Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2868 Someone has an idea
In the prime minister's mansion, Cao Cao faced the sand table in Luoyang area alone, and remained silent for a long time.

The new thing about the sand table is also learned from the Huqi place, Chang'an.

If the hussars had tails, they would probably be bald now.

After all, Lao Cao is not the only one who is pulling.

"Luo Yang..."

Lao Cao is actually very familiar with Luo Yang, but standing outside the sand table and looking down, it is another look.

The great man believed that Luoyang was the center of the world.

In fact, it is the same as that for a long period of time, ordinary people believed that geocentrism was right.

In the land of Luoyang, there are three rivers converging, and there are also five mountains.Although the terrain is not as solid as Guanzhong, there are also dangers of mountains and rivers inside and outside, so that it can control the Central Plains and become the ancient capital of thousands of years.

The so-called three rivers mean that the river is in the north, and the Yi and Luo rivers are in the south.

It is precisely because the city is in the north of Luoshui, Fang called it Luoyang.

As for Wuling, there are Songgao, Xionger, Funiu, Zhongtiao and Xiaoshan.

In the land of Heluo, there were originally eight guards...

Cao Cao's gaze roamed the sand table.When He Jin was a general, he once commanded the soldiers of the Fifth Battalion to settle in the capital pavilion, and set aside the captain of the Eight Passes. "Hangu...Mengjin..." Cao Cao whispered.

This pass, once crossed, is the most important of Heluo.

At this moment, Chenggao, also known as Hulao Pass, could no longer be an obstacle.

When Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang and retreated, Cheng Gao was destroyed in the fire just like Xingyang.

Sun Jian once stationed in Xingyang for a period of time.Xingyang at that time was almost in ruins.

Until later when the Yang family took over Luoyang, they had no intention of rebuilding Chenggao and Xingyang. After all, repairing Luoyang city had already consumed most of Yang's manpower and material resources.

Therefore, in the Heluo area, although it is known as the eight pass guards, they are actually holes.

Luoyang City is now under the hands of the Yang family, but this does not mean that the important place in Heluo also belongs to the Yang family, but part of it is in the hands of the hussars, while the other part is in the hands of Cao Cao.

Those who can hinder Cao Jun's advance are Hangu and Mengjin.

Qin Hangu, Han Hangu.

They are all called Hangu, and they are all in Feiqian's hands.

Qin Hangu can only be regarded as a military stronghold now. After all, after the Qin Dynasty's Hangu Pass was abandoned, it also has no value for restoration. The focus is still on Hanhangu.

It's just that Hushi has built Tongguan over the years, so he has gradually relaxed a little bit about these Heluo passes.

But it is still not easy to conquer.

If you want to conquer Tongguan, you must conquer Hangu first, there is no doubt about it.

And if you want to overcome Hangu, you must first get through Mengjin.

Otherwise, not only would it be cumbersome to transport grain and grass by land, but there would also be a risk of being attacked from behind at any time.

Cao Cao held his beard in his hands, and fell silent.

Tai Shici was transferred to Guanzhong and was preparing to go west with the hussars, so now the passes and crossings of Heluo are no longer guarded by heavy soldiers, and there are no generals stationed for defense, but it is still difficult to take them down in one go.

The battle of siege and fortification is different from the field battle. If there is no good plan, then the ants will have to attach themselves and take human lives to fill...

If the hussars were only in the land of Heluo, these lives might be worth giving up, but there are still Tongguan and Chang'an Sanfu behind. Unwilling and heartbroken.

"Yang's..." Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and spit out two words.There is a lot of dissatisfaction in the tone.

In the original plan, Cao Cao wanted to win over the Yang family and let the Yang family serve as a force for internal and external cooperation in the land of Heluo.It's just that Yang's young and old are cunning by nature, so they eat the bait unceremoniously, but if they really want to make them do things, they just push left and right slowly.With neither the ability to accomplish anything, nor the will to accomplish anything, it's a hindrance that the talent and skills are full, it's really abominable!
According to relevant information, a lot of hussars' military equipment were deployed on the Hangu Pass, not only ballistas, but also catapults. If you attack with flesh and blood...

"Hiss..." Cao Cao's hand trembled slightly, and he pulled out a beard.He had already foreseen the scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere, so he couldn't help feeling a little headache.

