Qinglong Three Kingdoms

Chapter 697 Luoyang's Defense Advantage (skippable)
After Zhu Wei received the news that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao would jointly send troops to conquer, he immediately sent an order to Wang Yuyan in Xiangyang, taking advantage of the opportunity that Cao Cao had not been cut off from the road between Luoyang and Jingzhou.

Zhu Wei asked Wang Yuyan to take charge of the overall affairs of Jingzhou and Yangzhou and the follow-up war in Yizhou, and also put all the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou and Yangzhou under Wang Yuyan's restraint command, so as not to be harassed by Cao Cao's troops. The great situation of the Western Expedition in Yizhou.

Although Wang Yuyan has just given birth and is still a little weak, this is just in case. Besides, with Wang Yuyan's ability, it should be no problem to control the situation in Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Yizhou while cultivating her body.

At the same time, Zhu Wei also sent military orders to the Huainan Camp of Shouchun Huangzhong and the Shenjian Camp of Xuzhou Taishici. Once Zhu Wei encountered the joint attack of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao on Luoyang, they could wait for the opportunity He launched a war against Yuzhou, Dagonzhou and other places on his own, and harassed Cao Cao's rear.

In addition, Zhu Wei also sent a military order to Zhou Yu, ordering him to command the navy to try to go north along the coastline. He did not need to use Zhu Wei's banner to harass Youzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou and disrupt Yuan Shao's rear.

Although the sailing ability of the navy is actually relatively weak now, the warships and warships originally owned by the navy are suitable for sailing in rivers and lakes, and may not be able to travel long distances at sea.

But Zhu Wei still hopes that Zhou Yu can do something. Anyway, Cai Mao's navy has nothing to do if they stay in Jiangdong now. It's better to let them go to sea to feel the difference between the sea and the inland river.

Besides, just going north along the coastline, most of the area is also the inland sea area, and the route is actually relatively safe.

As long as Zhou Yu can bring the navy to Yuan Shao's northern land, maybe he can use the name of Gongsun Zan's remaining troops to disrupt the place, so that Yuan Shao has to withdraw his troops back to his old camp to quell the chaos.

Anyway, Zhu Wei mobilized all his troops to deal with the possible Luoyang battle.

At the same time, Zhu Wei in Luoyang has carried out a lot of preparation work. To be honest, Luoyang, as the capital of the Great Han Dynasty, was originally selected with safety and defense in mind.

In the north of Luoyang, there is the Yellow River as a natural barrier, and in the east, south and west of Luoyang, there are also Songshan Mountain, Funiu Mountain and Qinling Mountains as screens. Pass fortresses can be built to resist foreign invasion.

Luoyang is known as the "City of Eight Passes". Around Luoyang, there are eight passes including Hangu, Yique, Dagu, Guangcheng, Zhiyuan, Xuanmen (Hulao Pass), Mengjin and Xiaopingjin. The four directions of south, west and north guard the safety of the imperial capital.

Hangu Pass is an important pass from Luoyang to Guanzhong. Since ancient times, there has been a danger of "one man guards the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it".

Hangu Pass was also an important reliance for Qin to fight against the six countries outside the pass, but now Hangu Pass does not have to worry about the incoming soldiers and horses in Guanzhong. You can contact Tiger Wing Camp.

Yiqueguan, Daguguan, and Guangchengguan are the gateways to the south of Luoyang, but the three pass towns are built in different areas. Yiqueguan is built at the gate of South Longmen Mountain and Xiangshan in Luoyang, and Daguguan is built at Songshan Mountain. In the valley between Longmen Mountain and Guangchengguan, it is located in a dangerous area near Liang County.

As mentioned above, Guangcheng Pass is basically abandoned because it is close to the edge of Sili where Luoyang is located, Jingzhou, and Yuzhou. Without encountering any obstacles, he directly killed Dagu Pass, which is only fifty miles away from Luoyang City, which saved some trouble.

