Northern Dynasties

Chapter 604
Wuxing County is located between the mountains in the west of Hanzhong, and its city guards guard the main roads between east and west.This is the place where the Di people gather, and it is now under the rule of Nanliang.

Ten days ago, Da Xiwu was ordered to gather all the troops in Chencang, and then went south to Sanguan all the way south. Ten thousand people trekked over mountains and ridges for many days, and finally arrived in front of Guanshu.

The Wuxing Pass was a dangerous place, easy to defend and difficult to attack. After Da Xiwu arrived here, he built a large number of siege equipment, and at the same time arranged for Shi Wangyue, the commander of the army, and Yang Shaoyou, the general of the army, to persuade the defenders in the city to surrender.

The defenders in Wuxing City hated many of the Chidi clan, and they were used to wandering between the northern and southern regimes for survival and profit. Now that Daxi Wu soldiers are approaching the city, he was originally very confident in persuading the defenders to take Wuxing City without bloodshed.

However, Wang Yue and others wrote to the city, including outside the city, and the response of the defenders in the city was not very positive.After in-depth investigation, I found out that most of the Qiuchidi ethnic group here were recruited by the Liangzhou state government to defend Nanzheng.Because they were worried about the safety of the clansmen going to Nanzheng, the defenders did not dare to open the door to surrender, and the situation became stalemate for a while.

"The Di people are a mob who are too easy to go, but they were also called into Hanzhong to cooperate with the defense. It can be seen that the Liang people know that our country will use a large number of troops in Hanzhong. Hanzhong is heavily defensive, and the opportunity is lost. The road ahead is even more difficult!"

After the generals heard the news, they immediately became less optimistic.

As the general of the army, Da Xiwu's mentality will not be easily shaken. After hearing the words, he said in a deep voice: "Siege the city and seize the territory, how can we expect the enemy to surrender? Since a certain class has been ordered to conquer here, it will advance but never retreat. Why do you care about Liang?" People have no defenses! Wherever the king's division arrives, the attack will start from this city. The army has enough food and drink today, and the attack will start tomorrow morning!"

Since there was no hope of persuading the surrender, Da Xiwu ordered to launch an attack as soon as possible, lest the army stay here for a long time and waste morale.

After a night's rest, the next morning, people from all walks of life in the Western Wei Dynasty gathered in front of the pass and launched a fierce attack on Wuxing Pass with the sound of drums.

Although the defenders in the city fought hard, the fighting power of these Di soldiers was no better than that of the main force of the Western Wei Dynasty. After half a day of fighting, they gradually became tired. Only the dangerous terrain managed to resist the offensive on the first day.

In the evening, all the troops called for gold to withdraw their troops. Da Xiwu discussed with the generals the gains and losses of the day's attack. He said that the defenders of the city were too weak to support them, and he was full of confidence in capturing Wuxing City within a few days.

Of course, the premise is that Wuxing city defense has not changed much as it is now, but if Nanzheng side increases its troops, then the situation will be difficult to say.

"Wuxing is located in Di Township, and its gains and losses are still far away from Nanzheng. The Liang people may not be willing to come to help with heavy troops. What's more, Xihe Lord first advocated the use of troops, and he must have already sent troops to Mianbei. The Hanchuan is turbulent, and the enemy must be suspicious. In order to defend Even the people of Liang did not dare to send heavy troops outside of their heart. Our army only needs to follow the steps and use troops carefully, and it is not difficult to reach Hanzhong."

Wang Yue knew a lot about the situation in Shannan, and the reason why Daxingtai sent him with the army was to add a wise man to the crowd of warriors.

All the generals nodded in agreement after hearing the words, agreeing with Wang Yue's judgment, but Yu Wenqiu, the governor of South Qinzhou who led the army from Longyou, frowned and said: "The former plan of the Taifu was originally a battle between two armies in Hanzhong and Hanzhong. Attacking Nanzheng, now our troops are stuck in the way and advancing slowly, if there is a lack of cooperation with the Eastern Army, and Xihegong's army goes straight in, then the Nanzheng city will be garrisoned by powerful troops inside and outside the city, and Jingzhou's troops will be in danger!"

As soon as Yu Wenqiu finished speaking, Helian Da, the general at the side, said again: "Since Lord Xihe first advocated the use of troops in Hanzhong, he must have a firm plan. If we respond, we will definitely have a strategy of advancing and retreating. Even if I take risks and forcefully conquer Dingwu Xingcheng, the road ahead is not unimpeded, and there are still many barriers such as Yangping and Pingding. If we attack all the way, we will become a tired army when we reach Hanzhong. How should I deal with it?"

The others nodded again and again after hearing the words. In fact, after learning that the Liang people were more prepared in Hanzhong, they realized that their attack on Hanzhong might return in vain.If Hanzhong is so easy to recover, why hasn't the Taiwan government tried it for more than ten years?
They seem to have a lot of people along the way, but if they want to attack the danger all the way and divide the troops to garrison, the strength of the troops is a little bit reluctant.Not to mention that even if they approached the city of Nanzheng, they had to be wary of reinforcements from the inevitable Shu.

The subtext of the so-called prudent use of troops is to wait and see the success or failure on the way, and use Li Tai's troops to throw stones to ask for directions. If Jingzhou's offensive goes smoothly and attracts the main force of the Liang army in Hanzhong, it will naturally be good news for them.But if the battle in Jingzhou is not going well, then even if they rush into Hanzhong, I am afraid that they will not have much opportunity to grasp, and they will probably retreat.

Yu Wenqiu is Dugu Xin's confidant and old general, and he is eager to go east to support Li Tai, the son-in-law of the Dugu family, but the others don't have such thoughts, and their intention to march is not very strong.