If it takes a few more months, there may be no chance of easily conquering Hangu Pass, but now...

This is not Cao Cao bragging, but Cao Cao has really been planning secretly for a long time.

Because of the passage of water and soil, the Hangu Pass in the Han Dynasty is no longer as steep and difficult to attack as the Hangu Pass in the Qin Dynasty.

Especially on the north side of the Hanhangu Pass, the chrysanthemums that should have been perfectly connected to the river have also become a little loose from the stitches.Anyway, it was originally a very standard pass, but now there is an extra tidal flat on the side of the river bank below the pass.

It's like an extra hemorrhoid outside the chrysanthemum.

When constipation, um, wrong, during the dry season, it gradually becomes prominent and prominent...

Cao Cao's original plan was that if he really wanted to attack Hangu Pass as a last resort, then during the dry season, on the one hand, he would use soldiers to contain the front of Hangu Pass, and then send Hanoi soldiers and horses to attack Mengjin. , secretly flew a foot, directly through the hemorrhoids, directly to the rear of Hangu, and beat the chrysanthemum of Hangu Pass, which will inevitably cause a lot of blood loss, and the pass can be overcome by spinning!
Referred to as the Dak Enemy Bar Project.

But the problem is that it's summer now...

If we really have to wait for the dry season, it will take another five or six months.

Five or six months, whether it is long or not, is not short.

If the hussars were unable to attack the Western Regions for a long time, then naturally they could wait.But if the hussars go to the Western Regions, they will win consecutive battles and the Western Regions will recover quickly. If we wait another five or six months to pass here, then everything will be really cold.

Wait?

Don't you wait?
It's so difficult...

……╭(╯^╰)╮……

Le Jin and Xia Houyuan had a tacit understanding of each other's training in Hanoi.They have one characteristic in common, that is, they don't like to have drinks and high parties when they have a little free time like other generals, and some even sing and dance with prostitutes...

Le Jin is not high, and Xia Houyuan is not handsome.

In addition, the most important thing is that neither Xia Houyuan nor Le Jin has a high level of cultural attainment, and when it comes to literary conferences, they are often reduced to supporting roles for other talents.

Those talented people from Jizhou and Yuzhou grow tall.

And handsome.

In addition, he can recite some poems and songs in a fit of anger...

In addition to the fragrance, there is also the smell of rouge and gouache, it is really impossible for Le Jin and Xia Houyuan to urinate together.

Anyway, these two people really don't have any interest in kabuki, don't they have people who don't spend money at home, and spend money to go outside to see the faces of those divas and make those actors happy.
Therefore, both Xia Houyuan and Le Jin put their main energy on the military.

For a man, the most important thing is iron and blood.

I don't know when those Jizhou and Yuzhou gentry children started to make a mistake again, thinking that it would be more romantic to put on makeup and compete with women?
Neither Le Jin nor Xia Houyuan could understand, so they simply refused to understand.

The two of them, under the escort of dozens of elite cavalry, pretended to be sentry cavalry on many occasions, surveying the surrounding terrain of Heluo.

Because both of them know very well that the maps of this year are unreliable.

Especially the official Shandong map, it is simply...

It's hard to say.

Logically speaking, the official media... Bah, it is an official map, and it should be very instructive. At least the generals on the front line should be able to understand how to fight, how to set up camp, etc., and accurately describe the actual terrain.

It's a pity that these people who draw official maps only want to draw what the higher-ups need, or what they think the generals need.

Every time Xia Houyuan and Le Jin saw these official maps, they wanted to greet the officials who made these official maps, from their female elders to their female juniors.The main reason is that Le Jin and Xia Houyuan are not good at masculinity, otherwise they would have to greet the male relatives of these officials again.

Military affairs!
How could it be such a child's play?
Even scouts who lived and grew up in a certain place can hardly describe the terrain accurately. In many places, the generals have to go there to see with their own eyes and measure with their feet. How can they use a one-foot map to draw and cut at will ?
Therefore, when it was heard that the hussars were about to march into the Western Regions to meet Guishuang, Xia Houyuan and Le Jin went to the Dahe together, looking at Mengjin not far away, and Hangu Pass far away across the river.

