After capturing Guanghan City, Liu Jingxuan rested for five days and continued to send Zhu Lin and Shen Qingzhi to capture Santai and Wucheng.
The Shu army was newly defeated and had no fighting spirit. Li Fu, the defender of Santai, surrendered to the city. Seeing that the Jin army was pressing down on the border, the defenders of the five cities had only a thousand soldiers in the city. Seeing that it was difficult to resist the enemy, they simply abandoned the city and surrendered the five cities to the enemy. Jin army.
Qiao Daofu was defeated from Guanghan City and retreated directly to Mianzhu Pass. Knowing that it was a critical moment of life and death, Qiao Zong enlisted 20,000 troops to garrison Mianzhu Pass and ordered Qiao Daofu to defend the area despite the danger.
After Huan Qian came to Shu from the Qin Dynasty, relying on the lingering shadow of the Huan family, many scholars defected to him. Huan treated each other with humility and his reputation grew. Qiao Zong was suspicious, so he found a reason to imprison Huan Qian and his clan members Huan Yi, Huan Wei, Huan Mi and others in Longge, south of Chengdu, and sent people to guard them.
When the Jin army was in dire straits, Qiao Zong thought of Huan Qian again and sent an envoy to apologize to Huan Qian and ask him to go to Mianzhu Pass to help Qiao Daofu guard the pass.
Mao Xiuzhi led another army to seize Jiangyang City, but continued to move forward and was blocked by Bo Road. General Shu Zhendong and Bazhou Governor Qiao Mingzi were stationed here, making it difficult for Mao Xiuzhi to advance. 33
Yang Siping, the governor of Liangzhou, sent Zhu Chaoshi to lead 5,000 troops south to seize Zitong County. They captured Baishui and Hande all the way and reached the west of Jiameng Pass. At the beginning of the year, Wen Chumao, the governor of Fuling, was transferred to the governor of Brazil. Zhu Chaoshi sent troops to Zitong County, and Yang Siping ordered Wen Chumao to lead the county army to attack Jiameng Pass.
Jiameng Pass was besieged on the east and west sides. The guard Gong Ban learned that the Jin army had captured Guanghan County and the vanguard had arrived at Fu County, thinking that Shu Qiao was doomed. Gong Ban was born in Anhan, Liangzhou. Wen Chumao asked Gong Ban's uncle Gong Yun to persuade him to surrender, and Gong Ban successfully surrendered.
After taking Jiameng Pass, Zhu Chaoshi continued southward and reached Zitong City, the seat of Zitong County. At this time, Shen Qingzhi had arrived in Fujian, and Liu Jingxuan led his army to follow him. After seven days of fierce fighting, the city was defeated.
After capturing Fucheng, Shen Qingzhi led his 2,000 troops north to reinforce Zhu Chaoshi who was attacking Zitong City. Liu Jingxuan reorganized his troops in Fuxian County and prepared to attack Mianzhu Pass and seize Chengdu Prefecture.
The battle report of the attack on Shu will be reported to Yang Anxuan every three days: Liu Jingxuan's army took Guanghan troops to Fu County, and Zhu Chaoshi and Shen Qingzhi surrounded Zitong City. Yang Anxuan shook the battle report and said with a smile: "It is enough to take Guanghan and Zitong counties."
Wang Zhen'e laughed at the side and said, "My lord, why don't you think of 'now that you have gained Long, you can return to Shu'?"
Yang Anxuan said: "The people in Shu are united and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Shu defending the country. It is not easy for Liu Jingxuan to capture Chengdu with less than ten thousand people."
Zhao Tian smiled and said: "Liu Jingxuan's success or failure depends on the Lord's thoughts."
Wang Zhen'e nodded in agreement and said: "Liu Jingxuan went on an expedition, and relied on Jingzhou for food supplies. Liu Jingzhou's governor stationed the food in Jiangzhou, and then transported it from Jiangzhou to Jiangyang and Fu County. The road was long and the losses were huge. Once the food ran out, Liu Jingxuan would not be able to survive. The battle breaks out."
Yang Anxuan took his time and said: "Liu Daogui is the governor of the conquest of Shu. He has to worry about transporting grain. Don't worry about it. If the court wants Liangzhou to recruit civilians to transport grain, it might as well help transport it. If it wants to collect grain from Liangzhou, let him take it. Money to buy it.”
On June 15, Zhu Lin's troops marched to Mianzhu Pass, and Liu Jingxuan ordered Shen Qingzhi to lead his army south to cooperate. Shen Qingzhi refused because Zitong was undecided, and Liu Jingxuan did not force it.
The smooth sailing in the early stage made the Jin army feel that victory was in sight. Even Liu Jingxuan felt that the Shu army's combat effectiveness was low. It would take another month to reach Chengdu.
