Di personally led people into the small town to inspect, and there were traces left by Feng Yongan's camp inside.

All kinds of broken bricks and tiles have been cleaned up, and the dangerous walls have also been knocked down. Only some solid foundations are left, and the holes dug when the piles were erected can still be seen.

Ma Di laughed and said, "Feng Mingwen just stayed for one night, and he spared no effort to repair this deserted city, which is really superfluous."

It was Liu Yin who was beside him who said, "Feng Langjun strictly abides by the law of marching and setting up camps, so he is cautious."

Ma Su felt a little displeased when he heard this.

He knew that if Feng Yong succeeded in attacking the pass, there would basically be nothing serious here at Jieting, and the prime minister sent him here just in case, so he was a little careless about this trip.

Now when I hear Liu Yin's words again, I feel arrogance in my heart: This method of setting up a stronghold is just old-fashioned, so what is there to praise?

Immediately, he took the lead and walked out of the city. When he saw the abruptly rising mountain, his heart moved, so he asked someone to bring the horse over and go up the mountain to have a look.

When he walked to the mountain, he saw that the top of the mountain was flat and wide enough to accommodate ten thousand people to camp.

Looking east from the mountain, not only can you see everything below, but even the Guanlong Avenue from Guanzhong is cut off by this mountain.

Looking to the west, Lueyang City behind is also under the cover of this mountain.

"There is a saying in the art of war: From a high perspective, the momentum is like splitting bamboo. You say, if the army charges down from this mountain, who can stop it?"

Ma Di pointed to the Guanlong Avenue ahead, and asked thoughtfully.

Liu Yin nodded and praised, "This mountain is indeed a godsend, and General Ma has a unique vision. If you set up a camp in Jieting, and then arrange a partial division on this mountain to act like horns, the Cao thief will be several times stronger than him." Neither can I."

Ma Di smiled triumphantly.

Guanlong Avenue, winding along the Longshan Mountain, the highest is Guanshan, also known as Longdi, Longban.

On the east **** of the top of Guanshan Mountain, there is a flat land that can accommodate more than a hundred families.

Longguan was built here.

Along the Guanlong Avenue, many Wutings were set up in the Later Han Dynasty. After the Qiang-Hu Rebellion in Liangzhou, the Qiang people set fire to Longguan, and all the Wutings along the way were destroyed.

Later, after Cao Cao pacified the Ma Chao Rebellion in Liangzhou, in order to give early warning to Longguan on the east **** of Guandong, he built several dock pavilions in dangerous places.

The night in Longyou in February is still chilly. If you climb Longshan Mountain, the higher you go, the heavier the chill will be.

In a Wuting tens of miles west of Guanshan Mountain, Cao Bing, who was holding a weapon, woke up from the cold. He looked at the fire pond in the middle of the house, and saw that the fire inside had long been extinguished, leaving only a faint red light. , leaned over and put the branch in carefully, and blew carefully.

"Have you overslept again, kid?"

There was a grunt-like curse from behind.

Cao Bing did not answer the words of the people behind him. He knew that it was only half of the night and his companions would not wake up at this time.

Seeing that the branches were burning again, he stood up, pushed the door and walked out, ready to drain the water that had been suffocated during the night.

The companions in the room felt the warmth in the firepit while half asleep and half awake, and subconsciously moved closer.

After a while, the door was pushed open with a "bang", and a gust of cold wind swept in.

"Why do you open such a big door?"

The person next to the fire pit opened his eyes and cursed.

"Get up! The Han army is coming!"

Someone shouted loudly.

The footsteps in the room were chaotic, and an unknown number of people rushed in.

"What? Where are you? Why didn't the people in front set off the beacon?"

"It was attacked at night! It was too late to let go. Many of the brothers who escaped fell down the mountain at night, and I was the only one who escaped overnight."

Someone hurriedly said, "Quick! Hurry up!"

As soon as the sleeping person heard this, he immediately woke up.

"Is the news true? Which booth are you from?"

The visitor took out the token, and after the verification was completed, the people in the pavilion rushed out hurriedly, lighting up the wolf smoke that had been prepared earlier.

After a while, the Longguan Night Post on the top of Guanshan saw a fire burning in the west.