『If the Heluo Yang family refuses to surrender, they have no choice but to attack by force. Le Jin said, "This Yang family... Forget it, we only need to take care of the military... This Hangu Mengjin defender, although not a talented man, is also a veteran general. Now he is standing by the mountains and rivers, and he is easy to attack. Disaster……"

Le Jin was more worried. If the two barriers could not be broken through quickly, then the blitzkrieg might turn into a long-term confrontation, which would not be a good thing for both sides.Although Cao Cao has more manpower on this side, the hussars also have more horses. If the hussars can really quickly pacify the Western Regions and come back again, this is quite unfavorable for Shandong. .

Xia Houyuan nodded to express his approval, and then pondered over a strategy.

Both of them saw this as an opportunity.

If there is a chance, we will fight.

Moreover, both of them happened to have suffered losses in front of the Hussars, and they both felt resentment in their hearts.

"If you can lure his troops out..." Xia Houyuan said, "It's easy to break it.Does Wen Qian have a clever strategy? 』

"Unfortunately, I heard that this man is not a brave and unscrupulous general..." Le Jin shook his head and said, "Otherwise, we can design to lure him.Even if it is shown by a weak soldier, most of them will not be able to guard it strictly, so there is nothing to do. 』

The defender responsible for defending Hangu and Mengjin is Zhu Ling.

Seduction? Of course, it is called seduction if it can be lured out. Otherwise, if the other party does not move, no matter how much you try to seduce, it will have no effect.

Zhu Ling is not the kind of reckless and greedy person, so most of the seduction strategies are not easy to use.

Xia Houyuan nodded and said, "If that's the case, then we can only pull around and look for opportunities to defeat the enemy."Hangu, Mengjin are separated from each other, and one army attacks Hangu and the other attacks Mengjin, so that the head and tail cannot be taken care of, and it can be broken. 』

Mengjin is the dividing point of the middle and lower reaches of the river.

In the middle reaches of the Yellow River, the current is turbulent. After flowing and scouring since ancient times, the river water is like a sharp sword, cutting fiercely into the plateau, resulting in high and steep banks with few crossing places.Below Mengjin, the water of the Yellow River finally flows into the North China Plain, the flow gradually slows down, and the banks on both sides are relatively low, which formed a series of famous Jindu.

On the side of Mengjin, there is another ferry called Xiaopingjin.

Xiaopingjin is to the east of Mengjin, and together with Mengjin, it has become the northern pass to defend Luoyang, but because it is not as convenient as Mengjin, and the terrain is not as dangerous as Mengjin, its importance is far less than Mengjin.

The terrain near Mengjin is high in the west and low in the east, flat from north to south, with the central uplift and the western part of the Beimang Mountain, which is quite steep.

The terrain on the south bank of Xiaopingjin is flat, which is not conducive to defense. The old barriers are also abandoned.But Mengjin is different. There are permanent soldiers guarding the military stronghold. If you can't get through, don't even think about connecting Heluo from Hanoi.

Looking at the terrain, Xia Houyuan's eyes suddenly lit up, "If someone left the flag here, actually led the cavalry to Xiaopingjin to cross the river, and then made a surprise attack... under two pincers, Mengjin will definitely be able to defeat it!" 』

Le Jin clapped his hands, "Good!This is a clever plan! 』

The two suddenly burst out laughing.

But after laughing for a while, the two fell silent again.

Mengjin is easy to attack, but Hangu is difficult to attack.

If the guards of Hangu Pass go out to rescue Mengjin, there is a real possibility that Xia Houyuan's attack will block his way back, and he will be defeated by the left and right attacks...

But what if the guard doesn't come out?
Le Jin stared.

Xia Houyuan also stared.

After a while, the two sighed in unison, and looked side by side at the distant mountains, in the direction of Hangu.

...(`dish)(`dish)...

Almost everyone knows that Hangu is not easy to fight, so within Chang'an Sanfu, there is not much worry about the threat of Cao Jun.

Cao Jun really wants to fight, how hard is it?

First you have to cross Heluo, you have to fight Mengjin, you have to fight Hangu, you have to fight Tongguan, and then you can enter Chang'an...

Therefore, the mentality of people in Chang'an is relatively stable.