Mianzhu Pass, with its majestic terrain, is the choke point into Chengdu and the northern gateway to Chengdu. At that time, Zhuge Zhan and his son died in the battle at Mianzhu Pass, and Deng Ai's army was approaching Luocheng. The Shu Han Dynasty had no danger to defend. The latter adopted the strategy of Qiao Zhou and sent envoys to ask for surrender.
Liu Jingxuan stood on the other side of Mianshui River and looked at Mianzhu Pass surrounded by mountains. He couldn't help but sigh: "Zhenxiong Pass." A sense of ominousness arose in his heart.
There are many bamboos on both sides of Mianshui River, and there are bamboo bridges across the river. The soldiers and horses arrived at Mianzhu Pass smoothly. Zhu Zhu led his army to arrive first and had been attacking the pass for several days, but it was difficult to conquer the pass.
Liu Jingxuan gathered his generals to discuss the matter of breaking the pass. Zhu Lin introduced the situation of the attack on Mianzhu Pass and said: "Qiao Daofu cannot come out of seclusion no matter how provocative and insulting he is. He only holds fast at the top of the city. I am afraid it will be difficult to break through in a short time."
The original guide of General Fenwu said: "It is difficult to attack by force, so why not send people into the mountains and forests to find a path to bypass Mianzhu Pass. When Deng Ai defeated Shu, he was able to get out of the Yinping Trail. Maybe there is a path to Mianzhu Pass."
Liu Jingxuan agreed and said: "When we attacked Suining City, Shen Qing led his elite troops to sneak behind the city and take the city lightly. The original general had a good idea. You will be responsible for finding the path."
The next day, the attack continued. Liu Jingxuan watched the battle. The more he watched, the heavier his heart became. Jinzhu Pass was built between mountain passes, about six feet high. There was a gentle slope in front of the pass. It was difficult to carry out the attack equipment from bottom to top. It was really one man against ten thousand people. Fu Mokai.
From hour to noon, Liu Jing issued an order to withdraw his troops. Damaged siege vehicles, ladders and other objects were scattered all over the city, and more than a hundred Jin troops were injured or killed.
For five days, Liu Jingxuan tried hard to think of a way to break the pass, but to no avail. He could only hope that Yuan Daozhi, who had gone into the mountains to find a way, could find a path around Mianzhu Pass.
Two days later, hundreds of heads were dropped on the city and rolled to the feet of the attacking Jin army. Among them were the heads of Yuan Daozhi. All the hundreds of Jin troops he led to explore the way were beheaded by the Shu army in the mountains.
The Shu army was ambushed in the mountains, so Liu Jingxuan had to give up his plan to take a detour and attack Mianzhu Pass with all his strength. The attack lasted for more than fifty days, including force attacks, stone throwing, night attacks, digging tunnels, and mounds of earth. All methods were exhausted, but they still could not enter Mianzhu Pass.
In the big tent, Liu Jingxuan looked tired. Today's attack on the city had failed and he returned without success. Liu Jingxuan felt that the morale of the soldiers was low and there was nothing he could do.
Military medical officer Yu De entered the account and reported: "General, many officers and soldiers in the army have diarrhea and fever. They should be sent to Fu County for recuperation as soon as possible."
This is the fourth batch of soldiers with diarrhea and fever. The military doctor diagnosed them as being acclimatized and contracting miasma. Liu Jingxuan waved his hands feebly and said, "You are a medical officer, so I will do as you say."
In the nearly two months of attacking Mianzhu Pass, more than a thousand soldiers were lost during the siege, and nearly a thousand soldiers were sick. The remaining 5,000 soldiers and horses were less than 3,000, and they were already exhausted. Now Liu Jingxuan is most worried about the Shu army coming out of Mianzhu Pass. Given the current situation of the Jin army, it may be difficult to resist the enemy.
A month ago, Liu Jingxuan learned that Zitong City was occupied by the Liangzhou Army, so he repeatedly urged Shen Qingzhi to lead his army for reinforcements. However, Zhu Chaoshi, the pretext of Chongqing, heard that Huan Qian was assisting in guarding Mianzhu Pass and did not want to be an enemy of the Huan family. He returned to Hanzhong and wanted to garrison Zitong City.
Therefore, Liu Jingxuan sent a message to Yang Siping, the governor of Liangzhou, asking him to send troops to help. Yang Siping was ready to return to the revenge pool. Qin's troops were pressing down on the border. The situation in Hanzhong was critical and no troops could be mobilized.
This time, Liu Jing declared a holiday to attack Shu and supervise the army of Shu. In name, he could mobilize Liangzhou's troops, but Yang Siping had no choice but to find an excuse to ignore him.
