Qinglong Three Kingdoms

Chapter 384 The plan to attack Xiangyang (1)

The origin of Xiangyang City was at the latest in the early Spring and Autumn Period, that is, the existing Beijin Garrison, which was a large military ferry in the north of Chu State.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when the state of Chu moved northward, expanded eastward, and expanded westward, the old site of Xiangyang City was the gathering place for the Chu army, especially the king of Chu. It gradually developed into a city with considerable scale and guards.

During the Han Dynasty, the old land of Xiangyang began to set up a county, so the Hanshui Ferry Town, which was originally called Beijin Shu, became a county seat. Gradually, the Xiangshui River was formed due to the change of the local Han River, which is located in Xiangshui. Beijin Garrison on the shore of Shuiyang was called Xiangyang County.

After Liu Biao took over Jingzhou, he began to rebuild Xiangyang County, and finally turned Xiangyang City into the state capital of Jingzhou, and also made Xiangyang City a historical city in Jingzhou, and it was also an important military city guarding the north to the south of the Yangtze River.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that Xiangyang City is built with iron. Although Xiangyang City has just been rebuilt under the supervision of Liu Biao, it has already shown the background of a military city.

The ease of defense and difficulty of attacking Xiangyang City is not just a matter of the size of the city itself mentioned above. In fact, the landforms and topography around Xiangyang City also provide many natural barriers for Xiangyang City.

The north of Xiangyang City and Fancheng on the other side of the Han River are connected to each other through the water gate, and they are guarded by each other's horns. Unless Fancheng is captured first, this side is not suitable to be the main battlefield for attacking Xiangyang City.

Even if Zhu Wei has the method of using black powder to blast bamboo tubes to blow open the water gate, but when Zhu Wei's river boats arrive here, they will be caught in the two sides of the Han River where the troops stationed in Xiangyang and Fancheng are attacking. I am afraid it will be difficult to get close. The water gate area in the north of Xiangyang City.

On the east side of Xiangyang City, the Han River is surrounded and guarded. The area between the Han River and Xiangyang City is mainly a tidal zone formed by alluvial mud and sand. It is transported on the thin and soft ground, so this side is also not suitable for use as a battlefield.

If there is no siege equipment, the difficulty of attacking Xiangyang City will be even more difficult.

Finally, the south of Xiangyang City was guarded by a Xianshan Mountain connected to the Jingshan Mountains. If you wanted to attack Xiangyang City, you had to bypass Xianshan Mountain and take the ancient road on the west or east side of Xianshan Mountain to reach Xiangyang City.

It can be said that this Xian Mountain is like a natural barrier to the south of Xiangyang City, providing a natural protection for Xiangyang City again.

Since ancient times, if foreign enemies want to attack Xiangyang City, they can only take three offensive routes.

The first offensive route is to capture Fancheng in the north of Xiangyang City first, and then cross the Han River through Fancheng to attack Xiangyang City. However, because there is still Han River blocking it, it is naturally not easy to attack Xiangyang City on the Han River.

The second offensive route is to take the Wanshan and Liuzishan ancient roads in Shangxian District on the west side of Xiangyang City. In the meantime, there is a Liuziguan as the outer barrier of Xiangyang City, which becomes the outer barrier of Xiangyang City, making it impossible for people to directly kill it.

And the third offensive route is to take the ancient road on the side of Xianshou Mountain in the southeast of Xiangyang City, so as to reach the south gate of Xiangyang City. Fenglin Pass blocked the narrow road leading south to Xiangyang.

Both Liuziguan and Fenglinguan were built in the model of Guankajun Town, stuck between narrow cliffs, and outsiders must get through them in order to truly face Xiangyang City.

But now that Zhu Wei's army is stationed near Lumen Mountain on the north bank of the Han River in the southeast of Xiangyang City, they are naturally planning to choose Fenglin Pass and attack the south gate of Xiangyang City.

In fact, this is also the direction that Jiangdong's military forces usually choose to attack Xiangyang City.

About six years ago, Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to conquer Jingzhou and attack Liu Biao's Xiangyang City, taking the route of Fenglinguan. The Fenglin Pass has not yet been built.

In the first battle that year, after Sun Jian defeated Huang Zu in Jiangxia, he chased Huang Zu's defeated soldiers all the way to Xiangyang City in Nanjun.

Later, after Sun Jianjun crossed the Han River, he took the road from Fenglin Pass and came directly to Xiangyang City and surrounded the city. Liu Biao did not fight behind closed doors, and secretly sent Huang Zu out of the city at night to call in reinforcements from other places. Xiangyang.

But after Huang Zu returned with reinforcements, Sun Jian fought Huang Zu again, and Huang Zu was defeated again, fleeing all the way to Xianshan.

But Sun Jian pursued closely, unwilling to let Huang Zu go again.

Then in the narrow strip between Xianshou and Fenglin, I don't know whether it was Huang Zu's general who fired a hidden arrow from the bamboo forest on the mountain, killing Sun Jian with the arrow, or Liu Biao's department chased Lu Gong on the mountain with falling rocks. Sun Jian's army was killed, but a stone fell on Sun Jian's head, and Sun Jian was killed at that time.

In this way, the crisis in Xiangyang was resolved like God's will.

If Sun Jian had not died at that time, it is estimated that Sun Jian had captured Xiangyang City and became the new lord of Jingzhou, and the situation in the world would be very different that day.

However, Sun Jian was able to attack Xiangyang City back then because Fenglin Pass had not yet been built. Now that Xiangyang City has been rebuilt, Fenglin Pass has also been built, so it is even more difficult to attack Xiangyang City.

Although Zhu Wei's current military strength and military preparations are stronger than those of Sun Jian back then, Zhu Wei already has a sand table map of the Fenglin Pass area and Xiangyang City in Zhu Wei's hands, allowing Zhu Wei and Wang Yuyan to directly Command operations based on the sand table.

At the same time, Zhu Wei can also see the distribution of Liu Biao's troops here through the war interface map of the Three Kingdoms game system, which can be regarded as being clear about Liu Biao's defense system in Xiangyang City.

However, if Zhu Wei wants to attack Xiangyang City by force, he will indeed encounter great obstacles. Therefore, before the official battle against Xiangyang City, Zhu Wei inevitably discussed the tactical plan for attacking Xiangyang again with Wang Yuyan in the army tent.

In the previous battle of Yicheng, Liu Biao used a trick to send out nearly [-] regular soldiers, but Zhu Wei designed an ambush to attack and eliminate them. Zhu Wei took the opportunity to send Tai Shici to attack Yicheng, which was only guarded by young and strong peasants. Yicheng was captured easily.

But now Zhu Wei believes that Liu Biao will not fall into the trick easily again.

Although more than 2 regular soldiers of Liu Biao were wiped out in the First Battle of Yicheng, now Liu Biao only has more than 1 regular soldiers left in Xiangyang City. The new army formed by young and strong civilians still allowed Liu Biao to have at least 4 troops to guard Xiangyang City.

If Liu Biao sticks to Xiangyang City, it will be a tough nut to crack...

(End of this chapter)