Chapter 264 Rushing to Qiongya
It is said that after Zhang Lu left, Hanzhong Army Zhang Wei asked to surrender. Chen Long successively gained military counselor Yan Pu and general Ma Chao, and the Xiliang Army and Qinglong Army were officially merged. After the grand merger ceremony, Ma Chao was appointed as the eighth tiger general, general, and commander of the sixth legion of the Qinglong Army. The Xiliang Army also became the sixth main legion of the Qinglong Army.
Shamoko's Fifth Army Corps, Wei Yan's Danjiangkou Division Corps, and his military advisor Ding Yi just happened to lead their troops to catch up with the combined forces. Wei Yan's military advisor Ding Yi heard that his lord appointed him as the military advisor of Qinglong's Sixth Army, and was directly promoted to the rank of deputy, and he happily accepted it. And Yan Pu also successfully became Wei Yan's new military advisor. From then on, two legions were formed in Hanzhong, one was Ma Chao's cavalry legion, and the other was Wei Yan's sailor legion. As a new mixed force of the Sixth Legion, Chen Long decided to leave some archers, swordsmen and spearmen. As well as the surrender of troops in Hanzhong, Ma Chao's two younger brothers were asked to lead the reorganization and training, and exchange troops with Tianshui depending on the battle situation. Chen Long knew Ma Dai, a famous general from Xiliang, was loyal and brave, but he took him with him.
Tianshui is an important stronghold connecting Hanzhong and Chang'an. Chencang and others must be guarded against famous generals and heavy troops. Chen Long ordered the entire fifth army of Shamoko to station in Tianshui. At the same time, Longxi County, under the command of Xu Shu, made every effort to defend against the counterattack of Han Sui's troops. Chen Long ordered that if Han Sui's army pressed the border and Longxi would be undefeated, he would allow Samoko to abandon Longxi County and defend the Tianshui and Chencang front lines with all his strength. The supply and information channels between Hanzhong and Chang'an must be maintained, except for those who accompanied the army. Military advisor Pan Jun and Xu Shu became the chief military advisor in Tianshui and in charge of the Western Army.
After the victory in the Hanzhong battle, Jackie Chan focused on the defense of Hanzhong and Tianshui. The castle at the end of the Jiange Pavilion was upgraded to a border town. It was heavily defended and some border residents were stationed to guard the Jiange Pavilion plank road. Some residents also moved into Yangping Pass, and the pass was opened to traffic every day. Tianshui and Hanzhong continued to communicate, and commodity transactions and trade began, promoting the flow of people westward. At this moment, in Shangyong City in the east of Hanzhong, the Han River waterway has been completely opened, and Chen Long can easily lead his two wives back to Xiangyang. Li Shishi follows Chen Long every day and has already become involved with the two lovely wives Tong Feifei and Chu Feiyan. Chen Long remembered what Li Yi said, letting Li Shishi go as he pleased. Since she is willing to continue to follow him to see the world, that's it. No objection. Besides, Master Li is so smart and cute, how can I bear to drive her away?
The atmosphere is relaxing and relaxing as you take a boat ride down the river. The two generals Zhang He and Gao Shun, the two military advisors Zhou Buji and Xun You, as well as the special forces led by Lu Chang, all returned to Xiangyang. The green mountains on both sides of the bank continued to retreat, but within two days they reached Xiangyang, the headquarters of the Qinglong Army. A group of darling wives and concubines, headed by Liu Qian, Taohua, and Zhang Ning, had been waiting impatiently at the dock for a long time. Jiang Wan and other core officials and generals who had greeted their lord all dispersed in good faith. Chen Long had a rare enjoyment. A few days of tenderness.
After nearly half a year of fighting, the season has entered late autumn. Although the war was over and he was in the gentle countryside, Chen Long's mind was constantly thinking about the next strategy. The next step to manage the north is certain, so whether to pacify Liangzhou first or start from Wancheng, directly control the Luoyang capital and eliminate Yuan Shu, it really requires weighing the pros and cons and thinking a lot. Although the pace of unifying the world will not stop, China's territory is too big. Even if the battle went very smoothly for a whole year, Chen Long only captured Hanzhong, and every day of the battle after that, The battle for every inch of land will be more difficult than the Battle of Hanzhong.