For the people of Sanfu in Chang'an, the war seems to be far away, and the food, drink and laxity of life are the closest.

But there are also some things that affect the people of Chang'an Sansuke.

For example, at the point of recruiting soldiers, there was a long queue again.Everyone in the queue has hope on their faces...

For another example, there is also a recruiting office in the mansion of the Great Han Hussar General.

But this recruitment office is aimed at officials.

Chi Ganping, oh, my name is Xue Ping now, and I am a little troubled now.

The Hussar General's Mansion issued an official document to recruit officials who were willing to go to the Western Regions with the army and support the construction of the Western Regions.

In principle, officials who go to the Western Regions will be appointed with one or two levels, and in some places, three levels will be added, but the term of office is required to be at least two terms, that is, six years, and three levels are required for adding three levels.

To be honest, Xue Ping was a little moved.

Although it is said that the land of Guanzhong was caused by Lu Bu's rebellion, others said that it was invaded by Guishuang, and there were even rumors that the states of the Western Regions jointly rebelled, etc., but one thing is certain, that is, there was chaos in the Western Regions. , There may be many reasons for the chaos, but it may also be that the reasons are not the rumors on the surface.

Hussars are preparing to march west, which means that the situation is a little bad, but it's not too bad.

At least in Xue Ping's understanding.

After all, if the Western Regions were really bad, then blocking the enemy at Yumen Pass and Longxi would be the best choice. No one could take Yumen Pass without risk or damage.The Qiang people in Longyou are basically pacified, so if the Hu people attack Yumen Pass, the long supply line, that is, the grain road, will become a fatal weakness.

You must know that it is easy to supply Yumen Pass from Longyou, but the food road for the Hu army in the Western Regions is very long. Once a confrontation is formed, over time, even if there are a large number of Hu people, they will inevitably be stretched.So if the hussars just want to defend, the difficulty is not high, but now that they are going to conquer the Western Regions, it shows that the hussars actually don't want to give up the Western Regions, and they don't want to stop at Yumen Pass.

From another perspective, if you want to fight the Guishuang Hu army in the Western Regions, sword against sword, gun against gun, and win or lose, you must focus on cavalry. If you just want to defend, then for the city As for the guard, it is natural that the infantry is the most important thing.But now the hussars gather mainly cavalry, not infantry, so it can generally prove the hussars' confidence in the Western Regions.

If you can defeat Guishuang's main force in the Western Regions, you will not only be able to successfully recover all parts of the Western Regions, but also directly pacify the Western Regions, and take all the scattered powers of the Western Regions into your arms.Of course, if you can't break Guishuang's main force, then even if you win the Western Regions, it doesn't make much sense, just like Lu Bu defeated Guishuang's garrison in the Western Regions before, but Guishuang still made a comeback.

Therefore, after defeating Guishuang Hu Jun, the entire Western Regions will be revitalized.

After revitalization, it is natural that a large number of Han officials will be quickly infiltrated into various states, and then the original scattered states of the Western Regions will be completely transformed into Han counties.Those kings and princes of the Western Regions, or Kun Mikun, this Kun and that, at most, they all became local tyrants, and then they were gradually banned and withered away.

Just like Xue Ping's previous tribe...

Xue Ping felt that the tribes he belonged to had actually disappeared earlier.

Xue Ping really didn't miss the so-called tribal life at all.

Those who like the model of the old tribe must be those "nobles" of the old tribe.

Like Xue Ping, who lost his title of nobleman early on, and needed to work hard for food and clothing, but the model of the Han family, or the model promoted by the hussars in Guanzhong is better.Otherwise, Xue Ping would have no chance to become an official at all. He would have to herd sheep for the nobles in the tribe until he died. .

Maybe some people like being slaves very much.

It's just that Xue Ping doesn't like it, not at all, so he thinks he can use his personal experience to drive more Hu people from the Western Regions who don't want to be slaves of tribal nobles...

So, after Xue Ping was busy with the matters in his hand, before leaving get off work, he abducted to the recruitment office of officials from the Western Regions, and wrote his name on the roster.

He wants to go to the Western Regions with the hussars.

The pen is down, the heart is settled.

At the beginning, my hands were still trembling, but by the time I wrote the last stroke, the pen was sharp, and the center was straight.

(End of this chapter)