217. The Siege of Xin'an
"Person Wang, what are you pulling in one car after another?"
"What else can there be? It's just swords, spears and spears."
"It's not like it, it's all wooden shelves."
"I don't understand either, it's something useful anyway."
"Longshan is natural and the road is very difficult to walk. It's so hard to carry these."
"Your Majesty said that these things must be taken to Fengxian County. Even if I throw them down, I can't throw them down. So what should I do? Just take them with me!"
While chatting with people, Wang Meng directed the sergeants and civilians to load the car.
The army was dispatched in an extraordinary way. Each time it was like a huge migration activity, with countless military supplies and equipment, countless food, vehicles, and livestock stuffed all over the road.
What's more, it is likely to cross Longshan this time, which is even more difficult than usual marching. Longshan is steep, with gentle west slopes and steep east slopes, so it is difficult to attack from east to west, and there are only a few roads in the mountains to walk.
The southernmost one is Chencang narrow road, also known as the Wei River narrow road, which can go upstream from the Wei River to the Tianshui River, but the upper reaches of the Wei River are narrow, with steep cliffs on both sides, and almost unpassable to the army.
There is Huizhong Road to the north, passing through Fengxian County and was built in the Qin Dynasty. Qin Shihuang once inspected Longyou from this road. Emperor Wu of Han also walked this road and built the "Huizhong Palace" on the way, so the Huizhong Road was named.
Going north, there are Jitou Road and Wating Road, which are narrow and difficult to walk on. Just use an army to block the intersection, and it is difficult for the army to pass through the westward.
The most difficult thing to use troops in Longxi is the terrain, and Longshan is difficult to cross.
Although everyone in Longxi suggested that the emperor wait in Yong County, saying that Wei Xiang would definitely surrender, but the emperor had already led a large army here, so how could he do it? This time, he would take down Longxi. The emperor sent Rong'an and Zhuge Zhi to continue to guard Chencang, and left Fan Chong and Xie Lu in Yong County. Several leaders of the Red Eyebrow Army were in charge of transporting grain and grass and preventing Hanzhong. The emperor personally led the army to go up against the Lishui River and advanced into Lishui County.
The county is located on the eastern foot of Longshan Mountain. It was the first city occupied by Sun Yi when he advanced westward. There were 1,000 troops from Longxiang Camp and 2,000 local county soldiers. The county magistrate and a group of officials greeted him on the road early and welcomed the emperor into the city.
Fengxian County was a relatively early development area. It was the Qin Yiyi in the Zhou Dynasty and was the capital of Duke Xiang of Qin. It was once the capital of Qin for 60 years. Therefore, Fengxian County is considered a large county nearby with a population of more than 10,000 households.
The chief of a large county is called the county magistrate, with a salary of 600 shi to 1,000 shi. If a county has a household registration below 10,000 households, its chief is called the county magistrate, and the rank is between 300 shi and 500 shi. Langmeng County, where Feng Yan once served as an official, was a small county, so he was only a county magistrate of 400 shi.
When Qin Emperor and Wu visited Longyou in the west of the Han Dynasty, they all visited Baixian County, and there were also places in the county where the emperor lived. Liu Yu arrived here and expressed his attitude, that is, he said that he wanted to personally conquer Longxi not only to say it, but to play the real thing. As for whether the emperor really wanted to cross Longshan, it depends on Wei Xiang's attitude.
The emperor stopped in Fengxian County and again summoned Wei Xiang in Longxi, asking him to come to Fengxian County to meet immediately.
The emperor had just stopped and someone came to see him from afar, but he did not come from the west, but from the east. Wu Yuan, director of the Han Intelligence Bureau, came from Chang'an.
The emperor was a little surprised when he saw him. Wu Yuan came in person to show that something big happened. The emperor's first thought was: Could it be that something happened in Chang'an?