Hanzhong has an important geographical location. It can reach Liangzhou from the top and suppress Yizhou from the bottom. With Chang'an defending Han Sui's Liangzhou troops, the threat from the west was not great. Han Sui's only goal was to compete for Longxi and Tianshui. Hanzhong itself was also fertile and wild, and after the Yangping Pass was closed, there was no problem in being self-sufficient. What's more, Shangyong is also connected to Xiangyang City by the Han River, so Chen Long is not particularly worried about what will happen to Tianshui. Even if Tianshui is lost, Shamoko can completely withdraw to Yangpingguan or Chang'an and strengthen the defensive force. As for the entire vast Xiliang, it will not be too late to seize it after the overall situation is stabilized. After all, Xiliang is too vast, and Qiang, Hu, and Han people live together. Even if Han Sui is eliminated, it will not be easy to pacify it for a while. So Chen Long didn't want to spend time and energy immediately cleaning up the mess in Xiliang. Let him toss it first!
According to Zhou Buji's idea, Chen Longxiu wrote a letter to Han Sui, asking him to surrender and join the Qinglong Army to share peace in the world. The implication is that Han Sui can continue to be the lord of Xiliang, but he should not delay the Qinglong Army's efforts to unify the world. In the letter, Chen Long described in detail his entire purpose of benefiting the people. If he refused to surrender, he would only use war to unify the entire Xiliang in the future.
For the next whole week, Chen Long did not discuss the next strategy with Zhou Buyi and Xun You, and thought it through on his own first. Judging from the current layout, there are several options for the breakthrough to unify the world: First, first pacify Huang Zu through Jiangxia, and then eliminate Sun Ce and seize Jiangdong. The first is to start from Wancheng, fight against Yuan Shu, control Luoyang and Xudu, and face the northern princes such as Lu Bu, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao head-on.
But no matter whether they go to Jiangxia or Wancheng, if they send troops immediately, the pressure will be very great. First of all, Sun Ce and Huang Zu joined forces, and their troops are well-prepared, especially in water battles. Absolute victory cannot be guaranteed. Moreover, the power of the Sun family has gradually extended to Chaisang and Wujun generations, and they have begun to build a new city in Jianye. The whole process is almost the same as the development of the Sun family in Jiangdong in official history, and it is very smooth. Sun Ce responded to every call in Jiangdong and won the support of all the big families in Jiangdong, and his military strength gradually became stronger.
The northern heroes were still engaged in small-scale operations against Yuan Shu in Luoyang. At this moment, if his troops enter Xudu or Luoyang, they may cause new disputes and make this muddy water even more chaotic.
After racking their brains like this, there were too many self-respecting warlords in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Their Jiangling, Hanzhong, Wancheng, Chang'an, Tianshui, Changsha, and Xiangyang were all bordering the enemy and had to be heavily defended. Seven key cities and Jiangxiakou and other places, important military locations, have tightly restrained all the forces of his nine legions. The troops he can use at any time are only 20,000 to 30,000 people.
After returning to Xiangyang, Chen Long naturally met Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying. The two teenagers were carefully taken care of by Liu Qian, and Liu Qian used modern people's conscious thinking to guide her. In addition to the Liannu that had been put into use in the past year, she also developed weapons It was basically a success. Huang Yueying and Zhuge Liang excitedly took Jackie Chan to see the products they made with *. Among them, the most decent ones are homemade bomb bags, which can be detonated by lighting the fuse, and the power is acceptable. What Jackie Chan is most interested in is a bomb that can be put into an iron pipe for firing. This kind of bomb can be put into a carefully made strong iron pipe, and then a stone is placed in front of the bomb. After the explosion, it passes through the thrust of the iron pipe. It will hit the stone very far, much like the cannonballs and cannon barrels of later generations.
Chen Long was overjoyed, thinking that if this kind of thing was installed on his warship, it would definitely be very powerful. As for radio, there was still no progress, and Chen Long gave up. However, Liu Qian talked to Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying about the method of wire drawing. I wonder if it is possible to make wires. If wires can really be made, then it is also possible to conduct electricity. The signal may be able to produce a wired telephone, which is still very meaningful for the command of the former army and the follow-up of the follow-up troops, as well as the linkage of friendly forces.
