Jiangyou Pass!
The officers and soldiers of the Shu army yawned boredly on the pass wall. Jiangyou Pass was originally located deep in Shu, and due to its surrounding geographical environment, there was really no possibility of being attacked!
This is a level that has not seen a war in more than ten years. Although there are still manpower stationed here, you can expect how caring the people here will be!
If it were anyone else, if they stayed in this kind of environment for a few years, they would probably unknowingly let down their guard! Even if the generals above are still wary to a certain extent, if the soldiers below are not watched by their superiors, they may be no different from herding sheep in many cases!
Jiangyou Pass originally had five thousand soldiers, five thousand and ten thousand soldiers. Coupled with its geographical advantages, even if the enemy came with tens of thousands of troops, it would not be a problem to defend it for a month? Even if the defender is good enough, it may not be impossible to make the enemy retreat in the face of difficulties!
However, the important town of Peicheng faced the pressure of more than 100,000 Jin troops. On the land, the Jin troops headed by Wang Meng, Wang Jian, and Wu Qi were watching eagerly, and Qi Jiguang was also waiting for the opportunity above Peijiang. Under heavy pressure, the senior officials of the Shu army believed that there would be no problems here at Jiangyou Pass, so they mobilized 5,000 defenders and 3,000 to help defend Peicheng.
Peicheng, looking forward, is related to Zhou Yafu's retreat, and now Zhou Yafu holds the largest military force of the Shu army in his hands. And if you look back, not far from Peicheng is the base camp of Chengdu! Chengdu is the absolute heart of the Shu army. The arms, legs and other parts can be cut off, but if a knife is inserted into the heart, what is the chance of survival?
The importance of Peicheng is obviously not comparable to that of Jiangyouguan, which has always been calm!
But the more impossible something is, the easier it will be to catch people off guard if it actually happens!
After Wei Qing broke through Baishui Pass, he left 40,000 troops there. At that time, it was absolutely a waste to keep so many soldiers and horses in Baishui Pass. But Wei Qing just did this, of course he had his own ideas.
The reason why Wei Qing left so many troops was to prepare a sneak attack on Jiangyou at the right time.
Now, Wang Meng's army is approaching Peicheng, and the Shu army has no choice but to weaken the guard force of Jiangyou Pass. Then, Wei Qing has been waiting for this opportunity.
From this, Yang Xuangan, who was stationed in Baishui Pass, selected 20,000 elites and embarked on a journey to sneak across Yinping and surprise Jiangyou.
In history, the Wei State launched a major military operation to destroy Shu. The army was led by Zhong Hui, but was blocked by Shu general Jiang Wei at the Jianmen Pass. Led by Deng Ai, the troops marched out through the uninhabited Yinping trail for more than 700 miles. On the way, they were blocked by a steep valley at Motian Ridge. Deng Ai took the lead, wrapped in felt, and risked his life by tumbling down from the Motian Ridge. More than half of the 30,000 people fell to death. The scene was extremely tragic.
Compared with Deng Ai, the Jin army had a famous general like Yang Su who had been in their hands for several years, and the preparations for the Floating Water House in Shuzhong had also been carried out for several years. Therefore, Wei Qing also carried out a lot of preparations in advance. After Yang Xuangan traveled through the deserted Motian Ridge for hundreds of miles, his situation was much better than that of Deng Ai at that time!
However, after such a journey, although Yang Xuangan did not suffer more than half of the casualties like Deng Ai at that time, more than 5,000 of the 20,000 people fell to their deaths on the way. This battle hasn't officially started yet, and half of the soldiers have already suffered battle losses!
Deng Ai's journey in history actually had a lot of luck, such as Jiangyou guard Ma Miao's surrender, Zhuge Zhan's many strategic mistakes in a row, but if there was a problem in one of these links, Deng Ai this time The adventure may very well have another ending!
However, Yang Xuangan did not have as much luck as Deng Ai!
However, Yang Xuangan has a good father. For him, this can also be said to be good luck in another sense!
Yang Su was originally unwilling to continue to intervene in the war against Shu. After all, even if the Jin army had surrendered, he immediately turned his guns to deal with the old master. It seemed to be beneficial to please the new master, but people like this , how can it be possible to gain the trust of the new owner, which will be detrimental to its subsequent development.
However, Gao Jiong often doesn't mind cheating his former good colleague. At Gao Yan's suggestion, Wei Qing handed over this task to Yang Xuangan.
As his only son, Yang Xuangan has clearly taken root in the Jin army. He has already reached the rank of deputy governor of a state. After this war, even if his official position will not be promoted, he will definitely be granted the title of marquis.
Whether it was out of love or self-interest, Yang Su couldn't really sit idly by.
Yang Su has been in central Shu for so many years and has a sufficient understanding of the Shu army. Moreover, compared with other areas of the Shu army, the defense here at Jiangyou Pass has indeed been relaxed.
Against this background, Yang Xuangan personally carefully selected 800 warriors from among the 15,000 troops who had walked this road alive, and took advantage of the darkness to launch a night attack on Jiangyou Pass.
The army was handed over to Yang Su's command by Yang Xuangan. After Yang Xuangan led 800 warriors to launch a surprise attack, Yang Su's army also moved accordingly to coordinate Yang Xuangan's surprise attack.
In the end, the eight hundred warriors, under the leadership of Yang Xuangan, opened the city gate of Jiangyou Pass from the inside at the cost of more than half of them being killed or injured, and allowed the external army to enter the pass.
After the army entered the pass, Yang Su's first reaction was not to completely win the pass, but to seize the enemy's granary immediately with the two-gun veteran Ding Yanping.
Although Jiangyou Pass is not an important place for Shu army to store grain, such a pass had even 5,000 defenders stationed before, so there is definitely a certain amount of grain stored in the pass. Although this amount is not too much, it is crucial to Yang Xuangan now.
It is impossible for the Jin army to cross the 700-mile uninhabited Motian Ridge to ensure Yang Xuangan's logistics. Therefore, Yang Xuangan's current logistics is equivalent to a state of isolation.
As long as they get this batch of food and grass, it can guarantee them at least half a month, so that they don't have to worry about food and grass problems for half a month. As a result, Yang Xuangan also had a lot of room for change.
No matter when you are marching or fighting, only when you have food in your hands can you stay calm!
(End of chapter)