Wu Yuan said: "Your Majesty, the war report came to Guandong. The pseudo-Han Emperor Liu Xiu sent a large army of 100,000 from Henoi, with Wu Han as general, Cen Peng, Zhu You, Gai Yan, Jian Yan, Ma Wu as deputy, and attacked Xin'an. There was another partial army with about 30,000 troops to attack Yiyang. The King of Chengyang is dispatching troops. It is estimated that he will come to ask His Majesty for instructions soon."
Liu Yu's heart sank. Liu Xiu sent troops to attack Xin'an at this moment to see that he was personally storing Longyou. The army was mobilizing westward, and the timing was just right. Maybe Wei Xiang was also secretly dating Liu Xiu, and the two of them echoed each other, which made him unable to successfully capture Longxi.
He did not attack Luoyang, but directly attacked Xin'an behind Luoyang because Luoyang had many soldiers and high walls, and was really unable to capture it. This was a roundabout tactic to cut off the connection between Luoyang and Hangu Pass from behind, trap Luoyang again, and force Zhu Yu to surrender.
Now the Han Han has 70,000 troops on the front line of Hangu Pass, distributed in the triangle areas of Hangu Pass, Xin'an and Yiyang. There is not enough attack and more than enough rules. There is no problem, but judging from Liu Xiu's posture, he may have to play a big game. He dispatched more than 100,000 people at once, and perhaps there may be subsequent troops.
In fact, Xin'an has been attacked for more than a month, but at the beginning there were not many people. Xia Yang and Fangdan had 40,000 troops in Xin'an and Mianchi, so they were not afraid at all. Liu Gong didn't care too much, until the number of enemy troops increased significantly recently and war reports were frequent. Liu Gong was afraid that Xin'an would lose, so he sent troops to rescue him.
The emperor did not answer this question, but asked, "You are not here just for Xin'an, are you?"
Wu Yuan said: "There is another thing. Zhending Cao of the Han Intelligence Bureau received a report. The pseudo-Emperor Liu Xiu sent former general Geng Chun to the Zhending Kingdom to comfort him. He summoned King Liu Yang in the Chuanshe. Liu Yang wanted to go, but because his younger brother Liu Rang, the Marquis of Linyi, persuaded him that King Zhending did not go. Geng Chun stayed in Chuanshe and refused to leave. He must meet him. King Zhending became suspicious and became more and more unsuccessful and kept pretending to be sick at home. After Geng Chun returned to Hao County, the pseudo-Emperor Liu Xiu issued an edict to order King Zhending to visit Haojing, and held tens of thousands of soldiers on the border of Zhending Kingdom. King Zhending was very scared and was plotting to raise an army."
"Liu Yang wants to thank you for the Han Intelligence Bureau for allowing him to save his life. The Han Intelligence Bureau has made great contributions this time, and I want to give a great reward!" Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If this happens, Liu Yang will be rebelled, and Liu Xiu will be in trouble!"
History has changed here, because the Han Intelligence Bureau successfully invaded Liu Rang's mansion, which had an impact on Liu Rang, and indirectly affected King Liu Yang of Zhending. Liu Yang was not killed by Geng Chun on the comfort of his country by Geng Chun, but avoided this disaster. In this way, Liu Xiu's regime had another unstable factor.
King Liu Yang of Zhending is relatively strong. He brought more than 100,000 people to Liu Xiu back then. Even if his strength is not as strong as before, he still has tens of thousands of soldiers.
"How is Chang'an City recently? Is Liu Xuan still peaceful?" the emperor asked again.
"The King of Changsha has a long night drink with his concubine in his mansion every day. Oh, by the way, the King of Changsha has been happy recently, and his concubine has given birth to a daughter."
Liu Yu smiled and said, "Let him live to the fullest!"
Liu Xuan is now unable to move freely, so he has to play real-life games with his concubines at home. The population of Changsha Palace is increasing. Before Liu Yu goes to war, he is happy to have a noble son. Now there is a new happy event.
"Your Majesty," Wu Yuan hesitated: "The princes and princes in the Eunuch Lane kept slandering Your Majesty, and Liu Xiao even did the witchcraft affairs and cursed Your Majesty."
Chapter completed!