Liu Jingxuan knew that Liu Yu and Yang Anxuan would have a fight in the future, and Yang Anxuan would not let Chengdu fall into his hands easily.
The guard came in with a tray, a bowl of corn porridge, a piece of bread and a pickle. This was his supper. Liu Jingxuan drank two mouthfuls of porridge, lost his appetite, and got up to patrol the camp.
The noise came from far away. Liu Jingxuan quickened his pace and saw a group of soldiers shouting angrily, "This porridge is so thin that you can see people in the light. How can you go into battle and kill the enemy if you don't have enough food?" "That's right, which bastard has deducted military rations , go and reason with the general."
Liu Jingxuan was shocked. The morale of the army was originally low. If they were dissatisfied again, a mutiny might break out if they were not careful. At that time, there is no need for the Shu army to attack, and he will be defeated first.
The supply officer in the army reported the shortage of food and grass to Liu Jingxuan. It took half a month to transport the food and grass from Jiangling, Jingzhou, and nearly half of a stone of food and grass was transported to Fucheng. Currently, there are only five days of military food left in the army.
Liu Jingxuan wanted Liangzhou to supply what the army needed. Yang Siping argued that Liangzhou was not self-sufficient and could only barely supply tens of thousands of dan, and asked for 300 yuan per dan. Liu Jingxuan was so angry that he gritted his teeth secretly, and secretly hated that he would have to pay back in the future. .
Liu Jingxuan secretly ordered the quartermaster to cut the amount of corn used for porridge in half, as he did not want to cause trouble. Liu Jingxuan stepped forward and said: "Brothers, the grain transport ship was trapped in Jiangling City because the river water was not rising. Yu was worried that the food and grass supplies would not be available for a while, so he ordered the quartermaster to put less corn in the porridge. Yu apologized to the brothers. Go and call Wang Shen. .”
Wang Shen, the quartermaster, was so frightened that he was sweating when he heard that the soldiers were making trouble. When he heard that General Liu asked him to go forward, his legs were shaking and he could not even walk. The story of Cao Cao killing the quartermaster is known to every quartermaster. Wang Shen was really afraid that Liu Jingxuan would lend his head to appease the soldiers.
Liu Jingxuan looked at Wang Shen who was shaking into a ball, and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, Wang Shen. You have just made it clear to your brothers that cutting the corn used for cooking porridge in half is an order given by You and has nothing to do with you."
Wang Shen breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, general, for defending your servant."
"Yu just received the news that the river water has receded. The grain ship will arrive in Fu County in two days. You can cook the porridge again and slaughter the remaining pigs and sheep. You can apologize to your brothers."
These words aroused thunderous cheers from the three armies. Liu Jingxuan smiled and handed over to the troops. He had already made up his mind to retreat. If he didn't leave, he would be unable to leave.
On August 8, Liu Jingxuan led the remaining troops to retreat to Fujian. Qiao Daofu, fearing that he would fall into the Jin army's trick to lure the enemy, ignored Huan Qian's suggestion to pursue and watched the Jin army leave.
Starting from the Jiangling expedition on April 12, the battle against Shu lasted for nearly four months. Five thousand soldiers and horses suffered casualties of more than 1,200. Among the more than 900 people who were infected, more than 500 died. This time the battle against Shu Return without success.
Sitting alone in the lobby of the county government office, Liu Jingxuan was secretly angry. The imperial troops wanted to follow him back to Jiankang City. The captured Zitong County and Guanghan County belonged to Liangzhou, and Yang Anxuan could legitimately obtain these two counties through Yang Siping. Yang Anxuan was a scheming man, and he foolishly went through life and death to conquer Shu, but in the end, he made a wedding dress for him.
The Jiangyang County occupied by Mao Xiuzhi's partial division could not be defended. After withdrawing to Fu County, Liu Jingxuan had sent someone to inform Mao Xiuzhi that he could stay or leave as he wished. He believed that Mao Xiuzhi would withdraw to Jiangzhou City soon.
This labor-intensive battle against Shu ended in vain. Someone in the court would definitely take the opportunity to criticize him. It was expected that he would be punished. Liu Jingxuan frowned, fearing that his lord would be affected by this.
Although the lord is in charge of the court, he is not the same person in the court. Especially since Liu Yi of Yuzhou has united with the aristocratic families to frequently embarrass the lord, and he has a grudge against Liu Yi, he will definitely not miss this good opportunity.
Liu Jingxuan twirled his beard and his eyes became cold. In this case, he might as well muddy the water. Yang Anxuan would not be able to escape even if he got the benefits. With more people involved, it would be easier for him to escape.
Some people died, but not completely...
