The overall terrain of Hanzhong is dominated by mountains, which account for 75.2% of the total land area. Among them, low mountains account for 18.2%, and high mountains account for 57.0%.
Shangyong and Xicheng in the east are blocked by the Qinling Mountains, Bashan, Wudang Mountain, and Wushan. The territory is connected by the Han River, the Nan River, Duhe River, and Qianqian River connect the Han River, radiating in a network, and is a standard place with four fortresses. .
It is precisely because of this that Mengda, during the period of the Three Kingdoms' great power, was able to establish a separate regime here for a long time.
Shangyong and Xicheng are both in dangerous places, built against mountains, which makes them easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The generals Liu Che arranged to be stationed here are not mediocre, but comparing people to others will lead to death, and comparing goods to goods will lead to throwing away. Although these generals are not mediocre, compared to the father and son team of Wang Jian and Wang Ben, they are actually not much different from mediocre generals.
Moreover, in advance, Floating Water House had collected as much information as possible about the roads in Bashu and made full intelligence preparations for this battle.
Wang Jian used the greed of people's hearts to lure General Shangyong out of the city and successfully ambushed him outside the city.
Afterwards, Wang Jian sent out 300 elite soldiers, led by generals Wang Zhongsi and Zhao Yun, who pretended to be Shangyong guardsmen and their entourage, and deceived the city gates into opening in one fell swoop.
The city gate opened, and Wang Jian's army hidden in the dark killed him in one fell swoop, completely taking Shangyong into his pocket, and achieved a good start after entering Shu.
If Wang Jian used deception and attack to attack Shangyong, then what he carried out in Xicheng after that was an out-and-out forceful attack.
The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the sky. These words are never just words.
It's not easy for people outside to get in, but similarly, is it easy for people inside to get out?
Hanzhong is mostly mountainous, and even if Yizhou has reinforcements, by the time they arrive, the day lily will be cold. Unless they are in some nearby counties, there will be no time to support them. Moreover, with the power they have in their hands, some of them have the courage to support them.
Wang Jian's men include Li Guang, Gao Changgong, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Chen Qi, Zheng Lun, Fan Kuai and other powerful generals. There are also three god-level generals including Shi Gandang, Xiong Yan and Zhao Yun.
Although some of the generals who conquered Japan were transferred to other places, most of them were still here with Wang Jian.
In order to capture Xicheng as soon as possible, Wang Jian not only personally commanded the army to attack the city, but also ordered Shi Gandang, Xiong Zhen, Zheng Lun and other generals to lead the attack in turn.
Although the terrain of Xicheng was dangerous, it could not withstand Wang Jian's usual overwhelming and overwhelming posture. They defended for ten days in a row, but in the end they were unable to follow up, which added to Wang Jian's small achievements.
In fact, it is a rare thing for this general to be able to stay here for more than ten days. It is not an easy task to support so much time in Wang Jian's hands.
When Liu Che learned that Shangyong and Xicheng had been lost, he was shocked. But it is also clear that since the Jin army has taken action, it will definitely not just be satisfied with such a pitiful place. Next, the battle between Yizhou and the Jin army will really begin.
Perhaps, to put it more bluntly, the war between the two most powerful princes in the world is really about to begin.
Therefore, Liu Che sent General Zhou Yafu with 150,000 troops and horses to help at night. Wang Jian only had less than 30,000 troops in his hands. Of course, there was no need for 150,000 troops to rush for reinforcements. Only reinforcements were sent from Hanzhong. That's enough.
However, Liu Che sent 150,000 troops and horses. Of course, what he did was not just Wang Jian's 30,000 troops.
Liu Che saw clearly that Wang Jian's 30,000 soldiers and horses were just appetizers in the final analysis, and they were just the vanguard troops of the Jin army exploring the road. In the direction of Hanzhong, what we will face next is definitely far more than just these 30,000 people.
The Jin army in the direction of Nanyang began to attack Hanzhong, let alone the Han army in the direction of Yongzhou.