When Sun Jian attacked Luoyang, he encountered Dong Zhuojun's resistance at Guangcheng Pass in Liang County. Sun Jian's first failure in attacking Luoyang appeared here, but now Wu Xi, who is stationed in Luoyang, There were not many, so naturally it was impossible to send them to Guangcheng Pass, which is far away from Luoyang.

As for Cao Cao, all his troops were located in Yingchuan County, and they could not take into account the defense of Luoyang for the time being. Cao Cao also did not expect that Zhu Wei would attack Luoyang.

Generally speaking, as far as the current defense of Luoyang's south is concerned, Yiqueguan is relatively farther north, mainly facing the land of Hongnong in the southwest, so Zhu Wei does not need to send heavy troops to garrison.

It's just that Zhu Wei needs to send troops to garrison Dagu Pass and Guangcheng Pass, so that at least the connection between Luoyang and Jingzhou can be maintained, and of course it can also prevent Cao Cao from detouring from this direction.

The next Zhuyuan Pass and Xuanmen Pass are two important passes facing the east in Luoyang.

Among them, Shenyuan Pass is the key point from Luoyang to the Xudu of Yingchuan. Because the pass is built between Taishi Mountain and Shaoshi Mountain in Songshan Mountain, the road leading to the pass is dangerous and has twelve twists and turns, which is quite interesting. The terrain advantage that will be restored in the future makes the pass extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack.

As far as the position of this pass is concerned, in the future it will be an important pass for Zhu Wei to resist the attack of Cao Cao's army and defend Luoyang's security.

As for the Xuanmen Pass, it is the farthest pass in the northeast of Luoyang. It was built at the confluence of the Sishui River and the Yellow River.

This revolving door pass is actually the location of the legendary Hulao Pass (Shuishui Pass). In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the battle between the Three Kingdoms and Lu Bu took place here, but there seems to be no war here in real history.

In real history, the so-called [-]th Route Princes fought against Dong. In fact, there were only [-]th Route Army, and they were also divided into three Route Army.

This South Route Army is the conquest army headed by Yuan Shu as mentioned earlier, which included Sun Jian's army and the Yuzhou Inspector Kong Ni's army who occupied Yingchuan at that time. The army is the coalition of Liu Dai, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Qiao Mao, Yuan Yi, Bao Xin, Cao Cao and others gathered in Suanzao.

In fact, Cao Cao and Zhang Miao led troops to attack Luoyang at that time, but before reaching the so-called Hulao Pass, they encountered the army led by General Dong Zhuo Xu Rong between Xingyang and Sishui. , As a result, Cao Cao was defeated and almost died.

In fact, it is doubtful whether Liu Bei took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to participate in this battle against Dong. Anyway, there is no history of the Three Kingdoms fighting Lu Bu.

Of course, Hulao Pass may not be the main direction of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's attack now, unless Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's two armies are united, that is, marching to Luoyang at the place where Guandu was originally located in history, it is possible. Hit Hulao Pass.

Therefore, Zhu Wei only sent one troop to garrison Hulao Pass in this direction for the time being. However, Zhu Wei still felt that it was unlikely that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao would join forces together, and they were here just in case.

There are two remaining gates, Mengjin and Xiaopingjin, and you can tell by their names that they are located at the ferry of the Yellow River.

Mengjinguan Pass, also known as Heyang Pass, is an important crossing on the Yellow River north of Luoyang. It has been an important crossing to the north of Luoyang in the past dynasties and a battleground for military strategists. As for Xiaopingjinguan, it is also a crossing on the Yellow River and its status is second only to Mengjin Ferry, as long as these two ferries are guarded, Yuan Shao's troops going south can only stop at the north of the Yellow River.

It can be said that in the defensive battle of Luoyang this time, Zhu Wei's focus is to build and strengthen the five pass towns of Dagu Pass, Guangcheng Pass, Yuyuan Pass, Mengjin, and Xiaopingjin. As long as Zhu Wei can block these five places, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao can be defeated. The army is blocked on the outskirts of Luoyang...

(End of this chapter)