Follow General Cao to mix the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 868
Sima Yi's guarding this mountain road is not some kind of sneak in the mountains. This is the only passage from Jinzhong to the North China Plain that can be approached by 20 troops. It is the widest Jingxing among the Taihang Eight Xings!
More than 300 years ago, the Battle of Jingxing between Han Xin, the military god of a generation, and the state of Zhao took place here. It was only after defeating King Xie of Zhao that Han Xin was able to attack Shandong, and finally took the position of king of Qi.

But that time, Han Xin’s army was only more than 1, less than 37, and Zhao’s army was only 10,000 to 20. But this time, the Eastern Army gathered at least [-], and Wang Hou’s Kansai Army also had [-]+, nearly [-]. Ten thousand, the fate of the entire Central Plains is blocked in the vast Taihang Mountains.

Knowing his weakness, the battle of Quwo just now proved that the infantry of the Central Plains in the field could not defeat Liangzhou and Liaodong riding horses anyway, so after sending away the disobedient teammates, Sima Yi sent all his troops Hidden in the mountains, heavy soldiers were stationed at every pass, and the narrow Taihang Mountain Road was fully stationed for tens of miles.

Sima Yi is still implementing his own strategy, delay!
In terms of war resources, the Eastern Wei Dynasty was stronger than the Western Wei Dynasty. Sima Yi and Cao Rui had five times as many households as Wang Hou. Wang Hou built his country with commerce, and the huge Central Plains was his big market. The war blocked commerce. If it happened for a moment, from Liaodong to Chang'an, the big business groups would still support Wang Hou's hegemony, but if the war lasted for three to five years In the absence of a market for trade routes, how long can the loyalty of these large business groups last?
However, the feudal manors that have never changed since ancient times can give Sima Yi continuous support and send recruits to the front line.

Faced with such a situation, all the officials and generals of the Western Wei Dynasty were gathered in Jinzhong by Wang Hou.

"Daxingtai!"

Although the situation of the battle was not very favorable, the military strategy of the Western Wei Dynasty was quite excellent. A long time ago, the Military Statistics and Investigation Bureau secretly drew this contour map of Taihangxing in the hands of Deng. The mountainous special forces under Sun Shangxiang's command, a decent strategic situation sand table has been clearly placed on the wooden table.

"Everyone, this road is Jingxing! This road leads to Handan in the north and Qinyang in the south. It is the only way for our army to enter the Central Plains. It is also the last line of defense for the old thief Sima to defend the Central Plains and Hebei. Open Taihang Xing and the world Holding it!"

Holding a pointer in one hand and the other in the other, he pointed the country on the map. The famous general who almost destroyed Goguryeo in history was also Guan Qiujian, who was commanded by the two corps in Liaodong this time. Xu, Xu Shu, Zhen Yao, etc., Zhao Yun, who is an old military general, did not die in the hands of Guan Yu, Pang De, who had become more and more capable, and Jiang Xu, Guo Huai, Zhang Yi and other new and old generals of the Western Wei Army watched Maps, but all brows are furrowed.

It's easy to say, but if it was so easy to pass Jingxing, Han Xin's Battle of Jingxing would not be so famous in the world!
Moreover, compared with the Jingxing Pass that Han Xin faced, what Wang Hou faced was a bit more difficult, because the Dai Kingdom in Bingzhou was attacked by Han Xin at that time, Zhao Guo had only 40 to 300 troops, and only controlled the Taihang Mountain Pass near Handan. It is near the Jingxing Pass, but Sima Yi has an army of nearly [-]. This is the battlefield he has planned for a long time. From the entrance of Jinzhong to Taihang Mountain to the exit of Jingxing Pass, the narrow mountain road of more than [-] miles is almost In his control.

Along the way, along the narrow mountain road, he set up three key lines of defense. The front army stationed at the Xizhou Pass and formed formations along the mountain. , You can even see the gables set up by the Eastern Wei Dynasty on the ridge. It is really not easy to break in through these three passes.

Especially after looking at the densely packed Eastern Wei military camps, Zhao Yun, the general who had followed Wang Hou for the longest time, was the first to shake his head.

"My lord, this battle... is too difficult!"

"Leaving aside the difficulty of our army's cavalry walking on the mountain roads, it's just that the Sima bandits set up formations along the mountain, setting up barriers layer by layer, and their thieves outnumbered our army. It will also be severely damaged!"

"In my opinion, my lord will leave a small force stationed in Jinzhong. The army will go north, relying on the advantage of our army's trains, and go south from Liaodong. The general is willing to lead a division of cavalry himself, land from Qingzhou, and harass the Central Plains from two routes. Go to Ye and do good to him!"

"how long it takes?"

No nonsense, Wang Hou just asked this question back, and Zhao Yun couldn't help choking, and after a while, he came out with difficulty.

"If it goes well, it will take a year and a half!"

This has moved to more than half of China, and it seems to be easier than the current Jingxing, but there are also many variables, and Youzhou has to be opened up, and although the Three Kingdoms have destroyed one, there is still Soochow!Youdao is the head of Shu and the tail of Wu. In history, the Southern Dynasties that lost the land of Shu did not last long, and Sun Quan was also eyeing Xichuan.

And now that the Central Plains business route has been cut off, Wang Hou has already felt the pressure, so he doesn't want to procrastinate any longer, even if he forcibly breaks into this well!

"Everyone, there are 37 people on the other side, and they claim to be 50, but who are they? They are soldiers stationed for the government and tenant farmers for the gentry. The soldiers of the Bafu who followed the Taizu to fight in Hefei all these years are still behind us. Sima Yi does not have many elite soldiers. !"

"Who are you? The elite troops who eat military pay to kill people, the warriors who fought against the savages in the big valley in Liaodong, even the Liangzhou cavalry in Kansai, and the three auxiliary knights, don't you think that even the farmers are afraid of you when you get off your horses?" Isn't it better?"

Hearing Wang Hou's order, dozens of generals present were all silent. After a while, General Pang De, who was in charge of recruiting [-] troops from Liangzhou, was the first to clap his fists and clapped his hands.

"My lord, please order!"

Following his call, the rest of the generals and young generals clasped their fists and kneeled in military salute at the same time, shouting loudly.

"My lord, please order!"

Brainstorming is a good thing most of the time, but sometimes, some people need to act arbitrarily. This time, Wang Hou did not want to discuss with the generals at this pre-war meeting. The general's military spirit, follow him one by one to kill him!

Pang De took the lead and temporarily suppressed all objections. Wang Hou also did his part and immediately slammed on the table.

"I have made up my mind. I will leave Jinzhong tomorrow at this time, and the army will attack Zhoushikou directly! Regardless of the cost, force them in!"

"The last will obey!"

(End of this chapter)