May 201 AD.
Due to the breakdown of the alliance between Jing and Shu, the official route to Sichuan ended without any problem, and Longxi County was naturally not handed over to Shu. But the conditions for dividing Longxi aroused Liu Zhang's thoughts. After joining forces with Liu Bei, he decided to send troops to Longxi and Hanzhong to recapture them.
Liu Zhang appointed Zhang Ren as the general, and Wu Yi, Lei Tong, Wu Lan, Huang Quan and others as the partial generals. He led 50,000 troops, set out from Mianyang, went upstream along the Western Han River, passed Wuxing City and Wudu City, and headed towards the west. Wire.
Zhang Song was then ordered to lead Wang Lei, Deng Zhi, Li Yan, and Meng Da to station 30,000 troops outside Yang'an Pass to intercept reinforcements coming from the direction of Hanzhong.
During this march, Liu Zhang adopted the advice of Chen Gong, the military advisor of the Chu State, to engage in a speed war and take Tianshui County by surprise. He first captured Tianshui County and intercepted the Jingguo reinforcements at Jieting, so that all the land in Longxi could be owned by the Shu State.
In order to achieve unexpected results, Shu and Chu jointly acted.
As early as a month ago, Liu Bei ordered Zhang Fei to lead 30,000 troops to go out by day and night and move north along the Han River, preparing to contain the troops in Hanzhong and break through Hanzhong if conditions permit.
Liu Bei personally led an army of 60,000, including Zhao Yun, Xu Sheng, Zang Ba, Mi Fang, Liu Feng, Zhou Cang and other generals, and went upstream along the Yangtze River, passing through Bajun and Dianjiang, and arrived at Baishui Pass.
Because it was a surprise attack and the Shu army was well prepared, Zhang Ren was unstoppable and quickly captured Xi County. Then he ordered Wu Lan and Huang Quan to lead 10,000 troops and rush to Jieting to intercept the reinforcements. He himself led the army Take Tianshui and Longxi counties directly.
Huang Quan is cautious and considerate in everything he does, so Zhang Rente gives them this task.
Before leaving, Zhang Ren specifically told: "Gongheng (Huang Quan's name), although the street pavilion is small, the relationship is very important. If the street pavilion is lost, our army will be at a standstill. Although you are cautious, there is neither a city nor a city here." It is dangerous and extremely difficult to defend, so when you go, you must be careful and hold on to make sure nothing goes wrong."
Huang Quan assured: "General, don't worry, Quan will do his best to prevent Jing's army from stealing it."
"good!"
Zhang Rendao: "If the street pavilions are broken, there will be no peace in Longxi. Gongheng should be cautious."
"Here!"
Huang Quan retreated and immediately led 15,000 men and horses to the street pavilion with Lei Tong.
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In the palace of Chang'an and Prince Jing.
Longxi garrison general Lu Xun rushed forward eight hundred miles to report the Shu attack on Longxi to Zhang Xiu, requesting for more troops as soon as possible. The Shu army's offensive was urgent and fierce, making it extremely difficult to parry.
After reading the letter, Zhang Xiu smiled calmly: "I didn't expect that Liu Zhang would be more courageous with Liu Bei's support, and he would dare to take the initiative to send troops to attack Longxi."
Li Ru next to him said: "Your Majesty, Liu Bei's army entered Sichuan a month ago. At the same time, Zhang Fei led 30,000 troops and went upstream along the Han River. It is estimated that they have reached somewhere in Hanzhong."
Jia Xu laughed: "It seems that the purpose of Liu Bei's trip is not simple, it is really interesting. It seems that Sichuan is going to be lively."
Liu Bei himself led an army into Shu, and sent eloquent people to persuade Liu Zhang to withdraw all his troops from Shu, leaving the entire Shu country empty. He also ordered Zhang Fei to lead an army of 30,000 to Nanyang, nominally to assist The Shu army was actually afraid that Zhang Xiu would take the opportunity to go south and disrupt their actions.
Liu Ye said: "Liu Bei's plan is really vicious. If it succeeds, the Kingdom of Shu will be completely owned by the Kingdom of Chu."