At this time, Liu Che not only did not think that his one-time dispatch of 150,000 troops was too much, he was even worried about whether the troops were enough.
Sure enough, not long after, the news that the Jin army sent millions of troops to conquer Shu spread throughout the world.
Sizhou's 200,000 troops came to Jingzhou in a mighty manner. One hundred thousand troops were separated from Nanyang and led by Chang Yuchun to join Wang Jian. The remaining one hundred thousand troops were led by Wu Qi and joined Qi Jiguang of the Yangtze River Navy along the Yangtze River. Shu.
In the north, Li Jing personally led an army of 300,000, 100,000 Yongzhou soldiers and horses, and 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Lantian camp, a total of 450,000 in Guanzhong and Liangzhou.
"My lord, the Jin army is attacking with millions of troops, and my family cannot resist it! My lord needs to contact the princes of the world as soon as possible to jointly resist the Jin army!" Huo Guang said worriedly.
In ancient times, although they were often called a million-strong army, in fact they were just an imaginary number.
A million-strong army is not impossible, but time must be sufficient.
The battlefield situation changes rapidly, time is extremely precious, and combat mobilization also relies on time. From mobilization to assembly, from preparing supplies to delivering supplies, it all takes time. In ancient times, transportation was underdeveloped. It was impossible for the emperor to say that the whole country should be mobilized, and the soldiers would be assembled and appear in front of him the next day.
Just like Li Xiang, after Wang Jian made a good start, although the news of a million-strong army dispatching troops was overwhelming, most of them were actually on the road and had not yet reached the designated location.
The Battle of Pengcheng claimed to have 560,000 soldiers, but when Liu Bang set out, he had "50,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry." This number comes from "Historical Records. Biography of Qingbu".
"Your Majesty leads troops to attack Pengcheng. The King of Chu has not yet gone to Qi. Your Majesty sends out 50,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry. Can you capture Huainan?" - "Historical Records. Biography of Qingbu".
Liu Bang had only been mobilizing for a month at that time. It was destined that he would not be able to assemble many people in one month. The soldiers that could be gathered could only be those who were relatively close to him, so the total number of soldiers around him when he set off was only 55,000. The 56th Army just claims that this is just a psychological tactic to increase morale and put psychological pressure on the enemy.
In the Battle of Kunyang between Liu Xiu and Wang Mang in 23 AD, historical records state that Wang Mang had 420,000 troops, but the actual number may be less than 100,000.
"Hanshu" and "Houhanshu" record that in April 23, Wang Mang mobilized all the states and counties, planning 1 million people, but finally decided on 420,000. In May 23, Wang Mang began to set off from Luoyang.
As mentioned above, in ancient times there were no means of transportation such as cars and trains. It was a luxury for ordinary soldiers to even ride horses. However, it would take at least a year to mobilize 420,000 people across the country. As a result, Wang Mang mobilized in April and began to send troops to Luoyang in May.
One thing to understand here is that Wang Mang mobilized the whole country, which means that when he sent troops, soldiers from other states and counties were still on the way to gather and he had already set off. Therefore, it is impossible for Wang Mang to have an army of 420,000 people under Kunyang City. Therefore, the "Book of the Later Han" simply writes, "The number of Mang troops who arrived at the city was one hundred thousand." That is to say, the soldiers who are still on the way out will be under Wang Mang's army when they arrive at Kunyang. The maximum number of soldiers is 100,000, maybe not that many.
Because "Dongguan Han Ji" records that Wang Mang's army arrived at Kunyang City with only "50,000 to 60,000" troops, so the data here are very different. Therefore, the scene of a million-strong army fighting in ancient times is theoretically feasible, but it is a bit difficult in practice.
Therefore, in ancient times, the so-called million-strong army was actually an imaginary number. Soldiers plus a series of non-combat units such as civilians may have reached this number.
But although Li Xiang doesn't have a million-strong army, there are still as many as 750,000, not to mention the million farmers.
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