Fengxiang is located on the south side of the Qinling Mountains, with the Wei River flowing through it, the Longyue Mountains crossing it to the west, and fertile fields spreading across the north of the Wei River. Connected to Jingzhao to the east, Cheng and Feng to the south, and Qinlong to the west, it is an important hub on the Guanlong Plain.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Li Maozhen relied on it to support himself. He educated the small imperial court of Chang'an several times, and was granted the title of King Qi. He became a powerful figure in the western border. When his power was at its peak, almost the entire northwest was within the Li family's sphere of influence. In the history of the early "Five Dynasties", although the "Liang-Jin struggle for hegemony" has always been the theme, Fengxiang's "Qi Kingdom" also played a very important role during this period of history.
The Guanlong War, which Liu Chengyou was always worried about in Tokyo, has reached a very important stage. The Shu and Han armies, totaling more than 60,000 people, fought fiercely in the areas of Longzhou, Baoji, and Dashanguan.
Shu Xiongwu Jiedu led 7,000 Shu troops from Longshang. Shi Kuangyi, the governor of Zhangyi Army, personally led the Jingyuan army and blocked it in Anhua Town, Liyang County, unable to move.
The main force of the more than 30,000 Shu army was led by Zhang Qianzhao, the encampment envoy to the north. They left Sanguan and forced Baoji. They joined the Han army under Wang Jun's command in a field battle south of the Wei River around Jifeng Mountain.
In the middle of the first month, Wang Jun led the imperial army to the west of Guanzhong, and together with the Jinchang army defeated Shu general Li Tinggui's 20,000-strong army in Xiegu town, directly defeating the Shu army's three-way attack on Yong.
The news of Li Tinggui's defeat was like a blow to the head of the Shu army. They stopped immediately. The generals of the Shu army on the west route refused to agree and delayed their advance. Zhang Qianzhao's original intention was naturally to recruit Hou Yi, the governor of Fengxiang, and capture Fengxiang without any loss. They went north this time because they were "seduced" by Hou Yi.
As a result, after hearing about the defeat of the Shu Army's Eastern Route Army, Hou Yi's originally ambiguous attitude suddenly became firm. He wanted to become a "loyal minister" of the Han Dynasty and led his Qi army to actively set up obstacles in the Wei River. The sudden change of attitude caught the Shu army by surprise. In addition, He Jianjun's army on the northern route was threatened by the flanks of Jingyuan's soldiers, and the Shu army's edge was suddenly curbed.
Under such circumstances, the generals of the Shu army had their own ideas, whether to advance or to retreat, and the coach Zhang Qianzhao was also undecided. After comprehensive consideration, we still retreat to Sanguan for the time being.
Such a hesitant decision to patrol gave the Han army enough time to react. After Wang Jun defeated Li Tinggui in Xiegu Town, he did not focus on expanding the results. Instead, he turned non-stop and led the imperial army to Fengxiang. With the power of victory, he settled in Baoji. Wang Jun's mind was very clear, and he always remembered Liu Chengyou's instructions. Fengxiang was the key to competing with the Shu army.
After the Shu army withdrew, the old Fengxiang Jiedu Houyi did not dare to think about it anymore and sent people to greet him. After entering Baoji City, Wang Jun acted vigorously and resolutely, relieved Hou Yi of his military power, and placed more than 4,000 Qi soldiers under his command. At the same time, he took out Liu Chengyou's secret edict and ordered Hou Yi to go to Tokyo for an audience. With a decisive and rapid approach, he sent troops to escort Hou Yi and his family Xiaodong.
Then, news of the death of Emperor Liu Zhiyuan came. After hearing this, Empress Wang Jun was even more grateful. Zhang Qianzhao, who was still leaving the pass to peek at the situation in Guanzhong, jumped up and shouted that he had made a mistake. At the same time, the Shu army was also angry. In their view, when the Han Dynasty was in mourning and the new lord succeeded to the throne, it must be in chaos and have no time to take care of Guanzhong. This was a great opportunity for Shu to seize Guanzhong. On the one hand, he reported to Chengdu, and on the other hand, he carefully spread rumors in Fengxiang and disturbed people's hearts. On the other hand, he won the support of all the armies under his command, raised more than 20,000 troops, and then left the pass. .
