Shuhan

By retreating to Longxi, the land in Guanzhong was almost given to the Han Dynasty.

I went back this time, and the next time I have to call in, it can only be described as very difficult.

Not only could they not defeat Guanzhong, they could not even protect Longxi and the counties of Liangzhou.

These places were ruled by the Wei State not long ago, and the influence of the Wei State did not fully penetrate into the grassroots. Those powerful nobles saw that the Wei State was weak and the Han State was strong. In addition, after Guanzhong was occupied by the Han State, the lands of Longyou and Xiliang , in fact, it has been severed from Wei State.

If so, are they still willing to sacrifice their lives?
Cao Zhen still sees people's hearts relatively clearly.

When the time comes, I'm afraid he will be sold without even realizing it.

But not to retreat to Longxi and turn towards Zuo Fengyi, this decision is extremely difficult.

Not to mention that he is now hundreds of miles away from the Lotus Spoon Spring. It is not an easy task to cross many obstacles in enemy territory.

Besides
The other side was newly defeated, and logistical supplies had become a problem. Choosing to transfer to Zuo Fengyi was a big risk.

If Zheng Hun couldn't hold on and was defeated by Han, wouldn't he be sending food to Zuo Fengyi this time?
Going deep into enemy territory, the intelligence is blocked.

Cao Zhen knew that his next choice would be crucial.

"It's better to gather the soldiers first and then make a decision after receiving information from all parties!"

He only has more than a thousand cavalry left now, and it won't be too late to make a decision after he gathers the cavalry and solves the logistical problems.

In Cao Zhen's mind, he is more inclined to turn to Zuo Fengyi.

Retreating to Longyou is the behavior of a weak person, and treating the symptoms rather than the root cause only delays the rate of defeat.

When they arrived at Zuo Fengyi, they gathered the main force of the Wei army and faced off against the infantry led by Hao Zhao on the left. In this case, the outcome was still uncertain.

Taking back Guanzhong is the choice that treats both the symptoms and the root cause!

summer.

The weather is sweltering.

In Wuguan Road, a group of armored soldiers marched slowly.

The leader was a sturdy red-armored general.

If it’s not Guan Ping, who is it?
Wuguandao was opened at the end of the Shang Dynasty and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty.

Wan Xiong, the leader of the Jingchu tribe, was named Chuzi and pioneered this path during the ethnic migration process when he led his people from Guanzhong to Jianghan.

Wuguandao was developed by connecting the Bashui River Valley on the north side of the Qinling Mountains and the Danshui River Valley on the south side of the Qinling Mountains.

The main route is: go east from Chang'an, cross Baqiao and then turn southeast, pass through Podi Village in Lantian County, go up Qipanling, go around the south side of Lushan, cross Lanqiao to Lanqiao Town, go up the Lanqiao River, and pass by Muhu Pass crosses the Qinling Liang, goes down the Qipan River, a tributary of the Danshui River, to Heilongkou, turns eastward and passes through Shangzhou and Danfeng County out of Wuguan, passes through Shanyang County out of Manchuang Pass, and then resumes the route via Shangjin to Jingxiang. It is called Shangjin Road.

At this moment, Guan Ping led five thousand Nanyang soldiers to trek here.

His face was full of determination, but the soldiers under his hands were suffering unspeakably.

Wuguan Road walks along the north side of Danshui. The mountain road is not wide and covered with trees. Most of the roads are on the top of mountains or on the mountainside. It can be described as "a mountain is not completely exhausted, and there is not even half a mile in a hundred miles." This shows that its road More difficult to do.

Although it is possible to transport baggage and cross carriages, it often happens that the wheels get stuck in the quagmire of the rocks, especially now that the water is rising in summer, and many roads have been washed away.

As a result, they had to temporarily change the road and take a different path at the blocked water stream to avoid the flood.

The march can only be described as slow.

Let alone attacking Wuguan, reaching Wuguan within this month is a problem.

"Chang'an has been defeated. Take Wuguan and open Wuguan Road. Guanzhong will be saved."

After the Han Kingdom captured Guanzhong, Wuguandao became the logistics line and lifeline of Guanzhong.

If you open it up earlier, you can save a lot of food for the Han Dynasty.

The people of Yizhou lived frugally and lived frugally. If ten pieces of food and grass were transported there, would one of them reach Guanzhong?

