Three Kingdoms Strong Army System

In the spring of 194, when Guanzhong had just started spring plowing, Liu Zhang personally led an elite army of [-] people out of Chang'an and into Lantian, intending to cross the Qinling Mountains from Ziwu Road and enter Hanzhong.

When he set off, he sent a messenger to Nanzheng on a fast horse, and he wanted to inform Zhang Lu to see what he would choose.

In Nanzheng City, the messenger was brought to Zhang Lu.

After reading Liu Zhang's letter, Zhang Lu pondered for a moment, then asked Yan Pu, his adviser.

Yan Pu thought about it, and said: "My lord, this is a false way to attack Guo. You must not let Liu Zhang enter Hanzhong. If he enters Hanzhong, the lord's foundation will be lost."

Although Zhang Lu is a genius, he has also read books. Of course he understands what this false way means.

He lowered his head and thought about it carefully. He felt that this was still the case, so he looked at his younger brother Zhang Wei again.

"Brother, I am willing to guard Meridian Road. Liu Zhang wants to enter Hanzhong, but it is not so easy!"

The two most trusted men under his command disagreed with releasing Liu Zhang into Hanzhong, so Zhang Lu made up his mind. He said to the messenger, "Go back and tell Liu Zhang, son, don't treat me as a fool and let him go wherever he goes. .”

After the messenger left, Zhang Lu looked at Zhang Wei and said, "I'll give you 3000 people, can you keep the Meridian Road?"

"no problem!"

"My lord," Yan Pu said, "Although Liu Zhang said in his letter that he wanted to enter Hanzhong from the Meridian Road, we must prevent him from building the plank road to hide in Chencang."

When Zhang Lu heard this, he suddenly exclaimed: "You mean that Liu Zhang might enter Hanzhong through Baoxie Road and the old road?"

"My lord is wise. Although the old road is far away, Wudu County is in the hands of Liu Zhang. It is impossible to say where he will enter Hanzhong County."

"Yang Ang, Yang Ren!" Zhang Lu looked at the two generals.

"The end is here!"

"Order you two to lead three thousand soldiers and horses each to guard the old road and the Baoxie road."

"The last general takes orders!"

The exit end of this old road is at Chencang, also known as Chencang Road. Han Xin came out of Hanzhong through the old road, captured Chencang by surprise, and then seized the entire Guanzhong.

As long as Zhang Lu guards the old road, Baoxie Road and Ziwu Road, Liu Zhang will not be able to enter.And there are only 3000 people in each place, which can withstand thousands of troops.

When Liu Zhang's [-] troops rushed to the entrance of Ziwu Road in Lantian County, the messenger returned.

He met Liu Zhang and told Zhang Lu's original words.

"My lord, that fellow Zhang Lu is so arrogant, why don't we forcefully attack Ziwu Road." The lord humiliated his minister to death, and Han Bing and other generals were murderous, wanting to enter Hanzhong immediately.

Liu Zhang himself, with a watery complexion, did not respond.

"This piece of Lu is not too stupid, the Lord is not allowed to enter Hanzhong."

Fazheng, the son of Fayan, suddenly spoke.

"However, he wants to stop the lord, but he thinks too much, because he ignores the most important point."

"Want to hear the details!" Liu Zhang asked immediately.

"Although Hanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Zhang Lu has few soldiers. Although it is good for the lord to attack Yizhou from two sides, I have another plan. If we divide our troops and attack from the old road and Baoxie Road at the same time, how many soldiers in Zhang Lu can resist it?" !"

It was originally agreed that Yizhou would attack Hanzhong from Baishuiguan, and Liu Zhang would attack Hanzhong from Ziwu Road. Now it has become a four-way attack.

With only one county, Zhang Lu certainly couldn't afford to support too many soldiers.

Yizhou and Guanzhong each have [-] soldiers, and it is not a problem to storm the Hanzhong pass. Even if it is a war of attrition, Zhang Lu's army can be exhausted.

Fazheng is worthy of being Fazheng. At his current age, he can supplement and improve the decisions discussed by everyone.

