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- Everyone knows that Jia Xu was once a member of the Xiliang Army.
After Dong Zhuo took the Han Emperor hostage and retreated to Chang'an, most of the Xiliang army was deployed on the Hongnong front line to resist the threat of the Guandong princes.
As a member of the Xiliang Army, Jia Xu had lived in Hongnong for a long time and should be familiar with the terrain here.
This is also the reason why Yan Liang brought Jia Xu as his army counselor during this western expedition. The further west he went, the closer he was to Jia Xu's hometown, and the broader the field for Jia Xu's use.
Jia Xu looked indifferent, his face was like water, he just stared at the map and remained silent.
Yan Liang knew that this poisonous man was searching for his past memories, so he stopped urging him.
After a while, Jia Xu coughed a few times and said slowly: "To the west along the Luoshui River, you can reach Lu's City. To the north of this city is Kuzong Mountain. When I was in Hongnong, I did hear that there were hunters. I once crossed this mountain and traveled between Hongnong and Nanyang."
If there are hunters, it means that there must be a path in this mountain that can lead from north to south.
Yan Liang¡¯s spirit suddenly lifted.
"Ahem." Jia Xu changed the subject and added: "Although there are trails in the dry mountains, only the local farmers and hunters know about them. Xu only heard about them. As for how to walk, he has no way of knowing. ¡±
When everyone heard this, they were a little disappointed.
If you have a way but don't know it, if you Jia Xu said this, it would be like saying it in vain.
At this time, Yan Liangbao suddenly slapped the case hard and said loudly: "Back then, Han Xin took the Ziwu Road to Hanzhong to defect to Liu Bang. Later, he secretly crossed to Chencang and took this road again. The shortcut was pointed out by an old farmer in the mountains. As long as there is a road, why worry about not knowing it? ¡±
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was startled at first. Immediately it dawned on me.
Nearly one-third of the soldiers in Yan Liang's army of hundreds of thousands were from Jingzhou, and there were also many soldiers from Nanyang.
Since this Kuzong Mountain trail connects Hongnong and Nanyang, Yan Liang does not believe that so many Nanyang soldiers were killed. No one knows.
While everyone was excited, Yan Liang had already loudly ordered: "Pass on my king's order to immediately pick out all the soldiers registered in Nanyang. Each one will be carefully interrogated by me."
After the order was passed, the camps besieging Shaanxian County quickly and secretly began to get busy.
After several days of secret interrogation, three soldiers borrowed from Nanyang were selected. These soldiers are all from Nanyang County and Hongnong, the nearest county. Before joining the army, they were all hunters. They had hunted deep into Fubing Mountain and Kuzong Mountain many times, and were quite familiar with the trails in the mountains.
Yan Liang finally decided to use these three soldiers as guides, and ordered veteran general Huang Zhong to lead 5,000 Changsha soldiers to cross the Kuzong Mountain to attack Hongnong City. Cut off the joy and enter the back road.
Huang Zhong is Yan Liang¡¯s general who is best at attacking difficulties. The five thousand Changsha soldiers under his command were all veterans who were good at fighting in the mountains and had participated in the campaign to conquer Shu.
Today we have to cross mountains and ridges to capture Hongnong City. Huang Zhong and his Changsha soldiers are naturally the best choice.
The plan was decided, and that night, Yan Liang killed chickens and feasted on the five thousand Changsha athletes with good wine and meat to make them stronger.
After some encouragement, Yan Liang ordered Huang Zhong to leave the camp at night, and quietly left the Shaanxi County camp with the grain transport team returning south.
As soon as Huang Zhong's troops left, Yan Liang, in order to attract Le Jin's attention, sent Luoyang's navy to move westward against the current, pretending to seize Shaanxi and Jin from the waterway, threatening the north bank of the river to the east, so that Le Jin had no time to distract the rear.
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Huayin, Cao Jun¡¯s camp.
In the big tent, Cao Cao, who was sitting cross-legged on the couch, was staring at the map on the table, in a daze.
"Cough cough" Cao Cao would cough dryly from time to time, and hurriedly offered soup from left and right, so that Cao Cao's coughing and wheezing could be slightly relieved.
Since he vomited blood and fell from his horse at Hangu Pass, and then experienced the double blow of a great escape, Cao Cao's body and energy were greatly damaged. In addition to head wind, he also suffered from a cough.
Cao Cao originally planned to return to Chang'an to recuperate. Unexpectedly, after less than a month of recuperation, Yan Liang launched a fierce attack on him again.
" Urgent battle reports from Shaanxi County arrived in Chang'an several times a day. Yan Liang's army of hundreds of thousands marched westward in a mighty manner. How could Cao Cao not be frightened.
In order to assist Hongnong at any time, Cao Cao had to move from Chang'an to Huayin. Not far east of Huayin was Tongguan. As long as Hongnong was in danger, Cao Cao could send his army out of Guandong to assist within one day.
"How is the war in Shaanxi County?" Cao Cao asked subconsciously. This was the third time he asked the same question in one day.
Before the case, Guo Jia cupped his hands and said, "Please tell me, Prime Minister."??, Le Wenqian just reported yesterday that Yan Liangkong has more than 100,000 troops, but they cannot deploy them in the narrow terrain of Hongnong. Shaanxi City is impregnable. Le Wenqian asked the Prime Minister not to worry. "
"Oh." Cao Cao responded, his frown slightly relaxing.
When Guo Jia saw this, he smiled reassuringly and said: "Shaanxi County is bordered by the Yellow River to the north and mountains to the south. Its terrain is only a few dozen miles in radius. With Le Wenqian's ability, he can lead an army of 30,000, which is enough to hold back the Yan bandits' army. "
Cao Cao has a deep understanding of the terrain of Shaanxi County after passing through it several times, and Cao Cao is also convinced of Le Jin's ability to use troops.
