The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 279 The Great Battle in Guanzhong ([-])
"Report~~~! General Ju, my brothers who were waiting in Ziwu Valley discovered a large group of troops in the valley last night. Presumably it should be the troops of Shu thieves."

"Oh?! How many troops are there in the enemy army?"

"This, in the middle of the night, is indeed difficult to observe. Please forgive me, General."

"Hey, brothers have worked hard and are not guilty. But you have to intensify your investigation, at least find out the approximate number of troops on the side of the Shu thieves and who is leading the army, so that I can write a report to Da Sima. Otherwise, Da Sima I will inevitably be reprimanded for my temper."

"No! Thank you, General Ju, for your understanding. I will try my best to find out about this."

"Well, please don't spread the news to the outside world, so as not to disturb the morale of the army. We will start the defense arrangement secretly."

"promise!"

Ziwu Valley has a total length of more than [-] kilometers.Among the six paths in the Qinling Mountains, the other five paths were once used by military strategists as passages for slow marches or sneak attacks.As for the road of Meridian Valley, countless military strategists have used it as an army plan, but no one has ever succeeded.

The reason is that apart from the steep roads like the other five roads, the most troublesome thing about Meridian Valley is that this is the channel where the north-south air flow meets, which leads to frequent climate changes. If there is a disagreement, it will cause heavy rain, which will often cause landslides , plank road damage, etc.

In 230 AD, Cao Zhen, the great general of Cao Wei, felt that his time was running out, so he decided to go his own way and take risks to attack Shu.The chosen route of attack is this Meridian Valley.As a result, shortly after entering, the plank road was damaged by heavy rain.After a month, half of Meridian Valley was not reached, and finally had to retreat.

But this daunting canyon became a super ancient highway in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty: Yuhuan wanted to eat lychees, and lychees had a very short shelf life.Tang Xuanzong spent a lot of manpower and material resources to strengthen and renovate Ziwu Valley.The ground of the entire canyon is paved with bluestone.It is ensured that the lychees shipped from Fuling, Chongqing today can reach Chang’an in only seven days (incidentally, today, starting from Chongqing to Xi’an, self-driving, the whole journey is high-speed, two or more drivers take turns to drive, and minimize rest in the service area The time generally takes 10 to 12 hours—mainly when crossing the Qinling Mountains, the bridge-tunnel ratio is too high and the speed limit is very strict).

Therefore, even in ancient times, the traffic conditions in Meridian Valley could be transformed to be very convenient for the passage of large troops as long as the national strength and determination were strong enough.

Since Guan Yi and Sima Wang reached a monopoly agreement on Gaojiu in 264, the Shu Han side strengthened the various passages in the Qinling Mountains in the name of "delivering materials to Chang'an as soon as possible".The most important of these is the Baoxie Road, and the Ziwu Valley has also been repaired in half: it can only be half.Unlike the exit of Baoxie Road in Wuzhangyuan, which is hundreds of miles away from Chang'an, the exit at the northern end of Ziwu Valley is more than forty miles south of the southern city wall of Chang'an. Therefore, Sima Wang only allowed the Shu Han to make up for the southern end of Ziwu Valley. No further reinforcement is allowed beyond the center line.

However, for Shu Han who owns cement, it is really troublesome for a road not to be reinforced in advance, but we have prefabricated slabs!And this thing doesn't have to be carried with the army for long distances, as long as there is cement, it can be made anywhere!
On July [-], Jiang Wei led his army into the Meridian Valley from the south.

On the [-]th, the main force of the Shu Han had already walked halfway through Ziwu Valley, and then they were inevitably discovered by the scouts of the Jin army.

On the 23rd, the first report of the scout team of the Jin Army was sent to the desk of Ju'an, the guard at the northern end of Ziwu Valley.Then he was temporarily suppressed by Ju An because the information was unknown.

On the 25th, the Jin army scouts sent detailed information to Ju'an's desk.

"General, your subordinates have already found out. The Shu bandits marched into the Ziwu Valley this time. It is a large army. Judging by the length of the team, there are at least 5 people! I have clearly seen the banner of the general Jiang. Presumably it should be the chief of the Shu bandits. Jiang Wei leads the army!"

"Hiss~~~ Good praise and don't go on the ramp, why are these guys coming to this general? Come, beat the drums of the generals, and call the officers above the army to come to the big tent to discuss matters!"

"promise!"

Although the Luoyang Central Army has not performed well on the battlefield due to poor leadership this term.But in the end, it was the elite formed by gathering the best of the world, and the camp area of ​​5000 people was not very large, so Ju'an's gathering drum beat, and within a quarter of an hour, all the mid-level officers were present.