As the chief general, Da Xiwu finally chose to listen to the opinions of the majority after listening to the opinions of the generals. Tomorrow, he will continue to maintain today's attack on Wuxing City. It is good to be able to attack it. Attack intensity, so as not to cause greater casualties.

Early the next morning, when the soldiers in the battalion finished their breakfast and were about to continue their attack, they found that the defenders and flags at the top of the city had increased significantly, as if reinforcements had arrived.

After realizing this, Da Xiwu and all the generals in the army were very surprised, so they postponed the attack, intending to figure out the situation in the city before making a plan.However, before they had time to send envoys to submit a letter, the people in Wuxing City began to shout and curse.

"The people of Wei have no faith at all! In Nanzheng City, the dismissal of the disciples has clearly stated that all the troops will return to the place to keep everyone safe and sound. After defrauding someone to return to their hometown, they will attack again..."

Hearing the yelling and cursing from the defenders on the top of the city, Da Xiwu and the generals around him were a little puzzled and looked at each other in blank dismay. When did they make such an agreement with these soldiers in Nanzheng City?
"Could it be, could it be that Li Boshan he, he has conquered Nanzheng City?"

Although it felt a little unbelievable, Da Xiwu still made such a guess from time to time.

After the generals heard this, they couldn't help shaking their heads and waving their hands. They didn't know whether they were expressing the impossibility or they didn't know.

Faced with such an unimaginable situation, Da Xiwu first ordered all the troops to retreat to the camp temporarily, and then went to the city to communicate with Wang Yue as an envoy, and then got a fact that surprised them: Nanzheng City had indeed been conquered by the Wei army. Li Boshan, the general manager of Jingzhou, is sitting in the city to dismiss all the people gathered inside and outside the city.

A few days later, Da Xiwu's team finally arrived at the city of Nanzheng in Hanzhong. After obeying Li Tai's arrangement and dispatching troops to garrison Baimashu and other fortresses, there were still more than [-] people who finally arrived in Nanzheng. .

But this is still more than double the 3000 troops stationed in the city. When Li Tai welcomed Da Xiwu into the city and guided him to inspect the city's defenses for a week, Da Xiwu couldn't help being stunned and couldn't help asking: " Jingzhou has tens of thousands of troops, why did Lord Xihe enter so lightly? May I ask when the troops from the back will arrive?"

Before he had time to marvel at Li Tai's extraordinary feat in successfully attacking Nanzheng, when he saw how weak the city's defenses were, he immediately began to worry about a new problem. The thirteen thousand people from the two routes alone were not enough to control the huge city. Hanzhong.

Li Tai shook his head when he heard the words, and said helplessly: "The situation in Jingzhou is not optimistic enough now. Liu Zhongli of Nanliang was released by Hou Jing and returned to Anlu, which made the situation in Handong unstable. After the fall of Yingchuan, the eastern bandits Murong Shaozong's army went to Henan, and he didn't know where to go, so he also had to guard against it.

If it weren't for the fact that the people and horses in the town can't be moved lightly, why should I take the risk and take the big city lightly?Fortunately, Mr. Gao Yang arrived in time, and the matter here can be temporarily paid to Mr. Gao, so I can rest assured that Mr. Xuan will pay a return visit. "

"Wh, what? Lord Xihe is going back to defend Jingzhou now? But, but me, I came to this situation suddenly, and I haven't tried the details, so I'm afraid it's hard to think about it!"

When Da Xiwu heard that Li Tai was about to leave, he immediately stared and exclaimed.

Originally, I wanted to say that it would be difficult for him to suppress the whole territory of Hanzhong with his tens of thousands of troops, but thinking that Li Tai only led 3000 troops, most of which were the tribe of the Shannanhao chief who temporarily instigated rebellion, and had successfully captured Nanzheng City, Da Xiwu didn't want to Showing cowardice can only show that he is not familiar with the situation in Hanzhong.

"I have never set foot in Hanzhong before, but I am ordered to do my best. What's more, there is Xiao Xun, Marquis Yifeng of Liang State in this city, who can assist Gaoyanggong Town in Fuzhou."

If there is a choice, Li Tai certainly doesn't want to give up the Hanzhong that he just conquered, but now there is no doubt that Jingzhou needs him to sit in charge and preside over it.

Even if he wants to keep Li Qianzhe here, it is obviously impossible for the Taiwan government to hand over Hanzhong to such a newly attached general. It is better to simply make concessions and only consolidate the personnel situation in the east of Ankang.

As for how Da Xiwu should deal with Zhenfu, that's not something Li Tai needs to worry about.After welcoming Da Xiwu into the city, he ordered the Li brothers to withdraw from Nanzheng City happily, packed up the personnel and materials that had been assigned before, and prepared to leave for the east.

Li Tai would naturally take away the money, cultural relics and books seized in Nanzheng City.As for the food, he was limited in transportation capacity, so he only took tens of thousands of shi, and he recruited more than [-] men and women in the city, and returned to Mianbei with them for resettlement.Liu Fan, an important official of the former Liangzhou state capital, was taken by him to appease and manage these migrating men and women.

As for the other personnel in the city, including the original governor Xiao Xun, Li Tai left them to Da Xiwu.By the way, I asked Yu Wenqiu and his troops from Da Xiwu's subordinates, and followed him to Ankang.

When he arrived in Ankang, it happened that Quan Zhongzun, who was also sent by the Taiwan government to cooperate with him, led his troops south to Ziwu Road and sent troops to Shangjin, so Li Tai stayed here with Yu Wenqiu and Li Xian to sit in Ankang, Wei Xing and other counties and counties, while he himself led Li Qianzhe's troops to return eastward.

(End of this chapter)