Unexpectedly, Wang Jun was also stubborn. He personally led the imperial army to the south of the Weihe River to attack, and defeated three thousand of his forwards. With his weak troops, he forced the Shu army to retreat to the Jifeng Mountain area southeast of Baoji.
With the momentum of "sad soldiers", the Shu army was defeated again, and the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted. Although the Shu army was defeated successively, in Fengxiang, the Han army was still more than able to defend but insufficient to attack. However, Wang Junchu stood alone. He came here for meritorious deeds and was very energetic. It would be better if the Shu army retreated to Hanzhong, but he went north to take advantage of the situation. But he was not satisfied with just repelling Zhang Qianzhao.
He sent a message to invite the armies of Zhangyi, Jingnan, and Jinchang to come west. Previously, with the great victory in Xiegu, Liu Chengyou issued an edict to appoint Wang Jun as the southwest camp recruiting envoy, fully responsible for the attack on Shu. He also appointed Shi Kuangyi as the commander of the southwest camp and Zhao Kuangzan as the commander of the horse and infantry troops, Yuhou, and notified all the governors in the pass to send troops to cooperate in the battle.
Because of the victory, all the armies in Guanzhong came to support. Shi Kuangyi carried it alone on the northern front. On Fengxiang's side, Wang Jun mainly led the Imperial Army, Qi Army, and Yong Army, as well as some troops from Ping, Tong, and Hua. More than 17,000 horse infantry troops went south to fight the Shu army at the foot of Jifeng Mountain.
On Zhang Qianzhao's side, after personally experiencing the combat effectiveness of the Han army, he realized that it was difficult to defeat the Han army with only his troops. He also ordered that the remaining garrison at Jie and Cheng be transferred to the north and send troops from Xingyuan Mansion. , and added more than 10,000 troops before and after, so that we could have the confidence to wrestle with Wang Jun.
The two sides fought fiercely for more than ten days between Jifeng Mountain and Dashanguan Pass. Although the actual battle lasted only three days, the battle was extremely fierce from the beginning.
The Han army was few and the Shu army was large, almost twice as many as the Han army. Moreover, the composition of the Han army was complex. The Forbidden Army, Qi Army, Yong Army and stragglers from the states in the pass seemed to be a "miscellaneous army" with different affiliations. However, it was this "rabble" that forcibly suppressed the Shu army.
Jifeng Mountain, as its name suggests, has strange peaks and mountains, with Jifeng reaching into the clouds, sky pillars standing tall, and jade bamboo shoots emptying out. With three peaks standing side by side, it is the crown of a city. Chencang County was renamed Baoji, which originated from this mountain.
Of course, although the peak scenery is amazing, it is not a natural danger for military strategists. If a place is too dangerous, it is not conducive to attack, but it is not conducive to defense. The Shu army occupied Xifengxiazhai, which was at an angle with Dashan Pass, so they could rely on each other.
However, the Han army did not care about the large number and set up a stronghold in front of the mountain to force a battle. In this war between Shu and Han, the Shu army was obviously provocative and launched an attack. However, it developed into the current situation. Instead, the Han army used its weaker troops to attack and the Shu army defended.
On Jifeng Mountain, the Shu camp stood next to the mountain. It was divided into three large camps. There were many camps, but they seemed a bit chaotic. Nearly 30,000 Shu troops were forced inside, which was very frustrating.
In front of the mountain, the Han army's camp was much simpler, more strict and organized, and even seemed a bit rampant. It's not like the Shu army has never gone down the mountain to attack, trading for the Han army's powerful bows and crossbows, and the powerful soldiers and warriors. Up to now, after more than ten days of fierce fighting, they can only retreat to the wall and passively defend.
In fact, if you take a bird's-eye view of the offense and defense of the two armies, no matter in terms of camp defense, troop strength, or self-supply, the Shu army has the advantage in the overall situation. However, the reality is that in a head-on confrontation, even if one versus two, the Shu army will It is not a match for the Han army. Moreover, large army battles are not simply one-on-one or one-on-many.