"Everyone, the current situation is like this. What this general means is, on the one hand, everyone go down to gather troops and defend according to the fortification division we have built in Taniguchi in advance. On the other hand, this general will quickly send Qingqi to Chang'an for emergency!" After finishing this sentence, Ju An, who was calmly issuing orders on the main seat, looked at the dignified officers below, and smiled softly: "Don't be nervous, everyone. I have been under Jiang Wei's command for many years in the past. The ability to tease this is very clear. Based on the current strength of the enemy and us, unless there is another heavy rain in Meridian Valley, we will not be able to face Jiang Wei. But, before we came here, Da Sima also said that only He asked us to hold out for five days, and within five days, he will definitely come to support. Besides, how close we are to Chang'an, it is only more than [-] miles away. So at most three days, Chang'an's reinforcements will arrive. Therefore, An Please, everyone here, no matter what, you must stick to it for three days! Once the three days are up, if the reinforcements have not arrived, I will lead you to retreat. At that time, I will be responsible for all the crimes."

As soon as Juan said this, some generals of the Jin army breathed a sigh of relief.But some generals frowned: "General, the country is in crisis, so it doesn't matter what the responsibility is. No matter when Da Sima sends reinforcements, since we are assigned here to guard the Ziwu Valley entrance, then the enemy is coming , only fight to the death!"

"Okay! That's the kind of pride you need! Everyone, hurry up and take your seats. I will immediately write to the supervisor in Chang'an asking for help!"

"promise!"

Of course Ju'an sent an envoy to ask for help. After all, the camp of 5000 people is only that big, and the officers and soldiers under him are mainly from the Luoyang Central Army.If you don't look good enough, you are looking for death.The only trick he can do is to send two envoys at the same time, one of whom is his confidant.

On the other side, Jiang Weiben's team.

From the middle line of Meridian Valley, the road becomes more difficult. On the towering mountains on both sides of the canyon, there are falling rocks of different sizes flying from time to time. If you are unlucky, you will be hit by a vital part. You may not be able to afford serious injuries on the spot. Even directly killed.

These are nothing, the most terrible thing is that the situation in Ziwu Valley changes extremely fast.The sun was still shining brightly just now, and within a short while, a dark cloud floated over, and before the people below had time to take out their rain gear, they were already drenched in a chill.

It was also on the 25th, late at night, when the Shu Han army finished the day's journey and wanted to stop for a while to rest.As soon as the bonfire was lit, there was a heavy rain accompanied by frequent thunder and lightning.The main force of Jiang Wei's team was shivering from the huge raindrops on the midsummer night.

"General Qi, the scouts in front have found out that we are still more than [-] miles away from the valley entrance at the north end. Because of the heavy rain just now, a small section of plank road ahead was smashed by falling rocks from the top of the mountain. The front army is digging up the rocks, and then using prefabricated board to rebuild the channel... If there is no rain in the second half of the night, it should be repaired in the early morning of tomorrow."

After all, he was getting old. In this deep valley, after a cold rain, Jiang Wei couldn't help shaking slightly: "Shan, brothers have worked hard."

After the scouts withdrew, Jiang Wei turned around and smiled slightly at the middle-aged and elderly generals who were also wet all over: "There are still sixty miles, let everyone quickly re-ignite the fire. If the firewood is wet, just ignite the oil directly. Be sure to put the fire on your body. Clothes and quilts must be dried before going to sleep. Tomorrow we will launch a rapid march, and strive to launch an attack on Taniguchi at the time of tomorrow!"

"promise!"

……

No words for one night, the next day, July 26.

After the hard work of the Shuhan engineering team, the plank road was quickly restored.Then Jiang Wei put the brigade behind, and personally led a team of 06 sudden generals to rush forward. At about 30:[-] p.m. on this day, they approached the Jin army's Dazhai at the northern exit of Ziwu Valley.

It was midsummer at this time, and it was getting dark very late.So the sky at this time should still be bright.But the weather in Meridian Valley is always unpredictable. At this moment, there was another burst of intensive thunder, and then the bean-sized raindrops fell down again.

The heavy rain at this time is not a trouble but an excellent help to the Han army.Under the cover of dense rain, the Han army was only discovered by the lookout post of the Jin army when it got close to more than [-] meters in front of the Jin army's Dazhai.

"Enemy attack! Shu thieves are coming!"

"Archer?!"

"All soldiers climb the wall!"

"Hurry up and report to General Gu!"

The Jin army's response was extremely fast, and all middle and low-level officers quickly organized themselves.Of course, they didn't forget the superiority and inferiority of the upper and lower, and they all subconsciously wanted to inform the supreme commander of their side here, Ju'an.

And where is Juan at this time?

He led his [-] or so cronies who had followed him for many years to guard the gate of the village!
July 268, 26 AD, many years of preparation, new materials, and internal assistance.Jiang Wei led the army to break through the Meridian Valley in an unprecedented breakthrough!

(End of this chapter)