On the tenth day after returning to Xiangyang, Jackie Chan finally called Xun You and Zhou Buyi together to discuss follow-up countermeasures. The two military advisers expressed their opinions one after another. Xun You supported sending troops from Chang'an to attack Luoyang directly, attacking Yuan Shu first, while Wancheng cooperated with the army. Zhou Buyi believed that Chang'an was constrained by Wang Yun and Wang Yue, and hoped to start from Jiangdong, pacify the south first, and take the entire Jiangdong into his pocket, forming a confrontation between the north and the south, and first let the northern heroes fight to the death.
To be honest, Chen Long was very tempted by Zhou Buji's idea. If he could really capture Jiangdong, starting from Jianye and Lujiang, he could face the entire Central Plains. After capturing Shouchun and the entire Xuzhou, he could directly meet Yuan Shao and attack from both sides. The powerful enemy Cao Cao, eliminate the biggest variable and powerful enemy to unify the world.
But after thinking about it for so many days, Chen Long already had his own set of ideas. At that moment, Chen Long said: "Our Qinglong Army has occupied half of the country and several big cities. Each stronghold has been guarded by heavy troops and famous generals, so the defense can basically be stable and the people are basically as stable as Mount Tai. The current weakness is that against the various warlords in the north, The intelligence on the melee is not very clear. Although there are spies sent by the Mistress in each city, the stranglehold between the various troops and the slow transmission and compilation of information make it seem that there will never be a clear conclusion."
Although warlords such as Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had a slight advantage, in fact, no one could immediately unify the north. For Chen Long's unification, the situation was still very complicated, so Chen Long continued to say firmly: "I have decided. Wear makeup and enter the north to find allies and investigate the enemy."
After hearing this, Xun You and Zhou Busu expressed their opinions one after another. Basically, they all said that because of the continuous wars in the north, the warlords fighting, and the blocked roads, it was very difficult to enter the north by land, and it was easy to be captured. Arrested as a spy of a certain country.
Chen Long nodded slightly and said: "The two military advisors are very right, so I decided to take the sea route!"
Zhou Buyi and Xun You were shocked when they heard this. Taking the sea route was really unheard of. "Where to go by sea?" Zhou Buyi couldn't help but ask. Chen Long laughed: "By sea, you can go wherever you want! As long as there is a tidal flat and a small boat on my big ship, I can land wherever I want. This is the biggest advantage of pirates!"
"I believe that on the sea, the warlords have no defensive power. If the sea can allow me to come and go, it will actually be the most time-saving way to enter the north. It is also the safest."
Chen Long stood up, put his hands behind his back and said: "A few years ago, I asked Shi Xie to establish a sea-going ship base in Qiongya, Jiaozhou, and asked him to help me build large-scale sea-going ships. Later, after Liu Biao surrendered, I asked the Liu family to move to Qiongya Help, it’s time for us to harvest. As long as the sea ship has been built, we will take the ship to the north immediately."
Zhou Buyi said happily: "Lord, you must take me on a sea ship. There is no sea chart among the maps I made!" Chen Long smiled and nodded, and said to Xun You: "Gongda, I will leave the defense of Xiangyang to you. . In addition, if you have the opportunity to attack Jiangxia and capture Huang Zu, don’t hesitate, and don’t think of ways to ask me for instructions. You can send troops according to the situation. But it is best not to provoke Sun Ce first. If he is provoked, then you must take good defense. Zhou Yu is not a vegetarian in his job." Xun You nodded in agreement.
After Zhou Buji and Xun You left, Chen Long remembered that he had promised Zhen Mi to take a sea ship. This time, according to his promise to take at least one wife with him every time he went out, he should take Zhen Mi with him. Liu Qian is a bit old now, so let her continue to take care of Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying. But I still have to arrange some female guards for Zhen Mi. In other words, I need to form a team of female guards. I just want Tong Feifei to be in charge of this matter. As for Li Shishi, I will let her be the leader of this defense force and set off with me.
Time flies, and on the winter solstice three months later, Chen Long leaves Rourou Township again, leading his special forces to his first naval base, Qiongya.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