"Enemy attack!"

Ye Shao's heart tightened, and he shouted, "There is fire under the mountain!"

Guancheng soon became flustered.

"Discovered?"

Zhao Guang looked at the fire ahead with some regret.

"Yes. There are still two docks that have not been unplugged, it's a pity."

The Guanlong swordsman, who was dressed differently from the soldiers in the army, had a somewhat ashamed expression on his face.

"It's okay, the army can get here so smoothly, you have already made a great contribution."

Zhao Guang did not hesitate to praise, "Go down and get the reward."

After dawn, Cao Jun sentry who stayed behind to investigate the situation saw the army coming out of the morning fog, winding like a long snake, and his face began to turn pale.

Feng Yong panted, the white mist from his mouth condensed for a long time, and the cold air was inhaled into his lungs, which hurt a little.

Beside the Guandao, the river is melting, whimpering, extremely clear.

Guanlong Avenue is called a road, but in fact it is just a road opened up by using valleys and river valleys.

Most of the stones paved on the road are local materials, taken from rivers and mountains.

The horseshoe stepped on the stone, and occasionally a spark would slip out.

Looking up and looking up, the undulating mountains are suddenly far and near in the misty clouds and smoke, as if they are far away.

Looking down, the forest is vast, and the dark black clouds are entwined on the mountainside. I just feel that I am in it, and the chill seems to penetrate my skin even more.

Sure enough, Guanshan is difficult to cross.

Even the Nanxiang soldiers began to lack stamina in this terrain.

Fortunately, most of the troops in Feng Yong's hands are from the southern Zhongyi people. At this time, they are showing their advantages more and more.

The survival of Cao Jun's last two dock pavilions won the most critical preparation time for Longguan on the top of Guanshan Mountain.

Longguan immediately dispatched troops and ran down the mountain quickly, hoping to pass the news of the Han army's attack to the general Cao Zhen who was stalemate with the Han army in Meicheng as quickly as possible.

One day later, Feng Yong led the Chinese army out of the valley, turned a corner, and suddenly saw a square Guancheng standing on the hillside ahead, looking down at him like a tiger.

At the foot of the mountain, there is a small mountain stream coming from the west and merging into the mountain river coming from the northwest. It can be seen that the river is obviously turning eastward gradually.

"Brother, it is not easy to set up camp here. There is no place where all the troops can be arranged, so we can only set up camp separately."

Zhao Guang, who arrived one day earlier, came over and said with some worry.

"It doesn't matter, there is not much flat land in this mountain, so it is most normal to separate the camps."

Feng Yong nodded.

As he spoke, he looked at Guancheng, who was staring at his army, and asked, "How is the situation in this Guancheng?"

"Guancheng runs from east to west, and each wall is more than one mile long. There is an urn city in the east of the city, and only the city wall in the west. There are only a thousand people stationed there on weekdays."

"However, according to You Xiaer's investigation, a group of Cao soldiers came from the foot of the mountain a few days ago, and now I don't know how many people are in the city."

Zhao Guang looked at Guancheng, and said with some concern, "This pass is built on the top of Guanshan Mountain. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. I don't know how many lives it will cost."

Guanlong Avenue arrives here, passing through Longguan in an east-west direction.

Only after entering Longguan can we continue eastward and go down the mountain.

Feng Yong looked at Guancheng on the hillside and flat ground, feeling a little anxious in his heart.

He stepped forward, wanting to see more clearly, but he didn't expect to step into the river without paying attention. The cold water made his heart move, and he asked, "Where is the source of water? Where does the source of water in the city come from?" ?”

In the original history, Ma Dazui occupied the mountain and set up a village, but did not occupy the water source. He was surrounded by people, almost died of thirst, and couldn't rush down the mountain.

Thinking of this, Feng Yong suddenly had a thought, as if he had forgotten something.

However, capturing the Long Pass in front of him was the most urgent thing for him to make a plan for. Feng Yong quickly forced himself to calm down and think about the way to break through the pass.

This Longguan is built on the top of Guanshan Mountain. Even if a well is drilled, it may be difficult to see the water layer. The water source in the city most likely depends on mountain springs and rivers.

