Wanli 1592

Chapter 862
On November [-], the main force of Li Wen's troops left Dasan Pass and entered the Chencang Ancient Road. On November [-], Du Tong's troops went south to Tianshui and entered the Qishan Ancient Road to start marching.

And it wasn't until November [-]th that Li Ruzhang's troops arrived in Mei County. At this moment, Shaanxi governor Liu Guangguo was as anxious as ants on a hot pot, wishing he could personally urge Li Ruzhang's troops.

Liu Guangguo spared no effort to recover Hanzhong faster and relieve the crisis situation in Shaanxi. It happened that Sichuan governor Tan Xisi was taking refuge in Xi'an, so he temporarily entrusted the affairs of Xi'an to Tan Xisi, and he ran around to raise food for Li Ruzhang, almost taking places he could go to They were all searched up and down.

Many local officials are red-eyed and said Futai, please do your best, you can't take it anymore, otherwise it will be dangerous, and we all have nothing to eat...

But Liu Guangguo insisted on taking it, saying that if Hanzhong didn’t take it back, everyone would starve to death sooner or later.
So soon, Liu Guangguo obtained for Li Ruzhang the food and grass that his [-] soldiers and horses could use for two months. He also sent people to explore the Baoxie Valley Road in advance to collect information and help store food to facilitate Li Ruzhang's march. It was almost done. Everything he can do.

As a result, Li Ruzhang repeatedly said that he had encountered dangers on the road. It was originally scheduled to arrive in Mei County on November [-], but Li Ruzhang delayed it by four days.

Liu Guangguo sent six waves of troops to urge Li Ruzhang to march faster, and he was about to go into battle by himself, but Li Ruzhang still went his own way, ignoring Liu Guangguo at all, and went on his own, completely ignoring his urging.

So Liu Guangguo's annoyance can be imagined.

As soon as Li Ruzhang came, Liu Guangguo was very annoyed and yelled at him.

"The governor asked you to arrive at Mei County on the eighth day of November and start marching! But now it's November [-]th! You're four days late! In terms of military law, how do you deal with yourself?"

Li Ruzhang didn't seem to take Liu Guangguo's scolding seriously at all.

"It's raining and the roads are muddy and slippery. Most of my troops are cavalry. The horses walk slowly. If they go too fast, the horses will fall easily. Not only the horses are damaged, but the soldiers are also damaged. How do you think it will be made up for?"

Liu Guangguo was very angry and said furiously, "I will punish you for your crime!"

Li Ruzhang sneered: "How will Liu Futai punish me? Are you the Governor of Yansui? Or Governor Li? What authority do you have to deal with me?"

Liu Guangguo was taken aback for a moment, his face turned red with anger.

Liu Guangguo is the governor of Shaanxi. According to the establishment, he really has no control over Li Ruzhang, not to mention that Li Ruzhang was directly under Li Wen, the governor of the three sides during the war. Only Li Wen can deal with Li Ruzhang, and Liu Guangguo has no such power.

"You...you...I want to impeach you! I want Governor Li to impeach you!"

Li Ruzhang said indifferently: "Please do! But if Futai wants to impeach me, I am afraid that the people will be panicked and the morale of the army will be unstable. At that time, whether the army can enter the army according to the governor's request, then there will be no guarantee."

Facing Li Ruzhang's blatant contempt and disrespect, Liu Guangguo can't do it, but he can't do anything to Li Ruzhang. The recovery of Hanzhong will depend on the cooperation of his soldiers and horses. Otherwise, the imperial court will blame him. There is no escape.

"You... If you can't march in accordance with the governor's order! I must impeach you! March quickly! Make no mistakes!"

Liu Guangguo just didn't talk cowardly, in fact he already admitted cowardly. A hero doesn't suffer immediate losses. When he is using troops right now, he doesn't need to have trouble with a general here, otherwise he will risk his own political future.

If you want to take revenge on him, you have to wait until Hanzhong is taken back to ensure your own safety.

With a sneer on his face, Li Ruzhang called the army to gather food and grass, and then ordered Juniper to lead the vanguard to lead the way.

But speed...

From the morning to the evening, only one-third of the people walked into the Baoxie Road. It seemed that they were too tired to walk, and Liu Guangguo was so angry that he went back to Mei County to sleep.

Out of sight out of mind.

Li Ruzhang didn't care, he walked slowly, not in a hurry, but I have to say, this road is really fucking difficult, not to mention narrow and rugged, and a little slippery, very difficult to walk, especially on war horses More than a dozen people slipped and fell in a day, and finally Li Ruzhang simply ordered the whole army to dismount and walk.

He almost slipped and fell himself.

Juniper also sent news ahead, saying that two soldiers had broken their arms, and a horse was dead, and they had to be sent back.

This is just the beginning of the march, and there are damages, or non-battle damage. If it reaches the destination, how much loss will it have?

These people are all his family base, and he had imagined for no reason, if Xiao Ruxun's general situation is already established, he will take the Yulin Army to seek refuge there to have a status, if only by himself, Xiao Ruxun will at most look at Li Rusong's face and give it to him The commander-in-chief is still the kind who doesn't have much real power.

But if you bring the whole army to seek refuge in the past, the meaning will be different.

The army is the foundation of one's life. The Li family's children all know this, and they were taught clearly by their father Li Chengliang.

So he walked very slowly, caring about his subordinates very much.

Of course, in this way, even if he wholeheartedly serves the country, it will be difficult for him to leave quickly.

This situation also happened to the main force led by Li Wen himself. He entered the Chencang Ancient Road a few days earlier than Li Ruzhang. Not to mention those carriages and horses.

It may be easier for a person and a caravan to pass, but it is even more difficult for a large army.

The roads in some places are very narrow, and it is extremely difficult for carts and horses to pass. The oxen and horses do not move, and several people need to push together to push them. In some places, they are in disrepair. Just die.

He understood why Cao Wei had been passively defending with ten times the national strength of the Shu Han back then and was unable to organize a very effective offense.

Not only natural disasters, man-made disasters, coups and mutinies are not stopping, not only the emperor and ministers are fighting each other, the outer court and the inner palace are restless, not only Xianbei in the north, Gongsun Southeast in the northeast, but also Sun Quan has been making trouble——

The most, most, and most important thing is!

This Qinling road is really too difficult to walk...

The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky. Li Taibai does not deceive me, does not deceive me!

Li Wen looked at the army marching like a turtle, and felt that he finally understood the mood of Cao Zhen who was trapped in Ziwu Valley.

Not being able to move forward, not being reconciled to retreating, the ground is not working every day, the soldiers are exhausted, the cattle and horses are exhausted, and the soldiers fall to death...

How is this fight going?
This road to Shu has been up to now, in the Ming Dynasty, and after being repaired by the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, the result is still the same. It is so difficult to advance. It is really hard to imagine how difficult this road was in the Three Kingdoms era at the end of Han Dynasty. What was the price for crossing the Qinling Mountains for the Northern Expedition.

(End of this chapter)