While the Han army was overwhelming the main force of the Shu army, it was also able to take into account the Shu army at Dashan Pass. With its weak troops, it resisted both sides and completely overwhelmed the Shu army in terms of momentum. However, this is a dangerous strategy. As long as there is a slight accident, the Han army will be in danger.
For example, if Shi Kuangyi in the north was breached and Wang Jun gathered all the troops, he could fight the Shu army on two sides, which was already the limit. If he was attacked on three sides, he would probably be defeated directly. Wang Jun's fighting style this time was really surprising and dangerous.
In addition, and the most important and dangerous problem, the Han army's food supply is insufficient!
In order to carry out this battle, Fengxiang's treasury had been emptied by Wang Jun. The loss of food and equipment during the war was too great.
The sound of horses' hooves and their neighing, accompanied by the sound of killing, echoed in the open land north of Dashanguan Pass. After half a day of harassment, more than 2,000 Han cavalry, under the personal command of the general, launched a fatal blow towards the Shu army who was leaving the border and wanted to aid the Jifeng Mountain eastward. As expected, the Shu army was defeated. He chased after him until he was several miles away from Sanguan.
Looking at the defeated Shu army fleeing the pass, Yang Ye reined in his horse and stopped: "Stop the pursuit!"
"General, why don't you drive them all away?" Marquis Yu beside him asked, still full of fighting spirit, waving his sword.
Yang Ye pointed to the front and said: "In front of Dashan Pass, there are many mountains and dangerous terrain, which is no place for horse soldiers to use. After this defeat, the Shu army will definitely be devastated and will not dare to leave lightly. Our goal has been achieved!" "
As he spoke, Yang Ye changed his hand to hold the reins and muttered: "These Shu troops are too inexperienced!"
Yang Ye, this time taking the position of Protector Commander and Fengzhou Regiment Training Envoy, followed Wang Jun to the west. Basically, he was released by Liu Chengyou for training. In the previous battle at Xiegu Town, he led his cavalry troops to attack Li Tinggui and made great achievements.
When they arrived at Fengxiang, they fought a fierce battle with the main force of the Shu army. After defeating the few cavalry in Shu, Wang Jun appointed Yang Ye as the commander of the horse army. He gathered Yong's and Qi's horse armies and their own cavalry guards, a total of more than 2,000 people, and gave them all. He asked him to monitor the Shu army at Dashan Pass on the western front so as not to affect the decisive battle at Jifeng Mountain.
Obviously, Wang Jun probably understood what Liu Chengyou meant. After the previous battle, Yang Ye's bravery also impressed Wang Jun and made him let go of his worries. Yang Ye also did a good job and was very smart in fighting. He was reckless when he should be reckless and cowardly when he should be cowardly.
This time, Han Baozhen, the deputy commander of Shu, personally led his troops in formation, hoping to slowly push eastward to support Zhang Qianzhao. Facts have proved that the idea was good and initially effective, but under Yang Ye's patient harassment, it ultimately ended in failure.
This is the limitation of infantry to cavalry in the wilderness. Moreover, the weapons of the Shu army were not sharp enough, the soldiers were not refined enough, and even the generals were stupid.
"This time, the deputy commander of the Shu Army, Han Baozhen, personally led the army. I didn't expect this person to be so incompetent. He was defeated by you without any effort!" Yuhou's mouth turned into a flower with joy, matching the blood spattered on his face, He has the look of a warrior who has fought many battles.
"Send someone to report to the camp that our army has blocked the Shu army in the pass. Tell the envoy that he can attack Zhang Qianzhao with confidence!" Leading an army by himself and shouldering heavy responsibilities, Yang Ye's temperament is obviously much more condensed than before. He ordered in a cold voice.
"yes!"
"Rescue the wounded, clean the battlefield, search for prisoners, and withdraw the troops back to the garrison!" Turning the horse's head, Yang Ye took the lead and left away from the mountain pass.
However, when looking to the east, Yang Ye couldn't help but feel a little worry in his brows.