If we can find out the water source in the city, maybe there will be a way.

Zhao Guang naturally didn't know what Feng Yong was thinking. When he heard Feng Yong's question, his heart was moved, but he didn't understand it for a while, so he said apologetically, "How does the city draw water? Little brother doesn't attract attention. Pass."

Feng Yong nodded, "It's okay, you can find out the general situation of it, it's already very good. When marching and fighting, you can only know what the real situation is when you see it with your own eyes."

Feng Yong squinted his eyes at Guancheng, and said, "There is a saying in the art of war: a big city with few people, a small but numerous city, little food but no supply of firewood and water, neither is a city that can be defended. How tall is this city?"

“Four feet.” (The length of the Han Dynasty was shorter than that of later generations. One foot is more than two meters, less than three meters. For four feet, it is about nine and a half meters.)

Feng Yong listened and nodded.

"For a city wall of four feet, the bottom wall should be two feet thick, and the top wall should be one foot wide. The four walls of this pass city are all more than one mile long. Calculated in this way, there will be no more than three thousand people inside."

"If there is more, water and food can be supplied, too many soldiers crowded in such a small city, but it will be very inconvenient." (One mile in Han Dynasty is a little more than 400 meters.)

Zhao Guang was surprised when he heard this, "How did brother know?"

"The art of war taught by the prime minister."

Feng Yong felt at this time that the old monster Zhuge really deserved to be a person who entered the Martial Temple. It was just such a point of military knowledge. If he didn't tell him, he might not be able to react for the rest of his life.

It really makes sense to pass on one sentence in truth and ten thousand volumes of books in falsehood.

Zhao Guang heard it, and then remembered that the prime minister had personally delivered the book to his brother for him to read it carefully, and he couldn't help but feel a little envious in his heart.

The prime minister really treats his elder brother like a disciple.

I could only hear Feng Yong pointing at Guancheng again with his horsewhip, "This pass was originally intended to cut off the connection between Longyou and Guanzhong. It can be seen from the fact that there is an urn city in the east of the city but not in the west. west."

"In addition, the terrain is high in the west and low in the east, which is very beneficial to us. If you attack the city from the east, you will attack from your back. I'm afraid you won't be able to capture the city with blood. But if you attack the city from the west, the terrain is higher. , as long as you work hard, you will be able to conquer sooner or later."

Guanlong Avenue is here, all of which are paved with cobblestones, which is convenient for walking, and there is no need to worry about bad road conditions.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once passed by here in a car, and then a thunderbolt came down from the sky, which shocked the dragon body of Emperor Han, so this pass was named Dazhen Pass.

Of course, the point is not here, the point is that all the things in Guancheng can be driven by two doors.

"Go and make arrangements for someone to send a letter to the people in Guancheng, telling them: I will give them a day to think about it, and if I offer the pass before this time tomorrow, I will not embarrass them at all, they can stay or stay."

"Except for weapons and armor, you can take away your own things, and you won't keep half of it."

"If it takes more than one day, after breaking through the customs, all the commanders and above will be killed."

"If it takes more than two days, all teams above the level will be killed after breaking the level."

"If it exceeds three days, all those who are taller or taller will be cut off after breaking through."

After this deadline, Zhang Yun may arrive at any time, and it is useless to cut down.

So at this most critical juncture, no kindness can be said, and the psychological tactics will be delivered first.

As for the latter, if you really break through the level, of course you won't kill it—how valuable is labor?

Now that the source of labor in Nanzhong has been exhausted day by day, it is urgent to open up a new source of labor.

The five places in the textile workshop were sold, and the aristocratic families in central Shu had handed over their money and food. Suddenly news of the Northern Expedition came.

After the tie-up, the villain has to seek the blessings of ghosts and gods all over the sky, and the big man must succeed in the Northern Expedition—otherwise, where will the wool come from?

It feels so sour.

Longyou has a vast land and few people. If you want to quickly resume farming and open up pastures, how can you do it without labor?

At that time, whether the prisoners of war are sent to Longyou labor camp to farm, or released to Liangzhou to enrich the foundation of the Han people, it will be of great use.

Feng Langjun is still very conscientious, and now he is already making plans for everyone.

(end of this chapter)

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