After Guo Jia¡¯s persuasion, Cao Cao¡¯s mood eased a lot.
At this time, Liu Ye said: "However, I recently heard intelligence from Luoyang Xizuo that the bandits' fleet on the Yellow River is slowly moving westward along the river. I am afraid that the bandits want to seize Shaanxi and Jin from the waterway and threaten Hedong from the north. ah."
Hearing Liu Ye's words, Cao Cao sneered: "Once the Yan thief succeeded in the waterway, he thought that the Yellow River was like the Yangtze River and allowed his navy to run amok. He is really arrogant."
"Although it is possible to cross the Yellow River north from Shaanxi and Tianjin, the current of the Yellow River in that area is very fast and it is extremely difficult to sail. If Yan's navy dares to come, there is a risk of capsizing."
Guo Jia smiled and accepted Cao Cao's words, "Furthermore, even if the Yan bandits captured Shaanjin, there are rolling Zhongtiao Mountains along the north bank of the Yellow River. Only Dayang City along the coast can be landed. And that big The terrain of Yangcheng is also extremely dangerous. As long as thousands of soldiers and horses guard the ferry, even if Yan's army has a million troops, they will never be able to land. In this case, even if Yan's navy comes west, there is nothing to fear. "
Guo Jia¡¯s words made it clear that it was impossible to move west along the Yanliang Waterway.
Cao Cao nodded repeatedly. But he said: "But Yan Thief is cunning and bold, and can do anything, so he must be on guard. Send an order to Xu Gongming in Hedong immediately. Order him to strengthen the defense of Dayang City and not leave any threat to Hedong for Yan Thief. Chance."
"No." Guo Jia and Liu Ye handed over their hands in unison.
After the order was passed, Cao Cao became more energetic and murmured: "Yan Liang, I admit it, you are indeed great. Now I am keeping to myself behind closed doors. I won't play with you anymore. Let's see how arrogant you are. Hmph." "
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Huang Zhong lightly dipped his fingers into the water. Draw a line on the parchment map.
He and his 5,000 Changsha soldiers marched from Luoyang against the Luoshui River to the southwest for more than 230 miles, passing through the counties of Yiyang and Kinmen. Now we have passed Lushi County.
Heading towards the due north of Lushi. Just upstream of Zhushui, there is the rolling Kuzong Mountain. There is a less traveled path for more than 150 miles in the mountains. From here, the road goes north over the Kuzong Mountain and the primeval forest, and you can see the gods and ghosts. It's straight to the southwest of Hongnong City.
Huang Zhong asked the three Orion soldiers to guide them. After asking carefully, he reconfirmed his location. He put away the map and ordered the army to continue heading north.
It is almost night, the temperature in the mountains is getting colder, and the mountain wind is whistling in the ears with fallen leaves.
Huang Zhong and his five thousand soldiers, breathing in the white air-conditioning, walked through the mountains and dense forests on winding paths as thin as a line.
This path shuttles between dense forests and bad water. It is very narrow and only allows one person to pass at its widest point. On such a road, it is obvious that luggage cannot be carried.
Therefore, after Huang Zhong led his troops to Lushi City, he abandoned all the heavy baggage in the city. Each person in the army only carried five days of dry food and drinking water and moved forward lightly.
It is now the third day. Huang Zhong and his army will not be able to get out of Kuzong Mountain for another two days. Let alone attacking Hongnong, they are afraid that only 5,000 people will starve to death in this vast mountain.
Huang Zhong did not dare to delay for a moment. It was already dark, but he ordered the soldiers to light torches and continue to move forward on the mountain road.
Even so, after walking for another four days, they still could not get out of the mountain, and the food and water they carried had been exhausted.
In order to survive, Huang Zhong and his soldiers had to quench their thirst with stream water and feed on wild vegetables and fruits in the mountains. If they were lucky, they could open a few hares.
The five thousand tired army, pretending to be half hungry and half full, circled the Kuzong Mountain for more than eight days.
At dawn, the advancing army suddenly stopped.
Huang Zhong was keenly aware that there must be a surprise.
He ignored his fatigue and walked to the front of the team from the crowded mountain road. At the head of the team where the terrain gradually opened up, the guides were looking at something with joyful faces.
Huang Zhong took a few steps forward, brushing aside the bushes in front of him with his hands, and suddenly saw a bright scene in front of him.
Ahead, there is already a mountain going down.?, and on the narrow plain at the end of the hillside, you can vaguely see the outline of a city.
"Old General, Hongnong City has arrived, let's climb out of Kuzong Mountain." The guide shouted excitedly.
Huang Zhong felt a surge of ecstasy in his heart, so excited that he almost jumped up.
Even during the battle against Shu, even the mountain of Shu, which was difficult to climb to the sky, had never made him feel so difficult.
Starting from Luoyang, after half a month of torture and suffering, Huang Zhong finally saw his goal today.
Hongnong City is right in front of you.
Huang Zhong was ecstatic, but he suppressed his joy. When he turned around, he had a stern look on his face.
Huang Zhong glanced at the tired soldiers in front of him and said loudly: "Brothers, Hongnong City is right in front of us. Now we have run out of food and grass. Retreating is a dead end. Only by taking Hongnong City can we have a way to survive. Those who want to survive , so he rushed down the mountain with me and captured Hongnong City."
There was silence among all the soldiers.
After a while, someone suddenly shouted: "Kill"
That roar was like a spark of fire, instantly igniting the soldiers' survival instinct.
"kill"
"kill"
The wild roar echoed in the empty mountain forest, surprising the birds all over the mountain.
Huang Zhong left half of his shoulders bare, held the long knife tightly in his hand, turned around and strode resolutely down the mountain. (To be continued)
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