Liu Zhang looked at Fazheng approvingly, "The order was given to order Ma Teng to lead [-] troops to attack the old way, Liu Chang to lead [-] troops to attack Baoxie Road, and order Xue Yong to lead [-] troops to come for reinforcements. "

After finishing speaking, Liu Zhang looked back at Wu Ban: "You send people back to Chengdu and attack from Baishui Pass through Yizhou."

Wu Ban had nothing to do, and immediately let his entourage set off.

In the city of Chengdu, Zhao Wei, Huang Quan and others received the news and immediately discussed and decided that Zhao Wei would send [-] troops to attack Hanzhong from Baishui Pass.

Hanzhong is the barrier of Yizhou. If Hanzhong is captured, Yizhou will be greatly threatened. Conversely, sending troops from Yizhou to attack Hanzhong is also very dangerous.

After the discussion, Zhao Wei and other Dongzhou officials, some stayed in Chengdu to control the situation in Yizhou, and some followed Zhao Wei to send troops northward.

From Chengdu to Hanzhong, there are many roads that can be taken, but each road is very difficult. Zhao Wei chose to go from Shu County to Guanghan County, and there are many obstacles along the way.

The more famous passes are Jianmen Pass, Jiameng Pass, and Baishui Pass. These three passes are all in Guanghan County. Although they are easy to defend and difficult to attack, they are all in Yizhou.

Along this route, as long as you break through the Yangping Pass in the south of Hanzhong, and then walk along the mountain road, you can reach the Hanzhong Plain.

Not to mention that Zhao Wei and others set off from Chengdu and agreed to attack Hanzhong from north to south, but only that after the order was passed back to Chang'an that day, Ma Teng, Liu Chang, and Xue Yong immediately selected generals, gathered troops, and set off separately.

In the south of Guanzhong, the Qinling Mountains traverse from east to west, blocking Hanzhong.If you want to enter Hanzhong, you have to go south and cross the Qinling Mountains.

However, the Qinling Mountains are hundreds of miles away and uninhabited, and the mountains are high and the water is evil. It is very difficult for a few people to cross it, and it is even more difficult for a large group of people to cross it.

Fortunately, the ancient Shu Kingdom and the Qin Kingdom dug several roads in the Qinling Mountains in order to open up communication channels with the Qin Kingdom.

When encountering mountains, open mountains, and build bridges when encountering water, the plank road is the characteristic road of Yizhou and Hanzhong.

Seeing that Xue Yong came with [-] soldiers and horses as reinforcements, Liu Zhang ordered him to station troops in the north of Lantian County and camp for a few days to rest.

Seeing that the other two groups of troops were about to arrive, Liu Zhang ordered people to beat drums and gather generals, and the qualified counselors and generals in the barracks rushed to Liu Zhang to command the tent immediately.

"Everyone, the two generals Ma Teng and Liu Chang have already arrived at the foot of Chen Cang and Bao Taibai Mountains. I intend to set out today and take down the Ziwu Road. You guys have a clever plan to help me take down the Ziwu Road."

"Ziwu Road crosses the Qinling Mountains, hundreds of miles from north to south, the road is rugged and narrow, not to mention the slow progress of the army, and it is not easy to supply." A Hanzhong general spoke.

"In the middle of Meridian Road, there are several open places where we can establish several supply points for the army to move forward."

"Okay, that's what I want, Zhang Qin." Liu Zhang looked at a general.

Zhang Qin immediately stepped out and responded: "The last general is here!"

"With you 2000 people, open roads across mountains, build bridges across waters, and widen the Meridian Road."

"Xu Lai, with 2000 of you, carry luggage, follow Zhang Qin, and build a supply point along Ziwu Road."

The two responded in unison: "The last general takes orders!"

Although they both have 2000 soldiers, Zhang Qin's 2000 are elite soldiers, while Xu Lai's [-] are second-line troops, or militiamen.

After the military order was issued, the two went down to prepare immediately, while the rest of the generals went back to camp to rest.

Although Ma Jun did not accompany him this time, the trolley he invented brought a lot.

These carts have only one wheel and are supported by two wooden sticks at the back.

When the soldiers are tired on the mountain road, they can adjust the position of the trolley and support it on the mountain road with two wooden pipes to prevent it from slipping away.