After the Wuguan Road was opened, the people of Yizhou no longer had to transport grain and grass to Guanzhong. Instead, they transported grain and grass from Jiangzhou to Jingzhou via waterway, and then from Jingzhou to Guanzhong. The cost of the journey was greatly reduced.

Moreover, grain and grass from Jingzhou can also be transported to Chang'an.

The more grain and grass is transported to Guanzhong, the less the people of Yizhou have to collect grain, and their lives will naturally be better. Opening up the Wuguan Road is the top priority now!
"General, do you want to take a rest?"

After marching for half a day, some of the soldiers in the army were already complaining.

Those teachers who opened the way are almost scolded.

If it weren't for the bright knives of the Han army dangling in front of them, and if they were on the Han army's roster and ran away rashly, their families would be imprisoned, and they wouldn't be willing to do such dirty work.

Guan Ping nodded and said: "This matter is not urgent, let's rest for now."

He also felt depressed in his heart.

His Majesty's Northern Expedition to Guanzhong, they came from Nanyang, they should go to Luoyang for the Northern Expedition.

Attacking troops from two directions will definitely put Wei in a dilemma.

unfortunately
There are not enough troops.

There is not enough food and grass.

Logistics can't keep up.

Zhuge Liang Longzhong's two-pronged attack on Wei was based on strong enough national strength. The current Han State's national strength obviously could not support a two-pronged attack on Wei.

In addition, Wei's general Cao Ren is still in Yuzhou, and together with the state and county soldiers, there are 100,000 soldiers. With Nanyang's small number of soldiers, he is no match at all.

The troops were not as strong as those on the opposite side, the food and fodder were insufficient, and Guan Yu's body was no longer able to support a Northern Expedition, so he had to give up the idea of ​​sending troops from Nanyang to the Northern Expedition to Xudu and then capture Luoyang.

And
Xuzhou Zang Ba stubbornly defended Pengcheng, and finally reached the end of his rope.

Under Cao Ren's fierce attack, Zang Ba, who held Pengcheng for three months, finally had to burn himself to death with his family in his inner city residence because the city gates should be opened.

Xuzhou, which was originally nominally controlled by Wei but actually controlled by Xuzhou's powerful powers, was completely in the hands of Cao Pi.

When Cao Pi was planning Xuzhou, he used poisonous tactics.

The main force attacking Pengcheng and Xiapi were basically Xuzhou soldiers, and the defenders were also Xuzhou soldiers.

As the saying goes, boiling beans and burning bean sprouts, Xuzhou soldiers were almost consumed when they attacked Xuzhou.

The rest were basically assimilated and annexed by the Wei army.

Most of the powerful people in Xuzhou went to Luoyang to become wealthy lords. Now Xuzhou is controlled by officials sent by Wei State.

It is precisely because of this that Cao Ren also sent troops to Yingchuan and Runan.

Not to mention the Northern Expedition to Wei now, I would be thankful if Cao Ren didn't come to attack Nanyang and Runan.

At this moment, Guan Ping put aside the complaints in his heart and saw that his attention was focused on Wuguan.

"There are three thousand Wei soldiers in Wuguan, most of them are soldiers from Xiangyang and Nanyang."

Guan Ping's eyes suddenly lit up as he listened to Jian Junsi's information.

Originally, Lu Chang was guarding Wuguandao. After he was transferred, he defended Shenyang during the Battle of Runan, which caused a lot of trouble to Liu Chan. In the end, the city was broken and he was beheaded, so he died a worthy death. .

After Lu Chang left, Wuguan was handed over to Lu Chang's general Zhang Fang.

This Zhang Fangnai is from Jingzhao Yin, and he is commanding the Jingzhou soldiers from Guanzhong. Can this be used?
"It's a pity that the families of these soldiers are in Shang County behind, not in Nanyang. If Chang'an can send troops to defeat Shangluo and Shang County, it will be much easier to capture Wuguan under a flanking attack from both sides. "

But Guan Ping also understood in his heart that Guanzhong was under great pressure now, and there were no extra troops to attack Wuguan.

To open the Wuguan Road, we still need Guan Ping's five thousand soldiers.

How difficult it is!
Guan Ping sighed, but soon, this trace of discouragement was forgotten by him.

Third uncle's son Zhang Bao is now famous all over the world.

A tiger father has no dog sons.

My father, Guan Ping, is the powerful Shouting Marquis of Han Dynasty in China. How can I lose to Zhang Bao?

The title of the strongest second generation is not yours, Zhang Bao, but mine, Guan Pingda! (End of chapter)