Zhang Xiu nodded: "Not only is he vicious, he also acts decisively. Now that the Chu State is under attack from both us and the Wu State, under such a situation, he dared to send out a large army to capture the Shu State. This shows how powerful and courageous this person is. of strength."
Jia Xu said: "This is a powerful enemy."
Li Ru thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the land in Longxi doesn't matter. We can stop it by sending a fierce general to lead a battalion of troops. The key target of our army is the Kingdom of Shu."
"Um."
Zhang Xiu nodded and asked, "Wen You, how are the preparations for Jianmen Pass?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we are ready." Li Ru said.
"Okay, since Liu Bei and Liu Zhang want to feel Gu's strength, then take it out and measure it so that all the princes in the world can see the true strength of my country, Jingguo."
Zhang Xiu puffed up his chest and felt confident.
He continued: "When Liu Bei and Liu Zhang are fighting among themselves, it's time for us to send troops. Wen You, send a message to King Wu, and it's time for us to take action immediately."
"Here!"
Li Ruyun is here.
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Tianshui County.
Lu Xun also did not expect that the King of Shu would have such courage, and directly sent troops under Liu Bei's instigation. It seems that the Kingdom of Abundance in Shu is still worthy of its reputation, and the food and grass are definitely worthy of it.
But the total number of garrison troops in Longxi County was less than 10,000. How could they resist Zhang Ren's 50,000 army? In any case, Longxi County must not be lost in his own hands, otherwise he will appear to be too incompetent. There are many talented people in Jingguo. If they cannot achieve good results, they will not be able to gain a foothold in the palace.
Sending troops from the Kingdom of Shu, even if it is a difficult battle, is a very rare opportunity. Once the defense is successful, it will become his first achievement.
Needless to say, Wei Yan was a veteran of Jingguo with great military achievements.
He asked: "Chang Wen, I am afraid that the king will put the main force on the attack of Shu. The reinforcements from Longxi will not be too many, but Zhang Ren is a general in Shu and has great strength. How should we defend? Please give me some advice from the general." suggestion."
Wei Yan smiled and said: "Bo Yan, please stop being so humble. You are the top scholar of Jingguo, but you still can't deal with Zhang Ren? If you have any ideas, just tell me and I will definitely comply."
Lu Xun was very grateful and said: "Since the general is so generous, I will not hide it. General, everyone knows that the road to Shu is difficult. In addition, Hanzhong is in our hands, which greatly increases their food and grass transportation." Difficulties……"
"Bo Yan wants to cut off their food route?" Wei Yan interrupted.
"No, it's not."
Lu Xun stood up, looked in the direction of Chang'an and said: "Your Majesty must wait until Liu Bei and Liu Zhang are in civil strife before sending troops. The snipe and the clam are fighting over the fisherman's profit. Since he wants to get the fisherman's profit, the battle in Longxi cannot be stopped, otherwise Liu Bei There will be no chance, Liu Bei will have no chance, and we will have no chance."
"..." Wei Yan was confused and looked at Lu Xun in confusion.
Lu Xun explained: "The longer we fight here, the longer the situation in Shu will be without troops. As long as we wait for Liu Bei to fall out, Zhang Ren's army will naturally return. At that time, let Zhang Ren and Liu Bei bite each other. We just have to wait."
Wei Yan asked: "What does this have to do with food and grass?"
Lu Xun said: "The road to Shu is difficult to travel, and the transportation of grain and grass is extremely difficult. Therefore, the Shu army's main consideration was grain and grass. Tianshui City is the place where grain is stored in Longxi. Zhang Ren must want to eat Tianshui City in one bite to obtain grain and grass."
Wei Yan nodded.
Lu Xun continued: "Since they want food, we can use Tianshui City as bait to attract Zhang Ren's army. We can also concentrate our military advantage and consume the Shu army under Tianshui City."
"You mean to drag the Shu army to wait for the civil strife in Shu?" Wei Yan reacted and said.
Lu Xun nodded: "Our troops are small and scattered. It is better to use food and grass as bait, concentrate our troops, and kill them outside the city."
Wei Yan agreed: "We have trebuchets and armor-piercing crossbows with flower blades. We will definitely have no problem defending the city for three months."
